Winter 2013 - St Patrick`s College
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Winter 2013 - St Patrick`s College
Patrician The Winter 2013 Contents 1 LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL COLLEGE NEWS FRONT COVER PHOTO: The new Aquaculture Trade Training Centre, located adjacent to the Year 9 Croagh Patrick Campus. BACK COVER PHOTO: St Patrick's Day Mass 2013 The Patrician is the community magazine of St Patrick’s College. Published twice annually, the magazine features news from the College and the broader community of Old Collegians. St Patrick’s College 282 Westbury Road Prospect, TAS 7250 Tel: (03) 6341 9988 1 Anzac Day 2 Academic Results 2 Aquaculture Trade Training Centre 3 Athletics Carnivals 4 College Ball 5 College Production: West Side Story 5 John Glover Art Prize 6 VET Article 6 Heart Kids – Tassie Car and Bike Show 7 Cricket Tour to Victoria 7 St Patrick’s Day Cup 8 SATIS Swim Championships 8 St Patrick’s Day Mass 9 Two Year 10 Students Win Award at Agfest 9 New Staff 9 Baby Watch OLD COLLEGIANS 10 2012 Graduates: Where are they now? 11 Old Collegian Wins Young Achiever Award 11 Old Collegians in the Australian Defence Force 12 Old Collegian Holds Fundraising Recital 12 Old Collegians Cricket Match 12 SPC Students in Grease 13 Will Smith Facilitates Session at The Resilience Project 13 Reunions & Get Togethers 13 Wedding Notices 14 Obituary UPDATE FROM THE ARCHIVES 16 McManus Collection Croagh Patrick (Year 9 Campus) 251 Peel Street West Prospect, TAS 7250 Tel: (03) 6341 9999 Website: www.stpatricks.tas.edu.au Reminder: Unless you request it, the Patrician is no longer posted to you. The electronic copy is available on our College website under the Old Collegians section. S t Pat r i c k ’s C o l l e g e s t r e n g t h t h r o u g h f a i t h & k n o w l e d g e From t he Principal Dear Members of the St Patrick’s College Community…. Welcome to the Winter edition of the Patrician. I am very pleased to announce that St Patrick’s College has a new website and I encourage members of our broader community to Google St Patrick’s College, Launceston and log on to our new site. You will find a wealth of information about St Patrick’s College and regularly updated newsletters, calendars, current events, pastoral, sporting and curriculum news and photos. Old Collegians will want to visit the Old Collegians section to read news about old scholars or find out about up-coming reunions. We have completed Stage One of the website development and are open to your suggestions for further improvements into the future. I would also like to introduce Mrs Natasha Cruz, our Communications and Community Relations Officer. Natasha comes to us with a wealth of experience from the Canadian International School in Singapore. Natasha is responsible for updating the data-base of Old Collegians, initiating re-unions, communicating with our community through the website, Patrician and College Magazine as well as liaison with all media outlets. Natasha would be very happy to hear from Old Collegians and continue to build a network of communication between Old Collegians and St Patrick’s College. Faith Development Coordinator also connects us to the African experience, as he lived and worked at the Sinon school in Arusha for 12 months. Carrig-Karibu Immersion The intended outcomes described in the immersion preparation materials are: I am privileged to be able to participate in the Carrig-Karibu Immersion to East Africa, July 4th-19th, 2013. The immersion is organised by the Edmund Rice Foundation in Africa and was established to enable Australians to develop a relationship with African Brothers and their lay collaborators in their ministry to marginalised Africans, especially children and young people. St Patrick’s College has a long and close connection with the Edmund Rice Foundation and with the mission of the Christian Brothers in East Africa through Br Clem Barrett, previous Principal and our financial support of Edmund Rice Sinon School in Arusha, Tanzania. More recently our financial support from East Africa Day has been directed to other projects in Africa on a needs basis as determined by the foundation. Adrian Viney, our I see the immersion as an opportunity for personal growth and most particularly as an opportunity to continue to connect