No 4 20 Feb 2015 - St Columban`s College

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The The
Columban
Columban
Spirit - Tradition - Community
EVENTS
Principal’s Message
Principal’sMessage
Message
Principal’s
13 February 2015
I trust in the kindness of God forever
“God of all peoples in Jesus Christ
You call us from our foolishness to be you children
coming amongst us like a kookaburra singing
welcoming ceremony
ourday.”
Year 12 families
the songwith
of a new
Dear Students, Staff, Family and Friends
23 February
District Swimming Carnival
23-25 February
Year 11 Retreat
25-27 February
Year 12 Retreat
26 February
Year 8 Immunisations
4 March
Year 7 & 8 Badge
Ceremony
Our Opening Liturgy was a beautiful
feeling very proud of their sons and daughters as they received their badges and ties.
Our traditional land owners and local elders welcomed us making all of us feel very
special in sharing their heritage on National Apology Day. We were also honoured that
Mayor Mr Alan Sutherland, newly elected State Members, Mr Rick Williams for
Pumicestone and Mr Mark Ryan for Morayfield, along with our neighbouring Principals
were able to attend. We thank Fr Wrex and all our musicians, dancers, readers and
everyone who assisted including Mr Pat Greene and our grounds staff, Mrs Amanda
Schimke and all the catering team, and coordinators Ms Raechel Fletcher, APRE/
Indentity, Mrs Lauren Dunn, Campus Minister.
29 May
St Columban’s Charity Golf
Day
INSIDE
THIS EDITION
Principal’s Message
P1
Parent/Guardian
Notices
P3
Congratulation from
StC Community
P5
APRE /Counsellor
News
P6
Student Protection
P8
Pastoral & Well
Being
P10
Mentor Academy
P12
TAS Result
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CRICOS Reg No. 03347D
College Board
Our Board met on Monday evening and welcomed our new members, Mr Michael
Connolly and Mrs Darsha Borthwick. We warmly thank Mr Lawrence Wray for his most
valuable contribution as College Chair over the last 4 years, and are pleased that he will
still be a continuing member of the Board. We welcome Mr Martin Jonkers as the new
Board Chair.
Ash Wednesday
Students participated in a ceremony which heralded the start of Lent. This is a time for
reflection and expression of gratitude for what we have. “Project Compassion” is a very
worthy cause to support in this time of need for others and sacrifice of self.
Special Birthday – Past Student
Congratulations to Mr Bill Thornton, a first day pupil in 1928, who turned 100 yesterday!
We are very excited about this past pupil, what a fabulous achievement!
Year 7 and 8 Welcome and Badge Ceremony followed by P&F Meet and Greet for
Staff and Parents
This is a new event in the College Calendar. We would invite all parents/carers to attend
and celebrate the transition to secondary school. Each student will be presenting/
welcoming each individual parent/carer so it is important to attend if possible.
100 McKean Street, Caboolture | PO Box 1254, Caboolture QLD 4510
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Following the ceremony (1.30pm Wednesday 4 March in the MMPC) we invite you to a special afternoon tea to
meet others including our staff. This will be sponsored by our P&F Association.
Outstanding Achievements
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Congratulations to Chloe Williams who was selected to represent Queensland at the ATSI
Constitution Convention in Brisbane last Friday. Chloe was selected after delivering a “stirring”
speech on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians. Chloe is College Captain, and
being the first indigenous student in this role. Chloe will now travel to Canberra at the end of
March with the Queensland delegation, where she will have a week of national engagements.
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Congratulations to Kyle Lacey-Janetski who was also selected in the Sunshine Coast Region on
Friday as a Queensland delegate from the Queensland Schools Constitutional Convention. This is
very exciting. Kyle’s speech was outstanding and due to weather conditions the decision was
taken by Federal Member, Hon Mal Brough. Kyle will now travel with Chloe to Canberra.
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Commendation to Daniel O’Brien, Year 11, who was invited to attend the National Mathematic
Summer School at the Australian National University, where he studied Number Theory, Projective Geometry
and Topology with 67 of the brightest minds in Australia. Daniel also attended the Regional Heywire Youth
Summit this month where he was one of 37 young Australians between 16 and 22 year of age whom was
selected based upon a non-fictional story entry. His topic was ‘Telling it how it is’, based on his work
placement at Caboolture Hospital.
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Congratulations to Lucky Patterson Year 11, for her speech at the guest of honour at Stumped Healy Bowled
Warne Function on Monday at City Hall, Brisbane. Lucky delivered her ‘off the cuff’ speech to 760 guest and
received a standing ovation. The guest list included the Minister for Education and Mayor Brisbane City along
with past and present athletes.
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Congratulations to Corey Cumner, Year 11 on winning Bronze Medal at the State Surf Rescue Championship
