On Wednesday, a group of our Walawaani students had the honour of attending the Qantas Welcome Home Ceremony for our Olympic athletes, including Waverley Old Boy, Noah Havard!
It was such a pleasure to welcome back our esteemed Old Boy and Silver Medallist, Noah Havard. Noah and his crew took out second place in the Men’s K4 500m Canoe Sprint.
The morning was filled with excitement and energy, highlighted by Jessica Mauboy’s incredible singing performance and the moment when our students appeared on Channel 7’s Sunrise!
The boys were also lucky enough to meet a host of impressive athletes, including Australia’s most decorated Olympian, Emma McKeon, rising star Arisa Trew, Noemie Fox, Meg Harris, and Harry Gardside.
Waverley students with the youngest Australian to ever win a Gold Olympic medal, Arisa Trew!
It was a truly memorable experience, leaving all the students feeling inspired!
On Tuesday 13 August, our Year 11 students attended a Mental Health Presentation facilitated by Nic Newling.
Nic Newling is an advocate for mental health, suicide prevention, and sharing personal stories. He has reached millions of people through live talks and media including Australian Story, Conversations on ABC Radio, and NBC’s The TODAY Show in New York.
Since surviving his own mental illnesses but losing his brother to suicide, Nic strives to encourage sharing, listening, and working together for positive change. After developing the world’s first online Positive Psychology intervention for young people at Black Dog Institute, he has since ventured out into sharing with high schools, communities, and workplaces by founding the grassroots organisation The Champions.
You can learn more about The Champions HERE.
On Friday 16 August, our Year 10 students attended a Respectful Relationships presentation facilitated by David Kobler.
In a world where teens seem to be more connected than ever before, many are struggling with real and meaningful connection. This generation can be struggling to find genuine, helpful and satisfactory answers to a growing problem: how do I find, build and navigate healthy and safe relationships?
To help support students in finding answers to this question, David has been a regular feature of our wellbeing program over a number of years at Waverley.
His program delivers an important and engaging workshop to students that equips students to navigate relationships with both themselves and others in a respectful and healthy manner.
On Tuesday, 3 September from 6:30pm-7:30pm, our Year 12 College Leaders are welcoming students from Years 8-10 and their parents/carers to attend an information evening about Alcohol and Addiction, Healthy Habits, Positive Relationships and Technology Usage.
RSVP HERE by Tuesday, 20 August to indicate your attendance.
This Winter period is particularly difficult for those members of our society experiencing homelessness.
Waverley is having a Winter donation drive in August (until the end of Week 6) to support the Matthew Talbot Hostel. With 2 weeks to go, now is the time for all boys to put into action their plans for the the items they have chosen to donate!
Matthew Talbot Hostel is a wonderful organisation helping over 40,000 Sydney men each year in providing accommodation, health, counselling and employment assistance.
Waverley has had a long history of boys volunteering in it’s kiosk in Woolloomooloo. All boys from all Houses from Years 5-12 are encouraged to bring in toiletry and other essential items on the list below in order to be able to provide packs for the homeless and marginalised groups which the Matthew Talbot Hostel provides assistance for.
Matthew Talbot Winter Appeal – Donation item list:
Toiletry pack Items – small traveller size for items is best
Home Starter Kit Items: these are prepared and distributed to the men when they move out of the Hostel into more settled accommodation. New items are ideal, but used/clean items in good condition are also fine.
Clothing
Items desired as new, or very good condition: Warm Winter Jackets, Mens Tracksuit Pants, Long Sleeve Polo shirts or Long Sleeve T-shirts;
Items required to be new: Gloves , Underpants (Large or XL size), Socks (calf / mid-length in white sports or any colour)
All items can be brought to either the Senior School Wellbeing Centre or Junior school reception up until August 29.
Congratulations to the following winter activities on their successful premierships in 2024:
AFL:
– 9/10A Div 1 undefeated
– 7/8A Div 1 undefeated
– 7/8B Div 2 undefeated
9/10A AFL Div 1 undefeated premiers!
Rugby:
2nd XV CAS Premiers
16A Undefeated CAS Premiers
15C Undefeated CAS Premiers
14B CAS Premiers
13A Undefeated Premiers
13B Undefeated CAS Premiers
Just a reminder that the AFL and Rugby Presentation evenings are on Friday, 16 August. The Football Presentation evening is on Friday, 30 August.
This week we commenced our Track and Field season and all students are invited to take part.
This Saturday we are hosting with Trinity Grammar at ES Marks and require all athletes to be at the venue by 7.45am please.
