College Newsletter - 1 March 2024
Principal’s Report
Welcome to the latest edition of our College Newsletter which features information on what has been happening in our community over the past fortnight.
We are now several weeks into the season of Lent, the 40-day journey towards Easter. The season of Lent is a period of preparation to celebrate Christ’s resurrection at Easter and is an opportunity for us to undertake practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving as a means to know Christ better and follow God’s will more faithfully.
During Lent we give something up as an act of penance and to represent Jesus’ sacrifice when he went into the desert to pray and fast for the 40 days. During Lent this year, we should remember the many who are suffering across our world due to poverty, injustice, and war. We remember those suffering in the war in Ukraine and Palestine.
I encourage all students to look for ways to give to others, spread God’s love and to pray for those suffering in our world.
At the beginning of Lent we launch Project Compassion, one of the many great works of Caritas which raises money to assist people in need. This year’s theme for Project Compassion is ‘For All Future Generations’ – a powerful reminder that what we do today impacts the lives of future generations. I encourage families to donate what you can to Project Compassion - money is collected in Homerooms on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays until Wednesday, 27 March.
Open Day 2024
The College Open Afternoon is on Wednesday, 13 March from 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm. This is a significant event for our community where we open the College for families and future students to tour our facilities and see the wonderful educational opportunities offered at Marist College Kogarah.
If you know of any families that have young boys in primary school and are thinking about their secondary school options, please encourage them to come and have a look at the College on our Open Afternoon. All families of the College are invited to join us for our Open Day.
Many students have volunteered to help out on Open Day as tour guides and assist with activities. Our students are always wonderful ambassadors for the College and I thank all those students who have volunteered.
To allow for preparation for the Open Day, students will be dismissed at 1.30 pm on Wednesday, 13 March.
College Alumni
Over the past two years the College has endeavoured to connect with former students of the College through our Alumni Project. We have been blessed to have had large groups of ex-students visit the College from previous decades and last year we held an Alumni BBQ. We are hoping to hold another major Alumni event over the coming months. If you or someone you know is an ex-student of the College, you can register with us though our MCK Alumni Registration form or make contact through the following email address: alumni@mckogarah.catholic.edu.au
Year 7 Camp
Last week our Year 7 students attended their camp at Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation Centre, North Narrabeen. It was a fantastic time for students where they engaged in outdoor activities and bonded as a year group. A report by Year 7 students can be found later in this newsletter.
Feeder Primary School Visits
Over the past few weeks, some Year 7 students have been visiting their former primary schools with members of the College Leadership Team to speak to Year 5 students about Marist College Kogarah and invite them to our Open Day. The Year 7 students have done a wonderful job promoting the College and the new opportunities they have in secondary school. They have been wonderful ambassadors for MCK and we are very proud of them!
May God bless all staff, students and families
Mr Simon Ghantous
College Principal
Assistant Principal’s Report
I hope all students have made a great start to the term. Each afternoon, I have the opportunity to dismiss the students from the Washington Street gate. I would like to commend the students on their manners and uniform as they leave the College grounds in the afternoon. It is a pleasure to farewell the students as they exemplify the high standards of the College.
Compass
As parents would be aware, the College uses the Compass platform to communicate important information to families. Please note Compass is used for:
- Information and consent for events and excursions. Where consent has not been provided, students will be unable to participate in these events.
- Attendance Notes only for the time your son will be absent, due to illness and specialist appointments.
(Notes regarding leaving from the venue for Thursday Sport must be handwritten and presented to Mr Booth, the Sports Coordinator by Thursday morning, not entered in Compass)
Please ensure you read and action all items in Compass.
Attendance at College Events
Students are required to attend all College events including but not limited to, excursions, swimming carnival, athletics carnival, reflection days, retreats, camps and community days. If your son is absent on any of these days, he will require a Doctor’s Certificate to explain his absence.
Subsequently, the College will acknowledge students with outstanding attendance each term. Leaders of Wellbeing will issue certificates to those students exhibiting outstanding attendance. A reminder that the Attendance Rewards Day, at Raging Waters will take place again this year, acknowledging outstanding attendance by students.
