A Catholic school in the Salesian tradition 1 Issue 16 Term 4, Week 2 Thursday 26th October, 2017 the X avier News A Catholic school in the Salesian tradition School Diary Don Bosco Youth Group Sunday 29th October, 5pm-7.30pm Year 12 Penulmate Day House Presentaons Monday 30 October Year 12 Final Assembly Tuesday 31 October Year 12 Graduaon Mass and Ceremony Tuesday 31 October, 7.30pm GraduArts Thursday 2 November, 5pm Year 12 Exams Monday 6 November to Wednesday 22 November St Pat’s students morning tea with Principal Wednesday 8 November Year 11 study day Thursday 9 November Year 11 Exams Friday 10 November to Wednesday 15 November Don Bosco Youth Group Sunday 12th November, 5pm-7.30pm Year 9 Camp Monday 13 November to Friday 17 November College Board Meeng Tuesday 14 November Year 10 Exams Thursday 16 November Year 8 City Excursion Thursday 16 November Year 8, 10 & 11 Student Free Day Friday 17 November Year 12 Leader Inducon (2018) Friday 17 November From the Principal a home Welcome back to the final term for the year. For our Year 12 students, this term will be one of great reflection and mixed emotions as they prepare to leave the Xavier Community in the coming weeks. I would like to wish our Year 12 students all the best for their remaining week and the exam period to follow. Next Tuesday will be the final day for Year 12’s. This year we have changed the way Year 12’s will finish the year: Tuesday 31 October House Assemblies (staff/students celebrate with Year 12 students from their House) Final Year 12 College Assembly (students 8-11/staff celebrate with the Year 12 cohort) Year 12 Lunch (Year 12 students/staff) Graduation Mass followed by Presentation of Year 12 Certificates and recognition of excellence and leadership (parents /guests /staff). This is a pre-booked event. Monday December 11 Formal Dinner-Dance at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Unexplained Absences When we have an unexplained student absence our current process includes our College sending an SMS to a parent/caregiver, requesting for the College to be called for an update on the unexplained absent student. In addition, when a parent/caregiver has not called back to advise of the reason, we have also been preparing a leer that is mailed out. We now believe that the most effective process is to send only an SMS to the parent/caregiver, therefore no leer will be sent to those that do not respond to our SMS. We would hope all parents will notify us when their child is not aending our College, and when we are not advised, sending a SMS is the appropriate level of follow up required, requesting families to make contact to provide an update on their child’s unexplained absence. To ensure you do not receive an sms, the correct procedure in the case of a child’s absence is to call the absentee line or a diary note prior to the day. In addition, where we have students arriving late unexplained, rather than mailing home a follow up leer which can take a number of days, the College will send an SMS to the parent/ caregiver, requesting for the College to be contacted to confirm the reason for the student’s unexplained arrival. A diary note or a message on the absentee line prior to the late arrival is the correct procedure in the first instance. Traffic/Road usage reminder • Can I ask that all drivers please adhere to the “No Standing” traffic by-laws on Mallala Road • Students not cross Mallala Road to access the College. The exception is obviously community members that live opposite the College on Mallala road. • Parents and students please adhere to speed restrictions around and within the college. • A reminder that tailgating is not only dangerous but illegal please drive with respect for those on the road. I encourage all community members that witness such activities to ring the police and report them. Mr Mark Flaherty Acting Principal Please note: Front Office will be closed from 10.40am - 12.00pm for Year 12 Final Assembly
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Issue 16 Term 4, Week 2 Thursday 26th October, 2017
the Xavier NewsA Catholic school in the Salesian tradition
School Diary
Don Bosco Youth Group Sunday 29th October, 5pm-7.30pm
Year 12 Penultimate Day House Presentations Monday 30 October
Year 12 Final Assembly Tuesday 31 October
Year 12 Graduation Mass and Ceremony Tuesday 31 October, 7.30pm
GraduArts Thursday 2 November, 5pm
Year 12 Exams Monday 6 November to Wednesday 22 November
St Pat’s students morning tea with Principal Wednesday 8 November
Year 11 study day Thursday 9 November
Year 11 Exams Friday 10 November to Wednesday 15 November
Don Bosco Youth Group Sunday 12th November, 5pm-7.30pm
Year 9 Camp Monday 13 November to Friday 17 November
College Board Meeting Tuesday 14 November
Year 10 Exams Thursday 16 November
Year 8 City Excursion Thursday 16 November
Year 8, 10 & 11 Student Free Day Friday 17 November
Year 12 Leader Induction (2018) Friday 17 November
From the Principala home
Welcome back to the final term for the year. For our Year 12 students, this term will be one of great reflection and mixed emotions as they prepare to leave the Xavier Community in the coming weeks. I would like to wish our Year 12 students all the best for their remaining week and the exam period to follow.
