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VOLUME XXXI No 11 7th August 2014

FROM THE HEAD OF COLLEGE

The Dormition of the Theotokos

15th August

Εν τη Γεννήσει την παρθενίαν εφύλαξας εν τη Κοιμήσει τον κόσμον ου κατέλιπες Θεοτόκε Μετέστης προς την ζωήν μήτηρ υπάρχουσα της ζωής και ταις πρεσβείαις ταις σαις λυτρουμένη εκ θανάτου τας ψυχάς ημών

In birth you preserved your virginity in death you did not abandon the world Theotokos As mother of Life you departed to the source of life delivering our souls from death by your intercessions

DATES TO REMEMBER A U G U S T

Specialty Photos JS 8th K2015 Interviews 11th ndash 13th ICAS Maths JS 12th The Dormition of the Theotokos School closed

15th

K2015 Interviews 18th ndash20th K2015 Interviews 25th ndash 27th

ASISSA Athletics Carnival JS 28th SEPTEMBER

HSC Success Program begins K2015 Interviews

1st

Cybersafety Parents Years 4 - 8 2nd Maths Cup JS 4th Fatherrsquos Day 7th Greek Orthodox Athletics Carnival JS 8th ISA Athletics SS 9th CIS Athletics JS 10th Year 12 Farewell Assembly 11th K-12 Doxology Debating Gala Day JS

12th

Year 12 Formal Dinner 15th Sports Presentation Evening 17th Term ends for students OPEN DAY JS

19th

OCTOBER

Public Holiday No School

6th

Staff Development Day 7th Students return 8th HSC begins 13th OHI Day Celebrations Church Years 7 ndash 9 Spring Fair at JS

26th

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K - 1 2 N E W S

THE DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS Friday 15th August School will be closed on Friday 15th August UNIFORM SHOP The Uniform Shop will be stocking Reversible Raincoats as from October Size 4-14 cost $3900 J U N I O R S C H O O L R E P O R T The interviews for Kindergarten 2015 have commenced and will run for the next three weeks The children have been delightful and the parents supportive and committed to the ethos of the College If you have forgotten to enrol your child please see Mrs Kerameas at the Office YEAR 5 LITURGY Our class liturgies recommenced last Thursday with Year 5 It was a great blessing to be able to share this experience with our children and with great pride I witnessed the strength and faith that this unique experience provides Some of our most quiet and reserved children willingly came forward to chant and read verses whilst Father Steven lovingly nurtured and encouraged all of us to partake of this most sacred mystery I encourage all of you to join us for the next service for Year 4 on the 21st of August

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ATHLETICS CARNIVAL After close competition the Corinthians won the Junior School Athletics Carnival I congratulate all the students who had a go and thank Mr Dookie Mr Volas the teachers and parent and student volunteers for ensuring the smooth running of the day

This school is ready Is your child ready tohellip Live Outside the Box Miss Bletsogiannis has kindly enrolled our children in a fun challenge called Live Outside the Box This challenge is a chance for everyone to learn about aspects of our daily lives that can help us all maintain a healthy active lifestyle Live Outside the Box aims to promote practical ideas for including more daily physical activity reducing sedentary behaviours such as watching TV and developing healthy eating and drinking habits Over two weeks students will be recording the following details into their Live Outside the Box passports

Their healthy breakfast

How much water they drink

How much fruit and vegetables they eat

How much time they spend being active

How much time they spend watching TVcomputers

The amount of lsquosometimesrsquo foods they are eating

Once your child completes the passport each day we ask that you sign it off to show that itrsquos accurate Infant students may need their parents to help them fill in their passport All students receive a certificate at the end of the two-weeks (Gold Silver or Bronze) depending on the amount of points they accumulate over the two-weeks The challenge will commence on Monday 18th August and will be completed on Sunday 31st August 2014 Please look out for your passport which will be sent home the week prior to the challenge We thank Miss Bletsogiannis for this wonderful initiative For more information see wwwhealthykidsnswgovau Let the challenge begin PREMIERrsquoS READING CHALLENGE 2014 Thank you to all those students who have submitted their forms for the Reading Challenge This is a reminder that ALL forms need to be handed in to Mrs Bartlett by Friday 22nd August 2014 As the website is closed to everyone on the 1st September and I cannot take any latecomers Certificates will be sent to the College during the last two weeks of Term Four Happy Reading Mrs C Bartlett Mrs A Synesios Principal Junior School

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S E N I O R S C H O O L R E P O R T

HSC DRAMA SHOWCASE

On Thursday evening the 24th July the Year 12 Drama students presented their Group Devised performances and Individual projects at the HSC Drama Showcase in the SPACe This showcase served as the Trial Examination of the practical component of the Drama course We were very fortunate to have three external markers come and examine these students All the students excelled on this occasion displaying their outstanding performances skills creativity and collaboration Special thanks to the teachers parents and friends who came along to support the HSC Drama class of 2014 We wish them all the very best in the lead up to their Practical HSC Examination in a couple of weeks

Mrs L McCoy Drama Teacher

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FROM THE ART ROOM Over the year Year 9 has been exploring different sculptural practices They have learnt about assemblage modelling different methods of mould making for casting and carving These photos are from a casting task where the students had to image themselves in the places of their ancestors The resulting lsquoSelf Portrait as Ancient Greekrsquo was first moulded in clay A latex and plaster mould was constructed and the final works were cast in plaster Presently the students are polishing the works that they have carved from soapstone Polishing usually takes longer than the actual carving but the results can be stunning

Demetrios Avdalis

Harry Gavalas

Clay Models

Steffie Papadopoulos

Constantinos Kollias

Ms M Pringle Visual Arts Teacher

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JEANS for GENES DAY 2014

Congratulations everyone for the $1881 collected last Friday in support of the Childrenrsquos Medical Research Institute $770 was collected here at school by SRC and another $1111 by Year 10 volunteers Nicole Adam Chrystal Christie Mariah Stavrou Kristen Mournehis Lia Albanakis Georgia Koukounaris Elias Hatzon James Stathis Manuel Margelis Sebastian Zois Alexander P Cardamis and Zac Prineas These students sold Jeans for Genes merchandise at Pacific Square Shopping Centre over a 6 hour period during the day Well done everyone We thank Ms Kokinelis for co-ordinating this event and Ms Gambriell for her support of Year 10 students

Mrs A Katsogiannis Principal Senior School

M I D D L E S C H O O L R E P O R T LACEITUP CAMPAIGN

For those of you who may not know this weekhellip from the 4th-10th August is officially Homeless Personsrsquo Week As part of Year 9rsquos Community Awareness focus in Pastoral Care quite a bit of time is spent learning about the hardships faced by many people in our community amp world These include poverty and homelessness in particular youth homelessness More than 47000 young people under the age of 25 are homeless in Australia today Often they are forced to make the tough decision to leave home when their safety is threatened and take their chances by trying to survive on their own and on the streets As you can imagine this can be very scary and dangerous Not everyone has the luxury of taking off their shoes at the end of a long day especially homeless youth - sleeping with their shoes on is one of the many discomfort they have to endure You may ask yourself WHY this is the CASE Well - Homeless youth use shoelaces to secure their shoes to their feet for protection against the cold night air and to ensure their shoes arenrsquot stolen while they sleep They have to actually make sure they are tied on and around their feet so that they still have them when they wake up There is currently a campaign run by Father Chris OrsquoReilly who heads an organization called lsquoYOUTH OF THE STREETSrdquo Itrsquos called LACE IT UP This campaign is aimed at raising awareness and funds for Homeless Youth Here at St Spyridon we pride ourselves in getting behind worthy causes like this that aim to improve the lives of others From next week and throughout August SRCrsquos amp Year 9 volunteers will be selling special lace it up BLUE shoelaces which can be worn with your uniformshellipeither as ribbons for girls hair on your

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runners and even on your school shoes TEACHERS you are also welcome to buy them The cost of each pair is $5 Please get behind the lace it up campaign get your SPIRIT ON and help us stamp out Youth Homelessness by doing something as simple as buying a pair of specially marked BLUE SHOELACES You can find out more by going to laceitup and by also checking out the laceitup FB page St Spyridon also has a supporter page which can be reached by going to httpslaceitupeverydayherocomaust-spyridon-college gt It will be active until November if you would like to make a direct donation

THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL (SRC) Last yearrsquos SRC set out a number of targets and I am very happy to now report that these have all been fulfilled At the start of this Term of an electronic noticeboard (monitor) was installed in the library corridor This monitor displays weekly messages about events and reminders that need to be passed on and photographs of studentsrsquo activities An additional monitor has been installed in the SPACe from monies raised through Sport The SRC of 2014 are in the process of negotiating their targets

PREVENT ALCOHOL AND RISK RELATED TRAUMA IN YOUTH (PARTY) PROGRAM On Thursday 31st July Year 11 students were involved in a full day excursion to The Royal North Shore Hospital to take part in the ldquoPrevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth (PARTY) Program On this day students listened to presentations by specialist hospital staff involved with trauma patients as well as trauma survivors and family members who spoke about the impact that risk related trauma has had on their lives Students then rotated through various critical care areas of the hospital eg Emergency ICU and rehabilitation areas such as Physiotherapy Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy The entire day was very confronting and sobering It gave students a greater insight into what can happen when even the smallest risk and seemingly insignificant action can lead to disastrous circumstances and situations

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Ms G Kokinelis Dean of Middle School C A R E E R S C O L U M N UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS THROUGH UAC Applications for University courses in 2015 open on 6th August Year 12 students have each received an individual copy of the UAC guide and information on how to use it successfully I will be holding another session with Year 12 after their trial HSC examinations to explain the process for online applications for UAC SCHOLARSHIP AND EARLY OFFER APPLICATIONS The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship (St Spyridon College) scholarship at UNSW (worth $5000 for one year) is specifically offered for St Spyridon College students Therefore students are strongly encouraged to apply A second scholarship The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship is also available and is worth $6000 per year for the duration of the course Further information can be obtained from these links

httpsscholarshipsonlineunsweduauscholarshipsc_al_search_detaildisplay_scholarship_detailsp_schedule_id=2386ampp_scholarship_specific_id=125 httpsscholarshipsonlineunsweduauscholarshipsc_al_search_detaildisplay_scholarship_detailsp_schedule_id=2032ampp_scholarship_specific_id=106 St Andrewrsquos College at Sydney University has also notified us of their available scholarships and bursaries worth up to $1 million The Australian Veterans Childrens Assistance Trust has scholarships available for children and grandchildren of War Veterans The AVCAT website address is wwwavcatorgau and email address is avcatdvagovau Applications for scholarships and early offers to University have opened for most of the participating institutions See individual websites for more details - most have online applications and students can also register their interest to receive reminders and updates Students are reminded to discuss their applications with me and ask me for assistance if necessary before submitting them LUNCHTIME SPEAKER FROM UNSW CO-OP Students in Years 12 and 11 are encouraged to come to a lunchtime talk next Tuesday 12th August by a representative from the UNSW Co-op Scholarship Program This should prove to be an invaluable opportunity to hear about the program from a successful scholarship applicant and to receive some useful tips for applying APPLYING FOR USA COLLEGES There is an online course to help with this process The course starts on Aug 3 (US time) You can find out more and register at httpswwwcourseraorgcourseusuniversities The NCAA has also provided information for athletes applying to USA Colleges See httpwwwncaapublicationscomproductdownloadsCBSA15pdf

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OPEN DAYS AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS There are several events important coming up in the near future which students and parents will find useful and interesting

New South Wales Dates

Australian Catholic University (ACU)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (North Sydney Campus) September 13th 2014 (Saturday) (Strathfield campus)

Southern Cross University (SCU)

December 8th 2014 (Monday) (Coffs Harbour campus) December 10th 2014 (Wednesday) (Lismore campus) December 11th 2014 (Thursday) (Gold Coast)

University of Newcastle (NEWCASTLE)

August 7th 2014 (Thursday) (Port Macquarie campus) August 16th 2014 (Saturday) (Central Coast campus) August 23rd 2014 (Saturday) (Newcastle campus)

University of New England (UNE)

May 2nd 2014 (Friday) Open Day

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (Kensington campus)

University of Notre Dame (UNDA)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney 9am-3pm

University of Sydney (SYDNEY)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday)

University of Tasmania (UTAS) (Darlinghurst and

August 23rd (Saturday) Darlinghurst (nursing) August 24th (Sunday) Rozelle

Rozelle campuses) (nursing and paramedic)

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) City Campus September 6th 2014 (Saturday) Kuring-Gai (Lindfield)

University of Western Sydney (UWS)

August 31st 2014 (Sunday) Parramatta Campus

University of Wollongong (UOW)

August 16th 2014 (Saturday) UOW Open Day August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney Business School (CBD Campus)

NSW TAFE amp Colleges

ACPE Academy September 8th 2014 (Monday) Olympic Park Sydney 10am - Midday

AFTRS Australian Film Television and Radio School

September 6th 2014 (Saturday)

Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Leura - 10am-1pm

ICMS International College of Management Sydney

August 17th 2014 (Sunday)

William Angliss Institute

September 13th 2014 (Saturday) Surry Hills 10am-2pm

Sydney TAFE (Ultimo) August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Ultimo Campus

YEAR 10 MYCAREERMATCH Most Year 10 students have now completed their online questionnaire with mycareermatch and should have received the emailed report This is a very useful document and I encourage all Year 10 students to read the report and share it with parents I also remind them to bring the report along to school so it can be further studied in careers sessions as well as during interviews with me

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UNSW ENGINEERING HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION DAY Students in Years 10 and 11 who excel at Maths or Science are encouraged to see me as soon as possible to register to attend this day at UNSW on Thursday 30th October It will involve hands-on activities related to several areas of engineering Also any girls in Years 10 or 11 who would like to attend the UNSW Women in Engineering Summer Camp in January 2015 should see me to register their interest POLICE CAREERS Students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in policing as a future career have the opportunity to undertake some work experience in early November Two students have already registered their interest in this Any other interested students should see me as soon as possible MEET THE BUSINESS LEADER EVENT This event is for students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in a career in the business world It is being held on Tuesday 19th August from 430 pm - 700 pm at Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ level 1 33 Erskine St in the city (near Wynyard Station) register at wwwcharteredaccountantscomauMTBLNSW Ms G Hakos Careers Adviser

L I S T E N I N G T O O U R S T U D E N T S

Adverb Advert In class 3A were learning about adverbial phrases An adverbial phrase is a group of words that act together as an adverb giving more information about a verb or other adverb in a sentence The adverbial phrase answers the same questions as a regular adverb howhow much when or where Our lessonrsquos super challenge was to create a poem using adverbial phrases Here are some examples from the students Enjoy Miss Bletsogiannis 3A

Springtime Flowers In the spring the flowers sprout In the morning they better watch out By the afternoon they are safe and sound But by night oh what a fright When the bees come inside to suck pollen from their eyes Sometimes theyrsquore sad but sometimes theyrsquore happy It depends Mia Paras 3A When Winter Comes In winter my family and I go for a feast And every winter we head to the East In the morning we wake up We get some water and a cup By noon I have lunch My water I sip my apple I crunch By afternoon I get back home But then I stay there all alone At pink sunset I have dinner And then I play with my pink spinner At nightfall I go up the stairs creeping Then I go to bed and start sleeping Christian Lynch 3A In Winter In winter it will snow What do you think the people will know With my sister I will play Again and again on a summer day At night I will sleep But maybe have a little peep Maybe I will see at noon A very pretty shining moon Natalia Constantinides 3A The Ants Late in the afternoon All the ants look at the moon The ants look for food in the sun And thatrsquos where the fun has begun In the night They go out and fight And in the midday they are crazy And they are lazy Nikolas Dimaris 3A

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CSIRO Visit Year 4 have been learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo in Science Itrsquos about all different types of forces We were lucky enough to have the CSIRO come to visit us at school to explain to us about different forces and what they do A scientist named Paul came to the school do this He was our instructor for the afternoon Some of the activities Paul set for us were to show the force of lsquopushrsquo and lsquopullrsquo and he explained Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos three laws of motion One of the laws was about when an object is in motion it will maintain in motion until something obstructs it All the experiments that Paul brought with him were extremely fun and enjoyable Michael Antoniou 4C This term Year 4 are learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo It is our Science topic for the term and it is about forces Today one of the instructors from the CSIRO came and showed us different types of experiments to do with forces My favourite experiment was the disc attached to a piece of string You spin the disc and when you move the piece of string the disc just keeps on spinning He also told us about Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos 3 laws of motion The types of forces he taught us about were friction gravity tension and push and pull He also explained and showed us how to pick up a ball sitting on a table without using your hands He used a jar to pick up the squash ball and when he spun the jar friction was used to pick up the ball and made the ball stay in the jar I had a really enjoyable time and canrsquot wait to try some of these experiments at home William Iliopoulos 4C

IMAX - Jerusalem Review Jerusalem is an amazing movie documentary that speaks about three cultures living in Jerusalem Muslims the Jewish and Christians Produced by National Geographic the story followed an interview format Three women one from each culture were interviewed to lsquoshow and tellrsquo visually how Jerusalem is cut into sections like a pizza It identified how most of the people living in Jerusalem are from different cultural backgrounds live in close proximity to each other but barely speak to each other The film also explains about the history of Jerusalem that makes it the lsquoHoly Cityrsquo for all three traditions

I think it is an amazing documentary and I recommend it

Thomas Mouratidis 6P

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SAVE THE WHALES Whaling is cruel and a horrible thing to do I believe that whales are an important mammal to human life I donrsquot accept the fact that they are harpooned just to be eaten Just think of how much pain they are feeling getting dragged to shore and how much they have to suffer Some of those whales that are getting killed are baby whales exploring the ocean Whaling is disgusting and definitely inhumane I think that the issue for stopping whaling is a great idea Whaling should be stopped I am strongly against whaling I am concerned about the number of whales that are endangered and for those about to be slaughtered soon to cease to exist in our seas In fact over 50 of whale species are endangered Whale populations are decreasing in the blink of an eye I strongly believe that lsquosubsistence whalingrsquo is unnecessary and should be stopped as soon as possible Poor whales are being harpooned Itrsquos not only that whalersquos die but that they die suffering by drowning in their own blood from suffocation or from a torturous heart attack It seems to me that whaling is only done for the money so I am strongly against it I hope people agree with me I feel that whaling is affecting our ecosystem If we keep whaling it will affect our earth in general Actually it will not only affect earth it will soon affect the oxygen we breathe Whales keep the balance in our oceans Whales are killed and their left-overs are left either on the street or in the water Whales are beautiful mammals but when killed it spreads a lot more pollution than you think The air (oxygen) we breathe will soon be poor quality from all the pollution uncleaned by whales who keep our oceans producing clean air I know people will agree with me if the cost was their own lives An equally important point to consider is that whales are more valuable alive than dead Think about how many people love to whale watch Thatrsquos not hurting whales Whales can be used for so many good things

besides food A lot of people want to kill them for the money But think how much money you can make from tourism businesses instead of selling whale meat You can earn money from entertaining humans while saving whales I hope I have convinced you that whales are more valuable alive than dead I know I have said that whaling is bad but on the other hand whaling can be beneficial when conducted for cultural reasons which is often more humane and maintains ecosystem balance You must understand that the number of whales whaled is actually decreasing Itrsquos the Alaskan Inuit Japanese and the New Zealand Maori that hunt very few whales for cultural reasons Whaling can be traditional in some countries and even though they may not like to kill whales generally for sport or for profit their ancestors did it and now sits there turn to pass on the tradition I ask though Is this practice even necessary Is it outdated In conclusion whaling is horrible and inhumane I donrsquot accept the fact that whales are killed at all I accept whaling more when itrsquos a traditional or cultural reason But generally people just canrsquot help themselves- They NEED to whale I hope I have convinced you that whaling is to be stopped Letrsquos work together to stop whaling for good Stop whaling now and foreverhelliphellip Acknowledge whales donrsquot kill them Very few whales are left in the ocean Extinction is near Save the whaleshellip Alyssa Alas 6M

Donrsquot kill the whales

Save the WHALES

Set whales free

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S P O R T S C O L U M N SPORTS REPORT JUNIOR SCHOOL 2014 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Friday 1st August 2014 RESULTS HOUSE CHAMPIONS 1st Corinthians 1125 Points 2nd Delphians 1085 Points 3rd Olynpians 1005 Points 4th Nemeans 735 Points AGE CHAMPIONS Girls 8 Years Christie Kalis 3S 9 Years Nicole Frangoulis 4C 10 Years Athena Demetriou 5I and Taylysse Knight 4C 11 Years Efthimia Kollias 6P and Katherine Tsingos 6P 12 Years Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys 8 Years Stephen Varvaritis 2C 9 Years Hudson Rallis 3A 10 Years Paul Giavis 4C 11 Years Juval Mikhail 5I 12 Years Jordan Frazis CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 100m 8 - 12 Yrs Old Girls Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys

Juval Mikail 5I Thank you to all the staff parent helpers students from the Senior School and our School Canteen for their assistance on the day UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday 28th August

ASISSA Athletics Carnival Monday 8th September

Combined Greek Orthodox Carnival Wednesday 10th September

CIS Athletics Carnival Wednesday 17th September

Sports Presentation Evening

Mr J Volas Sports Coordinator

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SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT BOYS ISA FOOTBALL After 9 rounds of the 2014 Boys Football season many of our boysrsquo teams are now only one round away from playing Semi Final football Like last season all of our A grade teams look as though they will be featuring in this yearrsquos semi-finals This is despite a very difficult season a result of missed games because of weather and student absences because of the Parish Trip to Greece Our boys have rallied behind the school and have made every effort to perform at their best This was no more evident than this past week against Blue Mountains Grammar school Redfield and Oxley Although our U13 Blue team have not won a game this season the boys have enjoyed the training at school and have shown improvement in their competitive games The boys are always eager at training and always willing to learn With one game remaining for the boys I would like to commend them all for their positive effort and sportsmanlike behaviour and passion and enjoyment of sport Our U13 White team had a heart stopping draw on the weekend against BMG 1-1 After creating many opportunities our boys were unable to consolidate and score Unfortunately BMG took the lead late in the first half but not before Spiros Zafiropoulos pulled off three remarkable saves Despite being behind in the first half the boys pushed forward in the second half and Connor Giavis scored a remarkable goal from a free kick outside the 18 yard box The team now look certain to make the semi-finals however they will need to play at an away venue as they will not finish in the top 2 positions in order to host the semi at Heffron Park

The U14 boysrsquo team were superb in front of goal as they have been all season defeating BMG 9-0 The team effort all year has helped the boys achieve excellent results throughout the season The boys will be looking to hopefully go one better than last yearrsquos

runner up placing To do so will mean the boys will have to play their best next week and follow that up with a strong performance in the semi-finals

The U15 White team have set the bench mark in the competition That said all the other schools have strengthened as the season has progressed Despite their hard fought win over BMG (1-0) the boys will need to step up again in order to secure another finals appearance Despite being the only team in the competition to yet lose a game the boys will need to remain focussed to keep that record intact The U15 Blue team like all the boys teams have enjoyed their football and the opportunity to play in a competitive competition Their weekly efforts and positive approach to all games is a real credit to the boysrsquo passion and desire to represent the College

After 9 rounds of the competition the U17 boysrsquo team seem to be playing better every week This week the boys were again exceptional winning comfortably 7-1 against BMG Michael Hatzonrsquos presence helped the boys comfortably cruise to victory The team now must maintain this great form heading into the semi-finals The Open Boys secured a draw against a gutsy BMG team 1-1 Although our boys had more opportunities we were unable to consolidate in front of goal and as

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a result the game ended in a draw The real positive of the game was to watch all the Year 12 boys attend despite being in the middle of their Trial Examinations Standout performance and spectacular goal from Dane Ivanovic of Year 12 helped the team secure this result Our U17 boys must also be commended for backing up for our First Grade team their presence on the field helped to make the difference Our boys now need to either draw or win next week against CCGS in order to secure a spot in the semi-finals for season 2014

Thank you to all the parents and friends who have supported boys sport this season Thank you also to Mr Zafiropoulos Mr Meintanis and Ms Orsquo Shea who looked after boys sport in my absence

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL SENIOR SCHOOL

On Tuesday 22nd July the Senior School had their annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September With strong participation from all students this yearrsquos house competition proved to be closest results we have seen in years particularly in the Middle school The Nemeans proved to be that little bit stronger which was due to the efforts of the Upper School particularly Cassandra Georgiou Natalie Michos and Yianna Criticos who participated in most events for the 18 years girls events Results from the carnival are as follows

Middle School Upper School Nemeans 570 Nemeans 260 Corinthians 564 Olympians 182 Olympians 548 Corinthians 151 Delphians 514 Delphians 143 Overall Champion Nemeans

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race Christina Vlachos of Year 7 was victorious in the girls 100m sprint in a time of 1383 This is an outstanding effort for a Year 7 student to win such a prestigious race Simeon Keremeas from Year 11 in the boys won in a time of 1222 a little slower than his record breaking heat but nevertheless an amazing race

RECORDS BROKEN The following school records were broken at the meet Spiros Zafiropoulos 12yrs Shot Put 1132m Nicholas Kollias 13yrs Discus- 2715m Jordan Bond 14yrs 400m ndash 10283 Lena Nesterenko 17yrs Long jump- 403m 17yr High Jump ndash Equalled 130 Panayoiti Kapodistrias 17yrs High Jump ndash Equalled 170m Simeon Kerameas 17 yrs 100m 1210 Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 826m Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day which resulted in them receiving Age Champions These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation evening later this term

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AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs Christian Jenkins Desi Kapodistrias 13yrs Nicholas Kollias Christina Vlahos 14yrs Alexandros Gousetis Felicity Ginis 15yrs George Andrianakos Larissa Andrianakos 16yrs Christos Kollias Lia Albanakis 17yrs Simeon Kerameas Lena Nesterenko 18yrs Nikolas Baratsas Cassandra Georgiou Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 830pm- 500pm Further information was given to students in regard to their events Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 330-500pm leading into the Carnival Adonis Tsoustas Alex Vij Alexander P Cardamis Alexia Rizzo Alexandros Gousetis Andrew Toras Anastasia Gousetis Anja Djukic Anthea Condous Anthony Pascalis Aron Paul Kostantakis Billy Retsas Cassandra Georgiou Christian Jenkins Christiana Kilias Christina Vlahos Christopher Kumar Christos Kollias Constantinos Kollias Chrystal Christie Emmanuel Tsanakes Elaine Andrew George Andrianakos Gabriel Cassimatis

George Contominas George Malomitis George Mandilis Ivana Bogojevic James Kourtis James Panayiotakis Jennifer Contominas John Trovas Jordan Bond Katherine Raptis Katie Thimakis KristianKontakos Kyriacou Kladakis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Luka Kasalovic Luka Stevanovic Melanie Bounatsos Michael Savic Milos Arsenic Natalie Michos Nathan Adam Nicholas Frangos Nicholas Kollias Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias Panos Bounos Peter Contominas Rhea Tsimboukis Sandra Milisavljevic Simeon Kerameas Sonya Paradisis Sophia Rizzo Spiros Zafiropoulos Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

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PREFECT PROFILE

NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

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ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

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K - 1 2 N E W S

THE DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS Friday 15th August School will be closed on Friday 15th August UNIFORM SHOP The Uniform Shop will be stocking Reversible Raincoats as from October Size 4-14 cost $3900 J U N I O R S C H O O L R E P O R T The interviews for Kindergarten 2015 have commenced and will run for the next three weeks The children have been delightful and the parents supportive and committed to the ethos of the College If you have forgotten to enrol your child please see Mrs Kerameas at the Office YEAR 5 LITURGY Our class liturgies recommenced last Thursday with Year 5 It was a great blessing to be able to share this experience with our children and with great pride I witnessed the strength and faith that this unique experience provides Some of our most quiet and reserved children willingly came forward to chant and read verses whilst Father Steven lovingly nurtured and encouraged all of us to partake of this most sacred mystery I encourage all of you to join us for the next service for Year 4 on the 21st of August

3

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL After close competition the Corinthians won the Junior School Athletics Carnival I congratulate all the students who had a go and thank Mr Dookie Mr Volas the teachers and parent and student volunteers for ensuring the smooth running of the day

This school is ready Is your child ready tohellip Live Outside the Box Miss Bletsogiannis has kindly enrolled our children in a fun challenge called Live Outside the Box This challenge is a chance for everyone to learn about aspects of our daily lives that can help us all maintain a healthy active lifestyle Live Outside the Box aims to promote practical ideas for including more daily physical activity reducing sedentary behaviours such as watching TV and developing healthy eating and drinking habits Over two weeks students will be recording the following details into their Live Outside the Box passports

Their healthy breakfast

How much water they drink

How much fruit and vegetables they eat

How much time they spend being active

How much time they spend watching TVcomputers

The amount of lsquosometimesrsquo foods they are eating

Once your child completes the passport each day we ask that you sign it off to show that itrsquos accurate Infant students may need their parents to help them fill in their passport All students receive a certificate at the end of the two-weeks (Gold Silver or Bronze) depending on the amount of points they accumulate over the two-weeks The challenge will commence on Monday 18th August and will be completed on Sunday 31st August 2014 Please look out for your passport which will be sent home the week prior to the challenge We thank Miss Bletsogiannis for this wonderful initiative For more information see wwwhealthykidsnswgovau Let the challenge begin PREMIERrsquoS READING CHALLENGE 2014 Thank you to all those students who have submitted their forms for the Reading Challenge This is a reminder that ALL forms need to be handed in to Mrs Bartlett by Friday 22nd August 2014 As the website is closed to everyone on the 1st September and I cannot take any latecomers Certificates will be sent to the College during the last two weeks of Term Four Happy Reading Mrs C Bartlett Mrs A Synesios Principal Junior School

4

S E N I O R S C H O O L R E P O R T

HSC DRAMA SHOWCASE

On Thursday evening the 24th July the Year 12 Drama students presented their Group Devised performances and Individual projects at the HSC Drama Showcase in the SPACe This showcase served as the Trial Examination of the practical component of the Drama course We were very fortunate to have three external markers come and examine these students All the students excelled on this occasion displaying their outstanding performances skills creativity and collaboration Special thanks to the teachers parents and friends who came along to support the HSC Drama class of 2014 We wish them all the very best in the lead up to their Practical HSC Examination in a couple of weeks

Mrs L McCoy Drama Teacher

5

FROM THE ART ROOM Over the year Year 9 has been exploring different sculptural practices They have learnt about assemblage modelling different methods of mould making for casting and carving These photos are from a casting task where the students had to image themselves in the places of their ancestors The resulting lsquoSelf Portrait as Ancient Greekrsquo was first moulded in clay A latex and plaster mould was constructed and the final works were cast in plaster Presently the students are polishing the works that they have carved from soapstone Polishing usually takes longer than the actual carving but the results can be stunning

Demetrios Avdalis

Harry Gavalas

Clay Models

Steffie Papadopoulos

Constantinos Kollias

Ms M Pringle Visual Arts Teacher

6

JEANS for GENES DAY 2014

Congratulations everyone for the $1881 collected last Friday in support of the Childrenrsquos Medical Research Institute $770 was collected here at school by SRC and another $1111 by Year 10 volunteers Nicole Adam Chrystal Christie Mariah Stavrou Kristen Mournehis Lia Albanakis Georgia Koukounaris Elias Hatzon James Stathis Manuel Margelis Sebastian Zois Alexander P Cardamis and Zac Prineas These students sold Jeans for Genes merchandise at Pacific Square Shopping Centre over a 6 hour period during the day Well done everyone We thank Ms Kokinelis for co-ordinating this event and Ms Gambriell for her support of Year 10 students

