issue 30 - calling - (7 october 2010)

Dear Members of the St Patrick’s Family, Welcome back to Term 4 and I trust that the holiday break was an enjoyable time. However, it is imperative that all students begin Term 4 positively and return to the routine of school from Day 1. This term is only short however, there are a significant number of important events scattered throughout the term that will require student, staff and parent involvement. It is critical that this involvement is forthcoming in order to ensure a positive and productive term for everyone. However, I must begin this edition of the Calling with the sad news of the passing of Mr John Kennedy. John was Principal of St. Patrick’s College from 1995 till 1999 and was the first lay principal of the College. John’s contributions to St. Patrick’s College were significant and he remained a strong supporter of the College. Kennedy House was named in recognition of John’s contributions to the College and he was very proud of this honour. John’s funeral was held over the holidays and was attended by many former and current members of the St. Patrick’s College Community. However, there were many who were unable to attend because of the holiday period. The College will acknowledge the valuable contributions of John Kennedy in a Memorial Service on Tuesday 19 October. Also, we will be celebrating the Mary MacKillop Liturgy on Thursday October 14. This liturgy will acknowledge the canonisation of Australia’s first saint, Mary MacKillop. The liturgy will begin at 11am and will be held in the Callan Centre. I take this opportunity to invite all members of the St. Patrick’s College Community, past and present, to attend this special liturgy. In the letter sent home over the holidays I detailed a number of significant events occurring during the course of Term 4. I draw your attention to some of these events that will be taking place over the next couple of weeks. Mimiki Race Day - Saturday 9 October. Bookings via website: mimikifoundation.org.au 2011 Orientation Night - Monday 11 October in the Callan Centre commencing at 6.00pm Spirit Assembly - Tuesday 12 October in the Callan Centre commencing at 9.45am AIC Track & Field Carnival - Wednesday 13 October with all Year 8-12 students attending Mary MacKillop Mass - Thursday 14 October in the Callan Centre from 11.00am Co-curricular Photos - Friday 15 October 2011 Orientation testing - Saturday 16 October Band of Brothers - Sunday 17 October on the back oval from 1.00pm to 6.00pm Student Free Day - Monday 18 October John Kennedy Memorial - Tuesday 19 October Celia Lashlie Lecture - Tuesday 26 October in the Callan Centre commencing at 7.00pm Ashes Luncheon - Saturday 20 November. Tickets available from the Main Office The Band of Brothers Concert has been well advertised already with tickets available form the College Office. This will be an outstanding event featuring great music, fine food and much more. The event is a ticketed event and therefore entry is by ticket only. Tickets are available by contacting the College Office on 36319000. The purpose of the concert is to allow the St. Patrick’s College community to enjoy a fun ‘Community’ day in light of what has been a challenging and difficult year for everyone. The event is not just for the St. Patrick’s College Community, so invite your friends. I encourage all members of the St. Patrick’s College Community to support this special event. Finally this week, I would like to give an update on the building program. You would see that the building is progressing well and starting to take shape. The recent rain has created some delays however, the builders are still confident that the project will be completed by the end of 2010 and therefore be ready for usage in 2011. Over the holiday period, the toilet block was demolished and work has commenced on the three new toilet blocks. This work will cause some disruption to movement around the College, however, it is minimal. At this point in time all work will be completed by the end of 2010 and be operational for the 2011 school year. I hope Term 4 is a successful one for all within the St. Patrick’s College Community. God Bless

Dr Michael Carroll College Principal

7 October 2010 No. 30

Student Free Day

Monday 18 October

Parents and Friends AGM Wednesday 20 October commencing at 7.30pm

in the Library

STUDENTS

Frank Torrisi

Welcome back to Term 4. I hope everyone had a relaxing break and used the time to spend with family and friends. 2011 5, 6, 7 and 8 ORIENTATION EVENING will be held next Monday evening 11 October. This is the first official function for over 160 families new to St Patrick’s and hence a very important occasion in our College calendar. All current Year 11 students are invited to attend to assist with the orientation of the younger students. Current Year 6 and 7 students are NOT required to attend the evening. Leadership 2011 – The Process of Leadership selection for 2011 has commenced. Staff and students are in the process of nominating and selecting the College leaders this week. The process for the selection of House Leaders will occur over the next few weeks. All Year 11 students will attend a compulsory Leadership Retreat from Monday, 25 October, to Tuesday, 26 October. On Wednesday 27 October the Year 11 students will spend the day with their

House Deans in a formation program that will see them plan for their role as leaders of their respective Houses. AIC Track and Field – Good luck to all our athletes who are competing in the AIC Track and Field events over the next week. All Year 8 to12 students are travelling to QSAC next Wednesday to support our athletes. It is expected that all Year 8 -12 students will attend school in full College uniform next Wednesday and positively support our athletes. Students will be transported to QSAC by bus and will return by 3.00pm. Food is expensive at QSAC so I encourage students to bring their own food and drink. School hats will also be beneficial for the morning sun at the stadium. This is a special events day and any student absent will require to present a Medical Certificate. Year 5 Camp: Year 5 students attended camp this week at Mudjimba. They all had a great time and fully participated in the activities on offer. I would like to take the opportunity to thank all the staff who

attended and spent time away from their own families to provide this wonderful experience for the boys. Thanks to Mr Reid, Mr Johns, Mr Kerr, Ms Harden, Mr Clark, Mr Corfield, Mrs Hey and Mr O’Grady. Year 11 Formation Program Term 4: Over the next few weeks all Yr 11 students will participate in a series of talks provided by Drug Arm, SEAT (Spinal Injuries Association) and the Queensland Police Services. The talks will hopefully create an awareness of the impact of Drugs and the risk factors associated with them, underage drinking and the associated violence that can occur and the legal complications that are associated with this type of behaviour.

