Joeys JottingsEditor: Johanna Parsons • jparsons@joeys.orgEditorial assistant: Joanne Wilsonpublications@joeys.org

St Joseph’s CollegeMark Street, Hunters Hill

Telephone: (02) 9816 0900Fax: (02) 9879 6804 • www.joeys.org

Volume 13 Issue 1 • February 2013

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In this edition of Joeys Jottings you willcertainly see evidence of a busy startto the school year. It has been verypleasing to witness the engagement ofthe boys with their school work and theco-curricular program. For our many‘new boys’ to St Joseph’s, these pastweeks have been a real learning timeas they come to know the College.

Engagement of the boys in all we do iscritical and is a particular focus ofteaching and learning at the College. Inthe classroom, music, sport, publicspeaking and across the wide range ofother opportunities we provide the boysit remains a real challenge, as it alwayshas been, to provide an engaginglearning environment.

When accepting a boy into SJC weundertake a fundamental responsibilityto immerse the boys in our Christiantradition as a Catholic community. Forsome boys, and maybe for ourselves,this presents real challenges.Nevertheless, these challenges arethere to be met and in meeting themwe aim to develop young men of faithand character. It is important that wemeet these challenges as family andschool together.

At the time of writing these words weare in the season of Lent. This time inour Church calendar is one in which wetraditionally pray and reflect on our

From the Headmaster

relationship with our God. It is a time to‘spring clean’ in some way, to jettisonthose things that block a healthyrelationship with Jesus and to growthose aspects of our life that allow fora deeper relationship. A wonderfulopportunity for us to celebrate thisgrowth and optimism in our own lifecomes with the Easter ceremonies.

Knowing that at the College we attemptto develop the faith life of the boys anddeepen their own spiritual journey, weas families also need to take up thisresponsibility. For instance, we can

support this mission through our owninvolvement as families in a prayer lifeand participation in the beautifulEaster ceremonies within ourparishes. It is vital our boys receive aconsistent message from both homeand school about our life of faith. It isjust so important that we supporteach other with this.

I trust this Easter will be a special andblessed time for you and your family.

Ross TarlintonHeadmaster

Ash Wednesday.

James Allen on display at AGNSWThe Visual Arts major project of 2012HSC student, James Allen, is currentlyon display at the Art Gallery of NewSouth Wales.

James’ photomedia work, Mirage, isone of the 42 works featured inArtExpress at the gallery. The work is aseries of digital photographs that

investigates ideasof real andimaginedlandscapes. James

said of his work: “Through the use ofsymbolism and by evoking the sensesthis exploration discloses landscapes asboth place and experience. The processof shooting through a diffuser of convexglass creates a ghostly presence thattakes you into an ethereal world. Thispractice allows for the collision ofphotography and painting as expressive

forms; they are as muchphotographs as they arepaintings. The seriesreferences Chinese Zenlandscape paintings of theSouthern Sung School.”

ArtExpress is on display atAGNSW until 14 April 2013.

Mirage by James Allen (2012).

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Strong individual and groupachievements led the way for pleasingHSC results for the Class of 2012 at StJoseph’s College.

The Year 12 students performedstrongly across a very wide range ofsubjects, with St Joseph’s recording anaverage examination mark higher thanthe state mean in 95 per cent of the40 courses studied at the College lastyear.

Dux of the College was Henry Maher,with an Australian Tertiary EntranceRank (ATAR) of 99.80. Around 10 percent of the 2012 cohort received anATAR over 95 and almost one-quarterof the cohort achieved ATARs of 90 orhigher.

The following six students were namedon the Premier’s All Rounder’s MeritList for achieving 90 per cent or above(Band 6 / E4) in 10 or more units:

Oliver Coorey (14 units above 90%)Edmund Dwyer (10 units above 90%)Hamish Elliot (11 units above 90%)Matthew Hall (11 units above 90%)Michael Lawler (10 units above 90%)

Henry Maher (12 units above 90%, Duxof the College for 2012)

HSC 2012

Year 11 student, Paul Fortuin, who tookpart in the accelerated Mathematicsprogram, placed ninth in the state inMathematics 2 Unit and was named onthe Top Achievers in Course Merit List.

