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CATHOLIC CO-EDUCATION YEARS 7-12

PO Box 401, Prospect Phone: 6341 9988 Email: [email protected]: StPatricksCollegeLaunceston Website: www.stpatricks.tas.edu.au

Dear Parents, Students and Friends of St Patrick’s College,

With the Term 1 break rapidly approaching I’d like to address the important and sacred days that will be occurring during this time.

The celebration of the Paschal Mystery of Easter is an opportunity to reassess our lives and give us grace for a new and fresh start in life. The mystery of salvation that is gifted to us enables us to embrace history and all of creation. While this seems deep, on Easter Sunday when we are feasting on our eggs, it is important that as a community we understand the significance of these celebrations. For Catholics, the Easter egg is symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It also symbolises the opportunity of new life and new beginnings.

St Patrick’s College will once again be heavily involved in Easter services over the weekend. I would encourage you all to attend the Stations of the Cross held at the Church of Apostles on Good Friday and one of the Masses in our Parish on Easter Sunday.

The other significant day over the holidays is Anzac Day. Over the years it has been a family tradition of mine to attend the dawn service followed by breakfast at McDonald’s.

It was so pleasing to me as a father that, even though we live in Tasmania and my children live in Brisbane, they still continue this tradition.

This year I will be heading to Queensland to join my family. Unfortunately this will mean that I will miss the contribution St Patrick’s College students will be making in parades at Launceston and Deloraine.

Harrison Gregory will be playing the Last Post at the Westbury service and College Captain Sasha Massey will be giving the student address at the Launceston dawn service.

As this first term comes to an end, it is time to reflect on what an amazing and robust place St Patrick’s College is. Every day I see our mission being lived out in the lives of our students. Our College is truly a community of faith, learning, respect and service in the Catholic tradition.And as the reading from Sirach states - “The orchard where the tree grows is judged by the quality of its fruit”.

Our students have engaged and are contributing to the fabric of the College with enthusiasm, for which I am extremely proud.

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Thursday 4th April 2019

Educating Young Men and Women Since 1873

God Bless

Mr Tony DaleyPrincipal

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STUDENT ACTIVITIES & COMMUNITY NEWS

4 APRIL 2019ISSUE NO 5

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Our mission is to be a school of faith, learning, respect and

service in the Catholic tradition.

Launceston Catholic Parish Blog - click here

Reflection“Time and reflection change the sight little by little ‘till we

come to understand.”Paul Cezanne

Upcoming Events

April

4 Middle School Athletics Carnival5 Croagh Patrick Athletics Carnival5 Morning Tour (9.15am)8 Year 7 Immunisations8-9 Year 11 Retreat10 Year 11 Learning and Work Futures Conference11 Croagh Patrick Swimming Carnival10-12 Year 12 Retreat12 Croagh Patrick Long Run12 Term 1 Ends15-26 School Holidays18 Holy Thursday19 Good Friday19-26 College Closed19-22 Rowing - Easter Moratorium22 Easter Monday23 Easter Tuesday25 Anzac Day26 Year 7, 2020 Enrolment Applications Close29-4 College Production (Princess Theatre, Launceston)30 Term 2 Begins

Our ValuesRelationships:

We value a school where partnerships between parens/guardians, students, staff, parishes and the community are

fostered and developed.

EASTER/ANZAC DAYOPENING HOURSThe College will be closed for the period of Friday 19 April (Good Friday) to Sunday 28 April inclusive. The College will re-open on Monday 29 April.

SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHSSchool photos are currently being processed and will be delivered as soon as possible. When the photos arrive, they will be handed to your child’s Tutor. A note will be posted on Schoolbox to advise parents/guardians when they have been handed out.

GIRLS Jumper $80Skirt $120

Tie $20Tights $12

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BOYS Jumper $80Trousers $50

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SCHOOL HOLIDAY OPENING TIMES APRIL 15-189AM-3PM

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FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CATHOLIC IDENTITY & MISSION

TERM 1 REFLECTIONS

Term 1 is always busy, but particularly in the Catholic Identity and Mission life of the College.

