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October 2011
Georgia is sitting in Ms Salinger’s office for the 10 millionth Tuesday lunchtime in a row, waiting patiently for Adele to toast her sandwich. Don’t get us wrong, we love our “Sally”, but Adele’s lunchtime tardiness is time consuming. After all it’s hard to plan the Big Breakfast when your partner in crime is standing in the common room waiting for her cheese to melt.
After starting the year with some helpful hints from the “Purple Lady” (Judith Field), on how to be leader (to Georgia’s amazement, leaders don’t exercise their authority by pushing year 7’s into lockers), the SRC were ready to go with our first big event, International Women’s Day! After some delish brekky comprised of berry filled pastries, complimented by guest speaker and former Siena student, Anna Trembath, we raced back to school to begin preparing the MAMMOTH GIANT FUNDRAISER that is SRC WEEK!
Still waiting for Adele’s cheese to melt, Ms Salinger, Isabel Ross (PR and Admin Captain) and I planned SRC week without her! Jokes. Adele’s cheese melted, however much to Georgia’s demise she was really just being a nerd, arriving with a stack folders and books the size of China. However, upon Adele’s arrival she simply, yet again saw little G, bragging about her new gadget the almighty iPad 2, so attached to it she carries it around everywhere; even more freakishly taping her teachers (just so she can listen to their voices over and over). Finally we could all get stuck into planning all the eensie weensie details of the week, including making 300 armbands and taking a trip to COSTCO to purchase 300 cans of drink, 6 litres of tomato sauce and 3000 napkins. Trust us kids; buying in bulk really does save you money!
The Hide and Seek World Record Attempt saw just under 180 girls running and screaming through the corridors and the yard, away from the wrath of the evil teacher seekers. Next came Big Breakfast. There is nothing like arriving at school at 6.30 in the morning to fire up the BBQ’s and Justin Beiber to cook hundreds upon hundreds of eggs (Georgia’s least favorite food) and then having to chase the builders around, trying to offload 30 leftover egg and bacon rolls.Siena’s Got Talent saw the junior school produce a new wave of talent, which rivaled that of hardened SGT veteran, Dana Hamilton! With over ¾ of the school packed in to the gym, the mood was set for girls to sing and dance their way through lunchtime. Chuck in a Mobile Phone Raffle and the “Guess the Lollies in the Lolly Jar” (Adele’s favorite, attempting to make a mathematical guess, being sure… then guessing wrong by just a casual 87 lollies) and Fiesta on the Friday and we had ourselves a fantastic week.
Following the jam-packed week we were rewarded with a “Study Break” holiday. Next term (our LAST EVER full term) we were lucky enough to be graced by the presence of Sr. Sheila. At the assembly we were absolutely thrilled to present her with a $5000 cheque from the fundraising at International Women’s Day Breakfast and SRC Week.
Finally after all the whimsical reminiscing of the good times we’ve shared together, we’re suddenly thrown back into the present, where we are haunted by at least 75 trial exams and the sadness of leaving our peers, the people we’ve laughed, cried, ate, and raved with over the past 6 years. It is all about to end, turning into distant memories of our past *queue sad orchestral music*
…But lastly we are reminded that the school will not be lost and will not be destroyed without our presence, as we are reminded off the fantastic College Co-Captains for 2012- Dana Hamilton and Nadia Morali – formerly a teapot and a wardrobe. We are so thrilled to be handing over to such great leaders; we know that Siena, our “Sally” and the SRC will be kept in great form with these two in charge!!
Georgia Morsley and Adele Hirst, School Captains
The year through the Captains’ eyes
The year through the Captains’ eyes - photos! :D
Hey guys, I’m Emily, your Kurrajong House Captain, (if you don’t know me by now-‐ I’ll get over it… eventually).