Next Tuesday will be the final day for Year 12’s. This year we have changed the way Year 12’s will finish the year:
Tuesday 31 OctoberHouse Assemblies (staff/students celebrate with Year 12 students from their House)Final Year 12 College Assembly (students 8-11/staff celebrate with the Year 12 cohort)Year 12 Lunch (Year 12 students/staff)Graduation Mass followed by Presentation of Year 12 Certificates and recognition of excellence and leadership (parents /guests /staff). This is a pre-booked event.
Monday December 11 Formal Dinner-Dance at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
Unexplained AbsencesWhen we have an unexplained student absence our current process includes our College sending an SMS to a parent/caregiver, requesting for the College to be called for an update on the unexplained absent student. In addition, when a parent/caregiver has not called back to advise of the reason, we have also been preparing a letter that is mailed out.
We now believe that the most effective process is to send only an SMS to the parent/caregiver, therefore no letter will be sent to those that do not respond to our SMS. We would hope all parents will notify us when their child is not attending our College, and when we are not advised, sending a SMS is the appropriate level of follow up required, requesting families to make contact to provide an update on their child’s unexplained absence.
To ensure you do not receive an sms, the correct procedure in the case of a child’s absence is to call the absentee line or a diary note prior to the day.
In addition, where we have students arriving late unexplained, rather than mailing home a follow up letter which can take a number of days, the
College will send an SMS to the parent/caregiver, requesting for the College to be contacted to confirm the reason for the student’s unexplained arrival.
A diary note or a message on the absentee line prior to the late arrival is the correct procedure in the first instance.
Traffic/Road usage reminder• Can I ask that all drivers please
adhere to the “No Standing” traffic by-laws on Mallala Road
• Students not cross Mallala Road to access the College. The exception is obviously community members that live opposite the College on Mallala road.
• Parents and students please adhere to speed restrictions around and within the college.
• A reminder that tailgating is not only dangerous but illegal please drive with respect for those on the road. I encourage all community members that witness such activities to ring the police and report them.
Mr Mark Flaherty Acting Principal
Please note: Front Office will be closed from 10.40am - 12.00pm for Year 12 Final Assembly
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This Sunday’s Gospel Readinga parish
When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees they got together and, to disconcert him, one of them put a question, ‘Master, which is the greatest commandment of the law?’ Jesus said, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: you must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets also.’ (Mt 22:34-40)
In this week’s Gospel reading we again have an example of the Pharisees seeking to ‘catch Jesus out’ in his interpretation of scripture. The Pharisees were regarded as the great interpreters of the Torah – the Law. To them, ALL the commandments were vitally important, not just the Ten Commandments given to Moses with which we are perhaps most familiar, but the 613 mitzvot (commandments) contained within the Torah – the first five books of the Bible. These 613 mitzvot governed all aspects of Jewish life. For the Pharisees to ask Jesus about the ‘greatest’ commandment was a blatant challenge to him. Perhaps they expected Jesus to
name one commandment and then they could challenge him with a whole series of ‘What about …?’ questions.
Jesus’ answer to the Pharisees highlights their preoccupation with the particulars of the Law contained within scripture. In their over-emphasis on the details of religious observance, they have forgotten about the most basic element of faith: to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind. Jesus reminds them that being faithful to God isn’t about following precise rules but rather it is simply about loving God. With this one sentence, Jesus undermines the power position of the Pharisees. If the Law is as simple as ‘Love God’, what need is there of Pharisees to interpret the details of the Law? Having pulled the rug out from under them, Jesus follows up with his reminder that the second most important commandment is to love your neighbour as yourself. This is a call to compassion and justice that Jesus practised freely but was sadly lacking in the religious authorities of his time.
a school Handley Hickinbotham Unity CupNetballThe girls started the game full of energy and worked very hard for the entire four quarters. The defence was very
strong throughout the whole game with some fantastic turnovers by Brooke and Stella. The ball was worked very well through the midcourt by Juliet, Chelsea, Phoebe, Grace and Michaela directly into the goalies. Fantastic movement in the goal ring by Emily and Nikeisha with some brilliant shooting. Well done girls!
Final Score Xavier College 36 defeated St Columba College 32 Mrs Tamika Canala
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On 27th September the Xavier College Open Football team headed to St. Columba for the annual Hickinbotham Cup.
The sun was out and the boys spirits were high as this would be the last time that the Year 12s would represent the College for footy.
