Calling issue 16 ( 30 may 2013)

30 May 2013 No. 16 60 Park Parade Shorncliffe QLD 4017 Tel (07) 3631 9000 Fax (07) 3631 9001 Email [email protected] www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au

A Catholic Boys' School in the Edmund Rice Tradition catering for Years 5 to 12

Dear Members of the St. Patrick’s College Community In the last few editions of the Calling I have focused on the fact that the end of term is fast approaching and that it is imperative students increase their focus and effort with regard to study. Last Monday, staff and Year 12 parents and their sons gathered to review the year thus far and, importantly, to reaffirm the partnership between school and home. This partnership ensures students have the best opportunity to maximise their academic performance whilst at St. Patrick’s College. Whilst some strategies specifically designed to support the Year 12 students were identified and actioned last Monday, it is also worth noting that there are a number of academic support mechanisms available to all students. These support mechanisms include study sessions in the library on Monday and Thursday afternoons, Mathematics tutoring at lunch time, and the opportunity to present drafts to teachers as well as accessing staff outside normal class time. When students use these opportunities and teachers and parents maintain effective communication, the students have the opportunity to maximise their educational results at St. Patrick’s College. However, underpinning all of this is the very real issue that academic success is only achieved through hard work. As with most things in life there is no substitute for hard work. The students need to spend time doing homework, working on assignments and preparing for examinations. Over the next couple of weeks this effort is imperative. Back to Shorncliffe Day is scheduled for Saturday, 8 June. This has been a big day in the College’s sporting calendar for some years and I am sure that the Rugby and Football games played on 8 June will ensure this year is no different. There will be a Back to Shorncliffe end of season function at the Seaview Hotel to celebrate the special day and the end of a successful Rugby and Football season. It will be a great night with raffles and some special auction items. Details regarding the event are included in this edition of the Calling. Bookings are essential and may be made by contacting the College office on 3631 9000. Come along and have a great night. Archbishop Mark Coleridge is making a pastoral visit to the Sandgate/Brighton Parish this weekend. He will celebrate the 9am Mass on Sunday and will meet with the youth of the parish following this Mass. An invitation has been extended to the St. Patrick’s College community to attend this Mass and for the students from St. Patrick’s College to join the youth forum following Mass. I encourage you to take up this opportunity. Finally this week, congratulations must go to the College Titration team who won the regional competition last Saturday against over 100 other school teams. This great result was further enhanced by the fact that some of the team received a perfect score which is extremely difficult to do. Congratulations to the students and their coach, Mrs O’Sullivan. Similarly, congratulations must also go to the senior Theatresports team who won their competition this week. They are now into the semi-finals and are in the last 18 teams out of 120 across the Brisbane region. Finally, I congratulate all the young men and the music teachers and tutors on their performance last Tuesday night at the instrumental evening. There was great talent on display but more importantly the boys were having fun and were proud of performing in front of their family and friends. Well done, all!. Have a great week and remember to book your Back to Shorncliffe tickets. God Bless

Dr Michael Carroll College Principal

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Mr David Gardiner College Dean

YEAR 9 CAMP—RICHARD COOK

“Camouflage!” yelled Nick and everyone ran to the bush and hid out of sight. Year 9 camp was no doubt the best camp I’ve been on. My group consisted of a range of boys from Coffey and Kennedy house with Mr Gardiner. We were lucky enough to have a great instructor, New Zealand Nick. He had many fun and exciting little games like camouflage and animal press ups that we played along the way and an infinite amount of riddles for Emmett. When we arrived we played games like homer run, whack and chicken steal. Then we went to the lake and participated in raft building, many people in the group found raft building to be the best activity. The way every-one worked together and collated ideas made it enjoyable for eve-ryone. The raft floated out to about 50 metres or so, when we jumped on top it all collapsed, however everyone still saw it as a success from the teamwork we showed. From the raft building activ-ity we learnt to plan before acting, and in doing this we realised that everyone has great ideas and we need to include everyone’s opin-ion. That night we ate stir fry and reflected on our goals for camp and our highlight for the day. The following day was an early start for most, waking up at 5:45am. We had breakfast and set out on a bike ride, this too was the favour-ite activity for many because we were treated with a ride at the jumps. The bike ride was about 20 km and the team finished it in good time. From the biking activity we learnt that we needed to slow our pace for others to stick together as a team. We got back, had lunch and set off on the hike, the hike was perhaps the best in some ways, on the hike everyone encountered challenges and eve-ryone overcame them. Chris was on the verge of giving up and he kept going, Sam pushed hard quietly and completed the hike, Em-mett constantly trying to answer riddles which entertained every-one. They are just a few of so many great achievements on the hike from our group. The hike was about 16.3 km to Harry’s Hut with bags weighing, what felt like 100kg, the group was extremely resili-ent and positive. From the hike we learnt many things about each other, when we talked to each other we found how creative some people are, many similarities that we share and we are all confident now to finish things that seem impossible. It was hilarious when after the hike Connor got scared by a few of the boys. We had maca-roni chicken for dinner and reflected on the day by looking at inspir-ing people from the group, your highlight and whether you got what you wanted to get out of camp. Everyone said yes to whether they got what they wanted to get out of camp.

