Secondary School

World’s Greatest Shave

Carrying on the college’s annual tradition, 18 of our current Year 12 students and some very generous teachers are pledging to shave their heads at Trinity on Friday, 12 May as a part of the World’s Greatest Shave fundraising event. 

WGS is an event run by the Leukaemia Foundation, an organisation dedicated to helping those Australians facing blood cancer, and fund leading research into curing the disease that affects tens of thousands of Australians. 

The team this year has decided to raise the big goal of $30,000, and every donation brings us closer and closer to a blood cancer free Australia. Please consider supporting this fantastic cause! Any and all donations are extremely appreciated!

Grandparents Morning Tea - Session 1

By Milan Sertorio (8.3) 

My Oma (Grandma) and I attended the Grandparent-Grandson morning tea on Tuesday. The morning consisted of a Mass, a tour, and morning tea. In the morning I met my Oma for Mass outside the Chapel, excited to spend time with her. We entered, found a seat and the Mass commenced with a video which was like a briefing of your life, growing up in school, graduating, getting married, having a family, watching your kids grow, and watching your kids have kids and you becoming a Grandparent. The Mass ended with another sweet video where the Grandad wanted to exercise so that he was strong enough to hold his Granddaughter up to put the star on top of the Christmas tree. 

After Mass, my Oma and I headed out for a tour of the College. We started at Centenary Park, showing her the Edmund Rice statue and the old plaques of previous graduating students dating back to 1939, with only four graduating students. I took her around the different buildings and showed her some of my classes and things like the rowing shed. We finished the tour with a walkthrough of the cultural centre's ground floor, looking at all the different student artwork, which was quite interesting for both her and me. 

We arrived at Gibney Hall for the 10.00am morning tea, finding a table towards the back near the kitchen, and as we sat down, Mr Oddie announced Mrs Clarke would arrange music. The arranged music was by different Year 8 students performing musical talents such as guitar, singing and the flute. 

The morning tea was a special time as it allowed me to talk to my Oma for a long time, which most likely would not have happened without this. She told me stories about her past, her time as a flight attendant and living in the Netherlands. The morning was delightful and memorable. I most enjoyed the morning tea as my Oma and I had a chance to talk one-on-one with background music from other students.