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ST ANDREWS COLLEGE<br />
YEARBOOK <strong>2014</strong>
CONT<br />
4 Principal’s Comment<br />
5 Staff <strong>2014</strong><br />
6 Student Leadership<br />
OUR ACADEMIC LIFE<br />
8 Prizelist<br />
10 <strong>Year</strong> 12 Prizewinners<br />
12 Graduation Mass<br />
14 <strong>Year</strong> 12 Farewell<br />
16 <strong>Year</strong> 11 Prizewinners<br />
18 <strong>Year</strong> 10 Prizewinners<br />
20 <strong>Year</strong> 9 Prizewinners<br />
22 <strong>Year</strong> 8 Prizewinners<br />
24 <strong>Year</strong> 7 Prizewinners<br />
26 <strong>Year</strong> 10 Geography Excursion<br />
Collaroy & Long Reef<br />
27 <strong>Year</strong> 12 Geography Excursion<br />
Pyrmont & CBD<br />
28 <strong>Year</strong> 12 Geography Excursion<br />
Sydney Transect & Crooked River<br />
30 National Geographic Competition<br />
31 <strong>Year</strong> 11 Geography Excursion<br />
Botany Bay & Kurnell<br />
32 Police & Justice Museum<br />
34 <strong>Year</strong> 11 Science Excursion<br />
Penrith Lakes<br />
35 Earth & Environmental<br />
Longneck Lagoon<br />
36 Museum of Human Diseases<br />
37 Commerce - Taronga Zoo<br />
38 HSC Chemistry Excursion<br />
Warragamba Dam & Baxter<br />
Healthcare<br />
40 Photography Excursion<br />
42 Night of Excellence<br />
44 Taste of Japan<br />
46 UNSW ASB Economics<br />
Competition<br />
47 UNSW ASB Business Studies<br />
Competition<br />
48 Australian Mathematics<br />
Competition<br />
OUR COMMUNITY LIFE<br />
50 Principal’s Awards<br />
53 VET Student of the <strong>Year</strong> Award<br />
54 The Victor Chang Award<br />
56 Blacktown City Art Prize<br />
57 Australian Vocational Prize<br />
58 Unity Day<br />
60 Opening Mass<br />
62 Palm Sunday Procession<br />
2
ENTS<br />
63 RYPEN Leadership Camp<br />
64 <strong>Year</strong> 12 Retreat<br />
66 St Andrews Day Mass<br />
68 St Andrews Day<br />
70 Stations of the Cross<br />
72 Bennalong Retreat<br />
74 <strong>Year</strong> 10 Reflection Day<br />
76 Vinnies – Valentines Day<br />
78 CAN <strong>2014</strong><br />
82 Sky High Robbery<br />
84 Walkathon<br />
86 <strong>Year</strong> 9 Camp<br />
88 Work Inspiration Program<br />
TOLL<br />
90 Japanese Exchange<br />
92 Japanese Study Trip<br />
98 Valentines Day Cafe<br />
99 Kool Skools<br />
100 <strong>Year</strong> 11 Pool Day<br />
102 Thailand Cultural Immersion<br />
Program<br />
106 ANZAC Ceremony<br />
108 Remembrance Day<br />
OUR SPORTING LIFE<br />
110 Swimming Carnival<br />
112 Swimming Carnival Champions<br />
114 Swimming Carnival Results<br />
116 Athletics Carnival<br />
120 Athletics Carnival Results<br />
122 Girls Flag Grid Iron<br />
124 Netball Gala Day<br />
126 Basketball - Students vs Priests &<br />
Seminaries<br />
128 Pierre De Coubertin Award<br />
129 NSW Futsal<br />
130 Class of <strong>2014</strong><br />
135 Acknowledgments<br />
3
<strong>2014</strong><br />
The <strong>2014</strong> college year was another great year in “paradise”.<br />
The <strong>Year</strong>book <strong>2014</strong> depicts many glimpses of a wonderful year full of students’ memories of<br />
engaged involvement in activities ranging from debating and public speaking, sport, music and<br />
culture, VET and many other worthwhile pursuits.<br />
While the college year was full and exciting with all that a college can have, I would like to focus<br />
on a couple of academic peaks and some enchanting cultural moments.<br />
Each year we enter <strong>Year</strong> 11 and 12 students in to the National Geographic Channel Australian<br />
Geography Competition. Over the years our students have performed very well, earning high<br />
distinctions and distinctions. This year Angus Konta, <strong>Year</strong> 12, gained equal first in Australia in<br />
this very prestigious competition. Congratulations. On leaving school Angus hopes to continue<br />
his studies in science with his goal of working in the Bureau of Meteorology. Might see him<br />
presenting the weather on the ABC in the future!<br />
The college has a long and successful association with Vocational and Educational courses<br />
(VET). This year Youstina Youssif, <strong>Year</strong> 12 Hospitality student, gained first place in Western<br />
Sydney Regional VET in Schools Student of the <strong>Year</strong> Award. This was testimony to Youstina’s<br />
diligent work and fine mentorship from her teacher Mrs Carmen Barbara. Congratulations!<br />
Since 2011 our college has nurtured a sister school relationship with Isahaya Commercial High<br />
School in Nagasaki Prefecture Japan. This year we had our first Japanese Language Study<br />
Tour to Japan and the students spent a week’s home stay with families from our sister school.<br />
We are indebted to Ms Mariko Mizukami for her zeal in teaching Japanese language and for her<br />
outstanding organisation of this study tour. Our students thoroughly enjoyed their experience.<br />
Lastly, each year we have the outstanding production of CAN (Creative Arts Nights). It continues<br />
to go from strength to strength giving our students the opportunity to perform their original<br />
compositions. We thank Mr Antonio Chiappetta for his energy and enthusiasm in mentoring and<br />
coordinating the magnificent event. CANtastic!<br />
And, we have a biennial musical. This year the college performed and entertained families to<br />
Sky High Robbery creatively written and directed by Mr Joe Lenehan. This event was not to be<br />
missed and the audiences over two evening were in awe. We thank Mr Lenehan, Mrs Cooper<br />
and Mrs Ryan.<br />
I thank Ms Therese May, Editor in Chief, who has painstakingly brought this publication to fruition.<br />
Enjoy travelling down memory lane with this edition of the College <strong>Year</strong>book.<br />
God Bless you.<br />
Nicholas Vidot<br />
Principal<br />
4
STAFF<br />
Mr Ernesto Aaron<br />
Mrs Sarah Anzellotti<br />
Mrs Carmen Barbara<br />
Ms Diane Beatriz<br />
Mrs Julianne Becroft<br />
Mrs Anne Bezzina<br />
Miss Jessica Bisazza<br />
Ms Melissa Blackwell<br />
Mr Peter Bowd<br />
Mrs Bernadette Bradford<br />
Ms Lisa-Maree Browning<br />
Ms Jane Callaghan<br />
Mr David Carey<br />
Mrs Bev Chalmers<br />
Mr Antonio Chiappetta<br />
Mr Calvin Chung<br />
Mrs Beatrice Chung<br />
Mrs Theresa Ciantar<br />
Mrs Irene Clayton<br />
Mrs Sue Cooper<br />
Mr Anthony Culbert<br />
Mrs Jennifer Dal Bon<br />
Mrs Ruth De Rooy<br />
Ms Lyndal Dennis<br />
Miss Claudine Desira<br />
Mrs Juliette Devlin<br />
Mr Mark Dito<br />
Ms Amal Elkotby<br />
Miss Simone Evans<br />
Ms Desiree Fasanella<br />
Mrs Rebecca Forrest<br />
Mr David Frankham<br />
Mr Aaron Griffiths<br />
Miss Jordanne Halls<br />
Mrs Linda Hardy<br />
Mrs Christine Hardy<br />
Mr Richard Hazzaz<br />
Mrs Vicky Hovenden<br />
Mrs Martha Ireland<br />
Mr Rohan Isaac<br />
Mr Raj Jayaratna<br />
Mrs Jody Johnson<br />
Mr Alan Johnson<br />
Ms Maria Kervin<br />
Mrs Kylie Kirby<br />
Miss Cassandra Knezevic<br />
Mr Travis Kolek<br />
Mrs Frances Kramer<br />
Mr Andrew Kuchappan<br />
Mr Joseph Lenehan<br />
Miss Stacey Lindon<br />
Ms Mary Lipec<br />
Miss Robyn Loau<br />
Mrs Nicole Lovern<br />
Mr Jason Lucia<br />
Mr Benjamin Maguire<br />
Miss Andrea Mansfield<br />
Mrs Anne Marks<br />
Mrs Carol Martin<br />
Mrs Muriel Mastrippolito<br />
Mr Christopher Maurer<br />
Ms Therese May<br />
Mr Philip McBride<br />
Mrs Margaret McDonald<br />
Ms Simone McKechnie<br />
Mrs Dianne McKinnon<br />
Mr Scott McLeod<br />
Mr Michael McLoughlin<br />
Mrs Lyn McMillan<br />
Mrs Tania Melki<br />
Ms Mariko Mizukami<br />
Ms Daisy Montano<br />
Mr John Morrissey<br />
Mrs Helen Moussa<br />
Mrs Ratha Narayan<br />
Ms Shauna Nash<br />
Mrs Caroline O’Hare<br />
Mr Liam O’Kane<br />
Miss Sidney Park<br />
Mrs Mary-Anne Pellaers<br />
Ms Irene Pereira<br />
Miss Emily Pett<br />
Mrs Leanne Potts<br />
Mrs Liliane Pracey<br />
Mr James Roseby<br />
Mrs Anne Ross<br />
Mrs Wendy Rudman<br />
Mr Claudio Russino<br />
Mrs Pauline Ryan<br />
Mrs Julie Sabine<br />
Mr Michael Said<br />
Mrs Carmelina Samperi<br />
Mrs Jessica Shnoudi<br />
Mr Jake Silveri<br />
Miss Lyndal Simmonds<br />
Ms Karen Smith<br />
Mrs Helen Sobiesiak<br />
Ms Henrietta Stathopoulos<br />
Mrs Angela Stenglin<br />
Mr Paul Sultana<br />
Mrs Jane Sultana<br />
Mrs Lilian Tabone<br />
Mrs Christine Taig<br />
Ms Tracey Thomson<br />
Ms Michelle Trefler<br />
Miss Laura Trenko<br />
Mr David van Gestel<br />
Mrs Frances van Gestel<br />
Mr Nicholas Vidot<br />
Mrs Amy Wallis<br />
Mrs Pia Waring<br />
Mrs Megan Waygood<br />
Mr Nathan Weaver<br />
Mrs Anita Weaver<br />
Mrs Melissa Welch<br />
Mrs Dianne Williams<br />
Mr Ryan Williams<br />
Mr Anthony Williamson<br />
Miss Fabia Wilson<br />
Miss Yvette Youssef<br />
5
STUDENT LEADERSHIP<br />
College Captains<br />
Marilyn Bellett<br />
Sebastian Duhau<br />
School Captains<br />
Khang Nguyen<br />
Bea Tiama<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 7<br />
Gilbert Bautista<br />
Marcus Felizardo<br />
Justine Fernando<br />
Ebony O’Connor<br />
Sarah Wonson<br />
Representative Council<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 8<br />
Jonathan Alfonso<br />
Alaina Carasco<br />
Jan Gan<br />
Ruvic Osori<br />
Hayden Salt<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 9<br />
Vincent Badelles<br />
Jamielhea Bernardo<br />
Alyana Cabral<br />
Kathlen Carrero<br />
Mikie Mouxouris<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 10<br />
Justine Custodo<br />
Jessica Hostiadi<br />
Jarrod Litonjua<br />
Mark Samuel<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 11<br />
Adeline Caceres<br />
Kristen Hombre<br />
Joshua Hostiadi<br />
Reina Iligan<br />
Dustin Jusay<br />
Nigel Nyamogo<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 12<br />
Geraldine Duhau<br />
Danielle Garcia<br />
Ryan Mahon<br />
Julie Makki<br />
Lewis Manalili<br />
Stephanie Mulholland<br />
Gavin Pereira<br />
House Captains<br />
Bennelong<br />
Holy Family Campus<br />
Tayla Deverell<br />
Abanoub Shukry<br />
Chang<br />
Holy Family Campus<br />
Joanna Alfonso<br />
Jason Chebli<br />
Frances<br />
Holy Family Campus<br />
Frederick Adutwum<br />
Anna Ates<br />
Gould<br />
Holy Family Campus<br />
Jarred Concepcion<br />
Zena Marroun<br />
John Paul II Campus<br />
Mawuli Dokli<br />
Shanai Mifsud<br />
John Paul II Campus<br />
Jack Olsson<br />
Brittnee Sewell<br />
John Paul II Campus<br />
Victoria Hill<br />
Joshua Reyes<br />
John Paul II Campus<br />
Serena Andersen<br />
Nicholas Dimataga<br />
6
OUR<br />
ACADEMIC<br />
LIFE
PRIZELIST<br />
The College annually awards prizes to students to<br />
recognise their achievements across the range of<br />
school activities. In each of <strong>Year</strong>s 7 to 12, Academic<br />
Excellence awards are made to students on the basis<br />
of their assessment results over the whole year.<br />
From these, the highest-placed student is awarded<br />
the Dux prize, with a second and third place also<br />
awarded. In <strong>Year</strong>s 11 and 12 different subjects are<br />
compared with each other using the same techniques<br />
used to compare subjects in the production of the<br />
Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank, in order to<br />
gain a fair comparison of the students’ performance.<br />
First Place in Course, like Academic Excellence, is<br />
awarded on the whole year’s assessment results,<br />
and is awarded to the student gaining the highest<br />
place out of all the students taking that subject, no<br />
matter how many students take the subject. Where<br />
there are several levels of a course, a trophy is also<br />
awarded in lower-level courses to the student who<br />
gains the highest place out of those doing the course<br />
only at that level. In <strong>Year</strong> 12, four of the trophies<br />
for first place in course are named for members<br />
of our school community who have passed away.<br />
School Blues are awarded to students on the basis<br />
of sporting and other representative achievements.<br />
Students may excel in a single activity or across a<br />
range of activities. Winning of age championships,<br />
leadership of a House, representation of the College,<br />
setting of records, and representation at higher levels<br />
all contribute towards the achievement of a Blue.<br />
who contribute to society beyond the College.<br />
In individual subjects, certificates are also awarded<br />
in <strong>Year</strong>s 11 and 12 to students who not being the<br />
top student in the course are placed in the top 10%.<br />
In <strong>Year</strong>s 7-10, students who are first in their class<br />
while not being first in the whole form, or who are<br />
the most improved in their class, also receive a<br />
certificate. In <strong>Year</strong> 8 two trophies are awarded for<br />
members of our school community who passed away.<br />
The St Andrews Award and the St Andrews<br />
Ambassadors Award recognise students who, like St<br />
Andrew, influenced others through their outstanding<br />
Catholic Christian ethic, character, leadership and<br />
virtue. They personify all the values we as a community<br />
endorse and to which we aspire. The St Andrews<br />
Award is awarded to a <strong>Year</strong> 12 student each year.<br />
The St Andrews Ambassador Award is presented<br />
to a student in <strong>Year</strong> 7 through to <strong>Year</strong> 11 each year.<br />
Personal Bests are a central value of the<br />
St Andrews College ethos. Consequently,<br />
we award Outstanding Effort certificates to<br />
students who are given the top rating for effort<br />
in all of their subjects on both reports for the year.<br />
Congratulations to each student who is acknowledged<br />
on the following pages. Be proud of your<br />
achievements, and know they are the result of your<br />
own hard work building on the gifts and graces given<br />
to you by your God, your parents and your teachers.<br />
The College greatly values a spirit of service among<br />
our students, and awards certificates for service<br />
to students who are involved in groups such as St<br />
Vincent de Paul, Caritas and Amnesty International;<br />
to students who serve their peers through work<br />
within the College such as acting as exam readers<br />
and writers or College events; and to students<br />
8
9
YEAR 12 MAJOR PRIZE WINNERS<br />
The St Andrews Award<br />
Marilyn Bellett<br />
Dux of the College<br />
Nicolas Canete<br />
Second Aggregate<br />
Stephanie Mulholland<br />
Third Aggregate<br />
Phi Nguyen<br />
Outstanding School Service<br />
Ryan Mahon<br />
Outstanding School Service<br />
Youstina Youssif<br />
Best All Rounder<br />
Stephanie Mulholland<br />
Outstanding<br />
Commitment to Study<br />
Lewis Manalili<br />
Outstanding<br />
Academic Improvement<br />
Carlo Rodriguez<br />
Sportsman of the <strong>Year</strong><br />
Joshua Acuek<br />
Sportswoman of the <strong>Year</strong><br />
Stephanie Mulholland<br />
10
Leadership as School Captain<br />
Marilyn Bellett<br />
Leadership as School Captain<br />
Sebastian Duhau<br />
Serena Andersen<br />
Nicolas Canete<br />
Sebastian Duhau<br />
Victoria Hill<br />
James Irvine<br />
Ryan Mahon<br />
Lewis Manalili<br />
Danielle Menouhos<br />
Academic Excellence<br />
Stephanie Mulholland<br />
Phi Nguyen<br />
Gavin Pereira<br />
Christina Rujicica<br />
Brittnee Sewell<br />
Bianca Suarez<br />
Youstina Youssif<br />
First Place<br />
Ancient History<br />
Biology<br />
Business Studies<br />
Chemistry<br />
Community<br />
& Family Studies<br />
Design & Technology<br />
Drama<br />
Earth & Environmental<br />
Science<br />
Economics<br />
Engineering<br />
English Advanced<br />
English Extension 1<br />
English Extension 2<br />
English Standard<br />
Food Technology<br />
French (Beginners)<br />
Geography<br />
Geography<br />
Hospitality Operations<br />
Industrial Technology<br />
Lewis Manalili<br />
Nicolas Canete<br />
Stephanie Mulholland<br />
Lewis Manalili<br />
Nicolas Canete<br />
Serena Andersen<br />
Rico Pascua<br />
Christina Rujicica<br />
Erica Essenhigh<br />
Nico Soon<br />
Sebastian Duhau<br />
Brittnee Sewell<br />
Stephanie Mulholland<br />
Marilyn Bellett<br />
Romana Choi<br />
Victoria Hill<br />
Geraldine Duhau<br />
Stephanie Mulholland<br />
James Irvine<br />
Youstina Youssif<br />
Heather Ayden<br />
Jacob Boustani<br />
Information Processes &<br />
Technology<br />
Japanese Continuers<br />
Legal Studies<br />
Mathematics<br />
Mathematics Extension 1<br />
Mathematics Extension 2<br />
General Mathematics<br />
Modern History<br />
Music (Course 1)<br />
PDHPE<br />
Physics<br />
Religion (Catholic<br />
Studies)<br />
Senior Science<br />
Society & Culture<br />
Studies of Religion I<br />
Studies of Religion II<br />
VET Entertainment<br />
Visual Arts<br />
Work Studies<br />
Phi Nguyen<br />
Ernest Mercado<br />
Ryan Mahon<br />
Danielle Garcia<br />
Danielle Garcia<br />
Nicolas Canete<br />
Jillian Manalo<br />
Ryan Mahon<br />
Phi Nguyen<br />
Serena Andersen<br />
Phi Nguyen<br />
Nicolas Canete<br />
Danielle Menouhos<br />
Gavin Pereira<br />
Emmanuela Noi<br />
Nicolas Canete<br />
Ryan Mahon<br />
Kaysey Del Rosario<br />
Kalem Saras<br />
Jessica Jovanovic<br />
The Eliza Asalli<br />
Memorial Trophy<br />
for Hospitality<br />
Heather Ayden<br />
Youstina Youssif<br />
The Pamela Westman<br />
Memorial Trophy<br />
for Mathematics<br />
Gavin Pereira<br />
The Robert Looi<br />
Memorial Trophy<br />
for Chemistry<br />
Nicolas Canete<br />
The Sharmaine Dalogdog<br />
Memorial Trophy<br />
for Visual Arts<br />
Kalem Saras<br />
11
12<br />
GRADUATI
ON MASS<br />
13
14<br />
YEAR 12 F
AREWELL<br />
15
YEAR 11 MAJOR PRIZE WINNERS<br />
The St Andrews College<br />
Ambassador Award<br />
Joshua Hostiadi<br />
Dux of <strong>Year</strong> 11<br />
Joanna Chapko<br />
Ann Candace Sy<br />
Second Aggregate<br />
Andrew Santoso<br />
Third Aggregate<br />
Shannon Dias<br />
Best All Rounder<br />
Liezel Santos<br />
Most Improved in<br />
Learning<br />
Giulia Sciarra<br />
Outstanding School<br />
Service<br />
Loujunior Go<br />
Sportsman of the <strong>Year</strong><br />
Julian Felizardo<br />
Sportswoman of the<br />
<strong>Year</strong><br />
Rachel Berry<br />
Joanna Chapko<br />
Jason Depamaylo<br />
Danielle Derecho<br />
Shannon Dias<br />
Shani Garcia<br />
Kristen Hombre<br />
Joshua Hostiadi<br />
Madelaine Hudson<br />
Academic Excellence<br />
Shaurya Issar<br />
Aaron O’Callaghan<br />
Phebe Raviraj<br />
Alden Sangalang<br />
Liezel Santos<br />
Andrew Santoso<br />
Kanwalnoor Singh<br />
Ann Candace Sy<br />
Emma Webb<br />
Ancient History<br />
Biology<br />
Business Studies<br />
CEC Exploring<br />
Early Childhood<br />
CEC Sport,<br />
Lifestyle & Recreation<br />
CEC Work Studies<br />
Chemistry<br />
Chemistry<br />
Community<br />
& Family Studies<br />
Design & Technology<br />
Drama<br />
Earth & Environmental<br />
Science<br />
Economics<br />
Engineering Studies<br />
Engineering Studies<br />
English Advanced<br />
English Extension 1<br />
English Fundamentals<br />
English Standard<br />
Food Technology<br />
Geography<br />
Geography<br />
Industrial Technology<br />
Luke Colubriale<br />
Andrew Santoso<br />
Alden Sangalang<br />
Josely Latoure<br />
Liezel Santos<br />
Eden Corbett<br />
Danielle Derecho<br />
Shaurya Issar<br />
Abrielle Perez<br />
Shannon Dias<br />
Emma Webb<br />
Reina Iligan<br />
Kanwalnoor Singh<br />
Joseph Paul<br />
Kanwalnoor Singh<br />
Joanna Chapko<br />
Nicole Cadelina<br />
Ngong Aciek<br />
Madelaine Hudson<br />
Sarah Bulloch<br />
Joanna Chapko<br />
Shannon Dias<br />
Sean Gehrig<br />
First Place<br />
Industrial Technology<br />
Multimedia<br />
Information Processes &<br />
Technology<br />
Information Processes &<br />
Technology<br />
Japanese<br />
Japanese<br />
Legal Studies<br />
Mathematics<br />
Mathematics Extension 1<br />
