Click here to view the fixtures, training schedules and maps
This coming weekend we have our last full round of activities for the year. We still expect all students to ensure they are at their compulsory fixtures this weekend and maintain their high standards of uniform and behaviour.
Next weekend we will still have two day Cricket fixtures (except for the 9As due to camp), as well as CAS trials for some of our 1sts Water Polo players. A few activities will continue to train over the next couple of weeks, however, the majority of students have their final commitments this weekend.
We continue to have students perform at the highest levels and I want to make special mention of several students:
When students return in 2024 they will complete the second half of their summer activities. The first three weeks of Term 1 2024 will also be when students are able to request a change in their Winter activities.
For any students and families that are concluding their time at Waverley at the end of this year, I want to say a huge thank you for your efforts in the co-curricular components of your time at the College, and wish you well for your future endeavours.
Mr Steve O’Donnell
Director of Co-curricular
sodonnell@waverley.nsw.edu.au
On Friday night, the Waverley 1st V had hundreds of supporters who came to watch another chapter of the timeless Waverley vs Cranbrook rivalry. With the crowd roaring, Waverley won the tip off straight away and with the entire stadium supporting, the 1sts started the game exceptionally well, moving to a 10-point lead.
Players like Sergej Jakovljevic and Eden Byrd were relentlessly scoring throughout the game, as both teams went on various runs to finish the half with a 39-29 score. As the game continued, and the two opposing team’s crowds kept vigorously cheering to help their teams find the extra effort to win the game, Waverley extended their lead to a game high 19 points, at one stage.
The 4th quarter started with some early nail-biting scores from Cranbrook. As Cranbrook kept cutting the lead down, Waverley started to lose their composure and make reckless plays. Luckily, the rebounding efforts of players like James Dyson Merwe, we were still able to stay in front. As the clock was ticking down, Cranbrook was getting closer and closer, eventually taking the lead with two minutes to go. Waverley held out in the last few minutes as the game kept going back and forth. With Waverley up two, Angus Peshos hit two clutch free throws, to bring us up to a four-point lead.
Finally, Cranbrook had the last possession of the game, and hit an explosive three pointer to cut the game to a one, although it was not enough as time had expired, and Waverley won the game by one point. Waverley’s record now improves to two wins and two losses, and they hope to improve on this in the last game of the year, against premiership favourites and undefeated Trinity Grammar.
The Waverley 2nd V had a tough matchup, playing against an undefeated Cranbrook 2nds. Waverley began slow and faced some early adversity which they were able to overcome and play themselves to a good position in the game, going up five at the half.
Coming out of after half time, it was clear Waverley was playing very well, and Cranbrook could just not keep up, with Giles Strachan and Renato Rovacchi being standouts.
Eventually, the game came to an end with a large crowd that had built for the 1sts game supporting. Waverley took the game by 21 points, 60-39, and their record now stands at three wins and one loss. They look to take on a winless Trinity outfit this week.
The Waverley 10As already had a lot of momentum coming off a series of well-played previous games, to enjoy an undefeated season so far. New to the team is Francesco Scarpa, who has just joined Waverley.
Waverley started the game very passionately, playing strong on both offence and defence, with players such as Jonte Garvey and Nico Palacio playing very well, getting some early scores.
The game was very entertaining to watch, to see such great basketball and talent shown from such a young team, as they finished the game off with another victory, with the final score 53-32.
The 9As were able to defeat Cranbrook in a close game at Cranbrook. The team were led by Hayden McAusland. The game went down to the wire, with Waverley being down by two points with a few seconds remaining. With a big clutch shot from Aidan Busteed, a thrilling corner three buzzer-beating shot which gave them the win by one point. They ended up winning 33-32 in a courageous effort, never giving up until the end.
The 8As played a tough Cranbrook team, first thing on Saturday morning. The boys were dominant and organised in the first half, being led by Charlie Gibbins and Maximillian Malley. They ended up winning the game at the crunch, coming over the top of Cranbrook with the final score, 48-46.
Congratulations to all teams, each putting all their effort into every game. Good luck to all teams as they head off into the 5th game of the season for this year against Trinity Grammar’s very strong basketball program.
