03 April 2014 No. 10 60 Park Parade Shorncliffe QLD 4017 Tel (07) 3631 9000 Fax (07) 3631 9001 Email office@stpatricks.qld.edu.au 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 It is hard to believe that Term 1 is all but over. As I reflect back on the Term I am pleased with the way it has unfolded and whilst busy and full of activities it has also been a productive and positive term. My thanks to all who have contributed in making it a successful term. Whilst the College may be on holidays it is very much continuing to keep functioning. Many staff, parents, students and old boys are involved in tours, training camps, clinics, games and other activities over the holiday break. I wish all involved a productive time. On the staff front there is some staff movement. Mrs Margaret O’Rourke (Finance), Mrs Donna Day (College Office), Mr Clinton Hall (Year 7), and Ms Nicole Draisey (Academic Administrator) will be on leave for various lengths of time during Term 2. Sadly, Mrs Sharon Nehring leaves St. Patrick’s College at the end of Term 1. I wish her all the best and thank her for her contributions to St. Patrick’s during Term 1. Please continue to keep Mr Finlay Lester in your thoughts and prayers. Mr Lester sustained a serious head injury two weeks ago, however, he is making slow and steady progress. I am uncertain about his return to St. Patrick’s College but will continue to keep you informed. Tomorrow we have Shore to Gate. This is a great way to finish the term and at the same time raise valuable funds for both the College and a range of the College’s charities. Students are to wear sports uniform and please ensure they have a hat, sunscreen and water. To date we have collected $40,000 and our goal is $50,000. Your support is greatly appreciated. We will begin the day with an Easter Liturgy with the first wave of runners leaving the Shorncliffe Pier at 10am. The students will have a sausage sizzle and entertainment after the walk / run and be dismissed at 12.30pm. Buses have been organised for this time. Parents are very welcome to join the staff and students on the walk. As we prepare to embark on our Term 1 break it is very important that we remember the significance of Easter in our church. On Good Friday we mourn the death of Jesus on the Cross and on Easter Sunday will celebrate in his Resurrection. It is the Resurrection that forms the cornerstone of our Faith. So at this special time let us continue to remember those who need our support and prayers. I thank people for a very successful Term 1. I hope that you and your families have a restful Easter break and I look forward to re-connecting in Term 2. Have a great Easter. God Bless

Dr Michael Carroll College Principal

LAST DAY - TERM 1 Friday 4 April students dismissed 12:30pm

TERM 2 Students return Tuesday 22 April Winter Uniform to be worn ANZAC DAY - Students marching at Sandgate need to assemble by 8:45am at the Sandgate RSL.

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Mr Matthew Hawkins AP Identity

The Pope Francis Effect: “I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty

because it has been out on the streets.”

Evangelii Gaudium 49, Pope Francis

As Easter approaches, these words from Pope Francis seem very appropriate and timely. Easter is of course the most important season in our Catholic faith – it is at the core of Catholic belief and life. For many Catholics, especially young people, it is also the season which raises the most questions for us. The story of Jesus’ death is on the one hand a very human story of Jesus, and on the other, a very divine story of Jesus. Jesus suffered. He suffered terribly. He was in immense pain on the cross. As humans, we can in many ways relate to Jesus’ pain, not because each of us has been literally nailed to a cross, but because we know what physical pain feels like, and we can imagine that Jesus felt awful physical pain. We also know pain on other levels – we suffer due to loss, fear, loneliness, rejection, and being treated not as well as we would like. Jesus also felt these emotions, just like us. The struggle for many of us comes with what happened next – Jesus rose from the dead. This story of hope coming out of suffering is central to our Catholic faith. I really like Pope Francis. In my mind, he is a game-changer in the way the Catholic Church not only is perceived, but in the work it inspires us to do. This impact that our new Pope has made is being referred to as “the Pope Francis Effect”. What I most like about Pope Francis is the way he has made us focus very much on the humanity of the Church. In his recent Apostolic Exhortataion Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis tells us that the Church needs to be more missionary in its outreach to people, rather than being focused on ideology, careerism, buildings and bureaucracy: “Let us go forth, then, let us go forth to offer everyone the life of Jesus Christ. Here I repeat for the entire Church what I have often said to the priests and laity of Buenos Aires – I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the

streets, rather than a Church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security.”

I would like to sincerely wish everyone a happy, holy, restful Easter holiday. May we all take this opportunity to celebrate our common humanity – in our suffering and in our brokenness, but also in the hope this season represents for us.

