Vol. 50 No. 10 22 July 2016

We have a wonderful tradition at Saints of recognising the academic accomplishments of our students early in each semester. Thursday’s Academic Awards Assembly was another well-deserved celebration of the effort, commitment, and excellent results of the many young men who excelled in Semester 1. As always, it was pleasing to see that so many parents came to support their sons being recognised for their achievements.

Of special note was the number of students in Years 7 and 8 receiving an Award, with 22% of Year 7 students and 27% of Year 8 students being recognised and proudly walking across the stage. It is always a delight to see the beaming faces of the younger students as they are acknowledged for a job well done. They, as well as all of our students, are encouraged to maintain their focus on their studies, remain diligent in their approach to their assessments, and retain a healthy, happy attitude toward all aspects of their lives.

Of course, none of this success could be possible without the guidance of caring, loving parents. It is through setting an example that parents instil the basics that underpin their

son’s academic and holistic future: planning ahead, providing structure, encouraging routine, demonstrating patience and sacrifice, and supporting them with unconditional love. As teachers, we endeavour to foster these same qualities in our students, but we recognise that no one will have as much of an impact on a child as a parent.

This year, there has been one alteration to the formula for determining these Awards. For the first time, the incorporation of Religious Education into the calculation for the awards has been implemented. From now on, students must achieve an A in two subjects and no lower than a B in all others, including any Religion-based subject. We feel that as a Catholic school, it is important for us to identify Religious Education as an academically integral component of the life of the College, and we are certain that many parents will agree.

We sincerely thank all teachers and staff members for their hard work throughout the first semester, and we wish everyone a successful Semester 2.Mr Lance HelmsDirector of Studies

AcAdemic AwArds celebrAted

Mr Ken Harris and Mr Reuben Nutt address the Assembly about their life after school.

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Special achievementSCongratulations to all these boys on their speCial aChievements. Well done!

Congratulations to the Saints boys who competed as part of the Peninsula Cross Country team at the State Cross Country Championships held in Maryborough on 16-18 July.

Connor Daniell was part of the 4 x 1500m relay team to wim a Gold medal. Joshua Anderson - 1st Peninsula Boy to cross the finish line and 21st overall. Josh anchored the 17 Years Relay team to win a Bronze medal.

Other Saints boys attending were Guruji Wagner, Luke Azzopardi, Liam Featherstone and Sam Paino. Great effort by all.

James Davies -Year 8Selected in the Qld Country

Football team

College CalendarFriday 22 July Marist Anniversary - Fourviere Day Boarders' Free WeekendMonday 25 July Catholic Education WeekMonday 1 August Activities Week Year 8 Fitzroy Island Experience - Group A Year 10 Outback Experience until 5 August Year 11 Retreat - Group A Year 12 Parent QTAC Information Night 5.30pmTuesday 2 August Year 9 Sugarbag Station until 5 AugustWednesday 3 August Year 8 Fitzroy Island Experience Group B Year 11 Retreat - Group B Senior Formal - Pullman Cairns InternationalThursday 4 August Year 11 Non-OP Students - Work ExperienceFriday 5 August Boarders' Mid-term Exeat WeekendMonday 8 August Walkathon HolidayThursday 11 August Feast of the Assumption College Mass 10.00am St Monica's Cathedral

TrAding HoursMondays and Wednesdays

8.00am to 3.30pmClosed 12.30pm–1.20pm

sAinTs sHoP WEBsiTEThe Uniform Shop is now available seven days a week online. Items purchased online are available for collection on the next Saints Shop trading day. We invite all parents/carers to have a look at the Saints Shop website www.shop.sac.qld.edu.au. The website provides:

• Uniform requirements• Online store for purchase of uniforms• Stationery lists for Years 7-12• Hours of operationPlease do not hesitate to contact the Saints Shop on 4052 9137 or email saintsshop@sac.qld.edu.au

Riley Gadek - Year 8Selected in the Qld Country

Football team

WALKATHON HOLIDAY

MONDAY 8 AUGUSTFollowing a very successful Walkathon, the College has allocated Monday of Week 5 this term as the College

Walkathon holiday. Please note that this is a Student-Free day for all students who have returned their Walkathon

sponorship.

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Dear Members of the Saints Community,The focus of my address to the students at this week’s Academic Awards ceremony was focussed on having a growth mindset for academic pursuits and learning in general.I began by asking the students whether they have been making the following statements to themselves at times: I don’t get it; I can’t do this; It doesn’t work. I’m sure we all have these thoughts occasionally. Academic work can be frustrating and it puts us to the test. It can cause stress and fear. We can assume things like: I’m dumb at this, I’m awesome at this, I’ll never be able to do this. We can even start to judge ourselves as people based on the results: I’m useless or I’m awesome. It works both ways and frankly both ways can be just as concerning. However, our mindset is so important for success. If we assume we are going to struggle with something and get down about it before we even start then we probably won’t succeed too well. Self-talk like I don’t get it, I can’t do it, it doesn’t work has the capacity to lock you in and limit your performance. You could call this a fixed mindset. In other words, I think I’m not going to improve and I can’t do anything about it. We all have that mindset sometimes – the important thing is not to withdraw and allow that mindset to take over. This makes us avoid challenges, give up easily and ignore any critical feedback people might offer. If we have a fixed mindset we can also be threatened by other people’s success. If we take that self-talk and reword the statements to: I don’t get this YET, I can’t do this YET and it doesn’t work YET then we are on the path to creating possibilities for greater success. This is what successful people do – they don’t allow the fixed mindset to take over, they try to focus on a growth mindset. A person with this sort of mindset: embraces challenges, realises that frustration and difficulty is part of the process, gives their best effort, learns from critical feedback offered by others, becomes inspired by other people’s successes and believes their intelligence in a particular area will grow by trying new ideas and strategies.The word YET is short but powerful. It can profoundly change our approach to things, especially those things that are challenging. Challenges are not necessarily comfortable but I can assure you that in my experience the greatest challenges have lead me to the most growth. You have to take a few risks. You have to feel the fear and vulnerability of possibly failing to really get the best out of yourself.A feeling of fear should not stop you from trying something new. That is why it is important as parents to encourage your child to try new things and to take the risk of failure. And sometimes your son will fail, which is okay. A child needs to know that failure can (and often does) happen and that is okay. It is good to remind your child that each time they fail and try again their brain is growing