72 students were named on theDistinguished Achievers List for scoring90% or more in a subject. Subjects withthe highest number of students on thelist were Mathematics (28 students),English – Advanced (17), Mathematics

– General (11), Studies of Religion 1(10), Mathematics Extension 1 (10),Studies of Religion 2 (9), Visual Arts(7) and Ancient History (7).

Results in English courses (the onlymandatory course in the HSC) andMathematics were very pleasing.

In English – Advanced 100% ofstudents achieved a mark of 70 orgreater (Band 4), while in English –Standard 69% of students achieved a

Year 12 2012 high achievers.

Hamish Elliot is congratulated by Professor Gordon Parker AO at the Prize Giving Evening.

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mark of 70 or greater. In English –Extension 1, 93% of students achievedin the top two bands (E3-E4) and inEnglish – Extension 2, 75% of studentsachieved in the top two bands.

In General Mathematics, 78% ofstudents achieved a course mark of 70or above (compared to 51% in thestate) and in Mathematics, 70% ofstudents scored a course mark of 80or greater (compared to 52% in thestate). In Mathematics Extension 1 andMathematics Extension 2, 100% ofstudents scored in the top two bands.

More than 55% of all 2 unit resultswere above 80 (Bands 5-6) and morethan 85% of results were marks of 70%or greater (Bands 4-6). Almost a quarterof all extension results were greaterthan 90% (45 out of 50 – Band E4).

11 courses saw 100% of candidatesachieve a mark of 70 or more (Band 4– Band 6): Design and Technology (21students); Drama (6), English –Advanced (87), Engineering Studies(10); Music 1 (3), Music 2 (2), VisualArts (27), French Continuers (4);Japanese Continuers (3); LatinContinuers (2), Primary IndustriesExamination (7).

In addition to the Year 12 HSCcandidates, 16 Year 11 students fromJoeys participated in the Acceleratedclass in Mathematics and Mathematics– Extension 1. In the AcceleratedMathematics class, fifteen studentsachieved Band 6 results (over 90) inthe 2 Unit Mathematics course andeight students achieved Band E4results (over 45 out of 50), with eightstudents achieving Band E3 results inthe Mathematics Extension 1 course.

In Studies of Religion 2 unit 97% ofstudents achieving a Band 4 or greaterand in Studies of Religion 1 unit, morethan 71% of students achieved Band 4or greater.

Four students had their HSC VisualArts Body of Work nominated forArtExpress – James Allan, AaronCurtis, Zachariah Guilfoyle and JamesQuinn, with James Allan selected forexhibition. James’ work is currently ondisplay at the Art Gallery of New SouthWales.

Declan O’Donahue’s major IndustrialTechnology project was pre-selected forInTECH 2012.

A number of students from the HSCclass of 2012 are to be congratulatedon being awarded prestigiousscholarships and cadetships.

Hamish Elliot

Hamish Elliot secured a Medical RuralBonded Scholarship to study Medicineat the University of New South Wales.This Australian GovernmentDepartment of Health and Ageingscholarship is awarded to studentswith a commitment to serving in a ruralcommunity and is valued at over$25,000.00 a year.

Oliver Coorey

Oliver Coorey was offered a Universityof New South Wales AcademicAchievement Award, a $4,000scholarship which is awarded toacademically gifted NSW HSC students.

Michael Lawler

A Macquarie University MeritScholarship, worth $12,000 per yearfor five years, was awarded to MichaelLawler. Michael is studying a combinedBachelor of Science with Bachelor ofLaws degree.

Timothy Litherland

Timothy Litherland was awarded theBond University Collegiate LeadershipScholarship. This scholarship ispresented to students who havedemonstrated strong leadership skills

and involved themselves extensively inextra-curricular activities. Timothy iscurrently on a GAP year in the UnitedKingdom and plans to study law on hisreturn to Australia in 2014.

