Coogee Boys’ Preparatory

School

Speech Day Report

2018

Whole School 2018

Infants Order of Events

Speech Day Thursday December 6, 2018

Masters of Ceremonies

School Captain 2018 – Christopher Stemi Vice Captain 2018 – Alexander Doble

Entry of the Official Party

National Anthem and School Song

Welcome of the Official Party

Mr Nick Brown (Second Headmaster), Mr Stuart Brown (Old Boy 1974 Board

Member) Mr Geoffrey Davison (School Patron) and

Emeritus Professor Rhonda Davison AM, Ms Dinah Ginis (Board Member) Mr

John Dicks

Prayer

Infants’ Co-ordinator

Mrs Yvette Foster

Headmaster’s Address Mr John Dicks

School Captain’s Speech – Master Christopher Stemi 2018

Vice Captain’s Speech – Master Alexander Doble 2018

Presentation of Infants’ Prizes

Mr Geoffrey Davison

Emeritus Professor Rhonda Davison AM

Exit of the Official Party

Primary Order of Events

Speech Day Thursday December 6, 2018

Master of Ceremonies Master Mark Nikas

Entry of the Official Party

Mr Nick Brown (Second Headmaster), Mr Stuart Brown (Old Boy 1974, Board

Member) Mr Geoffrey Davison (School Patron) and

Emeritus Professor Rhonda Davison AM, Ms Dinah Ginis (Board Member)

Mr Barry Collins OAM (Old Boy 1948), Mr John Dicks, Headmaster

National Anthem and School Song

Performance by the School Choir

Welcome of the Official Party and Presentation of Flowers

Master Joel Jacobs

Prayer Master Archie Read

Year Six 2019 High Schools and Mr Nimmo’s Advice

Ms Kerry Gershon

Presentation of School Captain and Vice-Captain 2019 Master Christopher Stemi - School Captain 2018

Master Lachlan Doble - School Vice-Captain 2018

Headmaster’s Report Mr John Dicks

Introduction of Guest of Honour

Master Noah Merrion

Guest of Honour Address Mr Stuart Brown (Old Boy 1974)

Introduction of Special Guest Mr Barry Collins OAM (Old Boy 1948)

Master Luke Falla

Presentation of Prizes

Major Awards Presentation - Mr Barry Collins OAM

Years Three to Six – Mr Stuart Brown

Vote of Thanks to Mr Stuart Brown

Master Tex Christensen

Exit of the Official Party

The Founder of Coogee Boys’ Preparatory School, Mr. William (Bill) Nimmo, loved verse and wrote poetry.

He taught his students instructional poems he believed provided sound advice to assist them through life,

such as the one below.

Every Speech Day all Year Six students repeat verse three from the poem ‘I AM TRUE TO MYSELF.’

I AM TRUE TO MYSELF by Edgar Guest

I have to live with myself, and so

I want to be fit for myself to know,

I want to be able, as days go by,

Always to look myself straight in the eye;

I don’t want to stand, with the setting sun,

and hate myself for things I have done.

I don’t want to keep on a closet shelf

A lot of secrets about myself,

And fool myself, as I come and go, into

thinking that nobody else will know the

kind of man I really am,

I don’t want to dress up myself as sham.

I want to go out with my head erect,

I want to deserve all men’s respect;

But here in the struggle for fame and pelf

I want to be able to like myself.

I don’t want to look at myself and know,

That I’m bluster and bluff and empty show.

I can never hide myself from me;

I see what others may never see;

I know what others may never know,

I never can fool myself, and so,

whatever happens, I want to be

Self-respecting and conscious-free.

ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR

Australians all let us rejoice,

for we are young and free;

We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil,

our home is girt by sea;

Our land abounds in nature’s gift,

Of beauty rich and rare;

In history’s page, let every stage,

Advance Australia Fair!

In joyful strains then let us sing,

“Advance Australia Fair!”

COOGEE PREP SCHOOL SONG

Lads who surely know what sport is

Boys who only know what thought is

Tiger, fox and steady tortoise

Coogees face the foe.

Some of us are clever

Most of us endeavour

Not to yearn, the while we learn

For anything that work and us would sever.

Still what e’er the day may bring us

Patted backs or trials that greet us

Here’s the song we’ll always sing as

Coogees face the foe.

Three cheers for the black, gold and blue

May our victories ever be new

But defeat only makes us shout the louder

Three cheers for the black, gold and blue!

Contents

Headmaster’s Welcome

Gentleman

Leadership Roles

Peer Support Program

Student Representative Council

Scholar

Scholarships

CPS Major Awards

Class Positions

Year Six Subject Prizes

NAPLAN Results

ICAS Results

Debating

Chess

Performing Arts

NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge

Sportsman

Swimming Results

Athletics Results

Saturday Sport - Summer

Saturday Sport - Winter

Intra School Competitions Co-Curricular

Education

Excursions and Incursions - Infants and Primary

Coogee Prep Staff

Staff 2018 Staff 2019

Parents & Friends Association

2018 Report and 2019 Committee

Year Six - Class of 2018 Onward Schools

Gentleman

Headmaster’s Welcome 2018

Mr Stuart Brown - Old Boy 1974 and Board Member and guest of honour, Mr Barry Collins OAM (Old Boy 1948) and guest of honour, special guests Mr Geoffrey Davison - Coogee Prep Patron, Emeritus Professor Rhonda Davison AM, Mr Allan Nicholas Brown – second CPS Headmaster, Ms Dinah Ginis – CPS Board Member, CPS staff, ladies and gentlemen, boys, siblings and friends, welcome to Speech Day 2018.

Today marks the final occasion in our school calendar. We are honoured to welcome our guest speaker Mr Stuart Brown, the son of Mr Allan Nicholas Brown, Coogee Prep’s second Headmaster- The Browns’ are our only fourth generation Coogee Prep family. Mr Stuart Brown is CEO at Black Wall Property Group and WOTSO Work Space, he is an Old Boy of Coogee Prep and The Scots College, studied Property Law and is a Director of Coogee Prep. Mr Brown has played grade rugby for Randwick Rugby Club, is a passionate surfer and travelled extensively both here and abroad. It is wonderful to have both Stuart and his father with us today. Today we celebrate the achievements of all Coogee Prep boys, Kindergarten to Year Six and bid farewell to our Year Six students who leave us to commence their high school journey. Speech Day is the most important event in the School’s calendar, as it gives us the opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the boys’ achievements throughout the year. We also look at the enormous contribution and role the teaching and parent body (P&F) play to reach this point. It takes the involvement of many to achieve what makes this School the unique place that it is. Today is not only a time for reflection on the year, it is a time to project forward. It is a time to leverage the good will, progress and positive change, which will continue to drive a clear vision steering the School well into the future. At the heart of this vision is a student-centred, value-driven education formed around a comprehensive and rigorous curriculum. As educators, our goal is to nurture and develop boys into students who are motivated, enjoy learning, and who go on to fulfil their potential as they move into high school and beyond. It is this combination of knowledge and academic skills attained in a contemporary environment, underpinned by traditional values and an emphasis on strength of character that form the core of the education experience at Coogee Prep. I commend the CPS Staff for their dedication and commitment in ensuing that these goals are met, and the School continues to grow from strength to strength. Through the development of differentiated and comprehensive programs and co-curricular activities, we are able to help all students to recognise and ultimately realise their academic, sporting and personal potential. Through exposing students to the creative and practical arts, we are able to help the boys express themselves creatively, develop new skills and build confidence through group work, competition and performance.