This is my last (and first) arFcle as your House Captain and I just want to say a massive THANKYOU to all the girls who have helped out and given their all for the first three terms of this year. Even if you drowned in the swimming pool, collapsed of heat stroke at aths or massively stacked it during the Yr. 12 dance at Fiesta (like me :( ) your efforts have been noFced AND appreciated and we (your house Captains) love you for it. Thinking back to the beginning of the year is quite difficult, I won’t lie, and right now I’m having trouble remembering all the Fny insignificant details such as who won what, etc. etc. and for that reason imma just say CONGRATULATIONS KURRAJONG FOR WINNING EVERYTHING!... (I wish)Joke aside, I’m pre]y sure we won one of the shields in each major sporFng event, although I have been quite forcibly reminded that Waratah were the Overall swimming Champions while Dianella blitzed the Aths. But… you know… who wants to win all the Fme anyway??? (*sob*)
Despite all our prophesies of doom, Fiesta actually went according to plan… well mostly… and turned out to be a great day and a heap of fun. I’d just like to Congratulate the Year 7’s on an epic first Fme and I hope that you’ll conFnue to put your name down in the next couple of years. Another huge congratulaFon to the Year 12 Dancers (We kept it PG!) and all the other actors and dancers involved. A massive thank you must go to all the girls who helped out back-‐stage and with the props (both in their creaFon and on the day) -‐ we literally couldn’t have done it without you! Thanks also to the girls from ALL houses (if you’re reading this) for being there, especially for the captains when we were seriously stressed and pulling our hair out in frustraFon that things were not working. OOOH! Also a HUGE thanks to singers and everyone in the band (spesh Mon Ludekens) coz WE DID IT!!! CHA-‐YEAH ! (Let’s face it… Cassia’s band was pre]y kick-‐ass so it’s ok to celebrate)
For all of you who MISSED the house challenge (which was a giant-‐sized wordfind!)… your loss. Well, not really, if I remember it was a beauFful day and so lunchFme would have been pre]y good too, but for all those who DID show up WE CAME SECOND and were only TWO WORDS off Waratah. So thank you for persevering against the giant headache-‐in-‐waiFng that is thousands of le]ers right next to each other and an even bigger thank you to all those girls who found more than two words… unlike me :/
I’m slowly running out of things to talk about… Oh Yeah! House Aerobics is coming up! It’s a heck of a lot of fun if you form a team of friends and even more fun for us all to watch, so if you’re interested PLEASE sign up (even if it is for the mixed house division).… other than that my word limit is up and I’m out of House Events, so with the hugest hug to my other captains for all the work they have done, I hope you all have a fantasFc ‘rest of the year’ and best of luck for the future.
Xx Emily O’Grady, Kurrajong House Captain
Kurrajong
WaratahGday guys! Sarah McNaughtan your Waratah house captain here! With the end of the year drawing VERY near, now is the Fme to reflect back on the year and the Waratah house’s successes.
The year began with a splash as the Waratah house took over the pool in the swimming, taking out first place. We were pumped and raring to go by the Fme Aths came around and gave it a red hot go. As the end of term 2 came by, we farewelled our devoted house coordinator Ms Vanderzalm and welcomed Ms Hodgeson (a.k.a. Modgey – super duper legend) into the role – who has done an AWESOME job! The Fiesta audiFons and rehearsals began which was hecFc and very stressful but once the day of performance arrived, everyone involved had a ball! We won two of the library challenges that took place throughout the year which was great fun!
It’s been a great year and we’ve been very successful as a house! Big thanks to everyone for parFcipaFng in the various acFviFes, showing great enthusiasm and embracing the waratah spirit! I am so proud to have led such a great house this year and am not looking forward to farewelling the house and my fellow captains in a few weeks Fme! :S Speaking of captains, Philly, Dana, Grace, Claire and Emilia, you’re all LEGENDS and I love all of you!! Thanks for everything you funny chickens! :D
WARATAH 4 LIFE! ♥♥♥
Mcnaughty out. =] xxx
Sarah McNaughtan, Waratah Captain
DianellaOH HEY THERE SIENA -‐ didn’t see you there!
