Friday 26 October 2012 / Issue 33

Gleeson College 24Hr Absentee/Late Line: 08 8289 0438 | www.gleeson.sa.edu.au

FAREWELL & BEST WISHES TO OUR CLASS OF 2012!

The GlobeNewslett er of Gleeson College

Monday night’s Mass at St David’s was the commencement of the traditi onal formaliti es of saying farewell to our Year 12 students as they prepare to leave the structures of our Gleeson College Community.

These formaliti es focused on celebrati ng the wonderful contributi on that our Stage 2 students have made to the Gleeson College Community since their commencement in Year 8 in 2008. Tuesday morning started with a café breakfast at Caff e Primo, Golden Grove. Aft er the completi on of the breakfast, the Year 12 Farewell Assembly was held in the Dame Roma Mitchell Centre and provided a fi nal opportunity to celebrate, recognise and give thanks to the way in which our current Year 12 students have used their talents for their own enrichment, and that of the people who have surrounded them since their enrolment in 2008. In parti cular, our assembly recognised and celebrated Year 12 students who have shone for us through their diversity of talents and contributi ons during their schooling at Gleeson College.

Below is a list of College Awards presented to Year 12 students for their outstanding contributi on in various ways to the life and development of Gleeson College (House Award Winners are pictured far left with their House Coordinator):

Year 12 Damiani House Award Britt any Howell

Year 12 Fyfe House AwardStephanie MacWilliams and Amy Smith

Year 12 Hughes House AwardElise Whitf ord

Year 12 McDonald House AwardDaniel Coscia

Gleeson Medal for Christi an LeadershipBritt any Howell

St David’s Medal for Community ServiceMaddison Hill and Angelica Barrientos

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Damiani

Fyfe

Hughes

McDonald

A WORD FROM THE PRINCIPAL

YEAR 12 GRADUATIONPAYMENT REMINDERFinal day for payment of

Year 12 Graduati on ti ckets is Friday 2 November.

This week we have farewelled the Year 12 students at our Graduati on Mass at St David’s Church, which was followed by our formal Year 12 Breakfast and Farewell Assembly on Tuesday morning. My grateful thanks go to all the staff and students involved in the organisati on of the important rites of passage for our young men and women.

Many thanks also to Fr. George Ryan for leading our Mass and inviti ng us to use the Tea Tree Gully Parish Church and faciliti es. It was wonderful to see so many proud parents during the evening and my sincere congratulati ons to all of the Year 12 Award winners.

JUNIOR RELAY FOR LIFEOn Wednesday aft ernoon this week the vast majority of our Year 8 and Year 9 students enjoyed parti cipati ng in the inaugural Junior Relay for Life at Gleeson College. All proceeds from the aft er lunch acti viti es will be donated to the Cancer Council. This year Gleeson College has raised in excess of $20,000 for the worthy charity. My thanks to all the staff and students involved on the day – a wonderful eff ort! *Full report and photographs in next week’s issue of The Globe*

MODERATION DAY:WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBERThis week all students and parents would have received an email noti ce regarding the Student Free Day next Wednesday 31 October. As explained in the email, the development of the Performance Standards and the Moderati on Processes at Gleeson College have been two innovati ve processes which will enhance student learning and bring consistency to teacher assessments.

“As a key development of the Australian Curriculum and the Teaching / Learning standards at Gleeson College, the teachers will be involved in a Moderati on Day for all the subjects taught from Year 8 – 10 on 31 October 2012. These meeti ngs have been designed to compare the student results to the Gleeson College Performance Standards developed for all subjects last year. The day will be an opportunity for teachers to evaluate the implementati on of the Australian Curriculum, as well as assessing their consistency in grade allocati ons and sharing best practi ce with one another. Our intenti on is to conti nue to develop this Moderati on concept and model into the future to enhance the teaching and learning outcomes at Gleeson College. The teachers at Gleeson College are keen professional learners and this process will be of great benefi t to the consistency of student learning and assessment in all subjects.”

