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Marist College AshgroveVolume 48 Issue No. 16 October 2012

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Thursday, 18 October 2012• Year 8 Hepatitis B #2 Vaccine• Year 7 Invitational Maths Comp - Cyprian Pavilion• Year 11 Social - Kookaburra Queen

Friday, 19 October 2012• Term 4 Fees Due• AIC Track & Field Prelim (SAF)

Saturday, 20 October 2012• AIC Basketball/Tennis v Villa (A)• Old Boys Race Day

Monday, 22 October 2012• QSA Student Free Day• Verification Day

Tuesday, 23 October 2012• AIC Track & Field Championships

Wednesday, 24 October 2012• AIC Water Polo• Red Cross Blood Bank• House Assembly• Symphony Orchestra - Iona College• P&F Meeting 7pm - Cyprian Pavilion

Thursday, 25 October 2012• MATES Thank You Lunch - Cyprian Pavilion

Friday, 26 October 2012• Cambodia Immersion Prep Weekend - Starts• Grandparents’ Day - Champagnat Centre• Soiree 7pm - Champagnat Centre

Saturday, 27 October 2012• AIC Basketball/Tennis v Padua (A)

Monday, 29 October 2012• 2013 Cricket/Volleyball Trials• Cambodia Immersion Prep Meeting

JUNIOR SCHOOL Junior School - 3858 4551Junior School Fax - 3858 4557Junior Sportsline - 3858 4688Student Absences - 3858 4697

SECONDARY SCHOOL Secondary Office - 3858 4555Secondary Fax - 3858 4502Secondary Sportsline - 3858 4698Student Absences - 3858 4697Email - [email protected]

NEWSLETTER TEAM EDITOR Kay Wells / Richard WardPRODUCTION & DESIGN Damien ZoomersNEWSLETTER EMAIL [email protected] ONLINE www.marash.qld.edu.au/links/newsletter

College Website www.marash.qld.edu.auAIC Weekly Sport www.marash.qld.edu.au/links/sportParenting Ideas www.parentingideas.com.auMarist Province Website www.maristoz.edu.auMarist Brothers International Website www.champagnat.orgAssociation of Marist Schools Australia www.amsaust.asn.auThe Federation of Parents & Friends Associations of Catholic Schools in Queenslands www.pandf.org.au

Mass & Reconciliation

Mass: Wednesday & Friday - 8:10am Reconciliation: Tuesday - 8:10 - 8:40am

Trustees of the Marist Brothers t/as Marist College Ashgrove – CRICOS Provider #00670F

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DATES TO REMEMBER

Tuesday, 30 October 2012• House Meeting• Year 8 Retreat 8am-4pm - Cyprian Pavilion• Year 12 Boarders End of Year Dinner - Cyprian

Pavilion

Wednesday, 31 October 2012• AIC Water Polo• College Assembly• Year 8 Retreat 8am-4pm - Cyprian Pavilion

Thursday, 1 November 2012• Newsletter Online• All Saints’ Day

Friday, 2 November 2012• All Souls’ Day• Mass for Deceased - 8.10am Chapel• Year 11 Leadership Camp

Saturday, 3 November 2012• Boarders Weekend - Starts• Year 11 Leadership Camp

Monday, 5 November 2012• Cambodia Immersion Prep Meeting

Tuesday, 6 November 2012• Melbourne Cup• Ephrem Rock Climb• Melbourne Cup Lunch - Cyprian Pavilion

Wednesday, 7 November 2012• AIC Water Polo

Thursday, 8 November 2012• Year 5 Concert & Info Evening - Draney Theatre

Friday, 9 November 2012• Year 12 Exams Commence

Marist College Ashgrove | College Newsletter 2012

From the HeadmasterDear Members of the Marist College Ashgrove family,

What are our individual gifts as we see them? Do others see our gifts as we do?

A quick trip around the main statue of the Tower Building at Ashgrove reveals the words wisdom, understanding, counsel, courage, knowledge, piety and reverence, known as the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. The Catholic Encyclopedia states that, “Wisdom is the perfection of faith …. wisdom helps us to love the world properly, as the creation of God, rather than for its own sake”. Maybe this can be best summed up by stating that spiritually wisdom means to know what God wants us to do each day so as to follow his way. In the Old Testament book, The Wisdom of Solomon, the nature of wisdom is described as “The spirit of wisdom is intelligent and holy. It is of one nature but reveals itself in many ways. It is not made of any material substance, and it moves about freely. It is clear, clean, and confident; it cannot be harmed. It loves what is good. It is sharp and unconquerable, kind, and a friend of humanity. It is dependable and sure, and has no worries. It has power over everything, and sees everything. It penetrates every spirit that is intelligent and pure, no matter how delicate its substance may be.

When we think of people that are wise, invariably we look to the elderly. Andrew Zuckerman, award winning photographer and filmmaker, captures the thoughts of over 60 iconic over-sixty-five-year-olds in a book and film entitled “Wisdom”. I’d like to share some of their “wisdoms”:

It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another. Nelson Mandela

Giving and sharing and gentility and graciousness are not signs of weakness, they’re signs of strength. David Amram

Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, when asked about wisdom, referred to Nelson Mandela as the wisest and the best person. Why?

“Somebody who could endure what he endured over the best part of three decades, come out with no sense of bitterness, no sense of sourness, he made friends with his jailers, recognised the other fellow’s point of view, realised you can’t come to a solution unless the point of view of the person to whom you’re sometimes very strongly opposed is also taken into account. The man’s charity, his humanity ….. he may be the living definition of wisdom. There is an innate dignity about Mandela. He embraces a sense of decency, a sense of compassion, a sense of concern. Never a complaint about the way he’d been treated, always looking to the future.”

I remember the Melbourne Press Club lunch held the week before the Sydney Olympic Games opened on 15 September, 2000. The guests were Reuben “Hurricane” Carter and Nelson Mandela. The “Hurricane” said he was unworthy to share the stage with a man such as Mandela. It was inspiring to listen to Mandela.

Maybe at the end of the day, each of us possesses our own wisdom – sometimes we just have to let it come out.

May we all act with greater wisdom from now on.

Yours in Jesus, Mary and St Marcellin

Peter McLoughlinHeadmaster


Headmaster’s NotesCONGRATULATIONS

• Congratulations to Minh Pham (12F) who was selected as YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament, Youth Member for Nudgee. He debated issues from trade and education to same sex marriage and social isolation as he took part in the 2012 YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament at Parliament House over the last school holidays.

PRAyeRs PLeAsePlease pray for the repose of the soul of:

• Alan Kotthoff. Al was a much loved member of our Services Staff here at the College who passed away on 26 September. He had battled cancer since December last year. His funeral at the College Chapel on Monday 8 October was a fitting tribute to Al.

• Elaine Kitson, grandmother of Matthew (11I), Cameron (9I) and David (7 White) Lake who passed away recently.

• The sad and sudden passing of Mrs Barbara Schlick, grandmother of Finnigan McGrath (10E), mother of Martina McGrath and mother-in-law of Old Boy Patrick McGrath.

• The father of Doug Perrers who passed away during the holidays.

• Michael Campbell, the father of Antoinette Restell who passed away during the holidays.

• The grandmother of Mrs Jacqui Klowss and great grandmother of Jonah (9I) who passed away recently.

• John McPhee, grandfather of Ryan (12R), Tim (11S) and Nicholas (6 Red) who passed away on 22 September.