last weekend, being for Champion Lifesaver in Under 15 age group. Corey will compete at the State Titles
and the Australian Lifesaving Titles over the next month. We wish Cory the best of luck!
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Congratulation to Kirrily Siebenhausen Year 10, on winning Silver in the 200m Freestyle and a Bronze in the
100m Freestyle at the recent Queensland Swimming Championships. She has set her sights high for April
when she will travel to Sydney to compete at the Age and Open National Championships.
More details are available on for each of these students’ achievements are inside the newsletter.
In closing, our Year 7 camp was a great success. Thank you to Fr Wrex for his visit and celebration of Mass. The
students were very vibrant and really showed their enthusiasm and friendliness.
Our Year 8 students also enjoyed their experience, even in the more inclement weather! Many thanks must go to
our dedicated staff for their time, care, diligence, fun and leadership.
Take care and best wishes to Year 11 and 12 for the coming week. We hope that the current wet condition subside
for their retreat/camp plans next week.
Ann Rebgetz
Principal
Lord, during this Lenten Season,
nourish me with Your Word of life
and make me one
with You in love and prayer.
Absentee Hot Line: 5433 7366 (24 hours a day)
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College Notices to Parents/Guardians
ST COLUMBAN’S COLLEGE APP
St Columban’s now has a College APP.
College.
DOWNLOAD IT NOW to keep abreast of all the happenings at the
The College APP is available FREE at iTunes and the Android Market – please download it to your iPhone, iPad,
Smartphone or Tablet. Simply search ‘St Columban’s College’ to download – don’t forget to position the
St Columban’s APP on your front page, so that online alerts and messages can be retrieved
ASAP (simply click on the APP, tap the messages icon and refresh your screen updates!)
You will be able to:
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Report absentees via voice message
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Send an email to the College office
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Access College Calendar and Term Dates
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Receive SMS/Notifications via the Messages TAB
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Access SPORTS updates
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And much more….
All feedback and ideas regarding the use and ongoing development of the APP
welcomed at [email protected]
The Principal of St Columban’s College,
Ann Rebgetz
Takes pleasure in inviting
Parents/Guardians
To attend our
Year 7 and 8 Badge Ceremony
On Wednesday 4th March, 2015
To be held in the
Mary MacKillop Performance Centre
Commencing at 1.30pm
Refreshments will be served in the Bobbio Restaurant following the ceremony
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Parents or Guardians must notify the College if a student will be arriving late to school. Students are
considered late if they arrive after 8.30am.
How students can apply for a TFN from 1 January 2015
The Secondary Schools Tax File Number (TFN) Program will not continue beyond 31 December 2014. This means
that School TFN forms will no longer be processed beyond this date. The Australian Taxation Office in partnership with Australia Post is making it easier for individuals to apply for a TFN. Students can now apply for a TFN
online and have their identity verified through an interview at a participating Australia Post office. Applying online is
the fastest and most convenient way for students to get a TFN. More information on applying online can be found at
ato.gov.au by searching for 'QC27248' . Students who are unable to visit a participating Australia Post office
will need to complete the application form Tax file number - application or enquiry for individuals form (NAT 1432).
More information about lodging this form can be found at ato.gov.au by searching for 'QC22604'. The ATO will
continue working with teachers to educate students about tax and superannuation. The curriculum resource Tax,
Super & You is a free, easy to use, online educational resource aligned to the school curriculum of each state and
territory. This resource can be accessed at taxsuperandyou.gov.au
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Congratulations from StC Community
Courtesy of Caboolture News 18 February 2015
ST COLUMBAN’S FOOTSTEPS TOUR TO
IRELAND AND ITALY
17 September - 2 October
(school holidays 19 September to 6 October)
Open to all Year Levels
A once-in-three year opportunity
Great educational value - Very competitive rates
Please email or phone the College for information.
Deborah Holland
Humanities & Business
HOD
Ms McMahon
Ms Henderson
Italian teachers
Raechel Fletcher
APRE & Identity
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Messages from the APRE
Thank you to all who joined with us last Friday to celebrate the beginning of our school year with our Inaugural Mass
and Commissioning ceremony. Our senior students and our student leaders were very excited, which augurs well for
a busy year filled with lots of opportunities to show case their leadership.
