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Pastoral Care Update – October 17, 2019
2019 Pastoral Care Program: Information for Parents Mental Health Week is celebrated each year for a week in October, which is marked by World Mental Health Day on October 10. Over this last week, St Patrick’s College has celebrated ‘Mental Health Week’. Prior to this week, the members of the Student Wellbeing Group have been…
Mission Report – October 17, 2019
My last offering to the Crest started with the following claim: “Spring looks like it may finally be here after a long and cold winter”. For that, I apologise. In the words of a 20th century philosopher, I should have known better. Two major events deserve acknowledgment. Firstly, the canonisation of John Henry Newman and…
Sporting Wrap Up
Acting Director of Sport, Tina Benoit, provides a wrap-up of all sporting activities at the College. To view the sports report please click on the link below. Sports Report Term 4 Week 2
Headmaster’s Message – October 18, 2019
Dear Parents, Carers, Staff and Students of St Patrick’s College, It is with great energy and excitement that I write my first Crest article for Term 4. As everyone will be aware, I have been away for the past two Terms: Term 2 as leave, and Term 3 as Acting EREA Regional Director for the…
Wellbeing Report – October 18, 2019
Avenue of Honour On Sunday October 13 at the Arch of Victory our new College Captain, Will Rothe and one of our Vice Captain’s Max Waller represented the College at a memorial service for the 32 Ballarat men who were killed 100 years ago at Passchendaele, Belgium. Among those killed were Bryon Fitzgerald Nicholas, Thomas…
Year 10 Mindshop Excellence Work Experience Program 2019
Year 10 Mindshop Excellence Work Experience program 2019 Mindshop Excellence is a structured five-day work experience program involving a small group of Year 10 students who were placed with the host organisation, Ballarat City Council, where they were given a real problem to solve for the Council during the week. Along with students from other…
Senior School Report – October 18, 2019
Unit 3/4 Practice Exams, September/October Holidays As is always the case, Term 4 seems to be moving rapidly, especially for our Year 12s. There is much to do in the term. Most of our Year 12s came in and did their practice exams in the holidays. They are now using their feedback to improve their…
Message from V/Line re: planned disruptions on the Ballarat train line
V/Line Planned Disruptions to Ballarat Train Line 19-24 October Coaches will replace Ballarat trains between Melton and Melbourne due to works taking place near Southern Cross Station. Students can plan their journey using the temporary timetable on the V/Line website https://www.vline.com.au/getattachment/e36d9acd-c987-40cf-88fc-78e751255596/Ballarat-temporary-timetable 9 November – 1 December Coaches will replace all trains for the entire journey…
2020 College Captain presents first address to assembly
Will Rothe, the incoming 2020 College Captain, presented his first full address to the College Community at the final full school assembly for 2019 which was held in the Br W. T. O’Malley Sports Centre on Tuesday, October 29. Following is a full transcript of Will’s speech: “Good morning invited guests, staff and fellow Paddy…
Moving tribute to Old Boy Danny Frawley
Old Collegian Tom O’Keane (SPC 2012-2017) shares a moving article that he wrote as part of his studies as a second year journalism student at Melbourne’s La Trobe University on the tragic passing of fellow Old Boy Danny Frawley (SPC 1976-79, PY1981) and Danny’s enormous impact on the wider community. Vale Danny Frawley Danny ‘Spud’…