OCTOBER:MONTH OF THE HOLY ROSARY By traditi on, the Catholic Church dedicates each month of the year to a certain devoti on. The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary, one of the best known of all Catholic devoti ons. October includes the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (October 7). The best way to celebrate the month is, of course, to pray the rosary, but these additi onal prayers can be incorporated into our daily prayers during this month, too.

The use of beads or knott ed ropes to count large numbers of prayers comes from the earliest days of Christi anity, but the Rosary as we know it today emerged in the second thousand years of Church history. The full Rosary consists of 150 Hail Marys, divided into three sets of 50, which are further divided into fi ve sets of 10 (a decade).

Traditi onally, the Rosary is divided into three sets of Mysteries: Joyful (recited on Monday and Thursday, and Sunday from Advent unti l Lent); Sorrowful (Tuesday and Friday, and Sunday during Lent); and Glorious (Wednesday and Saturday, and Sunday from Easter unti l Advent).

Today, together we confi rm that the Holy Rosary is not a pious practi ce banished to the past, like prayers of other ti mes thought of with nostalgia. Instead, the Rosary is experiencing a new Springti me. Without a doubt, this is one of the most eloquent signs of love that the young generati on nourish for Jesus and his Mother, Mary. In the current world this prayer helps to put Christ at the centre, as Mary did. When reciti ng the Rosary, the important and meaningful moments of salvati on 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 ti me, of our city, through the contemplati on and meditati on of his Holy Mysteries of joy, light, sorrow and glory. May Mary help us to welcome within ourselves the grace emanati ng from these Mysteries, so that through us we can infl uence society, beginning with our daily relati onships, and raise them above so many negati ve forces, thus opening others to God’s message of love. The Rosary, when it is prayed in an authenti c way brings peace and reconciliati on, especially during sad and challenging ti mes in our lives. (adapted from: www.catholicculture.org)

Mr Phil Lewis,Principal

FAREWELL & BEST WISHES TO OUR CLASS OF 2012!

John XXIII Medal for School SpiritAmy Smith

Mother Teresa Medal for Service to the Student BodyJordan Glover

Trinity Medal for College LeadershipAngelica BarrientosJordan GloverEmily FaulknerBenjamin Hutchins

Principal’s Medals for Outstanding Service to Gleeson College: Jessica FoyleAmy SmithAngelica BarrientosBritt any HowellElise Whitf ordEmily FaulknerStephanie MacWilliamsMaddison HillChristi ne JamesJade RyanIsabella RicciardiBenjamin HutchinsJordan GloverAdrian DanieleMatt hew Barrett Daniel Coscia

Makin Humanitarian AwardPresented by Mr Tony ZappiaElise Whitf ord

Caltex Best All RounderJordan Glover

Our hope is that our Stage 2 students leave Gleeson College as resilient young citi zens, bett er prepared to tackle a demanding world, where they value their place in society in which the place of God in their lives has been, and will conti nue to be, an integral part of their development. We also hope that the Class of 2012 treasure their days at Gleeson, along with the many friendships they have forged and we wish them every happiness and success as they embark on a new phase of their life journey.

It is our wish that our Year 8, 9, 10 and Stage 1 students will be inspired by the achievements of the Class of 2012 and aim to work to their full potenti al and enrich themselves and the whole of the Gleeson Community, as they heard and

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witnessed the wonderful successes our departi ng Year 12 students achieved in 2012.

A full listi ng of 2012 With One Heart Award Winners for Service to Sport and Performing Arts is on the next page, along with more photographs from our Year 12 Farewell celebrati ons this week.

Mr Jeff Sochacki, Assistant Principal (Student Development) &Mrs Julie Gontar, Coordinator of Student Programs

2012 Principal’s Medal Winners for Outstanding Service to Gleeson College

2012 Individual Gold Award Winners (L-R):Amy Smith, Jordan Glover, Angelica Barrientos,

Maddison Hill & Britt any Howell

2012 Caltex Best All Rounder Award (L-R):Mr Joe Corbo (Acti ng Deputy Principal), Award

Winner Jordan Glover & Mr Phil Lewis (Principal)

2012 Trinity Medal for College Leadership (L-R):Benjamin Hutchins, Emily Faulkner, Jordan Glover

& Angelica Barrientos

2012 Makin Humanitarian Award (L-R):Award Winner Elise Whitf ord is presented her

award by Mr Tony Zappia at the assembly

Sport

Performing ArtsFAREWELL & BEST WISHES TO OUR CLASS OF 2012!

