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St Clare’s High School Davis Street, Taree 2430

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NEWSLETTER 40/2017 15 DECEMBER 2017

Change of start date for 2018

Monday, 29 January 2018 – Pupil Free Day

Tuesday, 30 January 2018 – Pupil Free Day

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 – Years 7, 11 & 12 Return

Thursday 1 February 2018 – Years 8, 9 & 10 Return

Dear Parents & Friends of St Clare’s

Thanks to all the parents and friends of St Clare’s who have attended the many community

gatherings over the past 10 days. The final school mass, led by Fr Dennis from Forster, was a

wonderful gathering featuring great musicianship and participation from our student leaders.

The Year 10 Final Assembly was well attended by parents and other family members. It was

great that the Year 10 former Student Coordinator from Year 7 to 9, John Chapman, was able to

attend and see ‘his students’ through to the senior years of schooling. Due to the distribution of

Christmas hampers, the Year 10 gathering was held in the Senior Quad. Again, the music was

first class and the acknowledgement of student achievement and announcement of the House

Leaders for 2018 was well received. Thanks to Donna Smith, Year 10 Student Coordinator and

to the Year 10 team who helped organise their Ceremony.

Zebulen Everingham, Tahlia Earle, Zoe Lees, Miguel Guthridge, Shae Stace & Ethan Drury

House Leaders for 2018

Domonique Wyse, Carlin Pettet, Jack Wood, Isaac Cross, Mya Grech, Jack Acheson, Lillian Smith & Cayley Cribb

The community collection for St Vincent de Paul Christmas hampers was a great success.

Deacon Vince Ryan, in his role as St Vincent

de Paul Regional President – Manning Region,

coordinated the activities of the local Catholic

Community to produce approximately 200

washing basket size hampers for local families

in need. The generosity of our students and

their families was a significant factor in the

success of the charitable collection and will do

much to help people feel part of the

community over the Christmas period.

Work on the grounds continues. The most significant event over the next two weeks will be the

demolition of Rooms 1, 2 & 3 (the area known as the Learning Hub) and the concrete pour of

the new basketball courts.

Students who attended the National

Catholic Youth Festival reported their

experiences to the school at the Annual

Awards Ceremony held on Friday, 15

December. My thanks to the Chancery

Office and the CSO for their support of our

young people on their faith journey.

Teisha Farr and Hannah Dormor at the Catholic Youth

Festival

Catholic Youth Festival Article -

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My thanks to Donna Smith and the Year 10 team for

their organisation of the Year 10 social. It was great

to see our young people in formal dress enjoying

each other’s company for the last time as a group in

2017. The evening was a great follow-up to the

group’s academic assembly.

Zebulen Everingham, Cayley Cribb, Holly Twemlow & Thomas Relf

Earlier in the week, I had the pleasure of attending a performance evening showcasing the skills

of St Clare’s musicians. It was a wonderful show. I was particularly struck by the

collaborative nature of the group, students from all year levels sharing their skills in various

combinations and styles of music. My thanks to music teacher Carmel Brown our music

students and the group of parents who attended the evening.

Departing Staff

As you are aware six of our staff members are leaving St Clare’s: Miss Smith, Mr Evans,

Mrs Eady, Ms Rowsell, Mr Constantine and Mr Clacherty.

We had a special farewell assembly last Wednesday and would like to acknowledge the gifts

each one has brought to St Clare’s and wish them every happiness in their future endeavours.

Three staff members are taking leave in 2018, Mrs Gale, Mr Bellanto and Mr Holland. We

wish them well. Special thanks go to Mrs Dunn for her years of service job sharing with Mr

Bellanto, Mrs Dunn will continue working at St Clare’s.

Mr Knight and Mr Donovan who have been on yearly contracts have brought real

commitment, enthusiasm and generosity to the school during their time here. We wish them

every happiness as they move on in their journey.

Damien Bellanto Dale Clacherty David Constantine Catherine Eady

Ian Evans Emma Gale Bernie Holland Jenna Rowsell

Donna Smith

Next year all our students will be expected to wear a school hat

when they are outside on school grounds. Students will have a

choice of two hats, either a wide brimmed hat or a bucket hat.

Both are available from our uniform suppliers, Workwise

Clothing.

Finally, I would like to thank parents for their support of the school and their contribution to the

community life of St Clare’s. I hope you and your family have a wonderful summer break and

that your Christmas and New Year is a happy and holy time as you and your friends gather to

recharge your batteries and enjoy the company of those you love.

God Bless

Principal

MEDIA RELEASE

ST CLARE’S HIGH SCHOOL – HSC RESULTS – 2017

Principal’s Comment:

“Congratulations to our HSC class of 2017 on their excellent results which are a fitting

reflection of their efforts and dedication to their studies. I particularly want to thank our staff

for their excellent teaching and our parents for the fine support that they have given their sons

and daughters and the school over the past six years. We are proud of our students, staff and

the St Clare’s tradition of achievement in the HSC.”

The 2017 HSC Examination results have, again, been very rewarding for St Clare’s High

School students. For St Clare’s, this year saw the highest number of students (106) to sit the

HSC; the highest number of indigenous student graduates; the highest number of students with

disabilities to graduate, and the highest number of apprenticeships offered.

The cohort was rewarded with 158 Band 5 and Band 6 grades with outstanding results in

English, Mathematics, Physics, Food Technology, Industrial Technology and Music.

Eliza Williamson received an offer of E12 early entry program for Sydney University.

In Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA), Sarah Early (Drama), and Nirian Boelling-

McDougall (Music) were nominated for OnSTAGE and Encore, the performance extravaganzas

of the best HSC practical presentations from across the state.

For the 106 students in the Class of 2017, there were over 250 early entry offers to university.

Most of the students who wish to attend university have decided to accept one of their offers.

According to the limited contact the school has had with students today, the student who is our

2017 Dux is Sophie Wood with an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank of 94.90. She is

hoping to study Physiotherapy at Newcastle University.