Photo Day—Please refer to page 15 of the Calling with details on the Co-curricular photos on 15 October.

STUDIES

In welcoming everyone back for the final term of 2010, I would like to begin a process of information sharing regarding the College’s 1 to 1 laptop program which will commence in 2011. A significant amount of money was provided by the Federal Government to schools throughout Australia as a means of ensuring that All students had access to computers as part of their education. As I am sure everyone will agree, such access is an essential part of schooling in the twenty first century. This is supported by key educational documents, in particular work being carried out in the planning and writing of the Australian Curriculum which indicates that the incorporation of IT into all unit design is a non negotiable. Consequently the College has made two key curriculum decisions for 2011 and beyond. The first is the creation of a

position titled “Curriculum Leader-Blended Learning”. It will be the responsibility of this person to work with Heads of Department along with individual teachers to incorporate the use of Information Technology into teaching and learning at St. Patrick’s. This will not be so much a focus on teaching students how to use computers but rather to use technology as a means of developing the higher order thinking skills required for success in modern day schooling. The second initiative is the implementation of a 1 to 1 laptop program. As such, all students in years 7, 8 and 9 will receive, what is known as a ‘netbook’ computer in 2011. It is envisaged that this device would be brought to school each day and used by classes in a wide range of subjects. Many new units will be written to accommodate the inclusion and use of the computer.

A movement in this direction raises many questions, related to transport, security, functionality, maintenance etc. At present, there is a list of frequently asked questions, along with answers, on the College Webpage. Could I ask all parents and boys, especially those from Years 6, 7 and 8 to read and review this document. As well, we are currently compiling a manual with directions for parents and students regarding the day to day care and use of the equipment. This document will include information about the care and responsibilities associated with having the equipment. As soon as it is completed, this document will be added to the College Webpage. I will use this column to provide further information throughout the term.

Chris Campbell

Mark Mewburn

IDENTITY & MINISTRY

FORGET what you know about STUDY HABITS I have posted a quite interesting article about Study Habits, from the New York Times. It is in my “Counsellor” Web Page via Student Intranet (accessible from home). YOUR FAMILY MAY QUALIFY Ever considered becoming a Foster Care Family? Lifeline Community Care Queensland is seeking registrations of interest from families who would like to participate in their Foster Care program for children with a disability. This is a great opportunity to make a significant difference in the life of a precious child with a disability. For more information, please go to:

www.fostercare.applynow.com.au You will gain as much as your Foster Child! Worried about someone in your family who self injures? University of Qld and Mission Australia are holding a forum for Parents and Family members who have these concerns. Tues 19th Oct, 6:30-8:30 at Kedron Football Club – 6th Ave Kedron. RSVP by 12th Oct to Tamieka 36214000 or [email protected] All attendees receive a book on this topic. Light supper provided from 5:45pm Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Group for Adolescent Boys. The group will give young people the basic skills and knowledge to more effectively and

positively manage their emotions and be more in control of the stress in their lives.Beginning Wed 20th Oct 4-5pm for 4 weeks at Thinking Families, 17 Harry St Ashgrove. $320. Rebates available via Medicare if referral from GP. Contact Glenn Munt 0400058875 Coming Careers Events • 20th Dec – UQ Options Evening – St Lucia Campus • 21st Dec – Real Decisions at QUT – Garden’s Point campus – 10 – 2pm

Mark Ellison Stand Up to Poverty Welcome back everyone to Term 4. I’d like to start by saying a very big thank you to all the students, staff and parents who took part in reading the Stand Up to Poverty pledge at our end of term liturgy last term. Our community was one of more than 1900 (from 74 countries) who took part in this global event, sending a very strong message to world leaders meeting to discuss the progress of the 2000 Millennium Development Goals last weekend. A huge thank you in particular to the staff and students who shared some of their personal experiences of poverty. Sharing story is one of the fundamental components of personal and spiritual formation, and during this liturgy we were incredibly privileged to hear Caden Samuels talking about the extreme poverty he experienced in India last year; Jordan Sheterline talking about the power of forming relationships with the people of East Timor; Paul Corfield talking about AIDs sufferers he met in South Africa; Marthy Watson telling us about the pain of losing her newborn daughter and the millions of parents who suffer the same pain each year; Mrs Hafiza Azami sharing some of her experiences of life as a woman in Afghanistan; and Mathew Makot poignantly describing his life as a child soldier in Sudan. These incredibly moving stories greatly reinforced our determination to end extreme poverty. Thank you to all involved. Face to Faith Last term I wrote about an exciting opportunity for some of our Year 11 students to participate in a videoconference with students from a school in India as part of the Face to Faith program. This videoconference took place

in the final week of Term 3 and exceeded all expectations. To give an idea of the magnitude of the Face to Faith program, our students here in Brisbane spoke live to students in New Delhi, while an IT technician in California made sure the connection and IT component stayed up and running, and a coordinator in London facilitated the discussion between students. While we expected the videoconference to be a good experience, none of us realised just how fantastic an experience it would turn out to be. In the words of the facilitator: I would like to reiterate the point that I made to the students at the end – this was a fantastic VC! All the students who took part were incredibly impressive; everyone who participated spoke eloquently and with great passion about the ideas discussed. It was clear that everyone was engaging with some quite difficult issues with great respect, and best of all, there was almost nothing for me to do (other than a little clarification); the impetus and direction of the VC came entirely from the students themselves. The students were incredible ambassadors for their cultures and schools – and I am sure that you are incredibly proud of them. In less than one hour we all learnt so much on so many different levels. The students involved are extremely keen to be involved in another videoconference and we look forward to being able to share this opportunity with a greater number of students in the near future. 40 Hour Famine Also last term, for the third year in a row over 100 staff and students took part in the 40 hour famine, to raise funds and awareness for people affected by the Global Food Crisis. For the third year in a row we raised more than $2000 which

