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VOLUME XXVIII No 13 9th September, 2011

F R O M T H E H E A D O F C O L L E G E SENIOR SCHOOL SHOWCASE

Congratulations to all students and teachers for a wonderful performance.

DATES TO REMEMBER S E P T E M B E R

Year 11 Preliminary Course Final Assessments Begin

12th ISA Athletics Carnival SS

13th

K-12 Doxology Year 12 Farewell Dinner

20th CIS Athletics JS Terms ends for students HOUSE GALA DAYSS Open Day JS

22nd Staff Development Day

23rd

O C T O B E R

Staff and students return Vaccinations Year 7 girls, Year 7 boys and girls

10th Year 5 Divine Liturgy

13th

Year 4 Divine Liturgy

14th

HSC begins Year 10 Final Assessment Week

17th Appreciating Culture Lecture

18th

Year 6 Divine Liturgy

20th

Year 3 Divine Liturgy

21st

OHI Day

28th

OHI DAY CELEBRATIONS CHURCH Years 7 – 9 P & F Spring Fair at JS

30th N O V E M B E R

Years 7 – 9 Final Exams begin

2nd

Gala Dinner

5th

GWC Walkathon

6th

School Certificate

8th – 9th

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SPORTS PRESENTATION EVENING

Keynote Speaker – Dr Steve Georgakis

JS Swimming Champions

JS Athletics Champions

ASISSA Representatives

Futsal Regional and State Champions

Girls Basketall Champions

Boys Football Champions

Girls Indoor Soccer Champions

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14 Boys Basketball Champions

Junior Girls Basketball Champions

Boys Futsal Regional & State Champions

ISA Best and Fairest

Junior Awards

Senior Awards

ISA Colours

Business Supporters of Sport

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Photos taken by Mr A. Condous Coordinator Boys Sport

Year 11 Hospitality students

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K – 1 2 N E W S TERM 4 FEES Term 4 fees are due 14th September 2011. Please note due date for fees. If fees are not paid by the due date a $50 admin fee will be added to every account. UNIFORM SHOP The uniform shop will be open Wednesday, 18th January and Wednesday, 25th January from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm. DOOR TO DOOR SCHOOL BUS SERVICE There is one vacancy for Term 3 and another vacancy will become available in Term 4. If you are interested, please call Helen on 9313-6899. Mrs H. Simicos P&F NEWS UPCOMING EVENTS Open Day Lunch treats

Thursday 22 September

Spring Fair Sunday 30 October FATHERS DAY STALLS & RAFFLE PRIZES We hope that all father figures were pampered and spoilt on Fathers Day. We sincerely thank all the children and their parents for supporting the stalls with their gift purchases and contributing to the raffle drive. Congratulations to our prize winners! WASTED YOUTH – DEFINITELY NOT! HIGHLY TALENTED ARE OUR PERFORMERS! On behalf of the College community, the P&F committee wishes to wholeheartedly congratulate the impressive talents of all Alumni and present students who performed impressively in the play Wasted Youth. The community is waiting for an encore performance – such was its popularity and success. Congratulations to the tireless Mrs Faletas and all the staff who supported this performance.

SHOWCASE SUPERSTARS Oh what a night and what impressive talent we were fortunate to be entertained by at the Senior School Showcase. Every performance item was unique and special. The P&F committee would so proudly like to congratulate each and every performer for their energy, talent and confidence in delivering a great variety show. Congratulations to all the performing arts teachers and all staff involved with the preparation of this most memorable night. We admire their commitment, drive and tireless efforts especially the ‘Spirit’ band who did so brilliantly to teach and inspire their students by example and appear on stage in a knock-out finale. This night is also a great credit to Mrs Stefanou and the College executive who drive and power such a mammoth event behind the scenes. While seated in the Sports and Performing Arts Centre, we truly praise Christina Tsaconas and the Parish executive for completing and providing a magnificent facility, which stands to enhance, share and celebrate the amazing drama, dance, singing and musical talents of our students. Its moments like these that place the building fund in a positive lime light. OPEN DAY LUNCH TREATS FOR JUNIOR SCHOOL Junior school students will receive a flyer next week with details regarding lunch orders and sweet treats for the last day of Term 3 – Open Day – Thursday 22 September. Please note the canteen will not offer its lunch order menu for this day only. It will sell drinks and ice cream at lunch time. Further details to come soon. SPRING FAIR STALL HIRE Families of the College and their friends are welcome to hire a stall at the Fair. Please contact Jim Sialepis 0431962148 or Maria Pascalis 0414244695 for further details. FINAL TOTAL OF MONIES RAISED 2010 2011 FUNDRAISING TOTAL Year to Date

Fundraiser Total Raised

Fundraiser Total Raised

Taverna Night

$ 15 000 Easter - Lambathes

$ 3 596

Easter Stall $ 2 700

Palm Sunday Lunch

$ 6 400

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Palm Sunday Lunch

$ 5 000 Mothers Day brunch

$ 1 800

Mother’s Day Stall

$ 3 150 Mothers Day stalls

$ 3 380

Mother’s Day Brunch

$ 3 045 Junior School Athletics Carnival

$ 1 100

Sports Carnival

$ 654 Taverna Night

$ 4 102

Father’s Day Stall

$2 700 Fathers Day Stalls

$2 844

Trivia Night $8 109 Fathers Day Raffle

$ 973

Open Day $1 400 Showcase Kiosk

$ 279

Spring Fair $12 500 Total $54 258 RUNNING

TOTAL $24 474

Mrs M Pascalis P&F Assistant Secretary J U N I O R S C H O O L R E P O R T PERTUSSIS (WHOOPING COUGH) Dear Parents and Staff, There have been confirmed cases of pertussis (whooping cough) at St Spyridon College. Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection, which can be a very serious illness in infants. It is spread by droplets produced by coughing and sneezing. A person is contagious from the time they first become ill (when they may have symptoms of a cold) till approximately three weeks after they begin coughing. The infectious period can be shortened by the use of a 7-day course of an appropriate antibiotic. The infectious period ceases after 5 days of treatment, but the 7-day course must still be completed. The first sign of whooping cough is usually a running nose, followed by a cough, which becomes worse. The cough will often last for several months. Whooping cough should be suspected in people who have a cough with any of the following characteristics:

Small babies tend not to whoop but can go very red, perhaps blue, or stop breathing during coughing attacks.

