St Bernards CollegeTE KURA TUARUA HATO PERENARA

2012 Yearbook

Love w

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power for working.

St Thomas Aquinas

We would like to express our thanks to the many people who have assisted in the production of the 2012 St Bernards College Yearbook.

In previous years the school magazine has been produced by a dedicated committee of three core staff. However, due to Miss Felicity McDonnell moving to Christchurch and Mr Seftons other responsibilities as DP, this production was managed, designed & edited by myself. This has been a Work of Love during a year whose Marist theme was Love of Work.

There was simply too much for one person to do alone, so this project required an agile programming approach and has involved crowd-sourcing student and staff support, especially in proofing. A special mention of thanks to Mrs Elsabie Prasad, Mr Christopher Hart, Mr Luka Andic and Ms Rachel Carian for their eagle eyed checking. Some of my Year 13 Computing students formed

a student production team. They took the challenge to produce professional desktop published documents using Adobe InDesign as part of their course and some returned during exam leave to craft page layouts. Thank you Andrew Barnett-Olsen, Tony Su, Jerome Chan, Harrison Godfrey and Manuele Pereira. An extra big thank you to Yuaxuan Zhou who went above and beyond the call of duty to sub-edit the lions share of the students work.

We are also grateful to the photographers who have contributed images - Mr Christopher Hart, Mr David Sefton, Mr Nick Wilson, Mr Kent Pollard, Mr Colin Frude and all the others who contributed pictures, Mrs Suzanne McGuinness for the Water Polo photos and to InPhotography for the class, co-curricular and staff photographs.

Mr Panapa Lafoai for facillitaing the use of his students artwork with their permission. The Marist Brothers for permission to use and adapt their logo.

Mrs Catherine Brennan (Sports Co-ordinator) and Mrs Kay Hudson (Admin) and the submitters of articles, materials and photos - staff, students, coaches, managers, BOT, PFS, parents and friends. Thanks to Mr Graeme Thompson, Baseline, for his advice on 3D inks printing and finishing options for the cover.

Thank you kindly to Kris (my wife) and kids for their patience with the seemingly endless magazine tasks that deprived them of dad. Thank you to you all. Weaving together the threads of contributions and feedback from so many people adds to the energy, variety and interest to the magazine. Without your work this would not have been possible.

Mr Matt Harrison, Magazine Manager

2012 Acknowledgements

Lanutoo PiliTony Su Zane Baker

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Contents

Year in Review 2 Management: Principals Report 3 Alumni Speech 6 Board of Trustees Report 7 Head Boy Valedictory 9 Parents, Friends and Supporters of the School 10 Staff & Board of Trustees List and Photos 12 Staff Welcome / Staff Farewell 14 Academic Awards 16

Special Character: Retreats 20 OShea Shield 22 St Bernards Day 23 Korero - Kapa Haka / Marae Trip 24 Pacifika - Tu Tangata 26 Project K / Peer Support / Guidance Counselling 27 Gateway 28

Student Section: Lip Sync 29 Senior Leavers Ball 30 Year 13 Profiles 32 Student Content - Poems / Reflections 34 Learning Support 37 Education Outside of The Classroom 39 Junior Badge Ceremony 41 Indian Trip / Indian & Japanese Visits 42 Faculty: International Japanese 45 Languages: French / Samoan 46

Library News / Debating 47

Performing Arts: Drama 48 Music 49 Science 51

Social Science: Economics 54 Geography 55 History 56 Amazing Journey 57 Social Studies 58

Technology: Construction / Design & Visual Communication 59 Digital Technology 60 Digital Media / Computing 62

Sports & Cultural: Sportsman of the Year 63 Special Awards for Excellence in Sport 63 Sports Awards 66 Cultural Co-Curricular Photos 69 Sports Co-Curricular Photos 74

Sports Reports: Athletics Day 87 Badminton / Boxing / Bushido 88 Cross Country 89 Football Captains Reports / Overview 90 Mountain Biking 96 Touch Rugby 97 Rugby League 98 Rugby Union 1st XV / 2nd XI / U65kg 99 Softball / Swimming Sports 102 Table Tennis / Volleyball 103 Water Polo 104

Student Record: Form Class Photos 105 School Roll 113 Autographs 116

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The Year in Review

Marist Pillar: Love of Work, Staff Powhiri at Koranui Marae,

Y7-9 & 13 Start

Junior Badge Ceremony, Lip Synch, Easter Liturgy, End of Terms,

Anzac Day, Drama Production, Hato Paora Exchange, Chanel Feast

Kapa Haka Nationals, Ikubunkan Exchange, ICAS English,

St Ignatius Day,

SBC Cross Country, ICAS Computing, Francis Douglas Exchange,

OShea Shield, Pompalier Feast Day Samoan Independence Day

Table Tennis Champs, Y9 Dance, Noho Marae, Big Sing Trip, St Bernards Day Feast, Y9 Parliament, BBall Finals,

Rugby / Football Finals,

Queens Birthday, Economics Trips, ICAS Science, Marcellin Feast,

Barbershop Regionals, Y11 Retreat, Y7-8 Hockey Tour, Y7-8 Dance, Matariki

U15 Rugby Tournament, Y9 Art Trip, Senior Leavers Ball, Y13 PE Camp, Y10 Retreat, Y12 PE Tramp, Junior

Badge Ceremony, Tu Tangata Pasifica

Academic Award Ceremony, Days Bay Picnic, End of Year Mass

All Saints Day, Volleyball Finals, PFS Garage Sale, NCEA Exams,

Y9 Retreat, Y10 Amazing Journey, Y7-8 EOTC, Y9-10 Japanese Trip,

Y7-8 Touch, Junior Waterpolo

Hutt Valley Y7-8 Tennis, Labour Day, Gateway Lunch,

Rugby Sevens, SBC Sports Awards

School Powhiri, Waitangi Day, Inaugural Mass Ss Peter and Paul,

Y13 Retreat, Y13 Biology Trip, Athletics Sports Day, Ash Wednesday

Y7-8 Days Bay Picnic, Shibuya Exchg Y7-8 Interschool Athletics

SBC Swimming Sports, Y9 Marae Trip, Y12 Retreat, Marist Quadrangle

January

April

July

October

February

May

August

November

March

June

September

December

5St Bernards College 2012

Principals Report

Kite ingoa o te Matua, o te Tamaiti, o te Wairua Tapu. Amene

Nau mai, haere mai, mihi mai. O te whanau o te kura tuarua Hato Perenara, tena koutou.

Nau mai, mihi mai distin-guished guests, trustees, students, staff, parents and friends - greetings and wel-come to you all.

A special talofa lava to Old Boy Poni Smith, who was our Head Boy in 2001. Malo ele lei, Malo ni, Ni sa bula, Kia orana, Fakaloha lahi atu, Kumusta, Namaste, Benvenuti, Merhba, Tena koutou katoa.

Please accept my apologies for being absent from the end of year Academic Awards cer-emony. This was a great celebra-tion of student academic achieve-ment to acknowledge the students who invested that extra time and effort to gain awards. I have had to be away from school, especially at the end of term, due to health issues. I wish to thank everyone for your prayers and concern. With Gods help and your support I will soon be fully recovered.

Nothing happens in isolation. We all played a part in assisting these students gain the academic success they deserve. But they had to do the hard yards. Well done! For those students who will not receive an award today - it does not mean that you have not worked. You now realise that the extra attention to detail and the extra checking and revising are what brings you up onto this stage to receive a certificate, a cup or trophy. It may not sound that difficult, but that extra little bit is what makes the difference.

This years Special Character theme, taken from the Marist Pillars, was Love of Work. I am sure that the recipients of todays awards embody

the spirit of this theme. Academic success requires a love of work; a commitment to high standards; a willingness to go the extra mile; a desire to listen, learn and take heed of the advice of teachers and parents. While we could not award everyone, it would be good if all here would take on board the no pain, no gain maxim. And the sooner we all get used to this idea, the better equipped we would be to reach the high academic targets that we will be setting for 2013.

You would by now have got used to me not mentioning the success stories of our academic events, the sporting teams and cultural groups in my Academic Awards speeches. I do not want to disregard them but I do this because we do not have the time to mention everything; I am sure that you would have read about our successes in our 8 newsletters anyway. If you have not, the newsletters are still available on our website as well.

How does one perceive success? Whether you would be happy or unhappy with the results depends on how you interpret your efforts and their results. Many of our academic students have gained distinctions in ICAS competitions and many teams have made it into the finals of their sport codes. The question here is are we happy to settle for second best? I leave that question with you.

I know where I would have wanted our boys to finish and one would need to ask: what else did these boys need to do to get a high distinction or win

Everything is possible! My wero is to challenge your attitudes & aspirations to success

Success demands

hard yards - we should

never settle for second

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their championship? If we are good enough to reach a final, then surely we are good enough to take the trophy and the accolades that go with it. Bernards men Look to the Stars and if we truly aim high

then we should not settle for being second.