Training is every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and this culminates with the CAS Track and Field championships at Homebush on Thursday, September 19. This event is also a compulsory supporters duty for Years 7 and 12 from 1pm – 8pm.
We are also offering a number of Summer pre-season training sessions this term. Please note that Year Groups are labelled by their 2025 cohorts as the summer season runs from Term 4 into Term 1.
Best wishes to all of our Athletes this weekend.
Please donate any spare football boots you no longer need to our Immersion programs in Fiji and Timor.
Football boots can be dropped at the Wellbeing Centre by Friday, September 6 (Week 7).
Bivouac is an essential component of the Cadet calendar and takes place from 12pm Friday, 6 September – 5pm Sunday, 8 September 2024 at Cataract Activities Centre, Appin. Buses will transport all cadets to and from Bivouac.
The Joining Instruction (JI) was emailed to all families on 5 August 2024.
Please review the JI and complete the necessary medical and dietary information on this Google Form by Friday, 23 August 2024 to ensure the best possible care for your son.
For their first lesson, the recruits of D-Company were taught the inner workings of the Waverley College Cadet Unit such as the chain of command (i.e. corporals and sergeants) and the unique roles that certain members of the cadet unit hold such as the Logistics Officer and Regimental Sergeant Major.
Next, D Company learnt essential Drill commands such as, “RIGHT-Dress!” This command is key to the organisation of a Cadet Parade. They participated in Drill games where the D Company Commander, CUO Cameron Vincent-Hull, gave them orders such as, “ATTENTION!” and, “STAND AT EASE!” in quick succession. The company performed very well in this exercise with the RSM, WO1 Renato Rovacchi, in charge of Unit Drill, Dress and Bearing, commending D Company on their Drill.
Delta Company then engaged in some good fun with a tug-of-war competition before practising their war cry chanting, which was exhilarating for all who took part, proving a force to be reckoned with when they projected their chant for all members of the Unit at dismissal.
Overall, Delta Company really enjoyed Friday afternoon.
Report written by CPL Carter Hughes – Media Platoon
Photos taken by CPL Constantine Iatrou and CPL Carter Hughes – Media Platoon
The Art and Technologies departments are thrilled to invite you to our 2024 Art and Design Show at the Br J.P. Lacey Gym, for a viewing where aesthetic technical skills blend with innovation!
This event is a celebration of our students’ incredible talents and months of hard work in both the Technological and Art fields.
We look forward to seeing you there and sharing in the celebration of our students’ achievements!
Nat Oates
Head of Visual Arts
noates@waverley.nsw.edu.au
James Spargo
Head of Technologies
jspargo@waverley.nsw.edu.au
We are calling for expressions of Interest from students who would like to try an exciting water sport, Dragon Boating!
This would be new to Waverley College for the Summer 2024/2025 Co-Curricular season. Crews are up to 20 paddlers, plus a sweep and drummer, in fibreglass boats with decorative Chinese dragon heads and tails.
Dragon Boating is a great sport for building fitness, teamwork and self-discipline.
Please CLICK HERE for more information and to express your interest.
A huge thank you to all members of the College community for their efforts over the 2024 Winter season. In particular those parents who helped out every weekend, the staff, coaches and Convenors as well as Year 12 students who will play their final round this coming weekend. We hope everyone can come and support these senior students. Debating still have two more rounds after this Friday evening.
Next week we immediately commence the Track and Field season at Queens Park on Monday from 3.30pm and any student is invited to take part.
The following Saturday, August 16 we have our first invitational carnival at ES Marks from 8am. Track and Field athletes are encouraged to participate in as many activities as possible but once your events are over on a Saturday you are not required to stay until the end of the carnival.
The Athletics season culminates with the CAS Championships at Homebush on Thursday, September 19 from 1pm-8pm. This event is a compulsory supporters duty for students in Years 7 & 12 and more information will be published closer to the date.
Congratulation to Owen and Jacob Roorda as well as Ryan McNamara who competed at the Australian Pool Lifesaving Championships over the weekend.
Jacob won 3 silver medals and 3 bronze medals, and Owen won 2 bronze medals. Owen and Ryan also received a silver medal for being part of the NSW team, which achieved 2nd place overall in the competition.
Jacob Roorda and Owen Roorda
Ryan McNamara and Owen Roorda
Please also note that we have various Presentation evenings coming up with AFL and Rugby on Friday, August 16 and Football on Friday, August 30.
Best wishes to all teams and activities this weekend.