Cough occurs in spasms. Often a coughing spasm is followed by

vomiting. There is a whoop, a sudden noisy in-drawing

of breath at the end of coughing. Adults and older children may have only a

persistent cough. Cough that last for two weeks or longer.

If your child or any member of your family has the above symptoms, contact your family doctor. This is extremely important if there is a baby less than 12 months of age living in the household. The infectious diseases website can be found on http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/intect/diseases.html FACTS SHEET Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Pertussis affects people of all ages, but can be very serious in babies. It can be prevented by immunisation at two, four and six months of age. Booster shots are needed for four-year-olds and teenagers, and adults living or working with small children. Treatment helps control further spread of the infection. What is pertussis? Pertussis (or whooping cough) is a disease caused by infection of the throat with the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. What are the symptoms?

Pertussis usually begins just like a cold, with a runny nose, tiredness and sometimes a mild fever.

Coughing then develops, usually in bouts, followed by a deep gasp (or “whoop”). Sometimes people vomit after coughing.

Pertussis can be very serious in small children. They might go blue or stop breathing during coughing attacks and may need to go to the hospital.

Older children and adults may have a less serious illness, with bouts of coughing that continue for many weeks regardless of treatment.

How is it spread? Pertussis is spread to other people by droplets from coughing or sneezing. Untreated, a person with pertussis can spread it to other people for up to three weeks after onset of cough. The time between exposure and getting sick is usually seven to ten days, but can be up to three weeks.

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Who is at risk? Anyone can get pertussis. People living in the same household as

someone with pertussis are more likely to catch it.

Immunisation greatly reduces your risk of infection, but reinfection can occur.

How is it prevented? Immunise your child on time

The vaccine does not give lifelong protection against pertussis, and protection is sometimes incomplete.

Children need to be immunised at two, four and six months.

Boosters are needed at four years of age and again at 15 years of age.

Immunisation is available through general practitioners and some local councils.

Keep your baby away from people who cough Babies need two or three vaccinations before

they are protected. For this reason, it is very important to keep people with coughing illnesses away from your baby so they don’t pass on pertussis or other germs.

Get immunised if you are an adult in close contact with small children A vaccine for adults is available. It is recommended:

For both parents when planning a pregnancy, or as soon as the baby is born

For adults working with young children, especially health care and child care workers.

If you are a close contact of someone with pertussis…

..watch out for the symptoms. If symptoms develop, see your doctor, take this fact sheet with you and mention your contact with pertussis.

Some close contacts at high risk (e.g., children under one year, children not fully vaccinated, and women at the end of their pregnancy) and others who live or work with high-risk people may need to take antibiotics to prevent infection.

If you have pertussis:

Get treated early. While infectious, avoid other people and stay away from young children, e.g., at child care centres, pre-school and school. How is it diagnosed?

If a doctor thinks someone has pertussis, a swab from the back of the nose, or a blood

test may be done to help confirm the diagnosis.

How is it treated?

A special antibiotic – usually either erythromycin or clarithromycin – taken for seven days is used to treat pertussis. These antibiotics can prevent the spread of the germ to other people.

Coughing often continues for many weeks despite treatment.

What is the public health response?

Doctors and laboratories must confidentially notify cases of pertussis to the local Public Health Unit. Public Health Unit staff can advise on the best way to stop further spread.

Infectious children are restricted from going

to pre-school and school. Unimmunised contacts may be excluded from child care unless they take the special antibiotics.

For further information please contact your doctor, local public health unit or community health centre. NSW Health website. www.health.nsw.gov.au South Eastern Sydney / Illawarra Region – Randwick Phone 9382 8333. OPEN DAY On Thursday 22nd September, the Junior School will be holding its annual Open Day from 11am. It is your opportunity to come and see what your child has been doing, watch the performances, visit classrooms, look at your child’s books and celebrate your child’s learning and achievements with us. FATHERS DAY ASSEMBLY Congratulations to Kindergarten and Year 1 for a most informative and entertaining Fathers Day Assembly. Thank you to both class teachers and Greek teachers for preparing the children for their wonderful presentations. Thank you also to all those, especially dads, who made the time to come and share this special event with their children. CO-CURRICULAR After School Care Sports Program for the Infants ended for this year on Tuesday 6th September. Co curricular activities for the primary students, ends for this term on Tuesday 13th September.

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Will recommence Week 1, 10th October and conclude Week 3 on the 25th October. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Stamos and Adam (KR) on the birth of their baby son and brother. May God bless him. GREEK CERTIFICATE OF ATTAINMENT On the 10th of May 20 students from Years 4 – 6 sat the Greek Certificate of Attainment. The certificate is recognised world wide and can be used as an objective measure of a candidates level of proficiency in the Greek language. It was the first time that this exam was offered to students aged between 8-12. The students were required to complete activities on comprehension, reading, writing and speaking. The listening comprehension took 25minutes and required students to listen and then respond to what they had heard. The reading comprehension took 30 minutes and students were required to read and complete questions based on the information presented. The writing task required students to write simple short texts, 160 – 180 words in length related to everyday situations. The final task was speaking where students had to complete two tasks: answer questions posed to them by an examiner and then to role play a situation with another student. This took 12 minutes. We congratulate all our students who participated for their outstanding results, but especially the students from Year 5 who also had NAPLAN tests on that day. Students will be awarded with their certificates later in the year at our awards ceremony. Our thanks are extended to Mr Amditis who prepared the students for this examination. HIGH DISTINCTION Year 4 Connor Giavis Austin Papadopoulos Eleni Preketes Year 5 Joanna Skouteris Eleni Mastroperos Maree Nikitopoulos Rhea Tsimboukis

