No. 17 From the Principal 8 October 2014 Over the term break, the Property Management Team has been hard at work with on-going improvements and maintenance. Some of the major tasks completed were: Refurbishment of front garden and Ambrose Treacy Oval at Preston; Year 12 VCAL students as they present their final folios. Since the last Newsletter our students have participated with We have developed in the course of this year a new Master distinction in a number of major events. Congratulations to Plan for the physical development of the College as an outflow the participants and the supporting staff for the following: from our Mission Statement and Strategic Plan adopted last We hope all our students enjoyed a refreshing term break and are ready to make a strong finish to the academic year. We wish our Year 12 VCE students well as they experience their final classes and prepare for the examinations and our Rooms M23 – 25 completely renovated; Rooms M46 – 48 carpeted and painted; Bunjil Park terrace roofed; Uniform Shop and Store relocated; Restoration of Greening Auditorium floor. year. We have identified a number of stages for this The ACC combined schools music spectacular development and the full plan will be on display in the foyers at “Accent on Music” at Hamer Hall; each campus. The Year 10 Ball held at The Centre in Ivanhoe in conjunction with Mercy College; Stage 1 is an extension to the Callan Wing of the Mt Sion Driver education classes with METEC during the term Building at Bundoora which will create four extra classrooms on break; the Upper level, a designated VCE Study Centre on the Quad The ACC Cross-Country Carnival at Bundoora Park; level, and two large workshops and storage for trade teaching The annual cultural exchange trip to Takada High on the Plaza level. Offices are included on each level and a School in Japan. connecting bridge will be built to the Upper level of the Edmund Rice Building. Please note the Family Trivia Night on Friday 10 October organised by the Ladies’ Auxiliary and Fathers’ Committee. We are hoping that work on Stage 1 might commence early in As part of the 100th Anniversary celebrations of the Old 2015. More details of the planned developments will appear in Paradians’ Association the Gala Dinner takes place at the later Newsletters. RACV Club, Melbourne, on Friday 17 October. Dr Denis J Moore cfc Principal From the Assistant Principal - Staff Welfare and Development Friday 17 October 8.10am Bundoora Chapel - Father Anthony Girolami with B13 (Mr Michael Miller) and B04 (Mr Ross Smith) Preston Penola Theatre - Father Michael Knight with Catholic Identity Parents and friends may be interested in an opportunity to participate in a day to to rest, slow down and be in the present moment. The day will include a variety of experiences at Amberley on Saturday 22 November Stillness meditation- facilitated by Pauline McKinnon L21 (Mr Igor Lysenko) METEC Driving On the first Wednesday of the school holiday period, the Fathers’ Committee held another of its Year 10 PreDriver events. The Fathers’ Committee generously subsidises the activity and members give up their time to participate in the event, cooking a BBQ luch for students. The next course will be in the first term holidays in 2015. Labyrinth walk- facilitated by Olga Buttigieg Sacred harp music- facilitated by Cath Connelly Creatively exploring your own story- facilitated by Chris Sage Time: 9.30 am - 4.30 pm Address: Amberley, 7 Amberley Way, Lower Plenty Morning Tea and Lunch included Cost $60 (Concession available) Contact Olga Buttigieg: olga@amberley.org.au or 9439 8282 This type of activity supports our commitment to the EREA Touchstones, one of which is: Students receive certificates from METEC A Catholic school in the Edmund Rice tradition… nurtures and encourages the spiritual growth of each person through reflection, prayer, symbols, sacred stories, rituals and sacraments. Community Mass - All Welcome! Parents are very welcome to participate in our community masses each week. In particular, you may wish to come along when your son’s Tutor Group is rostered. Friday 10 October 8.10am Bundoora Chapel - Father Michael McEntee with H13 (Mr Joel Valentine), H15 (Mr Marcus Corlett), H04 (Ms AnneMarie Morello) and H06 (Mr David Lovatt) L-R: Leo Delinac, Flavio Burato and Gerard Love Ms Cate Livingston Assistant Principal - Staff Welfare and Development From the Assistant Principal - Student Welfare Summer Uniform All boys at both campuses should be wearing their Summer College uniform to school as of now. Whilst it is not compulsory for the boys to wear their blazers in Term 4, they are not permitted to wear their jumpers to and from Year 10 Dancing Classes and Ball school. If the mornings are cool, the boys should wear their Thursday afternoons in Greening Auditorium over the last blazers to school. Students are only permitted to wear PE six weeks of Term 3 were a whirl of activity for 80 Year 10 Uniform to school on the following days:- boys from Parade and 80 Year 10 girls from Mercy College. Tuesdays: Year 10 All eyes were fixed on Dawn, the very patient dancing Wednesdays: Years 9, 11 and 12 teacher, as she took the students through the steps for six Thursdays: Years 7 and 8 dances, ranging from the perennially popular