HEAD MASTER'S BULLETIN | FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 · 2019-09-27 · belonged to something bigger than yourselves, and you have carried the obligations and expectations that come with

HEAD MASTER'S BULLETIN | FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER2019

NEWS & NOTIFICATIONS

From the Head MasterToday we held our Valedictory Assembly for the graduating class of 2019. The text of my address to the studentsfollows:

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2019 Valedictory Address

Graduations, whether from school or university, are among the few clear rites of passage that endure in oursociety. There is a clear point of transition that takes place – even if it is a little blurred by exam scheduling. Thereality is that this is your last week of classes as Trinity students. You have had your last chapel, your last quadassembly, your last lunchtime. The rhythm of your life will no longer be dictated by the rhythm of school, withterms, and bells, and uniform, and bells, and timetable and bells. Freedom is upon you – well, nearly upon you.

A common tradition at graduation events is a speech, dispensing wisdom. There are lots of these online – JKRowling, Steve Jobs, Will Ferrell. Just Google graduation speeches and you can disappear down a rabbit hole –although best to wait until after the exams.

The reality is that most of these speeches hit up themes that we have been ingesting from our culture. Dr Seussprobably summarised it best in his book ‘Oh, the places you’ll go!’ It starts:

Congratulations!Today is your day.You're off to Great Places!You're off and away!

You have brains in your head.You have feet in your shoes.You can steer yourselfany direction you choose.You're on your own. And you know what you know.And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.

I am drawing here from a recent book by David Brooks, The Second Mountain. He notes that at these points ofgraduation, our messages are really and profoundly unhelpful. “Freedom! You are free. The purpose of life is tobe free. Freedom leads to happiness.” The trouble is, our problem at this point of history is not lack of freedom.We have more freedom than virtually any generation in human history.

So we give you the message of possibility. “Your future is limitless. You can do anything you set your mind to.Dream big. Take risks. Anything is possible.” Again, when you haven’t got a clear sense of direction, it doesn’thelp to be told that the sky is the limit – that just increases the pressure. If you don’t make it big, it is clearlyyour own fault.

We then tell you all about authenticity. “Just be yourself. Be true to you. You are amazing – so be that guy.”Again, this doesn’t really help because that internal source of authority is still taking shape. What does it mean tobe true to me?

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And we tell you about autonomy. “It’s up to you to find your way, to determine right and wrong, to make yourchoices and live with the consequences.” With this final burden in place, we cut you adrift, pushing you out intothe sea, drifting with the wind and waves. Free.

Today, in my final words to our graduating class, I want to suggest that there is a better way to be. Instead ofchasing freedom, go for commitment.

Brooks argues that commitment to a spouse, to a community, to a vocation, and to a philosophy or worldview –this is where the good life is to be found.

A spouse. Not in the cascade of thousands of momentary soulless images that flash across the screen inpornography, but in the deep commitment to one other, in good times and in bad, for richer for poorer, insickness and in health, as long as you both shall live.

A community. Not in the rootless and shallow connections and networks built on clicks and likes and a subtleundercurrent of envy, but in the bonds that form over time through shared experiences both trivial andmomentous, belonging – deeply belonging – in a way that only forms over time and presence.

A vocation. Dedicating oneself not to a mercenary pursuit of wealth, nor immersing oneself in a stupor of trivialbanality, but understanding one’s work – paid or unpaid – as a calling. Something with meaning and purpose,something that contributes to the world and makes a difference to the people whom God has made. We need toknow that what we do matters.

And, finally, a philosophy or worldview. The big questions of life need to be answered, although we can muffletheir voices and distract ourselves with busyness, until such point that a crisis confronts us and strips us back toraw reality. What is life all about? Why am I here? Who am I? What happens next?

In each of these areas, commitment provides us with a better way to be. Instead of aiming for happiness, aim formeaning. Instead of independence, interdependence. Instead of prizing autonomy, prioritise relationships.Instead of buying and selling, we have giving and receiving. Instead of choices and options, think in terms ofpromises and commitments.

At the end of your school days, it is entirely understandable that the grass is greener out there. The allure offreedom and individualism is strong, and it is right for you to go out and explore. There is nothing wrong withfreedom and possibilities and authenticity and autonomy. But the vision that claims ‘This is the good life’, over-promises, and under-delivers.

It is important to recognise that you have tasted the committed life. During your time at the School you havebelonged to something bigger than yourselves, and you have carried the obligations and expectations that comewith that belonging. You have built friendships through shared experiences – both large and small. You aresurrounded by people whose lives are marked by commitment, not freedom. Your school experience, has beenmade possible by the commitment of those around you.

Your family, whose commitment to you is one of the defining elements of their lives. Their commitment to youhas been seen from your conception until now. They have put aside their own interests and opportunities, theyhave foregone other ways of using their hard-earned money, they have supported and encouraged andwitnessed and wept. Perhaps today, more than any other, their identity has been found and formed through thatcommitment. It is how they think of themselves: I am Ethan’s mum. I am Nick’s dad. Their commitment to you isone of the most precious and prized elements that defines them, and that they could not imagine themselveswithout. They are living examples of the fact that commitment is better than freedom. Men of Trinity, I wonderwhether you will join me in publicly acknowledging and thanking your parents for their commitment.

