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On Wednesday, 8 March 2023, Aungier held its House Mass in the Chapel. It was an extremely well-attended evening for students and families in Aungier.
The theme of the Mass tied in with International Women’s Day, with readings selected by our House Student Leaders. An extremely special moment of the service was certainly the presentation of House Candles as a gift of support to our Year 12 students, as they commence the final stage of their journey at Waverley College.
Thanks to all members of the Aungier community for joining together to celebrate Mass as well as a delicious supper. Thank you to all families for contributing a plate of food on the night, and to those parents/carers and friends who assisted with the set up and the clean-up.
A special thanks to Fr Sacha who led the service, Ms Walsh who helped with organisation, and Ms Dolso and Mr Balkizas who led the music.
Mr John McCoy
Head of Aungier House
jmccoy@waverley.nsw.edu.au
We would like to welcome all Waverley College families to what looks to be a very promising year of rugby. We would particularly like to welcome all new players and families.
Waverley College has a very proud history of rugby. I encourage new families to have a look at the photos and records found in the T & M Hayes (Queens Park) Pavilion at some stage this season, to give you an idea of the proud history you are stepping into. You are all very welcome!
Next week, training commences at Queens Park. A reminder that the weekly training schedule is below:
All players are expected to bring along rugby gear (jersey, shorts, socks, mouthguard and headgear). Students are to walk to Queens Park after school where they will get changed in allocated sections.
*We do ask students to walk down in a safe fashion by crossing the roads at the traffic lights.
It is a good idea before the season begins, that all players label all their gear and clothing (particularly any new items such as boots and headgear). Each season we have a collection of lost property at Queens Park. If uniform/gear is labelled with the student’s name, it will usually find its way back to the owner!
A reminder to all players, parents and families to ensure that you download the Waverley College app. Please ensure you subscribe to ‘Rugby.’ The app contains all the information you need to know about the season ahead, including fixtures, teams lists, and any last-minute announcements.
During each Saturday home fixture in the 2023 season, Waverley College Rugby will publish a program. Over the years, we have had many generous supporters in the community. Any parents/carers or families, who may have a business and are interested in sponsoring Waverley College Rugby in 2023, are welcome to email me at jmccoy@waverley.nsw.edu.au to place an advert in the program.
I look forward to seeing you in the coming weeks at Queens Park.
Waverley to win!
Mr John McCoy
Convenor of Rugby
jmccoy@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Please find below the schedule for the Year 12 Tutorials in Term 1, Week 8.
Topics covered during the tutorials include content revision, study skills, exam preparation and practice papers.
These tutorials have proven extremely valuable and, while not compulsory, are strongly encouraged.
| Date | Subject | Time | Room | Teacher |
| Monday, 20 March 2023 | Visual Arts | 3:30pm – 5pm | C13 | Jenna Turnbull |
| Tuesday, 21 March 2023 | Biology | 7:45am – 8:30am | K2L3 | Gemma Brown |
| Mathematics Standard 2 | 7:30am – 8:30am | E42 | Phoebe Guirguis | |
| Wednesday, 22 March 2023 | PDHPE | 7:30am – 8:30am | GHR | Pat Darvill |
| Business Studies | 2:30pm – 4pm | W45 | John McCallum | |
| Mathematics Ext 1 | 3:30pm – 4:30pm | E32 | Steven Hall | |
| Friday, 24 March 2023 | Hospitality | 7:45am – 8:30am | TF1 | Bev McCarthy |
It is important that we know attendance numbers so teachers can prepare accordingly. To that end, the expectation is that students who register for the tutorial, attend. Rolls will be taken to assist us to manage the program.
*The cut-off time to register for morning tutorials is 3pm the day prior.
Ms Brooke Kent has emailed the registration sheet to students to register their attendance at the tutorials.
Ms Elizabeth Watson
Deputy Principal – Teaching & Learning
ewatson@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Waverley College will be running a Volleyball Camp in the Easter Holidays through ProVolley. The Camp will run for three days, with each session lasting three hours.