will go a very long way to helping the poorest of the poor. A big congratulations to Sean Grant in Year 8 who raised more than $450 for the second year in a row. Just as importantly as the money raised, the students involved were able to experience in a small way what life is like without the bare necessities of life. These students are now better placed to take further action to help the poor. A huge thank you and congratulations to you all. Munnar Justice and Peace Grants Finally, we were recently successful in applying for two Munnar Justice and Peace grants from Edmund Rice Education Australia. The first grant will enable us to further develop the Paddies Garden in which our Year 5 students grow vegetables for the Paddies Van, and the second will enhance our reconciliation garden (Wooba) as part of our Reconciliation Action Plan, to further promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. These initiatives will be valuable additions to our community and its role in making the world a better place. St John Fisher Towards the end of last term a number of girls from St John Fisher College have got involved in the Paddies van with a group of girls coming along to a couple of the Saturday night barbeques and another group making some beautiful food packages of sandwiches, muffins, sausage rolls and fruit for us to take in to the patrons in the city on Thursday nights. We greatly appreciate the involvement of St John Fisher and look forward to continuing to work together to help the less fortunate in the local area.

COLLEGE DEAN

David Gardiner

Welcome back to another new term. Hopefully everyone had an enjoyable and restful holiday, amongst all the wet weather. I had a great time in ‘sunny’ Melbourne soaking up all the footy finals fever, and then time in Geelong watching the World Cycling Championships. I always enjoy watching champions at work and it was a delight to watch first hand Cadel Evans try to defend his World Champion title. Although he did not win the title again, Cadel showed enormous talent and effort in doing everything he could he give himself every possible opportunity to win. I admire champions who set themselves high goals and work very hard to attempt to achieve their goals. This term we celebrate many

accomplishments of our students. We want our students to be the best they can. I encourage parents to sit with their sons at the start of this last term and set clear goals and actions for them to work towards. It may be to get an A in a particular subject, it may be to get a C in a particular subject, it may be to do well enough to get an Academic medal or to simply do my best. Having goals and working hard towards them will develop champion qualities in our young men. Our new wave of SPC champions start their journey next Monday evening with our 2011 Orientation Evening. All Year 11 students have been asked to attend the evening to help welcome the new families to our community, and in

particular their new ‘Little Brother’. The Year 11 students are asked to be in full College uniform with blazers and ties, and attend from 6.00pm to 8.15pm. Our Celebration of Excellence Evening is on Friday 5 November. Please make this date an important occasion as we invite all families to attend the evening to celebrate the wonderful achievements of our community this year. The evening is not just for the award winners, but instead is designed for all families to be a part of the reflection and celebration of the 2010 year.

ACTIVITIES

DIRECTOR OF CULTURE—GEOFF SAMUELS

ACTIVITIES CONT’D

DIRECTOR OF SPORT—LUKE DONATINI

Sporting Acknowledgements In The Calling As communicated in the last issue of the Calling, please be aware that there will be some slight changes to the content placed in the weekly sports column of the Calling. From this term (Term 4 of 2010), I will only be acknowledging the following sporting achievements: Those directly associated with St Patrick’s College Sport, District School Sports Representation, Metropolitan North School Sport Representation Queensland Representation and National Representation

All other sporting achievements gained outside of St Patrick’s College will be acknowledged in a more informal manner when such information is received. Congratulations Correction A naming error occurred in our last issue of the Calling with the congratulations of athletes selected to represent Metropolitan North in the Secondary Track and Field Team. Joshua Smith (Yr 9) will be competing at the forth coming Queensland Secondary Track and Field Championships. We wish Joshua every

success in his representation for Metropolitan North Track and Field. Sports Information Line (Wet Weather) The telephone number for St Patrick’s College Sports Information Line/Wet Weather Update is 3631 9080. Please be reminded that in the event of Wet Weather, any changes to the published schedule for sporting fixtures will be made just before 7.00am on the day of the fixtures. Metropolitan North Trial Notice 2011 Triathlon/Aquathlon Trials Information Triathletes wishing to be considered for selection in the Metropolitan North team for the 2011 State Championships must complete the following forms: 1. Triathlon Qld Nomination form 2. Competitor information Sheet 3. Competitor Nomination Form More information can be found in the Trial Notice section on the Metropolitan North Website: http://www.metnorthsport.qld.edu.au Availability for Selection Forms can be collected from Mr Ryan Schultz at St

Patrick’s College. Please ensure that all deadlines for submission of forms/applications are met or you might miss out. 2010 AIC Invitational Golf Day – ‘Balharry Shield’ Nominations have been called for the annual AIC Invitational Golf Day to be held on Sunday 31 October. The top five (5) St Patrick’s College Golfers will be selected from those who nominate. Nominations close this week . Written nomination must be handed in to Mr Ryan Schultz – NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 15th OCTOBBER. Nominations MUST contain: 1. Name, Age, Year Level, School House Group 2. Golfing History and Experience (years of experience, club membership details, tournaments won etc) 3. Current Playing Handicap (proof of handicap - signed card or certified by Club President) 4. Polo Shirt Size

BASKETBALL CO-ORDINATOR—STEVE COPPING

AIC ROUND 5 St Patrick’s Vs Marist College Ashgrove

Saturday 9th October 2010 BASKETBALL VENUE – Marist College Ashgrove Indoor Basketball Courts, Frasers Road, Ashgrove.