The success our boys experience in all areas can be measured not only by credible academic and sporting results, but also by

excellent preparation and a huge growth in confidence even when faced with the toughest of challenges. On behalf of the Coogee Prep Community, I extend our appreciation to The Scots College, for allowing us to use this Auditorium for Speech Day again this year. I wish the Coogee Prep community a very Merry Christmas, a wonderful holiday and all the very best for 2019.

Mr John T. Dicks Headmaster

Gentleman

Coogee Prep’s philosophy adopts the traditional values of hard work, self-discipline and respect for others. This

ethos is encouraged in all students. The School Motto ‘Gentleman, Scholar, Sportsman’ captures the essence of

the ‘all-round’ education Coogee Boys’ Preparatory School offers every student.

The current Year Six boys have grown in confidence over the past seven years and are a group of fine young men.

It is their experiences at Coogee Prep that prepare them to take on the next stage of their lives with enthusiasm

and determination. 2018 Year Six are indeed wonderful ambassadors for Coogee Prep, as they prepare to enter

their chosen High Schools in 2019

As an integral part of preparing the boys for high school and beyond, Year Six students take on leadership roles

within the School. We would like to congratulate the boys on performing these roles so well. They have proven

themselves to be leaders amongst their peers as well as excellent role models for the younger boys.

Leadership Roles 2018

School Captain Chris Stemi

School Vice-Captain Alexander Doble

Library Captain Dexter Kay

ICT Captains Luke Falla and Ian Haque

Social Justice Captain Athan Diakoumis

Debating Captain Tex Christensen

Chess Captain Neil Chandler

Creative Arts Captain Charles Brann

Co-Curricular` Captains Lachlan Colin, Joshua Seifman and Oliver Birch

McKeown House Captains Archie Read and Thomas Risk

Nimmo House Captains Noah Merrion and Arsh Rashid

Storey House Captains Miller Black and Tex Christensen

Rugby Captains Mark Nikas

Football Captains Aidan Del Vecchio and Caelan Tulenheimo

Touch Captain Mark Nikas

Basketball Captains Alex Brawley and Joel Jacobs

Swimming Captain Alexander Doble

Athletics Captain Chris Stemi

Scholar

Scholarships

Coogee Prep offers four internal scholarships each year. These provide the boys with an incentive to work

consistently throughout the year, to the best of their ability. They reward and acknowledge a boy’s achievements as

he strives to emulate the values of Gentleman, Scholar and Sportsman.

Congratulations to the boys who have received the following Coogee Prep Scholarships for 2019.

Lady Storey Memorial Full Scholarship

Best All Rounder in Year Four with 50% of Tuition Fees covered in Year Five

Benjamin Capaan & Lachlan Doble

William Nimmo Memorial Full Scholarship

Best All Rounder in Year Five with full Tuition Fees covered in Year Six Maximo Di Blasio

Walter Scott South (1928) Memorial Part Scholarship

Highest Percentile Improvement in Year Four with 30% Tuition Fees covered in Year Five

Jack Brandtman

Walter Scott South (1928) Memorial Part Scholarship

Highest Percentile Improvement in Year Five with 30% Tuition Fees covered in Year Six

Cooper Snell

Coogee Prep Major Awards 2018 Congratulations to all the major prize winners in 2018

Dux of School Peter’s Cup Tex Christensen

Best All Rounder - Year Three Reuben-Morris Cup Tyler Fielding Joshua Morris

Best All Rounder - Year Four Lady Storey Memorial Cup Benjamin Capaan Lachlan Doble

Best All Rounder - Year Five William Nimmo Memorial Cup Maximo Di Blasio

Most Helpful Boy Noel Stanton Cup Luke Falla

Citizenship Rotary Cup Joshua Seifman

School and Community Brett North Memorial Cup Mark Nikas

Best All Rounder Year 6 Centenary Cup Chris Stemi

Scholar

Coogee Prep Positions in Class

FIRST SECOND THIRD

Kindergarten Emilio Papaioannou Thomas Capaan Christopher Wong

Year One Kosta Konstantouras Noah Nunn Harland Garrett

Harry Delaney

Year Two Adrian Luong Joshua Capaan Justin Lo Nero

Year Three Tyler Fielding Owen Storie Akash Dutta Samuel Radburn

Year Four Brooklyn Lagos Benjamin Capaan Billy Lagos

Year Five Maximo Di Blasio Leo Jreige Freddie Fullerton Aidan Zorbas

Year Six Tex Christensen Oliver Birch Alexander Doble

Scholar

Subject Prizes - Year Six

Science Trevor Danos Cup Arsh Rashid

HSIE Rev. Vernon McKeon Memorial Cup Lachlan Colin

Mathematics John Dicks Cup Ian Haque

English Lady Storey Cup Oliver Birch

Most Original Story William Nimmo Cup Oliver Birch

Most Improved The Wharton Cup Archie Read

Music Keith Pedrana Cup Charles Brann

Music Clark Tanner Cup Miller Black

Design, Technology and Model Building The Farrow Cup Caelan Tulenheimo

Library and Literacy Denice Brown Memorial Cup Dexter Kay

IT The Morrison Cup Luke Falla

Debating The Griffiths Cup Chris Stemi

Drama and Performing Arts James Hanscombe Cup Athan Diakoumis

Creative and Fine Arts The Lemarseny Cup Charles Brann

Speech Nick Brown Speech Cup Tex Christensen

Languages Stephen Dicks Memorial Cup Neil Chandler

PDHPE PDHPE Cup Archie Read

Chess Senior Chess Cup Tex Christensen

Geography Cup Cup Noah Merrion

Literacy and Spelling Cup Thomas Risk

Scholar

Coogee Prep is dedicated to promoting a high level of academic achievement. We continue to perform well in all

external testing including entrance to Secondary High Schools. It is always pleasing to receive positive feedback

from Senior School Headmasters on the readiness of Coogee Prep. Boys for the challenges of high school.

NAPLAN

The NAPLAN testing was conducted for all Year Three and Year Five students in Government and

Non-Government Schools nationally in May this year. The testing focuses on assessing the numeracy and

literacy knowledge and skills of students.

Coogee Prep performed well above the state average in the recent NAPLAN testing. The boys should be

commended on their excellent performance.