Mrs A Katsogiannis Principal Senior School

M I D D L E S C H O O L R E P O R T LACEITUP CAMPAIGN

For those of you who may not know this weekhellip from the 4th-10th August is officially Homeless Personsrsquo Week As part of Year 9rsquos Community Awareness focus in Pastoral Care quite a bit of time is spent learning about the hardships faced by many people in our community amp world These include poverty and homelessness in particular youth homelessness More than 47000 young people under the age of 25 are homeless in Australia today Often they are forced to make the tough decision to leave home when their safety is threatened and take their chances by trying to survive on their own and on the streets As you can imagine this can be very scary and dangerous Not everyone has the luxury of taking off their shoes at the end of a long day especially homeless youth - sleeping with their shoes on is one of the many discomfort they have to endure You may ask yourself WHY this is the CASE Well - Homeless youth use shoelaces to secure their shoes to their feet for protection against the cold night air and to ensure their shoes arenrsquot stolen while they sleep They have to actually make sure they are tied on and around their feet so that they still have them when they wake up There is currently a campaign run by Father Chris OrsquoReilly who heads an organization called lsquoYOUTH OF THE STREETSrdquo Itrsquos called LACE IT UP This campaign is aimed at raising awareness and funds for Homeless Youth Here at St Spyridon we pride ourselves in getting behind worthy causes like this that aim to improve the lives of others From next week and throughout August SRCrsquos amp Year 9 volunteers will be selling special lace it up BLUE shoelaces which can be worn with your uniformshellipeither as ribbons for girls hair on your

7

runners and even on your school shoes TEACHERS you are also welcome to buy them The cost of each pair is $5 Please get behind the lace it up campaign get your SPIRIT ON and help us stamp out Youth Homelessness by doing something as simple as buying a pair of specially marked BLUE SHOELACES You can find out more by going to laceitup and by also checking out the laceitup FB page St Spyridon also has a supporter page which can be reached by going to httpslaceitupeverydayherocomaust-spyridon-college gt It will be active until November if you would like to make a direct donation

THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL (SRC) Last yearrsquos SRC set out a number of targets and I am very happy to now report that these have all been fulfilled At the start of this Term of an electronic noticeboard (monitor) was installed in the library corridor This monitor displays weekly messages about events and reminders that need to be passed on and photographs of studentsrsquo activities An additional monitor has been installed in the SPACe from monies raised through Sport The SRC of 2014 are in the process of negotiating their targets

PREVENT ALCOHOL AND RISK RELATED TRAUMA IN YOUTH (PARTY) PROGRAM On Thursday 31st July Year 11 students were involved in a full day excursion to The Royal North Shore Hospital to take part in the ldquoPrevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth (PARTY) Program On this day students listened to presentations by specialist hospital staff involved with trauma patients as well as trauma survivors and family members who spoke about the impact that risk related trauma has had on their lives Students then rotated through various critical care areas of the hospital eg Emergency ICU and rehabilitation areas such as Physiotherapy Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy The entire day was very confronting and sobering It gave students a greater insight into what can happen when even the smallest risk and seemingly insignificant action can lead to disastrous circumstances and situations

8

Ms G Kokinelis Dean of Middle School C A R E E R S C O L U M N UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS THROUGH UAC Applications for University courses in 2015 open on 6th August Year 12 students have each received an individual copy of the UAC guide and information on how to use it successfully I will be holding another session with Year 12 after their trial HSC examinations to explain the process for online applications for UAC SCHOLARSHIP AND EARLY OFFER APPLICATIONS The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship (St Spyridon College) scholarship at UNSW (worth $5000 for one year) is specifically offered for St Spyridon College students Therefore students are strongly encouraged to apply A second scholarship The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship is also available and is worth $6000 per year for the duration of the course Further information can be obtained from these links

httpsscholarshipsonlineunsweduauscholarshipsc_al_search_detaildisplay_scholarship_detailsp_schedule_id=2386ampp_scholarship_specific_id=125 httpsscholarshipsonlineunsweduauscholarshipsc_al_search_detaildisplay_scholarship_detailsp_schedule_id=2032ampp_scholarship_specific_id=106 St Andrewrsquos College at Sydney University has also notified us of their available scholarships and bursaries worth up to $1 million The Australian Veterans Childrens Assistance Trust has scholarships available for children and grandchildren of War Veterans The AVCAT website address is wwwavcatorgau and email address is avcatdvagovau Applications for scholarships and early offers to University have opened for most of the participating institutions See individual websites for more details - most have online applications and students can also register their interest to receive reminders and updates Students are reminded to discuss their applications with me and ask me for assistance if necessary before submitting them LUNCHTIME SPEAKER FROM UNSW CO-OP Students in Years 12 and 11 are encouraged to come to a lunchtime talk next Tuesday 12th August by a representative from the UNSW Co-op Scholarship Program This should prove to be an invaluable opportunity to hear about the program from a successful scholarship applicant and to receive some useful tips for applying APPLYING FOR USA COLLEGES There is an online course to help with this process The course starts on Aug 3 (US time) You can find out more and register at httpswwwcourseraorgcourseusuniversities The NCAA has also provided information for athletes applying to USA Colleges See httpwwwncaapublicationscomproductdownloadsCBSA15pdf

9

OPEN DAYS AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS There are several events important coming up in the near future which students and parents will find useful and interesting

New South Wales Dates

Australian Catholic University (ACU)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (North Sydney Campus) September 13th 2014 (Saturday) (Strathfield campus)

Southern Cross University (SCU)

December 8th 2014 (Monday) (Coffs Harbour campus) December 10th 2014 (Wednesday) (Lismore campus) December 11th 2014 (Thursday) (Gold Coast)

University of Newcastle (NEWCASTLE)

August 7th 2014 (Thursday) (Port Macquarie campus) August 16th 2014 (Saturday) (Central Coast campus) August 23rd 2014 (Saturday) (Newcastle campus)

University of New England (UNE)

May 2nd 2014 (Friday) Open Day

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (Kensington campus)

University of Notre Dame (UNDA)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney 9am-3pm

University of Sydney (SYDNEY)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday)

University of Tasmania (UTAS) (Darlinghurst and

August 23rd (Saturday) Darlinghurst (nursing) August 24th (Sunday) Rozelle

Rozelle campuses) (nursing and paramedic)

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) City Campus September 6th 2014 (Saturday) Kuring-Gai (Lindfield)

University of Western Sydney (UWS)

August 31st 2014 (Sunday) Parramatta Campus

University of Wollongong (UOW)

August 16th 2014 (Saturday) UOW Open Day August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney Business School (CBD Campus)

NSW TAFE amp Colleges

ACPE Academy September 8th 2014 (Monday) Olympic Park Sydney 10am - Midday

AFTRS Australian Film Television and Radio School

September 6th 2014 (Saturday)

Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Leura - 10am-1pm

ICMS International College of Management Sydney

August 17th 2014 (Sunday)

William Angliss Institute

September 13th 2014 (Saturday) Surry Hills 10am-2pm

Sydney TAFE (Ultimo) August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Ultimo Campus

YEAR 10 MYCAREERMATCH Most Year 10 students have now completed their online questionnaire with mycareermatch and should have received the emailed report This is a very useful document and I encourage all Year 10 students to read the report and share it with parents I also remind them to bring the report along to school so it can be further studied in careers sessions as well as during interviews with me

10

UNSW ENGINEERING HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION DAY Students in Years 10 and 11 who excel at Maths or Science are encouraged to see me as soon as possible to register to attend this day at UNSW on Thursday 30th October It will involve hands-on activities related to several areas of engineering Also any girls in Years 10 or 11 who would like to attend the UNSW Women in Engineering Summer Camp in January 2015 should see me to register their interest POLICE CAREERS Students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in policing as a future career have the opportunity to undertake some work experience in early November Two students have already registered their interest in this Any other interested students should see me as soon as possible MEET THE BUSINESS LEADER EVENT This event is for students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in a career in the business world It is being held on Tuesday 19th August from 430 pm - 700 pm at Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ level 1 33 Erskine St in the city (near Wynyard Station) register at wwwcharteredaccountantscomauMTBLNSW Ms G Hakos Careers Adviser

L I S T E N I N G T O O U R S T U D E N T S

Adverb Advert In class 3A were learning about adverbial phrases An adverbial phrase is a group of words that act together as an adverb giving more information about a verb or other adverb in a sentence The adverbial phrase answers the same questions as a regular adverb howhow much when or where Our lessonrsquos super challenge was to create a poem using adverbial phrases Here are some examples from the students Enjoy Miss Bletsogiannis 3A

Springtime Flowers In the spring the flowers sprout In the morning they better watch out By the afternoon they are safe and sound But by night oh what a fright When the bees come inside to suck pollen from their eyes Sometimes theyrsquore sad but sometimes theyrsquore happy It depends Mia Paras 3A When Winter Comes In winter my family and I go for a feast And every winter we head to the East In the morning we wake up We get some water and a cup By noon I have lunch My water I sip my apple I crunch By afternoon I get back home But then I stay there all alone At pink sunset I have dinner And then I play with my pink spinner At nightfall I go up the stairs creeping Then I go to bed and start sleeping Christian Lynch 3A In Winter In winter it will snow What do you think the people will know With my sister I will play Again and again on a summer day At night I will sleep But maybe have a little peep Maybe I will see at noon A very pretty shining moon Natalia Constantinides 3A The Ants Late in the afternoon All the ants look at the moon The ants look for food in the sun And thatrsquos where the fun has begun In the night They go out and fight And in the midday they are crazy And they are lazy Nikolas Dimaris 3A

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CSIRO Visit Year 4 have been learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo in Science Itrsquos about all different types of forces We were lucky enough to have the CSIRO come to visit us at school to explain to us about different forces and what they do A scientist named Paul came to the school do this He was our instructor for the afternoon Some of the activities Paul set for us were to show the force of lsquopushrsquo and lsquopullrsquo and he explained Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos three laws of motion One of the laws was about when an object is in motion it will maintain in motion until something obstructs it All the experiments that Paul brought with him were extremely fun and enjoyable Michael Antoniou 4C This term Year 4 are learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo It is our Science topic for the term and it is about forces Today one of the instructors from the CSIRO came and showed us different types of experiments to do with forces My favourite experiment was the disc attached to a piece of string You spin the disc and when you move the piece of string the disc just keeps on spinning He also told us about Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos 3 laws of motion The types of forces he taught us about were friction gravity tension and push and pull He also explained and showed us how to pick up a ball sitting on a table without using your hands He used a jar to pick up the squash ball and when he spun the jar friction was used to pick up the ball and made the ball stay in the jar I had a really enjoyable time and canrsquot wait to try some of these experiments at home William Iliopoulos 4C

IMAX - Jerusalem Review Jerusalem is an amazing movie documentary that speaks about three cultures living in Jerusalem Muslims the Jewish and Christians Produced by National Geographic the story followed an interview format Three women one from each culture were interviewed to lsquoshow and tellrsquo visually how Jerusalem is cut into sections like a pizza It identified how most of the people living in Jerusalem are from different cultural backgrounds live in close proximity to each other but barely speak to each other The film also explains about the history of Jerusalem that makes it the lsquoHoly Cityrsquo for all three traditions

I think it is an amazing documentary and I recommend it

Thomas Mouratidis 6P

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SAVE THE WHALES Whaling is cruel and a horrible thing to do I believe that whales are an important mammal to human life I donrsquot accept the fact that they are harpooned just to be eaten Just think of how much pain they are feeling getting dragged to shore and how much they have to suffer Some of those whales that are getting killed are baby whales exploring the ocean Whaling is disgusting and definitely inhumane I think that the issue for stopping whaling is a great idea Whaling should be stopped I am strongly against whaling I am concerned about the number of whales that are endangered and for those about to be slaughtered soon to cease to exist in our seas In fact over 50 of whale species are endangered Whale populations are decreasing in the blink of an eye I strongly believe that lsquosubsistence whalingrsquo is unnecessary and should be stopped as soon as possible Poor whales are being harpooned Itrsquos not only that whalersquos die but that they die suffering by drowning in their own blood from suffocation or from a torturous heart attack It seems to me that whaling is only done for the money so I am strongly against it I hope people agree with me I feel that whaling is affecting our ecosystem If we keep whaling it will affect our earth in general Actually it will not only affect earth it will soon affect the oxygen we breathe Whales keep the balance in our oceans Whales are killed and their left-overs are left either on the street or in the water Whales are beautiful mammals but when killed it spreads a lot more pollution than you think The air (oxygen) we breathe will soon be poor quality from all the pollution uncleaned by whales who keep our oceans producing clean air I know people will agree with me if the cost was their own lives An equally important point to consider is that whales are more valuable alive than dead Think about how many people love to whale watch Thatrsquos not hurting whales Whales can be used for so many good things

besides food A lot of people want to kill them for the money But think how much money you can make from tourism businesses instead of selling whale meat You can earn money from entertaining humans while saving whales I hope I have convinced you that whales are more valuable alive than dead I know I have said that whaling is bad but on the other hand whaling can be beneficial when conducted for cultural reasons which is often more humane and maintains ecosystem balance You must understand that the number of whales whaled is actually decreasing Itrsquos the Alaskan Inuit Japanese and the New Zealand Maori that hunt very few whales for cultural reasons Whaling can be traditional in some countries and even though they may not like to kill whales generally for sport or for profit their ancestors did it and now sits there turn to pass on the tradition I ask though Is this practice even necessary Is it outdated In conclusion whaling is horrible and inhumane I donrsquot accept the fact that whales are killed at all I accept whaling more when itrsquos a traditional or cultural reason But generally people just canrsquot help themselves- They NEED to whale I hope I have convinced you that whaling is to be stopped Letrsquos work together to stop whaling for good Stop whaling now and foreverhelliphellip Acknowledge whales donrsquot kill them Very few whales are left in the ocean Extinction is near Save the whaleshellip Alyssa Alas 6M

Donrsquot kill the whales

Save the WHALES

Set whales free

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S P O R T S C O L U M N SPORTS REPORT JUNIOR SCHOOL 2014 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Friday 1st August 2014 RESULTS HOUSE CHAMPIONS 1st Corinthians 1125 Points 2nd Delphians 1085 Points 3rd Olynpians 1005 Points 4th Nemeans 735 Points AGE CHAMPIONS Girls 8 Years Christie Kalis 3S 9 Years Nicole Frangoulis 4C 10 Years Athena Demetriou 5I and Taylysse Knight 4C 11 Years Efthimia Kollias 6P and Katherine Tsingos 6P 12 Years Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys 8 Years Stephen Varvaritis 2C 9 Years Hudson Rallis 3A 10 Years Paul Giavis 4C 11 Years Juval Mikhail 5I 12 Years Jordan Frazis CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 100m 8 - 12 Yrs Old Girls Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys

Juval Mikail 5I Thank you to all the staff parent helpers students from the Senior School and our School Canteen for their assistance on the day UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday 28th August

ASISSA Athletics Carnival Monday 8th September

Combined Greek Orthodox Carnival Wednesday 10th September

CIS Athletics Carnival Wednesday 17th September

Sports Presentation Evening

Mr J Volas Sports Coordinator

14

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SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT BOYS ISA FOOTBALL After 9 rounds of the 2014 Boys Football season many of our boysrsquo teams are now only one round away from playing Semi Final football Like last season all of our A grade teams look as though they will be featuring in this yearrsquos semi-finals This is despite a very difficult season a result of missed games because of weather and student absences because of the Parish Trip to Greece Our boys have rallied behind the school and have made every effort to perform at their best This was no more evident than this past week against Blue Mountains Grammar school Redfield and Oxley Although our U13 Blue team have not won a game this season the boys have enjoyed the training at school and have shown improvement in their competitive games The boys are always eager at training and always willing to learn With one game remaining for the boys I would like to commend them all for their positive effort and sportsmanlike behaviour and passion and enjoyment of sport Our U13 White team had a heart stopping draw on the weekend against BMG 1-1 After creating many opportunities our boys were unable to consolidate and score Unfortunately BMG took the lead late in the first half but not before Spiros Zafiropoulos pulled off three remarkable saves Despite being behind in the first half the boys pushed forward in the second half and Connor Giavis scored a remarkable goal from a free kick outside the 18 yard box The team now look certain to make the semi-finals however they will need to play at an away venue as they will not finish in the top 2 positions in order to host the semi at Heffron Park

The U14 boysrsquo team were superb in front of goal as they have been all season defeating BMG 9-0 The team effort all year has helped the boys achieve excellent results throughout the season The boys will be looking to hopefully go one better than last yearrsquos

runner up placing To do so will mean the boys will have to play their best next week and follow that up with a strong performance in the semi-finals

The U15 White team have set the bench mark in the competition That said all the other schools have strengthened as the season has progressed Despite their hard fought win over BMG (1-0) the boys will need to step up again in order to secure another finals appearance Despite being the only team in the competition to yet lose a game the boys will need to remain focussed to keep that record intact The U15 Blue team like all the boys teams have enjoyed their football and the opportunity to play in a competitive competition Their weekly efforts and positive approach to all games is a real credit to the boysrsquo passion and desire to represent the College

After 9 rounds of the competition the U17 boysrsquo team seem to be playing better every week This week the boys were again exceptional winning comfortably 7-1 against BMG Michael Hatzonrsquos presence helped the boys comfortably cruise to victory The team now must maintain this great form heading into the semi-finals The Open Boys secured a draw against a gutsy BMG team 1-1 Although our boys had more opportunities we were unable to consolidate in front of goal and as

16

a result the game ended in a draw The real positive of the game was to watch all the Year 12 boys attend despite being in the middle of their Trial Examinations Standout performance and spectacular goal from Dane Ivanovic of Year 12 helped the team secure this result Our U17 boys must also be commended for backing up for our First Grade team their presence on the field helped to make the difference Our boys now need to either draw or win next week against CCGS in order to secure a spot in the semi-finals for season 2014

Thank you to all the parents and friends who have supported boys sport this season Thank you also to Mr Zafiropoulos Mr Meintanis and Ms Orsquo Shea who looked after boys sport in my absence

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL SENIOR SCHOOL

On Tuesday 22nd July the Senior School had their annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September With strong participation from all students this yearrsquos house competition proved to be closest results we have seen in years particularly in the Middle school The Nemeans proved to be that little bit stronger which was due to the efforts of the Upper School particularly Cassandra Georgiou Natalie Michos and Yianna Criticos who participated in most events for the 18 years girls events Results from the carnival are as follows

Middle School Upper School Nemeans 570 Nemeans 260 Corinthians 564 Olympians 182 Olympians 548 Corinthians 151 Delphians 514 Delphians 143 Overall Champion Nemeans

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race Christina Vlachos of Year 7 was victorious in the girls 100m sprint in a time of 1383 This is an outstanding effort for a Year 7 student to win such a prestigious race Simeon Keremeas from Year 11 in the boys won in a time of 1222 a little slower than his record breaking heat but nevertheless an amazing race

RECORDS BROKEN The following school records were broken at the meet Spiros Zafiropoulos 12yrs Shot Put 1132m Nicholas Kollias 13yrs Discus- 2715m Jordan Bond 14yrs 400m ndash 10283 Lena Nesterenko 17yrs Long jump- 403m 17yr High Jump ndash Equalled 130 Panayoiti Kapodistrias 17yrs High Jump ndash Equalled 170m Simeon Kerameas 17 yrs 100m 1210 Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 826m Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day which resulted in them receiving Age Champions These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation evening later this term

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AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs Christian Jenkins Desi Kapodistrias 13yrs Nicholas Kollias Christina Vlahos 14yrs Alexandros Gousetis Felicity Ginis 15yrs George Andrianakos Larissa Andrianakos 16yrs Christos Kollias Lia Albanakis 17yrs Simeon Kerameas Lena Nesterenko 18yrs Nikolas Baratsas Cassandra Georgiou Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 830pm- 500pm Further information was given to students in regard to their events Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 330-500pm leading into the Carnival Adonis Tsoustas Alex Vij Alexander P Cardamis Alexia Rizzo Alexandros Gousetis Andrew Toras Anastasia Gousetis Anja Djukic Anthea Condous Anthony Pascalis Aron Paul Kostantakis Billy Retsas Cassandra Georgiou Christian Jenkins Christiana Kilias Christina Vlahos Christopher Kumar Christos Kollias Constantinos Kollias Chrystal Christie Emmanuel Tsanakes Elaine Andrew George Andrianakos Gabriel Cassimatis

George Contominas George Malomitis George Mandilis Ivana Bogojevic James Kourtis James Panayiotakis Jennifer Contominas John Trovas Jordan Bond Katherine Raptis Katie Thimakis KristianKontakos Kyriacou Kladakis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Luka Kasalovic Luka Stevanovic Melanie Bounatsos Michael Savic Milos Arsenic Natalie Michos Nathan Adam Nicholas Frangos Nicholas Kollias Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias Panos Bounos Peter Contominas Rhea Tsimboukis Sandra Milisavljevic Simeon Kerameas Sonya Paradisis Sophia Rizzo Spiros Zafiropoulos Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

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PREFECT PROFILE

NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

19

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ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

3

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL After close competition the Corinthians won the Junior School Athletics Carnival I congratulate all the students who had a go and thank Mr Dookie Mr Volas the teachers and parent and student volunteers for ensuring the smooth running of the day

This school is ready Is your child ready tohellip Live Outside the Box Miss Bletsogiannis has kindly enrolled our children in a fun challenge called Live Outside the Box This challenge is a chance for everyone to learn about aspects of our daily lives that can help us all maintain a healthy active lifestyle Live Outside the Box aims to promote practical ideas for including more daily physical activity reducing sedentary behaviours such as watching TV and developing healthy eating and drinking habits Over two weeks students will be recording the following details into their Live Outside the Box passports

Their healthy breakfast

How much water they drink

How much fruit and vegetables they eat

How much time they spend being active

How much time they spend watching TVcomputers

The amount of lsquosometimesrsquo foods they are eating

Once your child completes the passport each day we ask that you sign it off to show that itrsquos accurate Infant students may need their parents to help them fill in their passport All students receive a certificate at the end of the two-weeks (Gold Silver or Bronze) depending on the amount of points they accumulate over the two-weeks The challenge will commence on Monday 18th August and will be completed on Sunday 31st August 2014 Please look out for your passport which will be sent home the week prior to the challenge We thank Miss Bletsogiannis for this wonderful initiative For more information see wwwhealthykidsnswgovau Let the challenge begin PREMIERrsquoS READING CHALLENGE 2014 Thank you to all those students who have submitted their forms for the Reading Challenge This is a reminder that ALL forms need to be handed in to Mrs Bartlett by Friday 22nd August 2014 As the website is closed to everyone on the 1st September and I cannot take any latecomers Certificates will be sent to the College during the last two weeks of Term Four Happy Reading Mrs C Bartlett Mrs A Synesios Principal Junior School

4

S E N I O R S C H O O L R E P O R T

HSC DRAMA SHOWCASE

On Thursday evening the 24th July the Year 12 Drama students presented their Group Devised performances and Individual projects at the HSC Drama Showcase in the SPACe This showcase served as the Trial Examination of the practical component of the Drama course We were very fortunate to have three external markers come and examine these students All the students excelled on this occasion displaying their outstanding performances skills creativity and collaboration Special thanks to the teachers parents and friends who came along to support the HSC Drama class of 2014 We wish them all the very best in the lead up to their Practical HSC Examination in a couple of weeks

Mrs L McCoy Drama Teacher

5

FROM THE ART ROOM Over the year Year 9 has been exploring different sculptural practices They have learnt about assemblage modelling different methods of mould making for casting and carving These photos are from a casting task where the students had to image themselves in the places of their ancestors The resulting lsquoSelf Portrait as Ancient Greekrsquo was first moulded in clay A latex and plaster mould was constructed and the final works were cast in plaster Presently the students are polishing the works that they have carved from soapstone Polishing usually takes longer than the actual carving but the results can be stunning

Demetrios Avdalis

Harry Gavalas

Clay Models

Steffie Papadopoulos

Constantinos Kollias

Ms M Pringle Visual Arts Teacher

6

JEANS for GENES DAY 2014

Congratulations everyone for the $1881 collected last Friday in support of the Childrenrsquos Medical Research Institute $770 was collected here at school by SRC and another $1111 by Year 10 volunteers Nicole Adam Chrystal Christie Mariah Stavrou Kristen Mournehis Lia Albanakis Georgia Koukounaris Elias Hatzon James Stathis Manuel Margelis Sebastian Zois Alexander P Cardamis and Zac Prineas These students sold Jeans for Genes merchandise at Pacific Square Shopping Centre over a 6 hour period during the day Well done everyone We thank Ms Kokinelis for co-ordinating this event and Ms Gambriell for her support of Year 10 students

Mrs A Katsogiannis Principal Senior School

M I D D L E S C H O O L R E P O R T LACEITUP CAMPAIGN

For those of you who may not know this weekhellip from the 4th-10th August is officially Homeless Personsrsquo Week As part of Year 9rsquos Community Awareness focus in Pastoral Care quite a bit of time is spent learning about the hardships faced by many people in our community amp world These include poverty and homelessness in particular youth homelessness More than 47000 young people under the age of 25 are homeless in Australia today Often they are forced to make the tough decision to leave home when their safety is threatened and take their chances by trying to survive on their own and on the streets As you can imagine this can be very scary and dangerous Not everyone has the luxury of taking off their shoes at the end of a long day especially homeless youth - sleeping with their shoes on is one of the many discomfort they have to endure You may ask yourself WHY this is the CASE Well - Homeless youth use shoelaces to secure their shoes to their feet for protection against the cold night air and to ensure their shoes arenrsquot stolen while they sleep They have to actually make sure they are tied on and around their feet so that they still have them when they wake up There is currently a campaign run by Father Chris OrsquoReilly who heads an organization called lsquoYOUTH OF THE STREETSrdquo Itrsquos called LACE IT UP This campaign is aimed at raising awareness and funds for Homeless Youth Here at St Spyridon we pride ourselves in getting behind worthy causes like this that aim to improve the lives of others From next week and throughout August SRCrsquos amp Year 9 volunteers will be selling special lace it up BLUE shoelaces which can be worn with your uniformshellipeither as ribbons for girls hair on your

7

runners and even on your school shoes TEACHERS you are also welcome to buy them The cost of each pair is $5 Please get behind the lace it up campaign get your SPIRIT ON and help us stamp out Youth Homelessness by doing something as simple as buying a pair of specially marked BLUE SHOELACES You can find out more by going to laceitup and by also checking out the laceitup FB page St Spyridon also has a supporter page which can be reached by going to httpslaceitupeverydayherocomaust-spyridon-college gt It will be active until November if you would like to make a direct donation

THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL (SRC) Last yearrsquos SRC set out a number of targets and I am very happy to now report that these have all been fulfilled At the start of this Term of an electronic noticeboard (monitor) was installed in the library corridor This monitor displays weekly messages about events and reminders that need to be passed on and photographs of studentsrsquo activities An additional monitor has been installed in the SPACe from monies raised through Sport The SRC of 2014 are in the process of negotiating their targets

PREVENT ALCOHOL AND RISK RELATED TRAUMA IN YOUTH (PARTY) PROGRAM On Thursday 31st July Year 11 students were involved in a full day excursion to The Royal North Shore Hospital to take part in the ldquoPrevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth (PARTY) Program On this day students listened to presentations by specialist hospital staff involved with trauma patients as well as trauma survivors and family members who spoke about the impact that risk related trauma has had on their lives Students then rotated through various critical care areas of the hospital eg Emergency ICU and rehabilitation areas such as Physiotherapy Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy The entire day was very confronting and sobering It gave students a greater insight into what can happen when even the smallest risk and seemingly insignificant action can lead to disastrous circumstances and situations

8

Ms G Kokinelis Dean of Middle School C A R E E R S C O L U M N UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS THROUGH UAC Applications for University courses in 2015 open on 6th August Year 12 students have each received an individual copy of the UAC guide and information on how to use it successfully I will be holding another session with Year 12 after their trial HSC examinations to explain the process for online applications for UAC SCHOLARSHIP AND EARLY OFFER APPLICATIONS The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship (St Spyridon College) scholarship at UNSW (worth $5000 for one year) is specifically offered for St Spyridon College students Therefore students are strongly encouraged to apply A second scholarship The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship is also available and is worth $6000 per year for the duration of the course Further information can be obtained from these links

httpsscholarshipsonlineunsweduauscholarshipsc_al_search_detaildisplay_scholarship_detailsp_schedule_id=2386ampp_scholarship_specific_id=125 httpsscholarshipsonlineunsweduauscholarshipsc_al_search_detaildisplay_scholarship_detailsp_schedule_id=2032ampp_scholarship_specific_id=106 St Andrewrsquos College at Sydney University has also notified us of their available scholarships and bursaries worth up to $1 million The Australian Veterans Childrens Assistance Trust has scholarships available for children and grandchildren of War Veterans The AVCAT website address is wwwavcatorgau and email address is avcatdvagovau Applications for scholarships and early offers to University have opened for most of the participating institutions See individual websites for more details - most have online applications and students can also register their interest to receive reminders and updates Students are reminded to discuss their applications with me and ask me for assistance if necessary before submitting them LUNCHTIME SPEAKER FROM UNSW CO-OP Students in Years 12 and 11 are encouraged to come to a lunchtime talk next Tuesday 12th August by a representative from the UNSW Co-op Scholarship Program This should prove to be an invaluable opportunity to hear about the program from a successful scholarship applicant and to receive some useful tips for applying APPLYING FOR USA COLLEGES There is an online course to help with this process The course starts on Aug 3 (US time) You can find out more and register at httpswwwcourseraorgcourseusuniversities The NCAA has also provided information for athletes applying to USA Colleges See httpwwwncaapublicationscomproductdownloadsCBSA15pdf

9

OPEN DAYS AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS There are several events important coming up in the near future which students and parents will find useful and interesting

New South Wales Dates

Australian Catholic University (ACU)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (North Sydney Campus) September 13th 2014 (Saturday) (Strathfield campus)

Southern Cross University (SCU)

December 8th 2014 (Monday) (Coffs Harbour campus) December 10th 2014 (Wednesday) (Lismore campus) December 11th 2014 (Thursday) (Gold Coast)

University of Newcastle (NEWCASTLE)

August 7th 2014 (Thursday) (Port Macquarie campus) August 16th 2014 (Saturday) (Central Coast campus) August 23rd 2014 (Saturday) (Newcastle campus)

University of New England (UNE)

May 2nd 2014 (Friday) Open Day

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (Kensington campus)

University of Notre Dame (UNDA)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney 9am-3pm

University of Sydney (SYDNEY)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday)

University of Tasmania (UTAS) (Darlinghurst and

August 23rd (Saturday) Darlinghurst (nursing) August 24th (Sunday) Rozelle

Rozelle campuses) (nursing and paramedic)

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) City Campus September 6th 2014 (Saturday) Kuring-Gai (Lindfield)

University of Western Sydney (UWS)

August 31st 2014 (Sunday) Parramatta Campus

University of Wollongong (UOW)

August 16th 2014 (Saturday) UOW Open Day August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney Business School (CBD Campus)

NSW TAFE amp Colleges

ACPE Academy September 8th 2014 (Monday) Olympic Park Sydney 10am - Midday

AFTRS Australian Film Television and Radio School

September 6th 2014 (Saturday)

Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Leura - 10am-1pm

ICMS International College of Management Sydney

August 17th 2014 (Sunday)

William Angliss Institute

September 13th 2014 (Saturday) Surry Hills 10am-2pm

Sydney TAFE (Ultimo) August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Ultimo Campus

YEAR 10 MYCAREERMATCH Most Year 10 students have now completed their online questionnaire with mycareermatch and should have received the emailed report This is a very useful document and I encourage all Year 10 students to read the report and share it with parents I also remind them to bring the report along to school so it can be further studied in careers sessions as well as during interviews with me

10

UNSW ENGINEERING HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION DAY Students in Years 10 and 11 who excel at Maths or Science are encouraged to see me as soon as possible to register to attend this day at UNSW on Thursday 30th October It will involve hands-on activities related to several areas of engineering Also any girls in Years 10 or 11 who would like to attend the UNSW Women in Engineering Summer Camp in January 2015 should see me to register their interest POLICE CAREERS Students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in policing as a future career have the opportunity to undertake some work experience in early November Two students have already registered their interest in this Any other interested students should see me as soon as possible MEET THE BUSINESS LEADER EVENT This event is for students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in a career in the business world It is being held on Tuesday 19th August from 430 pm - 700 pm at Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ level 1 33 Erskine St in the city (near Wynyard Station) register at wwwcharteredaccountantscomauMTBLNSW Ms G Hakos Careers Adviser

L I S T E N I N G T O O U R S T U D E N T S

Adverb Advert In class 3A were learning about adverbial phrases An adverbial phrase is a group of words that act together as an adverb giving more information about a verb or other adverb in a sentence The adverbial phrase answers the same questions as a regular adverb howhow much when or where Our lessonrsquos super challenge was to create a poem using adverbial phrases Here are some examples from the students Enjoy Miss Bletsogiannis 3A