Sophia Micos Harris Papas Year 6 Steffie Papadopoulos DISTINCTION Year 4 Stella Ktenas Peter Synesios Year 5 Chrysanthi Diasinos Nikki Cardamis Catherine Dokos Year 6 Johnny Mouratidis Mersina Hristeff CREDIT Year 4 Mark Grillakis Year 5 George Makris Sarantos Makris EAT HEALTHY, BE HAPPY AND HAVE FUN As part of a Healthy Psychology project Samantha Spanos (ex student) and her group have instigated a three week project to enhance healthy eating among young children. This project is targeted at Kindergarten, Year One and Year Two students. This is a three week challenge, that involves giving a special card out to each child who purchases a salad box or a salad sandwich as a lunch order from the canteen on Thursday 8th, Thursday 15th and Tuesday 20th September. The children’s names are then put in a class draw to win a movie ticket. Please support this project which we hope in a small way may encourage our children to eat more healthy. PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE The Reading Challenge has been finalised for this year. Thank you to all the students who have been reading for this Challenge. Your names have been entered and you will be receiving your Certificates at the end of the year. The Premiers Reading Challenge site is now closed, so if you have not submitted your form, you will need to keep it for next year.

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BOOK FAIR The Junior School will be holding their Annual Book Fair on Thursday 22nd September during Open Day, in the Junior School Library. The Fair will be open from 11am to 3pm with many interesting titles to choose from. So, bring your money with you!!!! You will be able to buy books for yourself or buy a book to donate to the school Library. Mrs C. Bartlett COOKING CO CURRICULAR We have learnt many different recipes from savoury to sweet, and really enjoy tasting all the little treats! We have now become junior Master Chef’s and have made things such as Cheese Twists, Muffins, Pizzas, Scones, Cakes, Scrolls and many more. Miss Rogaris and Miss Besir

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TO ROT OR NOT TO ROT! Did you know that if you bury a plastic bag in wet soil, it will still remain intact 3 weeks later? Paper and food scraps will start to decompose, and boy do they get smelly! Just imagine what our rubbish tips are like? These were the findings of the science experiment which Year 4 conducted to learn about the decomposition of materials. We filled some plastic containers with soil and in each container we buried a food scrap, a piece of a paper bag and a piece of a plastic bag. We also poured some water to moisten the soil. We then placed the containers in a corner and left them unattended. Three weeks later, we observed the smelly results. The food scraps had started to rot, the paper got wet and was starting to break down but the plastic remained unaffected (apart from dirty). This got us thinking about all the plastic items we throw away and the effect they have on our environment. We concluded with the strong belief that all people should reduce, reuse and recycle waste, in order to keep our planet smelling like roses! Miss Bletsogiannis 4C Class Teacher Mrs M. Hamer Principal Junior School

S E N I O R S C H O O L R E P O R T

2011 PIERRE DE COUBERTIN AWARD

SPONSORED BY BANK OF CYPRUS

Mr C. Pavlou with Deanne Constantinou

THE AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS

COMPETITION FOR THE WESTPAC AWARDS 2011

Sponsored by the Westpac Banking Corporation, the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) is the original and largest of its kind in the world and is in now in its 34th year. Held this year on 4 August, the AMC is renowned for its high standard and integrity and has three aims:

• To highlight the importance of mathematics as a curriculum subject • To give students an opportunity to discover talent in mathematics • To provide resources for the classroom and general discussion

The AMC is in some way a complement to the national numeracy assessment (NAPLAN) held in May. St Spyridon College-Senior School entered 99 students from Years 7-10 in this year’s AMC, and we received 6 Distinctions, 24 Credits and 38 awards of Proficiency. Distinction is awarded to students in the top 15% of each year and region. Credit is awarded to students in the top 50% of each year and region and Proficiency is awarded to students who achieve a preset score, but have not been awarded Credit or higher.

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All students were asked to solve thirty problems, twenty five of which were multiple-choice, in 75 minutes. Anastasia Maloukis (Year 8), who received a Distinction and the highest percentile, 97, of any student, had this to say: “The Australian Mathematics Competition is a very competitive and challenging exam which allows students to apply their knowledge of maths to difficult yet interesting problems. The questions started off easy and progressively became more difficult. Although I was very nervous for the exam, I really enjoyed it and am surprised that I did so well! Everyone who participated should be congratulated for their efforts and I hope people give it a go next year. Special thank you to Mr Condous for being a great teacher and challenging us in class with questions, your efforts have been appreciated.” It is with pleasure that I list below, in alphabetical order within their year and by achievement, the students at St Spyridon College-Senior School that received an award of Distinction, Credit or Proficiency, in the 2011 AMC. Certificates will be presented to these students at forthcoming School assemblies. Please note that individual performance reports will be given to every student that took part. Congratulations to all the students who took on the challenge and who enjoyed the challenge. In Year 7 Nicole Adam Distinction Milos Arsenic Credit Daniel Arzani Credit Christina Balayannis Credit Anastasia Barton Credit Bill Kalergis Credit Aaron Kostantakis Credit Manuel Margelis Credit Isaac Mavrolefterou Credit James Stathis Credit Mariah Stavrou Credit Sebastian Zois Credit Lia Albanakis Proficiency Penelope Aleyiannis Proficiency Panos Armenakas Proficiency Yiani Baratsas Proficiency Alexander P. Cardamis Proficiency Nicholas Hatzakos Proficiency Elias Hatzon Proficiency Erin Hennessey Proficiency Kiri Kondou Proficiency Archie Lambrinos Proficiency Paul Langlands Proficiency Paul Mandadakis Proficiency Ethan Tsiribas Proficiency

