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Boarding Bulletin Board – July 25, 2019
-‘Boarding Bulletin Board (T3 26/7/19) News around the Boarding Precinct Over the holidays one of our Boarders Alex Kinsman and his father Asher Kinsman took part in hiking the Kokoda Trail as a part of the bi-annual, College trip offered to our students and parents. Whilst the hike itself was tough and very physically demanding…
From worlds apart, unique friendship blossoms
From worlds apart, a unique bond has been forged between two Year 7 students in their first year at St Patrick’s College. Eric Yang hails from the bustling Nanjing metropolitan region in China, about 305km west of Shanghai, along with 30 million other residents. He is the first international Year 7 student to enrol…
Boarding Bulletin Board – June 20, 2019
-‘Boarding Bulletin Board (T2)’ News around the Boarding Precinct As this term draws to a close, we look back on the many opportunities that have been made available to our Boarders over the course of this semester. Volunteer opportunities on a Monday evening, as part of the agreement with The Smith Family, have helped not…
Boarding Bulletin Board – May 30, 2019
Boarding Bulletin Board (T2 31/5/19) News around the Boarding Precinct On Sunday May 26, we hosted our Reconciliation Week Mass in the College, which was then followed by a Dinner in the Old Collegians’ Pavilion. We look forward to this event greatly each year as it is a chance for our Boarding Community and members…
Boarding Bulletin Board -May 16, 2019
Boarding Bulletin Board (T2 17/5/19) News around the Boarding Precinct On Friday May 10, we held our annual Mother’s Day afternoon tea. It’s a great event that allows our boys to celebrate their mothers and all they do for them. We had a great spread provided by Chartwells and it was great to see our…
Boarding Bulletin Board – May 2, 2019
-‘Boarding Bulletin Board (T2)’ News around the Boarding Precinct It was an early start on ANZAC Day for our Boarders, but such an enriching experience when we all attended the Dawn Service at the Sturt Street Cenotaph. Along with members of the Ballarat Community, our Boarders were privileged to be a part of such a…
Boarding Bulletin Board – April 4, 2019
-‘Boarding Bulletin Board (T1)’ News around the Boarding Precinct A huge thanks to all of the Boarders who gave up their Saturday morning to assist at the community event, Walk Off the War Within. WOTWW is a Memorial Walk for ex-SPC student and firefighter, Nathan Shanahan and other Service Personnel who have unfortunately succumbed to…
Boarding Bulletin Board – March 21, 2019
-‘Boarding Bulletin Board (T1 22/3/19) News around the Boarding Precinct Boarding Activities: Over the last two weekends the boys have enjoyed a trip to the Wendouree Shopping Mall and to the Golf Driving Range. The trip to the Mall was by popular request as the boys enjoyed their trip there earlier in the year. It…
Boarding Bulletin Board – March 7, 2019
-‘Boarding Bulletin Board (T1)’ News around the Boarding Precinct Year 9 camps have commenced and we have had many boarding students enjoy a change of scenery as they headed off for a three-day adventure to Queenscliff. Here they participated in a range of activities, including windsurfing and abseiling. They all certainly slept well on their…
Boarding Bulletin Board – February 21, 2019
-‘Boarding Bulletin Board (T1)’ News around the Boarding Precinct This past Friday night we celebrated our -‘Welcome to Community’ Boarding Community Mass and Dinner. We started the evening with Mass in the College Chapel led by Father Rupert, followed by a traditional Indigenous Smoking Ceremony in the Boarding Precinct Garden. We then moved down to…