This week our student leaders were involved in a number of activities, beginning with the preparation for Lent and
our launch for Project Compassion. Lent is the season where Catholics spend time in reflection and preparation for
the death and resurrection of Jesus. The need for people to take stop and reflect is increasingly important as we try
to navigate our way through times of global insecurity. What difference does a man who died over 2,000 years ago
make to our lives now? The answer can be life changing. Jesus preached messages of love, forgiveness,
acceptance and respect for human dignity. Imagine the difference in the world if these messages became a living
reality?
Our students are endeavouring to live out these messages. February 20th marks the UN Social Justice day, they will
be advocating for the under represented in our society, the ATSI people. Our students from the 2014 Garma
Immersion program are passionate about getting the “RECOGNISE” message out to the rest of the student body.
RECOGNISE is concerned with the ATSI people’s right to represented in our constitution as a step to working
towards Reconciliation. They will continue to be the voice for the ATSI peoples on March 19th with the “Close the
Gap”
campaign where they will again highlight the issues confronting our Indigenous people to the other students. These issues are political issues – but they are in essence issues, which can serve to uphold human dignity, and in this time of preparation and reflection for Lent what a pertinent way to begin the season. Lent is not just a
time for giving up chocolate, or any other means of self-deprivation – it is a time to reflect on the life of Jesus and to
live out those gospel values.
Date Claimers
What: Year 7 and Year 8 Welcome and Commissioning ceremony / afternoon tea
When: Wednesday March 4 1.30pm
Who: Parents of Year 7 and Year 8 students
Where: MMPC
Invitations will be emailed out to parents next week.
Garma Immersion rip 2015
Information will be made available to the Year 11 students in March.
Year 12 Formal – Monday March 30th
Invitations have been handed to the students and letters have been posted out, please contact the office if you have
not received any information.
Kind regards
Mrs Raechel Fletcher Assistant Principal Religious Education and Identity
From the Counselling Team
Mindfulness is the acceptance of one’s attention on the thoughts, emotions and physical sensations happening in a
given moment. It is a way of ‘paying attention’ in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment and
non-judgmentally. Mindfulness is a practice that aims to bring your attention to the present experience on a moment
to moment basis.
Generally, there are two ways to be ‘mindful’. There is a formal approach; a set meditation session dedicated to
focussing on the body, breath or physical sensations. Informal mindfulness can happen anywhere, at anytime in
your day. It is the mindful attention to everyday life. Quieting the mind, taking a moment to breathe, noticing
something beautiful.
There is some great science behind the practice of mindfulness. Regular practice has been found to lower stress
levels, reduce anxiety, help with sleep difficulties and improve your sense of general well-being. Hope your week
goes well.
A Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness meditation can be practiced sitting with eyes closed, cross-legged on a cushion, or on a chair, with the
back straight. Attention is put on the movement of the abdomen when breathing in and out, or on the awareness of
the breath as it goes in to and out of the nostrils. As thoughts come up, return to focusing on breathing. You can
notice that your mind has wandered, but in an accepting, non-judgmental way. Meditators start with short periods of
2 to 3 minutes or so a day. As one practices regularly, it becomes easier to keep the attention focused on breathing.
Eventually awareness of the breath can be extended into awareness of thoughts, feelings and actions.
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Pastoral and Wellbeing News
After an energetic and exciting start to the year we are now looking to ensure that all of our students are engaged in
their learning and feeling welcomed into the STC community. On this front we will be hosting some events next week
to enhance that feeling of welcome. New year 9-12 students were invited to a luncheon on Tuesday 10 February in
Bobbio. An annual event that aims to provide the new older students the chance to meet some new people and
make more connections within the community as they begin their journey with STC. Further to this we will also be
hosting a luncheon for the Indigenous students of STC on Thursday at first break. Both luncheons are a permanent
feature on the STC calendar and well received by the students and staff involved.
One upcoming information session that may be of interest to parents is a workshop relating to easing student anxiety.
Further information to come on this topic with a firm date but week six of the term is planned at this stage. We are
blessed to have three qualified psychologists on staff in our Counselling team and they will be able to share some tips
and provide strategies for parents to assist their students and maximise their opportunities at STC during these