• Old Boy, Daniel O’Brien, (1985) who passed away last Saturday after a short illness

• Jordan(11G) & Aidan(8G) Fabris’ grandfather who passed away recently

Eternal rest grant to them O Lord and may perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

Please also keep in your prayers:• Peter McIntosh’s father who is terminally ill

THAnk youThanks to Gary Keown and Steve Littleton who were involved with the boys in the Immersion to the Solomon Islands and to Br Mark and John Lambourne who led the Vanuatu Immersion group.

Thanks to Keiko Griffiths and Ronnie Grant who took a group of students to Japan and to Peter Tuckwell, Stan Kosiek, Paul Kearney, David Brown and Josh Grinter who chaperoned the boys on the Ski trip.

Thanks to all the staff and students involved in the Sony Camp again. This year this was a great success for the children attending.

GRANDPARENTS DAY (FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER)CAN YOU HELP US PLEASE?

For the final time this year Amity is asking for volunteers, can you help us with Grandparents Day celebrations. For those who are new to the College we normally entertain about 600 grandparents with a magnificent concert following by morning tea. We desperately need parent volunteers to assist. Some are needed from 8am to help plate up the morning tea or from around 10am to serve tea and coffee.

If you are able to help please emailKaren Ryan at [email protected] or Michele Lim at [email protected]


Headmaster’s Notes Continued...

Standing up for fair funding for Catholic schools

One in five Australian students attends a Catholic school. On average, they receive 20 per cent less government funding than if they went to government schools.

The families who choose to send their children to Catholic schools are quite similar to government school families. Catholic schools tend to charge low fees, so that more families can make that choice for their children. When parent fees are included, Catholic schools operate on around 90 per cent of the cost of government schools.

Many parents make big sacrifices to send their children to a Catholic school. This includes parents whose children have special needs.

Special needs students in Catholic schools receive less funding from government than if they were going to a government school. Despite the lack of funding, Catholic schools continue to show improvement for their students, including their most disadvantaged.

Parents should be free to choose the type of education they want for their children. When parents choose a Catholic school for their children, governments can invest more on students in government schools.

In choosing a Catholic education for their children, parents are also saving the taxpayer around $2.2 billion, which can be spent in other schools.

Any decision to stop government funding for Catholic schools, or to reduce funding by not having school funding keep pace with government school funding, will mean that parent fees will have to go up.

If Catholic school fees go up, parents may have to change their mind about where they send their children to school. Their only choice may be government schools, which will put increased pressure on the government system. Properly funding Catholic schools now, and in the future, will help take pressure off government schools.

For more information about Catholic school funding visit: fundinginfo.catholic.edu.au

View a video on Catholic school funding here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWyO-iaobfA

MASS FOR THE DECEASED

On Friday 2 November at the 8.05a.m. Mass will be held in the College Chapel. We will pray for and remember the departed members of the Marist community.


Headmaster’s Notes Continued...

Getting funding right for special needs students

Governments have never funded students with special needs in Catholic schools in the same way they fund students with the same needs in government schools.

This is despite more and more families with Indigenous, poor or refugee backgrounds, or with children with disabilities, choosing to send their children to a Catholic school.

As part of their social justice mission, Catholic school communities welcome these students, despite the relatively small amount of funding they receive to support them.

Government funding for Catholic students with special needs often falls short of what students with special needs require.

If these Catholic students were enrolled in government schools, they would receive more funding to support their needs.

It’s time governments fund students equally, based on their needs, and not the school they attend.

For more information about Catholic school funding visit fundinginfo.catholic.edu.au

View a video on Catholic school funding here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWyO-iaobfA

Newsletter Article 2012

On Friday 19th October (a week earlier than the official day) the College will be supporting “Day for Daniel”.

This day is all about creating an “Awareness of Child Safety Issues”.

To enable the Daniel Morcombe foundation to continue doing the good work of promoting Child Safety, Rush House is fundraising throughout the day to help support this cause.

On Friday 19th October all students in Years 5‐12 are encouraged to wear Free Dress (preferably red) and to donate a gold coin.

At morning recess biscuits will be on sale for $1.00 each which will be baked by the Hospitality students and at lunch time students will be able to purchase a sausage and a cold drink for $3.00.

Your support on this day would be greatly appreciated to enable the Daniel Morcombe Foundation to continue their very important work of promoting Child Safety Awareness.

Further information of the foundation can be found via the following link: http://www.danielmorcombe.com.au/


Mission and Ministry NewsPRAYERHail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen

St Marcellin Champagnat; pray for usSt Mary of the Cross; pray for usMary our Good mother; pray for usAnd we remember always; to pray for each other.

ANNIVERSARIES & UPCOMING EVENTS4 October St Francis of Assisi8 October Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary9 October St Denis & Companions St John Leonardi Blessed John Henry Newman15 October St Teresa of Avila16 October St Hedwig St Margaret Mary Alacoque17 October St Ignatius of Antioch18 October St Luke, Evangelist

FAREWELL ALAN KOTTHOFF

On Monday 8th October, the Feast of the Holy Rosary, Requiem Mass was celebrated for a much loved staff member, Al Kotthoff.

Al was a cleaner at Marist College for the last five years, mainly working in the area in and around the College gym.

I was recently told the following by one of my Year 10 students: “The President of the US went to visit the NASA space station and encountered a man there who was a cleaner. The president asked the man, ‘What do you do here?’ The man, who was the janitor at the station replied: ‘I help to put a man on the moon.” (Isaac Dickinson told this story in class).

Marist College Ashgrove, is concerned with the great enterprise of education. There are all sorts of people involved in this enterprise - gardeners, cleaners, teachers, technicians, and the list goes on. Al Kotthoff really believed that he was a part of this wonderful work. In his daily duties he encountered the boys and treated each boy with a cheerful smile, always ready to share a laugh, a story and to listen to their stories. Al’s life and presence here at Ashgrove reminds us that it is not what we do that makes a difference, but the attitude and the way we do it can impact on others. Al was only here for five years but made a huge difference.

Al had a great love for the Balmain Tigers (he rarely called them the West Tigers!!!).

Al died in Prince Charles Hospital. He prepared well for his death, both spiritually and practically. He will be missed but not forgotten.

May the soul of Al and all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.


Mission and Ministry News Continued...

MATES PROGRAMOpportunities exist in a range of areas for students, staff and families to take part. Students are welcome to drop into the Campus Ministry Office before or after school, at morning tea or lunch time any day to find out what is available to them and to put their name on a roster. In the Senior School Campus Ministry Office, parents can contact Br Mark Fordyce on 3858 4589, or email [email protected] Mrs. Mena McLean works from the Junior School and can be contacted on 3858 4551 or [email protected]

MATES BBQ WITH THE HOMELESSOur thanks to the staff, students and families who have generously offered their time to participate in the MATES BBQ. When attending the BBQ please meet in the Brothers/Services car park at 4.45pm. If you cannot attend the BBQ could you please email the team leader or Staff driver rostered on for that evening. Thank you

The following tables shows students, staff & families who were rostered on over the last two weeks in the various MATES Ministries and we would like to thank them for their generosity and commitment to reaching out to others in our community.