Your teachers, too, are defined by their commitment. Teaching at Trinity is a vocation – a calling. It is a callingthat has led them to go above and beyond in your education. Their commitment to seeing you grow and flourishand thrive in mind, body and spirit stems from their conviction that education matters, and that you matter. Menof Trinity, I wonder whether you will join with me in publicly thanking and acknowledging the staff at Trinity,whose commitment to your education has made your journey what it is, to this point and in the years to come.

I have suggested to you that commitment is better than freedom. The challenge for you is to work out how, who,and what, to be committed to. My hope and prayer is that, as you move on from Trinity, and as you find thosepeople, and places and tasks to which you will commit, you will remember also the Lord Jesus. His words are afirm foundation on which we can build the good life. He provides us with a mission and purpose. His death andresurrection provide us with a hope that endures and that will not disappoint. The apostle Paul, nearing the endof his days and reflecting on the path that he had taken, wrote “I am not ashamed, because I know whom I havebelieved and I am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him.” The Lord Jesus can betrusted. Commit yourselves to him.

Detur Gloria Soli Deo.

Tim Bowden


Head Master


From the Deputy Head Master - Summer HillThe peace of God which passes all understanding, Keep your heart and mind in theknowledge and love of God; And the blessing of God almighty; the Father, the Son,and the Holy Spirit, be amongst you, and remain with you, always. Vale Year 12,2019

The Track and Field Team enjoyed their end of season Presentation Night last Friday evening. Well done toCaptain, Connor Murphy (12Ta), on a gracious and thoughtful reflection on the CAS Championships,notwithstanding his personal disappointment at being ruled out with a hamstring injury. Congratulations to theaward winners.

Age Champions

13 Years – Luca Gillard (7St); Runner Up – Mitchell Chen (8Ar)

14 Years – Sebastian Ghisso (9He); Runner Up – Christian Pulley (8Fo)

15 Years – Jack Greaves (9We); Runner Up – Daniel Cattana (9St)

16 Years – Theo Kidd (10WJ); Runner Up – Laud Codjoe (10Ta)

17 Years – Alister Buchanan (11Ta); Runner Up – Ethan Brouw (11Ta)

Opens – Connor Murphy (12Ta); Runner Up – Isaac Sharwood (12Ho)

The Year 7 Encouragement Award – Kevin Ma (7Fo)

Friends of Track and Field Emerging Year 7 Athlete – Luca Gillard (7St)

Track and Field Attitude Awards – Alister Buchanan (11Ta), Ben Stevens (8We), Daniel Cattana (9St),Harry Goldsmith (11La), Owen Peck (10Fo), Patrick Cantlon (10Du), Ethan Brouw (11Ta)

Track and Field Encouragement Awards – Mitchell Chen (8Ar), Kelvin Kong (8Ar), Dylan Krsnik (8St) ,Ashvin Peter (8Ho), Zachary Pliatsikas (9Ho), Christian Pulley (8Fo)

The Peter Taylor Cup for Most Improved Athlete – Dylan Offord (11WH)

The Timothy Pawley Memorial Trophy for Outstanding CAS Performance – Theo Kidd (10WJ)

The Wherrett Cup for Track Events in Athletics – Sebastian Ghisso (9He)

The Taubman Cup for Field Events in Athletics – Jack Greaves (9We)

The Mitchell-Collins Award for Service to Athletics – Ethan Bateman (11WJ)

The Luke Adams Cup for Athlete of the Season – Jack Greaves (9We)

The Jumpers’ Chalice – Jonathan Titmarsh (2.11m) (11Du)

The Collins Cup – Connor Murphy (12Ta)


It was a wonderful evening of Jazz on Monday. This concert has become one of the signal events on the Trinitycalendar, coming as it does so close to the end of the academic year, and this year was no exception. The BigBand had the opportunity to collaborate with The Vampires, and it was terrific to see the Jazz Combo performingwith such confidence. I remain incredibly impressed at the commitment of our Year 12s who, like the CASChampionships last week, continue to throw themselves into the life of the School right up until the very lastmoment. I have often called to mind the words of Walt Whitman when he says he “wanted to live deeply andsuck all the marrow of life … to cut a broad swath”. Watching the Class of 2019 go about their final days ofschool, I think many of them can say they cut a very broad swath through Trinity Grammar School.

Earlier this week the Head Master announced another Australian representative selection to your sons and itmade me reflect on the extraordinary achievements of the boys of this School that we sometimes take forgranted. Many schools would be pleased to have one Australian representative. Congratulations to the followingboys and young men who have been selected to represent at the highest level in the last six months.

