College News – 28 February 2025

Congratulations to the 2025 Year 6 Student Leaders who have been voted in to lead Rostrevor’s youngest learners through the year across all aspects of school life. They were presented with their badges at a blessing in the Chapel in front of the whole of the Junior Years and their families on Monday this week.  

This year, Rostrevor’s Junior Years Student Leaders are:  

• Captain | Thomas Furst 
• Vice-Captain | Salvatore Papalia 
• Identity Captain | Lachlan Rodgers 
• Arts Captain | Liam Connelly 
• Sports Captain | Pascale Calabria 
• House Captain – Barron | Iverson Fah 
• House Captain – Egan | Ben Coscia 
• House Captain – Gurr | Amir Jawidi 
• House Captain – Murphy | James Farrington 
• House Captain – O'Brien | Samuel Bowman 
• House Captain – Webb | Lachlan Bowes 

The Year 9 Rite Journey is a program new to Rostrevor this year which represents a significant portion of the cohort’s overall 2025 wellbeing program. The main goal of the program is to set students up for success in their transition into adulthood by preparing them for the experiences and responsibilities they are likely to face when they reach this stage in their lives. Additionally, the program acknowledges and celebrates each student’s shift into adulthood by engaging in conversations with trusted mentors as well as challenging experiences to build better levels of self-awareness and resilience. 

On Wednesday morning this week, Year 9 students welcomed their parents/caregivers, mentors and family members to the first event of the program – the Calling and Departure Ceremony. They shared heartfelt letters of gratitude with their boys before enjoying a sunrise breakfast on the Rostrevor House Front Lawns.  

The sun was shining for Rostrevor’s Junior Years students today at their annual Swimming Carnival! Swimming lessons in the first few weeks of Term 1 proved useful as students powered their way through the College pool. Congratulations to Egan House who finished champions, Liam Connelly for winning the Brother James Meaney Memorial Cup for Most Outstanding Junior Years Swimmer, as well as our Years 3-6 age champions:  

• Year 3 | Gold - Daniel Galipo, Silver - Blake Els, Bronze - Jack David 
• Year 4 | Gold - Noah Ozga, Silver - Giuseppe Corbo, Bronze - Samuel Yang 
• Year 5 | Gold - Matthew Galipo | Silver - Xavier Conhye, Bronze - Peter Pishas 
• Year 6 | Gold - Liam Connelly, Silver - Tyler Kovesy, Bronze - Lachlan Rodgers 

The Social Justice Team is excited to relaunch the 10-cent bottles and cans recycling competition this week. Students are encouraged to place their used plastic bottles and cans into their House recycling bins located in the Valley. 

Each week, the recycled bottles and cans will be counted, and all proceeds will go towards Project Compassion, supporting those in need. Students are asked to please refrain from bringing bottles from home. 

The Open Water Polo team played a very strong St Peter’s team at their home ground on Friday last week, coming away second best after a hard-fought match.  

This term, Rostrevor is fielding three Year 4/5 Basketball teams of eager young players. It’s a great age to get to know the game in a fun and non-competitive environment before they reach the Middle Years competition. This week, the Year 4/5 Red team, coached by Year 12 Frazer Lawrie, played Sunrise Christian School, and the Year 4/5 Black team, coached by Year 6 teacher Nathan Czernich, played East Marden Primary School.