In Year 8 Maria Bletsas Distinction Anastasia Maloukis Distinction Peter Contominas Credit Emanuel Kapodistrias Credit Christos Kollias Credit Vicky Papadopoulos Credit Theoni Thimakis Credit Dion Alexander Proficiency Matthew Chiam Proficiency Anja Djukic Proficiency Stephen Ioannidis Proficiency Kalioppe Kefalas Proficiency Nicholas Makridopolus Proficiency Juliet Manolias Proficiency Sophia Rizzo Proficiency Nicholas Simos Proficiency Allyssa Stemitsiotis Proficiency Ann Marie Xenos Proficiency In Year 9 Nikolas Baratsas Distinction Panayioti Kapodistrias Distinction Christina Andrew Credit George Karapanayiotidis Credit Luka Kasalovic Credit Natalia Srnic Credit Evelyn Tzivakis Credit Natalie Michos Proficiency Lena Nesterenko Proficiency Lena Sialepis Proficiency Anthony Vasili Proficiency In Year 10 Alex Stellatos Distinction Mathew Kambos Credit Edward Renouf Credit Peter Skoulis Credit Louis Alexandrou Proficiency Leonidas Andrew Proficiency Kun Cao Proficiency Alexander Coplin Proficiency Estelle Krassas Proficiency Maria Mio Proficiency Andreas Nicholson Proficiency Stephanie Pizanis Proficiency Daria Sheptitskaya Proficiency Nicholas Stasos Proficiency Mr A. Kollias Curriculum Leader - Mathematics SPECIAL OLYMPICS Three of our Food Technology Hospitality students, Erin Criticos, Irene Koukounaris and Natalia Fallas volunteered to serve refreshments at

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the home of His Excellency Vasilios Tolios and Mrs Tolios for the function held in honour of the Special Olympic Champions held in Athens in June, 2011. We thank the girls on their commitment and time which earned the praise of the Consulate General and his family.

Mrs A. Katsogiannis Principal Senior School

M I D D L E S C H O O L R E P O R T SHOWCASE SHINES A LIGHT ON THE PERFORMING ARTS St Spyridon students had opportunity this week to showcase their talents in the performing arts by presenting a collection numbers to our school community in our new Sports and Performing Arts Centre. Over the past weeks performers have been putting in many hours of practice to create a show full of variety that highlights the many talents of our students. We hope that this inaugural event encourages and motivates all students towards further developing their interests in this area so that events such as this become a regular feature in our performing arts repertoire. Thank you to the staff members who assisted students prepare their items, especially Miss Savva, Miss Davis, Mrs Faletas, and Mrs Coyne. We are also grateful to all the teachers who assisted behind the scenes Ms Gonzalez (Backstage), Mr Sobolevski (Sound), Miss Kladakis (Backstage), Mr Zafiropoulos, and Mr Georgoulopoulos (Music and Backstage). Congratulations to all student performers, teacher performers, for a job well done, and to all stage and prop assistants for ensuring the smooth set transitions. Finally, we acknowledge the importance of the support of family and community members who took time out of their busy schedules to attend the performance on Thursday evening. It is very much appreciated by all. LEGACY 2011 Last Friday four Year 10 students - Maria Mio (SRC), Daniel Daneshzand (SRC), Constance Synesios, and Costa Mavrolefterou, spent the afternoon at Eastgardens collecting for Legacy, as part of their Community Service. I am pleased to report that over $400 was raised. Well done!! Thank you also to Ms Kladakis who supervised the students during this activity SRC BBQ On Thursday the SRC held a BBQ at lunch. All representatives enthusiastically assisted with setting up and serving their peers. Money raised will go towards beginning some of our environmental goals which includes, adopting a fruit tree in the Bilpin Fruit growing region, recycling mobile phones and batteries, and the

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repair and beautification the boys and girls bathrooms, to name just a few. GREEN UP CLEAN UP Year 7 have been busy over the past week gathering sponsors for their annual Green Up Clean Up Campaign. This event is aimed at alerting students to practical things that they can do to help our environment, in addition to engaging in a school clean up and seed planting activity. Proceeds from their efforts will fund prizes and assist with the purchase of sports related equipment. So far over the past two years Year 7 contributions to this event have resulted in a variety of hand games being purchased for student use in Peer Support activities as well as a Marquis that will be used for Saturday ISA sports and other school activities. Well done to all for your efforts!!!

VACCINATIONS FOR YEAR 7 The third round of vaccinations will occur on Monday, 10th October. Students will be immunized as follows: * HPV – Dose 3 – Girls only * Hepatitis B – Dose 2 * Chicken Pox 1

Parent Information Kits for Chicken Pox (Varicella) have been sent home this week and must be returned on 14th September. If any parent does not want their child immunized for Chicken Pox then just write this on the front of the envelope and have your child return it. Ms G Kokinelis Dean of Middle School C A R E E R S R E P O R T COLLEGE OPEN DAYS See more information on the individual institution’s website. Ella Bache College of Beauty Therapy Saturday 27 Aug Academy of Information Technology Wed 7 Sept, Raffles College of Design and Commerce, Sat 10 Sept, Bedford College (childcare & business), Kenvale College and JMC Academy will hold Days on 17th Sept, APM College of Business & Communication on Sat 20 Sept. Get a taste of Sydney Institute TAFE You can get a taste of life at each of Sydney Institute’s colleges during open days and evenings. Check out the amazing range of facilities and meet some of the people behind the scenes and in front of classes. Each College provides particular courses, some specialising in limited areas. Design Centre Enmore (110 Edgeware Road, Enmore) Saturday, 10 September 10.00am - 3.00pm Randwick College (cnr Darley Road and King Street, Randwick) Tuesday, 13 September 5.00 - 8.00pm Sutherland College Gymea campus (cnr Hotham Road and the Kingsway, Gymea) Tuesday, 13 September 7.00 - 8.30pm Petersham College (27 Crystal Street, Petersham) Wednesday, 14 September 6.30 - 8.00pm St George College (cnr President Avenue and Princes Highway, Kogarah) Wednesday, 14 September 6.30 - 8.00pm Sutherland College – Loftus campus (Rawson Avenue, Loftus) Wednesday, 14 September 7.00 - 8.30pm Eora College (333 Abercrombie Street, Chippendale) Thursday, 15 September 4.00 - 7.00pm Ultimo College (cnr Mary Ann Street and Harris Street, Ultimo) Thursday, 15 September 11.00am - 2.00pm 4.30 - 6.30pm

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YEAR 12 CAREER INTERVIEWS Any students who would like to discuss their options for 2012 are welcome to talk with Mrs Skerman, the Careers Adviser. There may be more institutions and courses that may interest you. Mrs A. Skerman Careers Adviser L I S T E N I N G T O O U R S T U D E N T S KINDERGARTEN RECOUNTS MY DAD …. My dad is special because he likes to feed me. My dad likes to scooter with me. He is good at working. I love my dad because he gives me lots of chocolate. Stavros Haralambides KR