sessions.
Year 12 students driving cars: Parents it is essential that if your son or daughter is driving to school that they
register with the office their car details. Further to this all passengers of students driving must be registered. All
forms are available through our office staff so can I please urge you to ensure your son/daughter has registered their
car and potential passengers. Parents if you do notice irresponsible driving from our senior students please feel free
to email me and I will follow up with the students concerned.
McKean Street safety concerns: We have been contacted by the local council regarding student drop offs on
McKean Street before school. A gentle reminder that the McKean Street drop off area is 2min standing area only.
Please do not park and leave your car as you may find a $75 reminder left on your windscreen from the council. If
you need to visit the school in the morning there are plenty of parks in the back car park. A reminder that there
should be no drop off in the College top car park in the morning.
On a positive note in general the uniform presentation of the students has been of a high standard. Keep up the
good work students. If any uniform issues do arise and your child may be out of uniform can you please send them
with a note explaining the issue and when it will be rectified.
As always the Senior Leadership Team and the House Leaders are available to answer any questions relating to your
son or daughters wellbeing. Do not hesitate to ring or email.
Uniform and Grooming:
To start the year in a positive manner can I please ask you to support your child in making positive uniform choices.
Specifically shoes – Black, lace-up, school shoes (Not leather street shoes eg: Vans, Nike, Converse) are the only
acceptable shoes. Grooming for boys: No facial hair and neat hair cuts off the collar (Blade two or above if using
clippers). Grooming for girls: Hair tied back and ribbons in blue or gold/yellow only. Jewellery: Girls one ear piercing
per ear in the lobe (no nose/eyebrow studs), boys no piercings. All confiscated jewellery items will be kept safe and
returned at the end of the term if incorrectly worn to school.
The Pastoral and Welfare team are looking forward to a positive and energetic start to the year. If you have any
questions or queries please don’t hesitate to contact the College through PC teachers, House Leaders or a member
of the Senior Leadership Team.
Dean Stevens
Assistant Principal – Pastoral & Wellbeing - [email protected]
2015 THEATRE OPPORTUNITY
Due to senior students being unable to a end the
Wednesday 25 February 8pm performance of
Wicked, we have 20 Ɵckets available for general
purchase. Children/students are $55 and adults are $90. This is a great show and you will not be le disappointed. If
you would like to purchase a cket for yourself or your children, please visit the Finance Oﬃce. Please be advised that
you will need to make your own way to and from the venue. If you have any ques ons please do not hesitate to contact
the excursion organiser Ian Sweeney [email protected]
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St Columban’s Learning Enhancement Centre
Introducing the Learning Enhancement Centre! Each week we will be sharing success strategies for students and
families and introducing you to members of our Team.
Veronica McMahon
Learning Enhancement Co-ordinator
The Learning Enhancement Centre team supports learning for all students by tracking results
each Semester. We are a team of experienced professionals with diverse backgrounds and
skills and we work respectfully and professionally with our students. Rest assured, our Team
are very well equipped to work with your family through any issues that may arise. I invite you
to contact me any time.
Leanne Mathiou
Learning Enhancement Administration Officer
Supporting the Learning Enhancement Team is very fulfilling work for me. To see the students
and families flourish as they are supported by our team is a privilege. I am here to assist you
in every way I can.
Students! Set Yourself Up for Success!
A new school year has begun so it's time to get focused on ditching any post-holiday lethargy
and actively making this your most successful year yet. The following tips will help ensure this year is a memorable
one.
Ready, Set, Goal! - Get clear on what you are aiming to achieve this year and re-commit to it daily.
Make it meaningful to you and you'll find it easier to stick to.
Prepare To Learn – Commit yourself to removing distractions including television, Facebook, and other
technology for at least a few hours at a time, so you can focus entirely on learning. You will improve more
rapidly.
Prioritise – Each week, work out one thing you could do in each subject to improve your results. Then do it.
Create Positive Relationships – Build rapports with as many people as you can, including parents, teachers,
and friends. Avoid spending time with people who actively bring you down.
Develop Better Time Management – During school you should spend more time focused on and listening to
the teacher, as well as taking notes. This will save you spending hours at home trying to catch-up on topics
learned in class.