Last Friday, four lucky Waverley supporters got to enjoy courtside seating at the Waverley-Cranbrook Friday night game.
The Basketball Supporters Club had auctioned VIP seats at the Basketball Season Launch at the start of the season, and the lucky winners enjoyed VIP parking, cushioned courtside seats, free food, drinks and snacks and supporter merchandise. Congratulations to the Byrd family for getting the best seats in the house!
Mr Anthony Gibbs
Convenor of Basketball
agibbs@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Today is the last Home Training for our recruits as they complete the first two terms of their Cadet experience. A big thank you to the SUO and his team for their constant commitment in attending O Group every Monday to plan and executing the Training Program every Friday. Our Company Commanders and CSMs have done a great job in leading their rank and recruits and Company spirit is high.
Next week, Pioneers and Engineers are heading to the Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym for an enjoyable afternoon of bouldering and climbing. Please ensure you have sent in your parent permission slips to Ms Stanley. Rank will have training specific to them as we complete the year on Friday, 24 November.
In the holidays, the inaugural WEC Trek camp will take place at Douglas Park as 30 of our cadets compete in navigation, ratel, field skills, leadership and teamwork for the Waverley Extension Camp Award. We wish them all the best for their preparation and competition.
A huge thank you to all our rank and staff for their excellent leadership in 2023. Corporals, Sergeants, Warrant Officers, Cadet Under Officers and Directing Staff, I thank you all for your commitment and passion and belief in the vision of this youth development program.
We look forward to seeing you all again on Friday, 2 February 2024 and ask that you take a moment to note the Key Dates for the 2024 Cadet Year below.
Click here to view the Cadets Key Dates 2024
I wish you all a safe and relaxing holiday and a very Merry Christmas.
Family and friends are invited to enjoy an afternoon of entertainment from our Rock Bands.
The event will be held outdoor in the Braidwood Courtyard area near the Performing Arts Centre (PAC), commencing at 4pm. The evening should conclude by approximately 6pm.
A BBQ and drinks will be available for purchase – a meal deal for $5.00.
Please click the button below to complete the form to advise the number of persons attending. This helps us greatly with set up and seating for this event. In the event of rain, the concert will be held in the PAC.
Click here to advise number of persons attending
Students are welcome to stay after school to prepare for their performances. We look forward to a great afternoon of entertainment!
Please advise by email if your son is in a Rock Band Group and is not able to attend this event: kkossenberg@
Ms Keiran Kossenberg
Performing Arts Centre Coordinator
kkossenberg@waverley.nsw.edu.
Today was the 104th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended the First World War in 1918. Today the College Community all gathered in the Centenary Quadrangle at the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month, to pause and commemorate Remembrance Day.
A livestream was available for the Ceremony of Commemoration of the Fallen. Thank you to Waverley College and St Catherine’s School students who provided the Catafalque Party, Flag Party, Guard of Honour, Drum Corps and the Cliff Goodchild Band. They were very impressive!
Our Matthew Coorey School Band will also represent us with distinction at the Waverley Council Remembrance Day, to be held at Waverley Park on Saturday, 11 November 2023.
The College Cenotaph, is inscribed with the names of all of our ‘Old Boys’ who paid the supreme sacrifice in the two World Wars. Congratulations to our musicians and Cadets.
Lest We Forget.
Year 7 students from St Catherine’s School also attended 2023 Remembrance Day
LT Sam Iremonger, Joint Logistics Command Troop Commander, 1st Joint Movements Section NSW. Waverley College (Class of 2015) and former Officer of the Cadet Unit (2016-2021).
Ms Rebecca Herbert, St Catherine’s School – Director of Day School
Thank you to Ms Gabby Smith who represented our College Community at the 2023 Kristallnacht Commemoration – The ‘Night of Broken Glass.’ This year marks 85 years since Nazi forces destroyed over two hundred synagogues, damaged 7,000 Jewish-owned businesses, arrested 30,000 and murdered 91 Jewish people in Germany, Austria and the Sudetenland, on November 9 and 10 of 1938.
The keynote speaker for the evening was Dr Dave Rich, one of the UK’s leading experts on antisemitism. Dr Rich delivered important insights about what antisemitism really is, why it thrives and how we can stop it. Memorial candles were lit by descendants of Kristallnacht survivors.
