St Pat’s News
Reginald Noel Lefebvre
LEFEBVRE, Reginald Noel- – – – SPC 1907-1908DoB:- – c1894, Frankston, VICFather:- – Albert Edward LefebvreMother:- – Eliza, nee BennettReginald Lefebvre and his brother Charles (SPC 1907-1908) were boarders at St Patrick’s from Birchip, a small town in the north-west of Victoria.Service No:- 2057Rank:- – SergeantUnit:- – 2nd Australian Auxiliary Mechanics Transport CoyReg Lefebvre enlisted…
Charles Bennett Lefebvre
LEFEBVRE, Charles Bennett- – – – SPC 1907-1908 DoB:- – c1893, St Kilda, VIC Father:- – Albert Edward Lefebvre Mother:- – Eliza, nee Bennett Charles Lefebvre and his brother Reginald (SPC 1907-1908) were boarders at St Patrick’s from Birchip, a small town in the north-west of Victoria. Service No:- 77 Rank:- – Driver, later Corporal,…
William ‘Bill’ Leo Larkin
LARKIN, William -‘Bill’ Leo- – – – SPC 1909-1913 DoB:- – – – – – – – 1898, Hawthorn, VIC Father:- – – – – Michael Larkin Mother:- – – – – Elizabeth, nee Guerin (both Michael and Elizabeth were immigrants from Ireland -“ they met and married in Melbourne) Bill Larkin attended St Patricks,…
John Vernon Larkin
LARKIN, John -‘Jack’ Vernon- – – – SPC 1903-1905 DoB:- – – c1893, Hawthorn, VIC Father:- – Michael Larkin Mother:- – Elizabeth, nee Guerin (both Michael and Elizabeth were- – – immigrants from Ireland -“ they met and married in Melbourne) John Vernon attended St Patrick’s as did his brother William -‘Bill’ Leo (SPC 1909-1913)….
Josh Coward earns Australian selection
Year 12 student Josh Coward has been selected to represent the Australian Youth 7s team at the upcoming Youth Commonwealth Games in Samoa from September 4-12. It will be the first time a current St Patrick’s College student has represented his country at any level in rugby. In March this year Josh and Year 11…
1st XV report – July 18 – SPC d Geelong Grammar
St Patrick’s College 1stXV vs. Geelong Grammar (18/07) Fulltime:– 80-19 (HT 40-0) Tries:– Joshua Coward 4, Mickitja Rotumah-Onus 4, Nicholas Donghi 2, Dyvontae Tippett 1, Marcus Kaponga 1 Conversions: Joshua Coward 10/12 It has been a calendar month since we last played. This period off always concerns me as the boys leave for a significant…
SPC Goes CSI
A group of St Patrick’s College Year 11 Chemistry students recently delved into the world of forensics with a CSI-like mock murder investigation, as part of a- -‘Monash Murder Mystery Challenge’ with the Monash University School of Chemistry. The 16 budding forensic scientists were provided with a mock murder scenario and charged with the task…
Careers Update – July 17, 2015
Work Experience Wrap Over the June-July holiday period Year 10 work experience was held. Over 180 students faced the world of work head on and came away with a deeper understanding of what career directions they could follow. Nearly all reports back from the employers showed an outstanding commitment by our boys to the tasks…
New eReader App for Learning Field
– LearningField is the provider of textbooks from a huge range of publishers via the cloud for years 7-10. They have released a new eReader app with better functionality and a broader range of features. For more information and user guides go to: http://krc.stpats.vic.edu.au/new-learningfield—web-portal–app.html For help with the eReader app come to the KRC!
Rowing Report – July 16, 2015
Rowing in term three is about to begin with land based, gym and ergo training starting next week, leading into the water sessions in a month’s time. I have met with the boys and encouraged them to come over to the boatshed and begin their preparation for the new season. I know some lads are…