On a mufti day, one of our students arrived in school with a T-shirt slogan which proclaimed: Nothing is Impossible. This challenges our attitude, demanding our sense of commitment and perseverance to believe and be confident in our ability to rise to the occasion. However, in my view, a more challenging slogan would have been: Everything is possible. This raises the bar to another level, where the only aspiration is to succeed. We will achieve whatever we decide to attempt, and that is my wero to the College community for 2013.

As usual, everything is easier said than done, especially if there are distractors, detrac-tors and pessimists who have a contrary or non-committal view. Some would argue that what we are trying to achieve is impossible, too much to ask for, unrealistic. However, if I am setting the pace, if I am raising the bar, if I am pointing the direction, then I have responsibilities that I have to fulfil to lay out the ground for everyone to contribute their share to make it all happen in 2013.

There are many factors that will influence the academic outcomes of our boys at all levels, but several keep staring us in the face and we have to do something to address them. It is my responsibility to impact student achievement and therefore, I must exercise some positive influence on the work of teachers, as well as on the status of key characteristics of the school culture that have a direct influence on the boys learn-ing. My issue is that I can influence the boys academic learning mainly, and almost only, through the teachers. I know that the most im-mediate influences on pupil learning are the teaching and learning practices of teachers. These practices, in turn are influenced by the values, knowledge, skills, experience and attitudes that teachers bring to the table. Similarly, other factors influence learning including student engagement, the set-up of classrooms, school ethos and culture, the parents and yes the funding from the Ministry of Education.

I am committed to take into account the things that go on in the classroom so that our teachers can actually do the best job, given that if they do the best job it is our students who gain the most. There is a limit to how much work teachers can do, especially outside the classroom before this affects their stress levels, morale and commitment, which then impacts on their lesson preparation and delivery of lessons. The class size and the way we assign students to classrooms (e.g. mixed ablity or streamed) have to be taken into account. Although teachers say it is easier to teach streamed

classes, the fact is that most students learn better in a mixed ability grouping where teachers use differentiated teaching techniques. These are changes under consid-eration for next year.

If there is something that we need to work solidly on in 2013, it is the school culture and alongside this, a sense of professional community. We have in this college a great body of teachers who do marvellous things for our boys. This good practice needs to be first made explicit and then shared around more readily. We need to create the time for the sharing to take place. We seem to be able to suspend our teaching to send students on a 1001 school trips, which could be seen by those organising them as the best thing for the boys. However, we need to prioritise the number of extra or co-curricular activities that boys take part in and make sure that the boys are actually in classrooms learning. If we are going to prioritise then surely the top priority is to provide teachers time to share their classroom teaching successes.

If we are going to have better teaching and learning, then we also have to focus on student behaviour in the classroom. We have started to talk about this at school and a group of teachers will be working with Senior Leadership to work out a programme on how to engage all teachers from the start of next year with this initiative. Do not think that our classrooms are out of control far from it. However, it is a fact that better teaching and learning happens when the teacher is in charge; there is a positive and supportive disciplinary

Love of Work

means making

high expectations

a reality

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Principals Report

climate and teachers collaborate and support each other when facing difficult students or, mostly in our case, boys who are not engaged or are passive learners.

Our expectations for school culture have to improve: the continual focus on higher expectations for student achievement must be overt and evident across every subject, every student, every teacher, every class this is a not discussion point but a necessity.

As you can see the pressure is coming on next year and we will be seeking the commitment of parents as well. Parents influence the learning of their sons and this will require from them a strong positive relationship with the teach-ers, supported by effective home-school partnerships. It is good to see so many parents attending the parent-teacher student progress interviews. We have several home-school partnerships going, but we want to see more parents attending. This builds a sense of community. When your son sees you engaging with his school and teachers, the affective bonds between students and teachers are strengthened and this engages and motivates your son to learn. When the parents and the teachers work together the student knows that they are giving him every opportunity to succeed as part of a unified community with one sense of purpose the highest academic achievement.

In conclusion, you realise that the road ahead is going to make demands on everyone: principal, teach-ers, students and parents. There are many factors

that influence teaching and learning but Everything is possible! and our commit-ment to contribute our very best will make high expecta-tions and high achievement a reality.

I wish to thank all those who made 2012 such a successful year, making us the first choice for the Catholic education of boys in the Hutt. Our roll is full for next year with a waiting list of over 60 preference and non-preference students. The Minister of Education is considering the request for our roll increase to 660 given the high demand for student places. There is a renewed confidence in our ability to provide the best education and with our continued efforts we will continue to improve on that. To the many groups that support us financially or through their partnerships I encourage you to broaden your people base and your ability to contribute more to the education of your sons. Our school liturgies could not happen without the priest celebrants, who sustain our spiritual growth. I thank them for their availability. The Board of Trustees is made up of a group of volunteer parents who provide govern-ance and guidance, always wanting better outcomes for our boys. I am humbled by the support I receive. With the board elections coming up next year, I encourage parents to step up and be prepared to serve.

The Senior Leadership Team has worked solidly together, similarly looking for different ways of improving student outcomes. With me being indisposed, it is this team that had to step up and share many of the tasks that would have been mine to complete. It is they who kept the College going, with the full support of the teaching and non-teaching staff. It is a distinct feature of our College that when someone is down, others step up and many staff rose to the occasion to help out and for all this I am most grateful. It is The Way of Mary - our 2013 Special Character Marist theme do not wait to be asked to help; get in there and do it discretely and humbly.

We appreciate all the successes from the past year and take forward what we have learnt and improve on them. The future beckons and the exciting part is that we have the power to shape

it the way we want. We are determined together for everyone to achieve more, making 2013 the year where everything becomes possible and unrealistic expectations actually turn out to be achievable.

LET US MAKE IT HAPPEN TOGETHER!

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi.

Kia noho te Ariki kia koutou St Bernard, pray for us. St Marcellin Champagnat, pray for us.

Mary, Star of the Sea, pray for us.

A blessed Christmas and prosperous New Year to all.

Peter Fava Principal

We need to raise the bar and improve the schools culture of success

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Alumni Speech

We need to stop using o

ur

ethnicity

as an excuse

E muamua ona ou faatulou i le paia maualuga o le asoAfio lau Afioga PateleAfifio ma susu i le Paia i le Au Valaaulia Faapitoa (Honoured Guests)- Susuga- SusugaPaia i le Aiga Faiaoga

T alofa everyone, my name is Ponifasio Smith and I am the head boy from 2001. I attend-ed St Bernards College from Form 1 through to Form 7.

I am a Bachelor of Arts Graduate from Victoria University, a Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Alumni and am currently working for the Ministry of Social Development as a Service Development Advisor for Work and Income.

I am also a current NZ Representative for Indoor and Outdoor Netball in the Open Mens grade.

When I was asked by Mr Fava and Ms Thomson to deliver the Alumni Speech for prizegiving, I was obviously very humbled by this honour but also very nervous.

And then when I was told that the theme for tonight is: Love of Work Hard work and Perseverance Pay Off I was even more nervous because, thinking back, there possibly couldnt be a person who was more last minute, who procrastinated everything more than me!

But I will give you as much as I can from my journey and learnings in the hope that you can see that through all things, there is always a lesson to be learnt and that hard work and perseverance do pay off if not only to stop that ugly, regretful question of WHAT IF?!

When I was in college, I did my best to fit in. I hung out with the guys, I played sport, I passed my tests and exams and I tried to be a part of the St Bernards culture and community. I barely studied, although I was at the library everyday, yet still managed to pass when exams rolled around. I believed I was lucky in that if I paid enough attention in class, I could retain enough information to get me by. And, as I understand it, the average student still believes this.

In 6th Form however, I changed. I realized that I wanted to be the 2001 Head Boy and in order to do that, I couldnt just fly under the radar anymore.

I had laid a lot of ground work. I was a long term pupil, I was recognizable to the teachers as a good student. I was a very conscientious student who respected those around me and in turn, gained a lot of respect.

Now, I knew my goal, my next step was to plot out how to reach it. So I put myself out there, I volunteered to help with extra curricular activities such as managing junior teams and assisting coaches. Participating in OShea Shield and also playing a large part in hosting the Catholic Schools Polynesian Festival.

I was also the representative for Lua-manuvao Winnie Laban at the 2000 Youth Parliament. I persevered I prioritized and I sacrificed but in the end, I am the one standing before you today as a former head boy and that, I am proud of.

So, to our students Try not to champion mediocrity. Commit to excellence and

strive for perfection. Dont be a hater and another tall poppy cutter. Respect when someone does something better than you but understand why you didnt quite get there.

Just think that if you achieved 78% on your test after cramming that whole morning beforehand, what could you have achieved if you actually studied for the whole week?