On the last day we got up even earlier, 4:50am, we had breakfast and prepared for the canoe back. I personally loved the canoeing and it was my favourite activity on camp. Weaving through the nar-rows in the river and fighting against the wind on the open lake was the most enjoyable challenge for me. There were some frustrated boats, although as a team we resolved the problems and continued on. Aidan and Connor were great on the canoe and got on very well. My inspiration for camp was Sam Ricks; he worked extremely hard to finish the bike, hike and canoe well without complaints. When we got in we packed up and reflected on our great camp, we were asked what we learnt, our highlight and what we miss from home. Mr Gardiner was an awesome teacher to have on camp; he helped everyone and was always positive towards the group. Many Grade 11’s scared us of camp before we left, however I don’t know what camp they went on because this camp was awesome.

I spent a great three days last week attending the Year 9 camp. I enjoyed the camp particularly for three reasons. The location of the Year 9 camp in the Great Sandy National Park north of Noosa is a truly beautiful part of the world with stunning envi-ronments. It is always a pleasure to visit such a beautiful area. Secondly the range of activities was interesting, fun and chal-lenging. The Year 9 camp is challenging and is meant to be so as it is the culminating camp of our sequential camp program. It disap-points me that a number of students(and families) withdrew from the camp because they thought is may be too challenging. If we are not challenged we do not learn, we do not grow. Thirdly I was with a wonderful bunch of young men for the three days. My group got involved in every activity, supported each other in every opportunity, worked hard and had a lot of fun. They did themselves and their College proud. All of the instructors spoke so highly of our young men and commented that St Patrick’s must be doing something right. The following are some reflections from two of the boys.

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Mr David Gardiner College Dean

YEAR 9 CAMP - EMMETT HANLEY

Whether it was building a raft to escape the deserted island or if it was the 20kms hike to Harry’s Hut, Grade 9 camp is defi-nitely worth doing. I was lucky enough to get put in group 3, Mr Gardiner’s group. Yes, I know what you’re thinking but no it wasn’t that bad. Of course you had the year 10s telling you that it was going to be terrible, that Mr Gardiner will capsize you and that the hike will be 50kms but I suppose we will be doing that to the year 9s next year too. Our camp instructor, New Zealand Nick provided us with endless fun. Whether it was playing Mafia at night or Camouflage throughout the day, Nick would make sure none of us left without good memories. The day started with us coming to school with all our belong-ings in garbage bags. We all jumped on the bus and off we went, but of course nothing goes to plan. Just as we got to Rainbow Street, Mr Gardiner gets a phone call from Mr Torrisi- someone has been left behind, that person was Robat Malou. We arrived at Cooloola National park at around 12:00, just in time for lunch. Our tents were set up already set up so we could move straight on to problem solving games. First up is Homer run, where only one person can cross the lava lake while holding Homer whilst trying to get the rest of the people across. 1st & 2nd try didn’t work but on the 3rd try, we succeed-ed. After Homer run, we had to create a human ladder, all team members had to hold a stick so the person could cross over to the other side. Whack was the final problem solving game we did. Whack was a simple game from New Zealand comprising of everyone standing in a circle on a map. There was one pool noodle in the middle which had to be used to whack an oppo-nent. Later on we all had to build a raft to ‘’escape the deserted island’’. We all worked together and built the raft but unfortu-nately the raft fell apart and sank. The day ended with all of us sitting around and Nick summarising the day. First up on the agenda for the next day was bike riding. First we had to know the general structure and features of a bike. Nick then set up a course for us to undertake. After we had done all of that, we were ready to go on the 15km bike ride. Just under half way, we reached the bike park which had several bike jumps. We all had several goes at the jumps and then we continued on the ride. Believe it or not, all of our group members made it back to the campsite in one piece. After lunch

we had to pack up our gear ready for the dreaded hike. We filled all our hiking bags with only the necessities- shirt, pants, jumper & a bucket of lollies (The usual) along with the tents, equipment and food. We ate lunch and prepared for the hike. We then started the journey towards Harry’s Hut. Nick helped pass the time by asking a riddle, then another riddle, then an-other riddle. Thanks to Nick, I now know the answer to nearly every riddle there is. Finally, there in the distance was Harry’s Hut. This told us the campsite was only another 1 km away. Our group had to share with two other groups- Mr Van der Weide's & Mr Crowley’s. We set up our tents and cooking sta-tion, ready for another night of camping. We sat down and talked for a while as well as preparing for dinner duties. After dinner, we packed up and gathered around the table for the usual summarisation of the day. Nick then taught us to play MAFIA. We then prepared for the early 4:50 am start for canoe-ing. Waking up at 4:50 was the biggest challenge of camp, in my opinion. We rushed through breakfast, keen for the canoeing. We packed up our bags and tents and gathered in a circle, run-ning through the basics of canoeing- paddling techniques and safety. After this we grabbed our canoes and placed them in the lake. Nick then told us it is not a race! Richard and I then grabbed a paddle, in a completely non-racing fashion, we pad-dled as hard as we could. As a group *cough cough* we trav-elled down the river towards Fig Tree Point. Neck and neck with Mr Gardiner, we then paddled across Lake Cootharaba, towards base camp. Arriving at base camp, we each grabbed a canoe and hauled it to the trailer. Gathering in a circle, we dis-cussed camp and what we had just done. It then dawned on me that camp was over. Although this may have seemed good at the time, thinking of hot showers and a comfy bed, this was our last school camp- we would never have anything like this again. Packing up our belongings and returning the equip-ment, we finished and went up for lunch, meeting up with the other groups and discussing the camp- both good and bad aspects. After saying our goodbye to our great instructors, Nick and trainee Liam, we boarded the bus home. Grade 9 camp was now over.