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Mr Frank Torrisi

College Dean Student Formation

It has been a very positive first term. The level of cooperation and involvement by the students has been excellent, and all functions and events have been enthusiastically supported. This year in the Inter– House Competitions all boys have been enthusiastic with over 250 boys involved in Inter-House chess, every student participated in the swimming carnivals, 200 runners in the Great Morven Race, and a large number of boys received academic medals and points for their House. Finally the commitment to Shore to Gate by the young men has certainly been inspiring with the amount of money they have collected. I certainly hope the Term 1 reports reflect the effort and positive tone around the College. I would like to take the opportunity to wish all members of the St. Patrick’s community all the best for the upcoming Easter break and hope that it is both restful and energizing. I would like to raise some important information regarding hair/grooming and uniform before the commencement of Term 2. Well done to all, and I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday. TERM 2 UNIFORM Term 2 commences on Tuesday, 22 April, for all students. All students are to wear the College tie during Term 2. Please ensure your son has his tie for the first day of Term 2. Students in Years 10, 11 and 12 must wear long trousers and the College blazer to and from school each day.

HAIR The Hair and Grooming Policy is located on page 26 and 27 of the Student Diary with the underlying principle St. Patrick’s College requires students to maintain a high standard of dress and grooming so as to present an appropriate image of the College to the broader community and to each other. It is an expectation that hair be kept neat, tidy and above the collar, ears and eyebrows at all times. I ask that all boys make the necessary arrangements to have their hair cut to meet the College guidelines before the start of Term 2. Those boys who do not meet the College requirements will face a range of consequences which may include being sent home to have their hair cut to meet the College guidelines. LOST PROPERTY There is an abundance of lost property in the Student Office from lunch boxes to uniforms and particularly shoes (black leather and sporting). It is disappointing that these items are not labeled. It is important that all items are labeled so that it can be returned to its rightful owner. At the end of this term we will be doing our usual donation to St Vincent de Paul and the Uniform Shop for any lost property which has not been claimed before then. Please come in and check it out.

DAY 1 TUESDAY 22 APRIL

ALL STUDENTS Winter Uniform

College tie for all students

Year 10, 11 and 12 students to wear blazer to and from school

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Mr Matthew Hawkins AP Identity

I could explain my India Immersion experience by describing all of the places we visited and activities we did. However, I think a more effective way of expressing the impact India has had on me is through this simple story …. India is a country full of culture. Everywhere you look you will find three things; singing and dancing and colour. Unfortunately this vibrant and lively culture has a darker side which has left many people marginalised beyond imagination and it is hard to believe that such an energetic society could produce a group like the Untouchables. The Untouchables are the lowest members of the Caste System, a system similar to that of the class system, where every person is born into a caste and remains there for the entirety of their life. This is where my story with the Untouchables in Rajgangpur begins, with the hard work of the coolest Nun I have ever had the pleasure to meet; Sister Magdalene Peter. I was extremely fortunate to have witnessed the seemingly endless excitement of the Untouchable children at a picnic on an apparently ordinary Saturday. I must admit that before I met the children, I had many predispositions about what their behaviour or lives might be like so I was extremely happy to see that though these children go through so many hardships in their everyday lives, they were still smiling and they were still happy to play games with us. I was told that the picnic was most likely going to

be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most of them which is when I realised the magnitude of their situation. Though it was true that these children were enjoying life on that day, it was only one day in an entire year, and that year was only one of an entire lifetime of years. In Australia, we could have been with any Kindergarten, playing games, having fun and then we’d return home to our homes and live happily knowing that we will have so many more days of happiness coming. But tragically, the reality was that these children will not go back to a wonderful home, with the knowledge that there will be many more of these happy days to come, the reality for them is that they live in a society that treats them as unequals and will continue to do so unless something changes. Which is why the work of Sister Peter and all the other Handmaids of Mary is so important, because they are there to help the marginalised live better lives. Sister Peter always teaches the untouchables that no society will treat them equally if they cannot treat themselves with dignity and respect. She set her life to building the self-worth of the Untouchables and was truly inspiring to me as well as all the other boys who went to India. Lastly I would like to share a phrase that Sister Peter uses often; “Good, better, best, never stop or rest, until your good is better and your better best.” Johannes Hoehenstieger

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Mr Tim Walker Rice House

CLOSE THE GAP Thursday 20 of March marked the annual Close the Gap day. Along with fellow Rice House Leader Gerard Denkes and Rice House teachers we took action. We did this by setting up a variety of activities for Rice House men to complete during the House Assembly on the day. The purpose of these activities were to educate the young men of Rice House about Close the Gap day and what it stands for. After a brief presentation from Mr Walker, the House was broken up into three separate groups, each aimed at participating in an age-appropriate activity. The first group consisting of Year 5 and 6 students partook in making an Aboriginal flag poster with their hands. This was done by tracing their hand with the appropriate colour of the Aboriginal flag, and writing a message of solidarity.