Tyrese Proctor (10Fo) – Australian Under 16 Basketball

Sam Fricker (11Fo) – Diving

Thomas Stobierski (10WJ) – Australian Under 15 Football

Malachi Hawkes (11WJ) – Australian Under 18 Rugby

Angus McDonald (12Sc) – Swimming

Connor Murphy (12Ta) – Track & Field

Ethan Bateman (11WJ) – Track & Field

Ethan Brouw (11Ta) – Track & Field

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Laud Codjoe (10Ta) – Track & Field

Theo Kidd (10WJ) – Track & Field

Kai Young (11We) – Australian Under 18 Water Polo, Australian Schools’ Water Polo

Tristan Glanznig (11Ta) – Australian Under 17 Water Polo

Timothy Hoskin (10Sc) – Dragon Boating

Daniel Tran (9Ta) – Dragon Boating

Finally, may I remind the outgoing Class of 2019 that there is no silver bullet when it comes to success, whetherat school or in life. Whatever mark each young man receives on his Higher School Certificate or his InternationalBaccalaureate Diploma, will be the mark he has earned. It will not come down to luck, or intellect, or thedifficulty of the examination questions. Your son’s results will reflect the work he has done in his time at theSchool, and the work he is prepared to do over the coming weeks. As in education, so it is in life. If you wish tobe successful, you must do the work. I encourage every student to make the best use of the hundreds of hours ofstudy time that remain before the commencement and over the course of the examinations. The jury is not out.The case studies from previous generations of Trinity students is unequivocal; students who make good use ofthe coming weeks have an opportunity to dramatically improve their estimated marks and grades.

Bradley Barr | Deputy Head Master – Summer Hill


ACADEMIC

News from the Arthur Holt LibrarySo, we come to the end of another term… and what a term it has been.

Most of you will have passed through the library at some point – whether it was to watch our guest Manga artistat work, explore a planetarium or launch a rocket in Science Week; or to curl up with a book or short story forAustralian Reading Hour.

Year 7 came to research how Greek myths have influenced a whole host of comic books and graphic novels,while Year 9 came to complete the All My Own Work module that will help prepare them for the rigours of thesenior years.

But most of you just came to enjoy library life – to play a game with friends, to finish off an assignment, to find aquiet corner to revise, or to gain inspiration from the thousands of books on offer.

What does that look like in numbers? Well, 675 books were borrowed. That’s up 13.5 percent from the sametime last year. 141 new books were added to the collection, ranging from a history of the mosquito, to ‘TheTestaments’, Margaret Atwood’s long-awaited sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’.

In a term when the senior years have been pre-occupied by exams, Year 7 topped the table for most booksborrowed with a whopping 322. Graphic novels remain a favourite.


We also welcomed two new members of staff to the library: Library Services Specialist Kasey Drayton andTeaching and Learning Librarian Andrea O’Driscoll. Kasey is a former journalist who’s currently reading ‘TheSurprising Power of a Good Dumpling’ and Andrea, who’s originally from England, is enjoying ‘Warcross’ by MarieLu.

We hope to see you all back here next term. For those of you who need a place to study in the holidays, thelibrary will be open to seniors on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am to 4pm. We do hope you stop by and sayhello!

Enjoy the break!

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Stefanie Gaspari | Director of Library Services


SPORT

Track and Field | CAS 90th Championships90th CAS Track And Field Championships – The Andrew Reid Challenge Cup

After five Invitational competitions, the Trinity Track and Field team was ready to compete last Thursday in whatwould be our highest ever points score at the CAS. We had our star athletes, but also a number of injuriessidelining key athletes. However, what unfolded during the twilight competition was very evident: we competedas a team with one goal and that was to be the best TEAM we could be! Every single performance counted, fromour youngest team member in Year 7 to our oldest in Year 12. Our reserves played an integral part in beingready to compete when needed. In total, we achieved over 87 personal best performances at the Championshipsfrom a possible 132. There were also 61 first places at the Championships out of 104 events. We also had a veryimpressive 19 second places and 11 third placings throughout the Championships. A total of 91 top three resultsout of a total of 104 events. That is an amazing achievement.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the tireless efforts of our coaching staff who have provided ourathletes with motivation, technical guidance and passion for the sport of Track and Field. Also, a big thank you toall the parents who provided their valuable time to assist throughout the season — it certainly was a combinedeffort from all concerned and the result was a credit to all the boys for the hard work over the year. Go theGREEN TEAM!

Trinity 763 points

St Aloysius’ 609 points

Knox 594.5 points

Barker 553 points

Waverley 509 points

Cranbrook 474.5 points

CAS Records

Jack Greaves (9We)

15 Years Javelin - 62.86m

15 Years Discus - 61.97m

16 Years Javelin - 61.10m

Theo Kidd (10WJ)

16 Years 100m - 10.94s (oldest standing CAS Record 1959)

16 Years 200m - 21.93s

Sebastian Ghisso (9He)

14 Years 100m Hurdles - 13.61s

14 Years 200m - 22.93s

Christian Pulley (8Fo)

14 Years 100m Hurdles - 13.94s (held the record for 3 minutes, before Sebastian Ghisso broke it in the next race)

Jack Waide (8Ke)

14 Years 1500m - 4:22.63s

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13 Years 1500m - 4:25.48s

2019 School Track And Field Records Established At The Championships:Theo Kidd (10WJ) 200m 21.93sPatrick Cantlon (10Du) 3000m 8:47.49sJack Greaves (9We) Javelin 62.86mSebastian Ghisso (9He) 200m 22.93s

There were also 61 first places at the Championships out of 104 events.

