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The term Stylus is used to describe a myriad of different
devices used in computing, science, medicine, art and
technology. In ancient times, a stylus was the bone or ivory
pen used to write on wax or clay tablets. Stylus is also the
Greek word for pillar, denoting strength and grace.
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Friday 22nd February Historic Double CelebrationGala Dinner
Le Montage
Tuesday 18th March Scholarships and Student Leadership Assembly
Years 3 -12
Church of St Spyridon
Tuesday 1st April Senior School ToursDiscover for yourself
Senior School Campus
Sunday 20th April Palm Sunday Lunch Church of St Spyridon
Saturday 3rd May Anzac Day Commemorations Church of St
Spyridon
Wednesday 7th and Friday 9th May
Greek Orthodox ArchdioceseNational Schools Event
Hosted bySt Spyridon College
Thursday 15th and Friday 16th May
Greek Theatre ProductionIn this Strange Land - Exile and Refuge
Years 5-12
St Spyridon Church Hall
Tuesday 27th May Junior School Open Morning Tours Junior School
Campus
Friday 13th June and Friday 18th July
Parish Trip to Greece and CyprusYear 10 & Year 11
classes
Greece and Cyprus
TBA Musical Snapshots TBA
Thursday 21st August 25th Birthday BBQ Opening of Time Capsule
Senior School Campus
Thursday 4th September Appreciating Culture Lecture IIIKeynote
Speaker:
The Hon. Mr John HatzistergosThe Attorney General of New South
Wales and
Minister for Justice
Technology WingSenior Campus
Thursday 4th September Fine Arts Exhibition K-12 Technology
WingSenior Campus
Thursday 25th September K-12 Thanksgiving Service for Year 12
Church of St Spyridon
Thursday 25th September Junior School Open Day Junior School
Campus
Sunday 2nd November Parents & Friends Spring Fair Senior
School Campus
Saturday 8th November Parents and Friends Taverna Night St
Spyridon Church Hall
Thursday 20th November Sports Presentation Evening Senior School
Technology Wing
Friday 28th November Pantomime performanceFor Junior School
Students and Parents
St Spyridon Church Hall
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Address from Head of College
St Spyridon College is a young, dynamic school, with a strong
focus on preparing young people for successful futures. It is also
a school with firm foundations in a history that goes back 4,000
years and builds on two great traditions the Classical Greek and
the Orthodox Faith.
From the Ancient Greeks we take the love of learning and sports;
the desire to
solve the mysteries of the universe through a logical and
innovative search for
knowledge; the impulse to create the good and the beautiful.
From the
Orthodox Christians of the first millennium we learn to love all
people since
each of us is made in the image of God; to approach others with
empathy
and compassion and to take responsibility for ourselves and
others.
As you will see from what St Spyridon students themselves say
about their College,
these two traditions inspire them to do their best in all of
their endeavours,
staying true to the College motto .
This year we celebrate the 25th birthday of our College and the
50th Anniversary
of our Church. Celebrations are well under way. We had a
wonderful Gala Dinner
held on 22nd February at Le Montage, attended by 850 people. The
major Theatre
Production In this Strange Land Exile & Refuge, was held on
two evenings,
the 15th and 16th May and was a resounding success. These events
gave us
the opportunity to express our thanks to the pioneers of our
community and to
acknowledge the specific contribution of individual
educators.
We invite all readers to join in the coming 25th Anniversary
Events listed on
the opposite page. We especially highlight the Appreciating
Culture Lecture
to be given by the Attorney General of NSW and Minister for
Justice The
Hon. John Hatzistergos and the K 12 Arts Exhibition both to be
held
on the 4th September, 2008.
Mrs E. Stefanou-HaagHead of College
In this Strange Land
Exile and Refuge,
as reflected in the eyes
of the audience.
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In 1987, Sally Morgan, an Aboriginal-Australian woman, published
her first novel My Place. This novel is one shaped by Sally Morgans
yearning to know her heritage and her craving to belong. Through
her story we came to realize the significance of having and more
importantly feeling that we have our place in this society, in our
community or simply in our own lives. For Sally Morgan owning her
place meant knowing who she is. She lived a substantial part of her
life without solid foundations, unaware of her heritage and without
identification with one particular faith. As a result, Sally Morgan
felt like something was missing.