ST PETER CHANEL

ST PETER CHANEL CELEBRATING 40 YEARS

1972 - 2012

This year the St Peter Chanel School community celebrate 40 years of Catholic education in The Gap. From humble beginnings on 28 August 1972 with 58 children and two teachers, St Peter Chanel has grown to become a dynamic co-educational school with an enrolment of 428 children. Over the past 40 years hundreds of children have passed through the school and have gone on to contribute richly to the life of our city and beyond. All those with a connection to St Peter Chanel , be they past students, parents or staff, are warmly invited to attend a celebration on Sunday 21 October beginning at 9:30am with Mass in the school hall followed by morning tea, school tours, memorabilia displays and open classrooms, student performances and children's activities including jumping castles, games and dancing. We will conclude our "40th Birthday Party" with a sausage sizzle lunch, fairy floss and snow cones.



SCHOOL FEE ACCOUNTS School fee accounts for Term 4 were sent by email on Friday 5/10/12 and Monday 8/10/12. This is the final account for the year. If you have not received your account, could you please contact the Finance Office on 3858 4504 as soon as possible. If you are not paying your account by direct debit, payment is due and payable on 19th October, 2012. A reminder that all parents receive a statement – whether you pay directly to the College or have a Direct Debit in place. For parents who have a Direct Debit authority set up with the College, the statement is for your reference only – PAYMENT IS NOT REQUIRED. Cathy BromleyFinance Officer



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SONY CAMP 2012 – CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF SERVICE TO CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIESAt this week’s College Assembly we celebrated the achievements of the Year 12 students who worked on the 2012 Sony camp for children with disabilities. 61 students from Mt Alvernia and Marist were involved in welcoming 33 children to this year’s camp. After two information-packed induction sessions in the week leading up to the camp the students were ready to welcome the children on the first Saturday of the September school holidays. The camp was four full days of fun, tears, entertainment, stress, laughter………..the range of emotions. For staff and students the camp is at once a humbling, challenging and rewarding journey. One student reflection on the camp experience gives some insight into how valuable the camp can be for some: “I didn’t realise how great an impact being a companion on the Sony Camp would have on my life. It has allowed me to appreciate the simple things in life and have more respect for the people around me.” The feeling of quite a few students was mirrored in another student’s response that “I honestly didn’t have a “fun” time at Sony Camp. It was the hardest four days of my life but it was also the most enriching four days of my life. I wouldn’t hesitate to do it all again.”

A great many people work very hard and with great generosity to enable the camp to take place. More than 40 Marist and Mt Alvernia staff made some commitment of time and energy to the camp, nearly 30 parents, Registered Nurses in the main, volunteer time on the camp, and several families from the College community make generous donations to support the program as do College suppliers and community groups.

The Sony Foundation is a proud sponsor of the camp program and we are proud to be a partner school with the Foundation. One surprise for campers this year was a visit by Sony music artist TIMOMATIC, who spent time performing for the children and having photos taken with all those who wanted. The visit complemented the range of activities the children participated in this year – swimming at Albany Creek Leisure Centre, exciting games and activities in the gym, a bowling session with the members at the Ashgrove Bowling Club, T-shirt painting, a movie night and the highlight, a day out at Movieworld (generously provided by Village Roadshow Limited). The customary fire drill held at the start of the camp was made all that more worthwhile this year when early on Sunday morning we had an alarm go off and the fire engine actually arrived with firemen clamoring through the dorm while the children gathered outside the Chapel. The unsuspecting thought it all part of the entertainment!

Thanks to the staff and students, families and supporters of Marist College and Mt Alvernia College. 2012 was the 10th camp run by our two schools, something of which to be enormously proud. Roll on Sony 2013.

Luke McMahonAssistant Head - Mission

10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY FOR SONY CAMP




News from ChaplainOur last Term for this year began on the Feast of the Holy Rosary, Monday 8th October. Traditionally, October has been called the Month of the Rosary. Interestingly, the Rosary is the most prayed prayer throughout the world today, a prayer prayed by Catholics predominantly, but also by a significant number of other Christians.

I remember walking down the streets in London where all the fashion shops are and noticing that in the windows there were mannequins dressed in fine clothes with rosary beads around the neck. Today, in Australia, it is not uncommon to see young people wearing rosaries around their necks. Somehow it shows the desire for, or a connection with the Mother of the Lord.

People sometimes ponder the value of reciting the same prayers over and over: one Our Father, and ten Hail Marys. In fact, the Rosary is more a meditation and contemplation on the life of Christ, and the prayers are simply a way of helping us enter into that meditation. The mysteries of the Rosary cover the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus, with the new set of Luminous Mysteries covering the ministry of Jesus. As we pray each decade we reflect on a certain aspect of the story of our salvation.

Pope Benedict XVI in an address at the Basilica of St. Mary Major where he prayed the rosary with the faithful said:

‘Today, together we confirm that the Holy Rosary is not a pious practice banished to the past, like prayers of other times thought of with nostalgia. Instead, the Rosary is experiencing a new Springtime. Without a doubt, this is one of the most eloquent signs of love that the young generation nourish for Jesus and his Mother, Mary. In the current world, so dispersive, this prayer helps to put Christ at the centre, as the Virgin did, who meditated within all that was said about her Son, and also what he did and said. When reciting the Rosary, the important and meaningful moments of salvation history are relived. The various steps of Christ's mission are traced. With Mary the heart is oriented toward the mystery of Jesus. Christ is put at the centre of our life, of our time, of our city, through the contemplation and meditation of his holy mysteries of joy, light, sorrow and glory. May Mary help us to welcome within ourselves the grace emanating from these mysteries, so that through us we can "water" society, beginning with our daily relationships, and purifying them from so many negative forces, thus opening them to the newness of God. The Rosary, when it is prayed in an authentic way, not mechanical and superficial but profoundly, brings, in fact, peace and reconciliation. It contains within itself the healing power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the centre of each "Hail Mary".

I think he sums up the Rosary beautifully.

As we pray the Rosary we know that Mary, our Good Mother, desires for us to come closer to her Son, she walks with us and prays for us. Often a special intention is attached to the Rosary. I hope that one of your intentions will be for our Year 12 boys, who enter their last Term here at Ashgrove, that all will go well for them, and that they will complete the year to the best of their ability.

With every good wish. God bless you all.Father Pius Jones, S.M.

CLoTHing PooL (seConD HAnD unifoRMs)OPEN: Wednesday’s, 8am – 9.30am and 3pm – 4.30pm.

PAYMENT: Cash or Cheque only as it is volunteer run. Unfortunately due to the cost of processing, any clothing sold that is under $20 can not be reimbursed.

LOCATION: Next door to the Ashgrove Clothing Specialists along from The Cyprian Pavillon.

BLAZERS: Sold on consignment so they need to be dry-cleaned and mended, as it makes it easier to sell them.

CLOTHING: If selling uniforms please wash and iron clothing as it is a volunteer run service. All profits go to help maintain the College. Many thanks.


Congratulations to Year 12 student Jason Rankin receiving the ADFA Education Award. He is joining an elite group of 300 young men and women who will receive a degree through UNSW and be trained to be among of this country’s finest leaders. The selection process is rigorous and demanding as the ADF and ADFA only take the cream of the crop.