Not Present/Late to School
Just a reminder to parents, that if your son is going to be late to school or is absent from school you are required to add an Attendance Note in Compass to explain this absence/lateness. Over the course of next week, the College will email those parents whose sons have had unexplained absences for the previous weeks. Those parents are required to add an Attendance Note in Compass providing reasons for these unexplained absences. Failure to do so will result in his attendance record reflecting unexplained absences. All unexplained absences may be recorded on your son’s Semester Reports.
College Tutor Program
Again, I have had the privilege over the last few weeks to supervise students at the College Tutor Program. This is one of the most enjoyable aspects of my day! I would encourage all students to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity for support with homework, assignments, understanding of content and some wonderful conversations.
With the Year 12 Assessment period approaching in Week 7, it is great to see the senior students taking advantage of the expertise of the wonderful Ex-Student College Tutors. A reminder that both Year 11 and Year 12 students are able to book tutors via the Booking Sheet that Is shared with them each week. Students from Years 7 -10 are not required to book a tutor and should arrive at the library at 3.00 pm if they wish to seek help from a Tutor.
Tutors are available Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm in the College Library. I would ask parents to ensure suitable arrangements are made for your son to get home after the library closes at 5.00 pm.
What’s On Tuesday?
Through Marcellin Champagnat’s teachings of service to others, several years ago the College commenced an initiative What's on Tuesday (WOT) to provide additional opportunities to the students.
WOT Art Club commenced on Tuesday, 27 February. Art Club takes place each Tuesday for Term 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Art Room 49 from 3.00 pm and concludes at 4.00 pm. Students will engage in activities such as drawing, painting, printmaking, photography and sculpting.
To enable a student to participate in WOT Art Club, parents will be able to give a one-off permission for your son, that will cover his attendance throughout 2024, via Compass. Should you wish your son to participate, please have him see Ms Kirk or Ms Appleyard.
Thanks to Mr Kalodikis and Roland Harbord of Year 12 for their organisation of the Games Club! If you are interested in attending, please see Mr Kalodikis.
2024 Update to Medical Action Plans
A reminder that parents are required to notify the College in writing of any changes to their son’s Medical Action Plan.
In addition, it is the responsibility of parents to ensure that they are aware of the expiry date of any medication provided to the College.
2024 Media Consent Form/Student Acceptable Use of Technology Agreement
Your 2024 Media Consent Form/Student Acceptable Use of Technology Agreement is now available in Compass Insights. You will see an invitation to complete an Insights Cycle when you log into Compass. Click on the blue link to open the cycle, select your responses and ‘save’ - you will receive a ‘Thank you’ when completed. If you can’t see the link, go to the ‘More’ icon on the bottom right of your home page and then select ‘Insights’.
Only one parent from each family is required to complete the cycle and when finished the alert will disappear for the family. If you have not completed this cycle in Insights, I would ask that you do so as a matter of importance.
Washington Street Traffic Management
As you would be aware, the area outside the College gate in Washington Street is extremely congested at drop-off and pick-up times. The College does not have any dedicated drive by drop-off or pick-up zones in this area. This is extremely dangerous for all members of our community in the morning and afternoon.
As Washington Street is a dead-end, parents are encouraged and reminded of the dangers of performing a U-turn outside the College gates and are encouraged to travel further down Washington Street to turn around. Parents are asked not to double park or obstruct our neighbours’ driveways in Washington Street. We have a number of elderly residents, who need to be able to use their driveways at all hours. Parents are asked not to call their sons to cross Washington Street at the front gates to enter their car, on the opposite side of the road. The crossing at the end of Washington street is a safer option for all students, when crossing. Alternatively, parents are asked to meet their sons in Dunmore Street, or closer to Seaforth Park. For the safety of all entering and leaving the College, I would ask parents to adhere to these safety measures.
Wishing all families a lovely weekend.
Mrs Catherine Roebuck
Assistant Principal
Religious Education Coordinator
Project Compassion 2024
Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten fundraising and awareness-raising appeal is an extraordinary, ongoing demonstration of the faith, love and generosity of the Catholic congregation and caring supporters throughout Australia to help end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity.
The theme of Project Compassion 2024 is ‘For All Future Generations’.
This year, the theme For All Future Generations is inspired by the story of the burning bush in the book of Exodus (Exodus 3:1–20). In this story, God tells Moses that he has heard the cry of the people. God responds to injustice and chooses Moses to speak to Pharaoh.