2012 Contributi on to Performing Arts Certi fi cate Winners

2012 ‘With One Heart’ Award Winners:Outstanding Service to Performing Arts (L-R):

Daniel Coscia, Britt any Howell,Angela Tripodi & Mia Nardecchia-Paice

2012 Contributi on to Sport Certi fi cate Winners

2012 ‘With One Heart’ Award Winners:Outstanding Service to Sport (L-R):

Dion Kirk (World Football) &Michael Wells (Hockey)

2012 Contributi on to Performing Arts Certi fi cate Winners (pictured top):

Scott Armstrong, Angelica Barrientos, Ellen Benham, Tyler Collins, Daniel Coscia, Adrian

Daniele, Rachael Djorem, Lauren Ising,Christi ne James, Vanessa Kay, Lauren Park,

Jade Ryan & Victoria Sauchelli-Narria2012 Contributi on to Sport

Certi fi cate Winners (pictured centre):Joshua Anfi teatro, Matt hew Barrett , Ellen Benham, Adam Biggs, Abby Fieldhouse,

Jordan Glover, Madison Krawczyk, Cameron Lensink, Reece McLaughlin, Mia Nardecchia-

Paice, Isabella Ricciardi, Fabian Rinaldo,Jade Ryan, Christi an Simionato, Amy Smith, Gabrielle Stanbridge, Matt hew Staniford,

Yasmine Taylor, Kahlia Thornton, Hayden Wallis, Elise Whitf ord & Sean Wilkinson

YEAR 12 FAREWELL MASS & CELEBRATIONS

YEAR 12 FAREWELL MASS & CELEBRATIONS

UniSA Experience Days: Principal’s Merit ListTen Gleeson College students were selected to represent Gleeson College at the UniSA Experience Days, held from October 15-19.

Students were invited to one of UniSA’s campuses to parti cipate in a day of interacti ve acti viti es. The workshops were designed to help inform students about program choices, give them a chance to discuss career opti ons available to them aft er a degree, and provide an opportunity to experience a university campus. Students joined in a workshop related to the study areas of Law, Psychology and Social Work, Journalism, Languages and Internati onal Relati ons, Marketi ng, Health Sciences, Engineering and Science, or Visual Arts with acti viti es including:

Experience Law• The opportunity to learn about

family law and criminal law;• Parti cipati ng in a mock trial in our in-

house moot court;• Taking part in witness examinati ons.• Experience Psychology and Social

Work • Taking part in a cogniti ve experiment

on visual illusions and fi nding out there is more to it than meets the eye. Explore this interesti ng aspect of psychology and learn how the brain works when we come across objects and setti ngs on a day-to-day basis;

• Finding out what Social Work is all about by being part of an interacti ve case study in UniSA’s Social Work Studio. This unique and innovati ve teaching facility has been designed to simulate the real working environment of professional social workers.

Experience Journalism, Languages and Internati onal Relati ons• Converti ng a piece of informati on

to a news arti cle, tweet and media release;

• Sitti ng at the former Channel 9 news desk and delivering your media release to camera;

• Imagining yourself working for the United Nati ons, representi ng your country and contributi ng to the soluti ons of various internati onal issues. With the help of UniSA’s

United Nati ons Society, you will have the chance to experience what this could be like;

• Being part of a hypotheti cal internati onal emergency, you will represent a country and debate, negoti ate, bargain and learn to form alliances, whilst att empti ng to develop consensus for the UN’s response to this crisis.

Experience Marketi ng• The opportunity to visit a leading

adverti sing agency, Clemenger BBDO;

• Learning about creati ng and producing marketi ng campaigns and promoti ons from concept to delivery;

• Brainstorming ideas of how best to market their assigned product.

