From the President

At the end of last term I notified Junior School parents of Mr. Bruce Horman’s decision to step down from his position as Head of the Junior School after six years of excellent service in that position. Bruce has been a member of the College staff for 16 years and has provided both leadership and enthusiasm to the primary areas of the College. He is now looking forward to moving back into the Middle School classroom at the Bellarine Campus. Under his leadership, the Junior School has developed into an excellent learning community of staff, parents and students. We must certainly recognize and remember his vital leadership role as a caring and thoughtful leader with a strong and sensitive commitment to the students in his charge.

I have greatly valued Bruce’s loyalty and faithfulness to both myself and the College. I know his thoughtful contributions and his considerate input will be missed at the weekly Head of Campus meetings. I wish him well with his decision to move back into the classroom at Bellarine where I am sure his many talents, teaching expertise and leadership skills will be well utilised.

In view of these changes, it is my pleasure to welcome Mr John Rose into the role of Head of the Junior School, beginning in 2005. John has been involved in education in Victoria for many years, and more recently, as a member of the staff at Middle School, Highton since his retirement from the Education Department. John comes to us with many years experience as a Headmaster, published writer and teacher. I am confident he will bring much wisdom and expertise to his new role. Congratulations John on gaining this position of leadership.

Last term I had the privilege of accompanying 25 of our senior Japanese language students to Japan for our biennial exchange programme to our Sister School, Naga Senior High School.

I must commend our Senior LOTE Co-Ordinator, Carol Milton-Garner and Japanese teacher Yugi Nakayama who so ably organised and lead the trip, as well as Marion Murray and Heather Faulkner who both did a wonderful job of assisting the students while they were away. Finally I want to congratulate the Christian College students who travelled to Japan with us. Their behaviour was excellent and the manner in which they presented themselves throughout the trip was outstanding. We all have a right to be proud of them.

In closing I want to thank the Senior School students who participated in the two Debutante Balls held at the end of Term 3. Both evenings were special, as were the students who were presented. I felt it was such a privilege to play a small role in two very elegant events. Thankyou to all the staff, students and families who helped make these evenings such a success.

Daryl C Riddle.
PRINCIPAL

Introducing the new Christian College Sports Uniform

As Christian College, Geelong has grown, our students have been involved in more and more Intraschool, Interschool, Regional, State and National competition in sport. By their competitive effort and sportsmanship at these events, the students do themselves and our College proud. Their presentation, as individuals, or as a team is also important as they represent Christian College to other competitors, officials and spectators.

Over the past eighteen months, Heads of Campus, the Sport and Physical Education staff along with student representatives have been involved in the choice and approval of our new Sports uniform which will be available for the start of the 2005 College year.

The uniform has been designed especially for Christian College by Kea designer sportswear. It incorporates the College colours of burgundy and navy with a white accent.

As with any of our uniform changes, we have been conscious of the need for quality garments that can be resold second hand as students grow out of them. By selling only through our Uniform Shop we will continue to keep the costs to our families as low as possible. Similar quality sportswear is currently selling for at least twenty percent more than our retail price.

We have selected four core items for Juniors and four core items for Middle School and Senior School students. The new sports uniform will be phased in over the next two years. All students will be required to have purchased these items by the commencement of the 2007 school year.

Core Items are as follows:

A Junior College Jacket
B Junior College Track Pants
C Junior College Polo Shirt
D Junior College Shorts

E Senior College Jacket
F Senior College Track Pants
G Senior College Polo Shirt
H Senior College Shorts

In addition white sports socks and a College hat will complete the required items of the uniform.

For the next two years families may wish to purchase all four or only one or two of the core items. We suggest that the polo shirt and the College jacket be the first choices for purchase.

If families wish to purchase one or more of the core items for the start of the 2005 year, they will be available in the Uniform Shop from Monday, 22nd November, 2004.

From this date until Wednesday 8th December, the Uniform Shop will be open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 12 noon and 3.00pm. January 2005 opening times are given on the Term 4, 2004 College Calendar.

We are confident that this new Sports uniform will enhance the image of each of our students and our College within the community, as well as provide sportswear that is stylish, distinctive and appropriate to competition at the highest level. Your ongoing support of these changes is much appreciated.

Daryl C. Riddle
PRINCIPAL

College Team Uniforms

The design choice of the core items has taken into consideration the requirements of uniform for particular sports. Whilst the core garments can be worn for the majority of House and Interschool events, other uniform items may be required for participation in Interschool Football, Basketball, Netball, Athletics and Cross Country competition. Sets of these uniforms will be provided by the College for use on the day of competition.

For participation in after school Club competition in basketball or netball, the Clubs will determine the requirements of the uniform. By the beginning of the 2005 Winter Basketball Season, all participants will be required to have the new Basketball uniform (J, K). New players joining the Netball Club will be required to purchase the new netball skirt. (L)

JuniorCore Garments

Years Prep to 4 only

Junior College Jacket (A) Smart styling similar to Senior Sports jacket, embroidered College emblem, rain hood zipped into collar. Long lasting and hard wearing under normal conditions. Flannelette lined for extra warmth. Showerproof nylon fabric. May be worn as a jacket with the College uniform.

