Religious services will be conducted every evening throughout Holy Week at St. Euphemia church.

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1 April 2012 Mission Statement: That within a dynamic Orthodox, Christian framework, a student may strive to achieve academic excellence, a love of learning, social responsibility, spiritual growth and respect. Religious services will be conducted every evening throughout Holy Week at St. Euphemia church. All the families of the College are encouraged to attend these services to celebrate Easter, the Feast of the Resurrection, which is the most important religious feast of the Christian liturgical calendar. Strive for Excellence ENROLING NOW FOR 2012 (All year levels) Enquiries: Phone: (02) office@steuphemia.nsw.edu.au

2 NEWS & FORTHCOMING EVENTS WORK EXPERIENCE An integral part of the Year 10 curriculum is Work Experience. This valuable scheme affords students the opportunity to experience firsthand a career that interests them and assists them in making an accurate decision for their future vocation. Many students return every year and enthusiastically confirm that they eagerly anticipate becoming a preschool teacher, a journalist or engineer. Also, others return and proclaim that the career they had aspired to was not to their liking or expectations and thus choose another career option. We hope Year 10 gains valuable knowledge and insights into their future career when they attend their work experience placements between Monday, 2 April and Thursday, 5 April. Year 12 PARENT/TEACHER NIGHT Parents/Caregivers of Years 12 students are invited to attend the Parent/Teacher Evening interviews that will be held on Wednesday, 4 April This is an excellent opportunity for parents/caregivers to meet their children s teachers and discuss their progress. Students will receive a booking sheet and are required to book appointments with their teachers. HOLY COMMUNION On Thursday, 5 April, all students will attend church in the morning, where they will have the opportunity to receive Holy Communion. Students are encouraged to be adequately prepared. END OF TERM ONE Term 1 ends on Thursday, 5 April. We wish all students and their families a Happy Easter! TERM TWO Students return to school on Tuesday 24 April. They are to begin wearing their winter uniform. During the school holidays students tend to forget school rules regarding hair colouring and upon their return to school become upset when they are told to change back to a natural hair colour. In order to avoid added expenses to families, students should be mindful of school rules regarding no streaks. ANZAC DAY ANZAC Day is a significant day in Australian history as we remember the brave men and women who have served our country in times of war. There will be no school on Wednesday, 25 April. CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL The high school Cross Country Carnival will take place on Thursday, 26 April at Lake Gillawarna, Georges Hall. Attendance is compulsory for all students. The SRC will be holding a BBQ for students to purchase food and drinks. The carnival will be a selection race for the SWISSA Cross Country Carnival as well as a fund raiser for the Leukaemia Foundation.

3 INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS The annual Independence Day celebrations were held on Sunday 25 March. It was a most convivial event whereby our students proudly represented the School at Martin Place and the march to the Domain. At Monday morning s assembly, the Principal, Mr Hirakis, thanked all the students who participated in the march and congratulated them on their excellent conduct, appearance and support of the School. We would like to thank all the students and parents who supported the celebrations.

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5 ST EUPHEMIA COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL LEADERS OF THE FUTURE On Sunday, 25 March, in the presence of His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos and Bishop Seraphim, members of the Greek community of Sydney, Greek Orthodox schools and various other representatives of the community of Sydney, lay wreaths at the Cenotaph at Martin Place. Representing the Greek societies of various universities, were three ex-students of St Euphemia College. George Roditis, the President of the Hellenic Society of the University of NSW, Sophia Komarkowski, President of Sydney University Greek Society and Carly Pupulas, Treasurer of the Greek Society of UTS. Another ex student who is not in the photo, Krystal Kostakis is the President of the Greek Society at Macquarie University. The College is very proud of these students who held leadership positions at the College when they were students and have continued in leadership roles in the wider community. The School congratulates them on their success and wishes them all the best for their future endeavours.

6 ST. EUPHEMIA HIGH SCHOOL Open night The high school Open Night will be held on Thursday, 10 May at 7.00 pm. All families are welcome to attend and experience the diverse academic and sporting activities the school offers to all students. Tours of the School will be conducted and parents can view the new state of the arts computer laboratories!