Though Moses is afraid, God promises to be with him. Thus, God says, ‘By this name I shall be invoked for all future generations.’ As God called Moses, so now God calls us to work for all future generations.
For more over 55 years, Caritas Australia has worked together with many communities in Australia and around the world. It invites us to make the world a better place by working together now and finding long term solutions to global issues.
Starting on Monday, 19 February, we at MCK are sharing stories from many communities around the world to spread awareness on how Caritas aims to improve the livelihoods of vulnerable communities, supporting them to flourish and create opportunities for future generations to live to their full potential and thrive.
Money for Project Compassion will be collected in homerooms on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays, from Monday, 19 February to Wednesday, 27 March. Thank you in advance for your support of this great initiative.
Sydney Jewish Museum
On Thursday, 29 February, our students currently studying Studies of Religion (2 Unit), attended a seminar at the Sydney Jewish Museum. The seminar proved to be an invaluable educational opportunity for our students. Focused on the intricacies of Judaism, it provided a comprehensive understanding of the HSC syllabus topic and offered significant additional insights that will undoubtedly aid our students in their preparation for the upcoming HSC examination.
Year 7 Religious Education - MCK Detectives
In Term 1 Year 7 are exploring "What it means to be Catholic" as part of their Religious Education studies. This week 7REL1 became "MCK Detectives" in search of evidence that our school is a Catholic Community. Students were asked to locate symbols, evidence of rituals, traditions and practices as well as looking for links between the school and local parishes, Church agencies and organisations. Once we have gathered all of our evidence, we can then examine the essential question - "How does being Catholic influence a community?" Under the watchful and guiding gaze of Marcellin Champagnat we are discovering so much about what it means to be Catholic.
Mrs Joanne Danzey
Religious Education Teacher
The 10:10 Project Youth Night
Please contact Mr Ward via mitchell.ward001@syd.catholic.edu.au if you would like any further details.
Ms Lauren Abihanna
Religious Education Coordinator
Leader of Teaching and Learning
Year 12 Focus: Preparing for Success in Upcoming Assessments
As we approach the upcoming Year 12 Assessment Block which commences in week 7. It is crucial that our Year 12 students stay motivated and focused on their upcoming assessments. It is important students embrace a growth mindset and remember all their hard work and dedication will contribute to the learning growth of all students. At the College all students have access to support in our small group Intervention Program in the subject areas of English and Mathematics along with the support of expert teachers who visit classes across various subjects. All students also have access to our Tutor program each week to work with high achieving ex- students who act as mentors to support boys across various subject areas.
It is vital all students set achievable goals providing each student with a sense of direction. Creating a study schedule allocating time for each subject and topic being assessed will also help students in managing time and setting good routines. Breaking down study sessions into manageable chunks to avoid feeling overwhelmed can help support students' stress. One of the most effective ways students can prepare for exams is practicing past papers to help identify where they may need to focus revision. All students can access past papers on NESA websites along with papers provided with the guidance of their teachers. Also, this year all students have access to ATOMI online platform for relevant subjects which can also be useful for revising concepts and completing online quizzes and exams.
It is important to remember students need to balance study with time to rest and prioritize self -care. Eating well and finding time for activities that help them relax are essential for effective study and exam performance. All students are encouraged to seek support from their teachers, classmates and the support networks offered at the College. There are plenty of people who are available to help all our students to see growth in their learning and succeed. Keep up the great work, stay positive and remember your hard work will pay off in the end.
“Finis Coronat Opus – the end crowns the work”
SCS Public Speaking Competition
The launch of the Sydney Catholic Schools Public Speaking Competition commences this evening. The event celebrates the power of words, eloquence, confidence and persuasive communication skills among our students. This competition provides an excellent platform for students to showcase their talents and express their ideas on a wide range of topics. St Vincent’s College Ashfield is hosting the first round of the competition and we wish the following students the best of luck:
Year 7: Sven De Silva and Matteo Colarusso
Year 8: Dominic Galvan
Year 10: Joseph Minns
Seniors: Ryan Moreton
A huge thank you to Ms Adamson for her coordination and Mrs Hesson and Mr Pentecost who are coaching and supporting our representatives.
