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Cabra Dominican College Turns 140 And What It Taught Me · The BJ Show

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  SPEAKER_00: We're celebrating our 140th year.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's find out, because this is most important episode here on the BJ Show channel.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I can't wait to share you what this 140th, you know, reunion of a high school I went to.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's get into it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome back and hello.
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  SPEAKER_00: BJ show.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, the fans have supported this.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's the most I like it.
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  SPEAKER_00: I mentioned 143 for high school.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now it's not just a high school.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, in Australia we call it college.
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  SPEAKER_00: And part, yes, comment is there is a high school, but this is a more private school.
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  SPEAKER_00: So what I'm gonna be sharing is Cabinet Dominican College is a high school in the southeast or east-south of Adelaide.
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  SPEAKER_00: I went to a reunion with a friend, caught up with a few friends from, you know, and catch up talking to teachers and stuff.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the part thing I really wanted to share is the school song.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, why do we have school song?
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  SPEAKER_00: Any one I'm gonna share.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's we're about the journey together, and I'll explain so called the the good, the beautiful, and the truth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now they're two formal students from the school.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I'll explain how I like I like to share that at the end of today's episode or in this episode.
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  SPEAKER_00: So how can I reflect on the day?
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  SPEAKER_00: It was amazing, beautiful day.
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  SPEAKER_00: Unfortunately, I really like to go to the Nord Sturt Grand Final on the day, and it's a bit disappointment.
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  SPEAKER_00: I didn't go.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm disappointment, but 38,000 plus is amazing.
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  SPEAKER_00: But this is the interesting fact.
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  SPEAKER_00: The anything else I wanted to share is Cabra is a big school.
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  SPEAKER_00: So not gonna say I was talking to teachers for a few minutes, but I spoke to one of my well, he wasn't my PE teacher.
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  SPEAKER_00: He said educational.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's what it's called in in PE.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, so well, there's some history.
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  SPEAKER_00: I've learned.
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  SPEAKER_00: I learned about, you know, one of, like I said, he wasn't a my PE teacher, but he was a physed and he's still there, still amazing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Like he uh, my old teacher, one of the old teachers I spoke to in the in sport gym and in the school, and talking about a few.
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  SPEAKER_00: So a former old scholar Jason Williams, who used to play for the 36ers in the 90s.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's an old scholar, he was on the dustboard.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, I didn't even know that it just went batting a lot of memory.
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  SPEAKER_00: 36 players.
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  SPEAKER_00: 36 players.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, you're on the 36ers list, you gotta work for it.
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  SPEAKER_00: How amazing this is.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it's great, absolutely great.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the other thing I really enjoyed is going to different parts of the school, such as like the areas called St.
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  SPEAKER_00: Catherine's Square, which is at the middle part of the school.
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  SPEAKER_00: And just it's just one of the squares of history of the school.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I just want to let you all know.
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  SPEAKER_00: But anyway, moving forward, I want to say, Caba is a sports and music art school.
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  SPEAKER_00: Partly it's being a private school, so it's a it's known as a covery.
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  SPEAKER_00: Oh, saying that shortly, but amazing how the music came together, they had a band play, they had a schedule, and it was amazing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Like, I am so lucky to be part of it.
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  SPEAKER_00: They had food, you can yet take five dollars a strain off from the food of your choice.
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  SPEAKER_00: They had like four options, so there's lots and lots of food to choose from.
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  SPEAKER_00: So that is amazing, that is.
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  SPEAKER_00: So moving into our net part of so overall the day went really well.
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  SPEAKER_00: They do have a educational unit with people with like myself, a disability, so learning disability, and we're part of a mainstream school, part of the which history since 1982.
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  SPEAKER_00: So a long time of how we're very lucky.
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  SPEAKER_00: 20, 44 years in history.
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  SPEAKER_00: Next year will be 45 years.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I'm really happy.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm I'm proud to celebrate uh a historic history of the school, and I'm honoured to be celebrating with a few old friends, catching up.
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  SPEAKER_00: I do catch up all the time more than ever.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, but now we're gonna finish up.
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  SPEAKER_00: Finishing up with the most important, the school song.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, it's it's called the The Good, the Beautiful, and the Truth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Have I got that correct?
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, the good, the beautiful, and the truth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, two formal student nominees.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna share you the why this is a important.
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  SPEAKER_00: I always think this is a fantastic debate in, you know, of anything.
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  SPEAKER_00: So it's and and it's cabra.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's part of our witch history.
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  SPEAKER_00: And now I'm not gonna go all and sing the song because I really love to have the cabra choir part of the school.
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  SPEAKER_00: But I'm gonna sign out for this episode.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is most this is this special episode.
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  SPEAKER_00: How how can I relate this?
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, it's a community day, it's a Valitas Community Day.
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  SPEAKER_00: Valetus is a traditional of the cabra.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I just want to let you know that.
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  SPEAKER_00: But I'm now gonna sign out and stay tuned for lots of different sports.
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  SPEAKER_00: We got basketball, Australian basketball, we got international basketball, NBA.
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  SPEAKER_00: We got the oh, so much.
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  SPEAKER_00: I can't even think too many sports we're sharing.
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  SPEAKER_00: And as well, the most important, the BJ Show Awards show.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is the most important show to come.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's another footy.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then we'll stay tuned as we have the AFL previews.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I can't wait for that.
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  SPEAKER_00: Please follow along this journey.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's what we are.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're about a journey together.
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  SPEAKER_00: We are celebrating everyone's ability.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's what it's all about.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's inclusive.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm BJ, my name is Ben.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm signing out, and we'll see you next time.
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  SPEAKER_00: Peace.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's all, folks.