TIME COURT 1

COURT 2

8.00 am 15B 13C

9.00 am 15A 13B

10.00 am 3rd V 13A

11.00 am 16A 14C

12.00 pm 2nd V 14B

1.00pm 1st V 14A

All students must wear correct uniform – SPC Basketball Singlet (current style only) and SPC PE Shorts or Basketball Shorts (all items can be purchased from Clothing Store)

CANTEEN WILL BE IN OPERATION AT MCA BASKETBALL

ACTIVITIES CONT’D

TENNIS CO-ORDINATOR —BR PRITCHARD

AIC TENNIS Round 5

St Patrick’s College Vs Marist College Ashgrove Saturday 9th October 2010

Tennis Game Details

Venues: The Gap State School, Settlement Road, The Gap; Mt Maria Junior Courts, South Pine Road, Enog-gera and Coops Tennis Centre, 751 Beams Road Carseldine

Team

Venue Time

1st Coops Tennis Centre – Beams Rd Carseldine Warm Up 8.00am

2nd The Gap State School Courts Settlement Rd The Gap “ “

3rd The Gap State School Courts Settlement Rd The Gap “ “

16A Mt Maria Junior Courts South Pine Rd Enoggera “ “

16B Mt Maria Junior Courts South Pine Rd Enoggera “ “

15A Coops Tennis Centre – Beams Rd Carseldine “ “

15B Coops Tennis Centre – Beams Rd Carseldine “ “





All students must wear correct uniform – SPC White Tennis Polo and SPC PE Shorts (all items can be purchased from Clothing Store).

SPC Half Season Players Required There are vacancies available for any students who still may wish to sign up for SPC Half Season Cricket commencing this month (October 2010). Players are particularly required for Under 12 (current Year 6 students) and Under 14 (current Year 8 students). Should you require any further information or wish to nominate, please contact Mr Ryan Schultz (SPC Coaching Administrator) at St Patrick’s College.

CRICKET 2011

This is the last chance for anyone interested in gaining their Level 1 Cricket Qualification to contact Ryan Schultz at [email protected] expressing their interest. The session will be held on Monday the 18th of October at

Curlew Park from 9:00am – 5:30pm.

CRICKET CO-ORDINATOR—GEOFF PAULSEN

FIRST XV 2010/2011

To all students interested in trialing for the 2011 First XV training commences this Friday 8th October on the Back Oval at 6:30am. The training session will include Fitness Testing and skills training. Training for the remainder of Term 4 will be held on Friday morning at 6:30am at Curlew Park. An additional conditioning session can be attended on the Back Oval at 6:30am every Wednesday morning. It is also expected that First XV squad members attend the school gym at a minimum of two times a week. Specific Strength and Conditioning programs are available.

RUGBY CO-ORDINATOR—RYAN SCHULTZ

ACTIVITIES CONT’D

TRACK AND FIELD CO-ORDINATORS—STEVE TILYARD (CIC) AND ANNE-MAREE BLISS (AIC)

CIC Track and Field Last week our Junior Track and Field team competed at the 2010 CIC Track and Field Championships. All the athletes performed at their best and were well and truly rewarded for their efforts. Overall SPC placed second (2nd) behind Iona with Nudgee Junior College in third (3rd) and Marist College Ashgrove in forth (4th). Other highlights were:

Under 12 Age Groups – Overall Champions Ryan Shepherd – New CIC Record for Under 10 60m Hurdles.

The last time St Patrick’s College achieved such a performance was:

In 1974 when we won the CCC (Combined Catholic Colleges) Track and Field Championships In 2005 when we came second (2nd) at the AIC Track and Field Championships.

AIC Track and Field

AIC Track and Field Championships The first round of events of the AIC Track and Field Championships will be held on Friday evening (8th October) at QSAC from 4.45pm. They will be: EVENT AGE GROUP DIVISION Javelin 13 Years & Under A & B High Jump 14 Years & Under A Shot Put 15 Years & Under A & B Discus 16 Years & Under A & B Triple Jump Open A & B Triple Jump 13 Years & Under A & B Discus 14 Years & Under A & B Javelin 15 Years & Under A & B Long Jump 16 Years & Under A & B Shot Put Open A & B 1500m 13 Years & Under A & B 1500m 14 Years & Under A & B 1500m 15 Years & Under A & B 1500m 16 Years & Under A & B 1500m Open A & B 4.45pm Javelin 13 Years & Under (Warm up on Arrival) High Jump 14 Years & Under Shot Put 15 Years & Under Discus 16 Years & Under Triple Jump Open 5.45pm 1500m 13 Years & Under 1500m 14 Years & Under 1500m 15 Years & Under 1500m 16 Years & Under 1500m Open 6.00pm Triple Jump 13 Years & Under Discus 14 Years & Under Javelin 15 Years & Under Long Jump 16 Years & Under Shot Put Open (Only relay track events will be conducted from 7.00pm until 8.00pm ) Some additional track events will be conducted on the track from 7.00pm until 8.00pm, (at the conclusion of the competition events) Friday evening. These events will be:

4 x 100m 400m races 100m races

All other Championship events will be conducted next Wednesday 13th October at QSAC during normal school hours. For further information or clarification please contact Mrs Anne-Maree Bliss.

