St Pat’s News
College Chaplain Reflection – October 6, 2016
I still have a couple more reflections based on the Pope’s homilies to go, but to break it up a couple of -‘adverts’.The Australian Catholic Marriage & Family Council, a Council of the Australian Catholic Bishop’s Conference, has proposed that October stand as a month of prayer and fasting for the family. To support this…
Careers Update – October 6, 2016
Work experience Over the holiday period 16 boys used the break to undertake work experience. Well done to them. As a consequence two boys have been successful in securing apprenticeships, and another part time work. – – Weekly Career News Tuesday 4 October 2016 items: -·– – – – – – – – Preparing for…
2016 Visual Arts and Technology Showcase
It is with great excitement that we invite you to attend the launch of the 2016 St Patrick’s College VCE Visual Arts and Technology Showcase Exhibition. Details of the Launch are set out below: Date:– – – Wednesday, October 5. Time:- – – 7:00pm to 9:00pm Purpose:– – – The exhibition showcases the best student…
2016 Soccer Presentation Night
The College’s ever-growing soccer program celebrated a premiership year when it hosted its annual presentation night in the OCA Pavilion on Monday, September 12, 2016. Around 110 people attended the evening to celebrate and to acclaim all award winners. Congratulations are offered to Year 12 student Miles Baker who won the major award of the…
From the Archives
Over the past two years, I have been collecting names of Old Collegians who have served in the armed forces since WWII, in order to update our honour boards in the College Chapel. The following list has the names that I have received so far. I would be very happy to hear from other Old…
Tell us about your stories about SPC
St Patrick’s College’s 125th celebrations are fast approaching in 2018 and we would love to gather some candid memories from our many Old Collegians to help celebrate the occasion. So, we would be delighted to hear your stories, memories and anecdotes of your time at St Patrick’s -“ maybe a proud sporting or academic achievement,…
76th Annual Purton Oratory Awards
Congratulations to all the winners from the 76th Annual Purton Oratory Awards which were held at the College on September 8. Once again, judges were incredibly impressed by the quality of the public speaking on show. The winners were as follows: Ms Mary Purcell Debate: Ethan Jungbauer, Elijah Cross and Max Wakefield. Br H.T. Breach…
Old Boy in the News
Our Old Collegians have been in the spotlight recently, including: Jakob Baric (SPC 2008-2013) is urging Old Boys to lend support to his campaign to secure a $32,000 community grant for the Australian Youth Band. Jakob is a volunteer and performer in the Australian Youth Band (AYB), a not-for-profit internationally touring marching and concert band,…
The Shamrock – Edition 2 – is out now
The second edition of the College’s tri-annual magazine, The Shamrock, is hitting mailboxes now. The September edition features in-depth coverage of a number of major College functions including Mother’s Day, the MENtal Brekky, the Unsung Heroes and Legends Dinners, College overseas trips, SPC in Concert, the joint production of Les Miserables with Loreto College and…
MENtal Brekky a huge success
The College was delighted to host more than 220 guests for the inaugural MENtal Brekky on August 12, aiming to raise funds to support current students from families where someone is suffering mental health issues.- The attendees were especially privileged to hear from guest speaker and 2010 Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry who…