Congratulations to Luka Zonich (Year 12) who has been nominated for their HSC Art work, ‘What Would Pa Do.’ It’s a graphic design work, for possible inclusion in ARTEXPRESS.
Congratulations to Zac Coonan (Year 11) and James Iatrou (Year 12) for their winning entries. Their works are on exhibition at the Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf until Sunday, 26 November and I encourage you and your family to visit. You can also actively participate by voting in The People’s Choice Award open until Monday, 27 November – vote in person at the Gallery or online here.
Read more about these creative, talented students in Ms Lynsey Porter’s article here.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Br Brian at the moment, who underwent back surgery this week. As many of you would know, Brian underwent surgery last year on his back and has struggled all year with pain down his leg. We hope this latest surgery relieves this situation for him and that he makes a quick recovery.
With the movement of Ms Elizabeth Watson to St Pius X (Chatswood) as Deputy Principal in 2024, I would like to congratulate the following staff who have been appointed to the following positions for 2024:
With Mr John McCoy away for the remainder of this Term on paternity leave, I thank and congratulate Ms Cassie Foster for taking on the Head of House – Aungier responsibilities.
In February 2024, Waverley College will deliver an interactive Parent and Student Study Skills evening with Dr Prue Salter titled ‘Achieving Your Personal Best.’
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Click the button below to view glowing testimonials from parents and students about this Study Skills Evening.
When: Monday, 5 February 2024, 6pm-7:30pm
Where: Waverley College Cosgrove Centre
Who: students and their parents/guardians/carers.
Bring: all attendees need to bring a pen.
Please find below some reminders about upcoming events. For all of Term 4 events, please refer to the College calendar.
Thank you to those parents/carers who joined the Ysafe webinar last Thursday. If you missed the session, I have included the link below. This webinar has some really important information and I really encourage you to watch it.
>>> Click here to view the Waverley College Junior School ySafe Webinar.
Ms Gaby Bransby
Director of Junior School
gbransby@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Dear Parents, Carers and Students
We look forward to the Junior School Music Festival next Wednesday evening.
The event will showcase the Year 5 and Year 6 students’ abundant talent in creative arts. The performances will commence at 6pm and will finish by 7:15pm.
The Festival will take place in the Performing Arts Centre Theatre located at the Senior School campus, 131 Birrell Street, Waverley. Parents/Carers and friends are welcome to attend. The event is non ticketed. Please arrive early to find a seat.
All performers will need to be at the Performing Arts Centre by 5:30pm. Boys will need to wear their academic uniform unless they are also in Wakakirri – (Wakakirri boys will wear their costume).
Our Music Supporters’ Group have organised a supper service and will be selling pizza slice, cakes and soft drinks along with beverages from 5:15pm in the PAC Foyer. Cash or EFTPOS available. Please email pac_supporters@waverley.nsw.edu.au if you are able to help, any assistance with service on the evening would be greatly appreciated.
The Waterford Concert Band rehearsal will be held in the Performing Arts Centre Theatre at the senior campus, before school on Wednesday morning 15 November, 7:30am.
Following this, students will be escorted to the Junior School campus. Students are reminded to bring their instruments and music.
Ms Keiran Kossenberg
Performing Arts Centre Coordinator
kkossenberg@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Dear Parents and Carers,
You are all invited to the Year 6 Graduation on Monday, 4 December to acknowledge the end of your son’s primary school years. Please see the invitation below.
Mr Steve Ghattas
Assistant Director of Junior School / Identity & Student Formation
sghattas@waverley.nsw.edu.au
My name is Charlie Barrett and I recently visited Nepal with my dad, my brother and another family. We first landed in Kathmandu and met our friends at the hotel. The next morning we woke up and went to our meeting with our lead guide, Ram, and met the owner of the company for some briefing. The day after, we woke up early and went to the airport and prayed that the flight would not be cancelled as the flight the day before had been cancelled. Luckily we got on a flight and off we went. It was the most spectacular flight ever as we were going through the Himalayas but we were also very nervous as this is one of the most dangerous flights. We landed on the runway with a large smack to the tarmac and we all bounced out of our seats.