ACTIVITIES CONT’D

WATER POLO CO-ORDINATOR—TIM WALKER

Welcome back to all Water Polo players. It was fantastic to see nearly our whole squad turn up for training on the first day back! Training will occur on Monday again next week, however due to many students’ commitments to the AIC Track and Field Carnival next week, the Wednesday 13th October training has been cancelled. Monday trainings will still run as normal:

First Round is against Padua College in week 3. Further details are still TBA. Boys must ensure they attend all meetings called so that information can be relayed. Uniform & Equipment Many of the boys placed an order this week for a Water Polo team t-shirt. These shirts will arrive shortly before our first game and will be able to be purchased for $15 from the uniform shop. Many boys are still training in PE shorts. While this is fine for training, boys need to make sure they have purchased either a pair of Speedos or skins style tight fitting swimwear. SPC Speedos can be purchased for $45 and skins for $70. While it is not compulsory, it is preferred that boys wear the College Swimwear. It is also recommended that boys wear a mouthguard for games.

Age Group Time Venue

Under 13 4pm – 5.15pm

‘SPLASH’ Chermside Pool

375 Hamilton Road Chermside

Under 14 4pm – 5.15pm

Under 15 5.15pm – 6.30pm

Under 16 5.15pm – 6.30pm

Open 5.15pm – 6.30pm

SWIMMING CO-ORDINATOR—SHANE BOWDEN

St. Patrick’s Swimming in Season 2010/2011

Swimming is back in Week 3 of this term with a number of new, exciting initiatives to improve the swimming of all who would like to get involved. First, the College has begun its association with Ken Wood and the Ken Wood Swim School at Redcliffe. Ken is one of the most highly regarded swim coaches in world swimming having coached on over 30 Australian teams. His swimmers over the past 10 years have included Jessica Schipper, Geoff Huegill, Leisel Jones, Melissa Gorman and recent Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist Kylie Palmer. We will be training with Ken and his elite coaches twice a week over the course of this term and Term 1 next year. Ken will be speaking to the boys at regular intervals about what it takes to become a champion, and the large amount of swimming expertise he has accumulated over the last 30 years. Ken will also have a hand in writing the swimming program for our swim-mers and providing input on how to get the most out of each swimmer. Our annual start to the season BBQ will also be kicking off this coming Thursday (14/10) over both Junior and Sen-ior lunchtimes. It will be chance for all of us to focus on the big season ahead as well as have a sausage, can of drink and relax with our swimming mates. It would be great to see anyone intending on being involved in Swimming in 2010/2011 to be there. Swimming times for Term 4 starting Tuesday October 19 are as follows: TUESDAY (SANDGATE POOL): 6:15am – 7:30am WEDNESDAY (REDCLIFFE POOL): 6:15am – 7:30am THURSDAY (REDCLIFFE POOL): 3:45pm – 5:00pm There will be buses to take the boys to school after morning training and a bus take the boys to Thursday afternoon training at Redcliffe. Parents will need to drop the boys off to morning training and pick up after Thursday training.

COMMUNITY NEWS

BAND OF BROTHERS ARVO ON THE OVAL CONCERT - SUNDAY 17 OCTOBER 2010 1PM – 6PM

ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE SCHOOL OVAL - YUNDAH STREET, SHORNCLIFFE RAISING MONEY FOR SPC AND KIDS AND PARENTS HELPLINE TICKETS ON SALE NOW General Admission $20 SPC students $10 and Children 6 and under FREE. Band of Brothers tickets can be purchased through the College office Ph:3631 9000 Special Guest Artist on the day is Aussie Band AMY MEREDITH. Tickets are limited so get in early to secure your spot on the oval. For any further information please contact Kath Richardson at [email protected] Or Mob 0412 772 123

P & F NEWS The P&F AGM is on Wednesday 20 October and all positions will be vacated. If you are interested in any of the positions and would like to know more about them please give me call. There are four positions: President (Chair monthly meetings), Vice President (support President and assist as required), Treasurer (financial reports prepared by College finance office – check and present financial reports at meetings) and Secretary (received correspon-dence which is mainly fundraising information and present at meetings, take and prepare minutes of meetings). Communication between families and the College is the main focus of the P&F as well as providing volunteers for various College activities such as Open Day and Orientation Evening. Our fund raising ventures so far this year have been co ordinated by a volunteer for the particular project.

REMINDER – P&F FUNDRAISERS Billy G’s Gourmet Cookie Dough All orders and payments must be returned to the Student Office by Friday 22 October. Advanced Life Family Portraits This is scheduled for Sunday 31 October. Please contact Judy Kelly on 3631 9019 at the College Office to making a booking.

Information for these fundraisers were sent home over the September holidays with the school letter. Thank you for supporting these fundraising initiatives.

There is great line up of acts for the Band of Brothers Arvo on the Oval Concert on Sunday 17 October from 1.00pm to 6.00pm and tickets are now available from the College office. If you would like more information about the event please contact Kath Richardson on 0412 772 132 or by email on [email protected]. The next meeting is Wednesday 20 October at 7.30pm in the Resource Room (Library) Diane Hamill—President H: 3205 5180 (after 6pm) Mob: 0413 130 863

COMMUNITY NEWS CONT’D

‘GROWING GORGEOUS BOYS INTO GOOD MEN.’

St Patrick’s College invites you to a talk by social commentator CELIA LASHLIE. Celia Lashlie, author of ‘He’ll Be Ok -Growing Gorgeous Young Boys Into Good Men’, will give a talk at St Patrick’s College on 26 October. With 15 years experience working in the prison services of New Zealand, Celia undertook the ‘GOOD MAN PRO-JECT’ with 25 boys schools throughout NZ- a project aimed at creating a working definition of what makes a good man in the 21st century. The result was a significant insight into the minds of teenage boys and what they are feeling in this period of their lives. Celia is an inspirational speaker and provides challenging suggestions and plenty of practical and reassuring ad-vice for parents. You will be left with much food for thought on how to help your sons along the road to becom-ing good men. All parents will find something valuable in this talk regardless of whether you have sons or not.