Andrew O’Neill

Andrew O’Neill will commence aRoads and Maritime ServicesCadetship in 2013, studying CivilEngineering at the University ofWollongong. Cadets are selected fortheir demonstrated commitment toacademic study, strong analytical andconceptual abilities, communicationand teamwork skills and leadershipability. Andrew was also admitted tothe Dean’s Scholars Program at theUniversity of Wollongong.

Jesse Slok and Jackson Whiting

Macquarie University awarded fullAccommodation Scholarships atDunmore Lang College for 2013 toJesse Slok and Jackson Whiting. Bothstudents will commence study atMacquarie University in 2013.

Joshua Kay

Joshua Kay was awarded InternationalCollege of Management, Sydney,(ICMS, Manly) ProfessionalScholarship for demonstrated aptitudein leadership, professionalism andteamwork. Joshua will study aBachelor of Business at the college.

2012 graduates awarded prestigiousscholarships

Dux of 2012, Henry Maher,speaks at the Prize Giving Evening.

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Music camp hits all the right notesThe fifth annual Joeys music camp atVision Valley proved an energising andinspiring start to 2013 for 72 of theCollege’s musicians.

The record number of participantsrepresented three ensembles fromJoeys. While working hard to get newrepertoire under their belts the boysalso enjoyed many opportunities to getto know one another over meals andduring the activities on camp. Jack Gray(Y10) scored a record 1,150 points inthe archery competition, JulianKochanowicz (Y9) found himselfhanging upside down on the velcro wall

and Adam Dolin (Y10) tried a supermanfeat on the horizontal bungyamusement.

With the friendly and fun-filedatmosphere, it didn’t take long for the14 new Year 7 boys who attendedcamp to get amongst their older peersand join in on both the work and play.

With some rain settling in on thesecond day the boys still found ways tohave some fun, even if it did involveplaying with leeches. So involved werethe boys in their new-found pursuitsthat Charles Daley (Y9) Googled theedibility of leeches after being

challenged to eat one in front of one ofthe Vision Valley’s ‘Bear Grills’ staff!

Head of Music, Mr Alan Dawson, saidwith school already well into the firstterm, the boys are playing music withgreater confidence and are looking totheir first performance opportunities. “Ahuge thanks to the Ms Bell, Ms Johnson,Ms Zeltzer, Mr Hibbard and music tutorstaff who attended as well as our dadsfrom the Friends of Joeys Music groupthat stayed on site to be night watchmen(Mr Coleman, Mr Sumsky and MrO’Doherty). All in all is was a fantasticand very productive time,” he said.

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Opening Family MassThe first Family Mass of 2013 was ajoyful opportunity for families,students, staff and Brothers to cometogether and celebrate the beginning ofthe school year at St Joseph’s College.

The Brother Emilian Hall was full tocapacity as the Joeys communityfocused on the year ahead andreaffirmed their commitment to Maristeducation.

Headmaster, Mr Ross Tarlinton,thanked all the families who shared inthe celebration. “Our communitycelebrations are an important part ofthe life and spirit of the College. It waswonderful to have so many families joinus – it was certainly a very positive wayto begin 2013 together.”

Photos by Mary Canning.

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Academic achievements inspire College for theyear aheadRecognising the outstanding academicachievements of a number of StJoseph’s College students provided aninspiring start to the 2013 school year.

The College’s annual prize givingevening was held in early February andrecognised students who had attainedexceptional academic results in 2012.

The top achieving HSC students fromthe class of 2012 were also inattendance and the dux of 2012, HenryMaher, who scored an ATAR of 99.80,spoke to the students, staff andfamilies about his studies and HSC andexpressed his gratitude to his family,peers and the staff and Brothers of theCollege. Read more about the 2012HSC results on pages 3 and 4. Special

guest for the evening was ProfessorGordon Parker AO, who is currentlyScientia Professor of Psychiatry,University of New South Wales and wasExecutive Director of the Black DogInstitute from 2002-2011. ProfessorParker delivered a thought-provokingspeech that touched on factors thatcontribute to wellbeing and ameaningful life.