My dad is special because he takes care of me. He is very strong. My dad is a kind man. I love my dad because he gives me lollies. Hudson Rallis KR My dad is special because he hugs me all the time. My dad is tall. He is strong. I love my dad because he helps me tie my laces. Andrea Kakakios KR My dad is special because he loves me. My dad is strong. My dad is so loud and he screams like this AAAAAAh!!! My dad is funny. I love you dad because you love me. Talia Diamond KC My dad is special because he bought me a beautiful purple bike. My dad can be a little cheeky and very funny. My dad is a giant SPARTAN and he is very strong. You are the best DAD because you win trophies for me when you race your fast car. Christie Kalis KC My dad is special because he is funny. My dad is healthy and he helps me with my homework. My dad is noisy. I love you dad because you play with me. Krissy Bourdaniotis KC

My dad is special because he spends time with me. My dad is funny and tall. My dad is always happy. I love you dad because you rumble me. Nicholas Notaras KC My dad is special because he takes me places. My dad is special because he gives me lollies in the car. My dad lets me watch TV. At night. I love you because you love me and take care of me. Charlie Georgas KJ My dad is special because he is strong and healthy. My dad takes me places. My dad is funny sometimes. My dad dresses nicely. My dad laughs with me. I love you because you are my dad and you are the best daddy! Anthea Preketes KJ My dad is special because he takes me on holidays. My dad is very funny sometimes. My dad is also very kind to me. My dad is very strong. I love you dad because you are my friend and I love you very much! Mia Paras KJ YEAR ONE RECOUNTS Year 1 wrote descriptions about their dads to celebrate Father’s day. They read them at the Father’s day assembly and drew portraits of their dad in the classroom. My dad likes to sleep. My dad has black hair and he kisses me in the morning. I fight with him sometimes but we get over it. He has a beard and it is fancy. I love him a lot. He is my favourite dad for ever and he loves me. Nixon Kounnas 1T My dad has black hair. He has glasses. He has very, very big muscles. He has to go to work so that we can have food and money. He has brown eyes. My dad and I sometimes play on the TV and I love him. He is very kind too. He is my best friend. Stephen Koutoulogenis 1T My dad has brown eyes. He has a little beard. He has brown and black hair.

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He works at QVB Café. We like to go bike riding and to the shops. I love my dad a lot. Sometimes we like to do games. We do lots of things together. I love my dad. He is the best dad in the world. Sia Manos 1T My Dad My dads name is Con. He is 41 years old. My dad works at a bank and he also likes to watch TV and eat in his spare time. Dad has short black hair and he is very tall and skinny. He also has brown eyes. Dad likes to eat Cornettos, his favourite car is Bugati Rayrun and he likes to watch me play soccer. My dad loves me a lot. I love him because he buys me lots of ice cream and takes me to the movies. Stefan Gemisis 1E My Father My Dads name is John. He is 38 years old. He is a Tax Advisor and works in North Sydney in an office. His favourite colours are blue and black. He is very smart. He works very hard to make lots of money. My father loves to spend a lot of time with me. He takes me shopping, swimming, NIDA and to playgrounds. He is funny and silly. I laugh a lot when we play together. His hobbies are taking photos and car racing. He loves his racing car and takes it to the race track. He takes so many photos of me sometimes I feel like I’m famous. My dad has his eyes glued to the TV as soon as the F1 is on. He loves to drink Diet Coke. He has four to five cans a day. I’m helping him to cut down by telling him if he drinks more than three cans a day he must buy me a present. What makes my Dad very special is that he is always there for me. I love my Dad very much. Patricia Hardas 1E My Dad My Dads name is Barry Rallis. He is 42 years old. My Dad works as a Fish Monger and he also likes to play with me and kiss me in his spare time.

My Dad is skinny, has short hair, brown eyes and huge hands. He likes going to football games and going out for dinner with me. I love my Dad because he loves me and my family lots and he takes me to watch the Roosters. Dad Rocks! Marlon Rallis 1E G R E E K C O L U M N Αγαπητοί γονείς και φίλοι, Στην έκδοση αυτή θα έχετε την ευκαιρία να διαβάσετε κάποιες από τις εργασίες της Α΄Γυµνασίου. Και οι δύο εργασίες είναι περιλήψεις κειµένων κατανόησης. Τo θέµα της κάθε εργασίας θα τo διαβάσετε παρακάτω µε τις εργασίες των µαθητριών και είναι σχετικό µε την ενότητα «Το Χόµπυ µου». Επίσης θα ήθελα να διορθώσω µια παράληψή µου στο πρόγραµµα του θεάτρου ευχαριστώντας την κυρία Αθανασία Τσιτιρίδου, αποσπασµένη εκπαιδευτικό στο σχολείο µας για την επιµέλεια του θεατρικού κειµένου το οποίο και µας επέτρεψε το ανέβασµα του θεατρικού έργου «Μιας πεντάρας Νιάτα» πριν δυο εβδοµάδες. Καλή ανάγνωση! κ. Μ. Φαλέτα Το Ψάρεµα

Το κείµενο που διαβάσαµε µας µιλά για τον Λευτέρη και το χόµπυ του. Όταν ο Λευτέρης ήταν µικρός, τον έµαθε ο παππούς του πώς να ψαρεύει. Τον έπαιρνε για ψάρεµα τα Σαββατοκύριακα, πολύ νωρίς το πρωί, τα χαράµατα, σε µια παραλία που λέγεται «Kήποι Κλίφτον». Η µαµά του Λευτέρη γκρίνιαζε επειδή δεν ήθελε να ταξιδεύει ο γιος της τόσο µικρός µε βάρκα. Μετά από λίγο καιρό ο Λευτέρης αγάπησε το ψάρεµα και έγινε το χόµπυ του. Τον έµαθε ο παππούς του πώς να διαλέγει το κατάλληλο δόλωµα για να ψαρέψει. Ο Λευτέρης έµαθε από τον παππού του ότι το φεγγάρι επηρεάζει το ψάρεµα. Το αγαπηµένο φαγητό του Λευτέτη είναι η τσιπούρα στα κάρβουνα µε λεµόνι, λάδι και ρίγανη. Το ψάρεµα ξεκουράζει τον Λευτέρη και τον βοηθάει να ξεχνάει το άγχος του σχολείου.

