the star volume 5 no 7. 2016 - st virgil's college · 2016-05-06 ·...

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Vol. 5, Ed.7, March 24 2016 PAGE 1 ST VIRGIL’S COLLEGE – THE STAR

FROM THE PRINCIPAL MR DAMIAN MESSER

“Easter is the time in the Church’s year when we contemplate the joy of moving from the impenetrable gloom of death, as Jesus is laid in the tomb, to witnessing his radiance as He is raised from the dead. God shows us his ultimate gift of mercy by bringing forth life from death.

During this Holy Year of Mercy, Pope Francis reminds us that mercy is “Jesus’ most important message.” Indeed, the Jubilee Year is a gift of grace. It is an occasion for each of us

Stations of the Cross performed as part of the Lenten Liturgy

UPCOMING EVENTS

WEEK 9A Monday March 28 –1st XI Soccer trip to EREA Tournament in Brisbane

Tuesday March 29 – Easter Tuesday. Student Free Day

Thursday March 31 – IPSHA Student Leadership Conference

Saturday April 2 – Head of the River, Lake Barrington

WEEK 10B Wednesday April 6 – College Cross Country at Austins Ferry

Friday April 8 – Junior School Grandparent’s Day

End of Term 1

Please visit the College website www.stvirgils.tas.edu.au to download the calendar to your PC, tablet or smartphone

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personally to rediscover the infinite mercy of the Father who welcomes everyone and goes out personally to encounter each of us. It is he who seeks us! It is he who comes to encounter us!

And just as Jesus offered himself for all of us, we are invited to accompany Him on a journey of mercy that lasts a lifetime. May this Easter be a time to celebrate God’s gift of mercy. Easter The world appears to be moving faster and faster and through technology clearly more connected. This week we watched another tragedy unfold in our dysfunctional world. As we continue to move through Holy Week, I know I take great solace from my Christian upbringing and the faith that I have in the story that is retold again this weekend. A man prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice so that his people can experience life to the full and live a fulfilling and worthwhile existence. Over this Easter weekend I encourage you to spend some time reflecting on the Easter message and the wonderful sacrifice that Jesus makes for us by attending mass or finding time to reflect upon the true message of Easter, as opposed to the hype of Easter buns and eggs! The Easter break comes at a fantastic time in our hectic academic term. I pray that the five days will provide you with an ideal opportunity for reflection and some personal time to renew your connections with family, friends, and of course, our loving God. I wish all members of our College community a safe, restful and fulfilling Easter break. School Arrival Times I take this opportunity to remind all parents that students should not be on either the Junior or Senior school sites before 8.15 am in the morning. I understand that there are some bus services that necessitate that some students arrive earlier than 8.15 am, but I respectfully ask that no student is dropped off to school by car prior to 8.15am. Enrolments 2017 If you know of anyone interested in enrolling their son to St Virgil’s College, please encourage them to lodge their enrolment application. The Junior School campus are holding an Open Day on May 25. The closing date this year for Grade 7 2017 enrolment applications is April 22. Vale Bernard Gillon The College was deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of a highly respected and regarded Old Virgilian Bernard Gillon. Bernard was a loyal Old Virgilian, a great man of faith and a valued mentor to one of our current students. He was an esteemed educator, holding a variety of posts, most notably as a past Principal of Mount Stuart Primary School. He was an active man and was a keen tennis player at the Moonah Catholic Tennis Club. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful

departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen In the spirit of Blessed Edmund Damian Messer


DEPUTY PRINCIPAL MR TERRY BL IZZARD “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked”. Luke 12:48. Caritas As the Caritas Australia annual Lenten fundraiser and awareness-‐‑raising appeal, Project Compassion, comes to its conclusion, I would like to acknowledge all of the staff and students who have given of themselves to advocate on behalf of the marginalised and disadvantaged. From regular Home Room donations into the Caritas boxes, the staff weekly produce table, green ice-‐‑creams in the Quad to the Joyce House breakfasts, many members of our community have embraced the spirit of Lent to support those in need. As has been the case in previous years the Caritas stories have highlighted the plight of inequality, and also helped us all to reflect on our relatively privileged lives. I was reflecting on this recently when I read the following Bible reference from the Gospel of Luke and I must say it put our efforts into perspective. “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked”. Luke 12:48. I wish is all boys in our community a very safe and very holy Easter and if possible to take a moment to reflect on the privileges of life and of things that really matter. Grade 7 Immunisations This week the first round of Immunisations took place for Grade 7 students. There were a number of students who did not have the immunisations for a range of reasons, mainly because they had it with their doctor. There were a small number of boys however who had not returned their form and consequently could not be immunised. Could I please suggest that parents check with the boys and if necessary follow up with their local council or doctor. Easter Break A reminder that school will re-‐‑commence following Easter on Wednesday March 30. Upcoming Events for the Diary

