St Pat’s News
Headmaster’s Message – August 27, 2015
2015 NAB Flanagan Art PrizeOn Friday evening, the official opening of the 2015 NAB Flanagan Art Prize was held in the College Pavilion. It was a terrific night, celebrating the great talents of many fine artists. The night was exceptionally well attended, with all guests enjoying some wonderful catering. I would like to acknowledge Paul…
Wellbeing Report – August 27, 2015
Father’s Day Mass and Breakfast As a boys’ school, Fathers’ Day has special importance, both because of the need of boys for good father figures to help in their development, but also because most of our boys will in turn become fathers themselves -“ the greatest vocation and role they can have. Happy Fathers’ Day…
Teaching and Learning Report – August 27, 2015
2016 Subject Selection Current Year 8 students attended the student information session for 2016 Year 9 this week. While at this session, the boys received a copy of the 2016 Year 9 Information Booklet and the 2016 Year 9 Subject Selection Guide. The information booklet provides an overview of the Middle School program and includes…
Mission Report – August 27, 2015
Our students enjoyed a long weekend recently because of our boarding tradition. Known as the Exeat Weekend it is a chance for boarders to make the long journey home and enjoy time with family. Staff members took this opportunity to engage in professional development regarding the White Ribbon campaign to end violence against women and…
College Chaplain Reflection – August 27, 2015
What reasons can I have for believing in God? I promised in my last article that we would consider some of our reasons for believing in God. Now the obvious difficulty is that we can’t immediately see God in the way we can observe the things around us. This might be a difficulty but it…
Boarding Report – August, 27, 2015
Director of Boarding -Grow up.- -Act your age.- -You’re not a child anymore.- How many times have young people heard these words. I was in the park over this past weekend and lost in the art of -‘people-watching’ as I love to do when the opportunity presents itself. A family pulled up to stretch their…
Information Technology Update – August 27, 2015
Find my iPad The Find my iPad feature on iPads and iPhones can be one the most useful features on the devices and has been really invaluable on several times at the College locating misplaced iPads. (It should be noted this can also be set up on iPhones and iPod touch devices). It is one…
Careers Update – August 27, 2015
Careers news, events and course information is available 24/7 at the SPC Careersblog page: http://spccareersblog.edublogs.org/ Recent Posts Weekly Career News T3 W7 Jobs & Skills Drive 2015 Aspire applications closing this month! Skills Shortage List Australia ACU Open Day Bachelor of Physiotherapy -“ ACU Ballarat Campus The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria is recruiting!– ACU Open…
Books light up students during Book Week
Book Week celebrates Australian authors, illustrators and the best books published for the year. Organised by the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA), this year’s theme is -Books light up our World- and various activities have been held in the KRC to celebrate the importance of stories and how they light up our lives. Students…
Squash and Racquetball results – August 20
SPC Results Sheet – Racquetball Date: 20 August 2015- – Coach: C. Nielsen, P. Ryan Racquetball SPC -‘A’ Grade G1– L. Cashin (St Pats) 6 v – T. Eason (Clarendon)15- – – G2– 8 v15- – Points: 14 v 30 G1 C. Kent (St Pats)- – – – – 15 v R. Bolton (St Pats)…