The first village we visited was called Phakding which was a reasonably large village with a very nice bakery and a lot of nice things to do. The next day we went to Namche Bazaar and that day was one of the hardest days of the trek. The height of Namche is 3443m which was a lot of elevation in one day but it was worth it because it is one of the biggest and nicest villages in the trek.
We visited lots of villages such as Tengboche, which was quite small but had great views. Dingboche which was a large town with a lot of accommodation and some bakeries. The town of Lobuche was one of my favourites and the accommodation was very clean and nice.
The hardest day of all was the Cho-La Pass, one of the three passes (the trek that Miss Sparks did). It is the second hardest and boy was it tiring! We started our day with a group of people yelling at their guide to get them off the mountain and then we had a large rock climb to conquer and boy we thought that was the hard part but it was only the beginning. One of our guides got quite sick during the walk and halfway through, my own body had had enough and I toppled over and threw up all over the white snow. So a porter took my bag and l continued walking. When we got to the top of the pass, I felt like I was on the top of the world! It was the highest I’d ever been and we celebrated with some biscuits and a KitKat each, then I looked over the edge and saw the slippery steep rock face that we had to climb down. I didn’t look down there ever again.
Then the next day we went over a glacier to get to Gokyo, our guide said it was flat (Nepali flat means “a little bit up, a little bit down). Then it started raining which made it very slippery and hard to walk over the rocky surface. We had a great stay in Gokyo, it is a beautiful village. Then we enjoyed the town of Namche Bazaar again, eating lots of yummy food. In Lukla, our flights back to Kathmandu kept getting cancelled due to the weather, plus my brother got very sick. So my dad, Seb and I went to the hospital with Ram and my brother was given a drip and oxygen. He rested and started to feel better so we checked out and went back to the hostel.
Finally, our guide had luckily been able to do a deal with his friend who said he would take us back to Kathmandu in a helicopter. We jumped on with the propellers still spinning and then the helicopter did a sharp turn and took off. It was super exhilarating, we got an amazing view and were so happy to be on our way. Another special part of it was that we got special permission to fly directly to Kathmandu rather than have to do a six-hour bus drive on twisty, bumpy roads. When we got off, we collected our stuff and then went to surprise our friends… they couldn’t believe we’d made it and that night we all luxuriated in having a shower (after 10 days!) and eating a delicious meal. That night we fell asleep in our clean and cosy beds, what an adventure we’d all had!!
Only two more rounds of Summer Co-Curricular sport for the remainder of 2023. Please refer to the link below to access the sports fixture for Round 11 this Saturday, 11 November. All adjustments to times and venues have been noted in red, please take note carefully.
>>> Click here to view the College Website: Junior School Sports Fixtures and Season Draw.
Mr Jack Wachtel
Assistant Director of Co-curricular – Years 5-8
jwachtel@waverley.nsw.edu.au
*No Home Learning on Wednesday, 15 November 2023.
We offer all students in Year 5 and Year 6 the opportunity to receive free additional support after school for the completion of home learning tasks. The afternoon sessions also provide a quiet, supervised study space for students who want to complete their assigned tasks.
Home Learning Club operates in the Learning Hub from 3pm – 4pm – Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays – during school term unless there is a scheduled Professional Development meeting and the club will be closed.
Click here to register your son
Only register his name once to allow other students the opportunity to attend. The session is limited to 20 spots. There will be a roll call to ensure attendance.
Students are required to stay for the full session unless there is a message in the student diary requesting early leave, a parent’s signature will be required.
As it is important to respect the rights of others to learn and work, all students are expected to settle to work in the Learning Hub and not cause a disturbance for others.
If you require any further information, feel free to contact us.
An important note to remember, if afternoon training sessions are cancelled, unfortunately, you cannot send your son to Home Learning as an alternative plan, students are registered for the afternoon sessions in advance and the capacity is always reached.
Try to avoid messaging your son during this period, unless it is urgent.
