Senior News
Inter-House Events
Inter-House events are one of the central focuses of the 2018 Year group. Their purpose is to bring people together in a celebration of the many gifts and talents of individual students at the College whilst also raising awareness and funds for great causes. So far, the current leadership team has held three Inter-House activities: King of the Hill( where students from all years race up the ferry wharf slope), Chess, and most recently the Melbourne Cup Race, where Year 12 students raced around second field with a Year 7 student on their back.
These events have been extremely successful in integrating younger boys with the senior cohorts, with Year 7 Ben Parsons taking out
the Chess Championship ahead of numerous Year 12 boys, and Smith House taking out the Melbourne Cup. These activities also aim to raise funds for numerous charities and immersions through barbecues, and more recently the sale of wristbands with the College motto Many Wolves, One Pack emblazoned on them.
Next year, we are excited to host an array of other inter-House activities, with touch footy, the annual spelling bee, cricket and basketball just to name a few. We are all very eager to get the new year under way, and finish 2017 strong!
MITCHELL HOPE, COLLEGE VICE CAPTAIN( DAY BOYS)
Above Inter-House Chess; the College Leadership Team with Chess champ Ben Parson; the Melbourne Cup
View from the Boarding House
Boarding provides the opportunity to affirm the unity of the heart, mind and soul. From stepping that first foot into the Charles Fraser House in Year 7 to the bustling nights of the Kevin Fagan House in Year 11, boarding has played a significant role in my time here at Riverview.
The atmosphere of boarding can be summed up through the word family. Boarding at Riverview welcomes students from all different communities, but when together here at the College, whether in a game of touch footy, a barbecue or a Mass, we are all one family. The boarding ambience is always highly energetic but this is well complemented with the positive attitude of always having something to do and someone to talk to.
Throughout the year in boarding, I have noticed in Year 11 the strengthening of bonds and relationships with the community due to our growth and maturity. As the HSC year commences, people have become more restful towards people’ s personal needs and space. However, the sense of championship has undoubtedly grown stronger with events such as Year 11s playing touch with Year 7s and the various barbecues booked for next year. For boarders, the chapel is a place of reflection within the community, reaffirming the boarding companionship through singing practice and services. All families face ups and downs and as a boarding community this is also reflected, but at the end of the day we are all here for each other.
PHILIP LAW, VICE-CAPTAIN( BOARDERS)
20 | IGNATIAN | DECEMBER 2017