-‐ We wish our rowers all the best for the upcoming Head of the River on Saturday April 2. -‐ The next round of Outdoor Education for Grade 9 A,B and C will head off on Monday April 4. -‐ The final day for Term One is Friday April Eight, finishing at the normal time. School will recommence on

Wednesday April 27. -‐ The first Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences for 2016 will take place on Tuesday April 26. There are no classes

on this day. As the name suggests, students are encouraged to attend on this day.


Morning Drop-‐‑Off and Afternoon Pick Ups Parents are reminded of the need to drive with extreme caution when entering the College grounds. Please take note of entry and exit signs before and after school. The safety of boys is our prime concern so please slow down and be watchful as you drop your son off at school. A property traffic flow map is available at http://www.stvirgils.tas.edu.au/senior-‐‑school-‐‑grades-‐‑7-‐‑10/senior-‐‑buses-‐‑transport/

JUNIOR SCHOOL MR ANDREW PINELLI , HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL

Inclusive Community Our community is accepting and welcoming, fostering right relationships and committed to the common good.

EREA Touchstone

At the end of this week the Christian community celebrate Easter. It may sound a bit weird that I say celebrate when the events commemorate the death or crucifixion of Jesus. Yes, that did occur. But we are also celebrating our belief in Jesus’ triumph over death with the resurrection. Part of this can also be viewed as our feeling when we thought something may have been lost but is now found. Quite often we need to start again as we make our journey through life. We confront many obstacles, distractions and possibly periods of no hope. We believe that Jesus did the same when he asked God to consider the events of Good Friday not occurring – BUT left it to God saying, “Your will be done.” Often, for our boys, they confront speed bumps during their life journey. What is important for all our boys, no matter what their religious belief, is to make good the situation and to start again. Turn the page in the book to a blank page and start the story from their and attempt to leave the issue behind to eventually be lost in time. Obviously, sometimes this can be a lot easier said than done. If we can model ourselves on Jesus, we forgive, make right the relationship and continue on our journey. This is our daily challenge. Easter As our community heads into the Easter break, I would like to wish everyone an enjoyable and safe break. We have certainly had a very busy start to the year so having a long weekend break over Easter will provide a great chance to recharge the batteries in readiness for the last part of Term 1. Please remember that our boys return to school on Wednesday March 30.


Grandparents and Special Persons Day Plans are underway for this year’s celebration of Grandparents and Special Persons Day. Would all families please mark on their calendar Friday April 8 as the date for this celebration. Further details about times and activities will come home with the boys next week. Grade 6 News! Mr Peter Rasmussen and Mrs Fiona Chambers As we near the end of Term 1 it is pleasing to look back and reflect upon what we have achieved in Grade 6 so far. However, before mentioning anything about our programme in Grade 6, it is important to make specific mention of the very warm welcome that I have received at the College this year. As an old boy of the College it has been somewhat nostalgic to hear and see things like the Edmund Rice Anthem being sung as a College in the Hall at Austins Ferry, and to again immerse myself in the St Virgil’s College community. I suppose you never really ‘leave’ as a Virgilian but it is certainly nice to be back! I would also like thank the parents who attended the parent-‐‑teacher interviews last week. It was lovely to know that as teachers we are well supported by a caring and engaged parent body. In Grade 6 we have commenced our Daily 5 reading and literacy programme. Generally, the boys have adjusted to this change extremely well and engaged with the strong behavioural structure and opportunities for choice and self-‐‑directed learning. Now that we have completed the establishment phase of Daily 5, we are very much looking forward to assisting the boys and showing them how this programme will support them in multiple learning areas for the remainder of the year. The boys have also started the Daily 3 Mathematics programme that has a similar structure to Daily 5. Although we have a little more work to do in Mathematics, we are confident that this structure will benefit the boys greatly as the year progresses. In Science the boys have been working on their major project that looks at natural disasters! It has been great to see the boys so enthusiastic about increasing their understanding and knowledge of natural Phenomena. It has also given them an opportunity to use their iPads constructively and enhance the quality of their work for assessment. Thanks to Mr Pinelli for helping the boys in class every Tuesday and via email with their Science work. After the Easter break is shaping up to be a hectic time in the lead up to the Term 1 break; but one activity that we have planned for the boys beforehand is our excursion to the Tasmanian Cricket Museum, which they are very excited about! Finally, we would like to wish all members of the College community a safe and happy Easter – it will be great to spend time with family – Mr Rasmussen is certainly looking forward to his first Easter as a father with his wife and little boy William. Sport Term 1 sport is coming to an end – or has already done so. Congratulations to all the boys on their participation and to all the parent helpers a big thanks for helping out. Commencing this week and into next, details about formal registrations for Term 2 sports are coming home. Please check your son’s school bag or the College website to ensure you complete this process in a timely fashion.