He encouraged the boys to seekpurpose in their live, to find a learningstyle that suits them individually and toplay to their strengths. He urged themto prioritise what counts in their livesand to find wellbeing throughcompassion and service to othersrather than through material gain.

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Books and Blokes BreakfastMatt Hall– Aussie Top GunBooks and Blokes Breakfast series isoff to a flying start in 2013 with theCollege welcoming Australia’s own TopGun, Matt Hall, to the first event of theyear on Thursday 14 March.

Dads, grandads and male carers areinvited to enjoy breakfast in theResources Centre with their boys whilelistening to Matt speak about his hair-raising feats and his journey tobecome one of the world’s mostsuccessful pilots.

At the age of 21, Matt gained a placein the highly-disciplined anddemanding RAAF training program andquickly learned about risk, danger andloyalty. He graduated to great acclaimon the eve of September 11, whensuddenly his world changed. His firstassignment was to fight in the Battleof Baghdad where he experienceddeath and loss for the first time. Heemerged from the war safe and muchwiser.

Almost on a whim Matt entered the RedBull Air Race, the most competitive airrace in the world. Despite a spectacularcrash on the water, he finished in thirdplace, becoming the first rookie to everstand on the podium. It was the startof a new career that has seen him breakrecords and thrill crowds with his antics.

Now flying for himself, Matt Hall hasbecome one of the best-known pilots inthe world of aviation. He has justreleased a novel, The Sky is not theLimit, which will be available to purchaseat the breakfast. Matt will happily signcopies of this book and books can bepre-ordered and billed to school fees.

Date: Thursday 14 March 2013

Time: 7.30am – 8.20am

Food: Croissants, muffins, tea andcoffee

Venue: Resources Centre Foyer

RSVP: Please email Mrs Linda Rodenon lroden@joeys.org

Book Price: $30 (can be billed toschool fees)

Simply Books –Parent/CarersBook ClubNew members verywelcomeTwice each term a group of Joeysparents and staff are joined by theowner of Shearers Bookshop for ameeting of the Simply Books BookClub. These meetings are anopportunity for book-lovers to gettogether, in a friendly and relaxedenvironment, and discuss a novel theyhave chosen ahead of time.

New parents and carers are alwayswelcome to attend. Meetings areusually held on a Wednesday morningfrom 10.30am to 12.00pm, however anumber of evening meetings will alsobe held this year.

If you are interested in joining SimplyBooks Book Club, or would like to beplaced on the email list to see what thegroup is reading, please contact LindaRoden on email lroden@joeys.org.

Headmaster of St Joseph’s, Mr RossTarlinton, said the evening was awonderful way to start the school year.“By acknowledging the students whohave worked hard and excelled at theirstudies we create en environment thatencourages every boy in the College tostrive to be the best they can be. It is avery inspiring and positive way to beginthe school year.”

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Taking it all in – Year 10 Visual ArtsNot only is Sydney’s Cockatoo Island aunique historical site, its industrialcharacter offers great inspiration forartists and filmmakers. Year 10Elective Visual Arts students recentlyspent a day on the island, sourcingvisual research for their currentprogram of work through guideddrawing workshops and photographicdocumentation.

Drawing requires many skills, one ofwhich is observation. Using techniquessuch as continuous line and tonalstudies, the boys gathered a greatvariety of drawn studies of thestructures in context to theirsurroundings using a multiplicity ofdrawing materials, whilst experiencingthe physical dimensionality of the man-made structures.

Oliver Sumsky. Documenting Cockatoo Island.

Year 10 Visual Arts students.

Documenting Cockatoo Island.

James To, continuousline drawing.

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Joeys staff busy over the Christmas holidaysA number of staff at Joeys are volunteersof various emergency services andoften give up their own time to givesomething back to their community.

All the staff at Colo are members ofthe New South Wales Rural Fire Service(RFS) which, in addition to serving theircommunity, gives them a greaterunderstanding of how to look aftergroups at Colo in the event of a bushfireand defend the property if necessary.