our St Patrick’s College community and the East African communities. I will be visiting and working within foundation projects in Nairobi, Kenya and Arusha, Tanzania. I look forward to catching up with Br Clem and with Br John Carrig, Deputy Principal of Rostrevor College when I was in Year 11, 1972. I passionately believe in the power of education to transform social conditions and create a fairer, more peaceful world. I hope to build our relationship and partnership with the foundation and encourage our school community to continue to give generously from a position of deeper understanding of the African perspective and our Catholic call to social justice and the common good. r An enhanced understanding of the issues affecting Africans, younger and older. r A fuller understanding that each human being on the planet has a responsibility for other human beings. r A feeling for the joy filled lives of Africans, especially those who live in the most desperate of circumstances. r Insight into how fortunate Australians are to be born into, and live in a first world country. I look forward to sharing the fruits of this immersion with our community on my return. Simon Cobiac Principal Students participate in Anzac Day Marches This is the first year Anzac Day has fallen in the middle of the school holidays. However, this did not deter a contingent of senior students from gathering and representing St Patrick’s College in Anzac Day marches in Launceston, Deloraine and Grindelwald. We joined many other students and the public in paying our respect and gratitude to the young men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice of their lives, or were injured whilst protecting Australia and our values during various armed conflicts. Pat r i c i a n - W I n t e r 2 0 1 3 1 College News Academic Awards for 2012 On Friday the 8th February 2013, we gathered together as a College community to recognise and celebrate the outstanding academic achievements of our current Senior School students in Year 12 and our immediate past students who graduated from St Patrick’s College in December 2012. The assembly was a special occasion where not only were our special guests recognised for their achievements, but the entire College community who gives of their best in all dimensions of College life could feel justly proud of what they had achieved and plan to achieve throughout 2013. From the 2012 College graduates a total of 114 students received an ATAR (university entrance score) and a further 40 students achieved extremely well in one or more Tasmanian Qualifications Level 3 (pre-tertiary) subjects. The Dux of the College for 2012, Joshua Illingworth, was also recognised statewide, as ranking in the top 100 best results in Tasmania. In 2012 the College again achieved excellent Year 12 results. A total of 22 students gained an ATAR score above 90 points, with another 14 students in the high 80’s. It was a pleasure to welcome the top 22 students back to our academic assembly to recognise their outstanding achievement in Years 11 & 12 whilst at the College. ACADEMIC MEDAL RECIPIENTS: 2 New Aquaculture Trade Training Centre One of the latest building developments at St Patrick’s College is the new Aquaculture Trade Training Centre. Located adjacent to the Croagh Patrick campus, the building was completed and handed over to the school on the 15th of March 2013. The $990,000 project was completed on budget, with the vast majority of funding provided by the Federal Government, under the Trade Training Scheme. Some features of the Trade Training Centre include a laboratory, hatchery tanks, workshop, classroom, aquaponics area and an office. Students began lessons on the 18th of March. The centre was designed with environmental sustainability in mind, and is currently the only centre in the North that caters to the growing interest among Year 10 students to pursue education in the aquaculture industry. As at 23 May 2013, College staff had the opportunity to tour the Aquaculture Trade Training Centre, which now has 4 aquariums stocked with a variety of fish. St Patrick's College would like to thank some of the key industry players who have helped transform our building into what we all hope will become a centre of excellence in Aquaculture teaching: Joshua Illingworth – 99.40 D’Zeffrey