Accepting that we can still achieve with minimal effort is not the way to approach life

Excusing or justifying our results by saying oh, I didnt study for this or I didnt really try does nothing but tell everyone around you that you dont care, that you do not want to do your best and you are okay with that DONT BE!

A quick word to our Pacific and Maori students: This all applies to you We need to stop using our ethnicity as an excuse to not achieve, to not try. We come from strong communities and have many social commitments but those unique features about us is what the world wants more of and it is important that you stop looking at who is beside you and take control of your own destiny. Those people beside you are brothers for life but they cannot answer your test questions for you or go for a job interview in your place.

If you know the answer, dont look around for approval to say what you want to say! It is up to YOU to make your parents, your family and your community proud and pay them back for all the hard work they have put into your education and dreams.

Congratulations to all our award winners in 2012. You are what the Academic Award ceremony is about and we honour you with these awards.

To those who do not receive anything, do not be disheartened.

There will be many things in life that will give you the opportunity to be the best and to realize your full potential.

Recognise those opportunities and take them with two hands and with all your heart and I am sure that you too will achieve great things.

Lastly, to use a quote from someone who has been on television recently

When things get hard and you just want to give up, take a moment to touch the top of your head and grab a little bit of your hair and say:

It wont happen over-night But it will happen!

Soifua and thank you! Ponifasio Smith Head Boy 2001

Le lasilasi o le Kolisi Sagato Pelenato Faatulou foi i le mamalu o le aofia ua auai i lenei aso,i ona tulaga maualuluga ma ona tulaga faalupe, i matua, Tama ma Tina seia oo lava i alo ma fanau.Faatalofa atu i le Agaga o le ava ma le faaaloalo.Talofa, Talofa, Talofa Lava

Be Strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak and slack, for your work shall be rewarded - 2 Chronicles 15:7

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BoT Report

It is my pleasure to present the report for 2012, on behalf of the St Bernards College Board of Trustees.

SPECIAL CHARACTER

Our Special Character is always an important aspect at St Bernards College. For us, our Special Character is being Catholic and being Marist.

We are delighted with the hard work of the Religious Studies department, combined with that of the Chaplaincy, who ensure that the Catholic and Marist dimensions are given their rightful place in the life of St Bernards. We are also very apprecia-tive of the regular visits to the college to meet the students, by Fr Elmer, of the Wainuiomata Parish.

The Religious Education programme is organised and delivered by highly competent and committed teachers, one of the highlights being the development, for all levels, of a retreat programme, which the students look forward to.

As Bishop Charles Drennan, of the Palmerston North diocese said at the recent Synod in Rome, he felt that the main community of Faith in New Zealand was the school rather than the parish. To quote him: It is in our schools that the large majority of the baptised, and the yet-to-be-baptised, encounter for the first time, in any systematic way, the person of Jesus Christ, prayer, liturgy and the sacramental life of the Church. That puts huge onus on the school, and in particular the Religious Education Department. We are fortunate that we have a quality department at St Bernards, and our thanks to Maria Fouhy and her team.

FINANCEFinancially, the college had planned over the last 2 years to run an operational deficit. This was to ensure that we could continue to maintain and improve many services and educational opportunities for the boys.

Previous fiscal surpluses and responsible expenditure had allowed us to release these funds during this difficult period.

This year our planned deficit was $83,000 and with proactive management we believe we will come in close to this figure by the end of the year.

Because management has been so prudent over the years, it has been able to soak up part of a $40,000 shortfall of unpaid curriculum fees which remain outstanding.

Next year we must move back into a bal-anced budget situation and St Bernards will have to operate within its means. It is critical and essential, that the curriculum fees are paid promptly, to ensure all educational opportunities are available to the students.

The funding received by Government does not extend to cover many of the opportunities that are already available or investments in capital projects that we hope to make available to the students. Our vision has been, and still is, to be the first choice for an excellent Catholic education. To continue to achieve this, we need to continue to strive for excellence in all that we do and all that we purchase and invest in.

We especially thank those families who have made donations to the Marist Community Development Trust and to the PFS.

We know it is very difficult financially for many families, but it is very important that the donations and support to the Marist Community Development Trust and to the PFS continue to be made.

One particularly large investment made by the Marist Community Development Trust and the PFS was for the renovation of the Gym changing rooms and showers. This has made a significant difference to sporting codes and our Physical Educa-tion Department.

During the year we farewelled Michael OFlaherty, our former Business Manager, and we thanked Michael for his years of service.

However, we were very fortunate to wel-come to the college Dominic Outtrim as our new Business Manager. Dominic has

ensured we will maintain strong business management and we must thank Dominic for what he has achieved in the months since he joined. We also thank our senior leadership team for their fiscal responsibil-ity in these trying financial times.

CURRICULUM POLICY AND PLANNINGAgain this year we have continued with the Three Year Cycle for reporting on Policy and Planning. We must acknowl-edge here the many, many hours put in by David Sefton and Peter Fava who have been instrumental in the preparation of the large amount of documents required by Government.

In particular, the Draft version of the Strategic Plan for 2013 through to 2015, is available for viewing on the school website, and we would welcome any feed-back and comments from the community.

The school has also made an application to the Ministry of Education a few months ago for a graduated increase in the roll. As of this date we are still awaiting a decision by the Ministry of Education.

PROPERTYAs always, the Property Committee has had a busy year. While overseeing all aspects of property at the College, this year it has been necessary to give a large amount of attention to the Gym and the playing fields.

The Gym floor has caused more than a few headaches but, dare we say it, resolution seems to be in sight. During the upcoming holidays, it is hoped that everything will be completed and we will begin 2013 with a top class floor again.

The college has to alternate the heavy demand for the two main playing fields with great care during the year. Thank you again to the students. We appreciated your patience and tolerance while the fields were repaired and prepared during the year.

The Property committee has given much attention to investigating measures to ensure proper maintenance of the fields.

Continuing to strive for excellence

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The recent purchase of a new tractor and mower has been a very useful move.

In both of these areas, gym and fields, again, we must pay tribute to the sterling efforts made by our new Business Manager, Dominic Outtrim, and to Terry Davis, our caretaker.

Dominic has quickly stamped his mark on the many property matters which are part of his portfolio. We would like to publicly thank Dominic for the way he has dealt with these.

STUDENT ACTIVITIESThe amount of sporting, cultural and academic activities that the students have undertaken again this year has meant another busy and successful year and one which we have punched above our size in terms of our school roll and our resources. Many students and teams made the finals in the Hutt Valley and Wellington competitions.

As I mentioned at the recent Sports Award Prizegiving, there are so many people from all areas who support the students at St Bernards with various activities and in so many ways. To the parents, grandpar-ents, friends and family, we thank every single one of you for your support.

The Student council has also been busy with new ideas, and improvements for their peers. The council designed a new beanie, which has now been approved by the Board of Trustees.

It will be included as part of the school uniform as of 2013, but only to be worn in terms 2 and 3.

BOARD MEMBERSThere have been a few changes with board members this year.

Kyle Viagedor was our Student Repre-sentative until the elections in September. At our last few meetings we have been joined by our newly elected Student Representative Shavin Senanayake. Our thanks to Kyle and Shavin for making the commitment to represent and serve for their peers on the board.

During the year the Board welcomed two new trustees. Brian Slade returned to the board as a Parent Trustee filling the

vacancy after David White resigned at the end of last year.

Stephen Hewson joined as a Proprietors Representative Trustee filling the vacancy after Veronika Duthie-Jung resigned at the end of last year as a Proprietors Representative. We also farewelled Paul Clausen who resigned as a Proprietors Representative during the year.

We very much appreciated the time that David, Veronika and Paul gave while on the board and have also welcomed and enjoyed having Brian and Stephen at our meetings.

Speaking of Trustees, I must remind and encourage you all, that although it is hard to believe, next year is a School Trustee Election year. Please seriously consider putting your name forward as a trustee. We are not a scary group. Like you, we want what is best for the students.

I must acknowledge my fellow board members and committee convenors for their support and input into this report that is given each year, ensuring it is thorough and complete.

FAREWELLSThe sad part about the end of the year is that we tend to lose staff, and inevitably and obviously some students. At the risk of omitting anyone, I will say farewell to all those staff who are leaving, or who have left during the year, (and you know who you are). Know that you have been very much appreciated, and will be sadly missed, and that we wish you well with your new ventures.

Our senior students also, we wish you all the very best that life, and this great big wide world has to offer, and may you enjoy success in whatever you undertake.

STAFF To all staff, both support, administration, and teaching staff, not only during the year, but especially the past few months.

Thank you all for educating and caring for the students. With Mr Favas absence and bad run of ill health, a special thank you for your part in supporting the Senior Leadership Team over the past few months.

SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

I must especially extend a huge thank you to David Sefton.

With Peter Favas absence he has stepped up so professionally and graciously and taken over the reigns as Acting Principal.

I must also extend a huge thank you to Liz Thompson and David Housden also, for your support during Peter Favas absence.