BRISBANE BOYS CONQUER TOUR DE TIMOR

A team of former Marist College Ashgrove mates from The Gap, and one of their dads, recently returned from Timor having completed the gruelling Tour De Timor Mountain bike challenge, deemed the toughest race of its type in the world. Over 6 days the race covered 600 km of the roughest mountain roads in 46 degree heat. Last year Paul Stone, 28, his brother Michael, 35 and their dad Gary, 59,competed in the race, through the eastern districts of Timor . This year President Jose Ramos Horta arranged for Michael, who has been Tour Director since 2009, to organise for the tour to cross into Indonesian West Timor and link up with the enclave of Oecussi in a ride for reconciliation . Having served previously in Timor with the Army, Paul invited two mates – David Rae and Matthew Schofield to join him. Gary, who is a chaplain in the Army and the founder of the humanitarian NGO Friends and Partners with East Timor, said the best part of the ride for him was to see East Timorese soldiers and police, stopping their bikes on the ride to stop to talk to Indonesian police and soldiers they recognised from the years of Indonesian occupation. The theme of Tour de Timor has been “peace begins with us”.

For the Timorese and Aussies to be welcomed by the Indonesians as they were, was great milestone in the journey of peace.


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SPORTS LUNCH Friday 22 February 2012

Marist tradition challenges us to care for all people. Established in 2005 The Champagnat Trust honours and expresses those traditions by providing bursaries for boys from families experiencing financial difficulties. Champagnat Trust bursaries enhance and celebrate the diversity of the College community and generate opportunities for students to make friends with boys from all walks of life.All proceeds from the Luncheon go to The Champagnat Trust Bursary program.

Planning has commenced for the 2013 Champagnat Trust Sport Lunch to be held at the Brisbane Entertainment and Convention Centre on Friday 22 February 2013

We would be delighted if you would like to join us for this special lunch to raise funds for The Champagnat Trust. Money raised from this luncheon will directly assist boys from financially strained

families to access a Marist College Ashgrove education

Platinum tables of 12 are available at $5000Contact Peter McWhirter on 0412 732 143 for further details

or contact Kay Wells (3858 4586) or [email protected]

for bookings for tables of 10 for $1500 or $150 per ticket

If you are unable to join us on the day and would like to help The Champagnat Trust by donating an auction item or raffle prize please contact Kay Wells. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Tables will sell quickly so your completed booking form, along with payment will secure your booking.

CO-PATRONS AND THE MC & ENTERTAINMENT

Come along and enjoy the company of Co-Patrons, John Eales and Matthew Hayden, Vince Sorrenti (MC) and Mal Meninga along with our

usual first class guest speakers and entertainers.

JOHN EALES MATTHEW HAYDEN MAL MENINGA VINCE SORRIENTI

JUST ONE OF OUR SPECIAL GUESTS


Please reserve seat/s @ $140 pp OR Please reserve table/s @ $1400 per Table of 10

Name/s

Postal Address

Email Address

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Champagnat Trust Sports Lunch

- BOOKING SHEET -

Friday 25 February 2011 - Sofitel Hotel

For preferential reserved seating at The Champagnat Trust Sports Lunch,

please print off this sheet & return with payment to:

Champagnat Trust Sports Lunch Bookings

Marist College Ashgrove

PO Box 82

Ashgrove Qld 4060

Don't miss out on this very popular event!

Payment by 3rd December will reserve your table.

Payment By Credit Card

Cardholder’s Name Amount

Signature Expiry Date

Mastercard Visa

Card Number

Payment Options

Payments may be made by Cash, Cheque, EFTPOS, Mastercard or Visa at the College Finance Office. Cheques (made payable to Marist

College Ashgrove) and credit card payments can also be mailed to the College at PO Box 82, Ashgrove Qld. 4060.

Please return this form with your payment. Credit card payments can be made by completing the “Payment by Credit Card” section

above. Cash payments should be handed in personally at the Finance Office so that a receipt can be issued.

Champagnat Trust Sports LunchFriday 22 February 2013

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

$150pp $1500

Payments may be made by Cash, Cheque, EFTPOS, Mastercard or Visa at the College Finance Office. Cheques (made payable to Marist College Ashgrove Foundation Ltd.) and credit card payments can also be mailed to the College at PO Box 82, Ashgrove Qld. 4060.

Please return this form with your payment. Credit card payments can be made by completing the “Payment by Credit Card” sectionabove. Cash payments should be handed in personally at the Finance Office so that a receipt can be issued.

For preferential reserved seating at The Champagnat Trust Sports Lunch, please print off this sheet & return with payment to:

Champagnat Trust Sports Lunch BookingsMarist College AshgrovePO Box 82Ashgrove Qld 4060

Don't miss out on this very popular event!Payment by 30 November will reserve your table.


INVITATION

All Grandparents of Marist College Ashgrove are cordially invited to the annual

GRANDPARENTS’ DAY

To be held at the College on

Friday 26 October 2012 commencing at 9.30 am with a concert

in the Champagnat Centre followed by morning tea

After morning tea the boys will be welcome to join their grandparents and escort them on a tour of the College facilities

RSVP College Reception (3858.4555)

by Friday 19 October 2012 This is helpful for catering purposes for morning tea

Parking will be available on No. 5 Oval at Des Connor Park (The Flats) Transportation from Des Connor Park to the Champagnat Centre will be available for those requiring assistance

LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU ON THE DAY

PETER McLOUGHLIN HEADMASTER


YEAR 12 STUDENTS - QTAC APPLICATIONSAny Year 12 students who have not already applied to study at a Queensland institution through QTAC are still eligible to apply regardless of whether they are OP eligible or ineligible though a higher processing charge will now apply. Students who are unsure about any part of the process should make an appointment with Mr Ruiz as soon as possible.

Below is a list some of the most important dates as indicated by QTAC for 2012.

Any students who have not yet logged onto their learning account through Student Connect https://studentconnect.qsa.qld.edu.au/ need to do so as soon as possible. It is very important to check that their login works and that all personal and study details are correct before they leave school.

Assistant Head (Teaching and Learning)

The Uniform Shop has Eftpos and Credit Card facilities (Visa / Mastercard). Parents can take advantage of this service by phoning through their card details allowing their sons to come down at lunchtime and pick up any uniform requirements.

Summer uniform will be worn after Septemberholidays from Monday 8 October.

noRMAL oPening HouRsMonday – closed

Tuesday and Fri – 12.30 – 3.30pmWed and Thurs 12.30 – 4.00pm

Shop 33665738

Mobile 0404 299 479 Email [email protected]

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For more information: Website (GYLC): www.cylc.org/gylc Email: [email protected]

You’ll have opportunities to:

1) Interact with high-achieving students from more than 80-100 countries across the world.

2) Expand cultural awareness & cultivate leadership skills in a global context.

3) Acquire new ideas and perspectives from simulations that challenge you to examine ongoing world issues from varying points of views.

4) Learn from and exchange ideas with leading business leaders, policy officials, lobbyists, diplomats, and academics.

GLOBAL YOUNG

LEADERS CONFERENCE

GYLC is designed for high school students (16-18 years old) aspiring to a career in

diplomacy, international relations, multinational business or international

finance.

2013 Dates & Venues 1) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Washington D.C. and New York City Session Dates Cultural Add-on Jun 10 – 19 NYC (Jun 19 – 22 ) Jun 24 – Jul 3 NYC (Jul 3 – 6) Jul 1 – 10 NYC (Jul 10 – 13) Jul 8 – 17 NYC (Jul 17 – 20) Jul 15 – 24 NYC (Jul 24 – 27) Jul 29 – Aug 7 NYC (Aug 7 – 10) 2) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai Session Dates Cultural Add-on

Jul 16 – 25 Hong Kong or Xi’an (Jul 25 – 28) 3) EUROPE: Vienna, Prague and Berlin Session Dates Cultural Add-on

Jun 30 – Jul 9 Munich, Salzburg and Bavaria (Jul 9 – 12)

Further information at the Studies Office.