This is an excellent opportunity for your son to improve his Volleyball skills while having fun with friends.
Dates: 12, 13 and 14 April 2023
Time: 9am-12pm each day
Cost: $60 for all three days
Click the button below to register your interest and pay.
Click here to register your interest and pay
Should you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to email me.
We look forward to seeing your son there!
Please see me if you require any further assistance or information.
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Ms Kath Knowles
Senior Studies & Careers Coordinator
kknowles@waverley.nsw.edu.au
On Saturday, the 1sts faced off against a tough opponent away for their last game of the season. This was the last time that the Year 12s would face Barker, and the last game of their high school career. Despite a loyal crowd of friends and family attending, Waverley was unable to hold down Barker, losing 56-40 in the final score.
The game started in Waverley’s favour, as they played incredible defence and forced Barker into some tough shots to make, ending the first quarter at a low score of 9-7. However, both teams were not on their A-game, as after countless missed attempts from all around the court, halftime concluded with the score being 19-18 in Barker’s favour.
The boys were led by Daniel Palacio, Oscar Walters-Green and Sergej Jakovljevic as they tried to pull the game in, however, it just slipped out of reach, with Barker’s scoring efforts in the final quarter pushing them over the line to win the game.
Congratulations and farewell to Marko Rangan, Marley Henare, Tom Gleeson, Oscar Walters-Green, Wylie Durrans, Harry Lee, Zion Poitaha and Daniel Palacio, who played their final high school game in a long journey, with some playing since Year 5.
Before the 1sts final game, the 2nds laced up to hopefully secure a win in their final match of the season. As well, the Year 12s in the 2nds team were playing their final game of the season. Fortunately, and memorably, for those Year 12s, the 2nds were able to win their final game in a nail-biter that was decided in the last second, winning 40-39.
The game was tight the whole way, with the boys going into halftime tied 20-20. They were led by Ehren Little’s defence, Tashi Harrison and Eden Byrd’s offence as they rallied themselves against a tough Barker squad, who kept fighting until the end. With 12 seconds to go, Barker hit two free throws to put them up by one point. With only one possession to win the game, the crowd went silent, as Ashar Te Rata shot and made the game-winning layup to put Waverley up by one point and win the game.
Congratulations to Dom Smith, Finlay Chandler, Asher Te Rata, Charlie Smith and Toby Longmire who won their final high school basketball game away at Barker!
2nd Basketball v Barker
2nd Basketball v Barker
2nd Basketball v Barker
2nd Basketball v Barker
2nd Basketball v Barker
2nd Basketball v Barker
2nd Basketball v Barker
2nd Basketball v Barker
On Saturday, the 10As played a dominant game against Barker for their last game of the season. Fortunately, they were able to win the game, the final score 61-20. They were led by Rory Donnellan, Ben Pignatelli and Giles Strachan.
The 9As were, unfortunately, unable to defeat Barker in a tough game at Waverley on Saturday. They were led by Nico Palacio, Petris Kalpouzanis and Angus Peshos as they fought till the very end, falling short 24-46.
9A Basketball v Barker
9A Basketball v Barker
9A Basketball v Barker
9A Basketball v Barker
9A Basketball v Barker
The 8As versed a tough Barker team first thing in the morning on Saturday. The boys played a strong game, with the final score being so close up to the final minute. They were led by Hayden McAusland, Phil Falaniko and Dom Dametto, as they managed to win 44-39.
Daniel Palacio
Captain of Basketball
The final round of the CAS Basketball season against Barker saw some excellent results from Waverley.
The 1st V finished 4th, with four wins from 10, while the 2nds finished 2nd, with eight wins. The 10As ended their season in 5th place on four wins, the 9As came first on eight wins, the 8As third on four wins, and the 7As came fifth in a very tough competition.
Several teams were crowned CAS champions: 9A, 9B, 9G, 7B, 7E, 7F, and 7G. We will celebrate these achievements and others on Saturday, at the exciting Basketball Presentation Night.
