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@ Cerdon 2009 Term 3
Goalball Nationals competition
Cerdon had seven students represent NSW at the recent Goalball Nationals competition which was held in Kew, Melbourne. Hailey Lindermann (Year 11) competed in the NSW Senior team and Jazmyn Chalouhi, Emily Dewar, Bianca Cruse, Kate Hogan, Jessica Spiller James (Year 10) and Madison Spiller James (Year 9) formed the NSW Development Squad.
All students performed exceptionally over the tournament and the improvement from the first day of competition to the second day was amazing. The NSW Senior team finished in 2nd place and collected the Silver Medal. They were beaten by the Queensland side who are also the Women’s Australian side. The NSW Development Squad finished 4th and were unlucky as they missed out on third place by only one goal. They were beaten in the dying seconds of the game by Victoria. The Cerdon students were awarded with a Bronze medal for their efforts. There were some notable achievements with Hailey Lindermann scoring the winning goal for the NSW Senior team in the Semi Finals. Bianca Cruse finished 4th overall in the Goals Scored competition which is a fantastic achievement. Congratulations to all students involved. Special thanks to Mrs Sutherland who was the Assistant Coach for the NSW Senior team and who worked tirelessly over the weekend to ensure that all students were well supported.
Language News
Caio, On Wednesday 9th September, 8GL4 went for a walk down to a local Italian Bakery. The Italian Bakery was called Vaglia di pane. When we arrived we went inside group by group. As we walked inside a beautiful aroma met us. Two ladies by the name of Giada and Maria greeted us and took our orders all in Italian. The wonderful types of food they sold were pizza, bread, cakes such as Tiramisu and Cannoli and coffee. Afterwards we sat outside and enjoyed our food. We enjoyed the experience. After the experience other students have gone to Vaglia di pane to enjoy other delicacies. Arrivederci Monica Kubiak, Michelle Bruscino (Year 8) On 9th September class 8GL4 walked down to the Italian Bakery ‘Vaglia di pane’. First of all we ordered our pizza and deserts in Italian and went outside to eat our food. After eating we decided to play on the swings and have fun. This was a fun day. Ci siamo divertite! Melissa Khoury (Year 8) Year 8 French Day, students participated in a variety of activities. At the beginning of the day, all the students went into the Drama room to watch a “Fantastique” play. Even though our French is very limited, we understood the play very well and the performance was well presented. During recess, we were given a traditional French snack - Croissants and hot chocolate. The croissants were the nicest we’ve tasted. After recess we got into groups of 5 and were asked to present a play/advertisement about the play we watched earlier. During periods 5-6 we got to watch the performances and we were taken away by the presentations and the fantastic accents. Overall, the day was great fun and we learnt from our experience of the activities. French culture and our homemade French food gave the day a real French touch! Year 8 Students Good Citizenship Day
On Thursday September 10, Year 9 participated in four workshops as part of Good Citizenship Day. These four workshops were: Peer Education Project, Cyber Bullying, No Arms, No Legs, No Worries and Team Building Can Be Fun. These workshops were both educational and enjoyable, allowing us to interact with other students and members of the wider community. The day ended with a role play from the Bully Busters which was humorous but tackled a serious issue—bullying.
Good Citizenship Day encouraged us to act as good citizens in the community and to stand up for social justice. We would like to extend a special thanks to all the teachers involved, the Year 11 Prefects, Anna Nguyen, Hailey Lindermann, Natalie Daoud and all the guests who made our day memorable.
Christina Habib, Raelene Boquiren and Natalie Rigby (Year 9) St Vincent de Paul Father’s Day Appeal
A big ‘Thank you’ to all the Cerdon community for the donations of Father’s Day gifts leading up to Father’s Day. All the gifts were delivered to the Cardinal Freeman Home for Men in Granville. A group of the ‘Vinnies’ girls went to the centre with the gifts which were gratefully received.
Parliamentary Forum
On 31st August, we attended the Parliamentary Forum at the State Parliament House. Kate Hogan, Prashna Kumar, Zenie Trinh, Marist Oratory 2009
Last Wednesday night, Cerdon College was represented by five girls at the 20th Annual AMSA Oratory Competition held at Marist Sisters’ College Woolwich. The following girls are to be congratulated for their hard work in preparing and rehearsing their high quality speeches on a variety of challenging topics: Raia Marie Gamundoy Gillian Kayrooz Lauren Newcombe Jessica Orap Talia Walker The evening’s competition was very tough and our girls held their own in this prestigious speaking event, representing Cerdon College beautifully. Well done, girls! Year 10 Social Awareness Day
On Tuesday 8th September our Year 10 students participated in the Backoff Program. This program is an overall holistic self-protection course based on self motivation, mental strength and assertiveness combined with the psychology of offenders in every type of conflict scenario from verbal harassment through to weapon and gang confrontations. The students were totally engaged and have embraced many preventative strategies to assist them in potentially life challenging situations. This program enhanced their study of a Religious Education topic based on our God given rights. A valuable and good time was had by all.