stronger. I believe the worst thing you can do is protect your child from failure. To do that is to stop some of the greatest lessons and reduce your child’s resilience and capacity to face challenges in the future. Failing with the support of parents and teachers when they are younger increases resilience and learning.Successful people often reflect on the power of failure and how important it is to their success. The inspirational leader of South Africa Nelson Mandela said: “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up.” The famous mathematician and physicist Frank Wilzcek (who won a Nobel prize) says: “If you don’t make mistakes, then you’re not working on hard enough problems. And that’s a big mistake!”It was Thomas Edison, the founder of the light bulb, who made the statement “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” He had a growth mindset because he had not closed the door on finding the answer to his problem. Most people wouldn’t believe that Michael Jordan, the man often lauded as the best basketball player of all time, was actually cut from his high school basketball team. Luckily, Jordan didn’t let this setback stop him from playing the game and he has stated, “I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions, I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot and I missed. I have failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”Essentially, the most successful people know what failure is. They have a good relationship with failure. They have tried, taken a risk and failed. The critical difference between them and people who don’t succeed at all is that they have adopted a growth mindset – they continue to hold hope that they can succeed. Most importantly, and I can’t emphasise this enough, they have learned from their mistakes. The mistake has caused them to try another strategy or method. Thomas Edison tried so many designs before he found the correct one!As adults, we need to talk to our children about maintaining hope that they will succeed in the face of challenges and failure, we need to encourage them to try things in a different way, work hard and move out of their comfort zones. Indeed, it is our presence and how we can cultivate a healthy relationship with failure that is more important than superficial praise. In this way, I believe we will end up with a more successful and well adjusted adult!Let’s all encourage our boys to use the word YET more often and continue to develop a growth mindset when faced with challenges. Of course, the best way to encourage this behaviour is to model it ourselves in our everyday lives. With best wishes,Br Darren Burge FMSPrincipal

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Year 10 Camp – Chillagoe outback Experience

Students have been fully trained for the Chillagoe Camp via five preparatory lessons late in Semester One. The students now have the responsibility of preparing personally and in their groups. Parents are reminded that the camp is part of the school curriculum and is compulsory therefore students need to be present and ready for boarding coaches at the correct time:• Explorers departure – Monday 1 August 7:00am• Prospectors departure – Monday 1 August 9:00amReturn times are only a guide and could be variable depending on conditions:• Explorers return – Friday 5 August 11:00am• Prospectors return – Friday 5 August 2:00pmStudents are reminded that packing lightly is most important for comfort with some difficult terrain being traversed throughout the duration of the camp.The students have the added responsibility of preparing their own food for camp, no doubt a new experience for most. A good hint would be to bring some frozen beef for the first evening as it will thawed by the time we get into camp. Boarders are exempt and will be provided with ration packs. This food will need to be carefully planned and brought to school on Thursday 28 July for Homeroom teachers to check. If the food is not sufficient students will be asked to bring new supplies back on Friday for a review.Students will be challenged by six leadership and command activities that will create some competition within the groups with winners being rewarded at the end of camp.A final reminder to students that footwear is to be worn at all times on camp so an alternative style of shoe is required for around the main camp and in the water. Crocs and reef shoes are the best options for this purpose.Staff are also in final preparations with student care and safety being the focus. Should there be any reason to contact your son during the week, the College will be able to send a text message to the campsite satellite phones. Feel free to contact me if you wish to clarify any information relating to the camp.The Chillagoe Outback Experience is designed to challenge students both physically and mentally while developing teamwork and leadership skills. Staff are all prepared and ready to adapt to the outback conditions.We are all looking forward to an action packed week at Chillagoe Station!

Year 9 Camp - sugarbag stationThe Year 9 students will be attending a 4-day camp to an outback station from Tuesday through to Friday in Week 4. Students must attend school on Monday 1 August and should be dressed in their sports uniform.On Monday 1 August the students will have an altered program and need to bring their packed bag for the week while on camp. Please bring a pencil case and diary. Boys, however, do need to bring their own lunch and morning tea

and Tolle’s will also be open. The day will consist of English, Maths and Science activities and further camp preparation. Staff will go through each student’s bag to ensure all belongings are packed. The bags will then be loaded onto the buses to ensure a prompt departure on Tuesday 2 August. School will finish at 3.20pm on Monday.The boys will be in the care of the College staff from Tuesday to Friday. If you need to make emergency contact with your son, you can contact the College and a message will be forwarded to our staff through the owners of Sugarbag Station. The expected return time from camp is 3:00pm on Friday 5 August. Please make arrangements to ensure that your son is picked up from the College at this time.