Mr Matthew Hawkins AP Identity

“I was a stranger, and you welcomed me….Whenever you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine you did it to me.” (Mt 25:35/40)

As members of a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice tradition, we are challenged to welcome the stranger. So, I would like to bring to your attention a simple way we can do this here in our own local community, as a follow-up to the wonderful begin-ning of “Detention for Detention” some weeks ago. Our student-led Advocacy group, ERA for Change, is encouraging mem-bers of the St Patrick’s community to come along to stand in solidarity with newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers – to simply say, “Welcome”. Otherwise, there is a chance that the overwhelming message these people who have fled persecution and danger will hear from our society through messages like “Turn them back” and “Stop the boats” will be: “You are not wel-come.” We believe this to be unacceptable. On Thursday 6 June, Queensland Day, there is a Lantern Parade – a Walk for Refugees, organized by the Multicultural Development Association. It is happening at 5.30pm at Southbank Parklands, and it is an opportunity for St Patrick’s College students, staff, parents, community members and friends to show our support for our newest neighbours – people who have come to Australia and Brisbane hoping for a better life for their families. ERA (Edmund Rice Advocacy) for Change will have a banner with our logo and a welcome message, and we will gather and walk together behind our banner to show our solidarity and to welcome refugees to our community. It would be great if you could bring your friends and family members with you as well. So, the details:

Date: Thursday 6 June Time: Meet from 5pm Place: The Wheel at Southbank Parklands – look for the “ERA for Change”

logo on a banner and gather there What to wear: Students to wear your school uniform so it is obvious who

“ERA for Change” is, and also so we can more easily find each other Bring: As many friends and family members as possible How to get there: You will need to arrange your own transport, but the South Brisbane Train Station is right

near the Wheel at Southbank. If you would like to know more, please feel free to contact me on [email protected] or 36319021.

CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, Corpus Christi, procession will take place on Sunday, 2nd June, at 2.00pm at Nudgee Junior, Twigg Street, Indooroopilly, with Archbishop Mark Coleridge, of Brisbane, presiding. Pope Benedict stated that: “The Eucharist is the source of every form of holiness, and each of us is called to the fullness of life in the Holy Spirit.” It would be good for as many families from St Patrick’s College as possible to attend. Sandgate Parish has organised a bus through Sandy, 3883 4024, @ $5.00/person or $15.00/family. Times of departure: 11,45am – Christ the King, Deception Bay 12.15pm – Bally Cara, Scarborough 12.30pm – Mary, Queen of Peace, Woody Point 12.45pm – Sacred Heart, Sandgate The bus will be returning from Indooroopilly at 3.30pm in reverse order starting with Sandgate at approximately 4.45pm, Woody Point 5.00pm, Bally Cara 5.15pm and Deception Bay 5.45pm.


Tyler Caruana India Immersion

In trying to describe my time in India, I could explain our itinerary and nearly four weeks of amazing activities and sights. However, on reflection I think a more effective way of explaining my true ex-perience of India might be by sharing this simple story. In trying to describe my time in India, I could explain our itinerary and nearly four weeks of amazing activities and sights. However, on re-flection I think a more effective way of explaining my true experience of India might be by sharing this simple story. All I can say about the India Immersion is WOW…… It has been so confronting and life changing. BUT probably the most amazing and life changing place to me would have to be Rashganpur. The work of sister Magdalene Peter and the Untouchables blew me away. I have never experienced anything like it in my life and I don’t think I will again. Her hospitality is unmatched and the amount of time and effort she spends looking after and teaching the untouchables is something only a special type of person can do. She is one of those remarkable people you will only meet once in your lifetime. When we first arrived she took us in, fed us, then took us to see the untouchable children. The greeting we got was absolutely incredible. They gave us all flowers and sat us down while every single one of them danced and sang for us. Sister had said they had been practic-ing for months on end so they could perform for us. She also said that they choreographed all the moves by themselves and that 6 of them are getting national awards for dancing. That really shocked me. The untouchables is the lowest of the lowest class. So low that nobody would touch them as said in the name . But Sister had given them a chance at life. As they weren’t able to get an education, they couldn’t do anything with their lives. Sister gave them a school and in doing so gave them a life. So much so that 6 untouchable children were competing at a national level and winning was even greater. I still

can’t get my head around it today. The children and all the untouchables looked like everyone else in India. There was no defined thing that changed them from everyone else which shocked me even more that they were outcasts for no other reason than a word on their birth certificate but they were hap-py. They were happy with what little they had and that will continue to amaze me and that is another thing that has changed my view of the world. By experiencing this it has made me see how happy these people are when they have nothing and has opened my eyes to how much I take things for granted even little things like electricity and food. For example after they had performed for us we handed out little bags of books and pens and chocolates out to each and every kid. To see their faces light up was an incredible feeling they repaid us with hours of singing and dancing but this time we all got included as well. I don’t think I have ever shaken as many hands or lifted as many kids up into the air in my life. As it got darker we turned the outside lights on but after about 15 minutes the power cut out so it was pitch black with over 100 people out the back of a small school so we all danced there, yelling and screaming for a good 30 minutes before we all left for the street with all the kids still playing the drums and danc-ing following us down the street. We had kids jumping on our shoulders and singing along to the drums and dances. I had never felt so alive and never felt like I had made more of a difference. It has been the single most amazing night of my life, which I will never forget for as long as I live.