My name is Bridget Arundell, but you can call me Dumbledore. I guess you’re probably wondering how Dumbledore comes from Bridget, but I’ll tell you the full story.
Actually, no I won’t; instead, I feel it is more necessary to reflect on probably the greatest year of my life... the year I went to the JusFn Bieber concert – NAH JOKES (but I actually did go) – the year of year 12, and the year I was house captain of Dianella.
If you are part of the Dianella ‘crew’ you may recall me standing up in front of you all at the end of last year and telling you that I didn’t have a boyfriend because Dianella meant more to me. Today, nothing has changed. I am sFll single and ready for a pringle!
Now, let’s get down to business… so I can get back to watching JusFn Bieber on YouTube. I was lying in my bed on a fresh summer morning back in February when I fell into a brief sleep and dreamt I had fallen asleep in a pool and was beginning to sink to the bo]om. Then, as I encountered a hypnic jerk (for all you Psychology fans out there) I sprang through the water like a Hammerhead dolphin! Ironically, that is exactly what my li]le Dianella munchkins did on the Inter-‐House Swimming Sports. We swam (duh), cheered, dived, springboard dived and noodled our way through the chlorine all the way to the finish line.
On this day Dianella performed with great courage and enthusiasm and filled both lanes in every single event… I repeat… EVERY. SINGLE. EVENT. I couldn’t ask for a more passionate group of galz who were willing to swim for their house on that day.
Just when the year 12s and year 7s had thought that was enough for one day… I decided to throw them a party… at school…in the hall…with teachers…and food. Never ever forget the food. Myself, along with many other year 12s were FULLY PUMPED for a crazy night! That night was a great success with everyone gelng involved and having fun, and I would like to thank everyone for being so enthusiasFc despite have severe sunburn or hot flushes from wearing a onesie.
Next on the agenda: ATHLETICS! Now this could go on for a while, so get comfortable in your classroom chair, or if you’re in B5, stop spinning on that wheelie chair. This day made me realize that I am in love with Dianella. This house was incredibly enthusiasFc on that day, our cheer squad wasn’t the biggest… but it was the loudest, as we took home the enthusiasm award…an award that we Dianellians love to win. When the half Fme scores were revealed, and Dianella was coming 4th, who rose to the occasion? DIANELLA DID. Yeah that’s right. Aoer moving up to 3rd, then to 2nd, our dependence on the blue relay baton was what we had. Dianella children ran so fast I couldn’t even see them, as we claimed 1st place in every single relay except 2 or 3, resulFng in Dianella winning the overall aggregate award. A big congratulaFons and thanks to everyone who ran, jogged, walked, threw, jumped and cheered! You guys are wicked!
Ahhhh… what happened next. Oh yeah, this is when Bridget went to the JusFn Bieber concert on the 2nd of May.
Mmmm… what’s that I smell? Hmmm it’s not the smell of the new paint in the hall, and it’s not the smell of the cookies in the food tech room… I smell FIESTA!Fiesta, ahhh, the reason why I a]end Siena College… my favourite day on the school calendar. Having been preparing for this since the summer holidays, it was going to be huge. And it was. The house captains along with the house coordinators worked Frelessly to come up with an appropriate and fun script and everyone in the house worked hard to contribute, whether it be backstage or on stage. I loved our fiesta, and I cannot thank everyone who helped out enough. A very special menFon to our dancers, we took home the Hot Shoe Shuffle Award because we are so hot and shuffling… and the year 7s took home the ‘First Timers’ award… something they worked so hard for! Those year sevens blew me away, their enthusiasm and eagerness knocked me on the floor… literally…and they were a bundle of fun to boogie with.
Coming up, we have the Inter-‐house aerobics and I hope a lot of Dianella girls get involved. I’ll be up on stage… and so should you! I shall keep you informed of this soonish.