YEAr 8 CAMP - FiTZroY isLAnd• Group 1 Mon 1 August 8.30am – Wed 3 August 5.20pm

• Group 2 Wed 3 August 8.30am – Fri 5 August 5.20pm

All students are to be dropped off and picked up from Reef Fleet Terminal (except boarders - transport to and from College provided).

NOTE- ALL students will need to bring a packed lunch for their first day on the Island (Mon or Wed).

Please see Camp Packing List for further information on what to pack.

The group not on the Island will undertake an alternate program back at the College that will include study and assessment work as well as sporting and cultural activities.

We hope you all enjoy Activities Week.

activities week: 1 - 5 august

senior FormalPullman Cairns international Hotel

Wednesday 5 AugustTickets: $85 ($170 a double)

Available for purchase from the College office until Friday 29 July. it is entirely acceptable for a student

to attend the Formal unaccompanied

seating: Tables of 10 (These to be submitted to Mr dorahy with all 10 names by

Friday 29 July.)

Time: 5.45pm - 11.00pm guests seated by 6.45pm

(no one will be permitted to leave early)

ALL boarders will be transported back to the College at 11.00pm

Photography: Pine Creek studios will be in attendance to take studio-quality shots, on demand. These will be

available for purchase from Pine Creek studios several weeks later.

Compulsory dance Practice: Tuesday 26 July 4.00pm to 5.00pm in Lennon Hall.

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During Week 4 of this term many students will be involved in camp and retreat activities. Below is a summary of departure and return times for the various activities. These times have previously been communicated to all parents and students. Please make arrangements if required to have your son arrive or be collected early as per the schedule below:

Year 12 ActivitiesThe principle focus for students following the OP pathway during Activities Week is QCS practices.

Monday evening from 5:30pm – 6:30pm there is a QTAC Information meeting for Year 12 students and their parents.

Wednesday evening we don our finest for the Senior Formal.

All non-oP students will attend compulsory work experience as arranged through the College.

Mon 1 Aug 8.30am QCS Practice Writing Task & MC I 2.30pm Finish

Tue 2 Aug 8.30am QCS Practice Writing Task & MC II 2.30pm Finish

Wed 3 Aug 8.30am RACQ Mathematics Assignment Tutorials Sport 2.30pm Finish Senior Formal - Pullman Cairns 5.45pm International Hotel until 11.00pm

Thur 4 Aug 9.00am Breakfast - Coffee & Pastries (Tolle’s) QTAC Workshop Private Study 1.00pm Finish

Fri 5 Aug 8.30am Shakespeare Tutorials Qld Police Road Safety Presentation 3.20pm Finish.

Year 9 Camp detailssugarbag station

(30 minutes west of Mt garnet)• departure: 8:30am TuEsdAY 2 August• return: 3:00pm Friday 5 August

Year 11 retreatApex Camps - Tinaroo

When not on Retreat, OP pathway students will attend school adhering to normal school uniform and expectations. When not on Retreat, non-OP students will attend work experience as arranged through the College.

group A

• Depart College Monday 1 August @ 9.00am• Return College Wednesday 3 August @ 12 noon

group B

• Depart College Wednesday 3 August @ 9.00am• Return College Friday 5 August @ 12 noon

Year 7 ActivitiesStudents will have normal school days and times including Wednesday which will finish at 3.20pm. They are to wear their normal uniform with the only exception being the day that each student’s Homeroom attends the Blue Arrow excursion activity. On this excursion, students are allowed to wear their sports uniform and school hat. On Sport Activities days the boys will be required to bring their PE uniform to change into for activities. Details for each Homeroom are outlined in the table below.

BLuE ArroW EXCursion & sPorTs ACTiViTiEs dATEs

Homeroom Blue Arrow Excursion sports Activities

7.1 Monday 1 August Thursday7.2 Tuesday 2 August Friday7.3 Wednesday 3 August Monday7.4 Thursday 4 August Tuesday7.5 Friday 5 August Wednesday

Year 8 Camp detailsFitzroy island

group 1

• Depart Reef Fleet Terminal on Monday 1 August at 8.30am. Students to arrive by 8.00am

• Return to Reef Fleet Terminal on Wednesday 3 August at 5.20pm

• School Personal Development Program on Thursday 4 and Friday 5 August

group 2

• School Personal Development Program on Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 August

• Depart Reef Fleet Terminal on Wednesday 3 August at 8.30am. Students to arrive by 8.00am

• Return to Reef Fleet Terminal on Friday 5 August at 5.20pm

Year 10 Camp detailsChillagoe Experience

group 1 “The Explorers” – six sub groups of 11-12 students

• Depart St Augustine’s College on Monday 1 August at 7.00am

• Return to St Augustine’s College on Friday 5 August at 11.00am

group 2 “The Prospectors” – six sub groups of 11-12 students

• Depart St Augustine’s College on Monday 1 August at 9:00am

• Return to St Augustine’s College on Friday 5 August at 2:00pm

activities week: 1 - 5 august

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design & technology department

italian exChange student

Welcome Andrea - The College has welcomed, Andrea Quarantelli, a Year 11 Italian Exchange Student who will be here for most of this term.

Many thanks to the two families have kindly volunteered to look after Andrea while he is enriching his English language skills and appreciating our beautiful city.