Woodwork This week, Grade 6 C had their last woodwork lesson in the workshop at the Senior School. It was certainly a very busy time finishing off all 27 bird houses. It has been pleasing to see the boys develop their skills and also the willingness to help each other out when someone needed a hand. Hopefully the boys, maybe with a little help, can install their birdhouse at home.

Mini Vinnies The Mini Vinnies boys have been busy during break times selling raffle tickets and guesses for our Holy Week activities. The boys are to be commended for doing this without being reminded and doing a superb job reminding everyone to have a go. A big thank-‐‑you to all of our boys and parents who have generously contributed enough eggs for us to bundle up over 20 prizes! The raffles will be drawn at the conclusion of the Caritas Cup which will be held after lunch time today.


Holy Week This week our boys have had the opportunity to re-‐‑enact the different events of Holy Week in the lead up to Easter. Each of these has had a different emphasis and style but all have been a visual representation of the Bible story of the week. Thank you to all the teachers for their preparation of the boys for this important activity.

Green Thumbs There has been a fair bit of activity in the vegie patch over the last week with the construction of some compost bins. The Green Thumbs boys are very keen to use organic items that are scraps and leftovers from our break times in the compost bin so that they can fertilise our very productive garden beds. A big thank-‐‑you to Mrs Graves and Mr Gerlach (from the Senior School) for their efforts in constructing the bins.


Junior School Notices We fully understand that sometimes your son may not bring home information in a timely fashion. Could I please encourage all parents to check out the “In the School Bag” link on the College website as it will contain any current, relevant notes that you may need. Calendar Update Parents and guardians are reminded to subscribe to the College’s online calendar. The great advantage of this is that if there are necessary changes to dates these changes can be made immediately. Please check the calendar at: http://www.stvirgils.tas.edu.au/calendar/ Significant, upcoming events are summarised below March Week 8 B – Holy Week JSSATIS Swimming Carnival March 24 Caritas Cup March 24 Good Friday March 25 March / April Week 9 A Easter Monday public holiday March 28 Easter Tuesday – staff & student free day March 29 IPSHA Leadership Day hosted by SVC March 31 Grade 6 Excursion April 1 Head of the River April 2 April Week 10 B Feast of the Annunciation April 4 College Cross Country April 6 St Vincent DePaul Mass – 7pm – Cathedral April 6 Grandparents & Special Persons Day April 8 Last day of Term 1 April 8

Canteen Friday March 25 GOOD FRIDAY Wednesday March 30 K Lyden / Y Story Thursday March 31 M Gerathy Friday April 1 S Ashby / M Careless


Junior School Sport Mrs Jo Messer Some of our Junior School Sports are wrapping up this week. Term One Sport Wind Up JSSATIS Grade 3&4 Cricket concluded on Monday after a five week roster. This roster was hugely popular with 30 boys taking part. Throughout the roster they played Sacred Heart, Dominic and Hutchins. All boys learnt many of the basic skills of this great game. Thank you to Michelle Direen Ben Mooney, Peter Murray, Michael Lyden and Ian Stewart in their roles as managers of these teams as well as all the other parents who supported their son’s team.