Springtime Flowers In the spring the flowers sprout In the morning they better watch out By the afternoon they are safe and sound But by night oh what a fright When the bees come inside to suck pollen from their eyes Sometimes theyrsquore sad but sometimes theyrsquore happy It depends Mia Paras 3A When Winter Comes In winter my family and I go for a feast And every winter we head to the East In the morning we wake up We get some water and a cup By noon I have lunch My water I sip my apple I crunch By afternoon I get back home But then I stay there all alone At pink sunset I have dinner And then I play with my pink spinner At nightfall I go up the stairs creeping Then I go to bed and start sleeping Christian Lynch 3A In Winter In winter it will snow What do you think the people will know With my sister I will play Again and again on a summer day At night I will sleep But maybe have a little peep Maybe I will see at noon A very pretty shining moon Natalia Constantinides 3A The Ants Late in the afternoon All the ants look at the moon The ants look for food in the sun And thatrsquos where the fun has begun In the night They go out and fight And in the midday they are crazy And they are lazy Nikolas Dimaris 3A

11

CSIRO Visit Year 4 have been learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo in Science Itrsquos about all different types of forces We were lucky enough to have the CSIRO come to visit us at school to explain to us about different forces and what they do A scientist named Paul came to the school do this He was our instructor for the afternoon Some of the activities Paul set for us were to show the force of lsquopushrsquo and lsquopullrsquo and he explained Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos three laws of motion One of the laws was about when an object is in motion it will maintain in motion until something obstructs it All the experiments that Paul brought with him were extremely fun and enjoyable Michael Antoniou 4C This term Year 4 are learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo It is our Science topic for the term and it is about forces Today one of the instructors from the CSIRO came and showed us different types of experiments to do with forces My favourite experiment was the disc attached to a piece of string You spin the disc and when you move the piece of string the disc just keeps on spinning He also told us about Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos 3 laws of motion The types of forces he taught us about were friction gravity tension and push and pull He also explained and showed us how to pick up a ball sitting on a table without using your hands He used a jar to pick up the squash ball and when he spun the jar friction was used to pick up the ball and made the ball stay in the jar I had a really enjoyable time and canrsquot wait to try some of these experiments at home William Iliopoulos 4C

IMAX - Jerusalem Review Jerusalem is an amazing movie documentary that speaks about three cultures living in Jerusalem Muslims the Jewish and Christians Produced by National Geographic the story followed an interview format Three women one from each culture were interviewed to lsquoshow and tellrsquo visually how Jerusalem is cut into sections like a pizza It identified how most of the people living in Jerusalem are from different cultural backgrounds live in close proximity to each other but barely speak to each other The film also explains about the history of Jerusalem that makes it the lsquoHoly Cityrsquo for all three traditions

I think it is an amazing documentary and I recommend it

Thomas Mouratidis 6P

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SAVE THE WHALES Whaling is cruel and a horrible thing to do I believe that whales are an important mammal to human life I donrsquot accept the fact that they are harpooned just to be eaten Just think of how much pain they are feeling getting dragged to shore and how much they have to suffer Some of those whales that are getting killed are baby whales exploring the ocean Whaling is disgusting and definitely inhumane I think that the issue for stopping whaling is a great idea Whaling should be stopped I am strongly against whaling I am concerned about the number of whales that are endangered and for those about to be slaughtered soon to cease to exist in our seas In fact over 50 of whale species are endangered Whale populations are decreasing in the blink of an eye I strongly believe that lsquosubsistence whalingrsquo is unnecessary and should be stopped as soon as possible Poor whales are being harpooned Itrsquos not only that whalersquos die but that they die suffering by drowning in their own blood from suffocation or from a torturous heart attack It seems to me that whaling is only done for the money so I am strongly against it I hope people agree with me I feel that whaling is affecting our ecosystem If we keep whaling it will affect our earth in general Actually it will not only affect earth it will soon affect the oxygen we breathe Whales keep the balance in our oceans Whales are killed and their left-overs are left either on the street or in the water Whales are beautiful mammals but when killed it spreads a lot more pollution than you think The air (oxygen) we breathe will soon be poor quality from all the pollution uncleaned by whales who keep our oceans producing clean air I know people will agree with me if the cost was their own lives An equally important point to consider is that whales are more valuable alive than dead Think about how many people love to whale watch Thatrsquos not hurting whales Whales can be used for so many good things

besides food A lot of people want to kill them for the money But think how much money you can make from tourism businesses instead of selling whale meat You can earn money from entertaining humans while saving whales I hope I have convinced you that whales are more valuable alive than dead I know I have said that whaling is bad but on the other hand whaling can be beneficial when conducted for cultural reasons which is often more humane and maintains ecosystem balance You must understand that the number of whales whaled is actually decreasing Itrsquos the Alaskan Inuit Japanese and the New Zealand Maori that hunt very few whales for cultural reasons Whaling can be traditional in some countries and even though they may not like to kill whales generally for sport or for profit their ancestors did it and now sits there turn to pass on the tradition I ask though Is this practice even necessary Is it outdated In conclusion whaling is horrible and inhumane I donrsquot accept the fact that whales are killed at all I accept whaling more when itrsquos a traditional or cultural reason But generally people just canrsquot help themselves- They NEED to whale I hope I have convinced you that whaling is to be stopped Letrsquos work together to stop whaling for good Stop whaling now and foreverhelliphellip Acknowledge whales donrsquot kill them Very few whales are left in the ocean Extinction is near Save the whaleshellip Alyssa Alas 6M

Donrsquot kill the whales

Save the WHALES

Set whales free

13

S P O R T S C O L U M N SPORTS REPORT JUNIOR SCHOOL 2014 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Friday 1st August 2014 RESULTS HOUSE CHAMPIONS 1st Corinthians 1125 Points 2nd Delphians 1085 Points 3rd Olynpians 1005 Points 4th Nemeans 735 Points AGE CHAMPIONS Girls 8 Years Christie Kalis 3S 9 Years Nicole Frangoulis 4C 10 Years Athena Demetriou 5I and Taylysse Knight 4C 11 Years Efthimia Kollias 6P and Katherine Tsingos 6P 12 Years Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys 8 Years Stephen Varvaritis 2C 9 Years Hudson Rallis 3A 10 Years Paul Giavis 4C 11 Years Juval Mikhail 5I 12 Years Jordan Frazis CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 100m 8 - 12 Yrs Old Girls Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys

Juval Mikail 5I Thank you to all the staff parent helpers students from the Senior School and our School Canteen for their assistance on the day UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday 28th August

ASISSA Athletics Carnival Monday 8th September

Combined Greek Orthodox Carnival Wednesday 10th September

CIS Athletics Carnival Wednesday 17th September

Sports Presentation Evening

Mr J Volas Sports Coordinator

14

15

SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT BOYS ISA FOOTBALL After 9 rounds of the 2014 Boys Football season many of our boysrsquo teams are now only one round away from playing Semi Final football Like last season all of our A grade teams look as though they will be featuring in this yearrsquos semi-finals This is despite a very difficult season a result of missed games because of weather and student absences because of the Parish Trip to Greece Our boys have rallied behind the school and have made every effort to perform at their best This was no more evident than this past week against Blue Mountains Grammar school Redfield and Oxley Although our U13 Blue team have not won a game this season the boys have enjoyed the training at school and have shown improvement in their competitive games The boys are always eager at training and always willing to learn With one game remaining for the boys I would like to commend them all for their positive effort and sportsmanlike behaviour and passion and enjoyment of sport Our U13 White team had a heart stopping draw on the weekend against BMG 1-1 After creating many opportunities our boys were unable to consolidate and score Unfortunately BMG took the lead late in the first half but not before Spiros Zafiropoulos pulled off three remarkable saves Despite being behind in the first half the boys pushed forward in the second half and Connor Giavis scored a remarkable goal from a free kick outside the 18 yard box The team now look certain to make the semi-finals however they will need to play at an away venue as they will not finish in the top 2 positions in order to host the semi at Heffron Park

The U14 boysrsquo team were superb in front of goal as they have been all season defeating BMG 9-0 The team effort all year has helped the boys achieve excellent results throughout the season The boys will be looking to hopefully go one better than last yearrsquos

runner up placing To do so will mean the boys will have to play their best next week and follow that up with a strong performance in the semi-finals

The U15 White team have set the bench mark in the competition That said all the other schools have strengthened as the season has progressed Despite their hard fought win over BMG (1-0) the boys will need to step up again in order to secure another finals appearance Despite being the only team in the competition to yet lose a game the boys will need to remain focussed to keep that record intact The U15 Blue team like all the boys teams have enjoyed their football and the opportunity to play in a competitive competition Their weekly efforts and positive approach to all games is a real credit to the boysrsquo passion and desire to represent the College

After 9 rounds of the competition the U17 boysrsquo team seem to be playing better every week This week the boys were again exceptional winning comfortably 7-1 against BMG Michael Hatzonrsquos presence helped the boys comfortably cruise to victory The team now must maintain this great form heading into the semi-finals The Open Boys secured a draw against a gutsy BMG team 1-1 Although our boys had more opportunities we were unable to consolidate in front of goal and as

16

a result the game ended in a draw The real positive of the game was to watch all the Year 12 boys attend despite being in the middle of their Trial Examinations Standout performance and spectacular goal from Dane Ivanovic of Year 12 helped the team secure this result Our U17 boys must also be commended for backing up for our First Grade team their presence on the field helped to make the difference Our boys now need to either draw or win next week against CCGS in order to secure a spot in the semi-finals for season 2014

Thank you to all the parents and friends who have supported boys sport this season Thank you also to Mr Zafiropoulos Mr Meintanis and Ms Orsquo Shea who looked after boys sport in my absence

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL SENIOR SCHOOL

On Tuesday 22nd July the Senior School had their annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September With strong participation from all students this yearrsquos house competition proved to be closest results we have seen in years particularly in the Middle school The Nemeans proved to be that little bit stronger which was due to the efforts of the Upper School particularly Cassandra Georgiou Natalie Michos and Yianna Criticos who participated in most events for the 18 years girls events Results from the carnival are as follows

Middle School Upper School Nemeans 570 Nemeans 260 Corinthians 564 Olympians 182 Olympians 548 Corinthians 151 Delphians 514 Delphians 143 Overall Champion Nemeans

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race Christina Vlachos of Year 7 was victorious in the girls 100m sprint in a time of 1383 This is an outstanding effort for a Year 7 student to win such a prestigious race Simeon Keremeas from Year 11 in the boys won in a time of 1222 a little slower than his record breaking heat but nevertheless an amazing race

RECORDS BROKEN The following school records were broken at the meet Spiros Zafiropoulos 12yrs Shot Put 1132m Nicholas Kollias 13yrs Discus- 2715m Jordan Bond 14yrs 400m ndash 10283 Lena Nesterenko 17yrs Long jump- 403m 17yr High Jump ndash Equalled 130 Panayoiti Kapodistrias 17yrs High Jump ndash Equalled 170m Simeon Kerameas 17 yrs 100m 1210 Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 826m Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day which resulted in them receiving Age Champions These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation evening later this term

17

AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs Christian Jenkins Desi Kapodistrias 13yrs Nicholas Kollias Christina Vlahos 14yrs Alexandros Gousetis Felicity Ginis 15yrs George Andrianakos Larissa Andrianakos 16yrs Christos Kollias Lia Albanakis 17yrs Simeon Kerameas Lena Nesterenko 18yrs Nikolas Baratsas Cassandra Georgiou Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 830pm- 500pm Further information was given to students in regard to their events Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 330-500pm leading into the Carnival Adonis Tsoustas Alex Vij Alexander P Cardamis Alexia Rizzo Alexandros Gousetis Andrew Toras Anastasia Gousetis Anja Djukic Anthea Condous Anthony Pascalis Aron Paul Kostantakis Billy Retsas Cassandra Georgiou Christian Jenkins Christiana Kilias Christina Vlahos Christopher Kumar Christos Kollias Constantinos Kollias Chrystal Christie Emmanuel Tsanakes Elaine Andrew George Andrianakos Gabriel Cassimatis

George Contominas George Malomitis George Mandilis Ivana Bogojevic James Kourtis James Panayiotakis Jennifer Contominas John Trovas Jordan Bond Katherine Raptis Katie Thimakis KristianKontakos Kyriacou Kladakis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Luka Kasalovic Luka Stevanovic Melanie Bounatsos Michael Savic Milos Arsenic Natalie Michos Nathan Adam Nicholas Frangos Nicholas Kollias Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias Panos Bounos Peter Contominas Rhea Tsimboukis Sandra Milisavljevic Simeon Kerameas Sonya Paradisis Sophia Rizzo Spiros Zafiropoulos Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

18

PREFECT PROFILE

NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

19

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

4

S E N I O R S C H O O L R E P O R T

HSC DRAMA SHOWCASE

On Thursday evening the 24th July the Year 12 Drama students presented their Group Devised performances and Individual projects at the HSC Drama Showcase in the SPACe This showcase served as the Trial Examination of the practical component of the Drama course We were very fortunate to have three external markers come and examine these students All the students excelled on this occasion displaying their outstanding performances skills creativity and collaboration Special thanks to the teachers parents and friends who came along to support the HSC Drama class of 2014 We wish them all the very best in the lead up to their Practical HSC Examination in a couple of weeks

Mrs L McCoy Drama Teacher

5

FROM THE ART ROOM Over the year Year 9 has been exploring different sculptural practices They have learnt about assemblage modelling different methods of mould making for casting and carving These photos are from a casting task where the students had to image themselves in the places of their ancestors The resulting lsquoSelf Portrait as Ancient Greekrsquo was first moulded in clay A latex and plaster mould was constructed and the final works were cast in plaster Presently the students are polishing the works that they have carved from soapstone Polishing usually takes longer than the actual carving but the results can be stunning

Demetrios Avdalis

Harry Gavalas

Clay Models

Steffie Papadopoulos

Constantinos Kollias

Ms M Pringle Visual Arts Teacher

6

JEANS for GENES DAY 2014

Congratulations everyone for the $1881 collected last Friday in support of the Childrenrsquos Medical Research Institute $770 was collected here at school by SRC and another $1111 by Year 10 volunteers Nicole Adam Chrystal Christie Mariah Stavrou Kristen Mournehis Lia Albanakis Georgia Koukounaris Elias Hatzon James Stathis Manuel Margelis Sebastian Zois Alexander P Cardamis and Zac Prineas These students sold Jeans for Genes merchandise at Pacific Square Shopping Centre over a 6 hour period during the day Well done everyone We thank Ms Kokinelis for co-ordinating this event and Ms Gambriell for her support of Year 10 students

Mrs A Katsogiannis Principal Senior School

M I D D L E S C H O O L R E P O R T LACEITUP CAMPAIGN

For those of you who may not know this weekhellip from the 4th-10th August is officially Homeless Personsrsquo Week As part of Year 9rsquos Community Awareness focus in Pastoral Care quite a bit of time is spent learning about the hardships faced by many people in our community amp world These include poverty and homelessness in particular youth homelessness More than 47000 young people under the age of 25 are homeless in Australia today Often they are forced to make the tough decision to leave home when their safety is threatened and take their chances by trying to survive on their own and on the streets As you can imagine this can be very scary and dangerous Not everyone has the luxury of taking off their shoes at the end of a long day especially homeless youth - sleeping with their shoes on is one of the many discomfort they have to endure You may ask yourself WHY this is the CASE Well - Homeless youth use shoelaces to secure their shoes to their feet for protection against the cold night air and to ensure their shoes arenrsquot stolen while they sleep They have to actually make sure they are tied on and around their feet so that they still have them when they wake up There is currently a campaign run by Father Chris OrsquoReilly who heads an organization called lsquoYOUTH OF THE STREETSrdquo Itrsquos called LACE IT UP This campaign is aimed at raising awareness and funds for Homeless Youth Here at St Spyridon we pride ourselves in getting behind worthy causes like this that aim to improve the lives of others From next week and throughout August SRCrsquos amp Year 9 volunteers will be selling special lace it up BLUE shoelaces which can be worn with your uniformshellipeither as ribbons for girls hair on your

7

runners and even on your school shoes TEACHERS you are also welcome to buy them The cost of each pair is $5 Please get behind the lace it up campaign get your SPIRIT ON and help us stamp out Youth Homelessness by doing something as simple as buying a pair of specially marked BLUE SHOELACES You can find out more by going to laceitup and by also checking out the laceitup FB page St Spyridon also has a supporter page which can be reached by going to httpslaceitupeverydayherocomaust-spyridon-college gt It will be active until November if you would like to make a direct donation

THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL (SRC) Last yearrsquos SRC set out a number of targets and I am very happy to now report that these have all been fulfilled At the start of this Term of an electronic noticeboard (monitor) was installed in the library corridor This monitor displays weekly messages about events and reminders that need to be passed on and photographs of studentsrsquo activities An additional monitor has been installed in the SPACe from monies raised through Sport The SRC of 2014 are in the process of negotiating their targets

PREVENT ALCOHOL AND RISK RELATED TRAUMA IN YOUTH (PARTY) PROGRAM On Thursday 31st July Year 11 students were involved in a full day excursion to The Royal North Shore Hospital to take part in the ldquoPrevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth (PARTY) Program On this day students listened to presentations by specialist hospital staff involved with trauma patients as well as trauma survivors and family members who spoke about the impact that risk related trauma has had on their lives Students then rotated through various critical care areas of the hospital eg Emergency ICU and rehabilitation areas such as Physiotherapy Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy The entire day was very confronting and sobering It gave students a greater insight into what can happen when even the smallest risk and seemingly insignificant action can lead to disastrous circumstances and situations

8

Ms G Kokinelis Dean of Middle School C A R E E R S C O L U M N UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS THROUGH UAC Applications for University courses in 2015 open on 6th August Year 12 students have each received an individual copy of the UAC guide and information on how to use it successfully I will be holding another session with Year 12 after their trial HSC examinations to explain the process for online applications for UAC SCHOLARSHIP AND EARLY OFFER APPLICATIONS The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship (St Spyridon College) scholarship at UNSW (worth $5000 for one year) is specifically offered for St Spyridon College students Therefore students are strongly encouraged to apply A second scholarship The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship is also available and is worth $6000 per year for the duration of the course Further information can be obtained from these links

httpsscholarshipsonlineunsweduauscholarshipsc_al_search_detaildisplay_scholarship_detailsp_schedule_id=2386ampp_scholarship_specific_id=125 httpsscholarshipsonlineunsweduauscholarshipsc_al_search_detaildisplay_scholarship_detailsp_schedule_id=2032ampp_scholarship_specific_id=106 St Andrewrsquos College at Sydney University has also notified us of their available scholarships and bursaries worth up to $1 million The Australian Veterans Childrens Assistance Trust has scholarships available for children and grandchildren of War Veterans The AVCAT website address is wwwavcatorgau and email address is avcatdvagovau Applications for scholarships and early offers to University have opened for most of the participating institutions See individual websites for more details - most have online applications and students can also register their interest to receive reminders and updates Students are reminded to discuss their applications with me and ask me for assistance if necessary before submitting them LUNCHTIME SPEAKER FROM UNSW CO-OP Students in Years 12 and 11 are encouraged to come to a lunchtime talk next Tuesday 12th August by a representative from the UNSW Co-op Scholarship Program This should prove to be an invaluable opportunity to hear about the program from a successful scholarship applicant and to receive some useful tips for applying APPLYING FOR USA COLLEGES There is an online course to help with this process The course starts on Aug 3 (US time) You can find out more and register at httpswwwcourseraorgcourseusuniversities The NCAA has also provided information for athletes applying to USA Colleges See httpwwwncaapublicationscomproductdownloadsCBSA15pdf

9

OPEN DAYS AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS There are several events important coming up in the near future which students and parents will find useful and interesting

New South Wales Dates

Australian Catholic University (ACU)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (North Sydney Campus) September 13th 2014 (Saturday) (Strathfield campus)

Southern Cross University (SCU)

December 8th 2014 (Monday) (Coffs Harbour campus) December 10th 2014 (Wednesday) (Lismore campus) December 11th 2014 (Thursday) (Gold Coast)

University of Newcastle (NEWCASTLE)

August 7th 2014 (Thursday) (Port Macquarie campus) August 16th 2014 (Saturday) (Central Coast campus) August 23rd 2014 (Saturday) (Newcastle campus)

University of New England (UNE)

May 2nd 2014 (Friday) Open Day

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (Kensington campus)

University of Notre Dame (UNDA)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney 9am-3pm

University of Sydney (SYDNEY)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday)

University of Tasmania (UTAS) (Darlinghurst and

August 23rd (Saturday) Darlinghurst (nursing) August 24th (Sunday) Rozelle

Rozelle campuses) (nursing and paramedic)

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) City Campus September 6th 2014 (Saturday) Kuring-Gai (Lindfield)

University of Western Sydney (UWS)

August 31st 2014 (Sunday) Parramatta Campus

University of Wollongong (UOW)

August 16th 2014 (Saturday) UOW Open Day August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney Business School (CBD Campus)

NSW TAFE amp Colleges

ACPE Academy September 8th 2014 (Monday) Olympic Park Sydney 10am - Midday

AFTRS Australian Film Television and Radio School

September 6th 2014 (Saturday)

Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Leura - 10am-1pm

ICMS International College of Management Sydney

August 17th 2014 (Sunday)

William Angliss Institute

September 13th 2014 (Saturday) Surry Hills 10am-2pm

Sydney TAFE (Ultimo) August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Ultimo Campus

YEAR 10 MYCAREERMATCH Most Year 10 students have now completed their online questionnaire with mycareermatch and should have received the emailed report This is a very useful document and I encourage all Year 10 students to read the report and share it with parents I also remind them to bring the report along to school so it can be further studied in careers sessions as well as during interviews with me

10

UNSW ENGINEERING HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION DAY Students in Years 10 and 11 who excel at Maths or Science are encouraged to see me as soon as possible to register to attend this day at UNSW on Thursday 30th October It will involve hands-on activities related to several areas of engineering Also any girls in Years 10 or 11 who would like to attend the UNSW Women in Engineering Summer Camp in January 2015 should see me to register their interest POLICE CAREERS Students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in policing as a future career have the opportunity to undertake some work experience in early November Two students have already registered their interest in this Any other interested students should see me as soon as possible MEET THE BUSINESS LEADER EVENT This event is for students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in a career in the business world It is being held on Tuesday 19th August from 430 pm - 700 pm at Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ level 1 33 Erskine St in the city (near Wynyard Station) register at wwwcharteredaccountantscomauMTBLNSW Ms G Hakos Careers Adviser

L I S T E N I N G T O O U R S T U D E N T S

Adverb Advert In class 3A were learning about adverbial phrases An adverbial phrase is a group of words that act together as an adverb giving more information about a verb or other adverb in a sentence The adverbial phrase answers the same questions as a regular adverb howhow much when or where Our lessonrsquos super challenge was to create a poem using adverbial phrases Here are some examples from the students Enjoy Miss Bletsogiannis 3A

Springtime Flowers In the spring the flowers sprout In the morning they better watch out By the afternoon they are safe and sound But by night oh what a fright When the bees come inside to suck pollen from their eyes Sometimes theyrsquore sad but sometimes theyrsquore happy It depends Mia Paras 3A When Winter Comes In winter my family and I go for a feast And every winter we head to the East In the morning we wake up We get some water and a cup By noon I have lunch My water I sip my apple I crunch By afternoon I get back home But then I stay there all alone At pink sunset I have dinner And then I play with my pink spinner At nightfall I go up the stairs creeping Then I go to bed and start sleeping Christian Lynch 3A In Winter In winter it will snow What do you think the people will know With my sister I will play Again and again on a summer day At night I will sleep But maybe have a little peep Maybe I will see at noon A very pretty shining moon Natalia Constantinides 3A The Ants Late in the afternoon All the ants look at the moon The ants look for food in the sun And thatrsquos where the fun has begun In the night They go out and fight And in the midday they are crazy And they are lazy Nikolas Dimaris 3A

11

CSIRO Visit Year 4 have been learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo in Science Itrsquos about all different types of forces We were lucky enough to have the CSIRO come to visit us at school to explain to us about different forces and what they do A scientist named Paul came to the school do this He was our instructor for the afternoon Some of the activities Paul set for us were to show the force of lsquopushrsquo and lsquopullrsquo and he explained Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos three laws of motion One of the laws was about when an object is in motion it will maintain in motion until something obstructs it All the experiments that Paul brought with him were extremely fun and enjoyable Michael Antoniou 4C This term Year 4 are learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo It is our Science topic for the term and it is about forces Today one of the instructors from the CSIRO came and showed us different types of experiments to do with forces My favourite experiment was the disc attached to a piece of string You spin the disc and when you move the piece of string the disc just keeps on spinning He also told us about Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos 3 laws of motion The types of forces he taught us about were friction gravity tension and push and pull He also explained and showed us how to pick up a ball sitting on a table without using your hands He used a jar to pick up the squash ball and when he spun the jar friction was used to pick up the ball and made the ball stay in the jar I had a really enjoyable time and canrsquot wait to try some of these experiments at home William Iliopoulos 4C

IMAX - Jerusalem Review Jerusalem is an amazing movie documentary that speaks about three cultures living in Jerusalem Muslims the Jewish and Christians Produced by National Geographic the story followed an interview format Three women one from each culture were interviewed to lsquoshow and tellrsquo visually how Jerusalem is cut into sections like a pizza It identified how most of the people living in Jerusalem are from different cultural backgrounds live in close proximity to each other but barely speak to each other The film also explains about the history of Jerusalem that makes it the lsquoHoly Cityrsquo for all three traditions

I think it is an amazing documentary and I recommend it

Thomas Mouratidis 6P

12

SAVE THE WHALES Whaling is cruel and a horrible thing to do I believe that whales are an important mammal to human life I donrsquot accept the fact that they are harpooned just to be eaten Just think of how much pain they are feeling getting dragged to shore and how much they have to suffer Some of those whales that are getting killed are baby whales exploring the ocean Whaling is disgusting and definitely inhumane I think that the issue for stopping whaling is a great idea Whaling should be stopped I am strongly against whaling I am concerned about the number of whales that are endangered and for those about to be slaughtered soon to cease to exist in our seas In fact over 50 of whale species are endangered Whale populations are decreasing in the blink of an eye I strongly believe that lsquosubsistence whalingrsquo is unnecessary and should be stopped as soon as possible Poor whales are being harpooned Itrsquos not only that whalersquos die but that they die suffering by drowning in their own blood from suffocation or from a torturous heart attack It seems to me that whaling is only done for the money so I am strongly against it I hope people agree with me I feel that whaling is affecting our ecosystem If we keep whaling it will affect our earth in general Actually it will not only affect earth it will soon affect the oxygen we breathe Whales keep the balance in our oceans Whales are killed and their left-overs are left either on the street or in the water Whales are beautiful mammals but when killed it spreads a lot more pollution than you think The air (oxygen) we breathe will soon be poor quality from all the pollution uncleaned by whales who keep our oceans producing clean air I know people will agree with me if the cost was their own lives An equally important point to consider is that whales are more valuable alive than dead Think about how many people love to whale watch Thatrsquos not hurting whales Whales can be used for so many good things

besides food A lot of people want to kill them for the money But think how much money you can make from tourism businesses instead of selling whale meat You can earn money from entertaining humans while saving whales I hope I have convinced you that whales are more valuable alive than dead I know I have said that whaling is bad but on the other hand whaling can be beneficial when conducted for cultural reasons which is often more humane and maintains ecosystem balance You must understand that the number of whales whaled is actually decreasing Itrsquos the Alaskan Inuit Japanese and the New Zealand Maori that hunt very few whales for cultural reasons Whaling can be traditional in some countries and even though they may not like to kill whales generally for sport or for profit their ancestors did it and now sits there turn to pass on the tradition I ask though Is this practice even necessary Is it outdated In conclusion whaling is horrible and inhumane I donrsquot accept the fact that whales are killed at all I accept whaling more when itrsquos a traditional or cultural reason But generally people just canrsquot help themselves- They NEED to whale I hope I have convinced you that whaling is to be stopped Letrsquos work together to stop whaling for good Stop whaling now and foreverhelliphellip Acknowledge whales donrsquot kill them Very few whales are left in the ocean Extinction is near Save the whaleshellip Alyssa Alas 6M

Donrsquot kill the whales

Save the WHALES

Set whales free

13

S P O R T S C O L U M N SPORTS REPORT JUNIOR SCHOOL 2014 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Friday 1st August 2014 RESULTS HOUSE CHAMPIONS 1st Corinthians 1125 Points 2nd Delphians 1085 Points 3rd Olynpians 1005 Points 4th Nemeans 735 Points AGE CHAMPIONS Girls 8 Years Christie Kalis 3S 9 Years Nicole Frangoulis 4C 10 Years Athena Demetriou 5I and Taylysse Knight 4C 11 Years Efthimia Kollias 6P and Katherine Tsingos 6P 12 Years Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys 8 Years Stephen Varvaritis 2C 9 Years Hudson Rallis 3A 10 Years Paul Giavis 4C 11 Years Juval Mikhail 5I 12 Years Jordan Frazis CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 100m 8 - 12 Yrs Old Girls Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys

Juval Mikail 5I Thank you to all the staff parent helpers students from the Senior School and our School Canteen for their assistance on the day UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday 28th August

ASISSA Athletics Carnival Monday 8th September

Combined Greek Orthodox Carnival Wednesday 10th September

CIS Athletics Carnival Wednesday 17th September

Sports Presentation Evening

Mr J Volas Sports Coordinator

14

15

SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT BOYS ISA FOOTBALL After 9 rounds of the 2014 Boys Football season many of our boysrsquo teams are now only one round away from playing Semi Final football Like last season all of our A grade teams look as though they will be featuring in this yearrsquos semi-finals This is despite a very difficult season a result of missed games because of weather and student absences because of the Parish Trip to Greece Our boys have rallied behind the school and have made every effort to perform at their best This was no more evident than this past week against Blue Mountains Grammar school Redfield and Oxley Although our U13 Blue team have not won a game this season the boys have enjoyed the training at school and have shown improvement in their competitive games The boys are always eager at training and always willing to learn With one game remaining for the boys I would like to commend them all for their positive effort and sportsmanlike behaviour and passion and enjoyment of sport Our U13 White team had a heart stopping draw on the weekend against BMG 1-1 After creating many opportunities our boys were unable to consolidate and score Unfortunately BMG took the lead late in the first half but not before Spiros Zafiropoulos pulled off three remarkable saves Despite being behind in the first half the boys pushed forward in the second half and Connor Giavis scored a remarkable goal from a free kick outside the 18 yard box The team now look certain to make the semi-finals however they will need to play at an away venue as they will not finish in the top 2 positions in order to host the semi at Heffron Park

The U14 boysrsquo team were superb in front of goal as they have been all season defeating BMG 9-0 The team effort all year has helped the boys achieve excellent results throughout the season The boys will be looking to hopefully go one better than last yearrsquos

runner up placing To do so will mean the boys will have to play their best next week and follow that up with a strong performance in the semi-finals

The U15 White team have set the bench mark in the competition That said all the other schools have strengthened as the season has progressed Despite their hard fought win over BMG (1-0) the boys will need to step up again in order to secure another finals appearance Despite being the only team in the competition to yet lose a game the boys will need to remain focussed to keep that record intact The U15 Blue team like all the boys teams have enjoyed their football and the opportunity to play in a competitive competition Their weekly efforts and positive approach to all games is a real credit to the boysrsquo passion and desire to represent the College

After 9 rounds of the competition the U17 boysrsquo team seem to be playing better every week This week the boys were again exceptional winning comfortably 7-1 against BMG Michael Hatzonrsquos presence helped the boys comfortably cruise to victory The team now must maintain this great form heading into the semi-finals The Open Boys secured a draw against a gutsy BMG team 1-1 Although our boys had more opportunities we were unable to consolidate in front of goal and as

16

a result the game ended in a draw The real positive of the game was to watch all the Year 12 boys attend despite being in the middle of their Trial Examinations Standout performance and spectacular goal from Dane Ivanovic of Year 12 helped the team secure this result Our U17 boys must also be commended for backing up for our First Grade team their presence on the field helped to make the difference Our boys now need to either draw or win next week against CCGS in order to secure a spot in the semi-finals for season 2014

