St Pat’s News
SPAM Winners 2015
The College’s best young film makers were honoured with a gala dinner at the 2015 Annual SPAM (St Patrick’s Awards for Media) Event in the OCA Pavilion on Tuesday, November 18.Year 11 student Liam McAdie won the major award on the night for his confronting and challenging short film which the judging panel (comprised entirely…
Volunteers Wanted for International Ironman 70.3
Want to be involved in a Major International Event? And raise funds for the College Rowing Club at the same time? Here’s your chance! The St Patrick’s College Rowing Club is seeking volunteers to assist with the upcoming International Ironman 70.3 at Lake Wendouree between Thursday 10 December and Sunday 13 December. By volunteering your…
Br O’Malley’s Vatican honour
College Archivist Ms Catriona Banks recently toured Europe and came across a fascinating piece of SPC history holding pride of place in the Vatican. It is amazing where little pieces of Ballarat can be discovered across the world.- Our St Patrick’s community would be very aware of Brother William Theodore (Bill) O’Malley, and his remarkable…
2015 OCA Golf Day report
The 2015 St Patrick’s College Old Collegians’ Assocation annual golf day has again been haield a success after a solid field enjoyed the event on Sunday, November 8 at the Midlands Golf Club. Spectacular conditions greeted the field and provided ideal weather for excellent scoring. Thanks again to the support of major sponsors including Barker…
Information Technology Update – November 6, 2015
Parent ICT Information The Parent ICT Information Evening was held in the College Chapel on Thursday November 5 and a number of interested parents attended Mr. Stephen Hill introduced the evening and discussed the eLearning vision and strategy of the College. As well, some of the more important issues associated with use of 1:1 devices…
Director of Sport report – November 5, 2015
Director of Sport Term 4 Week 5 Nov 5, 2015- Sport.- – – – Cricket 2nd XI RESULTS- SPC GREEN 85 DREW with BCC 9/85 SUPER OVER: SPC GREEN 18 – BCC 5 SPC GREEN WIN. An exciting start to the SPC GREEN season saw a draw against arch rivals BCC. As was the case…
Senior School report – November 6, 2015
2015 Term 4 Crest Article- Thanksgiving Mass On behalf of all who work in the Senior School I would like to thank the parents and families of the Year 12 boys who joined with the staff of St Patricks College to celebrate and give thanks for their son’s presence and contribution during their time at…
KRC update – November 6, 2015
The Power of Reading On Monday October 19, 2015 three KRC team members went to hear one of the world’s authorities on reading, Professor Stephen Krashen a linguist and educational researcher specialising in language acquisition. Throughout his entertaining and engaging presentation, Krashen made the case for one method of language acquisition and literacy development over…
Administration Report – November 5, 2015
Speech Night This year’s Speech Night will be held once again at the magnificent Her Majesty’s Theatre on Wednesday November 18, commencing at 7.30pm sharp.- Ticketing Arrangements * Award recipients and their families will receive from the College Shop free tickets in the coming weeks. * All Year 12 students are expected to attend and…
Parent information evening for Ireland Tour
An important information evening for parents of boys attending the 2016 St Patrick’s College Football Tour of Ireland and England will be held on Thursday, November 12 in the College Chapel. Tour manager Mr John Richards strongly encouraged all parents involved to attend the meeting which will provide crucial information about the evening. “The meeting…