Opens 3000m Team: Patrick Cantlon (10Du), Dylan Offord (11WH), Logan Kaye (12Ho), ThomasSpratt (12Mu)Opens Long Jump: Luke Powell (12Ho) and Laud Codjoe (10Ta)Opens High Jump: Jonathan Titmarsh (11Du) and Luke Powell (12Ho)Opens 200m Division: Laud Codjoe (10Ta)Open 800m Division: Benjamin Bishop (12Hi)Open 800m Championship: Ethan Brouw (11Ta)Open 110m Hurdles Championship: Theo Kidd (9WJ)Open 1500m Division: Thomas Virgona (12St)Open 1500m Championship: Benjamin Bishop (12Hi)17 Years High Jump: Jonathan Titmarsh (11Du) and William Moir (9Hi)17 Years 200m Championship: Harry Goldsmith (11La)17 Years 800m Division: Dylan Offord (11WH)17 Years 800m Championship: Thomas Virgona (11Ke)17 Years 110m Hurdles Championship: Ethan Bateman (11WJ)17 Years 100m Division: Laud Codjoe (10Ta)17 Years 400m Championship: Alister Buchanan (11Ta)17 Years 1500m Division: Dylan Offord (11WH)17 Years 1500m Championship: Ethan Brouw (11Ta)17 Years 4 x 100m Relay: Joel Passerini (11Hi), Alister Buchanan (11Ta), Olly White (10Fo), HarryGoldsmith (11La)16 Years 200m Championship: Theo Kidd (10WJ) CAS Record16 Years Long Jump: Laud Codjoe (10Ta) and Finn Murphy (11Ta)16 Years 110m Hurdles Championships: Theo Kidd (10WJ)16 Years Discus: Jack Greaves (9We) and Benjamin Stevens (8We)16 Years 800m Division: Owen Peck (10Fo)16 Years 800m Championship: Patrick Cantlon (10Du)16 Years High Jump: Theo Kidd (10WJ) and Finn Murphy (11Ta)16 Years 100m Championship: Theo Kidd (10WJ) CAS Record16 Years Shot Put: Jack Greaves (9We) and Benjamin Stevens (8We)16 Years 1500m Division: Owen Peck (10Fo)16 Years 1500m Championship: Patrick Cantlon (10Du)16 Years 400m Championship: Asher Wilson (11La)15 Years Shot Put: Jack Greaves (9We) and Benjamin Stevens (8We)15 Years Long Jump: Daniel Cattana (9St) and William Moir (9Hi)15 Years Javelin: Jack Greaves (9We) CAS Record and Kai Roberts (10La)15 Years 100m Hurdles Division: Michael Park (9Yo)15 Years 100m Hurdles Championship: Sebastian Ghisso (9He)15 Years Discus: Jack Greaves (9We) CAS Record and Benjamin Stevens (8We)15 Years 100m Division: Sebastian Ghisso (9He)15 Years 1500m Championship: Theo Christian (10He)15 Years 400m Championship: Daniel Cattana (9St)14 Years High Jump: Finn Ramanauskas (8Ke) and Ashvin Peter (8Ho)14 Years 100m Hurdles Division: Christian Pulley (8Fo) CAS Record14 Years 100m Hurdles Championship: Sebastian Ghisso (9He) CAS Record14 Years 200m Division: Ashvin Peter (8Ho)14 Years 200m Championship: Sebastian Ghisso (9He) CAS Record14 Years Long Jump: Christian Pulley (8Fo) and Ashvin Peter (8Ho)14 Years Shot Put: Benjamin Stevens (8We) and Max Meagher (7Hi)14 Years 800m Division: Jack Waide (8Ke)14 Years Discus: Benjamin Stevens (8We) and Max Wende-Dunstan (8Du)14 Years 100m Division: Kelvin Kong (8Ar)14 Years 100m Championship: Christian Pulley (8Fo)14 Years 1500m Championship: Jack Waide (8Ke) CAS Record


14 Years 1500m Division: Joseph Cantlon (8Du)14 Years 4 x 100m Relay: Sami Nasr (8Mu), Sebastian Ghisso (9He), Christian Pulley (8Fo), Kelvin Kong(8Ar)13 Years 90m Hurdles Division: Oscar Fryer (8Ta)13 Years Shot Put: Max Meagher (7Hi) and William Constanti (7La)13 Years 800m Division: Jaden Leung (8He)13 Years 800m Championships: Luca Gillard (7St)13 Years 1500m Championship: Luca Gillard (7St) CAS Record13 Years 400m Championship: Oscar Fryer (8Ta)13 Years 4 x 100m Relay: Chris Chin (7He), Kevin Ma (7Fo), Jonathan Bassily (7Yo), Mitchell Chen (8Ar)

We also had a very impressive 19 second places and 11 third placings throughout the Championships. A total of91 top three results out of a total of 104 events.

There were some ‘iron-man’ performances that deserve special mention.

