Dear Parents, Carers, Students and Friends of the College,

Social Justice Fundraising

At this week’s College Assembly we welcomed Joanne Millington, Programs Manager from the House of

Welcome, Fr Maurice Thompson from St Luke’s Parish, Revesby and Maria Cavallaro, representing Holy

Spirit Parish, Carnes Hill. Our guests came to receive $3,333 each from our Clancy community. This is

the culmination of our efforts throughout Term 3 to make a difference in our world. Schools in Samoa, an

orphanage in Vietnam and refugees in Sydney will benefit from the $10,000 raised. It makes me very

proud to be a leader in this College and see our students engage in work such as this. I would like to thank

Mr Nuske, Miss Montibeler, Miss Skibola, Mr Liceralde, Mr Ghighone, Miss Palumbo and Mr Bolonia for

their passionate leadership in this area.

Year 12 Senior Retreat

As I write this, Year 12 are on their Senior Retreat with staff members at ‘The Tops’ at Stanwell Tops. All

reports to date are that they are participating well and enjoying the informal atmosphere of a retreat. My

thanks to Mrs Melham and Mr Bolonia for their work here. The sessions are designed to raise our

commitment to our faith, build our capacity to pray and develop strong relationships within our

community. It is often from this retreat experience that our senior students draw inner strength to take on

the challenges of their final year at school. I would also like to thank the very committed staff members

who will stay with our students over the three days.

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“Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” (Matthew 25:31-45)

Go Make a Difference

WEEK 4 TERM 4, 2014 31 October 2014

CLANCY CATHOLIC COLLEGE

201 Carmichael Drive, West Hoxton, NSW 2171 PHONE: 8783 6000 FACSIMILE: 8783 6200

EMAIL: info@clancy.catholic.edu.au WEBSITE: www.clancy.catholic.edu.au

Lord Jesus, help us to become builders of bridges.

Bridges that will link our parish and our school, our teachers and our parents, our

hopes for our children and the realisation of these hopes.

And, above all, help our children to see the relevance of their faith, and ours, to their

everyday lives.

May this meeting of ours unite us in our vision and strengthen us in our purpose.

Amen.

Although I was not living here in the time of Gough Whitlam, I

have appreciated the many media reports around his

achievements as a leader and person of great influence here in

Australia. The below reflection caught my attention as it was the

beginning of the grand vision for education here in Australia, a

vision which included funded Catholic Education.

‘Poverty is a national waste as well as individual waste. We are

all diminished when any of us are denied proper education. The

nation is the poorer – a poorer economy, a poorer civilisation,

because of this human and national waste.’ (Gough Whitlam

1969)

Congratulations

Congratulations to Olivia Maurice

who received the College Gold

Award last week. Olivia is in Year 9

and has already reached an

extraordinary standard of excellence

in both her academic and co-

curricular engagement. This week

we celebrated her published short

story ‘The Undead’ and later as part

of her Clancy University project,

she will be showcasing her

completed novel.

Iris Nastasi

Principal

FROM THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT

This weekend is two important days in our Church’s calendar,

Saturday is All Saints Day, and Sunday is All Souls Day. On

Saturday we remember those inspirational figures in our Church

who devoted their life to the mission of living out God’s Word.

On Sunday we take time to remember those who have gone

before us, we remember the impact they have had on our lives,

the legacy they have left to us and pray that they find peace in the

Kingdom of God. Those who have died may not have

monuments that celebrate their achievements, or statues created

in their honour, rather they are remembered in the picture frames

in our homes, in the stories we tell of their achievements and in

the laughter we remember in our hearts. During the month of

November we invite all students and staff to take time to visit our

Chapel and write the name of a loved one who has died in the

Mary MacKillop Intention Book. We will pray for those people

during November, but especially on Monday at a special Prayer

Service where we will pray for and remember those who have

died.

The last three days our senior students participated in their

Retreat at Stanwell Tops. This residential retreat is the last

opportunity for the students to engage in several days focused on

their faith development. This cohort of young men and women

participated in the three days with an ‘open mind’ and an ‘open

heart’; their engagement, faith and care for their peers was

inspiring and it was a privilege to journey with them. We are

very fortunate at Clancy to have teachers who are wonderful

facilitators, we do not need to outsource our senior retreat. This

also provided the opportunity for the students to develop a great

rapport with their teachers who will assist them in their

preparation for the year ahead. Thank you to Ms Bezzina, Mr

Bolonia, Ms Stirling, Mr Wilson, Miss Palumbo, Mr Ghignone,

Miss Volpato, Mr Aitken, Mr Scicluna, Mr Hocking, Miss

Skibola, Miss Deguara, Mr Liceralde, Mr Masic and Mr Holland

who attended the retreat and to Mrs Nastasi and Mr Mooney who

joined us at Stanwell Tops to share in the experience. The efforts,

organisation and commitment was instrumental to the success of

the retreat.