Pride of Erin to the Jive and the Barn Dance. And, as it is Term 4, hats are compulsory for PE Classes for Years 7 to 10 students. In line with the Victorian The faces of the young people were Government’s Sun Smart Policy, the College does not pictures of pure concentration as they permit baseball style caps as appropriate sun protection watched Dawn’s feet and then tried to during school activities. Appropriate College hats can be get their own to do the same! However, purchased from the Uniform Shop at the following times:- it was not long before puzzlement gave way to confidence as two left feet Bundoora: turned into dancing feet, and the students started to glide around Tuesdays 2.30pm – 4.00pm Fridays 8.00am – 9.00am Preston: Tuesdays 10.30am – 11.00am Greening. And then there was The Ball! All sorts of vehicles arrived at Year 12 Valete Graduation Night Monday 20 October The Centre in Ivanhoe, delivering very smartly dressed If you have not ordered your tickets for Valete Graduation young men in suits and ties, and equally attractively attired Night on Monday 20 October 20 at 7.30pm in College Hall young ladies. It is fair to say that they danced the night at the Bundoora Campus, this is your last chance! Please away, enjoying each other’s company and having loads of contact Vanessa Dimovski on 94363398 or by email on fun. Vanessa.Dimovski@parade.vic.edu.au before the end of this week. This is a free event, but we do need to know the The staff and I who attended The Ball were very proud of numbers for seating and catering purposes. our Year 10 boys who conducted themselves beautifully that night, as they had throughout the dancing class If you have already ordered your tickets, they should have program. They were a delight to be with and it was a arrived in the mail last week. If you have not received your pleasure to run this very successful collaboration for them, tickets, please contact Vanessa Dimovski as above. yet again. Year 12 Graduation Formal Thursday November 20 Invitations to Year 12 students and their parents were posted last week – please note that all bookings for this event are to be made on the trybookings website, which will be open for bookings on Monday 13 October. Year 12 families will receive a letter this week with details on how to make these bookings. Miss Regina Rowan Assistant Principal - Student Welfare From the Assistant Principal - Organisation From the Director of High Performance Sport Year 8 to 11 Activities Week: 24 to 28 November Table Tennis at Parade During this week, all students from Years 7 to 11 will be Under the guidance of Mr Gerard McCarthy, Parade has involved in a range of activities. All of the activities below are performed consistently well in the ACC Table Tennis compulsory and the boys are expected to attend all week. competition for many years. His passion and dedication to the sport has resulted in developing a large number of Year 7 Year 8 Normal classes and a Retreat at the Preston students who are committed and represent the College campus on Tuesday 25 November with pride. Activities program involving workshops throughout In addition, Parade was also fortunate to obtain the the entire week services of Mrs Jian Fang Lay (mother of Daniel Lay, L16), to assist with coaching. Jian has competed in the last four Year 9 Camp (all week) Olympic and Commonwealth Games culminating in four Year 10 Work Experience (all week) Year 11 Camp (Monday to Wednesday) and then Oceania Cup Singles Championship earlier this year. Jian commence 2015 VCE classes on Thursday 27 coached a number of students on a Friday afternoon and November her expertise certainly assisted with the boys’ silver and three bronze medals. She is currently the number one ranked female Table Tennis player in Australia winning the National Championships and the ITTF – development. Jian will be back next year to continue 2015 Headstart Program: 1 to 5 December coaching interested students. All students in Years 7 to 11 will commence work in their subjects for 2015. This program will conclude on Friday 5 Mr Phillip Gaut December. This is the last day of classes for all students. Director of High Performance Sport Mr Mark Aiello Assistant Principal - Organisation Update Your Contact Details It is important that we have the most up to date contact details for parents at all times. If you are moving or you change your telephone number, mobile number or email address please ring our Registrar, Mrs O’Connor, on 9468 3304 or email registrar@parade.vic.edu.au to update your details. Pathways Education Churinga Football Match After the event the boys wrote about how they felt about this experience and here are some of their reflections: “It was great to see the smiles on their faces and knowing how grateful they are for all the work we have done for them. This made the day really worthwhile. I feel this is such a wonderful initiative and something that should keep going for many years to come. This year’s football match For the last several years the Year 12 VCAL students was an astonishing achievement and something we as together with Ms Morello and her Community Action boys Parade students should feel very proud of and something have been involved in the big Churinga Bombers Versus we should hold close