Principal’s Message
August 20, 2021
by Principal, Mr Steven O’Connor
Semester 1 Academic Awards – Chris Nolan and Academic Endeavour Awards
During the course of this week I had the great pleasure of presenting certificates to boys who had achieved an Academic Endeavour Award and/or a Chris Nolan Award based on their efforts during the course of Semester 1, 2021. We have much to celebrate as a school community and in this context, it is important to remember that we are first and foremost a school; therefore, a place of learning and growth. It is important that we ensure that the St Patrick’s College community is a place where students are encouraged to think critically, to be curious, to explore and test knowledge and to develop a range of skills which will set them up for success in their adult lives and enable them to make positive and worthwhile contributions to the world.
It is very important to acknowledge those who have been identified as making consistent and positive efforts across their subjects through the Academic Endeavour Awards. The consistent effort of these boys is tremendous and I congratulate them and encourage them to continue to strive to do their best as they continue their learning journey at the College!
The boys who have achieved consistently strong results across their subjects in Semester 1 placing them in the top 15% of their respective year cohort were presented with a Chris Nolan Award. This is a wonderful achievement and reflects a combination of their ability and their commitment to their studies. I congratulate those boys who are received a Chris Nolan award for the first time at the assembly.
Chris Nolan, as a student at St Pat’s was fully involved in the life of the College and was admired for his fantastic commitment to everything he did. I know that he is greatly honoured to have this award named after him and that he continues to encourage all boys at St Patrick’s to work towards achieving their very best in the classroom, in their involvement in the co-curricular life of the College and as members of this wonderful community.
It is with great pleasure that I acknowledge the students in the list below for receiving an Academic Endeavour Award and/or a Chris Nolan Award at our recorded assembly this week:
| Year Level | Academic Endeavour Award | Chris Nolan Award | Academic Endeavour AND
Chris Nolan Awards |
| 7 | Cooper Beseler | Beau Callanan | Patrick Buttler |
| 7 | Jed Blood | Codie Chapman | Jacob Carthew |
| 7 | Taj Bobrowski | Tyler Crane | George Charles |
| 7 | Mason Bullen | Eli Cudia | Harrison Clark |
| 7 | Gurnoor Singh Dhinni | Lachlan Huebner | Thomas Cosgriff |
| 7 | Angus Fraser | Cole Hutchinson | Daniel Crockett |
| 7 | Dionisi Goodall | Seth Hynes | Ned Cummins |
| 7 | Kayden Lin | Max Learmonth | Finn Curran |
| 7 | Patrick McGreevy | Lauchlan Logan | Hudson Eales |
| 7 | Jack McMahon | Myles Lovison | Noah Eales |
| 7 | Thomas Mulcock | Luis Maldonado | Justin Goodison |
| 7 | Ted Murphy | Patrick McKay | Ashton Halsall |
| 7 | Songsin Namtho | Joel Molloy | Joshua Hayes |
| 7 | Daniel O’Brien | Finn Russell | George Heaton |
| 7 | Kobi Richardson | Flynn Sandlant | Noah Kargaran |
| 7 | Joseph Seketa | Jacob Sinclair | Tate Koleski |
| 7 | Harry Waight | Lachlan Squire | Archer Mohr |
| 7 | Blake Scott | ||
| 7 | Jeremy Simanjuntak | ||
| 8 | Victor Debast | Jacob Bridges | Alex Clark |
| 8 | Theodore Farrell | Haymish Busscher | Jensen Coelho |
| 8 | Jett Florence | Cooper Clifford | Will Flanagan |
| 8 | Cooper Glenwright | Taj Coulter | Harry Fraser |
| 8 | Riley Mahar | Joe Foley | Leonard Goodison |
| 8 | Ollie Martin | Baxter Horsburgh | Patrick Gowans |
| 8 | Liam McEldrew | Max Johns | Reuben Hackwill |
| 8 | Fraser Molan | Lachy McPhan | Amal Hari |
| 8 | Cooper Neil | Christian Morrison | Benjamin Hulse |
| 8 | CJ Richardson | Xavier Morrison | Noah Kerr |
| 8 | Josh Roberts | Zavier Nunn | Levi Lawlor |
| 8 | Alex Ryan | Lenny Ward | Owen Mahony |
| 8 | Max Sanders | Kayden Williams | Will McCahon |
| 8 | Deacon Towk | Aidan McDougall | |
| 8 | Henry Reinehr | ||
| 8 | Kade Robinson | ||
| 8 | Nic Ruyg | ||
| 8 | Kristopher Stephens | ||