Finally a reminder that Tuesday morning Mass will not occur

until 11 November as Fr Joseph is currently away. The Chapel is

always open in the morning for students who wish to take time to

pray before the school day begins.

Melinda Melham

Religious Education Coordinator

WELLBEING AT CLANCY COLLEGE

In keeping with the theme of Positive Mental Health Month here

at Clancy, I’d like to share an excellent article from the ABC’s

website:http://www.abc.net.au/health/features/

stories/2014/09/11/4085497.htm.

Thinking of mental health and a list of mental illness often

springs to mind – there's depression and anxiety, eating disorders

and addictions, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder to name just a

few.

Efforts to raise awareness of mental illness mean most of us are

now somewhat familiar with the more common mental disorders,

even if we've never had the personal experience of one.

But in recent years, both researchers and clinicians have been

moving away from viewing mental health in terms of the

presence or absence of symptoms. Instead, they have been

seeking to discover what it means to be in good mental health,

and what we can do to foster our own mental wellbeing. Rather

than spending most of the time stopping people from being at

their worst, we now should devote much of our lives ensuring

people are at their best.

What is good mental health?

Psychologist Martin Seligman has been raising the profile of

positive psychology over the past two decades. Seligman's notion

of good mental health boils down to five key domains that

together form the acronym PERMA: positive emotions,

engagement, relationships, meaning and purpose, and

accomplishments. However, other researchers believe additional

factors also play a role.

Felicia Huppert, director of the Wellbeing Institute at the

University of Cambridge and Professor of Psychology at the

Institute for Positive Psychology and Education at the Australian

Catholic University, has been studying mental wellbeing for

more than two decades. She describes mental health as being a

spectrum.

"At one end are the common mental disorders [of anxiety and

depression] and at the other end is positive mental health or

flourishing" she says.

To define what it means to flourish, Huppert reasoned that

attributes of positive mental health would be opposite those that

define poor mental health. Further, Huppert distilled a list of ten

features of positive wellbeing, which can assess whether

someone is flourishing. The ten features representing positive

aspects of mental functioning are: competence, emotional

stability, engagement, meaning, optimism, positive emotion,

positive relationship, resilience, self-esteem and vitality.

To combine the two ideas, below is a list that includes the five

PERMA attributes, as well as emotional stability, optimism,

resilience, self-esteem and vitality from Huppert’s features of

positive wellbeing:

Positive emotions: all things considered, how happy do I

feel?; Engagement: taking an interest in your work and activities; Relationships: having people in your life that you care for

and who care about you; Meaning and purpose: feeling that what you do in life is

valuable and worthwhile; Accomplishment: feeling that what you do gives you a

sense of accomplishment and makes you feel competent; Emotional stability: feeling calm and peaceful; Optimism: feeling positive about your life and your future; Resilience: being able to bounce back in the face of

adversity; Self-esteem: feeling positive about yourself; Vitality: feeling energetic.

Regardless of the definitions, evidence shows that a healthy

mental state is something to strive for. Encouraging your child to

“flourish” is a goal for all teachers anywhere but is particularly

important here at Clancy through our various programs,

opportunities and experiences provided for each child through

their six years here at the College. As parents, we need to

continue the lessons learnt from school, assess the particular

areas given above and strive to provide opportunities to

encourage all these areas of wellbeing. Positive Mental Health is

a goal for all people from all backgrounds for all ages.

Paul Hocking

Wellbeing Coordinator

FROM THE LIBRARY Using Search Engines Effectively

If you don't already know, there are many more search engines

available on the web besides Google, Yahoo and Bing. Being

aware of this can help you find the best search engine to direct

you to the most current, most suitable and most reliable

information. This is also important to note because different

search engines can produce very different results, even when

entering identical search terms.

Although Google and Yahoo are generally quite effective for

broad or general searches, you may wish to use a more specific

one to find content that relates more specifically to particular

topics or subject areas you are studying, such as the sciences, the

arts or the media. Here are some examples:

Sweet Search maintains that every website you find has been

evaluated by their research experts. It also provides an excellent

site summary on the results page, which gives you a good idea of

the page content before accessing it. This information is also

more comprehensive than the information provided on Google

and Yahoo results pages. Having this site summary helps you to

determine the suitability of the site more efficiently, through the

process of reading and eliminating. Just as you might read the

blurb of a novel or the abstract of a journal article, to assess their

merit or suitability, the site summary feature can save you hours

of endless searching and scrolling.

Boolify allows you to build your search using a jigsaw concept

that effectively ties all of your search terms together. This is great

to use if you are not confident with search terminology such as

AND, OR and NOT. These words can be used to perform a more

advanced type of search that either adds essential items or

removes items that are irrelevant from your desired search.

However, Boolify does the hard work for you in this regard.