Other teams to win against Barker included: 3rd V (33-32), 4th V (38-31), 7th V (34-28), 10A (61-20), 10C (51-30), 10D (53-34), 10E (33-29), 10F (55-36), 9B (56-33), 9C (41-36), 9D (36-35), 9G (34-17), 8A (44-39), 8D (48-21), 8E (29-28), 8F (40-35), 7B (35-32), 7D (28-15), 7E (57-23), 7F (44-13), 7G (18-8), 7H (30-10), 7I (28-7), and 7J (12-5), while the 5th V tied (24-all).
Our mighty 9A and 9B Basketballers
9A and 9B Basketball
Congratulations to all our Year 12 players, in particular those in 1sts and 2nds, many of whom have played eight seasons for the College at the highest levels, which has entailed extra commitments on their part.
Well done to the following 1sts players who were successful at the CAS representative trials on Monday at Cranbrook: Marko Rangan (CAS 1sts), Tom Gleeson, Marley Henare and Sergej Jakovljevic (CAS 2nds). They will particiapte in a series of games against ISA, AICES and GPS in the coming weeks. For more details of these games, please visit the CAS website.
Thanks to all our wonderful coaches for their efforts this season in helping to develop our players. Thanks to our Supporters’ Club, in particular, Rachael Smith and Glenn Smith, without whom we would not have a Saturday BBQ.
Thanks to those parents/carers who also happily assisted on the BBQ. Thanks to Anne Gleeson for organising post-game afternoon teas and dinners when we hosted visiting teams, and thanks to our 1sts and 2nds parents/carers for their support of this important event.
Our last event for the season is the Basketball Presentation Night this Saturday. If you were unable to purchase tickets and wish to attend, please contact me as soon as possible.
Thank you and see you at Presentation Night!
Dear Parents and Carers,
The Year 12 Semester 1 Report is available for you to view and download on the Parent Lounge in TASS.
This report provides an overview of your son’s performance in Semester 1 for each subject including: A-E grades for the focus subject outcomes, at least two recommendations and commendations outlining suggested targets and areas of strength for your son, and Learner Profile grades.
For subjects where a mark is available there will be a mark, cohort average (mean) and ranking based on his assessment task(s) for each subject completed up to this point.
Further information about how your son has performed in his cohort is available via the Parent Lounge Analytics. This area provides a box and whiskers graph that allows parents/carers to view the position of their son’s mark in relation to the rest of the cohort in each subject. The box and whiskers plot indicates student groupings by quartile and median.
The link to the Parent Lounge is below.
https://waverley.cloudwork.id/
user id = email address
password = if you cannot remember your password you can reset by selecting ‘forgot password’
Once you log on, select the Academic Reports option from the menu on the left. You will then be presented with a list of available reports. In this case it will be the Year 12 Semester One Report where you will be able to download a pdf.
You can also access further analytics regarding your son’s performance across his cohort by going to the [Student Details] drop down menu and selecting [Academic Analytics]. Please note that this will be available approximately 24 hours after the release of these reports.
If you have any technical issues with using the system, then you should contact the IT Department on 9369 0784 or email iAssist@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Term 2 will see the start of the new Waverley College Drama Club. Drama Club will be a new and exciting addition to the already diverse Winter co-curricular offerings at the College. It will run throughout the Winter season on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons at the Performing Arts Centre (PAC).
Convened by Ms Alison Jinga (Head of Drama) and Mr Peter Lamb, the Club will offer opportunities for both students who have been unable to take up Drama as an elective at school, and existing Drama students who wish to extend themselves outside the classroom.
In Term 2, we will start with Drama games and activities to build confidence and important collaboration skills, before moving on to performing short scenes for the stage.
During Term 3, the focus will switch to camera acting techniques, with students able to gain valuable insight in how to prepare and perform for the small screen, using extracts from existing screenplays and equipment provided by the College.
