Term 2 2013 Activities Report - Xenware.net

Stannies ISA Touch Football 2013Lucas Thornhill, Daniel Donato, Nick Plunke, Peter McNamara, Jacob Borkovic, Elijah Dunning,Hamish Pennington, Jayden Norris, Kadison Campion, William MabiorThe Stannies Touch Football team travelled to the ISA Trials at Barker College on Friday 3 rd May. The team underwent alate reshuffle due to a clash with an HSC English excursion, but the Yr 10 students did an excellent job of filling the void.The boys played in four matches against: Chevalier 15’s & Opens, St Patricks Strathfield and Oakhill. Stannies took on theChevalier 15’s in their first match, which was a good way to start the day. The Stannies boys were able to build combina‐ons and improve their skill levels with an easy 6‐0 win. Game 2 was a different story taking on the formidable St Patricksteam. St Pats had a number of ‘real’ touch players which showed up some of our defensive weaknesses. Stannies eventuallywent down 2‐8. The third match was against Chevalier Opens, a game we had targeted to win. Stannies started poorlyand Chevalier capitalised with an early touchdown. By the me the Stannies boys got their mind on the job it was too late,Chevalier held on for a 2‐1 win. Our fourth match was against Oakhill, another strong opponent. The Stannies aack wasexcellent in this match, but the defence was very lazy and as such Oakhill proved too classy, winning 7‐3.I would like to thank the boys for the way they conducted themselves throughout their matches. They tried their best butwere a lile outclassed on the day. Thank‐you to Mr McDonald, for his organisaon and support of the touch footballprogram at Stannies.Mark Ellio ‐ CoachHamlet ExcursionSenior Advanced EnglishOn 3 rd May, 89 students from Year 11 and Year 12 Advanced English travelledto the Riverside Theatre in Parramaa for a day of cultural delight inthe shape of Hamlet. We were lucky that the country’s biggest carpark (theM4) flowed well and we arrived in me for the boys to take in the sites ofParramaa, as well as second breakfast, before bracing themselves for a 2hour, non‐stop, performance. It has to be said though that, on the whole,the boys expectaons of enjoyment appeared to be quite low… Support forJove’s producon turned this around with a rambuncous performance thatelucidated the comedy, as well as the tragedy of the play. Many boys wentso far as to express actual appreciaon, not only of this producon, but ofthe experience of seeing a live performance – a first for many. For our year12’s who are grappling with this most complex text, the day provided amagnificent opportunity for them to engage with the power of the stageperformance in bringing those ‘dusty’ old words to life. Similarly, when ourYear 11’s return to their study of Othello they will have the echoes of thisperformance in which to develop their own thinking about the power of tragedy to explore complex quesons of human nature.The boys were an absolute pleasure to travel with, meeng every expectaon in terms of ming, appearance and behaviourand as such presented themselves as excellent ambassadors for the College. Finally, this valuable experience wouldnot have been possible without the generous support of our parents; likewise we greatly appreciate the support of the Collegein allowing our seniors to forego the rigours of their other courses for the day. Thank you all.Emily Puddicombe ‐ English Coordinator

YEAR 9 ELECTIVE HISTORYOn a cold and dark morning, Year 9 Elective History students headed off to Sydney to visit three historicalsites: an archaeological dig site at The Rocks, The Justice and Police Museum, and The Hyde ParkBarracks. This excursion fits in to the unit titled ‘Constructing History’. The unit covers the use of sourcesas evidence, using and understanding archaeological evidence and how museums and historians constructthe past.‘The Big Dig’ is an archaeological dig site. It offers a programme called ‘Cesspits and Old Rubbish’, asmany artefacts uncovered have come from excavating cesspits! The boys were taken back to colonisationdays and heard stories of the early Sydney residents. The Hyde Park Barracks gave the boys an opportunityto see how artefacts can lead to an understanding of convict life. The Justice and Police Museum showedfirsthand how an historian’s work is similar to a detective’s. They saw how evidence collected from thePyjama Girl murder was pieced together to solve this historical crime. The boys also viewed weapons, suchas concealed daggers, razor rings, knuckle dusters and even an umbrella that doubled as a gun!It was a long day and we were all exhausted at the end of the trip. The boys, however, were excellent andtheir behaviour was noted by all the guides of the places we visited. I would like to thank the boys for this,and also thank Tony Fisher and Emily Puddicombe for their contribution to the excursion.Kate Welsh