Thank you to all the parents and friends who have supported boys sport this season Thank you also to Mr Zafiropoulos Mr Meintanis and Ms Orsquo Shea who looked after boys sport in my absence

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL SENIOR SCHOOL

On Tuesday 22nd July the Senior School had their annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September With strong participation from all students this yearrsquos house competition proved to be closest results we have seen in years particularly in the Middle school The Nemeans proved to be that little bit stronger which was due to the efforts of the Upper School particularly Cassandra Georgiou Natalie Michos and Yianna Criticos who participated in most events for the 18 years girls events Results from the carnival are as follows

Middle School Upper School Nemeans 570 Nemeans 260 Corinthians 564 Olympians 182 Olympians 548 Corinthians 151 Delphians 514 Delphians 143 Overall Champion Nemeans

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race Christina Vlachos of Year 7 was victorious in the girls 100m sprint in a time of 1383 This is an outstanding effort for a Year 7 student to win such a prestigious race Simeon Keremeas from Year 11 in the boys won in a time of 1222 a little slower than his record breaking heat but nevertheless an amazing race

RECORDS BROKEN The following school records were broken at the meet Spiros Zafiropoulos 12yrs Shot Put 1132m Nicholas Kollias 13yrs Discus- 2715m Jordan Bond 14yrs 400m ndash 10283 Lena Nesterenko 17yrs Long jump- 403m 17yr High Jump ndash Equalled 130 Panayoiti Kapodistrias 17yrs High Jump ndash Equalled 170m Simeon Kerameas 17 yrs 100m 1210 Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 826m Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day which resulted in them receiving Age Champions These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation evening later this term

17

AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs Christian Jenkins Desi Kapodistrias 13yrs Nicholas Kollias Christina Vlahos 14yrs Alexandros Gousetis Felicity Ginis 15yrs George Andrianakos Larissa Andrianakos 16yrs Christos Kollias Lia Albanakis 17yrs Simeon Kerameas Lena Nesterenko 18yrs Nikolas Baratsas Cassandra Georgiou Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 830pm- 500pm Further information was given to students in regard to their events Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 330-500pm leading into the Carnival Adonis Tsoustas Alex Vij Alexander P Cardamis Alexia Rizzo Alexandros Gousetis Andrew Toras Anastasia Gousetis Anja Djukic Anthea Condous Anthony Pascalis Aron Paul Kostantakis Billy Retsas Cassandra Georgiou Christian Jenkins Christiana Kilias Christina Vlahos Christopher Kumar Christos Kollias Constantinos Kollias Chrystal Christie Emmanuel Tsanakes Elaine Andrew George Andrianakos Gabriel Cassimatis

George Contominas George Malomitis George Mandilis Ivana Bogojevic James Kourtis James Panayiotakis Jennifer Contominas John Trovas Jordan Bond Katherine Raptis Katie Thimakis KristianKontakos Kyriacou Kladakis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Luka Kasalovic Luka Stevanovic Melanie Bounatsos Michael Savic Milos Arsenic Natalie Michos Nathan Adam Nicholas Frangos Nicholas Kollias Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias Panos Bounos Peter Contominas Rhea Tsimboukis Sandra Milisavljevic Simeon Kerameas Sonya Paradisis Sophia Rizzo Spiros Zafiropoulos Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

18

PREFECT PROFILE

NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

19

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

5

FROM THE ART ROOM Over the year Year 9 has been exploring different sculptural practices They have learnt about assemblage modelling different methods of mould making for casting and carving These photos are from a casting task where the students had to image themselves in the places of their ancestors The resulting lsquoSelf Portrait as Ancient Greekrsquo was first moulded in clay A latex and plaster mould was constructed and the final works were cast in plaster Presently the students are polishing the works that they have carved from soapstone Polishing usually takes longer than the actual carving but the results can be stunning

Demetrios Avdalis

Harry Gavalas

Clay Models

Steffie Papadopoulos

Constantinos Kollias

Ms M Pringle Visual Arts Teacher

6

JEANS for GENES DAY 2014

Congratulations everyone for the $1881 collected last Friday in support of the Childrenrsquos Medical Research Institute $770 was collected here at school by SRC and another $1111 by Year 10 volunteers Nicole Adam Chrystal Christie Mariah Stavrou Kristen Mournehis Lia Albanakis Georgia Koukounaris Elias Hatzon James Stathis Manuel Margelis Sebastian Zois Alexander P Cardamis and Zac Prineas These students sold Jeans for Genes merchandise at Pacific Square Shopping Centre over a 6 hour period during the day Well done everyone We thank Ms Kokinelis for co-ordinating this event and Ms Gambriell for her support of Year 10 students

Mrs A Katsogiannis Principal Senior School

M I D D L E S C H O O L R E P O R T LACEITUP CAMPAIGN

For those of you who may not know this weekhellip from the 4th-10th August is officially Homeless Personsrsquo Week As part of Year 9rsquos Community Awareness focus in Pastoral Care quite a bit of time is spent learning about the hardships faced by many people in our community amp world These include poverty and homelessness in particular youth homelessness More than 47000 young people under the age of 25 are homeless in Australia today Often they are forced to make the tough decision to leave home when their safety is threatened and take their chances by trying to survive on their own and on the streets As you can imagine this can be very scary and dangerous Not everyone has the luxury of taking off their shoes at the end of a long day especially homeless youth - sleeping with their shoes on is one of the many discomfort they have to endure You may ask yourself WHY this is the CASE Well - Homeless youth use shoelaces to secure their shoes to their feet for protection against the cold night air and to ensure their shoes arenrsquot stolen while they sleep They have to actually make sure they are tied on and around their feet so that they still have them when they wake up There is currently a campaign run by Father Chris OrsquoReilly who heads an organization called lsquoYOUTH OF THE STREETSrdquo Itrsquos called LACE IT UP This campaign is aimed at raising awareness and funds for Homeless Youth Here at St Spyridon we pride ourselves in getting behind worthy causes like this that aim to improve the lives of others From next week and throughout August SRCrsquos amp Year 9 volunteers will be selling special lace it up BLUE shoelaces which can be worn with your uniformshellipeither as ribbons for girls hair on your

7

runners and even on your school shoes TEACHERS you are also welcome to buy them The cost of each pair is $5 Please get behind the lace it up campaign get your SPIRIT ON and help us stamp out Youth Homelessness by doing something as simple as buying a pair of specially marked BLUE SHOELACES You can find out more by going to laceitup and by also checking out the laceitup FB page St Spyridon also has a supporter page which can be reached by going to httpslaceitupeverydayherocomaust-spyridon-college gt It will be active until November if you would like to make a direct donation

THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL (SRC) Last yearrsquos SRC set out a number of targets and I am very happy to now report that these have all been fulfilled At the start of this Term of an electronic noticeboard (monitor) was installed in the library corridor This monitor displays weekly messages about events and reminders that need to be passed on and photographs of studentsrsquo activities An additional monitor has been installed in the SPACe from monies raised through Sport The SRC of 2014 are in the process of negotiating their targets

PREVENT ALCOHOL AND RISK RELATED TRAUMA IN YOUTH (PARTY) PROGRAM On Thursday 31st July Year 11 students were involved in a full day excursion to The Royal North Shore Hospital to take part in the ldquoPrevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth (PARTY) Program On this day students listened to presentations by specialist hospital staff involved with trauma patients as well as trauma survivors and family members who spoke about the impact that risk related trauma has had on their lives Students then rotated through various critical care areas of the hospital eg Emergency ICU and rehabilitation areas such as Physiotherapy Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy The entire day was very confronting and sobering It gave students a greater insight into what can happen when even the smallest risk and seemingly insignificant action can lead to disastrous circumstances and situations

8

Ms G Kokinelis Dean of Middle School C A R E E R S C O L U M N UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS THROUGH UAC Applications for University courses in 2015 open on 6th August Year 12 students have each received an individual copy of the UAC guide and information on how to use it successfully I will be holding another session with Year 12 after their trial HSC examinations to explain the process for online applications for UAC SCHOLARSHIP AND EARLY OFFER APPLICATIONS The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship (St Spyridon College) scholarship at UNSW (worth $5000 for one year) is specifically offered for St Spyridon College students Therefore students are strongly encouraged to apply A second scholarship The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship is also available and is worth $6000 per year for the duration of the course Further information can be obtained from these links

httpsscholarshipsonlineunsweduauscholarshipsc_al_search_detaildisplay_scholarship_detailsp_schedule_id=2386ampp_scholarship_specific_id=125 httpsscholarshipsonlineunsweduauscholarshipsc_al_search_detaildisplay_scholarship_detailsp_schedule_id=2032ampp_scholarship_specific_id=106 St Andrewrsquos College at Sydney University has also notified us of their available scholarships and bursaries worth up to $1 million The Australian Veterans Childrens Assistance Trust has scholarships available for children and grandchildren of War Veterans The AVCAT website address is wwwavcatorgau and email address is avcatdvagovau Applications for scholarships and early offers to University have opened for most of the participating institutions See individual websites for more details - most have online applications and students can also register their interest to receive reminders and updates Students are reminded to discuss their applications with me and ask me for assistance if necessary before submitting them LUNCHTIME SPEAKER FROM UNSW CO-OP Students in Years 12 and 11 are encouraged to come to a lunchtime talk next Tuesday 12th August by a representative from the UNSW Co-op Scholarship Program This should prove to be an invaluable opportunity to hear about the program from a successful scholarship applicant and to receive some useful tips for applying APPLYING FOR USA COLLEGES There is an online course to help with this process The course starts on Aug 3 (US time) You can find out more and register at httpswwwcourseraorgcourseusuniversities The NCAA has also provided information for athletes applying to USA Colleges See httpwwwncaapublicationscomproductdownloadsCBSA15pdf

9

OPEN DAYS AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS There are several events important coming up in the near future which students and parents will find useful and interesting

New South Wales Dates

Australian Catholic University (ACU)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (North Sydney Campus) September 13th 2014 (Saturday) (Strathfield campus)

Southern Cross University (SCU)

December 8th 2014 (Monday) (Coffs Harbour campus) December 10th 2014 (Wednesday) (Lismore campus) December 11th 2014 (Thursday) (Gold Coast)

University of Newcastle (NEWCASTLE)

August 7th 2014 (Thursday) (Port Macquarie campus) August 16th 2014 (Saturday) (Central Coast campus) August 23rd 2014 (Saturday) (Newcastle campus)

University of New England (UNE)

May 2nd 2014 (Friday) Open Day

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (Kensington campus)

University of Notre Dame (UNDA)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney 9am-3pm

University of Sydney (SYDNEY)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday)

University of Tasmania (UTAS) (Darlinghurst and

August 23rd (Saturday) Darlinghurst (nursing) August 24th (Sunday) Rozelle

Rozelle campuses) (nursing and paramedic)

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) City Campus September 6th 2014 (Saturday) Kuring-Gai (Lindfield)

University of Western Sydney (UWS)

August 31st 2014 (Sunday) Parramatta Campus

University of Wollongong (UOW)

August 16th 2014 (Saturday) UOW Open Day August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney Business School (CBD Campus)

NSW TAFE amp Colleges

ACPE Academy September 8th 2014 (Monday) Olympic Park Sydney 10am - Midday

AFTRS Australian Film Television and Radio School

September 6th 2014 (Saturday)

Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Leura - 10am-1pm

ICMS International College of Management Sydney

August 17th 2014 (Sunday)

William Angliss Institute

September 13th 2014 (Saturday) Surry Hills 10am-2pm

Sydney TAFE (Ultimo) August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Ultimo Campus

YEAR 10 MYCAREERMATCH Most Year 10 students have now completed their online questionnaire with mycareermatch and should have received the emailed report This is a very useful document and I encourage all Year 10 students to read the report and share it with parents I also remind them to bring the report along to school so it can be further studied in careers sessions as well as during interviews with me

10

UNSW ENGINEERING HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION DAY Students in Years 10 and 11 who excel at Maths or Science are encouraged to see me as soon as possible to register to attend this day at UNSW on Thursday 30th October It will involve hands-on activities related to several areas of engineering Also any girls in Years 10 or 11 who would like to attend the UNSW Women in Engineering Summer Camp in January 2015 should see me to register their interest POLICE CAREERS Students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in policing as a future career have the opportunity to undertake some work experience in early November Two students have already registered their interest in this Any other interested students should see me as soon as possible MEET THE BUSINESS LEADER EVENT This event is for students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in a career in the business world It is being held on Tuesday 19th August from 430 pm - 700 pm at Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ level 1 33 Erskine St in the city (near Wynyard Station) register at wwwcharteredaccountantscomauMTBLNSW Ms G Hakos Careers Adviser

L I S T E N I N G T O O U R S T U D E N T S

Adverb Advert In class 3A were learning about adverbial phrases An adverbial phrase is a group of words that act together as an adverb giving more information about a verb or other adverb in a sentence The adverbial phrase answers the same questions as a regular adverb howhow much when or where Our lessonrsquos super challenge was to create a poem using adverbial phrases Here are some examples from the students Enjoy Miss Bletsogiannis 3A

Springtime Flowers In the spring the flowers sprout In the morning they better watch out By the afternoon they are safe and sound But by night oh what a fright When the bees come inside to suck pollen from their eyes Sometimes theyrsquore sad but sometimes theyrsquore happy It depends Mia Paras 3A When Winter Comes In winter my family and I go for a feast And every winter we head to the East In the morning we wake up We get some water and a cup By noon I have lunch My water I sip my apple I crunch By afternoon I get back home But then I stay there all alone At pink sunset I have dinner And then I play with my pink spinner At nightfall I go up the stairs creeping Then I go to bed and start sleeping Christian Lynch 3A In Winter In winter it will snow What do you think the people will know With my sister I will play Again and again on a summer day At night I will sleep But maybe have a little peep Maybe I will see at noon A very pretty shining moon Natalia Constantinides 3A The Ants Late in the afternoon All the ants look at the moon The ants look for food in the sun And thatrsquos where the fun has begun In the night They go out and fight And in the midday they are crazy And they are lazy Nikolas Dimaris 3A

11

CSIRO Visit Year 4 have been learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo in Science Itrsquos about all different types of forces We were lucky enough to have the CSIRO come to visit us at school to explain to us about different forces and what they do A scientist named Paul came to the school do this He was our instructor for the afternoon Some of the activities Paul set for us were to show the force of lsquopushrsquo and lsquopullrsquo and he explained Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos three laws of motion One of the laws was about when an object is in motion it will maintain in motion until something obstructs it All the experiments that Paul brought with him were extremely fun and enjoyable Michael Antoniou 4C This term Year 4 are learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo It is our Science topic for the term and it is about forces Today one of the instructors from the CSIRO came and showed us different types of experiments to do with forces My favourite experiment was the disc attached to a piece of string You spin the disc and when you move the piece of string the disc just keeps on spinning He also told us about Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos 3 laws of motion The types of forces he taught us about were friction gravity tension and push and pull He also explained and showed us how to pick up a ball sitting on a table without using your hands He used a jar to pick up the squash ball and when he spun the jar friction was used to pick up the ball and made the ball stay in the jar I had a really enjoyable time and canrsquot wait to try some of these experiments at home William Iliopoulos 4C

IMAX - Jerusalem Review Jerusalem is an amazing movie documentary that speaks about three cultures living in Jerusalem Muslims the Jewish and Christians Produced by National Geographic the story followed an interview format Three women one from each culture were interviewed to lsquoshow and tellrsquo visually how Jerusalem is cut into sections like a pizza It identified how most of the people living in Jerusalem are from different cultural backgrounds live in close proximity to each other but barely speak to each other The film also explains about the history of Jerusalem that makes it the lsquoHoly Cityrsquo for all three traditions

I think it is an amazing documentary and I recommend it

Thomas Mouratidis 6P

12

SAVE THE WHALES Whaling is cruel and a horrible thing to do I believe that whales are an important mammal to human life I donrsquot accept the fact that they are harpooned just to be eaten Just think of how much pain they are feeling getting dragged to shore and how much they have to suffer Some of those whales that are getting killed are baby whales exploring the ocean Whaling is disgusting and definitely inhumane I think that the issue for stopping whaling is a great idea Whaling should be stopped I am strongly against whaling I am concerned about the number of whales that are endangered and for those about to be slaughtered soon to cease to exist in our seas In fact over 50 of whale species are endangered Whale populations are decreasing in the blink of an eye I strongly believe that lsquosubsistence whalingrsquo is unnecessary and should be stopped as soon as possible Poor whales are being harpooned Itrsquos not only that whalersquos die but that they die suffering by drowning in their own blood from suffocation or from a torturous heart attack It seems to me that whaling is only done for the money so I am strongly against it I hope people agree with me I feel that whaling is affecting our ecosystem If we keep whaling it will affect our earth in general Actually it will not only affect earth it will soon affect the oxygen we breathe Whales keep the balance in our oceans Whales are killed and their left-overs are left either on the street or in the water Whales are beautiful mammals but when killed it spreads a lot more pollution than you think The air (oxygen) we breathe will soon be poor quality from all the pollution uncleaned by whales who keep our oceans producing clean air I know people will agree with me if the cost was their own lives An equally important point to consider is that whales are more valuable alive than dead Think about how many people love to whale watch Thatrsquos not hurting whales Whales can be used for so many good things

besides food A lot of people want to kill them for the money But think how much money you can make from tourism businesses instead of selling whale meat You can earn money from entertaining humans while saving whales I hope I have convinced you that whales are more valuable alive than dead I know I have said that whaling is bad but on the other hand whaling can be beneficial when conducted for cultural reasons which is often more humane and maintains ecosystem balance You must understand that the number of whales whaled is actually decreasing Itrsquos the Alaskan Inuit Japanese and the New Zealand Maori that hunt very few whales for cultural reasons Whaling can be traditional in some countries and even though they may not like to kill whales generally for sport or for profit their ancestors did it and now sits there turn to pass on the tradition I ask though Is this practice even necessary Is it outdated In conclusion whaling is horrible and inhumane I donrsquot accept the fact that whales are killed at all I accept whaling more when itrsquos a traditional or cultural reason But generally people just canrsquot help themselves- They NEED to whale I hope I have convinced you that whaling is to be stopped Letrsquos work together to stop whaling for good Stop whaling now and foreverhelliphellip Acknowledge whales donrsquot kill them Very few whales are left in the ocean Extinction is near Save the whaleshellip Alyssa Alas 6M

Donrsquot kill the whales

Save the WHALES

Set whales free

13

S P O R T S C O L U M N SPORTS REPORT JUNIOR SCHOOL 2014 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Friday 1st August 2014 RESULTS HOUSE CHAMPIONS 1st Corinthians 1125 Points 2nd Delphians 1085 Points 3rd Olynpians 1005 Points 4th Nemeans 735 Points AGE CHAMPIONS Girls 8 Years Christie Kalis 3S 9 Years Nicole Frangoulis 4C 10 Years Athena Demetriou 5I and Taylysse Knight 4C 11 Years Efthimia Kollias 6P and Katherine Tsingos 6P 12 Years Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys 8 Years Stephen Varvaritis 2C 9 Years Hudson Rallis 3A 10 Years Paul Giavis 4C 11 Years Juval Mikhail 5I 12 Years Jordan Frazis CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 100m 8 - 12 Yrs Old Girls Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys

Juval Mikail 5I Thank you to all the staff parent helpers students from the Senior School and our School Canteen for their assistance on the day UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday 28th August

ASISSA Athletics Carnival Monday 8th September

Combined Greek Orthodox Carnival Wednesday 10th September

CIS Athletics Carnival Wednesday 17th September

Sports Presentation Evening

Mr J Volas Sports Coordinator

14

15

SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT BOYS ISA FOOTBALL After 9 rounds of the 2014 Boys Football season many of our boysrsquo teams are now only one round away from playing Semi Final football Like last season all of our A grade teams look as though they will be featuring in this yearrsquos semi-finals This is despite a very difficult season a result of missed games because of weather and student absences because of the Parish Trip to Greece Our boys have rallied behind the school and have made every effort to perform at their best This was no more evident than this past week against Blue Mountains Grammar school Redfield and Oxley Although our U13 Blue team have not won a game this season the boys have enjoyed the training at school and have shown improvement in their competitive games The boys are always eager at training and always willing to learn With one game remaining for the boys I would like to commend them all for their positive effort and sportsmanlike behaviour and passion and enjoyment of sport Our U13 White team had a heart stopping draw on the weekend against BMG 1-1 After creating many opportunities our boys were unable to consolidate and score Unfortunately BMG took the lead late in the first half but not before Spiros Zafiropoulos pulled off three remarkable saves Despite being behind in the first half the boys pushed forward in the second half and Connor Giavis scored a remarkable goal from a free kick outside the 18 yard box The team now look certain to make the semi-finals however they will need to play at an away venue as they will not finish in the top 2 positions in order to host the semi at Heffron Park

The U14 boysrsquo team were superb in front of goal as they have been all season defeating BMG 9-0 The team effort all year has helped the boys achieve excellent results throughout the season The boys will be looking to hopefully go one better than last yearrsquos

runner up placing To do so will mean the boys will have to play their best next week and follow that up with a strong performance in the semi-finals

The U15 White team have set the bench mark in the competition That said all the other schools have strengthened as the season has progressed Despite their hard fought win over BMG (1-0) the boys will need to step up again in order to secure another finals appearance Despite being the only team in the competition to yet lose a game the boys will need to remain focussed to keep that record intact The U15 Blue team like all the boys teams have enjoyed their football and the opportunity to play in a competitive competition Their weekly efforts and positive approach to all games is a real credit to the boysrsquo passion and desire to represent the College

After 9 rounds of the competition the U17 boysrsquo team seem to be playing better every week This week the boys were again exceptional winning comfortably 7-1 against BMG Michael Hatzonrsquos presence helped the boys comfortably cruise to victory The team now must maintain this great form heading into the semi-finals The Open Boys secured a draw against a gutsy BMG team 1-1 Although our boys had more opportunities we were unable to consolidate in front of goal and as

16

a result the game ended in a draw The real positive of the game was to watch all the Year 12 boys attend despite being in the middle of their Trial Examinations Standout performance and spectacular goal from Dane Ivanovic of Year 12 helped the team secure this result Our U17 boys must also be commended for backing up for our First Grade team their presence on the field helped to make the difference Our boys now need to either draw or win next week against CCGS in order to secure a spot in the semi-finals for season 2014

Thank you to all the parents and friends who have supported boys sport this season Thank you also to Mr Zafiropoulos Mr Meintanis and Ms Orsquo Shea who looked after boys sport in my absence

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL SENIOR SCHOOL

On Tuesday 22nd July the Senior School had their annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September With strong participation from all students this yearrsquos house competition proved to be closest results we have seen in years particularly in the Middle school The Nemeans proved to be that little bit stronger which was due to the efforts of the Upper School particularly Cassandra Georgiou Natalie Michos and Yianna Criticos who participated in most events for the 18 years girls events Results from the carnival are as follows

Middle School Upper School Nemeans 570 Nemeans 260 Corinthians 564 Olympians 182 Olympians 548 Corinthians 151 Delphians 514 Delphians 143 Overall Champion Nemeans

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race Christina Vlachos of Year 7 was victorious in the girls 100m sprint in a time of 1383 This is an outstanding effort for a Year 7 student to win such a prestigious race Simeon Keremeas from Year 11 in the boys won in a time of 1222 a little slower than his record breaking heat but nevertheless an amazing race

RECORDS BROKEN The following school records were broken at the meet Spiros Zafiropoulos 12yrs Shot Put 1132m Nicholas Kollias 13yrs Discus- 2715m Jordan Bond 14yrs 400m ndash 10283 Lena Nesterenko 17yrs Long jump- 403m 17yr High Jump ndash Equalled 130 Panayoiti Kapodistrias 17yrs High Jump ndash Equalled 170m Simeon Kerameas 17 yrs 100m 1210 Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 826m Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day which resulted in them receiving Age Champions These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation evening later this term

17

AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs Christian Jenkins Desi Kapodistrias 13yrs Nicholas Kollias Christina Vlahos 14yrs Alexandros Gousetis Felicity Ginis 15yrs George Andrianakos Larissa Andrianakos 16yrs Christos Kollias Lia Albanakis 17yrs Simeon Kerameas Lena Nesterenko 18yrs Nikolas Baratsas Cassandra Georgiou Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 830pm- 500pm Further information was given to students in regard to their events Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 330-500pm leading into the Carnival Adonis Tsoustas Alex Vij Alexander P Cardamis Alexia Rizzo Alexandros Gousetis Andrew Toras Anastasia Gousetis Anja Djukic Anthea Condous Anthony Pascalis Aron Paul Kostantakis Billy Retsas Cassandra Georgiou Christian Jenkins Christiana Kilias Christina Vlahos Christopher Kumar Christos Kollias Constantinos Kollias Chrystal Christie Emmanuel Tsanakes Elaine Andrew George Andrianakos Gabriel Cassimatis

George Contominas George Malomitis George Mandilis Ivana Bogojevic James Kourtis James Panayiotakis Jennifer Contominas John Trovas Jordan Bond Katherine Raptis Katie Thimakis KristianKontakos Kyriacou Kladakis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Luka Kasalovic Luka Stevanovic Melanie Bounatsos Michael Savic Milos Arsenic Natalie Michos Nathan Adam Nicholas Frangos Nicholas Kollias Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias Panos Bounos Peter Contominas Rhea Tsimboukis Sandra Milisavljevic Simeon Kerameas Sonya Paradisis Sophia Rizzo Spiros Zafiropoulos Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

18

PREFECT PROFILE

NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

19

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

6

JEANS for GENES DAY 2014

Congratulations everyone for the $1881 collected last Friday in support of the Childrenrsquos Medical Research Institute $770 was collected here at school by SRC and another $1111 by Year 10 volunteers Nicole Adam Chrystal Christie Mariah Stavrou Kristen Mournehis Lia Albanakis Georgia Koukounaris Elias Hatzon James Stathis Manuel Margelis Sebastian Zois Alexander P Cardamis and Zac Prineas These students sold Jeans for Genes merchandise at Pacific Square Shopping Centre over a 6 hour period during the day Well done everyone We thank Ms Kokinelis for co-ordinating this event and Ms Gambriell for her support of Year 10 students

Mrs A Katsogiannis Principal Senior School

M I D D L E S C H O O L R E P O R T LACEITUP CAMPAIGN

For those of you who may not know this weekhellip from the 4th-10th August is officially Homeless Personsrsquo Week As part of Year 9rsquos Community Awareness focus in Pastoral Care quite a bit of time is spent learning about the hardships faced by many people in our community amp world These include poverty and homelessness in particular youth homelessness More than 47000 young people under the age of 25 are homeless in Australia today Often they are forced to make the tough decision to leave home when their safety is threatened and take their chances by trying to survive on their own and on the streets As you can imagine this can be very scary and dangerous Not everyone has the luxury of taking off their shoes at the end of a long day especially homeless youth - sleeping with their shoes on is one of the many discomfort they have to endure You may ask yourself WHY this is the CASE Well - Homeless youth use shoelaces to secure their shoes to their feet for protection against the cold night air and to ensure their shoes arenrsquot stolen while they sleep They have to actually make sure they are tied on and around their feet so that they still have them when they wake up There is currently a campaign run by Father Chris OrsquoReilly who heads an organization called lsquoYOUTH OF THE STREETSrdquo Itrsquos called LACE IT UP This campaign is aimed at raising awareness and funds for Homeless Youth Here at St Spyridon we pride ourselves in getting behind worthy causes like this that aim to improve the lives of others From next week and throughout August SRCrsquos amp Year 9 volunteers will be selling special lace it up BLUE shoelaces which can be worn with your uniformshellipeither as ribbons for girls hair on your

7

runners and even on your school shoes TEACHERS you are also welcome to buy them The cost of each pair is $5 Please get behind the lace it up campaign get your SPIRIT ON and help us stamp out Youth Homelessness by doing something as simple as buying a pair of specially marked BLUE SHOELACES You can find out more by going to laceitup and by also checking out the laceitup FB page St Spyridon also has a supporter page which can be reached by going to httpslaceitupeverydayherocomaust-spyridon-college gt It will be active until November if you would like to make a direct donation

THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL (SRC) Last yearrsquos SRC set out a number of targets and I am very happy to now report that these have all been fulfilled At the start of this Term of an electronic noticeboard (monitor) was installed in the library corridor This monitor displays weekly messages about events and reminders that need to be passed on and photographs of studentsrsquo activities An additional monitor has been installed in the SPACe from monies raised through Sport The SRC of 2014 are in the process of negotiating their targets

PREVENT ALCOHOL AND RISK RELATED TRAUMA IN YOUTH (PARTY) PROGRAM On Thursday 31st July Year 11 students were involved in a full day excursion to The Royal North Shore Hospital to take part in the ldquoPrevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth (PARTY) Program On this day students listened to presentations by specialist hospital staff involved with trauma patients as well as trauma survivors and family members who spoke about the impact that risk related trauma has had on their lives Students then rotated through various critical care areas of the hospital eg Emergency ICU and rehabilitation areas such as Physiotherapy Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy The entire day was very confronting and sobering It gave students a greater insight into what can happen when even the smallest risk and seemingly insignificant action can lead to disastrous circumstances and situations

8

Ms G Kokinelis Dean of Middle School C A R E E R S C O L U M N UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS THROUGH UAC Applications for University courses in 2015 open on 6th August Year 12 students have each received an individual copy of the UAC guide and information on how to use it successfully I will be holding another session with Year 12 after their trial HSC examinations to explain the process for online applications for UAC SCHOLARSHIP AND EARLY OFFER APPLICATIONS The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship (St Spyridon College) scholarship at UNSW (worth $5000 for one year) is specifically offered for St Spyridon College students Therefore students are strongly encouraged to apply A second scholarship The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship is also available and is worth $6000 per year for the duration of the course Further information can be obtained from these links

httpsscholarshipsonlineunsweduauscholarshipsc_al_search_detaildisplay_scholarship_detailsp_schedule_id=2386ampp_scholarship_specific_id=125 httpsscholarshipsonlineunsweduauscholarshipsc_al_search_detaildisplay_scholarship_detailsp_schedule_id=2032ampp_scholarship_specific_id=106 St Andrewrsquos College at Sydney University has also notified us of their available scholarships and bursaries worth up to $1 million The Australian Veterans Childrens Assistance Trust has scholarships available for children and grandchildren of War Veterans The AVCAT website address is wwwavcatorgau and email address is avcatdvagovau Applications for scholarships and early offers to University have opened for most of the participating institutions See individual websites for more details - most have online applications and students can also register their interest to receive reminders and updates Students are reminded to discuss their applications with me and ask me for assistance if necessary before submitting them LUNCHTIME SPEAKER FROM UNSW CO-OP Students in Years 12 and 11 are encouraged to come to a lunchtime talk next Tuesday 12th August by a representative from the UNSW Co-op Scholarship Program This should prove to be an invaluable opportunity to hear about the program from a successful scholarship applicant and to receive some useful tips for applying APPLYING FOR USA COLLEGES There is an online course to help with this process The course starts on Aug 3 (US time) You can find out more and register at httpswwwcourseraorgcourseusuniversities The NCAA has also provided information for athletes applying to USA Colleges See httpwwwncaapublicationscomproductdownloadsCBSA15pdf

9

OPEN DAYS AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS There are several events important coming up in the near future which students and parents will find useful and interesting

New South Wales Dates

Australian Catholic University (ACU)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (North Sydney Campus) September 13th 2014 (Saturday) (Strathfield campus)

Southern Cross University (SCU)

December 8th 2014 (Monday) (Coffs Harbour campus) December 10th 2014 (Wednesday) (Lismore campus) December 11th 2014 (Thursday) (Gold Coast)

University of Newcastle (NEWCASTLE)

August 7th 2014 (Thursday) (Port Macquarie campus) August 16th 2014 (Saturday) (Central Coast campus) August 23rd 2014 (Saturday) (Newcastle campus)

University of New England (UNE)

May 2nd 2014 (Friday) Open Day

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (Kensington campus)

University of Notre Dame (UNDA)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney 9am-3pm

University of Sydney (SYDNEY)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday)

University of Tasmania (UTAS) (Darlinghurst and

August 23rd (Saturday) Darlinghurst (nursing) August 24th (Sunday) Rozelle

Rozelle campuses) (nursing and paramedic)