To gradually conclude my essay, I would like to menFon the house coordinators Mr. Gibbs and Ms. Plasto. I have never seen two house coordinators so involved in their house, especially on inter-‐house days. Their help and assistance on those days, and helping make sure everyone was where they needed to be was incredibly helpful and I thank them both for that. I would also like to thank Mr. Gibbs for his inspiraFonal videos at house assemblies, and for providing the year 12s of Dianella with breakfast not long ago…mmm.
And last, but not least, my other house captains. I love you. A lot. So much. Like, so much. This has been one of the most challenging school years of my life and to have such a hilarious and hard working captains made it so much easier to work. Our house captain meeFngs ooen turned into laughing fits and dance offs and I love you all. All of you. So much.
So, much to your disappointment, it’s Fme for me to say good-‐bye. Just from this essay though. You will sFll see me around the school. Feel free to say hi. I will say hi back. A promise is a promise. Have a good day and remember: Dianellians are delicious!
Oh wait, just a final saying for you to say to yourself when you are in that English exam and you forgot all your quotes, when you are semi-‐dying during the 1500, when you lose you CAS calculator stylus or when you feel like you can’t remember how to use a Bunsen burner… NEVER SAY NEVER.
Bridget Arundell, Dianella House Captain
CassiaDear Cassia Girls,
I would have to say that this year has been an excepFonal one for us!! At the start of this year we decided that we would show everyone how compeFFve we could be and we could not have achieved our goal be]er. Every Cassia girl has showed her enthusiasm, determinaFon and passion at house events making this year the best one for Cassia since I have been at Siena.
The first event was Swimming Sports. Everyone came in their bathers ready to compete. Our construcFon site theme was great, with everyone (including the teachers) being involved. We were able to fill EVERY race which was fantasFc! We also introduced our new house song, allowing our girls to show their Cassia spirit proudly. As the first house event for our year 7’s we were able to show them what being in Cassia is all about.
Next we had athleFcs! The athleFcs carnival was an exciFng day. When Mr Knights promised us McDonalds if we won, he had no idea how close he would come to regrelng his words!! With Cassia leading for the majority of the day I can tell you Mr Knights got very, VERY, nervous. It was great to see the surprise on the faces of other houses, as well as the joy on ours when the scores kept being read out with Cassia in the lead. Our new song was sung loudly and proudly, with our house just missing out on the enthusiasm award. While in the end we didn’t receive the Maccas we sFll had a very successful day winning both the senior aggregate trophy and the Yr 12 novelty trophy. I know next year we can build on such a successful result .
Then it was Fme to warm up our voices, pracFce our dance moves and don costumes for Fiesta. With our Michael Jackson theme it was clear that Cassia would put on a great show. For 5 weeks the girls rehearsed lunchFme aoer lunchFme and even aoer school to put our extravaganza together! We had girls dance, act, sing, play instruments, write the script, paint props and help backstage on the day. Not only did our house have Michael Jackson, zombies, school kids and prisoners we also had our very own monkey, equipped with his oversized head and lolly bananas!! The great help of everyone lead Cassia to win not one, not two, but three awards. We won The Academy Award (acFng), The Backstage Award and most importantly, St Catherine’s Cup – the best overall performance. Our story was polished and funny; the dances great to watch and the music was fantasFc with clearly the largest band of any house. We would like to thank everyone who contributed to us being the Fiesta Champions of 2011!!!!!
Now Inter house aerobics is leo. So make sure, girls, to start stretching and to get your leotards ready as we want to finish such a successful year strongly!!!