Sweeney Todd is possibly one of the most challenging producons that the Creave Arts department at Stannies has everundertaken. The reason that Sweeney Todd is not part of the regular repertoire of School and Amateur producons is that themusic and staging present considerable challenges.Our producon overcame these challenges due to the professionalism of the cast, crew and staff involved. Throughout therehearsal process and performances everyone worked together as an ensemble to ensure the performance was the best itcould be. The principal cast created entertaining and engaging characters that capvated the audience and they wereaccompanied by the excellent chorus comprising of our boys and the Mackillop girls.The musical was a special treat for those that expected dark themes and beauful dissonance. The combinaon of voices andvery good performances each night from Liam Auhl made Sweeney believable and enjoyable to a wide audience. Many thanksto the members of the community and old boys that assisted Miss Roth with the music making for the show and to the cast,crew and backstage staff who made this producon the success that it was.Mr Graham LowDirector

Year 10 Pyrmont- UltimoGeography ExcursionYear 10 Geography students are required toundertake acase study in an Australian Geographical Issue. As part of thissyllabus content we study Urban Growth and Decline withparcular emphasis on the Pyrmont‐Ulmo area. Tocomplement the knowledge taught in the classroom studentstravelled to the area for a lecture and self guided tour of theurban processes that have taken place there over me.The first part of the excursion involved our MarimeMuseum lecturer taking us on a historical photographic journeyof the area and explaining the processes of Industrialisaon,Urban Decay and Urban Renewal and the reasons behind thesechanges. Students were fascinated by the historical facts of theIndustrialisaon era of the area, and looked at the olderbuildings that housed the CSR Sugar Refinery, Wool Stores andFinger Wharves that have now become Residenal UrbanConsolidaon.The students were then “let loose” in Pyrmont tocomplete their Treasure Hunt. They had a list of characteriscs/buildings they needed to idenfy and photograph in teams. Thestudents came back to the museum with many, many photos toshow the characteriscs of the area including: Jacksons Landing,Go Get Cars, Finger Wharves, Affordable Housing, Light Rail,Cycleways, Heritage Fabric, Urban Decay and Adapve Reuse.The students found the trip to be most worthwhile inassisng with key terms, knowledge and content for theirassessment task in the exam week.Thanks to the teachers who accompanied our studentsincluding: Ms Gallace, Mr Fisher, Mrs King and Mr Rossi.

Year 7 BoardersA Saturday MorningWhen the Rugby is on it is a busy me for everyone at the school, parcularlywhen it comes to organizing the ground preparaon. Aer a discussion withthe Year 7 Boarder group, we decided to help by undertaking a cleanup ofthe No.1 and No.2 ovals in preparaon for the day. Four boys, Brock Cobb,Youhana Lual, Achol Achour and Paul Mongta all volunteered to help early onSaturday morning before the first of the St. Pats fixtures. An hour or so laterthe boys had collected some rubbish (and plenty of old tape!!) to improvethe general area around the ovals. As we were walking around we talkedabout something else we could do to help present the school for our gueststhat day. We decided that raising the Australian Flag out the front of theschool would be a special way to show how proud we were of Stannies. Itwas quite a sight in the early morning light. All four boys who parcipatedwere most respecul of the opportunity and the significance of undertakingsuch an acvity was not lost on them. For these boys it was special way tostart the day.Mr Mark BokenhamYear 7 House Parent

Ancient RomeOn Tuesday 4 June, Year 9 Elecve History travelled back to Ancient Rome via an easy trip to the PAC! James Adams,an Ancient Rome enthusiast, regaled the boys with stories and details about soldiers in the Roman Army. Hiscollecon of replica equipment, including armour, shields, swords and helmets, was explained to the audience, aswere the taccs employed to kill and maim. Of course the highlight of the show was seeing the boys dressing up!!I would like to thank the boys again for their cooperave and interested approach to this show.Kate WelshOn Monday 17 th June, Representaves from ConsolidatedPastoral Company Pty Ltd and Anna Browne recruitmentvisited the college to discuss employment opportunies postschool with one of the country’s largest pastoral companiesCPC.CPC owns 19 properes covering more than 5.6 millionhectares and is responsible for the management of more than360,000 cale across North Australia. Boys and girls have theopportunity to take a “Gap” year as a jack or jillaroo, theyundergo an extensive 8 weeks training program before beingappointed to one of the 19 properes. At the end of 12months, they have opportunies to connue with thecompany which can ulmately can lead to full me careers.A LifeOutdoorsWe currently have 2 Stannies’ old boys working up in theTerritory for CPC who are having an amazing me, who highlyrecommend this opportunity to anyone with a passion foragriculture and cale.Students can apply now at www.pastoral.com

