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“NEVER SEE A NEED WITHOUT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.”
Gleeson College40-60 Surrey Farm Dve, Golden GroveSouth Australia 5125 T: 8282 6600
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The Globe Newsletter of Gleeson College
Issue 21 > Friday 10 August 2018
This message, said by Australia’s first Saint, Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop, was celebrated at our
College Mass on Wednesday. With a strong sense of social justice, and in particular to provide an opportunity to the poor, Mary MacKillop taught
through inspiration to be hands on and practical, showing a true sense
of service with love.
Wednesday marked the Feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, and
we gathered for a celebration of the Eucharist celebrated by Monsignor
Swann in the DRMC. This special Mass included a beautiful reflection dance choreographed by our talented Year
10 students, which had an emphasis on each one of us being powerful, strong and capable - perfect - just the way we
are. We all have the opportunity to change the world, one day at a time. Let us all be inspired by the words of
Mary MacKillop to “never see a need without doing something about it.”
Mr Adam Cibich,Assistant Principal - Religious Identity
& Mission
A WORD FROM THE DEPUTY > TERM 3 | WEEK 3
Academic AssemblyOn Wednesday last week our community celebrated the academic success of many of our students in Semester 1.
These academic awards recognise the top 10% of girls and boys in each year level calculated using the grade point average of the Semester 1 report. The event was a fantastic affirmation of those students who work very hard to achieve their best. We also recognised and celebrated those students who are accelerated in subjects across the College and those students who may not have achieved in the top 10% but did their best and received a Merit certificate for their efforts.
It was an enormous pleasure this year to welcome the families of our award winners to the assembly. Whilst Old Scholar families have always been invited to our start of year Academic Assembly, this was the first time we invited families to our Semester 1 assembly, and it was a great success. I would like to thank everyone who came along to support their children.
A highlight of the assembly was the speech given by our guest speaker Kyle Sauerwald, the proxime accessit for 2017. Kyle’s informative and entertaining speech gave three sage pieces of advice: don’t waste time, choose subjects which you are passionate about and let go of indecision by just choosing something!
Another highlight of the assembly was the amazing musical talent of our students. Deon Martino-Williams sang an encore from Song Contest – The Almost Eurovision Experience and our Concert Choir performed a number
of songs, which they will sing at the Catholic Schools Music Festival later this year. They are an outstanding group of musicians.
Subject Selections for 2019Last week our Year 11 and 10 students attended subject choice assemblies where they received information about the process for selecting subjects for 2019. They will select their subjects with their families at home and then attend counselling days with their parents to finalise the subject choices.
Families and friends of our Year 10, 11 and 12 students attended our annual Subject Information Evening on Wednesday this week. The main tertiary education providers were present along with Gleeson College staff presenting information about subjects available at the college and the One+ Campus.
Year 12 students and their parents attended a SATAC Assembly where they were introduced to the process of selecting their University and TAFE courses for 2019. It will not be long before they finish formal lessons and start preparing for examinations. Only 10 teaching weeks left!
Student Leadership 2018/19This week also saw the commencement of the Leadership Election process for our new Student Leaders whose leadership tenure runs from the beginning of Term 4 to the end of Term 3 in the following year. This is an arduous process and a very competitive one, which ultimately sees a great group of students step up to serve their community through their leadership skills and vision.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank most sincerely the current Student Leaders for the fantastic work they have done and especially for the way in which they have worked together so
harmoniously. They have set a very high standard for future leaders to follow.
Scoliosis AustraliaJuly and August are the months when it is recommended that all girls and boys in Years 7 to 9 participate in the National Self-Detection Program for Scoliosis (curvature of the spine). This can be done by downloading the Self-Detection Brochure from the Scoliosis Australia home page at the web address: www.scoliosis-australia.org/scoliosis/self_detection_prog.htmlFeast Day of Mary of the Cross MacKillopOn Wednesday this week we celebrated the Feast Day of Mary MacKillop with a beautiful Mass. Mary and the Sisters of St Joseph were committed to serving the poor – to going to where the need was and living amongst those in need.