National Youth Leadership Forum On Medicine

You’ll have opportunities to:

1) Explore and reflect on your medical career interest with some 300 other high school students from the United States and other countries.

2) Experience the working environment of medical professionals during site visits to renowned U.S.

medical schools and hospitals.

3) Learn from and interact with leading medical professionals and residents at keynote addresses, talks and seminars.

2013 Dates & Venues:

For more information: Website (MED): www.nylf.org/med Email: [email protected]

The NYLF Medicine Forum is designed for high school students (16 – 18 years old) who aspire to

be doctors, surgeons or public health professionals.

Jun 16 – 25: Boston or Washington D.C. Jun 23 – Jul 2: Chicago, Miami – Fort Lauderdale,

Philadelphia or San Francisco Jun 30 – Jul 9: Boston or Washington D.C. Jul 7 – 16: Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New

York City, Raleigh Durham or San Francisco Jul 14 – 23: Boston or Washington D.C. Jul 21 – 30: Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New York

City or Raleigh Durham

Further information at the Studies Office.



News from the Assistant Head (Admin) - Mr Michael KurylewskiPARENT LOUNGEFrom the start of this Term the Daily Notices can be accessed by parents via Parent Lounge and students via Student Café. www.marash.qld.edu.au > MyMarash > Parent Lounge > Today’s Bulletins > [more]

AbsenCes AnD/oR eARLy DePARTuRes

For your son’s safety and your own peace of mind, please notify the College of Absences and/or Early Departures:

• Email Student Administration offices: [email protected]

• Ring the College Absentee Line: 07 3858 4697

Please note! Students arriving late or leaving early MusT sign in or sign out at Student Administration offices (Gail Rogers: Years 5 – 7 and Kim Horwood: Years 8 – 12) befoRe going to their scheduled classroom or appointment.

senioR sPoRTs newsLeTTeR - onLine

Download your copy of ‘The Buzz’ - the weekly sports report from The Head of Sport.

www.marash.qld.edu.au/links/thebuzz


On The Menu

On Arrival• Olive. rosemary & sea salt

focaccia • Pumpkin & caramelised onion

tartlets w goats curd & sage • Fresh baked individual

cottage pies | steak & mushroom pies

Lunch• Canapes Grilled lamb cutlets

wrapped in pancetta, sage & confit garlic, w harissa

• Bresaola, rocket & horseradish cream

• Smoked salmon, cucumber & pickled ginger chopsticks w wasabi mayo

• Wild mushroom, walnut & brie tartlets

Noodle Boxes• Soy-poached chicken,

hokkien noodles, ginger & green onion

• Vegetarian dish of the day

Late Afternoon• Selection of fresh tarts. flans

& cakes • Vanilla cream & raspberry

coulis

SATURDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2012FROM 11:30AM

This year's venue for the College race day is the LABORATORY. Please join us to enjoy the atmosphere and company that the event has to offer.

Nestled within Eagle Farm's oldest grandstand lies a hidden treasure. Built in 1889, The Laboratory, as the name indicates, was formerly used for the scientific testing of racehorses. The Laboratory, in its contemporary form, boasts ornate furnishings, polished wooden flooring and a stunning exclusive deck providingmagnificent views of the home straight and the entire racetrack.The Laboratory is air conditioned, has private bar and bathroom facilities as well as a private Tote. The Laboratory provides easy access to the public lawn and other race track precinct. Cost for the day is $170 per double or $90 per single which includes entry to the racecourse, exclusive use of the venue and a wonderful selection of food throughout the day.

A cash bar will be run throughout the afternoon and the venue closes 30 minutes after the last local race.

Collared shirt and ties are required by the gents. No thongs or jeans.

DON’T MISS THIS GREAT EVENT! PUT IT IN YOUR DIARY NOW...

TICKETS NUMBERS STRICTLY LIMITEDTickets $170 per double or $90 per single.

For tickets or inquires please contactSean Harkin 0401137048


On The Menu

On Arrival• Olive. rosemary & sea salt

focaccia • Pumpkin & caramelised onion

tartlets w goats curd & sage • Fresh baked individual

cottage pies | steak & mushroom pies

Lunch• Canapes Grilled lamb cutlets

wrapped in pancetta, sage & confit garlic, w harissa

• Bresaola, rocket & horseradish cream

• Smoked salmon, cucumber & pickled ginger chopsticks w wasabi mayo

• Wild mushroom, walnut & brie tartlets

Noodle Boxes• Soy-poached chicken,

hokkien noodles, ginger & green onion

• Vegetarian dish of the day

Late Afternoon• Selection of fresh tarts. flans

& cakes • Vanilla cream & raspberry

coulis

SATURDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2012FROM 11:30AM

This year's venue for the College race day is the LABORATORY. Please join us to enjoy the atmosphere and company that the event has to offer.

Nestled within Eagle Farm's oldest grandstand lies a hidden treasure. Built in 1889, The Laboratory, as the name indicates, was formerly used for the scientific testing of racehorses. The Laboratory, in its contemporary form, boasts ornate furnishings, polished wooden flooring and a stunning exclusive deck providingmagnificent views of the home straight and the entire racetrack.The Laboratory is air conditioned, has private bar and bathroom facilities as well as a private Tote. The Laboratory provides easy access to the public lawn and other race track precinct. Cost for the day is $170 per double or $90 per single which includes entry to the racecourse, exclusive use of the venue and a wonderful selection of food throughout the day.

A cash bar will be run throughout the afternoon and the venue closes 30 minutes after the last local race.

Collared shirt and ties are required by the gents. No thongs or jeans.

DON’T MISS THIS GREAT EVENT! PUT IT IN YOUR DIARY NOW...

TICKETS NUMBERS STRICTLY LIMITEDTickets $170 per double or $90 per single.

For tickets or inquires please contactSean Harkin 0401137048

Call 13 14 95 or visit donateblood.com.au

ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES AND GIVE BLOODMarist College Wednesday 24 October - Thursday 25 October 2012, 8.00 am – 2.00 pmTo make an appointment, please contact administration.

CONVENIRE IS HERE!Marist College Ashgrove’s stunning collection of recipes and stories, Convenire, was officially launched by Mrs Lisa Newman at morning tea on Friday 31 August. Mrs Newman’s stories about her family’s culinary history and the chaos and fun in her own kitchen had everyone laughing, while more than 100 guests enjoyed recipes from Convenire prepared and served by the College’s hospitality students.

Featuring 250 recipes photographed by Year 12 student Michael Wood, Convenire is both a practical kitchen resource and a beautiful coffee table book. Its magnificent photographs of the Ashgrove campus captured by designer and photographer Ximena Hniopek, also make Convenire a great memento of the College and a terrific gift for any occasion.

Convenire is available from the Main Administration and Junior School Offices for only $49.95 or call the Foundation Office on (07) 3858 4587. Also available are Convenire aprons ($20.00), coffee mugs ($5.00) and shopping bags ($5.00). Convenire also has a page on Facebook: just search for Convenire, and ‘like’ the page to receive Convenire news and updates.