Mathematics General<br />
Modern History<br />
Music (Course 1)<br />
Music (Course 1)<br />
PDHPE<br />
Physics<br />
Religion (Catholic<br />
Studies)<br />
Religion (Catholic<br />
Studies)<br />
Senior Science<br />
Society & Culture<br />
Studies of Religion I<br />
Studies of Religion I<br />
Studies of Religion I<br />
Studies of Religion I<br />
Shanai Mifsud<br />
Aaron O’Callaghan<br />
Aidan Marshall<br />
Ann Candace Sy<br />
Scott Hall<br />
Ryan Mahon<br />
Andrew Santoso<br />
Shaurya Issar<br />
Madelaine Hudson<br />
Joanna Chapko<br />
Nicole Cadelina<br />
Clarisse Rodil<br />
Ann Candace Sy<br />
Andrew Santoso<br />
Josely Latoure<br />
Tara Debono<br />
Jason Depamaylo<br />
Dustin Jusay<br />
Shannon Dias<br />
Phebe Raviraj<br />
Aaron O’Callaghan<br />
Andrew Santoso
Studies of Religion II<br />
VET Business Studies<br />
VET Construction<br />
VET Construction<br />
VET Construction<br />
Joanna Chapko<br />
Robin Roqueza<br />
Sean Gehrig<br />
Nicholas Arricobene<br />
Bailey Richardson<br />
VET Construction<br />
VET Construction<br />
VET Construction<br />
VET Entertainment<br />
Visual Art<br />
Aydin Akyol<br />
Nathaniel Freen<br />
George Awad<br />
Mattison Tabonet<br />
Alexia Newsome<br />
Erik Abella<br />
Aydin Akyol<br />
Christopher Beacroft<br />
Rachel Berry<br />
Francine Bru<br />
Robbie Bueno<br />
Nicole Cadelina<br />
Khenn Carlos<br />
Gian Ela<br />
Hanrick Esmores<br />
Julian Felizardo<br />
Loujunior Go<br />
Stephen Gorjok<br />
Scott Hall<br />
Kristen Hombre<br />
Joshua Hostiadi<br />
School Blue<br />
Chanae Ince<br />
Shaurya Issar<br />
Elizabeth May<br />
Nigel Nyamogo<br />
Raphael Panaga<br />
Jaiswal Prakash<br />
Liezel Santos<br />
Andrew Santoso<br />
Piyush Sayal<br />
Atchaya Senthilkumar<br />
Mattison Tabone<br />
Adam Ward<br />
Emma Webb<br />
Ferdian Wijaya<br />
Vincentius Yuliardhyanto<br />
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YEAR 10 MAJOR PRIZE WINNERS<br />
The St Andrews College<br />
Ambassador Award<br />
Jessica Hostiadi<br />
Dux of <strong>Year</strong> 10<br />
Khang Nguyen<br />
Second Place<br />
Katrina Quizon<br />
Third Place<br />
Jessica Hostiadi<br />
Best All Rounder<br />
Emma Mulholland<br />
Outstanding Academic<br />
Improvement<br />
Harriette Konta<br />
Outstanding<br />
Commitment to Study<br />
Thomas San Pedro<br />
Outstanding School<br />
Service<br />
Anakapea Hokafonu<br />
Sportsman<br />
of the <strong>Year</strong><br />
Frederick Adutwum<br />
Sportswoman<br />
of the <strong>Year</strong><br />
Tayla Deverell<br />
Rotary Award<br />
for Citizenship<br />
Mark Samuel<br />
Leadership as<br />
School Captain<br />
Khang Nguyen<br />
Bea Tiama<br />
Khang Nguyen<br />
Abigail Aguilar<br />
Alice Apalakis<br />
Antonio Amoranto<br />
Anasimone Attalla<br />
Joanna Alfonso<br />
Peter Bernardo<br />
Sherilynne Dias<br />
Claudia Linares Motterle<br />
Jessica Ho<br />
Academic Excellence<br />
Jessica Hostiadi<br />
Jacinta Houng<br />
Emma Mulholland<br />
Alec Palijo<br />
Kenneth Samson<br />
Katrina Quizon<br />
Thomas San Pedro<br />
Jarrod Litonjua<br />
Shamjutha Vashanthan<br />
Marc Isakov<br />
Commerce<br />
Drama<br />
English<br />
Food Technology<br />
Geography<br />
History<br />
Industrial Technology –<br />
Graphics<br />
Industrial Technology –<br />
Engineering<br />
Industrial Technology –<br />
Multimedia<br />
Industrial Technology –<br />
Timber<br />
Khang Nguyen<br />
Claudia Linares Motterle<br />
Katrina Quizon<br />
Emma Mulholland<br />
Khang Nguyen<br />
Khang Nguyen<br />
Katrina Quizon<br />
Tyrell Gutierrez<br />
Angelica Alag<br />
Pavitar Singh<br />
First Place<br />
Information & Software<br />
Technology<br />
Japanese<br />
Mathematics 5.1<br />
Mathematics 5.2<br />
Mathematics 5.3<br />
Music<br />
PDHPE<br />
Physical Activity &<br />
Sports Studies<br />
Religion<br />
Science<br />
Visual Arts<br />
Mark Samuel<br />
Jessica Hostiadi<br />
Eriik Ajak<br />
Angelica Alag<br />
Jessica Hostiadi<br />
Khang Nguyen<br />
Khang Nguyen<br />
Emily Aliberti<br />
Mary Boniba<br />
Katrina Quizon<br />
Marc Isakov<br />
Katrina Quizon<br />
Frederick Adutwum<br />
Abok Aguek<br />
Joanna Alfonso<br />
Antonio Amoranto<br />
Denisse Candelaria<br />
Tayla Deverell<br />
Georgia Donaldson<br />
Joachim Donevski<br />
Patrick Estrada<br />
Deniz Fuad<br />
Anakapea Hokafonu<br />
Jessica Hostiadi<br />
School Blue<br />
Earvin Lualhati<br />
Koray Mamuk<br />
Rwaida Maragan<br />
Zena Marroun<br />
Laura McKinnon<br />
Emma Mulholland<br />
Khang Nguyen<br />
Diana Obcemia<br />
Dianna Pamplona<br />
Katrina Quizon<br />
Thomas San Pedro<br />
Abanoub Shukry<br />
Jillian Villar
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YEAR 9 MAJOR PRIZE WINNERS<br />
The St Andrews College<br />
Ambassador Award<br />
Krichelle Adams<br />
Dux of <strong>Year</strong> 9<br />
Anthony Tolentino<br />
Second Place<br />
Christian Canete<br />
Third Place<br />
Alyana Cabral<br />
Briant Longabela<br />
Most Improved<br />
in Learning<br />
Joseph Petersen<br />
Most Academic<br />
Improvement<br />
James Xuereb<br />
Sportsman<br />
of the <strong>Year</strong><br />
Hilary Zakria<br />
Sportswoman<br />
of the <strong>Year</strong><br />
Tyra Olsson<br />
Jamielhea Bernardo<br />
Alyana Cabral<br />
Christian Canete<br />
Kathleen Carrero<br />
Patrick Cunanan<br />
Angela-Leigh Dela Cruz<br />
Christian Falconer<br />
Ysabelle Garcia<br />
Abbygale Garcia<br />
Laurice Gravador<br />
Academic Excellence<br />
Bailey Gravina<br />
Caitlin Impreso<br />
Agnat Kalra<br />
Jonathan Koong<br />
Briant Longabela<br />
Paolo Manarang<br />
Isis Martirez<br />
Mikis Mouxouris<br />
Andrew Spiteri<br />
Anthony Tolentino<br />
First Place<br />
Commerce<br />
Dance<br />
Drama<br />
English<br />
Food Technology<br />
Geography<br />
History<br />
Industrial Technology –<br />
Engineering<br />
Industrial Technology –<br />
Multimedia<br />
Industrial Technology –<br />
Timber<br />
Alyana Cabral<br />
Laurice Gravador<br />
Isis Martirez<br />
Ysabelle Garcia<br />
Mikis Mouxouris<br />
Laurice Gravador<br />
Anthony Tolentino<br />
Anthony Tolentino<br />
Simranjit Singh<br />
Ysabelle Garcia<br />
Irene Osariemen<br />
nformation & Software<br />
Technology<br />
Japanese<br />
Mathematics 5.1<br />
Mathematics 5.2<br />
Mathematics 5.3<br />
Music<br />
PDHPE<br />
Physical Activity &<br />
Sports Studies<br />
Religion<br />
Science<br />
Visual Arts<br />
Anthony Tolentino<br />
Isis Martirez<br />
Alannah Forster<br />
Wilby Julit<br />
Christian Canete<br />
Briant Longabela<br />
Kathleen Carrero<br />
Alyssa Dimacali<br />
Christian Falconer<br />
Alyana Cabral<br />
Gabrielle Santos<br />
Ageg Abol<br />
Joy Aboumtoic<br />
Bianca Andersen<br />
Scott Anschau<br />
Jamielhea Bernardo<br />
Angela Boustany<br />
Christian Cabellon<br />
Kathleen Carrero<br />
Tayla Chebli<br />
Peter-Joseph Deghaim<br />
Raghav Dhiman<br />
Ellana-Stephanie Dillon<br />
Alyssa Dimacali<br />
Natalie El Hakim<br />
Justin Espino<br />
Christian Falconer<br />
Sienna Fernandez<br />
Amy France<br />
Isabella Hart<br />
Madeline Housego<br />
Kaley Jarrett<br />
Agnat Kalra<br />
School Blue<br />
Manpreet Kaur<br />
Guet Mac Acuek<br />
Raga Maragan<br />
Isis Martirez<br />
Joel Mathias<br />
Anthony Moanaroa-<br />
Taylor<br />
Damien Mollica<br />
Tyra Olsson<br />
Irene Osariemen<br />
Jema Pace<br />
Chloe Panaligan<br />
Gabriella Pinto<br />
Pakimoto Pohiva<br />
Gabrielle Santos<br />
Alexander Shiber<br />
Simranjit Singh<br />
Nathan Tagle<br />
Georgia Topalovic<br />
Jessica Turner<br />
Hilary Zakria<br />
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21
YEAR 8 MAJOR PRIZE WINNERS<br />
The St Andrews College<br />
Ambassador Award<br />
Emily Badelles<br />
Dux of <strong>Year</strong> 8<br />
Victor Chan Award<br />
Larissa Isakov<br />
Second Place<br />
Mouriya Senthilkumar<br />
Third Place<br />
Jan Gan<br />
Most Improved<br />
in Learning<br />
Sean Cordoba<br />
Most Outstanding<br />
Academic Improvement<br />
Joshua Marshall<br />
Nina Szarek Trophy<br />
Visual Arts<br />
Mouriya Senthilkumar<br />
Kaitlyn Green<br />
Sportsman<br />
of the <strong>Year</strong><br />
Hamish Ram<br />
Sportswoman<br />
of the <strong>Year</strong><br />
Faliki Pohiva<br />
Robert Chanco<br />
Raymond Briffa<br />
Kaitlyn Green<br />
Rachel Garas<br />
Ashley Fronteras<br />
Clarisse Cortez<br />
Larissa Isakov<br />
Jan Gan<br />
Academic Excellence<br />
Joshua Marshall<br />
Nupur Makwana<br />
Clarissa Oreskovic<br />
Daniel San Pedro<br />
Alyssa Seccull<br />
Joshua Silva<br />
Mouriya Senthilkumar<br />
First Place<br />
English<br />
Human Society & Its<br />
Environment<br />
Japanese<br />
Mathematics<br />
PDHPE<br />
Larissa Isakov<br />
Larissa Isakov<br />
Larissa Isakov<br />
Larissa Isakov<br />
Larissa Isakov<br />
Religion<br />
Science<br />
Technology<br />
Visual Arts<br />
Rachel Garas<br />
Larissa Isakov<br />
Reeselle Dela Cruz<br />
Mouriya Senthilkumar<br />
Kaitlyn Green<br />
Danial Afzal<br />
Reece Nelson<br />
Hamish Ram<br />
Faliki Pohiva<br />
Vishesh Sarda<br />
Matthew Stevenson<br />
Jonathan Tan<br />
Jan Vallar<br />
Grenor Yimsuk Valencia<br />
Michael Mateo<br />
School Blue<br />
Sasan Najibi<br />
Thomas Bienasz<br />
Olivia Lindsay<br />
Samuel McKinnon<br />
Nicholas Geraghty<br />
Matthew Boutros<br />
Kaitlyn Green<br />
Larissa Isakov<br />
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23
YEAR 7 MAJOR PRIZE WINNERS<br />
The St Andrews College<br />
Ambassador Award<br />
Andrew Girgis<br />
Dux of <strong>Year</strong> 7<br />
Madelyn Irvine<br />
Second Place<br />
Marcus Morales<br />
Third Place<br />
Maryse Pereira<br />
Most Improved<br />
in Learning<br />
Valentino Setefano<br />
Sportsman<br />
of the <strong>Year</strong><br />
Isaac Gundi<br />
Sportswoman<br />
of the <strong>Year</strong><br />
Jayan Easton<br />
Academic Excellence<br />
Leleianoa Auva’a<br />
Khristopher Carpio<br />
Allen Dacanay<br />
Abigail Danao<br />
Reeselle Dela Cruz<br />
Justine Fernando<br />
Riddhi Gupta<br />
Martin Healy<br />
Jedric Impreso<br />
Madelyn Irvine<br />
Anna Kravtsova<br />
Bernice Malong<br />
Marcus Morales<br />
Peter Nguyen<br />
Ebony O’Connor<br />
Maryse Pereira<br />
Gene Tibig<br />
Patrick Vracevic<br />
First Place<br />
English<br />
Human Society & Its<br />
Environment<br />
Mathematics<br />
Ebony O’Connor<br />
Marcus Morales<br />
Allen Dacanay<br />
PDHPE<br />
Religion<br />
Science<br />
Marcus Morales<br />
Patrick Vracevic<br />
Peter Nguyen<br />
Nyanjur Aguek<br />
Vaitagata Amosa<br />
Baran Ates<br />
Irene Baik<br />
Justin Batay<br />
Roland Clemson<br />
Tara Collison-Fulton<br />
Larissa Crowley<br />
Jayan Easton<br />
Jemma France<br />
Allison Futialo<br />
Alysha Gaunder<br />
Isaac Gundi<br />
Madelyn Irvine<br />
Lachlan Jones<br />
Mark Kassis<br />
School Blue<br />
Ella Kumpulainen<br />
Freedom Lowe<br />
Adut Marial<br />
Julian Martignago<br />
Eric McColl<br />
Sylvia Musel<br />
Ebony O’Connor<br />
Matthew Pereira<br />
Isaac Robillo<br />
Crystal Sharma<br />
Unish Shrestha<br />
Lachlan Sibir<br />
Antonino Tamanika<br />
Emily Vella<br />
Sarah Wonson<br />
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25
YEAR 10 GEOGRAPHY FIELDWORK<br />
COLLAROY & LONG REEF<br />
On the 6 th and 7 th of May, <strong>Year</strong> 10 Geography classes<br />
travelled to the Sydney Northern Beaches, particularly,<br />
Collaroy and Long Reef Beach. This excursion was<br />
to support our assessment, which was based on this<br />
field trip and our own research. The excursion was<br />
surprisingly both educational and fun.<br />
Our first stop was Collaroy Beach, which is the most<br />
vulnerable beach in NSW and third in all of Australia.<br />
When we arrived at the beach we headed off into our<br />
separate classes to learn about coastal management.<br />
As soon as we stepped foot on Collaroy Beach, we<br />
were able to see how the houses were built on sand<br />
dunes. This was the main problem that affected the<br />
beach. We learnt about the beach’s history and how<br />
it has been effected by human activity.<br />
Afterwards, we walked our way to Long Reef Head<br />
and observed all of LongReef Beach from a high<br />
point of view from a headland. We then journeyed<br />
down to sit on the beach itself and learn more about<br />
the aspects of coastal management and the natural<br />
processes that occur. Throughout the excursion,<br />
we needed to do a few activities, which included<br />
completing worksheets, answering questions our<br />
guides would ask us and collecting sand samples<br />
from different locations. These would assist us in our<br />
assignment. We ended the trip with a lunch break<br />
and hopped back on the bus to take us to school<br />
once more.<br />
The trip to the Sydney Northern Beaches was not<br />
only educational but also very enjoyable. We were<br />
able to enjoy the beach with friends even if the aim of<br />
the excursion was not that. I can certainly say that it<br />
was a great experience for all the <strong>Year</strong> 10 Geography<br />
students and that if we were to go to the beach again,<br />
even if it was for another assessment, we would all<br />
be delighted.<br />
Jessica Hostiadi<br />
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YEAR 12 GEOGRAPHY FIELDWORK<br />
PYRMONT & CBD<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 12 Geography students travelled by train from<br />
Blacktown to Town Hall to explore the CBD and<br />
Pyrmont. It was a beautiful day as we walked through<br />
various parts of Pyrmont to observe the changes that<br />
took place over the last century. The old wharves,<br />
renewal of Darling Harbour, the conversion from<br />
heavy rail to light rail, the gentrification of old cottages,<br />
the protection of heritage, the establishment of new<br />
commercial enterprises, the construction of modern<br />
apartments and the transformation to parkland<br />
along the foreshore demonstrate the significance<br />
of the urban renewal of a suburb that once had the<br />
unenviable reputation of ageing industries, a polluted<br />
environment and social disintegration.<br />
The highlight for the day was the ferry trip from Pyrmont<br />
to Circular Quay via Balmain. This provided a much<br />
need rest for tired feet and the chance to observe<br />
changes in the CBD from a different perspective.<br />
A brief visit to the Rocks and the recording of<br />
landuse changes along George Street completed the<br />
fieldwork. A late lunch at the Queen Victoria Building<br />
completed our day.<br />
The completion of this fieldwork forms the basis of a<br />
major assessment task but it is in understanding the<br />
workings of the beautiful city of Sydney that the value<br />
of this fieldwork is revealed.<br />
The group marvelled at the Ways Terrace, a listed<br />
heritage building that has the only heritage listed<br />
clothes lines in Australia. Students observed,<br />
photographed and discussed the geographical issues<br />
past and present.<br />
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YEAR 12 GEOGRAPHY FIELDWORK<br />
SYDNEY TRANSECT & CROOKED RIVER WINES<br />
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On the 12 th and 13 th of May, <strong>Year</strong> 12 Geography<br />
students boarded the school bus for a two day fieldtrip.<br />
The first part of our journey included a transect<br />
across Sydney to observe the spatial patterns of<br />
urban dynamics. The group viewed market gardens<br />
at Marsden Park; large mansions complete with two<br />
tennis courts, circular driveways, landscaped pools,<br />
lakes and gardens and tight security on the outskirts<br />
of Annangrove; the global arc of Sydney from the<br />
northwest to the city; the secondary business districts<br />
of Chatswood and North Sydney; the culture of place<br />
at Kings Cross; urban renewal in Woolloomooloo; the<br />
exclusive suburbs of Point Piper; the redevelopment<br />
of Bondi; Watsons Bay and finally the airport and the<br />
old industrial suburbs.<br />
After lunch we travelled to the south coast via Stanwell<br />
Tops where we watched in awe both experienced and<br />
inexperienced hang gliders take off in the windy and<br />
sunny conditions. By late afternoon the group was at<br />
Shellharbour discussing the changes to this sleepy<br />
coastal town into a sprawling array of suburbs that<br />
have displaced many dairy farms, changing the rural<br />
landscape forever. Our final destination was near.<br />
A visit to the Kiama blowhole in the late afternoon<br />
sunshine revealed a magnificent display as the<br />
waves surged in creating a fountain of water. An<br />
overnight stay in Kiama and an excellent Spanish<br />
feast followed. Dinner was an unplanned literacy<br />
activity as it took at least 30 minutes to translate the<br />
Spanish menu into English.<br />
Early next morning a few members of the party<br />
undertook a brisk walk along the shoreline. All joined<br />
in for a delicious breakfast at the Amaki Cottage<br />
Café. After completing a sketched transect at the hill<br />
overlooking Gerringong we arrived at Crooked River<br />
Wines. There was much to learn about the operation<br />
of the vineyard and the challenges of producing<br />
high quality grapes when the weather is so variable.<br />
In January 2013 a heat wave resulted in a day that<br />
recorded 47.5°C. Many of the grapes looked like<br />
sultanas and 100% of the crop was lost. Although<br />
there were some serious setbacks the harvest for<br />
<strong>2014</strong> was 100% successful and produced quality<br />
grapes that are carefully being transformed into<br />
beautiful wines. A tour with Brian was fascinating as<br />
we learnt about the high level of technical expertise<br />
required as well as the application of the most recent<br />
technology.<br />
We returned to Sydney having enjoyed a fantastic time<br />
away and gaining great insights into the economic<br />
activity of wine production.<br />
Thank you to Mr Johnson for driving the bus and to<br />
Ms Smith for sharing her knowledge of this economic<br />
activity.<br />
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<strong>2014</strong> NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC<br />
AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHY COMPETITION<br />
In April, <strong>Year</strong> 11 and <strong>Year</strong> 12 Geography students<br />
sat the senior level of the National Geographic<br />
Channel Australian Geography Competition. This<br />
is an Australia wide competition and is open to<br />
all Geography students. The Royal Geographical<br />
Society of Queensland and the Australian Geography<br />
Teachers’ Association view the competition as a means<br />
to reward the excellence of students in Geography<br />
and to encourage the study of Geography in schools.<br />
This year 80,000 entered the competition which<br />
included <strong>Year</strong> 10, <strong>Year</strong> 11 and <strong>Year</strong> 12 Geography<br />
students from our school who were in attendance<br />
on the day of the competition. This is our 4th year of<br />
entry and it is planned that we will enter each year<br />
given the enthusiasm of the students for the subject.<br />
The certificates were presented to the students during<br />
the assembly on the senior campus.<br />
For the Senior level of the competition congratulations<br />
go to Angus Konta (<strong>Year</strong> 12), James Irvine (<strong>Year</strong> 12)<br />
and Acel Pajarin (<strong>Year</strong> 12) for a high distinction.<br />
Congratulations go to Stephanie Mulholland (<strong>Year</strong><br />
12), Khenn Carlos (<strong>Year</strong> 11), Jonathan Cabanit<br />
(<strong>Year</strong> 11), Joanna Chapko (<strong>Year</strong> 11), Shannon Dias<br />
