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Jacob Hopper speech at John James Medal
1st XVIII captain Jacob Hopper delivered a memorable speech at the 2015 John James Medal, the best and fairest count for the St Patrick’s College football program. Following is the full transcript of his speech: “Good Evening Mr Crowley, staff, invited guests, parents and students. It is my absolute pleasure to be able to say…
2015 Father’s Day Festivities
The College was delighted to host around 400 people at its annual Fathers Day Mass and Breakfast on Friday, September 4. The morning started with a solemn Mass in the College Chapel celebrated by Chaplain Fr James Kerr. Fr James reminded all in attendance of the crucial role a strong father figure plays in the…
Time to hit the greens for 2015 OCA Golf Day
The 14th annual SPC-OCA Golf Day will again be held at the Midlands Golf Club in 2015 following last year’s successful event which helped raise $2000 for the OCA. The OCA invites all members of the College community to participate in what is one of the highlights of the OCA social calendar. We encourage everyone…
Phil Nagle meets student leaders
On Tuesday, May 19 Old Collegian Philip Nagle (SPC 1976-80) was the first person called to the witness box in the Ballarat Case Study of the Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse. Mr Nagle delivered an incredibly harrowing and heartbreaking description of the abuse he suffered at the hands of Br Stephen…
Books light up students during Book Week
Book Week celebrates Australian authors, illustrators and the best books published for the year. Organised by the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA), this year’s theme is -Books light up our World- and various activities have been held in the KRC to celebrate the importance of stories and how they light up our lives. Students…
Careers Update – August 27, 2015
Careers news, events and course information is available 24/7 at the SPC Careersblog page: http://spccareersblog.edublogs.org/ Recent Posts Weekly Career News T3 W7 Jobs & Skills Drive 2015 Aspire applications closing this month! Skills Shortage List Australia ACU Open Day Bachelor of Physiotherapy -“ ACU Ballarat Campus The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria is recruiting!– ACU Open…
Information Technology Update – August 27, 2015
Find my iPad The Find my iPad feature on iPads and iPhones can be one the most useful features on the devices and has been really invaluable on several times at the College locating misplaced iPads. (It should be noted this can also be set up on iPhones and iPod touch devices). It is one…
Boarding Report – August, 27, 2015
Director of Boarding -Grow up.- -Act your age.- -You’re not a child anymore.- How many times have young people heard these words. I was in the park over this past weekend and lost in the art of -‘people-watching’ as I love to do when the opportunity presents itself. A family pulled up to stretch their…
College Chaplain Reflection – August 27, 2015
What reasons can I have for believing in God? I promised in my last article that we would consider some of our reasons for believing in God. Now the obvious difficulty is that we can’t immediately see God in the way we can observe the things around us. This might be a difficulty but it…
Mission Report – August 27, 2015
Our students enjoyed a long weekend recently because of our boarding tradition. Known as the Exeat Weekend it is a chance for boarders to make the long journey home and enjoy time with family. Staff members took this opportunity to engage in professional development regarding the White Ribbon campaign to end violence against women and…