Sizes - 4, 6, 8,10,12 $80.00

Junior College Track Pants (B) Cotton fleecy pants for warmth. Reinforced knees for added wear. Adjustable elasticised waist, side pocket with College logo feature. Extra long zips eliminating the need to remove shoes.
Sizes - 6, 8,10,12 $45.00

Junior College Polo Shirt (C) Styled to complement opened Sports Jacket, embroidered College logo, coloured trim on navy collar adds interest. Breathable ‘coolmesh’ fabric draws moisture away from the body. Fabric adds comfort and performance, easy wash and wear. Replaces House polo top
Sizes - 4, 6, 8,10,12 $40.00

Junior College Shorts (D) Ink navy colour matched to track pants and polo shirt, lightweight microfibre fabric for comfort, longevity and versatility. College logo accent, Side pockets, Adjustable elasticised waist
Sizes - 4, 6, 8,10,12,14 $27.00

Senior Core Garments Years 5 to 12 only

Senior College Jacket (E) Smart contemporary styling, embroidered College emblem, shower proof nylon fabric. Long lasting and hardwearing with normal wear, fleecy lined for extra warmth. Colour matched with track pants
Sizes - 12,14, S, M, L, XL, XXL $90.00

Senior College Track Pants (F) Ink navy microfibre fabric for comfort. Flannelette lined for extra warmth. Side zip in one pocket for security, extra long zips eliminating the need to remove shoes. College logo accent.
Sizes - 12,14, S, M, L, XL, XXL $55.00

Senior Polo Shirt (G) Styled to complement Sports Jacket. Features navy side panels edged with white piping. Breathable cool mesh fabric draws moisture away from the body. Fabric adds comfort and performance, easy wash and wear. Replaces House Polo top
Sizes - 12,14, S, M, L, XL, XXL $50.00

Senior College Shorts (H) Ink navy colour matched to track pants and polo shirt. Lightweight microfibre fabric for comfort, longevity and versatility. College logo accent. Side pockets, adjustable elasticised waist
Sizes - S, M, L, XL XXL $30.00

College Sports Socks Fashionable anklet styling. Quality nylon and cotton blend, padded sole for comfort. Distinguishing College logo
All sizes $8.00

College Sports Hats to match the new uniform are currently under consideration. It is anticipated that they will be available for sale in Term 1, 2005.

The Sports Report

Interschool Snowsports Competition

It was a week of memories and unforgettable experiences for the first Christian College Snowsports Team at the 2004 Victorian Interschools Snowsports Championships at Mt Buller. The College was competing for the first time in this event, and a team of 14 Senior School students were selected to participate in the biggest Interschool sporting competition in the Southern Hemisphere with over 6000 students from over 150 Victorian Schools participating.

The team consisted of 8 snowboard competitors who competed in the Division 1 (Years 11 & 12) Giant Slalom (GS) and Boarder Cross (BX) events. We entered a further 6 competitors in the Division 1 Alpine events, including both a male and female team in the GS and Skier Cross (SX) events. Some very good performances were recorded by Chad Vince and Bart Pearson in the snowboard GS and Toby Jeavons in the BX event. Sam Rankin finished 14th out of 108 competitors in the SX and 22nd in the GS event. This was a great result from Sam who displayed some exceptional skiing skills. In his mogul competition, Sam lost a ski after his first jump and continued down the slopes showing tremendous ability on one ski, much to the appreciation and applause of the spectators. Our female Alpine team must be congratulated on their efforts in the GS. Some team members who were competing in this alpine event had never raced through slalom gates before.

All team members are to be congratulated on their performances and their enthusiasm to support each other when they were competing. It was great to see the Christian College flag waiving proudly on the slopes when we were competing as well as at the Opening Ceremony. The school spirit and student behaviour was exemplary. On behalf of the team I wish to thank Mrs Pam Vince, Mr Mark Naylor, Mr Andrew Richardson and Mr Peter Rankin (Parent) for their organization, preparing the quality meals that the team enjoyed each night and for their assistance when we were competing.

I wish the team all the very best for the 2005 Interschools and encourage future Senior School students to be part of the College Snowsports team.

Congratulations to all members of the inaugural team: Snowboarding – Bart Pearson, Toby Jeavons, Daniel King, Jarrod Wright, Chad Vince, Rory Douglas, Ed Lawler and Brad Cahill. Alpine – Sam Rankin, Elliot Gray, Hayley Menheere, Ella Bucovaz, Tammy Gallacher and Daisy Ristevski.

Bart Pearson, Year 12 Snowsports Team Captain

Netball Success at State Level

On September the 2nd the Intermediate Netball Team represented Christian College in the Victorian All-Schools Netball Finals Day. This was a first for our College, as we have never had a team make it through the preliminary rounds and into the Finals.

Christian College representative netball teams are chosen through a process of selection trials, and subsequent to this, participate in a term of training and practice matches against other independent schools in Geelong, in preparation for this major tournament.

This prestigious netball event is the pinnacle of Schools Netball Competition and includes schools from all over Victoria, so it was with great pride that the girls travelled down to compete under the guidance of their Coach, Mrs Claire Deretic.