| 8 | Olin Stevens | ||
| 8 | Cody Torney | ||
| 8 | Paco Wong | ||
| 9 | Mason Black | Nedd Bennett | Mason Armstrong |
| 9 | Brodie Bull | Jack Bennetts | Jacob Britt |
| 9 | William Charles | Tim Buckland | Zac Dransman |
| 9 | Khye Erdody | Hamish Carey | Oskar Folkes |
| 9 | Gabriel Freeman | Brodie Graham | Josh Gray |
| 9 | Blake Hertog | Charlton Hand | John Hansen |
| 9 | Lachlan McColl | Zach Koleski | Sam Hansen |
| 9 | Joel Missen | Sam McDonald | Lachlan Hodge |
| 9 | Charlie Richardson | Liam Morrison | Thisen Jayasooriya |
| 9 | Jesse Saw | Hunter Nairn | Sam Miller |
| 9 | Parth Shah | Paddy O’Brien | Tristan Nijhof |
| 9 | Locky Thurling | James Parkinson | Ben Nixon |
| 9 | Wyatt Torney | Lachie Pritchard | Noah Quick |
| 9 | Ted Turnbull-Gent | Jacob Rae | Brodie Reardon |
| 9 | Nixon Webber | Charlie Vanderkley | Zane Rutherford |
| 9 | Thomas Stute | ||
| 9 | Rex Van Berkel | ||
| 9 | Jack Williamson | ||
| 9 | Eric Yang | ||
| 10 | Xavier Bennett | Mitchell Collins | Mike Bleicher |
| 10 | Jude Bristow | Rohan Cosgriff | Tom Bosworth |
| 10 | Lachie Brodie | Patrick Kelly | Alec Carthew |
| 10 | Eamonn Curran | Jack Kovacevic | Lachlan Cooper |
| 10 | Nicholas Eppingstall | Luca Kraljik | Noah Cudia |
| 10 | Ziggy Lee | Nathan Ling | Alex Fademi |
| 10 | Isaac Martin | Luke Mihaljevic | Campbell Gladman |
| 10 | Luke Missen | Ted O’Brien | William Hexter |
| 10 | Alfy Sabu | Tom O’Loughlin | Damian Irvin |
| 10 | Trenton Sands | Edward Peucker | Matthew Michalik |
| 10 | James Shaw | Lochlan Rowe | Matthew O’Brien |
| 10 | Lachie Sheridan | Lenard Taylor | Angus O’Keefe |
| 10 | Daniel Spiteri | Lachlan O’Keefe | |
| 10 | Luke Ozols | ||
| 10 | Guy Ripley | ||
| 10 | Dan Stute | ||
| 10 | Oscar Watkins | ||
| 10 | Finn Watson | ||
| 10 | Sean Weigall | ||
| 11 | James Beaston | Jesse Cairns | Tony Begbie |
| 11 | Harry Chapman | Sam Farrington | Aaron Bennett |
| 11 | Edward Charles | Ben Gibcus | Charlie Bissinella |
| 11 | Tom Elliott | Adam Griffith | Will Burzacott |
| 11 | Mitch Hutson | Alex Hamilton | Toby Clack |
| 11 | Nyjo John | Zac Kennedy | James Clark |
| 11 | Lochie Kelly | Thomas McGurk | Zenon Czulij |
| 11 | Elliott Missen | Matthew Wood | Mason Gullick |
| 11 | Bryn Thompson | Nicholas Hontzogloy | |
| 11 | Leo Turnbull-Gent | Matthew Jones | |
| 11 | Benji Laursen | ||
| 11 | Ben Machin | ||
| 11 | James Molloy | ||
| 11 | Andrew Monaghan | ||
| 11 | Ben Mornane | ||
| 11 | Alister Nixon | ||
| 11 | Harley Passalick | ||
| 11 | Patrick Porter | ||
| 11 | Callan Shillington | ||
| 11 | Oliver Tribe | ||
| 12 | Zack Andrews | Sam Butler | Patrick Clarke-Thomas |
| 12 | Jack Bambury | Daniel Collier | Ben Collier |
| 12 | Christian Bourke | Spence Jenks | Thomas Collins |
| 12 | Jacob Cowan | Daniel Lalor | Connor Gaffney |
| 12 | Hamish Garner | Jack Lawler | Harry Graham |
| 12 | Ben Keen | Jack McKenny | Lewis Grigg |
| 12 | James Martindale | Tom McKinnis | James Harrington |
| 12 | Ben Nash | Wes Quilliam | Sean McMahon |
| 12 | Rorey O’Kelly | Sam Tilley | Hugh Ollerenshaw |
| 12 | Daunte Osman | Kade Towk | Alexander Pituch |
| 12 | Jordan Peters | Pat Tyler | Adam Severino |
| 12 | Henry von Burg | Jack Sheehan | |
| 12 | Paddy Tuddenham | ||
| 12 | Darcy Williams |
Well done to all award recipients!
Toby Clack – Premier’s Spirit of Democracy 2020 Essay Award
I was very pleased to meet with Toby Clack (Year 11) earlier this week to talk with him about the essay he wrote last year entitled ‘Evolution of Democracy’. Toby’s essay was judged as a winning entry and therefore was printed and published as part of the ‘Premier’s Spirit of Democracy 2020’ essay competition.
The publication with Toby’s essay includes a foreword from The Hon James Merlino MP, Deputy Premier, Minister for Education and Minister for Health. In his foreword Mr Merlino states that the ‘book contains 25 outstanding student entries. Each reflects the student’s writing and critical thinking skills, as well as their dedication to their studies’.
I congratulate Toby on his essay and his inclusion in the publication. As Principal, I am very proud that Toby has been recognised in this way!
Mr Steven O’Connor
Principal