At more than 420 pages, Convenire has culinary ideas for any occasion and is a great souvenir of the College.


JUNIOR STRINGS WIN PLATINUM AT MUSICFESTCongratulations to Junior Strings and their director Mrs Catherine Wasserman who were awarded a Platinum award at this years MusicFest . This festival is a competition featuring Concert bands, Jazz Ensembles, String Ensembles, Orchestras and Choirs and is open to all schools across Brisbane and the State. It is a great achievement for the boys to achieve this outcome in their section. Good luck to both Wind Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra who will also be competing in the next week.

2013 CHINA TOURInvitations for the 2013 China Tour will be going out in the next fortnight to parents and boys. This letter will confirm the dates and pricing of the tour including the deposit amount which will be due before the end of this term.

MARIST JAzz NIGHTThis concert featured all of our jazz ensembles with special guests Trichotomy including MCA Old Boy Pat Marchisella who is a member of this Queensland based trio. The performance also included collaboration with digital artist Andrew Gibbs and involved composed & improvised music interacting with visual elements, real time manipulation of images & laser mapping. The night was a great success with an enthusiastic audience enjoying an evening of high standard jazz performance. Semester 2 ConcertsMusic Fest 2012Already this year we have seen Marist ensembles competing successfully in the Queensland Youth Music Awards with Big Band 1 being awarded 1st place in the jazz ensemble section. This semester our Wind Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra will compete in the Musicfest festival. Exact performance times will be given in the Colleges Newsletter and Web site closer to the performing date. WIND ORCHESTRAWednesday 17th October – Iona College Performing Arts Centre Symphony OrchestraWednesday 24th October – Iona College Performing Arts Centre

Melbourne Cup Day LuncheonTuesday 6th NovemberThe College’s String Quartet and Jazz ensemble will be providing pre-lunch entertainment for this event held in the Cyprian Pavillion.

Grandparents DayFriday 26th October – Cyprian PavilionThis morning concert will showcase most of the College’s premier ensembles for grandparents of the Marist College Ashgrove Community. More details for this event can be found in the College’s newsletter closer to the event.

Soiree 2012Friday 26th October, 7pm – Champagnat CentreAll members of the College community are invited to this annual gala event to farewell our 2012 Year 12 students. This celebratory concert will feature all of the College’s large and small ensembles. Food and drinks will be available to purchase. Admission: Adults $10, Concession $5, Family $20.

2013 Music Information EveningThursday 8th November, 5.30pm – Draney TheatreThis information evening is for new parents and students and covers full details of the co-curricular music program including lesson scheduling and ensemble information.

Year 5 ConcertThursday 8th November, 6.30pm – Draney Theatre

Music News


Music News Continued...

Come along and hear the stars of the future. Attend and you will be talking about the Year 5 Symphony Orchestra for years to come. Admission free.

Secondary Prize GivingThursday 15th November, 7pm - Champagnat CentreBig Band will give their final performance for 2012 as part of the Secondary Prize Giving.

Year 12 Graduation MassFriday 16th November, Champagnat CentreThe Liturgical Choir and Musicians will be performing at this farewell event for the College’s Year 12 students.

Junior School Awards NightTuesday 20th November, 7pm - Champagnat CentreWind Ensemble, Marist Voices and Junior Strings will provide cultural interludes throughout the evening.

Marist CarolsThursday 22nd November, 7.15pm – McMahon Oval/John Eales GrandstandThe Colleges Staff, Old Boys, Years 6 & 7 and our combined Choirs will join the College Community in our annual Christmas Carols evening. Everybody is welcome.

For further information regarding concerts and bookings, please contact the music department on Phone: 3858 4668, email: [email protected], website: www.marash.qld.edu.au/music


2012 MELBOURNECUP LUNCH

TUESDAY 6NOVEMBER 201210.30 AM

CYPRIAN PAVILIONCome and enjoy thecompany of good friends, agourmet lunch, champagne on arrival, fashion parade by Why Not Boutique - Ashgrove, raffles, sweeps, best hat/fascinator prize and the race on the big screen in the Cyprian Pavilion.

Tables will be limited. Don’tmiss out!

Cost: $45 including a welcome drink on arrival.

Any enquiries please contact:

Jacinta Coman (0429 000 571) orCarmel Olsen (0404 461 004)


2012 MARIST COLLEGE ASHGROVE MELBOURNE CUP LUNCHEON

$45 ticket includes:

‐ Appetizers by Marcellin’s ‐ Music by College students ‐ Buffet Lunch ‐ Petit Fours/tea/coffee ‐ Best Hat/Fascinator prize ‐ Fabulous raffle prizes ‐ Sweeps ‐ Fashion Parade by Why Not Boutique, Ashgrove

To purchase tickets please complete the Ticket Request Form and return to the College Finance Office with payment no later than 30 October 2012

Any enquiries please contact

Jacinta Coman (0429 000 571) or

Carmel Olsen (0404 461 004)

If you are looking for a local, lively option for Melbourne Cup, why not come to the annual Melbourne Cup Luncheon in The Cyprian Pavilion on

Tuesday 6 November 2012 at 10.30 am You are guaranteed a lovely day out and it is a great chance to catch up with

some old friends and make some new friends.

To purchase tickets, please complete the details below and return to the Finance Office with payment (cash, cheque or credit card) no later than 30 October 2012.

Entry will be by advance ticket purchase only. Tables of 8 encouraged!

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FROM THE ARCHIVESHello to you all again. My selected target is proving very hard to pin down, so this piece of musing will consider the history of the College after Brother “Jack” Alman Dwyer left the Headmastership to take up the post of Marist Provincial at the end of 1982. His replacement was another vastly experienced Marist, Brother Christopher Wade. Brother Christopher would, in fact, be in the post for eight years, and so to this point in time remains the longest serving Headmaster in Ashgrove’s history. In his period, the College would alter in many ways, most obviously in the physical sense, for projects long cherished and hoped for but never achieved would become “bricks and mortar” reality in the years between 1983 and 1990.

As with his two predecessors, Chris served many years both as a teaching Brother and as an administrator. He had been Headmaster of three schools, at Hamilton (Newcastle), Kogarah (Sydney), and Marist North Shore High School (Sydney). At the time of his appointment as Headmaster of Ashgrove in 1983, he was the leader of the Marist Education Team for the Province, and had been a member of the Provincial Council for six years. His specialist teaching area was English, but he had a special affection for anything involving the Arts in general, and particularly music. Five minutes in his company was enough to convince most people that his was a significant presence: he obviously had a formidable intellect and was nobody’s fool; a second impression was that he wouldn’t suffer fools gladly either. His written instructions to staff were masterpieces of logical and concise construction – no-one could be in any doubt as to his aims and intentions, nor of the tactics to be followed to achieve those aims and intentions. Similarly, in verbal communication, Chris had a way of making things crystal clear – a staff meeting under his direction never meandered or side-tracked into waffle. He could be very direct on occasion, and was never afraid to face up to issues which involved conflict. There was little of the gregarious Alman in Chris, but in ability he would prove himself the equal of his glittering predecessor.