The competition was certainly fierce, but the girls, looking every bit the professional outfit, faced the challenge head- on to end up second in their pool at the conclusion of the day’s matches. Great performances from all the girls, but particularly from Tegan Caldwell and Renee Smith saw the team only just miss out on the semi-final by a couple of points. What a fantastic achievement to finish in the top eight in the Intermediate age group of all Secondary Schools in Victoria.

The commitment and dedication of the team to participate to the best of their ability in all training sessions and matches was a credit to each of the girls. The pride displayed in representing Christian College and the sportsman- like manner was noted not only by observers from the side lines, but also by umpires who openly commented on the girls’ exemplary behaviour.

Our Intermediate girls team has not only lead the way in terms of netball, but also in terms of professionalism in their attitudes to sport and sportsmanship. They are a great example to our up and coming junior netballers.

Congratulations to each member of the team: Renee Smith, Danni Shaw, Tegan Caldwell, Georgia Wild, Caitlin Pring, Renee McCance, Emma Ovens, Sarah Grenfell, Elle Geall, Breanna Kerr, Jessica Swann, Kate McGill.

Ms Sascha Veldhuis - Director of Netball Coaching, Christian College Geelong.

Arts/Technology Report

The start of Term 4 is a particularly busy time for the Arts/Technology Faculty. Year 12 students are submitting their final folios and everyone in the Faculty is working hard in readiness for this years’ Art/Technology Extravaganza which will showcase the outstanding work completed by our students. The Exhibition will be officially opened by prominent Australian sculptor Mr. Mark Stoner, whose sculpture, ‘North’ is now considered an icon of the Geelong Waterfront. The exhibition will also feature artistic items for sale, including beautiful ceramic pieces and art cards featuring selected images of student work. This year we also have a series of delightful Christmas cards created by Jennifer Beck-Carlson and her students at the Junior School Campus.

‘Villa Paloma’ –the new Senior Arts/Technology Centre

As parents are aware, the College earlier this year purchased the Epicentre, a distinctive adobe building at the corner of Colac and Anglesea Roads in Waurn Ponds. Over the past months our architects have drawn up plans to make this centre one that will provide excellent facilities for teaching Studio Art, Materials and Technology (both Wood and Textiles) as well as separate areas for Visual Communication and Design. In addition the spacious wall space will provide extensive display areas for students’ works. It is envisaged that the modifications will commence towards the end of this term. When completed, the buildings and their surrounds will provide a magnificent learning environment where creativity and artistic endeavour can flourish.

The complex has been re-named ‘Villa Paloma’, which in Spanish means ‘House of the Dove’. The white dove is the key symbol of the Christian College logo representing the Holy Spirit descending to man. Co-incidentally 'Paloma', or dove, also has a reference to Picasso who named his daughter Paloma. We plan to embrace the Hispanic style of architecture in our further planning of the site. The unique aesthetic character of the building will be enhanced by garden/landscaping and design projects. Students will be involved in the development of our vision for this campus.

Congratulations to the following 2004 Arts/Technology students

2005 Graduate James McCarthy’s photograph ‘A World Inside’ was selected to be included in the 2004 ‘Achievement Through Art Program’ in conjunction with the ‘Age Photograph Challenge’. James’ photograph is one of 34 works touring Arts Centres throughout Victoria.

Year 10 Design and Production student, Chelsea Merry, won G.P.A.C.’s ‘Culture Vulture’ competition. Chelsea created the winning design that will be used to promote theatre to Geelong’s youth.

Students from Kiwanis Builders’ Club, together with the Art/Technology staff are currently creating a treasure chest for former staff member and textile artist, Lynette Cox. The chest will form part of the mural being developed by Lynette for Cottage By the Sea at Queenscliff. The theme Children Helping Children is central to this project.

Several Arts/Technology students have completed on friendship posters to be delivered by Mr. Ted Price, to the community of Viqueque in East Timor.

Year 10 Craft Arts students designed a range of innovative, wearable artworks, which were exhibited in the Surfcoast Shire’s recent ‘Wear Artrageous’ Exhibition. Congratulations to students Hayley Busch, Rischenda Greaves, Kellie Vince, Jessie Sutherland, Courtney Mahon and Hannah Pearson on a creative presentation.

Many Junior School students were awarded prizes at the recent St. Joseph’s College Art Show. Well done!

Christian College Art Collection

The College is committed to the acquisition of a permanent collection of artworks and designs created by our students, together with works by selected professional artists. The collection will eventually be rotated throughout the Campuses to maximize the aesthetic and educational benefits for our students and the wider college community.

A recent donation to our developing collection has been made by renowned regional artist, Mr Ray Riordan. Ray is a great supporter of our vision for the Arts/Technology Faculty and we were thrilled when he recently donated a magnificent mixed media work ‘Landscape Dream’ to our permanent collection. We are very grateful to Ray for his generosity and encouragement.