YEAR THREE Reading Writing

Spelling

Grammar

Numeracy

Data, Space

Geometry

Number Patterns Algebra

Band 6 48% 29%

62%

52%

57%

71%

33%

Band 5 14% 52%

29%

33%

29%

10%

48%

Band 4 28% 9%

9%

5%

14%

14%

19%

Band 3 5% 5%

10%

5%

Band 2 5% 5%

Band 1

YEAR FIVE Reading Writing

Spelling

Grammar

Numeracy

Data, Space Geometry

Number Patterns Algebra

Band 8 35% 4%

22%

9%

29%

18%

22%

Band 7 22% 9%

44%

22%

21%

17%

31%

Band 6 26% 44%

22%

26%

38%

48%

26%

Band 5 4% 39%

8%

26%

12%

13%

17%

Band 4 13% 4%

4%

13%

4%

4%

Band 3

4%

Scholar

University of New South Wales Testing

This testing is not compulsory in NSW; therefore, our students’ results cannot be measured against a State

benchmark. Instead, listed below are the number of students who received awards for their achievements and

participation. The boys are to be congratulated on their overall efforts.

High Distinction Distinctions Credits Merits Participation

Mathematics 1 4 28 6 45

Science 1 5 20 7 52

English 1 6 27 5 45

Debating

The 2018 Debating Team represented Coogee Prep in the Eastern Regional IPSHA Inter-Schools Debating

Competition. The boys participated in numerous debates covering a wide variety of topics. Under the guidance

of Ms. Ticky Fullerton, this debating season was a resounding success with the Team debating competitively

and presenting many strong and compelling arguments.

We would like to thank Ms. Fullerton for her valuable help and support with the debating team.

Coogee Prep 2018

Debating Team

Chris Stemi, Tex Christensen, Charles Brann, Oliver Birch, Luke Falla, Thomas Risk, Caelan Tulenheimo, Arsh Rashid, Miller Black, Dexter Kay

Scholar

Chess

Seven Coogee Prep teams participated in the Eastern Division NSW Junior Chess League Competition this year.

The boys continued to develop their chess skills and enjoyed the challenge of playing against other schools.

Thank you to Ms. Gershon for co-ordinating the Chess Competition.

The teams, team members and their ranking in the competition are listed below.

Championship A 4th Place

Alex Brawley, Neil Chandler, Lachlan Colin, Ian Haque

Championship B 3rd Place

Maximo Di Blasio, Freddie Fullerton, Harry Crewe, Arran Storie

Championship C 6th Place

Marshall Jones, Sebastian Whitby, Brooklyn Lagos, Zac Sperring

Intermediate D 4th Place

Noah Merrion, Joel Jacobs, Mark Nikas, Aidan Del Vecchio

Intermediate F

8th Place Archie Read, Joshua Seifman, Athan Diakoumis, Alexander Doble

Intermediate G 4th Place

Kai Sommer, Lachlan Doble, Jack Brandtman, Luc Jurgens

Intermediate E 2nd Place

Vincent Larcinese, Maddox Whitby, Billy Lagos, Benjamin Capaan

Rookies I 8th Place

Ben Richards, Archer Wong, Harry Griffiths, Archie Coulton, Luke Brown

Rookies H 5th Place

Dylan Sperring, Harrison Wood, Ned O’ Halloran, Charlie Appleton, Akash Dutta

Reserves Oliver Goold, Ned Read

Scholar

Intra School Chess Competition

Simpson-Dale Cup Senior Winner Tex Christensen

Runner -up Freddie Fullerton

O’Carroll Cup Junior Winner Brooklyn Lagos

Runner -up Marshall Jones

Scholar

Performing Arts

The Performing Arts Festival dominated the Primary Music Program this year. Our item which was a medley of several well-known songs, highlighted the amazing talent present within the School. Apart from the 80+ CPS Choir, there were solo vocalists, a guitarist, a drummer, a ukulele player, a beatboxer, boys using cups and the Select Choir involved in what was an amazing and inclusive performance. The boys thoroughly enjoyed their time in the spotlight and should be congratulated for producing a most memorable experience for all who viewed it. Special thanks to Mrs Annette Black and My Jay Jacob for their organisation and creativity in producing a spectacular performance.

The annual School Concert took place at The Scots College. There were a record number of individual performers which reinforces that depth of the talent at CPS. The Infants’ Choir performed three of their favourite songs and each class entertained us with an individual item. Kindergarten performed ‘Just Dance’, Year One played the djembes and Year Two made use of the tuned and untuned percussion instruments. The select Choir performed a well-known Adele song and the concert concluded with a whole school performance of ‘Lean on Me’. Thank you to Ms Gershon, Mrs Black and Mr Jacob for their assistance in preparing the boys for the concert.

Peer Support 2018 has been a big year for our Peer Support program. This peer-led, skills-based program is an important learning program for our senior leaders and how they interact towards their peers. This program also helps all boys K-6 interact with each other in a positive way throughout the school. This year the Peer Support program was linked with our new Bounce Back social and emotional wellbeing program in a unit called 'Moving Forward'. This unit focussed on student’s strengths and personal qualities and how they can employ a range of strategies in challenging situations. The unit incorporated developing skills in planning, resilience, coping and communication. The program was taught once a week throughout Term 2 and into Term 3. The Year 6 leaders were challenged to consider how they would teach these concepts to multi-age groups. They learned some valuable skills in communication and planning.

Scholar

Student Representative Council 2018 has been another big year for the SRC.

Term One saw the introduction of our social and emotional awareness programs Bounce Back and Peer Support introduced across the School. The SRC was involved in discussions about how this related to school rules, policies and playground behaviour. It was a great term to reflect on what was working so far and how we could help improve the overall feeling around the school.

Term Two started with a push for Kit Bag for Kids. This is a charity whose aim is to "To improve the health of all Australian children by enabling their full participation in sport, irrespective of socio-economic background, through the provision of sporting kit and equipment." This was an ongoing campaign throughout Terms Two and Three where we successfully collecting a range of sporting clothing and shoes. We also participated in Pirate Day- a charity we joined forces with to help raise awareness for childhood cancer research. Many a corny pirate joke was told that day!

Term Three was undoubtedly a big term for the SRC. Parts of Australia were in the grip of a severe drought and a young primary aged boy dreamed up the concept of raising much-needed funds to help farmers through his Fiver for a Farmer campaign. This was a huge success and Coogee Prep helped raise a significant amount of money while enjoying dressing up as a farmer for a day. CPS also dug deep for Jeans for Genes day and everyone showed their support by enjoying a mufti day. We also had the pleasure of having a member of Randwick Council's Waste Education Management Department come to CPS and speak to Mr Gowland and Noah Nunn in Year One, who was excited about helping CPS start our own War on Waste and how we could help recycle rubbish in our local parks.

In Term Four we supported the Pretty Flipped campaign through an awareness-raising day concentrating on flipping the way our society values girls and making a commitment to valuing them from the inside rather than the outside. An important and worthy cause for us to be involved in! We finished off the year with a Christmas campaign supporting Barnardos.

Well done to all the boys who were involved in the SRC in 2018. Thank you for your commitment and intriguing discussions throughout the year.