Tournament Of Minds
On Saturday, 29 August , 28 students entered the Tournament of Minds competition at UWS Milperra. After 5 busy weeks and hours of training and preparation, the four teams faced over 120 other teams in the regional finals. Throughout the preparation periods, the teams had to find a solution to a challenge and express their answer in a 10 minute drama presentation before a panel of judges. They also were required to showcase their talents in an unseen spontaneous challenge on the day. This year, all teams were outstanding, and each performance gained much positive feedback for being creative and the girls were acknowledged for their teamwork and higher order thinking skills. Every girl involved this year dedicated herself to the team and the results were outstanding. The teams were: A big congratulations is extended to our applied technology team who received honours, and our Language Literature team who were winners of the regional finals and moved onto the State Final at UNSW Kensington. A big thank you is also extended to our senior students who acted as judges on the day: Lia Marando, Annie Pang, Anna Nguyen, Monique Stivala, and Yvette Gaweda; as well as our hospitality team: Ashley Hernande, Mariana Taktak and Rhonda Itaoui. Congratulations to all girls.
cGSSSA
This year, Cerdon had six teams enter the CGSSSA Dance competition which was held at Santa Sabina, Strathfield on the 23rd September. There were some outstanding performances on the day and Cerdon finished 2nd place overall which is an excellent achievement. Special mention must be made of the Novice and Advanced Aerobics teams who both successfully won their respective categories. Coached by Samantha Lewis. Special thanks to ex student Samantha Lewis for her commitment to coaching these teams in 2009. The following dance groups must also be commended on excellent performances on the day: Jazz: Michelle Bruscino, Alyssa Stretton, Jaimee Hassos, Stefani Savetta, Tabatha-Jaye Cullen, Bianca White, Sara Frasca, Tayla Konestabo, Nichole Vella and Danielle Galluccio. Coached by Miss Matheson.
Folk: Daniella de la Harpe, Denise Wireko-Brobby, Daniella Mansour, Sona Fernandes, Synthia Sahay, Avantika Raj, Sharon Zapata, Nikita Prasad and Genevieve Pender. Coached by Ms Mahrous.
Creative: Jessica Wood, Denise Wireko-Brobby, Priyna Deo, Synthia Sahay, Jessica Orap, Kimberly Garchitorena and Avantika Raj. Coached by Mrs Gallina.
Dance is a huge commitment in terms of choreographing and preparing the girls to compete. Special mention must be made of Ms Mahrous, Mrs Richmond, Miss Matheson and Mrs Gallina for their dedication to training the students and choreographing dances throughout the year. Thank you also to Mrs O’Keefe who choreographed a fantastic dance piece for the Tap performance. Tournament of Minds State Finals
On Sunday August 13th, our Language Literature Tournament of Minds team competed in the NSW State Finals at the University of New South Wales, Kensington. The team-consisting of Gillian Kayrooz, Emma Cleary, Ynez Ruiz, Michaela George, Claudia Tawil, Jessica DeSousa and Lauren Newcombe competed against teams from across the State in 2 challenges- an unseen 3hr Challenge and Spontaneous Challenge. The girls worked hard and performed their solution before a full theatre, where they were highly commended for their originality. They are to be congratulated on their teamwork, creativity, and thinking outside the ‘dodecahedron’, as they made their facilitators- Mrs Kearsley and Miss Riger very proud. A big thank you is also extended to our Year 12 students who were judges on the day- Lia Marando, Anna Nguyen, Annie Pang and Monique Stivala, who gave up their study time prior to their HSC. Their dedication and involvement in TOM this year is also very much appreciated. The Wild West in Merrylands
Three students accepted the invitation to perform in the Wild West Show held at Cardinal Gilroy Village on Friday night, 18th September. Elizabeth McFarlane, Chiara Grella (Year 12) and Kayla Barcelli (Year 10) were a hit with our local senior citizens. The three students truly entered into the spirit of the night by donning cowboy hats, boots and scarves. In turn, the girls saw for themselves how fun times do not need to end when you reach a certain age – we enjoyed the showcasing of line dancing, poetry recital, and singing of tunes from “Oklahoma”. A great night’s entertainment was enjoyed by all. |
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