The boys came out firing kicking the first six goals of the game without St. Columba registering a score. The midfield looked dangerous with spearhead delivery into the foward line. St. Columba came out with a fighting spirit in the second quater kicking 4 goals to Xavier’s 3 goals.
Unfortuantley thats all they scored for the rest of the game. The full Xavier team played excellent team football with 13 seperate goal kickers, and came back with the cup with a 20 goal win.
Best Players: T. Mason, E. East, B. Cormack, R. Polito, L. Johnson
Goal Kickers: B. Cormack, E. East, B. Duregon 3 goals, B. Lane, R. Thorne, M. Schulze, L. Barnett, L. Johnson 2 goals, O. Davis, B. Murray, B. Pilkington, L. Corbin 1 goal
Mr Adrian Costa
The Xavier boys soccer team were involved in an exhilarating 9 goal thriller against St. Columba College in the Unity Cup.
The game started well for Xavier and after some neat build up play down the right-hand side involving a one-two and a pinpoint cross, Josh Taylor expertly put the ball in the back of the net to give us an early lead. St. Columba worked their way back into the match however, and found themselves 2-1 up at half time.
The game was in the balance at the start of the second half, with both teams creating chances, however the Xavier boys conceded another two goals mid-way through the half. We were able to get the quick reply with a fantastic free kick from long-range from Kieran Canning-Fischer to make it 4-2. With only 15 minutes left on the clock, St. Columba scored their fifth goal to seemingly put the result beyond doubt.
However, the Xavier boys dug deep and managed to put St. Columba well and truly on the back foot for the final 10 minutes, scoring two quick goals in the 83rd and 86th minutes to set up a grandstand finish. Deep into injury time, we pushed men forward for one last chance at finding an equaliser. After a scramble in the box, the referee blew his whistle and awarded us a penalty after a clumsy challenge.
The moment was tense and unfortunately the penalty flew over the bar.
The full time whistle blew soon after with St. Columba scraping home, winning 5-4. Although the result didn’t go our way, the Xavier boys should be commended for their efforts and sportsmanship throughout the match.
Mr David Savino
Open Football
Soccer
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All Schools State Athletics GamesThe All Schools State Athletics Games were held over the weekend of the 21st and 22nd of October 2017 at SA Athletics Stadium. This event had student athletes from all over South Australia competing. Xavier College was proudly represented by Bradley and Jacqueline Thring who both competed in the Under 18 age bracket.
Bradley had a huge workload and competed in 7 events over the weekend. A bronze medal in the U18 2000m Steeplechase being the highlight for him. He also competed in the 200m, 400m, 800m, Discus, Shotput and Javelin ensuring that the Xavier colours were prominent across a range of events. Bradley achieved season best and all time personal best results in several of his events.
Jacqueline competed in 4 events with
the following results, U18 Long Jump (Gold), 100m (Silver) missed the win by 0.07sec, 200m (Gold), and she tired in the 400m final after a big Saturday to finish 8th. This resulted in her being the 2017 U18 All Schools Champion in the Long Jump and 200m events.
The State All Schools was the selection trials for the All Schools Nationals which are being held in Adelaide on 8th – 10th of December 2017. Jacqueline’s performances mean that she has won the right to represent South Australia at the Nationals in the 100m, 200m, Long Jump, 4x100m Relay and the Swedish Relay. Depending on the selection policy Bradley may also get a run in the steeplechase at the Nationals.
For the first time in the Handley Hickinbotham Unity Cup, Basketball was trialled as an exhibition game, proving very successful.
Led by a fantastic performance from Ari and Alex, Xavier College surprised St. Columba with their ferocious defence, hustle and ball movement. Tom, Jaylen, Sam and Tawhena pressured St Columba to turn over the ball and Trey, Billy and Dale were strong on both ends of the floor giving us the lead at three quarter time. Unfortunately St. Columba had a run early in the fourth quarter following a spectacular ‘put-back’ dunk by one of their elite players. We look forward to the re-match next year!
Final Score St Columba College 46 defeated Xavier College 38
Mr Andrew Dale
Basketball
GraduARTSAll parents, families, students and friends are welcome to attend the 2017 GraduARTS exhibition. Come along for the final exhibition for the 2017 year, celebrating the graduating classes as well as selected work from our Semester 2 arts classes. Light refreshments provided by our hospitality students. 5pm – 7pm – T4, all welcome.
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Xavier in Concert 2017
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Accommodation needed - can you help?Family from the mid north (Mother, two students and dog!)
looking for paid accommodation for 2 days/one night a week in 2018 to reduce travelling pressure.
Thinking along the lines of empty rental/ house sitting/air bnb type of arrangement.
