Ignatius Park College

Ignatius Park College
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No 26 - 21 August 2014
From the Principal
Supporters required - Head of the River Rowing
Regatta, Loam Island - Sunday, 24/8/14
Dear Parents and Carers
Congratulations to our Track and Field team who did very well at the Townsville Secondary Schools Sports Association Inter-school
Athletics Carnival yesterday and today. As we go to print, final results are still unknown and Andrew Keane will have a more
detailed report in next week’s newsletter.
As our boys reflect on the victories and defeats throughout their co-curricular involvement, it is important to keep sport and
competitions in perspective. I believe competitive sport is a philosophy of life, combining the qualities of body, will and mind into a
balance whole. Blending sport with cultured education, competitive sport can create a way of life based on the joy found in effort,
the educational value of good example and respect for fundamental ethical principles.
We are very proud of our sporting success here at Ignatius Park and the challenge is for teachers, parents and students to
remember that sport, when used appropriately, is a powerful tool to implement values deemed important by the College. ‘Winning’
is not measured in terms of best ‘results’.
I would like to finish today with the following story:
CONTACT
ANNOUNCEMENT:
368 Ross River Road, Cranbrook QLD
[email protected] www.ipc.qld.edu.au
Tel: 4796 0222 Fax: 4796 0200
Anniversary Mass - IPC Hall - 11:30 am
Monday, 25 August 2014 - all welcome
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“Losing, Winning and Grace”
The annual match between Sydney’s two proud Catholic GPS schools, St Joseph’s College and Riverview, has always
taken epic proportions in the minds of those who follow Rugby Union. St Joseph’s record against all schools is
somewhat awesome. It was the kind of record that gave mythical impossibility to the idea of wrestling it from them!
However, 1996 was different. Riverview knew they had a great team capable of achieving the impossible. So on this
day, under a clear blue sky, there was a special sense of history. As the game progressed, it became evident to the 15
000 or so parents and Old Boys who gathered to watch, that the unthinkable was going to happen—St Joseph’s were
going to loose the day. Despite valiant attempts by the St Joseph’s boys in the last half, clawing their way back up the
score table, the Riverview team held the lead. Soon the final siren signalled an end of St Joseph’s long reign.
The match was over—the victors punched the air and whooped about. Then something powerful and special began to
take place. The losing team formed a ring on the oval, linked arms and stood as if in prayer—absorbing not so much
the loss as something more. Perhaps the sense of shared effort, the sheer poignancy of the moment.
Then the real magic happened. Like an answer from around the stadium, men who had gone to that school and fathers
of the boys, walked towards the circle and wrapped their arms around the ring of boys. Several hundred men ended up
in a silent powerful ring of masculine grace.
People pouring from the stands froze in place and just watched. Losing or winning lost all meaning at the sight of this.
It was the sense of union through effort, of giving yourself to something larger—as ancient as the mammoth hunt, the
defence of the city, or the thousand other ways men have stood together for good reasons. And it was the honouring of
youth into its glory. No one who was in that circle will forget it. Each became more of a man because of that day.
I feel strongly that we need to nurture our young men and give opportunities (both with sport and not including sport)
that enable our boys to express their masculinity in socially appropriate ways. We do offer an incredible range of cocurricular experiences here at the College. Please encourage your sons to become involved.
Yours sincerely
Michael Conn
PRINCIPAL
Student Absences If your child is going to be absent from school, please contact the office on
4796 0222 and put a note in his Diary.
Thank you
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Deputy Principal - Identity
Dear Parents
So let’s ‘do an Alfred’. Dismantle our structures of bitterness,
resentment and hatred, bring out our forgiveness and be
Christian indeed.
In the year 878 Alfred the Great, the first King of England,
defeated the Danes at the Battle of Edington. The Danes had
pillaged and murdered their way up and down England for
years. However, Alfred, instead of slaughtering his defeated
enemy in an act of vengeance, took pity on them, fed them
and offered them peace. This act led to the conversion of the
Danish King, Guthrum, and 29 of his chieftains; they were
baptised with Alfred as their sponsor.
“Spirit of God, through the witness of our Christian
lives, may we spread the warmth of Your love and the
fire of Your forgiveness.