Top ATARs of which the school is aware at the time of media release:

Sophie Wood 94.90 Bachelor of Physiotherapy at University of Newcastle

Michael O'Dwyer 94.35 Bachelor of Business/Law at University of Technology

Sydney

Thomas Dayoub 92.00 Bachelor of Business/Law or Bachelor of Commerce &

Advanced Studies at University of Technology Sydney

Sid Joon 91.70 Not available

Thomas Hallot 90.90 Bachelor of Medical Science at University of New

South Wales

Noah Jones 87.45 Bachelor of Economics at University of Sydney or

Newcastle

Eliza Williamson 88.30 Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology) at

University of Sydney

Sarah Ward 87.20 Bachelor of Health Science at Australian National

University

Maddison Hayes 86.35 Bachelor of Art/Bachelor of Advanced Studies at

University of Sydney

Ruby Brown 85.00 Not Available

Sarah Chalmers 84.80 Bachelor of Physiotherapy at University of Newcastle

or Bachelor of Industrial Design at University of New

South Wales

Kylie Neilson 83.85 Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation & Ecotourism at

Charles Sturt University

Rebekah Cooper 83.75 Bachelor of International Studies or Bachelor of

Ancient History at Macquarie University

Martin Zeng 82.05 Bachelor of Business at Macquarie University

Eleanor O’Neill 80.55 Bachelor of Psychology at University of Newcastle

Nirian Boelling-McDougall 80.50 Conservatorium of Music at University of Sydney

In closing, I am proud to say that the vast majority of our HSC cohort has achieved results

which will enable them to pursue their post secondary school goals.

Peter Nicholls

Principal

Contact: Peter Nicholls, Principal – 0437 518 549

Sophie Wood Michael O’Dwyer Thomas Dayoub Sid Joon

Thomas Hallot

CHAPLAINCY/PASTORAL CARE: A reminder to all that the school has a Chaplain.

Please feel free to contact our Chaplain, Deacon Vince Ryan, through the school office if he

can be of assistance to you or any member of our whole school community.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF DONATIONS TO THE HAMPER APPEAL: The Hamper

Appeal has now finished. I would like to thank everyone for your amazing donations. Your

generosity was fantastic and was a major contribution to our target of 180 hampers. This target

was achieved comfortably and now many families in need in our area will benefit from your

generosity.

What this all means is that not only do families get a wonderful hamper, but it also shows them

that we are a community that cares. This gives them much needed hope and encouragement. It

also says a huge amount about us a community caring for our community – the benefits are

huge.

Again thank you! Deacon Vince Ryan

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MANNING GREAT LAKES TECHNOLOGY AWARDS: Congratulations to all the

students who entered their TAS projects in the annual Manning Great Lakes Technology

Awards, 2017. The display was on show at the Manning Regional Art Gallery and showcased

local schools. St Clare's was very well represented in all of the major awards and is a

wonderful reflection of the students’ efforts and the efforts of the TAS faculty teaching staff.

Winners were awarded trophies and cash prizes, donated by the many local businesses that

supported the event last Sunday at the Gallery to the cheers of families and supporting

businesses.

Major HSC Work Awards were collected by Sarah Chalmers, Demi Fox, Nirian Boelling-

McDougall and Siena Hindmarsh.

Matthew Parvin, Karla Berg picked up major prizes for their works as well as juniors, Aston

Purdon, Hayley Patel, Sophie Robinson and Elijah Simpson.

All students should be exceptionally proud of their efforts and of the significant recognition that

they have received. I extend my best wishes to all students, staff and parents that supported the

event as it really is a showcase that promotes our achievements to the wider community. St

Clare's is seen with great respect in the community and that tradition continues to grow. I give

my thanks to all families and staff and extend my best wishes to you all for Christmas.

Phillip Chalmers, TAS Coordinator

Siena Hindmarsh, Sarah Chalmers, Demi Fox, Nirian Boelling-McDougall, Matthew Parvin, Elijah Simpson, Hayley Patel &

Karla Berg

Clockwise from top left --

Elijah Doherty, Karla Berg, Matthew Parvin, Nirian Boelling-McDougall, Hayley Patel & Sienna Hindmarsh

ST CLARE’S HIGH SCHOOL SPECIAL AWARDS 2017

Sharon Mackie-Cother Memorial Award for

Excellence in Year 11 English – Luke Strong

Aquinas Award – Nicholas Parsons, Year 11

Mid Coast Connect Vocational Education &

Training Award Zoe Elliott, Year 11

Long Tan Leadership Award - Elizabeth Avery

Cultural Award Junior School – Miguel Guthridge, Year 10

& Elise Rourke, Year 9

Cultural Award Senior School – Sarah Earley, Year 12 &

Nirian Boelling-McDougall, Year 12

Citizenship Award, Year 7 – Annaleah Doherty

Citizenship Award, Year 8 – Yvette Piscopo

Citizenship Award, Year 9 – Elise Rourke

Citizenship Award, Year 10 – Miguel Guthridge

Citizenship Award, Year 11 – Teisha Farr

Leadership Award, Year 7 – Aston Purdon

Leadership Award, Year 8 – Ruby Daley

Leadership Award, Year 9 – Georgina Saad

Leadership Award, Year 10 – Cayley Cribb

Leadership Award, Year 11 – Jennifer Wesley

Academic Excellence Award, Year 7 – Aston Purdon

Academic Excellence Award, Year 8 – Patrick Guthridge,

Finlay O’Connell &

WenYuan LimSchneider

Academic Excellence Award, Year 9 – Elise Rourke

Academic Excellence Award, Year 10 – Elizabeth Avery

Academic Excellence Award, Year 11 – Luke Strong

Sportswoman of the Year – Junior School – Lucy Green, Year 7 and

Jordan Moscatt, Year 9

Sportsman of the Year – Junior School – Drey Mercy, Year 9

Sportswoman of the Year – Senior School – Lillian Smith, Year 10

Sportsman of the Year – Senior School – Wade Harry, Year 11

In recognition of receiving a NSW CCC Bar Award

for Hockey Samuel Mudford, Year 12

Above Top

Sr Ellen & Luke Strong Sr Ellen & Nicholas Parsons Karen McCann & Zoe Elliott

Above Bottom

Bruce Mackie & Lillian Smith Bruce Mackie & Wade Harry Bruce Mackie & Sam Mudford

