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LASALLE STAR
LaSalle Catholic College 544 Chapel Road Bankstown 2200 Ph: 9793 5600
2017
DATES TO REMEMBER
MAY 2017
22 Year 8 & 10 Exam Block
24 Years 11 & 12 Economics
Excursion
25 Year 10 Careers Expo
26 Deba ng
29 Year 7 & 9 Exam Block
31 Year 10 HSIE Incursion
JUNE 2017
2 Year 11 Careers Expo
Years 9 & 10 Food Tech Exc.
6 College Photo Day
9 Mu i Day ‐ Food Appeal
Deba ng
12 Public Holiday (no school)
13 Athle cs Carnival
15 Year 12 Career Expo
Year 12 Modern History Exc.
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St John Bap st de La Salle,
Pray for us
Live Jesus in our Hearts,
Forever
Issue # 07 19 May 2017
www.lasalle.nsw.edu.au
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FROM OUR RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION
COORDINATOR
MS KATHRYN WHITE
On Friday 12th May, Student Leaders
from Secondary Catholic Schools
were invited to a mee ng with
Archbishop Anthony Fisher and
Bishop Umbers.
College Captain, Charbel Naoum and
College Vice Captain, Steve Hoang,
a ended the event, along with 50
other student leaders at Notre Dame
University in the city.
Archbishop Anthony Fisher spoke to
students about the upcoming
Australian Catholic Youth Fes val in
December this year and their
significant role as Youth Catholic
Leaders in our communi es.
A er a ques on and answer session,
the Archbishop celebrated Mass
with the student leaders and Notre
Dame University community.
SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE TAKEN ON: Tuesday 6 June
An envelope and flyer will be distributed shortly to our students, if possible, it is their
preference that ordering be completed online to reduce administra on
and poten al security issues related to the return of cash and envelopes
on photo day.
Should you have queries concerning school photographs or online
ordering, please direct them via email to enquiries @advancedlife.com.au
Mr Joshua Rheinberger
www.lasalle.nsw.edu.au
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God bless,
Leonie Dowd
PATRON SAINT OF TEACHERS: SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE (15th May)
Last Sunday was the celebra on of the Feast Day of Saint John Bap st de la Salle.
John Bap st de la Salle was born in France in 1651. His family was from the privileged
class, however, a er entering the priesthood, de la Salle was commi ed to provide a
Chris an and human educa on to young people and especially to the poor and
marginalised. In 1680, at 29 years of age, John Bap st de la Salle invited young men to
join him in developing themselves to the Chris an educa on of youth.
On his death in 1719, there were 100 brothers in France. He was canonised in 1900 and
became the universal patron Saint of Teachers in 1950. Inspired by their Founder, the de
La Salle Brothers developed into a world wide Chris an educa on community.
Today, more than 8,500 Brothers and many thousands of lay partners, suppor ve of the
ethos and ideals of�St John Bap st de la Salle, are con nuing this tradi on in universi es,
schools and other educa onal ins tu ons in over 80 countries.
“To touch the hearts of the young and to inspire them with the Chris an spirit is the
greatest miracle you can perform, and it is the one that God asks of you; it is the purpose
of your work with the young.” (St John Bap st de la Salle)
www.lasalle.nsw.edu.au
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AN EVENING WITH BR VISITOR DAVID HAWKE
On Tuesday evening May 9th, seven Lasallian Youth leaders, Stefanie
Breda (Lasallian Minister) and I a ended the Young Lasallians Evening
with Br Visitor David Hawke at Australian Catholic University, Strathfield.
In a endance were fellow Lasallians from across all eight Sydney
schools. The evening included sharing a meal, mee ng other young
Lasallians and engaging in discussions of current issues. Students
listened to Br David's experiences within various communi es and had a
chance for a Q and A. Maryanne Nemer
DEBATING AT LASALLE
The deba ng season began in Week 1 of Term 2. The deba ng compe on is run by the CSDA and occurs every Friday night for six
weeks. LaSalle has been a strong contender this year. Just last week we won the majority of debates with wins from Years 7, 8 and
12.