Amen”
Jesus said that people would recognise us as His disciples by
the way we love one another. One of the main ways in which
love is expressed is in forgiveness and forgiveness is the way
in which we demonstrate Christ’s presence and the way in
which Christians make a real difference to the welfare of the
world’s people.
God’s blessings
The family of Gracilla Martinez was caught up in one conflict
in South America. Her son was taken into confinement
and eventually executed for protesting against injustice. He
surprised her at their last meeting by saying to her, “Forgive
them or they will be the victors”. For the next 10 years
Gracilla could think of nothing but hatred and revenge. A
friend coaxed her to attend a workshop on forgiveness during
which she began a healing process. Later she stated, “I
only forgave when I saw how destructive my hate was, how it
consumed my energies, crippled my friendships and disabled
any good that I wanted to do. I wanted to be freed from the
prison I had erected in my life. Finally, I saw the truth of my
son’s last words, that when we return hatred to those who
hate us, we fall into playing their game according to their rules
- and do them the great favour of hurting ourselves.”
A quick look around the world will illustrate how true are these
words. There is little doubt that forgiveness is an important
way in which the hatred between people and nations can
be absorbed, neutralised and brought to nothing. More
than ever the world needs the message of Christ’s ‘new
commandments’ to be proclaimed through the lives and
influence of Christians - Christ’s disciples.
Mahatma Ghandi once said that if everyone were to follow the
‘eye for an eye’ principle of revenge, the whole world would
go blind. So, too, might it be said that if everyone were to
practice forgiveness what a splendid vision the world would
offer.
On Monday, 25 August, we celebrate our annual
Anniversary Mass in the Hall at 11:30 am. Parents
are most welcome to attend and stay for refreshments
afterwards at 12:30 pm.
Br Jon Hansen
Heritage Week at Ignatius Park College
The students and staff of Ignatius Park come from many
different cultural backgrounds so this week we’re putting our
diverse heritage on display. Tomorrow will be the high point of
the week with lots of activities taking place:
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The Year 8 Italian Carnevale (Periods 1 and 2)
The Year 8 Japanese Festival (Periods 5 and 6)
Spaghetti- Eating Competition in the Quadrangle at
Morning Tea
Over 15 countries on display with live entertainment
and food-tasting in the Mall at lunch time
The 20/20 Indoor Cricket Grand Final in the Hall at
lunch time
It’s a free dress day and students are asked to make
a gold coin donation. All funds raised will go to the
India Immersion Program to purchase much needed
resources for underprivileged children of India.
Andrew Snee - Head of Department - LOTE
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Curriculum News
Dean of Senior School
VET AND INDUSTRY PLACEMENT
NEWS
This week our student profile is on Jake Hooper. Jake
has been with the same Industry Placement employer since
starting the VET program in Year 11. He has consistently
impressed them with his hard work and initiative.
Science Snippets
ICAS Science Competition
Credit and Distinction Awardees
Congratulations to the following students for their diligence
to their studies and great results from the recent 2014 ICAS
Science Competition.
Distinction Recipients - Top 1-10% of Australia
Jake was rewarded with a School Based Apprenticeship in
2013 so when he graduates, the time he has spent will be
taken off his total apprenticeship time. We are sure Jake will
do well in his electrical career and wish him well. Jake is
pictured making a can crusher in his Engineering class.
Name:
Jake Hooper
Year:
12 Reid
Alias:
Hooper
Hobbies:
Fishing
Favourite saying: She’ll be right
Favourite dish: Pasta
What career are you aiming for?:
Electrician
What is your long term career goal?: Own my own business
What have you done so far to achieve this?:
I have a school based apprenticeship with BZZZT Electrical.
What attracts you about his career?: Money
Baillie Brown (9)
scored in top 3% of Year 9s in Australia
Daniel Conn (9)
scored on top 5% of Year 9s in Australia
Rhys Mead (9)
scored in top 7% of Year 9s in Australia
Credit Recipients – Top 10-35% of Australia
Year 8: Deekin Dametto, Oliver Dickinson, Liam Duffy,
Ethan Engert, Benjamin Judge and Connor Keir.
Year 9: Drew Diakonow, Lincoln Hardy, Travis Keys,
Reegan Koelman, Henry Lyons, Zachary Timbs and
Brodie Windle.
