College News – 15 August 2025

The Feast of the Assumption is a beautiful solemnity in the Catholic Church and a reminder of the special place Mary has in God's plan of salvation. Our community commemorated the Feast of the Assumption today with a Mass lead by Old Collegian Fr Anthony Beltrame (’09) and a Liturgy of the Word in the Chapel for Junior Years students. We take this time to pray for every Christian that Mary’s Assumption will be a sign of hope as they make their pilgrim journey through life with faith.   

Over the past two weeks, six Year 11 students have taken part in an exciting intergenerational study conducted by Becks Stewart from Adelaide University with residents at Warrina Park Nursing Home. For one session a week, Reece Barrett, Alessio Maiorano, Ethan Staritski, Hugo Jaeschke, Andrew Henderson and Alexander Iasiello have been connecting with residents Betty and Jenny, listening to their life stories and learning about their history through Virtual Reality (VR). This immersive experience has allowed them to explore the residents’ pasts in a vivid, engaging way. They have not only listened but also asked thoughtful questions, shared their own stories and built genuine connections.  

The purpose of this research is to better understand how people from different generations engage and share knowledge while using immersive technologies such as VR, and how these interactions impact wellbeing. Although the results have not been fully analysed, it is evident by observation that there are benefits for both Betty, Jenny and our students. For Betty and Jenny, it has been a chance to reminisce, feel valued and experience the joy of youthful curiosity. For the students, it has been an opportunity to gain wisdom, perspective and respect for the experiences of those who came before them.  

The Year 5 students visited Glenelg to identify goods and services among local businesses as part of their HaSS studies on Tuesday. After a walk along Jetty Road and a quick trip to the playground, they shared lunch at Capriccio Restaurant. The boys asked the waiters and the chef questions about their roles and the ways that they provide goods and services. They also had a short visit from the community engagement officers from SAPOL to explain how they provide services in the community. 

To celebrate Science Week 2025, students in the Junior Years participated in Nitro Nat’s Physics Show – an interactive performance promoting positive attitudes toward science amongst our youngest learners. Students had fun learning that science is all around us as they watched engaging and exciting experiments in Callan Hall today.  

On Wednesday this week, the Year 9/10 Football team competed in the School Sport SA Year 9/10 State Knockout Grand Final against Sacred Heart College. The game was a great contest and played in great spirit by both sides.  

Sacred Heart got the jump early in the first quarter, putting the pressure on Rostrevor who responded well, heading into half time leading by 20 points. The third quarter saw the contest tighten up with Sacred Heart kicking two late goals to reduce the margin to 13 points at three-quarter time. A thrilling final quarter saw the margin reduced to seven points late in the game with Rostrevor kicking the last goal of the game to seal victory! Congratulations to the Rostrevor College team who defeated Sacred Heart College 10.8 (68) to 8.7 (55). 

In a breakthrough for Rostrevor’s Soccer program, the Second XI team reached the finals of the SAAS Division 2 Twilight competition for the first time ever. They stunned the competition by defeating premiers Cabra Dominican College in the semi-final, before narrowly losing 1–0 to St Paul’s College in the Grand Final on Wednesday – a remarkable effort given they were competing against other schools’ First XI squads! 

The Squash High School Championships brought together schools from across the state for a modified competition. Rostrevor's ten Middle Years and four Senior Years players competed strongly, finishing mid-table in both divisions. They gained valuable experience and thoroughly enjoyed testing their skills against some of the state’s top-ranked players.