(<strong>Year</strong> 11) and Raffi Demirian (<strong>Year</strong> 11) who received<br />
a credit. All other Geography students received a<br />
certificate for participation.<br />
This year we had the pleasure to announce that<br />
Angus Konta in <strong>Year</strong> 12 was awarded a certificate,<br />
medal and prizes for equal first in Australia. This is<br />
an outstanding achievement and Angus is to be<br />
congratulated on his exemplary performance. Angus<br />
is an outstanding student of Geography.<br />
Thank you to all of the Geography students in <strong>Year</strong> 11<br />
and <strong>Year</strong> 12 who share the passion for Geography,<br />
acknowledge its significance in understanding the<br />
world we live in and are determined to be active<br />
in caring for our planet for both current and future<br />
generations.<br />
Ms Karen Smith<br />
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YEAR 11 GEOGRAPHY FIELDWORK<br />
BOTANY BAY & KURNELL<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 11 Geography students accompanied by Ms<br />
Smith and Mr Johnson departed on the school bus for<br />
their peak hour crawl across Sydney to the container<br />
port at Botany Bay. We viewed the Orica site and<br />
discussed the environmental damage that has arisen<br />
from the breaching of the plastic cell that holds highly<br />
contaminated waste beneath the site. The container<br />
terminal is currently an extensive construction site<br />
as it expands to accommodate the demand for trade<br />
in and out of Sydney. We were able to gain access<br />
to part of the site to observe all the impacts on the<br />
local environment including the dredging operations.<br />
The high level of security in the area provided some<br />
interesting moments.<br />
After recording information for our field notes and<br />
taking many photos we moved on to Rockdale to take<br />
field measurements of the beach and examine human<br />
impacts on the coastal system. Our next two stops<br />
allowed us to observe the impact of sand mining on<br />
the Kurnell peninsula. Mining has been so extensive<br />
that the peninsula is now at risk of becoming an<br />
island again. Large lakes up to eight metres deep can<br />
now be found where the enormous sand dunes once<br />
stood. A new suburb is being built on a section of<br />
the mined dunes. The houses were very expensive.<br />
Awareness of the fragility of the peninsula raised<br />
interesting questions about the sustainability of such<br />
a development.<br />
We continued on our way to stop at the Caltex Oil<br />
Refinery and the desalination plant. There was<br />
much discussion regarding the impacts on the local<br />
environment and the sheer size of the desalination<br />
project. The Caltex Refinery will no longer refine<br />
petroleum but the site will remain for storage. The<br />
recent experience of La Nina events across eastern<br />
Australia emphasises how variable our climate<br />
remains and that we have little control over the<br />
forces of nature. Providing clean water for Sydney is<br />
a significant challenge and we pondered the various<br />
alternatives that could secure fresh water through dry<br />
periods.<br />
Mr Johnson drove us through the back entrance of<br />
Botany Bay National Park over nine speed humps<br />
until we reached the fantastic sandstone cliffs. The<br />
group followed the usual tradition and climbed down<br />
towards the rock pools and high tide platform. This<br />
required teamwork and it was great to see everyone<br />
helping each other gain access to the platform. Our<br />
final stop was at Silver Beach to examine the rock<br />
groynes along the beach, the Caltex pipeline that<br />
extends into the bay and the intake pipes for the<br />
desalination plant.<br />
Everyone in the group made a fantastic contribution<br />
to the day, taking measurements, getting wet feet,<br />
recording observations, taking photos and asking<br />
insightful questions. What an amazing part of Sydney<br />
and we learned so much about a coastal region and<br />
how people can change it and often not for the best.<br />
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POLICE AND JUS<br />
It was an ordinary Commerce lesson in the concluding<br />
weeks of Term 1 when Miss Pett suddenly announced<br />
that we were going to have an excursion to the Police<br />
and Justice Museum at Circular Quay. Our class was<br />
overjoyed as we had been persistently asking for an<br />
excursion to expand our knowledge on the topics that<br />
we were learning about. Apart from an “excursion” to<br />
Woolies down the road in <strong>Year</strong> 9, we hadn’t been able<br />
to really experience an excursion for Commerce yet.<br />
At 8:30am, our class assembled at the undercroft and<br />
boarded the bus. We surprisingly did not encounter<br />
any peak hour traffic and proceeded to the city, where<br />
we arrived at Circular Quay, had a quick breakfast<br />
break and walked over to the Justice and Police<br />
Museum. The tour “A Trial Run” started at 10am,<br />
and we congregated in the local court room where<br />
our tour guides and a police prosecutor introduced<br />
themselves. They then gave us a brief history of the<br />
museum which was actually built in the 1800’s as a<br />
police station and served in this role until the 1980’s.<br />
They then outlined the main features of the court<br />
room including where the magistrate, court officer,<br />
defendant, accused and lawyers are situated.<br />
Our class then split up into two groups to tour the<br />
museum. The group that I was in went to the<br />
punishment room first, where we saw tools used to<br />
execute people when capital punishment was still<br />
legal in Australia. There were hangman nooses, and<br />
various instruments used to restrain people as well<br />
as moving quotes about humanity on the wall. We<br />
then moved on to the weapons room, where we saw<br />
a plethora of melee and firearms weapons that were<br />
individually catalogued. There were also mug shots<br />
of criminals taken throughout the 1800s on the wall,<br />
which was very intimidating. Our tour guide explained<br />
to us the fundamentals of firearms law and why it was<br />
so constraining in contrast to the USA.<br />
As the tour continued, we were led into a typical<br />
holding cell of the 1800’s. The walls were a creamy<br />
white and a small window provided inadequate light<br />
for the whole cell. A cell like this had a bucket for a<br />
toilet, and two wooden boards on the floor which were<br />
used as beds. Although it seems that two people may<br />
have been in the cell, it was more common for twenty<br />
to be in the cell at any given time. The light inside the<br />
cell was turned off, and an immediate claustrophobic<br />
feeling was instilled in the room.<br />
The “Trial Run” continued into the forensic science<br />
room where our tour guide outlined the “Pyjama Girl”<br />
case, this was where an unidentified body was held in<br />
the University of Sydney for ten years before she was<br />
identified by dental records.<br />
After the tour, some of the students in the class had<br />
prepared a mock trial for our entertainment. After<br />
the police prosecutor talked about her job, the case<br />
got underway. It was about a mid-range drink driving<br />
offence; both Thomas San Pedro (as the prosecution)<br />
and Anthony Perera (as the defence lawyer) made<br />
statements about the circumstances in which the<br />
offence occurred. A witness statement by Keshav<br />
Patel and victim impact statement from Anasimone<br />
Attalla was also made which added a sense of reality<br />
into the case. The magistrate then handed down<br />
the sentence of a two year ban on driving and a<br />
$2000 fine. It was very interesting to see first-hand<br />
the proceedings of a court case and the students<br />
involved should be commended for their dedication<br />
in preparation and fantastic portrayal of courtroom<br />
proceedings.<br />
After a very informative tour and mock trial we walked<br />
to the historic Rocks area and enjoyed a lovely<br />
lunch in the sunshine. Afterwards we went back to<br />
Circular Quay to wait for the bus, which took us back<br />
to school. I’m sure that the class learned a lot about<br />
the workings of the Australian legal system and has<br />
made learning about it in class a whole lot easier. I’d<br />
like to thank Miss Pett for organising the trip and also<br />
Miss Simmonds for coming along to supervise.<br />
Khang Nguyen<br />
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TICE MUSEUM<br />
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2013<br />
YEAR 11 SCIENCE PENRITH LAKES<br />
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EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE<br />
LONGNECK LAGOON<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 11 set off on a cold early morning to investigate<br />
the ecosystems around the Study Centre at Longneck<br />
Lagoon. The day began looking at maps of the area<br />
and then getting their hands dirty testing soils. They<br />
learned how to approximate the heights of trees, do<br />
a transect and identify plants and rocks.<br />
After lunch they did another transect near a creek<br />
which proved to have a different ecosystem. Dip<br />
netting in the creek was disappointing as we didn’t<br />
catch a lot due to the other school, also doing<br />
investigations, stirring up the creek in the morning.<br />
Fortunately the day warmed up and ended with eight<br />
tired students catching the bus back.<br />
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THE MUSEUM OF HUMAN DISEASES<br />
On the 24 th of October, 45 <strong>Year</strong> 12 Biology and<br />
Senior Science students embarked on a bus. Their<br />
destination “The Museum of Human Diseases”<br />
located at the University of New South Wales. Both<br />
courses address the issue of health and the displays<br />
at the museum provide first-hand evidence of the<br />
effect of disease on our bodies.<br />
The Museum of Human Diseases is filled with 2000<br />
specimens of real, diseased human tissue. Next to<br />
each display are models of healthy organs so that<br />
the students could compare. The display is designed<br />
to allow students to see the effects of the disease<br />
on the organ/tissue. In addition the medical history of<br />
each specimen is explained in the exhibition and from<br />
this the students are able to conclude why the patient<br />
passed away from the disease.<br />
The Biology students would have found the exhibition<br />
on Malaria very useful for part of their first assignment.<br />
It gave the Biology students an opportunity not only<br />
to investigate the measures taken to control this<br />
disease but also to observe the mosquito responsible<br />
for spreading the disease under a microscope.<br />
A few bionic implants, such as the pace maker, were<br />
on display. This was of particular interest to the Senior<br />
Science students who are currently completing an<br />
assignment on Bionics.<br />
The education officers at the Museum were very<br />
impressed with the manner in which our students<br />
behaved. All students were respectful, enthusiastic<br />
and asked a lot of questions.<br />
Initially the students were a bit wary of the excursion<br />
but by the end they found it to be an extraordinary<br />
experience that they will remember for life.<br />
Mrs O’Hare & Mrs Chung<br />
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COMMERCE TARONGA ZOO<br />
This year, the two Commerce classes in <strong>Year</strong> 9, along<br />
with Miss Simmonds, Miss Pett and Mr Isaac went<br />
to Sydney’s Taronga Zoo to explore the promotional<br />
aspects of the zoo and how it attracts tourists.<br />
The students were left to their own devices as they<br />
checked off their list of photos and compiled their<br />
photo journal. Once back at school, these photos<br />
were used to create a travel blog that looks at the<br />
strengths and weaknesses of the zoo, as well as<br />
other aspects of promotion such as sponsorship.<br />
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Industrialised societies t<br />
substances and discard<br />
into the environment. Ch<br />
role in the monitoring and<br />
processes within different<br />
do this is taught in the HSC<br />
“Chemical Monitoring and<br />
On the 25 th of August 15<br />
went to Warragamba Dam<br />
learn about the Sydney<br />
gathered and analysed<br />
samples and walked on t<br />
followed the journey of th<br />
the Orchard Hills Water F<br />
observed the different trea<br />
water undergoes before re<br />
On the 26 th of August the<br />
Baxter Healthcare. After<br />
students went on a walki<br />
got to see the manufactu<br />
beginning of its producti<br />
learned about the differe<br />
has in place for the produ<br />
and kidney dialysis produ<br />
students were able to se<br />
standards and sterile con<br />
maintained throughout th<br />
students also visited the q<br />
at Baxter Healthcare and<br />
and microbiologists who w<br />
WARRAGAMBA DAM<br />
Students were given the<br />
real life what they learned<br />
On both excursions the stu<br />
importance and the differe<br />
different industries.<br />
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BAXTER HEALTHCARE<br />
oday manufacture many<br />
large amounts of wastes<br />
emists play an important<br />
management of different<br />
industries. How chemists<br />
Chemistry course module<br />
Management”.<br />
opportunity to observe in<br />
in the textbook.<br />
HSC chemistry students<br />
. Once there they got to<br />
Water Catchment Area,<br />
data of different water<br />
he dam’s wall. They then<br />
e water from the dam to<br />
iltration Plant where they<br />
tment processes that the<br />
aching our taps.<br />
se same students visited<br />
a lovely morning tea the<br />
ng tour of the plant. They<br />
ring of a product from the<br />
on to its dispatch. They<br />
nt processes that Baxter<br />
ction of IV saline solutions<br />
cts. Through the tour the<br />
e first-hand how the strict<br />
ditions are monitored and<br />
e production plant. The<br />
uality control laboratories<br />
met some of the chemists<br />
ork there.<br />
dents were able to see the<br />
nt roles of chemists in two<br />
Mrs Caroline O’Hare<br />
Chemistry Teacher<br />
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PHOTOGRAPH<br />
On Friday the 7 th March, <strong>Year</strong> 11 Photography<br />
students explored George Street in the centre of<br />
Sydney. They spent lots of time looking up and trying<br />
to fit in the high-rise buildings into their photos. After<br />
walking down George Street we caught a ferry to<br />
Cockatoo Island and spent the rest of the excursion<br />
exploring the old buildings of the island that range<br />
from convict buildings to mid 20th Century industrial<br />
ruins. It was a great day with lots of great photos for<br />
their next assessment task.<br />
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Y EXCURSION<br />
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42<br />
NIGHT OF EX
CELLENCE<br />
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TASTE OF JAPAN<br />
Our teacher Ms Mizukami was kind enough to<br />
organise and prepare a fun Japanese Cooking<br />
Lesson with the <strong>Year</strong> 10 Japanese Students.<br />
Japan, is well known for its unique flavours and<br />
traditional dishes because of this our teacher decided<br />
to cook for us, the dish called, ‘okonomiyaki’ which is<br />
a ‘Japanese Pancake’. The traditional okonomiyaki’<br />
consists of many ingredients such as; cabbage,<br />
Japanese flour, fish stock, prawns, octopus, seaweed<br />
and seasonings. However this was changed to better<br />
suit the Australian taste.<br />
BBQ sauce and mayonnaise with some seasoning,<br />
which made the Okonomiyaki taste more delicious.<br />
Once served all the students would then say<br />
“Itadakimasu” (said before eating meal in Japan).<br />
Many other teachers were also interested and were<br />
able to have a taste of the Okonomiyaki; just like the<br />
students everyone enjoyed the food and thought it<br />
was great. By the end of this many students were full<br />
and said that they enjoyed this culture lesson and<br />
even asked Ms Mizukami for the recipe.<br />
Claudeen Saguid and Nina Salvador<br />
The meaning behind okonomiyaki is, that it derived<br />
from the word ‘okonomi’ which means ‘what you<br />
want’ whilst, ‘yaki’ means grilled, thus okomiyaki<br />
means ‘grilled as you like it’.<br />
Okonomiyaki in Japan, is a popular dish that is served<br />
as a snack or a side dish at restaurants in fact over<br />
30,000 restaurants in Japan serve this. There are also<br />
many food stalls that serve the Japanese Pancake<br />
and it’s an all time favourite street vendor. There are<br />
even different alternations to this dish, depending<br />
on which part of Japan you are in. Okonomiyaki is<br />
indeed an interesting and delicious dish!<br />
The <strong>Year</strong> 10 Japanese elective class had a cooking<br />
lesson and got to experience the taste of the<br />
Japanese culture. The Food Technology students<br />
along with Miss Evans were able to learn the process<br />
of making Okonomiyaki. Ms Mizukami explained<br />
each ingredient in the recipe to the Food Technology<br />
students and how it was used in the making of<br />
Okonomiyaki.<br />
The process of making the Okonomiyaki was simple,<br />
firstly we placed the already prepared batter made<br />
by Ms Mizukami onto the barbeque then waited until<br />
the one side was cooked then flipped it to cook the<br />
other side. Once the Okonomiyaki’s were all cooked<br />
we then decorated the pancakes with Japanese style<br />
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UNSW ASB ECONOMICS &<br />
BUSINESS STUDIES COMPETITION<br />
The University of New South Wales, Australian School of Business Economics and Business Studies Competitions<br />
were held during the year with St Andrews College students competing successfully in this annual competition.<br />
Certificates are awarded in this competition in two divisions – Senior (<strong>Year</strong> 12) and Junior (<strong>Year</strong> 11). The following<br />
certificates were awarded in these competitions:<br />
AUSTRALIAN ECONOMICS COMPETITION<br />
Senior Division<br />
Certificate of Participation<br />
Eric Atienza<br />
Danny Cetinic<br />
Emilio Espineda<br />
Renaldy Janto<br />
Jillian Manalo<br />
Niko Roqueza<br />
Nico Soon<br />
Osei Tutu<br />
Junior Division<br />
Certificate of Credit<br />
Silan Feraset<br />
Junior Division<br />
Certificate of Participation<br />
Ferdian Wijaya<br />
Dustin Jusay<br />
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AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS STUDIES COMPETITION<br />
Senior Division<br />
Certificate of Credit<br />
Jillian Manalo<br />
Stephanie Mulholland<br />
Nico Soon<br />
Senior Division<br />
Certificate of Participation<br />
Lysander Aquino<br />
Emilio Espineda<br />
Renaldy Janto<br />
Vanessa Lansangan<br />
Layla Navarro<br />
Niko Roqueza<br />
Ma Suarez<br />
Osei Tutu<br />
Madeline Villano<br />
Junior Division<br />
Certificate of Distinction<br />
Scott Hall<br />
Junior Division<br />
Certificate of Credit<br />
Joanna Chapko<br />
Luke Colubriale<br />
Kristen Hombre<br />
Shaurya Issar<br />
Alden Sangalang<br />
Piyush Sayal<br />
Ferdian Wijaya<br />
Antonella Zaki<br />
Junior Division<br />
Certificate of Participation<br />
Erik Abella<br />
Nicole Cadelina<br />
Dustin Jusay<br />
Josely Latore<br />
Robin Roqueza<br />