Mr Chris Campbell AP Curriculum

Many thanks to the Year 12 students, their parents and the staff who attended Monday evening’s mid term contact opportunity. The objective of the evening was to reinforce the three way partnership of support that is often spoken about. Year 12 can be a long and stressful journey. It is not always a journey that can be completed effectively without an appropriate support team. In a month or so the world’s best cyclist will compete in the Tour de France. However, the long arduous trip through the Alps won’t be a job effort. Yes the athletes have to pedal the bikes but they maximise their performance through the help of a much larger team that works tirelessly behind the scenes. Parents, teachers, tutors peers often fill that behind the scenes role for the Year 12 student. Our aim on Monday was to look at ways of providing an effective support network on tis extremely difficult and challenging year. I have placed the powerpoint which was used by the speakers onto my page on St Patrick’s College Connect.

YEAR 10 TRADE TASTER PROGRAM A number of Year 10 students made application to Brisbane North TAFE for the Trade Taster Program which will take place in Semester 2. Parents should have received an email regarding the enrolment process. For those who applied to Bracken Ridge, the enrolment day is 7 June commencing at 8am. Enrolments may be done over the phone or in person at C Block at Bracken Ridge TAFE.


Ms Emily Rotta Student Counsellor

HOW PARENTS CAN HELP WITH CAREER DECISION-MAKING Parents have an important influence on the career decision-making of their children. The following suggestions for parents are from the myfuture newsletter. Change is constant – encourage your child to be flexible in their planning and approach to their career, to help them cope with change and unexpected events along the way. Follow your heart – there are all kinds of career pathways available, encourage your child to consider the possibilities. Focus on the journey – while outcomes are important, enabling your child to enjoy the journey along the way is just as important. Keep learning – just as change is constant so is the need to keep up to speed with new technology, new methods of practice and emerging trends in their area of interest. Be an ally – young people can learn a great deal from other people’s experiences. Be available to share your career experiences and en-courage them to engage with others such as their teachers, other family and friends, sport coaches and others within their social net-work who may have something relevant to share. For regular information about career development, you can sub-scribe to the myfuture newsletter at www.myfuture.edu.au/Events/e-News.aspx. JOBS RELATED TO SCHOOL SUBJECTS You can use the Bullseye Posters to find out about occupations that are related to your favourite school subjects. The Bullseye Posters can be found on the myfuture website at http://www.myfuture.edu.au (click on ‘Resources’ and then ‘Bullseye Post-ers’). Click on the subject or VET area in which you are interest-ed. Click on the occupations listed on the poster. This will give you access to information about the occupations, including the duties performed, related jobs, employment opportunities, average week-ly earnings, courses and more. USE THE MINI CAREER EXPLORER TO START YOUR CAREER EXPLORATION The mini career explorer on the myfuture website homepage at www.myfuture.edu.au is a quick, interactive, fun instrument that will help you come up with career ideas. Once you have developed some ideas, you can read about them on the myfuture site. WANT TO BE AN ELECTRICIAN? Electro Group Training Apprenticeships is a group training company that specialises in training people for the electrical industry. It em-ploys and monitors the training of electrical apprentices. It also offers pre-apprenticeship courses to prepare students for an ap-prenticeship. For more information, visit https://www.electrogroup.com.au/index.php. WHAT ARE ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF APPRENTICESHIPS? Most people are familiar with apprenticeships in the Construction Industry (carpenter, electrician, plumber, tiler, roofer, etc.) but know very little about the vast range of apprenticeships and traineeships available in other industries. You can find a full list of apprenticeships and traineeships on the Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment website at http://qtis.training.qld.gov.au/ (click on 'Apprenticeships'