7 YEAR 9 CAMP On 14 March 2012, Year 9 students embarked on their 3 day fun and adventurous camp. It all began with a few tears as we farewelled our parents. It took us one and a half hours to reach Yarramundi. The bus trip was long but fun! Once we arrived, we were allocated to our cabins where we started eating our recess/lunch (our pile of junk food). Night time came in the blink of an eye and we were able to enjoy free time, playing soccer on the grass outside our cabins, playing in the games room where they had pool, table tennis and table soccer or chilling out in our rooms. Other enjoyable activities included BMX riding, archery, Low Ropes, horse riding, swimming and a river walk by the Nepean River where it was so muddy we decided to play stuck in the mud. On Thursday night, we were lucky to have special guest dj's, "Dj Preva" and "Dj D". They are the best Dj's in the World and know how to mix their cool tunes!! This has been the best camp ever! By Antonia Komarkowski

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9 PEER SUPPORT CAMP Soon after Year 7 progressed from primary to high school, we went on a Peer Support camp to the Great Aussie Bush Camp. What a great start to the year! Our Year 11 peer support leaders taught us the importance of friendships, trust and how to develop teamwork skills. We participated in many fun and challenging activities, all of which involved teamwork or trust in each other. Teamwork activities included canoeing, kayaking and the very muddy lost island where we helped each other to escape from a very muddy world. We then placed trust in each other on the Giant Swing, where your team mates had to haul you up to almost twenty metres above ground! Many people faced their fears and did things they never thought they would ever have the courage to do and in the end they loved it. This camp has really made people come out of their shell and ready to face the year ahead! Yianna Achileos

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11 SPORTS REPORT ST EUPHEMIA SWIMMING CARNIVAL 2012 On Thursday, 9 February, St Euphemia College high school held their annual swimming carnival. The day was filled with competitive and joyful spirit. We were even lucky enough to race against the teachers, Ms Edhouse and Mr Verghios! Fortunately, the weather was fine, with only an afternoon shower that did not interfere with the progress of our day. The captains of each house team brought extra spirit to the day, by dressing up as Hawaiian dancers,wonder Woman and Batman. Congratulations to the House-Captains for their great carnival spirit throughout the day. Additionally, congratulations to Leo Bitas who still remains the undefeated swimming champion, covering the fastest times of the day. Athena was rewarded house champion, only just beating Apollo by a few points. As the House Captain of Athena, I would like to thank the students of Athena for their participation and team spirit. I would also like to thank the staff and students for their time and dedication in making the swimming carnival of 2012 the best one yet. Stephanie Papaioannou and Christina Georgiou (Athena House Captains) Age Champions year Boys Angelos Zervas 12 year Girls Carolyn Tsailis 13 year Boys Nickolas Abouhaidar 13 year Girls Katherine Bitas 14 year Boys Leo Bitas 14 years Girls Panoria Georgiou 15year Boys Evan Kohilas 15 year Girls Constance Hionis 16year Boys Dimitris Boukouvalas 16 Year Girls Maria Papantoniou Open Boys Dean Lakoudis Open Girls Stephanie Papaioannou