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AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS<br />
COMPETITION<br />
Early in Term 3, 14 Senior Students entered the Australian Mathematics Competition. They competed in the<br />
senior level of the competition. This exam is very challenging and focuses on problem solving type questions. It<br />
was pleasing to see a number of <strong>Year</strong> 12 students enter as the competition is held during the first week of their<br />
HSC Trial Exams. The following students are congratulated for their fine efforts, their courage to step out of their<br />
comfort zones and for their achievements.<br />
Credit Certificates<br />
Nicolas Canete<br />
Angus Konta<br />
Edoba Osariemen<br />
Scott Hall<br />
Danielle Garcia<br />
Ryan Mahon<br />
Elton Samuel<br />
Vincentius Yuliardhyanto<br />
Proficiency Certificates<br />
Francine Bru<br />
Joshua Hostiadi<br />
Shaurya Issar<br />
Andrew Santoso<br />
Piyush Sayal<br />
Atchaya Senthilkumar<br />
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OUR<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
LIFE
PRINCIPAL’<br />
50
S AWARDS<br />
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PRINCIPALS AWARDS
VET STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD<br />
Youstina Youssif, a <strong>Year</strong> 12 Hospitality student, is the<br />
Winner of the <strong>2014</strong> Western Sydney Regional VET in<br />
Schools Student of the <strong>Year</strong> Award.<br />
Youstina has been an outstanding Hospitality student<br />
both in the classroom and in the workplace.<br />
“There are several reasons why I chose to do<br />
Hospitality Operations at school, but the main reason<br />
was to gain skills and knowledge to hopefully, one<br />
day fulfill a family dream of opening a restaurant and<br />
a cupcake shop”, said Youstina.<br />
At St Andrews College students study VET Hospitality<br />
Operations and upon completion achieve Certificate<br />
II in Hospitality Operations. Youstina believes that<br />
the course has prepared her with the relevant skills<br />
and knowledge to meet customer expectations. The<br />
course also enables students to understand and<br />
comply with relevant legislation that applies to the<br />
hospitality industry.<br />
Students at St Andrews College not only perfect their<br />
practical skills in their VET courses but they also<br />
develop sound knowledge to include the subject in<br />
their HSC ATAR.<br />
“Over <strong>Year</strong> 11 and 12 Youstina continued to improve<br />
in the theory component of VET Hospitality and in her<br />
Half <strong>Year</strong>ly Exam she achieved 95% and is currently<br />
ranked first in the course”, said her Hospitality Teacher<br />
Mrs Carmen Barbara.<br />
Youstina believes her work placement equipped her<br />
with the practical skills and the workplace knowledge<br />
she needs in order to achieve a high degree of<br />
competency to work successfully in the hospitality<br />
industry.<br />
She is an exemplary student who has been able to<br />
transfer the skills and knowledge gained in Hospitality<br />
to all aspects of her learning.<br />
Youstina represented the Western Sydney Region at<br />
the interviews for the NSW VET in Schools Student of<br />
the <strong>Year</strong> Award in July.<br />
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THE VICTOR CH<br />
Every year Blacktown City Council in conjunction<br />
with the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute<br />
invites schools within the Blacktown region to<br />
nominate a student to be their recipient of the Victor<br />
Chang Research Institute Science School Award.<br />
The award is to be given to the best <strong>Year</strong> 11 science<br />
student at each school.<br />
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute<br />
(VCCRI) is one of Australia’s pre-eminent research<br />
organisations with both a national and international<br />
reputation for excellence in biomedical research and<br />
training. In addition to these activities, the VCCRI is<br />
committed to the promotion of science in the broader<br />
community, and its application to the betterment of<br />
our society.<br />
VCCRI recognises that one of its most important<br />
resources in the future are the students in Australian<br />
schools as it is there that the highest levels of<br />
educational achievement, innovation, creativity and<br />
hard work occurs. All this, in addition to an interest<br />
in science, are necessary for a scientific career.<br />
To foster and encourage an interest in science<br />
the Institute has established a Science Award to<br />
recognise the efforts and achievements of science<br />
students in Australian schools.<br />
On the 4 th of November Andrew and Shaurya, along<br />
with twenty other students from different schools in the<br />
Blacktown area, attended a presentation ceremony<br />
at the Blacktown City Council Chambers. The<br />
ceremony began with an introductory presentation<br />
of the work carried out at the VCCRI. Dr Nicola<br />
Smith, a prominent molecular pharmacologist from<br />
VCCRI, then described her research at the Institute<br />
and spoke of how this research has benefited those<br />
whose lives have been affected by cardiovascular<br />
disease.<br />
The Mayor of Blacktown, Councillor Stephen Bali<br />
and Dr Nicola Smith presented the Victor Chang<br />
Research Institute Science School Award to each<br />
student. In addition to this award Andrew and<br />
Shaurya were also given an invitation to spend time<br />
at the Institute to learn first-hand about its activities<br />
and about career opportunities in science.<br />
Caroline O’Hare<br />
Leader of Learning - Science<br />
In consultation with all the Science teachers at St<br />
Andrews College (Senior Campus) the following<br />
students were deemed to be the best science<br />
students in the school and we would like to<br />
recognise these students: Danielle Derecho, Joshua<br />
Hostiadi, Reina Iligan, Shaurya Issar, Jennifer Nieto,<br />
Aaron O’Callaghan, Andrew Santoso, Atchaya<br />
Senthilkumar, Kanwalnoor Singh and Ann Sy.<br />
From this very strong field of candidates two students<br />
were selected to be the recipients of the VCCRI<br />
award at Blacktown Council due to their outstanding<br />
efforts and achievements in the Science courses that<br />
they undertook.<br />
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ANG AWARD<br />
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BLACKTOWN CITY ART PRIZE<br />
On Saturday the 6 th of December Blacktown City<br />
Council announced the eighteenth Blacktown City Art<br />
Prize.<br />
This year’s theme was “From Little Things Big Things<br />
Grow”. Competitors had to illustrate what they loved<br />
about gardens. They had to describe how important<br />
gardens were in their community.<br />
Kaitlyn Green and Mouriya Kumar from <strong>Year</strong> 8<br />
entered the Children and Young Artist Section of the<br />
competition. Kaitlyn was the winner of the 13 years<br />
age group and Mouriya was the winner of the 14<br />
years age group.<br />
The St Andrews College community wishes to<br />
extend their congratulations to both students for their<br />
exceptional artistic talent.<br />
The piece of art could be a graphic design, painting,<br />
drawing, collage or sculpture.<br />
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AUSTRALIAN VOCATIONAL PRIZE<br />
On Tuesday the 17 th of June <strong>2014</strong> The Assistant<br />
Minister for Education, The Hon Sussan Ley, MP<br />
announced the recipients of The Australian Vocational<br />
Student Prize. Two students from St Andrews College,<br />
Alex Agaciak and Patrick Casim were recognised for<br />
their exceptional achievements in their Vocational<br />
Education and Training (VET) courses.<br />
The Australian Vocational Student Prize is awarded<br />
to recently graduated <strong>Year</strong> 12 students who have<br />
excelled in their Vocational Education and Training<br />
courses as part of their HSC the previous year.<br />
This award gives students national recognition for<br />
their achievements in Vocational Training. Alex<br />
studied VET Entertainment and Patrick studied VET<br />
Hospitality.<br />
Alex and Patrick are currently enrolled in university.<br />
Alex is studying a Bachelor of Stage and Screen,<br />
specialising in Television Production at Charles Sturt<br />
University in Wagga Wagga. Patrick is studying a<br />
Bachelor of Business at the University of Technology,<br />
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UNITY
DAY<br />
On the 11 th of September the College celebrated our<br />
annual Unity Day.<br />
Unity Day is about acceptance and more importantly<br />
celebrating all of our cultures. Our different cultures<br />
vary in many different ways such as food, language,<br />
dress and customs. Cultures express themselves<br />
differently using food, song and dance. On Unity<br />
Day we enjoyed tasting different foods brought by<br />
students in our Learning Group as well as the food<br />
offered at lunchtime. Many students in our school are<br />
very talented and they showcased this by performing<br />
cultural items in the Unity Day Concert. This concert<br />
celebrated the differences between our cultures and<br />
was enjoyed by the whole school.<br />
Unity Day was thoroughly enjoyed by <strong>Year</strong> 7.<br />
During Pastoral Care, the week before Unity Day,<br />
we all designed pieces for the Unity Day quilt<br />
which was displayed in the library. These pieces<br />
were a representation of all our different cultural<br />
backgrounds. We discovered just how many different<br />
cultures make up our school. We also got to decorate<br />
our Learning Groups with a display of the flags from<br />
countries all over the world.<br />
Unity Day finished in a typically Australian way with<br />
us joining our <strong>Year</strong> groups to participate in sporting<br />
events for the House Cup.<br />
Learning Group F4<br />
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OPENING<br />
As a College we marked the beginning of the<br />
Academic <strong>Year</strong> with a Celebration of the Eucharist,<br />
led by the Parish Priest Fr Ron. The theme for the<br />
College Mass was “Be our help in the days to come”.<br />
The readings of the Mass focused on our role as a<br />
Catholic Community and our relationship with God<br />
and with others.<br />
The Gospel reading taken from St Matthew 25:34-40<br />
‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the<br />
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the<br />
world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was<br />
thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a<br />
stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you<br />
gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me,<br />
I was in prison and you visited me.’<br />
In his homily, Fr Ron’s challenged the students to<br />
really hear these words as Jesus’ teachings. We<br />
are called to do God’s work with one another. Being<br />
thankful for everything we have been given. That our<br />
practical exercise in love is challenging and taken<br />
seriously. Jesus identifies with every person and<br />
therefore every person needs to be served and we<br />
are called to serve one another.<br />
We can serve others through friendship, welcoming,<br />
encouragement and self esteem, as some examples.<br />
We are called to be people for others.<br />
Thank you to Fr Ron, our superb readers, wonderful<br />
musicians and choir, Mrs Sue Cooper and Mr Antonio<br />
Chiappetta for their contribution and making this a<br />
magnificent College celebration.<br />
Mrs Tania Melki<br />
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MASS<br />
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PALM SUNDAY PROCESSION<br />
It is an annual tradition in the Parramatta Diocese,<br />
that on every Palm Sunday, parishioners and youth<br />
across the diocese gather at Parramatta Town Hall,<br />
before commencing a joint procession to St Patrick’s<br />
Cathedral, to celebrate mass with the Bishop.<br />
This year on the 13 th of April, St Andrews College<br />
was represented by five <strong>Year</strong> 12 students and Miss<br />
Claudine Desira.<br />
The procession began at Parramatta Town Hall, where<br />
representatives from various Diocesan schools,<br />
members of various parishes, Bishop Anthony Fisher,<br />
and a party of priests and seminarians gathered, for a<br />
short liturgy of the word, following this was the actual<br />
walk. We were fortunate enough to have a clear<br />
passage through the streets, as the spirit of Lent and<br />
joy of gathering was evident, as we walked bounded<br />
by lively participants, waving palms, dancing and<br />
singing hymns. Upon arrival at the Cathedral, Mass<br />
proceedings continued – highlighted by an inspiring<br />
homily by the Bishop, urging all Catholics, to embrace<br />
this time of Lent, as a time of repentance, renewal<br />
and faith in Christ.<br />
Following the Mass, was the launch of the ‘Good<br />
Friday Night Walk’, another annual event, held on<br />
the night of Good Friday, encompassing a 21km<br />
walk through the night, essentially a mini pilgrimage<br />
to seven churches across the Diocese. The evening<br />
ended on a high, with a barbecue and gathering of all<br />
participants in the Cathedral Square, where friends<br />
were reunited, some for the first time since meeting<br />
each other at World Youth Day.<br />
All in all the evening was an amazing experience,<br />
as always and a real life personification of love, joy,<br />
solemnity and faith in Christ.<br />
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RYPEN LEADERSHIP CAMP<br />
From the 31 st of January to the 2 nd of February, Mark<br />
Joseph Samuel and I, Joanna Alfonso, of <strong>Year</strong> 10;<br />
were given to opportunity to attend the RYPEN Camp<br />
<strong>2014</strong>. RYPEN is a leadership camp run and sponsored<br />
by Rotary clubs from many Rotary districts. For us it<br />
was a fortunate coincidence that our <strong>Year</strong> 9 English<br />
Teacher, Miss Montano, is the president of a Rotary<br />
club. Antecedent to our invitation for attendance to<br />
this camp, we were not aware what RYPEN was or<br />
what was in store for us at the camp. A camp where<br />
we grew in leadership skills, we made new friends,<br />
others inspired us.<br />
On the first night we experienced a big game of<br />
human bingo with the whole crew as an icebreaker.<br />
We then split into our different colour teams: yellow,<br />
green, blue and red. In our teams, we enjoyed<br />
several activities that allowed us to get to know other<br />
members of our team. It was an enjoyable time and it<br />
challenged us to get out of our comfort zones.<br />
After the first four hours of camp, it had already been<br />
such a great experience, but later, things got even<br />
better. Day two was a very big day, we were again<br />
split into our colour teams and then participated in<br />
various activities which helped us grow in certain<br />
fundamental skills including leadership, teamwork,<br />
values, goals, challenges, friendship, respect,<br />
listening, communication and facing our fears. It was<br />
a surprise to Mark and I that we got so close to other<br />
members, to the point where we seemed to have<br />
known each other for years. We both enjoyed one<br />
particular activity, which tested our problem solving<br />
skills. Our instructions were to fit as many people<br />
as possible on a plank. Once we could no longer fit<br />
another person on the plank, we were told to arrange<br />
ourselves in order of our birthdays, without talking or<br />
stepping off the plank. After a few failed attempts, we<br />
completed the challenge by working together.<br />
Another activity that stood out for us was the very last<br />
one. In this particular activity our previous four groups<br />
were turned into two. This meant we had to work with<br />
people whom we had never worked with before. We<br />
were given a map and instructions for activities, which<br />
would eventually lead us to a bomb; which we then<br />
had to disengage! Many of us didn’t actually believe<br />
that it would blow, but from the ink stains on the box<br />
we were eventually persuaded.<br />
This camp will stay with us forever; the memories, the<br />
friends, the laughs, the skills and the values we have<br />
learned will go with us in life. The knowledge we’ve<br />
gained will guide us for years to come. Something I<br />
will always remember is that the leader doesn’t always<br />
have to be at the front and everyone is unique.<br />
Personally, I have learned that every leader is different<br />
and that it is important to speak to be confident and<br />
reach out and trust others. Mark and I would like to<br />
thank Mr Jon Phegan, the Program Director, and<br />
his team for conducting an amazing experience and<br />
most importantly, the Glenhaven Rotary Club and<br />
especially Miss Montano for sponsoring us.<br />
Thank you Rotary Club for allowing us both to be<br />
involved in this amazing experience and working with<br />
new and wonderful coaches and for allowing us to<br />
learn, grow and get inspired through participating in<br />
this great program!<br />
Joanna Alfonso<br />
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ETREAT<br />
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ST ANDREWS<br />
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DAY MASS<br />
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STATIONS OF<br />
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THE CROSS<br />
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YEAR 10 REFL<br />
On the 19 th of March <strong>2014</strong>, the <strong>Year</strong> 10 cohort<br />
enjoyed an exciting, and insightful Reflection<br />
Day prepared by Mr Culbert, Mrs Ciantar and Ms<br />
Pett.<br />
We first partook in a reverent prayer as a year<br />
group which emphasised the need for peace<br />
and unity within the world we live in, and it was<br />
a gentle and calming way to begin the day. We<br />
were then split up into groups and created posters<br />
that listed ways that we promote harmony and<br />
discourage harmony and shared our posters<br />
with the entire grade. We learned that harmony<br />
is essential within our society and how important<br />
it is to treat everyone in our world with an equal<br />
amount of love and respect. We watched video<br />
clips that taught us about harmony and in our<br />
groups created our own campaigns that would<br />
promote harmony. It was very interesting to hear<br />
everyone’s ideas about what each one of us can<br />
do to make the world we live in just that little bit<br />
better. One of the most enjoyable activities of the<br />
day was separating the hall into three sections;<br />
agree, disagree, unsure. Several scenarios were<br />
put up on the screen and you had to choose<br />
whether you agreed, disagreed, or if you were<br />
unsure about how you felt and go stand in the<br />
designated area. Here we saw a difference of<br />
opinion within our year group on several different<br />
cases, but each side made a valuable argument<br />
on their opinion and allowed us to realise some of<br />
the reasons as to why there is a lack of harmony<br />
in the world.<br />
We then returned to our groups and were supplied<br />
with coloured strips of paper. In our groups we<br />
had to write down the different ways that we<br />
could promote harmony in our community. The<br />
strips were then stapled together in links to<br />
create a chain. As each group joined their chains<br />
with another we began to realise the impact<br />