Experience Health Sciences• Stepping into the shoes of a

Pharmaceuti cal Scienti st by making zinc-cream from scratch;

• Learning the science of nursing, whilst interacti ng with our lifelike manikins and gaining an understanding of blood pressure and other vital signs;

• Becoming a disease detecti ve by stepping into the lab to learn how to detect and diagnose through pathology;

• Taking on the role of a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and learning how exercise can be prescribed as medicine for bett er health outcomes.

Experience Engineering and Science• Challenging abiliti es to complete

the task of building a tower using limited resources and materials in an engineering workshop;

• Going behind the scenes of a world-class research insti tute, The Wark, to explore the world of advanced materials and innovati ve technologies;

• Parti cipati ng in a workshop in our electronics lab to build your own fl ashing circuit board which you can take home.

Experience Visual Arts• Taking photos in our state-of-the-art

lighti ng studio;• Making photograms in our university

darkrooms;• Encompassing projects drawn

from the very fi rst photographic techniques and the latest digital practi ce.

We congratulate the following students for their enthusiasti c parti cipati on at this event: Brooke Allen, Nicholas Caruso, Peter Caruso, Jaimee-Lee Fleming, Imogen Hayne, Meagan Howie, Ricky Mati as, Georgia McHugh, Nicole Michailescu, Emily Pemberton, Genevieve Smith & Jadyn Sullivan.

Mrs Jacqui Asser,Flexible Learning Coordinator

Gleeson Students Brooke Allen (11 DSBRO) & Nicholas Caruso (11 HSCLA) at the UniSA Experience Day

TERM TRADING TIMESMonday: 1.00pm - 2.30pmTuesday & Wednesday: 8.15am - 9.15am 1.00pm - 2.45pm 3.15pm - 4.15pmThursday: 1.00pm - 2.45pm1st Saturday of Month: 9.00am - 12.00pm

2012 Price Lists & Order Forms can be downloaded from our College website:

www.gleeson.sa.edu.au/aboutgleeson/college-

uniform

CAMPUS UNIFORM SHOPDevon Clothing | P: 8289 5564

SUMMER UNIFORM APPOINTMENTS: TERM 4, 2012Appointments can be made for the following ti mes outside of normal trading hours:

TUES, WED & THURS AFTERNOONS, 3.00pm - 5.00pmSATURDAY MORNINGS, 9.00am - 12.00pm

Again, we ask that you please make an appointment ti me to pre-order and/or purchase your student’s summer uniform requirements.

THESE EXTENDED TIMES ARE FOR APPOINTMENTS ONLY - NOT GENERAL TRADE.

If no appointments are booked in aft er our regular trading ti mes, the shop will not remain open. Orders will be available for pick up during the school holiday trading

hours. These ti mes, for January 2013, will be adverti sed in The Globe in Term 4.

GLEESON COLLEGE 2ND HAND UNIFORM SHOP IS OPENEVERY TUESDAY AFTER SCHOOL (3.30 - 4.30pm)

29 STAGE 2 EXAMS COMMENCE31 STUDENT FREE DAY FOR ALL STUDENTS *Front Offi ce will open at 10.30am due to Staff Meeti ng*7 Nov Gleeson College Annual General Meeti ng (AGM)14 STAGE 2 EXAMS CONCLUDE - Year 12 Exit Day Parents & Friends (P&F) Meeti ng, 7pm, GC Staff room19 Year 7 Transiti on BBQ (Year 8, 2013), 7pm, GC Courtyard19 - 23 YEAR 11 EXAMS21 YEAR 12 GRADUATION, Adelaide Conventi on Centre26 - 30 YEAR 10 EXAMS Year 11/12 Workshops27 Gleeson College Board Changeover Meeti ng & Dinner Halogen Young Leaders Foundati on Day: Adel. Conv. Centre4 Dec YEAR 9 GRADUATION5 2012 PRESENTATION EVENING6 Last day for Year 8 & 9 students / Reports distributed201328 Jan AUSTRALIA DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY29 FIRST DAY OF 2013 FOR YEAR 8 & 12 STUDENTS30 FIRST DAY OF 2013 FOR YEAR 9, 10 & 11 STUDENTS

2012 & 2013 GLEESON DIARY DATES2012 & 2013 GLEESON DIARY DATES

Gleeson College Parents & Friends Quiz Night Donati on

to Your World Your Stage: Who are YOU playing for?