There will also be an opportunity to perform and receive feedback on any audition pieces students may have upcoming, outside the College.
Interested students from Years 7 t0 12 are encouraged to sign up.
Please see Mr Lamb or Ms Jinga for further information.
This Term, the Year 11 Drama class are studying the History of Theatre. As such, they will be performing selected scenes across different periods in theatre history.
One group will be working within the Medieval period and performing a Bible story. Another group will be performing a 19th-Century Melodrama set on an isolated railway track, and there will also be some 20th-Century Australian Realism performances from David Williamson’s 1977 play, The Club.
This event is in the Br RJ Wallace Performing Arts Centre on Tuesday, 28 March, 5pm.
This free event is open to the Waverley community.
*No need to purchase tickets. First in, best dressed!
Year 11 Drama in Rehearsal
For last minute uniform and equipment list requirements for AFX, please note that the Q Store will be open next week on:
*Q Store will then be closed for the rest of the Term. There will be no provision to issue gear after Wednesday, 22 March 2023.
Our Senior Rank have been busy with their planning and logistics for camp, and are looking forward to making this an exhilarating and engaging activity for all in the Unit. In alphabetical order, I want to thank our leadership team for their dedication and enthusiasm as they prepare for their culminating leadership activity after four years of Cadet training.
Our recruits are in most excellent hands:
CUO Kit Armstrong – Bravo Company Commander; WO1 Angus Birrell – Regimental Sergeant Major; CUO Thomas Brenchley – Charlie Company Commander; CUO Mitch Cahill – Support Company Commander; CUO Kitty Fitzpatrick – Training Officer; CUO Tom Gleeson – Delta Company Commander; CUO Darius Hall – Pioneer Platoon Commander; CUO Kayla Heng – Senior Cadet Under Officer; CUO Alistair Isaac – Adjutant; CUO Lenny Joseph and WO2 Bert Cottell – Logistics; CUO Hugh McDonald – Command Post Officer; CUO Paul Muir – Regimental Signals Officer; CUO Matteo Paolella – Alpha Company Commander; CUO Ruben Stock – Regimental Medical Officer; CUO Sarah Teitler – Operations Officer; CUO Max Van Buuren – X Platoon Commander.
They are ably supported by their compatriots in Years 11 and 12 who are working together as a team to ensure the success of AFX.
Just two weeks to go!
President Ronald Reagan argued leadership is not who is the greatest; rather leadership is the ability to “make others do great things.” The best leaders are often invisible to most, yet those leaders who are invisible make the greatest impact. In essence, any individual can be a leader.
2023 College Captains
Waverley College hosted a Prefect Leadership afternoon with guest speaker Allegra Spender MP, on Friday, 10 March. Allegra, the independent member for the electorate of Wentworth, encouraged young leaders from schools across the Eastern suburbs to be authentic, values-based leaders who are called to empower others in order to make meaningful change. She encouraged the students to face their fears and ask for help; as she articulated that asking for help is a sign of strength rather than weakness. Allegra reminded them that as leaders, they don’t need to have all the answers and she challenged students to question what success really looks like.
What resonated most, was Allegra’s understanding of ‘being effective’. Her greatest tip for young people was to choose one difference they would like to make, and to work hard every day to achieve it. Allegra acknowledged that in order to make that difference, there are always challenges. She challenged the students to be forward-thinking and to focus on the positive change they are making in their schools. The most effective leaders are those who guide, support, nurture or influence others, without seeking anything in return. When students are empowered to lead responsible and respectful lives, often they inadvertently impact others. That inadvertent impact is what true leadership is.
So whether you’re an upstander, a Prefect, a Captain or simply a friend, every boy at Waverley has the ability to be a leader. Start today, and ask yourself how can I be a leader? Remember, the invisible leader makes the greatest impact.
Ms Sue Walsh
Director of Mission and Identity
swalsh@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr Nicholas Sposari
HSIE Teacher
nsposari@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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