Calling issue 30 (9 october 2014) 1

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No. 30

09 October 2014

Dear Members of the St Patrick’s College Community

Welcome to Term 4. It has been some time since I last wrote to you in the Calling and much has occurred during that time. Term 4 is traditionally a full and busy term with a number of important events on the College calendar. I approach this term with mixed emotions. The prospect of finishing my time as Principal of St. Patrick’s College is something that is very emotional for me. However, I do look forward to thanking the St. Patrick’s College Community for the privilege , the friendship and honour of being part of this great College over the last 11 years.

During Term 3 I had the opportunity to be involved in a number of activities as part of my leave and I must say it was a great time. This would not have been possible without the generous support of a many people back at school. Most notably I wish to thank Mr Frank Torrisi, who stepped in as Acting Principal during Term 3. Frank carried out the role with distinction and I congratulate him on this excellent job during Term 3. I also wish to thank the other members of the College Leadership Team for the work they did during Term 3.

During Term 3, EREA undertook a consultative process with the College Community as part of the selection process for the next Principal of St. Patrick’s College. On Tuesday this week it was announced that Mr Chris Mayes has been appointed as Principal of St. Patrick’s College in 2015. I have included an extract from the letter that Dr Wayne Tinsey wrote to the St. Patrick’s College Community regarding the appointment. “Chris is a very experienced Leader in Catholic education. He is currently the College Dean (Deputy Principal) at St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace and has also held leadership positions at Ignatius Park College in Townsville and at the Brisbane Catholic Education Office.”

Chris Mayes is no stranger to St. Patrick’s College. He was a member of the College Leadership Team from 2002 to 2006 and will be an outstanding leader of St. Patrick’s College. I personally congratulate Chris and look forward to him spending some time at the College during Term 4 in preparation for his tenure as Principal in 2015.

As I mentioned earlier, Term 4 is a very full and busy term. It is only 8 weeks long and is littered with a number of significant College events, including Leadership Camp, Year 5 Camp, 2015 Orientation Evening, various sporting fixtures, Showcase, Year 12 Graduation Evening and Mass and the Celebration of Excellence. I encourage all members of the St. Patrick’ College community to be involved in the various events throughout the term. Importantly, it is imperative that the students re-engage with the structure of school quickly. With only a short term, it is essential that good routines for homework, assignment work and revision are established early in the term.

As Term 4 will be my final term at St. Patrick’s College I look forward to the journey and the opportunity to say thank you and farewell to the St. Patrick’s College community over the course of the next eight weeks.

Have a great week.

God Bless

Dr Michael Carroll College Principal

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

AP Identity The Fight Worth Fighting Certa Bonum Certamen (Fight the Good Fight) is a fantastic motto for our College. It demands action. It recognises struggles in a journey. It aspires us to something better for all.

I’ve been part of the St. Patrick’s College community for quite a while (almost 16 years!) and by being so, have often pondered how our College motto influences our way of being, acting, planning and responding. As a teacher I’ve tried to find ways to ensure that our students are provided with tangible and real life examples and experiences of others fighting the good fight so that they are inspired as St. Paul was in spreading the Good News.

Mr Charles Brauer Indigenous culture, come face to face with crocodiles, be aware and responsive to bushfires……just as Br Treacy would have as he tirelessly sought the financial support of the gold rush miners in the establishment of the first 27 Christian Brother Colleges in Australia over a century ago.

The dry, dusty and undulating tracks of Far North Queensland certainly made me better understand what Br Treacy faced in his “fight” for us. However, one doesn’t have to travel to the northern most reaches of our country to be inspired by others fighting the go o d fight. We can see it all around us. It’s in the classroom, the playground, the service Our community is surrounded by some fine examples of programs, your household. It’s alive right now at the breakfast people who have dedicated their lives to fighting the go o d table of the Year 11 Leadership Retreat! fight. Attending Br Col’s funeral last term and bearing witness to Br Chris dedicating countless hours to our tennis program At times, we all struggle to find the energy to keep fighting over the recent school holidays has again made me realise the good fight. This is the time when we can turn to someone else how fortunate we are to have the Christian Brothers as our for inspiration - the life and teachings of Jesus, the life and founders and as a continued presence within our community. example of Edmund Rice and the continued presence and the It’s our Christian Brothers who have, and continue to, Fight life work of our Christian Brothers. the Good Fight.

In pursuit of reliving the life work of Br Ambrose Treacy “fighting” for the Catholic education of young men across Australia, I spent a week of the school holidays with a group of staff and students mountain-biking the dry and dusty hills of Cape York Penninsula. Our Treac y Trail adventure saw us travel overland from Cooktown to the Palmer river goldfields, sleep under the stars, immerse ourselves in our country’s

Above: Our Treacy Trailers on the way from Laura to Jowalbinna.