TUESDAY 26 OCTOBER 7PM START ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE THE CALLAN CENTRE

PIER AVENUE, SHORNCLIFFE Bookings are essential. To reserve your seat please phone 36319000 or email [email protected] Numbers are limited.

DON’T FORGET TO KEEP COLLECTING IN THE HOLIDAYS!

SPORTS GEAR FOR OUR SCHOOL! COLLECT MORE VOUCHERS, GET MORE GEAR! We have registered for the Coles Sports for Schools program where Coles is giving all primary and secondary schools in Australia the chance to get brand new sporting equipment – and we need your help!

Every $10 spent at Coles Supermarkets, Coles Online, Bi-Lo or Pick‘n Pay between Thursday 2 September and Sunday 31 October 2010, will earn a Coles Sports for Schools voucher worth 1 point. We’re asking our local school community to collect these vouchers from family, friends and neighbours to drop into the collection box we have in the Student Office at school.

The more vouchers we collect, the more sports gear we can get!

Just remember to ask for the vouchers

when you pay during your norm al weekly shop.


Tuesday Morn BBQ— Decker Park, Sandgate

7.25 am—9.00 am

Thursday Morning BBQ —Humpybong School 7. 30 am—9.00 am

Thursday Evening Street Van —Brisbane City

5.00 pm—8.45 pm

Saturday Night BBQ—Sandgate Rotunda

5.45 pm—8.30 pm

Tuesday, 12 October Jeremy Gordon, Jake Parker,

David Stokes, Lochlainn Riordan, Ben Battersby

Thursday, 14 October Jeremy Gordon, Jake Parker,

David Stokes, Lochlainn Riordan, Ben Battersby

Thursday, 14 October Ryan Chapman, Martin Ghadami,

Lachlan Ryan, Austin Hawkins

Saturday, 16 October Tom McNamara, Josh O’Loughlin, Steele Patterson, St John Fisher

College

Please Note: If you cannot fulfil your commitment to take part in these service programs, please advise Mr Ellison ASAP.

The Paddies Van is Proudly Sponsored by:-

Date Helpers

Fri 08/10 Carolyn Harmen, Susan Mobbs, Sue Fuhrmeister, Trisha Willis, Liz Kelly

Mon 11/10 Lorraine Durigon, Leanne Basile, Emma‐Jane Baker

Tue 12/10 Cally Egerton, Louise Stringer, Vicki Wolstenholme

Wed 13/10 ***NO HELP NEEDED—AIC ATHLETICS***

Thu 14/10 Andrea Massey, Liz Dittbernor

Fri 15/10 Trisha Fitzpatrick, Nola Pederson, Jenny Evans, Leanne Carroll

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Steedman’ Spray Jacket embroidered with name ‘Wieland’ Hat embroidered with ‘E. Harvey’ Spray Jacket embroidered with name “Turk’ Grey Pullover size 16 with name ‘Browning’ on the

label Hat embroidered with ‘T. Browning’ Lost BMX Bike Helmut Grey Pullover with name Steven Pettigrew on tag Grey Adidas drawstring bag with Smash Pencil Case,

Diary and Glasses belonging to Tyler Caruana TI-30XB Calculator belonging to Robert Peredo Yr 8

Uniform Shop

SHIRTS FOR EXISTING STUDENTS GOING INTO NEW HOUSES – Boys needing a new house shirt should come to the Uniform Shop and order size and house colour by the end of October so these will be available for them at the start of next year. One free shirt will be provided and current house shirts in good condition can be sold through the Thrift Shop with proceeds going back to the family. Trading Hours Term Time – Tuesday 12-4pm, Wednesday 10am-2pm, Thursday 7.30-11.30am