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Ο παππούς του Λευτέρη πούλησε τη βάρκα γιατί γέρασε και δεν είναι καλό να βγαίνει µόνος του στη θάλασσα πια. Όταν µεγαλώσει ο Λευτέρης θα πάρει το δικό του σκάφος και θα µάθει στα παιδιά του να αγαπάνε το ψάρεµα και να το έχουν ως χόµπυ τους. Christina Balayannis Year 7GKA Ο ελληνικός, παραδοσιακός χορός Το κείµενο που διαβάσαµε, αναφέρεται σε ένα ηλεκτρονικό ταχυδροµείο, που έγραψε η Χριστίνα στον Γιώργο. Ο Γιώργος τη ρώτησε για τα ενδιαφέροντά της και τώρα η Χριστίνα του απαντά περιγράφοντας τα χόµπυ της. Η Χριστίνα λέει ότι της αρέσουν πολλά πράγµατα. Της αρέσει η κουβεντούλα µε τους φίλους της ή από το τηλέφωνο ή από το διαδίκτυο. Της αρέσει ιδιαίτερα το διάβασµα. Επίσης της αρέσει η µαγειρική και η κηπουρική. Λέει στον Γιώργο πως είναι µάλλον καταπληκτική µαγείρισσα και πως ο κήπος της είναι πολύ όµορφος! Μα πιο πολύ απ’ όλα, η Χριστίνα λατρεύει τον ελληνικό, παραδοσιακό χορό. Από πέντε χρονών µαθαίνει ελληνικούς χορούς. Χορεύει µε το συγκρότηµα της κυρίας ∆ώρας Στράτου και ξέρει όλους τους ελληνικούς χορούς! Της αρέσουν όλοι οι χοροί, αλλά λατρεύει τα νησιώτικα και το πεντοζάλι της Κρήτης. Όλα τα παιδιά του συγκροτήµατος χορεύουνε τα Σαββατοκύριακα σε διάφορες εκδηλώσεις και εθνικές επετείους. Κάνουνε πρόβα κάθε Τετάρτη βράδυ και της αρέσει όταν µαθαίνουνε έναν καινούριο χορό επειδή µαθαίνουνε και την ιστορία που τον συνοδεύει. Της αρέσει ο ελληνικός, παραδοσιακός χορός, προπαντός γιατί είναι µια ευκαιρία να είναι όλα µαζί τα Αυστραλογεννηµένα Ελληνόπουλα. Της αρέσει πάρα πολύ που έρχονται όλοι µαζί πιο κοντά στις ρίζες τους. Lia Albanakis Year 7GKA

S P O R T S R E P O R T JUNIOR SCHOOL On Thursday the 25th August 2011, the ASISSA Athletics Carnival took place at ES Marks Athletics Field. Our College had a small number of athletes, 38 in number participating. Small in numbers but big in results and as always all students displayed sportsmanship and exceptional behaviour coupled with a competitive spirit. Students representing our College: Valandi Michael, Juval Mikhail, Alyssa Alas, Vivika Lynch, Jordan Frazis, Katherine Tsingos, Ariana Armenakas, Christina Vlahos, Andrew Papandrew, Connor Giavis, Steven Stamoulis, Christina Mazis, Stephanie Augoustis, Victoria Zois, Patricia Frazis, Felicity Ginis, Maree Nikitopoulos, Nicole Stramotas, Sophia Micos, Nicholas Kollias, Alexander Nissirios, Alexandros Gousetis, Nathan Adam, Carissa Frazis, George Andrianakos, Anthony Pascalis, Jordon Bond, Dominic Augoustis, Aaron Nissirios, Nicholas Frazis, Jacqueline Burleigh, John Tsakiris, Michael Constantopedos, Gabriel Cassimatis, George Contominas, Mitchell Knight, Markella Roditis, Larissa Andrianakos. The children below have been selected to represent A.S.I.S.S.A. at the New South Wales Combined Independent Schools Championships at Sydney International Athletics training facility, on Thursday 22nd September, in the following events: 1. Stephanie Augoustis(4C)

Girls 9 Yr Old 100m Girls 8-10 Shot Put Junior Girls 8-10 Long Jump Junior

2. Nicholas Kollias (5A) Boys 10 Yrs Old Discus Throw Boys 8-10 Shot Put Junior Boys 8-10 High Jump

3. Patricia Frazis (5A) Girls 11 Yrs Old Discus Throw

4. Dominic Augoustis (5I) Boys 11 Yrs Old Shot Put Boys 11 Yrs Old Discus Throw Boys 11 Yrs Old High Jump

5. Mitchell Knight (6P) Boys 12-13 Long Jump Senior

Congratulation to all our students and wishing the students going on to the CIS all the best!

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THE COLES SPORTS FOR SCHOOLS PROGRAM

We would like to thank you for participating in the Sports for Schools program in 2010. We are pleased to confirm that we collected more than 124000 points and as a result the school was able to order the equipment listed below. The students of the college have benefited from your help.

We would like to ask all members of the St Spyridon community to help the school again this year to take advantage of this great offer.

So let’s all do our shopping at Coles and collect those vouchers!