Heads of SRC Athan Diakoumis

Kindergarten Joshua Prazan, Kinsgley Tui, Emilio Papaioannou, William Steiner, George Young, Ryan Rumble

Year One Sam Goold, Sam See Yong, Harland Garrett, Harry Richards, Noah Nunn, Kosta Konstantouras, Harry Delaney, Aiden Kim

Year Two Joshua Capaan, Sebastian Koczkar, Dylan Crewe, George Tsaccounis, Freddie Grindrod, Rugby Mangan, Sam Read, Zavier Prichard

Year Three Archie Coulton, Ned O’Hallaron, Gabrielle Zaverdinos, Harry Griffiths, Harrison Wood, Sam Radburn, Christian Harris, Gabe Joseph, Archer Wong

Year Four Maddox Whitby, Billy Lagos, Henry Merrion, Asher Sarin-Hall, Mikayl Keshavarz, Oliver Goold, Benjamin Capaan, Riley Makim

Year Five Joshua McSweeney, Aston Leslight, Freddie Fullerton, Arran Storie, Aidan Zorbas, Campbell Hathaway, Otto Freiheit, Jeremy Trueman-Farrell

Year Six Chris Stemi, Alexander Doble

Scholar

NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge

The NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge is open to all students from Kindergarten to Year Nine in all schools in

NSW. The aim of the Reading Challenge encourages children to pick up a book to read for leisure or pleasure.

Congratulations to the following boys for completing the challenge. Each participating boy receives a

certificate.

Kindergarten Thomas Capaan, Ethan Storie, Joshua Marshall, Zack Serhan

Year One Noah Nunn, Sam See Yong, Harry Richards, Sam Goold, Kosta Konstantouras

Year Two Joshua Capaan, Adrian Luong, Rugby Mangan, Ethan Zorbas, Charlie Serhan, Justin Lo Nero, Dylan Crewe

Year Three Ned Read, Ben Richards, Owen Storie, Harry Middleton, Archer Wong, Tyler Fielding, Archie Coulton, Akash Dutta, Joshua Morris

Year Four Benjamin Capaan, Oliver Goold, Billy Lagos, Brooklyn Lagos

Year Five Maximo Di Blasio, Arran Storie, Leo Jreige, Freddie Fullerton, Cobey Owen, Hayden Fielding, Aidan Zorbas, Harry Crewe

Year Six ----

Sportsman

Sport

Sport continues to be an integral part of life at Coogee Prep. It promotes teamwork, sportsmanship,

communication, acceptance and inclusion. Our inclusive approach to sport gives each boy the opportunity to participate and develop his skills. All coaches witnessed the boys develop during the year and look forward to further growth in their nominated sport in 2019. We thank and congratulate all our coaches for the commitment they showed to their teams and parents who transported their sons to sport every Saturday and supported them at games and carnivals.

The 2018 Sports Program highlighted the sporting prowess and skills of many Coogee Prep boys on the field, in the pool and on the track. We also thank the team at ‘Transform - Us’ for running our School PE program again this year. Coogee Prep students were involved in a variety of sporting events throughout the year including Inter-School and CPS competitions. The following pages highlight and acknowledge the boys’ sporting achievements in 2018.

CPS Swimming Carnival Results

Age Champion Swimming Cups

McKeown Nimmo Storey

Overall places Second First Third

Under 12

The Piddington Cup Alexander Doble

Under 11

The Booth Cup Maximo Di Blasio

Under 10

The Jobling Cup Benjamin Capaan

Under 9

The Haslam Cup Benjamin Richards

Under 8

The CPS Cup Joshua Capaan

Under 7

Alan Brown Cup Hugo Doble

Open Breastroke

The Turner Cup Otto Freiheit

Open Distance

The McDonald Cup Maximo Di Blasio

Open Backstroke

The Tyacke Cup Maximo Di Blasio

CPS Swimming Team

Under 12

A. Doble, T. Christensen, J. Jacobs, C. Stemi, A. Brawley, O. Birch, A. Read

Under 11

M. Di Blasio, O. Freiheit, H. Crewe, J. Seifman, N. Chandler, C. Snell, A. Zorbas

Under 10

L. Doble, B. Capaan, W. White, H. Merrion, M. Whitby, Z. Sperring, J. Brandtman

Under 9

B. Richards, H. Howells, T. Fielding, N. Read, K. Law, B. Evans, N. O’Halloran

Under 8

J. Capaan, Z. Prichard, S. Wolfe, S. Read, D. Crewe, H. Wood

Under 7

H.Doble, R.Levy, S.Goold, L.Worrall, J.Di Blasio, G.Andreatta

2018 Swimming Team

Quadrilateral Swimming Carnival Results 2018

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

UNDER 12

T.Christensen Free and Fly [A ]

A.Doble 100 Free J.Jacobs Free [B]

UNDER 11

M.Di Blasio 100 Free IM and Free [A] H.Crewe Free [B ] O.Freiheit B/Stroke [A] And Back/S [B] C.Snell B/Stroke [B]

M.Di Blasio B/Stroke [A ] Back/S [A] Fly [A] H.Crewe Fly [ B] O.Freiheit Free [A]

UNDER 10

W. White B/Stroke [B ] B.Capaan IM L.Doble Fly [B ]

B.Capaan 100 Free and Free [A] W.White Back/S [B]

UNDER 9

N.Read Free [B ]

H.Howells Free [A] B/Stroke [A] Back/S [A] B.Evans Free [C] T.Fielding Fly [A]

UNDER 8

Z.Prichard Free [B] Back/S [B] H.Wood B/Stroke [B]

S.Wolfe Free [B] D.Crewe Free [C] J.Capaan B/Stroke [A]

UNDER 7 S.Read Free [C]

RELAYS Under 7 Under 10

Under 8 Under 9 Under 11 All Age Cannon Under 12

South Harbour Swimming Carnival Results 2018

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

Under 8 J.Capaan Free [A]

Under 9 T.Fielding Free [C]

N.Read Free [D]

Under 11 O.Freiheit B/Stroke [A ]

Under 12 T.Christensen Fly [ B]

CPS Athletics Carnival Results 2018

Congratulations to Nimmo House for winning the CPS Athletics Carnival.