The second group included Years 7, 8 and 9 participated in trying to write their own dreamtime story. These stories gave the contemporary health issue of heart disease a traditional Indigenous ‘spin’.

Finally Years 10, 11 and 12 attempted writing news article headlines that would feature an article based on the Close the Gap issues.

The knowledge learnt on the day was extremely helpful in understanding the health issues that inflict a 10-17 year life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people compared to Australians. The day had a positive attitude with the young men of Rice House getting involved and showed the advocacy potential and power of the group. A way we managed to help out in the grand scheme of things on the day was to sign the pledge on the website below. https://www.oxfam.org.au/explore/indigenous-australia/close-the-gap/s We’d appreciate it if you would sign it too! James Koda Rice House Leader

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Mr Geoff Samuels Director of Culture

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Coordinator - Stephen Fischer sfischer@stpatricks.qld.edu.au THURSDAY ROCK/POP BAND SESSIONS Hosted by Mr Fischer, you and your friends can come and learn some songs together on Thursday lunchtimes. Whether just for fun, or in preparation for Battle of the Bands, this is a great opportunity for some guided rehearsal time. For more information, check out the Co-Curricular Music page and click on the announcement! https://connect2.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/StudentLife/Culture/instrumental/default.aspx FRIDAY SENIORS JAM Hosted by Mr Fischer, if you’re in Years 9 – 12 and play an instrument and want to jam with some other students this is a great opportunity. Guided by the harmonic expertise of Miguel Nanai Papu-Tema, we will explore the acoustic pop genre in an informal setting! Email me with your interest sfischer@stpatricks.qld.edu.au, or come along this Friday (28/3) at lunch to the Rodgers Building. Instrumental tuition – Timetables are listed on CONNECT Ensembles Rehearsals – See CONNECT for details YR 5 STRINGS ENSEMBLE HAS COMMENCED. Tuesday mornings in Callan Centre. See Connect for details. NEW Year 5 & 6 program: students are given the opportunity to extend their tuition on their classroom assigned instrument for just $10 per lesson. All enrolment details and forms are on Cultural website For further information refer to the INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PAGE click here DEBATING Coordinator - Lorraine O’Sullivan losullivan@stpatricks.qld.edu.au Draw for QDU fixtures is now available on the Debating Page (see link below) BIS competition commences late April For further information refer to the DEBATING PAGE click here

ART CLUB Coordinator - Katie Moro kmoro@stpatricks.qld.edu.au Junior Art Club: Years 5 -7, Thursday 3:00pm – 4:30pm Senior Art Club: Years 8 - 12, Friday 3:00pm – 4:30pm For further information refer to the ART CLUB PAGE click here THEATRESPORTS Coordinator - Marthy Watson mwatson@stpatricks.qld.edu.au Teams have now been finalised for the State Youth Theatresports competition. Please check the webpage for team lists and training times (see link below) For further information refer to the THEATRESPORTS PAGE click here PUBLIC SPEAKING Coordinator – Jonathan Brough jbrough@stpatricks.qld.edu.au Check the website for details about the upcoming ROSTRUM VOICE OF YOUTH competition Boys in Years 11 and 12 can compete in local competitions eg. Rotary, Lions Clubs etc commencing in Term 2 All grades can compete in the School Oratory Comp later in the year For further information refer to the PUBLIC SPEAKING PAGE click here CHESS Coordinator - Scott Little slittle@stpatricks.qld.edu.au Chess Club: Mondays 3:00 – 4:15pm commences in week 2 Chess trials for AIC teams will be conducted in week 1 next term. For further information refer to the CHESS PAGE click here

Below is a brief overview with links to the Cultural web pages containing more detailed information on each of the activities.

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Mr Luke Donatini Director of Sport

Last Saturday we had our first trial games of Football and Rugby for 2014 against Villanova College at Villa Park, Tingalpa. It was a very positive day with some great results in both codes. It did highlight the positive direction of both our football and rugby program and the work being done by the coaches and students alike. It was also tremendous to see our students dressed appropriately and displaying so much pride for their College.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS Sean McArdle (Year 12) – recently competed for Metropolitan North Under 19 Cricket at the Queensland U19 Championships. Sean’s Metropolitan North Regional Team won the Queensland Championships & he finished the carnival with bowling figures of 5 wickets for 14 runs, which were the best match figures for the tournament. Bertrum Speirs (Year 6), Benjamin Foster (Year 6) & Ethan Jamieson (Year 6) – all selected into the Bramble Bay District Primary Football Team to compete at the Metropolitan North Primary Regional Football Championships in May. Hayden Connell (Year 12) – selected into the Queensland Under 18 Secondary Schools Baseball Team to compete at the National Championships in Wollongong in May. SPC Sporting Calendar – Easter Vacation

Please Note: The information supplied above is the current information available to us at this point in time. Please check all relevant details pertaining to this weekend’s sport on Connect and/or the College App.