Mary faced fierce opposition throughout her life. In the face of trial, Mary was a model of forgiveness, insisting no ill be spoken of those who wronged her, while also remaining resolute in her convictions. Mary was remarkable as a strong female leader in 19th century Australia. Education in this country is what it is today thanks to her dedication and determination.(https://www.marymackilloptoday.org.au/saint-mary-mackillops-feast-day-2018)
Mr Joe Corbo,Deputy Principal
ACADEMIC ASSEMBLY > Celebrating ‘Pursuit of Excellence’ + ‘Pride in Success’CONGRATULATIONS >
We commend and celebrate ourTop 10% of boys and girls from
Year 7 through to Year 12 for their outstanding academic achievement in Semester 1. These students were
presented certificates on stage at our Academic Assembly held in the
DRMC last Wednesday. Our Gleeson community listened to
special guest speaker, 2017 Proxime Accessit Kyle Sauerwald (pictured below), as he spoke about his own
academic journey, and also enjoyed performances by our talented
Performing Arts students.
**FULL AWARD HONOUR ROLL+ PHOTOS ON PAGES 4-5**
ACADEMIC ASSEMBLY > Top 10% of Boys and Girls in Year Level (Sem. 1 2018)CELEBRATING THE GLEESON 10 VALUES OF ‘PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE’ + ‘PRIDE IN SUCCESS’
Year 7 GirlsAva Cannard 7 HEWKailee Williams 7 PUTCharlotte Duncan 7 BARAlanah Skewes 7 BAR
Year 7 BoysJack Lindsay 7 PUTLachlan Cannard 7 HEWThomas Hughes 7 BARAlfie Nayler 7 HEW
Year 8 GirlsMolly Bennett 8 DMDASPaige McLachlan 8 FMHERChanel Balaza 8 HMSCHLara Convill 8 FMTERGabrielle Garie 8 DMDASAiliah Hayes-Selfe 8 HMSCHClaudia Brazell 8 MMBON
Year 8 BoysJames Attick 8 DMCURMatt Tyczenko 8 DMCURJacob Jones 8 MMBONDaniel McCreadie 8 MMCUAJonathon Ierace 8 HMCOLLogan Copeland 8 FMHER
Year 9 GirlsNatarsha Viskic 9 HMSCHTaylah Viskic 9 HMSCHCharlotte Nenke 9 FMTERAmy Fredella 9 DMDASAlysia Redel 9 DMCURTeagan Feltrin 9 DMDASEllen Welden 9 FMWIL
Year 9 BoysAngus Braendler 9 FMTERNathan Archer 9 DMMCCJack Hutchins 9 FMHERLiam Garvey 9 FMTERCorey Wright 9 MMBON
ACADEMIC ASSEMBLY > Top 10% of Boys and Girls in Year Level (Sem. 1 2018)CELEBRATING THE GLEESON 10 VALUES OF ‘PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE’ + ‘PRIDE IN SUCCESS’
Year 10 GirlsMadison Sauerwald 10 FSMILItalia Puccini 10 HSPLLEliza Dodson 10 MSSPILara Copeland 10 FSRUTMichaela Rutter 10 FSHOLBrianna Rosenthal 10 MSSPILauren Tucker 10 DSHUTLucy Burford 10 HSFEL
Year 10 BoysAlex O’Neill 10 DSAKNTaylen James 10 HSRANCallum McFadden 10 HSPLLCaleb Ferraresso 10 FSCAMDylan Gagliardi 10 FSCAMLuca Moran 10 MSSELDaniel Chalmers 10 FSHOL
Year 11 GirlsAnna Ivenovichbokuv 11 HSRANClaudia Agius 11 MSCODMadeline Scherer 11 FSCAMMaybelline San Juan 11 FSMILMelissa Roden 11 DSAKNOlivia Fiorita 11 MSSPITiffany Holzer 11 MSSEL
Year 11 BoysMorgan Evans 11 FSRUTJames Nisbet 11 HSRANZachary Cini 11 MSSPISpiros Darzanos 11 FSRUTEmerson Nugent 11 FSRUTPatrick Miller 11 MSSPIThomas Ayre 11 FSRUT
Year 12 GirlsJoanne Pham 12 FSCAMAmelia Delic 12 DSVAUGrace Anderson 12 DSHUTRebecca Pratt 12 DSHENSequoyah Williams 12 FSMILTiana Pannone 12 HSPLL
Year 12 BoysRocco Ierace 12 HSPLLMichael Daniele 12 MSGAGTrent Wallace 12 MSSPIJordan Sandford 12 HSFELJoshua Johnson 12 HSPLLNicholas Centofanti 12 HSFEL
BALAKLAVA EISTEDDFOD 2018 > Gleeson Wins 1st, 2nd, 3rd + 4th Place!!Last Friday, 30 talented Music Students from Gleeson College competed in the
22nd Balaklava Eisteddfod in various divisions against schools from across
South Australia.