Jack Greaves (9We) – six eventsShot Put 15 Years: 17.18m (1st place individual and 1st place team)Javelin 16 Years: 61.10m CAS Record (1st place individual and 2nd place team)Javelin 15 Years: 62.86m CAS Record (1st place individual and 1st place team)Discus 16 Years: 49.27m (1st place individual and 1st place team)Discus 15 Years: 61.97m CAS Record (1st place individual and 1st place team)Shot Put 16 Years: 14.29m (1st place individual and Equal 1st team)

Benjamin Stevens (8We) – six eventsShot Put 14 Years: 14.42m (1st Place individual and 1st place team)Shot Put 15 Years: 13.66m (3rd place individual and 1st place team)Discus 14 Years: 53.76m (1st place individual and Equal 1st place team)Discus 16 Years: 39.80m (4th place individual and 1st place team)Discus 15 Years: 49.97m (2nd place individual and 1st place team)Shot Put 16 Years: 12.54m (7th place individual and Equal 1st place team)

Theo Kidd (10WJ) – five events110m Hurdles Championship 16 Years: 14.28s (1st place)110m Hurdles Championships Opens: 14.84s (1st Place)200m Championships 16 Years: 21.93s CAS Record (1st place)High Jump 16 Years: 1.83m (1st place individual and 1st place team)100m Championship 16 Years: 10.94s CAS Record (1st place)

Daniel Cattana (9St) – five eventsLong Jump 15 Years: 6.37m (1st place individual and 1st place team)200m Championships 15 Years: 22.66s (2nd place)100m Championships 15 Years: 11.33s (2nd place)400m Championships 15 Years: 51.59s (1st place)4 x 100m Relay 15 Years: 45.46s (2nd place)

Sebastian Ghisso (9He) – five events100mHurdles Championships 14 Years: 13.61s CAS Record (1st place)200m Championships 14 Years: 22.93s CAS Record (1st place)100mHurdles Championships 15 Years: 13.89 (1st place)100m Division 15 Years: 11.64s (1st place)4 x 100m Relay 15 Years: 46.71s (1st place)

We also had seven athletes compete in four events at the Championships: Luke Powell (12Ho), Ethan Bateman(11WJ), Alister Buchanan (11Ta), Finn Murphy (11Ta), Laud Codjoe (10Ta), Christian Pulley (8Fo) and MitchellChen (8Ar).

Thank you to our photographer, Desmond Chu. The links to these photos are:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/139421852@N04/albums/72157710954771096

Track And Field End Of Season Dinner And Award Presentation

On Friday, 20th September, following the CAS Championship, we held our Inaugural Track and Field end ofseason dinner and award presentations. With over 190 parents and athletes celebrating the short but wonderfulseason, it was a chance for reflections of the CAS Season with remarks from the Head Master, Mr Tim Bowden,Connor Murphy (Captain of Track and Field), and Mr Andrew Murphy (Director of Track and Field). The poignantcomments were a testament to the young men who rose to the occasion on Thursday 19th September andthroughout the season. Thank you to all parents who came along and supported this first CAS Dinner.

On completion of the speeches, the major awards for Track and Field were presented. See award winners below:


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Major Awards For 2019 Track And Field

Age Champions for 2019

13 Years – Age Champion – Luca Gillard (7St); Runner Up – Mitchell Chen (8Ar)

14 Years – Age Champion – Sebastian Ghisso (9He); Runner Up - Christian Pulley (8Fo)

15 Years – Age Champion – Jack Greaves (9We); Runner Up – Daniel Cattana (9St)

16 Years - Age Champion – Theo Kidd (10WJ); Runner Up – Laud Codjoe (10Ta)

17 Years – Age Champion – Alister Buchanan (11Ta); Runner Up – Ethan Brouw (11Ta)

Opens – Age Champion – Connor Murphy (12Ta); Runner Up – Isaac Sharwood (12Ho)

Year 7 Encouragement Award

2019 Winner: Kevin Ma (7Fo)

Friends of Track and Field Emerging Year 7 Athlete:

2019 Winner: Luca Gillard (7St)

Track and Field Attitude Award

2019 Winners: Alister Buchanan (11Ta), Ben Stevens (8We), Daniel Cattana (9St), Harry Goldsmith (11La),Owen Peck (10Fo), Patrick Cantlon (10Du), Ethan Brouw (11Ta)

Track and Field Encouragement Award

2019 Winners : Mitchell Chen (8Ar), Kelvin Kong (8Ar) , Dylan Krsnik (8St) , Ashvin Peter (8Ho), ZacharyPliatsikas (9Ho), Christian Pulley (8Fo)

The Peter Taylor Cup for most improved athlete:

2019 Winner: Dylan Offord (11WH)

The Timothy Pawley Memorial Trophy for Outstanding CAS Performance:

2019 Winner: Theo Kidd (10WJ)

The Wherrett Cup for track events in athletics:

2019 Winner: Sebastian Ghisso (9He)

The Taubman Cup for field events in athletics:

2019 Winner: Jack Greaves (9We)

The Mitchell-Collins Award for service to athletics (Year 11 boys only)

2019 Winner: Ethan Bateman (11WJ)

The Luke Adams Cup for athlete of the season:

2019 Winner: Jack Greaves (9We)

Jumpers’ Chalice

2019 Winner: Jono Titmarsh (2.11m) (11Du)

Collins Cup (outstanding Year 12 athlete):