Our Year 10 Visual Arts students have been lucky enough to take part in a 2-day art workshop with mixed media artist, Jody Graham. Jody is a multidisciplinary artist, specialising in contemporary drawing practices. Students were introduced to a variety of drawing techniques which they will continue to develop throughout the semester.
The students took part in a series of activities including:
The boys will now use these new skills to develop their own art-making practice for their ‘Land, Sea, Air’ compositional panel exploring local flora and fauna. This incursion allowed students to experiment with a wide range of new materials, processes and techniques, leading to further confidence in their personal art-making practice.
Macbook Air laptops currently with students in Year 12 will be at the end of the lease in 2024. As per the iLearn agreement, families now have two options:
Option 1 – RETURN the unit. No payment will be required. Devices should be returned damage-free with no graffiti or stickers. Insurance forms will be issued for damaged units, and students will be asked to clean units if they have graffiti or stickers. The Charger and cable must also be returned with the unit.
Devices MUST be returned to the iAssist office adjacent to room E15 after the student’s final exam. Failure to do so will result in the unit being locked and potentially a charge being made to your account.
Option 2 – Nominate and Pay the residual amount on the unit and take ownership of the device. The agreed residual amount is $535. Payment and nomination must be made by 3 pm Thursday, 26 September (This option can only be selected if all school fees are up to date).
At the conclusion of the student’s final exam or on the student’s last day, the student MUST bring the unit to the iAssist office, where iAssist will remove any school-licensed and management software. Once completed, the device will be returned to the student along with the appropriate administrator credentials. Failure to do this will result in the user not having administrative access to the laptop.
Payment and Nomination Process
Please complete an online Nomination form by clicking the following link. This must be done by 3pm Thursday, 26 September:
Y12 2024 LAPTOP NOMINATION FORM
Payment for the laptop is $535 and can be made via TryBookings only (50c booking fee applies)
Use this link, select “Book Now” top right, enter your details and submit payment.
In the meantime, if you have any questions relating to the end-of-lease process for students in Year 12, please feel free to contact us.
The Science Department are very excited to announce that it is Science week next week! Students will be carrying out activities based around the theme of Species Survival – More than just sustainability! during class time. Two guest speakers will be coming in to share their experiences in different science sectors, students in all years are welcome to bring their lunch along and listen to their experiences and career pathways.
Mr Ian Storie has had a very varied career in Science disciplines, stemming from his first degree in Chemistry. He has worked in the Engineering sector, CSIRO and other business sectors Ian will be guiding students on the importance of Science and the diverse future career paths it can lead you down. Ian will also be running a session specifically for Y11 students during Period 5. Please email Miss Pace to sign up for this.
Claire Petit will be walking students through her career in Veterinary Medicine and sharing valuable insights into this career pathway. She aims to share some interesting cases which she has experienced through her job and this will give students a great opportunity to ask questions about this interesting career path.
Other activities this week include a Science colouring competition in the Library at lunchtime and a Science show incursion for Year 7 and 8. Students should keep their eyes on the screens around school for information about any other events!
Your son will attend a workshop at Waverley Council Public Library for Law Week. Law Week is an annual event and we are pleased to partner with Waverley Library for this event.
Legal Aid representatives will be featured in this event and will be delivering the workshop.
Legal Aid NSW provides specialised legal education sessions for young people and teachers that promote a better understanding of areas of the laws that affect them the most.
Your son will attend a workshop titled, Young People and Criminal Law, designed to give a practical understanding of the Children’s Criminal Law jurisdiction.
Based on syllabus outcomes for the Year 12 Legal Studies course, it covers the criminal jurisdiction of the Children’s Court, diversionary and sentencing options and current issues in the youth justice system.
The workshop will take place Tuesday August 13, from 2.25pm at Waverley Public Library.
Students will be walked to the venue with accompanying teachers after their period 5 lesson.
If you have any questions please be in contact.
Year 12 Drama students are required to attend three whole-day incursions in the PAC to ready them for their HSC practical exams. These HSC practical exams comprise 60% of the boys’ external mark. In the lead up to the examinations we are providing the boys with compulsory workshops with outside Drama practitioners in addition to full-time Drama staff.
Please log in to the Parent Lounge to provide consent for your son to attend this event. He may not be able to attend if you do not provide permission
Date: 21/08/24
Assemble Location: PAC Foyer
Travel Details: n/a
Dismissal Details: After P6
Uniform Expectations: PE Uniform
Missed Classes: P1 to P6
Lunch: Bring own or use cafeteria
Cadets: As usual
Cost: $183 (this will be added to your account)
Enquiries to: Peter Lamb (HOD Drama/Entertainment)
Contact Details: plamb@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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