Br Joachim Fabbro FMSItalian Teacher

The current Year 12 Construction class are now in the process of completing the final practical project for the year. The children’s cubby house is the culmination of all that they have learnt for the past year and a half and is a good showcase of their skills. Two houses will be constructed as a group project for the boys. The materials used are for external use with the walls of timber frame construction clad with hardwood ply. The roof is a truss frame with colourbond trimdeck sheeting. The photo is an example from last year of one of the houses that was painted and decorated for three very happy little girls.

Upon completion, the cubby hHouses will be for sale (unpainted) at $400.00 each. If interested in purchasing one, please contact me at the College on 4051 5555.

Mr Stan JohnsonHead of Design & Technology Department

languages perFeCt Competition

Between 16 and 26 May, 300,000 students from around the world competed in the annual Language Perfect World Series Competition. Language students from Years 7 to 12 competed, particularly in the Japanese and Italian divisions. Our College, one of thousands, unfortunately did not come 1st but it was exciting to watch our school's place on the leader board, rise and fall. Students accrued points to achieve Credit, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Elite awards. The Language Perfect program is fun, competitive, educational and it also offers many learning opportunities and extension tasks. I personally competed in the Language Perfect World Series Competition because it enhanced and improved my Japanese skills and it was also mind blowing to see what I was ranked as for my school, State, country and even globally. The competition was an excellent experience and I encourage other students to participate next year.Written by Harrison Le Bherz, Year 9.

LOTE DEparTmEnT

セリスアンドブルーのボランティア募集

８月２３日火曜日の５時半から７時までオープンデイ（セリスアンドブルー）が開催

されます。日本語のブースで、ボランティアでお手伝いして頂ける御父兄を募集して

おります。短時間でも、お手伝い頂けたるという方、是非

までご連絡下さい。宜しくお願い致します。

Andrea Quarantelli

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The St Augustine’s Premiership Chess Team has recently advanced to the third round of the Far North Queensland Regional section of the Gardiner Chess National Competition. The competition consists of three rounds with one round being played each term for three terms. In the first round, Saints entered one team of four players and in the recent second round, Saints entered five teams of four players. Each individual team member played seven timed games in a row with only 15 minute intervals between games.

“With each game going for 30 minutes, it was a gruelling day of focus and tactics for the boys,” said their coach, Head of Mathematics, Mr Richard Rellis.

“But they all did really well and because of their success across the board (no pun intended), we are quickly developing a very strong presence in the region. It won’t be long before they will be competing for an opportunity to play at State level,” he said.

In their first time in the division, the successful Premiership Team, consisting of Luke Angus, Joseph Musumeci, Jack Miller and Ethan Donnelly managed a very commendable 3rd place out of eight experienced teams. Meanwhile, in the Open competition, our debutant

teams were starting to find their moves. In the end, our Senior 1 team of Eusebio Goncalves, Rihards Rubulis, Lachlan Harnett and Dennis Conomos topped the Open competition, with Dennis and Lachlan winning joint first place, having won all seven of their games and Rihards placing third overall, only half a point behind them.

Mr Rellis added that it is great to be able to harness the skills and passion for what is already a very popular activity here at Saints.

The Chess Club runs lunch times in the Gildas Centre where coaching is provided on Tuesday and Thursday but friendly games take place whenever the doors are opened. Anyone who is keen to participate, just grab a board in Gildas or contact Mr Rellis and get involved in the Game of Kings.

chess club - The Game of kinGs

schools business challengeThirty teams of high school students from schools throughout the State participated in the first round of Central Queensland University's expanded Schools Business Challenge towards the end of last term. In Cairns, St Augustine’s team consisting of Patrick Moore, Drew McCormack, Krystof Holba and Luke Angus earned a gold medal and the perpetual trophy, whilst silver medalists were the girls’ team from Trinity Bay State High. The teams were challenged to correctly answer a number of multiple-choice questions on diverse business-related subjects. I’m proud to say that the boys got 100% for the Accounting segment of the contest.

The School Business Challenge, which is sponsored in partnership with the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), enabled the team to each earn a scholarship valued at $1500, as well as a $500 cash prize.The Challenge was conducted over two rounds. As winners of Round 1 our team, along with teams from the other five participating regional campuses (Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Gladstone and Bundaberg), we progressed to the Round 2 Queensland Regional Final. Videoconference links enabled Round 2 to include each of the Round 1 winning teams.Each member of the winning team of the Queensland Regional Final received an additional $2500 CQUniversity Scholarship, provisional upon their enrolment with CQUniversity. In addition, the winning school received a perpetual trophy and $5000 cash prize donated by CQUniversity. On Tuesday 19 July, our team, which for the State finals, included Jeremy Robertson as Krystof Holba was unfortunately ill, bowed out of the contest, missing out by one point. We congratulate Rockhampton Grammar for taking out the State trophy and associated prizes and also extend our appreciation to CQUniversity for running the competition.Mrs Tania BellerbyBusiness Studies

Patrick Moore, Drew McCormack, Mrs Tania Bellerby, Krystof Holba and Luke Angus receive the Cairns Perpetual trophy

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arts department

Primary school Music Tours: A reminder that the music tours to local Catholic Primary Schools are on this week for members of the String Orchestra, Big Band, Choir and Percussion Ensemble. Boys need to arrive at B Block by 7.45am on Thursday 28 July and Friday 29 July in full school uniform with instruments in good repair. Lunch is provided on both days. Students should bring a water bottle also.

drama Festival: St Augustine’s will hold its first student directed Drama Festival in McLaughlin Theatre on Friday 29 July from 7.00 – 8.30pm. The Festival showcases a variety of short scenes directed and performed by students ranging from Years 7 – 12. This is a rigorous competition that will see the winning Director and one actor to receive a scholarship to attend the NIDA Acting Workshops during the September school holidays. Tickets cost $5 and will be available at the door.

urgEnT! Billets required for Hong Kong Choir: As noted in our previous newsletter, we are seeking host families for members of the Hong Kong Children’s Choir who will be visiting Cairns from 11 to 14 August. The students need to be billeted in pairs and all speak good English.