or 'Traineeships' on the left hand menu). More information about apprenticeships can be found on the Apprenticeships Info website at www.apprenticeshipsinfo.qld.gov.au/. SKILL SHORTAGES IN AUSTRALIA Research undertaken by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) in 2012 found that there were national skill shortages in over 35 occupations. These occupations included: Surveyor Electrical engineer Mechanical engineer Childcare worker Enrolled nurse Chef/cook Hairdresser Air conditioning and refrigeration mechanic Optometrists Sonographer Geologist To read the complete list of occupations with skill shortages, go to http://foi.deewr.gov.au/documents/skill-shortage-list-australia. The skill shortage list for Queensland can be found at http://foi.deewr.gov.au/documents/skill-shortage-list-queensland. SELECTED UPCOMING CAREER/COURSE EVENTS IN MAY 2013 May 29 University of the Sunshine Coast Law Information Evening http://www.usc.edu.au/study/study-at-usc/open-day-and-information-events/2013/may/usc-law-information-evening May 29 CQUniversity Online Information Session http://www.cqu.edu.au/calendar/event-items/information-session/online-information-session3?SQ_CALENDAR_DATE=2013-05-29 May 29 FOGS Indigenous Employment and Careers Expo in Mt Isa http://www.fogs.com.au/about/expos May 29 University of Southern Queensland Information Evening at Springfield Campus http://www.usq.edu.au/news-events/events/2013/05/usq-information-evening-usq-springfield May 30 University of Southern Queensland Information Evening at Toowoomba Campus http://www.usq.edu.au/news-events/events/2013/05/information-evening-toowoomba May 30 Griffith University Early Start to Tertiary Study (GUESTS) Program (study at university while at school) applications for se-mester 2 close http://www.griffith.edu.au/admissions/guests-program May 31 Applications due to Rotary Clubs for the 2014 National Youth Science Forum http://www.nysf.edu.au/ May 31 Australian Catholic University's Social Justice Youth Forum http://www.acu.edu.au/study_at_acu/courses/applying_to_acu/useful_links/events/social_justice_youth_forum

SOUTHBANK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (SBIT) SNIPPETS SBIT will offer short courses (Taster programs) in Music Business, Photography and Photoshop during the June/July holidays for Year 11 and 12 students. For more information, ring 3244 5741.


Mr Terry Chapman Old Boys Assoc

OLD BOYS MEETINGS The Old Boys hold monthly meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at the Sandgate Aussie Rules Football Club, Lemke Rd, Taigum from 7pm. This is where members of the Old Boys committee plan our events and the way forward for our asso-ciation. This is a good opportunity for any Old Boy to come along and show his support and help make the Old Boys Associ-ation something to be proud of. All Old Boys are welcome. BACK TO SHORNCLIFFE OLD BOYS FUNCTION The Back To Shorncliffe Day (weekend) is on Friday 7th June and Saturday 8th June. FRIDAY 7TH JUNE……. The Old Boys biggest event of the year is to be held in the Waterford Building at the College from 6pm. The Old Boys run a bar and provide some food (sausage sizzle and nibbles). There will also be a few raffles and the opportunity for any Old Boys holding a reunion to display any pictures they wish to show on a big screen. We will also show the Friday night NRL games live on TV. Come along as this is always a good night out. SATURDAY 8TH JUNE…… This year the Rugby and Football teams play St Laurence's College at Curlew Park. The Old Boys will present medallions to the First XV Rugby and First XI Football teams at around 12 noon. All Old Boys and friends are welcome to come along and support the rugby and football teams during the day. Let's see how many Old Boys we can get to support and bring the boys home.

Old Boys Website - http://www.stpatsoldboys.com


Mr Frank Torrisi AP Student Formation

YEAR 7 CAMP All Year 7 students will participate in their annual camp next week in class groups. Students will be required to be at school normal time and assemble in the Plaza area. It is encouraged that students place all their gear in a Duffel bag or sport bag. Parents need to clearly label all clothing and equipment. Electronic devices or lollies are not permit-ted on camp. YEAR 11 AND 12 STUDENT TERM EXIT PROCEDURE Thursday 6 June students in Years 11 and 12 will be in-volved in an end of Semester exit process. The process will involve students being signed off by the Academic and Pastoral areas of the College. Year 12 students will meet with their House Deans during Period 5 and once they have been processed are able to leave school to com-mence their block exams. Year 11 student will follow the same process during period 7. If a student has not ful-filled his Academic or Pastoral commitments he will be required to stay at school until all those commitment have been fulfilled during exam block. All students must have their parents/guardians sign the forms.

BLOCK EXAMS All students in Years 11 and 12 receive block exam privileg-es. Students in these year levels only come to school when they have exams. While at home it is important to utilise this time productively for exam preparation. When attend-ing school for exams it is important that student do not leave the grounds of the College for any reason. IPods and Mobile phone are not permitted to be used on the school grounds. YEAR 8 AND 10 IMMUNIZATIONS On Wednesday 5 June students in Year 8 and 10 will re-ceive their second dose of immunizations. Students in Year 8 and 10 second dose of HPV and Year 8 Chicken Pox im-munization.


Mr Geoff Samuels Director of Culture

The absence of any St Patrick’s teams debating last week freed up our time last week and thus we were able to watch a few oth-er sports. From such spectating we learnt a great many things, not least of all that sport is a game played in two halves. If that is indeed the case, then St Patrick’s debating have begun the se-cond half on fire, scoring tries and kicking goals from all over the field. Last night we began our fourth and final round of the pre-liminary competition with our Year 9s and 11s doing battle. This is our biggest night each round, with both year levels fielding two teams. With four points notched up in the ‘W’ column, it was, again, a spectacular night at debating. We began the week with a covert workshop preparation session with Queensland debating superstars Kristen Price and Nick Salmon. We suspect the intel. of such debating gurus is proba-bly considered the equivalent of a peptide regime for our debat-ing teams, but it appears the valuable session is already paying off, with the Year 9 and 11s putting forward significantly im-proved arguments and rebuttal last night. The Year 9 Team 1 kicked off the action, arguing fiercely against the ban of factory farming. We too were genuinely surprised to learn that our boys haven’t been put off by the mystery meat that fills the ridiculous quantity of sausages they consume here at the College, but it turns out our Year 9s are avowed carnivores (well for the sake of a good debate anyway). Jordan Vezzoli, Cameron Basile and Michael Doyle were systematic and calculat-ed in their well-delivered points, the win just deserved. Our Year 9 Team 2 would, undoubtedly, be our Most Improved in 2013. Justin Karamuthy, Jayden Callow and Jesse Goldspink positively shone last night and it was fitting to see them earn their first win of the season. Other teams should now be on no-tice – these boys will be a debating machine in Year 10, a force to be reckoned with.