SPC FOOTBALL We have noticed a lack in student numbers at Football training across all age groups. It is very important that students who signed up to play football for St. Patrick’s College make every effort to attend training and also attending scheduled games (trials and fixtures). A reminder that the following is occurring over the Easter break: U13A, 14A, 2ndXI, 1stXI – Trial game Vs St Edmund’s College away at Ipswich this Saturday 5 April. All players are required to travel by bus provided by the College both to and from these trial games. Bus will depart SPC at 6.30am – please meet on the College Back Oval. All players and parents have been e-mailed the relevant information and it is also posted on Connect. CIC Football & AIC Football Coaching Clinics – at Curlew Park on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 April. Please see above for times. All information has been emailed to both students and parents as well as posted on Connect. CIC Football Trial Games vs St Lawrence’s College – Tuesday 8 April at Curlew Park. Games commence at 11.00am. For ALL information pertaining to the above mentioned please go to College Connect page (click on the below link) https://connect2.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/StudentLife/Sport/Football/default.aspx

SPC RUGBY For ALL information pertaining to the above mentioned please go to College Connect page (click on the below link) https://connect2.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/StudentLife/Sport/Rugby/default.aspx CROSS COUNTRY At training on Wednesday morning, the boys learnt the meaning of never leaving a man behind. Everyone was clapped in through the line, working hard on our last Wednesday morning session for the term. Please see below for holiday training times.

Training will continue over the holiday break. 7am, meeting in the Plaza area on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. The session will be 40 minutes long. All students, family and friends welcome.

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Mr Luke Donatini Director of Sport

CO-CURRICULAR AWARDS TRIMESTER 1 CRICKET

JW Smith Perpetual Trophy College Captain of Cricket 1st XI Captain Sean McArdle Max Graham Encouragement Award Most Promising 1st XI Cricketer Tyron Brown Damien Peet Memorial Award Most Promising Under Age Cricketer Jet Liebke John Lovett Perpetual Trophy Cricketer of the Year Callum Thompson SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS AIC Cricket Round 1Christopher Reitano – 120 AIC Cricket Round 6 Jackson Boulton – 160 AIC Cricket Trial Lachlan Payne - 6/16 CBCW - First XI – Hat-trick Ryan Hollyman CIC Cricket Round 3Luka Bellgardt - 5 Wickets AIC Cricket Round 3 Samuel Gadsby - 5/17 & 4/11 AIC Cricket Round 3 Carl Samios - 5/14 &Hat-trick AIC Cricket Round 3 Isaac Blansjaar - 5/20 AIC Cricket Round 314B Nicholas Small - 5/10

TRIMESTER 1 SWIMMING

JUNIOR AGE CHAMPIONS 10 Years & Under Swimming Izaak Vaughan 11 Years & Under Swimming Lucas Kent 12 Years & Under Swimming Adam Palmer SENIOR AGE CHAMPIONS 13 Years & Under Swimming Callum Sanders 14 Years & Under Swimming Matthew Palmer 15 Years & Under Swimming Jordan Conroy 16 Years & Under Swimming Adam Edgar Open Swimming Benjamin Giuliano Junior School Swimming Captain Adam Palmer College Captain of Swimming Benjamin Giuliano Butterfly Swimmer of the Year Benjamin Giuliano Freestyle Swimmer of the Year Matthew Palmer Breastroke Swimmer of the Year Jarred Megaw Backstroke Swimmer of the Year Will Seebohm Most Points at CIC Swimming Carnival Louis Maritz Most Points at AIC Swimming Carnival Matthew Palmer

TRIMESTER 1 VOLLEYBALL College Captain of Volleyball 1st VI Captain Lachlan Stringfellow Volleyball Player of the Year Marcus Ferguson Volleyball Service Award of the Year Aidan Molloy NEW COLLEGE SWIMMING RECORDS Matthew Palmer, Will Seebohm, Benjamin Giuliano, Izaak Vaughan, Benjamin Buechler, Alex Gordon, Jack Campbell, Joshua Moate, Cameron Berry

SPORT SUPPORT GROUP We wish to thank the parents and friends who assisted us at the Home Volleyball Games in the Callan Centre Canteen and Cricket Home Games at Curlew Park during Term One. Many hands make light work. Our monthly meeting of volunteer, devoted parents for April/May will take place on Monday 28 April at 6.30 pm in the

Morven Board Room. All parents and friends are welcome, especially those with sons heavily involved in the College and Representative teams programs. This especially includes Cross Country, Football, and Rugby parents for the present and forthcoming season. The meeting normally lasts for about an hour. We look forward to welcoming you into our Group.