P & F Art Prizes - Above Top

Siena Hindmarsh, Jackie Burley, Bryden Hurley, Raphael Paturzo, Elise Rourke & Emily Drysdale

Cultural Awards – Above Bottom

Jackie Burley, Sarah Earley & Nirian Boelling-McDougall, Miguel Guthridge & Elise Rourke

Citizenship, Leadership & Academic Excellence Award Recipients

Year 7 Semester II Awards – 2017

Lily-Rose Allison

EQUAL 1ST IN 7-6 HISTORY

Silas Barberie

EQUAL 2ND IN 7-6 VISUAL ARTS

Peter Bawden

EQUAL 2ND IN 7-3 MUSIC

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Haylee Brabant


Bradley Brincat

2ND IN 7-1 HISTORY

MERIT IN ENGLISH

MERIT IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Hugh Cameron

U/13 BOYS ATHLETICS CHAMPION

Tomas Clarke

EQUAL 1ST IN 7-1 TECHNOLOGY (MANDATORY)

Simon Collins

MERIT IN MATHEMATICS

Alexandra Cross



Lachlan Cross

EQUAL 3RD IN 7-1 HISTORY

Leanne Curtis

EQUAL 2ND IN 7-5 GEOGRAPHY

Georgia Daley

MERIT IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Marko Dokonal

EQUAL 1ST IN 7-1 MUSIC

Lucas Drury

MERIT IN SCIENCE

CERTIFICATE OF HIGH DISTINCTION – BIG SCIENCE COMPETITION

Nyokah Dumas

EQUAL 1ST IN 7-2 VISUAL ARTS

Seren Everingham

1ST IN YEAR 7 ENGLISH

1ST IN 7-2 GEOGRAPHY

1ST IN 7-2 TECHNOLOGY (MANDATORY)

EQUAL 1ST IN YEAR 7 MATHEMATICS

2ND IN YEAR 7 RELIGIOUS STUDIES

2ND IN YEAR 7 SCIENCE

3RD IN YEAR 7 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION - AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION

CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION – BIG SCIENCE COMPETITION

Thomas Fidock

3RD IN 7-3 GEOGRAPHY

MERIT IN ENGLISH

MERIT IN SCIENCE



Emily Fordham

EQUAL 3RD IN 7-1 HISTORY


Eliza Forsayth

U/12 GIRLS ATHLETICS CHAMPION

Lucy Green


2ND IN YEAR 7 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Lachlan Gregory

1ST IN 7-6 VISUAL ARTS


Divya Gupta

2ND IN 7-4 TECHNOLOGY (MANDATORY)

3RD IN 7-4 HISTORY



Yolanta Guthridge


2ND IN YEAR 7 ENGLISH

3RD IN YEAR 7 IN MATHEMATICS

3RD IN YEAR 7 SCIENCE

EQUAL 3RD IN YEAR 7 RELIGIOUS STUDIES


Annabelle Harrison

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Orion Hillenberg



Flynn Holman

1ST IN 7-1 HISTORY

Edna Johnston

1ST IN 7-5 MUSIC

Matthew Matuszny

EQUAL 3RD IN 7-1 MUSIC


Adele McCann


Von-Ryan McLennan

EQUAL 1ST IN 7-1 MUSIC

Bridie O’Connell



EQUAL 2ND IN 7-2 TECHNOLOGY (MANDATORY)

MERIT IN ENGLISH



MERIT IN SCIENCE

Haley Patel

1ST IN YEAR 7 RELIGIOUS STUDIES

1ST IN 7-4 HISTORY



MERIT IN ENGLISH


MERIT IN SCIENCE


Perla Pereira-Odlum



Charles Pitt

2ND IN 7-3 GEOGRAPHY


Connor Pocock-Scott

3RD IN 7-5 TECHNOLOGY (MANDATORY)

Kyle Polidano



Ky Porst


Aston Purdon

1ST IN YEAR 7 SCIENCE

1ST IN YEAR 7 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION



EQUAL 1ST IN YEAR 7 MATHEMATICS


3RD IN YEAR 7 IN ENGLISH




Georgia Robinson

2ND IN 7-4 VISUAL ARTS

Georgia Rourke





MERIT IN ENGLISH


MERIT IN SCIENCE



William Russell

2ND IN 7-5 MUSIC


MERIT IN SCIENCE


Alexander Ryan



MERIT IN SCIENCE

Shayla Ryan-Brooks



Fraser Simpson

3RD IN 7-4 VISUAL ARTS

Taj Simpson

1ST IN 7-3 MUSIC


Jamie Smith

MERIT IN ENGLISH

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Ellie Stace


Emily Summerville



Zaiden Theophanous

2ND IN 7-4 HISTORY


Cooper Twemlow



MERIT IN SCIENCE

Joshua Voetterl

3RD IN 7-5 MUSIC

MERIT IN SCIENCE


Lauren Weeks




Emily Wood

MERIT IN ENGLISH



MERIT IN SCIENCE



Taylor Young


Mitchell Young

EQUAL 3RD IN 7-1 MUSIC

MERIT IN SCIENCE


Jessica Borg

3RD IN 8-5 MUSIC



Tiahne Brett


Jackson Brody

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Lewis Brown


EQUAL 1ST IN 8-2 JAPANESE

2ND IN 8-5 MUSIC


MERIT IN SCIENCE


Flynn Cameron

EQUAL 3RD IN 8-6 VISUAL ARTS

Mackenzie Cassar


Tait Critchley


Ruby Daley


2ND IN 8-1 JAPANESE


3RD IN YEAR 8 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

MERIT IN ENGLISH


MERIT IN SCIENCE

Connor Debono

1ST IN 8-3 MUSIC

EQUAL 3RD IN 8-4 JAPANESE

MERIT IN ENGLISH

Jacob Drury

MERIT IN SCIENCE


Maddison Eakin

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Kirra Forsayth

EQUAL 3RD IN 8-3 TECHNOLOGY (MANDATORY)