College Choir Performance: The St Augustine's College Choir will be performing at a concert with the Hong Kong Children’s Choir on Friday 12 August in the McAuley Centre at St Monica’s College from 7pm.

Melbourne Cultural Tour Meeting: A reminder to all boys and their parents of the pre tour meeting to be held in McLaughlin Theatre on Tuesday 9 August from 5pm to 6pm. All details of the tour will be presented at this meeting.

Cerise and Blue and “gift of Music Performances”: Please note in your diaries performance dates for all our College Ensembles are Tuesday 23 August for “Cerise and Blue” at the College, and Wednesday 24 August at The Tanks for the Saints Concert Band, String Orchestra and Big Band. The Tanks performance is for “The Gift of Music” Concert which is a charity concert organised by St Andrews Catholic College.

Welcome new guitar Teacher: We welcome Mr Matt Geddes as our new visiting guitar teacher this term. Mr Geddes is teaching Mr Matthew Bell’s students. Mr Bell resigned from the College to perform on an Australia wide music tour. We wish Mr Bell well with his tour.

string orchestra rehearsal days for Term 3: Members of the String Orchestra please note that rehearsals this term will be on a mixture of Monday and Thursday mornings as listed here:

Week 2 and Week 3: Mondays (18 and 25 July)

Week 4: No rehearsal due to Activities Week

Week 5: Thursday (11 August)

Week 6 and 7: Mondays (15 and 22 August)

Weeks 8, 9 and 10: Mondays – Symphony Orchestra recommence and Thursdays – Strings

Dr Malcolm ColeDirector of Arts

Art news: As an art teacher it is often frustrating to see students who really like the subject, have a natural ability leave the subject to do more “serious” subjects so they can get a “real” job once they leave school.

I find it interesting what people perceive as “real” jobs in a changing world. “The creative industries, and sectors which employ creative professionals, gained around 70,000 jobs in the five years 2006-11,” says Professor Stuart Cunningham, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI) at the Queensland University of Technology.

Cunningham goes on to say “This is well above the rate of growth in the Australian workforce in general – and it confirms the trend evident in the past two decades: that the creative sector is rapidly emerging as an economic force to be reckoned with.”

This all came to my realisation last Friday when I got a call from a former student to catch up with him at The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair. Daniel O’Shane was a student of mine in my senior art class when I first arrived in Cairns, He now has a real job as an artist. He is a highly acclaimed artists whose work is held in National and Regional collections and has won a number of awards including this week The Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery National Works on Paper for which he received $50,000 in prize money.

Sometimes it pays off to chase your dream.

Mr Nathan Kelly - Visual Art Teacher

Daniel O'Shane and Mr Nathan Kelly

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tutorials to support student learning 2016The Gildas Centre is open for students (homework/assignment work/reading):

• Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 7:30 - 8:35am, Lunch time, 3:20 – 4:45pm. • Wednesday 7:30 – 8:35am, 2:30 – 4:45pm.• Friday 7:30 - 8:35am, Lunch time.• The Gildas is not open at Recess.

dAY Tutorial Venue Time Target group Facilitated byTuesday Science Tutorial F3 3:30 – 4.30pm All students Science Department staff

Wednesday Saints MatesStarts Week 2

C3 7:45 – 8:30am Years 7 & 8 Mr Hume & Mr McMenaminKrystof Holba & Year 12 students

Wednesday SOSE Starts Week 2

C4 7:50 - 8.25am All Students SOSE Depaartment staff

Thursday Homework help D3 Lunch time Year 7 Mr HumeThursday Mathematics Tutorial

Starts Week 2C3 3:30 – 4:30pm All students Mathematics Department

staffThursday English Tutorials

Starts Week 3L1, L2 3:30 – 4:30pm All students English Department staff

Many teachers are available for homework assistance or extra tuition before and after school. Students are encouraged to attend sessions offered by their classroom teachers.

Extra CurricularSessions for other extra curricular activities (e.g. Robotics, Chess, Latin, Sporting teams, Drama etc) are advertised in the Morning Notices for students. Students are reminded to listen carefully to Morning Notices.