Description Quantity Points Dome Kit 2 1385 Return Net 1 2160 Primary Athletics Kit 1 21650

Yard Tennis Ball Kit - 60 plus Mesh Bag 1 1565

Spalding High Bounce Balls - Bucket of 24 1 1760

Bucket of Coloured Play Tennis Balls 1 1980

Fitness Training Kit 1 14715 Rubber Junior Base - Set of 5 1 555 Flexidomes with Wire Holder 1 1700 Pop Up Goal 2 1285 Sports Timer Set 2 1365

Plastic Whistle with Cord - Box of 24 1 1510

Bucket of Rainbow Mini Playballs 1 4475

Primary Multipurpose Shirt Set Numbered plus Carry Bag 1 9440

Training Vest Fluro Orange - Pack of 12 1 2250

Training Vest Fluro Yellow - Pack of 12 1 2250

Foam Big Barrel Bat 2 435

Bucket of Foam Trainer Tennis Balls 1 3820

Touch Kit Primary 2 1980 Senior Primary Jump Kit 1 4925 Hoop Kit 1 3340 Vortex Howler 5 475 Jumbo Mesh Sack 8 470

Team Bag Large 2 620Team Bag Extra Large 2 785Nyda Skillstep Hurdle 15cm 10 220Nyda Skillstep Hurdle 30cm 10 240Nyda Skillstep Hurdle 50cm 10 360Oz Cricket School Kit - Small/ Medium 1 8400

Bucket of Frisbees 1 1570Junior Golf Kit 1 5985Egg and Spoon Set 1 415

GRAND TOTAL 77 124510 ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE JUNIOR SCHOOL DOMINATES STATE FUTSAL FINALS 2011 In 2010, St Spyridon College Junior School decided to enter a trial team in the Football NSW Schools Futsal Regional Championships. St Spyridon students have had a long standing affiliation with soccer and have displayed both talent and passion for the game. However, we did not have high expectations as we were the new kids on the block. The team of 12 year old boys were coached by Mr Makridopolus, parent and soccer coach. The boys trained hard, placing second in the region and earning a chance to enter the state finals. The team surprised all by placing 3rd in the State, certainly a proud moment for all involved. Spurred on by this result, we decided that we would form more teams and begin a serious and regimented training program for 2011. Futsal is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, played in over 100 countries and boasting millions of players around the world and at St Spyridon we like to offer as many opportunities as possible in a range of sports. Sadly, Mr Makridopolus was unable to continue coaching due to his pressing work commitments. However, in the true spirit of support that St Spyridon has been blessed with over the years, Mr Conrad Nissirios, parent of twin boys in Year 5, Aaron and Alex, stepped up to offer his support. At Ray White Brighton Le Sands, Mr Nissirios has in his employ, former Australian and Olympic Representative and current Sydney Olympic coach, Mr Peter Tsekenis. Peter was seconded to train the 10 and 12 year old boys team every Friday between 7am and 8:30am for six months.

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On a number of occasions the boys trained until 10am keen to master the game. Two boys and one girls team were entered into the Futsal Regional Championships in Sutherland. The girls were coached by Mr Meintanis, Dean of the Senior School, unfortunately the girls were unable to progress further. They are all commended on their perseverance and sportsmanship both on and off the field. Both the boys teams progressed through the competition undefeated making it to the finals where the 12 years boys played against and defeated Newington College and the 10 year boys played against and defeated Santa Sabina. Both teams secured a position in the State Finals. The NSW Futsal Primary Schools Championships is a unique opportunity for schools to participate in a competition against a variety of schools State, Private and Independent in one of the largest school based single sport events in NSW and Australia a prestigious event indeed. The Championship took place at Penrith Sports Stadium at Herbert Street, Cambridge Park on Tuesday 9th August 2011. The best 24 schools were present for each age. The results are as follows: The 10 Year Boys placed 5th in the State, defeating Kings Langley PS: 5 - 2 Newtown PS: 3 - 1 Harrington Park PS: 5 - 3 In the Quarter Finals the boys lost to Our Lady Star of the Sea: 3-2, which went into extra time, the Golden Goal. The 12 year Boys placed 1st in the State, defeating Fremans Reach PS: 7 -1 Claremont Meadows PS: 9 - 1 Lost to Hills Grammar School: 2 - 3 In the Quarter Finals we defeated Newington College: 5-1 In the Semi Finals we defeated Balgownie PS: 3-2 In the Grand Finals we defeated King Park PS: 2-1 It was a great pleasure to be so closely involved with our students and to watch them play with such growing confidence and perseverance. Their team work was faultless, their skills fine tuned and their discipline intact. Thank you to all the mums and dads for their support and commitment to the students and the school. Also to our coach Mr Tsekenis, for passing on to us all his, skill and

love of the game. And a final thank you to Mr Conrad Nissirios for his support to the College.

Mr J. Volas Sports Coordinator Junior School SENIOR SCHOOL

ISA ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

Tuesday 13TH SEPTEMBER Time: 8.30 am—5.00 pm

Sydney Athetics Centre, Homebush

Bus Times: One bus will be leaving Brighton RSL at 7:00am and another bus will be leaving St Spyridon College at 7:00am. Both buses will be returning at approximately 5:45pm at Brighton RSL and St Spyridon College.

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CONGRATULATIONS To all the students who received awards at the Sports Presentation Evening on Tuesday, 6th September. Junior School Swimming Age Champions Boys 8 years Michael Konitsas 9 years Jordan Frazis 10 years Nathan Adam 11 years Nicholas Frazis 12 years George Contominas Boys Open 100m Champion Nicholas Frazis Boys Open 200m Champion Nicholas Frazis Girls 8 years Nicola Skouteris 9 years Stephanie Augoustis & Desi Kapodistrias 10 years Carissa Frazis 11 years Sophia Micos 12 years Larissa Andrianakos Girls Open 100m Champion Maree Nikitopoulos Girls Open 200m Champion Maree Nikitopoulos Junior School Athletics Age Champions Boys 8 years Juval Mikhail 9 years Jordan Frazis 10 years Nicholas Kollias 11 years Dominic Augoustis 12 years Mitchell Knight

Boys Open 100m Champion Mitchell Knight Girls 8 years Vivika Lynch 9 years Stephanie Augoustis 10 years Christina Vlahos 11 years Sophia Micos 12 years Larissa Andrianakos Girls Open 100m Champion Christina Vlahos ASISSA Representatives Swimming Championships Michael Constantopedos Nicholas Frazis

Cross Country Connor Giavis Peter Milios

Swimming and Cross Country Championships George Contominas Jordan Frazis Swimming & Football (Soccer) Championships Jordan Makridopolus Cross Country, Football (Soccer) Carnivals Alexander Nissirios Aaron Nissirios Cross Country, Football (Soccer) & Touch Football Carnivals Mitchell Knight Primary School Regional Football NSW Futsal