Merinda Kelly
Head of Arts/Technology

2004 Successes in Music

Senior School House Music Festival

The Davey Trophy for the Senior School House Music Competition was hotly contested again this year. The visiting adjudicator was very appreciative of the consistently high standard of each House presentation. Elizabeth Grinter (Penman) and Ben Anderson (Taylor) were equal first for the ‘Most Outstanding Solo’ award. The four House Choirs did themselves proud with some enthusiastic participation. Penman House are really making their mark on the competition winning the House Choir Trophy for the third year with an energetic rendition of Madonna’s ‘Like a Prayer’. Penman were also awarded the overall Champion House for the 2004 Senior School House Music.

Highton Rotary Star Search

This is an annual talent quest held in the Ford Theatre in August each year. After the competitive audition process Christian College musicians were featured prominently in the Grand Final. The Senior Stage Band opened the show featuring Jessie Upton of yr 9 singing ‘Supercalifragilistic.’ The Senior Jazz Ensemble won the competition playing ‘Weird Blues’. The Instrumental Solo Section was won by Ben Anderson of Yr 12; he played ‘Black and Blue’, composed by Barry Cockroft. Tom Duck Yr 12 received the encouragment award for the Solo section.

VCE Performance Recital September

The VCE Group Music and Solo Performance classes presented a quality evening of music performance in the Peter Cannon Theatre at St Joseph’s College in preparation for their final performance assessments. 28 VCE musicians played a 6 minute excerpt of their final 30 minute program for their family and friends. The students were warmly received by the supportive audience.

Saint Augustines Old Boys’ Annual Reunion Service

On Sunday August 29th members of the Senior Chamber Voices and Senior Boys Choir with Mrs Barnett represented the College at a service held by McKillop Family Services for the men who, as boys, were residents of our Middle School campus when it operated as an orphanage. Offering musical support to the gathering of Old Boy’s and associated groups has been an annual activity of the Music Department, and is always a moving experience for the students. At the conclusion of the service our students had lunch with the Old Boys and had the opportunity to talk to the visitors. The lunchtime chat gave our students an interesting and sometimes confronting insight into the history of our Campus and the conditions the boys experienced.

Geelong Eisteddfod

Over 300 Christian College students overall featured in nearly every instrumental solo and ensemble section, many gaining places. The Geelong Eisteddfod was held through August at various venues around Geelong including the Geelong West Town Hall and the Court House Theatre.

Congratulations to the following groups and individual musicians:

Secondary School Choir Christian College Chamber Voices HM
Small Instrumental Group U19 Christian College Geelong VCE Saxophone Ensemble HM
Instrumental Ensemble U19 Christian College Geelong VCE Saxophone Ensemble 1st ,
Christian College Geelong VCE Chamber Quintet HM
Small Inst. Group Advanced and Tertiary Christian College Geelong VCE Chamber Quintet HM
Instrumental Ensemble Advanced and Tertiary Christian College Geelong VCE Sax. Ensemble 1st
Christian College Geelong Senior String Ensemble 2nd
Intermediate and Advanced Orchestra Christian College Geelong Senior String Orchestra HM
Novice String Orchestra Christian College Geelong Bellarine and Highton Middle School Strings 2nd
Senior Swing/Stage Band Christian College Geelong Senior Stage Band 2nd
Intermediate Swing/Stage Band U21 Christian College Geelong Intermediate Stage Band 1st
Novice Swing/Stage Band U21 Christian College Geelong Novice Stage Band 1st
Jazz Band U21 Christian College Geelong Senior Jazz Ensemble 1st, Christian College Geelong Intermediate Jazz Ensemble equal 2nd
Advanced Concert Band Christian College Geelong Senior Wind Symphony 1st
Vocal Solo U15 Caleb Vines Yr 7 3rd
Sacred Solo U15 Jessie Upton Yr 9, 2nd
Vocal Solo U20 Leigh Birkinhead Yr 12. HM
Instrumental Duet U13 Morgan Bartlett Yr 8 & Marika McFall Yr 8, 1st
Advanced & Tertiary Brass Solo – Open Daniel Ballinger Yr 10. 1st, Nathan Wilson Yr 11. & Nicholas Newman Yr 12. equal 3rd
Instrumental Duet U19 Ben Anderson Yr 12. & Thomas Duck Yr 12.1st ,Carly Schulze Yr 11.& Alison Brewster Yr 11, 2nd , Kylie Peel Yr 11 & Patrick Waldron Yr11 equal 3rd , Sarah Study Yr 10 & Victoria Kenworthy Yr 10. equal 3rd
Advanced and Tertiary Instrumental Duet – Open Ben Anderson Yr 12. & Thomas Duck Yr 12, 1st , Kylie Peel Yr 11 & Patrick Waldron Yr 11.3rd.
Brass Solo U13 David Farrell Yr 6, 2nd , Declan Beha Yr 5, HM, Timothy Newman Yr 7, HM
Flute Solo U19 Alana Plant Yr 12, HM, Alison Brewster Yr 11, HM
Wind Instrument Solo U21 Ben Anderson Yr 12.T, 1st , Tom Duck Yr 12, 3rd , Madelaene Walters Yr 12, HM
Advanced and Tertiary Wind Instrument Solo – Open Elizabeth Grinter Yr 12 1st , Ben Anderson Yr 12. & Thomas Duck Yr 12.equal 2nd.
Brass Solo U15 Jordan Osborne Yr 6. 1st, Amy Allsopp Yr 9, HM.
Brass Solo U19 Daniel Ballinger Yr 10, 1st Alice Clift Yr 11, 3rd , Nathan Wilson Yr 11, HM, Jordan Shirley Yr 10, HM.
Mallet Solo U18 Amy Lowe Yr12, 1st
Wind Instrument Solo U19 Thomas Duck Yr12, 1st , Ben Anderson Yr 12, 2nd, Madelaene Walters Yr 12, 3rd, Rebecca Fairchild Yr 11, HM, Elizabeth Grinter Yr 12, HM.Wind Instrument Solo U13 Alexandra Wright Yr 7, 1st, Anna Ballinger Yr 7 & Ashleigh Farnsworth Yr 7 & Jamie Rodden Yr 7.equal 2nd , Marika McFall Yr 8, HM, Morgan Bartlett Yr 8, HM.
Flute Solo U15 Karina Donkers Yr 9, 1st , Ashleigh Farnsworth Yr 7 HM.
Wind Instrument Solo U15 Karina Donkers Yr 9, 2nd
String Solo U8 Sam Porter Yr 1, 2nd, Stuart Orford Yr 3, HM
String Solo U10 Miranda Orford Yr 5, 2nd, Ellen Porter Yr 3, 3rd
Cello Solo U19 Sarah Kiddle Yr 12, 3rd
String Ensemble – Open Christian College Geelong Senior String Ensemble 1st
String Solo U19 Clare Humphris Yr 12, HM
String Solo – Open Clare Humphris Yr 12, 1st , Kristen Rowlands Yr 11, 2nd
String Duet or Trio – Open Ellen Porter Yr 3 & Partner 2nd

