St Pat’s News

Darwin Tour – Day 3

– Written byJosh canny Cooper Craig-PetersLiam Philips On the 6th of April half of us had to wake up at 5:00 am to go fishing, while the lucky ones got to sleep in till 9:30 am. The first group got split into three boats and cruised an hour out of Cullen Bay. There we were…

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Darwin Tour – Day 2 Game full wrap up from Howard

Day 2 Game, Full report from Howard. – SPC- 17 – 14 – 116– defeated NT U/18 Academy side- 3 – 1 – 19 – Goal Kickers: Josh Chatfield 3, Sam Hopper 3, Conor Donohue 2, Aiden Domic 2, Joel O’Connell 2, Scott Carlin, Elliott Lamb, Nick Canny, Jordan Grant, Jai Dodemaide- – Best Players:…

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Darwin Tour – Day 2

After a challenging & exhausting day at the army barracks yesterday, we had a relaxing & well-earned rest day to re-cooperate and freshen up. A sleep in & easy morning was in store for the boys & woke up & went for a refreshing dip followed by breakfast. At 2pm the non-playing group attended a…

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Darwin Tour – Day 1

Nick Stuhldreier: today was a very eventful and challenging day. We travelled out to the Robertson’s army barracks to be put through the paces of some army training. First of all, we were kitted out in our camo gear and then off to the obstacles where we worked together as teams to get the fastest…

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Darwin Tour

Arrived at the Free Spirit resort at 1-30am this morning. Then an early start at 6-30 am to go and experience the life of an Australian soldier with the assistance of Captain Liam O’Riley -St Pats old boy- at Robertson Barracks. The boys are enjoying a cool swim before we head off to the Darwin…

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Day 4 New York Performong Arts Tour

Day 4 in New York sure was a busy one. Starting off with Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral, then checking out a few stores including the NBA store & the Lego store (wow!). A walk across the Brooklyn Bridge then off to see a basketball game where the Brooklyn Nets won over Atlanta Hawks. –…

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Day 3 New York Performing Arts Tour 2017

Day 3 saw the boys heading to the Empire State Building & then a photo challenge around the streets of New York. It was a bit worrying when we were waiting on the 80th floor to go up to the observation deck on the 86th floor & we were told that a fire alarm had…

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Day 2 – New York Performing Arts Tour

Today was our first full day in New York. First they got to experience the subway system, then the boys had their first workshop (Improvisation) with Lou Liberatore (no relation to Tony!). After that it was off to the American Museum of Natural History (where they filmed “A Night at the Museum”, they also got…

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You can donate to the Boarding Precinct Appeal

This current boarding redevelopment is the most significant capital investment in boarding in the College’s 125-year history. The College is investing heavily in the project and a fundraising appeal to help fund the significant $7m project currently stands at nearly $380,000 – one third of the way to its target of $1m. Donations above $2…

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Darwin Tour 2017 – 4 Days to Go.

The 2017 Darwin tour Departs on Monday. For all photos from the tour make sure you like the SPC-OCA Facebook page at this link –

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