Over the Christmas holidays one of theColo staff, Paul Bryant, spent quite afew days working as part of a RemoteArea Firefighting Team. These teamsused helicopters, specialisedfirefighting techniques and bush skills(navigation, first aid, weather knowledge)to go into remote areas in an attemptto contain and extinguish fires beforethey grew larger and uncontrollable.

Sometimes the teams walk in to theirlocations and other times they aretransported by helicopters. During theChristmas holidays Mr Bryant’s workwith the RFS took him to variousplaces, including Cessnock, Nowra,Kempsey and areas near Colo.

Mr Bryant said he was pleased to beable to work as a member of the RFS.“It’s always a very rewardingexperience to volunteer your time togive something back to the community.

Above: Waterbombing near Wyong.Below: Mr Paul Bryant undertaking

helicopter and winch training.

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Making learning with laptops meaningful

There is an old saying, “You have towalk before you can run”. Personally, Ithink this can be applied to many areasof our lives. With regards to the use ofcomputers, my ten-year experience inthis area has shown that most of us,myself included, begin our technologyenhanced classroom journey by simplyreplacing paper with the computer. Thissubstitution does not really cause anybenefit to learning but, gradually, asteachers become familiar and morecomfortable with the tools, studentlearning begins to change.

Thus it is with great excitement that2013 started with several new projectsaimed at enhancing the learning andengagement of boys at Joeys.

Year 7 REThe Year 7 Religious Educationteachers combined forces with Ms JoanDenahy and Mrs Linda Roden from theResources Centre, as well as Ms Theavan Os, Learning and ICT Coordinator,to use their first unit, School andChurch Communities, to develop boys’research and laptop skills. Not onlydoes this enhance learning in both REand ICT, it also equips the boys withstrong foundation skills for theiracademic life at Joeys.

The Year 7 boys will be learning thebasics of research, developing areflective blog, creating an e-portfolioof their learning and working with thesoftware package, Comic Life, to

Matteo Schettini (Y7).

produce work that truly demonstratestheir learning of what it means to be avalued member of the Joeys learningcommunity. The students and teachersalike have begun this work with greatenthusiasm.

Year 10 AustralianHistoryAnother exciting project involves theYear 10 Australian History classes ofMr Miles Newman and Ms Thea vanOs. The boys have been divided intofour groups and have begun blogging,or in fact QuadBlogging(http://quadblogging.net), aboutvarious aspects that interest them inrelation to their study of World War II.

Christopher Willis (Y7).

Year 7 students with their new laptops.

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Sometimes when something sodifferent is started at the College theteachers may be a little nervous andworried it may not be a worthwhilelearning experience. However on thisoccasion Mr Newman was very eager toget the boys involved in the proposaland it was the boys who were weighingup the worth of the experience. Theyare not use to this kind of challengebut are slowly coming around. Blogging,or writing in an electronic forum that isshared by all involved, is acontemporary learning skill that isencouraged as it develops a number ofskills and enhances the learning inmany ways. These include:

• Develops the techniques of writing –sentence structure etc.

• Develops confidence in writing asstudents learn how to developarguments and grow their reflectivethinking skills

• Encourages in-depth exploration ofthe topic area

• Encourages collaborative thinkingand learning as studentscommunicate regularly with peersand teachers

• Encouragesstudents toreflect on whatthey are learningas well as howthey are learning

• Encouragesstudents todevelop theirthoughts andarguments aboutthe ‘why’ ofHistory

• Encouragesstudents to thinkhistorically and like an historianwhich is one of the major aims ofthe course

As the boys have been divided into fourseparate blogs and are required toread and comment on the other blogs,the students have a readymadeaudience, thus making this style ofwriting a more meaningful experience.

Although the beginnings of this projecthave been a little slow and ‘reluctant’,thankfully the students are all finegentlemen and are dipping their virtualtoes into the experience. Already we

are seeing some exciting results – oneboy has decided to write about theexperiences of his grandfather duringWWII while another has already createdand posted a two-minute video on thereasons WWII started.