Love Jacqui xox
This term has been a busy one in visual arts! Year 12s studying Art and Studio Arts have worked hard on their Unit 4 folios and have just submi]ed them to be marked. Well done girls! Visual CommunicaFon and Design and Design Technology students are also preparing to hand in their folios as the holidays approach. The Year 11 Studio Arts class have been involved in the Indoor Laneway Project -‐ an online collaboraFon project run by The Arts Centre where the class can submit their artwork... Go online and check it out! Year 9 Art students have been pracFcing their observaFonal drawing, and have produced some beauFful artwork depicFng scenes of the school. They have also been studying street art aoer returning from 'Siena in the City'. The Year 8 Art students have been studying the art elements and principles, parFcularly colour, pa]ern and line. They have also produced expressive portraits, and are about to start some painFng! A public art project is a-‐happening at Siena, involving students from all year levels, so listen for future updates and keep your eyes peeled! And lastly, please come along to our Siena College art exhibiFon on the 21st of October, an evening showcasing work of students from all visual arts subjects and all year levels!
That's all for now,Katharine Mahoney, Visual Arts Captain
visual arts
Firstly, WHAT A YEAR! Thanks to all our extremely considerate, valued girls. Our mission at St Vincent de Paul is to share ourselves – who we are, and what we have – with the poor, and yet this conFnues to become a part of daily life at Siena. We seek to cooperate in shaping a more just and compassionate community, through serving the poor, respecFng their dignity, sharing our hope and encouraging them to take control of their own desFny.
The St Vincent de Paul commi]ee (Vinnies) have worked Frelessly to raise money for people less fortunate than ourselves. In doing this, we are able to assist people who are unable to support themselves. This year, we have run four extremely successful cake stalls, where students in each of the houses bought in cakes, which were then sold in the undercroo. All of the houses did an amazing job, and we are extremely grateful for the generous contribuFon of teachers, parents and students. Each house received house points (which contribute to the House of the Year award) based on their contribuFon to the cake stalls. This approach allowed the cake stalls to be reinvigorated and we were very proud of the ‘whole school’ effort. CongratulaFons, to Cassia, who were awarded the most points for their contribuFon to the cake stalls.
The St Vincent de Paul girls were also very successful in selling Cadbury chocolates. Within two weeks all of the chocolates had been sold, enabling us to raise over $450 for this iniFaFve. A massive thankyou to the year 7 members who sold their chocolates so quickly and with such enthusiasm.
On Saturday December the 3rd, the St Vincent de Paul commi]ee are again running a Christmas BBQ for St Vinnies volunteers and some mentally ill clients. We look forward to funding, welcoming and cooking the lunch. St Vincent de Paul established a program called Compeer which liaises a mentally incapable individual with a buddy or ‘peer’. This friend will take them to see a movie or have a coffee once a week which assists their self esteem, which in turn has proven to aid development. This program has become a tradiFon at Siena, and in the past, everyone who a]ended had a great Fme, and the day was beneficial for both the members of the program, as well as the student and teacher helpers.
We would like to extend a huge thankyou to all the loyal and valued Vinnies girls and staff, parFcularly Ms Giov who has assisted and supported us over the years. We also greatly appreciate the help of the House Coordinators and assistants, who were extremely enthusiasFc and supporFve in preparaFons for cakestalls.
“A li]le consideraFon, a li]le thought for others, makes all the difference.” Any students that wish to join us are most welcome. Stay tuned for announcements about meeFngs.
Lauren Day and Anna Nicolson, St Vinnies Co-‐Presidents
The St Vinnies girls owe a debt of graFtude to out-‐going President, Lauren Day, who worked Frelessly and with great determinaFon, from her early days in the Conference to her ExecuFve management role in the last 2 years. She has had extensive support and dedicaFon from Anna Nicolson who was also the Co-‐President this year. Thank you and good luck Lauren and Anna.
Ms Giovannini.
St.Vinnies
environmentEnvironment over the past year at Siena
has been great! Chickens have been laying insane amount of eggs and we've all had a
fantastic time looking after them.
The "Gorillas are calling on YOU" project has been very successful, with a total of 52 phones being donated! This has been
great as these generous donations contribute to a great cause and will help make a difference to all those gorgeous
gorillas in Africa!