JSSATIS Grade 5&6 Tennis finished this afternoon after a six week roster. The four boys, Will Mooney, Dan Lucas, Dan Tang and Charlie Banks played well throughout the roster, improving as they went along. On some occasions, the team was a player short and it was not too much to ask any of the boys to play an extra set. Last week, they played Hutchins. Daniel, Lucas and Will lost to Hutchins 5-‐‑6 and Daniel T and Will (stepping up again in the absence of Charlie) defeated Hutchins 6-‐‑3. A big thank you to Mr Brent Scanlon for looking after the team each week. Today is the JSSATIS Swimming Carnival so I look forward to reporting to you next week on how the boys competed. Results Grade 3-‐‑4 Cricket SVC GOLD V SVC GREEN What a smashing game to finish on. The boys played brilliantly as a team with everyone having a go. A great season-‐‑ well done boys! PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Connor Macdonald for being an awesome team player. FLIPPABALL SVC SHARKS 8 defeated DOMINIC 4 The boys played a great team game with good passing and great positional play. Good goals to Patrick, Oliver, Sam, Oscar and James. Pleasing to see the boys developing their skills and enjoyment of the game. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: James Pinelli a great team player.


SVC STINGRAYS 3 lost to SVC HAMMERHEADS 5 Boys have shown great development over this short season. The boys are passing the ball around well and showing good defence skills. Well done!! PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sam Murray for his excellent performance in goals. Term Two Sport Registrations for all Term Two sports are in. Information about these sports has gone out this week. Once again it is fantastic to see so many boys signing up to play sport for SVC next term. We have enough players for three Grade 3, two Grade 4, one Grade 5 and one Grade 6 soccer team. In Hockey we will be able to field a Grade 5&6 and a 3&4 team. The Grade 3&4 team could do with a couple more players. The Water Polo team has well and truly enough players, with 12 signed up. For any other student still wanting to play one of these sports, it is not too late. Please come and see Mrs Messer or contact her via email at [email protected] Lost Uniform A Size 10 SVC Spray Jacket -‐‑ last seen at the Junior School swimming carnival at Glenorchy. It was named in permanent marker but this could have washed off. If found please return to the Office.

DIRECTOR OF IDENTITY MRS RENEE MACGREGOR

Sunday marked the Beginning of Holy Week and the end of our Lenten season. Today (Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday) our senior drama and music classes will lead the Austins Ferry campus in a Lenten reflection with an interpretation of the Stations on the Cross. During Holy Week, Catholics commemorate the Passion of Christ, who died on Good Friday in reparation for the sins of mankind, and rose on Easter Sunday to give new life. Across our Archdiocese there are services being held in every parish across the state. To find your nearest service please visit http://hobart.catholic.org.au/parishes 10 Years of the ‘Close the Gap’ Campaign Ms Claire Graham Reconciliation Group Last Friday students came along to the Art Room for a juggling ball making workshop to raise awareness for the CLOSE the GAP campaign. National Close the Gap Day is an opportunity for all Australians to keep the pressure on our government and ensure we achieve health equality within a generation. Ten years into the campaign for Indigenous health equality, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcomes are improving.


TARGET: Halve the gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under five within a decade (by 2018.) ACHIEVEMENT: 33% drop of ATSI child mortality. TARGET: 95 per cent of all Indigenous four-‐‑year-‐‑olds enrolled in early childhood education (by 2025). ACHIEVEMENT: 85 % attendance of ATSI four-‐‑year-‐‑olds enrolled in remote communities. TARGET: Close the gap between Indigenous and non-‐‑Indigenous school attendance within five years (by 2018). ACHIEVEMENT: Attendance rate for ATSI students was 83.7 %. TARGET: Halve the gap for Indigenous children in reading, writing and numeracy achievements within a decade (by 2018). ACHIEVEMENT: Numeracy and literacy gaps remains, but it is not large. TARGET: Halve the employment gap within a decade (by 2018). ACHIEVEMENT: This target is not on track but there is a strong link between education & employment. TARGET: Close the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-‐‑Indigenous Australians within a generation (by 2031). ACHIEVEMENT: ATSI life expectancy gap of 10.6 years for males and 9.5 years for females Students made juggling balls in the colours of the Aboriginal flag for $1 per ball or $2 for a set of 3. All money goes to Caritas.

We still have a long way to go to CLOSE the GAP entirely by 2030. The support of our students is helping make that difference.