Year 8 science students ventured to the PAC to experience a showwhich was based upon the physics concepts of electricity, forcesand moon. The show was presented by an educaonal officerfrom CSIRO, Sydney.Highlights of the show included: Producon of lightning using a tesla coil; Using a student as a conductor of electricity to use the energyfrom a plasma ball, thereby causing a light bulb to glow; Using heat energy to produce sound in a …tube; The visualisaon of a 3‐dimensional magnec field; The use of conservaon of angular momentum in gyroscopes;Electromagnec levitaon and braking effects.CSIRO Forces and Electricity Show

The CSIRO recently visited Stannies Biology students and poseda hypothetical problem for them to solve by DNA mapping:CSIRO has spent twelve years developing a new variety of barleywith enhanced nutritional qualities – BARLEYmax. If this barleywas used without permission how would the theft of thisintellectual property be proven? Angela Doriga set the boys towork conducting a gel electrophoresis which separates the DNAof the different grains being tested. It soon became apparent thatthe most complex chemistry of our body can in fact can beunlocked with this simple technique. The identical DNA lined upin the electrophoresis tank at the same point. This meant thesample was in fact BARLEYmax. If the sample DNA didn’t line upwith the BARLEYmax DNA, then the investigators could deducethat it was not BARLEYmax. The conclusion of the boys’ day inthe lab was to be able to definitely prove which of the samplecereals were in fact BARLEYmax. Thanks must go to Angela andalso to Mr and Mrs van Gend for organising the CSIRO visit.CSIRO—DNA Year 12 Biology

Our Representatives . . . .NSWCIS Rugby LeagueCongratulaons and good luck must go to David Serakai and Jack Veitch who are represenngNSWCIS at the Australian Schoolboy Rugby League Championships these holidays.Jack is starng on the wing for the Under 15 side travelling to Canberra, while David is veryfortunate to be travelling to Cairns where he will start as lock for the Opens team. Welldone boysSWIMMINGCongratulaons to Mahew Brouff who has had another outstanding season in theswimming pool for Stannies this year. With numerous successes in the WAS and Diocesewarm up carnivals, Mahew was confident heading down to Homebush for the ISA.Mahew broke the record in the 50m freestyle and also won the 100m free on the night.His efforts also brought back two silvers in the 50m backstroke and buerfly events.Mahew then competed in all four events at the CIS carnival where he placed in the 50mfreestyle and 4 th in the 100m free. Mahew then represented CIS at the NSW All SchoolsCarnival placing 5 th in the 50m freestyle. For his efforts this year, Mahew received theStannies Fitzgerald Swimmer of the year Award for the fourth consecuve year. Congratulaonsto Mahew on another solid seasonISA Rugby 2013Stannies have been a proud member of the ISA associaon since 1996 and our strong presence in the rugbyrepresentave program connues in 2013. Stannies sent 18 students to ISA rugby representave trials in May andthe following students were selected in the ISA rugby sides: Opens: Connor Burke, Joe Crawford, John Melville;Under 16s: Daniel Donato, James Donato, Diing Marwein, Joshua Oxley, Tapanui Taekata. James Donato waspresented with the great honour of captaining the ISA Under 16s side while our Head of Sport, Mr David Burke, isthe Under 16s convenor. Both ISA sides began with impressive displays against the Combined High Schools onSunday 16 th June, with the Opens defeang CHS I 43‐20 and the Under 16s winning 29‐19 with the Stanniesmen playing important roles. Our players will represent ISA in the New South Wales Schools Under 18 and Under16s trials in the Term 2 holidays prior to those representave sides being announced. We wish our representavesthe best of luck with their further rugby pursuits.

Mothers Day2013He who honours his mother is like someoneamassing a fortune.‐ Ecclesiascs (Sirach) 3:4Our 2013 Mothers Day Mass was a gloriouscelebraon for mothers, grandmothers and othersignificant women in the lives of the Stanniesstudents. We also welcomed visitors from theSisters of Mercy and Sisters of St Joseph. Thankyou to all who worked together to prepare thememorable Liturgy and lunch.

orth Western Equestrian ExpoIn June, our College Equestrian team competed at the North West Equestrian Expo atCoonabarabran. This is the largest interschool event held in the state and this yearover 600 riders from 110 schools parcipated in a wide range of events includingevenng, show jumping, dressage, polocrosse, sporng, hacking, working horse challenge,polocrosse and team penning. The performances of our boys across all ofthese disciplines showcased their wide ranging skills. Of the many greatperformances, we especially congratulate Bryce Mallon on receiving the ReserveChampion 17’s Boy and Thomas Stocks on being named the Champion 15’s Boy.