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) City Campus September 6th 2014 (Saturday) Kuring-Gai (Lindfield)

University of Western Sydney (UWS)

August 31st 2014 (Sunday) Parramatta Campus

University of Wollongong (UOW)

August 16th 2014 (Saturday) UOW Open Day August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney Business School (CBD Campus)

NSW TAFE amp Colleges

ACPE Academy September 8th 2014 (Monday) Olympic Park Sydney 10am - Midday

AFTRS Australian Film Television and Radio School

September 6th 2014 (Saturday)

Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Leura - 10am-1pm

ICMS International College of Management Sydney

August 17th 2014 (Sunday)

William Angliss Institute

September 13th 2014 (Saturday) Surry Hills 10am-2pm

Sydney TAFE (Ultimo) August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Ultimo Campus

YEAR 10 MYCAREERMATCH Most Year 10 students have now completed their online questionnaire with mycareermatch and should have received the emailed report This is a very useful document and I encourage all Year 10 students to read the report and share it with parents I also remind them to bring the report along to school so it can be further studied in careers sessions as well as during interviews with me

10

UNSW ENGINEERING HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION DAY Students in Years 10 and 11 who excel at Maths or Science are encouraged to see me as soon as possible to register to attend this day at UNSW on Thursday 30th October It will involve hands-on activities related to several areas of engineering Also any girls in Years 10 or 11 who would like to attend the UNSW Women in Engineering Summer Camp in January 2015 should see me to register their interest POLICE CAREERS Students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in policing as a future career have the opportunity to undertake some work experience in early November Two students have already registered their interest in this Any other interested students should see me as soon as possible MEET THE BUSINESS LEADER EVENT This event is for students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in a career in the business world It is being held on Tuesday 19th August from 430 pm - 700 pm at Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ level 1 33 Erskine St in the city (near Wynyard Station) register at wwwcharteredaccountantscomauMTBLNSW Ms G Hakos Careers Adviser

L I S T E N I N G T O O U R S T U D E N T S

Adverb Advert In class 3A were learning about adverbial phrases An adverbial phrase is a group of words that act together as an adverb giving more information about a verb or other adverb in a sentence The adverbial phrase answers the same questions as a regular adverb howhow much when or where Our lessonrsquos super challenge was to create a poem using adverbial phrases Here are some examples from the students Enjoy Miss Bletsogiannis 3A

Springtime Flowers In the spring the flowers sprout In the morning they better watch out By the afternoon they are safe and sound But by night oh what a fright When the bees come inside to suck pollen from their eyes Sometimes theyrsquore sad but sometimes theyrsquore happy It depends Mia Paras 3A When Winter Comes In winter my family and I go for a feast And every winter we head to the East In the morning we wake up We get some water and a cup By noon I have lunch My water I sip my apple I crunch By afternoon I get back home But then I stay there all alone At pink sunset I have dinner And then I play with my pink spinner At nightfall I go up the stairs creeping Then I go to bed and start sleeping Christian Lynch 3A In Winter In winter it will snow What do you think the people will know With my sister I will play Again and again on a summer day At night I will sleep But maybe have a little peep Maybe I will see at noon A very pretty shining moon Natalia Constantinides 3A The Ants Late in the afternoon All the ants look at the moon The ants look for food in the sun And thatrsquos where the fun has begun In the night They go out and fight And in the midday they are crazy And they are lazy Nikolas Dimaris 3A

11

CSIRO Visit Year 4 have been learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo in Science Itrsquos about all different types of forces We were lucky enough to have the CSIRO come to visit us at school to explain to us about different forces and what they do A scientist named Paul came to the school do this He was our instructor for the afternoon Some of the activities Paul set for us were to show the force of lsquopushrsquo and lsquopullrsquo and he explained Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos three laws of motion One of the laws was about when an object is in motion it will maintain in motion until something obstructs it All the experiments that Paul brought with him were extremely fun and enjoyable Michael Antoniou 4C This term Year 4 are learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo It is our Science topic for the term and it is about forces Today one of the instructors from the CSIRO came and showed us different types of experiments to do with forces My favourite experiment was the disc attached to a piece of string You spin the disc and when you move the piece of string the disc just keeps on spinning He also told us about Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos 3 laws of motion The types of forces he taught us about were friction gravity tension and push and pull He also explained and showed us how to pick up a ball sitting on a table without using your hands He used a jar to pick up the squash ball and when he spun the jar friction was used to pick up the ball and made the ball stay in the jar I had a really enjoyable time and canrsquot wait to try some of these experiments at home William Iliopoulos 4C

IMAX - Jerusalem Review Jerusalem is an amazing movie documentary that speaks about three cultures living in Jerusalem Muslims the Jewish and Christians Produced by National Geographic the story followed an interview format Three women one from each culture were interviewed to lsquoshow and tellrsquo visually how Jerusalem is cut into sections like a pizza It identified how most of the people living in Jerusalem are from different cultural backgrounds live in close proximity to each other but barely speak to each other The film also explains about the history of Jerusalem that makes it the lsquoHoly Cityrsquo for all three traditions

I think it is an amazing documentary and I recommend it

Thomas Mouratidis 6P

12

SAVE THE WHALES Whaling is cruel and a horrible thing to do I believe that whales are an important mammal to human life I donrsquot accept the fact that they are harpooned just to be eaten Just think of how much pain they are feeling getting dragged to shore and how much they have to suffer Some of those whales that are getting killed are baby whales exploring the ocean Whaling is disgusting and definitely inhumane I think that the issue for stopping whaling is a great idea Whaling should be stopped I am strongly against whaling I am concerned about the number of whales that are endangered and for those about to be slaughtered soon to cease to exist in our seas In fact over 50 of whale species are endangered Whale populations are decreasing in the blink of an eye I strongly believe that lsquosubsistence whalingrsquo is unnecessary and should be stopped as soon as possible Poor whales are being harpooned Itrsquos not only that whalersquos die but that they die suffering by drowning in their own blood from suffocation or from a torturous heart attack It seems to me that whaling is only done for the money so I am strongly against it I hope people agree with me I feel that whaling is affecting our ecosystem If we keep whaling it will affect our earth in general Actually it will not only affect earth it will soon affect the oxygen we breathe Whales keep the balance in our oceans Whales are killed and their left-overs are left either on the street or in the water Whales are beautiful mammals but when killed it spreads a lot more pollution than you think The air (oxygen) we breathe will soon be poor quality from all the pollution uncleaned by whales who keep our oceans producing clean air I know people will agree with me if the cost was their own lives An equally important point to consider is that whales are more valuable alive than dead Think about how many people love to whale watch Thatrsquos not hurting whales Whales can be used for so many good things

besides food A lot of people want to kill them for the money But think how much money you can make from tourism businesses instead of selling whale meat You can earn money from entertaining humans while saving whales I hope I have convinced you that whales are more valuable alive than dead I know I have said that whaling is bad but on the other hand whaling can be beneficial when conducted for cultural reasons which is often more humane and maintains ecosystem balance You must understand that the number of whales whaled is actually decreasing Itrsquos the Alaskan Inuit Japanese and the New Zealand Maori that hunt very few whales for cultural reasons Whaling can be traditional in some countries and even though they may not like to kill whales generally for sport or for profit their ancestors did it and now sits there turn to pass on the tradition I ask though Is this practice even necessary Is it outdated In conclusion whaling is horrible and inhumane I donrsquot accept the fact that whales are killed at all I accept whaling more when itrsquos a traditional or cultural reason But generally people just canrsquot help themselves- They NEED to whale I hope I have convinced you that whaling is to be stopped Letrsquos work together to stop whaling for good Stop whaling now and foreverhelliphellip Acknowledge whales donrsquot kill them Very few whales are left in the ocean Extinction is near Save the whaleshellip Alyssa Alas 6M

Donrsquot kill the whales

Save the WHALES

Set whales free

13

S P O R T S C O L U M N SPORTS REPORT JUNIOR SCHOOL 2014 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Friday 1st August 2014 RESULTS HOUSE CHAMPIONS 1st Corinthians 1125 Points 2nd Delphians 1085 Points 3rd Olynpians 1005 Points 4th Nemeans 735 Points AGE CHAMPIONS Girls 8 Years Christie Kalis 3S 9 Years Nicole Frangoulis 4C 10 Years Athena Demetriou 5I and Taylysse Knight 4C 11 Years Efthimia Kollias 6P and Katherine Tsingos 6P 12 Years Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys 8 Years Stephen Varvaritis 2C 9 Years Hudson Rallis 3A 10 Years Paul Giavis 4C 11 Years Juval Mikhail 5I 12 Years Jordan Frazis CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 100m 8 - 12 Yrs Old Girls Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys

Juval Mikail 5I Thank you to all the staff parent helpers students from the Senior School and our School Canteen for their assistance on the day UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday 28th August

ASISSA Athletics Carnival Monday 8th September

Combined Greek Orthodox Carnival Wednesday 10th September

CIS Athletics Carnival Wednesday 17th September

Sports Presentation Evening

Mr J Volas Sports Coordinator

14

15

SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT BOYS ISA FOOTBALL After 9 rounds of the 2014 Boys Football season many of our boysrsquo teams are now only one round away from playing Semi Final football Like last season all of our A grade teams look as though they will be featuring in this yearrsquos semi-finals This is despite a very difficult season a result of missed games because of weather and student absences because of the Parish Trip to Greece Our boys have rallied behind the school and have made every effort to perform at their best This was no more evident than this past week against Blue Mountains Grammar school Redfield and Oxley Although our U13 Blue team have not won a game this season the boys have enjoyed the training at school and have shown improvement in their competitive games The boys are always eager at training and always willing to learn With one game remaining for the boys I would like to commend them all for their positive effort and sportsmanlike behaviour and passion and enjoyment of sport Our U13 White team had a heart stopping draw on the weekend against BMG 1-1 After creating many opportunities our boys were unable to consolidate and score Unfortunately BMG took the lead late in the first half but not before Spiros Zafiropoulos pulled off three remarkable saves Despite being behind in the first half the boys pushed forward in the second half and Connor Giavis scored a remarkable goal from a free kick outside the 18 yard box The team now look certain to make the semi-finals however they will need to play at an away venue as they will not finish in the top 2 positions in order to host the semi at Heffron Park

The U14 boysrsquo team were superb in front of goal as they have been all season defeating BMG 9-0 The team effort all year has helped the boys achieve excellent results throughout the season The boys will be looking to hopefully go one better than last yearrsquos

runner up placing To do so will mean the boys will have to play their best next week and follow that up with a strong performance in the semi-finals

The U15 White team have set the bench mark in the competition That said all the other schools have strengthened as the season has progressed Despite their hard fought win over BMG (1-0) the boys will need to step up again in order to secure another finals appearance Despite being the only team in the competition to yet lose a game the boys will need to remain focussed to keep that record intact The U15 Blue team like all the boys teams have enjoyed their football and the opportunity to play in a competitive competition Their weekly efforts and positive approach to all games is a real credit to the boysrsquo passion and desire to represent the College

After 9 rounds of the competition the U17 boysrsquo team seem to be playing better every week This week the boys were again exceptional winning comfortably 7-1 against BMG Michael Hatzonrsquos presence helped the boys comfortably cruise to victory The team now must maintain this great form heading into the semi-finals The Open Boys secured a draw against a gutsy BMG team 1-1 Although our boys had more opportunities we were unable to consolidate in front of goal and as

16

a result the game ended in a draw The real positive of the game was to watch all the Year 12 boys attend despite being in the middle of their Trial Examinations Standout performance and spectacular goal from Dane Ivanovic of Year 12 helped the team secure this result Our U17 boys must also be commended for backing up for our First Grade team their presence on the field helped to make the difference Our boys now need to either draw or win next week against CCGS in order to secure a spot in the semi-finals for season 2014

Thank you to all the parents and friends who have supported boys sport this season Thank you also to Mr Zafiropoulos Mr Meintanis and Ms Orsquo Shea who looked after boys sport in my absence

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL SENIOR SCHOOL

On Tuesday 22nd July the Senior School had their annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September With strong participation from all students this yearrsquos house competition proved to be closest results we have seen in years particularly in the Middle school The Nemeans proved to be that little bit stronger which was due to the efforts of the Upper School particularly Cassandra Georgiou Natalie Michos and Yianna Criticos who participated in most events for the 18 years girls events Results from the carnival are as follows

Middle School Upper School Nemeans 570 Nemeans 260 Corinthians 564 Olympians 182 Olympians 548 Corinthians 151 Delphians 514 Delphians 143 Overall Champion Nemeans

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race Christina Vlachos of Year 7 was victorious in the girls 100m sprint in a time of 1383 This is an outstanding effort for a Year 7 student to win such a prestigious race Simeon Keremeas from Year 11 in the boys won in a time of 1222 a little slower than his record breaking heat but nevertheless an amazing race

RECORDS BROKEN The following school records were broken at the meet Spiros Zafiropoulos 12yrs Shot Put 1132m Nicholas Kollias 13yrs Discus- 2715m Jordan Bond 14yrs 400m ndash 10283 Lena Nesterenko 17yrs Long jump- 403m 17yr High Jump ndash Equalled 130 Panayoiti Kapodistrias 17yrs High Jump ndash Equalled 170m Simeon Kerameas 17 yrs 100m 1210 Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 826m Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day which resulted in them receiving Age Champions These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation evening later this term

17

AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs Christian Jenkins Desi Kapodistrias 13yrs Nicholas Kollias Christina Vlahos 14yrs Alexandros Gousetis Felicity Ginis 15yrs George Andrianakos Larissa Andrianakos 16yrs Christos Kollias Lia Albanakis 17yrs Simeon Kerameas Lena Nesterenko 18yrs Nikolas Baratsas Cassandra Georgiou Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 830pm- 500pm Further information was given to students in regard to their events Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 330-500pm leading into the Carnival Adonis Tsoustas Alex Vij Alexander P Cardamis Alexia Rizzo Alexandros Gousetis Andrew Toras Anastasia Gousetis Anja Djukic Anthea Condous Anthony Pascalis Aron Paul Kostantakis Billy Retsas Cassandra Georgiou Christian Jenkins Christiana Kilias Christina Vlahos Christopher Kumar Christos Kollias Constantinos Kollias Chrystal Christie Emmanuel Tsanakes Elaine Andrew George Andrianakos Gabriel Cassimatis

George Contominas George Malomitis George Mandilis Ivana Bogojevic James Kourtis James Panayiotakis Jennifer Contominas John Trovas Jordan Bond Katherine Raptis Katie Thimakis KristianKontakos Kyriacou Kladakis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Luka Kasalovic Luka Stevanovic Melanie Bounatsos Michael Savic Milos Arsenic Natalie Michos Nathan Adam Nicholas Frangos Nicholas Kollias Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias Panos Bounos Peter Contominas Rhea Tsimboukis Sandra Milisavljevic Simeon Kerameas Sonya Paradisis Sophia Rizzo Spiros Zafiropoulos Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

18

PREFECT PROFILE

NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

19

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

7

runners and even on your school shoes TEACHERS you are also welcome to buy them The cost of each pair is $5 Please get behind the lace it up campaign get your SPIRIT ON and help us stamp out Youth Homelessness by doing something as simple as buying a pair of specially marked BLUE SHOELACES You can find out more by going to laceitup and by also checking out the laceitup FB page St Spyridon also has a supporter page which can be reached by going to httpslaceitupeverydayherocomaust-spyridon-college gt It will be active until November if you would like to make a direct donation

THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL (SRC) Last yearrsquos SRC set out a number of targets and I am very happy to now report that these have all been fulfilled At the start of this Term of an electronic noticeboard (monitor) was installed in the library corridor This monitor displays weekly messages about events and reminders that need to be passed on and photographs of studentsrsquo activities An additional monitor has been installed in the SPACe from monies raised through Sport The SRC of 2014 are in the process of negotiating their targets

PREVENT ALCOHOL AND RISK RELATED TRAUMA IN YOUTH (PARTY) PROGRAM On Thursday 31st July Year 11 students were involved in a full day excursion to The Royal North Shore Hospital to take part in the ldquoPrevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth (PARTY) Program On this day students listened to presentations by specialist hospital staff involved with trauma patients as well as trauma survivors and family members who spoke about the impact that risk related trauma has had on their lives Students then rotated through various critical care areas of the hospital eg Emergency ICU and rehabilitation areas such as Physiotherapy Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy The entire day was very confronting and sobering It gave students a greater insight into what can happen when even the smallest risk and seemingly insignificant action can lead to disastrous circumstances and situations

8

Ms G Kokinelis Dean of Middle School C A R E E R S C O L U M N UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS THROUGH UAC Applications for University courses in 2015 open on 6th August Year 12 students have each received an individual copy of the UAC guide and information on how to use it successfully I will be holding another session with Year 12 after their trial HSC examinations to explain the process for online applications for UAC SCHOLARSHIP AND EARLY OFFER APPLICATIONS The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship (St Spyridon College) scholarship at UNSW (worth $5000 for one year) is specifically offered for St Spyridon College students Therefore students are strongly encouraged to apply A second scholarship The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship is also available and is worth $6000 per year for the duration of the course Further information can be obtained from these links

httpsscholarshipsonlineunsweduauscholarshipsc_al_search_detaildisplay_scholarship_detailsp_schedule_id=2386ampp_scholarship_specific_id=125 httpsscholarshipsonlineunsweduauscholarshipsc_al_search_detaildisplay_scholarship_detailsp_schedule_id=2032ampp_scholarship_specific_id=106 St Andrewrsquos College at Sydney University has also notified us of their available scholarships and bursaries worth up to $1 million The Australian Veterans Childrens Assistance Trust has scholarships available for children and grandchildren of War Veterans The AVCAT website address is wwwavcatorgau and email address is avcatdvagovau Applications for scholarships and early offers to University have opened for most of the participating institutions See individual websites for more details - most have online applications and students can also register their interest to receive reminders and updates Students are reminded to discuss their applications with me and ask me for assistance if necessary before submitting them LUNCHTIME SPEAKER FROM UNSW CO-OP Students in Years 12 and 11 are encouraged to come to a lunchtime talk next Tuesday 12th August by a representative from the UNSW Co-op Scholarship Program This should prove to be an invaluable opportunity to hear about the program from a successful scholarship applicant and to receive some useful tips for applying APPLYING FOR USA COLLEGES There is an online course to help with this process The course starts on Aug 3 (US time) You can find out more and register at httpswwwcourseraorgcourseusuniversities The NCAA has also provided information for athletes applying to USA Colleges See httpwwwncaapublicationscomproductdownloadsCBSA15pdf

9

OPEN DAYS AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS There are several events important coming up in the near future which students and parents will find useful and interesting

New South Wales Dates

Australian Catholic University (ACU)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (North Sydney Campus) September 13th 2014 (Saturday) (Strathfield campus)

Southern Cross University (SCU)

December 8th 2014 (Monday) (Coffs Harbour campus) December 10th 2014 (Wednesday) (Lismore campus) December 11th 2014 (Thursday) (Gold Coast)

University of Newcastle (NEWCASTLE)

August 7th 2014 (Thursday) (Port Macquarie campus) August 16th 2014 (Saturday) (Central Coast campus) August 23rd 2014 (Saturday) (Newcastle campus)

University of New England (UNE)

May 2nd 2014 (Friday) Open Day

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (Kensington campus)

University of Notre Dame (UNDA)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney 9am-3pm

University of Sydney (SYDNEY)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday)

University of Tasmania (UTAS) (Darlinghurst and

August 23rd (Saturday) Darlinghurst (nursing) August 24th (Sunday) Rozelle

Rozelle campuses) (nursing and paramedic)

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) City Campus September 6th 2014 (Saturday) Kuring-Gai (Lindfield)

University of Western Sydney (UWS)

August 31st 2014 (Sunday) Parramatta Campus

University of Wollongong (UOW)

August 16th 2014 (Saturday) UOW Open Day August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney Business School (CBD Campus)

NSW TAFE amp Colleges

ACPE Academy September 8th 2014 (Monday) Olympic Park Sydney 10am - Midday

AFTRS Australian Film Television and Radio School

September 6th 2014 (Saturday)

Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Leura - 10am-1pm

ICMS International College of Management Sydney

August 17th 2014 (Sunday)

William Angliss Institute

September 13th 2014 (Saturday) Surry Hills 10am-2pm

Sydney TAFE (Ultimo) August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Ultimo Campus

YEAR 10 MYCAREERMATCH Most Year 10 students have now completed their online questionnaire with mycareermatch and should have received the emailed report This is a very useful document and I encourage all Year 10 students to read the report and share it with parents I also remind them to bring the report along to school so it can be further studied in careers sessions as well as during interviews with me

10

UNSW ENGINEERING HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION DAY Students in Years 10 and 11 who excel at Maths or Science are encouraged to see me as soon as possible to register to attend this day at UNSW on Thursday 30th October It will involve hands-on activities related to several areas of engineering Also any girls in Years 10 or 11 who would like to attend the UNSW Women in Engineering Summer Camp in January 2015 should see me to register their interest POLICE CAREERS Students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in policing as a future career have the opportunity to undertake some work experience in early November Two students have already registered their interest in this Any other interested students should see me as soon as possible MEET THE BUSINESS LEADER EVENT This event is for students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in a career in the business world It is being held on Tuesday 19th August from 430 pm - 700 pm at Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ level 1 33 Erskine St in the city (near Wynyard Station) register at wwwcharteredaccountantscomauMTBLNSW Ms G Hakos Careers Adviser

L I S T E N I N G T O O U R S T U D E N T S

Adverb Advert In class 3A were learning about adverbial phrases An adverbial phrase is a group of words that act together as an adverb giving more information about a verb or other adverb in a sentence The adverbial phrase answers the same questions as a regular adverb howhow much when or where Our lessonrsquos super challenge was to create a poem using adverbial phrases Here are some examples from the students Enjoy Miss Bletsogiannis 3A

Springtime Flowers In the spring the flowers sprout In the morning they better watch out By the afternoon they are safe and sound But by night oh what a fright When the bees come inside to suck pollen from their eyes Sometimes theyrsquore sad but sometimes theyrsquore happy It depends Mia Paras 3A When Winter Comes In winter my family and I go for a feast And every winter we head to the East In the morning we wake up We get some water and a cup By noon I have lunch My water I sip my apple I crunch By afternoon I get back home But then I stay there all alone At pink sunset I have dinner And then I play with my pink spinner At nightfall I go up the stairs creeping Then I go to bed and start sleeping Christian Lynch 3A In Winter In winter it will snow What do you think the people will know With my sister I will play Again and again on a summer day At night I will sleep But maybe have a little peep Maybe I will see at noon A very pretty shining moon Natalia Constantinides 3A The Ants Late in the afternoon All the ants look at the moon The ants look for food in the sun And thatrsquos where the fun has begun In the night They go out and fight And in the midday they are crazy And they are lazy Nikolas Dimaris 3A

11

CSIRO Visit Year 4 have been learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo in Science Itrsquos about all different types of forces We were lucky enough to have the CSIRO come to visit us at school to explain to us about different forces and what they do A scientist named Paul came to the school do this He was our instructor for the afternoon Some of the activities Paul set for us were to show the force of lsquopushrsquo and lsquopullrsquo and he explained Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos three laws of motion One of the laws was about when an object is in motion it will maintain in motion until something obstructs it All the experiments that Paul brought with him were extremely fun and enjoyable Michael Antoniou 4C This term Year 4 are learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo It is our Science topic for the term and it is about forces Today one of the instructors from the CSIRO came and showed us different types of experiments to do with forces My favourite experiment was the disc attached to a piece of string You spin the disc and when you move the piece of string the disc just keeps on spinning He also told us about Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos 3 laws of motion The types of forces he taught us about were friction gravity tension and push and pull He also explained and showed us how to pick up a ball sitting on a table without using your hands He used a jar to pick up the squash ball and when he spun the jar friction was used to pick up the ball and made the ball stay in the jar I had a really enjoyable time and canrsquot wait to try some of these experiments at home William Iliopoulos 4C

IMAX - Jerusalem Review Jerusalem is an amazing movie documentary that speaks about three cultures living in Jerusalem Muslims the Jewish and Christians Produced by National Geographic the story followed an interview format Three women one from each culture were interviewed to lsquoshow and tellrsquo visually how Jerusalem is cut into sections like a pizza It identified how most of the people living in Jerusalem are from different cultural backgrounds live in close proximity to each other but barely speak to each other The film also explains about the history of Jerusalem that makes it the lsquoHoly Cityrsquo for all three traditions

I think it is an amazing documentary and I recommend it

Thomas Mouratidis 6P

12

SAVE THE WHALES Whaling is cruel and a horrible thing to do I believe that whales are an important mammal to human life I donrsquot accept the fact that they are harpooned just to be eaten Just think of how much pain they are feeling getting dragged to shore and how much they have to suffer Some of those whales that are getting killed are baby whales exploring the ocean Whaling is disgusting and definitely inhumane I think that the issue for stopping whaling is a great idea Whaling should be stopped I am strongly against whaling I am concerned about the number of whales that are endangered and for those about to be slaughtered soon to cease to exist in our seas In fact over 50 of whale species are endangered Whale populations are decreasing in the blink of an eye I strongly believe that lsquosubsistence whalingrsquo is unnecessary and should be stopped as soon as possible Poor whales are being harpooned Itrsquos not only that whalersquos die but that they die suffering by drowning in their own blood from suffocation or from a torturous heart attack It seems to me that whaling is only done for the money so I am strongly against it I hope people agree with me I feel that whaling is affecting our ecosystem If we keep whaling it will affect our earth in general Actually it will not only affect earth it will soon affect the oxygen we breathe Whales keep the balance in our oceans Whales are killed and their left-overs are left either on the street or in the water Whales are beautiful mammals but when killed it spreads a lot more pollution than you think The air (oxygen) we breathe will soon be poor quality from all the pollution uncleaned by whales who keep our oceans producing clean air I know people will agree with me if the cost was their own lives An equally important point to consider is that whales are more valuable alive than dead Think about how many people love to whale watch Thatrsquos not hurting whales Whales can be used for so many good things

besides food A lot of people want to kill them for the money But think how much money you can make from tourism businesses instead of selling whale meat You can earn money from entertaining humans while saving whales I hope I have convinced you that whales are more valuable alive than dead I know I have said that whaling is bad but on the other hand whaling can be beneficial when conducted for cultural reasons which is often more humane and maintains ecosystem balance You must understand that the number of whales whaled is actually decreasing Itrsquos the Alaskan Inuit Japanese and the New Zealand Maori that hunt very few whales for cultural reasons Whaling can be traditional in some countries and even though they may not like to kill whales generally for sport or for profit their ancestors did it and now sits there turn to pass on the tradition I ask though Is this practice even necessary Is it outdated In conclusion whaling is horrible and inhumane I donrsquot accept the fact that whales are killed at all I accept whaling more when itrsquos a traditional or cultural reason But generally people just canrsquot help themselves- They NEED to whale I hope I have convinced you that whaling is to be stopped Letrsquos work together to stop whaling for good Stop whaling now and foreverhelliphellip Acknowledge whales donrsquot kill them Very few whales are left in the ocean Extinction is near Save the whaleshellip Alyssa Alas 6M

Donrsquot kill the whales

Save the WHALES

Set whales free

13

S P O R T S C O L U M N SPORTS REPORT JUNIOR SCHOOL 2014 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Friday 1st August 2014 RESULTS HOUSE CHAMPIONS 1st Corinthians 1125 Points 2nd Delphians 1085 Points 3rd Olynpians 1005 Points 4th Nemeans 735 Points AGE CHAMPIONS Girls 8 Years Christie Kalis 3S 9 Years Nicole Frangoulis 4C 10 Years Athena Demetriou 5I and Taylysse Knight 4C 11 Years Efthimia Kollias 6P and Katherine Tsingos 6P 12 Years Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys 8 Years Stephen Varvaritis 2C 9 Years Hudson Rallis 3A 10 Years Paul Giavis 4C 11 Years Juval Mikhail 5I 12 Years Jordan Frazis CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 100m 8 - 12 Yrs Old Girls Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys

Juval Mikail 5I Thank you to all the staff parent helpers students from the Senior School and our School Canteen for their assistance on the day UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday 28th August

ASISSA Athletics Carnival Monday 8th September

Combined Greek Orthodox Carnival Wednesday 10th September

CIS Athletics Carnival Wednesday 17th September

Sports Presentation Evening

Mr J Volas Sports Coordinator

14

15

SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT BOYS ISA FOOTBALL After 9 rounds of the 2014 Boys Football season many of our boysrsquo teams are now only one round away from playing Semi Final football Like last season all of our A grade teams look as though they will be featuring in this yearrsquos semi-finals This is despite a very difficult season a result of missed games because of weather and student absences because of the Parish Trip to Greece Our boys have rallied behind the school and have made every effort to perform at their best This was no more evident than this past week against Blue Mountains Grammar school Redfield and Oxley Although our U13 Blue team have not won a game this season the boys have enjoyed the training at school and have shown improvement in their competitive games The boys are always eager at training and always willing to learn With one game remaining for the boys I would like to commend them all for their positive effort and sportsmanlike behaviour and passion and enjoyment of sport Our U13 White team had a heart stopping draw on the weekend against BMG 1-1 After creating many opportunities our boys were unable to consolidate and score Unfortunately BMG took the lead late in the first half but not before Spiros Zafiropoulos pulled off three remarkable saves Despite being behind in the first half the boys pushed forward in the second half and Connor Giavis scored a remarkable goal from a free kick outside the 18 yard box The team now look certain to make the semi-finals however they will need to play at an away venue as they will not finish in the top 2 positions in order to host the semi at Heffron Park

The U14 boysrsquo team were superb in front of goal as they have been all season defeating BMG 9-0 The team effort all year has helped the boys achieve excellent results throughout the season The boys will be looking to hopefully go one better than last yearrsquos

runner up placing To do so will mean the boys will have to play their best next week and follow that up with a strong performance in the semi-finals

The U15 White team have set the bench mark in the competition That said all the other schools have strengthened as the season has progressed Despite their hard fought win over BMG (1-0) the boys will need to step up again in order to secure another finals appearance Despite being the only team in the competition to yet lose a game the boys will need to remain focussed to keep that record intact The U15 Blue team like all the boys teams have enjoyed their football and the opportunity to play in a competitive competition Their weekly efforts and positive approach to all games is a real credit to the boysrsquo passion and desire to represent the College

After 9 rounds of the competition the U17 boysrsquo team seem to be playing better every week This week the boys were again exceptional winning comfortably 7-1 against BMG Michael Hatzonrsquos presence helped the boys comfortably cruise to victory The team now must maintain this great form heading into the semi-finals The Open Boys secured a draw against a gutsy BMG team 1-1 Although our boys had more opportunities we were unable to consolidate in front of goal and as

16

a result the game ended in a draw The real positive of the game was to watch all the Year 12 boys attend despite being in the middle of their Trial Examinations Standout performance and spectacular goal from Dane Ivanovic of Year 12 helped the team secure this result Our U17 boys must also be commended for backing up for our First Grade team their presence on the field helped to make the difference Our boys now need to either draw or win next week against CCGS in order to secure a spot in the semi-finals for season 2014

Thank you to all the parents and friends who have supported boys sport this season Thank you also to Mr Zafiropoulos Mr Meintanis and Ms Orsquo Shea who looked after boys sport in my absence

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL SENIOR SCHOOL

On Tuesday 22nd July the Senior School had their annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September With strong participation from all students this yearrsquos house competition proved to be closest results we have seen in years particularly in the Middle school The Nemeans proved to be that little bit stronger which was due to the efforts of the Upper School particularly Cassandra Georgiou Natalie Michos and Yianna Criticos who participated in most events for the 18 years girls events Results from the carnival are as follows

Middle School Upper School Nemeans 570 Nemeans 260 Corinthians 564 Olympians 182 Olympians 548 Corinthians 151 Delphians 514 Delphians 143 Overall Champion Nemeans

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race Christina Vlachos of Year 7 was victorious in the girls 100m sprint in a time of 1383 This is an outstanding effort for a Year 7 student to win such a prestigious race Simeon Keremeas from Year 11 in the boys won in a time of 1222 a little slower than his record breaking heat but nevertheless an amazing race