DIRECTOR OF LEARNING AND TEACHING MRS BEV PETTIT

Mathematics Mr Jason McDonald Head of Mathematics DOES YOUR SON NEED EXTRA HELP WITH HIS MATHS? Whether it be homework or classwork that he needs assistance with, there are extra chances for your son to get help! Not only does the Math’s Department make available a minimum of one Math’s teacher at the schools Homework Club on a Thursday afternoon from 3.15 to 4.15 in the Library, they are also making themselves available in the Library for the second half of EVERY lunchtime to get some assistance with their homework or that 'ʹcurly'ʹ question they couldn'ʹt figure out in class! We understand that afternoons are a very busy time for families, so please tell your son to come to the Library after they have had some lunch. It often only takes five minutes to re-‐‑explain a concept in a different way to your son for him to understand! Please contact me if you would like additional information – [email protected] VET Food Technology and Hospitality Mrs Julia Denniss


ASSISTANT DEPUTY PRINCIPAL – MIDDLE SCHOOL&TRANSITIONS MR CAMERON ALEXANDER

Grade 7 Transition Survey As we come to the end of a busy term and with a number of the significant transition programmes concluding, we are keen to seek parent feedback about their son’s transition into secondary schooling. Below is a link to a short survey which we ask all Grade 7 parents to complete. The data collected allows us to review all aspects of the transition process, from the initial enrolment interview, through to the New Beginnings programme and the Mother/Son evening. Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SVCtransition2016

Da Vinci Decathlon On Monday this week, 16 Grade 7 boys represented the College in two teams who participated in the inaugural Tasmanian Da Vinci Decathlon. The decathlon involves teams of eight students completing academic challenges across ten different disciplines, from Maths and English, through to Engineering, Philosophy and Cartography. The boys are to be commended for their hard work in preparation for the day, their teamwork throughout the challenges and the manner in which they represented the College on the day.

Complete Time and Space The Complete Time and Space programme came to a conclusion this week with seven Grade 9 and 10 boys completing a weekend camp and two evenings at the College along with their male mentors. The final evening is always an emotional time when the ‘young and old fellas’ reflect on the time they have shared and the bonds that have formed. The College is very fortunate to have the services of Bill Jennings from Time and Space to facilitate the programme, however, the commitment of Mr Steve Aitkin, ably supported by Mr John Tulk, is instrumental in facilitating the weekend expedition and is a statement of the sacrifice he is willing to make in support of the boys in our community. Congratulations to all the members of the College community who participated this year. We hope that the memories of your time together stay close to your hearts and that your relationships flourish. Tasmanian Independent Schools Senior Student Leaders’ Conference Lachlan Gadomski, College Captain On Wednesday March 23 Tyler Morris (Vice Captain) and I, accompanied by Mr Alexander, headed to Scotch Oakburn College, Launceston for a leadership conference. The day began with each of the five schools present sharing a presentation of how leadership works at their school. It was interesting to see that no schools had the same leadership structure and roles. Once each school finished presenting we had recess and headed across the road to Scotch Oakburn'ʹs middle school campus for a few icebreaker activities. A few interesting games were thrown at us but they all had a reference back to leadership.


The day was predominantly run by student leaders and after having a bit of fun getting to know each other, we walked back to the senior school campus. We were all presented with the quote "ʺLeaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others” and split up into five separate groups to answer questions based around the quote. Some great ideas were brought to light that we all took interest in. Along with new ideas, a new concept was also shown to us that I remember as the 'ʹWhy, How, What'ʹ concept’. The concept talks about focusing more on why you are doing something, rather then purely and simply what you'ʹre doing. This was linked to how Apple promotes and sells its products by telling people why they do what they do instead of saying “here'ʹs our product, this is what it does, buy it”! The day was completed with guest speaker Green’s Senator Peter Whish-‐‑Wilson sharing his journey in politics and ideas around leadership. He, like the quote, referred a lot to the ability to empower others and also gave us some good insightful information. Tyler and I learnt a lot over the day and can'ʹt wait to share what we learnt with our fellow leaders. We would like to thank Scotch Oakburn for hosting the conference and Mr Alexander for driving us up to Launceston and back.