Play More – Get outside and exercise whenever you feel your concentration fading. If you’re in class, just
stretch or stand up for a few minutes. Getting your blood flowing is a great and easy way to ensure you
stay focussed.
MOBILE PHONE RECYCLING PROGRAM
Australian Mobile Recycling was founded in September 2011. Their aim is to collect as many used and
unwanted mobile phones as possible. All mobile phones will be recycled for reuse, which means they
will be refurbished for resale. Handsets are restored to factory conditions and all Sim card and memory
cards are destroyed.
Any phones that are beyond repair will be broken down into their constituent parts and recycled by
Australian licensed recyclers.
For our recycling efforts our school will receive $3 for every mobile phone returned. Your contribution
will not only raise money for our school community but also help the environment in a positive way by reducing waste.
BRING IN YOUR OLD MOBILE PHONES and place in the box at the school office student counter.
Chris Jones
StC Environment Committee
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StC Mentor Academy News
Future State Great Award goes Year 8 student Chloe Sawtell
Last Wednesday Chloe Sawtell a Year 8 student at the College was awarded with a “
Future State Great Award”. The award is hard to come by as only one primary and one
secondary school student was chosen from each school sport region for their sporting
achievements throughout 2014. Chloe is a talented athlete representing her region in
Soccer, Athletics, Cross Country as well as playing for the mighty maroon (QLD) in
Touch Football.
Chloe attended the awards luncheon where Australian cricketer Ian Healy presented her
with her award. Chloe said she, 'felt very proud and privileged to receive this award'.
During the lunch, Chloe was able to speak to some of Queensland’s great sporting
heroes as well as listen to them being interviewed in relation to their own sporting
achievements.
The speech that made 760 guests rise to their feet…
On Monday Lucky Patterson a Year 11 student was a guest of honour at the
Stumped Healy Bowled Warne Function at City Hall in Brisbane. The proud
mother of Lucky said ‘her speech was captivating’. This young woman delivered
an inspirational speech beyond her years. After delivering her off the cuff speech
all 760 guests rose to their feet to give the swimmer a standing ovation. It bought
her mother to tears. The guest list included the Education Minister, the Lord
Mayor of Brisbane and Queensland’s finest past and present athletes. The
all-time great cricketer Ian Healy founds the Future State Greats
Foundation. Lucky received numerous emails and letters saying how eye
opening her speech was. To top it off her swimming idols Cate & Bronte
Campbell, Melanie and Christopher Wright plus many more wrote her a personal
message about her speech.
Once again Lucky undoubtedly did St
Columban’s proud.
Sights set high for swimmer Year 10 student - Kirrily Siebenhausen
Year 10 St Columban’s student Kirrily Siebenhausen has her sights
set on getting good results at the upcoming age and open national
championships in Sydney. She is high on confidence after a Silver
medal in the 200m freestyle and a Bronze medal in the 100m freestyle
at the recent Queensland Swimming Championships. Kirrily was really happy with her recent results as it was her first state placing’s in her
third state titles. The youngest club representative is now looking to
‘swim faster and place higher’ at the Age Championships and gain
meet experience at the open championships in April. Kirrily is looking
for sponsors to help her reach her goals. Please phone Derek
Siebenhausen on 0420 979 213 if you can help.
Ben Schmidtchen Year 10 student - Won a Silver Medal in Long Jump
Over the school holidays Ben attended the All Schools National Championships.
Despite carrying a nasty cold he went on to win a silver medal in long jump with a
jump of 6.48m in the Under 16 Men’s. This was an awesome result given the fact
that he was so sick and was competing against mostly 15 year olds.
Corey Cumner Year 11 student- Bronze Medal Winner in the State Surf Rescue Championships
Corey recently won a bronze medal at the State Surf Rescue Championships last weekend. He won Bronze Champion lifesaver in his Under 15’s age group. The purpose of the event is to determine who
is best lifesaver in the state. This is determine by participating in events on the beach which
include a beach sprint, surf rescue board, surf swim and surf rescue tube race. The tube race
consists of attaching a tube on yourself and then swimming out to the can. The person who can
reach their patient first to perform a rescue determines the winner. They are also tested on
resuscitation techniques and are marked out of 40 points and a theory paper, which is also worth
40 points. Corey is on the reserve list to compete at the Australian titles in this event as only first
and 2nd have automatic selection. Over next couple of months Corey will compete in other
events such as the Sunshine Coast Branch Titles, State Titles and Australian Surf Life Saving
Titles.
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Daniel O’Brien Year 12 Student – Telling it how it is!