This is where I would like to make reference to part of our
College mission. At St Spyridon College, we aim to educate our
students to take their place in a rapidly changing world with
confidence and success. We endeavour to develop the whole person-
strong in mind, healthy in body, endowed with love, faith and
compassion, able to make a conscious and positive contribution to
the well being of our Australian community. Here at St Spyridon
College, we are made to feel that we belong and so we fortunately
do not experience the insecurity felt by Sally Morgan.
We have the ability to pull together not only as a community but
as a close knit family. A perfect example of where we demonstrated
this was in our celebrations of Greek Independence Day and the
Annunciation of Our Lady. Together we gathered to commemorate this
double celebration and in doing so, re established what holds us
together. The Student Principles are an outline of the morals and
values that each and every one of us lives by. They represent the
common elements that keep us united. These principles enable us to
define our role as students and as members of the St Spyridon team.
We have our place and this consequently provides us with security,
confidence, and a knowing that if we so happen to fall, there will
be people who are waiting to catch us.
Student Principle No. 3 says, We work together to achieve a
school community whose distinguishing characteristics are those of
friendship, compassion and decency. Our respect for one another
enables us to act as a team. In this way we bring a new dimension
to the term success. We are successful in all that we do because we
try our hardest and apply 110% effort in every task that we tackle.
Even if we are not winners, in the end, we are successful because
we know
we have done our beSt This is why we are vic-torious in sports,
this is why we are winners in Public Speaking Com-petitions; this
is why we create outstand-ing theatrical produc-tions and finally,
this is how we are able to overcome the most difficult of
times.
Student Principle No. 9 states We respond to the difficulties in
life with patience, dignity and faith, never fearing to start
again. Here at St Spyridon, we have confidence in who we are and in
what we believe. Consequently, when faced with any problem, we
treat it as a challenge knowing that God sends us these challenges
with a purpose. So we take comfort in knowing this and we learn
from these experiences, simulta-neously growing as individuals.
How effective is a leader if they are not proud of who they are,
or if they do not recognize their own place in a community, in a
society or more importantly in the group of people that they are
leading? Individuals must know themselves and be able to lead
themselves before they take on the challenge of leading others. One
of our schools aims is to build leaders out of all of us. By
providing opportunities where individual students can illustrate
their qualities and develop their skills, our teachers are doing
exactly that. Not only is this beneficial for us now, but also in
the future, so that we can all be useful citizens in our Australian
society or as we say in Greek, .
This is when we concluded that every single one of us here has
their place. In her own way, Sally Morgan is telling us to be proud
of who we are, to embrace our culture and stay true to our
faith.
We would like to leave you with what we believe is a truly
inspiring quotation from My Place. Sally Morgan writes, How
deprived we would have been if we had been willing to let things
stay as they were. We would have survived, but not as a whole
people. We would have never known our place.
Address by College Captain
I would like everyone to take a moment to consider the following
questions.
How privileged have we been in our upbringing?
How much do we take this for granted?
How fortunate are we to have a place in this community?
Natasha Diasinos School Captain
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Profile of Ms Kokinelis Curriculum Leader: Pastoral Care for
Years 7 - 12
Qualifications:
BachelorofArts(UNSW)
GraduateDiplomainEducation(UNSW)
CertificateIV-AssessmentandPlanning(RetailStudies-VET)
Ms Kokinelis is a dedicated Educator with 19 years service in
Secondary Schooling. She has served as a Year Adviser, Supervisor
of Girls, Performing Arts Director, Curriculum Leader of History,
Supervisor of Languages and the Creative Arts Faculties, Business
Community Project Leader and Relieving
Deputy Principal. She has been an HSC Modern History Examiner
(1989-2004), Modern History Standards Setting Judge (2000-2004) and
worked on the Modern History Standards Package (2001-2002) which
was distributed to all NSW Schools.
Ms Kokinelis was the 2002 NSW State winner of the Prime
Ministers
Award for Excellence in Business Community Partnerships. She has
also held the position of Performing Arts Director; the ensembles
she coordi-nated were selected for entry into Regional and State
Dance Festivals and State and National levels of the Rock
Eisteddfod Competition.
PastoralCareYears7-12
YearAdvisersandthe
Pastoral Care Team
CurriculumYears7-9
StudentLeadership-TheSRC
and Prefect Body
YearAdviser-Year9
TeachingStage4and5
Mandatory History
As Dean of Middle School Ms Kokinelis is responsible for:-
Where are they now? Past Students and Present Role Models
Michael Magafa.