DIRECTOR OF MUSIC MRS JODIE WILLIAMS

For all enquires about music @ SVC -‐‑ please contact:

[email protected] 6249 6555

SPORT NEWS MR JAMES DALTON

SATIS Swimming Joseph McMullen – Captain of Swimming The boys arrived bright and early on Wednesday March 16 ready for the State SATIS swimming carnival. We arrived at 8:15am, ready to get in for a bit of pre-‐‑carnival relay training but were made to wait until 9am to get in. After a quick swim, some shorter then others, we got out and waited as the other school entered and moved to their allocated seating areas. At 9:30am, the southern schools had their warm up while we waited for the northern schools to arrive. The warm up for the northern schools commenced at 10 o'ʹclock, meanwhile, the southern schools had a chance to get some breakfast from the canteen and catch up with friends.

The first event of the day was the medley relay. Our Under 14 relay team consisting of Max Guiliani, Jackson Devine, Joshua Wylie and Tadhg Waddington finished second in their heat and second overall with a speedy time of 2 minutes and 23 seconds. Our Under 16 team consisting Riley Oakley, Lachlan Rice, Liam Watling and Joseph McMullen finish 5th in our heat and 5th overall with a time of 2 minutes, 10 seconds. Some individual highlights of the day were Max Guiliani'ʹs win in the Under 13, 50m freestyle with a time of 29.09 seconds and Jackson Devine'ʹs win in the Under 14, 50m backstroke with a time of 33.85 seconds.

Then came the freestyle relays. All our boys had great races, our Under 13s playing second overall, the Under 14s finishing 5th overall , the Under 15s finished 6th overall and the Under 16 team consisting of Riley Oakley, Lachlan Rice, Angus Reilly and Joseph McMullen won our race and finished first overall beating our rivals Hutchins by 0.03 of a second making it our eighth win in a row meaning our relay team was undefeated during our four years at St Virgil'ʹs.

The Captains for swimming were Riley Oakley as Vice-‐‑Captain and Joseph McMullen as Captain. All the boys put in a tremendous effort throughout the day making it a very enjoyable and entertaining experience. Thanks to Riley Oakley for stepping up and doing my races for me after I was taken ill.

Grade 7&8 Cricket Development Programme Mr Mark Waddington The 2016 Grade 7&8 Cricket Development Programme ended in fine style with games against The Hutchins School. After heavy weekend rains, the 1st and 2nds games were transferred to Wednesday night. The programme has provided boys with a great introductory cricket experience and will hopefully encourage them to play the game throughout their time at


the College. Special thanks to Mark Divin and Adrian Finch from Hutchins who have coordinated all aspects of the programme. Thanks also to the grounds staff at Hutchins for preparing excellent wickets for our turf wicket matches. Thank you to our fantastic coaches Mr Maxwell, Mr Holland, Mark Kreune, Kade Applebee, Andrew Bourke and Joe Turmine for their help with the programme. Results of Final Round SVC 1 6/98 (Will Collins 40 no, Tom Vallerine 26) defeated Hutchins 1 4/95 (Will Collins 2/12, Ryan Borsboom 1/10) SVC 2 4/178 (Hayden Nuss 52 ret., Toby Butler 32, Alec Spencer 21, Tadhg Waddington 20 no) defeated Hutchins 2 6/125 (Jack Lewis 2/5, Mitchell Hayers 1/10, David Monks 1/7) SVC 3 10/56 (Lachlan Greenhill 12, Dylan Backhouse 6) lost to Hutchins 5/95 (Tyrone Fyfe 2/4, Darcy Gardner 1/1, Matthew Noble 1/5) SVC 4 7/79 (Alexi Bancal 23, Connor McLeod 10, Ryan Fehlberg 13 no) lost to Hutchins 4 6/152 (Kyeden Booth 1/12, Jack Bridgland 1/13) Little Athletics Star! In addition to last week’s article, Lincoln Arnold has been injured for most of this season and unfortunately missed out on the Tasmanian team but competed in Launceston and came back with a bronze medal in Javelin. However he was recognised and rewarded as runner up in the prestigious Tasmanian Sportsmanship Award. George McLeod also competed in the State Championships and came back with Gold in Triple Jump (10:97m) and Silver in Long Jump (5:15m). Over the last six weeks George has been injured so has not been running on track. He has however been recognized for excellent recent performance sin being named Captain of the Tasmanian Under 13 team. This is his second time as Captain, having lead the State Under 12 team in Canberra last November. George and Lincoln have also been selected for the team to participate in the International Children'ʹs Games in Taiwan in July. This is a wonderful opportunity for them. George, Ryan Gale and Lincoln train with Jack Hale under the guidance of coach Wayne Mason.