to our hearts.” Julian Maloni H10 Brimbank Bulldogs Football Match. “I believe this activity is wonderful as it gets everyone Churinga and Brimbank are two day centres for young involved from staff, students, support people, helpers and disabled adults. Each year during Terms 2 and 3 our Year players. The importance of the day is to make all players 12 VCAL boys train the guys from Churinga. This year feel welcome and to make them have a great day. The Brimbank was trained by the VCAL students from activity ran well and in my opinion Parade should keep Copperfield College. The Year 12 students not only hosting the game every year.” Adam Di Blasi B10 coached but some played in the game. “I strongly believe that this activity is worthwhile because it On Thursday 11 September the match was played on the makes people open their eyes about people with Garvey Oval at the Bundoora Campus. The Year 12 VCAL disabilities and also it gives you an experience you may boys and the boys from Ms Morello’s Community Action never have. You meet a lot of different people and you get group ran the day. to see them smile for the little things you are doing for them.” Benito Capasso H10 In the lead up to the match there were several other jobs that our students did in preparation for the big day. “The main thing I took away from this experience was a One group went to AFL Football Clubs and got donations sense of achievement, the looks on each and every one of and created showbags with posters and other items, their faces really made my day. It’s just a great feeling others ran the barbeque, while others organised the knowing that you have made these people happy and umpiring and all the equipment used for the day. We had knowing this is a massive part of their life.” Alex Voce L10 boys running the scoreboard, decorating the rooms and the field, setting up chairs and also generally helping to “This activity for me was honestly an eye opener just like make our guests from the two centres feel at home. the retreat that we went on earlier in the year and I have come out of both of them with completely different A few hundred spectators came to watch the match, opinions on how I see things, judge people and appreciate including clients from both centres, parents and families what I have. I realise that it’s not the end of the world if I and friends of the players. don’t get what I want and I couldn’t be more grateful for what I have. Thank you to the College for showing me It was a hard fought game and Brimbank won the match how other people live.” Michael Didilis H10 by two points in the end. But, this football game is not about winning or losing it is all about participating and the Finally, we must thank Ms Anne-Marie Morello for all her players from both teams did an outstanding job. After the hard work in helping to organise the boys and the day. match everyone was invited to have a barbeque lunch which was cooked and served by the VCAL and Mr Joe Herran Community Action boys. Then we handed out the show Year 10 VCAL Convenor bags to each member of the crowd. Public Transport and MYKI Cards You must have a MYKI card in credit to travel. It is a condition of travelling on our College bus network that students carry a relevant College Bus Pass and have a MYKI card for the fare. The Parade College buses that operate under this PTV system include: Route F to Regent Station; Route G to Reservoir North, Massey Ave; Route H & J to Botanica Park and Thomastown Station; Route K to South Morang and Whittlesea; Route L to Apollo Parkways and St Helena; Route M to St Thomas and Yarrambat; Route N to Greensborough Station; Route P to McDonalds Rd Epping; Route Q to Blossom Park and Mill Park; Route R to Mill Park Lakes Public Transport Victoria (PTV) have advised that Authorised Officers (Ticket Inspectors) are now travelling on our PTV school buses and fines will be issued to those students who do not use their MYKI card each time they travel. In the interests of student safety…… Students travelling on our College CHARTER bus network *Please observe all speed zones and traffic management signage whilst on College grounds need to carry and show their College Bus Pass whenever asked. *Please follow directions by traffic marshals and parking attendants If you have any questions regarding this situation, please *Please remember there is a strict “No Standing” rule for all vehicles anywhere along the College driveway contact me at the College on 9468 3372. Mr Kevin Bourke Logistics and Environment Manager Thank you for your co-operation From the Sports Desk Baseball and Indoor Cricket Rally Day More than 30 Year 7 students participated in the sports of Indoor Cricket and Baseball in the final week of term. Four schools competed in the round robin competition where the emphasis was on fun Term 3 Sport and skill development. Parade had a most successful term of sport with The Baseball day commenced with a clinic run by successes across all year levels and all sports. staff from Baseball Victoria which enabled students Congratulations to the following seven teams who to gain a better grasp of the skills and finer points of took out the ACC Premiership. the sport. The Indoor Cricket session was a great success and was run by Parade’s Year 11 Sport and