2019 Winner: Connor Murphy (12Ta)

Andrew Murphy | Director of Track and Field


Year 12 Track and Field Team

The 2019 CAS Team


The Captain of Track and Field, Connor Murphy (12Ta) and the team

Patrick Cantlon (10Du) in the 16yrs 1500m


Ben Bishop (12Hi) in the Open 1500m

Ethan Brouw (11Ta) in the 17yrs 1500m


laud Codjoe (10Ta) in the 16yrs Long Jump


Sebastian Ghisso (9He) in the CAS Record Breaking 100m Hurdles


Daniel Cattana (9St) pumped up in the 15 Yrs 200m


Theo Kidd (10WJ) in the 16yrs Hurdles


Jono Titmarsh (11Du) – massive clearance in the 17yrs High Jump


Jack Waide (8Ke) – CAS Record in the 14yrs 1500m


Luca Gillard (7St) – CAS Record in the 13yrs 1500m


Jack Greaves (9We) – CAS Record in the 16yrs Javelin throw


Basketball News | Tyrese ProctorTrinity’s Tyrese Proctor moving on to the NBA Global Academy and named in Australian Under 16Basketball Team

Tyrese Proctor’s (10Fo) year of 2019 has been nothing short of spectacular, as his budding Basketball careerhas taken off with him being selected to attend the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, and he was also namedlast week in the Australian Under 16 Team to play in the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup.

Tyrese will finish his time at Trinity at the end of this Term and then move on to Canberra to be part of the NBAGlobal Academy, which currently features athletes from six different countries. Tyrese is one of only five athleteschosen from Australia. The NBA Global Academy will serve as the NBA’s global hub for top international male andfemale prospects from around the world. They train under the supervision of NBA-trained coaches and incollaboration with Basketball Australia’s internationally-recognised coaches and Centre of Excellence teams.

The AIS campus is home to world-class, elite, high-performance facilities and leading sports practitioners in thefields of sports science, sports medicine and coaching. AIS is a world leader in high performance and is theflagship of the Australian Sports Commission, the Australian Government’s sports agency. The NBA GlobalAcademy student-athletes attend a local private school with all other AIS athletes.

I would like to wish Tyrese all the best for his next chapter, as he looks to pursue a scholarship playing from oneof the many great programs at Collegiate level in the States. Tyrese’s contribution to the School, particularly theBasketball program at Trinity, has been of a high level, and we look forward to seeing him develop as a studentathlete in the coming years.

Ben Morrissey | MIC Basketball


Tennis Clinics | October School HolidaysThe Trinity Grammar School holiday Tennis Clinic will be conducted at the Trinity Tennis Centre during the 2019October holiday period. The clinic will be offered to Senior School boys in Years 7 to 10 and to Junior andPreparatory School boys in Years 3 to 6. The clinic is designed to be fun yet challenging, incorporating the following:

Stroke productionFootworkHand eye coordinationTennis motor skillsTennis fitnessTennis based gamesTennis rules and etiquetteTennis strategySingles and Doubles match playGround strokes, serve, volley.

Please note, places are limited and will be on a first in basis. The Clinic will run rain, hail or shine. All paymentsare NON REFUNDABLE. Closing date for applications is Friday, 27 September 2019.

The Details

WHERE Trinity Grammar Tennis Centre (corner of King Street and Princess Street, Ashbury).

WHEN Monday September 30 to Friday October 4th 2019.

TIME 9.00am to 12.00pm (Early drop-off from 8.45am will be offered).

COST $180

BRING Drink, hat, sunscreen, tennis racquet and sand shoes

Click here to Register and Pay now

Enquiries:

Mr Jeremy Dykgraaff | Director of Tennis Coaching, MIC

phone 9581 6000

mobile 0421 605 483

email [email protected]


https://trinitycommunity.com.au/ocd.aspx?code=&action=showReunion&reunionName=E299

mailto:[email protected]?subject=Tennis Clinic %7C October Holidays 2018

Football NewsSeason Review

In the 45th season of Trinity Football, the Football programme continued to grow and improve in participation,retention, engagement and competitiveness. Trinity Football participation grew to 750 players (Year 4-12) in2019, 502 of whom were in Year 7; 12. 91% of Year 8-12 Football players returned in 2019 and were joined by129 Year 7 students. Engagement across the Year 7-12 programme grew by 2.8%, with pleasing improvementsin goal-setting and feeling confident about performing well. Regarding Year 7-12 competitiveness, the win/draw% grew by 15.8%, with the biggest improvement between rounds coming from the Opens and Year 8. Analysis ofthe 1st/2nd/A/B CAS results saw Trinity move from 3rd to 2nd in CAS and to within one point of 1st place. Therewere six unofficial premierships (2nd XI, 5th XI, 10A, 9A, 7A and 7F teams) and the Bill Turner Cup team madethe Sydney Central Final.

All of the above would not be possible without (a) the efforts of students to improve their ball mastery andunderstanding of the principles of Football; (b) parents having supportive communication throughout the seasonwith their son and assisting with training/game logistics; (c) Coaches looking to improve their Coaching skills andteaching the fundamentals of Football; and (d) the support of the School leadership for the ‘World Game’.

International Honours

Congratulations to Thomas Stobierski (10WJ) who has been representing the U15 Australian team this lastweek in Vietnam. This was a qualifying tournament for the 2020 U16 Asian Football Confederation (AFC)Championships. Thomas was involved in games against Mongolia, Macau and Timor-Leste. On Sunday night,Australia came from 0-1 against Vietnam to win 2-1 and to qualify for the AFC Championships. This is critical, asit is from this tournament that nations can then qualify for the 2021 U17 World Cup.