The Gleeson College Parents & Friends Committ ee is pleased to announce that a $400.00 donati on was recently made to the Your World Your Stage (YWYS) organisati on. The donati on is from proceeds raised at our annual P&F Quiz Night, held in June. Thank you again to everyone who sponsored and parti cipated on the night.

Your World Your Stage is a local initi ati ve whose mission is to foster the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of the individual by off ering a diverse range of programs with a vibrant team of young volunteers. Using moti vati onal workshops and presentati ons, as well as popular summer leadership camps and teen retreats especially designed for Catholic schools, YWYS raises awareness for youth mental health and suicide preventi on by building resilience and hope in young people.

At present, there are over 30 acti ve young volunteers ranging in age from 16 - 25 years, and some ‘young at heart’, who give up their precious ti me each week in order to ensure their important message conti nues to be heard.

Tim James,Gleeson College P&F Chairperson

GLEESON P&F NEWS

3:00pm Exposition/Chaplet of Divine Mercy 3:30pm Confession 4:00pm Holy Rosary

5:00pm Holy Mass/Pre-natal Blessing

Veneration of 1st class relic

Religious items will be sold in Church foyer

Enquiries 0402169140 or 83644516

GLEESON COLLEGE 2013 MUSIC TUITION SCHOLARSHIPSLast Chance – Final Call!!

Music at Gleeson College is characterised by an innovati ve Year 8 - 12 Curriculum, a progressive Instrumental Program and a vibrant and diverse Extra-Curricular Program.

A number of Music Tuiti on Scholarships will be off ered to:• Students in Years 8-10 in 2013• Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Clarinet, Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Trumpet,

Trombone, Bass Guitar and negoti able wind/brass instruments.• Successful candidates will be expected to parti cipate fully in the College’s Music

Program and undertake electi ve music in Year 8, 9 and 10.• Music Scholarships cover 50% to 100% tuiti on with a Gleeson College

instrumental tutor or equivalent by negoti ati on.Selecti on will be based on Auditi ons, as arranged with the Gleeson College Music Department, at a convenient ti me. To apply for a 2013 Music Tuiti on Scholarship, please contact Music Coordinator, Mrs Jessica Gillard, at the College on 8262 6600 or via email at jessica.gillard@gleeson.catholic.edu.au

Earlier this year, all Year 8 and 9 students completed a Science Project as part of the STEM Expo. The winning class projects were then entered into the SASTA Oliphant Science Awards. Students also had the opti on of entering a project as an extra-curricular acti vity. Over the last three years Gleeson College has had great success at the Oliphant Awards, and in 2012 we conti nued this traditi on. These projects were judged at a state level and put on display at the Festi val Centre. Students presented projects with great creati vity and scienti fi c thinking, some of which were awarded a state prize. Winners of these prizes were noti fi ed and invited to a formal presentati on on Friday 14 September at the Festi val Centre. The student winners and their winning projects are listed below:

Year 9 - 10 Models and Inventi ons2nd Prize: Jonathon Craggs - Hydroelectricity Model

Year 9 - 10 Multi media1st Prize: Mitchell Horn - The Physics of Skateboarding3rd Prize: Joanna Unson - Ultraviolet Light Joanna also won a sponsor prize for the most outstanding entry using technology from the South Australian Consorti um for Informati on Technology and Telecommunicati ons.

Year 11 - 12 Scienti fi c Writi ng 1st Prize: Jadyn Sullivan - Electromagneti c Radiati on

Jadyn also won a sponsor prize for the most outstanding entry with a radiati on protecti on or health physics theme from the Australian Radiati on Protecti on Society. Jadyn was also awarded this prize in 2011!