These contributions help make historycome to life for the boys by encouragingthem to think critically, enjoy theexperience and really become involvedin the discussions about our past.

Mrs Thea van OsLearning and ICT Coordinator

In Term 2, St Joseph’s College willcelebrate the history of Australianrock’n’roll and Australia’s very ownrock icon, Johnny O'Keefe, with aproduction of Shout! The Legend of theWild one.

The production will be staged at one ofSydney’s newest and hippest theatres,The Concourse at Chatswood. With awide range of fantastic restaurantsnearby, it’s a perfect opportunity to gettogether with friends and family andenjoy a great night out.

The story…It’s the mid-70s and Johnny O'Keefe istaking his new fiancé for one last lookat The Sydney Stadium, the scene ofso many of his triumphs. Soon it will bedemolished to make way for the newEastern Suburbs railway. Johnny

reminisces about the Australian musicscene and his life.

Johnny O'Keefe was born to entertain.A tear-away at school he turns his backon a solid future in the family furniturebusiness and starts his career singingat dances around the Sydney. Hepresents himself to flashy musicpromoter, Lee Gordon and fights toovercome Gordon’s refusal to employAustralian acts even as ‘openers’ forAmerican stars because he believesAustralians do not want to seeAustralian performers.

Johnny is rejected until an Americangroup is delayed and, desperate for abacking band, Lee Gordon gives in tothe budding rock star. In one nightJohnny O'Keefe becomes a sensation.

Soon teens are lining up to see JO’Kand fame and fortune follows: A

recording contract, a TV show, hitappearances at venues aroundAustralia. Success, however, comes ata price.

Produced by Mr Alan Dawson, Directedby Mr Pat O’Shea and with a cast andcrew of more than 100 students fromSt Joseph's College, Loretto Kirribilli,Loreto Normanhurst, Monte Sant'Angelo, Marist Sisters Woolwich, StVincent's, Abbottsleigh and Roseville,this will be a show to remember.

Ticket will go on sale soon. Make sureyou don't miss out!

St Joseph’s College presents Shout! 21-24 May 2013

The Legend of the Wild One

QuadBlogging.

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Over the summer break Year 10 rowerswere put through their paces at arowing camp on the Manning River atTaree.

As the photos (taken by Brother BenetBourke) show, the boys couldn’t havehad a more magnificent setting inwhich to train hard, re-fuel, recover andenjoy one another’s company.

Year 10 Rowing Camp

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A freshly renovated senior computing

precinct kick started 2013 for SJC’s

Computing Studies students and staff.

The main learning area has been

modelled around a corporate meeting

room to accommodate a project-based

approach to learning. This allows

classes to better reflect real scenarios

that are typical in the information

technology industry and allows greater

opportunities for personal interaction

between staff and students.

The room also boasts a large open

area with benches for examining

hardware and working on robotics.

Adjoining this room is a more

traditional-style computing lab in whichstudents will focus on digital designand multimedia.

A special thanks must go to Mr StewartSmith and his team for working hard toget the room ready for the boys.

Tim ClarkHead of Computing Studies

A fresh start for Computing Studies at Joeys

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SJC undefeated at 40th Marist Cricket CarnivalJoeys successfully defended its MaristCricket Carnival title with a string of fiveundefeated matches at the 2012carnival held in Lismore in December.

Joeys’ excellent bowling and fieldingefforts each day saw all oppositionteams bowled out for under 100.Campbell Jackson (Y11) was namedBowler of the Carnival for his 11wickets including, a match winning 5for 16 against Catholic CollegeBendigo. Campbell was awarded theTony Lantry Trophy, named after theSJC legend who founded the carnival in1973. This was an extra special honourgiven that Tony passed away onlyweeks before the carnival.

Runs were hard to come by on the slowoutfields but Matthew Rodgers (Y11)shone, scoring 102 not out againstMarcellin Bulleen and being namedBatsman of the Carnival, taking homethe Brother Jordan Redden Trophy.