that could be achieved if every person did one<br />
small thing to promote harmony. By the time all<br />
the groups had joined their links a very long and<br />
beautiful daisy chain had been created which<br />
visually reflected the entire grade’s ideas on how<br />
we can promote harmony.<br />
To conclude our day, we spread out in the hall<br />
and laid down in our own space and were guided<br />
through a relaxing meditation that brought our<br />
attention to how much God really does love us,<br />
and how he is waiting for us to become his friend;<br />
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he’s waiting for us to turn back to him, and that,<br />
I found, was a beautiful and relaxing way to end<br />
such an extraordinary day.<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 10 had an incredible day filled with laughs,<br />
memories and lessons that will we will take with<br />
us long into our lives.<br />
Anasimone Atalla<br />
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VINNIES VALE<br />
Love, friendship and hope are three of the most<br />
important things in life. Every year on Valentine’s<br />
Day the Vinnies Social Justice Group sells roses and<br />
delivers them to the recipient in Learning Group. This<br />
year we are proud to announce that we were able to<br />
raise $1,200.<br />
The money raised goes to the St Vincent de Paul<br />
Society, helping people in need. We would like to<br />
thank all the students and teachers who supported<br />
the campaign. Your contribution has made a big<br />
impact on many people’s lives.<br />
Thank you, you’ve helped spread love, friendship and<br />
hope to many struggling people.<br />
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CAN 2<br />
CAN (Creative Arts Night) is an annual school event,<br />
dedicated to showcasing the brilliant gifts that St<br />
Andrews College students have to offer.<br />
Vision, school pride, determination, and hard work<br />
have driven CAN to new heights this year as the<br />
school’s best musical, theatre and dancing artists<br />
performed in an industry standard show.<br />
It’s not every school that can boast such a vibrant and<br />
passionate event, which is born from the talents of<br />
Musical Director, Antonio Chiappetta.<br />
With an industry standard set up of staging, lights,<br />
sound, visuals, programmers, make up artists,<br />
media and business services this event brings our<br />
whole school community together in celebrating an<br />
outstanding bank of talent.<br />
CAN is also supported by many ex-students who<br />
generously give of their own time to make the show<br />
bigger and better each year. A special thanks to Alex<br />
Agaciak for the AV management of the event.<br />
This year’s event included 30 acts and guest<br />
appearances from Set in Motion and The Face<br />
Contestant Yaya Deng. The event is also recorded<br />
and broadcasted on SWRFM 99.9 and appears in the<br />
Blacktown Advocate.<br />
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SKY HIGH<br />
Sky High Robbery - written and directed by Mr Joe<br />
Lenehan was performed at the Polish Community<br />
Hall to packed audiences.<br />
Mrs Cooper’s ‘Big Band Theory created the music<br />
and the dance was choreographed by Mrs Weaver.<br />
Mrs Ryan’s team of workers painted the scenery<br />
backdrops and the publicity was organised by Ms<br />
Simmonds and Ms Bisazza.<br />
On the opening night a dinner was prepared and<br />
served by the <strong>Year</strong> 11 VET Hospitality students ably<br />
assisted by Mrs de Rooy and Ms Knezevic.<br />
Five students from the <strong>Year</strong> 11 VET Entertainment<br />
course were the stage crew for the show on both<br />
evenings. In total, over 100 students were involved in<br />
the production of ‘Sky High Robbery’, which proved<br />
to be a resounding success.<br />
The following are quotes from some of the students<br />
involved:<br />
“My experience with Sky High Robbery was certainly<br />
one to remember. It was so rewarding seeing the<br />
play transform from words on paper to a professional<br />
production filled with humour, unique characters and<br />
special effects. Through working together with others<br />
I also developed many special friendships which I will<br />
cherish for many years to come.” – Alice Apalakis<br />
“Being a member of the Sky High Robbery cast<br />
was a thrilling experience. I really enjoyed working<br />
with other people from different year groups. The<br />
production allowed me to develop personally not<br />
only as an actor but as a person. I learnt many things<br />
such as character development and how to develop<br />
my courage. I gained experience in risk taking and<br />
I made a lot of new friends. The experience was<br />
enjoyable and fun. Thanks to all who came, watched,<br />
supported and laughed.”<br />
Mark-Joseph Samuel<br />
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ON <strong>2014</strong><br />
On the 5 th of June, St Andrews College held their<br />
annual walkathon. This event encouraged students<br />
from both campuses to raise funds to better the<br />
school’s facilities. This consisted of a 7km walk<br />
around the local streets of Marayong, with students<br />
dressed in an array of creative costumes based<br />
on their houses’ theme. This year, Bennelong was<br />
Jungle Safari, Chang was Fifa World Cup, Frances<br />
was ‘A Blast from the Past’ and Gould was Mexican<br />
Fiesta. Due to the rainy weather, the walk had been<br />
delayed and a fashion parade was held in the hall<br />
as a substitute. Each House paraded on the stage<br />
with their best-dressed students, with Gould earning<br />
the title for the best-dressed House. This year’s<br />
walkathon was a great success, and can be further<br />
justified by the comments some <strong>Year</strong> 7 students had<br />
made:<br />
“My first experience of the walkathon in St Andrews<br />
College was amazing!” – Emerson Mercado<br />
“I was really amazed at what people had gone through<br />
to create their costumes” - Noorina Joshi<br />
Katrina Quizon<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 10<br />
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YEAR 9<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 9 attended the Southern Cross Outdoor<br />
Education Centre at Somersby on the Central Coast<br />
of New South Wales. The students lived out the Camp<br />
Motto of “climbing to new heights” by reflecting on the<br />
personal and collective challenges that they faced in<br />
a supportive outdoor environment.<br />
The most favourite educational, adventure challenges<br />
were abseiling, pirate climb, high ropes and the 215<br />
metre flying fox ride. I have to admit my heart was in<br />
my throat when I first arrived at the Camp but once<br />
the activities began and the professional instructors<br />
took over reinforcing safety standards stringently, I<br />
relaxed. I was amazed that the students had no fear<br />
to abseil down the 20 metre platform from the tower.<br />
The Pirate Climb looked like an old sailing vessel,<br />
where students climbed on ropes to a height of 15<br />
metres and traversed a range of elements including<br />
tyres and knotted ropes.<br />
The high ropes consisted of seven elements<br />
suspended 4.5 metres off the ground. Students were<br />
attached to a safety lanyard as they made their way<br />
around the course. I was in a state of wonder as there<br />
was calm concentration on the students’ faces and<br />
yells of encouragement from the ground.<br />
I am so grateful to the wonderful St Andrews College<br />
Staff who went with me and were not the least<br />
concerned about climbing up and down challenging<br />
ropes. My heart felt thanks to my colleagues; Miss<br />
Jessica Bisazza, Miss Emily Pett, Mr Ben Maguire,<br />
Mr Michael Said, Mr Rohan Isaac, Miss Cassandra<br />
Knezevic, Mrs Anita Weaver, Mr Anthony Williamson,<br />
Miss Lyndal Simmonds, Mr Liam O’Kane, Mr Phil<br />
McBride.<br />
To Mrs Sue Cooper, a very special thank you, who<br />
helped me with all the logistics and arrangements<br />
before and during the <strong>Year</strong> 9 camp.<br />
Melissa Blackwell<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 9 Leader of Learning<br />
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ION PROGRAM<br />
At the beginning of Term 2 eight <strong>Year</strong> 10 students<br />
accepted an opportunity to take part in the first TOLL<br />
Work Inspiration Program at St Andrews College.<br />
They accepted the challenge put before them and<br />
from the first meeting embraced the concepts and<br />
tasks of Work Inspiration.<br />
Work Inspiration is a program where students have<br />
the opportunity to experience the workplace in an<br />
engaging way. During the program the students and<br />
the staff from TOLL Express collaborated together to<br />
learn from each other.<br />
Work Inspiration has three Insights, which underpin<br />
the program. They are:<br />
• Insight One – All about me – this is where students<br />
had a conversation with employees from TOLL<br />
Express to identify their individual traits, attributes<br />
and interests.<br />
• Insight Two – Look behind the scene – in this insight<br />
students learnt about the many varied roles at TOLL<br />
Express. TOLL staff gave great examples of the TOLL<br />
culture, expectations and employment opportunities.<br />
Mr Jamie Primmer, State Manager of TOLL Express<br />
explained to the students how important it is to have<br />
a good work ethic, that a willingness to learn and<br />
being on time and attending every day are very<br />
important. The Work Inspiration students also learnt<br />
that safety around the workplace and a supportive<br />
organisational culture is paramount for success.<br />
• Insight Three – Careers Happen – during this insight<br />
the students had the opportunity to learn that careers<br />
are an evolving process and that sound education<br />
and training are vital to career success. Students<br />
also learnt that seizing opportunities as they become<br />
available during a person’s career make for a more<br />
rewarding and interesting career journey.<br />
An exciting element of the Work Inspiration Program,<br />
and an activity that included support from the St<br />
Vinnies Group, was a clothing drive for Indigenous<br />
youth in Wilcannia. Sister Maureen Healy from<br />
Wilcannia asked for donations of hoodies and socks.<br />
In less than two weeks the students and staff donated<br />
four boxes of clothing.<br />
At TOLL the Work Inspiration students measured,<br />
weighted and labelled their boxes ready for shipment<br />
to Wilcannia. On the last visit to TOLL students were<br />
able to track their parcels for Sister Maureen. During<br />
this session TOLL employees explained to the<br />
students the process of delivering freight. Students<br />
gained knowledge in the policies and procedures that<br />
TOLL staff need to follow to ensure the customer’s<br />
freight arrives safely and on time.<br />
During the second visit to TOLL the students<br />
interviewed TOLL staff including section managers<br />
to learn about the career pathways, skills and talents<br />
they have to successfully perform their roles at TOLL.<br />
In workshops back at school the Work Inspiration<br />
students prepared a PowerPoint presentation<br />
illustrating the career journey for each of the four<br />
TOLL staff they interviewed. On the last visit to TOLL<br />
the students impressed the TOLL Managers and<br />
staff with their Career Story Boards.<br />
During the four-week Work Inspiration Program<br />
the students had the opportunity to developed<br />
interpersonal skills, teamwork skills, computer skills,<br />
public speaking skills, photography skills and their<br />
knowledge of the workplace.<br />
The inaugural <strong>Year</strong> 10 Work Inspiration students<br />
were:<br />
Chris Alveras, Evillin Batay, Stephanie Enfield, Ellien<br />
Fadlalla, Tye Hosley, Jesse Lipovac, Ashley Russell,<br />
Alaina Vella<br />
It was my absolute pleasure to have worked with<br />
these students. Their growth and engagement<br />
in the TOLL Work Inspiration Program was to be<br />
commended.<br />
I was very pleased, but not surprised, when the TOLL<br />
Express State Manager, Jamie Primmer commented<br />
that St Andrews College was a caring school.<br />
Therese May<br />
Careers Adviser<br />
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On the 28 th of July, the <strong>Year</strong> 10 Japanese elective<br />
class had the privilege of attending a cultural lesson<br />
lead by our visiting Japanese exchange students.<br />
These students, from Isahaya Commercial High<br />
School in Nagasaki, spent the lesson educating<br />
the class about many different aspects of typical<br />
Japanese life including geography, cuisine and<br />
entertainment.<br />
At the beginning of the lesson, the class split up<br />
into groups, with each being led by two exchange<br />
students. At Ms Mizukami’s instruction, each group<br />
would begin to listen to their Japanese leaders who<br />
explained about a certain aspect of Japanese culture.<br />
After their speech, everyone had the opportunity to<br />
ask questions regarding the topic, and also simply<br />
chat with the exchange students. After about ten<br />
minutes, each group would rotate, join a new pair<br />
of Japanese exchange students, and learn about a<br />
new aspect of culture.<br />
champon and origami, greatly. Did you know that<br />
kanji (a Japanese script) actually originated in China?<br />
Or that, in Japan, origami is taught in preschool?<br />
At the end of the lesson, we were given the opportunity<br />
to talk to, and take pictures with, our new Japanese<br />
friends. We were all buzzing from the excitement of<br />
the lesson, but also very sad that it was coming to<br />
an end.<br />
This cultural lesson was not only very informative<br />
but also enjoyable. We are very grateful to have<br />
been given this unique opportunity, and on behalf<br />
of the class, we would like to express our thanks<br />
to the wonderful Japanese exchange students for<br />
their efforts throughout the lesson, and also to Ms<br />
Mizukami for organising it.<br />
Zena Marroun and Alice Apalakis<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 10 Japanese Elective Class<br />
During this activity, the <strong>Year</strong> 10 Japanese class was<br />
able to widen their knowledge of Japanese culture,<br />
specifically kanji, kendo, kendama, Nagasaki,<br />
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TRISTAN BONGOLAN<br />
During the first two weeks of July, the students of St<br />
Andrews College travelled to Japan to experience<br />
homestay with the students of Isahaya Commercial<br />
High School and to also experience the Japanese<br />
culture. For two weeks, the students had an amazing<br />
experience in which memories were made that will<br />
never be forgotten.<br />
For the first half of our stay in Japan, we experienced<br />
homestay with other Japanese students that attended<br />
our sister school in Isahaya. It was an event that will<br />
mark on our memories for eternity and was a very<br />
enjoyable time for us. During homestay, we learned<br />
numerous things about the Japanese culture in<br />
comparison to our daily Australian life. For example,<br />
packing lunch in the morning in a box and bringing<br />
it to school. It is mostly different in comparison to<br />
Australian life however we share a few cultural<br />
aspects such as eating together as a family. Also, we<br />
went to school for two days where we experienced<br />
Japanese school life. It was a remarkable experience<br />
as their school culture is very unique in comparison<br />
to schools in Australia. For instance, the teachers<br />
only move from class to class, instead of both the<br />
students and teachers moving between classrooms.<br />
In Isahaya Commercial High School, (Sister School),<br />
we participated in a traditional tea ceremony,<br />
Japanese Calligraphy lessons, cooking classes and<br />
many more enjoyable activities. For us, it was very<br />
enjoyable spending time with the students and our<br />
peers and we were able to create and make new<br />
relationships amongst the students.<br />
For the second half of our stay in Japan, we travelled<br />
from Isahaya, Nagasaki to Kyoto. We took the bullet<br />
train and the trip took three hours to travel to Osaka<br />
from Nagasaki. The distance between these two<br />
areas is approximately 780 kilometres. We travelled<br />
to historical sites in Osaka such as Osaka castle.<br />
Afterwards, we visited the downtown area of Osaka<br />
which was crowded with people. Then we headed<br />
for Kyoto to settle into our hotel where we stayed for<br />
three nights. The following day, we toured around to<br />
various temples located in Kyoto where we learned a<br />
variety of things about the essentials of temples. After<br />
that, we had dinner at the mall near the hotel in which<br />
we stayed and then took the night off. The day after<br />
that, we had a trip to Universal Studios Japan and<br />
were amazed at the people and the attractions that<br />
were available. It was interesting and enjoyable as the<br />
rides were exhilarating. As the long day passed, we<br />
ate at Osaka, Konohaku, shopped as well as played<br />
games. We headed back to Kyoto via the train; after<br />
time had passed we nodded off to sleep. As the last<br />
day of out Japanese tour approached, we were in low<br />
spirits until the teachers turned that around and made<br />
it interesting. We packed our bags, ready to leave and<br />
headed for Nara. We travelled to Nara by catching a<br />
few trains and once we got there, we walked around<br />
500 metres up a slope and visited the Todaiji Temple.<br />
On the way, we encountered multiple deer and were<br />
amazed at how tame and passive they were. After<br />
visiting Nara, we headed back to the hotel in order<br />
to arrive at Kansai airport. Then it was time to say<br />
goodbye to Japan.<br />
ANDREW SANTOSO<br />
The Japan study tour was one of the best experiences<br />
of my life so far. Being able to travel to a different<br />
country and experience firsthand the school life in<br />
Japan and experience the Japanese culture amongst<br />
its people was sensational. The study tour was an<br />
amazing experience especially when surrounded by<br />
fantastic friends and wonderful teachers to guide us<br />
through this once in a lifetime opportunity. Throughout<br />
this tour we had the opportunity to visit various and<br />
different places in Japan and try the local food that<br />
Japan had to offer.<br />
The trip started off by flying to Fukuoka from Hong<br />
Kong where we commenced our journey and had<br />
our first taste of Japan. On our first day we enjoyed<br />
the scenery and the experiences Japan had to offer.<br />
However the real adventure began with our homestay<br />
families in Isahaya. We attended Isahaya High<br />
School and learned about school life for Japanese<br />
teenagers and about their experiences by comparing<br />
it to Australia. This would have to be the high point of<br />
the tour.<br />
Being immersed into the Japanese high school<br />
experience showed us a vast range of differences<br />
found between the two different cultures and enabled<br />
us to better understand the experiences faced by the<br />
Japanese students. To experience Japanese school<br />
life was a tremendous opportunity which the tour<br />
provided and it was a magnificent once in a lifetime<br />
opportunity.<br />
Furthermore living with a Japanese host family was<br />