St Spyridon College Graduate 1995.
Michael Magafa was a student at the Senior School from 1990
1995. He was a Prefect in Year 12, and has fond memories of his
time at the college. He graduated from UNSW in 1999 with a BA.
Michael married Heleana Evans in 2006. He is presently Venue
Services Manager for Staging Connections, the largest Event
Services group in Australia. He is responsible for managing their
NSW Venue Operations. Staging Connections has offices in eighteen 5
Star venues in NSW and over 85 across the
globe. Michael manages a team of one hundred people!
Even at school I was always interested and involved in the
behind the scenes side of all our productions, so it was no real
surprise that I continued in this field. My advice to students at
the college is to get involved in extra-curricular activities to
make your school life as rich as possible.
He still has great friends from school to this day. Probably the
best part of St Spyridon for me was the uniqueness of such a close
knit school and culture. You formed friend-ships that will last a
lifetime.
We congratulate Natalie Meintanis (Senior Prefect 2001)(Bachelor
of Science and Law) and Angelo Kallipolitis (Vice Captain
2001)(Bachelor of Communication and Law) on their recent graduation
at UTS. We wish them both well for their future careers.
Past students present law graduates
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Community Action
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Students embrace Aboriginal Sorry Day
Inspirational, motivating, moving, heartening and controversial.
These are only a few of the words that can be used to describe such
a memorable occasion in Australias history. February the 13th saw
our Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, apologise to the Indigenous
communities of Australia.
During the period between 1910-1970s thousands of Aboriginal
Children were literally ripped away from their mothers and forced
to assimilate into White society. They were forced into adopting
the way of life and values of the White Australians and were often
seen as uncivilised and uncultured. They were subjected to racial
vilifica-tion and humiliation. Their land was taken, their families
disintegrated and an entire, proud culture was put at risk.
For these reasons and the continued suffering that these people
faced, Mr. Rudd said sorry. He said sorry for, quote, the pain,
suffering and hurt of these stolen generations, their descendants
and for their families left behind. To the mothers and the fathers,
the brothers and the sisters, for the breaking up of families and
communities.
We were privileged to witness this apology, live from Martin
Place, where a large projector screen was set up in order for a
large gathering of Sydney locals to participate in such a
momen-tous occasion, which took place inside Parliament in
Canberra.
A thousand cheering people stood side by side, united, listening
to the booming voice of Prime Minister Rudd. This went on
uninterrupted for 30 minutes only to be broken on a few occasions
by the sporadic, and passionate applause of the audience, nothing
short of euphoric.
As we looked on, as people of Indigenous heritage embraced each
other and finally let go of their torments, it was difficult not to
feel moved by the experience.
As a gesture of thanks, Aboriginal representatives presented our
Prime Minister with a cradle as a symbol of forgiveness on behalf
of the stolen generation and their families. We can relate this to
our Orthodox faith as we pray for forgiveness each day and as
Christians we must remember that we are all children of God and,
must respect one another.
Photo: Kosta Pappas, Tina Piperides, Christopher Stasos, Eleni
Stivactas, Katerina Kerameas Year 11
Harmony Day
Congratulations to the Year 6 students involved in organizing
and managing Harmony Day 2008. The day was a great success. Year 6
students ensured that letters were posted and received by the
intended recipient. The school looked wonderful,
decorated with letters of love, care, kindness and friendship.
St Spyridon students embraced the meaning of the day and
demonstrated tolerance and understanding of others in the school
community.
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25th March 1821 celebrations
Earth Hour
Thank you to all our staff and to the parents who brought their
children to Church and to Martin Place for the march last Sunday.
All students were immaculately dressed and beautifully behaved.
Congratulations to Brittany Evat, Eleni
Mavrolefteros and Angel Young for their wonderful text rendition
in Church on Sunday morning.
We also congratulate our choir students who proudly represented
St Spyridon College with the choirs of St Euphemia and All Saints
at the Opera House. The
choirs sang the Australian and Greek National Anthems as well as
two songs in Greek.
Well done choir we were all very proud of you. Congratulations
to Mrs Katsogiannis MC for the day.