Below is a link that directs you to information about some of the

most highly recommended search engines for students to use:

The top 20 best search engines for students

Happy searching!

If you have any questions, please see Ms Rooke in the Library

for assistance.

Alison Rooke

Leader of Information Services.

WEEKLY ACADEMIC AWARDS

English

Year 7 Jennifer Azzi Phillip Gigliotti

Annabella Lombardo Kayley Melham

Isabelle Parsons

Year 8 Ryan Mortlock Krishneel Singh

Isra Coppola

Year 9 Bianca Briscas Sarah Rodriguez

Michelle Sagredo Emily Khoury

Year 10 Nathan Aquilina Rebecca Ashcroft

Daniel Kovicz Rita Rabie

Joelle Azzi

Year 11 Kirsten Jelinek Jasmin Mantoufeh

Liana Hogarth Angela Yazbeck

Bailey Fradel Tiffany Miller

Mathematics

Year 9 Emily Khoury

Year 10 Mathew Tain

Year 11 Alicia Camilleri Varun Prasad

Davide Amitrano Joseph Musumeci

Mitchell Davis Andrew Massa

Mycah Masilungan Nicholas Baptista

Andrew Massa

David Timillero

Curriculum Coordinator

St Vincent de Paul Assisting Refugee Kids (SPARK) Thank you to the following students and teachers for attending SPARK during Weeks 3 and 4.

Nadia Acitelli, Bridgette Agostino, Rebecca Ashcroft, Joelle Azzi, Angela Caccamo, Jaig Calabrese,

Thomas Conditsis, Susan D’Souza, Gabriel Devienne, Stephan Donati, Ashligh Maira, Brooke Phillips,

Melanie Porteous, Kasandra Rostek, Sebastian Rubens, Ms Abdo, Mr Kisna and Miss Romeo.

Brekky Van The 2015 House Leaders play an integral role in

promoting social justice issues and actively participating

in initiatives to support the marginalised in our local

community. This year’s College Theme, “What you did

for the least of my brothers and sisters you did for me” Go

make a difference, challenges the Clancy community to

help those in need. Addressing the issue of homelessness

on Sunday 19 October, the twelve senior House Leaders

accompanied by Mr Ghignone, Mr Liceralde, Miss Burfitt

and Mrs Naraj participated in the Vinnies Brekky Van

Program. This wonderful program allowed us as House

Leaders, to connect and to serve a hot breakfast to over

seventy five of the city’s homeless community while

sparking conversations and just being there as someone to

talk to. Greeted by numerous smiles, we were inspired by

many of the individual stories and encouraged to continue

to make a difference. It was a truly life changing

opportunity that the House Leaders are looking forward to

revisiting in the coming weeks. A big thank you to the

teachers who gave up their Sunday to accompany us, as well as Mr Ghignone who was the driving force behind this initiative.

Chloe Habelreeh

Year 12 Mackillop House Leader

Evangelisation Team

Students in Year 9 are invited to apply to be a member of the Evangelisation Team for 2015-2016. Members are involved in youth

ministry initiatives at the College and play an important role in developing the Catholic life here at Clancy. Application forms are

available from Pastoral Teachers and they are to be handed to Mr Ghignone in G1 in morning Pastoral no later than Tuesday

morning, 4 November.

Evangelisation Twilight Evening at Good Samaritan Catholic College Clancy students are invited to attend an Evangelisation Twilight Evening at Good Samaritan

Catholic College to be held on Friday, 21 November. The night is titled ‘Survivor’ and is themed

around refugees.

When: Friday 21 November

Time: 4:30pm – 9.00pm

Where: Good Samaritan Catholic College

Who: All students in Year 7-12 are invited

Topic: ‘Walk the path that I have travelled’ focusing on the issues that surround refugees.

Students are encouraged to see Mr Ghignone if they are interested in attending.

In our local Parish...

Holy Sprit Parish, Carnes Hill

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is held every third Tuesday of the month;

The Youth and Young Adults Prayer Group runs every Wednesday at 7.30pm;

The Youth/Children’s liturgy is on every second and fourth Sunday of the month.

Marc Ghignone

Acting Youth Ministry Coordinator

Year 11 Drama HSC Workshop

Last Tuesday, the Year 11 Drama students attended a HSC workshop at Southern Cross Catholic Vocational College in Burwood. The

students had the opportunity to develop their acting skills in a variety of theatrical traditions and styles with a number of other Sydney

schools. The workshop provided a valuable experience in preparation for the HSC Course. Our students’ energy and enthusiasm were

second to none and their willingness to learn through the experiential workshops and to perform for their peers was a credit to the College.