Championships 12Yrs Boys—Regional & State Champions Mitchell Knight Alexander Nissirios Peter Milios Lewis Athanasopoulos Harris Papas Aaron Nissirios Gabriel Cassimatis Jordan Makridopolus Peter Giokas Primary School Regional Football NSW Futsal

Championships 10Yrs Boys—Regional Champions

Nathan Adam Nicholas Kollias Connor Giavis Andrew Papandrew Jonathan Lynch Manny Giokas Nicholas Tsintominas Steven Stamoulis Kosta Ioannou

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia 2011 National Schools Event Girls Basketball Champions

Bianca Anastasas Evangelia Balayannis Andriane Efstratiou Deanne Constantinou Erin Criticos Yianna Criticos Renee Hatzistergos Nicole Kalofonos Irene Koukounaris Nansia Koukounaris Cassandra Georgiou Rena Lambos Stephanie Satouris Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia

2011 National Schools Event Boys Football Champions

Leonidas Andrew James Andrew

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Alex Coplin Niko Fotopoulos Phillip Fotiou Christopher Georgiadis Alex Georgiou Michael Horafios Mathew Kambos Chris Kolistasis Peter Kolistasis Peter Kringas Ben Papadopoulos Andrew Sigrimis Alex Spiropoulos Petros Stefadouros Peter Theodosi

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia

2011 National Schools Event Girls Indoor Soccer Champions

Nicole Adam Lia Albanakis Ivana Bojanovic Mariah Ishak Milicia Janjetovic Natalie Michos Tiana Milisavljevic Vicky Papadopoulos Milica Simonovic Theoni Thimakis

ISA Boys Basketball

14 Boys Basketball Champions Nikolas Baratsas Panayioti Kapodistrias George Karapanayiotidis Luca Kasalovic Sotiri Kastanas Dylan Kontos Anthony Vasili Aiden Xydis

ISA COLOURS The following students were recognized for their

sporting ability by both the Independent Sporting Association (ISA) and the NSW Combined Independent Schools Sports

Association (NSWCIS).

Ivana Bojanovic ISA and NSWCIS Andriane Efstratiou

ISA Nansia Koukounaris

ISA Cassandra Georgiou

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ISA Girls Basketball Junior Girls Basketball Champions

Yianna Criticos Nicola Demetri Andriane Efstratiou Cassandra Georgiou Nansia Koukounaris Rena Lambos Natalie Michos Stephanie Mio Lena Nesterenko

Futsal Regional Champions Nicole Adam Lia Albanakis Anja Djukic Tiana Milisavljevic Vicky Papadopoulos Anna Roniotis Theoni Thimakis

Boys Futsal Regional Champions and STATE CHAMPIONS

Leonidas Andrew James Andrew Panos Armenakas Alex Coplin Niko Fotopoulos Chris Kolistasis Alex Spiropoulos Nicholas Stasos Petros Stefadouros

ISA BEST AND FAIREST AWARDS Girls Basketball Open A’s Nicole Kalofonos Intermediate Estelle Krassas Junior B’s Pamela Prineas Junior A’s Nansia Koukounaris Junior C’s Anja Djukic Junior C’s Kalioppe Kefalas Girls Netball Open A’s Cassandra Georgiou Intermediate C’s Rena Lambos Intermediate D’s Lena Nesterenko Junior B’s Lia Albanakis Girls Football Anja Djukic Boys Basketball 13’S Matthew Chiam 14’s Nicholas Baratsas Open’s Ben Papadopoulos Boys Soccer 13’s Ethan Tsiribas 14’s Christos Kollias 16’s Mathew Kambos Open’s Ben Papadopoulos

Recipients of the 2011 St Spyridon College Senior School Sports Awards

These Awards are given to players who have excelled in their chosen sport: Junior Awards Junior Girls Basketballer of the Year – Sophia Rizzo Junior Boys Basketballer of the Year – Peter Contominas Junior Netballer of the Year – Aphrodite Zafiropoulos Junior Girls Soccer Player of the Year – Vicky Papadopoulos Junior Boys Soccer Player of the Year – Simeon Kerameas

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Junior Boys/Girls Athlete of the Year – Simeon Kerameas / Nicole Adam Junior Boys/Girls Swimmer of the Year – Peter Contominas/ Keira Kipriotis Intermediate Awards Intermediate Girls Basketballer of the Year – Nansia Koukounaris

Intermediate Boys Basketballer of the Year – Luka Kasalovic Intermediate Netballer of the Year – Andriane Efstratiou Intermediate Soccer Player of the Year – Alexander Coplin Intermediate Boys/Girls Athlete of the Year – Christopher Kolistasis/ Cassandra Georgiou Intermediate Boys/Girls Swimmer of the Year – Theodore Kipriotis / Maria Mio Senior Awards Senior Girls Basketballer of the Year – Nicole Kalofonos Senior Boys Basketballer of the Year – Kosta Baratsas Senior Netballer of the Year – Cassandra Georgiou Senior Soccer Player of the Year – Alex Georgiou Senior Boys/Girl Athlete of the Year – Alex Georgiou / Erin Criticos Senior Boys/Girls Swimmer of the Year – Peter Zinopoulos / Demi Flokis

JUNIOR SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR Nicole Adam

JUNIOR SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

Simeon Kerameas

INTERMEDIATE SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

Natalie Michos

INTERMEDIATE SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

Alexander Coplin

COLLEGE SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR Cassandra Georgiou

COLLEGE SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

Alex Georgiou

Miss K. O’Shea Mr A. Condous Girls Sport Boys Sport

COLLEGE SPORTS MEN AND WOMEN 2011

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2011 OLYMPIC EAGLES FC Junior Presentation Ceremony

Teams: U6 – U14’s Venue: St Spyridon Junior School Grounds 80 Gardeners Road Kingsford Date: Sunday 11th September 2011 Time: 12:00 noon

Lamb & chicken souvlaki, BBQ sausages, drinks & raffle tickets available for purchase on the day.

Proudly Sponsored By

OLYMPIC EAGLES FC AN AFFILIATION BETWEEN SYDNEY OLYMPIC FC & ST SPYRIDON FC

P.O. BOX 55 KINGSFORD NSW 2032