Royal South Street Competitions, Ballarat

Each year in August and September the Royal South Competitions are held in Her Majesty’s Theatre, Ballarat. Her Majestys Theatre is a grand old theatre which gives the students a true theatre performance experience. This is an amazing Eisteddfod with large numbers of participants contesting in sections. Our students were involved in the solo, ensemble, choir, band and string orchestra sections with around 300 Christian College students participating. The highlight of the competition was to see our students experiencing successes as consistently as the students from Melbourne’s top music schools.

Congratulations to all our competitors:

Small Choral Groups - Christian College Chamber Voices, HC Intermediate Choral Contest - Christian College Chamber Voices, Belmont, 3rd
Young Choral Prize - Christian College Senior Choir Geelong, 1st
Community Choirs - Open Christian College En Masse, 2nd
Small Instrumental Group 20 years and under - Christian College Geelong VCE Chamber Quintet 2nd, Christian College Geelong VCE Saxophone Quartet, 3rd
VCE Students Ensemble - Christian College Geelong, VCE Chamber Quintet, 1st,
Christian College Geelong, VCE Saxophone Quartet, 3rdSmall Instrumental Group 18 years & under - Christian College Geelong VCE Saxophone Quartet HM Geoff Smith Memorial Jazz Ensemble Contest (Open) - Christian College Geelong Senior Jazz Ensemble, 2nd
Instrumental Ensemble 20 years & under - Christian College Geelong Chamber Quintet, 1st
Intermediate Stage Bands 20 years & under - Christian College Geelong Intermediate Stage Band, 2nd
Rotary Club of Ballarat South Prize for Advanced Stage Bands - Christian College Geelong Senior Stage Band, HM Sir Arthur Nicholson Prize for Orchestral or Concert Bands (20 years & under) Christian College Geelong Senior Wind Symphony, 2nd
String Orchestra (20 years & under) - Christian College Geelong Senior String Orchestra, HM
Brass Solo 15 years and under -Daniel Ballinger Yr 10, 1st
VCE Students Brass Solo - Nathan Wilson Yr 11, 3rd, Nicholas Newman Yr 12 & Thomas Baum Yr 12, HM
String Solo 18 years and under - Kristen Rowlands Yr 11, HM String Chamber Music 3 – 5 players - Christian College Geelong Chamber Ensemble, 1st
String Solo Open Age - Clare Humphris Yr 12, 1st, Sarah Kiddle Yr 12, 2nd. VCE Students String Solo - Kristen Rowlands Yr 11, 1st
Brass Solo 18 years and under - Alice Clift Yr 11, HM. Brass Solo Open Age - Daniel Ballinger Yr 10 2nd, Thomas Baum Yr 12 , HM.
Woodwind Solo 18 years & under - Elizabeth Grinter Yr12, 1st, Benjamin Anderson Yr 12, 3rd, Thomas Duck Yr 12 & Madelaene Walters Yr 12, HM, Rebecca Fairchild Yr 11 & Kyle McCurdy Yr 11, HC. Woodwind Solo Open Age - Thomas Duck Yr 12, 1st, Benjamin Anderson Yr 12, 2nd, Madelaene Walters Yr 12, HC. VCE Students Woodwind Solo - Benjamin Anderson Yr 12, HM
Instrumental Duet 15 years and under - Daniel Ballinger Yr 10 & Martin Duck Yr 10, 1st
Instrumental Duet 18 years and under - Tom Duck & Ben Anderson Yr 12, 3rd, Elizabeth Grinter & Madelaene Walters Yr 12, HC Instrumental Duet 20 years and under - Tom Duck & Ben Anderson Yr 12, 1st, Patrick Waldron & Kylie Peel Yr 11, 3rd