Year 10:Lachlan Burgess-Orton, Kyle Everett and
Timothy Stokes.
Year 11:Rhys Gillman, Brett Kittle, Tahne Lahiff,
Mitchell Landa, Thomas Smith and Jayden Stennett.
Year 12:Nickolas Andersen, Thomas Honeychurch, Nathan
Jennings, Kieran McConnell and Aaron Murphy.
Well done, gentlemen.
Sam De Luca
This week we have been celebrating National Science
Week and our theme has been Food for the Future.
Two Year 11 students, Brett Kittle and Mitchell Landa, as the
2014 UQ Science Ambassadors, prepared a powerpoint for
the whole school assembly last Monday. The powerpoint is on
Page 5.
Alyssa Deer
Head of Department - Science
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Curriculum News
By Brett Kittle and Mitchell Landa (11R)
UQ IPC Science Ambassadors, 2014
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Curriculum News
News from the Languages Department
In Term 3 the Language Perfect World Championships, an online
world-wide competition, took place and some of our students
achieved high scores in Japanese and Italian. Congratulations to
Tim Bloxsom (Gold Award), Reede Moloney (Silver Award),
Liam Kelk and Riley Bailey (Credit).
Last week was the Townsville and Districts Italian and Japanese
Speech competitions and Ignatius Park had the following
participants represent the school:
Italian
Year 8:
Louis Zabala, Michael Forster, Jack Donkin, Lachlan Spencer,
Ashley Gonzales, Mitchell Jackson
Year 9:
Reede Moloney, Jean Sajeeve
Japanese
Year 8:
Liam Duffy, Ethan Engert
Year 9:
Jack Hall, Harry Dove
All boys delivered strong performances across the two
competitions. Congratulations must go to Mitchell Jackson
who came 2nd in the Year 8 Italian Beginners section.
Andrew Snee
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Curriculum News
CAREER’S CORNER
CAREER of the WEEK: Instrumentation Tradesperson
Instrumentation tradespersons install,
modify, maintain and repair instrumentation
used in measurement and control systems.
These instruments measure and control
temperature, pressure and flow in processes
used in industries such as petro-chemical, mining, food and
manufacturing. Instrumentation tradespeople may perform
the following tasks:
• install electronic instruments and control systems;
• examine and test faulty electronic instruments and
control systems to identify faults;
• undertake calibration and ensure there is correct
operation of instrumentation equipment;
• repair and maintain electronic instruments and control
systems.
Personal Requirements:
• enjoy technical and engineering work;
• able to analyse and solve problems;
• able to perform intricate work;
• aptitude for mechanics and electronics;
• able to cope with the physical demands of the job;
• good eyesight (may be corrected) and normal colour
vision.
Develop your career profile
The myfuture website at http://www.myfuture.edu.au/
mycareerprofile has a My Career Profile (MCP) tool. MCP
uses your responses to a number of questionnaires and
activities (e.g. interests, skills, knowledge) to develop your
profile and to match it to suggested jobs. You can read about
the suggested jobs on the myfuture website and select those
that most appeal to you. This is a good place to begin if you
are having trouble getting started with your career exploration.
Once you have a smaller list of possible jobs, you can
broaden your exploration to include:
The information you gather from these activities will help you
prioritise your job ideas list and help you make decisions about
what you would like to do in the future.
Have you got the aptitude for the apprenticeship/
traineeship you want?
The Australian Apprenticeships and Traineeships Information
Service has developed a Practice Aptitude Quizzes web page at
http://www.aatinfo.com.au/Career-Resources/Industry-CareerInformation---Quizzes, which provides information and quizzes
for a range of industries. Some of the industries included are
Tourism, Allied Health, Community Recreation, Financial Services
and Horticulture. Visit the site to see if you have the aptitude for
some of the jobs in the industries listed.
Forgetting
Forgetting takes place most rapidly shortly after
you stop studying a subject. The greatest loss
is within a few hours. The speed with which
you forget gradually slows down as time goes
on.
This is why it is more effective to do your revision over a number
of weeks, rather than the night before the exam. Plan your
review of material to take place first the day after it is studied,
a second time about a week after that, and finally a few weeks
later.