Mounted Troopon ANZAC DayOnce again we were proud to ride in our troop uniform inthe ANZAC Day parade. Thomas Stocks, Jack Phillips, JoshWhite and Will Phillips all prepared themselves and theirhorses to an excellent standard and paraded in their uniformwith such dignity and respect. They made a strongimpression on the spectators and march parcipants. Followingthe town parade, the boys and their horses tookpart in the ceremony held prior to the first race at the Soldier’sSaddle race meeng.

ANZAC Day 2013It was a chilly morning on 25th April at the Dawn Service.This did not stop Curtis Lichtenberger and Michael Matthewswho were present to lay a wreath out of respect for theAustralian soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Theday warmed up and approximately 25 Stannies boys from Yr7 to 12 took time out of their free day to represent the schoolin the main march. Some of the boys who were wearing themedals of family members were asked to help out at the frontof the march carrying the flags and banners. Also, to all theboys, your attendance is very much appreciated in keepingthis fine tradition going.Mr Fisher

Following his recent exposure and successon “The Voice” it was excing for thestudents and staff to welcome back RyanSanders to the College. The Year7 students had a special meeng withRyan, organised by Ms Roth; as the newestmembers of the Stannies community theyhadn’t known him as a student. Ryansang a number of songs for the College and hasgraciously offered to return. We wish Ryan all the verybest as he pursues his musical career.Meeting with the Governor GeneralThis term the three College leaders accompanied Dr Wenham to a CivicReception attended by the Governor General. They were able tomeet with her and tell her a little bit about life at the College andthemselves. Four other Stannies students were present in theirrole as members of the Bathurst Youth Council. These boys werefine representatives of the College!

Winners of the inaugural Dan Kerlin Cup.Having experienced two losses and one win this season, the 5ths had a mighty challenge– to win the inaugural Dan KerlinCup in front of a home crowd, including Dan’s wifeKirsten and daughter Izzie. The Dan Kerlin Cup was instituted as a way to rememberDan who was a teacher at both St Stanislaus and St Patrick’s. Dan died in 2011 followinga short battle with cancer. Dan had a particular commitment to encouraging, supportingand coaching boys in the lower Rugby grades so it was thought fitting that this annualcontest would be played out between the 5ths of both schools. The members of the teamremember Dan Kerlin with fondness and before the game they spent some time tellingtheir Mr Kerlin stories and reflecting on his qualities as a person, role model, teacher andfriend. The game itself was played as Dan would have liked it – hard, competitive,exciting and in great spirit. The Stannies team scored first and didn’t relinquish the leadfor the entire game, even when changes were made to allow some of the players rest time.Congratulations to the point scorers and to all the players on the day. They were a joy towatch and given that many of the 2013 fifths are playing Rugby for the first time, theireff orts and achievements in winning this game were outstanding. Their two coaches, FrMaloney and Dr Wenham were very proud!St Stanislaus College 31—St Patricks Strathfield 17

For the Ensembles ConcertThe Year 7 and 8 Practical Music Ensembles Performances were held inthe PAC on 18 th of June, 2013. These instrumental performances and soloswere a wonderful way to celebrate their achievements in Semester 1. Trulythere were some outstanding personal performances by Matthew Bennet,Harper Kemp, Andrew McGregor and Luke Powel. Other studentssupported the Brass and Woodwind Ensemble with a solo role in thatperformance also. This year’s concert was well attended by parents andextended family. Thank-You to all who support thisinnovative and enriching experience for the students inStage 4 Music.Victoria Roth, Head of Music.

This is the Drumming GroupThe Stannies Drumming Group, is led by Musician Rob Shannon in 2013. This group is workingon circle formats of percussion playing, leading with a strong base of year 9 students who canmaintain strength in the beat. There are some very complicated patterns created forperformance. Up to eight individual rhythmic layers can be heard as their self-compositions takeform. Rob Shannon composes most of the works for the students and they respond brilliantly tohis instructions. This group has rehearsed weekly since the start of the year and has beensupported by Rosemary Clifton. We look forward to their first assembly performance for theyear in Term 3.