Ms Natasha Zivanovic
Literacy & Innovation Teacher
nzivanovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au
It has been a busy start to Term 4 for 6 Red. With the year wrapping up, boys have been hard at work with a variety of summative assessment tasks. For Science, students were tasked with using a selection of recycled materials to craft an enjoyable, functional, and user-friendly game of their choosing. The boys displayed excellent teamwork in their collaborative efforts, resulting in the successful creation of numerous outstanding games, which they subsequently presented to the class.
The 6 Red team have also been actively engaged in developing health-related advertisements. They’ve been focusing on the promotion of the concept of being an ‘upstander,’ a subject of significant importance within the Junior School community. The boys have produced concise advertisements aimed at educating the audience about the role of an upstander and how we can collectively combat bullying.
Additionally, the students of 6 Red have found great enjoyment in delving into the creative world of stop motion animation during English. They have dedicated their efforts to exploring this fascinating medium, honing their skills and unleashing their imaginative talents.
Congratulations to James Iatrou (Year 11) and Zac Coonan (Year 12) receiving a prize on 8 November at the Woollahra Youth Photography Award and Short Film Prize. The annual competition was judged by Garry Trinh, Lulu Pinkus and the Mayor of Woollahra, Councillor Richard Shields.
James took out the $400 short film first prize for his work ‘I Miss You.’ Zac’s photograph ‘Salty Hour’ received an honourable mention and $100 prize in the Mayor’s Choice category.
The works will be on exhibition at the Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf until Sunday, 26 November 2023.
The People’s Choice Award for all sections will be open for voting until Monday, 27 November 2023.
‘Salty Hour’ by Zac Coonan
‘I Miss You’ by James Iatrou
James Iatrou with Richard Shields, Mayor of Woollahra Council
Ms Nat Oates
Head of Visual Arts
noates@waverley.nsw.edu.au
This week, our Year 10 Food Technology students participated in an ‘I’m a Waverley student, get me outta here’ challenge. They were exposed to various foods which relate to Teaching and Learning Programs studied over the Stage 5 course. Students accumulated points if they ate/drank the food and for justifying which unit it could be associated with.
Foods included kangaroo (Food in Australia), astronauts’ ice cream (Food for specific needs), Halloween jelly eyeballs (Food for special occasions), plant based ‘chicken’ (Food trends) and edible bugs such as dry roasted crickets and mealworms (Food Equity and Food selection and health).
Points were deducted if students took too long to eat the food or if they spat it out. Great fun was had by all.
Ms Lynsey Porter
Deputy Principal – Teaching & Learning
lporter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Friday, 17 November is the final Home Training for our recruits for this year.
It can be difficult as we approach the Christmas holidays to remain focussed on warm Friday afternoons and to treat Cadets and the members of our Cadet Unit with courtesy and respect. Last Friday, I spoke to the recruits about this very topic, following weeks of continual disrespect towards rank and staff.
Friday afternoons are about practising and preparing for the culminating activity of the recruit year, the Annual Field Exercise (AFX). Continual disrespectful behaviour from some of our recruits on Fridays is indicative, then, of the kind of behaviour we predict on AFX. Such behaviour on a military base poses a real safety concern and is not something I will tolerate.
Cadets is a vastly different context to the rest of the school week, and provides an excellent opportunity for growth, for tolerance, and for learning how to conduct oneself in a respectful and professional way. Our core tenets reflect those of the AAC and encourage Service, Courage, Integrity and Excellence, but it is Respect which must underpin everything we do to foster an inclusive, collaborative and positive experience in Cadets. I would encourage all to be mindful of keeping their interactions respectful at all times.
It takes courage for young people to check their behaviour, to think twice before acting and speaking, and it is not something that the instant, modern world facilitates. I ask all cadets to be vigilant with their own conduct, to ensure our platoons and companies are exhibiting behaviour of which we can all be proud.
While the recruits are on their Year 8 Camp, Cadets on Friday, 24 November will be for senior cadets only.
Various activities are planned for the day, including a CPX for Senior Rank, a CPL session and an excursion to the Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym for our Pioneers, Engineers and X Platoons. Please keep an eye on your emails and the Routine Orders for more information.
Are you 17 years of age and older, or turning 17 throughout the summer holidays and like to lifeguard in the Royal National Park in a paid capacity?