Both Campbell and Matthew werenamed in the Combined AustralianMarist team, as were fellow Joeysplayers, captain Andrew Deegan (Y12)and all-rounder Kieran Tate (Y12). Staffmember Mr Richard Casamento wasnamed coach of the combined side.

Thomas Hamblin (Y12) was presentedwith the Champagnat Award for

participating in the carnival in the trueMarist spirit.

Mr Pat Rodgers said each member ofJoeys’ 13-man squad contributedduring the week-long carnival andrepresented the College with pride.

“All boys were very grateful for thesupport given by the many familymembers who joined them on the tripand to Headmaster, Mr Ross Tarlinton,and Master in Charge of Cricket, MrMike Radziowsky, who were bothpresent,” Mr Rodgers said. “We were

all very appreciative of the hospitalityof hosts, Trinity Catholic College.”

Match Results:

Joeys 4 for 220 defeated AssumptionCollege Kilmore 93Joeys 156 defeated Newman CollegePerth 96Joeys 5 for 225 defeated MarcellinBulleen 80Joeys 89 defeated Catholic CollegeBendigo 49Joeys 5 for 95 defeated Trinity CatholicCollege Lismore 92

The Combined Australian Marist Team.

The Marist Cricket Carnival Champions.

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PDHPE

Years 7-10 PDHPE conditioning for improvedsporting performanceA new initiative for 2013 will seestudents in Years 7 to 10 PDHPEclasses spending between 20 and 30lessons covering the specific aspectsof conditioning for sport. Studentswill explore the fundamentals offitness testing, endurance, agility andpower. Coupled with this, studentswill develop their understanding ofthe relevance of each facet ofconditioning in improving sportingperformance.

Classes will specifically engage inpractical activities to improve thefollowing components of fitness:

• Year 7 – Fitness tests for agility,strength, endurance, power, speedand coordination

• Year 8 – Endurance• Year 9 – Agility• Year 10 – Power

In this term’s units of work studentswill record performance in a variety of

activities under each key area. Theinformation attained will helpstudents identify their areas ofstrength and weakness. As well asthe obvious health benefits oflearning about such facets ofconditioning, the results will alsoprovide a solid foundation forstudents to identify sports they arephysiologically suited to and aid themin setting goals to strive for improvedsporting performance.

Mr Jeremy Ticehurst guiding Adam Tse(Y9) through the agility ladders.

Lachlan Miles (Y9)completing agility testing.

Mr Barry Hughes timingJames Macaskill (Y9)

through the agility square.

School fees now overduePlease note payment for Instalment 1 is now overdue. Unless an approved arrangement has been made with the College, please ensure payment in full is received as soon as possible.

If you have any concerns or wish to discuss, please contact Robyn Strain, Accounts Receivable, on email rstrain@joeys.org ortelephone +612 9816 0907.

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PDHPE

Athletics excursion for Years 7 and 8 As part of their PDHPE studies,students in Years 7 and 8participated in a practical athleticsexcursion held at The Park.

It was an opportunity for the boys tocompete in a wide variety of eventsincluding javelin, discus, shot put,high jump, long jump and sprints.With the College athletics carnival on

the way, the excursion providedvaluable instruction and preparationtime.

Year 7 student Timothy Nicholls said heenjoyed the experience. “On theathletics excursion we competed inlong jump, high jump, 100 metres, shotput and the 400 metres. I reallyenjoyed the high jump as it was

relaxing yet fun at the same time”said Tim.

Year 8 student Joseph Saab also hadfun participating in the differentevents during excursion. “I enjoyedthe 100 metres as I won my heat in agood time. Also doing javelin for thefirst time was a lot of fun yet hard atthe same time,” he said.

Year 8 100m. Year 7 Students on theathletics excursion.

Year 8 javelin.

Year 7 Students begin their 400m run.Mr Matthew Rollo outlines the fineraspects of High Jump to the Year 7

students.