Ash Wednesday fell this year on the 6th March. Students gathered in their sub-Houses for a short liturgy and the distribution of Ashes. While Year 7 students had the privilege of an outdoor liturgy, surrounded by nature. The ashes, from last year’s Palm

Sunday palms, symbolise the opportunity Lent provides us to reflect and better ourselves. Lent is the time to be conscious of how we treat others and to make a commitment to doing more for others or even just being more present to our family and friends.

St Patrick’s Day is one of only two occasions each year when we celebrate Mass as a whole College community. This year’s Mass was celebrated by His Grace, Archbishop Julian Porteous and concelebrants Fr Mark Freeman and Fr Des Holm. A highlight of the Mass is the blessing of our Year 12s, as they commence their final year at St Patrick’s College. It is a timely reminder that they are all leaders and role models to our younger students.

17-23 March was Catholic Education Week and celebrated the importance of Catholic schooling. Mass was celebrated, mid-week at Newstead’s Sacred Heart Church by the Archbishop, with our Year 11 House Committee perfectly representing the College.

Last week Fr Mark joined us to lead the Nagle House Liturgy, the first of our House liturgies for the year. While celebrating

the Eucharist is always special, our House Liturgies provide an opportunity to focus on the word and the gifts of our founding orders. Students heard about the life of Nano Nagle and how she can inspire them in their own lives.

The Year 11 and 12 Ascent programs are back in full swing. The Year 10 program will be launched in early Term 2. Ascent is the College’s senior leadership, outreach and formation program. The service leadership skills the program develops in students are invaluable and as such, many participants go on to be members of the Student Executive.

Next week will see all Year 11 and 12 students attend Retreat, at Camp Clayton. The Year 11 retreat provides students with a ‘taste’ of the different retreat styles, while Year 12s then choose one style to immerse themselves in for the three days. Each year the Year 12s state this is one of the highlights of their final year. It truly is an amazing opportunity to strengthen their relationship with themselves and with each other.

St Patrick’s College is currently exploring the possibility of an overseas immersion to Cambodia, in January 2021. More information will be communicated shortly, but for now, please consider what an amazing opportunity this would be for your child (current Year 8-10s).

Easter falls in the middle of the school holidays this year. This is a wonderful time in the Church’s liturgical calendar. For service times at your local parish, please visit: www.hobart.catholic.org.au

Ms Rachael Holloway

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HISTORY COMPETITIONS FOR 2019

Why do we run the competition?The three major aims of the competition are to provide:

• a quality resource that demonstrates approaches to the assessment of the skills and understandings required by the Australian Curriculum: History

• a quality competition that will help lift the profile of History in the community

• a way to foster and reward students’ interest in History.

To achieve these aims the competition tests skills and understandings using a range of historical sources and questions

Join the revolution!Dear fellow History teacher,

The key aim of the History Teachers Association Australia is to promote the teaching of History. We achieve this by providing: advocacy, resources and competitions.

One of our most successful initiatives has been the Australian History Competition. With over 30 000 students involved each year it is the biggest history program in Australia and allows teachers to showcase their students’ achievements against national outcomes.

Since 2011 The Australian History Competition has been raising the profile of History in Australian schools and demonstrating that History is not just about facts, but about understandings, context and continuity and change - all factors that are essential to creating active and informed citizens of the future.

The Competition also provides great opportunities for students to enjoy history, challenge themselves and gain recognition in a subject that we believe is an essential component of the Australian Curriculum.

With your support we can combine the challenge of promoting History as a central part of the curriculum, providing opportunities for students to excel and creating informed citizens for the future.

All the details you need to enter your students are included in the registration form on the reverse, or you can register online at www.AustralianHistoryCompetition.org.au

I encourage you to participate in the Australian History Competition this year and join our revolution to elevate the standing of History in the community.

Best wishes,

Paul Foley,

President – History Teacher’s Association of Australia.

Who can participate?The program will provide two separate papers:A Year 7 and 8 paper, broadly based on the Years 7-8 Australian Curriculum: History, and a Year 9 and 10 paper, broadly based on the Years 9-10 Australian Curriculum: History.

How does it work?Each competition will be a 45 minute test. Each student will receive a question paper, a source booklet and a computer answer sheet. There will be 50 multiple choice questions graded from easy to challenging and catering to a range of abilities. There will be a variety of questions, with the primary focus on skills and understandings.