12 SWISSA BASKETBALL It has been a successful start to the SWISSA Basketball competition with our Junior Boys and Intermediate Girls Basketball Teams being undefeated for the season. The season is about to finish and both these teams and our Senior Boys and Girls teams, will be playing in the finals on 27 March. Good luck to all teams. This season we had two outstanding players, Stephan Tzannetis and Yianni Sklavenitis, who were successful in making the SWISSA Basketball representative teams. The boys competed on 7 March at the AICES Basketball Competition. AICES TENNIS Congratulations to Miljan Ruzic (Yr12) who was successfully selected for the AICES tennis team. Miljan finished in a convincing 1st place in the Open Boys competition at the AICES Tennis Gala Day. He was then selected to compete at the CIS Tennis Gala Day. SWISSA SWIMMING CARNIVAL The annual SWISSA Swimming Carnival for 2012 was held on 9 March at the Whitlam Aquatic Centre, Liverpool. It was an ideal day for the carnival, with warm and sunny weather. St Euphemia College was placed 2nd overall for the day. I would like to congratulate all the students who competed and thank the parents who were very supportive throughout the carnival. We saw a number of outstanding record breaking performances from both our junior relay teams and individual records from Katherine Bitas, Leo Bitas and Dimitri Boukouvalas. At this event, a number of St Euphemia students performed exceptionally well and have been selected to represent the SWISSA region in the AICES Swimming Carnival on 29 March 2012 at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. I wish all these students all the best in their upcoming carnival. SWISSA SWIMMING REPRESENTATIVES Name Year Name Year Andreas Martis 7 Panagiotis Boukouvalas 8 Angelika Turner 7 Tom Kopsaris 8 Angelina Cominos 7 Donald Louridas 9 Angelos Zervas 7 Eleni Zaharopoulos 9 Dennis Anastasiou 7 Evan Kohilas 9 Elli Christofi 7 Giorgio Tzortzis 9 Jenny Mangos 7 Leo Bitas 9 Katherine Bitas 7 Marie Malekkou 9 Mikael Papadopoulos 7 Panoria Georgiou 9 Nicholas Abouhaidar 7 Tass Georgiou 9 Petrina Irvine 7 Dimitri Boukouvalas 10 Constance Hionis 8 Yianni Sklavenitis 12 Matthew Anaxagorou 8

13 SWISSA SWIMMING RECORDS BROKEN Student Name Age Distance Event Time/Dist Record Split Katherine Bitas Junior 200m Medley Leo Bitas Junior 200m Medley Katherine Bitas 13Yrs 50m Freestyle Leo Bitas 14Yrs 50m Freestyle Katherine Bitas 13 Yrs 50m Breaststroke Leo Bitas 14 Yrs 50m Breaststroke Dimitri Boukouvalas 16 Yrs 50m Breaststroke Katherine Bitas 13 Yrs 50m Backstroke Katherine Bitas 13yrs 50m Butterfly Dimtri Boukouvalas 16yrs 50m Butterfly Katherine Bitas 13yrs 100m Freestyle Leo Bitas 14yrs 100m Freestyle Katherine Bitas Junior 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay Angelina Cominos Jenny Mangos Panoria Georgiou Leo Bitas Junior 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay Georgio Tzortzis Nicholas Abouhaidar Panagiotis Boukouvalas AICES SWIMMING REPRESENTATIVES Name Year Name Year Angelika Turner 7 Panayiotis Boukouvalas 8 Angelo Zervas 7 Constance Hionis 9 Katherine Bitas 7 Evan Kohilas 9 Mikael Papadopoulos 7 Giorgio Tzortzis 9 Nicholas Abouhaidar 7 Leo Bitas 9 Petrina Irvine 7 Maria Malekkou 9 Angelina Cominos 7 Panoria Georgiou 9 Jenny Mangos 7 Dimitri Boukouvalas 10 Andreas Martis 7 Yianna Sklavenitis 12 MS EDHOUSE SPORTS COORDINATOR