Year 7 Parent Forum - Elevate Education Study Skills Program
This year the College has initiated a new Study Skills program for our Year 7 students presented by Elevate Education educational coaches. This program aims to support all students with changes high school brings in terms of academic expectations. This week the program was initiated with a Parent Forum providing valuable insights into how parents can support their son’s academic journey and create a conducive study environment at home. The workshop focused on the importance of goal setting and motivation, managing time and stress and the importance of effective study routines. The importance of maintaining a positive growth mindset through hard work and goal setting to overcome challenges and achieve success was a central message. Partnering with Elevate Education along with positive communication between teachers and parents will certainly empower our Year 7 students with skills and confidence they need to thrive academically.
Elevate Parent Webinars
Elevate Education offers free parent webinars for parents every fortnight focusing on a different topic each time. These free 60-minute webinar series focus on strategies for study skills, motivation, well-being and exam preparation. By tuning into these webinars, you can help support your sons at home by reinforcing skills they are learning at school.
Please find the schedule for the Elevate Education Parent Webinars Term 1.
Mrs Gina Stavropoulos
Leader of Teaching and Learning
Year 7 Camp
We left on Wednesday, 21st February and on the first day we all went on the walk and after we found out about who we had in our cabin. Lots of us had friends and people who we had never talked to, but it let us expand our friendships. Then we all went to our activities, after our activities we went to the gymnasium to play some games.
The second day we had the same thing as yesterday but the games at the end of the day were different, but it helped us to build more friendship and because the games were to see which team got the most points. The teams were the people who were in our cabin. It was lots of fun!
Our last day we were already to go back home. We had our last activities and headed home.
Some of the best activities were kayaking, raft building and damper.
Overall camp was an amazing experience for all of us to remember for our lives.
Luciano Chalco Arce
Year 7
On the 21st of February we embarked on our Year 7 camp. For 2 nights, we stayed at the NSW Academy of Sport and Recreation in Narrabeen. We did so many fun activities at the camp and had a great time socialising and bonding with each other. In total we had 7 activities, kayaking, fire building and damper cooking, puzzle rooms, raft building, orienteering, archery and initiatives. Archery was my personal favourite!
Kayaking was my first activity and many of us enjoyed it! We went on a lake and had a blast going across the entire lake and down a portion of a river. Fire building had us set up the twig foundation of a campfire, which we then lit and used to cook damper. It was a great activity which had us work together as teams to build up the fire. More teamwork came in the form of the puzzle rooms, in which we had to work together to gather up clues from around the room, using those clues to open the numerous different padlocks within. Our engineering skills were tested in the raft building activity, where we were given certain materials to create a raft out of. We all had unique designs and methods of construction, and it also had us working in teams once more. The final activity for me on the second day was orienteering, which was a treasure hunt using compasses. It was very fun to learn how to operate compasses, and it definitely had a lot of us working hard to find those treasures.
The beginning of the first and final day for me brought archery. In this activity, we learnt how to shoot a bow and arrow, which we used to play archery dodgeball. It was an incredible experience, putting a fun and unique twist on the classic game. My final activity was initiatives, which was an assortment of team-based problem-solving activities. It definitely threw us for a loop, but many of us were able to work together and solve the problems. However, while these were all of the daytime activities, we also did something fun on both nights. We all gathered in the gymnasium for a game’s night, which bore many fun and interesting games, such as one-pin bowling, ring toss, survival tag and blanket basketball just to name a few.
It was an extremely fun and creative assortment of activities, which acted as the perfect endings for our thrill-filled days. Overall, the year 7 camp was a great time! We had a fantastic experience and would absolutely go again!
Matteo Colarusso
Year 7
The 2024 year7 camp was an AMAZING experience filled with many fun experiences.
Day 1
We arrived at the venue and had lunch after that we got to settle into our dorms and meet new people. There were 7 groups all named a colour and as I was in the red group, we were lucky to start with kayaking which was an awesome way to start the camp. The kayaking took place in their lake, and it was colour red and blue together and 2 people per boat. This activity ensured that you and your partner would have to work together as communication was key to ensure that nothing bad such as capsizing would happen. After kayaking was dinner then we had showers and time to hang out in our dorms. To cap off night 1 we had a game night filled with creative and fun activities.