See https://uwaterloo.ca/counselling-services/curve-forgetting
for information about the Curve of Forgetting.
Projects Abroad high school projects
This organisation invites students in Years 10 and 11 to
participate in two-week summer (December/January) volunteer
projects in countries such as Cambodia, Fiji, Nepal, Sri Lanka
and Vietnam. For more information, visit http://www.projectsabroad.com.au/projects/high-school-projects/.
Coming Events:
Sunday, 24 August - James Cook University
Mark Mewburn [email protected]
• Career interviews – talk to people already in the jobs
• Work observation – spend a day with someone in the job
• Work experience – spend a week experiencing the job.
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Curriculum & Sporting News
IPC CHESS
Touch Football
WRAPS UP FOR ANOTHER YEAR
The final round of the Regional Queensland Inter-school
Chess Championships concluded this week. Once again,
it was a successful day for the Ignatius Park team with 27
students competing in both Premier and Open Divisions.
For the 2nd time this year, one of our Open teams claimed
3rd position overall against a quality field including
Annandale, Grammar and Cathedral.
Team members Kale SMITH, Jesse RUEDIN, Zachary
TIMBS and Anton DONOHUE proudly accepted their
medallions at the closing ceremony. Special mention must
also go to William BISHOP and Liam BLAIR who picked up
merit awards for winning the majority of their games.
Chess at Ignatius Park College has become more popular
in 2014 with games now being played in the Quadrangle
at lunchtime as well as regularly in the Library. Thank you
to all students who participated in this year’s competition.
I look forward to even more students getting on board in
2015.
John Fuller
The week ahead…
FRIDAY 22/8/14 Junior and Open
Boys NQ/QLD All Schools Training
3:15–4:30pm, IPC Oval 1
TUESDAY 26/8/14 Open Boys
TSSSA Block Sport Mini Carnival 2,
3:45-5:45pm Queens Park
NQ ALL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEKEND
23-24 AUGUST, QUEENS PARK for Year 8 Mixed, Junior
Boys and Open Boys A and B
The draw will be emailed to all school contacts (as registered on
the initial nomination form) as well as placed on the NQ Touch
website and Facebook page. All results will be available from
the NQ Touch results website - www.nq.touch.com.au/results
The weeks that were…
TSSSA Block Sport Results:
Open Boys Touch Carnival 1 29 July Queens Park
A’s 3 games – 3 wins (2-0 v Kirwan A, 6-0 v Cathedral, 2-0 v
Kirwan B)
B’s 3 games – 2 wins, 1 drawn (3-0 v Calvary, 1-1 v
Thuringowa, 3-2 v Heatley)
Junior Boys Touch Carnival 1 5 August Queens Park
A’s 3 games – 3 wins (2-1 v Kirwan, 3-0 v Cathedral, 6-0 v
Ryan)
B’s 3 games, 3 wins (5-1 v Pimlico, 3-2 v St Anthony’s, 3-0 v
Thuringowa)
Year 8 Boys Touch Carnival 1 12 August Queens Park
A’s 4 games – results TBA
B’s 4 games – 4 wins (4-0 and 5-0 v Ryan, 1-0 and 3-1 v St
Anthony’s)
Thank you to Mr Bettington and Mrs Conn for their assistance
in taking teams to Queens Park and for the parents able to
support us on the day.
Georgia Stayte - Touch Co-ordinator
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Sporting News
Athletics Team
A big thank you to Old Boy, Hayden Clark, who has been
coaching the boys in long and triple jump in preparation for
the TSSS Athletics.
Hayden is on holidays from Manhattan University where he is
studying Engineering whilst on a sporting scholarship for long
jump. He wanted to ‘give back a little’ to the school so gave
up some of his holiday time to assist the boys.
R.I.C.E. Award
Harry Turner, Lucas Lynam, Nikolaus Cranston (Junior) and
Kristian Lye and Trent Owen (Senior)
Captain’s Cup
Thomas Smith
Rower of the Year
Aaron McRae (Junior) and Patrick Boniface (Senior)
To gain a scholarship in the USA for long jump is not an easy
task so the College would like to sincerely thank Hayden
for passing on his expertise. It is very much appreciated.
