St Joseph’s College Geelong
News & Events Thursday 27 March 2014 - Issue No 5
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Church Manifold Heights, as did the Eucharist on Ash Wednesday. Thank you Fr Gerard for your strong support of this venture. I would also like to acknowledge the level of cooperation and goodwill which exists between ourselves and Clonard College, evident in the joint purchase of this site. I am grateful to Mr Damian McKew, Principal of Clonard College for his ongoing cooperation in the interests of Catholic education. The negotiations with the State Government around the purchase of this site were complex and protracted, and Damian and I were pleased with the level of support we received from the Catholic Education Office Melbourne. I would like to thank the builders who have undertaken the refurbishment of these facilities, especially Old Collegians, Mr Adam Gleeson and his brother Chris, who is also one of our trade training staff members.
Principal’s Report Dear Parents, Students and Friends of the College, Last Wednesday was the feast of St Joseph and therefore a most appropriate day to formally open our Year 9 Westcourt Campus. The following extract is from my address on that occasion. “Most reverend Bishop Long, distinguished guests, staff, students and families, It is fitting that today’s opening takes place on the feast day of St Joseph. Joseph like Edmund responded to God’s call. The naming of this campus Westcourt, as well as campus features such as New Street, The Waterford Centre and Callan Courts, are designed to encourage Year 9 students into a deeper understanding of the life of the founder of the Christian Brothers, Edmund Rice. We know that Edmund restored the dignity of poor boys in Waterford by educating, clothing and feeding them, and that Irish Nationalism evident in culture, dance, sport and language were some of the ways he achieved that. More important than any of those things however, was his commitment to evangelizing, so they experienced what St John describes as ‘having life and having it to the full’. The purpose of Catholic education has not changed over time. The Westcourt campus has been fortunate to have already established a strong working relationship with Fr Gerard Keith and Fr Mick Fitzpatrick from the Geelong Pastoral Cluster. The opening Eucharist took place at Holy Spirit
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The curriculum planning for this campus was undertaken by a group of staff members led by Mr Ashwin Pillai. The role of negotiation with contractors and the finance of the project has rested with our Business Manager, Mr Terry Fowler, and he has done an outstanding job in establishing the facilities that our boys enjoy. Our parents, as always, were supportive of this development, as were our staff, led by Campus Head, Mr Michael Timms and Deputy Principal Years 7 – 9, Ms Claire Brown. Claire will retire at the end of this year and she has been a key person in the development of the CONTINUED >>>
Calendar of Events MARCH 28 Barefoot Bowls n Beats
April 3 Last Day Term 1 4 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 28
Easter Liturgy Parent/student/teacher interviews Student free day Parent/student/teacher interviews Good Friday Easter Sunday Easter Monday Term 2 Commences Westcourt ANZAC ceremony SJC Open Day ANZAC Day Public Holiday Newtown ANZAC ceremony
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