Academic Achievement and Recognition

From the Head of College, Graham Leddie

The Head’s Address at today’s academic assembly…

Recently, I had the great privilege of travelling to Arnhem Land to witness one of the oldest cultures surviving on earth. Survival depends on the skills of hunting and gathering by hand, the very survival of these communities has been determined by the skills they have developed and passed on to each other over many years.

We were able to contribute to the growth of these communities through the use of our hands; we dug trenches through solid rock to carry water, created chicken coops for animal protection and built fenced off vegetable gardens.  This difficult manual labour might remind you that success and growth comes from sheer hard work, wrought by hand.

According to the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, the hand is the ‘tool of tools’. It offers the dichotomy of strength, power and protection whilst also providing generosity, hospitality and stability.

In Asian cultures the left hand is the symbol of ‘yin energy’ and the right ‘yang energy’. Hidden hands indicates humility and offering respect where it is due which explains the bow instead of a handshake in these cultures.

In most religions including the Christian Church hands together represents prayer, a raised hand a blessing, and as we cup our hands together when we receive the Eucharist and accept the body and blood of Christ, our actions give witness to our faith. We also offer through our hands the sign of peace to each other.

Holding hands with someone remains still today one of the most instinctual and powerful ways of communicating positive energy with another. Holding hands is a powerful symbol of solidarity, with many examples throughout history.

Here today we celebrate through acclamation the hard work that each of these boys has done in their respective subjects across Year 10, 11 and 12. We know that research supports the hand writing of notes and concepts to bring better understanding and development of new skills. We also know that raising your hand and seeking clarification enhances our learning.

But an award is something bigger than oneself, responsibility comes with achievement. You need to lend a hand to others and take them with you. Others need to challenge themselves from your hard work. If you are someone in the audience today who is still ‘sitting on their hands’, then take note, both the small hand and big hand are ticking on your life’s clock.

Something made by hand is sought after, it is unique, it requires care, attention to detail and innovation.  There is much satisfaction and happiness waiting for you, if by your hand you can help yourself and others.

Award winners, when you come up today to receive your award, remember that embedded in your firm handshake is an open promise, to use what you have learnt and the skills you have acquired, to make our community better.

Congratulations gentlemen on your fine academic achievements – I commend you.

Please scroll down further for a full list of award winners.

HSC Trials

Good luck to our Year 12 students who start their HSC Trials next week. Please ensure your son looks after himself well during the coming weeks. Hydration, good food and sleep will all have a positive impact on performance.

Blue & Gold Ball

I wish the organising committee all the best for a successful ball on Saturday evening. Thank you to all parents and friends of Waverley College who have assisted with generous donations, organisation and support of the ball.  I am sure it will be a great evening celebrating our 115 year milestone and raising funds for the next chapter in our Waverley College journey. I look forward to seeing many of you there. If you can’t make it on the night you can still support our fundraising efforts by buying a raffle ticket and bidding on almost 100 auction items at www.blueandgold.com.au

I will mention that our major ball sponsor, McGrath is generously donating a commission-free house sale as an auction item. Real estate commission on a house worth $2.5 million could be as much as $50,000. This is a great opportunity to make significant savings if you are in the market to sell with bids starting at just $5,000. This is is valid for 18 months and is transferable to friends and family.

You can bid for this item online at www.blueandgold.com.au until 6:30pm on Saturday 4 August, with live bidding commencing at the Blue & Gold Ball at 9pm. If you’d like to place an absentee bid please email our Marketing Manager, Jennifer Divall at jdivall@waverley.nsw.edu.au or call 02 9369 0600.

Year 8 Debaters

Congratulations to our Year 8 Debaters who made it through to the final 4 schools in CSDA debating – Daniel McSweeney, Angus Anthony, Achilles Zanapalis, Conor Ryan, Nicholas Kimber, Mackenzie Flitcroft, Benjamin Schrijvers, Felix Gardan.

Congratulations also to Ms Alice Walker (Coach) and Ms Cassie Foster (Convenor).

Sporting Achievement

Congratulations to Luca Moretti who is only the second player ever to be selected in both the Australian Schoolboy Rugby Union and League teams in the same year.

Order of Australia Association (NSW): 2018 John Lincoln Youth Community Service Awards

Congratulations to Ned Wieland and Tom Carey who were nominated and have been selected to receive the 2018 John Lincoln Youth Community Services Award.  Ned and Tom were nominated for their exemplary service to their communities. The Award is conducted annually by the NSW Branch of the Order of Australia Association.  They will be presented with their Awards on Friday, 14 September by the Governor of NSW, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC. Waverley College was the only school to have two students selected for this well regarded award.

Diary Date: Mr Peter Frost – 50 Years of Service

This year Mr Frost celebrates his 50th year of teaching at the College. All members of the Waverley College community are invited to a dinner being held at the Australian Turf Club on 26 October. The Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove and Her Excellency Lady Cosgrove will be in attendance. Further details will be shared shortly.