Ignatius Park’s last notable long jumper was Tim Parravicini
who went on to represent Australia at the Commonwealth
Games.
John Alloway
Head of Sport
Rowing
Last night, the Ignatius Park College rowing community
celebrated the achievements of students at the annual
Rowing Awards night.
Congratulations to Aaron McRae (junior) and Patrick
Boniface (senior) for being named Rower of the Year in their
respective age groups. Special mention to Thomas Smith
who also received the Honorary Captain’s Cup award for his
outstanding leadership towards the program. Well done to
all students who were involved in the program throughout the
year.
Students have been busy training in preparation for the Head
of the River Regatta which will be held at Loam Island this
Sunday. It would be greatly appreciated if we could get as
many supporters there as possible to cheer the boys on to
victory.
Most Improved
Liam Fusco-Wright (Junior) and Joseph Roepke (Senior)
Clubman of the Year
Fintan Halpin (Junior) and Thomas Smith (Senior)
Left to right - Kristian Lye, Thomas Smith, Trent Owen and Patrick
Boniface
Congratulations to the following students who have been
successful in making selections for the QLD State rowing team:
Year 8:
Fintan Halpin, Liam Fusco-Wright, Mitchell Jarrett (cox)
Year 9:
Aaron McRae, Kieran Moran, Nick Cussen, Guy Cummins
Year 10:
Dimitri Polikarpowski, Joseph Roepke
Senior:
Patrick Boniface, Thomas Smith
See you round the river!!!
Jason Fichera
Rowing Co-ordinator
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Sporting News
Who was the mascot at the Basketball last Friday?
5 Night Father-Son Adventure
A Father-Son relationship and masculine initiation investment adventure
experience.
FATHER’S DAY RAFFLE
As part of the 2015 UK Football Team fundraising activities we
have organised a Father’s Day Raffle.
PRIZES:
Who for?
Boys, young men and mature-aged men and their dads or a significant
male person. A minimum age restriction of 13 years applies. However,
there is no maximum age limit.
When?
12:50 pm Saturday, 27 September – 12:45 pm Thursday, 2 October
2014.
Where?
Tropical North Queensland… Tully River, Great Barrier Reef, Mission
Beach, Dunk Island.
Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5 and are available from:
 UK Tour students
 Mr Lazzaroni (Room 103)
 Mr Bruce & Miss Helander (Learning
Support)
 Mr Mewburn (Careers Office)
 Sports Office after school
We would like to thank “Northern Conquest Charters” and
“Bunnings” for their generous support and donations.
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RAFFLE DRAWN ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1 AT ASSEMBLEY.
DON’T FORGET TO SUPPORT OUR
FATHER’S DAY RAFFLE
Drawn on assembly, Monday, 1 September
Only 11 days remaining to buy your tickets
A great present for Dad!
Outdoor Adventure Activities?
The professionally-guided and outfitted outdoor adventure activities
including a full day “White-water Rafting down the Tully River
(experiencing Grade 3 and 4 rapids)”, “Snorkeling on the Great Barrier
Reef”, “Sea Kayaking between Mission Beach and Dunk Island in double
touring kayaks”, and “Hiking to the summit of Mt Tyson”. No experience
is necessary as all instruction will be provided by professional guides and
outfitters.
How much?
$1,250 per person plus GST – includes all transport ex. Townsville
Airport, all meals, all private accommodation, and all professionallyguided and outfitted outdoor adventure activities (as listed above).
How to register?
Complete the “Register Your Interest” online form at http://www.
fatheringadventures.com.au/5_night_father_son_adventures.php .
Register today.
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Community News & Events
MERCHANDISE
SALE
Saturday, August 23rd 2014
8am - 1pm
41 Keane St, Currajong
Meet the Players, Jumping Castle,
All merchandise must go….
Program 1:
Program 2:
Monday 29th September 2014 to Friday 3rd October 2014
(Everyday 8:00am to 10:00am) @ The Rockpool
Monday 12th January 2015 to Friday 16th January 2015
(Everyday 8:00am to 10:00am) @ Riverway Lagoon
MONDAY to FRIDAY PROGRAM -$95.00 per participant which includes a
Long Sleeved Rash Shirt
Enquire at: [email protected]
Enquiry: [email protected]
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