The Australian Lifeguard Service is recruiting for paid lifeguard positions in the Royal National Park this coming summer holiday period.
To become a lifeguard, you will need:
* not required for application and can be trained through the ALS.
Fitness testing to become a lifeguard involves an 800m continuous swim in a pool no less than 25m, in 14 minutes or less. A mission which involves minimum 400m swim, 800m run, 400m rescue board paddle and 800m run in the surf in under 25 minutes.
On completion of all the above, you will be awarded your Gold Medallion in Advanced Lifesaving.
Does this sound like you? If so, please click the button below.
Click here to view more information about applying to be a lifeguard
Click here to view the Week 5 Careers Newsletter
Please see me if you require any further assistance or information.
Ms Kath Knowles
Senior Studies & Careers Coordinator
kknowles@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Click here to view the fixtures, training schedules and maps
Despite some weather interruptions last weekend, we had another successful round of fixtures against Knox Grammar and St Aloysius’ College. The 1sts and 2nds Basketball both had impressive wins on Friday night and one of the other highlights was Henry Walker’s outstanding 132no against Knox for the 8As Cricket. Our 1sts Water Polo were desperately unlucky after leading for most of the match to lose on the siren, 9-10.
A big congratulations also to James Finegan and Daryus Sione who played for the Gen Blue U16s Academy against Queensland in the Rugby Australia final on Saturday. These boys were part of the successful winning side and James was also awarded the coach’s award for the representative season. Well done also to Ehren Little who was part of the squad but is currently injured.
Gen Blue U16 Premiers
This Friday evening we are hosting Cranbrook in 1sts and 2nds Basketball. I want to remind any student attending that they have to be in full College Summer uniform and that high standards of behaviour are expected at all times.
From next week, Year 10 are on exams and home study. Year 10, however, are still required to meet their co-curricular requirements.
We have two more full rounds to go, including this weekend, and I know all of our students will finish their 2023 co-curricular activities strongly.
The Waverley College Cricket Supporters’ Club cordially invite you to the annual Parents and Sons match.
All ages, Years 5-12. Kids, come beat the old people!
Cool prizes!
When: Wednesday, 29 November 2023, Queens Park, from 4:15pm.
Click the button below to register.
Mr Steve O’Donnell
Director of Co-curricular
sodonnell@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Friday, 3 November 2023, the Waverley 1sts played their third CAS fixture against a very tough St Aloysius’ outfit. Starting off the game, Waverley played very well and could not be stopped, gaining a 10-point lead and looking very slick with players like James Dyson Merwe getting a few early scores.
Coming out of the early second quarter, St Aloysius’ went on a run, battling Waverley for dominance in the middle section of the game, however, Waverley was able to fight to a 15-point lead at one point.
Finally, coming into the fourth quarter, St Aloysius’ had a lead of 12 points and Waverley knew they had to come up with some big shots with players like Aren Yaghoubian and Angus Peshos obliging. Waverley started to come back and tied the score 67-67 in the final few minutes, and then hit a clutch three to bring the lead to 70-67.
As St Aloysius’ fought in the remaining minute, they just could not get any scores and Waverley walked away with a win, 71-67. Waverley’s record now improves to one win and two losses, and they hope to improve on that against local rivals Cranbrook in a big Friday night game this week.
The Waverley 2nds had a great game against St Aloysius’ and it was one of the most entertaining games so far this CAS season. The game started with players like Renato Rovacchi getting some early scores, and became a back-and-forth game from there onwards with an intimidating St Aloysius’ crowd giving their boys energy to help them to try and win the game.
In the remaining moments of the game, Waverley was losing, but Jock Edwards hit a big three to cut the lead to two, followed up by a steal, a layup, and sinking the free throw to put them up by one. Waverley went on to win the game in the dying moments. The 2nds record improves to two wins and one loss.
The Waverley 10As played a very good game against St Aloys, playing hard from the first possession and being led by great interior finishing from Francesco Scarpa. The 10As were very able to keep applying the pressure throughout the game from great scoring by Ratu-Gosho Vishanin. Nico Palacio’s lockdown defence was crucial in denying key St Aloysius’ players from scoring throughout the game. Because of a great team effort, Waverley got the win 61-21 and their record improved to 3-0.