On Friday 28th March students wore EARTH HOUR stickers and
turned out all lights during Period 4 in support of what is now
becoming an annual international event, EARTH HOUR. It serves as a
reminder of the challenge that global warming presents to the world
and the power we all have when banding together, to turn it around.
At the Senior School we aim to reduce our energy consumption
through the adoption of an Environmental Plan.
As a starting point, this years electricity bills will be
compared with last years so that we have tangible proof of our
efforts. The initiative will be managed by the Year 7 -12 Student
Representative Council members, who will be taking on the
responsibility of ensuring that the majority of lights are turned
off during
the period 4 lesson everyday. While our efforts may not match
the energy saved during Sydneys, Saturday 29th March EARTH HOUR
efforts, they are symbolic of what our students are prepared to
do.
More than 2.2 million Sydney-siders and 2,100 businesses turned
off the lights and non essential appliances for Earth Hour. This
resulted in the citys energy consumption dipping more than 10% - 25
tonne reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and the equivalent of
cars being taken off the road. Everyone who contributed to this
achievement should be given a big Pat on the Back!
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As part of its 25th year celebrations St Spyridon College paid
tribute to the pioneers of the community with a theatre production
that honoured their integrity, humour and resilience in the early
years of upheaval and disconnection from their homeland.
Amidst tears and laughter, audiences relived good and difficult
times and celebrated the achievements of the community with the
establishment of Churches and Schools.
In effect the play mirrors the history of St Spyridon College.
The centre spread gives a snapshot of highlights in the life of the
College over the last 25 years.
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Celebrating 25 years
In this Strange LandExile and Refuge
A tribute to the pioneers
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Photos by George Georgoulopoulos
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19851983 1986 1987 1988 1989
Gala DinnerOn behalf of Father Steven, the Parish President, Mr
Economou, the Chairman of the Board of Govenors, Mrs Coucouvinis
and all Parish and Staff members, I extend a sincere thanks to the
850 people who attended the Historic and Double Celebration Dinner
on Friday, 22nd February, 2008. M.C. for the evening was the
inimitable Dr N. Pappas.
It was a wonderful event and an excellent start to our Jubilee
celebrations. We thank all benefactors and sponsors for the
tremendous financial support. $500,000 was raised on the night.
We are grateful to the Premier of N.S.W., Mr Iemma, for
contributing one million
dollars towards the Senior School building project. We were
delighted that the Hon. Minister, Kristina Keneally presented the
cheque.
We congratulate Father Steven, Presvitera Patricia Scoutas, Mrs
Christina Tsaconas, Mrs Amelia Katsogiannis and Mrs Mary Hamer, for
the tributes they received at this event.
I would like to thank His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos for his
vision, foresight and tenacity in establishing Greek Orthodox
education in Australia.
E Stefanou-Haag
1983 First day of Primary School
1985 Presentation of Crown Land for High School to His Eminence
Archbishop Stylianos by Premier of NSW Mr. Neville Wran
1988 High School Pioneer students with Father Steven Scoutas,
founding Headmaster Mr Kyriacos and teachers
1982 Mrs Hamer Interviewing first student enrolments
1983 Primary School students with founding Principal Mrs Hamer
and staff
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1988 High School Pioneer students, Board and Parish members
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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Celebrating 25 years
1996 Patriarchal visit
1991 Gallipoli St Spyridon College was the first Australian
school to go to Gallipoli
Honouring past P&Fs and all their hard work in making our
community stronger and raising funds for the good progress of the
College
1988 High School Pioneer students, Board and Parish members
1996 Inaugural trip to Melbourne which was to develop into the
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Sports Festival. Winners of NSWCIS and
ISA Champions.
1993 First Year 12 cohort presenting school with gift to
Headmaster and Archbishop
1993 - St Spyridon students in Olympia supporting Sydneys bid
for the 2000 Olympics
1996 Opening of new building at Senior School Campus by
Archbishop Stylianos with His Excellency George Vassiliou,
President of Cyprus
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
2001 Official opening of Junior School Campus by His Eminence
Archbishop Stylianos and the Premier of NSW The Honourable Bob
Carr.