For more information and photos of our recent adventure see our College Facebook page or visit www.thetreacytrail.com .

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College Dean Student Formation

Mr Frank Torrisi

Welcome back to Term 4. I hope everyone had a relaxing break and used the time to spend with family and friends. It is an extremely busy time of the year for all students as we prepare to welcome our new students for 2015 and farewell our Senior Class of 2014. It is important that all students are fully engaged with the academic program of their classes and are well prepared for their every lesson. House Deans have spoken to a number of boys regarding their hair. Whilst the latest style of having it extremely short on the sides and longer on top may be neat and tidy, the style is not acceptable at St. Patrick’s College. I ask for your support in this matter.

If your son has this style please have it rectified by Monday.

St. Patrick’s Bullying Portal

Years 5, 6 and 7 ORIENTATION EVENING will be held next Monday evening 13 October. This is the first official function for over 200 families new to St. Patrick’s and hence a very important occasion in our College calendar. All current Year 11 students are required to attend, to assist with the Bullying orientation of the younger students. Current Year 6 and 7 Bullying has no place at St .Patrick’s College, all students students are NOT required to attend the evening. Thank you have been reminded about treating all people with respect. St. to all the parents that have indicated that they would assist Patrick’s College prides itself on the relationships that exist with the evening. between all members of the community. It is important that the College is aware of any issues that are occurring. Please Leadership Retreat – 170 Year 11 students spent two days contact your son’s House Dean if you have any concerns. If this week at Runaway Bay Sports Centre preparing for their students are being bullied it is important that the school is leadership role in 2015. It is always an interesting exercise to informed. We must remain vigilant in looking for the see how the group interact and plan for such an important warning signs. Equally, students should be encouraged to role in our College. I would like to congratulate the students establish a network of people who they are confident talking on the way they approached their tasks. They clearly too should they ever be concerned. These people could understand the importance of being a Senior at St. Patrick’s include: and want to make a difference. They displayed great depth  Parent/Guardian whilst sharing of their stories. They also spent a day as  Teacher individual Houses developing action plans for their roles as  House Dean House Seniors for 2015. The leadership already on display  Counselor across these days leaves me confident that we are in safe hands for 2015.  Friend

In 2015, ALL students from Years 5-12 will be required to use the College approved Targus T.A.N.C laptop bag (embroidered with the student name and College Crest) to transport the College supplied laptop. This will mean that students who are currently in Years 6 and 9, in addition to all new students, will need to order a new bag. The currently used ‘soft’ laptop bags will no longer be suitable for the supplied laptops.

Students who need to purchase a bag can do so through the Uniform Shop, which must be done prior to the end of Term 4 2014 to allow sufficient time to embroider student names. Pre-ordered bags will be available for collection at the time laptops are collected. NOTE: No laptop will be issued without the compulsory laptop bag.

The cost of the College approved Targus T.A.N.C laptop bag and embroidery is $75.00. The laptop bags come with a manufacturer warranty for 3 years. With reasonable care we expect that the purchase of one bag should last for the duration of your son’s time at St. Patrick’s.

Payment can be made by phoning or emailing the Uniform Shop: Phone: 3631 9055 Email: uniformshop@stpatricks.qld.edu.au Please Note: There has been a delivery delay outside our control for the Year 5 laptop bags ordered for 2014 Term 4. These are expected to arrive in Week 2 and will be distributed to students as soon as they arrive.

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College Dean Student Formation

Mr Frank Torrisi

Rice House Fund Raiser - New Groove Jazz Ensemble Concert The New Groove Jazz Ensemble will be performing at the Sandgate Town Hall this Sunday 12 October 2014 from 2.00 – 4.00pm.

Entry will be $10 per person and all funds raised will be used by Rice House in supporting its charity in the Philippines. Come along and support Rice House to raise funds for the Philippines this Sunday at the Sandgate Town Hall. Bring your dancing shoes as you dance to the beat and swing of this renowned Jazz Ensemble or just come along for the experience. A free afternoon tea will be provided during intermission.

The NEW GROOVE JAZZ ENSEMBLE (NGJE) is a community Big Band providing the opportunity for players young and less young to express their musical passion through the medium of Big Band Swing, Latin, Blues, Funk and Rock.

The NEW GROOVE performs regularly at the newly refurbished Sandgate Town Hall. These concerts are on a Sunday afternoon between 2pm to 4pm. These performances are designed to promote a sense of community as our loyal fans and new friends join us for a free afternoon tea.

Sport Support Group We wish to continually thank the cheerful parents and friends who assisted us at the Home Games at Curlew Park during Term Two and the Callan Centre Basketball during Term Three. Many hands make light work.

Our monthly meeting of volunteer, devoted parents for October will take place on Monday 13 October 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 Basketball, Tennis and Track & Field parents for the present season.