The professional approach by senior leadership has enabled the college to maintain its equilibrium. The students at St Bernards would not benefit from as many opportunities as they do without the commitment, drive and passion of so many dedicated professionals in all areas of the school.

PRINCIPALWe are very sad that Peter Fava is unable to be with us at prize giving, and no-one would be sadder than Peter himself. It seems a bit ironic that the Marist Pillar chosen for this year was Love of Work. We think Peter Fava takes this very seriously.

However we do very much appreciate his passion and dedication in the role as Principal and his commitment to always be improving life for the students at the college. Our prayers are with Peter and his family and we are sure he will make a speedy recovery and take some time to recuperate during the holidays.

Finally, in closing, from myself and my fellow board members, we wish you all the very best for a Holy Christmas and New Year Season. May it be filled with much Joy, and many memories to treasure.

Tena koutou

Tena koutou

Tena koutou katoa.

Stephanie Baucke BoT Chairperson

BoT Report

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Head Boy Valedictory

To Mr Fava, Mr Sefton, Mrs Thomson, representatives of the Board of Trustees, Catholic faifeau, St Bernards College staff, families and most importantly the students of St Bernards College: Talofa Talofa Talofa lava. I thank you for giving me the opportunity to reflect, acknowledge and congratu-late our school community on our achievements for the year 2012.

Reflecting on my time at St Bernards Col-lege, one of the most important aspects here has been this unique brotherhood that I have been fortunate enough to have been a part of. The boys here in this room are the people that I have grown up with, shared experiences with, made plans with and now, at the end of 2012, these are the boys that I will farewell as we embark on our new adventures.

Firstly, I want to acknowledge the importance of this evenings event. Not just because it gives us an opportunity to recognise those who have achieved academically, but because we can celebrate as a school community, the many gifts and talents that we all share at St Bernards. We all have gifts that are unique to us, and having

been a part of this school family for the last seven years, I can only stress how amazingly special each and every one of you are. Make the most of these gifts; let the world see just how much you have to offer. If not for yourself, do it for your school, your family, your friends, and your community. Let your gifts and talents help bring out the gifts of others and demonstrate the good of St Bernards investment into you.

This is a very important day for all of us here today, as it marks the end of this year, and sets the way for a new begin-ning in 2013. For some of you, this will be an even bigger step as next year you will be entering the senior school. For others it is the start of something new and exciting outside of school. It is important therefore that the decisions you make today are ones that will enhance your tomorrows. The people you are, the person you see in the mirror, is developing into the person you will be for life. It is vital that you like and respect this person. Your future depends on the choices you make and the chances you take. Make them good ones.

I thank you all for the privilege of being your head boy this year. It has been an experience that I will treasure. St Bernards is a school to be proud of. We have talented, genuine students, committed

to God, who give of their best in their own unique ways. The Staff have

dedicated themselves to the education and growth of our students. We have a community that is 100% behind the school, helping in whichever way they can. Indeed we are blessed.

I wish to thank my dad and my mum, who I know is still supporting me in heaven, and the rest of my family for their love and support this year. Thank you to my Year 13 brothers for the memories of our

time together and finally thank you to the staff of St Bernards College for your care and concern towards your students and your love of your work.

Finally I wish to end with words of encouragement that were given to me by my family this year. Between you and every

goal that you wish to achieve; there is a series of obstacles and the bigger the goal, the bigger the obstacles. Your decision to be, have, and do something out of the ordinary means facing difficul-ties and challenges that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else. Thank you St Bernards College for making my learning experience one that I will never forget.

Students of St Bernards College: be the people you have the potential to be. Take all of the experiences that come your way. Treasure the friends that you have made. Do your best in school; stay true to your God.

May God bless you all.

Thank you.

Tupou Sanerivi Head Boy 2012

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our dark, that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God.

Your playing small does not serve the world.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people wont feel insecure around you.

We are all meant to shine as children do.

We were born to make

manifest the glory of God that is within us.

It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

- Nelson Mandela

Your decisions today enhance your tomorrows...

so face your difficulties, stay with it and do your best!

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Parents, Friends and Supporters of the School

A Busy Year

Y8s having a ball

Aye tunes!

The PFS has had a busy year in 2012. We have raised over $5,000 for the school and have helped provide leadership and academic excel-lence badges, science fair prizes as well as giving a donation to the school library to purchase adventure books to help engage our boys in a love of read-ing. We donated money to help with the upgrade of the gym changing rooms

with money raised from the three dances we ran this year. They were fully supported by both the boys and teach-ers and we were treated to some great dance moves from the SBC boys. Our DJ Nathan OReilly certainly served up some cool tunes.

Our annual Garage Sale was a success thanks to the donation of many toys, household goods and clothes.

Many thanks to Patricia Pynenburg who donated an amazing iced Christmas cake for our annual raffle and to everyone who helped with our activities . We look forward to 2013 and encourage you all to get involved.

Elizabeth Josephson

All smiles at the Y10 Dance

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A Busy Year

Parents, Friends and Supporters of the School

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pfun in fundraising

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Sweet as! Chocolates, fizzy drinks and BBQ sausages... ...just dont tell Jamie Oliver!

Clowns around: all smiles at the jumble sales.

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BoT and Staff List

Teaching Staff:Principal - Mr Peter Fava MA, MEd (Hons), BA (Hons), Dip Couns, Dip Tchg

Director Curriculum - Mr David Sefton BSc, Dip Tchg, Actg HOD Arts

Director Pastoral Care - Mrs Elizabeth Thomson, Dip Tchg

Director Studies - Mr David Housden, BSc(Hons), DipTchg, FNZIP, F Inst P, Actg HoD Mathematics, HoD Computing

Director Religious Studies - Ms Maria Fouhy, MRE, BA, BTheol, Dip Tchg Chaplain - Mrs Anna-Marie Dickinson

Mr Luka Andic, BSc, BTchg

Miss Christina Calcinai, BSc, BTchg

Mr Patrick Cassidy, Dip Tchg, HoD Technology

Mrs Jessica Christian, BSc, Dip Tchg

Miss Manuhiri Corcoran, BA, DipTchg, Dean Year 13, HoD Languages

Mr Paul Cutler, BA, Dip Guidance & Counselling, Dip Tchg, Guidance Counsellor

Mr William Daveis, BA, Dip Tchg

Mr Dmitri Fedoulov, M Eng (equiv), Dip Tchg

Ms Annabelle Flood, BMus, Dip Tchg

Mr Michael Fowler, MPhil, BA (Hons), Dip Tchg, Dip Soc Sci.

Mr Colin Frude, BCA, Dip Tchg

Ms Ann Garry, BA, Dip Bus Admin, Dip Tchg, Adv Cert Journ, HOD Learning Support

Miss Kavita Gounder, BSc, BA, Dip Tchg

Mr Christopher Hart. BA, Dip Tchg Dean Y12

Mr Matt Harrison BA (Hons), QTS(UK) PGCE (ICT)

Mr Brenten Higson, BSc, Dip Tchg, HoD Science

Ms Petra Jaeger-Letts, BA (Hons), Dip Tchg

Mrs Jo Jensen, BSc Dip Tchg

Mrs Ripudaman Kanwal BHSc (Food & Nutrition), BEd

Ms Karen Kehela, BSc (Hons), Dip Tchg

Mr Panapa Lafoai , BFA, Dip Tchg

Mrs Anna Langford, BSc (Hons), PGCE, Dean Y10

Ms Jeanne Lomax BA, Dip Tchg. HoD Careers

Mr Gerard McKay , BA (Hons), Dip Tchg, HoD Social Sciences

Ms Sue McNab, BA, DipTchg, Specialist Classroom Teacher

Mr Perry Nicol, BEd

Mr Te Wai Piripi. Dip PE (Otago), Dip Tchg. HoD Physical Education, Head of Sport

Mr Kent Pollard Dip PE (Otago), Dip Tchg

Mrs Elsabie Prasad BA, Grad Cert Ed, T/T Fiji

Mr Rakesh Sejwal, BSc, BEd, MA (Hist), LLB, DISM

Mr Hamish Sutherland B Ed, Catechetical Diploma QTS (UK)

Mrs Clare Shill BA (Hons), Dip Tchg, Dean Y11

Ms Kathy Taylor DipTchg, Dean Y7/8

Miss Lyn Too, BSc, Dip Tchg (On leave 2012)

Mrs Nila Uili, BEd Tchg, HoD Junior Stds

Mr Tupu Williams, MBS Hons, Dip Bilingual Ed, Dip Bus Adm, Adv Dip Tchg, Dip PE. Dir Maori Achvmt, HoD Maori.