Music Ensemble rehearsalsMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday7.20am Symphony Orchestra

7.20am Concert Band

7.20am Choir7.20am Percussion Ensemble

7.20am String Orchestra3.20pm Junior Brass Ensemble

7.20am Big Band

Learning Enrichment Targeted support Tutorials Term 3

dAY Tutorial Venue Time Target group Facilitated byMonday ESL tutorial Learning

Enrichment Office3.20 – 4.20pm ESL students Sandy Klibbe

Tuesday Year 7 – 10 Learning Support students homework assistance

D4 3.20 – 4.20pm Learning Support students Year 7 - 10

Sandy Klibbe

Tuesday Year 9 and 10 Learning Enrichment Office

3.20 – 4.00pm Year 9 and 10 students requiring literacy intervention

Sue Struber

Thursday Hearing and speech impaired students

B1 8.00 – 8.30am Students with hearing and speech language impairments

Sue Struber

Thursday Year 7 – 10 Learning Support students homework assistance

D4 3.20 – 4.20pm Learning Support students Year 7 - 10

Sandy Klibbe

Thursday Year 9 and 10 Literacy Intervention Program

Learning Enrichment Office

3.20 – 4.00pm Year 9 and 10 students requiring literacy intervention

Sue Struber

Friday Hearing and speech impaired students

B1 8.00 – 8.30am Students with hearing and speech language impairments

Sue Struber

student tutorials

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A Saints Old Boy, Mr Anthony Despot (SAC 1980s), has kindly donated a valuable Reflector Telescope.

This will be a valued resource for all students keen in celestrial observations.

We thank you for your kind donation.

science department

Amazing opportunities in science Continue With half the year gone you would think that the pace of activity has slowed down in the Science Department but this is certainly not the case, if anything it has increased in intensity.

sTEM newsWe wait with eager anticipation for the return of Year 12 student David Pan who joined the inaugural Re-Engineering Australia (REA) STEM Educational World Tour which has seen David visit 11 cities in just over three weeks. Arriving in America at the start of the school holidays David has done tours of San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington with visits to Stanford University, Google, Boeing, the Ford museum and the Smithsonian Space and Flight museum. The group then flew to England where they toured London, Milton Keynes, Oxford and Reading visiting the Land Rover Design and Testing facility, British Motor Museum, Oxford University, Stonehenge and the Williams F1 Facility. The last part of the tour has seen them fly to Germany and tour Frankfurt and Stuttgart viewing the Porsche Museum and Mercedes Benz Plant. The tour wraps up in Geneva Switzerland where the students get a first-hand look at part of the large Hadron Collider. If you’d like to discover more about this amazing tour you can visit their blog and the REA webpage link at http://rea.org.au/category/stem-blog/page/2/. We hope this tour will be on offer each year and that more of our students will be able to go along in the years to come.

The Saints STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) Club began on Tuesday this week and will continue for the remainder of the year. Every Tuesday afternoon from 3.30 - 4.30pm students from Year 7 to Year 12 will have the opportunity to come along to F4 and engage with challenges and discussions introduced and

guided by myself and Dr Damien Igoe in the areas of Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics. We look forward to reporting on the competitions, creations and challenges our club engages with into the future.

Junior student opportunitiesActivities Week (1 - 5 August) will see science sessions for Year 7 and 8 students incorporated into the alternate program to normal timetabled classes. These will engage and excite the boys in related topics to their core curriculum they are working through this term. Year 7 students will be looking at simple machines and the mechanism of flight alongside their Physics unit and Year 8 students will be investigating the biological anatomy of certain organs and their function in a whole body system alongside their Biology unit.

sEnior student opportunitiesVarious lectures will be taking place in Weeks 5 and 6. A Physics lecture organised by the Australian Institute of Physics entitled “Rocks in Space” will be held at Redlynch State College on Friday 12 August from 1.30-2.30pm, a Biology short lecture series organised by the Queensland Institute of Medical Research will be held at Saints on Monday 15 August from 1.00-3.00pm and a Chemistry lecture organised by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute entitled “Photocatalysis: Harnessing the Sun Using Nanotechnology” will be held at Saints on Thursday 18 August from 1.30-3.00pm. Students will be notified by email regarding opportunities to attend each of these lectures in the next week and are asked to respond via email to kgane@sac.qld.edu.au if they would like to attend or receive further information.

Here’s to a fantastic second half of the year, full of discovery and learning.

Mrs Kastelle GaneHead of Science

David Pan (2nd from left)

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Senior Pathways & Careers

Parents of Year 12 oP-Eligible studentsOn Monday 1 August 2016 (Term 3, Week 4) Saints will hold a QTAC information Evening at 5.30pm in Room C3 to provide information on the university application process. An email has been sent to all Year 12 parents.

Don’t forget to visit the Careers Weebly for all your Careers & Pathways news at http://saccareersandpathways.weebly.com/

Bond university 2017 scholarships Closing soon

Visit the scholarship website at http://bond.edu.au/future-students/study-bond/how-apply/scholarships for a list of scholarships. Interested students are encouraged to start their online application as soon as possible so they can ensure all sections are completed by 31 July 2016 closing date.

university of southern Queensland (usQ) Year 12 scholarships

Year 12 students can apply for the following scholarships for entry to USQ courses in 2017:

Future Community Leader scholarships – These scholarships are offered in recognition of a student’s participation in the community. The closing date for this scholarship is 26 August 2016. For details and to download the application form, see http://www.usq.edu.au/scholarships/usq/future-community-leader.

Vice-Chancellor’s Principal’s recommendation scholarships – This scholarship is to reward high achieving students who receive a Principal’s Recommendation for 2017 entry to USQ courses. The closing date for this scholarship is 26 August 2016. For details and to download the application form, see http://www.usq.edu.au/scholarships/usq/vice-chancellors-principals-recommendation.

griffith 2017 scholarship ApplicationsThese will open on 15 July 2016. 2017 information will be available on the website at https://www.griffith.edu.au/scholarships by that date.