Thomas Stobierski (10WJ) with Coach Trevor Morgan prior to his debut for Australian U15 team


Thomas Stobierski (10WJ) vs Timor Leste at the AFC Championship Qualifer September 2019

Congratulations to Brisbane Roar Football player and Trinity Old Boy, Connor O’Toole (Class of 2014), who madehis Australian U23 debut two weeks ago against New Zealand. The game was a friendly to prepare for the AsianFootball Confederation Championships (which determines who qualifies from Asia for Tokyo 2020).


1st And 2nd XI Awards

Congratulations to the following awardees who received their awards at the end of season ‘Awards night’.

Team Award 2019

1st XI Outstanding Contribution in Attack Samuel York

1st XI Outstanding Contribution in Defence Gregory Kostoglou

1st XI Most Improved Player Owen Duke

1st XI The Mark Farrow Trophy for the player who hasAchieved the highest representative selection Gregory Kostoglou; Jayden Ayad

1st XI Players Player Gregory Kostoglou

1st XI Best & Fairest Owen Duke

1st XI Kenneth Jones Trophy Outstanding Contribution toFootball Gregory Kostoglou

2nd XI Outstanding Contribution in Attack Alex Williams

2nd XI Outstanding Contribution in Defence Daniel Gergis

2nd XI Sydney Olympic (Open Age Football) Most ValuablePlayer Not in 1st XI Patrick Fouracre

2nd XI Most Improved Player Lachlan Schreuder

2nd XI Players Player Daniel Gergis

2nd XI Best & Fairest Kevin Cloke

Congratulations to the following awardees who received their Best and Fairest Awards last week on quad. Bestand Fairest Awards


Team 2019

1st XI Owen Duke

2nd XI Kevin Cloke

3rd XI Shannon Kwak

4th XI Samuel Mears

5th XI Ryan Hansen

6th XI Martin Xu

10A Jordan Mikhael

10B Adam Stavros

10C Benjamin Kick

10D Noah Sinozic

10E Ethan Webb

10F Jayden Chan (Futsal)

9A Spyridon Konidaris

9B Rupert Dobbin

9C Hari Kangatharan

9D Lleyton Woo

9E Max Reddel

9F William Thorpe (Futsal)

8A Oliver Askew

8B Isaac Wyatt

8C Benjamin Schutte

8D Emmanuel Rizkalla

8E Oscar Favelle

8F Alex Ko

8G Andy Wu (Futsal)


7A Jeremy Frecker

7B Owen Lang

7C Advit Jangwal

7D Kyron Thapa

7E Matthew Mclennan

7F Jayden Skuse

7G Kevin Lin

7H Dane Barns

7I Ethan Hudson

Golden Boot Award

Congratulations to Ollie Orr (7Ho) and James Andrianakos (9Yo) who were the ‘Golden Boots’ of the 2019Football Programme. They each scored 18 goals across the season.

Luke Gray | MIC and Director of Football Coaching


Football Clinic | Years K to 9October School Holidays | Tuesday 8th To Friday 11th October

Boys from Kindergarten to Year 9 have a magnificent opportunity to attend the Trinity Grammar School FootballClinic in the October Holidays. Benefits of participating at this camp include:

18 hours of football tuition over four days. Participants train as per the Football Federation Australia National Curriculum.5-8 year old participants focus on natural development (in Striking the Ball, Running with the Ball and1v1) through fun football exercises and games. 9-13 year old participants focus exclusively on improving their technical skills in the areas of first touch,striking the ball, running with the ball and 1v1. 14-15 year old participants focus on improving the above technical skills and learning how to applythese core skills in a functional way.Middle School participants have opportunity to partake in video analysis using Hudl Software. The videoanalysis viewing facility includes the newly refurbished 110 seat Latham Theatre.Training facilities include a synthetic all weather football field and three indoor basketball courts. Participants play in mini tournaments that replicate the ‘A-League/Champions League/World Cup’. Participants are tiered according to their playing level.All participants receive BBQ on Tuesday and Friday.Drinks and fruit provided each day. Coaching Staff are fully qualified coaches who were former distinguished Football players. Leadingcoaches will be David Barrett and Luke Gray, both current school teachers at Westfield’s Sports Highand Trinity Grammar School respectively. David played well over 300 National Soccer League games andLuke is MIC and Director of Football Coaching at Trinity and is the current 1st XI coach.

THE DETAILS

Where Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill.

When Tuesday 8th to Friday 11th October

Time 9am to 3pm (check in at 8:45am Tuesday only).

Bring Football boots, indoor shoes, sunscreen, hat, and water bottle. Bring your own Football.

Cost $280. BOOKING and PAYMENT made by clicking here.

The Clinic will run rain, hail or shine (with indoor facilities available in case of wet weather).

CANCELLATION FEE 20% cancellation fee occurs after Wednesday 2nd October, 2019.