If you can help please contact the College via email: [email protected]
Xavier College V Port Adelaide Aboriginal AFL Academy SquadLast term on Tuesday September 12, Xavier College played an exhibition match against the Port Adelaide Aboriginal AFL Academy (AAA) Squad. The match arose from earlier in the year when the Port Power development staff accompanied Aunty Pam at the launch of the Sir Doug Nicholls Gymnasium. From the AAA squad’s perspective, it is great for them to have as much experience-playing matches against a wide range of opposition as possible. The AAA
are Stage 1 SACE students whom play Australian Rules football at respective SANFL clubs.
Going into the match, we knew that it was going to be very challenging. The skill, class and execution of the AAA playing group was exceptional. It is likely that some of the members of their team will end up playing in the AFL. That being said, our students fought gallantly and even showed some outstanding passages of play that impressed their opponents. After
the match, all players shared lunch and engaged in many conversations that the students enjoyed. The Xavier College students demonstrated great professionalism and sportsmanship.
Final Scores Xavier College 2 8 20 AAA 27 12 174
Best Players: Trey Mason, Blayke Lane, Bradley Pilkington, Luke Barnett, Dale Nixon, Jack Carpenter.
Mr Kieran Sankey
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Providing the information does not of itself infer any recommendation.
For a limited time, when you purchase an Entertainment Membership from us, you’ll receive a BONUS $10 Woolworths WISH eGift Card! What a win! Hurry, stocks are limited.
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For a limited time, when you purchase an Entertainment Membership from us, you’ll receive a BONUS $10 Woolworths WISH eGift Card! What a win! Hurry, stocks are limited.
PS. Just in case you're after a gift for Dad this Father's
Day, there is also FREE DELIVERY for a limited time!
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Redeem your BONUS Woolworths WISH eGift Card at any of the participating stores below. For a list of
participating stores and full Gift Card Terms and Conditions visit www.everydaygiftcards.com.au.
For a limited time, when you purchase an Entertainment Membership from us, you’ll receive a BONUS $10 Woolworths WISH eGift Card! What a win! Hurry, stocks are limited.
PS. Just in case you're after a gift for Dad this Father's
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Enrolment forms are now available from Ss Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church weekend Masses and St Brigid Catholic School Front Office for those wanting their children to participate in the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Confirmation and First Eucharist within the Gawler Parish.
Children must be 7 years or older and be Baptised in the Catholic Faith.
An information night for Parents only
will be held in the Chapel at St Brigid’s Catholic School on
Wednesday 29th November 2017 at 7.00pm.
This night is compulsory for parents only of the sacramental candidates.
COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA The Commonwealth Scholarships Program for South Australia offers support for 1200 undergraduate, postgraduate and vocational education and training students to undertake study, training and internships in South Australia.
The Program aims to improve skills and employment opportunities linked to priority industries in South Australia. It also creates opportunities for workers in industries experiencing structural adjustment and retrenchment.
There will be two rounds of applications.• First round applications open:
Thursday 12 October 2017• First round applications close:
Wednesday 25 October 2017
A second application round will be held in late 2017.
ScholarshipsScholarship funding of up to $17,500 is available per student. This amount will vary based on scholarship
length and whether studies are part‑time or full‑time.Scholarships are available for students studying from Certificate III to PhD levels in an area that will lead to employment in one of three streams:• Stream 1—defence industry (including naval
shipbuilding)• Stream 2—advanced manufacturing, health
services and medical research, tourism and hospitality, wine and food, and energy and resources. Applications will also be accepted from students who intend to study in a field that is relevant to, and are currently employed by, a business with innovative practices that result in economic growth
• Stream 3—South Australian State based skills needs. Any occupation listed on the Australian Government Department of Employment’s Skills Shortage List for South Australia will be eligible for a Scholarship. This list is available at https://docs.employment.gov.au/documents/skill-shortage-list-south-australia.
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EligibilityTo be eligible to apply, you must:• be an Australian citizen or permanent resident• be eligible to undertake an approved program
of study*• be aged 15–64 years at commencement of study• be living in, or able to relocate to, South Australia
for the duration of the scholarship• be willing and able to participate in an internship
(where applicable)• intend to enter the workforce or accept
employment in South Australia at the end ofyour course of study or training.
* meaning you must be able to gain entry in to thequalification you intend to study, having met anyacademic prerequisites set by the education andtraining provider.
InternshipsScholars will be required to undertake (where appropriate) a paid internship equivalent to 20 business days.
Further information Further information about the Program is available through the Scholarship Support Contractor, Scope Global, on (08) 8364 8572 or via the Program website: www.commonwealth-scholarships-sa.com.au.
Program Guidelines are available at GrantConnect: www.grants.gov.au.