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Edie Gillis



Patrick Guthridge

1ST IN 8-2 HISTORY

1ST IN 8-3 JAPANESE



EQUAL 1ST IN YEAR 8 SCIENCE

EQUAL 2ND IN YEAR 8 ENGLISH

3RD IN YEAR 8 MATHEMATICS

3RD IN YEAR 8 RELIGIOUS STUDIES


CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION – DIOCESAN RELIGIOUS LITERACY

ASSESSMENT


AUSTRALIAN INFORMATICS OLYMPIAD – CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION

Mikayla Guymer


MERIT IN SCIENCE

Roland Hallot

1ST IN 8-4 HISTORY



EQUAL 3RD IN 8-4 JAPANESE

MERIT IN SCIENCE


Isabella Hayes


EQUAL 2ND IN 8-3 JAPANESE

MERIT IN ENGLISH


Jayden Heng


2ND IN YEAR 8 MATHEMATICS

Erin Horsington





MERIT IN SCIENCE


Tilley Hunter


Gemma Hutton


Rory Kennewell

2ND IN 8-4 HISTORY

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Ella Lees


Jett Lewis-Fisher


3RD IN 8-4 HISTORY


WenYuan LimSchneider

1ST IN YEAR 8 MATHEMATICS

1ST IN 8-6 HISTORY

1ST IN 8-4 JAPANESE

EQUAL 1ST IN YEAR 8 RELIGIOUS STUDIES

EQUAL 1ST IN YEAR 8 SCIENCE



MERIT IN ENGLISH


CERTIFICATE OF HIGH DISTINCTION - AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS

COMPETITION


CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION – DIOCESAN RELIGIOUS LITERACY

ASSESSMENT

Bethany Macdonald



Lachlan Matthews


Sam Miller


Jada Monaghan


Jack Montague



3RD IN 8-3 MUSIC

Olivia Nguyen

3RD IN 8-4 VISUAL ARTS

MERIT IN ENGLISH


Finlay O’Connell

1ST IN YEAR 8 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION


1ST IN 8-5 MUSIC

EQUAL 1ST IN YEAR 8 RELIGIOUS STUDIES



EQUAL 2ND IN YEAR 8 IN ENGLISH

3RD IN YEAR 8 SCIENCE


CERTIFICATE OF HIGH DISTINCTION – DIOCESAN RELIGIOUS LITERACY

ASSESSMENT


Lachlan Oliver


Annabel Osborn


1ST IN 8-1 MUSIC


2ND IN 8-4 JAPANESE


MERIT IN SCIENCE

Callum Owen



Katelyn Page


Sean Patten


3RD IN 8-6 HISTORY



MERIT IN SCIENCE

Yvette Piscopo

2ND IN YEAR 8 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

2ND IN 8-2 HISTORY


MERIT IN ENGLISH


Harry Plummer


MERIT IN SCIENCE


Zenyn Proctor

3RD IN 8-2 HISTORY

Phurinut Putsiri



2ND IN 8-3 MUSIC

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Jenna Rodgers


Matt Ryan

EQUAL 3RD IN 8-5 GEOGRAPHY

Aston Scott

EQUAL 3RD IN 8-5 GEOGRAPHY

Nathan Smith


MERIT IN SCIENCE

Bailey Stevens


Grace Tamer


Maggie Thompson


Laney Tull





Hannah Van Arendonk


William Watman

3RD IN 8-5 JAPANESE

Katelin Watts

3RD IN 8-1 JAPANESE


Rickardd Weiley

1ST IN YEAR 8 ENGLISH


2ND IN 8-6 HISTORY

EQUAL 2ND IN 8-3 JAPANESE



Rohan Wiseman

1ST IN 8-1 JAPANESE


Dani Altham

3RD IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY

3RD IN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND DIGITAL MEDIA

EQUAL 3RD IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Jacob Barry

1ST IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (METAL)

EQUAL 3RD IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & SPORT STUDIES

Lewis Bramble

EQUAL 2ND IN MATHEMATICS PATHWAY 5.2

Jim Brown

1ST IN COMMERCE

EQUAL 1ST IN 9-1 GEOGRAPHY

2ND IN MATHEMATICS PATHWAY 5.3

2ND IN SCIENCE

MERIT IN ENGLISH


Beth Callaughan

1ST IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & SPORT STUDIES


MERIT IN ENGLISH


MERIT IN SCIENCE

Jay Camarda

MERIT IN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND DIGITAL MEDIA

Dylan Chai

3RD IN JAPANESE


Joshua Chalmers

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Clare Chapman

1ST IN 9-4 HISTORY

EQUAL 2ND IN DRAMA

Joel Christensen


Cassandra Crittenden

MERIT IN SCIENCE


Grace Darwin

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Emily de Berg

1ST IN ISTEM

1ST IN 9-2 HISTORY

2ND IN COMMERCE

3RD IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

MERIT IN ENGLISH


MERIT IN SCIENCE


Dante de Jong

EQUAL 2ND IN ENGLISH


MERIT IN SCIENCE


Isabella Deas

2ND IN VISUAL ARTS

Paige Eggins

MERIT IN VISUAL ARTS

Grace Ellis

MERIT IN DRAMA

Cate Gillogly

EQUAL 1ST IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (TIMBER)


Rubi Grass

2ND IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY


Chelsea Grimmett

EQUAL 3RD IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & SPORT STUDIES

Elizabeth Heiss

MERIT IN DRAMA

Ivan Heng

1ST IN MATHEMATICS PATHWAY 5.3


3RD IN SCIENCE

MERIT IN ENGLISH

Charlotte Hogan


Tiana Hood

MERIT IN ENGLISH


Jessica Horsburgh

1ST IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY

1ST IN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND DIGITAL MEDIA

EQUAL 1ST IN 9-1 GEOGRAPHY

MERIT IN ENGLISH


Hannah Irvine



Jessika Jobson


Daniel Keen


MERIT IN SCIENCE

Lyall Last

1ST IN SCIENCE

EQUAL 1ST IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES


EQUAL 2ND IN ISTEM

3RD IN COMMERCE




Kade Lewis-Fisher

1ST IN JAPANESE


EQUAL 2ND IN YEAR 10 MATHEMATICS PATHWAY 5.3

3RD IN YEAR 9 MATHEMATICS PATHWAY 5.3


MERIT IN SCIENCE

TOP 1% IN AUSTRALIA – AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHY COMPETITION