Mr Neville Watson, BA, Dip Tchg, HoD English

Mr Nick Wilson, BEd (Tchg) Cert Cat Stud, Cert Duty of Care (ACU), Dean Y9

Learning Support Mrs Jennifer Cousine Mrs Chris McPadden TA Cert (Massey) Mrs Glenys Shkopiak, TA Cert (Massey) Mrs Jill Tuau

Support Staff Business Mr Michael OFlaherty Managers: Mr Dominic Outtrim

Mrs Catherine Brennan - Sports Co-ordinator Mr Terry Davis - Maintenance Officer

Mrs Margaret Gardiner - School Secretary

Mrs Nicola Grant - Careers Assistant, Photocopying, Uniform Shop Mrs Catherine Hudson - Auxiliary TA Mrs May Lax - Gateway Broker

Mrs Annemarie Peckston - Office Assistant

Mrs Lynley Pawson, BSc - Science Tech Mrs Kerry Rubick RLIANZA, Dip Info & Lib St L5 & L6, Cert Lit & Lib Svces Children & Young People - Librarian

Miss Jackie Sheehan - Library Assistant

Mrs Michele Volk, BBS - Accounts Office Assistant

Board of Trustees (elected 2010)

BOT Secretary - Mrs Patricia Pynenburg Staff Trustee - Mr Brenten Higson

Student Trustees - Kyle Viagedor 2011-12 - Shavin Senanayake 2012-13

Mr Aneel Anthony (Personnel) Mr Kevin Brennan (Property/ Personnel) Mrs Mary Margaret Schuck (Curriculum/Policy/Strategic Planning & Personnel)

Mrs Sandra Niko (Personnel & Student Activities) Mr Paul Saggers (Property & Student Activities) Mr Brian Slade

Mrs Stephanie Baucke (Chairperson) Br Doug Dawick (Deputy Chairperson, Property & Special Character)

Mr Paul Clausen (Curriculum/Policy/Strategic Planning & Finance) Mr Stephen Hewson

Parent Trustees: Proprietors Trustees:

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Staff Welcome

Mr Perry NicolHi, my name is Perry Nicol and whilst I am a new teacher to St Bernards, two sons of mine have come through the school. I have come from Naenae Intermediate where I taught maths at Year 7 and 8. I enjoy cricket, touch rugby and water polo convening the water polo team here at St Bernards College. I have been teaching for ten years and am excited to be a part of the team here.

Mr Dominic OuttrimHi, Im Dominic Outtrim, the new Business Manager at St Bernards College. I started in July 2012 and while it has been somewhat of a baptism of fire Im starting to come to grips with the job now! My background has consisted of mainly commercial work in an overall varied career. My aim is to try and make a difference and to support the college community in matters of finance and property.

Sister Ruth ColemanKia Ora, Im Sr Ruth PBVM (Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - religious order). I first started here this year as a volunteer giving literacy support at Marcellin. I was then fortunate enough to get a position in the Learning Support Centre for the month of November where I have been learning on the job! I am a trained teacher with many years experience, having worked in both primary and secondary schools before coming to St Bernards College. I am looking forward to continuing in the Learning Support Centre and giving support to staff and pupils in any way I can.

Mrs Jo JensenI have come to St Bernards after teaching mathematics, science and chemistry at Paraparaumu College for five years. At St Bernards, I have been teaching science and chemistry on a one year contract to replace Lynn Too who has been on study leave. I have had a really enjoyable year here. The students are interested, friendly and caring. The staff here work as a team to provide the best for their students. I have been most impressed by the opportunities the students of SBC are given - with a huge amount of activities and learning experiences being offered to them.

Brother Tim LeenI have come from 25 years working with the Marist Brothers in Kiribati, Fiji and the Southern Philippines, before I returned to New Zealand in 2009 to complete my Masters in TESOL at Victoria University. I have been helping out in the Learning Support department since the beginning of the third term, focusing on assisting those students with literacy challenges.

Kia Ora BroWe welcome a Brother, a Sister and three new lay people.

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Ann Garry HoD Learning Support (fixed term) and super smiler. 1. I started as an English/RE/Form teacher in Jan 2006.2. Scary moment - driving

a packed school van up a vertical one-way street...and finding out it was the wrong road - reversing to total silence was interesting! Loved the student led assemblies.3. The students you have watched grow up to delightful and respectful young men.4. Here, there... some more study...

Chris McPadden Teacher Aide, staff Social Club ninja. 1. 1999 2. Ill never forget the first EOTC trip to Pencarrow and crossing the river up to our armpits. There was one

parent helper - low in stature - who had to be carried across by students! :)3. Ill miss my work colleagues plus the rapport that was built up with special students. 4. Travelling around New Zealand on a tiki tour in our motorhome.

Michael OFlaherty Business Manager and spreadsheet samurai. 1. 2002 2. The knocking down of the admin block and how well we worked in that tiny

cabin in the sweltering summer heat with that chilling fridge. 3. Ill miss the comaraderie and morning teas.4. Ill only be up the road at Taita College.

Kent Pollard Teacher of P.E, Rugby co-ordinator and Form Teacher of 13PO and surfer dude.

1. October 2010. 2. I have two memorable moments. The first was a student falling face first into the mud on the Pencarrow tramp during EOTC week. The second moment was the tent pole snap-ping at the year 12 P.E camp. 3. Playing pranks on Mr Harts computer before period 1 lessons and playing tennis when junior reports were due. 4. Going on the great search to find waves in the south island.

Jo Jensen Teacher of Chemistry, Science, Form Teacher of 10JE and a jolly patient person.

1. January 2012. Im just Here for the Year!

2. Listening to the beautiful and melodious singing during assemblies. 3. The one thing I will miss is the friendly, happy students who are always willing to help. 4. Not sure at this point.

Collin Frude Teacher of Accounting, Bowling convenor and SBC old boy. 1. January 2005. 2. During this year, as I went past the Science lab, I witnessed Brenton

Higson on his knees begging the Y13 Biology students to do some work. Another was receiving a mothers day card from my Y13 Account class. They did this because I told the class that my son Luke called me mum a few times, so even the class decided to start calling me mum. Oh, and being the teacher that made accounting fun!3. I will seriously miss the family spirit of S.B.C, especially the way the staff and stu-dents exude the spirit of Marcellin. 4. The girls college across the road and sorry Y12 accounting class you are not invited over for a friendly visit.

Dimitri Fedoulov Teacher of Mathematics, Badminton convenor, Form teacher of 9FE and Russian sniper.

1. January 2011. 2. My most memorable moment at S.B.C was the Pencarrow tramps at the end of the year and the year 9 retreat. I enjoyed the challenge it poses to the students and the outdoor environment. 3. I will miss the good hearted nature of the students at SBC. 4. I have a job at Statistics NZ which will improve my understanding or current statisti-cal applications. Hopefully, I will return to teaching in 2014 and would love to return to S.B.C.

Staff Farewell

Exit Interviews After a stirring haka to say, Haere r! Chris Hart questioned the leaving staff. 1. When did you start at SBC? 2. What is your most memorable moment or moments from your time at SBC? 3. Describe one thing you will miss from SBC. 4. Where are you going to in 2013?

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Academic Awards

YEAR 7

MERIT across the CurriculumGriffin AlmandDion BiedermannNethanel BuotAustin CampbellCigaral GianpaoloAbram Wee Long GohSamuel HannafordHayden McMillanSamuel MurfittThomas Richards

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Isaac BaronDaniel Goldsworthy

TROPHIESMERIT across the Curriculum, First equal the Form 1 & 2 Music Trophy Moohan Cup for Speech Thomas Mingins

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,SBC Old Boys Jubilee Trophy for Commitment to Study Caleb Carrasco

AGGREGATESGENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,SBC Old Boys Jubilee Trophy for Generosity and Service, SBC Trophy for Bible ReadingThird Aggregate at Year 7 2012Braden Longstaff

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, Second Aggregate at Year 7 2012Caleb Vallance

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,First Aggregate at Year 7 2012 Caleb Carrasco

YEAR 8

MERIT across the CurriculumElisha Alasdair DayAloysius DuffyBrendan Highnam-SofeniLogan HoareNoah LindstromJames MissenJordan MohJayden PlumbMichael Schutz-TalaOrban Waitaiki-Messenger

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Johannes Duthie-JungJacob Hawkins, Noah Jaeger-LettsJackson Locke, Juan LopezJonathan Nield, Kieran OwersSamuel Taylor

TROPHIES and SPECIAL AWARDSGENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Lesley Duncan Prize for Improved English by a Maori speaker or speaker of another language Pelikani Peaua

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,SBC Trophy for Bible Reading Taran John

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,First equal the Form 1 & 2 Music Trophy Matthew Elder

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,David Peters Memorial Cup for Speech Charlie Penman

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,SBC Old Boys Jubilee Trophy for Commitment to Study Callum Arnot

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, SBC Old Boys Jubilee Trophy for Generosity and Service Cameron Grant

AGGREGATESGENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Third Aggregate at Year 8 2012 Chenchen Huang

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Second Aggregate at Year 8 2012Andrew Roberts

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,First Aggregate at Year 8 2012 Jack Marra

Take opportunities with both hands and a full heart!