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also a great experience as it showed the intricate<br />
and minute aspects in life only seen by living with a<br />
Japanese family. Being able to enjoy Japan by eating<br />
with the host family and living with them, made this<br />
trip truly enjoyable and memorable.<br />
This trip was topped off with a visit to the famous tourist<br />
attractions and experiences such as visiting Shinto<br />
shrines, castles, riding the bullet train and visiting<br />
the Universal Studios Japan! Overall this tour was a<br />
great success and everyone enjoyed themselves and<br />
experienced many new things and the memories will<br />
stay with us forever.<br />
DANIELLE DERECHO<br />
The Japanese Study tour commenced on the 29 th<br />
of June and we travelled through five cities in Japan<br />
before the tour ended on the 10 th of July The tour is<br />
able to be summarised as being both an enjoyable<br />
and educational experience. The entire trip, starting<br />
with the departure from Sydney has been met with<br />
an array of discoveries and experiences that have<br />
helped define the trip including travelling, tourist<br />
destinations, Japanese customs, and perspectives<br />
while travelling. The overall duration of the study tour<br />
is also able to be separated into three main parts<br />
including the earlier days of the trip which include the<br />
departure, the home stay, and the last days of the<br />
trip .<br />
Starting with a stopover in Hong Kong, after a nine<br />
hour flight to Asia that was not particularly comfortable<br />
yet not extremely terrible, everyone on the tour was<br />
able to rest and recuperate on the ground at the<br />
Hong Kong International Airport. Everyone could<br />
sustain themselves again with a meal from one of<br />
the numerous fast food restaurants or enjoy window<br />
shopping and the free internet for several hours<br />
before the next flight to Fukuoka, Japan. Arrival was<br />
met with overcast weather although nothing extreme<br />
and after resting at the hotel, the actual Japanese<br />
experience was able to start at Canal City. Everyone’s<br />
first meal in the country was at Canal City on a floor<br />
that was dominated by ‘ramen’ shops. Later, there<br />
were opportunities to look around the shopping<br />
complex before meeting up and walking back to the<br />
hotel. The next day was the day in which everyone<br />
would go to Isahaya in Nagasaki and meet their host<br />
families which everyone was nervous about. Before<br />
arriving in Isahaya however, everyone visited the<br />
Dazaifu Temple which was our first tourist destination<br />
with historical and cultural significance on the trip. It<br />
was a new experience to be in a temple so everyone<br />
readily bought good luck charms from the souvenir<br />
stall. After that we were officially on the way to<br />
Isahaya Commercial High School and all the students<br />
concentrated on the speech that they were supposed<br />
to give to the entire school. Despite the nervousness<br />
and doubts, everyone was excited to meet their host<br />
family and see the rest of the high school.<br />
The next part of the trip revolved around everyone’s<br />
individual experiences with their own host families.<br />
Meeting at the school which was different but still<br />
held some similarities to an Australian high school<br />
was fascinating despite our unfamiliarity with the<br />
layout of the school, rules, clubs and how the classes<br />
worked. However, everyone was able to still meet up<br />
and talk about what they did at the school and as<br />
a school we were able to see the Nagasaki Atomic<br />
Bomb Museum, Peace Park, Martyr Museum and<br />
Chinatown despite the strong weather. The entire<br />
day was very surprising and served in contrast to the<br />
rest of the trip as being very serious, educational and<br />
sentimental. However, it was also very interesting<br />
and was an event that could be recounted to my host<br />
family. My entire stay with the host family allowed me<br />
to experience everyday customs of Japanese culture.<br />
These included the fact that it wasn’t a necessity to<br />
wear a seatbelt, bathing cutoms, the food and overall<br />
different rules around the house. Other places that I<br />
was able to visit with my host family were a mall in<br />
Isahaya, two more bigger malls in Nagasaki city and<br />
an Onsen on my last night.<br />
After the homestay the entire group headed to Osaka<br />
via Shinkansen which was a new experience as it<br />
gave resemblance to a train with the interior of an<br />
airplane. After arriving we visited the Osaka Castle<br />
which was very interesting though tiring to reach due<br />
to the steep climb and Dotonbori, a shopping district in<br />
downtown Osaka. After eating dinner, which was at an<br />
Okonomiyaki restaurant, was a train ride to the hotel<br />
in Kyoto. The next day was much more productive<br />
as we visited four more sites, which were the Heian<br />
Shrine, Clear Water Temple (Kiyomizu temple),<br />
Sanjusangendo Hall and Golden Temple (Kinkaku-ji)<br />
on a full day bus tour. The long day ended with a visit<br />
to Kyoto where upon reaching the top everyone was<br />
able to enjoy the view above Kyoto at night. The last full<br />
day in Japan was another enjoyable experience that<br />
was filled with a lot of freedom as it was mostly spent<br />
at Universal Studios in Osaka. At USJ I was able to<br />
go on all the rides and take numerous pictures before<br />
going to the main district outside the amusement park<br />
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in the evening. Since the restaurants were expensive,<br />
most of the students bought their last dinner in Japan<br />
from the convenience store which was cheap yet<br />
enjoyable and filling. On the last day everyone spent<br />
the first half of the day in Nara to visit the Todaiji<br />
and Big Buddha as well as take pictures of and with<br />
the numerous deer around the area. Upon arriving<br />
at the airport in the afternoon, none of the students<br />
were very happy to have reached the end of the long<br />
trip. It was incredibly enjoyable and we have had<br />
discussions about planning another trip in the future.<br />
EMMA WEBB<br />
16 students, four teachers, 13 hours, 7,804 Km... to<br />
Japan. As we stepped out onto unfamiliar ground<br />
when we arrived, there were grins and excitement,<br />
as this was the beginning of a ten day experience in<br />
what would become a great journey. A journey that<br />
immersed us in a culture so engaging it captured the<br />
heart, religions that touched the soul and a language<br />
that just can’t be learned from a textbook. This was<br />
a trip in which friends bonded closer to each other,<br />
while new friends were made on the way. It was an<br />
opportunity to meet new faces and re-connect with<br />
familiar ones too. This was a trip in which we could all<br />
share our knowledge, laughter and joy, with whomever<br />
we encountered. A trip that we all will reminisce on,<br />
for many years to come.<br />
Many would agree with me that our experience in<br />
Japan was absolutely, utterly breathtaking. The sites<br />
we toured around, all the temples, shrines and castles,<br />
held there beauty not only in themselves but in the<br />
numerous gardens that surrounded them. Particularly<br />
Kyoto’s Shinen Garden, in which a multitude of<br />
Japanese maple trees surround the glistening, soft<br />
rippled lake, home to an array of Japanese carp that<br />
swim elegantly in between the blooming water lilies<br />
that softly float on its surface, creating an atmosphere<br />
of abundant tranquillity. In my eyes, this was an<br />
amazing highlight of my time in Japan, a chance to<br />
relax, breath and take in the soothing splendour that<br />
Japan has to offer.<br />
Whereas, being excited, filled with raging adrenaline<br />
was fine too, as the study group conquered the many<br />
rides of Universal Studios Japan, located in Osaka.<br />
This was a beautiful end to our trip, as we created<br />
many treasured memories, some of which may be<br />
filled with squeals of shock or excitement too...<br />
However, in my opinion, the most treasured memory<br />
that I will hold for eternity, is that of experiencing a<br />
Japanese High School, along with its associated<br />
lifestyle. To do this, we visited and studied Japanese<br />
traditional and pop-culture, and language at Isahaya<br />
Commercial High school. This reminded me of my<br />
past days last year, becoming a host sister to Ayaka,<br />
who now hosted me. The school and family that I had<br />
encountered in my first days of arriving in Japan, were<br />
my favourite, all time highlights of this trip overall.<br />
It showed me I am not a tourist on a study group,<br />
rather a part of a warm, hospitable family and school<br />
community.<br />
Spending time at school allowed me to see familiar<br />
faces and meet and greet new ones in classes or after<br />
school activities. This has become an integral part of<br />
my cherished and beloved memories, as I now look<br />
back at the tour as a whole. Needless to say that after<br />
a beautiful six day stay with such a wonderful family,<br />
saying goodbye was definitely difficult, not only for<br />
me but all of my fellow peers, as tears of farewell<br />
streamed down our faces.<br />
The Japanese study tour has proven to be a great<br />
and valuable experience for me. It has allowed me<br />
to continue my ongoing relationship with my host<br />
sister, while making new friends and educating me<br />
on Japan’s culture, religion and language. I strongly<br />
recommend any student to embark on this experience<br />
of a lifetime, as they will be amazed at the endless<br />
happiness they will gain from such a trip!<br />
NINA SALVADOR<br />
In the July holidays, a fortunate number of students<br />
from <strong>Year</strong>s 9-12 and four teachers travelled to the<br />
fascinating country of Japan. The whole purpose<br />
of the trip was to experience the unique lifestyle of<br />
Japan including the school life. But also, the study<br />
tour further enhanced all the students’ Japanese<br />
speaking skills and their sense of independence.<br />
Definitely one of the key parts of the Japanese Study<br />
Tour was the opportunity to witness the home lifestyle.<br />
In my opinion, I found the homestay extremely fun<br />
and unforgettable. As I was able to witness first<br />
hand both the home lifestyle and school life. It was<br />
interesting, tasting all the different kinds of Japanese<br />
cuisine and also following the Japanese peoples’<br />
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etiquette which is completely different compared to<br />
Australia’s etiquette.<br />
The school life on the other hand, was surely a<br />
‘once in a lifetime experience’ as we were given the<br />
opportunity to immerse ourselves in Japanese school<br />
life. We were able to make friends, even with the<br />
language barrier. For the two school days, we stayed<br />
at Ishaya Commercial High School. During those two<br />
school days, we experienced a variety of things such<br />
as; being in class, learning their art of calligraphy,<br />
dance, club activities, singing and cooking. It was<br />
definitely an experience we will treasure for the rest<br />
of our lives.<br />
After our homestay we travelled to all sorts of<br />
traditional Japanese restaurants, temples, museums<br />
and monuments. Each day was filled with activities<br />
and different tours and by the end of each day<br />
everyone was really tired. In my opinion all the places<br />
we visited were memorable and unforgettable. All in<br />
all, the Japanese Study Tour was a ‘once in a lifetime<br />
trip’ that will be forever engraved in our memories.<br />
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VALENTINE’S DAY CAFE<br />
with parmesan cheese and of course love.<br />
On Monday the 10 th of February our very own young<br />
chefs delivered exceptional service in this year’s<br />
St Valentine’s Day Cafe. One of the two <strong>Year</strong> 12<br />
Hospitality classes began cooking preparations<br />
during Period 3 with four extraordinary young cooks,<br />
preparing with love, a three-course meal fit for<br />
royalty. Tanyel Mehmet, Geraldine Duhau, Heather<br />
Ayden and myself, with the help and guidance of our<br />
Hospitality teacher Mrs Barbara and food assistant<br />
Ms Beatriz, set out to offer the best level of service<br />
as well as an exceptional meal for our peers and<br />
teachers.<br />
With music playing in the background and tables set<br />
up beautifully, the ambiance in the room was created<br />
and we were ready to greet our guests. As the lunch<br />
bell rang excitement filled the kitchen, - what we had<br />
been working so hard for; had finally arrived.<br />
When the guests were seated, our entrée (herb bread<br />
with an oil and balsamic vinaigrette) was served. As<br />
the beautiful aromas started to fill the air we began<br />
plating and serving our main course of either a Penne<br />
Chicken Milanese or a Penne Boscaiola sprinkled<br />
Putting our knowledge and skills into practice we<br />
prepared a non-alcoholic beverage of lemonade with<br />
drops of grenadine, garnished with a lemon slice, a<br />
pink sensation that dazzled our guests.<br />
As everyone’s favourite time of the meal approached,<br />
our French Vanilla Cheese Cake was served with<br />
either a raspberry coulis or a mocha sauce, according<br />
to each guest’s preference.<br />
At the end of service, as guests started to leave for<br />
their Period 5 classes we were left with the joy of<br />
washing 26 plates, cups, forks, spoons and bowls<br />
as well as pans, pots and cooking utensils but it was<br />
well worth it, we enjoyed every minute. It proved what<br />
students can do when they work as a team! A huge<br />
congratulations to the girls and a huge thank you to<br />
Mrs Barbara, Ms Beatriz and the other Hospitality<br />
class for their help. A special thank you goes to all<br />
those who attended our café.<br />
Youstina Youssif<br />
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KOOL SKOOLS<br />
St Andrews College now has a fully produced album<br />
of songs composed by Music 1 students in <strong>Year</strong>s 11<br />
and 12. “Kool Skools” is an original music-recording<br />
project with $5000 funded studio time for high school<br />
Music students. St Andrews College was invited to<br />
apply. We presented our top compositions from <strong>Year</strong>s<br />
11 and 12 and were successful in receiving the grant.<br />
This is a true testament to the high standards of our<br />
student composers.<br />
Kool Skools promotes, develops and supports a<br />
diverse range of talent and all genres of contemporary<br />
music writing and performance. Each eligible school<br />
or project gets to work in a professional studio in<br />
either Melbourne or Sydney, recording an album<br />
of original music by their own school bands. Each<br />
project receives 450 CDs containing their own music,<br />
graphics, photos and videos are published on the<br />
web. An additional 50 CDs from each project are<br />
used for promotional and archive sets.<br />
Each year State Awards Nights are held in November<br />
to showcase and celebrate the best songs and<br />
performances. Approximately 40 acts from the project<br />
get to perform live. The awards nights are modelled<br />
on the ‘ARIA Awards’ and feature well known industry<br />
personalities and some famous names as guests<br />
and sometimes also presenting the awards. For<br />
those who don’t play music or sing, Kool Skools also<br />
provides a great opportunity to be involved in making<br />
video, doing photography, designing the CD artwork<br />
and being part of the whole process. Kool Skools is<br />
a real gateway to the music world – not just a school<br />
project!<br />
St Andrews College participated in a recording session<br />
in the September/October break at MUSICFEEDS<br />
Studio, St Peters. The Senior Music students<br />
performed and recorded their original compositions<br />
using professional equipment in a high-end studio<br />
environment. The learning that took place was<br />
extraordinary and much fun was had in the creative<br />
process over the two ten hour days.<br />
“Introducing our highly skilled student musicians to<br />
members of the studio was an honour. The engineer<br />
could not believe the amount of talent that was<br />
compressed into one school. He believes that every<br />
track on the recorded album sounds true, musically<br />
mature and even inspiring. I was a very proud troop<br />
leader”, said Mr Antonio Chiappetta.<br />
“It was a pleasure to work with my students as<br />
recording artists in a professional environment<br />
outside of school. Sharing our gifts and passions are<br />
what make us comfortable in creativity. I love that I<br />
can share my experiences with my students and then<br />
have them inspire me with their compositions and<br />
determination to improve”.<br />
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YEAR 11 P
OOL DAY<br />
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THAILAND CULTURAL I
MMERSION PROGRAM<br />
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KRISTEN HOMBRE<br />
It was more than just a holiday or a chance to travel to<br />
another country, it was a once in a lifetime opportunity<br />
to experience life in a whole new environment and<br />
perspective. I fell in love with Thailand and everyone<br />
I met there. The trip can be summarised in three main<br />
highlights: the students at Dan Nok Serithamwittaya<br />
School; the culture; and the aftermath of the<br />
experience.<br />
After playing games with the students, our relationship<br />
developed and we grew so close that they seemed<br />
like family to me, whom I never wanted to leave.<br />
The other students influenced my perspective on life<br />
greatly as well. Every day at school with them was<br />
a blessing and every morning I would gladly wake<br />
up early, looking forward to seeing them. As soon as<br />
I walked into the school, some of the older female<br />
students in <strong>Year</strong> 8 would kindly invite me into their<br />
classroom to do my hair. During lunch breaks, when I<br />
walked out of the staffroom, I would look down to see<br />
several younger female students holding my hands<br />
and giggling.<br />
An example of an inspirational moment was a student<br />
named, Farm. He was one of the top students in <strong>Year</strong><br />
8 that I would always look up to, even though he was<br />
younger, he moved me throughout the whole trip. An<br />
Australian boy at his age would spend hours gaming,<br />
yet he would rather spend hours studying. Only having<br />
his grandmother, he still has the motivation to study<br />
and achieve his dream of going into engineering.<br />
When we asked him whether he wanted to play sport<br />
or study, he automatically said: study. This was a real<br />
eye-opener to how important education is and how<br />
we should appreciate our fortunate situation.<br />
During this experience, I’ve realised that the people of<br />
Thailand are the most polite people I have ever met in<br />
my whole life. Everything they do, they do with utmost<br />
respect while always smiling hence why Thailand is<br />
often referred to as the “Land of Smiles”. It is hard not<br />
to fall in love with their shrines and temples such as<br />
the Wat Ban Rai – The Elephant Temple, handmade<br />
out of more than 20 million pieces of mosaic. With<br />
stunning artworks portraying Buddhist teachings and<br />
amazing views of Thailand, it continuously took away<br />