Celtic Ensemble at the Portarlington Folk Festival

Our Christian College Bellarine and Highton strings players were given the opportunity to perform at the National Celtic Festival on Sunday, 13th June. String teachers Ms Cathy Blake and Mrs Rachel Anderson prepared each group to play a selection of Celtic pieces arranged by Cathy. Rehearsals included instruction on how to play in a true Celtic style. Workshops were then organised so a the groups could work on the pieces together. As part of this workshop guest artist, Una Alinden taught the students some Celtic dances as is important to understand Celtic dance form when playing in this style. On the day of the performance, the strings players were joined by flute players, a visiting harpist, bodran drummer and guitarist. The Celtic group played to a large audience who thoroughly enjoyed the performance and who congratulated them on their playing. In closing the students and teachers enjoyed the experience and plan to perform together again at Music Festivals next year.

Junior School Choirs, Dance and Strings at the Geelong Schools Music Festival

In early August the Junior Schools Choirs, Strings and Dance Group performed at the 58th Annual Geelong Schools’ Music Festival. Jordyn Griffin of Year 3 was featured as a soloist in the program. This festival gave our children a great opportunity to hear and see what other Geelong school students of both primary and secondary levels are doing in terms of music, dance and drama. Our students performed with confidence and enthusiasm and displayed an obvious enjoyment of singing and performing. Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Elshout, Mrs. Vesty, Mrs Trudgeon and Mr. Smith were very proud of the students involved in these performances.

Middle School Music Camp

Term 3 finished with a musical buzz for 125 Bellarine and Highton Middle School students. The students ranging from Year 3 to Year 9 rehearsed daily in concert bands, choir and string groups in preparation for the upcoming Annual Music Evening. There was plenty of fun to be had including a Karaoke night and a fun night of games with Mr Smith, amongst a hectic rehearsal and tutorial program.

Stage Bands Rehearsal Weekend and Sleepover at the Senior School Music House

Christian College has four stage bands in the instrumental ensemble program. Students aspire to one day be a member of the College Senior Stage Band. The Senior Stage Band under the direction of Mr Dunlop performs and competes at an elite level and has had an excellent year. To commence Term 3 the stage bands had some intensive rehearsals and tutorials held at the Senior School Music House. The rehearsals were most rewarding with the performance level of each group gaining a huge boost. The Senior Stage Band members along with the instrumental staff tutored the younger bands through their competition charts. The activity was a fantastic way for the seniors to mentor the younger musicians in the program.

Senior Wind Symphony at Cave Hill Creek

The Senior Wind Symphony Camp in preparation for the major competitions was held at Cave Hill Creek, near Beaufort in June. The band worked extremely hard for the duration of the Camp. The students were motivated, hard working and achieved a fantastic musical standard by the completion of the camp. There were moments of relaxation and recreation with the students utilizing the outdoor activities at the camp including archery, fishing, canoeing and trail bike riding. A highlight of the camp was the snow that fell across the picturesque lake as we rehearsed on the final day.

Annual Music Evening at Costa Hall

The staff and families of our talented musicians as well as community Music group representatives were treated to an evening of outstanding musicianship from all Campuses of Christian College on Friday October 15th at Costa Hall. Congratulations to the students and staff for their wonderful music presentations.

Around the Campuses

Country students top national English competition.

Two Christian College Bellarine students have achieved a 99 percent ranking in a national English competition.
Caitlyn Pring and Matt Anderson have gained recognition from the New South Wales English competition, which placed them in the top one percentile of English students in the country.
Two other students Stephen McLean and Evan Jones, recorded results in the 96th and 97 percentile, which meant these four Year 9 students were in the top four percent of English students in the country.
These results were encouraging as there are only two classes of Year 9 students at the Campus. It is a fantastic achievement for the entire Campus that four of our students achieved such with exceptional results.
Mrs Rhonda Browne Teacher of English, Bellarine Campus

Robotics State Competition

Two years after the implementation of Robotics at the Senior Campus, the College is already achieving some very pleasing results. Two groups of students represented Christian College at the Victoria State Finals, RoboCup Soccer event which took place at Sacre Coeur College, Glen Iris, Melbourne in August 2004. Thomas Baum, Stuart Parker and Ben Anderson were the runners up at these State finals.
The prize money collected was an incentive to take a ‘reformatted team’ of Bradley Jones, Karl Atkins and Stewart Parker to the National Competition at the Queensland University in Brisbane. The competition experienced record numbers of participants in all events, and most encouraging, was the fact that the robots produced by our students were of very high standard at the National level. The students’ commitment and resilience is to be commended. It is pleasing to see students committed to achieving their best.
Mr. Jorge Viegas - Teacher of Systems and Technology, Senior School.