Commit to excellence and strive for perfection. Dont be a hater and

another tall poppy cutter.

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Academic Awards

YEAR 9

MERIT across the CurriculumBernard DevineMorgan Fata-MeafouBrodie HenareDavid NanaiHamiora Paranihi-NukuMatthew RothwellThomas Smith

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the CurriculumRegan GilmourGuy Hogan, Joseph HongLiam Jones, Benjamin MarshallConnor Millar, Nathaniel RussellBradley Searle, Robin Walker

TROPHIESSBC College Music Trophy for Year 9 Music Caleb Dominikovich, AdamHebbend, Bradley Searle

Bevin Family Cup for Oratory Caleb Dominikovich

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Junior Art Cup for Junior Art Seth Trocio

MERIT across the Curriculum, George Flett Memorial Trophy for Generosity & Service Iosefo Avau

AGGREGATESCertificate for Services to Sound and Lighting, GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, Third Aggregate at Year 9 - 2012 Luke Pynenburg

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Anthony Heffernan Memorial Trophy for Commitment to Study,Second Aggregate at Year 9 - 2012 Jack Baucke

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, Year 9 Aggregate Trophy for First Aggregate at Year 9 - 2012 Nathan Chan

YEAR 10

Services to Sound and LightingBailey Willis

MERIT across the Curriculum Connor Bliss, Jesse CsehJamie Curtis, Jonathan KungSalvador Jr Lacsamana, Joshua LimTaylor Norton-Brown, Mataio PouDaniel Raju, Sam Su, Victor TaaseNicholas Wong

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the CurriculumHarvey Dawaton, Jacob EganThomas Jackson, Kyle LamondJackson Leitch, Aaron MarshallNicky McCleery, Edward Wilcock

TROPHIESMERIT across the Curriculum,Music Cup for Year 10 Music Troy McGuinness

Japanese Cup for Junior Japanese Alexander Nelson

MERIT across the Curriculum,Michael Sherry Memorial Trophy for Generosity & Service John Ulu

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, McGuinness Family Cup for Commitment to Study Daniel Nield

AGGREGATESGENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Third Aggregate at Year 10 2012 Lianne Arbie Hong

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Second Aggregate at Year 10 2012 Jordan Taylor

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Ko te E tipu. e rea for Junior MaoriYear 10 Aggregate Trophy for First Aggregate Christopher Cunningham

YEAR 11

MERIT across the CurriculumChetan Tobias JuliusLiam McGillPablo Monteverde-YoungBrendon Morgan ReddyLogan Ngatuere-OngleyAllister TranAlexander VaauluMarcus Vaaulu

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the CurriculumGabriel BalauagJovi HendersonNathan LindstromTama Te Kawa

FIRST IN SUBJECTSFirst in Samoan Christopher Ene

First in Technology Construction Nathan Dicken

First in Visual Art Benjamin Van Ooyen

First in Japanese Luke Vallance

MERIT across the CurriculumFirst in Drama Mark Capinpin

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, Equal First in English Blake Owers

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, First in History Joseph Schuchmann

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Academic Awards

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, Equal First in Physical Education Michael Brennan

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, First in Computer Studies, First in Technology Cookery Bayley Bouzaid

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, First in Economics, First in Mathematics Benjamin Duthie-Jung

TROPHIESMERIT across the Curriculum,Most Improved in Science for Year 11 Science Cherbel Khouchaba

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Senior Japanese Cup for Senior Japanese Jacob Netzler

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,SBC Performing Arts Cup for Services to Sound and Lighting Nathan ORiley

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,First in Te Reo Maori,Commander Fairfax Cup for first in Religious Studies Arama Pou

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,First in Geography, Equal First in Physical Education, Brown Family Cup for Generosity and Service Stephen Clark

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,First in French,Equal First in Physical Education, Joint winner of the Crook Family Cup for Commitment to Study Jayden Grant

AGGREGATESGENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Joint winner of the Crook Family Cup for Commitment to Study,Third Aggregate at Year 11 - 2012 Liam McAuliffe

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,First in Music,Second Aggregate at Year 11 - 2012Benjamin Van Woerkom

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,First in Accounting, First in Design & Visual Communications, First in Science, First equal in English, Brother Arnold Cup for First Aggregate at Year 11 - 2012Andy Su

YEAR 12

MERIT across the CurriculumShavin SenanayakeJesse NarvasaMiguel OrevilloSam Ward

FIRST IN SUBJECTSFirst in Biology Matthew Jacobs

First in Design & Visual Communication Jordan Rose

First in Mathematics David Anthony Smith

First in Technology Construction Brettelemani Manaia

First in Technology Cookery Jordan Garrow

First in Visual Art Zane Baker

TROPHIESPeterson Cup for Music Performance Ashleigh Sales

First in Geography, Lees Landscaping Cup for First in Science Benjamin Wallis

First in History, First in Music,Tom Mahoney Cup for Senior Instrumental Music in Yr 12/13, Redwood / Prichard Cup for Senior Music Joshua Dominikovich

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, First in Drama, First in Te Reo Maori, Ko te Whakatipuranga o tea o for Senior Maori Hosea Tapuai

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, First in Physical Education, St Bernards Cup for Generosity and Service Matthew Dicken

YEAR 13 AGGREGATESGENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, Katherine Mansfield Birthplace Literature Award, Shivinandan Cup for Industry in Mathematics, Mr & Mrs Mullen Cup for First in English, Murray Robinson Cup for First in History, ASB Bank Trophy for Third Aggregate at Year 13 - 2012Jordan Lamond

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Academic Awards

Y12 AGGREGATESBr Majella Cup for Third Aggregate at Year 12 - 2012 Antonio Puka

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, First equal in Economics, First in Chemistry First in Physics, Br Ambrose Trophy for Commitment to Study, Krohn Memorial Trophy for Second Aggregate at Year 12 - 2012 Christopher Sims

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, First in Accounting, First equal in Economics,Br Ralph Kane Memorial Trophy for first in English, Director of Religious Studies Cup for first in Religious Studies,T J McCosker Cup for First Aggregate at Year 12 - 2012 Ethan McAuliffe

YEAR 13MERIT across the CurriculumJunaid AhmedDipak RanchhodThomas SearanckeArwin Sinnathambi

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the CurriculumCameron Adams

FIRST IN SUBJECTSFirst in Pacific Studies at Year 12 Vini Faatui

Gateway Trophy for Top Gateway Student Japan Soanai Gateway Trophy for Best Attitude to Gateway Edward Soloa

Accounting Cup for First in Accounting Matthew Boivin

Physical Education Cup for First in Physical Education Julian Murphy

MERIT across the Curriculum,Prendergast Family Cup for First in Design & Visual Communication,Senior Art Cup for First in Visual Art Tony Su

Thomas Dewar Sziranyi Letts Cup for Excellence in Senior Drama, First in Drama Kyle Viagedor

MERIT across the Curriculum,Philip Prendergast Cup for First in Computer Studies, 1972 Prefects Cup for Generosity and Service Jerome Chan

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,NZ Institute of Physics Prize for Experimental Physics,David Beckett Memorial Cup for Commitment to Study,Br Bernard Cup for First in Biology, St Bernards Cup for First in Chemistry,Br Cyprian Cup for First in Mathematics with Statistics, Fr Daly Memorial Cup for First equal in Religious Studies, St Bernards College Cup for Proxime Accessit to the DUX at Year 13 2012Yuxuan Zhou

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, Margaret Hindmarsh Cup for First in Economics, Mr & Mrs Bingley Cup for First in Mathematics with Calculus,St Bernards Cup for First in Physics, Fr Daly Memorial Cup for First equal in Religious Studies, Old Boys Association Cup for DUX at Year 13 2012 Damon Hutley

HOUSE SHIELD 2012 Winner: Ignatius House

SPECIAL EXTERNAL AWARDSTu Tangata Poly Club Leadership AwardSponsored by Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs Edward Soloa

SPECIAL AWARDSGeoffrey Collin Memorial Cup for Achievement and All Round Qualities Jordan Lamond

Barbara Mullin Cup for Leadership Kyle Viagedor

Hugh Graham Memorial Trophy forContribution to Special Character of the College Simon Garlick

Take control of your own destiny

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The Year 13 retreat was held at the Silverstream Retreat Centre. We had two days to reflect on what it means to be a Bernards Man and reflect on what kind of year we wanted to have in 2012. We planned the changes and

legacy that we envisioned we would like to have made and were put through physical challenges that pushed us to the limits. The gruelling water carrying challenge to the summit proved who had buckets of determination. We had time for personal reflection and prayer, to connect with the Creator.

A wero was laid down by Mr. Fava and the response was a haka to say that Year 13 2012 will rise to the challenge to be awesome, inspiring leaders for our school this year! Mr Nick Wilson

Special Character Retreats

Year 11 Retreat was held at Kaitoke YMCA on the 15th of June! The weather was atrocious but it could not dampen the spirits of the boys who were prepared for an awesome day out. The focus of the retreat was becoming a man and is the expedition part of the new retreat programme.