Daniel has attended two trips to Canberra already this year, one being the National Mathematic Summer School at
the Australian National University. Whilst at the University he studied Number Theory, Projective Geometry and Topology, along with 67 of the brightest minds in Australia. It was very competitive and Daniel felt ‘ very proud to be the
first student from St Columban’s to have been invited to attend’. The second trip was to Canberra where he stayed at
the Australian Institute of Sport. Daniel attended the Regional Heywire Youth Summit February where he was one of
37 young Australians between the ages of 16-22 whom was selected based upon a non-fictional story entry. The
topic was called ‘Telling it how it is’. His entry was on his current work placement at the Caboolture hospital. His entry can be found at abc.net.au/heywire under the ‘winners’ category. Daniel said ‘ this trip was possibly my proudest
achievement in his whole life, as the goal of this summit was to creature ideas, products or services to combat issues
youth face in rural, and regional Australia’. They also tackled issues but not limited to the following: Sexual, Relationship & Domestic Violence, Alcoholism, Agriculture, Mental Health and Racism. The group Daniel was apart of tackled the issue of Sexual, Relationship & Domestic Violence. He worked alongside five other incredible people, spending up to 12 hours each day for 5 days developing what we call, Generation Aware. On Thursday 12th February,
Daniel’s team had to pitch their Generation Aware, to an audience of Senators, Ministers, Federal MPs, CEOs, ABC
Sponsors and members of the general public in the Parliament House Theatre, in the hopes that our campaign will
be picked up by a community (or communities) using the Foundation for Rural, Regional, Renewal’s $10 000 grants
provided (There were only 10 available). Below is an excerpt from Daniel’s pitch (about ⅓ of our pitch), outlining
what our product is and how it might be implemented in a community:
“Generation Aware is a merchandise campaign with the purpose of reducing stigma and creating an entire generation aware of the issues of relationship violence and sexual violence. The merchandise will be customizable so each
community can create a shirt relevant to the epidemic of relationship and sexual violence in their area. Our aim is to
launch at schoolies all over Australia and hopefully partner with organisations such as Red Frogs, 1800 Respect,
and Youth Gas.
Along with his pitch, his group had the initiate to create prototypes of the shirt. A photo is attached below.
TAS Sport News
Tennis
We’ve had a great start to our 2015 girls tennis season, with the Year 7s first time in the competition. I have been
so impressed with our Year 7 and 8 girls for their enthusiasm and efforts so far, with many of the girls never
having played competition before. Our Year 7 team consisting of Remi Hinckesman, Katie Blaxland, Emily White
and Natalie Mai showed true Columban spirit and should be pleased with themselves for their efforts to date.
Player of the week goes to Remi Hinckesman for her 6-1 win in her singles.
Our Year 8 team of Elle-Louise Kidd, Jacinta Ginano, Taylor Powell and Rory Krohn are also new to the
competition and were worthy competitors against a much more experienced Canterbury side. Player of the week
goes to Rory Krohn for her spirit and fighting effort in both singles and doubles. Well done to all the girls!
The Year 9 team consisting of Chyna McLatchy, Georgia Hyland, Holly Baxter, Ebony Butler and Makayla
De Rossi had an amazing game on Saturday with their first win of the season. The girls just scraped in to win
25 – 24 games! It was a tough battle for all the girls, and they all deserve to be named Player of the Week!
Congratulations to our Year 10 team of Tiffany McErlane, Brianna Van Der Meer, Ella Connolly, Kathleen Nichols
and Josie Ferguson who had their second, and very convincing win, of the season. The girls won 36 – 5 games.
Player of the Week goes to Brianna Van Der Meer for her positive attitude resulting in strong wins in both doubles
and singles.
The Open A girls have come up against a very solid opposition this weekend. Bryah Guilfoyle still delivered a
solid performance in her singles but in spite of a strong performance in doubles it just wasn’t enough to get over
the line in a very tight match. While all the other players put in a genuine effort this time the opposition was just
too consistent in their performance and we only managed to win a single match overall.
The story was similar in the Open B games. Once again, Melina Lock delivered a solid, aggressive performance
and recorded a convincing win in her singles. Nevertheless, the opposition was just too strong for our girls. They
did try hard but needed more consistency in their stroke-making and better communication in their doubles.
Margie Hallinan & Jozef Friedman
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Basketball
14 February 2015 – Basketball (vs Canterbury College)
1sts
This weeks game was against the defending champion TAS team last year of Canterbury College. We started the
game slowly falling behind by 7 points early but rallied to be in front at the half. Solid defensive efforts across the
team as well as some strong offensive rebounding helped us claw the lead back. In the third quarter some sharp
