From the Director of Co-curricular, Mr Steve O’Donnell

Commencement of the 2024 Winter Season

A huge thank you to all students, parents, carers, convenors, staff and coaches for your efforts over the 2023-24 Summer co-curricular season. In particular I want to mention the parents of the supporters’ groups as well as wish all of Year 12 the very best in their final round of summer activities this weekend.

CAS Swimming and Diving Championships

Next week we have the CAS Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday, 14 March 2024. This is a compulsory event for Years 8, 11 and Prefects. The outline of the day and related information can be found via this LINK.

Winter Training Schedule

The following Saturday is a sport-free weekend for Years 7-12 as we will be conducting our winter staff and coaches induction. On Monday, 18 March 2024 we commence our winter season for a number of activities and the winter training schedule can be found via this LINK. It is also on the College website and has been sent out on the College app.

Rugby Information Night – Please RSVP

On Wednesday, 20 March 2024 we will also hold a Rugby Information Night for any parent or carer of a son who plays Rugby, and we will include the 2024 Game Management Guidelines with the new trial tackle law. We would encourage as many people as possible to attend this event. To RSVP please use the message sent on the College app.

Congratulations

We have had a number of students representing the College at higher levels again this past week.

Cricket

This includes 1st Cricketers Aarush Soni, Hunter Eldridge and Jono McDonald in their comprehensive victory over GPS by CAS.

Henry Walker and Henry Read in the U15 CAS Cricket who were also able to defeat GPS.

Water Polo

Congratulations to Tristan Lee and Lincoln Tanner who represented CAS at the U17 Water Polo trials, with Lincoln being selected in the NSWCIS squad. Well done also to Max Gregson who represented CAS Tennis against GPS this week also.

Good Luck to all our Nippers

We also have a number of students representing their various surf clubs at the State Nipper titles this weekend and we wish these students well for their events.

Four Flourish at Thredbo Interschools Mountain Biking

This week, Year 8 students Harry Welfare, Will Collignon, Brashen Uncle and Dexter Francis travelled to the Snowy Mountains to represent Waverley in the College team in Division 3 of The Boost Mobile Australian Mountain Biking Interschools Competition.

Competing against schools from across New South Wales (including King’s, Scots, Marcellin, Cranbrook and Snowy Mountains Grammar), they made impressive times in the Norco All-Mountain race (6km enduro style racetrack) and The Fox Flow (5km track on Thredbo’s famous Kosciuszko Flow Trail).

“The boys put their hearts into racing, were proud to represent Waverley and did really well for their first time there … they had the best time and really challenged themselves.” – Bonnie Collignon

Waverley four, we congratulate you!

Summer Presentation Evenings

Please note that there are a number of summer presentation evenings coming up and we hope to see as many students and families at these as possible.

Good luck to all Senior School students in their final round this weekend.

 

Mr Steve O’Donnell

Director of Co-curricular

sodonnell@waverley.nsw.edu.au

 

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Basketballer Old Boys Return for Banner Raising Ceremony

Recently, the College hosted a function for approximately 30 Old Boys from our 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998 and 2006 CAS Premiership-winning teams. Also in attendance was long-serving, legendary coach, Mr Curt Forrester, who coached the four 1990s teams to their premiership success.

The night began in the PAC (Performing Arts Centre) Foyer where the Old Boys had the opportunity to catch up with each other, reminisce about their playing days and share their stories since leaving the College. Many of the Old Boys addressed the gathering and spoke fondly of their time at the College and playing together under coach Forrester.

Coach Forrester was presented with a framed Waverley Basketball singlet with a plaque containing the words: “Honouring Coach Forrester for his outstanding contribution in leading Waverley 1st V Basketball to victory in the 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1998 CAS Premierships.” Unfortunately, the 2006 premiership-winning coach, Mr Tim Hudson, was unable to make it.

Before the start of the 1^st V game against St Aloysius’ College, Mr Forrester and Old Boy representatives from each of the premiership-winning teams participated in a brief on-court banner presentation where members of our 7As and 7Bs players presented Mr Forrester and each Old Boy with a banner.

Each banner was then hung up at one end of the court to be displayed during the game. Waverley Basketball is extremely honoured and grateful that Mr Forrester and the Old Boys were able to attend the night and help celebrate these magnificent milestones in the College’s history.

There are many other people to thank for their help in organising the event including Head Coach, Mr Matthew Johnston, Waverley Basketball Supporters’ Club president Mrs Juliette Carter; 10A/B coach Mr Damien Thompson; Old Boys Mr Achilles Peshos and Mr Linden Smith-Hyde; our Marketing Department, in particular Mrs Emma Laurence and Mr Angus McPherson; TAS Technician Mr Perry Stanbrook; and Senior A/V Technician Mr Bishoy Wasef. Finally, thanks to Principal Mr Graham Leddie, Director of Co-curricular Mr Stephen O’Donnell and Assistant Director of Co-curricular Mr Stephen Wilmot for their attendance and support at the game.

 

Mr Anthony Gibbs

Convenor of Basketball

agibbs@waverley.nsw.edu.au