Katia Overmars, Environment Captain
Hi Girls,
Wow Siena! We knew that terms 2 and 3 would be a blast but these terms were above all our expectaFons. Term two was the Fme for netball and hockey! We had our greatest parFcipaFon ever in netball and our hockey teams played so well each week. CongratulaFons to all the girls who parFcipated!
Term 2 holidays was the Waverley InternaFonal Tournament! Four cold, rainy, fabulous days of netball! The senior team and two junior teams played incredibly well each day and we all had an amazing Fme together, covered with blankets, supporFng each other.
Term 3, what a term!! Badminton, soccer and volleyball in junior, intermediate and senior were played with great spirit and skill! CongratulaFons to all the girls, and especially good luck to all the girls involved in finals in the next couple of weeks!!
Massive congratulaFons to the senior basketball team who won the McDonald’s Basketball tournament this term!!
Another huge congratulaFons to Vinning Mak who is to head off to the Commonwealth Games for Australia in Badminton! We are so proud of you Vinning and wish you the best of luck!!
Term 3 also included WHOLE SCHOOL ZUMBA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much to everyone who parFcipated and we hope you had as much fun as we did!!
Of course sport at Siena could not happen without our wonderful coaches and teachers, thank you to everyone who supported us all throughout the term!!
Thank you to everyone involved and we hope to see you all again either on the basketball court or the cricket field next term!!
From your Sports Captains,Nicole Clark and Claire Angus
Sport Report
*round of applause*
And an extra special round of applause must go to Shannen Bethune, who wowed the College Leadership team with her mad skills in public speaking and won the inaugural Antonio De Montesinos Public Speaking Award.
The Junior DAV DebaFng program for year 7s and 8s was also started again this year; to all the girls who were brave enough to face the awesomeness that is debaFng, I thank you for all your amazing efforts and results!
But now back to our favourite bunch of girls. Yes, that’s right, the ones from Whitefriars. I am proud to say, that Siena College won BOTH of the Siena-‐Whitefriars Great Comic Debates this year – and this 100% record, I’m sure, will be upheld for the next, oh let’s just say… 100 years or so.
In all seriousness though, I’d like to thank each and everyone of you who a]ended the Siena debate – thank you for supporFng us, thank you for laughing in all the right places but most of all, THANK GOODNESS THAT SIENA AND WHITEFRIARS WILL NEVER AMALGAMATE. Even more seriously, thank you for all the girls who parFcipated in any public speaking and/or debaFng acFvity this year – you’ve made it one of the best. A massive THANK YOU must go to the debaFng coaches, especially Mrs Robertson the DebaFng and Public Speaking Coordinator. Next Fme you pass a debaFng coach/debater in the corridor, give them a high-‐5, because they’re just too cool.
Arguably awesome, for the very last Fme,
Layal Hanna, DebaFng Captain 2011.
debatingWHADDUP FELLOW SIENIANS!
This is Layal Hanna, your one and only awesome DebaFng Captain for 2011! Ok, I’ll stop. I’m really not that happy. I’M BLOOMIN’ ECSTATIC! You want to know why? I’ll tell you why. Because… THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST YEAR OF DEBATING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING, like, EVER!And I’m not just talking about our epic thrashing of those Whitefriars Boys a couple of week ago (although that was quite epic, If I do say so myself) This year, all 6 debaFng teams, from years 9-‐12 entered in the DAV debaFng compeFFon wowed us all with their efforts, ability to argue and fantasFc results.