Audition Applications for the Queensland Conservatorium

Applicants for the B Music, B Musical Theatre, B Music Technology and B Popular Music must lodge the Application for Audition/Folio with the Conservatorium by 15 August 2016 at http://www.griffith.edu.au/music-audition. Applicants are also required to apply to QTAC by 30 September 2016. Auditions will be held from 26 – 30 September 2016.

on-Campus AccommodationYear 12 students wishing to live on campus next year should apply now to residential colleges as there are limited places.

JCu Cairns open daySunday 7 August. Check http://saccareersandpathways.weebly.com/year-12-key-dates.html for more Open Day info.

uQ Young scholars Program Applications close 12 August

UQ’s Young Scholars Program (YSP) provides high achieving secondary school students with an opportunity to discover, learn and engage with UQ’s academic community, as well as with like-minded students from across QLD and NSW. Consisting of a five day residential camp and ongoing mentorship throughout Year 12, YSP is the perfect opportunity for high achieving and passionate students looking for opportunities to create change in the world. Applications should be received by UQ by 4.00pm Friday 12 August 2016.

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In 2017 St Joseph’s School Parramatta Park will celebrate 90 years in the Mercy Tradition of Catholic Education in the Cairns Diocese.

A committee has been established and a variety of events are planned that will honour and commemorate this important occasion.

SAVE THE DATE!

18 19 and 20 August 2017

St Joseph’s School Parramatta Park

90th Anniversary celebration

Planned events include:

Fancy Dress Disco for students, Cocktail evening, Family Mass, Bingo and much more.

*If you have any old photos to share with us we would love to have these. Please bring them into the office for us to copy.

saints at the show

saints at the shoW

Show time often brings out the most inconvenient of weather conditions. However, the wet weather did not daunt our staff and volunteers in their efforts to showcase the College. Within the Fred Moule Pavilion, our booth highlighted the holistic education provided by the College.

As well as the displays, the staff and parent volunteers provided insights into the College that were well received by the large number of people making enquiries. The College operated car park around West Barlow Park was also well patronised helping to provide funds for the College.

However, it was the generosity of the volunteers who gave of their time to both of these efforts and the sense of community generated by it that was of the most benefit to the College.

Thank you most whole-heartedly to the parents, students and staff who volunteered their time.

Br Darren Burge FMSPrincipal

Mrs Meg Chadwick and Mrs Christine McInnes (Alex Year 10)volunteering at the Promotional Booth at the Cairns Show

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Tuesday, 23 August 2016, 5pm – 7.30pm251 Draper Street, Cairns

SEE STUDENT WORK

INSPECT GROUNDS & FACILITIES

ENTERTAINMENT & FO OD

INFORMATION ON CURRICULUM, ENROLMENTS, PASTORAL CARE AND B OARDING

Have a look at Saints from the inside

ST AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE INVITES YOU TO

www.sac.qld.edu.au

Open NightOpen NightCerise & BlueCerise & Blue

Cerise & Blue Open night

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Welcome to Semester 2.

It was great to see so many smiling faces of boarders eager to be back. The start of Term 3 has been smooth and the boarders are straight back into their routines of study, school and sport. This term is busy and already in Week 1 members of our boarding community have participated in the Year 12 St Monica’s formal, enjoyed State of Origin last Wednesday and are looking forward to the Cairns Show and a Boarders camp to Barrabadeen.

Welcome to new members of our boarding familyWe have a number of new members to our boarding community. A warm welcome to Carly Johnson from Cooktown who joins the Chavoin Residence in Year 11 and to Jason So who has made the transition to Boarding from the Day school and joins the Burke Residence. Also, we welcome our two new English GAP students; Mr Nick Cochius from Norwich who will be working primarily with Geaney Residence and Ms Philipa Ryder from Nottingham who will be working in Chavoin.

reflection and goal settingAll boarders would have received Semester 1 reports during the break. These reports give parents a clear picture of how things are progressing both academically and in boarding. In the next two weeks, all boarders will be participating in an end of Semester reflection and goal setting exercise with their Head of Residence, that will focus on their reports and ways that they can improve in Semester 2. I encourage you as parents to speak to your sons and daughters about this process.

upcoming Camp and Free WeekendWe have a busy weekend ahead. The Cairns Show is here and the boarders will be enjoying a night at the Show on Thursday. The following day is a public holiday and the full time boarders will be travelling to Lake Tinaroo for a two day camp at Barrabadeen. Many thanks in advance to Lionel Williamson and Keith Mole for their work in organising this camp.

Torres strait Country dinner For the families in the Torres Strait, please save the date for out Term 3 visit. Br Darren, Bryan Carswell, Czek Kersevani, Fr Laurie and I will be visiting from Wednesday 17 until Saturday 20 August. We will host a dinner on Thursday Island on Friday 19 August.

Thank you to our boarding families for your continued support of the College and I look forward to working with you throughout Term 3.

Best Wishes

Glen SeiversDirector of Boarding

Our new English GAP students Ms Philipa Ryder and Mr Nick Cochius

Boarders Bella Milroy, Luke Wolfaardt, Kaitlyn Lynch, Sutchy Titasey (2015), Seraphina Miley & Joshua Milbourne

before the St Monica’s formal.

Mr Glen Seivers, Mr Stephen King, Mr Lionel Williamson, Ms Jane Keilar, Mr David Lawrence & Mr John Andrich sporting the new boarding staff shirts

torres strait visit & Country dinner

Visit - Wednesday 17 to saturday 20 Augustdinner - Friday 19 August at Thursday island

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sports payments dueTerm 3 Wednesday Sport selections have been made by all students in Years 7-11.

