Around the College

Mediana A10 Defibrillator x 3

Nazareth college now has three Automated External Defibrillators stationed throughout the school. The AED’s are kept in ‘Alarmed’ cabinets which are mounted to the wall.

The first AED is located outside the first aid room in Student Services,

the second AED is located in the foyer of the Wheeler Auditorium

and the third AED is located next to the exit door in the school’s Resource Centre

The AED’s can be accessed by just opening the cabinet doors – they are not locked.

 Watch the video to learn how to use the AED with CPR prior to an ambulance arriving.

PLEASE ONLY USE THE AED’S IN AN EMERGENCY (CPR IS BEING PERFORMED ON A PATIENT) – DO NOT MISUSE THEM.

Mr Paull Ziegeler

First Aid Officer

School of Excellence

‘Development where it matters most’

There have been exciting developments in our School of Excellence program with Basketball now starting in Term 4, Soccer changing to Wednesday mornings and our Year 9’s scheduled to play Rowville Academy.

The Year 9 Soccer Education class were treated to a Skill Acquisition training session by Tom Tzamouranis. It was good for our students to hear a different voice and be introduced to some new drills. Our students thoroughly enjoyed the session and we hope to have other coaches come to the school in the future to share their knowledge of the game. We are very grateful to Tom for dedicating his time and support to our program.

Basketball will begin in Term 4 with four training sessions taking place on Day 8. If any Year 7 or 8 students would still like to join, please see me for a permission slip. The Basketball School of Excellence will then begin next year for Year 7 and 8 students on a weekly basis.

Recently I attended a coaching session organised by Harry Bingham and led by former West Ham United player and current Academy Coach Paul Heffer. Paul has played alongside the legendary Bobby Moore and has developed the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Jole Cole and Frank Lampard. Paul’s session highlighted the importance of ‘Playing in the future’ which challenged you to know what you are going to do with the ball before you receive it, I will be aiming to introduce this in future Year 9 sessions.

As mentioned, the Year 7 and 8 training sessions will now take place on Wednesday mornings from 7.45 - 9.00. There were many reasons behind this decision and we hope this will allow our program to grow further.

The Junior soccer season has drawn to a close and I encourage all students who have been training since February, to take a well-earned rest. 

Finally, I would like to congratulate Thomas Keyhoe, Daniel and Michael Napolitano, Jayme Cerqueira, Anthony Zagamie and Joseph Martino on winning promotion to State League 4 with Lyndale United, great work boys!

Mr Brendan McAleer

School of Excellence Coordinator

Duke of Ed program: Training Expedition to Lorne

On Wednesday 5th Sept 2018, 16 students were bussed down to Lorne to partake in their first of 2 camps for the Bronze Duke of Ed program. Lorne has now become a regular location for the purpose of participating in a 14 kilometre hike from Erskine Falls carpark to Cora Lynn Cascades and return and for the coastal scenery this area has to offer.

Students were given the opportunity to spend some free time at the beach on Wednesday afternoon and it was not long before a rugby field had been laid out on the beach and a game was underway. Other students were enjoying exploring the rock wall or just walking along the water’s edge.

Dinner time provided students with the opportunity to display their creativity and group planning in preparing and cooking on a trangia. Pasta dishes, cous cous, rice dishes and Mr Pieter’s seafood crepes slowly evolved and was enjoyed by all.

Thursday, students were required to have a good hearty breakfast and then make a hiking lunch that would go into their backpack along with their sleeping bag, wet gear, water, and spare clothing. The forecast for the day was for some showers but we were fortunate that the heavy rain went around us heading out to sea and for Melbourne. The students performed exceptionally well during the hike. Some students found the walk quite comfortable but others found the hike a personal challenge, both physically and mentally. The incentive to return to camp, shower and spend their own time in the Lorne township purchasing a range of foods for dinner has always meant students walk the return trip in a brisk manner.

One of the objectives of providing students with the chance to challenge themselves such as the hike is to be able to evaluate their own performance. To identify their strengths and what they would do better given another opportunity. In 7 weeks students head to Warburton to tackle a 20km walk. I wish them all the best.

Mr John Brenton

Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator

Thanks to all Science staff

Thank you all so much for a fantastic term especially with National Science Week which was a huge success this year. A big thank you to Maree Pennant and Michelle Nogueira, our Lab Technicians, for their hard work as usual in supporting our classes. 

This year again, we have 3 nominees from Ms Pellegrino and Ms Murphy's classes for the National BHPBFSEA Student Awards. 

Nominees for this year are:

Angela Cremona

Cathy Shi

Armaan Sandhu

And it is great to have Ms Dekker back with us. 

Well done everyone. 

Have a great weekend and rest up in the holidays. 

Ms Sheba Gurm

Learning Leader, Science

STEM Coordinator

Building Bridges Presentation Night

Building Bridges Interfaith Dialogue program had its Presentation Night on the 13th September. Over 250 students completed the program this year. This was good to see, as at its heart it is a program that seeks to eliminate for students the stereotypes often associated with other faiths. Joining the program this year were four new schools from Perth and a former teacher from Melbourne who is now utilising the program to teach the skills necessary for dialogue among students in Jerusalem. Nazareth fielded nine students this year within our Southern Region, the most for several years now. May this growth continue in 2019. If current students of Year 9 are interested for 2019 please speak to Mr Nathan.

by Jessica Chandrasekera

Valedictory Dinner 2018

The Valedictory Dinner for the graduating class of 2018 will be conducted at the Grand on Cathies Lane, Wantirna on Thursday, November 22.

Tickets can be purchased via https://www.trybooking.com/YCUH and https://www.trybooking.com/423703 from Friday 22 September until  Friday 2 October 2018.

Parents, please note that only siblings older than the graduate can attend the Valedictory Dinner.

We look forward to celebrating your child’s achievements at this wonderful event.

Mrs Murphy

Head of House, McCormack

The Dandenong Market

As part of our Economics unit, the year 10 Legal and Economic Studies class visited the Dandenong Market. As well as being a fun way to spend time with friends and buy some delicious food, the market allowed us all to see the various ways that buying and exchanging goods effects our economy.

We arrived at the market around 9:20 and from there, we were able to freely walk around the stalls and explore the market place. We were surrounded by a plethora of food trucks with delicious foods of many different cuisines and cultures as well as fresh fruit and vegetables, clothing stalls, flower stalls and much more. It was very interesting to put into perspective the major impact a seemingly small market has on our economy. All the students thoroughly enjoyed the excursion and it helped us all to further understand just how important small businesses and markets are in terms of our economic growth and stability.

By Liv Quintrell