More information is available on the website at www.AustralianHistoryCompetition.org.auRegister online at: www.AustralianHistoryCompetition.org.au or use the form on the back of this brochure.

TRAVEL TO BELGIUM AND FRANCE

OPEN TO ALL TASMANIAN

YEAR 9 STUDENTS

2019 PRIZE TOPIC QUESTION 1: From April 1918 the stalemate of the preceding years of World War 1 began to give way, leading to the Armistice. Outline key factors that promoted this change and why you believe such factors weren’t present or enacted in the preceding years of the war.

OR QUESTION 2: How might Australian society’s perception of women changed

because of WWI?

OR

QUESTION 3: Evaluate the extent to which casualties of World War 1 affected Australia as a nation. Consider social, political and

economic factors in your response.

Students are required to respond to a topic in an essay format or an audio-visual/ICT presentation.

If you are being home-schooled, you can forward your entry directly to the Frank MacDonald MM Memorial Prize, DoE - Professional Learning Institute Learning Events, The Project Officer, GPO Box 169, Hobart 7001

For more information, ask your teacher or visit our website at:

https://www.education.tas.gov.au/students/awards-scholarships-students/

CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2019

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If you haven’t already, now is a great time to make sure you are set up on Schoolbox with a parent account. Being active in Schoolbox gives you access to your child’s timetable, easy access to notices and other key information, as well as assessment information including due dates, your child’s results and feedback from teachers.

Research shows that family engagement in school improves student achievement and reduces absenteeism. Students with involved parents/caregivers earn higher grades and test scores, have better social skills, and show improved behaviour. At St Patrick’s College Schoolbox provides the opportunity for parents/caregivers to have greater involvement in their child’s learning.

This year St Patrick’s College is continuing to implement continuous online feedback throughout the year via Schoolbox to provide feedback on assignments and Common Assessment Tasks (CATs) to students and parents. Continuous online feedback provides parents with more immediate and more focused information regarding their child’s learning. This then builds authentic communication between a student, their family and teacher and provides a greater sense of shared responsibility. The availability of timely, quality feedback is acknowledged to be one of the most significant determinants of success for learners.

Benefits of continuous online reporting to students and families:• Timely feedback - feedback and results are provided online

within a defined period after a key task is completed and assessed, enabling the students to act on feedback to inform future learning.

• Feedback will be specific to an individual student’s progress and learning needs.

• Parents can view results and comments for key assessments at the same time as their child, receiving information in ‘real time’ rather than at two points within a year.

• This provides parents with the ability to identify and support action toward improvement prior to the next assessment.

• Builds on authentic communication between a teacher, student and their family, providing a greater sense of shared responsibility.

• No ‘surprise results’ at the end of a semester. Parents and students are aware of results and grade progress prior to the end of each semester.

• Parents receive information about their child’s learning regularly throughout the year.

• It encourages more regular dialogue between parents, teachers and students.

• Students can act on the feedback from summative assessment and use it to inform future learning.

The feedback provided through Schoolbox can take a variety of forms and may include written comments, detailed rubrics, written or recorded annotations or video recorded feedback. This year teachers are being encouraged to try different ways of providing feedback to students to decide which method of feedback is most effective for them and their students.

Your son/daughter should have now received some feedback through Schoolbox for all their subjects and I encourage you to log on and view the results and feedback your son/daughter is receiving. By regularly checking Schoolbox you will be able to support your child to meet assessment deadlines and complete all work set by their teachers.

PARENT – TEACHER INTERVIEWS The first opportunity parents will have to formally meet with teachers regarding the academic progress of their child will be during the first parent/student/teacher evening on Monday 6th May. Of course, parents do not need to wait until this time, teachers are happy to receive emails or talk directly to a parent if they have a concern.

Parent-Teacher Interview bookings will be made through the Parent Teacher Online (PTO) booking system via a link on Schoolbox. Bookings will open on Monday 29th April at 7.00pm and close at midnight on 5th May. Details on how to make your appointments and your log-in details will be forwarded in the next week, it is important you keep this information as you will use the same details for parent/teacher interview appointments in Term 3. If you encounter any issues please contact Mrs Marilyn Thomas via email: [email protected] or call 6341 9917.

PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH SCHOOLBOXby Mrs Alanna Stretton - Head of Senior School - Deputy Principal Learning & Achievement

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REMINDER - HOW TO LOG ON TO SCHOOLBOXLog on to the St Patrick’s College website - www.stpatricks.tas.edu.auNavigate to the top right hand side of the page and click on ‘Parents”

Once you have clicked on ‘Parents’, you will be directed to the following page where you can click the button ‘Sign in with Google’.

If you require additional help please vist the ‘Help Centre’ which can be accessed from the above log in page or by visitingwww.stpatricks.tas.edu.au/parent-help-page alternatively, please phone the Front Office on 6341 9988.

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RELAY FOR LIFE

ACTING DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM - SENIOR SCHOOLby Mr David Mohr

Year 11/12 Study Days During Retreat WeekDuring Retreat week Monday 8 April to Friday 12 April, Year 11 and 12 students will have study days on the days they are not attending Retreat.

Monday 8 April - Study Day Year 12Tuesday 9 April - Study Day Year 12Thursday 11 April - Study Day Year 11Friday 12 April - Study Day Year 11

We are offering the opportunity to come in to the College for one (or two if required) of their two study days. It is an expectation that students attend at least one of the days. Students must provide a reason if they cannot attend on either day. The purpose of the study days is for students to work on pending assignments including holiday tasks, catch up on work missed in Term 1 and to look at work coming up.

Depending on student interest we will provide the following each day.

One Maths/Science Tutorial Room One Humanities English Room Other Rooms as requiredCollege LibrarySpecialist areas eg Art by negotiation

As part of the Year 12 Study Days in Periods 1 and 2 of each morning there will be information on University Applications

The students will be asked to complete a Google Form nominating the day they intend to come in and sessions they wish to attend.

The students may wear Sports Uniform and must attend the full day at St Patrick’s College

Year 11 ICT TestAs part of St Patrick’s College Senior students being granted the ‘Everyday Use of Computers and the Internet’ Standard for all students at the completion of Year 12, our Year 11 students will be sitting an ICT test during Period 6 of the Futures Day on the 10th of April. Successful completion of the test will qualify students for the Standard.



What: Seussical Launch Where: Orana Hall, Croagh Patrick

When: Thursday April 4th 6.30-9.00pm

You are invited to come along for a sneak preview of some numbers from the show, to hear from our Director and for an opportunity to win

prizes - including tickets to the show!

Lucky balloons will be for sale for $10 each – bring your wallet

CLIMATE LEADERS CONFERENCEby Laurie Dean

On Tuesday the 19th of March, I had the pleasure of joining seven other St. Patrick's College students for the Climate Leaders Conference at Launceston College. The Climate Leaders Conference brought together around 80 people from numerous schools around Northern Tasmania to learn about the issue of climate change and how to combat it. Combined

with events in Hobart and Burnie over consecutive days, this statewide event

involved over 350 students.

We heard from many inspirational leaders who had brought about change in their own communities. One climate leader who particularly stood out to me was Melati Wijsen. At age 12, Melati started a campaign called ‘Bye Bye Plastic Bags’ to ban single-use plastic bags from her island of Bali. Four years later, she succeeded her goal and now aims to ban single-use plastic bags from the whole of Indonesia and beyond. She invited all of us to ask the question of ourselves, ‘What can I do NOW to make a difference?’.

Using what we learnt at the conference we started a process of action-planning, considering what we can do at St Patrick’s College. All the climate leaders will meet again in 6 months to see how we are progressing with our goals. I would like to thank all the speakers and mentors presented at the conference as well as Mrs McInnes for allowing us to have this wonderful opportunity to learn, grow and develop our skills to fight climate change within the community of St. Patrick’s College.