CERTIFICATE OF HIGH DISTINCTION - AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS

COMPETITION

CERTIFICATE OF HIGH DISTINCTION – UNSW GLOBAL

ICAS MATHEMATICS


Matthew Lovrak


2ND IN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND DIGITAL MEDIA

Georgia Martin

2ND IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & SPORT STUDIES

2ND IN 9-4 HISTORY


Grace McCallum

3RD IN 9-4 HISTORY

3RD IN VISUAL ARTS

MERIT IN ENGLISH

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Drey Mercy


Jarod Monaghan

EQUAL 1ST IN MATHEMATICS PATHWAY 5.1

Holly Nixon


Oscar Norman

EQUAL 2ND IN DRAMA

Georgia Parsons

2ND IN 9-2 HISTORY




Liam Pope

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Hayden Potts

2ND IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (METAL)


Dahli Reid

MERIT IN SCIENCE


Jessica Relf

1ST IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Elise Rourke

1ST IN ENGLISH

1ST IN VISUAL ARTS


EQUAL 1ST IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

2ND IN JAPANESE


MERIT IN SCIENCE

Georgina Saad

1ST IN DRAMA

EQUAL 2ND IN ENGLISH

3RD IN 9-2 HISTORY


MERIT IN SCIENCE


Zain Saeed


Senura Senanayake

2ND IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

MERIT IN ENGLISH



MERIT IN SCIENCE

Lucy-Belle Sheather

EQUAL 1ST IN MATHEMATICS PATHWAY 5.1

Elijah Simpson

3RD IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (METAL)

Daniel Summers

MERIT IN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND DIGITAL MEDIA

Jack Tickle


Megan Walton

3RD IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (TIMBER)

Chloe Webber

EQUAL 2ND IN ISTEM

Flynn Wright


MERIT IN SCIENCE

Reece Wright

EQUAL 1ST IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (TIMBER)


Elizabeth Avery

1ST IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES


1ST IN GEOGRAPHY

1ST IN COMMERCE

1ST IN DRAMA

2ND IN ENGLISH

2ND IN HISTORY


MERIT IN SCIENCE

CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION – DIOCESAN RELIGIOUS LITERACY TEST

Jenevieve Bawden

2ND IN DRAMA

EQUAL 3RD IN HISTORY

MERIT IN ENGLISH



Karla Berg

EQUAL 1ST IN TEXTILES TECHNOLOGY


Mitchell Black

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Samuel Burgess


Alexis Cameron

3RD IN COMMERCE

Lorraine Chitsike

EQUAL 2ND IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

3RD IN JAPANESE


EQUAL 3RD IN ISTEM

MERIT IN ENGLISH


Chloe Coble


MERIT IN SCIENCE

Grace Collinson

1ST IN SCIENCE

1ST IN HISTORY

1ST IN ISTEM

2ND IN JAPANESE

MERIT IN ENGLISH



MERIT IN GEOGRAPHY

Cayley Cribb

EQUAL 1ST IN TEXTILES TECHNOLOGY

EQUAL 1ST IN HOSPITALITY (KITCHEN OPERATIONS)

2ND IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

MERIT IN ENGLISH


MERIT IN SCIENCE

MERIT IN HISTORY

MERIT IN GEOGRAPHY

Isaac Cross

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Jacob Cross

EQUAL 3RD IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (TIMBER)

Bianca Debono

MERIT IN ENGLISH

Kallen De-Giovanni

EQUAL 1ST IN HOSPITALITY (KITCHEN OPERATIONS)

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Bianca Dening


Elijah Doherty

2ND IN GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGY

Tahlia Earle


Kane Evans

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Zebulen Everingham

2ND IN MUSIC

MERIT IN ENGLISH


MERIT IN SCIENCE

Felicity Glass

2ND IN ABORIGINAL STUDIES

EQUAL 2ND IN VISUAL ARTS

Jenna Graham

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Miguel Guthridge

1ST IN MUSIC

2ND IN GEOGRAPHY

3RD IN SCIENCE


AUSTRALIAN INFORMATICS OLYMPIAD – BRONZE CERTIFICATE

Patrick Johansson

3RD IN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND DIGITAL MEDIA

Emma Johnston

MERIT IN GEOGRAPHY

Abbey Last

1ST IN ENGLISH


2ND IN ISTEM

EQUAL 2ND IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

3RD IN GEOGRAPHY

MERIT IN SCIENCE

MERIT IN DRAMA

Patrick Luckie

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Lychee Lui

2ND IN COMMERCE

MERIT IN HISTORY

Alyssa Morley

1ST IN ABORIGINAL STUDIES

Jesse Nicholson

1ST IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (METAL)

Bridie O’Dwyer

EQUAL 3RD IN ENGLISH



MERIT IN HISTORY

Madeline Owen

EQUAL 2ND IN VISUAL ARTS

Luke Parker


Raphael Paturzo

1ST IN GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGY

2ND IN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND DIGITAL MEDIA

MERIT IN SCIENCE

MERIT IN HISTORY

Carlin Pettet

1ST IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (TIMBER)

3RD IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & SPORT STUDIES

Angus Plummer

3RD IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (METAL)

Ella Reay

1ST IN JAPANESE

1ST IN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND DIGITAL MEDIA

2ND IN SCIENCE


3RD IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

MERIT IN ENGLISH


MERIT IN HISTORY

CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION – DIOCESAN RELIGIOUS LITERACY TEST

Thomas Relf

MERIT IN GEOGRAPHY

Ruby Robinson

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Lachlan Shannon-Brown

MERIT IN SCIENCE

Lillian Smith

EQUAL 1ST IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & SPORT STUDIES

3RD IN GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGY



MERIT IN HISTORY

MERIT IN GEOGRAPHY


Shae Stace

3RD IN MUSIC

MERIT IN GEOGRAPHY

Christopher Taylor



MERIT IN DRAMA

Holly Twemlow

2ND IN HOSPITALITY (KITCHEN OPERATIONS)