2000 Sydney Olympic torch relay team in Greece
2001 K-12 College established Head of College, Mrs E.
Stefanou-Haag
1996 Patriarchal visit
1996 Inaugural trip to Melbourne which was to develop into the
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Sports Festival. Winners of NSWCIS and
ISA Champions. 2002 Students welcome His
Excellency Kostis Stefanopoulos. President of Greece
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2005 Official opening of the Technology Wing Senior School
Campus
2005 Appreciating Culture Lecture 2 Keynote Speaker Archbishop
Stylianos
2007 Visit to the College by the Greek Prime Minister. Mr.
Kostas Karamanlis
2007 Global connections forged Mrs Stefanou and Mrs Tsaconas
visit China
2008 Gala Dinner History Double Celebration
2003 Appreciating Culture Lecture 1 Keynote speaker Professor
Gavin Brown, Vice Chancellor Sydney University
2002 Students welcome His Excellency Kostis Stefanopoulos.
President of Greece
Its all about building young lives.
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stylusKindergarten first day at school
School started with enthusiasm from our new Kindergarten
children. Here are some of their thoughts about their first few
days of school. Enjoy and marvel at their maturity and insight.
... out of the mouths of babes!!!
I love making new friends. My favourite friend is Frances Lee
Rose KR
I love my teacher. She gives me great things to draw Maya KR
I love the Maths games. The number game is my favourite game
Georgia KR
I like learning about Family Trees Nicki KR
I like when our teacher tells us about the weather in Greek
Frances Lee KR
I love when Miss Kollias tells us about God and how He made the
world in 7 days Sasha KJ
I liked it when I got my first Wacky Doo and saw the chart
Nicholas KJ
My favourite part is when we count to ten in Greek Annabelle
KJ
My favourite part is the Star of the Week. If you have been
trying really hard you get to keep it for another couple of days
Anna KJ
My favourite part is going to computers. I like playing games
and writing Pedro KJ
The Emperor meets Hercules
Year 3 and Year 5 delighted us with their wonderful concert
presentations. Year 3 under the guidance of Miss Thompson and Mrs
Boulas and assisted by Miss Orchan, gave a most entertaining
performance of the well known tale of The Emperors New Clothes.
Year 5 astounded us with their performance of Hercules in Greek,
taught by Mrs Ieroklis, Mr Amditis and Miss Bletsogiannis. Year 5
demonstrated an amazing fluency with their spoken Greek.
Congratulations also to Mrs Haskas and the Year 5 Dance Group who
as always were fantastic in their performance. Congratulations to
Mr Amditis for an outstanding script.
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Oh dem bones!
Year 3 really enjoyed the science unit on Bones and Muscles the
Bodys Support Systems. They had already completed a mini-project on
a particular bone they had picked out of the Bag of Bones and we
now know the proper name for many bones did you know your jaw-bone
is really called the mandible? Your fingers and toes are called
phalanges, named after ancient Greek military manoeuvers!
On Thursday, Miss Thompson arranged for a butcher to cut a pig
up, for us to look at different bones. We got to examine the layers
of bones, and saw how muscles and tendons attached to the bones. We
also played with some cleaned and dried crab claws and pushed and
pulled the tendons to make
the pinchers open and close!
We put gloves on and got to touch the bones. We noticed that the
bone is hard on the outside, and even though the middle bit looks
like sponge, it is very hard also. We saw the bone marrow inside
different bones too. It was inter-esting to see the spine and
vertebrae on the pigs back it is really strong and tough. We also
looked at the ball and socket joint in the pelvis, where the back
legs would have been.
It was a fun, messy but very informative lesson and we are now
ready to learn more about our joints, tendons, muscles and
bones.
Miss M Thompson and Mrs Boulas
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A sporting life at St Spyridon College
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ISA swimming carnival
Since the age of 6, when Panos Armenakas was first invited to
spend 3 weeks at the youth academy of the famous football club of
Barcelona, spending a few weeks at the end of each year at some of
the best youth academies of Europe, has become a way of life for
him.
So it was again last November/December, when Panos, then in Year
3 was invited to demonstrate
his talents and skills with the best that Panathinaikos (Greece)
and AC Milan (Italy) had to offer. Last years trip was particularly
special for Panos because for the first time on his football
journey to-date, which has taken him to England, Holland and Spain,
he also visited Greece. Well done Panos.
Photos by Panos Armenaka.
On Friday, 29th February, the annual ISA Swimming Carnival was
held at Homebush Sydney Aquatic Centre. Many students won places,
encouraged by the enthusiastic support of everyone present. Two of
our swimmers made it to the CIS carnival. Makrina Spilioti from
Year 10 and Niko Fotopoulos from Year 7.