Lewis George (centre)


Water Polo Well done to Sebastian Brown, Jackson Devine, Harry Fisher Hunter Wright and Joshua Wylie who are this week representing Tasmania in the Under 14 National Water Polo Championships.

BUSINESS OFFICE MRS NARELLE GREEN, BUSINESS MANAGER

Tuition Fees

By now parents should have received their 2016 Tuition Fee statement. A reminder that all accounts settled by March 25 will attract a $100 discount. Families who elect not to settle their fee account by this date are reminded that they must have a payment plan in place with the Finance Office.

For all fee enquiries please contact Mrs Tracy Moschogianis – [email protected]


Parents and Friends Association

Entertainment Book The 2016 Entertainment Book can now be ordered via the Online Order Page. Purchase the Digital Version of the book and you have access on two mobile devices. So much easier than carrying a book around. Plus the mobile devices will be updated with new offers immediately they are available.

Pick the campus you wish to support:

Junior School -‐‑ https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/240r125

Senior School -‐‑ https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/242878

As always it contains hundreds of great offers and discounts.

For all enquiries please contact Jackie Geale -‐‑ [email protected]


2016 St Virgil’s College Community Race Day

Please round up friends and family and enjoy a fantastic day of fun at the annual St Virgil’s College Community Race Day. Entry includes a sumptuous two-‐‑course meal in the Member’s Dining Room, race day

entry and a race book.

!ST!VIRGIL’S!COLLEGE!!

COMMUNITY!RACE!DAY!!

Sunday!April!24!2016!UBET!PARK!HOBART!!

11:30AM!!

Course!entry!!Two!course!meal!!

Racebook!!

$65!per!person!!!

Tickets!at!!!https://www.trybooking.com/189140

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E!|[email protected]!P!|!03!6272!9492!

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College Uniform Shop Caps are in! Please visit the Uniform Shop to pick up a new cap for sport and PE. Also check out our new range of sporting apparel including SVC basketball and soccer shorts, cricket shirt and training top (to be worn to sport training sessions only in Term 1).

Trading Hours Term 2 The Uniform shop will be closed for the School holidays.

From Thursday 7th of April at 4.00pm and re-open on Tuesday 26th April at 9:00am

The Uniform shop will re-open on the following days:

Tuesday 26th April Open 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

The store will return to normal trading times from Thursday 28th of April 8:00am to 4:00pm

Normal trading hours are 8:00am to 4:00pm Tuesday and Thursday

Please contact Manager Caitlin Butterworth on 03 6249 3610 or

Email: [email protected] for all Uniform matters.

Austins Ferry Canteen Mrs Carol Hilyer A reminder that lunch orders can be organised online via the following mediums:

1. The College Website -‐‑ http://www.stvirgils.tas.edu.au/senior-‐‑school-‐‑grades-‐‑7-‐‑10/senior-‐‑canteen-‐‑food/ 2. QKR – a downloadable App for smartphones and tablets. To download the App and order lunch please go to the

following link -‐ http://www.stvirgils.tas.edu.au/download/newsletters/attachments/SVC%20Canteen%20-‐%20How%20to%20use%20QKR.pdf


Weekly Roster Date Name Name Name Friday March 25 Good Friday Public Holiday Monday March 28 Easter Monday Public Holiday Tuesday March 29 Easter Tuesday Student Free Day Wednesday March 30 Shae Schultz Meika Stebbings Thursday March 31 Angela Wiggins Karl G Pepper Friday April 1 Tina Jenkins Tracey Noble Rachel Fisher For all enquiries please contact Carol Hilyer, Canteen Manager – [email protected] Newsletter Attachments – Available from website -‐ http://www.stvirgils.tas.edu.au/news-‐publications/

-‐ Fit Kids Active Kids’ Program -‐ Clarence United Football (Soccer) SAP Program Information -‐ Clarence Junior Football Club Registration Information -‐ Claremont Football Club Registration Flyer -‐ Zebras Soccer Skill Acquisition Program Flyer -‐ Hobart Junior Football Club Season Information -‐ Archery School Holiday Program Information -‐ Richmond Youth Choir – Information Flyer

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