Day 2
After breakfast on day 2 we attempted to make a damper. When making the damper we had three groups each of them had to light a fire and keep the flames large and alive however only 2 of the three groups succeeded in completing the task so we had to all use those 2 fires to make our damper. The damper ended up different for everyone like some peoples were doughy and some were burnt but tasted good when paired with honey. Puzzle rooms were next, so we had to split into 4 groups and each group had to solve the puzzles in their rooms which was difficult for some people but also easy for others. Lunch was served then we went back to our dorms to relax for a while before we started raft building. We once again split into 4 and after the swim test our groups started to assemble our rafts with pipes, empty water cooler jugs and a crate which was all held together with ropes. Orienteering was after raft building which is when we had to find symbols on tiny blocks of wood using a compass and directions as well as how roughly many steps to walk on a piece of paper. Once again, we finished the night with games but they were different from night 1.
Day 3
After breakfast we had archery tag which was red vs blue. Both teams were on a different basketball court next to each other and we had to shoot bows that had a thick piece of foam at the end. The goal was to hit as many people as possible on the other team. After that we had initiatives which was trying to complete different challenging task with our team. Lunch was next and after lunch we departed back to school.
Benjamin Elters
Year 7
Sports Report
SCS Conference 3 Representative Sports have commenced for the 2024 Calendar year. This term we have teams representing the College in Touch Football, Basketball and All Abilities European Handball. Let’s see how our boys have started off their seasons.
Touch Football
Senior Team
Round 1 of the Senior Touch Football Competition saw MCK face St John Bosco in a tough first match. Wet conditions meant the game was played very defensively from both sides. Although the attack was a little disjointed at times the boys came away with a 3-0 victory in slippery conditions, showing great resilience defensively to not let in any tries. This was followed with a convincing 15-5 victory over De La Salle Caringbah in round 2. The opposition were a younger side and put up a good challenge in the initial stages of the match, as Kogarah saw themselves down 1-0 in the opening minutes. However, Kogarah was ultimately too skilful in the end. Special mention to Marat Nahas who has been player of the match in both encounters, leading the team around the field in great fashion. The Seniors will now look to continue an undefeated start to the season against Marist College Penshurst in round 3.
Mr Jake Gallagher and Mrs Helen Tarabay
Coaches
Intermediate Team
Following the treacherous journey to Barden Ridge the Intermediate Touch Football team were pumped up for their opening matchup against St John Bosco. MCK raced out to a 4-1 lead but after several errors and a lack of chemistry, the team settled for a 7-7 draw with Jake Batton being named man of the match by Bosco. Round 2 saw MCK come up against championship favourites De La Salle Caringbah in a humid match at Carss Park. The halftime score reflected a valiant effort by MCK with Caringbah slightly out in front at 3-2. The talent and experience of Caringbah was ultimately enough to hand MCK our first loss of the season 3-7, with Jake Batton again being named man of the match by the opposition. The intermediate team will turn our attention to Marist College Penshurst and will endeavour to bounce back with a win!
Mr Luke Rodriguez
Coach
Junior Team
Round 1 of the Junior Touch Football Competition saw Marist College Kogarah take on St John Bosco. In a tough match MCK won 5-3 with some incredible performances from Alexander Borg, Adrian Lamproglou and Jonah Selui. Alexander and Adrian were instrumental in driving the team forward each set. Jayden Taylor came up with some crucial touches on the wing throughout the match. Michael Pappas and Lukas Kazzi were also strong off the interchange bench showing passing on their knowledge and experience to the new Year 7 students in the team. The squad is looking to go deep into the touch tournament in Term 1.
Round 2 of the Touch Competition saw MCK face De La Salle Caringbah in a tough match, played under the heat with no substitutes due to Year 7 Camp. The 6 Year 8 Boys, managed to equalise in the first half at 4-4 thanks to Jayden Tuione with his skilful play and quick thinking leading the boys through. Unfortunately, the second half was a little more difficult. A combination of the heat, no substitutes, and fatigue the boys were challenged and went down 6-7 in the last seconds of the game. Solid effort to Simon Berhe and Lucas Ajaka for covering the middle when a few of the boys needed a break.
Mr Chris Raptis
Coach
Basketball
Senior Team
Round 1 saw the Senior Boys Basketball team defeat St John Bosco Engadine 40-29.