The relay teams were the most successful with the Junior Boys
coming 2nd in both the freestyle and the medley relay. The
Intermediate Girls won both the medley relay and the freestyle
relay (with the help of Michael Horafios who made critical
deci-sions for the team). This resulted in them coming first in
their divi-sion and winning the ISA trophy for the Intermediate
Girls, a truly satisfying experience. This is the schools third
time that they have won in a division.
We would like to congratulate all the swimmers for
partici-pating and making the night enjoyable.
Angelina Flokis and Makrina Spilioti Year 10
Fotini Panselinos Star gymnastCongratulations for winning three
gold medals at the NSWCIS Gymnastics.
Gold in Hoop, Gold in Ribbon, Gold in Rope
As the privileged sportsmaster of this great college I commend
Fotini and praise you for your unreserving passion, enthusiasm, and
commitment.
Mr A. Condous
Sports Training for 2008 Students of St Spyridon College
continue to enjoy competitive sport and recreational sport as part
of the schools co-curricular program. Training for the winter
season started in 2007 - 2008. Students trying out for the Open
Netball or Open soccer team also started a fitness training program
in Term 4 2007 every Monday, Wednesday and Friday lunch time. Thank
you to Mr Kaldis for initiating this fitness/training program.
Football star in the making
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Stepping up to the HSC
St Spyridon students build strong bridges to university
Between the 17th and the 19th October the Year 12 class of 2008
embarked on a last and final journey as a Year 11 Group to Jamberoo
Valley Lodge.
This camp focused on acquiring leadership and team building
skills to get ready for a tough year ahead in the H.S.C. At camp,
we were reunited with the Instructors that we had in Year 7, which
brought back a lot of memories. Our group leader was Miss
Kalithrakas who made us feel confident and happy in every
activity.
Day 1 consisted of the high wires which helped us conquer our
fear of heights and to find confidence
and belief within ourselves.
The last two days were eventful and challenging and helped us
work as a team effectively. Our group would like to thank our
beloved Year Adviser, Mr Condous, who has always been there for us
and made us who we are today. Further, we would like to thank Miss
Kalithrakas, our group leader who always believed in us no matter
what.
We may not always remember the optimum but we will always
remember the experience!
Vivienne Tzavaras Year 11
There were over 350 students from various schools in New South
Wales who all had the same intentions as we did - to gather as much
information about Engineering at UNSW as possible and perhaps to
pursue tertiary studies at UNSW. The introductory speaker was Donna
Bailey who is the Student Liaison Officer at the UNSW Faculty of
Engineering.
She spoke to us briefly about the university, and engineering in
general. The next speaker was Professor Dianne Wiley, who is the
Head Dean at the UNSW Faculty of Engineering. Professor Wiley went
into an in-depth summary of the engineering program at UNSW which
in-cluded what kind of personal attributes are required to become
an engineer and
what UAI is required. She told us that to be an engineer, one
must be inventive, original and imaginative.
Danny and I were also introduced to a Civil Engineer, Kurt, who
was a lecturer at the UNSW. After a brief introduc-tion to the
Civil Engineering course we started our first activity. We had to
create a bridge out of balsa wood and string, which would support
the most weight. Danny and I worked with two students from other
schools. Together we decided that creating a suspension bridge
would be our best option. We even used Pythagoras Theorem to help
us determine the unknown length of our support beam (Who would have
thought youd actually use that in
the real world!).
Every group was required to weigh their bridges and then they
were all tested strenuously to see whose design was the beSt When
the bridge collapsed, the load was measured, and a ratio of weight
of bridge to weight of load was determined.
We were happy that our bridge only weighed 39.7 grams, which was
the lightest of them all. Nevertheless, it was our suspension
bridge which held the most weight, a massive 5.5 kilograms! We
ended up with the best ratio as well.
Terry Epanomatis Year 12
Four students from the Year 12 class went to the UNSW Faculty of
Engineering to learn about more about careers they may pursue in
the future.
A Thinking School
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Fledgling legal eagles at University of Technology
Samantha Spanos, Ana Sapina and I are considering studying law
at university. Hence we all attended the University of Technology
on the Law Outreach Program for Year 11s.