The Year 11 teams engaged in their second short preparation debate, with both successfully arguing against the ‘preposterous’ notion that we should have a separate sporting league that utilises performance enhancing drugs. Our young men often take the moral high ground on such issues, but last night they proved that they could match the high morality with some intelligent practical considerations. Matt Fegan, Sam Huth, Louis Emery, Ryan Hollyman, Rhys Bayliss and Matt Travers can hold their heads high knowing that they have successfully argued against a future that would see ‘gleaming statues of sy-ringes and microscopes alongside Wally outside Suncorp Stadi-um’. We promised a thrilling 2013 debating season and anyone who’s been brave enough to get out spectating on a chilly Wednesday night will know that our teams are certainly delivering, if not raising the bar even higher. I suspect you’ll want to be part of the action next week 6 June – all debates @ St Paul’s (NOTE – THURSDAY DEBATES….so we can get our fix of the Origin) Firsts @ 8.15pm (topics at 7.15pm) Year 10 (Team Newman) @ 8.15 (topics at 7.15pm) Year 10 (Team Corfield) @ 7.00pm (topics at 6.00pm)


Mr Luke Donatini Director of Sport

This week is a special week for our Year 5, 6 and 7 Cross Country Runners. On Friday 31st May, they will represent St Patrick’s College at the annual CIC Cross Country Championships to be held at Villa Park, Manly Road Tingalpa. All the students who have been involved in CIC Cross Country over the past term must be commended on their enthusiasm and commitment at training and at lead up race meets. We now wish both them and their coaches all the very best of luck for Friday’s CIC Cross Country Championships. With only two weeks to go of the 2013 CIC/AIC Rugby and Football season for 2013, can we please take this opportunity to re-mind all students involved (and parents) that it is vitally important that we finish off the respective rugby and football season well. This means that students need to continue to attend all their training sessions and the last two rounds of games (Round 6 away at St Peters Lutheran College and Round 7 at home at Curlew Park). Also we are noticing an increase in spectators arriving at both away games and at home games (Curlew Park) with the family pet dog. Can we please remind everyone that we would appreciate it if, in the interest of health and safety, they DO NOT bring along their dog to any CIC or AIC sporting event be it away or at home. We thank everyone for their understanding and assis-tance with this request. OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS Corey Sergeant (Year 10), Declan Cashman (Year 6) & Daniel Gerandonis (Year 12) - competed at the recent Australian Junior Open Squash Championships in their respective age groups. Corey finished 2nd, Declan in 14th place and Daniel in 17th overall place. Following these National Championships, Corey Sergeant is now the number 1 nationally ranked Under 15 squash player in Australia – great effort Corey, congratulations! Elliot Schultz (Year 8), Lucas Lutter (Year 8), Jordan Johnson (Year11), Corey Wagner (Year 11), Rylie Thompson-Bagshaw (Year 12) & Makoi Makuel (Year 12) – selected into the Metropolitan North Regional Cross Country Team to com-pete at the Queensland Schools Cross Country Championships in Bundaberg later this year. Jacob Caruana (Year 10) has been named as a reserve for Under 15.

Jordan Johnson after the medal presentation of the Under 16 Metropolitan North Regional Cross Country Race – Third Place. METROPOLITAN NORTH REGIONAL SPORT INFORMATION All students and parents requesting information regarding any up and coming Met North Regional trials are asked to go to the Met North Website to find out such information - www.metnorthsport.qld.edu.au Metropolitan North Trial Information for various Cluster Days have been posted on the Met North Website and it is the respon-sibility of both students and parents to be aware of what trials are up and coming. For further information regarding these trials please contact Ryan Schultz (College Coaching Administrator).


Mr Josh McCloughan

SPC Rugby and Football Fixture Calendar 2013

Please Note: The information supplied above is the current information available to us at this point in time. Changes to venue information may occur as the season commences and progresses.