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15 ΝΕΑ ΤΟΥ ΓΥΜΝΑΣΙΟΥ ΕΠΑΓΓΕΛΜΑΤΙΚΟΣ ΠΡΟΣΑΝΑΤΟΛΙΣΜΟΣ ΤΗΣ Α ΛΥΚΕΙΟΥ (WORK EXPERIENCE) Οι μαθητές της Α Λυκείου θα έχουν την ευκαιρία να συμμετάσχουν σε διάφορα επαγγέλματα επιλογής τους την τελευταία εβδομάδα του Α Τριμήνου, από τη Δευτέρα 2 Απριλίου έως την Πέμπτη 5 Απριλίου. Το πρόγραμμα βοηθάει τους μαθητές να δούνε αν πραγματικά τους ενδιαφέρει να εξασκήσουν ή όχι κάποιο επάγγελμα στο μέλλον. ΣΥΝΕΝΤΕΥΞΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ Γ ΛΥΚΕΙΟΥ Οι γονείς/κηδεμόνες των μαθητών της Γ Λυκείου παρακαλούνται να παρευρεθούν στην βραδιά συνεντεύξεων Καθηγητών και Γονέων/Κηδεμόνων που θα λάβει χώρα την Τετάρτη 4 Απριλίου Αυτή είναι μια εξαιρετική ευκαιρία για τους γονείς/κηδεμόνες να συζητήσουν για την πρόοδο των παιδιών τους. Οι μαθητές πρέπει να κλείσουν ραντεβού με τους καθηγητές τους. ΘΕΙΑ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ Την Πέμπτη 5 Απριλίου, όλοι οι μαθητές θα εκκλησιαστούν, οπότε θα έχουν την ευκαιρία να μεταλάβουν αν έχουν προετοιμαστεί κατάλληλα. ΤΕΛΟΣ ΤΡΙΜΗΝΟΥ Το πρώτο τρίμηνο θα τελειώσει την Πέμπτη 5 Απριλίου. Ευχόμαστε σε όλους τους μαθητές και στις οικογένειές τους χαρούμενο κι ευλογημένο Πάσχα και Καλή Ανάσταση. ΔΕΥΤΕΡΟ ΤΡΙΜΗΝΟ Οι μαθητές θα επιστρέψουν για το δεύτερο τρίμηνο την Τρίτη 24 Απριλίου. Υπενθυμίζουμε επίσης στους μαθητές να επιστρέψουν με την χειμερινή τους στολή. Επίσης υπενθυμίζουμε στους μαθητές μας να μην ξεχνάνε τους σχολικούς κανονισμούς σχετικά με τη βαφή στα μαλλιά που απαγορεύεται, γι αυτό καλύτερα να την αποφεύγουν. ANZAC DAY Την Τετάρτη 25 Απριλίου γιορτάζουμε το ANZAC Day, οπότε είναι μέρα αργίας. Επομένως, το σχολείο θα είναι κλειστό. ΑΓΩΝΕΣ ΑΝΩΜΑΛΟΥ ΕΔΑΦΟΥΣ (CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL) Οι αγώνες Ανωμάλου Εδάφους θα διεξαχθούν την Πέμπτη 26 Απριλίου στο Lake Gillawarna, Georges Hall. Η παρουσία όλων των μαθητών είναι υποχρεωτική. Το μαθητικό συμβούλιο θα αναλάβει τα αναψυκτικά και το φαγητό αυτής της ημέρας. Το σχολείο θα διαλέξει τους καλύτερους μαθητές για τους αγώνες SWISSA. Επίσης, ένα ποσό από τα έξοδα θα διατεθεί για το Leukemia Foundation.

16 ΕΟΡΤΑΣΜΟΣ ΤΗΣ 25 ΗΣ ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ Η ετήσια εορτή της 25 ης Μαρτίου διεξήχθη την Κυριακή 25 Μαρτίου. Οι μαθητές μας με περηφάνια αντιπροσώπευσαν το σχολείο στο κενοτάφιο του Martin Place και μετά στην παρέλαση προς το Domain. Ο διευθυντής του σχολείου μας, κύριος Χειράκης ευχαρίστησε τους μαθητές που πήραν μέρος στην παρέλαση και τους συγχάρηκε για την εξαιρετική διαγωγή τους. Ο κύριος Χειράκης ευχαρίστησε όλους τους γονείς για τη βοήθεια και την υποστήριξή τους. ΒΡΑΔΙΑ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΩΝ (OPEN NIGHT) Η βραδιά Πληροφοριών του Γυμνασίου θα διεξαχθεί την Πέμπτη 10 Μαΐου στις 7.00μ.μ. Όλες οι οικογένειες προσκαλούνται να παρευρεθούν για να ενημερωθούν για τις ακαδημαϊκές και αθλητικές δραστηριότητες που προσφέρει το Κολλέγιο στους μαθητές. Οι γονείς/κηδεμόνες θα λάβουν μέρος σε ξενάγηση του σχολείου, όπου θα έχουν την ευκαιρία να δουν τα τεχνολογικά εργαστήρια των ηλεκτρονικών υπολογιστών. Χ. Χειράκης Διευθυντής