In additi on, Mrs Grace Napoli and I were very proud and grateful to be awarded with the Texas Instrument and Carron Calculators Teachers Prize for our contributi on to the promoti on of the Oliphant Awards at Gleeson College.

Gleeson Success at the SASTA Science Awards!

On behalf of the College I would like to congratulate all of the students on their outstanding achievements in Science.

Mrs Kate Morgante,Science Key Learning Coordinator

Jonathon Craggs (9 DMRAN): standing, third from left Jadyn Sullivan (11 MSRYA): standing, third from left

Mitchell Horn (9 FMWIL): standing, second from right& Joanna Unson (9 FMMOR): standing, far right

Mrs Kate Morgante & Mrs Grace Napoli with their Texas Instrument and Carron Calculators Teachers Prize!

McDONALD HOUSE MASS: Wednesday 17 October 2012

GALLANT ROUND 2 EFFORT FROM YEAR 8 KO BASKETBALLERSAft er a stellar performance against Heathfi eld HS in Round 1 last term, Gleeson College secured the chance to meet Trinity College in the second round of the SSSSA State Knockout Basketball Competi ti on at the Golden Grove Rec Centre in Week 1 of this term.

There were many highlights, both in Round 1 and 2, however a standout performer for the team was the talented Joseph Maguire (8 HMHAU). Joseph’s asserti ve drive through the key and defence to successfully lay-up and score against Trinity was brilliant, and he was ably supported by some great defensive eff orts and speedy off ensive breaks by Brodie North (8 DMACK) and Thomas Wood (8 MMMIT). Clever play from Liam Stanton (8 DMRAN) was great to watch and Matt hew Chalmers (8 FMCAR) oft en caught Trinity’s defence out with his clever left handed skills. Jayden Carrigg (8 MMMIT), Cameron Forshaw (8 DMMCC) and Brandon Winship (8 DMRAN) all worked ti relessly at both ends of the court, assisti ng the team greatly.

However, the fi nal bell saw Trinity College take the hard-fought victory and progress to the next round of the competi ti on.

SATURDAY MORNING SPORT RESULTS: Saturday 20th October 2012

Girls Basketball

Junior (Year 8) Gleeson def by Kildare 8 - 32

Junior (Year 9) Gleeson def Pedare 62 - 6

Senior Girls B Gleeson def by St Dominic’s 24 - 30

Girls Softball

Senior Girls Gleeson def by Mercedes 10 - 21

Girls Tennis

Senior Girls Gleeson def by St Ignatius 3 sets (22 games) - 3 sets (27 games)

Boys Badminton

Open C Gleeson def by Marryatville 1 - 11 games

Boys Cricket

Year 8/9 Game cancelled

Boys Tennis

Middle B Gleeson def Pulteney 7 sets (53 games) - 5 sets (50 games)

Being able to see the boys develop and grow this year into a team producing solid, consistent eff orts was great and I look forward to watching their conti nued

development in future years here at Gleeson.

Mr Shannon Bertram,Year 8 Boys KO Basketball Coach

Senior Girls Soft ballThe Senior Girls Soft ball team put in a fantasti c eff ort getti ng bat to ball against Mercedes College on Saturday, getti ng 10 runs on the board and recording their highest run tally this season.

The girls showed a defi nite increase in their confi dence levels with the bat and this proved valuable as they cheered their team-mates across home plate 10 ti mes! With only 7 players available due to Futsal events, the team maintained their positi ve atti tude and a good level of enthusiasm, however were defeated 21-10 at games end.

Our focus at training this week will be catching ‘high balls’ and improving our speed in the fi eld, which will assist us greatly in upcoming games. Keep up the good work girls!

Ms Alesia Sala, Senior Girls Soft ball Coach

2012 Gleeson College Year 8 Knockout Basketball Team (Back Row L-R): Matt hew Chalmers, Brandon Winship, Joseph Maguire, Cameron Forshaw, Jayden Carrigg & Jarred Kelly (Scorer)

(Front Row L-R): Liam Stanton, Thomas Wood & Brodie North