Debating News

The Senior School Debating Team had a very successful start in the Geelong region Debating Association of Victoria competition held at Geelong Grammar school. At Senior level we have three teams entered in the field, two at a C grade level (consisting of Year 10 students) and one at A grade level (consisting of Year 11 and 12 students). So far this year four rounds have been debated with the following results.
Round 1 - A Grade - “That we have more to fear from George W. Bush than we do from the axis of evil”.
Leigh Ellis (Yr 11), Grant Ross (Yr 11), Beth Clarke (Yr 12) of the Affirmative side, successfully defeated Belmont high school by 4 points. The award for best speakers went to Leigh Ellis and Beth Clarke.
C Grade - “That smokers should not have access to Medicare”. Haley Drake, Chelsea Merry and Kate McGill of the Negative side, were marginally beaten by Sacred Heart College by 2 points.
The second Christian College team won by default as their opposition forfeited before the debate.
Round 2 - A Grade - “That we should ban all overt religious symbols from government schools”.
Leigh Ellis (Yr 11), Clare McMaster (Yr 12), Beth Clarke (Yr 12) of the Negative side, successfully defeated Brauer College by 3 points. The award for Best Speaker went to Clare McMaster.
C Grade - “That we should legalise all drugs”.
Chelsea Merry, Dylan Trickey and Chris Dickinson of the Negative side defeated Clonard College by 3 points, with Chris being awarded Best Speaker on the night.
The second team of Kate Sedgwick, Kayne Harwood and Nick Hollett also narrowly defeated Colac College.
Round 3 - A Grade - This round consisted of a secret topic that teams were advised of one hour before the debate which had to be prepared for, using only resources collected before the topic was revealed.
“That the military should have the right to censor the media’s reports on war”
Grant Ross (Yr 11), Leigh Ellis (Yr 11) and Clare McMaster (Yr 12) of the Negative side defeated Geelong College by 2 points. Clare was again awarded Best Speaker.
C Grade - This round was an advised topic round, where students are aware of the general theme of the topic, but are only told the actual topic one hour prior to the debate, which had to be prepared using only resources collected earlier.
“That tertiary education should be free”
Renee Smith, Kate Sedgwick and Kayne Harwood of the Negative side defeated Grovedale College by 2 points. Renee Smith was awarded Best Speaker.
Haley Drake, Chelsea Merry and Nick Hollett of the Negative side were narrowly defeated by Geelong Grammar School.
Round 4 - A Grade - The A grade team had a bye for this round.
C Grade - “That Australia has become the 51st state of America”
Renee Smith, Kate Sedgwick and Nick Hollett of the Affirmative side defeated Geelong Grammar School by 1 point, with Renee being awarded Best Speaker.
Haley Drake, Daniel Tinitali and Kate McGill of the Affirmative side defeated Brauer College by 1 point, with Best Speaker going to both Haley and Daniel.
So far all teams have represented the school admirably and consistently shown great maturity and good sportsmanship towards all their opponents. They are commended on their excellent behaviour as well as their many victories.
At this stage of the competition we have two teams who have yet to be defeated.

Rotary evening

Recently an invitation was extended to our debaters from the Belmont Rotary Club. Students from Year 10 were asked to attend a Dinner with the Rotarians and to provide a demonstration debate against Belmont High School on the topic “That fanaticism in sport is detrimental to Australian sporting identity and culture”. A team consisting of Haley Drake, Kate Sedgwick and Nick Hollett attended this event and were a great ‘hit’ on the evening. The final result was a draw, but the students had such a good time, that even the delicious dinner, thoughtful gifts, and substantial donation made to the College, were overshadowed by their enjoyment of the event and meeting so many wonderful people.
Congratulations and thank-you to all of those involved in the debating this year.
Miss Gemma Etherington - Debating Co-Ordinator, Senior School
Bellarine Campus Debating
Bellarine Christian College students finished fourth in the region in the Victorian Debaters Association competition. This was a fantastic result considering this was their first competition and there were 26 other teams competing in the Geelong region. The team experienced some great success throughout the competition defeating Geelong Grammar, Geelong College and Belmont High School. However. they were narrowly defeated in the regional finals by Sacred Heart College.
The team members were Lachlan McKeeman, Stephen MacLean and Evan Jones who made up a formidable team.
Mrs Rhonda Browne - Debating Co-Ordinator, Bellarine Campus

Refugee Day, Bellarine

At the end of last Term, students in Years 5 and 6 experienced some of the hardships to identify with refugees. Dressed in refugee clothing, and filled with mixed thoughts about only having a cup of rice and some damper to sustain them, they gathered together to await further developments. A loud speaker ordered them to gather up their earthly belongings, ( materials for hut building and food / water containers) and follow the Red Cross vehicle (Mr Thurman’s van) to the Refugee Compound at the back of the Campus.
After completing the necessary paper work, entry into the compound was granted and the ‘refugees’ began erecting their shelters in small groups, as well as cooking damper on a stick. Various degrees of success were seen in their hut building and cooking before the students worked together to create a simple game to play within the compound. Finally, rice cookers were carried on site by a group of dedicated mothers and, as the students wait in line came to an end, their appetite also showed a remarkable improvement. Chicken, salt and soy sauce added to the rice resulted in everyone feeling satisfied with their meal after all. Students enjoyed the half day session and meaningful insights into the lives of refugees were experienced.
Mr Rowan Thurman - Years 5 / 6 Co-ordinator, Bellarine Campus

Junior School Olympics Week

Last term saw the Junior School resound to the Olympic Theme. This was held as our Arts week which was celebrated during the recent Athens Olympic Games. All the students at Junior School were grouped into countries to celebrate their different cultures. The special activities culminated with our own Olympic Games at which flags were waved, races run and enthusiasm reigned supreme. It was a fantastic week enjoyed by all.