shooting by Sarah and Ash saw us take a 5 point lead to the final break. Unfortunately in the final term our shots
just wouldn't drop while Canterbury hit 3 long range buckets to take the lead. A last minute steal and fast break
layup by Jess wasn't enough for our girls to get across the line but it was a message to the competition that we are
here to win this comp. With a few more training sessions under our belt I have no doubt the girls with be leading the
way at seasons end.
2nds
After a loss last week, the 2nd fired back with a great victory. Scoring a solid 32-18 win against Canterbury College
brought much confidence leading into round 4. With contributions all round, the
girls played a fast-paced strategic game that allowed them to demonstrate their
skills and teamwork.
U15
The U15 girls have shone brightly once again for a 42-16 win against Canterbury College. Starting with only 4 players, the girls played with commitment
and intensity any coach would be proud of. Once we had our full team, the girls
played an up-tempo game, with excellent contributions from all players
especially in defence.
Year 8 Basketball
13-10 to StC
The girls had a great match against Canterbury this week. They all played really well as a team, a great effort after
last weeks rained out game. End score was 13-10, looking forward to making it 2/2 next week. Miss Flew
Year 7 Basketball Team
Arriving at the court on Saturday morning, our little team was in for a shock when we saw a team of girls taller than
all of us, however this did not faze them, and every girl kept their head in the game. With great defence by Jaz
Barrett and awesome boxing out by Bree Skinner, from the very start, the game was in our control. Emma Filipo and
Nat Hobson took every chance they were given to score, and it was great to see every girl gaining confidence and
taking shots, leading to our first win with a score of 24-14. The difference between our first game and this weeks
game is amazing, the girls improved out of site.
Keep up the good work, from Jess and Ash
Cricket
STC V’s Canterbury College
Open 1sts Cricket
Players arrived to wet and dreary conditions on Saturday morning and with more showers looming the start of play
was delayed reducing the match to a 45 over contest.
STC won the toss and elected to bowl with some moisture still in the synthetic pitch. The decision turned out to be a
good one with STC bowlers keeping to a good line and length, restricting Canterbury to 9/121 off their 45 overs. C.
Gardner (3/12) and K. Webber (2/12) were the standout bowlers with J. Burbridge, P. Arnold and C. Dougherty also
picking up wickets.
With conditions improving our opening pair of team captain T. Hammond and C. Foote made the most of a drying
pitch to combine for a first wicket partnership of 64. C. Foote then went on to reach an impressive 51 not out and
combined with P. Arnold (28 n.o) to chase down Canterbury’s total with 11 overs to spare.
Many thanks to Bob Manning for umpiring and Mr Flint, Ms Wust and Ashleigh Howard for assisting in the set up of
the field.
We look forward to another good contest this Saturday at Redeemer Lutheran College.
Mr Mark Lucas
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TAS Results— StC v Cant 14 Feb
Volleyball (Boys)
Basketball (Girls)
Team
Score
Opponent
Score
Team
Score
Opponent
Score
Firsts
1
CANT
2
Firsts
28
CANT
32
Seconds
0
CANT
3
Seconds
32
CANT
18
Year 10
2
CANT
1
Year 10
42
CANT
16
Year 9
2
CANT
1
Year 9
45
CANT
0
Year 8
0
CANT
3
Year 8
15
CANT
10
Year 7
0
CANT
3
Year 7
24
CANT
14
Cricket
Tennis
Team
Score
Opponent
Score
Team
Score
Opponent
Score
Firsts
1/123
CANT
9/121
Firsts
1:16
CANT
5:33
Seconds
Washout
CANT
Washout
Seconds
2:20
CANT
4:30
Thirds
Washout
CANT
Washout
Year 10
6:36
CANT
0:5
Inter 1sts
Washout
CANT
Washout
Year 9
3:25
CANT
3:24
Inter 2nds
53
CANT
5/55
Year 8
0:4
CANT
6:36
Inter 3rds
Washout
CANT
Washout
Year 7
1:12
CANT
5:31
TAS Progress Points
TAS Progress points after Round 3
(each school has 1 bye at varying stages during this season)
Volleyball
Cricket
Tennis
Basketball
Firsts – 7th
Firsts – 3rd (tie)
Firsts – 6th (tie)
Firsts – 5th (tie)
Seconds – 9th
Seconds – 4th (tie)
Year 10 – 5th (tie)
Thirds – 3rd (tie)
Year 10 – 3rd (tie)
Year 10 – 3rd (tie)
Inter 1st’s – 6th (tie)
Year 9 – 4th
Year 8 – 9th
Inter 2nds – 6th
Year 8 – 9th
Year 8 – 5th
Inter 3rds – 6th
Year 7 – 9th
Students Absent from College for Sport
Any students who are absent from College due to other commitments (unless they are with a TAS team) need to ring
through the office to inform the school of their sporting absence. We are not always aware of your sons / daughters
selection into representative teams, so please contact us to let us know.
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TAS Bus Transport 2015
Parents please note that the College will provide transport to TAS
fixtures/events which are hosted by the Colleges’ listed below. With
the College population now over 1000 it is expected that parents
support their child by transporting them to some TAS fixtures. As
a community it is hoped that car pooling is used when necessary.
Buses will be run to the following College’s for TAS ‘away’ fixtures and events in 2015:
Redeemer Lutheran College (Rochedale)