Alix Stirling

Drama Teacher

Well, things are moving along at a rapid pace all in preparation for the CAPA highlight of the year; Arts and Culture Night. This is the

night where students present and exhibit their talents in the different disciplines. The event will be full of musical performances, dance,

drama performances and visual arts displays. Along with the entertainment provided by our students, we will also be treated to the

sumptuous savoury delights from our Hospitality Department.

All of this contributes to a wonderful night’s celebration of Clancy students’ talents. The highlight of the night is the announcement of the

recipients of the Arts and Culture Award for 2014. With a large number of students at the College all contributing to the arts in their own

unique way, it will prove to be a very close decision.

As is the tradition, all students attending the night will wear their full college uniform as a way of supporting our College.

A number of invitations have been distributed to parents whose child will either have work exhibited on the night, or who will be

performing. We ask that these notes be returned to the office with the number of people attending clearly marked on the space provided.

So please don’t forget; mark it on your calendar: Wednesday 19 November 6.00pm – 8.30pm

News Update Did you know that Connor Pendlebury of Year 8 will have an original composition performed by a number of students this November?

Work has begun on works for the Clancy Art Prize 2015.

EON have their song ‘I’ll Take You There’ on iTunes available for purchase.

Our Senior Drama students received high praise on their ability to work collaboratively with other Drama students in a recent workshop

hosted by CaSPA.

Jessica Sta Maria has shown her vocal talents to the Australian public on X Factor with her group, Trill.

John Alvear

CAPA Coordinator

ROUND 2: Clancy Catholic College vs Freeman Catholic College

ROUND 3: Clancy Catholic College vs William Carey Christian School

COMING UP: Tuesday 4 November vs Thomas Hassall Anglican College

COMING UP: Tuesday 11 November vs All Saints Senior College

Michael Bell

Sport Coordinator

SPORT AGE GROUP RESULT

Cricket Year 7-9 Girls Lost 58 - 134

Year 7-9 Boys Lost 60 - 68

Basketball Year 7-9 Girls Lost 18 - 24

Year 7-9 Boys Won 20 - 19

Softball Year 10-11 Girls Won 5 - 0

Year 10-11 Boys Drew 3 - 3

AFL Year 7-9 Girls Won 41 - 14

Year 7-9 Boys Lost 44 - 47

Year 10-11 Boys Won 37 - 7

SPORT AGE GROUP RESULT

Cricket Year 7-9 Girls Bye

Year 7-9 Boys Bye

Basketball Year 7-9 Girls Won 37 - 4

Year 7-9 Boys Lost 16 - 22

Softball Year 10-11 Girls Drew 7 - 7

Year 10-11 Boys Won 12 - 2

AFL Year 7-9 Girls Won 28 - 14

Year 7-9 Boys Lost 43 - 56

Year 10-11 Boys Won 74 - 24

SPORT AGE GROUP VENUE

Cricket Year 7-9 Girls Seddon Park

Year 7-9 Boys Seddon Park

Basketball Year 7-9 Girls Whitlam Centre

Year 7-9 Boys Whitlam Centre

Softball Year 10-11 Girls Jacqui Osmond

Year 10-11 Boys Jacqui Osmond

AFL Year 7-9 Girls Ash Rd

Year 7-9 Boys Ash Rd

Year 10-11 Boys Scott Park

SPORT AGE GROUP VENUE

Cricket Year 7-9 Girls Whitlam Park

Year 7-9 Boys Schell Park

Basketball Year 7-9 Girls Bye

Year 7-9 Boys Bye

Softball Year 10-11 Girls Jacqui Osmond

Year 10-11 Boys Jacqui Osmond

AFL Year 7-9 Girls Bye

Year 7-9 Boys Ash Rd

Year 10-11 Boys Peter Miller

DATES TO REMEMBER

Monday - Friday 3 - 7 November

Stage 4 Examination Block

Friday 7 November

Year 7, 2015 Orientation Day

Wednesday 12 November

Year 12 Physics and Chemistry ANSTO Excursion

Thursday 13 November

Year 12 Formal

Friday 14 November

Year 9 Reflection Day

Wednesday 19 November

Arts and Culture Night

REFLECTION DAY AT MARIST LAITY

AUSTRALIA Reflection Day - 8 November

Marist Laity Australia would like to you invite you to our

Reflection Day on Saturday 8 November at 10.00 am. Dominic

Arcamone will be speaking on the topic "We Escape. We Quest.

We Love" at St Patricks Church Hill in the Rocks in Sydney.

Go to http://www.maristlaityaustralia.com/2014/ for more

information.

FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT Thank you to all the families that have finalised their school

fees for this year. School Fees are now overdue. Statements

were mailed and emailed to all families last week. If your

account is outstanding, can you please settle this account as

soon as possible. Payment may be made by Bpay, cheque, cash,

Eftpos or credit card. If you have not received your account,

please contact the College on 8783 6000.

Thank you for your continued support of Clancy Catholic

College.

Gary Williams

Business Manager