The students all represented the College wonderfully and performed
exceptionally well.We ended up coming home with a
swag of trophies!
Junior Rock Band > 1st placeIntermediate Rock Band section
Concert Choir > 2nd PlaceOpen Choral section
Senior Rock Band > 3rd PlaceSenior Rock Band section
Stage Band > Honourable Mention (4th Place) Open Band section
Concert Band > Participation AwardSenior Band section
Congratulations to all students on a highly successful day. Thank you to
Ms Laura Possingham (Concert Band Director), Mr Thomas Voss (Stage Band
Director) and Mrs Lauren Henderson (Concert Choir Director) for their
excellent work with the students this year. All of that hard work leading up
to this event certainly paid off!
Mrs Carly Meakin,Arts Learning Area Coordinator
SCIENCE + ENGINEERING CHALLENGE 201828 Gleeson College
Year 9 and 10 students contested the 2018 Science and Engineering
Challenge held at the Adelaide Super-Drome on August 2.
Our Gleeson Team left for the Statewide competition ready to win and excited to perfect the difficult
challenges ahead of them. Students were engaged for the entire day,
evaluating and revaluating their teams’ progress throughout the challenge.This event provided students the
opportunity to assess their weaknesses in the problems, then discuss and
brainstorm as a group to produce a solid working model within 90 minutes.
Students ran with the challenges and their team work and communication
skills were outstanding. A special mention goes to the ‘Confounding
Communications’ and ‘Turbine Groups’ who won these challenges through
their great teamwork and outstanding problem-solving skills!
Mr Nathan Ackan,STEM Learning Area Coordinator
STUDENT COMMENTS >“The competitive atmosphere at
the event was amazing.”- Adam Verwey (10 DSVAU)
“The highlight was the comraderyof the students across the schools.”
- Ashley Knevitt (10 DSAKN)“It was great to meet new students
and people.”- Jana Ivancic (10 HSRAN)
“We were able to try new activitieswe don’t normally do in the
classroom.”- Grace Siviour (10 HSDAW)
“The bridge building provided agrand challenge!”
- Caleb Ferraresso (10 FSCAM)“Promoted great teamwork.”
- Jett Cameron (10 MSSPI)
*MORE PHOTOS ON NEXT PAGE*
Congratulations to Gleeson Year 9 student Jack Hutchins (9 FMHER) who was part of the South Australian team who won the Global Innovations Award for a hydrotherapy paddle design at the international FIRST LEGO League Championship held in Houston, Texas last term.
Jack, along with his RoboRoos East Lego League Team made up of eight Adelaide kids from The Student Robotics Club of SA Inc, won the prestigious award for their design of a resistance paddle that could be used for hydrotherapy in elderly patients. The team were up against 103 teams representing over 90 countries worldwide!! Well done to Jack and the SA Team on this exceptional achievement!
The SA Team were recognised in a great article in The Advertiser (‘SA Kids’ Big Idea Wins Lego League Award’) and below is an excerpt >The RoboRoos team, coached by BAE Systems employee Francis Lu, developed an affordable and effective hydrotherapy equipment that allows for a low impact method of strengthening recuperating muscles, or in maintaining a healthy body when ageing. They consulted hydrotherapists and fluid dynamic experts to build a prototype using silicone as the key component.
JACK + SA ROBOTICS TEAM WIN GLOBAL INNOVATIONS AWARD!
First Lego League, one of the most popular robotics competitions in the world, introduces younger students to real engineering challenges by inviting them to conduct research projects and build LEGO-based autonomous robots to complete tasks on a themed surface.
BAE Systems Australia director engineering and technology Brad Yelland said it was “a really outstanding effort” by the team.“We’re proud to support programs such as this to help inspire the future scientists and engineers that will be needed to help safeguard Australia’s defence and security capabilities.” he said.