He was not concerned with personal popularity, but with doing the best he could at whatever task he had set himself. If your babbling scribe may be permitted a nautical metaphor, Chris ran a tight ship, and as captain of that ship directed its course with a firm hand. His superb organisational skills ensured that everyone in the crew knew the overall aim, and what their individual part was within that framework. Once instructions were issued, it was well understood that everyone was to “get on with it.” If things were on track and according to plan, what was said was usually nothing: if something was said, the recipient of the words acted with alacrity in response to those words. It was a firm and no-nonsense leadership style, and while it did not suit everyone the results were very hard to argue with. (I arrived on staff at exactly the same time as Chris, and after a decade in the State system of education, I thought I had fallen into Paradise. To have strong and decisive leadership, to have a disciplined student body, to have an obvious esprit de corps – these were qualities I had in my educational experience hitherto rarely glimpsed, and yet here they were, and in glorious abundance. Small wonder that some of my colleagues thought me rather strange for walking around slapping myself in the side of the head, muttering all the while “This is a school, this is a SCHOOL !!!” It was a tribute to what had been achieved in just 43 years at the College, and Chris would build even further on those achievements.)

Chris was also a very astute student of history, particularly the concepts that had been promoted during the College’s growth: the sense of “family”, of communal effort and involvement, and a striving for excellence in all areas of school life – intellectual, sporting and spiritual. These qualities would be both utilised and expanded during his tenure. Chris saw a striving for academic excellence as a given – it was what a school was for – but the education offered by the College must be so much more than that. (He became very concerned, for example, at the lack of professional help at the College for those who found learning difficult. A Chris phone call to Jan Mulvihill eventually resulted in the mighty Learning Enrichment programme of later years, with Jan as its legendary Godmother.) A good Catholic school would also strive to awaken all aspects of a student’s personality so that he developed as a whole person, ready to help those less fortunate than himself, and willing to confront injustice. So Religious Education programmes at the College began to emphasise not just prayer and liturgy, but the practical aspects of recognising and helping the less fortunate: Justice Week and Champagnat Week became important in the curriculum; students regularly performed work for charitable and nursing organisations, or raised funds for such causes and for natural disasters; the St Vincent de Paul Society at the College had over 100 members by 1984; lawn and garden maintenance was undertaken for the elderly; visits were regularly made to the sick, particularly the young in hospitals. All students were encouraged to become personally involved. Chris also recognised the role of sport as a part of making the whole man, and in the years 1983 to 1990 many spectacular successes were achieved by College teams, this success and the participation rate being underlined by a comment by Chris in the 1987 Headmaster’s Report that “our typical problem is how to find enough coaches and enough competition to accommodate all who want to play.” So that students would always be reminded of Ashgrove’s great


FROM THE ARCHIVESsporting traditions, a Hall of Fame was created in the bottom area of the Carrick Wing. The concept of the “Businessman’s Luncheon”, based on sporting personalities, became entrenched in the days of Chris, since that time evolving into the massive annual Champagnat Trust Sports Lunch of today.

In terms of the Arts, Chris probably did more than any previous Headmaster to foster and encourage students to participate in music and drama. His own love of such things led him to the appointment of a full-time Director of Music at the College, and to the incorporation of Music into the curriculum on a hitherto unprecedented scale. The profile that Music now enjoys in the College had its real beginnings in the time of Brother Chris. Similarly, he felt that there was far greater scope for plays and theatre in the lives of College students, so by the time of his leaving in 1990, a burgeoning Speech and Drama Department was in existence. Chris fully encouraged all cultural activities such as College participation in “outside” competitions in Music and Drama, and invited visiting theatre groups to perform for College students. He was also thoroughly supportive of anything cultural in the wider College community including many enjoyable P & F Reviews, and the annual Art & Craft Show. Other activities such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, outdoor education, and debating and public speaking also enjoyed a Renaissance in this period. Ski trips, excursions by French classes to Noumea, Fashion parades and Melbourne Cup Days became fixtures in the College calendar.

Chris could be as laconic as a Spartan with his words of praise spoken verbally, but to read his comprehensive Headmaster’s Reports from 1983 to 1990 is to grasp just how wide was his understanding of the complexity of the community for which he was responsible. Every group is mentioned, its contribution to school life assessed, and its members thanked and applauded for what they have done in the past year. His fellow administrators, the staff, the students, the parents, the Brothers both teaching and Senior, the boarders, the dorm masters, the services and ancillary staff, the P & F Association, the Old Boys Association, etc – no-one is forgotten, and the overview of the entire community reveals the myriad activities that have been undertaken. The reports are succinct and beautifully crafted tributes to the College and its members.

Nobody but Brother Christopher and others who have been Headmasters of Ashgrove could know the strains of overseeing such a community, and to have done it for two years longer than any previous incumbent must simply have added to the stress. It says volumes for his tenacity and dedication that he was able to do such a dynamic job in organising the Golden Jubilee celebrations of 1990. To read the magnificently produced Blue & Gold of that year is to understand just how far the College had come from the humble pioneering days of 1940. We have not yet considered Chris in his role as “The Builder”, and I will leave that for a second article because it is indeed considerable. Perhaps it is best to finish this piece of scribbling with the humble words Chris said to the College in his last report as Headmaster: “ I can stand here this evening and say that I have never worked in a better school than Marist College Ashgrove. I have counted these eight years of my life as a privileged time as I have worked to secure the future and preserve the traditions of this great College. I leave it to others to say how well or otherwise the job may have been done; I want to say that I have the utmost admiration and affection for the student body and for all the other people who together comprise our Ashgrove Marist Family……Ashgrove must continue to strive for excellence in everything that it does – because that is the only standard it can have to be true to itself…..It has been great to be a part of what happens here.”

By 1990 much had happened: academic results were far above the State average; the College continued to dominate its sporting rivals in most areas; the Arts, particularly Music and Drama, enjoyed a status and had participation rates unprecedented in Ashgrove’s history; the College community was thoroughly involved in countless school activities; the Learning Enrichment programme had begun to help the College “battlers”; the students had never been more encouraged to recognise injustice and to “Act Courageously” to overcome it; outdoor activities, excursions and interest groups flourished as never before. In short, wherever one looked in the school, there was dynamism. Marist College Ashgrove stood proudly as the “St Joseph’s of the North” that the first Headmaster Brother Ignatius O’Connor had dreamed of creating. For a personal opinion on “how well or otherwise” Chris had done his “job”, I’ll offer a suitably laconic comment – it was BLOODY WELL DONE !!!

Until next time,

From the Archives Dave Cameron 38584591 or [email protected]


2013 COLLEGE COMMUNITY DIRECTORY

Preparation for the 2013 Marist College Ashgrove Foundation Community Directory is underway. This is a very handy booklet and College families find it very useful. As in previous years, the Community Directory will contain contact details for each family, handy College and sport information and will incorporate the College’s Business Directory. Unless otherwise notified your family details will be printed in the Directory. This will appear as: Name Year/Class Mother Father Home Phone Mobile SMITH, John 9H Mary John (07) 3300 xxxx 0401 xxx xxx Should you not wish to be included in the 2013 College Community Directory, or would like your current Directory details amended, please contact the Foundation Manager, Mr Wayne Hansen, on (07) 3858 4584 or [email protected] If no notification is received by Friday 26 October 2012 your details will appear in the 2013 Directory.

NOT

Are you a Marist Solo Parent bringing up your

boy alone?

Marist College Ashgrove

Solo Parent’s Group is here to support you.

The Solo Parent’s group has been established to help any Single Parent at Marist bringing up their boys on their own. The meetings are very relaxed with lots of chat,

laughs and sharing. We support each other with advice from experience during open discussions.

