26 Feb 2015

Waterford Place, Mr Damien Cuddihy
Last Friday we gathered on the Basketball court at Waterford
Place to watch an educational presentation from Brainstorm
Productions called The Hurting Game. This presentation showed
your sons how ongoing negative relationships at school and online
can affect their self-esteem and their future. I thought the boys
bought into the process exceptionally well and it’s a topic that might
be worth bringing up at the dinner table.
All the students at Waterford are currently very busy in completing a
range of assignments that are due in over the next two weeks. Many
expressed relief that GPS sport was cancelled on the weekend as
it allowed them some extra time to work on assignments. I suspect
this weekend should see a concerted effort in completing drafts.
The way the cohort has embraced the tutoring sessions on offer in
the morning has been most impressive. On a number of mornings
we have had in excess of 40 students looking for assistance with
various subjects. At Friday Roll Call last week we had 52 students
working through the process. With the transition from assignments
to revision commencing over the next fortnight I’m sure these
numbers will continue to build as we approach exams.
Captains Corner, Patrick Carrigan
Competition is commonly referred to as
an event or contest, in which people
take part in order to establish superiority or
supremacy in a particular area. Our history
as a human race is plagued with countless
examples of great rivalries in all facets
of life. From Roger Federer and Rafael
Nadal’s’ tireless battles to the glorified
encounters between Australia and New
Zealand, a common factor that is evident in
all rivalries is the presence of history. So, it
is no surprise that the pinnacle of schoolboy
competition is that of Terrace v Nudgee.
Now, a quick history lesson. More than 124
years ago, Br Ambrose Treacy stood out in
the distant countryside, trying to find money
for a boarding school in the far reaches of
Brisbane. St Joseph’s College, Gregory
Terrace was to be split into two and St
Joseph’s College, Nudgee was to be born.
And so a historic battle took place in order
to determine the colours of a school. As the
story goes, one school lost that day and
received the mighty ‘red and black’ whilst
the other walked away with the ‘blue and
white’.
On that note, my congratulations to the First
VI which walked away from the Campbell
Centre victorious in our most recent
encounter. However, I was left astounded
at the sheer volume of the Nudgee crowd
despite their numbers being limited. Their
pride and passion was on display for all to
see.
I want that. We want that. Terrace needs
that.
So, this got Reuben, Hugh, Marcel and
I thinking. How can we possibly tap into
the same pride and passion that exists in
each and every single Terracian? But, why
reinvent the wheel? Success leaves clues.
Pride in our school is everything. It’s not
just a switch that you can turn on and off
when needs be. Receiving an education
at this great school does not just stop and
start at the commencement and conclusion
of each day. Similarly, the opportunity to be
a part of the ‘red and black’ is a privilege
founded on a legacy - one which we must
vow to uphold.
It is with this, that we officially unveil the
GT Spirit Generals consisting of Darcy
Moreland, William Beirne, Joe Pozzi,
Matt Kendall, George Greathead and
Jack Beashel.
These men will embody what it truly means
to be a part of this fine College. They will
harness the inner-Terracian present within
all of us. And these men will “bleed the red
and black.”
TERRACE SHOP
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