HARMONY WEEK AT CROAGH PATRICK - 18 – 22 APRIL 2019

by Dr Rebecca Seward-Linger & Mr Shaun Leatherbarrow

Harmony Week at Croagh Patrick began with a special gathering in Orana Hall. This was a fitting place to celebrate harmony as the word ‘Orana’ is taken from one of our Aboriginal languages and means ‘Welcome’. Our Harmony Day gathering was led by two students: Melody Hringngen and Sung Hlawnceu. During the gathering, Year 9 students and staff were asked to stand together and make a pledge to promote harmony within our College. They were also asked to reject the things that disable harmony such as racism and prejudice.

A special Harmony Week banner was created and displayed in our Croagh Patrick artspace. The letters of this banner were constructed by six students who are new to the College and also new to Australia. During Rite Journey time, Year 9 students were asked to show their support for harmony and our pledge by writing their names on a small, coloured heart and displaying these around the banner. These gestures are a reminder of the beauty of diversity and the importance of promoting harmony in our community.

ATTENTION YEAR 7 PARENTS 2019 Immunisation - Monday 8th April

The City of Launceston's Immunisations Team will be providing the below vaccine to Year 7 students.

Diphtheria, tetanus, Whooping Cough (Pertussis) (dTpa) Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

If you have any questions, please contact City of Launceston on 6323 3208 or your family doctor.

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Tasmanian Landscapes

An Exhibition of Original Oil Paintings by

Sr Christina Mary of the Incarnation, OCD

Where: Carmelite Monastery 7 Cambridge St., Launceston

When: Sunday 5th May 2019

12 ~ 2pm and 3.30 ~ 5pm

Exhibited works for sale ~ Commissions accepted.

Paintings sold may be collected at 5pm or at a later date by appointment.

Payment on the day by cash or cheque.



Saturday, 23rd March 2019

It was an early start with a big day of racing ahead. The morning was still, but there was the threat of rain, and unfortunately the skies opened up and the rain came down and continued on and off for most of the day.

A highlight and tradition of the Head of the River regatta is the College luncheon, where the SPC rowing community join together for a celebratory lunch. Before eating, we thanked our rowers, parents and coaches for their efforts and support throughout the season. We also farewelled our two Year 12 rowers Neika Morrow and Tayla Cherry, who we wish all the best for their future and look forward to seeing them again during the pennant season.

All our rowers gave 100% for the last regatta of the season, resulting in some great races:• Boys U/16 Double Scull (Seconds) - 1st Neil Douglas and

Beau Malkin, 2nd Will Reilly and Ryan Anderson• Boys U/16 Double Scull (Firsts) - 1st Laurie Dean and Oscar

Birtwistle• Girls U/16 Single Scull (Seconds) - 1st Georgia McCord, 2nd

Eleanor March• Boys U/13 Single Scull (Seconds) - 3rd Harry McGovern• Boys U/13 Single Scull (Firsts) - 1st Declan Rae• Boys U/14 Quad Scull (Firsts) - 3rd James Stuart, Zen

Mercer, Kade Cooley, Tom Peel, cox Chelsea Anderson• Boys Open Double Scull (Firsts) - 2nd Lachlan Brown and

Elijah McCullagh• Boys U/16 Single Scull (Seconds) - 1st Oscar Birtwistle• Boys U/16 Single Scull (Firsts) - 3rd Laurie Dean• Girls Open Quad Scull (Firsts) - 3rd Samara Melray, Tayla

Cherry, Neika Morrow, Lily Slater, cox Xavier Duffy• Girls U/14 Single Scull (Seconds) - 1st Jade Binns, 3rd Emma

Blackett• Girls U/14 Single Scull (Firsts) - 2nd Matilda Allen• Boys U/13 Double Scull (Seconds) - 2nd Lachlan Jenkins and

Jack Clark, 3rd Thomas Mineal and David Wilkins

• Boys U/13 Double Scull (Firsts) - 2nd Max Roney and Noah McCullagh

• Boys U/15 Single Scull (Seconds) - 2nd Conor Rae• Boys U/15 Single Scull (First) - 1st Ryan Anderson• Girls U/16 Quad Scull (Seconds) -3rd Ava Connelly, Lucy

Waud, Trilelle Vimpany-Tubb, Bianca Duffy, cox Max Roney• Girls U/16 Quad Scull (Firsts) - 2nd Tia Melray, Eleanor