The 9As played a great game against St Aloysius’ with the game going back and forth with numerous lead changes and all players playing very well, especially Hayden McAusland. Unfortunately, St Aloysius’ was able to pull away, winning 30-23.
The Waverley 8As played an amazing game against St Aloysius’ as both teams played hard throughout the whole game, with neither team wanting to lose. Unfortunately in the second half, St Aloysius’ was able to pull away, winning 49-36. A great performance by Darcy Kidd and Charlie Gibbins helped them stay in the game and be competitive.
Congratulations to all our teams, with each of them putting all their effort into their games. Good luck to all teams as they head off into the fourth round of the season.
Flynn Busteed (Captain of Basketball)
Sergej Jakovljevic and James Dyson-Merwe (Co-captains of 1st V)
Mr Anthony Gibbs
Convenor of Basketball
agibbs@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Dear Parents, Carers and Students
We are pleased to announce that we are seeking expressions of interest for a proposed New Zealand Cricket tour which will take place at the conclusion of school in Term 4 2024 and will then go into the first week of the December holidays.
Please note the following:
Deposit
The College requires a $1,000 deposit to guarantee your son a spot. This deposit will be followed by three equal instalments. The total amounts of each instalment will be confirmed once a final cost of the tour is determined.
The tour payment schedule will be as follows:
– $1000 deposit by Wednesday, 17 November 2023
– Equal payment by Friday, 15 March 2024
– Equal payment by Friday, 14 June 2024
– Final balancing payment by Friday, 13 September 2024.
Payment of deposit can be made via the following:
Please only use EFT as BPAY will go onto school fees instead and make sure to include your son’s full name in the transfer.
Waverley College
BSB: 062 124
ACCOUNT: 00903139
All tourists must have a valid passport. The College will share more information on this, once the tour group has been finalised.
Please note that this is a self-funded tour and will not be subsidised by the College.
This tour is a wonderful opportunity for those selected and students are encouraged to potentially seek casual work over the holiday periods to pay for the tour.
Thank you and kind regards,
Mr Sean Picone
A rain-affected weekend saw only a few teams take part in some play.
Our 1st XI are in a decent position at 4/156 after 62 overs at stumps on Day 1. Captain, Hunter Eldridge, demonstrated his maturity with an impressive 63, while Will Livissianis remained unbeaten on 40.
In the 8As, Henry Walker followed up last week’s 83 against Knox to pile on an incredible 138 from only 93 balls. Well done Henry, a first of many Waverley hundreds. We look forward to drier weather for Day 2 this coming Saturday.
In the 10As, Aidan Herlihy took 5 for 28 off 15 balls.
8As
Mr Sean Picone
Convenor of Cricket
spicone@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Year 10 boys are fast approaching their upcoming Service Week that begins on Monday, 20 November through to Friday, 24 November 2023. We have over 200 students who will be representing Waverley College and actively involved in volunteering in their local community.
Students have elected to spend their service helping out in a wide variety of community services and not-for-profit organisations, working alongside the disadvantaged, elderly, disabled, children and family support services.
Just a selection of these services include; Thread Together, Re-love, Matthew Talbot Hostel, Illowra Aged Care, Ronald Coleman Lodge, Our Big Kitchen, the Exodus Foundation, Windgap Foundation, The Salvation Army and St Vincent de Paul charity stores, St Gabriel’s School, Jarjum College and numerous preschools and primary schools in the local area and further afield across Sydney.
Students are expected to wear their school sports uniform unless otherwise stated. All students will be making their own way to their placement and will make their own way home again. Service hours each day will vary depending on each organisation and teachers are allocated to check on students throughout the week.
*If for any reason your son cannot attend, is sick or absent on any day, please inform the College and also contact his organisation that morning.
We look forward to all students enjoying a very memorable Service Week, making a contribution to their community, in addition to their own personal growth and learning.
Ms Marie-Anne Maakrun
Assistant Director of Student Formation
mmaakrun@waverley.nsw.edu.au
We would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation who are the traditional Custodians of the land on which Waverley College is located. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We are committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual connections to the land, waters, seas and sky and their rich contribution to society.
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