McKeown Nimmo Storey

Points 219 425 408

CPS Athletics Team 2018

UNDER 12 C. Stemi, A.Brawley, T.Christensen, N.Merrion, J.Jacobs, A. Del Vecchio, M.Black

UNDER 11 M.Di Blasio, L.Jreige, F.Dominy, A. Storie, A. Leslight, J.Seifman, H.Fielding

UNDER 10 W.White, J.Brandtman, M.Whitby, H.Merrion, Br. Lagos, B.Capaan

UNDER 9 H.Middleton, N.Read, H.James, B.Evans, H.Howells, D.Sperring, S.Radburn

UNDER 8 S.Wolfe, H.Wood, J.Capaan, A.Luong, C.Serhan, S.Read, F.Grindrod, I.Makim

UNDER 7 C.Go, H.Delaney, J.MacAskill, R.Levy, S.Goold, J.Di Blasio

UNDER 6 C.Henry, S.Yong, D.Rankin, J. Prazan, T.Capaan, A.Kim

SELECTED FOR IPSHA ATHLETICS TEAM J.Jacobs, M.Di Blasio, B.Evans, S.Wolfe

IPSHA Athletics Carnival Overall Results 2018

2018 Athletics Squad

100 M 200 M 800 M Shot Put

UNDER 8 S.Wolfe 4th A.Luong 8th

UNDER 9 B.Evans 5th

UNDER 10

UNDER 11 M.Di Blasio 10th M.Di Blasio 8th M.Di Blasio 3rd

UNDER 12 T.Christensen 8th T.Christensen 10th J.Jacobs 1st

QUAD Carnival Athletics Results 2018

1st Places 2nd Places 3rd Places

Under 6 J.Prazan 100 [C]

A.Kim 50 [C] D.Rankin 50 [B] 100 [B] S.Yong 50 [A] 100 [A]

C.Henry 50 [A] 100 [A]

Under 7 S.Goold 50 [C] J.MacAskill 50 [B] H.Delaney 50 [A] S.Goold 100 [C]

J.Di Blasio 100 [B]

Under 8

C.Serhan 100 [C] S.Wolfe 100 [A] 200 [A] S.Read 200 [C] J.Capaan 200 [B]

J.Capaan 100 [B] A.Luong 200 [B]

F.Grindrod 100 [C] A.Luong 100 [A]

Under 9 N.Read 200 [C] H.Middleton 200 [B] B.Evans 200 [A]

N.Read 100 [C] B.Evans 100 [A] LJ

Under 10

M.Whitby 100 [C] W.White SP, HJ

H.Merrion 200 [B]

Under 11 A.Leslight 100 [C] L.Jreige 200 [C] M.DiBlasio 800

M.Di Blasio 100 [A] M.Di.Blasio 200 [A]

J.Seifman 100 [B] A.Storie 100 [A] H.Fielding 200 [C] A.Leslight 200 [B]

Under 12 J.Jacobs – SP 100 [B]

T.Christensen LJ

RELAYS U8 Cannon

U6 U9 U11

U7 U10

South Harbour Athletics Carnival Results 2018

CPS Cross Country Places and Team

1st Places 2nd Places 3rd Places

UNDER 8

A.Luong 100 [B] 200 [D] J.Capaan 100 [D] 200 [C] S.Wolfe 200[A] H.Wood 200 [B]

S.Wolfe 100 [A] H.Wood 100 [C]

UNDER 9 H.James 100 [D] H.Middleton [B] H.James 200 [B]

UNDER 10

H.Merrion 100 [B] 200 [C] M.Whitby 800 W.White HJ

UNDER 11 A.Storie 200 [C] M.Di Blasio 800 A.Storie 100 [B]

UNDER 12 T. Christensen 200 [ B ]

T.Christensen 100 [B] A.Brawley 200 [C] J.Jacobs SP

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place 5th Place

Under 12 J.Jacobs A.Doble A.Read T.Christensen

Under 11 M.Di Blasio L.Jreige C.Hathaway A.Leslight O.Freiheit

Under 10 M.Whitby J.Brandtman H.Merrion Br.Lagos W.White

Under 9 B.Evans N.Read H.Middleton S.Radburn H.James

Under 8 J.Capaan S.Wolfe S.Read A.Luong

Under 7 R.Levy H.Delaney J.Di Blasio L.Worrall G.Andreatta

Under 6 C.Henry A.Kim T.Capaan D.Rankin G.Young

Under 5 E.Storie

Representative Sport

Sam Wolfe Joel Jacobs Maximo Di Blasio Christopher Stemi

REPRESENTATIVE CROSS COUNTRY

IPSHA CIS

Maximo Di Blasio Yr 5 7th 18th

REPRESENTATIVE GOLF - CIS

Christopher Stemi Placed 20th overall with a handicap of 12.2

REPRESENTATIVE ATHLETICS

CIS PSSA- State

Maximo Di Blasio Yr 5 200m - 2nd 800m - 4th

200m - 20th

Sam Wolfe Yr 2 100m – 5th

REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY CIS State

Joel Jacobs Yr 6 Selection Selection and

Captaincy

Athletics Cup Winners 2018

Under 12 Denison Cup Joel Jacobs

Under 11 Roden Cup Maximo Di Blasio

Under 10 Davidson Cup Maddox Whitby

Under 9 Bayley Cup Bodhi Evans

Under 8 Irish Cup Joshua Capaan

Under 7 Bassetti Cup Harry Delaney

Under 6 Moore Cup Charlie Henry

Under 5 Grant Cup Ethan Storie

Open 1500 Fleming Cup Maximo Di Blasio

Open Cross Country Fryer Cup Maximo Di Blasio

Saturday Sport – Summer 2018

The 2018 Summer Sport Season was extremely successful, with fantastic results across all codes. This year we

competed in a senior Touch Football competition for the first time with excellent results within both the A and B

teams. We also saw success within all Basketball divisions as the sport continues to build across the school.

Cricket also gained momentum as we look to build from one to two CPS cricket teams into 2019.

Basketball

Senior 1sts Basketball

Alexander Brawley, Joel Jacobs, Oliver Birch, Charles Brann, Aidan Del Vecchio, Harry Crewe, Campbell Hathaway, Miller Black Coach: Mr Davis

Senior 2nds Basketball

Lachlan Colin, Luke Falla, Caelan Tulenheimo, Otto Freiheit, Leo Jreige, Vlad Law, Arran Storie Coach: Mr Davis

Senior 3rds Basketball

Ian Haque, Hayden Fielding, Cobey Owen, Jeremy Trueman-Farrell, Fabian Wrigg, Aidan Zorbas Coach : Mrs Kogias

Junior A Basketball

Jack Brandtman, Sebastian Whitby, Maddox Whitby, Lachlan Doble, Billy Lagos, Brooklyn Lagos, Zac Sperring, Hudson James Coach: Ms Bown

Junior B Basketball

Riley Makim, Asher Sarin-Hall, Bodhi Evans, Henry McAusland, Joshua Morris, Ned O’Halloran, Ned Read, Dylan Sperring Coach: Ms Bown

Junior C Basketball

Harry Howells, Luc Jurgens, Mikayl Keshavarz, Vincent Larcinese, Luke Brown, Tyler Fielding, Harry Griffiths Coach : Mrs FosterB Junior B Junior B Junior B Junior B Junior B Junior B Junior B Junior B Junioior B

Junior D Basketball

Charlie Appleton, Jordan Fayne, Sam Radburn, Ben Richards, Owen Storie, Harrison Wood, Jackson Worrall, Gabriel Zaverdinos Coach : Mrs Foster

Basketball Awards

Year 6 Best Player Cup Joel Jacobs

Year 6 MVP Cup Alex Brawley

Year 6 Most Improved Cup Ian Haque

Year 5 Best Player Cup Campbell Hathaway

Year 4 Best Player Cup Sebastian Whitby

Year 3 Best Player Cup Hudson James

Touch Football Team

Touch Football Awards

Year 5/6A

Mark Nikas, Tex Christensen, Alexander Doble, Archie Read, Thomas Risk, Chris Stemi, Maximo Di Blasio, William White Coach : Mr Wren-Pattison