Enquiries To: Mr Luke Gray email [email protected]


https://trinitycommunity.com.au/ocd.aspx?code=1484402000&action=showReunion&reunionName=E249

mailto:[email protected]?subject=October Football Clinic Inquiry

CO-CURRICULAR

Chess | Old Trinitarian Union (OTU) vs TrinityOn Friday the 20th of September, the Trinity Chess Club hosted its traditional annual Old Trinitarian Union (OTU)vs Trinity chess event. The OTU team, consisting of Marco Pascale (Chess Captain of 2014), Edward Lin (Class of2014), Calvin Fong (Class of 2016), Remo Pascale (Class of 2016) and Nick Van Gelder (Chess Captain of 2016),took on the current best Trinity Chess players. The evening hosted several gripping matches and it was thrillingto see the current members take on the OTU team, who were in their shoes just a few years ago. The event washeld as a simultaneous exhibition in which the OTU team would play four Trinity members at once. Although thisput them at a disadvantage, the OTU were still able to secure some wins, reminding the chess team that despitenot having played competitive chess in a while they could still compete and beat us. Not only did the OTUshowcase their masterful strategy and clever tactics but they also reflected on their personal experiences oftheir time playing chess for the school. Overall, the evening was a great success with exciting chess matches andlaughter all round, as well as creating much anticipation for the future of the Trinity Chess Team.

Nicholas Field | Captain of Chess



EVENTS

End of Year EventsSenior and Middle School Speech DaysTuesday 15 October 2019 at Sydney Town Hall

Middle School Speech Day at 10.30am

Senior School Speech Day at 2.15pm

Mr Richard Pegg, Chairman of Council, will preside.

Festival of Nine Lessons and CarolsFriday 29 November and Sunday 1 December

6.30pm in the War Memorial Chapel, Summer Hill Campus

Junior School Prize GivingThursday 5 December at 10.00am in The James Wilson Hogg Assembly Hall, Summer Hill Campus

Prep School Prize GivingThursday 5 December at 2.30pm in The James Wilson Hogg Assembly Hall, Summer Hill Campus


Books@breakfast | Ellyse Perry | Save the DateParents, boys and staff are warmly invited to attend our forthcoming books@breakfast event.

Join us for a light breakfast and a chance to hear Ellyse Perry, sportsperson extraordinaire, in conversation.

Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 7.00am in the Arthur Holt Library.

Parents and sons are encouraged to attend together as an opportunity to model good reading habits.

Registrations will open next term.

More about our Guest Speaker

Perspective is a book of shared insights from one of Australia’s most exceptional athletes. Ellyse Perry is amongthe all-time cricket greats. She’s the only player, female or male, to represent Australia in both cricket andfootball World Cups, making her international debut in both sports at the age of 16. Now, Ellyse has accruedmore than a decade of elite-level success and is currently the world’s top ranked women’s all-rounder.

Ellyse has solidified herself in the national cricket team across multiple formats, including the Sydney Sixers inthe Women’s Big Bash League, and the NSW Breakers, prior to her move to Victoria in 2019. Her career isdominated by firsts and milestones – she was the leading run-scorer for the Sixers in WBBL01, WBBL03 and the2018/19 WBBL04 tournament, the same tournament which saw her become the first player in Big Bash history,male or female, to reach 2000 runs.

In the 2017 Women’s Ashes series, Ellyse achieved the highest individual score by any Australian in a Women’sTest match. During the 2018 ICC Women’s World T20 tournament in the West Indies, she became the firstcricketer for Australia, male or female, to play in 100 Twenty20 International matches. In the final of the sametournament, she became the first cricketer for Australia, male or female, to take 100 wickets in Twenty20International matches.


COMMUNITY

Trinity Prayer Group | Summer Hill CampusParents and friends are most welcome to come and pray for our boys and the School on Tuesdays | 8.30am -9.30am.

The Prayer Mornings are run on a rotational basis, on alternate weeks, at the Preparatory School campus and theSummer Hill School campus.

Junior, Middle and Senior Schools Summer Hill – held in the Head Master’s Residence (Prospect Road - entrancevia Head Master’s garden), on the even weeks of term (Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8...)

Dates for Term 4, 2019

Term 4: 22 October; 5, 19 November and 3 December

Come and join us for a time of encouragement, community-building and to sincerely bring the needs of theSchool community before our gracious God.

Contacts:

Greg Webster | Senior Chaplain, Summer Hillemail [email protected]

Margaret Chu (Summer Hill) mobile 0433 124 523


mailto:[email protected]?subject=Trinity Prayer Morning

From the Uniform Shop | Holiday Trading HoursHoliday Trading Hours

The Trinity Grammar School Uniform Shop will close for the school holidays on Friday 27 September, at 4pm.

Term 4 Holiday Trading Hours

Thursday 10th October – 9.00am to 4.00pm

Friday 11th October - 9.00am to 4.00pm

The uniform shop will return to normal hours on Monday 14th October.

Throughout the school term our opening hours are:

Monday - Friday 8.00am - 4.00pm

First Saturday (of term) - 9.00am - 2.00pm

You are welcome to purchase from the online uniform shop at your convenience and your order will be filledwhen the store is next open.

[email protected]

p. + 61 2 9581 6048


https://www.midford.com.au/

mailto:Uniform Shop Inquiry

Auxiliary News | Dates for the DiaryDiary Dates:

Friday 27th September - Holidays - woohoo, Term 3 is the Auxiliary's busiest term and we need a rest.

Monday 4th November - AGM of Summer Hill Auxiliary, 6.30pm in the Common Room.

Kay White | President of the Summer Hill Auxiliary

Mobile 0420 682 519

Email [email protected]


mailto:[email protected]

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