Congratulations to our award winning students
Academic Scholarships
After we were provided with enrolment and admissions information
we were given the opportunity to take part in a Mock Trial. This
was intended to reveal the practical side to Law. The group was
divided into two and we were given opposing sides to an argument.
Several students were chosen to speak and everyone enjoyed the
subsequent debate and the entertaining trial that was
performed.
Two UTS law students provided their personal views on life as a
law student. After this, various lecturers discussed the types of
law that they teach at the university. The group was shown
the aspects of crime and criminology, the law involved with free
speech as well as an introduction to Australian Intellectual
Property Law. Finally we were given a campus tour that allowed us
to see the facilities and environment of UTS.
For me, this program confirmed my goals for my HSC and also
showed me my options are limitless when combined with hard work and
sustained effort. Finally all three of us would like to thank Ms
Skerman for providing us with this excellent experience. Georgia
Fentoullis
2008 Academic Scholarship Winners Elia Economou, Parish
President, Mathew Kambos, Tina Piperides and Christopher Stasos
2007 Goldstein Award Winners for Leadership by Example in memory
of George N. Pappas AM., MBE Constance Synesios, Mrs Pappas, Mrs
Goldstein, Mr Goldstein and Despina Carpis
The Student Representative Council 2008
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College Dux 2007
IGOR PAVLOV WINS ARONEY AWARD AND UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
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Id like to thank my teachers, not just in Year 12 but throughout
the years that have been so helpful and dedicated to guiding us to
achieve our highest potential. They have always maintained the
highest of expectations and gave their best efforts, even beyond
the classroom time. In particular, I would like to thank Mr
Brindley whose knowledge and wisdom inspired me to stay focused
throughout Year 12 and helped me with the choice of my current
university degree.
My Year Adviser, Mr Vesalas, who was not only a teacher but a
friend, always available to talk to not just about work but any
other personal issues. His dedication to the whole year remained
consistent since Year 8, when he first became our Year Adviser. He
always related to students and made the lessons interesting,
even in the early hours of Friday mornings. I will definitely
miss his motivational speeches and his sense of humour.
Mrs Michalski, who never gave up on anyone and continued to
demand the best from us until the very last HSC exam. Her knowledge
as an educator extended to subjects beyond the scope of her
curriculum and she was always interested in how we were
performing.
I thank God for blessing me with such a supporting family, who
were always there for me yet allowed me to make decisions
independently, always encouraging but never forcing me to do
things. My friends who shared similar goals during the HSC and
provided a lot of support emotionally and academically.
At St Spyridon College we all feel like we are part of one big
family. The school has always placed a lot of emphasis not only on
academic excellence but also on instilling fundamental values, such
as community involvement, essential to the development in mental
and spiritual sense.
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1130 Anzac Parade, Maroubra NSW 2035, PO Box 462, Maroubra NSW
2035 Phone: 61 2 9311 3340 Fax: 61 2 9311 4532 Email:
[email protected] Website: stspyridon.nsw.edu.au
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, St Spyridon Parish of
South-East Sydney A.C.N. 000 410 891 A.B.N. 84 480 080 247 CRICOS
Provider Numbers: Junior School ~ Years K-6 ~ 061558A Senior School
~ Years 7-12 ~ 02319E
The Head of Collegeinvites you to
The Appreciating Culture Lecture 2008
Federation and Culture Reflections on the Australian
Constitution
Speaker:
The Honourable John Hatzistergos,Attorney General of
New South Wales and Minister for JusticeQThe Arts Exhibition
2008
Combined arts exhibition featuring works from K 12, by students
of St Spyridon College and three sister Colleges All Saints Grammar
School (Sydney), St Euphemia College (Sydney) and St George College
(Adelaide).
Arts Exhibition Venue: Conference Centre, First Floor,
Technology Wing
St Spyridon College.
Senior School Campus
1130 Anzac Parade, Maroubra NSW 2035
Date: Thur 4th and Fri 5th September 2008
Time: Thur: 4.00pm 7.00pm
Fri: 9.30am 3.00pm
Appreciating Culture Venue: Conference Centre, First Floor,
Technology Wing
St Spyridon College.
Senior School Campus
1130 Anzac Parade, Maroubra NSW 2035
Date: Thur 4th September 2008
Time: Arrival: 7.00pm, Lecture: 7.30pm 8.30pm
8.30. Cocktails and Canapes
RSVP essential; please call: 02 9311 3340