Congratula ons to the Year 8 team who are currently undefeated with wins against schools such as Bethlehem College Ashfield, De
La Salle Ashfield and Chevalier College Burradoo. This is an extremely impressive feat and the team should be commended on their
deba ng prowess thus far. The team includes Stanley Ma, Harry Nguyen, Haiden Sleiman, Chloe Bozinovska, Daniella Carini and
Umar Bin Amjad.
There are three rounds to go, so we are keeping all teams in our prayers as they con nue with the compe on!
Josh Rheinberger
ROBOTICS @ LASALLE
Last month, our school held a Robo cs Workshop for TAS teachers across the Southern Region in the Learning Centre. MTA’s
(Modern Teaching Aids) Instructor, James Dwyer, conducted an introductory workshop
on how to build/program LEGO EV3 robo c kits and coding ac vi es for the RoboCup
Junior Compe on.
The teachers enjoyed the challenge of building and programming their robots.
Mr Hawach and I a ended the workshop in prepara on for our school’s Robo cs Club,
whereby students can learn to build
and code their own robots at school
or poten ally in a compe on.
Mrs Vanessa Thapaliya
www.lasalle.nsw.edu.au
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INFORMATION AND DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGY VET EXCURSION TO UTS
Last term, Year 12 IDT students had the opportunity to a end The Big Day InTM @UTS
(University of Technology Sydney) which is an IT careers conference designed by students
for students. There were numerous speakers, exhibitors and over 70 organisa ons
involved.
Some of the speakers included ICT employees from:
· Microso
· Adobe
· IBM
· CBA and Westpac
Even the Hon. Victor Dominello, MP (former Mister of Innova on and Be er Regula on,
currently Minister of Finance, Services and Property) a ended and spoke about IT in
Australia. The IDT students said that they enjoyed the opportunity. In par cular,
Charlene Garcia (an external student of St Yon TTC from Bethany College, Hurstville)
commented that “It was an informa ve experience which gave great insights into the IT
industry”. Also, Fred Fajloun (student from LaSalle Catholic College/St Yon TTC) said “It
was a great way to know what is available in the future of IT careers”. All in all, an
invaluable opportunity to discover the IT industry, held at such a reputable university campus. Mrs Vanessa Thapaliya
(l‐r) Fred Fajloun, Jonathon Noujaim, Viet Hoang, Jack Dinh
YEAR 8 MEDIEVAL INCURSION
As part of the study in Australian Geography, History, Civics and Ci zenship, Year 8 have been learning about Medieval Europe. On
Wednesday 10th May, Year 8 a ended an incursion in the Lecture Theatre run by James Adams from Historic Enterprises.
Here are some of the reflec ons wri en by the Year 8s with their experience on the incursion.
“I thought Medieval Europe was already fascina ng, but the incursion took it to a
whole new level.” – Rudy K
“We learnt about how the knights fought against other people and the armour they
used. The Knights had to wear “mail” and I was able to try it on, it was very heavy. It
was about 10‐16 kg. Mail was used to avoid the impact of a sword on the ba le field.
They had loads of weapons they used to defend themselves, swords, shields and
helmets.” – Mar na V
“We learnt that the armour had improved over the years. For example the helmet
shape went from point to flat and made stronger and so did the armour and
weapons.” – Mar na F
“Another thing that I learnt was that there were different types of torture methods
including; stretching of the limbs and a skull crusher. Overall this incursion had
informed me heaps about Medieval Europe and had been a good experience.” –
Jordan L
Chris na Breda
www.lasalle.nsw.edu.au
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On Sunday, 14th May, our Brother Gerry, a ended the
celebra on of Brothers, who achieved their Golden,
Diamond or Pla num Jubilee.
Two of the Brothers (pictured above), Br Garry Coyte
(Golden) and Br Adrian Watson (Golden) were both past
Principals of De La Salle College Bankstown.
This was a wonderful occasion for our Lasallian Religious
Brothers to gather and celebrate.