my worries about the trip and always put me at ease.<br />
On the last day at the school, we stayed up until 2am<br />
that previous night making letters for each student<br />
with lollies as they were of great importance to us.<br />
Teachers, such as Su, would be with us every day<br />
eventually they were a sisterly figure to us. Countless<br />
tears were shed during the farewell, numerous<br />
amounts of handmade goodbye and I love you cards<br />
were received and a hundred photos taken.<br />
Dozens of students still keep connected via the<br />
internet and almost every day video calls are made,<br />
which are full of “I miss you” and “I love you”. Overall,<br />
they are inspiring. They had a major impact on me<br />
and who I am. After I met them, I suddenly have<br />
the motivation to do more and go beyond. They<br />
were always loving and nice and they’ve influenced<br />
me to be that way, to love those around you. Their<br />
dedication to school has motivated me to appreciate<br />
school and the opportunity of having an education.<br />
Over the two weeks of falling in love with Thailand, I<br />
have also created a tight bond with my six classmates<br />
who share this special memory with me as well as<br />
acknowledging the support we all have for each other.<br />
I am so thankful for having this great opportunity<br />
to be a part of the <strong>2014</strong> English Teaching Program<br />
in Thailand and to meet the amazing students who<br />
have taught me so much. I could not have asked for<br />
a better experience and I will never forget those two<br />
weeks.<br />
We went to Thailand to teach the students, but in the<br />
end they taught us.<br />
JOSHUA HOSTIADI<br />
Being the one teaching rather than being the student<br />
was a whole different world and experience. For<br />
me teaching gave me a whole new perspective<br />
on learning. Every day the Thai students would be<br />
excited to turn up to school and you could tell that<br />
they were eager to learn as well. I remember asking<br />
one of the students if he wanted to go outside and<br />
play sports or stay inside and learn, surprisingly he<br />
said he wanted to stay inside and learn. It showed<br />
me that the students were really dedicated to their<br />
education and they didn’t take it for granted. Many of<br />
us take our education for granted, including me. So<br />
once I got to see how dedicated these Thai students<br />
were I began to appreciate education more highly<br />
and when I got back to Australia I was eager to learn<br />
and I remember Bianca saying, “We went to teach<br />
but we were the ones who were taught.”<br />
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Thailand is a whole new culture compared to the<br />
Australian culture, everything is done so differently.<br />
The first few days made me feel like I was in culture<br />
shock, because I would often find myself saying, to<br />
myself, “these people do this.” However you begin to<br />
realise that this is their way of making a life from what<br />
they have. Once you understand that, you start to<br />
appreciate all the luxuries that you have in Australia.<br />
Many Thai people barely had any hot water to shower<br />
with and back in Australia we would take 30 minute<br />
hot showers without a second thought. It really gave<br />
me a greater appreciation of all the simple necessities<br />
and it taught me not to take things for granted.<br />
The Thai Immersion Trip gave me an opportunity to get<br />
closer to the Thai Immersion group. This opportunity<br />
was one of my biggest highlights. At the start of the<br />
trip I would find myself thinking, “I’m not even close<br />
with these guys, what am I doing with them?” We were<br />
friendly, we were those type of friends who would just<br />
say hey and leave without a second word. However,<br />
over the course of this journey that we all took as a<br />
group, we were able to develop a special bond with<br />
one another and really enjoy everyone’s presence.<br />
By the end of the trip those friends whom I would just<br />
say hey to had turned into my second family.<br />
DUSTIN JUSAY<br />
The Thailand trip was an amazing opportunity for me.<br />
One of the best experiences of my life, the Thailand<br />
Cultural Immersion Trip taught me a lot. Though there<br />
are many highlights I have chosen to share three.<br />
My first highlight of the Thailand trip was teaching the<br />
students English and bringing the world to them. It felt<br />
really good to give up your time and become a person<br />
for others. These students who don’t have as much as<br />
we do, value every bit of education they receive. They<br />
worked hard to learn everything we could teach them<br />
and we the teachers were able to grow a special bond<br />
with them. The first days of the teaching experience<br />
were quite long and I was very nervous. You could<br />
say that I was a bit uncomfortable and I was focussed<br />
on getting through the lesson tasks and hoping for<br />
the end of the lesson rather than immersing myself<br />
in the experience. I was a bit shocked I didn’t know<br />
what to expect, I was more comfortable sitting behind<br />
a desk not standing in front of the class. Once I began<br />
to immerse myself in the experience and saw how<br />
the students so wanted to learn and I didn’t want the<br />
lesson to end. During the eight lessons my attitude<br />
towards the experience changed. I began to develop<br />
a relationship with the students so that the learning<br />
became a two-way experience. The students taught<br />
us about the Thai Culture and a lot about ourselves.<br />
My second highlight of Thailand was celebrating<br />
my Birthday. This was the first time I had spent my<br />
birthday away from my family and from home. Before<br />
going to Thailand I thought spending my birthday<br />
somewhere else other than home would be cool.<br />
But actually it wasn’t. My birthday was on October<br />
3, the day after we were to set off back to Bangkok<br />
for our trip back home. I remember Su, one of the<br />
Thai teachers whom we all grew a strong bond with,<br />
bought me a slice of cake at the night market. First of<br />
all I say thanks but then I ask her why and she says<br />
“for your birthday tomorrow” and at that point it hits<br />
me. All this time being a teacher and being a tourist,<br />
I forget that it was my birthday the next day. I started<br />
getting teary and sad and it wasn’t because I forgot it<br />
was my birthday but it was because I just realised that<br />
I wasn’t going to spend my birthday with my family<br />
and with my other friends in Australia. It just felt like<br />
I needed to be home and thankfully we were going<br />
home the next day. So this highlight of my birthday<br />
being overseas and away from my family made me<br />
realise how much I missed home and how important<br />
friends and family are. I had the expectation of how<br />
it would probably be cool to spend my birthday in a<br />
different way but in reality I just wanted to be home<br />
with my family and friends to celebrate it. But overall<br />
my birthday was great thanks to the Thai Immersion<br />
crew who spent the morning of my birthday waking<br />
up a whole hotel by singing happy birthday to me.<br />
My third highlight was becoming a tourist. When we<br />
were not teaching we enjoyed being a tourist. I was<br />
lucky enough to experience the great wonders of<br />
Thailand as well as their profound culture. The food<br />
we had every day was amazing, there was always<br />
a great variety to choose from. I felt very lucky to be<br />
able to learn how to cook a Thai dish.<br />
Lastly I am just happy that I was able to grow a<br />
special relationship with all my friends who went to<br />
Thailand. I was already close with everyone before<br />
the Thailand trip, but during the trip a special bond<br />
developed. We supported each other all the time and<br />
I am happy to call them my good friends. We were 16<br />
and 17 year olds who went overseas to try and make<br />
a difference. It was one crazy experience and we will<br />
never forget it.<br />
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ANZAC CE<br />
ANZAC Day is celebrated on the 25 th of April to<br />
mark the anniversary of the first major military action<br />
fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during<br />
the First World War. Australians recognise this day<br />
as an occasion of national remembrance of fallen<br />
soldiers and ex-servicemen and women that served.<br />
A ceremony was held at the Holy Family Campus.<br />
This included a march of the school leaders that held<br />
various flags. In addition to that, the commemoration<br />
was held by the SRC. This also included the lighting<br />
of candles as we remembered the ex-servicemen<br />
and women and prayed for peace. We finished with<br />
the last post and a minutes silence.<br />
At the JP II Campus, the commemoration was held<br />
in St Andrews Church. Mr Kolek organised a drum<br />
corps who conducted a piling of the drums, which<br />
served as a cenotaph. Included within the ceremony<br />
was the catafalque party. Lewis Manalili served<br />
the role of MC. In addition, incorporated within the<br />
ceremony was a moving oration by Mr Johnson. He<br />
spoke about Aboriginal people who were involved<br />
in the First World War, specifically the descendants<br />
of Yarramundi who were largely ignored when they<br />
returned. Mr Johnson organised for one of his Blue<br />
Mountain Concert Band members, Matthew Carter,<br />
to play the last post and reveille.<br />
Kristina Daloran<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 10<br />
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REMONY<br />
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REMEMBRANCE DAY<br />
Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the First<br />
World War Armistice. This year St Andrews College<br />
students attended local commemoration services on<br />
behalf of our school community.<br />
Chanae Ince and Loujunior Go (<strong>Year</strong> 12) attended<br />
Remembrance Sunday at the Blacktown Pool Wall<br />
of Remembrance. Remembrance Sunday was<br />
established to allow people who work during the<br />
week to still attend a formal commemoration service.<br />
With students from Doonside Technology High<br />
and Blacktown Boys High, they helped to run the<br />
ceremony by manning flags and laying wreaths.<br />
Alexia Newsome, Madelaine Hudson and Daniel<br />
Garland (<strong>Year</strong> 12) attended Remembrance Day at<br />
Blacktown RSL Club with students from Mitchell High,<br />
Doonside Technology High and Patrician Brothers<br />
Blacktown. Together, these students laid wreaths to<br />
commemorate those who fell in various conflicts.<br />
We thank Blacktown RSL Sub Branch for the<br />
opportunity to contribute to their commemorations.<br />
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OUR<br />
SPORTING<br />
LIFE
SWIMMING<br />
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CARNIVAL<br />
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SWIMMING CARNI<br />
Boys - Age 17 Boys - Age 16<br />
Boys - Age 15 Boys - Age 14<br />
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Boys - Age 13 Boys - Age 12
VAL CHAMPIONS<br />
Girls - Age 17 Girls - Age 16<br />
Girls - Age 15 Girls - Age 14<br />
Girls - Age 13 Girls - Age 12<br />
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SWIMMING<br />
1st<br />
Robert Oxley<br />
2nd<br />
Adam Ward<br />
Boys - Age 17<br />
3rd<br />
Joshua Hostiadi<br />
4th<br />
Mario Fouad<br />
4th<br />
Zach Jarrett<br />
1st<br />
Jacob De Leon<br />
1st<br />
Justin Walsh<br />
Boys - Age 16<br />
3rd<br />
Thomas San Pedro<br />
4th<br />
Jared Andronicus<br />
5th<br />
Andre Guevara<br />
1st<br />
Scott Anschau<br />
2nd<br />
Matthew Ward<br />
Boys - Age 15<br />
3rd<br />
Anthony Perera<br />
4th<br />
Charkrit Atherton<br />
5th<br />
Christopher Mounsey<br />
1st<br />
Michael Mateo<br />
2nd<br />
William Lu<br />
Boys - Age 14<br />
3rd<br />
Jason Taylor<br />
4th<br />
Samuel McKinnon<br />
4th<br />
Matthew Stevenson<br />
1st<br />
Matthew Pereira<br />
2nd<br />
Daniel San Pedro<br />
Boys - Age 13<br />
2nd<br />
Lachlan Sibir<br />
4th<br />
Vishesh Sarda<br />
5th<br />
Jerico Tablizo<br />
1st<br />
Ethan Sibucao<br />
2nd<br />
Eric McColl<br />
Boys - Age 12<br />
3rd<br />
Jaymes Formosa<br />
4th<br />
Baran Ates<br />
4th<br />
Unish Shrestha<br />
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CARNIVAL<br />
1st<br />
Erica Dennehy<br />
2nd<br />
Paige Dean<br />
Girls - Age 17<br />
3rd<br />
Stephanie Mulholland<br />
4th<br />
Maddison Lennon<br />
5th<br />
Brittnee Sewell<br />
1st<br />
Tayla Deverell<br />
2nd<br />
Laura McKinnon<br />
Girls - Age 16<br />
3rd<br />
Madelaine Hudson<br />
4th<br />
Emma Mulholland<br />
1st<br />
Georgia Donaldson<br />
2nd<br />
Tyra Olsson<br />
Girls - Age 15<br />
3rd<br />
Amy France<br />
4th<br />
Jessical Hostiadi<br />
5th<br />
Alice Apalakis<br />
Jessica Turner<br />
1st<br />
Madeline Housego<br />
2nd<br />
Chloe Panaligan<br />
Girls - Age 14<br />
2nd<br />
Shantelle Sharma<br />
4th<br />
Kaley Jarrett<br />
4th<br />
Diana Zerafa<br />
1st<br />
Freedom Lowe<br />
2nd<br />
Olivia Lindsay<br />
Girls - Age 13<br />
3rd<br />
Ella Kumpulainen<br />
4th<br />
Jemma France<br />
4th<br />
Madelyn Irvine<br />
1st<br />
Jayan Easton<br />
2nd<br />
Emily Vella<br />
Girls - Age 12<br />
3rd<br />
Irene Baik<br />
4th<br />
Tara Collison-Fulton<br />
5th<br />
Anna Kravtsova<br />
Sarah Wonson<br />
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ATHLETICS<br />
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CARNIVAL<br />
Wednesday 9 th of April <strong>2014</strong> marked St Andrews<br />
College Athletics Carnival, a day of anticipation<br />
that promoted fitness and school community, whilst<br />
highlighting the talents of our young student athletes.<br />
This year, the carnival was held at the Blacktown<br />
International Sports Athletics Centre, Rooty Hill. The<br />
day was hot throughout, but did not deter the spirits<br />
of the students, with several school records being<br />
broken.<br />
It was a great experience for the school, particularly<br />
with the new venue.<br />
The success of this year’s Athletics Carnival can<br />
be accredited to all the teachers and students who<br />
participated on the day, with special thanks to Mr<br />
O’Kane whom had organised the event, and ensured<br />
that it was yet another exceptional Athletics Carnival.<br />
Katrina Quizon<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 10<br />
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ATHLETICS<br />
1st<br />
Nicholas Chymiak<br />
2nd<br />
Aydin Akyol<br />
Boys - Age 17<br />
3rd<br />
Joshua Acuek<br />
4th<br />
Ethan Lipovac<br />
4th<br />
Peter Hourani<br />
1st<br />
Hilary Zakria<br />
1st<br />
Joachim Donevski<br />
Boys - Age 16<br />
3rd<br />
Patrick Estrada<br />
4th<br />
Robbie Bueno<br />
5th<br />
Kyle Tawa<br />
1st<br />
Frederick Adutwum<br />
2nd<br />
Jarred Concepcion<br />
Boys - Age 15<br />
3rd<br />
Justin Espino<br />
3rd<br />
Khang Nguyen<br />
5th<br />
William Stevens<br />
1st<br />
Christian Cabellon<br />
2nd<br />
Raghav Dhiman<br />
Boys - Age 14<br />
3rd<br />
Lewis Cho<br />
4th<br />
Nathan Tagle<br />
5th<br />
Bradley Roberts<br />
1st<br />
Hamish Ram<br />
2nd<br />
Thomas Bienasz<br />
Boys - Age 13<br />
3rd<br />
Freddie Tamanika<br />
3rd<br />
Adam Xuereb<br />
3rd<br />
Sasan Najibi<br />
1st<br />
Isaac Gundi<br />
2nd<br />
Baran Ates<br />
Boys - Age 12<br />
2nd<br />
Tom Kalemusic<br />
2nd<br />
Mark Kassis<br />
5th<br />
Anton Bellett<br />
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CARNIVAL<br />
1st<br />
Wini Zakria<br />
2nd<br />
Stephanie Mulholland<br />
Girls - Age 17<br />
2nd<br />
Serena Andersen<br />
4th<br />
Eirene Cowley<br />
5th<br />
Brittnee Sewell<br />
1st<br />
Tayla Deverell<br />
2nd<br />
Julia Topalovic<br />
Girls - Age 16<br />
3rd<br />
Emma Mulholland<br />
4th<br />
Rwaida Maragan<br />
5th<br />
Akuol Lual<br />
Nancy Akol<br />
Jada Cayanan<br />
1st<br />
Bianca Andersen<br />
2nd<br />
Kathleen Carrero<br />
Girls - Age 15<br />
3rd<br />
Anakapea Hokafonu<br />
4th<br />
Alyssa Dimacali<br />
4th<br />
Tyra Olsson<br />
1st<br />
Sienna Fernandez<br />
2nd<br />
Isabella Hart<br />
Girls - Age 14<br />
3rd<br />
Guet Mac Acuek<br />
4th<br />
Raga Maragan<br />
5th<br />
Alaina Carasco<br />
1st<br />
Allison Futialo<br />
2nd<br />
Nyanjur Aguek<br />
Girls - Age 13<br />
2nd<br />
Faliki Pohiva<br />
4th<br />
Ella Kumpulainen<br />
5th<br />
Isabella Santos<br />
Emily Badelles<br />
Zoe Horrigan<br />
1st<br />
Jayan Easton<br />
2nd<br />
Adut Marial<br />
Girls - Age 12<br />
2nd<br />
Ebony O’Connor<br />
4th<br />
Vaitagata Amosa<br />
5th<br />
Angela Dera<br />
Crystal Sharma<br />
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GIRLS FLAG<br />
Sixty girls from St Andrews College, St Clare’s<br />
Catholic College and St Mark’s Catholic College<br />
converged on Harvey Park, Marayong on Monday<br />
the 17 th of November to experience and build skills in<br />
the game of Flag Gridiron.<br />
Feedback from students about the day indicates that<br />
they enjoyed meeting and developing inter-school<br />
friendships and were able to transform themselves<br />
through the power of this sport. Teachers, Amanda<br />
Forsyth from St Clare Catholic College and Jonathan<br />
Firth from St Mark’s Catholic College were so<br />
impressed by the skills the St Andrews College Team<br />
had acquired that they too were inspired to promote<br />
the sport in their own schools.<br />
Flag Gridiron is a contactless version of American<br />
Football (NFL) where players wear tags around their<br />
waists, that are ripped off instead of players being<br />
tackled to the ground. The aim of the game is to<br />
make “touchdowns” by using offensive and defensive<br />
collaborative plays. To be successful, teams need to<br />
develop strong teamwork, communication, leadership<br />
and planning skills, leading to an increase in trust and<br />
bond-forming, all coupled with athletic ability and a<br />
desire to succeed.<br />
The game is becoming very popular in Northern<br />
America and worldwide as parents and students<br />
recognise the need to reduce the chance of a head<br />
concussion and its associated implications.<br />
Mrs Irene Clayton from St Andrews College is<br />
promoting the sport in conjunction with Paul Manera<br />
from Bring It On Sports and Gridiron Australia with<br />
lead coaches Mr Michael Vrcelj, Coach Wolf and<br />
Ms Aynslee Rodger, Coach JJ. Before becoming<br />
involved in the sport Mrs Clayton described herself<br />
as uninterested in representative sport. However,<br />
once she saw the girls’ excitement and empowered<br />
attitudes of both athletic and previously sedentary<br />
students towards playing, Irene was convinced to<br />
push for a PDSSSC competition. This development<br />
day was stage one of bringing this plan to reality.<br />
Introducing this sport to the PDSSSC calendar<br />
means that there are alternate options for students to<br />
improve their wellbeing, demonstrate their majestic<br />
athleticism, personally develop competency in critical<br />
and creative thinking, capably manage themselves<br />
in social and sporting situations and to develop<br />
intercultural understanding whilst building a new<br />
Diocesan sporting community. All of these elements<br />
support the policy “ A Crown For Australia - Striving<br />
for the best in our sporting nation” recently released<br />
by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.