Year 5/6B

Neil Chandler, Athan Diakoumis, Dexter Kay, Arsh Rashid, Freddie Fullerton, Joshua McSweeney, Cooper Snell, Coach: Mr Wren-Pattison

Year 6 MVP Cup Mark Nikas

Year 6 Most Improved Cup Thomas Risk

Year 6 Best Player Cup Tex Christensen

Year 5 Best Player Cup Aston Leslight

Cricket

Year 3/4

Archie Coulton, Gabe Joseph, Harry Middleton, Archer Wong, Akash Dutta, Christian Harris, Benjamin Capaan, Oliver Goold, Marshall Jones, Henry Merrion, Kai Sommer Coach: Mr Sarkies

Year 4 Best Cricket Player Cup Henry Merrion

Year 5/6A

Mark Nikas, Tex Christensen, Alexander Doble, Archie Read, Thomas Risk, Chris Stemi, Maximo Di Blasio Coach: Mr Wren-Pattison

Year 5/6B

Neil Chandler, Athan Diakoumis, Dexter Kay, Arsh Rashid, Freddie Fullerton, Joshua McSweeney, Cooper Snell, William White Coach: Mr Wren-Pattison

Saturday Sport – Winter 2018

2018 was an excellent winter season for both Rugby and Soccer codes, with many close and competitive games played. This year we competed in Rugby 7's and were very successful across all age groups. Special mention goes to the First XI Soccer team who went the whole season undefeated! We congratulate all teams and coaches for their sportsmanship and team spirit, along with some fantastic results.

Soccer Teams

Under 12 1st Football

Luke Falla, Athan Diakoumis, Ian Haque, Dexter Kay, Arsh Rashid, Caelan Tulenheimo, Aidan Zorbas, Arran Storie, Fabian Wrigg, Cobey Owen, Maximo Di Blasio, Leo Jreige, Aidan Del Vecchio, Tex Christensen, Chris Stemi, Alex Brawley, Harry Crewe, Otto Freiheit, Jeremy Trueman-Farrell Coach: Ms Bown

Under 10

Benjamin Capaan, Harry Howells, Luc Jurgens, Mikayl Keshavarz, Billy Lagos, Brooklyn Lagos, Asher Sarin-Hall, Vincent Larcinese Coach: Miss Thrasy

Under 9

Charlie Appleton, Luke Brown, Archie Coulton, Akash Dutta, Gabe Joseph, Jackson Worrall, Gabriel Zaverdinos Coach: Mrs Foster

Soccer Awards

Year 6 Best Player Cup Alex Brawley

Year 6 MVP Cup Aidan Del Vecchio

Year 6 Most Improved Cup Athan Diakoumis

Year 5 Best Player Cup Otto Freiheit

Year 4 Best Player Cup Asher Sarin-Hall

Year 3 Best Player Cup Gabriel Zaverdinos

Rugby Teams

Rugby 7s 1st XV

Archie Read, Charles Brann, Lachlan Colin, Miller Black, Thomas Risk, Alexander Doble, Mark Nikas, Joshua Seifman, Joel Jacobs, Noah Merrion, Neil Chandler, Oliver Birch, Coach: Mr. Sarkies

7s Under 11

William White, Vladamir Law, Cooper Snell, Fergus Dominy, Aston Leslight, Freddie Fullerton, Campbell Hathaway, Joshua McSweeney, Hayden Fielding Coach: Mr Davis

7’s Under 10

Jack Brandtman, Lachlan Doble, Oliver Goold, Marshall Jones, Riley Makim, Kai Sommer, Zac Sperring, Sebastian Whitby, Maddox Whitby, Henry Merrion, Coach: Mr. Wren-Pattison

7s Under 9 Team Blue

Bodhi Evans, Jordan Fayne, Tyler Fielding, Henry McAusland, Sam Radburn, Ned Read, Ben Richards, Dylan Sperring, Owen Storie Coach: Mrs Kogias

7s Under 9 Team Gold

Sullivan Dominy, Harry Griffiths, Hudson James, Kingston Law, Harry Middleton, Joshua Morris, Ned O’Halloran, Archer Wong, Harrison Wood Coach: Mrs Kogias

Rugby Awards

Year 6 Best Player Stenhouse Cup Alexander Doble

Year 6 MVP Wagstaff Cup Joel Jacobs

Year 6 Most Improved Cruikshank Cup Jethro Teen

Year 5 Best Player Cup Aston Leslight

Year 4 Best Player Cup Jack Brandtman

Year 3 Best Player Cup Dylan Sperring

Intra School Competitions

Co-Curricular 2018

The Co-curricular program focuses on Sport, ICT and Music for students in Years Four – Six. In supporting the school’s motto and academic curriculum, the co-curricular activities provide a platform on which students grow into healthy, capable and confident young men. The range of programs provide students a pathway to develop their talent and skills in a safe, informative and friendly environment. The activities are directed towards character development and unique learning opportunities for valuable life lessons and universal values, teamwork, self-discipline and hard work. This also helps the transition into high school allowing the boys to widen their view on school activities. Activities in 2018 included: Sailing - Tackers course. Learning to have fun on the water, Tricks, Techniques and learning to race. Golf - Learning the fundamentals, Driving, Putting, Chipping and game play. Tennis – Students work through levelled group-based lessons focussing on stoke correction, serving and games strategies. Coding/Robotics – ICT Stem program. In small groups students work designing, making and presenting projects. Art - Exploring paper mâché and students created some amazing hot air balloon designs. Rock Climbing - The concept of levelling was introduced to the students as they developed their skills to tackle progressively harder climbs. Lawn Bowls - The crackerjack Bob McDonald showcased his knowledge for bowling skill development as he guided the group around the green for an unforgettable lawn bowls experience. All activities are taught by qualified Coaches/Pros and supervised by CPS staff.

Wheeler Cup Senior Tennis Winner Neil Chandler

Runner - up Lachlan Colin

Ireland Cup Junior Tennis Winner Brooklyn Lagos

Runner - up Billy Lagos

Cowper Cup Senior Table Tennis Winner Neil Chandler

Runner -up Joshua Seifman

Lucas Cup Junior Table Tennis Winner Maddox Whitby

Runner -up Sebastian Whitby

Excursions and Incursions – Infants 2018

Throughout 2018 students attended a number of excursions and were entertained by performances and lectures.

We thank the many parents who volunteered their time to assist with excursions as their support is much

appreciated.

