From the Principal, Mr Graham Leddie

Read more: Semester 1 Academic Awards Years 7-9, Old Boy Ryan Abbott, advice about online behaviour of Gen Z.

Semester 1 Academic Awards (Years 7-9) 

Congratulations to our Semester 1 Academic Award winners in Years 7-9. Their dedication and persistence has paid off, and we congratulate them on their fine achievements. These students were recognised at our recent online academic assembly. They lead by example and by striving to reach their potential, have set new benchmarks. We are very proud of each of them.

Award winners:

Year 7 

James Barber – Equal First in Year English, Mathematics and Geography, First in Class English and Geography

Jacob Blowers – First in Class Technology

Sonny Bowcock – First in Class Science

Benjamin Capaan – Equal First in Year Music, First in Class Music, Science, PDHPE and Technology

Aidan Carpenter – First in Class Science and Music

Charlie Carter – First in Class PDHPE

Lando Cheatham – First in Class PDHPE, Equal First in Class Drama

Lochie Colquhoun – Equal First in Year Drama, Equal First in Class Drama

Cruz Cooke – First in Class Drama

Ryan Crawford – Equal First in Year Drama, Equal First in Class Drama

Ben Cromer – First in Year Science, Equal First in Year PDHPE and Geography Equal Second in Year Mathematics, First in Class Religious Education, Science, Geography, Music and Technology, Equal First in Class PDHPE and English

Adam Curran – First in Class Religious Education and Geography

Jordan du Toit – Equal First in Class English

Marley Dugard – Equal First in Class English

William Elliott – Equal First in Year Music, First in Class Music

George Ellis – First in Class English, Zack Ellis First in Class PDHPE

Dante Fearn – Equal First in Year Drama, First in Class Religious Education, Drama, Science, PDHPE and Technology

Hugo Fernandez – First in Class English

Jonte Garvey – Equal First in Class English

Lewis Hamilton – Equal First in Year Mathematics, First in Class Geography

Aaron Hodge – First in Class Music

Josh Hodgson – Equal First in Year Drama, First in Class Religious Education and Geography, Equal First in Class Drama

Riley Joel – First in Class Music

Lachlan Jones – First in Class Science

Zac Jones – Equal First in Class Technology

Costa Karlis – Equal First in Class English

Jonathan Kingma – Equal First in Year Drama, Equal First in Class Drama

Xavier Kopsiaftis – Equal First in Year Geography and Drama, First in Class Geography and Drama, Equal First in Class English and Technology

Billy Lagos – Equal First in Year Mathematics, Equal First in Class English

Brooklyn Lagos – Equal First in Class English

Charles Le Marchant – First in Class PDHPE, First in Class Drama

Max McKenzie – First in Class Religious Education

Marcus Messaike – First in Class Technology, Equal First in Class Drama

Ryan Murphy – Equal First in Year Music, First in Class Music

Oscar Murray – First in Year Technology, First in Class Technology and Geography

Owen Patient – Equal First in Year PDHPE, Equal First in Class PDHPE

William Pollard – Equal First in Class English, First in Class Music

Zain Quettawala – First in Class Technology

Jacob Rae – First in Class PDHPE

Christian Richardson – Equal First in Year Religious Education, First in Class Religious Education

Jack Richardson – Equal First in Year Drama, Equal First in Class Drama

Alex Richmond – Equal First in Year English and Mathematics, First in Class English

Fred Robertson – First in Class Religious Education, Equal First in Class Drama

Enzo Rossi – Equal First in Class English and Drama, First in Class Science and Geography

Angus Skeed – Equal First in Year Music, First in Class Music

Peter Soumilas – Equal Second in Year Mathematics, First in Class Religious Education

Max Star – Equal Second in Year Mathematics, Equal First in Class English

Dante Tyler – First in Class Drama

Thomas Vanderkemp – First in Class Science

Bowie Wanda – Equal First in Year Drama, Equal First in Class Drama

Silas Whitehead – Equal First in Year Religious Education, Equal Second in Year Mathematics, First in Class Religious Education, Science, PDHPE, Geography and Technology

 

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Year 8 

Cristian Abruzzese – Equal Second in Year Mathematics

George Alexandratos – Equal Second in Year Mathematics

Dean Andrews – First in Class English and Technology

Sebastian Ari – First in Year Visual Arts, First in Class Visual Arts

Monty Armstrong – First in Class English

Kayden Baker – First in Year Technology, Equal First in Year PDHPE, Equal Second in Year Mathematics, First in Class English, PDHPE, History, Visual Arts, Technology and Spanish, Equal First in Class Religious Education and Science

Joshua Barr – Equal First in Class Religious Education

Isaac Barton – Equal First in Class PDHPE

Fred Carmody – Equal First in Class History

Sam Caro – First in Class Science and Technology

Lieme Chan – Equal First in Year Religious Education, Equal Second in Year Mathematics, First in Class Religious Education

