no.25_-_9th_november_2011

Year 12s leave in a blaze of glory.

After a wonderful breakfast the

Year 12 students celebrated their

last day by greeting every student

as they lined up around the

courtyard. They shook hands with

each student before receiving

flowers from a Prep students.

Photos of every Year 12 student

were taken so if you would like a

copy please contact Weal Elias at

the College.

New enrolments keep us busy

With the support of Bishop

Suriel's Bishop's scholarships, a

growing reputation from good

results and new buildings, we have

been kept busy with new students

enrolling for 2012. We welcome

back many students who had left

earlier and are returning to St

Anthonys. We also need your

enrolment return form. If you have

not returned this to St Anthonys

by now we cannot guarantee your

child a place for 2012 because many

classes are in mid 20s already. Please ring

Michaela at the College if you have not

returned the forms yet.

Fund-raising hits new heights

Throughout the term the students have

been involved in many fund-raising

activities for a wide range of

organisations as well as end of year

activities. Thank you for supporting our

students as they take part in the world

affairs outside the College and outside

Australia. Their latest event is collecting

food to make Christmas a lot happier for

those people in need. This is through the

Salvation Army, so if you can help send

food-stuff to the College.

With the warmer weather our swimming

program has resulted in the obligatory

Prep parade past my office on the way to

the bus. I thought I would share this won-

derful moment with you. They had a great

time and learning to be safe around water

is essential for children in Australia.

THANK YOU for your COLES/

Woolworths vouchers

After a few months, many TV

advertisements and your chil-

dren asking you to go to Coles I

can report that you sent in

about 10,000 Coles vouchers.

This will be swapped for sport-

ing equipment for the students,

and it will be a huge collection

this year. We also had enough

Woolworth vouchers to buy a

whole set of new Prep readers.

Thank you for your support.

Principal

Mr. Gary Underwood

Volume 25

Newsletter Date 10/11/2011

Thirteen years of Primary and

Secondary culminated last

Thursday when a nervous and

excited group of Year 12

students began their final

V.C.E examinations. The

9:00am start to the English

and E.S.L. exams began the

two week exam period at St

Anthonys.

Most of our

Year 12

cohort will

sit five

exams

during

that

period, with the last exam,

Business Management, taking

place on Friday, November 18th. I

am sure the students have maxi-

mised their study time to the

best of their ability in prepara-

tion for these final Secondary

hurdles.

Regardless of their results, they

are all to be complimented on

their efforts over the last year,

and while they wait for the

A.T.A.R. may be filled with

anxiety it is worthwhile to note

that this ranking is only one

measure of achievement. Some

who dont reach their

desired score will no doubt be

disappointed but our society is

filled with people who have

achieved

success in a variety of areas with-

out having wonderful results in

their secondary schooling. Success

can be achieved via a variety of

avenues, an A.T.A.R. is simply one

of those. Perhaps, more to the

point, in six months time

no-one is going to ask you what your

A.T.A.R. was, nor are they going to

care.

Mr Richard Stenton

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V.C.E. Exams

Hatching chickens in Grade 1 & 2 their new home called the

brooder. All students got

to watch, feel and touch

our new friends whom are

staying with us for a little

while.

This term, Grade 1 & 2

have been learning

about the differences

between rural and

urban living. As part of

our investigation we

had the opportunity to

watch our eggs hatch

in a special incubator.

After 24 hours in the

incubator, our new

friends moved into

Newsletter Date 10/11/2011

LIBRARY NEWS any St Anthony Library

books and return them to the

school library as soon as pos-

sible. This will ensure that

all students will have access

to these precious resources.

The new library is going

well, but there are many

books that still have not

been returned from last

year and also many books

that have gone missing

this year. Could everyone

please check at home for

Also if students have a library

bag could they please bring

these when visiting the li-

brary.

Mrs Judith Grave, Volunteer

Library Officer.

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Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2

Dear Parents of Year 9

& 10 students,

As part of the senior

school program, stu-

dents in Year 9 and 10

attended camp earlier

this term at CYC Forest

Edge. It was wonderful

to see all students en-

joying each others com-

pany as well as the ac-

tivities offered at the

camp. St Anthonys

uses camps such these

to strengthen the rela-

tionships between stu-

dents and I believe that

this year was a great suc-

cess of this. I would also

like to take this opportu-

nity to thank Mr Haber for

organising and running

the camp as well as Mrs

Priest and Mr Awad

(Ayman) for their excellent

efforts on camp. Parents

please note that year 9

and 10 exams will com-

mence from the 6th of De-

cember. I would appreciate

if all parents aided their

children in preparing for

these exams, especially for

students in year 10 under-

taking a VCE exam.

Ninette Bebawi Year 9 & 10 Coordinator.