Parents are asked to check with their son to find out what selection they have made as the costs vary from sport to sport. Please note payment for

their chosen Term 3 sport is due on Wednesday 27 July.Payments can be made at Reception or over the phone with credit card.

Athlete incentive progrAm

St Augustine’s College Athlete Incentive Program

AIP At St Augustine’s College we understand the special needs of young sports people who, because of their aspirations and demanding training regimes, have to balance their sports commitments with the challenges of secondary schooling and their family lives. At Saints we believe sport should not be an additional burden to be squeezed in, but an integral dimension to the formation of healthy attitudes to life. Our approach is a holistic one, providing a supportive environment while attending to the all-round development of each boy. The Athlete Incentive Program aims to support and encourage students to maintain a high level of sporting excellence whilst also maintaining a high level of achievement in their academic studies. Positions in the program are reviewed and awarded on an annual basis with 4 students from each year level selected by a panel. How to apply: To be considered a student athlete must submit an application form which will be available with an information pack from Mr Matt Walsh and show the following attributes: A high level of leadership within the College Community. At least a “B” standard of overall achievement in Semester 1 Report. Participation in a range of College sporting events. Adherence to College dress and behaviour expectations. PLEASE NOTE: ATHLETES INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM IN 2015 MUST REAPPLY APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY FRIDAY 19TH AUGUST STUDENTS ALREADY RECEIVING ACADEMIC OR MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS ARE

INELIGIBLE TO APPLY For any further information please contact Mr Matt Walsh at school on: P: 4052 9145 E: mwalsh@sac.qld.edu.au Yours in sport, Mr Matthew Walsh

SaintS Sport saints ConFraternity top Four

The Confraternity Carnival for Opens Rugby League teams has a proud 36 year tradition and this year the carnival was hosted by The Cathedral College in Rockhampton. The week long carnival saw 48 teams from Independent Schools all around Queensland compete in three divisions.For 33 years St Augustine’s College has contested the first division for the Confraternity Shield; a prize that in more than three and a half decades has only been won by eight different schools. This year our Cairns Schools Premiers Saints team travelled to the carnival in the first week of the school holidays with their coach, Lionel Williamson - a 32 year veteran of the carnival and Confraternity Carnival Senior Vice-President. Did the boys do us proud? Of course they did. The team’s top four finish is the best St Augustine’s has achieved in more than a decade.Day 1 saw the team begin the carnival with two strong victories- a 22-6 victory over Ryan Catholic College from Townsville in wet conditions, and a 26-16 victory over St Pat’s, Mackay in the mud. The victories, however, came at a cost, with work-horse second-rowers Ash Bird and Tayshaun Mosby re-dislocating joints and five-eighth Simon Bevan straining his knee after scoring four tries in the first two games. None of these players would participate in the second day of the carnival.Tired and sore from a physical Day 1, the boys rose on Day 2 with the knowledge they could secure a semi-final berth with strong performances in both of their games. In arguably the game of the tournament, Saints lost their first game to St Mary’s, Toowoomba 16- 20, after leading 16-0 at half time, but came back in game two with an inspiring 16-8 victory against Marymount College, from the Gold Coast. This victory meant Saints would play in the semi-final against Tournament favourites, Ignatius Park College. Day 3 was a rest day, so after a training session, some free time and feverish rehab work on the very many bumps and bruises the boys steeled themselves for what would easily be their greatest test of their season. Already exhausted from four high-level matches in only two days the squad were further depleted by injury, but forged ahead into Day 4. Unfortunately the team were not up to the exceptional standard Ignatius Park’s scholarship students could maintain, going down to the eventual tournament winners 46-4. This loss set the boys up with a play-off for third or fourth

against St Mary’s of Toowoomba on the fifth and final day of the competition.Confident they could reverse their second half capitulation suffered against this same team on Day 2 of the tournament, the team limped into battle with few reserves but immense heart. For the second time in as many games Saints led St Mary’s, Toowoomba for three quarters of the game, but were overcome in the last three minutes. A length of the field intercept try saw Saints concede 16-20 (again), which resigned the team to fourth place in the Confraternity Carnival - still a significant achievement and one both the coaching staff, the team and the College are very proud of. The week proved to be both physically demanding and emotionally draining on the team, but to a man they stood together and confronted all that came before them. It was a privilege to walk beside them for this week. Thanks must go to coach, Lionel Williamson, who despite his years and additional executive responsibilities in running the carnival at no time stopped. His relentless efforts to ensure the boys were physically ready and able every day must be witnessed to be believed.Also, thanks must go to expert trainer, Steve Wagner, for his efforts on and off the field throughout the week, and Tolle's boss, Glenn McKenzie, for sleeping in the back of a truck for the week and preparing the entire squad’s meals every morning, noon and night - a task he has undertaken for the last two decades worth of Saints Confraternity campaigns. Finally, a huge congratulations must go to our team’s prize-winners: half-back Will Treston for our team’s Best and Fairest, prop Tim England for the Spirit of Confraternity Award, and

team captain and lock, Liam Hensler for the Player’s Player Award. Liam Hensler was also named in the honorary Confraternity Queensland team - an honour only a few Saints boys before him can lay claim to.

This brings to a close a very successful 2016 Saints Rugby League season. Thank you to the incredibly generous sponsors of the team, players and their families for your commitment throughout the season - we hope you have many fond memories of the game and each other to take with you.

Mr Steve McDonough - First XIII Manager