March, Esmae Morrow, Georgia McCord, cox Chelsea Anderson

• Girls U/14 Double Scull (Seconds) - 2nd Matilda Allen and Emma Blackett

• Boys Open Single Scull (Seconds) - 1st Elijah McCullagh• Boys Open Single Scull (Firsts) - 2nd - Lachlan Brown• Girls Open Double Scull (Seconds) - 2nd Samara Melray and

Lily Slater• Boys U/16 Four (First) - 1st Neil Douglas, Laurie Dean, Beau

Malkin, Oscar Birtwistle, cox Xavier Duffy • Boys U/13 Quad Scull (Seconds) - 1st Thomas Mineal, David

Wilkins, James Humphreys, Harry McGovern, cox Chelsea Anderson, 3rd - Isaac Long, Loshi Mac, Aditya Ghosh, Jack Clark, cox Daniel Douglas

• Boys U/13 Quad Scull (Firsts) - 2nd Lachlan Jenkins, Declan Rae, Max Roney, Noah McCullagh, cox Morgan Brown

• Boys U/15 Double Scull (Firsts) - 3rd Ryan Anderson and Conor Rae

• Girls U/15 Single Scull (Firsts) - 3rd Jamie Duffy• Boys U/16 Quad Scull (First) - 2nd Will Reilly, Laurie Dean,

Neil Douglas, Oscar Birtwistle, cox Daniel Douglas

Another highlight of the day was seeing our Senior girls competing in the Open Girls Eight race, well done ladies - Eleanor March, Tia Melray, Esmae Morrow, Georgia McCord, Bainca Duffy, Samara Melray, Tayla Cherry, Neika Morrow, cox Xavier Duffy.

We faired well in the overall Regatta rankings, with top three placings in the Boys U/13 and Boys U/16 categories and overall third in the Boys Junior Shield, second in the Co-Ed Senior Shield, third in the Co-Ed Junior Shield.

ROWING - HEAD OF THE RIVER REGATTA by Mr Andrew Smith



VET COURSE - DEFENCE FORCE CADETSWould you like to find out about the Cadets before enrolling in the St Patrick’s College Year 10 VET course - Defence Force Cadets Certificate I - Skillset?

Are you interested in camping, orienteering and team sports?

If you're aged between 13 and 17 and are looking for a fun-filled after school activity, look no further. The Australian Army Cadets welcomes all ages between 13 and 17 years old to join the fully inclusive, fun and skill bearing training nights.

With Army Cadets the opportunities are endless with many activities from shooting, abseiling to kayaking, all the

way through to specialised electives such as first aid, communication, Duke of Edinburgh award and drone technology.

Friends will be made, it will be fun but most of all it will give you life skills that are hard to find elsewhere.

Contact: CAPT (AAC) Mathew Adams on 0400745509 or www.armycadets.gov.au

Parade times Wednesdays 1830 - 2100 hours (630pm-9.00pm) throughout the school terms

Australian Army Cadets: Courage, Initiative, Respect, Teamwork

Congratulations to the Old Collegians and staff who helped make up the cast, crew, orchestra and creative team of the fabulous Strictly Ballroom -Cast: Elise Kolka (Yr 10, ‘18), Charlotte Page (‘15), Olivia Rice (‘17), Daniel Chong (Yr 10 ‘16), Alexander Wells (‘10), Troy Ridgway (staff).Crew: Lockie Parker (student) Lotus White-Sugito (‘17), Amy Behjat (‘16), Joshua Bailey (‘16), Thomas Wadley (‘16), Joseph Strickland ('17), Nicholas Brown ('17), Jodie White (staff), Jules Colman (retired staff), Paul Mannion (staff).Orchestra: Matt Cettolin (Yr 10 ‘17), Ethan Parker (‘16), Rob Dawson (‘00), Alexandra Harris (nee Hughes ‘98), Karen Dennis (staff), Roger Tattersall (staff).Creative Team: Danny Gibson (‘01)



Memories are fascinating. We as humans have the capacity to remember a smile, a glimmer of hope in someone’s eyes or a moment of trust. We have the ability to draw upon these moments of joy, happiness or comfort. These memories are formed not only with positive emotions but negative emotions

which can cause trauma, suffering or distress. Yet these memories are

what create us. Memories are what build our personal identity and without memories we may not know who we are.