3RD IN DRAMA

EQUAL 3RD IN ENGLISH



MERIT IN GEOGRAPHY

Ryan Vella

EQUAL 3RD IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (TIMBER)

Dane Wallis

2ND IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (METAL)

MERIT IN GEOGRAPHY

Chloe Wilson

3RD IN TEXTILES TECHNOLOGY

EQUAL 3RD IN ISTEM


Lylah-Belle Wilson



Jack Wood

EQUAL 1ST IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & SPORT STUDIES

2ND IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (TIMBER)

MERIT IN SCIENCE

MERIT IN GEOGRAPHY

Darcy Wright

1ST IN VISUAL ARTS

Domonique Wyse

MERIT IN ENGLISH


MERIT IN DRAMA

EXCELLENCE IN AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

CAMDEN HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL


Haley Abbott

3RD IN ENGLISH (STANDARD)

Samanther Annetts

EQUAL 3RD IN SENIOR SCIENCE

Michaela Bailey


Jessica Bennett

1ST IN SENIOR SCIENCE

1ST IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Ethan Bosmans

1ST IN SOFTWARE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Samuel Brown

EQUAL 1ST IN MUSIC

Hugh Carney


Kyle Chapman

2ND IN MATHEMATICS GENERAL

2ND IN DRAMA

3RD IN EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

3RD IN ANCIENT HISTORY

Abby Collison

1ST IN LEGAL STUDIES

3RD IN STUDIES OF RELIGION 1 UNIT

EQUAL 3RD IN MATHEMATICS EXTENSION

Benjamin Cross

3RD IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (TIMBER)

Monique Cushway

EXCELLENCE IN HOSPITALITY (KITCHEN OPERATIONS)

Joel Dark

2ND IN ENGINEERING STUDIES

2ND IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (TIMBER)

Hannah Dormor


Emily Drysdale

2ND IN HOSPITALITY (KITCHEN OPERATIONS)

Zoe Elliott

EQUAL 1ST IN CATHOLIC STUDIES

2ND IN ENGLISH STUDIES

EXCELLENCE IN SPORT COACHING

Finn Fagerstrom

1ST IN EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

2ND IN BIOLOGY

Teisha Farr

EQUAL 1ST IN MUSIC

2ND IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Shaun Formby

1ST IN ENGLISH STUDIES

EQUAL 1ST IN CATHOLIC STUDIES

Mitchell Fowler

EQUAL 3RD IN SENIOR SCIENCE

Macabe Grass

EQUAL 3RD IN MATHEMATICS GENERAL

Chelsea Green

2ND IN BUSINESS STUDIES

Wade Harry


Jamie-Elaine Hartmann-Chisholm

1ST IN MODERN HISTORY

3RD IN LEGAL STUDIES

Samuel Holliday

3RD IN MUSIC

Rhys Hood

EQUAL 3RD IN CHEMISTRY

Matilda Jones

3RD IN DRAMA

Anastasia Kladis

1ST IN HOSPITALITY (KITCHEN OPERATIONS)

Claudia Kukas

2ND IN PHYSICS

2ND IN CHEMISTRY

EQUAL 3RD IN ENGINEERING STUDIES

Saksham Lama

EQUAL 1ST IN ENGLISH (STANDARD)

EQUAL 2ND IN MATHEMATICS

EQUAL 3RD IN MATHEMATICS EXTENSION

Harold Last

2ND IN MATHEMATICS EXTENSION

EQUAL 2ND IN MATHEMATICS

3RD IN PHYSICS

EQUAL 3RD IN CHEMISTRY

EQUAL 3RD IN ENGINEERING STUDIES

Felicity Mason

3RD IN COMMUNITY & FAMILY STUDIES

3RD IN VISUAL ARTS

Ruby McIntosh

1ST IN MATHEMATICS GENERAL

1ST IN SOCIETY & CULTURE

EQUAL 2ND IN ENGLISH (ADVANCED)

EQUAL 2ND IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

3RD IN ENGLISH EXTENSION

Grace McKechnie

3RD IN BUSINESS STUDIES

3RD IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Breeannah Morris

1ST IN BUSINESS STUDIES

EQUAL 1ST IN COMMUNITY & FAMILY STUDIES

2ND IN SOCIETY & CULTURE

Chloe Norman

1ST IN JAPANESE CONTINUERS

2ND IN LEGAL STUDIES

Dumoluhle Nyathi

2ND IN SOFTWARE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Matthew Parvin

1ST IN ENGINEERING STUDIES


1ST IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (TIMBER)

EQUAL 1ST IN ENGLISH (STANDARD)

Hugo Pennington

2ND IN EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Samuel Richardson

1ST IN DRAMA

EQUAL 2ND IN MODERN HISTORY

Sean Scicluna

2ND IN SENIOR SCIENCE

Clare Sephton

1ST IN STUDIES OF RELIGION 2 UNIT

2ND IN ANCIENT HISTORY

2ND IN VISUAL ARTS

Eamon Smith

3RD IN ENGLISH STUDIES

EXCELLENCE IN SPORT COACHING

NSW CCC ALL SCHOOLS HOCKEY REPRESENTATIVE

William Smith

EQUAL 3RD IN CATHOLIC STUDIES

Jessica Smithers-Dunn

EQUAL 1ST IN COMMUNITY & FAMILY STUDIES

3RD IN SOCIETY & CULTURE

EQUAL 3RD IN MATHEMATICS GENERAL

Layla Solomon

1ST IN VISUAL ARTS

Zack Stayman

EQUAL 2ND IN MODERN HISTORY

Olivia Stewart

1ST IN BIOLOGY

3RD IN STUDIES OF RELIGION 2 UNIT

Luke Strong

1ST IN ENGLISH EXTENSION

1ST IN ENGLISH (ADVANCED)

1ST IN MATHEMATICS EXTENSION

1ST IN MATHEMATICS

1ST IN PHYSICS

2ND IN STUDIES OF RELIGION 2 UNIT

AUSTRALIAN INFORMATICS OLYMPIAD – CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION

Caitlan Tull

1ST IN ANCIENT HISTORY

2ND IN STUDIES OF RELIGION 1 UNIT

Joel Underwood

EQUAL 3RD IN CATHOLIC STUDIES

EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION

Jennifer Wesley

1ST IN STUDIES OF RELIGION 1 UNIT

1ST IN CHEMISTRY

2ND IN ENGLISH EXTENSION

EQUAL 2ND IN ENGLISH (ADVANCED)

EQUAL 2ND IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

3RD IN BIOLOGY

Ronin White

EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION

Haylee Brabant Year 7 Bryden Hurley Year 8

P & F Art Prize Winner 2017 P & F Art Prize Winner 2017

Elise Rourke Year 9 Raphael Paturzo Year 10


Emily Drysdale Year 11 Siena Hindmarsh Year 12


NOTES

This week has seen a number of musical performances beginning with the our School Mass

where our wonderful musicians were joined by St Joseph’s String Group who presented a

beutilful performance of Seek Ye First.

Congratulations and thanks to the following students who contributed to our celebration with

uplifting music.

Year 7

Yolanta Guthridge

Leanne Curtis

Makayla Harris

Edna Johnson

Year 8

Yvette Piscopo

Matthew Spencer

Patrick Guthridge

Year 9

Senura Senanayake

Ashlyn Horsburgh

Georgina Saad

Jessica Yi

Tiana Hood

Year 10

Miguel Guthridge

Year 12

Nicholas Parsons

Joshua Lythgoe

Teisha Farr

Hannah Dormor

MUSIC EVENING: On Tuesday evening the Year 12 Music

Class, Cadence, the Year 8 & 9 Band and the St Clare’s String

Group performed for their families. The program included

Feelin’ Good, I Can Feel the Rhythm, Unsteady, You & Me,

Pirates of the Caribbean and a collaborative presentation of

Never Tear Us Apart. It was a fitting way to conclude the year.

Well done to all the performers and special thanks to our

audience.

Year 10 Music Class, Ethan Drury, Tahlia Earle, Zebulen Everingham, Miguel Guthridge,

Zoe Lees and Shae Stace were captivating in their performance of Attention and Rollin’ in the

Deep at the Year 10 Awards Ceremony.

Tahlia Earle, Zoe Lees, Shae Stace, Ethan Drury, Miguel Guthridge & Zebulen Everingham

The week concluded with an energetic presentation of Pirates of the Caribbean

by the St Clare’s String Group.

Mrs Brown

THEATRESPORTS COMPETITION: Year 9, 10 and 11 Drama classes participated in St

Clare's second annual Theatresports competition. This night involved students playing a series

of improvisation games, relying on their spontaneity and physical skills to create engaging and

creative scenes. Parents and friends commented on how successful the night was with such

enjoyment being shared

among the audience at all the

humour generated on stage.

Congratulations to Year 11

(The 5%) on having the

highest overall score on the

night, and to all the other

teams for your excellent

performances.

Georgina Sadd, Sofia Reis, Elizabeth

Heiss & Jessica Yi

Sarah Earley, Jamaya Pearse, Callam Howard & Jason Koenig

Mass Times

Our Lady of the Rosary, Taree 75 Albert St, Taree

Saturday Vigil: 6:00 pm

Sunday Mass: 9:30 am

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Wingham

8 Farquhar Street, Wingham

Sunday: 8:30am

St Bernadette’s, Krambach Bucketts Way, Krambach

Mass is celebrated on Saturday evenings at 6 pm at

Krambach with the exception of the third Sunday of

the month where Mass is celebrated at Nabiac –

again on the Saturday evening at 6 pm

Our Lady Star of the Sea, Harrington Pilot St, Harrington


St Therese's, Lansdowne Cundle Rd, Lansdowne

Sunday Vigil: 5:00 pm

(2nd

and 4th

Sunday of each month)

Our Lady of Fatima, Old Bar 20 Hall St, Old Bar, Sunday Mass: 7:30 am

St Patrick's, Cundletown River St, Cundletown

Sunday Mass: 5:00 pm

Forster-Tuncurry Catholic Parish

Holy Name of Jesus Parish Church, Forster 33 Lake Street, Forster




Forster Tuncurry Catholic Parish Mass Times for Christmas

Parish Priest: Fr Greg Barker

Christmas Eve Vigil Mass – Sunday, 24 December

5.30 pm and 9 pm

Christmas Day Mass – Monday, 25 December

8 am and 10 am

PRAYER POINT: THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT - 17 DECEMBER

“A reading from first letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians

Be happy at all times; pray constantly; and for all things give thanks to God, because this is

what God expects you to do in Christ Jesus.

Never try to suppress the Spirit or treat the gift of prophecy with contempt; think before you

do anything - hold on to what is good and avoid every form of evil.

May the God of peace make you perfect and holy; and may you all be kept safe and

blameless, spirit, soul and body, for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. God has called you

and he will not fail you.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.”

Here it is. Here is the recipe for our lives. How simple it is to follow God in Jesus Christ by the

Holy Spirit.

And again….God has called you and will not fail you.

What else is there to say?

Have a peaceful, joy-filled Christmas and may we all marvel at the vulnerability of our God

who became human, just as we are.

Denise Ryan

Ministry Coordinator

MONDAY, 25 DECEMBER

St Clare’s End of 2017 Mass of Thanksgiving

We begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians, our first people, the Biripi

people, on whose land we stand, invited and grateful. We honour their leaders, past

and present.

My name is Father Dennis Rochford, Missionary of the Sacred Heart.

I am delighted to celebrate the completion of one more year in your education and, for

some, graduation and new challenges.

On behalf of Fathers, George and James (from Taree) and Fr Greg Barker

(Forster/Tuncurry), I join in wishing you all well for the past year and happy Christmas

holidays.

The celebration of the Eucharist, the Mass, is the gathering of a community and within

that community, through the bread and wine, we encounter each other ‘together’, ‘in

unity’; and we encounter Jesus Christ in the sacrament of His Body and Blood.

Being together in Christ is what your school motto states: “Omnia pro Christo” All for

Christ OR All together with/in Christ.