CongratulaFons once again to the following girls who received the Best Speaker Awards for this year: A Grade: Layal Hanna (it was NOT rigged, I promise) (I’m just unnaturally gioed) (Lol jks, I’m Fght with the teachers) B Grade: Georgina EohymiouC Grade: Catherine DentD Grade: Bernade]e Harradine
“Will you amalgamate with me?” - Andy
This year has been an absolute blast! As Social Welfare Captain I have worked closely with the SRC and the other Social JusFce Captains in an effort to raise funds for Sister Sheila in Kopanang. This year we have worked to raise awareness in the Siena Community of what we are fundraising for and why, through the house screens, talking to homerooms and speaking at assembly. I have thoroughly enjoyed helping organise events such as InternaFonal Women’s Day and SRC Week, as I have developed my skills of working in a team and listening to those around me in order to make things happen. I have learnt invaluable skills such as efficient public speaking at leadership days, I have made a contribuFon to my school by having a say in the School review, I am more aware of the issues present in our society and within the world through being a part of the SRC and the St Vincent de Paul group, and I have worked with our fantasFc co-‐ordinator Ms Salinger to make my posiFon as a leader important in the school. Highlights have included hearing guest speakers such as Anna Trembath (speaker at InternaFonal Women’s Day), who have inspired me to go beyond what I would have aimed for had I not met these people. Being involved in the SRC has given me some incredible and unforge]able experiences such as having breakfast at Parliament house and speaking at our Sorry Day ceremony. I have learnt to have courage within myself when faced with a challenging situaFon, such as having conversaFons with strangers during open days and at the year 7 interviews. I have learnt that all it takes is a li]le faith in order to not be afraid to parFcipate and get involved as this has led me to gelng myself up on stage and singing my heart out during SRC week, which I don’t regret for a second. I encourage everyone who is a part of this community to get involved in it, as you will never understand how much of a difference you can make if you don’t believe in yourself and have a go :) My final contribuFon to Siena College will be through a charity soirée coming up in term 4 where, alongside my amazing vice-‐captain Sophia, we hope to showcase some of the tremendous talent that this school has to offer to raise money for those without food and water in East Africa. So really this year has been about doing something valuable with the precious Fme we have, so I leave you with this, ‘All mankind is divided into three classes; those that are immovable, those that are moveable, and those that move’.
Maleah Gridley, Social Welfare Captain
Social Justice
Hey everyone!
I'm Heilala Telaivuna and if you haven't realised from the casual acknowledgements I do at the start of every assembly and mass, I'm your (soon to be ex :( ) Social Justice Captain!There have been a lot of things done this year in the social justice and social welfare department; including the usual SRC week and Fiesta, in which we raised a record amount money for Kopanang and the Solomon Island communities, and the International Women’s Day breakfast. We have also had some new additions such as the East Africa Caritas Appeal, and the celebration of Reconciliation Day by raising the aboriginal flag for the first time alongside the Australian Flag at the school. It has been an exciting and busy year and everything could not have been done without the help of the wonderful Social Welfare captain, Maleah Gridley, Ms Salinger and all the other lovely SRC girls!
Heilala Telaivuna, Social Justice Captain
What a wonderful, music filled year it had been at Siena! Each and every ensemble and solo performer has, without a doubt, improved out of sight, be it in their tone, technique, performance skills or hopefully most of all, their passion for their instrument and music! There have been so many fantasFc achievements that need to be celebrated. First of all, the year sevens: These girls have started their instruments this year and have worked so hard. They have performed at the first semester soiree, the annual music concert, and they have also played for a group of grade 5s and inspired them to pick up a new instrument! CongratulaFons to those girls, you have improved so much and you’ll keep on gelng be]er!
Next, the students who have parFcipated and completed their school based or AMEB performance or theory exams. For those who have tried this process before, it is super grueling and stressful, the preparaFon is intense, but the saFsfacFon and improvement upon compleFon is amazing. CongratulaFons all girls who have done this! No ma]er what grade you’ve achieved, you’re a success :)
Of course, I have to menFon the amazing concert “Musica per la Vita”. All of the music students parFcipated in this magnificent display of talent and all of their hard work and pracFce certainly paid off. It was a night to remember!
Last of all, I’d like to congratulate all of the girls who have audiFoned for and been allocated bands and ensembles for term 4 and next year! PracFce hard, put in the hard work, but make sure you keep on having a ball :)
Monica Ludekens, Music Captain
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