A publication of the Loyola Ex-Students Association - Loyola College

Raymond Martini
Passionate About Acting On and Off Stage
Since Year 9 Raymond has been
involved in the Loyola College
Dramatic Productions. In 2010,
his passion also included
involvement with other theatre
organisations.
One exciting development has
been Raymond’s involvement in
his first amateur theatre
experience in a A Midsummer
Night’s Dream.
Raymond has been involved behind the scenes in sound
and lighting operations in the Heidelberg Theatre Company
productions of Enchanted April and The Business of Murder.
Raymond was cast in the Loyola College Musical, Guys and
Dolls, as pictured. He has a bright future in theatre ahead
of him.
Monica Brennan
Seventh Fastest Girl in the World (Under 18)
From age nine up until age seventeen, Monica has won 30
National medals of which 16 have been Gold. She has also
won 88 State medals of which 69 have been Gold.
These medals and titles have been won in the 100 and
200 metres events.
Last season Monica represented Australia at the first ever
Youth Olympic Games which were held in Singapore. At this
event, Monica ran a personal best of 24.69 to make the final
and finished as the 8th fastest girl in the World.
This year we celebrated Monica’s selection as the only
female sprinter to represent Australia at the World Youth
Championships in Lille, France. Monica finished as the 7th
fastest girl (Under 18) in the world.
Monica believes she will make the Olympics in Rio 2016, but
is an outside chance of also making the London Olympics
next year.
We wish her all the best in her athletic endeavours.
Joshua McAdams
East Timor Immersion Experience
On 25 June Joshua traveled with students
from Jesuit and Ignatian schools in
Melbourne, Drysdale, Sydney and Hervey
Bay to East Timor. The purpose of the trip
was to immerse in the culture of East Timor
and be educated in the living conditions
that exist just 45 minutes from Australia.
East Timor’s unemployment rate is at 20% with 42% of its
population living in poverty. In the Second World War it was
occupied by Japan and in 1975 was invaded by Indonesia.
Indonesian occupation ended in 1999 leaving 70% percent
of buildings burnt to rubble and over 100,000 people killed.
Joshua traveled to mountain top villages where amongst
tin shacks would be a magnificent church. People would
walk hours to worship there 2 or 3 times a week. He
discovered the most bewildering thing about East Timor is
the happiness of the people, not one person was without a
smile on their face, even though 15 years ago it was not safe
to visit a neighbor.
josh mcadams ~ east timor (centre in blue)
Richard Phillips
Airforce Cadet receives Australian Defence Force
Academy Scholarship
Year 12 student Richard Phillips
was recently presented with an
Australian Defence Force Academy
Scholarship ~ one of 15 students in
Victoria. The presentation was
made at the September College
Assembly in the presence of
Richard’s parents. Squadron
Leader Michael Ward, Senior
Military Recruiting Officer Defence
Force Recruiting Melbourne,
presented the scholarship and spoke eloquently about
leadership and the high expectations that the Australian
Defence Force hold for its members. The College is very
proud of Richard Phillip’s achievement who as an Air Force
cadet has been actively involved in the planning and
conducting of the ANZAC Day Ceremonies at the College
in the past two years.
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