The Windeward Bound Youth Leadership Challenge composed 10 days of travelling around Tasmania on a a tall ship and provided the opportunity for 10 Tasmanians and 10 Tasmanians of migrant background to live in the present moment.

To have presence in each of our actions, our conversations and our relationships with each other. Together we became a family. We moved each other’s hearts in aligment with our true selves. Dramatic, I know, Windeward Bound was life changing for all of us.

Being present allowed myself as well as my crew mates to forgt about the world and to be present. From endless vomitting to the dolphins that surrounded the boat; I was in the moment.

This was the greatest gift an experience had given me. The lesson of presence.

Please. Take a breath. In and slowly out.

Take into your life the lesson of presence. If you aren’t in the present where are you in the moment? Who are you if you aren’t here, right here? Who are we if we don’t see those around us, if we don’t see the issues around us, if we don’t take the chances that are here in this moment?

Windeward Bound changed me. Changed my mindset of who I am and where I am in this moment. You don’t need to go on the Windeward Bound to be present.

You can be present on your own.You can be here.Be here.

And be present.

WINDEWARD BOUND - An Excerptby Amy Baillie - mentor and participant of the Windeward Bound Youth Leadership Challenge 2018

RICE CHARITY DAY



Year 7 Cricketby Mr Geoff Dodds

SPC Green 2/168 (30) defeated LCGS 6/128

Batting Performances:Darcy Noone 18*, Cobey Layton 17*, Will Rockliffe 17*, Max Symons 16* & Lachie Shea 12*

Bowling Performances:Max Symons 1/5 (4), Brock Whitchurch 1/7 (4), Cobey Layton 1/11 (3), Nathan Radford 1/15 (3) & Edan Bird 1/16 (3)

The Mary MacKillop Library is following on from International Women’s Day by continuing to raise awareness of gender inequality and injustice.

The theme for 2019 is #BalanceforBetter. Using the College’s Instagram, we’re

posting facts and figures, statistics and information sources so that

our students and community can be informed on this

important issue.

We ask that you have a look, read and share what you learn with your family and friends, start meaningful conversations and show your support.instagram.com/stpatricks_college

Post your photos on social media with your “hands out” balance pose for a strong call-to-action for others to also help forge a #BalanceforBetter.



SENIOR SCHOOL ATHELTICS CARNIVAL

Tenison had a big day out at the Senior School Athletics yesterday taking out the shield for the second year in a row along with four of the six age group pennants.

They won both the U/16 Boys and Girls along with U/17 Girls and Open Boys.

Nagle took out the U/17 Boys and Rice won the Open Girls.

Rice also won the Novelties pennant.

Shield points1. Tenison 5728.52. Nagle 5320.53. Rice 5244.54. MacKillop 4849.5

Standout individual performers were:

U/16Declen Chugg (M) - 1st 800m, 1500m and 3rd in 400mZack Tyson (T) - 1st Javelin, Shot Put, 2nd in Discus, 3rd in High JumpNash Digney (T) - 1st Discus, High Jump, 400m and was 2nd in Javelin, 2nd in Shot Put and 3rd in Long JumpErin Giles (N) - 1st 400m, 800m, 1500mEmma Potter (T) - 1st 100m, 200m and 2nd in 400m

U/17Aaron Rigby (R) - 1st 100m, 200m and Long JumpOlivia Roney (T) - 1st 100m, 200, 400m, High Jump and 3rd in 800m

OpenJackson Maulette-Shelley (R) - 1st 100m, Long Jump and was 2nd in 200m and 3rd in 1500mJosh Rigby (T) - 1st 1500m and High JumpElla Boxhall (M) - 1st 800m, 1500m and was 3rd in DiscusCynthia Echetama (R) - 1st 100m, 200m, Discus and was 2nd in Javelin, Long Jump and High JumpRebecca Von Samorzewski (N) - 1st 400m, Long Jump and High Jump and was 2nd in 100m, 200m and 800m

Congratulations to all the competitors and to staff who made the day so successful.

by Mr Craig Boon - Sports Coordinator

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