Junior School Book Week

As an extension to the short listing of books by the Australian Book Council we had an exciting Book Week. With the theme of “Doorways” all the classrooms had their door decorated in the style of a favourite book. Many of the Prep to Year 2 students dressed up a doll or teddy bear as well known book characters. The Year 3 and 4s crated dioramas from the picture story book “Baby Broomsticks”. There were also several competitions held related to the Book Week theme. It has been wonderful to see the enthusiasm of literature grow in the students due to the fun of Book Week

Year 6 Combined Trip to our National Capital

Over 12 months ago a decision was made to consider the possibility of a combined College trip to Canberra for Year 6 students from both the Highton and Bellarine Campuses. It was deemed important to grow our links between the two Campuses and to develop a camp that tapped into Year 6 curriculum areas related to themes of ‘Government’, ‘Australia’s Development and Early History’, as well as other important subject areas such as the Arts and Science.
Once in Canberra the students settled into their accommodation and, for the next three days explored many of the great tourist sites scattered around our Australian capital city. Activities included visiting Parliament House on the day after the Budget was handed down, and cramming 117 students and staff into our local MP for Corangamite, Mr Stewart McArthur’s office. Interactive sessions at Parliament House, role-playing a parliamentary session and learning about Australia’s voting system were great learning opportunities for the students. Questacon, a hands-on science centre was probably the students’ favourite activity, closely followed by the visit to the Australian Institute of Sport. (A.I S.) Other activities included a moving wreath-laying ceremony at the Australian War Memorial, visits to exhibitions, galleries, and museums, as well as to the National Mint, Screen Sound Australia, and viewing areas such as Telstra Tower and Mt. Ainslie. Students also enjoyed driving by the different international Embassy buildings.
The five day trip provided many new experiences for our Year 6 students. Friendships between students from the two campuses were developed, and the students were fine ambassadors for our College as they conducted themselves extremely well in public.

Debutante Balls

This year 50 Debutante couples shared the excitement of the 2004 College Debutante Balls held at Club Italia. The weeks of excitement preparing for the event were all worth the commitment to rehearsals for the students as they enjoyed the opportunity of being presented as Debutantes in front of their friends and family.
The nights were thoroughly enjoyed by everyone present. It was wonderful see the students dancing with enthusiasm and much enjoyment , as well as looking so beautifully attired.
A great deal of hard work is conducted behind the scenes for an event such as this to be so successful. I am grateful to the students and their families for their commitment to this occasion as well as the Senior School staff who supported the event with much enthusiasm.
I know that everyone involved in this year’s Debutante Balls would also like to join me in thanking Ms Amanda Kay for coordinating the event.
Glen McKeeman, Head of Senior Campus.

Festival Week 2004 Middle School, Highton

This was celebrated during the last week of Term 3 at Middle School, Highton.
This year’s theme was “Everyday Heroes”. Each year level completed a variety of activities including listening to speakers, art, sport, excursions to Melbourne to Imax and the Victorian Ballet and community work, so as to recognise, define and acknowledge the characteristics of 'a hero'.
On the Tuesday, Years 7 to 9 students were privileged to see a multi media presentation, in the chapel, entitled ‘Everyday Heroes’. This presentation contained powerful images and messages about the value of planning our lives and making good choices in relationships with others. The songs, stories and comments focussed on the influence that we as individuals have on those around us.
Afterwards, many students commented on how they felt more aware of, and a need to address, the meaning of ‘hero’; and the potential in all of us to be of help and value to others.
Students were encouraged to become aware of attitudes and behaviours shown by an everyday hero and of situations and opportunities where they might demonstrate these characteristics.
During the week, Year 8 students completed a walk along Eastern Beach to raise money for the Geelong Hospital and Year 9 students planted trees and did a beach clean up on the Surf Coast.
All students participated in Crazy and Coloured Hair Day to raise funds for the Leukaemia Foundation. As an extra activity, Year 9 prefect, Russell Davey, and Mr. Steven Riddle agreed to have their heads shaved if sufficient sponsorship was forthcoming. It didn’t take long to raise the required amount and, to the delight of all, public haircuts were held! Both now appreciate the warmer weather.
The Talent Quest was held on the last day of term. This event was eagerly looked forward to by everyone. It was a fantastic showcase of performances, serious and not so serious.
Mrs Vicki HaydenProject Care Co-Ordinator, Middle School Highton

Summer Hats for Juniors

The long awaited replacements for the summer straw hats have now arrived in the Uniform Shop at Middle School, Highton. – just in time for the hot days ahead. They are made from polypropylene which is showerproof and feature a wide brim with a navy trim. The navy and white hat band includes an embroidered College logo.
The cost is $45.00. It is an optional choice of headwear for Junior girls.

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