The meeting normally lasts for about an hour. We look forward to welcoming you into our Group.

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AP Curriculum Could I bring to the attention of parents and Year 11 students two external study opportunities for 2015.

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2015 UQ Enhanced Studies Program UQ’s Enhanced Studies Program (ESP) provides talented students with an opportunity to extend their studies by completing a university subject in the 1st semester of Year 12.

Students can select from a wide range of courses including:  Maths  Accounting  Popular Culture & Journalism  Economics & Marketing  Philosophy & History  Writing & Languages For 2015 UQ has extended its range of courses offered by flexible delivery for those unable to attend classes on campus.

ESP students enjoy all benefits associated with being a UQ student, including access to the University Library, a range of student services, guest lectures and seminars, and use of UQ’s extensive sporting facilities. Enhanced Studies is offered at no financial cost to students.

All students who successfully complete an ESP course receive one bonus point towards their university entrance rank through UQ’s Bonus Rank Scheme. Successful students who

A Study in Discipline Part of being a highly successful, efficacious student entails self -discipline: that is, to succeed at our goals, we must sacrifice our time and the things we enjoy in order to reap the benefits later. For many of us, it becomes too easy to lie in bed instead of waking up early to go for a run, or to go to a party on a Saturday night instead of staying in to study for an upcoming English exam. As our seniors approach the end of their schooling, a number of our boys are finding that the dedication, drills and discipline that they have given to their schooling is paying off richly.

Mr Chris Campbell later enrol in a relevant UQ program may receive credit for their completed course.

Applications are invited from current Year 11 students.

Applications can be made via the online application form available at www.uq.edu.au/esp. Applications for ESP close on Friday 31 October ,2014.

Please contact Candice Meyer (ESP Coordinator) for further information: enhancedstudies@uq.edu.au or phone (07) 3346 7762 2. The TAFE Schools Program is now offering a Certificate III Visual Arts Course for students in either Year 11 or Year 12 in 2015. The course will take one year to complete. As indicated before, Certificate III courses may be used as a Tertiary Entrance Ranking in lieu of an OP score. The course will be conducted at both Southbank and Caboolture and is ideal for students looking for a future in the Arts and Crafts industry. Classes would be on Fridays from 9-3.

Students opting to do this course will be permitted to drop one of their current subjects. The cost is $960 per semester and applications close on Friday 24 October . Please access the TAFE Brisbane webpage for an application form to apply online.

student’s performance relative to the cohort sitting the exam – if a student places in the 90% percentile, they are in the top 10% of students who sat the exam.

The end results from SPC were outstanding, and all boys Johannes Hoehensteiger, Lachlan Righetti, Matthew Travers Louis Emery and Samuel Huth should be congratulated for their efforts. In particular, special congratulations to Matthew Travers and Louis Emery, who scored in the 95% percentile, and Samuel Huth, who scored in the 99th percentile - placing him in the top 1% of all students who sat the test.

In Term 3, a number of SPC seniors undertook the gruelling If the output of SPC’s next generation of young healthcare Undergraduate Medical and Health Sciences Admissions Test professionals is anything to go by, our future is in good hands. (or UMAT) at UQ. The three hour test, assessing students on their logical thinking and problem solving, understanding people, and non-verbal reasoning, is challenging and highly competitive, pitting some of the best students across Australia against each other for sought-after places in various medical programs around the country. In Queensland alone, 4000 students sat the exam – even getting into the exam takes an hour and a half as examiners scrutinised photo ID as part of the rigorous security measures.

Studying for a specific test often means we know exactly what to include in our revision, but the UMAT test entails hundreds of hours of work in practicing the style of questions asked. Unlike normal school exams, students cannot study for content for the exam. The final mark for the exam is the

L - R Samuel Huth, Johannes Hoehensteiger, Louis Emery, Lachlan Righetti, and Matthew Travers

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Director of Culture

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Mr Geoff Samuels

Director of Sport Welcome back to Term 4. The conclusion of the sporting year at St. Patrick’s College is fast approaching with only three rounds of AIC Basketball and Tennis and the Annual AIC Track & Field Championships remaining. It is vitally important that we, as a College, finish off the 2014 sporting season well. This means that we must be committed to attend the final three weeks of training and games.

This weekend we will compete against Villanova College ‘away’ and it would be great to see a large number of student supporters at both Basketball and Tennis. Please remember that if students are going to support on Saturday the must be dressed in their College formal uniform or they will be asked to leave the venue.

Mr Luke Donatini Metropolitan North Regional Sport Information All students and parents requesting information regarding upcoming Met North Regional trials are asked to go to the Met North Website to find out such information www.metnorthsport.qld.edu.au For further information regarding these and other trials please contact Ryan Schultz (College Coaching Administrator).