September Spring Holiday Happenings

These past holidays witnessed the passing of a former College Principal, Mr John James Kennedy. John was Principal of St. Patrick’s College from 1995 to 1999 and was the first lay Principal in nearly 200 years of Christian Brother’s Colleges. John who had battled bravely against cancer of the liver. Tim Webster and Jordan Sheterline represented Kennedy House. May he Rest In Peace. Spring holidays are often the last fling of youth as our Year 12s prepare for their final Secondary Term of Education. A consortium of Anthony Curcuruto, Brandon Marshall, Daniel Row, Lachlan Ryan, Oscar Ryan, Jordan Sullivan and Brodie Zeller discussed the College 2010 outlook that Term 4 was to be the culmination of all our secondary academic efforts and so these holidays were a great relief from the daily grind where all Year 12s were looking forward to the end. But yet, for some, greater challenges lay ahead: Daniel Row spent the first week of the holidays attending a Petty Officer training course at Enoggera Barracks, Brisbane which he passed and now Daniel holds rank of P.O. in Australian Navy Cadets. During the second week he travelled to Perth, courtesy of the Royal Australian Navy, where Daniel sailed on the 180ft tall ship “Lewin” for 7 days. On the last day he was privileged to be the Captain of the ship. Michael Wallace wrote a paper and won the position of Youth Ambassador for Health and Medical Research, Australia. Viewing far and exotic places were Conor McSween and Thymon Venter returning from their exchange in Vancouver, Canada, as were Chris Harris and Kirt Myers from Cincinnati, USA where they had a cultural and enjoyable experience with a view into a different way of life and enjoyed the possibility of lifelong friends; David and Jack Lehfeldt travelled to France to see the Eiffel Tower and England to witness the ‘Changing of the Guard”; Dipankar Simkhada returned to Nepal and marvelled at their majestic mountains; Jeremy & Nick Mackin had a tourist holiday in Thailand; Luke Guy visited Disney Land and Universal Studios in the USA; Justin Medhurst competed in computer games in China; Matthew Hall and family went to Vanuatu on a sea cruise; Alex McDonough visited Fiji; Mitchell Horrigan went skiing in Christchurch and Queenstown, NZ; Sam Nothard thrilled at bungy jumping at Queenstown, NZ; Mr Ray Celegato and family went skiing in NZ; Harry Duggan was on a cruise ship to Emerald Bay, Isle of Pines and Noumea; and Angus Lane farewelled his Danish billet of two months back to Naksov. Closer to home within Australia Brayden Geddes moved to Perth; Dr Michael Carroll, Messrs Dave Gardiner and Rob Morris travelled, separately, to Melbourne for different reasons; William Sked saw Uluru; Alexander and Laurence Graham wondered at their whale watching off Hervey Bay; Mr Ian Brown went to Newcastle to meet his new grandson; Jackson and Cooper Burgess relaxed on the Gold Coast with their cousins; Josh, Matthew and Lachlan Smith saw the musical ‘Wicked’ in Sydney; Stuart Horrocks relaxed on his five day trip aboard the South Passage from Hervey Bay to Mooloolaba; Tom Weis visited Adelaide; Stephen Wallace visited Roma, Carnarvon Gorge and Yeppoon; Luca Kortyka surfed at Byron Bay; Lachlan Payne enjoyed the P & O Liner, Pacific Dawn, cruise up and down the East Coast of Queensland; and James Easey was also on a cruise ship and snorkelled off the Great Barrier Reef; Sporting highlights included Giles Beveridge representing Queensland White as Centre at the National Rugby Union Championships held in Sydney where he assisted his team to second behind NSW; Adam Edgar training with the Queensland Football Squad; Matt Lydement played cricket for the Sandgate Redcliffe senior squad and their Lord Taverner team, helping the latter to defeat the previous Premiers; Patrick Squire joining the multitude at the AFL Grand Final in Melbourne; Elliott Schultz’s motorbike rides in the North Brisbane cup where he won Bronze in the 65cc event and came 5th in the 85cc event; Josh Munks joined his team, Albany Creek, to participate in the Gold Coast Football Tournament where the team came 2nd in their pool; the Burke Boys conducted a swimming clinic with Dad; Ben Lafferty relished the thrills of his Surf Life Saving Training Camp; Tom Newton and Lachlan Munro played in the AFL Grand Final for Zillmere Eagles; and Callum and Hamish Thompson participated in an Indoor Cricket Tournament at Strathpine. Harry Galvin represented Redcliffe Tennis at the State Age Tennis Championships in Rockhampton performing well and then did better in the Bundaberg Championships. Max Monaghan competed successfully in the Junior Masters Tennis Tournament at Coops; Deagon Tennis Championships witnessed some stupendous struggles involving a number of St Patrick’s students including Joseph Cross and Matthew Lynas. Jacob Cross, Jordan Desylva and Richard Harris bowed out at the semi-final stage, Matthew Travers and Alex Kallenbach won their doubles but joined Bede Jennings in falling at the final hurdle. Ben Seagrott won the Cadbury Award for the College Tennis Clinic of whom Glen de Waard, Jake Hollingsworth, Awtel and Fabian Power, Ben Hows, Ben Lowis, Jake Sexton and Daniel Seagrott were regular attendees while Craig James, Isiah Gran, Cameron Gurdler, James Sanders, Matthew Trotter, Ryan O’Dea, Dominic Phillips, Conor Hoelscher and Jayden Ayton passed through the clinic as well. On the Brisbane North representative Rugby Union teams were Michael and Brent Jones, Remy Greaves (U.17), Tyler Spence (U.16), Alex Fisher and Mitchell Hall (U.15), Bentley Brown, Matt Brown, Nick Herpich, Jake Parker, Jason Reece, Liam Roberts, and Ryan Smith (U.14), Tom Da Forno and Tom Trembath (U.13) who were at Kwanana Waters for the State Championships.