RECORDS BROKEN The following school records were broken at the meet Spiros Zafiropoulos 12yrs Shot Put 1132m Nicholas Kollias 13yrs Discus- 2715m Jordan Bond 14yrs 400m ndash 10283 Lena Nesterenko 17yrs Long jump- 403m 17yr High Jump ndash Equalled 130 Panayoiti Kapodistrias 17yrs High Jump ndash Equalled 170m Simeon Kerameas 17 yrs 100m 1210 Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 826m Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day which resulted in them receiving Age Champions These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation evening later this term

17

AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs Christian Jenkins Desi Kapodistrias 13yrs Nicholas Kollias Christina Vlahos 14yrs Alexandros Gousetis Felicity Ginis 15yrs George Andrianakos Larissa Andrianakos 16yrs Christos Kollias Lia Albanakis 17yrs Simeon Kerameas Lena Nesterenko 18yrs Nikolas Baratsas Cassandra Georgiou Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 830pm- 500pm Further information was given to students in regard to their events Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 330-500pm leading into the Carnival Adonis Tsoustas Alex Vij Alexander P Cardamis Alexia Rizzo Alexandros Gousetis Andrew Toras Anastasia Gousetis Anja Djukic Anthea Condous Anthony Pascalis Aron Paul Kostantakis Billy Retsas Cassandra Georgiou Christian Jenkins Christiana Kilias Christina Vlahos Christopher Kumar Christos Kollias Constantinos Kollias Chrystal Christie Emmanuel Tsanakes Elaine Andrew George Andrianakos Gabriel Cassimatis

George Contominas George Malomitis George Mandilis Ivana Bogojevic James Kourtis James Panayiotakis Jennifer Contominas John Trovas Jordan Bond Katherine Raptis Katie Thimakis KristianKontakos Kyriacou Kladakis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Luka Kasalovic Luka Stevanovic Melanie Bounatsos Michael Savic Milos Arsenic Natalie Michos Nathan Adam Nicholas Frangos Nicholas Kollias Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias Panos Bounos Peter Contominas Rhea Tsimboukis Sandra Milisavljevic Simeon Kerameas Sonya Paradisis Sophia Rizzo Spiros Zafiropoulos Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

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PREFECT PROFILE

NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

19

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

8

Ms G Kokinelis Dean of Middle School C A R E E R S C O L U M N UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS THROUGH UAC Applications for University courses in 2015 open on 6th August Year 12 students have each received an individual copy of the UAC guide and information on how to use it successfully I will be holding another session with Year 12 after their trial HSC examinations to explain the process for online applications for UAC SCHOLARSHIP AND EARLY OFFER APPLICATIONS The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship (St Spyridon College) scholarship at UNSW (worth $5000 for one year) is specifically offered for St Spyridon College students Therefore students are strongly encouraged to apply A second scholarship The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship is also available and is worth $6000 per year for the duration of the course Further information can be obtained from these links

httpsscholarshipsonlineunsweduauscholarshipsc_al_search_detaildisplay_scholarship_detailsp_schedule_id=2386ampp_scholarship_specific_id=125 httpsscholarshipsonlineunsweduauscholarshipsc_al_search_detaildisplay_scholarship_detailsp_schedule_id=2032ampp_scholarship_specific_id=106 St Andrewrsquos College at Sydney University has also notified us of their available scholarships and bursaries worth up to $1 million The Australian Veterans Childrens Assistance Trust has scholarships available for children and grandchildren of War Veterans The AVCAT website address is wwwavcatorgau and email address is avcatdvagovau Applications for scholarships and early offers to University have opened for most of the participating institutions See individual websites for more details - most have online applications and students can also register their interest to receive reminders and updates Students are reminded to discuss their applications with me and ask me for assistance if necessary before submitting them LUNCHTIME SPEAKER FROM UNSW CO-OP Students in Years 12 and 11 are encouraged to come to a lunchtime talk next Tuesday 12th August by a representative from the UNSW Co-op Scholarship Program This should prove to be an invaluable opportunity to hear about the program from a successful scholarship applicant and to receive some useful tips for applying APPLYING FOR USA COLLEGES There is an online course to help with this process The course starts on Aug 3 (US time) You can find out more and register at httpswwwcourseraorgcourseusuniversities The NCAA has also provided information for athletes applying to USA Colleges See httpwwwncaapublicationscomproductdownloadsCBSA15pdf

9

OPEN DAYS AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS There are several events important coming up in the near future which students and parents will find useful and interesting

New South Wales Dates

Australian Catholic University (ACU)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (North Sydney Campus) September 13th 2014 (Saturday) (Strathfield campus)

Southern Cross University (SCU)

December 8th 2014 (Monday) (Coffs Harbour campus) December 10th 2014 (Wednesday) (Lismore campus) December 11th 2014 (Thursday) (Gold Coast)

University of Newcastle (NEWCASTLE)

August 7th 2014 (Thursday) (Port Macquarie campus) August 16th 2014 (Saturday) (Central Coast campus) August 23rd 2014 (Saturday) (Newcastle campus)

University of New England (UNE)

May 2nd 2014 (Friday) Open Day

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (Kensington campus)

University of Notre Dame (UNDA)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney 9am-3pm

University of Sydney (SYDNEY)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday)

University of Tasmania (UTAS) (Darlinghurst and

August 23rd (Saturday) Darlinghurst (nursing) August 24th (Sunday) Rozelle

Rozelle campuses) (nursing and paramedic)

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) City Campus September 6th 2014 (Saturday) Kuring-Gai (Lindfield)

University of Western Sydney (UWS)

August 31st 2014 (Sunday) Parramatta Campus

University of Wollongong (UOW)

August 16th 2014 (Saturday) UOW Open Day August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney Business School (CBD Campus)

NSW TAFE amp Colleges

ACPE Academy September 8th 2014 (Monday) Olympic Park Sydney 10am - Midday

AFTRS Australian Film Television and Radio School

September 6th 2014 (Saturday)

Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Leura - 10am-1pm

ICMS International College of Management Sydney

August 17th 2014 (Sunday)

William Angliss Institute

September 13th 2014 (Saturday) Surry Hills 10am-2pm

Sydney TAFE (Ultimo) August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Ultimo Campus

YEAR 10 MYCAREERMATCH Most Year 10 students have now completed their online questionnaire with mycareermatch and should have received the emailed report This is a very useful document and I encourage all Year 10 students to read the report and share it with parents I also remind them to bring the report along to school so it can be further studied in careers sessions as well as during interviews with me

10

UNSW ENGINEERING HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION DAY Students in Years 10 and 11 who excel at Maths or Science are encouraged to see me as soon as possible to register to attend this day at UNSW on Thursday 30th October It will involve hands-on activities related to several areas of engineering Also any girls in Years 10 or 11 who would like to attend the UNSW Women in Engineering Summer Camp in January 2015 should see me to register their interest POLICE CAREERS Students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in policing as a future career have the opportunity to undertake some work experience in early November Two students have already registered their interest in this Any other interested students should see me as soon as possible MEET THE BUSINESS LEADER EVENT This event is for students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in a career in the business world It is being held on Tuesday 19th August from 430 pm - 700 pm at Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ level 1 33 Erskine St in the city (near Wynyard Station) register at wwwcharteredaccountantscomauMTBLNSW Ms G Hakos Careers Adviser

L I S T E N I N G T O O U R S T U D E N T S

Adverb Advert In class 3A were learning about adverbial phrases An adverbial phrase is a group of words that act together as an adverb giving more information about a verb or other adverb in a sentence The adverbial phrase answers the same questions as a regular adverb howhow much when or where Our lessonrsquos super challenge was to create a poem using adverbial phrases Here are some examples from the students Enjoy Miss Bletsogiannis 3A

Springtime Flowers In the spring the flowers sprout In the morning they better watch out By the afternoon they are safe and sound But by night oh what a fright When the bees come inside to suck pollen from their eyes Sometimes theyrsquore sad but sometimes theyrsquore happy It depends Mia Paras 3A When Winter Comes In winter my family and I go for a feast And every winter we head to the East In the morning we wake up We get some water and a cup By noon I have lunch My water I sip my apple I crunch By afternoon I get back home But then I stay there all alone At pink sunset I have dinner And then I play with my pink spinner At nightfall I go up the stairs creeping Then I go to bed and start sleeping Christian Lynch 3A In Winter In winter it will snow What do you think the people will know With my sister I will play Again and again on a summer day At night I will sleep But maybe have a little peep Maybe I will see at noon A very pretty shining moon Natalia Constantinides 3A The Ants Late in the afternoon All the ants look at the moon The ants look for food in the sun And thatrsquos where the fun has begun In the night They go out and fight And in the midday they are crazy And they are lazy Nikolas Dimaris 3A

11

CSIRO Visit Year 4 have been learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo in Science Itrsquos about all different types of forces We were lucky enough to have the CSIRO come to visit us at school to explain to us about different forces and what they do A scientist named Paul came to the school do this He was our instructor for the afternoon Some of the activities Paul set for us were to show the force of lsquopushrsquo and lsquopullrsquo and he explained Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos three laws of motion One of the laws was about when an object is in motion it will maintain in motion until something obstructs it All the experiments that Paul brought with him were extremely fun and enjoyable Michael Antoniou 4C This term Year 4 are learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo It is our Science topic for the term and it is about forces Today one of the instructors from the CSIRO came and showed us different types of experiments to do with forces My favourite experiment was the disc attached to a piece of string You spin the disc and when you move the piece of string the disc just keeps on spinning He also told us about Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos 3 laws of motion The types of forces he taught us about were friction gravity tension and push and pull He also explained and showed us how to pick up a ball sitting on a table without using your hands He used a jar to pick up the squash ball and when he spun the jar friction was used to pick up the ball and made the ball stay in the jar I had a really enjoyable time and canrsquot wait to try some of these experiments at home William Iliopoulos 4C

IMAX - Jerusalem Review Jerusalem is an amazing movie documentary that speaks about three cultures living in Jerusalem Muslims the Jewish and Christians Produced by National Geographic the story followed an interview format Three women one from each culture were interviewed to lsquoshow and tellrsquo visually how Jerusalem is cut into sections like a pizza It identified how most of the people living in Jerusalem are from different cultural backgrounds live in close proximity to each other but barely speak to each other The film also explains about the history of Jerusalem that makes it the lsquoHoly Cityrsquo for all three traditions

I think it is an amazing documentary and I recommend it

Thomas Mouratidis 6P

12

SAVE THE WHALES Whaling is cruel and a horrible thing to do I believe that whales are an important mammal to human life I donrsquot accept the fact that they are harpooned just to be eaten Just think of how much pain they are feeling getting dragged to shore and how much they have to suffer Some of those whales that are getting killed are baby whales exploring the ocean Whaling is disgusting and definitely inhumane I think that the issue for stopping whaling is a great idea Whaling should be stopped I am strongly against whaling I am concerned about the number of whales that are endangered and for those about to be slaughtered soon to cease to exist in our seas In fact over 50 of whale species are endangered Whale populations are decreasing in the blink of an eye I strongly believe that lsquosubsistence whalingrsquo is unnecessary and should be stopped as soon as possible Poor whales are being harpooned Itrsquos not only that whalersquos die but that they die suffering by drowning in their own blood from suffocation or from a torturous heart attack It seems to me that whaling is only done for the money so I am strongly against it I hope people agree with me I feel that whaling is affecting our ecosystem If we keep whaling it will affect our earth in general Actually it will not only affect earth it will soon affect the oxygen we breathe Whales keep the balance in our oceans Whales are killed and their left-overs are left either on the street or in the water Whales are beautiful mammals but when killed it spreads a lot more pollution than you think The air (oxygen) we breathe will soon be poor quality from all the pollution uncleaned by whales who keep our oceans producing clean air I know people will agree with me if the cost was their own lives An equally important point to consider is that whales are more valuable alive than dead Think about how many people love to whale watch Thatrsquos not hurting whales Whales can be used for so many good things

besides food A lot of people want to kill them for the money But think how much money you can make from tourism businesses instead of selling whale meat You can earn money from entertaining humans while saving whales I hope I have convinced you that whales are more valuable alive than dead I know I have said that whaling is bad but on the other hand whaling can be beneficial when conducted for cultural reasons which is often more humane and maintains ecosystem balance You must understand that the number of whales whaled is actually decreasing Itrsquos the Alaskan Inuit Japanese and the New Zealand Maori that hunt very few whales for cultural reasons Whaling can be traditional in some countries and even though they may not like to kill whales generally for sport or for profit their ancestors did it and now sits there turn to pass on the tradition I ask though Is this practice even necessary Is it outdated In conclusion whaling is horrible and inhumane I donrsquot accept the fact that whales are killed at all I accept whaling more when itrsquos a traditional or cultural reason But generally people just canrsquot help themselves- They NEED to whale I hope I have convinced you that whaling is to be stopped Letrsquos work together to stop whaling for good Stop whaling now and foreverhelliphellip Acknowledge whales donrsquot kill them Very few whales are left in the ocean Extinction is near Save the whaleshellip Alyssa Alas 6M

Donrsquot kill the whales

Save the WHALES

Set whales free

13

S P O R T S C O L U M N SPORTS REPORT JUNIOR SCHOOL 2014 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Friday 1st August 2014 RESULTS HOUSE CHAMPIONS 1st Corinthians 1125 Points 2nd Delphians 1085 Points 3rd Olynpians 1005 Points 4th Nemeans 735 Points AGE CHAMPIONS Girls 8 Years Christie Kalis 3S 9 Years Nicole Frangoulis 4C 10 Years Athena Demetriou 5I and Taylysse Knight 4C 11 Years Efthimia Kollias 6P and Katherine Tsingos 6P 12 Years Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys 8 Years Stephen Varvaritis 2C 9 Years Hudson Rallis 3A 10 Years Paul Giavis 4C 11 Years Juval Mikhail 5I 12 Years Jordan Frazis CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 100m 8 - 12 Yrs Old Girls Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys

Juval Mikail 5I Thank you to all the staff parent helpers students from the Senior School and our School Canteen for their assistance on the day UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday 28th August

ASISSA Athletics Carnival Monday 8th September

Combined Greek Orthodox Carnival Wednesday 10th September

CIS Athletics Carnival Wednesday 17th September

Sports Presentation Evening

Mr J Volas Sports Coordinator

14

15

SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT BOYS ISA FOOTBALL After 9 rounds of the 2014 Boys Football season many of our boysrsquo teams are now only one round away from playing Semi Final football Like last season all of our A grade teams look as though they will be featuring in this yearrsquos semi-finals This is despite a very difficult season a result of missed games because of weather and student absences because of the Parish Trip to Greece Our boys have rallied behind the school and have made every effort to perform at their best This was no more evident than this past week against Blue Mountains Grammar school Redfield and Oxley Although our U13 Blue team have not won a game this season the boys have enjoyed the training at school and have shown improvement in their competitive games The boys are always eager at training and always willing to learn With one game remaining for the boys I would like to commend them all for their positive effort and sportsmanlike behaviour and passion and enjoyment of sport Our U13 White team had a heart stopping draw on the weekend against BMG 1-1 After creating many opportunities our boys were unable to consolidate and score Unfortunately BMG took the lead late in the first half but not before Spiros Zafiropoulos pulled off three remarkable saves Despite being behind in the first half the boys pushed forward in the second half and Connor Giavis scored a remarkable goal from a free kick outside the 18 yard box The team now look certain to make the semi-finals however they will need to play at an away venue as they will not finish in the top 2 positions in order to host the semi at Heffron Park

The U14 boysrsquo team were superb in front of goal as they have been all season defeating BMG 9-0 The team effort all year has helped the boys achieve excellent results throughout the season The boys will be looking to hopefully go one better than last yearrsquos

runner up placing To do so will mean the boys will have to play their best next week and follow that up with a strong performance in the semi-finals

The U15 White team have set the bench mark in the competition That said all the other schools have strengthened as the season has progressed Despite their hard fought win over BMG (1-0) the boys will need to step up again in order to secure another finals appearance Despite being the only team in the competition to yet lose a game the boys will need to remain focussed to keep that record intact The U15 Blue team like all the boys teams have enjoyed their football and the opportunity to play in a competitive competition Their weekly efforts and positive approach to all games is a real credit to the boysrsquo passion and desire to represent the College

After 9 rounds of the competition the U17 boysrsquo team seem to be playing better every week This week the boys were again exceptional winning comfortably 7-1 against BMG Michael Hatzonrsquos presence helped the boys comfortably cruise to victory The team now must maintain this great form heading into the semi-finals The Open Boys secured a draw against a gutsy BMG team 1-1 Although our boys had more opportunities we were unable to consolidate in front of goal and as

16

a result the game ended in a draw The real positive of the game was to watch all the Year 12 boys attend despite being in the middle of their Trial Examinations Standout performance and spectacular goal from Dane Ivanovic of Year 12 helped the team secure this result Our U17 boys must also be commended for backing up for our First Grade team their presence on the field helped to make the difference Our boys now need to either draw or win next week against CCGS in order to secure a spot in the semi-finals for season 2014

Thank you to all the parents and friends who have supported boys sport this season Thank you also to Mr Zafiropoulos Mr Meintanis and Ms Orsquo Shea who looked after boys sport in my absence

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL SENIOR SCHOOL

On Tuesday 22nd July the Senior School had their annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September With strong participation from all students this yearrsquos house competition proved to be closest results we have seen in years particularly in the Middle school The Nemeans proved to be that little bit stronger which was due to the efforts of the Upper School particularly Cassandra Georgiou Natalie Michos and Yianna Criticos who participated in most events for the 18 years girls events Results from the carnival are as follows

Middle School Upper School Nemeans 570 Nemeans 260 Corinthians 564 Olympians 182 Olympians 548 Corinthians 151 Delphians 514 Delphians 143 Overall Champion Nemeans

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race Christina Vlachos of Year 7 was victorious in the girls 100m sprint in a time of 1383 This is an outstanding effort for a Year 7 student to win such a prestigious race Simeon Keremeas from Year 11 in the boys won in a time of 1222 a little slower than his record breaking heat but nevertheless an amazing race

RECORDS BROKEN The following school records were broken at the meet Spiros Zafiropoulos 12yrs Shot Put 1132m Nicholas Kollias 13yrs Discus- 2715m Jordan Bond 14yrs 400m ndash 10283 Lena Nesterenko 17yrs Long jump- 403m 17yr High Jump ndash Equalled 130 Panayoiti Kapodistrias 17yrs High Jump ndash Equalled 170m Simeon Kerameas 17 yrs 100m 1210 Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 826m Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day which resulted in them receiving Age Champions These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation evening later this term

17

AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs Christian Jenkins Desi Kapodistrias 13yrs Nicholas Kollias Christina Vlahos 14yrs Alexandros Gousetis Felicity Ginis 15yrs George Andrianakos Larissa Andrianakos 16yrs Christos Kollias Lia Albanakis 17yrs Simeon Kerameas Lena Nesterenko 18yrs Nikolas Baratsas Cassandra Georgiou Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 830pm- 500pm Further information was given to students in regard to their events Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 330-500pm leading into the Carnival Adonis Tsoustas Alex Vij Alexander P Cardamis Alexia Rizzo Alexandros Gousetis Andrew Toras Anastasia Gousetis Anja Djukic Anthea Condous Anthony Pascalis Aron Paul Kostantakis Billy Retsas Cassandra Georgiou Christian Jenkins Christiana Kilias Christina Vlahos Christopher Kumar Christos Kollias Constantinos Kollias Chrystal Christie Emmanuel Tsanakes Elaine Andrew George Andrianakos Gabriel Cassimatis

George Contominas George Malomitis George Mandilis Ivana Bogojevic James Kourtis James Panayiotakis Jennifer Contominas John Trovas Jordan Bond Katherine Raptis Katie Thimakis KristianKontakos Kyriacou Kladakis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Luka Kasalovic Luka Stevanovic Melanie Bounatsos Michael Savic Milos Arsenic Natalie Michos Nathan Adam Nicholas Frangos Nicholas Kollias Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias Panos Bounos Peter Contominas Rhea Tsimboukis Sandra Milisavljevic Simeon Kerameas Sonya Paradisis Sophia Rizzo Spiros Zafiropoulos Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

18

PREFECT PROFILE

NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

19

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

9

OPEN DAYS AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS There are several events important coming up in the near future which students and parents will find useful and interesting

New South Wales Dates

Australian Catholic University (ACU)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (North Sydney Campus) September 13th 2014 (Saturday) (Strathfield campus)

Southern Cross University (SCU)

December 8th 2014 (Monday) (Coffs Harbour campus) December 10th 2014 (Wednesday) (Lismore campus) December 11th 2014 (Thursday) (Gold Coast)

University of Newcastle (NEWCASTLE)

August 7th 2014 (Thursday) (Port Macquarie campus) August 16th 2014 (Saturday) (Central Coast campus) August 23rd 2014 (Saturday) (Newcastle campus)

University of New England (UNE)

May 2nd 2014 (Friday) Open Day

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (Kensington campus)

University of Notre Dame (UNDA)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney 9am-3pm

University of Sydney (SYDNEY)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday)

University of Tasmania (UTAS) (Darlinghurst and

August 23rd (Saturday) Darlinghurst (nursing) August 24th (Sunday) Rozelle

Rozelle campuses) (nursing and paramedic)

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) City Campus September 6th 2014 (Saturday) Kuring-Gai (Lindfield)

University of Western Sydney (UWS)

August 31st 2014 (Sunday) Parramatta Campus

University of Wollongong (UOW)

August 16th 2014 (Saturday) UOW Open Day August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney Business School (CBD Campus)

NSW TAFE amp Colleges

ACPE Academy September 8th 2014 (Monday) Olympic Park Sydney 10am - Midday

AFTRS Australian Film Television and Radio School

September 6th 2014 (Saturday)

Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Leura - 10am-1pm

ICMS International College of Management Sydney

August 17th 2014 (Sunday)

William Angliss Institute

September 13th 2014 (Saturday) Surry Hills 10am-2pm

Sydney TAFE (Ultimo) August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Ultimo Campus

YEAR 10 MYCAREERMATCH Most Year 10 students have now completed their online questionnaire with mycareermatch and should have received the emailed report This is a very useful document and I encourage all Year 10 students to read the report and share it with parents I also remind them to bring the report along to school so it can be further studied in careers sessions as well as during interviews with me

10

UNSW ENGINEERING HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION DAY Students in Years 10 and 11 who excel at Maths or Science are encouraged to see me as soon as possible to register to attend this day at UNSW on Thursday 30th October It will involve hands-on activities related to several areas of engineering Also any girls in Years 10 or 11 who would like to attend the UNSW Women in Engineering Summer Camp in January 2015 should see me to register their interest POLICE CAREERS Students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in policing as a future career have the opportunity to undertake some work experience in early November Two students have already registered their interest in this Any other interested students should see me as soon as possible MEET THE BUSINESS LEADER EVENT This event is for students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in a career in the business world It is being held on Tuesday 19th August from 430 pm - 700 pm at Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ level 1 33 Erskine St in the city (near Wynyard Station) register at wwwcharteredaccountantscomauMTBLNSW Ms G Hakos Careers Adviser

L I S T E N I N G T O O U R S T U D E N T S

Adverb Advert In class 3A were learning about adverbial phrases An adverbial phrase is a group of words that act together as an adverb giving more information about a verb or other adverb in a sentence The adverbial phrase answers the same questions as a regular adverb howhow much when or where Our lessonrsquos super challenge was to create a poem using adverbial phrases Here are some examples from the students Enjoy Miss Bletsogiannis 3A

Springtime Flowers In the spring the flowers sprout In the morning they better watch out By the afternoon they are safe and sound But by night oh what a fright When the bees come inside to suck pollen from their eyes Sometimes theyrsquore sad but sometimes theyrsquore happy It depends Mia Paras 3A When Winter Comes In winter my family and I go for a feast And every winter we head to the East In the morning we wake up We get some water and a cup By noon I have lunch My water I sip my apple I crunch By afternoon I get back home But then I stay there all alone At pink sunset I have dinner And then I play with my pink spinner At nightfall I go up the stairs creeping Then I go to bed and start sleeping Christian Lynch 3A In Winter In winter it will snow What do you think the people will know With my sister I will play Again and again on a summer day At night I will sleep But maybe have a little peep Maybe I will see at noon A very pretty shining moon Natalia Constantinides 3A The Ants Late in the afternoon All the ants look at the moon The ants look for food in the sun And thatrsquos where the fun has begun In the night They go out and fight And in the midday they are crazy And they are lazy Nikolas Dimaris 3A

11

CSIRO Visit Year 4 have been learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo in Science Itrsquos about all different types of forces We were lucky enough to have the CSIRO come to visit us at school to explain to us about different forces and what they do A scientist named Paul came to the school do this He was our instructor for the afternoon Some of the activities Paul set for us were to show the force of lsquopushrsquo and lsquopullrsquo and he explained Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos three laws of motion One of the laws was about when an object is in motion it will maintain in motion until something obstructs it All the experiments that Paul brought with him were extremely fun and enjoyable Michael Antoniou 4C This term Year 4 are learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo It is our Science topic for the term and it is about forces Today one of the instructors from the CSIRO came and showed us different types of experiments to do with forces My favourite experiment was the disc attached to a piece of string You spin the disc and when you move the piece of string the disc just keeps on spinning He also told us about Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos 3 laws of motion The types of forces he taught us about were friction gravity tension and push and pull He also explained and showed us how to pick up a ball sitting on a table without using your hands He used a jar to pick up the squash ball and when he spun the jar friction was used to pick up the ball and made the ball stay in the jar I had a really enjoyable time and canrsquot wait to try some of these experiments at home William Iliopoulos 4C

IMAX - Jerusalem Review Jerusalem is an amazing movie documentary that speaks about three cultures living in Jerusalem Muslims the Jewish and Christians Produced by National Geographic the story followed an interview format Three women one from each culture were interviewed to lsquoshow and tellrsquo visually how Jerusalem is cut into sections like a pizza It identified how most of the people living in Jerusalem are from different cultural backgrounds live in close proximity to each other but barely speak to each other The film also explains about the history of Jerusalem that makes it the lsquoHoly Cityrsquo for all three traditions

I think it is an amazing documentary and I recommend it

Thomas Mouratidis 6P

12

SAVE THE WHALES Whaling is cruel and a horrible thing to do I believe that whales are an important mammal to human life I donrsquot accept the fact that they are harpooned just to be eaten Just think of how much pain they are feeling getting dragged to shore and how much they have to suffer Some of those whales that are getting killed are baby whales exploring the ocean Whaling is disgusting and definitely inhumane I think that the issue for stopping whaling is a great idea Whaling should be stopped I am strongly against whaling I am concerned about the number of whales that are endangered and for those about to be slaughtered soon to cease to exist in our seas In fact over 50 of whale species are endangered Whale populations are decreasing in the blink of an eye I strongly believe that lsquosubsistence whalingrsquo is unnecessary and should be stopped as soon as possible Poor whales are being harpooned Itrsquos not only that whalersquos die but that they die suffering by drowning in their own blood from suffocation or from a torturous heart attack It seems to me that whaling is only done for the money so I am strongly against it I hope people agree with me I feel that whaling is affecting our ecosystem If we keep whaling it will affect our earth in general Actually it will not only affect earth it will soon affect the oxygen we breathe Whales keep the balance in our oceans Whales are killed and their left-overs are left either on the street or in the water Whales are beautiful mammals but when killed it spreads a lot more pollution than you think The air (oxygen) we breathe will soon be poor quality from all the pollution uncleaned by whales who keep our oceans producing clean air I know people will agree with me if the cost was their own lives An equally important point to consider is that whales are more valuable alive than dead Think about how many people love to whale watch Thatrsquos not hurting whales Whales can be used for so many good things

besides food A lot of people want to kill them for the money But think how much money you can make from tourism businesses instead of selling whale meat You can earn money from entertaining humans while saving whales I hope I have convinced you that whales are more valuable alive than dead I know I have said that whaling is bad but on the other hand whaling can be beneficial when conducted for cultural reasons which is often more humane and maintains ecosystem balance You must understand that the number of whales whaled is actually decreasing Itrsquos the Alaskan Inuit Japanese and the New Zealand Maori that hunt very few whales for cultural reasons Whaling can be traditional in some countries and even though they may not like to kill whales generally for sport or for profit their ancestors did it and now sits there turn to pass on the tradition I ask though Is this practice even necessary Is it outdated In conclusion whaling is horrible and inhumane I donrsquot accept the fact that whales are killed at all I accept whaling more when itrsquos a traditional or cultural reason But generally people just canrsquot help themselves- They NEED to whale I hope I have convinced you that whaling is to be stopped Letrsquos work together to stop whaling for good Stop whaling now and foreverhelliphellip Acknowledge whales donrsquot kill them Very few whales are left in the ocean Extinction is near Save the whaleshellip Alyssa Alas 6M

Donrsquot kill the whales

Save the WHALES

Set whales free

13

S P O R T S C O L U M N SPORTS REPORT JUNIOR SCHOOL 2014 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Friday 1st August 2014 RESULTS HOUSE CHAMPIONS 1st Corinthians 1125 Points 2nd Delphians 1085 Points 3rd Olynpians 1005 Points 4th Nemeans 735 Points AGE CHAMPIONS Girls 8 Years Christie Kalis 3S 9 Years Nicole Frangoulis 4C 10 Years Athena Demetriou 5I and Taylysse Knight 4C 11 Years Efthimia Kollias 6P and Katherine Tsingos 6P 12 Years Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys 8 Years Stephen Varvaritis 2C 9 Years Hudson Rallis 3A 10 Years Paul Giavis 4C 11 Years Juval Mikhail 5I 12 Years Jordan Frazis CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 100m 8 - 12 Yrs Old Girls Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys

Juval Mikail 5I Thank you to all the staff parent helpers students from the Senior School and our School Canteen for their assistance on the day UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday 28th August

ASISSA Athletics Carnival Monday 8th September

Combined Greek Orthodox Carnival Wednesday 10th September

CIS Athletics Carnival Wednesday 17th September

Sports Presentation Evening

Mr J Volas Sports Coordinator

14

15

SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT BOYS ISA FOOTBALL After 9 rounds of the 2014 Boys Football season many of our boysrsquo teams are now only one round away from playing Semi Final football Like last season all of our A grade teams look as though they will be featuring in this yearrsquos semi-finals This is despite a very difficult season a result of missed games because of weather and student absences because of the Parish Trip to Greece Our boys have rallied behind the school and have made every effort to perform at their best This was no more evident than this past week against Blue Mountains Grammar school Redfield and Oxley Although our U13 Blue team have not won a game this season the boys have enjoyed the training at school and have shown improvement in their competitive games The boys are always eager at training and always willing to learn With one game remaining for the boys I would like to commend them all for their positive effort and sportsmanlike behaviour and passion and enjoyment of sport Our U13 White team had a heart stopping draw on the weekend against BMG 1-1 After creating many opportunities our boys were unable to consolidate and score Unfortunately BMG took the lead late in the first half but not before Spiros Zafiropoulos pulled off three remarkable saves Despite being behind in the first half the boys pushed forward in the second half and Connor Giavis scored a remarkable goal from a free kick outside the 18 yard box The team now look certain to make the semi-finals however they will need to play at an away venue as they will not finish in the top 2 positions in order to host the semi at Heffron Park

The U14 boysrsquo team were superb in front of goal as they have been all season defeating BMG 9-0 The team effort all year has helped the boys achieve excellent results throughout the season The boys will be looking to hopefully go one better than last yearrsquos

runner up placing To do so will mean the boys will have to play their best next week and follow that up with a strong performance in the semi-finals

The U15 White team have set the bench mark in the competition That said all the other schools have strengthened as the season has progressed Despite their hard fought win over BMG (1-0) the boys will need to step up again in order to secure another finals appearance Despite being the only team in the competition to yet lose a game the boys will need to remain focussed to keep that record intact The U15 Blue team like all the boys teams have enjoyed their football and the opportunity to play in a competitive competition Their weekly efforts and positive approach to all games is a real credit to the boysrsquo passion and desire to represent the College

After 9 rounds of the competition the U17 boysrsquo team seem to be playing better every week This week the boys were again exceptional winning comfortably 7-1 against BMG Michael Hatzonrsquos presence helped the boys comfortably cruise to victory The team now must maintain this great form heading into the semi-finals The Open Boys secured a draw against a gutsy BMG team 1-1 Although our boys had more opportunities we were unable to consolidate in front of goal and as