SPC GYM Term 3 Gym Timetables are now up on connect. Please click We would like to thank all the students and coaches who gave on the below link for further details: click here up their time to continue training during the holiday period. It was great to see so many keen students participating in training sessions during the holiday break.

SPC Basketball There is now only two weeks until the 2014 AIC Track & Field Championships are to be held. We will acknowledge those athletes selected to represent St. Patrick’s College at next Tuesday’s Spirit Assembly which will be conducted during the normal assembly commencing at 9.35am.

For more information about SPC Basketball, please click on the below link: click here

SPC Track & Field For more information about SPC Track & Field, please click on the below link: click here

Outstanding Performances  Craig Gilpin (Year 7) – Captained the Queensland Inline Hockey Team at the recent National Championships in SPC Tennis Geelong.

For more information about SPC Tennis, please click on the below link: click here  Hamish Langenberg (Year 10) & Jackson Langenberg (Year 9) – both represented Queensland at the recent New Zealand Schools Team Handball Championships in Wellington, NZ.  Hamish Langenberg (Year 10) – invited into the Australian U20 National Team Handball Squad to participate in December at an International Tournament in Wellington, NZ.  Alfred Dela Pena- (Year 9) - has been to Sydney last school holidays (27 Sep - 5 Oct 2014) to represent Queensland in the National Table Tennis Youth Championship.

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Community As we enter the last term for 2014, I would like to pass on my thanks to all those parents who take time from their busy lives to attend our monthly P & F meetings and assist with our activities. In 2014 the P&F have yet again taken the time to contribute in various ways, providing both our services and funds to the St. Patricks community.

P & F News the Bluewater Festival, run Mother’s and Father’s Day stalls and sold the Entertainment Books. We have also had a great response to the family portraits and hosted the inaugural Mother’s Day High Tea at ‘Back to Shorncliffe’ Day.

For our final fundraiser for the year we are again holding the P&F Jazz & Shiraz afternoon in the Waterford Building on Sunday 19 of October. This event was last held in 2011 and Due to great responses to our fundraising projects we have was a huge success with a capacity crowd. It’s a great again been able to contribute funds towards the Parent Education evenings. Year to date we have hosted: Andy Roy opportunity for the College community to get together in a ‘Raising Teenage Boys’, Dr Ian Lillico ‘Dealing with a Digital relaxed and friendly way as the year draws to a close. This year we will also take the opportunity to farewell Dr Michael Teenager’, and ‘Study Skills Seminar for Parents and Carroll. We encourage you all to come along and enjoy an Workshop for Students’ facilitated by Elevate Education. afternoon of fine wine, great entertainment and good Each year the P&F contribute to these valuable evenings and company. it is only due to the hard work of the many volunteers and the wonderful community support of our fundraising activities that makes this possible. This year we have manned a stall at

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Rosters PADDIES VAN ROSTER Tuesday Morning BBQ Decker Park, Sandgate 7.25 am - 9.00 am

Tuesday Evening Street Van Emma Miller Place, City 5..00pm - 8.00pm

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

Saturday Night BBQ Sandgate Sandgate Lagoon 5.15 pm - 7.30 pm

Tuesday, 14 October Nicholas Allan, Lachlan Broomhead, Mitchell Budd

Wednesday, 15 October Alex Elms, Benjamin Rooney, David Kavana, Jayden Carson

Thursday, 16 October Nick Baildon, Saarim Basha, Jackson Boulton, Samson Slater

Nathaniel Lake, Joshua Willmott

Saturday, 11 October

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

UNIFORM SHOP THANK YOU Adele Collie and Kerry Johannessen for looking after the shop last term ably assisted by the volunteers.

VOLUNTEERS Will be required for 2015 Back to School Trading from Wed 14 January to Sat 24 January between 9am – 2pm.

Please give some thought to helping during this very busy period if possible and if you can help leave your details with the Uniform Shop. Volunteer dates will be confirmed a week prior to opening as some circumstances may have changed.

Thank you.

TRADING HOURS

Tues 12-4pm, Wed 10am-2pm, Thurs 7.30am-11.30am

Last trading day for the year Thurs 27 Nov 7.30-11.30am

TUCKSHOP ROSTER - TERM 3 DATE

HELPERS

10/10

Joanne Casey, Jodie McAlteer, Tanya Smith

13/10

Karen Smyth, Angela Funnell,

14/10

Sharon Jackson, Nicole Murphy, Jeanna Scott, Karen Singleton

15/10

Shelly Paine, Susan Botting, Shelli Hulcombe

16/10

Susanne Brough, Lisa Cawthorne, Melinda Pahany, Cynthia Scott– Francis

17/10

Maree Denkes, Jenny Evans, Joanne Tebble, Leanne Hume

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Date Claimers

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