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Information Technology Update – September 20, 2018
Office of the eSafety Comissioner Parents and staff often ask me about advice, information and resources to help them better understand the online world and to learn how they can help our young people be safe when they go online. We are all aware that going online can provide our young people with valuable information…
Boarding Bulletin Board – September 20, 2018
– -‘Boarding Bulletin Board (T3)’ – News around the Boarding Precinct – Mr Silcock’s reflection on his recent trip to the N.T. – I write this to you from Alice Springs. I have almost finished my week in the NT, a week that has seen me travel 5,054kms by plane, 3,493kms by car, visit Darwin,…
Community Notices – September 20, 2018
Details relating to forthcoming events in the community: – A Mission For Life with Father Richard Leonard SJ is being hosted by Our Lady Help of Christians Parish Wendouree between October 29-31 with hourly sessions at 9am or 7pm each day at the Mercy Performing Arts Centre at Our Lady Help of Christians School at…
Middle School Report – September 20, 2018
All Year 9 students will attend their Term Four Rite Journey experience at the Norval Camp facility in Halls Gap from Wednesday, November 7 to Friday, November 9. During the camp the boys will participate in a number of challenging physical experiences including hiking, rock climbing, abseiling, high ropes and conservation work, which will be…
Careers Update – September 20, 2018
– Top 5 Emerging Jobs in 2018 Jobs relating to customers and technology dominate 2018’s most in demand emerging roles in Australia, according to LinkedIn’s 2018 Emerging Jobs. LinkedIn has found, by analysing millions of user-input job titles from the last five years, that jobs that might have once sounded obscure are now critical for…
Year 7 Puzzlemania
Friday, September 14 saw the annual Puzzlemania Interaction Afternoon take place between St Patrick’s and Loreto College Year 7 students. The afternoon began with a shared lunch before students moved into the SPC gym for an afternoon of activities that included puzzles, problem solving, guessing songs, answering trivia and a large group game of traffic…
College Shop Report – September 20, 2018
Boys can wear shorts in Term 4. The College Shop will be closed the first week of the holidays but will reopen on Monday October 1. Anyone who purchased a WISE SCHOOLS suit coat from us- at the start of year are welcome to come in and swap their suitcoat for an updated version.- We…
Old Boys in the News – September 2018
Our Old Boys have been busy including: Congratulations to Callum Linnane (SPC 2008, PY2013), pictured above, who has just finished playing the lead role of Albrecht in The Australian Ballet’s production of Giselle, one of the world’s most famous ballets. Callum is now concentrating on his next role, rehearsing for the next production, Spartacus, which…
DVDs available through OCA Pastoral Care Program
Through the generosity and extreme kindness of an Old Collegian, we now have a fabulous collection of DVDs available for loan to our Old Collegians. With up to 100 movie titles to choose from, a vast array from classic, comedy to the latest titles as well as live music concerts and documentaries are now readily…
Where are they now – Tom Zeven (SPC 1979-81)
The College recently reconnected with Tom Zeven (SPC 1979-81, PY1982) who recently visited St Patrick’s College for the first time in 35 years. Tom could not believe how quickly time flies and -how large and more accommodating the school has become-. Tom was quite honest in describing that his school years were not the most…