Diary Date: Tony Banboukjian Farewell

After 28 years of distinguished service to the College, 10 years as Director of the Junior School, Mr Banboukjian will be farewelled at the College on Friday 14 September at the Cosgrove Centre. All members of the Waverley College community are invited to attend a cocktail evening to acknowledge and thank Tony. Tony will officially finish at the end of Term 3. Further details will be shared shortly.

Academic Award Winners

Year 10

First place in:

Religious Education	Sebastien Richardson
English	Hugh McSweeny
Mathematics Level 3	Lachlan Miller
Mathematics Level 2	Matthew Brock
Mathematics Level 1	Joseph Petroni
Mathematics Accelerated	Eliot Vincent Hull
Science	Benjamin Elder
PDHPE	Peter Cassimatis
Commerce	Matthew Brock
History	Sebastien Richardson,  Charlie Tindale
iSTEM	Maksymilian Klimczak
Information Software Technology	Dylan Bracken, Alexander Gross, Ky Jeffery
PASS	Alex Talbot

Music	Gabriel Kidston
Drama	Riley Klotz
Visual Art	Alex Talbot
Photography	Hugh McSweeny
French	Sebastian Richardson
Multimedia	Daniel Pomes
Wood Technology	Jake Torsellini
Food Technology	Marco Arambasic
Design & Technology	Jasper Stern
Applied Philosophy	Sebastien Richardson
Work Education	Alexander Gross
Spanish	Gabriel Kidston

Year 11

First place in:

Studies of Religion I	Flynn Gordon
Studies of Religion II	Lachlan Manastirovski, Connor Pilger
Catholic Studies	Grayson Thomas
Advanced English	Rocco Evans
Standard English	Eddie Kranz, Peter Tsoukalas
English Studies	Finn Warren
Extension English	Marco Emery
Mathematics	Finn McCloskey
General Mathematics	Heath Lawther
Extension 1 Mathematics	Remi Defina-Sperando
Accelerated Mathematics	Luke Harris
Biology	Harry Whitaker
Chemistry	Luke Harris, Connor Pilger
Physics	Luke Harris
Investigating Science	Noah Pearce, Stuart Swinburn
PDHPE	Lachlan Manastirovski
Sport Life and Recreation	Luca Winch
Music Course I	Samuel Jagoe-Fisher
Music Course II	Remi Defina-Sperando
Ancient History	Benjamin Rogers
Modern History	Brad Marzol
Business	Alexander Bayas
Economics	Gian Bonanni, Marco Emery, Connor Pilger
Legal	Brad Marzol
Drama	Andrew Badger
Visual Art	Oscar Davis
Design & Technology	Remi Defina-Sperando, Hugo Ilencik
Industrial Technology	Cameron Dawson, Mats Lea
Engineer Studies	James Ritchie
Food Technology	Matt Antulov
Marine Studies	Fynn Cviker, Dylan Davis, Grayson Thomas

Year 12

First place in:

Studies of Religion I	Filip Mencevski
Studies of Religion II	Daniel Andrews
Catholic Studies	Damian Lin
Advanced English	Allan Cannes
Standard English	Benjamin Heal
English Studies	Tadgh Murphy
Extension English 1	Allan Cannes
Extension English 2	Allan Cannes
Mathematics	Damian Lin
General Mathematics 1	Baxby Ward-Gyton
General Mathematics 2	Perry Aziz
Extension 1 Mathematics	Oliver Read
Extension 2 Mathematics	Andre Vumbaca
Biology	Daniel Andrews
Chemistry	Andre Vumbaca, Oliver Read
Physics	Andre Vumbaca
Senior Science	Noah Havard
Marine Studies	Isaac Bartholomaeus
PDHPE	Lewis Thompson
Sport Life and Recreation	Tadgh Murphy
Music Course I	Dominic Augoustis
Music Course II	Damian Lin
Spanish	Jerome Mendes
Ancient History	Allan Cannes
Modern History	Jasper Wilde
Geography	Liam Jackson, Jonathon Schacht
Business	Louie Cosgrove
Economics	Liam Jackson
Legal	Harry Blackett
Drama	Dominic Augoustis
Visual Art	Mark Goncalves
Photography	Tom Bower
Design & Technology	Kiva Gwynne
Industrial Technology	Anthony Pomes
Construction	Max Coleman
Hospitality	Dominic Augoustis
Entertainment	Simon Finnegan
Information Processes and Technologies	Joshua Nathan

10-12 Language Perfect and ICAS Science Awards

Credit Award	Language Perfect World Champoinships 2018	Marcus Cowan
Credit Award	ICAS Science UNSW Global 2018	Valentius Wirjana
Credit Award	ICAS Science UNSW Global 2018	Charlie Tindale
Credit Award	ICAS Science UNSW Global 2018	Jake Torsellini
Credit Award	ICAS Science UNSW Global 2018	Daniel Pomes
Credit Award	ICAS Science UNSW Global 2018	Bo McNamara
Credit Award	ICAS Science UNSW Global 2018	Nathan Le
Distinction	ICAS Science UNSW Global 2018	Eliot Vincent Hull
Distinction	ICAS Science UNSW Global 2018	Ben Elder