Today’s Gospel has Jesus teaching before he heals a crippled man.

Teaching can be a powerful source of life; it empowers us for more than gaining jobs and

making money; it makes life interesting and turns the dull and ordinary into something

lively and joyful.

Of course, not all teaching is magic and not every subject area is equally absorbing.

There are different styles and interests for each one of us.

But we not objects of teaching but participators in learning. And our best teachers are

also excellent learners.

Bringing a class to life is a shared responsibility just as Jesus, who teaches the learned

people of his time, the Pharisees and Doctors of His faith, brings them in a deeper

understanding of their shared faith.

This was to include forgiveness – your sins are forgiven – and healing, take up your mat,

get up and walk. This action of Jesus accords so deeply with the words of St Mary

MacKillop, St Clare’s inspiring founder, who said, “Never see a need without doing

something about it.”

But the key to this gospel is faith. And faith is at the heart of St Clare’s mission to your

education.

This faith is our faith in Jesus Christ. That is, faith is in a person not rules and

regulations; buildings and ceremonies.

Christian Faith is faith in a person, Jesus Christ, as the only one in whom life, love and

happiness can be found in its fullness.

I say in its fullness, because the partner of your dreams; a successful education and

satisfying employment, will bring you life too but not too the full. Only Jesus Christ, and

our faith in Him, will bring external life.

I was a teacher for many years, both in Australia and overseas, and I recommend it as both a

profession demanding excellence and a service to foster the values and faith of young

people.

In one of my senior classes I had two students, Nick and Julie. They were very much in

love.

But Nick was not religious and Julie was a devoted Catholic girl.

Because they were so close, you might expect that Julie would try to explain to Nick the

reasons for her faith, even in everyday humanitarian ways, like, care, concern, justice and

human rights.

But this never happens. On the contrary, Julie’s favourite text is scripture, the Bible, not

soup kitchens and social justice. (Although she is very generous and giving).

They are very much in love with each other but she does not want to sleep with him. As

a believer she has problems with that.

After a terrible road accident leaves his brother a cripple, Nick goes off to a retreat, all by

himself and battles with his lack of faith in silence.

But Christianity does not provide an answer for him. He asks all kinds of questions but

from outside the community of the Church, outside the ‘togetherness’ of Eucharist and

Church.

Nick has become secular, living completely for what is in the world. The Church is in

the past and the past means nothing to him.

Julie, on the other hand, is deeply grounded in her tradition, she lives and prays from

within the community and her strength and foundation is the person of Jesus Christ.

I tell that story because that is all faith can be today. A contrast and challenge to a society

and culture that no longer wants to know the life of faith. (It is not against faith, worse, it is

indifferent, i.e. it does not care).

As you complete 2017 you will know your grades, your friends and your holiday plans.

But will you also have a reading on your faith?

If faith and our church rate poorly, like the crippled man, it is not because Jesus Christ

has failed. It is because our witness and manner of life have failed to convince.

Julie failed to convince too but her love and devotion did not fail Nick. She stood by him

and so should we, the Church, we are the constant reminder of the “something more” to

life.

That is the mission of your Catholic school too. It is the work of Jesus Christ who

teaches, forgives and brings healing.

May God bless you and keep you safe over a happy Christmas holidays.

Our Redeemer Is Your Ancient Name

Every year at the beginning of Advent there is a procession with carols at King’s College

Chapel, Cambridge, England. The famous chapel was founded by King Henry VI in 1441 and

among its many glories is the fan-vaulted roof described by the poet William Wordsworth as

“self-poised, and scooped into ten thousand cells, where light and shape repose, where music

dwells lingering – and wandering on as loth to die”.

The music that is heard in the chapel on this day begins with the gentle sound of the organ and

then, in the distance, the voices of the choristers intoning the responsory which begins, “I look

from afar: and lo, I see the power of God coming, and a cloud covering the whole earth”. As the

procession moves from the west door the choristers sing, “Come, thou Redeemer of the Earth”,

a hymn written by St Ambrose in the fourth century. It continues, “Come, testify thy virgin

birth: All lands admire, all times applaud! Such is the birth that fits a God.” The words and the

music are haunting and sublime. They send a tingle from your head to your toes. Advent is here

again!

The season of Advent has been celebrated in the Church probably since the fourth century. The

word “advent” comes from the Latin adventus, a word used in ancient times to describe the

arrival or presence of a king who had come to visit a part of his kingdom. The Church adopted

this word as fitting for the season that has now begun.

If we do not have Wordsworth’s unique vision or eloquence, as Christians we do have the gift

of faith; and this enables us to see beyond this world. Let us renew our faith this Advent so that

our eyes may see and our ears may hear the wondrous truth that we are “born for

immortality”. In the season’s light and shade, words and music, holly and ivy, candles and

wreaths of greenery, may we see and hear the joyful proclamation of the coming of our

Redeemer. Let us be ready to meet him so that, whatever our weaknesses. strengths, hopes,

fears, joys, or disappointments, when at last our Redeemer comes to us, our eyes shall be fully

opened and we shall recognise the One who has loved us from all eternity.

In the darkened sky that hangs over humanity, hope seems a futile dream. But we have hope as

we journey. Hope stirs in the resolution to celebrate the joys of each day. Hope stirs as we

assert our confidence in the Christian community. Hope comes clear when we pass through the

testing times, battered but unbroken. Our hope finds a focus in the journey of a young couple

to Bethlehem 2000 years ago – a journey in which we join.

COMING EVENTS - 2018

Term 1

Week 1 Monday 29/1 ♦ Term 1 Commences for Staff - Pupil Free Day

Tuesday 30/1 ♦ Pupil Free Day

Wednesday 31/1 ♦ Term 1 Commences for Years 7, 11 & 12 Students

Thursday 1/2 ♦ Term 1 Commences for Years 8, 9 & 10 Students

Week 2 Thursday 8/2 ♦ School Photos

Week 3 Thursday 15/2 ♦ Swimming Carnival

SCHOOL UNIFORMS: Workwise Clothing will be closing on

Friday, 22 December at 5 pm and reopening on Monday, 8 January 2018 at 8 am

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