Charles Coughlan – First in Class Visual Arts

Tomas Crosson – Equal Second in Year Mathematics, First in Class Technology

Max Dent – Equal First in Class PDHPE

Tom Donaldson – First in Year Mathematics, Equal First in Class Religious Education

Cillian Donnelly – Equal Second in Year Mathematics

Cooper Fitzsimmons – First in Class English

Huon Groves – First in Year Science, Equal Second in Year Mathematics, First in Class English, Science, PDHPE, History, Technology and Spanish

Nick Hjorring – First in Class Science and PDHPE, Equal First in Class English

Yannick Hott – Equal Second in Year Mathematics, First in Class Religious Education, Science, PDHPE, History, Visual Arts and Spanish

Lachlan Isaac – First in Class Visual Arts and Spanish

Rafal Jackson – First in Class English

Thomas Jackson-Whitlock – First in Class PDHPE

Jack Peter Johnson – Equal First in Class Religious Education

Leo Jreige – Equal Second in Year Mathematics, First in Class English, Science, PDHPE, History and Spanish

Charlie Luck – First in Class Visual Arts

Callum Macarthur – First in Class Visual Arts

Lachlan Marzol – First in Class Religious Education, History, Technology and Spanish

Kai McDermott – Equal First in Year PDHPE, First in Class PDHPE

Jonathon McDonald – Equal Second in Year Mathematics

Christian Miletic – First in Class Religious Education

James O’Loughlin – First in Class PDHPE

James Peate – First in Year English, Equal First in Year Religious Education, Equal Second in Year Mathematics, First in Class Religious Education, English, Science, History and Spanish

Tamen Peralta – Equal Second in Year Mathematics, First in Class Science

Renato Rovacchi – Equal First in Class Science

Lachlan Rowney – First in Class Technology

Max Sheehy – Equal First in Year Religious Education, First in Class Religious Education and Technology

Lucas Simcocks – First in Class Visual Arts

Fox Stapleton – First in Class Technology, Equal First in Class English and History

Giles Strachan – First in Class Religious Education

Harrison Thorpe – First in Year Spanish, First in Class Science, History and Spanish

Archie Tindale – Equal First in Class Religious Education

Joshua Tsoukalas – First in Class Visual Arts

Theo Varvaressos – Equal First in Class English

Cameron Vincent Hull – First in Class History and Spanish

Oscar Wilson – Equal First in Class Religious Education

Nick Zanapalis – Equal Second in Mathematics

 

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Year 9 

Bailey Barker – First in English and STEM, Equal First in Geography

James Birbas – First in Spanish

Zac Coonan – First in Mathematics Level 3 and Photographic and Digital Media

Luke Crosson – First in Drama

Dillon Duke-McCoy – Equal First in Mathematics Level 2

Jack George – First in Mathematics Level 1

Tashi Harrison – First in Design and Technology

Milan Mann – First in Industrial Technology Timber

Ewan McDonald – Equal First in History Elective

James Medland – First in PDHPE, First in Physical Activity and Sports Studies

Lennox Miller – First in Visual Arts

Lachlan Miranda – First in Commerce, Equal First in Applied Philosophy

Robbie Muir – First in Music

Thomas Risk – Equal First in Mathematics Level 2

Will Sweetman – First in Information and Software Technology

Asher Thomasyu – First in Science, Equal First in Geography and Applied Philosophy

William Whitaker – Equal First in History Elective

Henry Whitehouse – First in Work Education

Ricardo Zanapalis – First in Religious Education and Food Technology, Equal First in Geography

 

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Old Boy – Ryan Abbott Bound for USA College today 

After starting at the University of Sydney and playing in their inaugural UBL team, Ryan Abbott ended up receiving three US Scholarship offers and has chosen Fresno Pacific University in California. For the next four years, Ryan will attend University in California and play College Basketball. Ryan has been recently training and playing for the Illawarra Hawks NBL team in Wollongong. On behalf of the College Community, we wish Ryan an amazing next step and safe journey. We look forward to hearing about his experiences on return to Australia. 

>>> Click here to read more in the article by Mr Steve O’Donnell.

Advice 

Over the last few weeks in Nurrunga, we have written much about how to assist your son get into a good routine, the importance of exercise, and of setting some boundaries around technology usage. Please take the time to read College Psychologist Ms Tessa Prior’s article in this week’s edition, around what Gen Z actually do online, as it will give parents valuable insight into this space. 

>>> Click here to read the article by Ms Tessa Prior.

A-Deli Hand-Picked Recipes blog

Over the past year and a half, our College nurse Ms Adele Cutbush has been making creative use of her spare time by creating a recipe blog, so that others can enjoy some delicious home-cooked meals. Due to the lockdown, she has finally launched it, and hopes the Waverley community might be interested in having a look. Her mission is to add a new recipe every week. From flavoursome Corn and Zucchini Fritters to nutritious Toddlers’ Cottage Pie, there really is something for everyone. Happy cooking (and feasting)!

>>> Click here to view Adele’s A-Deli Hand-Picked Recipes blog.