GRID IRON<br />
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NETBALL G<br />
On Tuesday the 22 nd of July <strong>2014</strong>, two teachers and<br />
twenty-two students gathered together on a cold<br />
winter morning to aboard the 8am bus and embarked<br />
on the journey to Jamison Park Netball Courts to<br />
represent St Andrews College in the PDSSSC Netball<br />
Gala Day.<br />
Our Junior Girls and Intermediate Girls netball teams<br />
arrived at the courts with a great spirit of excitement<br />
and enthusiasm and were ready to test their skills<br />
against other Catholic schools. Over the course<br />
of the day the teams played five games, each with<br />
eight-minute halves. The girls showed tremendous<br />
sportsmanship and talent as they participated to<br />
the best of their ability in each of the games, with<br />
the Junior Girls team achieving a win in one of their<br />
rounds.<br />
The Junior Girls team consisted of the following <strong>Year</strong> 7<br />
and <strong>Year</strong> 8 students: Allison Futialo, Brianna Deverell,<br />
Larissa Debincrat, Amelia Debincrat, Sarah Wonson,<br />
Jodi Pace, Ebony O’Connor, Crystal Sharma, Alysha<br />
Gaunder and Nyanjur Aguek.<br />
The Intermediate Girls team consisted of the following<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 9 and <strong>Year</strong> 10 students: Bianca Anderson, Raga<br />
Maragan, Irene Osariemea, Angela Boustany, Tayla<br />
Deverell, Josie Andrew, Chantell Neale, Anakapea<br />
Hokafony and Serena Pohiva.<br />
The girls are to be commended for their outstanding<br />
representation of the College and their positivity<br />
and enthusiasm throughout the day. Also to be<br />
commended are Laura McKinnon and Chloe McGhee<br />
who used their experience to umpire many games<br />
throughout the day.<br />
We look forward to participating in the PDSSSC<br />
Netball Gala day next year and representing St<br />
Andrews College in future sporting endeavours.<br />
Miss Emily Pett & Miss Lyndal Simmonds<br />
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ALA DAY<br />
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STUDENTS v PRIESTS & SEMINARIES<br />
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PIERRE DE COUBERTIN AWARD<br />
The Pierre de Coubertin Awards are named after the<br />
founder of the modern Olympic Games. The Awards<br />
take place on an annual basis and recognise senior<br />
secondary students who demonstrate values, which<br />
are consistent with the Olympic Movement through<br />
participation in sporting activities.<br />
This year the St Andrews College recipient was<br />
Stephanie Mulholland.<br />
Stephanie has always displayed a strong passion<br />
and love for a variety of sports throughout her school<br />
life. She has been actively involved in many extracurricula<br />
sporting activities both inside and outside of<br />
school.<br />
Throughout her time at St Andrews College, she<br />
has participated in nine different sports - swimming,<br />
athletics, cross country, basketball, diving, triathlon,<br />
netball, touch football and volleyball (NSW U/17<br />
Captain 2012, NSW U/19 2013, NSWCCC <strong>2014</strong>).<br />
What is most impressive about Stephanie is her<br />
positive and enthusiastic approach to sport and the<br />
gracious manner with which she accepts recognition<br />
for her achievements.<br />
She displays wonderful sportsmanship in all that she<br />
does whilst, simultaneously, managing to maintain<br />
a high level of academic achievement. Stephanie<br />
is always encouraging her peers to get involved at<br />
sporting carnivals and events, even if they do not feel<br />
confident in their athletic ability. Her attitude is to do<br />
your best and enjoy the participation no matter what<br />
result.<br />
At the <strong>2014</strong> Athletics Carnival, Stephanie was<br />
extremely supportive and encouraging of her peers<br />
in every event in which they participated. Stephanie<br />
was prepared to sacrifice the title of Age Champion<br />
because she could see how much one of her friends<br />
wanted and needed the recognition.<br />
Stephanie is not only an excellent ambassador for<br />
participation in sport and its rewards, but also for<br />
youth in the community and the positive role they<br />
can play. She leads by doing – Stephanie coaches<br />
gymnastics to children with special needs.<br />
Stephanie is truly deserving of this award and can be<br />
relied upon to use this recognition to continue to give<br />
back to the community.<br />
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NSW FUTSAL<br />
Ella Kumpulainen, a <strong>Year</strong> 7 student was part of the<br />
NSW U14 Girls Futsal Team that travelled to Victoria<br />
during the second week of the September/October<br />
school holidays to compete at the National All Schools<br />
Futsal Championships.<br />
Ella played against some talented teams from all<br />
over the country and her team achieved some great<br />
results. Their best result was the defeat of Queensland<br />
Country West 8-2.<br />
There were also some close games, unfortunately<br />
however Ella and her team were defeated by<br />
Queensland City 2-1 in a very close game in the<br />
Quarter Finals.<br />
It was an amazing experience for Ella to travel as part<br />
of NSW U14 Girls Futsal Team, forming friendships<br />
with girls from different schools.<br />
Being a member of NSW City Futsal Team required<br />
Ella to attend training sessions on Sundays leading<br />
up to the competition to work on necessary ball skills.<br />
Ella had the opportunity to increase her skill level<br />
and trial for the National Team for the January 2015<br />
competition.<br />
Ella pictured in centre<br />
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YEAR 12 CLASS OF <strong>2014</strong><br />
Nicole<br />
Abouchaaya<br />
Serena<br />
Andersen<br />
Isabelle<br />
Bagang<br />
Dylan<br />
Borg<br />
Nyatouy<br />
Aboumtoic<br />
Lysander<br />
Aquino<br />
Allen<br />
Barac<br />
Jacob<br />
Boustani<br />
Joshua<br />
Acuek<br />
Leah<br />
Aringo<br />
Gilson<br />
Bautista<br />
Amanda<br />
Brincat<br />
Bol<br />
Ajak<br />
Simran<br />
Athwal<br />
Marilyn<br />
Bellett<br />
Gerard<br />
Cabellon<br />
Aquila<br />
Alemao<br />
Eric<br />
Atienza<br />
Natalie<br />
Biddlecombe<br />
Nicolas<br />
Canete<br />
Jake<br />
Allen<br />
Heather<br />
Ayden<br />
Morgan<br />
Bindslev<br />
Nathania<br />
Capulong<br />
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Connor<br />
Clarke<br />
Danny<br />
Cetinic<br />
Dherek-Brandonn<br />
Dades<br />
Erica<br />
Dennehy<br />
Geraldine<br />
Duhau<br />
Luis<br />
Comissi<br />
Joshua<br />
Cheng<br />
Jonathan<br />
Dalay<br />
Julian<br />
Diang<br />
Sebastian<br />
Duhau<br />
Eirene<br />
Cowley<br />
Arness<br />
Choi<br />
Paige<br />
Dean<br />
Jade<br />
Dillon<br />
Patricia<br />
Egalla<br />
Laura<br />
Crocker<br />
Romana<br />
Choi<br />
Sanna<br />
Deano<br />
Nicholas<br />
Dimataga<br />
Emilio<br />
Espineda<br />
Leah<br />
Cuento<br />
Nicholas<br />
Chymiak<br />
Kaysey Del<br />
Rosario<br />
Isabelle<br />
Dineen<br />
Erica<br />
Essenhigh<br />
Zachariah<br />
Cusack<br />
Michaela<br />
Cilia<br />
James<br />
Delaroche Souvestre<br />
Mawuli<br />
Dokli<br />
Jozoe<br />
Fajardo<br />
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Taleisha<br />
Gittoes<br />
Rona<br />
Feraset<br />
Victoria<br />
Hill<br />
Khahish<br />
Kahlon<br />
Alyssa<br />
Linden<br />
Marissa<br />
Lwin<br />
Joshua<br />
Gomez<br />
Ericca<br />
Fernandez<br />
Peter<br />
Hourani<br />
Angus<br />
Konta<br />
Ethan<br />
Lipovac<br />
PJ<br />
Maglalang<br />
Jae<br />
Guzman<br />
Claudia<br />
Fielder<br />
Kenneth<br />
Infante<br />
Monika<br />
Kumar<br />
Jheff<br />
Llamoso<br />
Ryan<br />
Mahon<br />
Todd<br />
Hanna<br />
Mario<br />
Fouad<br />
James<br />
Irvine<br />
Vanessa<br />
Lansangan<br />
Christian<br />
Llesis<br />
Julie<br />
Makki<br />
Tristan<br />
Henderson<br />
Danielle<br />
Garcia<br />
Renaldy<br />
Janto<br />
Alexander<br />
Legaspi<br />
Sheneice<br />
Lowe<br />
Lewis<br />
Manalili<br />
Timothy<br />
Hewitson<br />
Jerica<br />
Garcia<br />
Jessica<br />
Jovanovic<br />
Maddison<br />
Lennon<br />
John<br />
Lubina<br />
Jillian<br />
Manalo<br />
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Tanyel<br />
Mehmet<br />
Arier<br />
Manyiel<br />
Layla<br />
Navarro<br />
Robert<br />
Oxley<br />
Julian<br />
Punzalan<br />
Niko<br />
Roqueza<br />
Danielle<br />
Menouhos<br />
Allissa<br />
Marasigan<br />
Phi Duc<br />
Nguyen<br />
Sean<br />
Pace<br />
Matthew<br />
Regino<br />
Raechel<br />
Rudolph<br />
Ernest<br />
Mercado<br />
Nicholas<br />
Martignago<br />
Hannah<br />
Nichols<br />
Acel<br />
Pajarin<br />
Joshua<br />
Reyes<br />
Christina<br />
Rujicica<br />
Shanai<br />
Mifsud<br />
Jeremy<br />
Martin<br />
Emmanuela<br />
Noi<br />
Rico<br />
Pascua<br />
Clarisse<br />
Rodil<br />
Joseph<br />
Saba<br />
Brandon<br />
Morais<br />
Isla<br />
Martirez<br />
Jack<br />
Olsson<br />
Gavin<br />
Pereira<br />
Carlo<br />
Rodriguez<br />
Zina<br />
Saleh<br />
Stephanie<br />
Mulholland<br />
Mary<br />
Matabang<br />
Edoba<br />
Osariemen<br />
Gabrielle<br />
Pilotto<br />
Christian<br />
Rodriguez<br />
Elton<br />
Samuel<br />
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Harjot<br />
Singh<br />
Azel<br />
Sangalang<br />
Bianca<br />
Suarez<br />
William<br />
Tijones<br />
Youstina<br />
Youssif<br />
Manuveer<br />
Singh<br />
Kalem<br />
Saras<br />
Ian<br />
Sulit<br />
Osei<br />
Tutu<br />
Wini<br />
Zakria<br />
Prabhjot<br />
Singh<br />
Kayley<br />
Segalla<br />
Jerome<br />
Tadros<br />
Christopher<br />
Unlayao<br />
Shaneil<br />
Singh<br />
Brittnee<br />
Sewell<br />
Trent<br />
Taylor<br />
Kayla<br />
Vanderent<br />
Nico<br />
Soon<br />
Parthana<br />
Shukry<br />
Michele<br />
Tenedero<br />
Madeline<br />
Villano<br />
Adrian<br />
Soriano<br />
Cassandra<br />
Sinclair<br />
Alyssa<br />
Thrower<br />
Tori<br />
Welsh<br />
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<br />
This <strong>2014</strong> <strong>Year</strong> <strong>Book</strong> is the result of a combined effort from the staff<br />
and students of St Andrews College.<br />
Thank you to each member of the <strong>Year</strong> <strong>Book</strong> Team, to each student<br />
and staff member who assisted the team in their work and to those<br />
students and staff members who made a contribution by way of<br />
editorial and photographs.<br />
Student Authors<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 10<br />
Joanna Alfonso<br />
Alice Apalakis<br />
Anasimone Atalla<br />
Kristina Daloran<br />
Jessica Hostiadi<br />
Zena Marroun<br />
Khang Nguyen<br />
Nina Salvador<br />
Claudeen Saguid<br />
Mark-Joseph Samuel<br />
Katrina Quizon<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 11<br />
Tristan Bongolan<br />
Danielle Derecho<br />
Kristen Hombre<br />
Joshua Hostiadi<br />
Dustin Jusay<br />
Andrew Santoso<br />
Emma Webb<br />
<strong>Year</strong> 12<br />
Youstina Youssif<br />
I would like to extend my gratitude to Oliver Holmes for his creative<br />
design of the <strong>2014</strong> <strong>Year</strong> <strong>Book</strong>. I sincerely thank him for his assistance<br />
and support.<br />
Ms Therese May - Editor<br />
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ST ANDREWS COLLEGE<br />
Holy Family Campus (7-10) 166 Quakers Rd, Marayong<br />
John Paul II Campus (11-12) 50 Breakfast Rd, Marayong<br />
Telephone: 9626 4000<br />
www.standrewscmarayong.catholic.edu.au
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