The boys were pushed outside their comfort zone and had to respond to a number of various challenges that reflected the nature of the input done by RE staff about what is it to be a good man today? Who has the control? Who makes the choices and takes the consequences of all decision making? The activities ranged from horse riding to bridge building and required stamina, thought, team work, problem solving

and being aware of the brothers around them. Thanks to Mrs Shill and all the Year 11 form teachers along with Mr Davies, who helped contribute to a thought-provoking and exciting day out on retreat!

Summit New

Starting Expeditions

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Y12

Y11

Kaitoke Country Gardens were the location for the rural retreat of Year 12. We were focused on the Ascent part of the programme, which looked at how we target the things we want to achieve as young men living the Gospel. We had the

opportunity to plan how we were going to enact the Cham-pagnat Vision in the school led by the Chaplain, a time for personal reflec-

tion on where God fits in our lives

and targeting the areas in our lives that we needed

to work on and enhance, with some goal setting to boot! To reinforce the ideas of tar-geting, we had skeet shooting, archery and basketball. There was fierce, yet friendly, compe-

tition for the title of crack shot. The boys were both

surprised and impressed by the sharp shooting skills of Ms Fouhy and Mr Harrison. In keeping with The Hunger Games, the Y12s dedicatedly demolished the fine feast of free food.

Our Target: Aim High

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Year 9 Retreat was held at Brookfield Camp out the back of Wainuiomata. It was an awesome day weather-wise, which it wasnt supposed to be. Our theme was the Basecamp and we were looking at the foundation of our lives and what we base that on. We looked at the ideas of brotherhood, p e r s e v e r a n c e overcoming challenge and being a great man.

The Year 7+8 Retreat was held on the 9th of March at the Silverstream Retreat Centre.Our theme was Our Relationship with Jesus. To have a relationship with Jesus, we need to be familiar with Jesus life, the things he said and to spend time in prayer.

So we explored Jesus through drama, examin-ing our own life journey, meditation, Taize prayer, prayer labyrinths and how we hope our life as a Bernards Man will continue to develop with Jesus at the centre. A huge thanks to all the staff who contributed to making this retreat a success!

To reinforce our theme, we did a confidence course tied together to show the bonds of brotherhood, abseiling, to overcome fear and embrace challenge, a rafted up kayak exercise to practice courage, teamwork and com-munication.

All the boys received a letter from their parents and they spent some time reflecting on the words of affirmation from those letters and responded with a letter back. The boys had to become aware of their environment and us-

ing iPod they completed the eye for nature activity.

We learned about the founders of our school and about their vision and legacy for St Bernards and that they are now a part of that.

They were challenged to be great men like them.

A big thanks to the Year 9 Form teachers, AN, MN, EP and FE as well as the DRS, Chaplain, Jennifer Cousine and Ms Flood who helped make the day a success!

What would Jesus do?

Y9

Courage, Confidence + Communication

Special Character Retreats

Students were gathered together at the camp to start the second stage of the new overall St Bernards College Retreat programme, which focuses on the student Conquering the Mountain and aiming to reach the summit. The Year 10 focus is on Navigating the Course. As part of this they were joined together at the start as a year group to look at what the concept of navigation means. This included what a moral compass is: what our values are and why it is important to know where we stand on things if our boys are to become the wonderful young men they all have the potential to be.

This day was divided into three main parts; Orienteering, Obstacle Course and Moral Compass, with Anna Marie giving a short presentation on who Marcellin Champagnat is and our theme of Love of Work for 2012. The boys had a thoroughly enjoyable retreat experience.

F i n d i n g t h e w a y

Y7/8

Y10Will these Lost Boys

find and use their Moral Compass?

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OShea Shield

Day 1 (5th May)

Debating SBC 3pts

SBC vs. Auckland Schools Debate won by Auckland Schools Team: Liam and Ethan McAuliffe and Josh Logan

Coached: Mrs Sue McNab

Impromptu Speech SBC 5pts

Nathan Russell

Coached by Mr David Chrisp

Junior Prepared Speech SBC 5pts

Caleb Dominikovich

Coached by Mrs Elsabie Prasad and supported by Mr Nick Wilson

Religious Drama SBC 4pts

Team: David Filipo, Kainaki Lemisio, Kenneth Grech-Zammit, Tony Su, Marc Soloa

Vini Faatui (Technical Advisor)

Coached by Mrs Jean Howell supported by Mrs Petra Jaeger-Letts

team o'sheaSt Bernards went to Cullinane College (Whanganui) to compete in the OShea Shield and improve upon the placing of previous years. The events were generally made up of two pools of eight schools competing for a cup/trophy for each of the seven events. The school that gained the highest points, each event scored from 1 to 6, won the OShea Shield.

Day 2 (6th May)

Scripture Reading SBC 3pts

Ben van Woerkem

Coached by Mr Nick Wilson and Br Kieran Fenn

OratorySBC 6pts

Winner Oratory Trophy

Hosea Tapuai

Coached by Mr Peter McLeod LLB

Religious QuestionsSBC 3pts

Team: Simon Garlick, Jordan Lamond, Ben Duthie-Jung

Coached by Br Kieran Fenn and supported by Ms Maria Fouhy and Jerome Chan (Year 13 student)

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St Bernards Day

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St Bernards boys attended this years Nationals in Whngrei. The akonga who did us proud were Tamati Whaanga-Gibb, Arama Pou, Joseph Afoa, Vini Faatui, Dakota Nuku, Trey Ryder, Julius Tobias, and our non-competing Y8 student, Orban Waitaki-Messenger. The boys were involved in many fundraising activities around town, including the usual carwashes on Waterloo Rd, raffles, and kapa haka performances to raise the money needed to fund the trip.

Eight students from St Bernards College, six from Hutt Valley High School and twenty from Sacred Heart College spent six months of preparation before they travelled to Whngrei to compete in this very prestigious National event.

Notably, this was the groups first appearance at the Nationals to represent Te Awa Kairangi thanks to their performance at the regionals last year in Masterton. Wainuiomata High School and Naenae College were the other two Secondary Schools representing the region in Whngrei. 42 other groups competed in this years competition.

Making the Nationals was the groups overall objective for the 2011-2012 seasons. Realising this objective was the culmination of hard work from everyone involved including students, tutors, parents and teachers. Countless afterschool practices and weekend noho marae resulted in Te Hua Tai Katoriki finally taking their place on the National stage and judged amongst the countrys best Secondary School kapa haka exponents for 2012. What an honour!On 23rd August the group flew to Auckland and travelled north to Whngrei by bus. From where they travelled a further 50 minutes north to a little place called Pipiwai. They were welcomed onto Eparaima marae which was the groups base for the next five

days. They travelled to Kensington Stadium in Whngrei from the marae on Tuesday and Friday to watch Wainuiomata High School and Naenae College perform.

Enthused by their performance, Te Hua Tai Katorika was inspired to do their very best. They were placed 32nd which was impressive considering the quality and standard of the groups at the completion. Victory was sweet, beating old rivals Wainuiomata High School, who managed a 38th placing. However, the stars for the Te Awa Kairangi region were Naenae College who gained a deserved 18th placing. They thoroughly earned their place with a passionate and very polished performance. Overall, competition was fierce and to an extremely high standard, and the experience was unforgettable for those in the group.

St Bernards College would like to publically thank Waiwhetu and Koraunui marae for their support throughout the year.

We also would like to thank the tutors whose commitment to the cause was faultless. The tutors over the past six months were Te Rae Ngaheke, Sophie Wells, Te Aroha Wilson, Jay Singh (Y13 at St Bernards College in 2011), Rogan Tanirau, and Jess Huriwai. Tania Kahui and Maia Nohotima need to be thanked too for preparing such sumptuous hkari (meals) at Eparaima marae during the week of the Nationals. Finally, we would like to acknowledge and thank Tawai Frost from Sacred Heart College and Hine Amoamo from Hutt Valley High School for their unwavering support during a hectic but rewarding 2012 season.

DVD images above left, courte

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Reel Pride

Krero - Kapa Haka

M a r k i n g M a t a r i k iI had the pleasure of attending the third Government commemoration of Matariki at Government House on the 21st June. Arama Pou and Hosea Tapuai accompanied me. Both boys were suitably impressed when they got the chance to meet and greet the Governor General who hosted this wonderful event.

Mr Tupu Williams, HoD Mori, Director of Mori Achievement

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Ng Mahi-a-te-Rhia noho marae at Koraunui MaraeThursday/Friday 9-10 August 2012.

Krero - Marae Trip

The noho marae was organized for 31 students, from Year 9 through to Year 13, learning Te Reo Mori at St Bernards College. The focus for the noho marae was Ng Mahi-a-te-Rhia or games and pastimes of the Mori.