Excursions Incursions

Kindergarten

Sculptures by the Sea The Zoo Australian Museum Calmsley Farm The Gruffalo 78 Storey Treehouse

RAWART x 4 Dance lessons Salaka Drumming Maths incursion Lego x 2 Forensic Science The NED Show Professor Maths Yoganauts

Year One

Sculptures by the Sea The Zoo Australian Museum Rouse Hill House and Farm Narrabeen The Gruffalo 78 Storey Treehouse

RAWART x 4 Dance lessons Salaka Drumming Maths incursion Lego x 2 Forensic Science The NED Show Professor Maths Yoganauts

Year Two

School Camp Sculptures by the Sea Australian Museum The Harbour Bridge Stairs Walk Chinatown The Gruffalo 78 Storey Treehouse

RAWART x 4 Dance lessons Salaka Drumming Maths incursion Lego x 2 Forensic Science The NED Show Professor Maths Yoganauts

Excursions and Incursions – Primary 2018

Excursions Incursions

Year Three

School Camp Sculptures by the Sea Australian Museum Randwick Library

RAWART x 4 Salaka Drumming Maths incursion Lego x 4 Power of One Aboriginal Virtual Reality Book Week Performance Digi Ed Fizzics

Year Four

Australian Museum Sculptures by the Sea School Camp Randwick Library

RAWART x 4 Week of Tastes Salaka Drumming Maths incursion Lego x 4 Power of One Aboriginal Virtual Reality Book Week Performance Fizzics

Year Five

School Camp Leadership Day Sculptures by the Sea Australian Museum Randwick Library Bundeena China Town Country Tour

RAWART x 4 Salaka Drumming Maths incursion Lego x 4 Power of One Aboriginal Virtual Reality Book Week Performance Fizzics

Year Six

School Camp Leadership Day Bondi Beach Sculptures by the Sea Australian Museum Randwick Library Fishing Country Tour

RAWART x 4 Preparation for High School Salaka Drumming Maths incursion Lego x 4 Power of One Aboriginal Virtual Reality Book Week Performance Digi Ed Fizzics

Staff Vote of Thanks

Mrs Rachel Mitchell (Kindergarten and Head of Infants), for bringing leadership and guidance to the Infants’ department through her collegiality and example and instilling in young minds a strong foundation for their future learning.

Mrs Alanna Kogias who stepped into the role of Kindergarten Teacher whilst Mrs Mitchell was on maternity leave, completed the year guiding our Kinder boys to great success. Her teaching passion spilled over into the classroom where boys experienced both theoretical, practical and creative lessons and are ready to tackle the exciting challenges of Year 1.

Mrs Yvette Foster (Year One Teacher), for her professional approach and caring nature towards her students, successfully developing their early Numeracy and Literacy skills through a range of exciting and innovative learning experiences. I extend my gratitude to Yvette for taking on the role of Infants Co-ordinator whilst Rachel was on maternity leave.

Ms Rebecca Bown (Year Two Teacher), who brings patience and dedication in preparing her boys for the primary years by offering the opportunities to not only excel academically but express themselves creatively. Also, to Miss Nicole Thrasy who takes Year 2 on a Friday – thank you for doing such a marvellous job. The boys were very lucky to have two wonderful teachers looking after them.

Mr Matthew Sarkies (Year Three Teacher), for his consistent and positive classroom routines and bringing a nurturing and compassionate approach to his classroom management, which has instilled in the boys a growing maturity and self-confidence, preparing them well for the move into Year 4.

Mr Matthew O’Connor (Year Four Teacher), who brings humour, enthusiasm, guidance and support to his classroom, where he instills a love of learning and a desire to strive for greatness. His well organised, creative classroom allows the boys to work well on either structured or more free-flowing lessons and set them up to be leaders of the senior classes.

Mr Elliot Davis (Year Five Teacher) for his methodical and structured approach within the classroom to promote independence, self-direction and an attitude of hard work in his students and for the leadership and direction he has placed on the performing arts in areas of debating and public speaking. His love of literature and STEM initiatives inspire the boys to really enjoy the learning process.

Mr Jason Wren Pattison (Year 6 Teacher) for his all-encompassing skills knowledge and understanding in preparing our senior boys for Year 7. His focus in promoting self-initiative, independence, time management and creative thinking within the boys ensures they build the skills, confidence and competency necessary to tackle the challenges and rigor of High School learning. I commend him for his leadership in curriculum development this year.

Mr Stephen Dicks (Indonesian Teacher and Senior Learning Support) continued to open up the boy’s minds to the history, language and culture on Indonesia, fostering in the boys an appreciation for cultures other than our own, along with the learning support work in Maths and English for the Primary boys who needed extra assistance.

Miss Nicole Thrasy ( Learning Support) has capably and effectively facilitated both Primary and Infants learning support programs predominantly in the area of Literacy with a major focus on our Pre, Mini, Multi and MaQ Lit Programs. She has had a significant impact on student literacy, learning and skill development throughout this year.

Mrs Stephanie Stelter has been working in Learning Support and Library and working with Infants focusing on the formal structures of Literacy. Her major role in the Library has seen many fascinating and informative literary initiatives, including research, book studies and a well organised borrowing system.

Mr Ryan Gowland (Head of Pastoral Care and Student/Staff Welfare) has displayed great initiative in promoting pastoral care and welfare throughout the school and incorporating programs such as Peer Support, Bounce Back and Circle Time school-wide. His leadership of the SRC has seen a greater level of community awareness and involvement throughout the School. The outcomes he achieved in the senior Leadership program working alongside Mr Wren Pattison has given our Year Six boys clearer vision of what it means and takes to be an effective leader.

Once again, I acknowledge Ms Kerry Gershon, with the utmost respect and admiration for what she does and brings to the Coogee Prep family on a daily basis. Her exceptional leadership as Deputy Head embraces the support and pastoral care of both staff and students alike, this along with her meticulous attention to administrative detail ensures life at Coogee Prep runs as smoothly as possible. I thank her for her continued loyalty, commitment and support, not only to the School but to me in what has been a very challenging year

Mrs Tessa Morris, in the Office is the administrative heart-beat of our School, monitoring the comings and goings, keeping the data base and roll books up to date and those endless lines of communication open. As Registrar of the School, she coordinates school tours and admissions, ensuring the smooth transition of new families into our community and also co-ordinates the activities of the Old Boys’ Union. She ensure the efficient operation of the School at every level, in particular, by keeping me on track and making sure I attend to the important tasks of the day.

Mrs Annette Black began this year carrying out various administrative roles to assist Mrs Morris in the office. As the Semester progressed in a Teachers Aid capacity, she worked alongside Miss Thrasy in the areas of Mini and Multi Lit for Infants and coordinated the Infants’ magic words. She maintains the SENTRAL database to ensure that student records are kept up to date.

I would like to congratulate our Performing Arts team of Ms Kerry Gershon, Mrs Annette Black and Mr Jay Jacobs. Ms Gershon coordinates the infants’ component and individual performers for our school concert, whilst Mrs Black and Mr Jacobs facilitate the primary performances and the annual school music video. This year the Primary boys excelled at the IPSHA Performing Arts Festival thanks to the hard work and dedication of the team.

Mr Matthew O’Connor and Mr Campbell Foss have continued to efficiently coordinate the CPS sports program at Inter and Intra School levels. They ensure that IPSHA draws for the Saturday Sport program and School carnivals run smoothly and competitively. Mr O’Connor has coordinated the co-curricular program for years 4 – 6 in terms one and four with great success.