Without training and only selecting the team a week earlier both teams started slowly but as the game progressed our boys began to pull away. This was led by our Man of the Match Raphael Ventura who posted 17 points for the game. Well done boys. After a week off with the BYE we’re now looking to continue the momentum from round 1 into our clash with Marist Penshurst.
Mr George Kazanis and Mr Kristian Kounnas
Coaches
Intermediate Team
The Intermediate Basketball team had a solid start to the season with a convincing 50-32 victory over St John Bosco Engadine. Jose Garcia and captain Jayden Dimagmaliw both dominated the scoring with 15 points each.
The second round was a tough battle against a strong De La Salle Caringbah. MCK led at the end of the first half due to a streak of fast break plays and cool finishes by Owen Cheng and Dyon Kafarakis. Angus Tsougranis and Dimitri Haralambopoulos worked well to neutralise the opposing centre but the clear height advantage that Caringbah possessed overall was difficult to deal with and we were outrebounded in the second half. Kogarah eventually went down 47-56 at the buzzer but we are confident that we will meet Caringbah in the finals to exact revenge on our opponents.
Jayden’s consistent outstanding performances over the first two rounds resulted in him receiving the players’ player medal two weeks in a row.
Mr Christian Zilich
Coach
Junior Team
The MCK Junior Basketball team got off to a flying start in intense heat claiming a 39-26 win against St John Bosco Engadine. We played man to man full court press and subbed the bench to exhaust our opponents. As expected, they could not match the intensity and we took the win without a single training opportunity to learn each other's game except a quick pre-match 5 on 5. Player’s player medal went to Cooper Alexander.
Last week's game was against a well-trained Caringbah team who really allowed the Kogarah squad the chance to show what we have. The game was pretty evenly matched with some key players missing on Year 7 camp - until Brandon So with his incredible reach and athleticism turned the game around with an explosive sub 5 minutes in. Cooper (again players player) was our top scorer with Brandon only a single basket behind. All players fought hard and admirably in the sweaty airless inferno of the Riverwood community courts to claim their second win of the season. What an adventure! We are looking forward to the upcoming match with Marist Penshurst that will again be a fun rollercoaster of fast and furious basketball!
Ms Tracey Adamson
Coach
All Abilities European Handball
The European Handball season commenced with a washed-out Round 1.
In Round 2, our team faced formidable opponents: Menai Aquinas College in the initial match and Penshurst Marist College in the second match. The first match proved to be a tough encounter against the physically dominant Aquinas team. Despite our boys' commendable efforts, we were defeated by the superior opposition with a scoreline of 20-1.
The second match yielded a more favourable outcome for our team. We secured a victory against Penshurst with a score of 12-7. The boys displayed excellent offensive skills, showcasing adept ball movement and precision in front of the goal. Key contributors to the goals were Jerome Elhage, Issac Andrade, and Gabriel Giouras. Noteworthy performances included Frankie Trunzo's standout role as the goalkeeper, making numerous crucial saves.
Mr James Drahalivas and Mrs Kristina Rodgers
Coaches
Personal Achievements
Cooper Daley Year 12
Cooper competed in the NSW All Schools Triathlon on Tuesday 20th February and finished 6th out of 84 competitors. He will now compete in the SSA Triathlon Championships in Western Australia next month. We congratulate Cooper and wish him the best of luck!
Matias Soca Year 11
Matias has demonstrated exceptional dedication and talent in swimming to start the 2024 calendar year. Throughout the past few years, he has consistently displayed outstanding performance in various competitions, alongside commendable sportsmanship, and discipline.
As swimming epitomises perseverance and hard work, Matias embodies these qualities both in and out of the pool, serving as a positive role model for his peers. Recently, he excelled at the MCK Swim Squad Trials, securing top placements in all races.
Looking forward, Matias is preparing for the 2024 Australia’s Age Nationals Championships in the Gold Coast and then the 2024 Aussies at the Sunshine Coast, where he will represent Engadine Swimming Club and Wanda Surf Club, respectively.
Notably, he also achieved 2nd place in the Sydney Harbour Splash 2024 (Australia Day), fundraiser for Dementia competing against renowned athletes.
Mr Jason Booth
Sports Coordinator
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