A Word from the Coordinator of SPC Football I would like to take this moment to personally congratulate every team on how they have conducted themselves so far this season. Results aside, the most pleasing aspect to me is the football each and every team has played over the course of the season. I was fortunate to watch the majority of CIC teams play on Saturday prior to the AIC competition. Yes, the results were positive as they have been all season but as we all know that is not the key focus. The most pleasing aspect to me was the spirit and sportsmanship shown by every team who represented our College throughout the day. The players on the field supported, encouraged and genuinely wanted to do their best for the ‘team’. Standing on the sideline I was privy to listen to the substitutes supporting their teammates every pass, tackle or shot and no matter the outcome en-couraged them to ‘keep up the effort’! I have been in the game for many years but I can honestly say that witnessing such spirit was as proud a moment I have had at the College and one that assures me we are heading in the right direction. AIC against Villonova College was the next stop taking on the traditional powerhouse of football in the competition. Again, the College equipped itself extremely well, topped off with a fantastic win in the First XI comprehensively beating a College that has dominated us over the past 8 years. This result was an important one for the College as it promotes a pride within each and every player who pulls on the St Patrick’s College jersey and helps players aspire to something within the program. After watching the majority of games the most pleasing part for me was again the fighting spirit shown by all teams. There were games with teams clearly outclassed by a better opposition which happens; however, not one player on our team gave up until the final whistle. For years I have stood on the Spirit Assembly at St Patrick’s College and preached that spirit is shown on the field not in a College hall and I can honestly say that this spirit was evident on Saturday. On behalf of both myself and CIC coordinator Mr Michael Angus I would like to congratulate your efforts so far and encourage you to keep up the good work for the final two weeks of the season. Special thanks must also go to Ryan Schultz, Frank Torrisi and Dave Gardiner who work tirelessly behind the scenes at ground level. Regards Joshua McCloughan SPC Football Coordinator

Football Round 6 - June 01

Round Date Fixture Location R 6 1 June AIC vs SPLC (A)

CIC vs IONA (A)

Away at SPLC (Hart Street, Indooroopilly) Away at IONA (North St, Wynnum West)

R 7 8 June AIC vs SLC (H) CIC vs NJC (H)

Home at SPC (Curlew Park, Shorncliffe) Home at SPC (Curlew Park, Shorncliffe)

Back to Shorncliffe Day

SPORT SUPPORT GROUP MEETING Next meeting, Monday 3 June 2013 Time: 6.30 Where: Morven Boardroom in the main building Everyone Welcome

BACK TO SHORNCLIFFE DAY Your assistance is required and would be very much appreciated in the canteen on this day.


Mr Josh McCloughan

Venue: Iona College – 85 North Road, Wynnum West PLEASE NO DOGS ALLOWED AT IONA COLLEGE

Venue: St Peters Lutheran College, Harts Rd or Lambert Rd entrance, Indooroopilly PLEASE NO DOGS ALLOWED AT ST PETERS COLLEGE

Football Round 6 - June 01

SPC Team

Opponent Home/Away

Venue Time

7A Iona College

Away Fuller Oval 7.30am

7B Iona College


7C Iona College


6A Iona College

Away Coghill Oval 7.30am

5A Iona College

Away Dwyer Oval 7.30am

5B Iona College


5C Iona College


SPC Team

Opponent Home/Away

Venue Time

1stXI St Peters Lutheran College

Away Middle School Oval (Harts Rd entrance) 1.15pm

2ndXI St Peters Lutheran College

Away Middle School Oval (Harts Rd entrance) 11.45pm

3rdXI St Peters Lutheran College

Away Stolz Oval (Lambert Rd entrance) 12.15pm

16A St Peters Lutheran College

Away Middle School Oval (Harts Rd entrance) 10.30am



15B St Peters Lutheran College

Away Stolz Oval (Lambert Rd entrance) 11.15am





14C St Peters Lutheran College

Away Indooroopilly SHS Oval (Lambert Rd) 9.00am






Mr Heath Mackintosh Rugby Round 6 - June 01

VENUE: IONA COLLEGE – 85 NORTH ROAD, WYNNUM WEST PLEASE NO DOGS ALLOWED AT IONA COLLEGE

VENUE: ST PETERS LUTHERAN COLLEGE – HARTS RD OR INDOOROOPILLY RD ENTRANCE, INDOOROOPILLY PLEASE NO DOGS ALLOWED AT IONA COLLEGE

SPC TEAM OPPONENT HOME/AWAY VENUE TIME

7A Iona College Away Davine Oval 10.00am

7B Iona College Away Davine Oval 9.10am

7C Iona College Away Davine Oval 8.20am

6A Iona College Away McCarthy Oval 10.50am

6B Iona College Away McCarthy Oval 10.00am

5A Iona College Away North Rd Oval 10.50am

5B Iona College Away North Rd Oval 10.00am

5C Iona College Away North Rd Oval 8.20am

5D Iona College Away North Rd Oval 7.30am

SPC Team

Opponent Home/Away Venue Time

1stXV St Peters Lutheran College Away Mayer Oval 1

St Peters Lutheran College 3.15pm

2ndXV St Peters Lutheran College Away Mayer Oval 1


3rdXV St Peters Lutheran College Away Mayer Oval 2


16A St Peters Lutheran College Away Mayer Oval 2


16B

Marist College Ashgrove Away Field 4

Mt Maria Playing Fields Mott Street, Enoggera

11.00am

16C



10.00am



15B St Peters Lutheran College Away Mayer Oval 2


15C



10.00am




St Peters Lutheran College 11.00am

14C NO GAME NO GAME





13C



11.00am


Mr Doug Locke Cross Country

CIC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Friday 31May

Villanova Park, Manly Road, Tingalpa (Held during School Hours)

AIC CROSS COUNTRY IONA AIC CROSS COUNTRY MEET

FRIDAY 7 June

1. On Friday you wear your normal uniform to school. 2. The bus to Iona will depart SPC at 3:10pm so move straight to the Plaza from tutor group. The White Cross Country shirts will be distributed on the bus if you do not have one. 3. The races will start on the main oval @ Iona College. 4. Let Mr Toohey know if you are competing and place your name on the bus list in the library. 5. You compete in either your St Patrick’s Athletic singlet or your cross Country T Shirt. The Athletic Singlets and shorts are for sale from the clothing store. 6. The scheduled times for This meet are as follows:

7. Shoes must be worn. 8. Drink plenty of water have a snack and warm down well after your run. 9. Put on warm clothes for the trip home to avoid catching a cold. 10. Presentations for the meet will take place on the bus on the way home. 11. We will arrive at SPC at 6pm approximately depending upon traffic.