Jack Hutchins
SCIENCE + ENGINEERING CHALLENGE 2018 > PHOTOS
LANGUAGE FUN FACT > SOCCERThe last time Italy missed out qualifying for the World Cup was in 1958 - six
decades ago! Italy is one of the most successful national teams in the history of the World Cup, having won four titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) and appearing in
two other finals (1970, 1994), also finishing in 3rd (1990) and 4th place (1978).
LANGUAGE WORD OF THE WEEK > “Thank You”Italian: “Grazie” Japanese: “ありがとう”“Arigatou”
Football began in Japan in the early 1900s, and spiked in popularity in 1960 when Japan won a bronze medal at the Olympics. Japan is one of the most successful teams in Asia, having qualified for the last six consecutive World Cups
with second round advancements in 2002, 2010, and 2018.
WHY LEARN A SECOND LANGUAGE?With over 100 years of combined language teaching experience, Gleeson College is THE place to learn a second
language with over eight native second-language speakers on staff!Benefits of learning a second language > Your brain gets bigger and stronger | You improve your memory, logic and reasoning skills | Your brain learns how to multi-task better | You practice ‘growth mindset’ and develop resilience |
Improved literacy, comprehension and understanding of English | Increased employability | You boost your creativity and self-confidence | Increased intercultural understanding and tolerance for other cultures: essential for living or
working in Australia where 1 in 4 people are born overseas!
AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION @ GLEESON COLLEGE23 students from Years 7 to 10
participated in the annual Australian Mathematics Competition yesterday.
The nationwide competition required students to work through a range of numerical, geometrical
and logical problems. These problems progressed from very
easy and straight forward questions to complex situations requiring
significant logical and algorithmic thinking.
Results and certificates will be available later this year.
Congratulations to all studentswho participated.
Mr Timothy Bond,Numeracy Coordinator
Example problem from 2017 >All of the digits from 0 to 9 are used
to form two 5-digit numbers.What is the smallest possible difference between these two
numbers?
Answer >50123 and 49876 have a
difference of 247(C) Australian Mathematics Trust, 2017
GC OPEN GIRLS KO SOCCER > Gleeson def Kildare 3-1 in Round 2
GC OPEN GIRLS KO SOCCER > Gleeson def Kildare 3-1 in Round 2
PHOTOS > Thank you to College President Trent Wallace for taking these great pics!
Gleeson College40-60 Surrey Farm Dve, Golden GroveSouth Australia 5125 T: 8282 6600
Student Services T: 8282 6634
Term 3 201813 Aug Year 11 Student Free Day > COURSE COUNSELLING14 Year 10 Student Free Day > COURSE COUNSELLING15 Year 10 Dance > GG Rec + Arts Centre (7pm) P&F Committee Meeting18 P&F QUIZ NIGHT > ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S HALL, 6.30pm20 - 24 2018 Book Week24 College Sports + Special Interest Photos > MSP Photography31 STUDENT FREE DAY > Staff Retreat Day3 Sep STUDENT FREE DAY > Staff Professional Learning Day10 - 14 Year 12 Trial Exams + Workshops12 College Board Meeting14 Stage 1 Semi Formal > Sfera’s19 P&F Committee Meeting28 GLEESON DAY > EARLY FINISH FOR ALL STUDENTS @ 1.05pm FINAL DAY OF TERM 3 FOR ALL STUDENTS
Term 4 201815 Oct FIRST DAY OF TERM 4 FOR ALL STUDENTS17 Year 7-11 Parent Teacher Interviews20 GLEESON 30 YEAR CELEBRATION > Twilight Cocktail Event > Gleeson College Courtyard, 6.30pm24 College Board Meeting
2018 GLEESON DIARY DATES >
GLEESON COLLEGE 30 YEAR CELEBRATION > Saturday 20 OctoberBUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY! > https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=396037
TERM 4 SUMMERSATURDAY MORNINGSPORT NOMINATIONS
Click on the following link to nominate for Term 4 Saturday
Morning Sport >https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf62iGd5jF-nsLYqS1XWzrFOjMGzQUfznKCTP5nh2XHM2Go
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