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PDHPE

Sports Lifestyle and Recreation students hit the water

To start term 1, Year 11 studentsstudying Sport Lifestyle andRecreation took to the water inkayaks as part of an outdoorrecreation unit.

Through this experience studentsdeveloped the skills and knowledgenecessary to participate safely inoutdoor recreation activities,

investigated reasons for participationin outdoor recreation and developedthe skills associated with navigationand planning. The unit of work alsorequires them to learn how to plan andimplement their own outdoor recreationexpeditions and develop anappreciation for the benefits offered bya variety of popular outdoor activities.

Head of PDHPE, Mr Craig Sharpley,said the unit of work was both popularand beneficial to the boys’ learning.“We are positive that the College’snew kayaks will provide excellentlearning experiences and that thestudents in Sports Lifestyle andRecreation will reflect on the unit ofwork fondly in the future.”

Year 11 SLR students and Mr Craig Sharpley at Tarban Creek.

Year 11 SLR students enjoying the new kayaks at Tarban Creek.

Harrison Dressler-Smith, Hugh Spencer, Braidon Burnsand Matthew Rodgers enjoying the new Collegekayaks.

Hugh Spencer.

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The Joeys community loves an excitingparty and we certainly have one foryou! Put the date Friday 31 May in yourdiaries now for Fire & Ice, a night ofgreat food, wine, music and dancingjointly hosted by the SJC Foundationand the SJC Parents and Friends’Association.

The team is planning a sensationalnight, with Bump City, a seven-pieceband featuring renowned soul and funksinger Peter Morgan, whose energy andpassion explode from the stage. And ofcourse, it’s not a real Joeys partyunless our extraordinary songstressLou Terry-Clarke (Liam, Y11) unveils heramazing voice and gets us onto thedance floor. Peter and Lou are sure tobe a dynamic duo.

This celebration will be the first largefunction held in the magnificent glass-walled space in the new Technologyand Arts Precinct. This area opens inone direction to the main College lawnand in the other has a covered deckoverlooking the ABC ovals. In 1981there was a famous dance party heldby Joeys parents to open the Br EmilianHall (look at the quilt in the hall nexttime you are there as it is a feature).We are sure Fire & Ice will be anevening to rival that night of 32 yearsago, proving that the love of a fun-filledcelebration doesn’t ever go out of styleat Joeys.

An energetic committee is working hardto create a fabulous evening for allguests. Last year’s function, Shimmer,

featured some amazingopportunities and experiences upfor auction – holiday homes, acerise and blue armchair, dinnersand art. We would greatlyappreciate your participation in2013. If you are able to assist bydonating any items for auctionplease contact Joanne Wilson inthe College Development Office onemail jwilson@joeys.org ortelephone 9816 0958.

Invitations for Fire & Ice will besent out soon, but in the meantimekeep the night free and get set fora fabulous party with the Joeyscommunity.

The Fire & Ice Committee

Can you spare some time to help?During recent years, the SJC community has been generous in supporting Sister Maria Sullivan’s work with Sudanese refugees.Sister Maria is currently looking for people who can spare a short amount of time one morning or evening a week to help withSudanese refugees and their children at St Bakhita Centre, 2 Hornsey Rd, Flemington.

The centre is in need of volunteers to assist with child minding, simple computer tutoring, English tutoring and simple handyman/woman jobs. Many SJC families already volunteer and the centre is in urgent need of assistance, especially for child minding.

If you can help please contact:

Child minding: Maryanne Armstrong: wilcon@bigpond.com telephone: 0407 526 195

Other: Sister Maria mariasull@bigpond.com telephone: 0408 615 671.

SJC Country Club – Parent AccommodationThe SJC Country Club is a great facility for parents needing short stay accommodation close to the College, especially whenattending College events.

Bookings are accepted up to two months ahead. Triple, twin or single rooms are available, all with shared facilities including afully equipped kitchen and a new BBQ.

For further details or booking enquiries, please contact Robyn Strain on 02 9816 0907 or email ccbookings@joeys.org.