Event Distance Start Time

Course Orientation 10:30am

Under 13 3000m 11:00am

Under 9 1500m 11.20am

Under 10 2000m 11.35am

Under 11 2000m

11.50am

Under 12 3000m 12:10pm

Event Time Distance

13 Years 4.00pm 3 km




OPEN 4.40pm 6 km


Mr Luke Donatini Track & Field

CIC TRAINING WILL BE (COMMENCING TUESDAY 4 JUNE) Tuesday Mornings – 6.45am to 8.00am (fitness, drills, students ‘have a go’ at all events) Friday Mornings – 6.45am to 8.00am (event specific sessions) AIC TRAINING WILL COMMENCE ON MONDAY 8 JULY (FIRST DAY OF TERM 3) Monday Afternoons – 3.30pm to 5.00pm at Mc Pherson Park Bracken Ridge Tuesday Afternoons – 3.30pm to 5.00pm at Mc Pherson Park Bracken Ridge Thursday Afternoons – 3.30pm to 5.00pm at Nudgee College Track

TRAININGS

Tuesday Mornings – come and try day Friday Mornings – event specific

College Back Oval – 6.45am to 8.00am Bring a Water Bottle

Bring a Towel

Starts Tuesday 4 June


Community Notices


Rosters

TUCKSHOP ROSTER

UNIFORM SHOP Tues 12-4pm, Wed 10am -2pm, Thurs 7.30 -11: 30am

SUPPORTER TEAM WEAR AT CURLEW PARK FOR HOME GAMES – Hats, caps, shirts and polar fleece jackets are for sale at Curlew Park at the Canteen. Check them out and show your support for St. Patrick’s teams.

DATE HELPERS

Fri 31/05 Rosary Guppy, Joanne Casey - HELP NEEDED

Tue 04/06 Michelle Smith, Sara Cronk, Cheryl Jahnke, Kerri Abel

Wed 05/06 Mary Brodie, Andrea Meade, Jane Doyle, Margaret Armitage

Thu 06/06 Karen Jacobsen, Michelle Brinkhoff - HELP NEEDED

Fri 07/06 Joanne Casey, Victoria Sutton - HELP NEEDED

Mon 03/06 Lorraine Durigon, Leanne Basile, Alison Broughan, Mary McHugh

The Paddies Van is Proudly Sponsored by:

ROSTER FOR UPCOMING SERVICE PROGRAMS

Tuesday Morn BBQ Decker Park, Sandgate

7.25 am-9.00 am

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

Thursday Evening Street Van Brisbane City

5.00 pm-8.45 pm

Saturday Night BBQ Sandgate Lagoon, Sandgate

5.45 pm-8.30 pm

Tuesday, 4 June

Sam Cronk, Will Gregory, Robat Malou

Thursday, 6 June Caleb Fischle, Isaac Blansjaar, Declan Molloy, Will Gregory,

Bailey Isonaga

Thursday, 6 June

Ryan Hollyman, Jesse Dickson, Nick Loftus, Keegan Harmer,

Tom Da Forno

Saturday, 8 June

Angus Marsh, Nathaniel Lake, Will Tanzer, Masot Makuel

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

SCHOOL PAYMENTS The term 2 fee accounts should be finalised be the last day of term – FRIDAY 14 JUNE 2013 – unless you have a payment arrange-ment set in place. Please note that there could be extra charges on the Term 2 account which will need to be paid separately. If you did not receive your account or have any queries please contact Judy Kelly on 3631 9019 or via email on [email protected]


Week 8 & 9 Date Claimers

WEEK EIGHT

June 03

Sport Support Group Meeting

June 04

BIS Cultural

June 05

Year 8 & 10 Immunisations /QDU Year 10 & 12 National Science Comp

June 07

AIC Cross Country (IONA) AIC Chess v SLC

June 08

Back to Shorncliffe Day Rugby/Football AIC vSLC (H) CIC v NJC (H) Back to Shorncliffe Function - 6pm Seaview Hotel Shorncliffe

WEEK NINE

June 10

Queen’s Birthday Holiday

June 11

Year 11 & 12 Exam Block

June 12

Year 11 & 12 Exam Block

June 13

AIC Cross Country (MCA) QDU Senior A & Year 8 Year 11 & 12 Exam Block

June 14

End Semester 1 - End of Semester Liturgy Students dismissed 1:30pm

June 15

Confraternity Trials (SPC/PAD)

Calling issue 16 ( 30 may 2013)

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