Year 7 Div 1 Table Tennis (Bundoora) Recreation students. Year 8 Div 1 B Basketball (Bundoora) Year 7 Div 1 B Basketball (Bundoora) Term 4 Sport Year 8 Div 2 A Basketball (Preston) Term Four sport commences on the first Tuesday of Year 7 Div 2 A Basketball (Preston) Year 8 Div 2 B Basketball (Preston) Year 7 Div 2 B Basketball (Bundoora) ACC Cross Country Competing in Division Two this year, the team term for our Year 9 and 10 students and on Thursday for all Year 7 and 8 Division One participants. Year 7 and 8 Division Two commences on October 16. For all information on Parade Sport including match reports and fixtures, check out the Parade website www.parade.vic.edu.au/ParadeCollegeSports worked hard from the first event with our U13 team finishing top of their age group for all Division One For further information and ladders for the ACC, go and Two schools. This included three students in the to www.accmelb.com.au Top 10, William Conlon (Year 7 H11), Jake Field (Year 7 B13) and Andrew Capuana (Year 7 T11). Mr Craig Seckold Director of Sport The highlight of the day from a Parade perspective was the run of Jake Anderson (Year 11 B01) in the U17 race. After finishing second in 2013, Jake went one better to win his race by 10 seconds. It was a fitting reward for his hard work as Team Captain. Parade won all Division Two age groups except U16 as well as the overall Division Two Cup. In 2015 we hope to build on this performance with consistent results across all age groups and a strong showing in Division One. Calendar 8 October 9 October 10 October 13 October * 22 October * College Assembly Fathers’ Committee AGM 8.00pm * Investiture of 2015 Student Leaders Boardroom * ACC Junior and Intermediate Chess * Homework Club 3.15-4.30pm * ACC Yr 7/8 Sport * Yr 10 RE Commissioning Ceremony * * Homework Club 3.15-4.30pm * Diwali Starts ACC Junior Golf Tournament * 2015 Year 7 Family Orientation Evening * Yr 12 Farwell House Assemblies * Preston Yr 7, 9, 10 Immunisations * Ladies’ Auxiliary AGM 7.30pm Hickey * ACC Yr 7/8 Sport * Diwali Ends * Finance Meeting * ACC Yr 9/10 Sport * Board Executive Meeting 7.30am Preston * Homework Club 3.15-4.30pm * VCE Arts and Technology Exhibition Foyer * * 23 October 27 October Old Paradians’ Association Executive Meeting 7.30pm Boardroom 14 October Tournament at Parade (Greening) 28 October Bundoora Yr 9 HPV Vaccinations (3rd dose), Yr 7 Chicken Pox and HPV (3rd dose) & Yr 10 Tetanus/Whooping Cough 15 October 16 October 17 October * ACC Yr 9/10 Sport * Homework Club 3.15-4.30pm * Feast of St Teresa of Avila * Yr 12 Breakfast and Guest Speaker * Homework Club 3.15-4.30pm * ACC Yr 7/8 Sport * Yr 12 Liturgy and Activities * Yr 12 Final Day - Assembly and 29-31 Oct (Hickey Foyer) 7.30pm 29 October * VCE Exams Commence * Homework Club 3.15-4.30pm 30 October * ACC Yr 7/8 Sport 1 November * All Saints Day 2 November * All Souls Day 3 November * Student Free Day 4 November * Melbourne Cup Day Funfields * Yr 9/11 Camp Assemblies Coming Soon….. * OPA Centennial Event - GALA 8 November DINNER, RACV Club, Melbourne 17 November * Exams Commence Yrs 8–11 * Saturday Detention 24 November * Activities Week Commences Yrs 8-11 * 2015 Year 7 Assessments 9am-12pm 27 November * 2015 Yr 12 Headstart Commences 20 October * Valete Evening 7.30pm College Hall 30 November * First Sunday of Advent 21 October * ACC Yr 9/10 Sport 1 December * 2015 Yrs 8-11 Headstart Commences * Homework Club 3.15-4.30pm 5 December * Term 4 Ends 18 October * Saturday Detention College Noticeboard Ladies’ Auxiliary Fathers’ Committee Parade Fathers’ Committee Enhancing father son relationships Next Meeting and AGM Parade Ladies’ Auxiliary AGM Meeting Wednesday 8 October 8pm Monday 13 October at 7:30pm Boardroom Bundoora Campus Positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer Meeting: 7.45pm Hickey Foyer Bundoora Campus Trivia Night Please come along and support this great event. See College website for an animation of what we have in store for the Trivia Night! Come join us and be part of a team to help and support our College and its students. After our AGM there will be our first meeting of the METEC Pre-Driver New Committee members then a light supper for all to enjoy. All Special thanks to Leo Delinac and Gerard Love who led the welcome!’ Year 10 Program and to Falvio Burato who took up the Family Trivia Night It’s not too late to organise a table with family and friends for this Friday 10 October. Tickets can be purchased on the night if you don’t have these already. Don’t miss out on all the fun and games that will be held invitation to attend as a parent of one of the participants. Fathers’ Committee - Hidden Talents At a recent Fathers’ Committee meeting, Peter Gennaccaro displayed his skills as a chef by making Pizza for the members to enjoy. on the night. Helpers needed for upcoming events: Monday 20 October Valete Night Thursday 23 October 2015 Year 7 Orientation Evening (email contact below) if you are able to assist President Veronica Spiteri Secretary Christine Liuzzi ladies.auxiliary@parade.vic.edu.au Jeff Warke President PFC 0409 174 208 fathers.committee@parade.vic.edu.au Become an Active Member of the Fathers’ Committee to support the Parade community
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