The noho started at 5 pm at Koraunui marae on Thursday evening with a traditional pwhiri. At the conclusion of the formal welcome, students were told the history of the wharenui by Shane, the resident kaumtua. The boys were then taken to the wharekai for a light snack of chocolate biscuits and home baking supplied by the parents of the boys.

Students appreciated the informal get-together with someone playing a guitar in the wharekai. For boys like Kozmo Zawada, Boi Heh, Izaac Polaczuk, and Josh Tait, the experience would have possibly been more memorable. After snacks Tamati Whaanga-Gibb and Joe Afoa put the boys through their kapa haka paces, teaching the junior students, in particular, the school haka, so that they would all know it for St Bernards day on 31 August 2012. After an hour or so of kapa haka the boys took a break and were able to watch first-hand a number of Mori women weavers plying their trade in an adjacent hall attached to the marae. Most boys marveled at how intricate and exacting the weaving was and were reluctant to leave when they were beckoned back in to the wharekai for round 2 of their lesson. The coldish night did not deter the boys from baring their hairless chests to the elements. Neither did it deter them from continuing to thump their already reddened chests. The following morning started early with karakia followed by a hearty breakfast of hot porridge and toast. After a thorough clean-up of the whole facility, the boys were treated to their third and final session of kapa haka which tested some because of the aches and pains they were suffering from the previous nights workout.

Kapa haka now finally over for the noho, the boys were briefed on the remainder of the mornings program. Boys were divided into three groups of about 7 or 8 students and they were expected to do a 45-50 minute rotation of (1) Whai or string games taken by Joe; (2) Hei tama t tama/Ti rkau by Tamati; and a session on how the game of Ki-O-Rahi originated and developed into what it is today. Everyone enjoyed the more sedate pastimes of the Mori.

Following a hearty lunch, the boys prepared themselves for an afternoon of outdoor games on the sodden Tui Glen Primary School field. The field backs onto the marae. Peter Noanoa, the National Training Project coordinator, based at the Kkiri Hauora PTO in Seaview took the boys through a wide range of challenging games culminating in Ki-O-Rahi. Ki-O-Rahi is a very exciting game with quite complicated rules. The game is a mixture of rugby, netball, and touch. In 2011, 15 teams competed in a National Secondary Schools Ki-O-Rahi tournament in Gisborne where Gisborne Boys and Girls High Schools ran-out the eventual winners.

Ki-O-Rahi is a game for everyone and most competitors like it because it is fast and requires plenty of different skills to master. Ki-O-Rahi was first played in France and Italy during the Second World War and was revived in the 1970s in New Zealand by George Martin, a soldier who served in the Mori Battalion. Students, when surveyed at school about what they considered the highlights were for them for the noho, invariably listed Ki-O-Rahi first with Mr Williamss porridge a very close second.

The Marae Visit

It was a beautiful day, the 28th of March. The 10 minutes we had to wait for the buses seemed longer as we withered in the heat. Finally, the great, big, enormous purple buses arrived and we were all eager to get aboard. It was a short four minute bus ride to the Koraunui marae. We were welcomed by our hosts who performed a beautiful powhiri. We took off our shoes and walked into this huge marae. We got to hongi with two elders and three teenagers. We were seated and the manuhiri started talking. Mr. Williams replied in Mori and we all sang a waiata. It all started to get very interesting once we got into groups and one of the female elders started to talk. She showed a very detailed PowerPoint of how the Mori people settled in New Zealand. She also talked about local problems to do with the Treaty of Waitangi. After the biscuits and drinks, one of the elders took us across the road to view the waka. There were beautiful pieces of art! The carvings on the wakas were amazing! When the buses came I was sad. I was so interested in the two wakas that I did not want to leave. But overall, I thought the trip taught me so much about issues concerning our local Mori communities. I hope we go back to the Marae again, sooner rather than later. David Nanai 9EP

The ceilings and walls at Koraunui marae are adorned with beautiful artwork and carvings made by local artists in the style of master carver Cliff Whiting.

A traditional ki-o-rahi ball.

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Pacifika - Tu Tangata Festival

Poly Club 2012 was a great success for St Bernards College. We were delighted to be invited back to be part of the performance of the Tu Tangata Festival and made sure that our performance was one of the strongest given on the night. We were fortunate to have several old boys come back and help tutor the boys, in particular Hosea, Naki, Lokeni and Mark and we thank them very much for their dedication, commitment and talent in the area of performance. The boys practiced tirelessly for over a term and they are to be congratulated for their own

commitment in making their school proud of them. Their performance was fantastic and many people commented on the energy and strength of their performance on the night.

We would like to thank Mrs Uili and Mrs Langford for their help, support and encouragement with everything over the Tu Tangata period and Mrs Lomax for coming with us on the day and helping out. We would also like to particularly thank Marc Soloa for being an inspirational and dedicated leader of Tu Tangata 2012. We are excited about 2013 .and hope to put on as fine a performance again!

Ms Maria Fouhy

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Project K / Peer Support

Taitas St Michaels Primary School welcomed 18 leaders to train for next years programme. Our young men were extremely keen and had a lot of fun running the sessions with the St Michaels students who look forward to us coming each year.

It is wonderful to see our large Year 12 (next years Year 13) students working with their Year 5 & 6 students on the programme. Our men take the tasks very seriously and the St Michaels students are so interested. The training runs over two days and our students return especially for it after their exams finish. This shows they are motivated. We provided a morning tea on the first day and St Michaels staff as a gesture of thanks for the use of their facilities.

Mr Sejwal has assisted with the training again this year. We were lucky to also have the services of Nick Wilson, who has just undertaken the training for Peer Support.

The Year 12 students gain a lot from the programme and it is something that enhances their CVs with leadership skills provided in the programme.

The Year 9 students will do two sessions next year on their Orientation Days and then complete the rest of the 10 sessions by week two of term two.

It is great to see our seniors providing the new Year 9 students with skills that will help them assimilate into the school and equip them for some of lifes problems.

Mr Paul CutlerGuidance Councillor

When I come to write for this magazine I reflect on all that has happened during the year and I am quite amazed. It has been a very busy year with students needing additional help. Mental Health issues are a significant part of the present problems, particularly students with ADHD, family issues breakups and abuse.

I have dealt with bullying and students with behaviourial concerns. Often they were on referral from the stand down/suspension process. Some student have difficulty with friendships, grief or loss. Anger and violence also feature. It is a worrying trend that more families are struggling.

This year we have had the pleasure of two Weltec student counsellor trainees. Rachel Barber and Fiona McCracken have worked well with our students and been fun to have around. Thank you to both of you and all the best with gaining counselling positions. We may see Rachel again as she has decided to take on teacher training to add to her already admirable qualifications.

Peer Support

FYDs Project K is a 14-month programme for Year 10 and Year 11 students. It uses the backdrop of New Zealands beautiful outdoors to help 13 15 year olds who lack self-confidence or with other factors holding their development back.

The programme inspires young people to reach their full potential through building self-confidence, teaching essential life skills such as goal setting and team work, promoting good health and a positive attitude.

Project K has three core components, Wilderness Adventure, Community Challenge and Mentoring, students learn: Self-reliance

Team building Self-confidence Perseverance Goal setting Good health and life skills The unique Project K process was developed in consultation with leading educationalists and youth workers and is a catalyst for positive change. Students do not pay to take part in the programme.

Guidance Counselling

Y O L O You Only Live Once! : )

Project K is Back at the college. Our first new group completed their Wilderness Challenge to Totara Flats and returned on 20th December. An evening was held and the advances these

students have made were noted by the parents as they listened to twelve well presented speeches by the students.Awards were also presented. A meal followed and it was a great night. Congratulations to: Brian Hogg, Moapi

Muaau, Phoenix Schaafhausen, Brandon Vaa, Emilio Soane, William Matheson, Michael Start, Jesse Reid Rowley, Jordan Uini-Paulo, Terry Lynch, Deng Manyang Makoii and Jordan Molineux.

What is Project K?

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Gateway

The Gateway Team wishes to thank all of our enthusiastic employers in the community for their continued support of the St Bernards boys.

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Lip Sync

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Leavers Ball

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Leavers Ball

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Y13 Profiles

Cam a) Buff guy b) Mr Olympia c) Lets go to the beach!

a) Nickname b) Where you will be in 10 years time? c) Your Saying

Andrew B a) Smallhands (only 6cm) b) Pastor at Maccas Church c) One man, One world *In movie trailer voice*

Jahnn a) Gangsta! ;) b) Next Allen Iverson c) Like a somebody!

Matt a) Boivinberry b) Voting for Armada c) Vote for Armada

Junaid a) Gator-naid b) YOLO c) Ohhh Kenneth!

Harrison a) Ben Stiller b) Pilot c) Mayola!

Hoani a) Hotpants b) Semi-professional Wheres Wally hunter c) Cal