West Moreton Anglican College (West Ipswich)

St John’s Anglican College (Forest Lake)

Canterbury College (Waterford)

TAS Swimming

TAS Cross Country

TAS Athletics

Buses will cater for all students to attend the Swimming, Cross country and Athletics carnivals, but
students wishing to catch a bus for Saturday sport MUST sign on by the Wednesday (3 days) prior to
the games so that buses can be booked to meet the demand required and meet the booking deadline
provided by the bus companies to secure drivers.
Private transport will be needed to other TAS venues. It is expected that we work as a community and car
pool students to fixtures if difficulties arise. Please start to make transport arrangements now so that
families are organised for the up coming season. Please refer to the College calendar for TAS fixture
details. With greater numbers of parents attending ‘away’ fixtures the atmosphere and support for the
students should boost team morale and performance.
TAS Wet Weather Information
As we often compete against schools that are not from our local area the weather
can vary greatly. It may be raining in Caboolture but be dry at our competition
venue so please always assume that TAS fixtures will take place.
The first point of call will be to check the College App – if sport is cancelled a
message will be sent to all who have registered for the App. If you are unable to
access the APP the TAS Sports Coordinator can be contacted on 0407 580 891
from 6.30am on a fixture day. It is difficult to make a decision before this time.
TAS Weekly Draw
The St Columban’s College App is the first point of Call to access any information about TAS sports, including the
Draw. The other places that the draw can be accessed are in the newsletter each week, or also on the College Blog
that can be accessed via the College Website – www.stc.qld.edu.au
Ms Michelle Wust
Sports Co-ordinator
[email protected]
Mob: 0407 580 891
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Professional Hair Salon
In StC Trade Training Centre.
 Two Highly Experienced Hairdresser/Training Educators.
 Open Wednesday to Friday and Saturday TAS home
games
Please phone for Appointments:
Rona—0439 851 660
Tracie—0401 091 182
Please hyperlink to:
https://www.facebook.com/StColumbansCollege
Community Notices
Tuckshop News
Fabric wanted
Welcome to St Columban’s College.
Just some information for new tuckshop volunteers to help guide you
to the first day.

Where comfortable shoes

Shirts with Sleeves

Hair up and back

Not too much jewellery

NO perfume

Arrive between 8am-8.30am

Finish about 2.00pm
The Design and Living Technology Faculty
is seeking any scrap 100% cotton fabric for
our year 10 Home Economics fabric creation
unit.
Any donations would be appreciated, please
leave them at the office for collection by the
Design and Living technology faculty staff.
Tutoring
MATHS
Wednesday 3 - 4pm in Webb 2.1
Tuckshop Roster 2015
Mon 23 Feb
Tue
Samantha McGann, Grace Gonano, Danni Walters
ENGLISH
Wednesday3 - 4pm in Library
OPEN TO ALL YEAR LEVELS
24 Feb
Uniform Shop
Wed 25 Feb
Deidre Burton, Florence Amosh
Thu
26 Feb
Julie Totoro, Cindy Broom
Fri
27 Feb
Dannele Holloway, Corrina Walker
Tuesday
8-9am and 2-3pm
If unable to attend tuckshop please let Tracey know at the earliest
possible time. Phone 5433 7328 direct or 5495 3111 and leave a
message any time of day or night..
Kym 0418 781 697 or Tracey 0407 716 697
Thursday
8-9am
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