Year 9 & 10 Camp

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Year 12 Graduation Din-

ner (Monday 21st No-

vember)

The Year 12 Graduation

Dinner will be held at

Merrimu Reception Centre

1300 Dandenong Road

(Opposite Chadstone

Shopping Centre) on

Monday 21st November. At

this point it looks as

though it will be one of

our biggest dinners ever.

I am looking forward to an

enjoyable evening of

celebrations.

Could I ask all guests to

arrive at 6.30pm so that

we can start by 7.00pm.

All students should be

aware of the dress

standard for the evening

and I ask them to ensure

that they adhere to

appropriate dress.

VCE Exams (Units 3 and 4))

We are currently in the

middle of VCE exams with

the English Exam being on

Thursday 27th October.

I wish students every

success in their various

exams and ask them to

ensure that they are well

rested on the evening

before their exams.

Results and change of

course preference.

VCE results and their

ATAR will be available to

students on Friday the

16th December 2012.

Students should check

their course preferences

to see if they may need to

change their course

selections.

Change of Preference will

be open at this time but

will close on Wednesday

the 21st December at

5.00pm. I would suggest

that students take the

weekend to look at options

if the wish to change

preferences. See details

in Career News for help

with change of preference

and/or see me on the

Monday or Tuesday to

discuss change their

preference. Students

should not wait until late

Wednesday to change

preferences as the VTAC

system may get

overloaded and you may

have difficulty accessing

the system.

Year 11 Exams

Timetable for the year 11

examinations is as follows.

Wednesday 16th

November:

SWOTVAC (a study day

for students)

Thursday 17th November:

Maths Methods

English

Accounting

Chemistry

Friday 18th November:

General Mathematics

Legal Studies

Physics

Biology

2012 Orientation

2012 orientation classes

are to be held on the

week beginning Monday

5th December. This week

will an introduction and a

commencement of next

year courses. All current

year 10 and 11 students

are expected to attend

these classes to ensure

that they cover the

relevant work and

receive any holiday

homework. I classify this

week as week one of

their studies and it

would be a shame to

start VCE next year one

week behind.

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V.C.E. News

N EWSL ETTER D ATE 10/1 1/ 201 1

Dec; register at:

www.swinburne.edu.au/2012; Info

session 3-7pm, Tues 20 Dec, Haw-

thorn and Lilydale

University of Ballarat: Call 1800

811 711; COP Information Day is

Monday 19 December at Mount

Helen campus

University of Melbourne: Course

Information Day, 10am-3pm, Mon

19 Dec (free sausage sizzle); Regis-

ter online and win a prize

(www.cop.unimelb.edu.au); COP

Hotline; 1800 801 662 (toll free) ;

Uni Info Centre, Gate 3, Swanston

St, weekdays 8am-6pm plus 10am-

4pm, Sat 17 and Sun 18 Dec.

Brochures available in careers room

Victoria University & TAFE: Call

COP hotline, 16-21 December on

1300 VIC UNI; Info Sessions,

19 & 20 Dec; drop-in at City

Flinders St campus, 11am-4pm,

17 & 18 Dec

William Angliss Institute: Call

9606 2111

If you have any concerns, issues

or ideas then please contact me at

college on 9786 3145 or email me

at [email protected].

Angelko Juresko

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CAREER News

WHERE CAN I GET

HELP AT CHANGE OF

PREFERENCE (COP)

TIME? Universities and

TAFE Institutes will have

staff available till Wed 21

December. They have

provided the following

information about

assistance on offer (you

are advised to check

websites for more

information):

Australian Catholic Uni:

Call 1300 ASK ACU;

Information sessions

planned for Mon 19

Dec, 11am-7pm at

Ballarat and Melbourne

campuses; see ACU

website for details

Box Hill Institute: COP

information session,

4-7.30pm, Mon 19 Dec

at Nelson Campus;

course info: call 1300

BOX HILL or Joanna

on 9286 9464, or

Andrea on 9286 9553

Charles Sturt Uni: Call

1800 334 733

Chisholm TAFE: Call 1300

CHISHOLM

Deakin Uni: Call 1300

DEGREE; COP events at

Doncaster, Wyndham,

Geelong, Melbourne

(Burwood), Hobsons Bay

and Warrnambool; go to

www.deakin.edu.au/cop to

register to attend. Deakin

(Melbourne) Info Day is

11am-2pm, Sun 18 Dec, and

Info Evening is 6-8pm, Mon 19

Dec, both Theatre 13 (Building

HC) ; chat online with Deakin

staff 7-8.30pm, Mon 19 and

Tues 20 Dec, register at

www.deakinlive.com.au

East Gippsland TAFE:

Call 1300 133 717

Holmesglen Institute:

Call 1300 693 888

Kangan TAFE: Call 13 TAFE

La Trobe Uni: Info sessions

10am-3pm, Sat 17 Dec,

Melbourne City Expo (front of

State Library of

Victoria); 11am - 2pm, Mon 19

Dec at Melbourne, Bendigo,

Shepparton, Albury-Wodonga

and Mildura campuses; COP

Hotline: 1300 135 045, 16-22

December; see

www.latrobe.edu.au/prefer

Monash Uni: Call 1800

MONASH; COP Expo: 10am -

1pm, Sat 17 Dec, Building H,

Caulfield campus, 900

Dandenong Road;

www.monash.edu/monash2012;

flyers in Careers Room

NMIT: Call 9269 1200

RMIT Uni & TAFE: Call 1800 11

RMIT (8.30am-5.30pm week-

days, 10am-3pm @ weekend);

Info Corner, 330 Swanston St,

Melbourne including 10am-3pm

@ weekend; COP Expo RMIT

Storey Hall, 330 Swanston St,

11am-3pm, Mon 19 Dec;

www.rmit.edu.au/cop

Swinburne UNI & TAFE: Call

1300 ASK SWIN; Course

adviser appointments and

information sessions from 17-20

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ST ANTHONYS

COPTIC ORTHODOX COLLEGE

Middle School and SECONDARY SCHOOL

SPEECH NIGHT

6.30pm 9.30pm

Wednesday 23rd November 2011

The Drum Theatre

226 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong

This is a compulsory event for all students. Students

are admitted free of charge. All others will need to

buy a ticket

Tickets are $10.00 each and are available for pre-

booking from the various coordinators or can be pur-

chased on the night.

ST. Anthonys Science club

was launched on the 1st of

September during the St.

Anthonys Science Week

with the intent of

promoting science and

scientific skills and

interest in the young

people at ST. Anthonys.

As part of the Science

Club our students engage

in various scientific

activities that are run

during the Lunch break.

Science club and its

various activities are

going to be an ongoing

part of our Science

studies at

ST. Anthonys. As

parents, guardians and

well wishers of our

school community we

would be delighted to

hear from you regarding

the smooth running of

this pioneer venture and

your ideas and thoughts

are most welcome as

always.

For further information

please do not hesitate

to

contact the school at

97863145.

Mrs. Anita Punnoos

VCE and Senior Science Teacher

St Anthonys Science Club

VO L UME 25 PAGE 9

ST.ANTHONYS SCIENCE CLUB

LAUNCHED ON THE 1ST OF SEPTEMBER 2011

SCIENCE WEEK

Secondary Science Debate Team

The beginning of this term in

PE has seen a rush of

activity with our Year 7 & 8

Basketball day, Year 9 & 10

Basketball day and Athletics

all being held in the space of

two weeks

Our year 7 & 8 teams

competed well throughout

the day, with a number of

teams recording wins. Our

year 7 boys team missed the

final by percentage only, a

fantastic effort. Best

players in year 7 were Meron

Negassi, Majok Kuok, Ashwin

Abraham, Hannah Yor, Miral

Botros, Maria Morks. And the best

players in year 8 were Andrew

Girgis, Laval D.J Louis-Jean,

Emmanuel Duoth, Marina Kier,

Magdelina Kier, Marina Markis.

On the year 9 & 10 day, three of our

four teams made finals, with the

year 9 boys and year 9 girls going

down narrowly in both games. Again

the year 10 boys continued their

domination of their division this year

by recording a win in the final, and

going through the day undefeated.

Best players throughout the day

were Rafik George, Emmanuel Otaw,

Wiaa Puot, David Abdel-Malek, Tarik

Negassi, Waki Puoch, Nazrate

Negassi, Rebecca George, Nyawal

Wicthiel, Miri Hothnyang, Liya

Meskel, Shirin Shakour and

Tamara Tadross.

Our athletics day held on Friday

4th November saw us enter a

record number of events with

some outstanding results. Feavn

Gebramariam won the 13 girls

triple jump, Nazrate negassi won

the 15 girls Discus, and a number

of other competitors placed in

the top 4 for their events.

Place getters on the day were:

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SEISS RALLY Days

N EWSL ETTER D ATE 10/1 1/ 201 1

NAME PLAC

E

EVENT NAME PLAC

E

EVENT

Jikany Puoch 2nd 16 Boys High Jump Emanuel

Araya

4th 15 boys 1500m

Kuok Puok 1st 13 boys High Jump Waki Puoch 4th 15 boys 200m

Hannah Yor 3rd 13 girls High Jump Abanoub T 4th 16 boys 200m

Feaven G 1st 13 girls Triple jump Miri H 3rd 16 girls Long Jump

Jikany Puoch 4th 16 boys Shot put Abanoub T 3rd 16 boys 800m

Nazrate N 1st 15 girls Discus

Id also like to take this opportunity to thank ALL the participants, especially the year 7 boys, for

the sportsmanship and effort that they displayed on these days.

Michael Haber

PE Coordinator

VO L UME 25 PAGE 11

www.stanthonys.vic.edu.au

15 Alpina Street

Frankston North

VIC 3200

Ph: (03) 9786 3145

Fax: (03) 9786 3988