Mr Bob McDonald has once again fulfilled his multiplicity of tasks and duties around the School with great competence and commitment. He runs the Uniform Shop, controls traffic crossing, coordinating a clean school environment, doing the banking and many other behind the scenes jobs makes him most valuable member of our team.

I commend the “After School Care” team of Miss Sarah Ciftci, Mr Bob McDonald, Mr Stephen Dicks, Miss Danielle Thrasy and Mr Joe Merrion and Mrs Annette Black for providing a caring and enjoyable service for all boys who attend. They ensure that the boys complete homework and enjoy their down-time after a busy school day. Thank you all!

Ultimately, I have achieved my goal in having the best team of professionals and administrators collectively.

2018 Staff

Coogee Prep School Executive 2019

School Board of Directors 2019

Chairman Mr John T. Dicks

Directors Mr Stuart Brown, Mr Tim Brown, Mr

David Jepson, Ms Dinah Ginis

Headmaster Mr John T Dicks

Deputy Head Ms Kerry Gershon

Executive teacher / Head of Pastoral Care & Student Welfare

Mr Ryan Gowland

Year Six Mr Jason Wren-Pattison

Year Five Mr Elliot Davis

Year Four & Sports Convenor Mr Matthew O’Connor

Year Three Mr Matthew Sarkies

Year Two Ms Rebecca Bown

Year One Mrs Yvette Foster

Kindergarten & Head of Infants Learning Mrs Rachel Mitchell

Kindergarten Teacher Semester Two Mrs Alanna Kogias

Bahasa Indonesian / Primary Learning Support Mr Stephen Dicks

Learning Support & Year Two Miss Nicole Thrasy

Sports Co-ordination & Administrator Mr Campbell Foss

Library and Infants Release Mrs Stephanie Stelter

Infants’ Teacher’s Aide Mrs Annette Black

School Secretary and Admissions Mrs Tessa Morris

Music Ms Kerry Gershon, Mr Jay Jacob & Mrs Annette Black

After School Care Miss Sarah Ciftci, Mr Stephen Dicks, Mr Bob McDonald, Miss Danielle Thrasy, Mr Joe Merrion

Uniform Shop and General Hand Mr Bob McDonald

2018 Coogee Prep School Executive

Headmaster Mr John T Dicks

Deputy Head Ms Kerry Gershon

2019 Staff

Principal Mr John T. Dicks

Head of School Ms Kerry Gershon

Deputy Head Mr Ryan Gowland

Year Six & Curriculum Co-ordinator Mr Jason Wren-Pattison

Year Five Mr Elliot Davis

Year Four & Sports Convenor Mr Matthew O’Connor

Year Three Mr Matthew Sarkies

Year Two Ms Rebecca Bown

Year One Miss Nicole Thrasy

Kindergarten Mrs Yvette Foster

Learning Support & Library Miss Nicole Jara

Learning Support & Library & Head of Infants Learning

Mrs Rachel Mitchell

Infants’ Teacher’s Aide Mrs Annette Black

Sports Co-ordination & Administrator Mr Campbell Foss

Infants Release Miss Nicole Jara

School Secretary and Admissions Mrs Tessa Morris

Music Ms Kerry Gershon, Mr Jay Jacobs & Mrs Annette Black

After School Care Mr Bob McDonald, Miss Danielle Thrasy,

Mr Joe Merrion Uniform Shop and General Hand Mr Bob McDonald

2019 Coogee Prep School Executive

Principal Mr John T. Dicks

Head of School Ms Kerry Gershon

Deputy Head Mr Ryan Gowland

Class of 2018 High Schools

Oliver Birch Cranbrook

Miller Black Marcellin College

Charles Brann The Scots College

Alexander Brawley The Scots College

Neil Chandler Cranbrook

Tex Christensen Cranbrook

Lachlan Colin The Scots College

Aidan Del Vecchio St Joseph’s College

Athan Diakoumis Champagnat Catholic College

Alexander Doble The Scots College

Luke Falla Cranbrook

Ian Haque Sydney Technical High School

Joel Jacobs The Scots College

Dexter Kay Marcellin College

Noah Merrion The Scots College

Mark Nikas The Scots College

Arsh Rashid Cranbrook

Archie Read The Scots College

Thomas Risk Waverley College

Joshua Seifman Moriah College

Chris Stemi The Scots College

Jethro Teen The Scots College

Caelan Tulenheimo Marcellin College

Parents and Friends Association 2017/2018

It’s hard to believe we have reached the end of another school year, and almost the end of 2018. We are extremely fortunate at Coogee Prep to have such an active school community that give so generously in so many ways. This year we have had an amazing group of class parents who have worked tirelessly over the year to support our events. We are very grateful and thankful for all your assistance. We also wish to thank the teachers and school staff for your support. The Coogee Prep P&F calendar is always a busy one, and this year has been no exception. Thank you to everyone for supporting all our events; from raffles to breakfasts and morning teas, to pizza nights and Fun Food Fridays, together with the Crazy Camel Art Fundraiser, our own private movie screening at the Ritz, and the very popular gelato cart. Your support, your attendance and your generosity are the reasons why these events have been so successful, and for that we are incredibly appreciative. I’d like to make a special mention of the annual fundraiser, Stars of the Screen Trivia, held in August at the Coogee Bay Hotel. What an entertaining evening this was with fantastic trivia, amazing costumes, games, and fabulous auctions items. Thanks again to our MC Kourosh Keshavarz and our lovely auctioneer Emma Garret Brown. Special mention also to Alla Serhan for her general enthusiasm, creation of the invitation and support, and to Chris and Tori Cheung for their generosity with the venue. Thank you to everyone who so generously donated prizes and their time to make it such a huge success. We are thrilled to report that in 2018 the P&F’s fundraising activities have resulted in a profit of approximately $29,000 which is an incredible achievement for such a small school community. This has allowed the P&F to purchase a new catalogue system and shelving for the library, new iPads, carpet for the infants’ floor, and a new school sign for Abbey Street, as well as funding the Sculptures by the Sea Excursion for all the boys. It has been a great privilege to be part of the Coogee Prep P&F Executive along with Nicky Crewe and Natasha Fielding, who have both worked tirelessly to ensure all our events are such a success. Nicky and I have now completed our two-year term and will be handing over to Emma Brown Garrett and her committee. Natasha will remain as treasurer for another term. We wish them all the very best. Our thanks to the whole Coogee Prep community, parents, boys, teachers and school staff for all your support and generosity that have made the last twelve months such a pleasure. The success of our events are due to each and every one of you.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas & fantastic New Year. Anita Comyn

Parents and Friends (P&F) Committee 2018

2019 Executive

President Mrs Emma Brown - Garrett

Executive Mrs Sarah Hogan

Executive Mrs Elizabeth Mangan

Treasurer Mrs Natasha Field ing

Coogee Boys’ Preparatory School

Cnr Alison Road and Cook Street (PO Box 190), Randwick NSW 2031

Phone 9398 6310 Fax 9398 3697 Email office@coogeeprep.nsw.edu.au

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