16

a result the game ended in a draw The real positive of the game was to watch all the Year 12 boys attend despite being in the middle of their Trial Examinations Standout performance and spectacular goal from Dane Ivanovic of Year 12 helped the team secure this result Our U17 boys must also be commended for backing up for our First Grade team their presence on the field helped to make the difference Our boys now need to either draw or win next week against CCGS in order to secure a spot in the semi-finals for season 2014

Thank you to all the parents and friends who have supported boys sport this season Thank you also to Mr Zafiropoulos Mr Meintanis and Ms Orsquo Shea who looked after boys sport in my absence

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL SENIOR SCHOOL

On Tuesday 22nd July the Senior School had their annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September With strong participation from all students this yearrsquos house competition proved to be closest results we have seen in years particularly in the Middle school The Nemeans proved to be that little bit stronger which was due to the efforts of the Upper School particularly Cassandra Georgiou Natalie Michos and Yianna Criticos who participated in most events for the 18 years girls events Results from the carnival are as follows

Middle School Upper School Nemeans 570 Nemeans 260 Corinthians 564 Olympians 182 Olympians 548 Corinthians 151 Delphians 514 Delphians 143 Overall Champion Nemeans

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race Christina Vlachos of Year 7 was victorious in the girls 100m sprint in a time of 1383 This is an outstanding effort for a Year 7 student to win such a prestigious race Simeon Keremeas from Year 11 in the boys won in a time of 1222 a little slower than his record breaking heat but nevertheless an amazing race

RECORDS BROKEN The following school records were broken at the meet Spiros Zafiropoulos 12yrs Shot Put 1132m Nicholas Kollias 13yrs Discus- 2715m Jordan Bond 14yrs 400m ndash 10283 Lena Nesterenko 17yrs Long jump- 403m 17yr High Jump ndash Equalled 130 Panayoiti Kapodistrias 17yrs High Jump ndash Equalled 170m Simeon Kerameas 17 yrs 100m 1210 Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 826m Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day which resulted in them receiving Age Champions These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation evening later this term

17

AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs Christian Jenkins Desi Kapodistrias 13yrs Nicholas Kollias Christina Vlahos 14yrs Alexandros Gousetis Felicity Ginis 15yrs George Andrianakos Larissa Andrianakos 16yrs Christos Kollias Lia Albanakis 17yrs Simeon Kerameas Lena Nesterenko 18yrs Nikolas Baratsas Cassandra Georgiou Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 830pm- 500pm Further information was given to students in regard to their events Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 330-500pm leading into the Carnival Adonis Tsoustas Alex Vij Alexander P Cardamis Alexia Rizzo Alexandros Gousetis Andrew Toras Anastasia Gousetis Anja Djukic Anthea Condous Anthony Pascalis Aron Paul Kostantakis Billy Retsas Cassandra Georgiou Christian Jenkins Christiana Kilias Christina Vlahos Christopher Kumar Christos Kollias Constantinos Kollias Chrystal Christie Emmanuel Tsanakes Elaine Andrew George Andrianakos Gabriel Cassimatis

George Contominas George Malomitis George Mandilis Ivana Bogojevic James Kourtis James Panayiotakis Jennifer Contominas John Trovas Jordan Bond Katherine Raptis Katie Thimakis KristianKontakos Kyriacou Kladakis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Luka Kasalovic Luka Stevanovic Melanie Bounatsos Michael Savic Milos Arsenic Natalie Michos Nathan Adam Nicholas Frangos Nicholas Kollias Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias Panos Bounos Peter Contominas Rhea Tsimboukis Sandra Milisavljevic Simeon Kerameas Sonya Paradisis Sophia Rizzo Spiros Zafiropoulos Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

18

PREFECT PROFILE

NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

19

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

10

UNSW ENGINEERING HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION DAY Students in Years 10 and 11 who excel at Maths or Science are encouraged to see me as soon as possible to register to attend this day at UNSW on Thursday 30th October It will involve hands-on activities related to several areas of engineering Also any girls in Years 10 or 11 who would like to attend the UNSW Women in Engineering Summer Camp in January 2015 should see me to register their interest POLICE CAREERS Students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in policing as a future career have the opportunity to undertake some work experience in early November Two students have already registered their interest in this Any other interested students should see me as soon as possible MEET THE BUSINESS LEADER EVENT This event is for students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in a career in the business world It is being held on Tuesday 19th August from 430 pm - 700 pm at Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ level 1 33 Erskine St in the city (near Wynyard Station) register at wwwcharteredaccountantscomauMTBLNSW Ms G Hakos Careers Adviser

L I S T E N I N G T O O U R S T U D E N T S

Adverb Advert In class 3A were learning about adverbial phrases An adverbial phrase is a group of words that act together as an adverb giving more information about a verb or other adverb in a sentence The adverbial phrase answers the same questions as a regular adverb howhow much when or where Our lessonrsquos super challenge was to create a poem using adverbial phrases Here are some examples from the students Enjoy Miss Bletsogiannis 3A

Springtime Flowers In the spring the flowers sprout In the morning they better watch out By the afternoon they are safe and sound But by night oh what a fright When the bees come inside to suck pollen from their eyes Sometimes theyrsquore sad but sometimes theyrsquore happy It depends Mia Paras 3A When Winter Comes In winter my family and I go for a feast And every winter we head to the East In the morning we wake up We get some water and a cup By noon I have lunch My water I sip my apple I crunch By afternoon I get back home But then I stay there all alone At pink sunset I have dinner And then I play with my pink spinner At nightfall I go up the stairs creeping Then I go to bed and start sleeping Christian Lynch 3A In Winter In winter it will snow What do you think the people will know With my sister I will play Again and again on a summer day At night I will sleep But maybe have a little peep Maybe I will see at noon A very pretty shining moon Natalia Constantinides 3A The Ants Late in the afternoon All the ants look at the moon The ants look for food in the sun And thatrsquos where the fun has begun In the night They go out and fight And in the midday they are crazy And they are lazy Nikolas Dimaris 3A

11

CSIRO Visit Year 4 have been learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo in Science Itrsquos about all different types of forces We were lucky enough to have the CSIRO come to visit us at school to explain to us about different forces and what they do A scientist named Paul came to the school do this He was our instructor for the afternoon Some of the activities Paul set for us were to show the force of lsquopushrsquo and lsquopullrsquo and he explained Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos three laws of motion One of the laws was about when an object is in motion it will maintain in motion until something obstructs it All the experiments that Paul brought with him were extremely fun and enjoyable Michael Antoniou 4C This term Year 4 are learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo It is our Science topic for the term and it is about forces Today one of the instructors from the CSIRO came and showed us different types of experiments to do with forces My favourite experiment was the disc attached to a piece of string You spin the disc and when you move the piece of string the disc just keeps on spinning He also told us about Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos 3 laws of motion The types of forces he taught us about were friction gravity tension and push and pull He also explained and showed us how to pick up a ball sitting on a table without using your hands He used a jar to pick up the squash ball and when he spun the jar friction was used to pick up the ball and made the ball stay in the jar I had a really enjoyable time and canrsquot wait to try some of these experiments at home William Iliopoulos 4C

IMAX - Jerusalem Review Jerusalem is an amazing movie documentary that speaks about three cultures living in Jerusalem Muslims the Jewish and Christians Produced by National Geographic the story followed an interview format Three women one from each culture were interviewed to lsquoshow and tellrsquo visually how Jerusalem is cut into sections like a pizza It identified how most of the people living in Jerusalem are from different cultural backgrounds live in close proximity to each other but barely speak to each other The film also explains about the history of Jerusalem that makes it the lsquoHoly Cityrsquo for all three traditions

I think it is an amazing documentary and I recommend it

Thomas Mouratidis 6P

12

SAVE THE WHALES Whaling is cruel and a horrible thing to do I believe that whales are an important mammal to human life I donrsquot accept the fact that they are harpooned just to be eaten Just think of how much pain they are feeling getting dragged to shore and how much they have to suffer Some of those whales that are getting killed are baby whales exploring the ocean Whaling is disgusting and definitely inhumane I think that the issue for stopping whaling is a great idea Whaling should be stopped I am strongly against whaling I am concerned about the number of whales that are endangered and for those about to be slaughtered soon to cease to exist in our seas In fact over 50 of whale species are endangered Whale populations are decreasing in the blink of an eye I strongly believe that lsquosubsistence whalingrsquo is unnecessary and should be stopped as soon as possible Poor whales are being harpooned Itrsquos not only that whalersquos die but that they die suffering by drowning in their own blood from suffocation or from a torturous heart attack It seems to me that whaling is only done for the money so I am strongly against it I hope people agree with me I feel that whaling is affecting our ecosystem If we keep whaling it will affect our earth in general Actually it will not only affect earth it will soon affect the oxygen we breathe Whales keep the balance in our oceans Whales are killed and their left-overs are left either on the street or in the water Whales are beautiful mammals but when killed it spreads a lot more pollution than you think The air (oxygen) we breathe will soon be poor quality from all the pollution uncleaned by whales who keep our oceans producing clean air I know people will agree with me if the cost was their own lives An equally important point to consider is that whales are more valuable alive than dead Think about how many people love to whale watch Thatrsquos not hurting whales Whales can be used for so many good things

besides food A lot of people want to kill them for the money But think how much money you can make from tourism businesses instead of selling whale meat You can earn money from entertaining humans while saving whales I hope I have convinced you that whales are more valuable alive than dead I know I have said that whaling is bad but on the other hand whaling can be beneficial when conducted for cultural reasons which is often more humane and maintains ecosystem balance You must understand that the number of whales whaled is actually decreasing Itrsquos the Alaskan Inuit Japanese and the New Zealand Maori that hunt very few whales for cultural reasons Whaling can be traditional in some countries and even though they may not like to kill whales generally for sport or for profit their ancestors did it and now sits there turn to pass on the tradition I ask though Is this practice even necessary Is it outdated In conclusion whaling is horrible and inhumane I donrsquot accept the fact that whales are killed at all I accept whaling more when itrsquos a traditional or cultural reason But generally people just canrsquot help themselves- They NEED to whale I hope I have convinced you that whaling is to be stopped Letrsquos work together to stop whaling for good Stop whaling now and foreverhelliphellip Acknowledge whales donrsquot kill them Very few whales are left in the ocean Extinction is near Save the whaleshellip Alyssa Alas 6M

Donrsquot kill the whales

Save the WHALES

Set whales free

13

S P O R T S C O L U M N SPORTS REPORT JUNIOR SCHOOL 2014 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Friday 1st August 2014 RESULTS HOUSE CHAMPIONS 1st Corinthians 1125 Points 2nd Delphians 1085 Points 3rd Olynpians 1005 Points 4th Nemeans 735 Points AGE CHAMPIONS Girls 8 Years Christie Kalis 3S 9 Years Nicole Frangoulis 4C 10 Years Athena Demetriou 5I and Taylysse Knight 4C 11 Years Efthimia Kollias 6P and Katherine Tsingos 6P 12 Years Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys 8 Years Stephen Varvaritis 2C 9 Years Hudson Rallis 3A 10 Years Paul Giavis 4C 11 Years Juval Mikhail 5I 12 Years Jordan Frazis CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 100m 8 - 12 Yrs Old Girls Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys

Juval Mikail 5I Thank you to all the staff parent helpers students from the Senior School and our School Canteen for their assistance on the day UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday 28th August

ASISSA Athletics Carnival Monday 8th September

Combined Greek Orthodox Carnival Wednesday 10th September

CIS Athletics Carnival Wednesday 17th September

Sports Presentation Evening

Mr J Volas Sports Coordinator

14

15

SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT BOYS ISA FOOTBALL After 9 rounds of the 2014 Boys Football season many of our boysrsquo teams are now only one round away from playing Semi Final football Like last season all of our A grade teams look as though they will be featuring in this yearrsquos semi-finals This is despite a very difficult season a result of missed games because of weather and student absences because of the Parish Trip to Greece Our boys have rallied behind the school and have made every effort to perform at their best This was no more evident than this past week against Blue Mountains Grammar school Redfield and Oxley Although our U13 Blue team have not won a game this season the boys have enjoyed the training at school and have shown improvement in their competitive games The boys are always eager at training and always willing to learn With one game remaining for the boys I would like to commend them all for their positive effort and sportsmanlike behaviour and passion and enjoyment of sport Our U13 White team had a heart stopping draw on the weekend against BMG 1-1 After creating many opportunities our boys were unable to consolidate and score Unfortunately BMG took the lead late in the first half but not before Spiros Zafiropoulos pulled off three remarkable saves Despite being behind in the first half the boys pushed forward in the second half and Connor Giavis scored a remarkable goal from a free kick outside the 18 yard box The team now look certain to make the semi-finals however they will need to play at an away venue as they will not finish in the top 2 positions in order to host the semi at Heffron Park

The U14 boysrsquo team were superb in front of goal as they have been all season defeating BMG 9-0 The team effort all year has helped the boys achieve excellent results throughout the season The boys will be looking to hopefully go one better than last yearrsquos

runner up placing To do so will mean the boys will have to play their best next week and follow that up with a strong performance in the semi-finals

The U15 White team have set the bench mark in the competition That said all the other schools have strengthened as the season has progressed Despite their hard fought win over BMG (1-0) the boys will need to step up again in order to secure another finals appearance Despite being the only team in the competition to yet lose a game the boys will need to remain focussed to keep that record intact The U15 Blue team like all the boys teams have enjoyed their football and the opportunity to play in a competitive competition Their weekly efforts and positive approach to all games is a real credit to the boysrsquo passion and desire to represent the College

After 9 rounds of the competition the U17 boysrsquo team seem to be playing better every week This week the boys were again exceptional winning comfortably 7-1 against BMG Michael Hatzonrsquos presence helped the boys comfortably cruise to victory The team now must maintain this great form heading into the semi-finals The Open Boys secured a draw against a gutsy BMG team 1-1 Although our boys had more opportunities we were unable to consolidate in front of goal and as

16

a result the game ended in a draw The real positive of the game was to watch all the Year 12 boys attend despite being in the middle of their Trial Examinations Standout performance and spectacular goal from Dane Ivanovic of Year 12 helped the team secure this result Our U17 boys must also be commended for backing up for our First Grade team their presence on the field helped to make the difference Our boys now need to either draw or win next week against CCGS in order to secure a spot in the semi-finals for season 2014

Thank you to all the parents and friends who have supported boys sport this season Thank you also to Mr Zafiropoulos Mr Meintanis and Ms Orsquo Shea who looked after boys sport in my absence

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL SENIOR SCHOOL

On Tuesday 22nd July the Senior School had their annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September With strong participation from all students this yearrsquos house competition proved to be closest results we have seen in years particularly in the Middle school The Nemeans proved to be that little bit stronger which was due to the efforts of the Upper School particularly Cassandra Georgiou Natalie Michos and Yianna Criticos who participated in most events for the 18 years girls events Results from the carnival are as follows

Middle School Upper School Nemeans 570 Nemeans 260 Corinthians 564 Olympians 182 Olympians 548 Corinthians 151 Delphians 514 Delphians 143 Overall Champion Nemeans

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race Christina Vlachos of Year 7 was victorious in the girls 100m sprint in a time of 1383 This is an outstanding effort for a Year 7 student to win such a prestigious race Simeon Keremeas from Year 11 in the boys won in a time of 1222 a little slower than his record breaking heat but nevertheless an amazing race

RECORDS BROKEN The following school records were broken at the meet Spiros Zafiropoulos 12yrs Shot Put 1132m Nicholas Kollias 13yrs Discus- 2715m Jordan Bond 14yrs 400m ndash 10283 Lena Nesterenko 17yrs Long jump- 403m 17yr High Jump ndash Equalled 130 Panayoiti Kapodistrias 17yrs High Jump ndash Equalled 170m Simeon Kerameas 17 yrs 100m 1210 Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 826m Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day which resulted in them receiving Age Champions These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation evening later this term

17

AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs Christian Jenkins Desi Kapodistrias 13yrs Nicholas Kollias Christina Vlahos 14yrs Alexandros Gousetis Felicity Ginis 15yrs George Andrianakos Larissa Andrianakos 16yrs Christos Kollias Lia Albanakis 17yrs Simeon Kerameas Lena Nesterenko 18yrs Nikolas Baratsas Cassandra Georgiou Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 830pm- 500pm Further information was given to students in regard to their events Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 330-500pm leading into the Carnival Adonis Tsoustas Alex Vij Alexander P Cardamis Alexia Rizzo Alexandros Gousetis Andrew Toras Anastasia Gousetis Anja Djukic Anthea Condous Anthony Pascalis Aron Paul Kostantakis Billy Retsas Cassandra Georgiou Christian Jenkins Christiana Kilias Christina Vlahos Christopher Kumar Christos Kollias Constantinos Kollias Chrystal Christie Emmanuel Tsanakes Elaine Andrew George Andrianakos Gabriel Cassimatis

George Contominas George Malomitis George Mandilis Ivana Bogojevic James Kourtis James Panayiotakis Jennifer Contominas John Trovas Jordan Bond Katherine Raptis Katie Thimakis KristianKontakos Kyriacou Kladakis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Luka Kasalovic Luka Stevanovic Melanie Bounatsos Michael Savic Milos Arsenic Natalie Michos Nathan Adam Nicholas Frangos Nicholas Kollias Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias Panos Bounos Peter Contominas Rhea Tsimboukis Sandra Milisavljevic Simeon Kerameas Sonya Paradisis Sophia Rizzo Spiros Zafiropoulos Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

18

PREFECT PROFILE

NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

19

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

11

CSIRO Visit Year 4 have been learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo in Science Itrsquos about all different types of forces We were lucky enough to have the CSIRO come to visit us at school to explain to us about different forces and what they do A scientist named Paul came to the school do this He was our instructor for the afternoon Some of the activities Paul set for us were to show the force of lsquopushrsquo and lsquopullrsquo and he explained Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos three laws of motion One of the laws was about when an object is in motion it will maintain in motion until something obstructs it All the experiments that Paul brought with him were extremely fun and enjoyable Michael Antoniou 4C This term Year 4 are learning about ldquoSmooth Movesrdquo It is our Science topic for the term and it is about forces Today one of the instructors from the CSIRO came and showed us different types of experiments to do with forces My favourite experiment was the disc attached to a piece of string You spin the disc and when you move the piece of string the disc just keeps on spinning He also told us about Sir Isaac Newtonrsquos 3 laws of motion The types of forces he taught us about were friction gravity tension and push and pull He also explained and showed us how to pick up a ball sitting on a table without using your hands He used a jar to pick up the squash ball and when he spun the jar friction was used to pick up the ball and made the ball stay in the jar I had a really enjoyable time and canrsquot wait to try some of these experiments at home William Iliopoulos 4C

IMAX - Jerusalem Review Jerusalem is an amazing movie documentary that speaks about three cultures living in Jerusalem Muslims the Jewish and Christians Produced by National Geographic the story followed an interview format Three women one from each culture were interviewed to lsquoshow and tellrsquo visually how Jerusalem is cut into sections like a pizza It identified how most of the people living in Jerusalem are from different cultural backgrounds live in close proximity to each other but barely speak to each other The film also explains about the history of Jerusalem that makes it the lsquoHoly Cityrsquo for all three traditions

I think it is an amazing documentary and I recommend it

Thomas Mouratidis 6P

12

SAVE THE WHALES Whaling is cruel and a horrible thing to do I believe that whales are an important mammal to human life I donrsquot accept the fact that they are harpooned just to be eaten Just think of how much pain they are feeling getting dragged to shore and how much they have to suffer Some of those whales that are getting killed are baby whales exploring the ocean Whaling is disgusting and definitely inhumane I think that the issue for stopping whaling is a great idea Whaling should be stopped I am strongly against whaling I am concerned about the number of whales that are endangered and for those about to be slaughtered soon to cease to exist in our seas In fact over 50 of whale species are endangered Whale populations are decreasing in the blink of an eye I strongly believe that lsquosubsistence whalingrsquo is unnecessary and should be stopped as soon as possible Poor whales are being harpooned Itrsquos not only that whalersquos die but that they die suffering by drowning in their own blood from suffocation or from a torturous heart attack It seems to me that whaling is only done for the money so I am strongly against it I hope people agree with me I feel that whaling is affecting our ecosystem If we keep whaling it will affect our earth in general Actually it will not only affect earth it will soon affect the oxygen we breathe Whales keep the balance in our oceans Whales are killed and their left-overs are left either on the street or in the water Whales are beautiful mammals but when killed it spreads a lot more pollution than you think The air (oxygen) we breathe will soon be poor quality from all the pollution uncleaned by whales who keep our oceans producing clean air I know people will agree with me if the cost was their own lives An equally important point to consider is that whales are more valuable alive than dead Think about how many people love to whale watch Thatrsquos not hurting whales Whales can be used for so many good things

besides food A lot of people want to kill them for the money But think how much money you can make from tourism businesses instead of selling whale meat You can earn money from entertaining humans while saving whales I hope I have convinced you that whales are more valuable alive than dead I know I have said that whaling is bad but on the other hand whaling can be beneficial when conducted for cultural reasons which is often more humane and maintains ecosystem balance You must understand that the number of whales whaled is actually decreasing Itrsquos the Alaskan Inuit Japanese and the New Zealand Maori that hunt very few whales for cultural reasons Whaling can be traditional in some countries and even though they may not like to kill whales generally for sport or for profit their ancestors did it and now sits there turn to pass on the tradition I ask though Is this practice even necessary Is it outdated In conclusion whaling is horrible and inhumane I donrsquot accept the fact that whales are killed at all I accept whaling more when itrsquos a traditional or cultural reason But generally people just canrsquot help themselves- They NEED to whale I hope I have convinced you that whaling is to be stopped Letrsquos work together to stop whaling for good Stop whaling now and foreverhelliphellip Acknowledge whales donrsquot kill them Very few whales are left in the ocean Extinction is near Save the whaleshellip Alyssa Alas 6M

Donrsquot kill the whales

Save the WHALES

Set whales free

13

S P O R T S C O L U M N SPORTS REPORT JUNIOR SCHOOL 2014 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Friday 1st August 2014 RESULTS HOUSE CHAMPIONS 1st Corinthians 1125 Points 2nd Delphians 1085 Points 3rd Olynpians 1005 Points 4th Nemeans 735 Points AGE CHAMPIONS Girls 8 Years Christie Kalis 3S 9 Years Nicole Frangoulis 4C 10 Years Athena Demetriou 5I and Taylysse Knight 4C 11 Years Efthimia Kollias 6P and Katherine Tsingos 6P 12 Years Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys 8 Years Stephen Varvaritis 2C 9 Years Hudson Rallis 3A 10 Years Paul Giavis 4C 11 Years Juval Mikhail 5I 12 Years Jordan Frazis CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 100m 8 - 12 Yrs Old Girls Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys

Juval Mikail 5I Thank you to all the staff parent helpers students from the Senior School and our School Canteen for their assistance on the day UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday 28th August

ASISSA Athletics Carnival Monday 8th September

Combined Greek Orthodox Carnival Wednesday 10th September

CIS Athletics Carnival Wednesday 17th September

Sports Presentation Evening

Mr J Volas Sports Coordinator

14

15

SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT BOYS ISA FOOTBALL After 9 rounds of the 2014 Boys Football season many of our boysrsquo teams are now only one round away from playing Semi Final football Like last season all of our A grade teams look as though they will be featuring in this yearrsquos semi-finals This is despite a very difficult season a result of missed games because of weather and student absences because of the Parish Trip to Greece Our boys have rallied behind the school and have made every effort to perform at their best This was no more evident than this past week against Blue Mountains Grammar school Redfield and Oxley Although our U13 Blue team have not won a game this season the boys have enjoyed the training at school and have shown improvement in their competitive games The boys are always eager at training and always willing to learn With one game remaining for the boys I would like to commend them all for their positive effort and sportsmanlike behaviour and passion and enjoyment of sport Our U13 White team had a heart stopping draw on the weekend against BMG 1-1 After creating many opportunities our boys were unable to consolidate and score Unfortunately BMG took the lead late in the first half but not before Spiros Zafiropoulos pulled off three remarkable saves Despite being behind in the first half the boys pushed forward in the second half and Connor Giavis scored a remarkable goal from a free kick outside the 18 yard box The team now look certain to make the semi-finals however they will need to play at an away venue as they will not finish in the top 2 positions in order to host the semi at Heffron Park

The U14 boysrsquo team were superb in front of goal as they have been all season defeating BMG 9-0 The team effort all year has helped the boys achieve excellent results throughout the season The boys will be looking to hopefully go one better than last yearrsquos

runner up placing To do so will mean the boys will have to play their best next week and follow that up with a strong performance in the semi-finals

The U15 White team have set the bench mark in the competition That said all the other schools have strengthened as the season has progressed Despite their hard fought win over BMG (1-0) the boys will need to step up again in order to secure another finals appearance Despite being the only team in the competition to yet lose a game the boys will need to remain focussed to keep that record intact The U15 Blue team like all the boys teams have enjoyed their football and the opportunity to play in a competitive competition Their weekly efforts and positive approach to all games is a real credit to the boysrsquo passion and desire to represent the College

After 9 rounds of the competition the U17 boysrsquo team seem to be playing better every week This week the boys were again exceptional winning comfortably 7-1 against BMG Michael Hatzonrsquos presence helped the boys comfortably cruise to victory The team now must maintain this great form heading into the semi-finals The Open Boys secured a draw against a gutsy BMG team 1-1 Although our boys had more opportunities we were unable to consolidate in front of goal and as

16

a result the game ended in a draw The real positive of the game was to watch all the Year 12 boys attend despite being in the middle of their Trial Examinations Standout performance and spectacular goal from Dane Ivanovic of Year 12 helped the team secure this result Our U17 boys must also be commended for backing up for our First Grade team their presence on the field helped to make the difference Our boys now need to either draw or win next week against CCGS in order to secure a spot in the semi-finals for season 2014

Thank you to all the parents and friends who have supported boys sport this season Thank you also to Mr Zafiropoulos Mr Meintanis and Ms Orsquo Shea who looked after boys sport in my absence

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL SENIOR SCHOOL

On Tuesday 22nd July the Senior School had their annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September With strong participation from all students this yearrsquos house competition proved to be closest results we have seen in years particularly in the Middle school The Nemeans proved to be that little bit stronger which was due to the efforts of the Upper School particularly Cassandra Georgiou Natalie Michos and Yianna Criticos who participated in most events for the 18 years girls events Results from the carnival are as follows

Middle School Upper School Nemeans 570 Nemeans 260 Corinthians 564 Olympians 182 Olympians 548 Corinthians 151 Delphians 514 Delphians 143 Overall Champion Nemeans

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race Christina Vlachos of Year 7 was victorious in the girls 100m sprint in a time of 1383 This is an outstanding effort for a Year 7 student to win such a prestigious race Simeon Keremeas from Year 11 in the boys won in a time of 1222 a little slower than his record breaking heat but nevertheless an amazing race

RECORDS BROKEN The following school records were broken at the meet Spiros Zafiropoulos 12yrs Shot Put 1132m Nicholas Kollias 13yrs Discus- 2715m Jordan Bond 14yrs 400m ndash 10283 Lena Nesterenko 17yrs Long jump- 403m 17yr High Jump ndash Equalled 130 Panayoiti Kapodistrias 17yrs High Jump ndash Equalled 170m Simeon Kerameas 17 yrs 100m 1210 Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 826m Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day which resulted in them receiving Age Champions These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation evening later this term

17

AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs Christian Jenkins Desi Kapodistrias 13yrs Nicholas Kollias Christina Vlahos 14yrs Alexandros Gousetis Felicity Ginis 15yrs George Andrianakos Larissa Andrianakos 16yrs Christos Kollias Lia Albanakis 17yrs Simeon Kerameas Lena Nesterenko 18yrs Nikolas Baratsas Cassandra Georgiou Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 830pm- 500pm Further information was given to students in regard to their events Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 330-500pm leading into the Carnival Adonis Tsoustas Alex Vij Alexander P Cardamis Alexia Rizzo Alexandros Gousetis Andrew Toras Anastasia Gousetis Anja Djukic Anthea Condous Anthony Pascalis Aron Paul Kostantakis Billy Retsas Cassandra Georgiou Christian Jenkins Christiana Kilias Christina Vlahos Christopher Kumar Christos Kollias Constantinos Kollias Chrystal Christie Emmanuel Tsanakes Elaine Andrew George Andrianakos Gabriel Cassimatis

George Contominas George Malomitis George Mandilis Ivana Bogojevic James Kourtis James Panayiotakis Jennifer Contominas John Trovas Jordan Bond Katherine Raptis Katie Thimakis KristianKontakos Kyriacou Kladakis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Luka Kasalovic Luka Stevanovic Melanie Bounatsos Michael Savic Milos Arsenic Natalie Michos Nathan Adam Nicholas Frangos Nicholas Kollias Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias Panos Bounos Peter Contominas Rhea Tsimboukis Sandra Milisavljevic Simeon Kerameas Sonya Paradisis Sophia Rizzo Spiros Zafiropoulos Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

18

PREFECT PROFILE

NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

19

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

12

SAVE THE WHALES Whaling is cruel and a horrible thing to do I believe that whales are an important mammal to human life I donrsquot accept the fact that they are harpooned just to be eaten Just think of how much pain they are feeling getting dragged to shore and how much they have to suffer Some of those whales that are getting killed are baby whales exploring the ocean Whaling is disgusting and definitely inhumane I think that the issue for stopping whaling is a great idea Whaling should be stopped I am strongly against whaling I am concerned about the number of whales that are endangered and for those about to be slaughtered soon to cease to exist in our seas In fact over 50 of whale species are endangered Whale populations are decreasing in the blink of an eye I strongly believe that lsquosubsistence whalingrsquo is unnecessary and should be stopped as soon as possible Poor whales are being harpooned Itrsquos not only that whalersquos die but that they die suffering by drowning in their own blood from suffocation or from a torturous heart attack It seems to me that whaling is only done for the money so I am strongly against it I hope people agree with me I feel that whaling is affecting our ecosystem If we keep whaling it will affect our earth in general Actually it will not only affect earth it will soon affect the oxygen we breathe Whales keep the balance in our oceans Whales are killed and their left-overs are left either on the street or in the water Whales are beautiful mammals but when killed it spreads a lot more pollution than you think The air (oxygen) we breathe will soon be poor quality from all the pollution uncleaned by whales who keep our oceans producing clean air I know people will agree with me if the cost was their own lives An equally important point to consider is that whales are more valuable alive than dead Think about how many people love to whale watch Thatrsquos not hurting whales Whales can be used for so many good things

besides food A lot of people want to kill them for the money But think how much money you can make from tourism businesses instead of selling whale meat You can earn money from entertaining humans while saving whales I hope I have convinced you that whales are more valuable alive than dead I know I have said that whaling is bad but on the other hand whaling can be beneficial when conducted for cultural reasons which is often more humane and maintains ecosystem balance You must understand that the number of whales whaled is actually decreasing Itrsquos the Alaskan Inuit Japanese and the New Zealand Maori that hunt very few whales for cultural reasons Whaling can be traditional in some countries and even though they may not like to kill whales generally for sport or for profit their ancestors did it and now sits there turn to pass on the tradition I ask though Is this practice even necessary Is it outdated In conclusion whaling is horrible and inhumane I donrsquot accept the fact that whales are killed at all I accept whaling more when itrsquos a traditional or cultural reason But generally people just canrsquot help themselves- They NEED to whale I hope I have convinced you that whaling is to be stopped Letrsquos work together to stop whaling for good Stop whaling now and foreverhelliphellip Acknowledge whales donrsquot kill them Very few whales are left in the ocean Extinction is near Save the whaleshellip Alyssa Alas 6M

Donrsquot kill the whales

Save the WHALES

Set whales free

13

S P O R T S C O L U M N SPORTS REPORT JUNIOR SCHOOL 2014 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Friday 1st August 2014 RESULTS HOUSE CHAMPIONS 1st Corinthians 1125 Points 2nd Delphians 1085 Points 3rd Olynpians 1005 Points 4th Nemeans 735 Points AGE CHAMPIONS Girls 8 Years Christie Kalis 3S 9 Years Nicole Frangoulis 4C 10 Years Athena Demetriou 5I and Taylysse Knight 4C 11 Years Efthimia Kollias 6P and Katherine Tsingos 6P 12 Years Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys 8 Years Stephen Varvaritis 2C 9 Years Hudson Rallis 3A 10 Years Paul Giavis 4C 11 Years Juval Mikhail 5I 12 Years Jordan Frazis CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 100m 8 - 12 Yrs Old Girls Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys

Juval Mikail 5I Thank you to all the staff parent helpers students from the Senior School and our School Canteen for their assistance on the day UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday 28th August

ASISSA Athletics Carnival Monday 8th September

Combined Greek Orthodox Carnival Wednesday 10th September

CIS Athletics Carnival Wednesday 17th September

Sports Presentation Evening

Mr J Volas Sports Coordinator

14

15

SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT BOYS ISA FOOTBALL After 9 rounds of the 2014 Boys Football season many of our boysrsquo teams are now only one round away from playing Semi Final football Like last season all of our A grade teams look as though they will be featuring in this yearrsquos semi-finals This is despite a very difficult season a result of missed games because of weather and student absences because of the Parish Trip to Greece Our boys have rallied behind the school and have made every effort to perform at their best This was no more evident than this past week against Blue Mountains Grammar school Redfield and Oxley Although our U13 Blue team have not won a game this season the boys have enjoyed the training at school and have shown improvement in their competitive games The boys are always eager at training and always willing to learn With one game remaining for the boys I would like to commend them all for their positive effort and sportsmanlike behaviour and passion and enjoyment of sport Our U13 White team had a heart stopping draw on the weekend against BMG 1-1 After creating many opportunities our boys were unable to consolidate and score Unfortunately BMG took the lead late in the first half but not before Spiros Zafiropoulos pulled off three remarkable saves Despite being behind in the first half the boys pushed forward in the second half and Connor Giavis scored a remarkable goal from a free kick outside the 18 yard box The team now look certain to make the semi-finals however they will need to play at an away venue as they will not finish in the top 2 positions in order to host the semi at Heffron Park

The U14 boysrsquo team were superb in front of goal as they have been all season defeating BMG 9-0 The team effort all year has helped the boys achieve excellent results throughout the season The boys will be looking to hopefully go one better than last yearrsquos

runner up placing To do so will mean the boys will have to play their best next week and follow that up with a strong performance in the semi-finals

The U15 White team have set the bench mark in the competition That said all the other schools have strengthened as the season has progressed Despite their hard fought win over BMG (1-0) the boys will need to step up again in order to secure another finals appearance Despite being the only team in the competition to yet lose a game the boys will need to remain focussed to keep that record intact The U15 Blue team like all the boys teams have enjoyed their football and the opportunity to play in a competitive competition Their weekly efforts and positive approach to all games is a real credit to the boysrsquo passion and desire to represent the College

After 9 rounds of the competition the U17 boysrsquo team seem to be playing better every week This week the boys were again exceptional winning comfortably 7-1 against BMG Michael Hatzonrsquos presence helped the boys comfortably cruise to victory The team now must maintain this great form heading into the semi-finals The Open Boys secured a draw against a gutsy BMG team 1-1 Although our boys had more opportunities we were unable to consolidate in front of goal and as

16

a result the game ended in a draw The real positive of the game was to watch all the Year 12 boys attend despite being in the middle of their Trial Examinations Standout performance and spectacular goal from Dane Ivanovic of Year 12 helped the team secure this result Our U17 boys must also be commended for backing up for our First Grade team their presence on the field helped to make the difference Our boys now need to either draw or win next week against CCGS in order to secure a spot in the semi-finals for season 2014

Thank you to all the parents and friends who have supported boys sport this season Thank you also to Mr Zafiropoulos Mr Meintanis and Ms Orsquo Shea who looked after boys sport in my absence

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL SENIOR SCHOOL

On Tuesday 22nd July the Senior School had their annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September With strong participation from all students this yearrsquos house competition proved to be closest results we have seen in years particularly in the Middle school The Nemeans proved to be that little bit stronger which was due to the efforts of the Upper School particularly Cassandra Georgiou Natalie Michos and Yianna Criticos who participated in most events for the 18 years girls events Results from the carnival are as follows

Middle School Upper School Nemeans 570 Nemeans 260 Corinthians 564 Olympians 182 Olympians 548 Corinthians 151 Delphians 514 Delphians 143 Overall Champion Nemeans

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race Christina Vlachos of Year 7 was victorious in the girls 100m sprint in a time of 1383 This is an outstanding effort for a Year 7 student to win such a prestigious race Simeon Keremeas from Year 11 in the boys won in a time of 1222 a little slower than his record breaking heat but nevertheless an amazing race

RECORDS BROKEN The following school records were broken at the meet Spiros Zafiropoulos 12yrs Shot Put 1132m Nicholas Kollias 13yrs Discus- 2715m Jordan Bond 14yrs 400m ndash 10283 Lena Nesterenko 17yrs Long jump- 403m 17yr High Jump ndash Equalled 130 Panayoiti Kapodistrias 17yrs High Jump ndash Equalled 170m Simeon Kerameas 17 yrs 100m 1210 Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 826m Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day which resulted in them receiving Age Champions These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation evening later this term

17

AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs Christian Jenkins Desi Kapodistrias 13yrs Nicholas Kollias Christina Vlahos 14yrs Alexandros Gousetis Felicity Ginis 15yrs George Andrianakos Larissa Andrianakos 16yrs Christos Kollias Lia Albanakis 17yrs Simeon Kerameas Lena Nesterenko 18yrs Nikolas Baratsas Cassandra Georgiou Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 830pm- 500pm Further information was given to students in regard to their events Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 330-500pm leading into the Carnival Adonis Tsoustas Alex Vij Alexander P Cardamis Alexia Rizzo Alexandros Gousetis Andrew Toras Anastasia Gousetis Anja Djukic Anthea Condous Anthony Pascalis Aron Paul Kostantakis Billy Retsas Cassandra Georgiou Christian Jenkins Christiana Kilias Christina Vlahos Christopher Kumar Christos Kollias Constantinos Kollias Chrystal Christie Emmanuel Tsanakes Elaine Andrew George Andrianakos Gabriel Cassimatis

George Contominas George Malomitis George Mandilis Ivana Bogojevic James Kourtis James Panayiotakis Jennifer Contominas John Trovas Jordan Bond Katherine Raptis Katie Thimakis KristianKontakos Kyriacou Kladakis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Luka Kasalovic Luka Stevanovic Melanie Bounatsos Michael Savic Milos Arsenic Natalie Michos Nathan Adam Nicholas Frangos Nicholas Kollias Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias Panos Bounos Peter Contominas Rhea Tsimboukis Sandra Milisavljevic Simeon Kerameas Sonya Paradisis Sophia Rizzo Spiros Zafiropoulos Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

18

PREFECT PROFILE

NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

19

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

13

S P O R T S C O L U M N SPORTS REPORT JUNIOR SCHOOL 2014 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Friday 1st August 2014 RESULTS HOUSE CHAMPIONS 1st Corinthians 1125 Points 2nd Delphians 1085 Points 3rd Olynpians 1005 Points 4th Nemeans 735 Points AGE CHAMPIONS Girls 8 Years Christie Kalis 3S 9 Years Nicole Frangoulis 4C 10 Years Athena Demetriou 5I and Taylysse Knight 4C 11 Years Efthimia Kollias 6P and Katherine Tsingos 6P 12 Years Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys 8 Years Stephen Varvaritis 2C 9 Years Hudson Rallis 3A 10 Years Paul Giavis 4C 11 Years Juval Mikhail 5I 12 Years Jordan Frazis CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 100m 8 - 12 Yrs Old Girls Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys

Juval Mikail 5I Thank you to all the staff parent helpers students from the Senior School and our School Canteen for their assistance on the day UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday 28th August

ASISSA Athletics Carnival Monday 8th September

Combined Greek Orthodox Carnival Wednesday 10th September

CIS Athletics Carnival Wednesday 17th September

Sports Presentation Evening

Mr J Volas Sports Coordinator

14

15

SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT BOYS ISA FOOTBALL After 9 rounds of the 2014 Boys Football season many of our boysrsquo teams are now only one round away from playing Semi Final football Like last season all of our A grade teams look as though they will be featuring in this yearrsquos semi-finals This is despite a very difficult season a result of missed games because of weather and student absences because of the Parish Trip to Greece Our boys have rallied behind the school and have made every effort to perform at their best This was no more evident than this past week against Blue Mountains Grammar school Redfield and Oxley Although our U13 Blue team have not won a game this season the boys have enjoyed the training at school and have shown improvement in their competitive games The boys are always eager at training and always willing to learn With one game remaining for the boys I would like to commend them all for their positive effort and sportsmanlike behaviour and passion and enjoyment of sport Our U13 White team had a heart stopping draw on the weekend against BMG 1-1 After creating many opportunities our boys were unable to consolidate and score Unfortunately BMG took the lead late in the first half but not before Spiros Zafiropoulos pulled off three remarkable saves Despite being behind in the first half the boys pushed forward in the second half and Connor Giavis scored a remarkable goal from a free kick outside the 18 yard box The team now look certain to make the semi-finals however they will need to play at an away venue as they will not finish in the top 2 positions in order to host the semi at Heffron Park

The U14 boysrsquo team were superb in front of goal as they have been all season defeating BMG 9-0 The team effort all year has helped the boys achieve excellent results throughout the season The boys will be looking to hopefully go one better than last yearrsquos

runner up placing To do so will mean the boys will have to play their best next week and follow that up with a strong performance in the semi-finals

The U15 White team have set the bench mark in the competition That said all the other schools have strengthened as the season has progressed Despite their hard fought win over BMG (1-0) the boys will need to step up again in order to secure another finals appearance Despite being the only team in the competition to yet lose a game the boys will need to remain focussed to keep that record intact The U15 Blue team like all the boys teams have enjoyed their football and the opportunity to play in a competitive competition Their weekly efforts and positive approach to all games is a real credit to the boysrsquo passion and desire to represent the College

After 9 rounds of the competition the U17 boysrsquo team seem to be playing better every week This week the boys were again exceptional winning comfortably 7-1 against BMG Michael Hatzonrsquos presence helped the boys comfortably cruise to victory The team now must maintain this great form heading into the semi-finals The Open Boys secured a draw against a gutsy BMG team 1-1 Although our boys had more opportunities we were unable to consolidate in front of goal and as

16

a result the game ended in a draw The real positive of the game was to watch all the Year 12 boys attend despite being in the middle of their Trial Examinations Standout performance and spectacular goal from Dane Ivanovic of Year 12 helped the team secure this result Our U17 boys must also be commended for backing up for our First Grade team their presence on the field helped to make the difference Our boys now need to either draw or win next week against CCGS in order to secure a spot in the semi-finals for season 2014

Thank you to all the parents and friends who have supported boys sport this season Thank you also to Mr Zafiropoulos Mr Meintanis and Ms Orsquo Shea who looked after boys sport in my absence

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL SENIOR SCHOOL

On Tuesday 22nd July the Senior School had their annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September With strong participation from all students this yearrsquos house competition proved to be closest results we have seen in years particularly in the Middle school The Nemeans proved to be that little bit stronger which was due to the efforts of the Upper School particularly Cassandra Georgiou Natalie Michos and Yianna Criticos who participated in most events for the 18 years girls events Results from the carnival are as follows

Middle School Upper School Nemeans 570 Nemeans 260 Corinthians 564 Olympians 182 Olympians 548 Corinthians 151 Delphians 514 Delphians 143 Overall Champion Nemeans

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race Christina Vlachos of Year 7 was victorious in the girls 100m sprint in a time of 1383 This is an outstanding effort for a Year 7 student to win such a prestigious race Simeon Keremeas from Year 11 in the boys won in a time of 1222 a little slower than his record breaking heat but nevertheless an amazing race

RECORDS BROKEN The following school records were broken at the meet Spiros Zafiropoulos 12yrs Shot Put 1132m Nicholas Kollias 13yrs Discus- 2715m Jordan Bond 14yrs 400m ndash 10283 Lena Nesterenko 17yrs Long jump- 403m 17yr High Jump ndash Equalled 130 Panayoiti Kapodistrias 17yrs High Jump ndash Equalled 170m Simeon Kerameas 17 yrs 100m 1210 Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 826m Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day which resulted in them receiving Age Champions These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation evening later this term

17

AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs Christian Jenkins Desi Kapodistrias 13yrs Nicholas Kollias Christina Vlahos 14yrs Alexandros Gousetis Felicity Ginis 15yrs George Andrianakos Larissa Andrianakos 16yrs Christos Kollias Lia Albanakis 17yrs Simeon Kerameas Lena Nesterenko 18yrs Nikolas Baratsas Cassandra Georgiou Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 830pm- 500pm Further information was given to students in regard to their events Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 330-500pm leading into the Carnival Adonis Tsoustas Alex Vij Alexander P Cardamis Alexia Rizzo Alexandros Gousetis Andrew Toras Anastasia Gousetis Anja Djukic Anthea Condous Anthony Pascalis Aron Paul Kostantakis Billy Retsas Cassandra Georgiou Christian Jenkins Christiana Kilias Christina Vlahos Christopher Kumar Christos Kollias Constantinos Kollias Chrystal Christie Emmanuel Tsanakes Elaine Andrew George Andrianakos Gabriel Cassimatis

George Contominas George Malomitis George Mandilis Ivana Bogojevic James Kourtis James Panayiotakis Jennifer Contominas John Trovas Jordan Bond Katherine Raptis Katie Thimakis KristianKontakos Kyriacou Kladakis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Luka Kasalovic Luka Stevanovic Melanie Bounatsos Michael Savic Milos Arsenic Natalie Michos Nathan Adam Nicholas Frangos Nicholas Kollias Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias Panos Bounos Peter Contominas Rhea Tsimboukis Sandra Milisavljevic Simeon Kerameas Sonya Paradisis Sophia Rizzo Spiros Zafiropoulos Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

18

PREFECT PROFILE

NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

19

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

14

15

SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT BOYS ISA FOOTBALL After 9 rounds of the 2014 Boys Football season many of our boysrsquo teams are now only one round away from playing Semi Final football Like last season all of our A grade teams look as though they will be featuring in this yearrsquos semi-finals This is despite a very difficult season a result of missed games because of weather and student absences because of the Parish Trip to Greece Our boys have rallied behind the school and have made every effort to perform at their best This was no more evident than this past week against Blue Mountains Grammar school Redfield and Oxley Although our U13 Blue team have not won a game this season the boys have enjoyed the training at school and have shown improvement in their competitive games The boys are always eager at training and always willing to learn With one game remaining for the boys I would like to commend them all for their positive effort and sportsmanlike behaviour and passion and enjoyment of sport Our U13 White team had a heart stopping draw on the weekend against BMG 1-1 After creating many opportunities our boys were unable to consolidate and score Unfortunately BMG took the lead late in the first half but not before Spiros Zafiropoulos pulled off three remarkable saves Despite being behind in the first half the boys pushed forward in the second half and Connor Giavis scored a remarkable goal from a free kick outside the 18 yard box The team now look certain to make the semi-finals however they will need to play at an away venue as they will not finish in the top 2 positions in order to host the semi at Heffron Park

The U14 boysrsquo team were superb in front of goal as they have been all season defeating BMG 9-0 The team effort all year has helped the boys achieve excellent results throughout the season The boys will be looking to hopefully go one better than last yearrsquos

runner up placing To do so will mean the boys will have to play their best next week and follow that up with a strong performance in the semi-finals

The U15 White team have set the bench mark in the competition That said all the other schools have strengthened as the season has progressed Despite their hard fought win over BMG (1-0) the boys will need to step up again in order to secure another finals appearance Despite being the only team in the competition to yet lose a game the boys will need to remain focussed to keep that record intact The U15 Blue team like all the boys teams have enjoyed their football and the opportunity to play in a competitive competition Their weekly efforts and positive approach to all games is a real credit to the boysrsquo passion and desire to represent the College

After 9 rounds of the competition the U17 boysrsquo team seem to be playing better every week This week the boys were again exceptional winning comfortably 7-1 against BMG Michael Hatzonrsquos presence helped the boys comfortably cruise to victory The team now must maintain this great form heading into the semi-finals The Open Boys secured a draw against a gutsy BMG team 1-1 Although our boys had more opportunities we were unable to consolidate in front of goal and as

16

a result the game ended in a draw The real positive of the game was to watch all the Year 12 boys attend despite being in the middle of their Trial Examinations Standout performance and spectacular goal from Dane Ivanovic of Year 12 helped the team secure this result Our U17 boys must also be commended for backing up for our First Grade team their presence on the field helped to make the difference Our boys now need to either draw or win next week against CCGS in order to secure a spot in the semi-finals for season 2014

Thank you to all the parents and friends who have supported boys sport this season Thank you also to Mr Zafiropoulos Mr Meintanis and Ms Orsquo Shea who looked after boys sport in my absence

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL SENIOR SCHOOL

On Tuesday 22nd July the Senior School had their annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September With strong participation from all students this yearrsquos house competition proved to be closest results we have seen in years particularly in the Middle school The Nemeans proved to be that little bit stronger which was due to the efforts of the Upper School particularly Cassandra Georgiou Natalie Michos and Yianna Criticos who participated in most events for the 18 years girls events Results from the carnival are as follows

Middle School Upper School Nemeans 570 Nemeans 260 Corinthians 564 Olympians 182 Olympians 548 Corinthians 151 Delphians 514 Delphians 143 Overall Champion Nemeans

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race Christina Vlachos of Year 7 was victorious in the girls 100m sprint in a time of 1383 This is an outstanding effort for a Year 7 student to win such a prestigious race Simeon Keremeas from Year 11 in the boys won in a time of 1222 a little slower than his record breaking heat but nevertheless an amazing race

RECORDS BROKEN The following school records were broken at the meet Spiros Zafiropoulos 12yrs Shot Put 1132m Nicholas Kollias 13yrs Discus- 2715m Jordan Bond 14yrs 400m ndash 10283 Lena Nesterenko 17yrs Long jump- 403m 17yr High Jump ndash Equalled 130 Panayoiti Kapodistrias 17yrs High Jump ndash Equalled 170m Simeon Kerameas 17 yrs 100m 1210 Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 826m Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day which resulted in them receiving Age Champions These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation evening later this term

17

AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs Christian Jenkins Desi Kapodistrias 13yrs Nicholas Kollias Christina Vlahos 14yrs Alexandros Gousetis Felicity Ginis 15yrs George Andrianakos Larissa Andrianakos 16yrs Christos Kollias Lia Albanakis 17yrs Simeon Kerameas Lena Nesterenko 18yrs Nikolas Baratsas Cassandra Georgiou Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 830pm- 500pm Further information was given to students in regard to their events Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 330-500pm leading into the Carnival Adonis Tsoustas Alex Vij Alexander P Cardamis Alexia Rizzo Alexandros Gousetis Andrew Toras Anastasia Gousetis Anja Djukic Anthea Condous Anthony Pascalis Aron Paul Kostantakis Billy Retsas Cassandra Georgiou Christian Jenkins Christiana Kilias Christina Vlahos Christopher Kumar Christos Kollias Constantinos Kollias Chrystal Christie Emmanuel Tsanakes Elaine Andrew George Andrianakos Gabriel Cassimatis

George Contominas George Malomitis George Mandilis Ivana Bogojevic James Kourtis James Panayiotakis Jennifer Contominas John Trovas Jordan Bond Katherine Raptis Katie Thimakis KristianKontakos Kyriacou Kladakis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Luka Kasalovic Luka Stevanovic Melanie Bounatsos Michael Savic Milos Arsenic Natalie Michos Nathan Adam Nicholas Frangos Nicholas Kollias Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias Panos Bounos Peter Contominas Rhea Tsimboukis Sandra Milisavljevic Simeon Kerameas Sonya Paradisis Sophia Rizzo Spiros Zafiropoulos Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

18

PREFECT PROFILE

NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

19

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

15

SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT BOYS ISA FOOTBALL After 9 rounds of the 2014 Boys Football season many of our boysrsquo teams are now only one round away from playing Semi Final football Like last season all of our A grade teams look as though they will be featuring in this yearrsquos semi-finals This is despite a very difficult season a result of missed games because of weather and student absences because of the Parish Trip to Greece Our boys have rallied behind the school and have made every effort to perform at their best This was no more evident than this past week against Blue Mountains Grammar school Redfield and Oxley Although our U13 Blue team have not won a game this season the boys have enjoyed the training at school and have shown improvement in their competitive games The boys are always eager at training and always willing to learn With one game remaining for the boys I would like to commend them all for their positive effort and sportsmanlike behaviour and passion and enjoyment of sport Our U13 White team had a heart stopping draw on the weekend against BMG 1-1 After creating many opportunities our boys were unable to consolidate and score Unfortunately BMG took the lead late in the first half but not before Spiros Zafiropoulos pulled off three remarkable saves Despite being behind in the first half the boys pushed forward in the second half and Connor Giavis scored a remarkable goal from a free kick outside the 18 yard box The team now look certain to make the semi-finals however they will need to play at an away venue as they will not finish in the top 2 positions in order to host the semi at Heffron Park

The U14 boysrsquo team were superb in front of goal as they have been all season defeating BMG 9-0 The team effort all year has helped the boys achieve excellent results throughout the season The boys will be looking to hopefully go one better than last yearrsquos

runner up placing To do so will mean the boys will have to play their best next week and follow that up with a strong performance in the semi-finals

The U15 White team have set the bench mark in the competition That said all the other schools have strengthened as the season has progressed Despite their hard fought win over BMG (1-0) the boys will need to step up again in order to secure another finals appearance Despite being the only team in the competition to yet lose a game the boys will need to remain focussed to keep that record intact The U15 Blue team like all the boys teams have enjoyed their football and the opportunity to play in a competitive competition Their weekly efforts and positive approach to all games is a real credit to the boysrsquo passion and desire to represent the College

After 9 rounds of the competition the U17 boysrsquo team seem to be playing better every week This week the boys were again exceptional winning comfortably 7-1 against BMG Michael Hatzonrsquos presence helped the boys comfortably cruise to victory The team now must maintain this great form heading into the semi-finals The Open Boys secured a draw against a gutsy BMG team 1-1 Although our boys had more opportunities we were unable to consolidate in front of goal and as

16

a result the game ended in a draw The real positive of the game was to watch all the Year 12 boys attend despite being in the middle of their Trial Examinations Standout performance and spectacular goal from Dane Ivanovic of Year 12 helped the team secure this result Our U17 boys must also be commended for backing up for our First Grade team their presence on the field helped to make the difference Our boys now need to either draw or win next week against CCGS in order to secure a spot in the semi-finals for season 2014

Thank you to all the parents and friends who have supported boys sport this season Thank you also to Mr Zafiropoulos Mr Meintanis and Ms Orsquo Shea who looked after boys sport in my absence

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL SENIOR SCHOOL

On Tuesday 22nd July the Senior School had their annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September With strong participation from all students this yearrsquos house competition proved to be closest results we have seen in years particularly in the Middle school The Nemeans proved to be that little bit stronger which was due to the efforts of the Upper School particularly Cassandra Georgiou Natalie Michos and Yianna Criticos who participated in most events for the 18 years girls events Results from the carnival are as follows

Middle School Upper School Nemeans 570 Nemeans 260 Corinthians 564 Olympians 182 Olympians 548 Corinthians 151 Delphians 514 Delphians 143 Overall Champion Nemeans

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race Christina Vlachos of Year 7 was victorious in the girls 100m sprint in a time of 1383 This is an outstanding effort for a Year 7 student to win such a prestigious race Simeon Keremeas from Year 11 in the boys won in a time of 1222 a little slower than his record breaking heat but nevertheless an amazing race

RECORDS BROKEN The following school records were broken at the meet Spiros Zafiropoulos 12yrs Shot Put 1132m Nicholas Kollias 13yrs Discus- 2715m Jordan Bond 14yrs 400m ndash 10283 Lena Nesterenko 17yrs Long jump- 403m 17yr High Jump ndash Equalled 130 Panayoiti Kapodistrias 17yrs High Jump ndash Equalled 170m Simeon Kerameas 17 yrs 100m 1210 Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 826m Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day which resulted in them receiving Age Champions These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation evening later this term

17

AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs Christian Jenkins Desi Kapodistrias 13yrs Nicholas Kollias Christina Vlahos 14yrs Alexandros Gousetis Felicity Ginis 15yrs George Andrianakos Larissa Andrianakos 16yrs Christos Kollias Lia Albanakis 17yrs Simeon Kerameas Lena Nesterenko 18yrs Nikolas Baratsas Cassandra Georgiou Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 830pm- 500pm Further information was given to students in regard to their events Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 330-500pm leading into the Carnival Adonis Tsoustas Alex Vij Alexander P Cardamis Alexia Rizzo Alexandros Gousetis Andrew Toras Anastasia Gousetis Anja Djukic Anthea Condous Anthony Pascalis Aron Paul Kostantakis Billy Retsas Cassandra Georgiou Christian Jenkins Christiana Kilias Christina Vlahos Christopher Kumar Christos Kollias Constantinos Kollias Chrystal Christie Emmanuel Tsanakes Elaine Andrew George Andrianakos Gabriel Cassimatis

George Contominas George Malomitis George Mandilis Ivana Bogojevic James Kourtis James Panayiotakis Jennifer Contominas John Trovas Jordan Bond Katherine Raptis Katie Thimakis KristianKontakos Kyriacou Kladakis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Luka Kasalovic Luka Stevanovic Melanie Bounatsos Michael Savic Milos Arsenic Natalie Michos Nathan Adam Nicholas Frangos Nicholas Kollias Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias Panos Bounos Peter Contominas Rhea Tsimboukis Sandra Milisavljevic Simeon Kerameas Sonya Paradisis Sophia Rizzo Spiros Zafiropoulos Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

18

PREFECT PROFILE

NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

19

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

16

a result the game ended in a draw The real positive of the game was to watch all the Year 12 boys attend despite being in the middle of their Trial Examinations Standout performance and spectacular goal from Dane Ivanovic of Year 12 helped the team secure this result Our U17 boys must also be commended for backing up for our First Grade team their presence on the field helped to make the difference Our boys now need to either draw or win next week against CCGS in order to secure a spot in the semi-finals for season 2014

Thank you to all the parents and friends who have supported boys sport this season Thank you also to Mr Zafiropoulos Mr Meintanis and Ms Orsquo Shea who looked after boys sport in my absence

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL SENIOR SCHOOL

On Tuesday 22nd July the Senior School had their annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September With strong participation from all students this yearrsquos house competition proved to be closest results we have seen in years particularly in the Middle school The Nemeans proved to be that little bit stronger which was due to the efforts of the Upper School particularly Cassandra Georgiou Natalie Michos and Yianna Criticos who participated in most events for the 18 years girls events Results from the carnival are as follows

Middle School Upper School Nemeans 570 Nemeans 260 Corinthians 564 Olympians 182 Olympians 548 Corinthians 151 Delphians 514 Delphians 143 Overall Champion Nemeans

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race Christina Vlachos of Year 7 was victorious in the girls 100m sprint in a time of 1383 This is an outstanding effort for a Year 7 student to win such a prestigious race Simeon Keremeas from Year 11 in the boys won in a time of 1222 a little slower than his record breaking heat but nevertheless an amazing race

RECORDS BROKEN The following school records were broken at the meet Spiros Zafiropoulos 12yrs Shot Put 1132m Nicholas Kollias 13yrs Discus- 2715m Jordan Bond 14yrs 400m ndash 10283 Lena Nesterenko 17yrs Long jump- 403m 17yr High Jump ndash Equalled 130 Panayoiti Kapodistrias 17yrs High Jump ndash Equalled 170m Simeon Kerameas 17 yrs 100m 1210 Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 826m Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day which resulted in them receiving Age Champions These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation evening later this term

17

AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs Christian Jenkins Desi Kapodistrias 13yrs Nicholas Kollias Christina Vlahos 14yrs Alexandros Gousetis Felicity Ginis 15yrs George Andrianakos Larissa Andrianakos 16yrs Christos Kollias Lia Albanakis 17yrs Simeon Kerameas Lena Nesterenko 18yrs Nikolas Baratsas Cassandra Georgiou Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 830pm- 500pm Further information was given to students in regard to their events Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 330-500pm leading into the Carnival Adonis Tsoustas Alex Vij Alexander P Cardamis Alexia Rizzo Alexandros Gousetis Andrew Toras Anastasia Gousetis Anja Djukic Anthea Condous Anthony Pascalis Aron Paul Kostantakis Billy Retsas Cassandra Georgiou Christian Jenkins Christiana Kilias Christina Vlahos Christopher Kumar Christos Kollias Constantinos Kollias Chrystal Christie Emmanuel Tsanakes Elaine Andrew George Andrianakos Gabriel Cassimatis

George Contominas George Malomitis George Mandilis Ivana Bogojevic James Kourtis James Panayiotakis Jennifer Contominas John Trovas Jordan Bond Katherine Raptis Katie Thimakis KristianKontakos Kyriacou Kladakis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Luka Kasalovic Luka Stevanovic Melanie Bounatsos Michael Savic Milos Arsenic Natalie Michos Nathan Adam Nicholas Frangos Nicholas Kollias Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias Panos Bounos Peter Contominas Rhea Tsimboukis Sandra Milisavljevic Simeon Kerameas Sonya Paradisis Sophia Rizzo Spiros Zafiropoulos Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

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NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

19

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

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AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs Christian Jenkins Desi Kapodistrias 13yrs Nicholas Kollias Christina Vlahos 14yrs Alexandros Gousetis Felicity Ginis 15yrs George Andrianakos Larissa Andrianakos 16yrs Christos Kollias Lia Albanakis 17yrs Simeon Kerameas Lena Nesterenko 18yrs Nikolas Baratsas Cassandra Georgiou Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 830pm- 500pm Further information was given to students in regard to their events Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 330-500pm leading into the Carnival Adonis Tsoustas Alex Vij Alexander P Cardamis Alexia Rizzo Alexandros Gousetis Andrew Toras Anastasia Gousetis Anja Djukic Anthea Condous Anthony Pascalis Aron Paul Kostantakis Billy Retsas Cassandra Georgiou Christian Jenkins Christiana Kilias Christina Vlahos Christopher Kumar Christos Kollias Constantinos Kollias Chrystal Christie Emmanuel Tsanakes Elaine Andrew George Andrianakos Gabriel Cassimatis

George Contominas George Malomitis George Mandilis Ivana Bogojevic James Kourtis James Panayiotakis Jennifer Contominas John Trovas Jordan Bond Katherine Raptis Katie Thimakis KristianKontakos Kyriacou Kladakis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Luka Kasalovic Luka Stevanovic Melanie Bounatsos Michael Savic Milos Arsenic Natalie Michos Nathan Adam Nicholas Frangos Nicholas Kollias Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias Panos Bounos Peter Contominas Rhea Tsimboukis Sandra Milisavljevic Simeon Kerameas Sonya Paradisis Sophia Rizzo Spiros Zafiropoulos Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

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NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

19

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

18

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NAME Cassandra Georgiou AGE 17 YEAR 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING Standard English General Maths PDHPE Geography Legal Studies HOBBIES Netball oztag anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE ldquoIn order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failurerdquo ndashBill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS Go to university become a PDHPE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS Mother Brothers Ms OrsquoShea Teachers

19

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

19

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day

20

ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES TERM 1

Monday 26th January 2015 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Staff Development Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 Staff Development Day Thursday 29th January 2015 Years 1 to 7 11 amp 12 commence Friday 30th January 2015 Kindergarten and Years 8 ndash 10 commence Wednesday 25th March 2015 Annunciation School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015 Term ends Friday 3rd April 2015 Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Monday 6th April 2015 Western Easter - Public Holiday Friday 10th April 2015 Orthodox Good Friday Sunday 12th April 2015 Orthodox Easter

TERM 2

Monday 20th April 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 21st April 2015 Students return Monday 8th June 2015 Queenrsquos Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3

Monday 13th July 2015 Staff Development Day Tuesday 14th July 2015 Students return Friday 18th September 2015 Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4

Monday 5th October 2015 Public Holiday

Tuesday 6th October 2015 Staff Development day Wednesday 7th October 2015 Students return Thursday 3rd December 2015 Term ends for students Friday 4th December 2015 Staff Development day