TEAM OUTSTANDING PLAYER

AWARD SERVIAM AWARD 5D Mitchel Mahon Sasha Rees 5C Conor Phillips Oliver Casey-Ryan 5B Ethan Bartley Joel Gibson

5A Robert Sanders

William Greentree &

Riley Greer 6D Brendan Hogarty Lachlan Matthias 6C River Brunsmann Dominic Graham 6B Tyler Browne Cooper Smith 6A Benjamin Clark Lachlan Bishop 7B Jack Allison Cooper Grinlaubs 7A Jack McDonald & Kel Neil Lewis Bonavia

13C Angus Lakey Patrick Guy 13B Jackson Olley Louis Irish 13A Harrison Tonks Charlie Greentree 14C Edward Boland Cooper Smith 14B Jackson Boulton Jack Colbert 14A Pearson Locke Quinn Storrie 15B Brynn Jansen Will McDonald 15A Callum Thompson Samuel Hall 4th XI Samuel Gadsby Thomas Da Forno 3rd XI Cameron Boult Damien McMahon 2nd XI Lachlan Munro Matthew Beard 1st XI Rory Livingstone Ryan Hollyman

TEAM OUTSTANDING PLAYER AWARD

SERVIAM AWARD

13C Zachary McMah Ezekiel Dufourq 13B Harrison Wellman Caleb Arnold 13A Matthew Stride & Brandon Merrick Charles Lennon 14C Nathan Kooistra Sam Essex 14B Tapenaga Reupena Nicholas Moore 14A Elijah Huxtable Michael Lawlor 15C Samuel Phillpott Matthew Smith 15B Benjamin Wicks & Jeremiah Dufourq Caleb Fischle 15A Matthew Munday Isaac Cornish 16A Saxon Johannessen Matthew Barber

3RD VI Alex Kallenbach Lachlan Smith 2ND VI Miguel Nanai Papu-Tema Ellery Miles 1ST VI Taitaifono Reupena Morgan Webster

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Rosters

UNIFORM SHOP

BLAZERS, LONG TROUSERS, TIES, PULLOVERS, JACKETS all in stock for Term 2

Last trading day this term Thursday 3 April. Shop reopens Tuesday 22 April.

TERM TIME TRADING HOURS TUES 12-4PM, WED 10AM-2PM,

THURS 7.30-11.30AM

TUCKSHOP ROSTER TUCKSHOP ROSTER

DATE HELPERS

04/04 Carmel Moir, Natalie Dore, Tania Caruana, Michelle Warnecke

22/04 Sharyn Mula, Susan Brady, Kylie Galway, Maree Bishop

23/04 Patricia MacMillan, Bronwyn Hawkins, Leigh Shaw

24/04 Mandy Crossan, Guistina Lawlor, Marianne Refoy, Tabitha Baker

25/04 ANZAC Day

21/04/ Easter Monday

PADDIES VAN ROSTER

Tuesday Morn BBQ Decker Park, Sandgate

7.25 am - 9.00 am

Tuesday Evening Street Van Brisbane City

5.00 pm - 7.30 pm

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

Saturday Night BBQ Sandgate Sandgate Lagoon 5.15 pm - 7.30 pm

Tuesday, 8 April N/A

Tuesday, 8 April Trevor Baker, Jayden Mielekamp,

Adam Lukacs, Ayden Winsen, Tyler Brinkhoff

Thursday, 10 April N/A

Saturday, 12 April Tobias Batson, Jesse Keasley,

Finn Neil, Fraser Wardley

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

FINANCE

Term 1 school fee accounts were emailed and posted on the 29 January. Payment for this account was due on the 14 February 2014. Payment of the Term 1 account needs to be paid immediately unless you have payment arrangement in place. IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED A TERM 1 ACCOUNT PLEASE CONTACT JUDY KELLY ON 36319019 OR VIA EMAIL ON jkelly@stpatricks.qld.edu.au. The Term 2 school fee account will be emailed to all parents during the first week of the school holiday. The due date for payment is 22 April. Please remember if you have a payment arrangement in place this account will be for your records only.

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April Calendar Date Claimers