Occasionally social occasions are organised.

If you are a solo parent, you are assured of complete confidentiality and will be very warmly welcomed.

Please join us for our end-of-year dinner at Viet de Lites

Little Stanley Street, South Bank When: Saturday, 27th October, 2012

Time: 7.30pm Contact/RSVP: Pip on [email protected]

(or 0407 657814)

** End of Year Dinner event: Sat 27th Oct


Junior School NewsDear Parents,

I welcome you, once again, to the start of Term 4. Already, the days are filled with activity and planning, demonstrated by the number of e-mails you have received from me this week.

During the last holidays, I had the opportunity of spending 2 weeks in the United States and visited the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. What a magnificent building this is. It’s a huge space, with beautiful tapestries and was a real meeting place for the community. People remained after Mass, sitting and chatting and they all seemed so ‘at home’ in their Cathedral. The Priest, who was the Administrator of the Cathedral, also joined in the meeting of the people and then proceeded to baptise many babies. They have ‘full immersion’ of the child with the Priest, Godparents and Parents all standing within the baptismal water. A truly remarkable scene.

I watched a number of baptisms and towards the conclusion, the presiding Priest said a few words to the community. He advised that a baptism is a happy event, it’s another birth. The first birth the child went through was not a happy one, there is no laughter from the child or the mother, in fact, the baby is very upset with the whole process of birth. Strangely, very few babies cried during these baptisms!

Father Ronald Rolheiser OMI, a theologian and author, believes that there are 3 major phases in our human and spiritual journey in life and they are:

(1) Essential Discipleship - The struggle to get our lives together.(2) Generative Discipleship - The struggle to give our lives away.(3) Radical Discipleship - The struggle to give our deaths away.

As I read Father Rolheiser’s article, “The three levels of Christian Discipleship” I thought about what the priest in the Cathedral had spoken about and there are many similarities between the two men. These are some quotes from the writings of Father Rolheiser:

Essential discipleship and the struggle to get our lives together is our initial task in life. Beginning with our first breath, we struggle to find an identity and to find fulfilment and peace there. We are born in a hospital and soon taken home to where we have parents, a family and a place that’s ours. This period of our lives, childhood, is intended by God and nature to be a secure time. As a child, major struggles have not yet begun. That will change dramatically, however, with puberty.

Simply put, puberty is designed by God and nature to drive us out of our homes in search of a home that we ourselves build. It hits us with a tumult and violence that overthrows our childhood and sends us out, restless, sexually-driven, full of grandiose ideas, but confused and insecure, in search of a new home. This struggle, from being restlessly driven out of our own home to finding a place to call ‘home’ again, is the journey of Essential Discipleship.

In the next Newsletter, I will conclude Father Rolheiser’s article.

Congratulations to Christopher Sheahan:During the holidays, Christopher Sheahan and Chasely were married in the Cathedral of Saint Stephen and we hope to have a photograph of the happy couple very soon. We all send our sincere congratulations.

College Uniform and haircuts:At the start of the term, I requested that all boys should have the correct and neat uniforms and tidy haircuts. I thank the parents who have seen to this, but there are a number of boys, in the Junior School, who are still very untidy and need a good haircut. Over the next few days, we will be speaking with individual boys about their appearance and enforcing some standards. Thank you for your assistance with this.

Important dates to remember until Thursday 1 November.

Monday 22 October:Verification Day – Pupil Free.


Junior School News Continued...

Wednesday 24 October:Parents and Friends’ Association Meeting at 7.00pm in the Brother Cyprian Pavilion. All parents are invited to attend.QDU at All Hallows’ School, beginning at the following times:Team 1: 7.45pm.Team 2: 7.45pm.

Friday 26 October:Grandparents’ Day. See details in this Newsletter.

Tuesday 30 October:Visit to a French restaurant with Madame, Mr Simon and Miss Deeley.

Yours sincerely,

Michael B Druce.

ACTION SHOTS FROM THE

CIC ATHLETICS CARNIVAL


Junior School Sports NewsINDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTSOver the holidays Will Miller (7 Blue), Tom Carroll (7 Blue), Nick Houlahan (7 White) and Shaun Anderson (7 Blue) represented the Metropolitan North Rugby Team at the Under 12 State Rugby Championships held at Padua Playing Fields, Banyo. These boys played in the 3 day carnival and went through undefeated to beat Metropolitan-East in the Grand Final, and subsequently be crowned State Champions. Well done, boys, on this wonderful achievement! Over the holidays Thomas Ralph (7 Gold) was successful in his Taekwondo grading and is now ranked as a Black Belt (Junior) with the World Taekwondo Federation. It has taken Tom many years of hard training to achieve this result – Congratulations Tom.

JUNIOR RUNNING CLUBThe Junior Running Club commenced last Friday with many Junior School boys attending. It is great to see the level of interest generated from the JRC and we hope that it will develop into a program that helps develop the health and physical capabilities of our boys. All are welcome to attend on any of the Monday and Friday sessions which commence at 7.15am and meet in the Junior School Courtyard.

COLLEGE SWIMMINGTraining is on every afternoon (Monday to Friday) during the summer season beginning Monday 8th October 2012. It is recommended that three weekly sessions are required to constructively participate in this squad and therefore develop the skills that are required to enable a young swimmer to progress successfully through the program. Remember that swimming is a sport that our bodies are not accustomed to and therefore the more regular your attendance the greater the chance of improvement in this sport.

• Summer Afternoon Training at Marist Pool: 3.15pm to 5.30pm. Training is free for the duration of the summer season (October – March).

Luke CaplickHead of Sport – Junior School

JUNIOR SCHOOL CRICKET COACHES WANTED Parents, Old Boys or other interested persons are requested to contact the Sports Office for further details about possible coaching positions for season 2013 – Term 1.

Send details to [email protected] or feel free to call Luke Caplick on 0437 549 809.

All applicants will be required to possess a Blue Card prior to taking on coaching role. Application forms can be collected from Accounts or Sports Office.

1. Use a strong password (a combination of upper and lower case letters, symbols and numbers).

2. Don’t believe everything you read – make sure you know it’s coming from a reliable source.

3. Don’t give out any private information over the internet or through mobile phones about you, your family, friends or other people that you know.

4. Think before you send! You have to think about what you are saying and how the recipient/s may feel.

5. Don’t hide behind a computer screen, if you wouldn’t say it to their face, don’t say it at all!

6. Don’t post inappropriate or illegal content anywhere on the internet.7. Make sure your social networking profile is set to private (check your security settings).8. Only accept friend requests from people you actually know – even if it is a friend of a

friend it’s not a good idea to add them unless you actually know them.9. Tell your friends to ask for your permission before uploading and/or tagging a photo

of you on their social networking profiles.10. Don’t click on any links that are embedded in emails - type the URL into the browser

and go from there.

� Reach out: www.reachout.com.au

� Bullying. No Way!: www.bullyingnoway.com.au

� Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800

� Youth Beyond Blue: www.youthbeyondblue.com

� The website, application or phone carrier that you were using at the time.

Tell someone – speak to an adult you trust if something makes you feel uncomfortable online or on a mobile phone. You can also contact:

The internet and mobile phones provide a great way to communicate and express yourself with others, but it’s important to make sure they’re used responsibly so that everybody has an enjoyable online experience. It’s all about respecting yourself and others.

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