Accidents happen as Zac Thomson fractured his skull from a fall on his scooter; Ben Taylor endured a broken toe when his scooter fell upon it; Lliam Stone ‘staked his bike’ and broke his tennis arm; Mitchell Dale broke his collarbone while skateboarding; Caelum Leonard fell off his skate board and badly grazed himself; Mr Elias Power had a shoulder reconstruction; Jarrod Watson is recuperating well from his knee medial tear; Tom Nott and Peter Sloss are finding their knees improving after the football season; Tom O’Loughlin recuperated from multiple long term tennis injuries; and Morgan Webster recovered from a broken arm while relaxing on the Sunshine Coast. Our prayerful support goes to these for a full recovery. The snow fields of Perisher Blue beckoned for the brave and bold where 55 students showing good behaviour & super skills and eight staff of Messrs Lee Dowling, Luke O’Grady, Justin Moro, Geoff Samuels, Troy Schultz, Kevin Van Der Weide, Mrs Judy Kelly and Ms Kate Spencer enjoyed five days of amazing skiing in perfect snow under blue skies. Minor awards were given to Sam Mego, Jack Nolan, Luke Reynolds and Wade Simpson. Jeremy Street Thomas and William Riminton celebrated their 17th Birthdays, Josh Graham broke his arm skiing into a tree, Liam Hannant cured his cold, Andrew Drummond, Stephen Gurdler, Hayden Rolf, Caden Samuels, Josh Sneath, enjoyed their Year 12 bonding, the younger group of Connor Day, Sam John, Jack Kelly, Chris Little, Aidan McArthur and Regan Samuels ‘had a ball’; The College Track & Field Squad went through their paces at two UQ School Meets where Mrs Marthy Watson assisted Kurt D’Amico, Luke De Gee, Luke Marshall with their jumps and Mr Luke Donatini assisted the track athletes of Blake Henley, Jacob Johannessen, Mitchell Jones, Aaron Loader, Brayden Ross and Thymon Venter. September spring is the camping season. Darcy Dickfos camped at Kenilworth; Josh and Cory Wagner camped at Sea Breeze following their AFL Gold Medal final with the Aspley Hornets; Jackson Da Forno and James Watt camped at Maroochydore; Aaidan Benn camped at Coolum; Patrick Cosgrove, Ryan O’Dea, Trent Riddell, Josh Smith, Josh Wagner and families enjoyed camping at Nuerum Creek, Sunshine Coast hinterland, for the best week of their year; Duncan Moir camped and surfed at Alexander Headlands; Nick Bennett, Ashley Fraser, Matthew Gear, Craig James and Cameron Myers camped off Inskip Point off Fraser Island swimming among the dolphins; Mitchell Holland surfed and watched whales and dolphins passing nearby off North Stradbroke; Liam Bliss camped in a caravan park in the Bunya Mountains and wasn’t over excited about the ‘falling rain’ while Jack and Travis Pashley didn’t worry too much about the wet; Liam Powell camped beside Somerset Dam; Josh and Toby Steen went wake tubing on Somerset Dam; Jake Mattingley camped at Kenilworth; Sam Gadsby, Cameron Jones and Ben Taylor camped at Yamba; Ben Cross was at Byron Bay; Matt Gear at Turtle Beach; Aidan, Callum and Declan Molloy camped, fished and swam at Hastings Point, NSW; and Nathan Jenkins snorkelled at Moreton island among the wrecks. Spring is also known for its fishing. Cameron Bolt caught a big bream for the evening meal off the Sunshine Coast; Sashin Gavinda caught a one metre barra while out with his cousins; and Corey Pocock fished off Straddy. Fact is stranger than fiction. Chris Roseworn modified his car adding three turbo’s; Josh Haug mastered the art of driving sitting behind the wheel for 30 hours; Kurt Hoffmann drove to Rockhampton a distance covering around 1200kms in a week; Connor Chittenden gained his P Learners; Joe Kelly went go-carting at the Gold Coast; Liam Masters celebrated his birthday with a motor bike ride at Nanango; Patrick Keating put his building skills to test with the construction of a mansion Tree House; Dominic Bourke’s labrador, Molly, gave birth to eight gorgeous pups; Steele Paterson stiffened as his home was ‘zapped by lightning’ , damaging the house and causing no electricity for two days; Anthony and James Koda confronted a 5m carpet snake near their home in Maleny; Ashley Fraser, Andrew Harden and RJ Sapalo won a holiday to Bora Bora, Cook Islands; Daniel English sympathised with his Dad when the family car was stolen; Dylan Wale settled for skirmish at Mango Hill; and Jack Collingwood hit a triple in ‘Call of Duty’. Spring weddings are proverbial. Russell McCracken attended his Uncle’s wedding in Caboolture and William Hayes walked Mum up the aisle for her marriage at Montville. Dream World is the popular place to take cousins and rellies. Eoghan & Caelum Leonard entertained their Victorian cousins through it; and their soccer breakup was enjoyed by Sam Allen, Jack Huxtable, Liam McGrann, Lachlan Righetti and Jack Vogler. While some relaxed others learnt to keep working. Joe Beer worked at Health World; Christopher McDonald put in his extra hours at Woolworths, Bracken Ridge; Sam Anderson worked hard at BCF as did Jock Power at Coffee Club and Tom Roberts at Coles. The holidays, for most, experienced rain, rest, and family time. But for some they were boring and these students were glad to be back at College. Enjoy Term Four!


Photo Day 15 October, 2010

8:00am Whole staff photo with 100

8:30am Year 12 photo with 120 students

8.45am AIC Athletics

8:55am CIC Athletics

9:05am AIC Cross Country

9:15am CIC Cross Country

9:25am AIC/CIC Chess

9:45am SPC Band & Junior Band

9:55am Chemistry Titration Team

10:05am Theatre sports

10:15 am Water Polo U 13, 14, 15, 16, open

10.25am Morning Tea

10.50am Golf

11.00am Basketball Teams 13A,13B, 14A, 14B

11.15am Basketball Teams 15A, 15B, 16A, 1sts, 2nds,3rds

11.40am Basketball Teams 5A,5B,5C,6A,6B,6C,7A,7B,7C

12.10pm Tennis – Junior 1,2,5,6,

Tennis – Junior 3,4,7,8

12.30pm Tennis 13A,13B,14A & 14B

12.50pm Tennis 15A,15B, 16A & 16B 1sts,2nds,3rds & College Age Champions

1.15pm Hockey

1.20pm Lunch

2:00pm AFL U14’s & U16’s

2:10pm Confraternity Rugby League Squad

2:20pm 1st, 2nd, 4th Cricket

2:40pm 3rd, 16A Vollleyball

DATE CLAIMER

October 8

Year 5 Camp / AIC T&F meet at SAF

October 9

AIC Basketball/Tennis Rnd 5

October 11

New Students Year 5, 6, 7 and 8 Orientation Evening

October 12

Spirit Assembly (Track & Field) / Year 10B Business Studies Excursion

October 13

AIC Track & Field Yr8-12 Attending / AIC Water Polo Rnd 1

October 14

Year 10 A Business Studies Excursion / Mary Mackillop Mass commencing at 11am

October 15

Co-curricular Photo Day / Year 10A Business Studies Excursion

October 16

New Students Year 5, 6, 7 and 8, 2011 Orientation Testing Day 1

issue 30 - calling - (7 october 2010)

Documents

patricks college community

college office

callan centre

productive term

course of term

john kennedy memorial

mary mackillop liturgy

fun community day