Bart – 94.80 Jeremy Robinson – 98.70 Michael Wilson – 94.50 Declan Cuschieri – 98.35 Danielle Payne – 94.30 Ashleigh McCoach – 97.80 Morgan Carlson – 94.20 Samantha Rose – 97.40 Katherine Luttrell – 93.50 Louise Kulinski – 96.60 Alexandra Doherty – 92.60 Georgia Nunn – 96.25 Tshepo Ngwenya – 92.30 Sarah Haworth – 95.70 Juleesa Smith – 92.30 Matt Jones - Seafood Training Tasmania Emily Lightfoot – 95.55 Luke Dickinson – 91.80 Tristan Gutteridge – 95.50 Ellen Strochnetter – 91.20 James Martini – 95.40 Hannah Kilpatrick – 90.60 Thank you as well to our members of staff, Maria Bassett, Tony Cullen, Phil Hollingsworth, Mario Amaya, Geoff Dodds and the maintenance team, for their vital support in this process. Brady Wagner - Tamar Marine Launceston Sean Slevec - Petuna Seafoods Cressy Mark Adams - AMC Aquaculture Centre David Wilson - Kyeema Seafoods Shane Willis - Coburg Aquarium Melbourne Ben Pope & Lindsay Hopper - Fresh by Design S t Pat r i c k ’s C o l l e g e s t r e n g t h t h r o u g h f a i t h & k n o w l e d g e College News Athletics Carnivals In an exciting finish to House competition for Term One the three annual SPC Athletics Carnivals were held on April 9, 11 and 16 at the College’s ovals. The students showed great support for their House, whether in the traditional track and field events or in the novelty events such as the tug-of-war and egg-and-spoon races. The novelty events, as well as the relays, were held on the main straight in front of the House groups which provided a lot of atmosphere. There were some very strong performances on the track and in the field which augurs well for a strong showing by the College athletics team later in the year. Congratulations to our two record-breakers, Jasmine Turner in the U/16 Girls Shot Put and Sam Alderson in the U/16 Boys Shot Put. A big thank you to the parents who volunteered, SPC staff and student helpers for helping the carnivals to run smoothly and a special mention to Brian James who helped set up for all three carnivals as well as being a marshal at the throwing events. SENIOR SCHOOL CARNIVAL CROAGH PATRICK CARNIVAL MIDDLE SCHOOL CARNIVAL PENNANTS PENNANTS PENNANTS U16 BOYS – TENISON U16 GIRLS – TENISON U17 BOYS – MACKILLOP U17 GIRLS – RICE OPEN BOYS – TENISON OPEN GIRLS – TENISON U15 BOYS – NAGLE U13 BOYS – NAGLE U15 GIRLS – NAGLE U13 GIRLS – MACKILLOP U14 BOYS – RICE OVERALL CROAGH PATRICK SHIELD U14 GIRLS – RICE 1ST – NAGLE 3955 OVERALL SENIOR SCHOOL SHIELD 2nd – MACKILLOP 3457 OVERALL MIDDLE SCHOOL SHIELD 3RD – TENISON 3379 1ST – RICE 1672.5 1ST – TENISON 5407.5 2ND – MACKILLOP 5107 3RD – RICE 4983 4TH – NAGLE 4699.5 4TH – RICE 3113 2ND – TENISON 1448.5 3RD – NAGLE 1385.5 4TH – MACKILLOP 1229 Pat r i c i a n - W I n t e r 2 0 1 3 3 College News College Ball The Senior College Ball was held on Saturday, 18 May 2013 at Albert Hall. The Hall was decorated to the theme of Parisienne with candles and images of the Eiffel Tower creating an exciting atmosphere. Students presented themselves in a mature, confident way and a marvellous evening was had by all. Congratulations to Mrs Viney, Dr Colman, and the Ball Committee for their outstanding preparation of Albert Hall and their service to the senior school students. 4 S t Pat r i c k ’s C o l l e g e s t r e n g t h t h r o u g h f a i t h & k n o w l e d g e College News College Production: West Side Story Nine Students Volunteer at John Glover Art Prize The John Glover Art Prize is an acquisitive award for artists who specialise in Tasmanian landscape painting and is held annually at the Falls Park Pavilion, Evandale during the long weekend in March. From the 3rd to the 6th of April 2013, St Patrick’s College Production of West Side Story was held at St Ailbe’s Hall in Margaret Street. It was an outstanding success, which received many comments from parents and the community. In a letter to Artistic Director, Mrs Leigh Tuppini and Assistant Director, Dr Julienne Colman, Alderman Danny Gibson wrote: “Last night I was privileged to attend the St Patrick’s College 2013 musical, West Side Story. It was a triumph. The stylistic production showcased the talents of students (Grades 7 - 12) with stunning solo moments, strong characterizations, effective choreography and a most committed and dedicated ensemble troupe of actors, singers and dancers (and technical support teams) all supported so well by passionate staff. The costumes were very, very strong, the lighting and staging wonderful and the actual transformation of the hall was mesmerizing. Whilst it is always dangerous to single out particular performers; I thought that the leads were all so very strong. The voices of Ben Goss (Tony) and Charlotte Page (Maria) – Wow! The “dream” scene and the use of the balcony were some of my favourite moments, as was “Tonight” and “America” and really, all of it! As I was watching again last evening, it really hit me as to how challenging the music actually is. You accomplished it.” Congratulations to all production staff and students involved in bringing to life this technically demanding musical. The winner of the award was announced on the Friday evening 8th March at the Cocktail function where patrons enjoyed finger foods and Tasmanian beverage varieties. The Rotary Club of Evandale manages the catering at this event and offers the St Patrick’s College Certificate II in Hospitality students the opportunity to attend a formal work placement. Nine students volunteered to work alongside a Rotary mentor and learned how to perform basic food and beverage service throughout the evening. Students were able to practice their interpersonal skills when approaching customers with their delicious food platters. Students were also able to practice their beverage service skills behind the bar. Thank you to the members of The Evandale Rotary Club and the hard working students who are outstanding members of our school community. Pat r i c i a n - W I n t e r 2 0 1 3 5 College News Heart Kids – Tassie Car and Bike Show One in 100 children are born with a heart condition and sadly six babies are born everyday with a heart condition in Australia. Childhood heart disease is the number one reason for child death in our country, with heart defects also being the most common reason for children being admitted to an intensive care ward. with this illness and to provide financial assistance for children to access cardiac treatment in Victoria, St Patrick’s College students Ashley (MM5) and Josh Smith (MM6) work extremely hard every year to organise the “Heartkids” fund raising event held at Josef Chromy Vineyard, Relbia. Members of the VET Hospitality Certificate II course also rallied together to donate their time on Sunday 24th February to providing visitor information, parking officials and food preparation. A number of St Patrick’s College students have required heart surgery, recovered and are now happy and healthy members of our school community. To provide on-going help to children Students Settle into New Vocation Training Courses 6 Thank you to Mrs Kylie Smith and the event mentors who provided our students with excellent work placement training and to the students for their generosity and kindness. Students at St Patrick’s College have settled into the new vocational training courses for 2013. The Polytechnic Bar Course students are learning how to prepare cocktails. The Hospitality students are learning how to prepare The VET Construction students have been food like Master Chefs. practising their wood joins. The Hair and Beauty students are learning the technique of nail art. The VET Coxswain students have been studying the “Elements of Shipboard Safety course” at the Australian Maritime College, where they have learned survival at sea and fire safety tactics. S t Pat r i c k ’s C o l l e g e s t r e n g t h t h r o u g h f a i t h & k n o w l e d g e College News Cricket tour to Victoria Touring with a sporting team is a very special experience. Our 1st XI cricketers had this opportunity from January 20th-25th. half-century from Nathan Parkin set up a competitive total. Regular wickets had us in a good position – until they scored 28 from the last two overs to snatch a tie! We spoke about what we would do differently if faced with that scenario again – plus we said that it shows it is possible to score that many runs quickly when seeing the ball and hitting it hard to the boundary is all that matters. So when we, too, needed 29 balls to win from the last 2 overs only 24 hours later, against St Kevin’s, it was hard to believe. 29 from 10 balls – we might have left our run too late. Luke Badham proceeded to hit the final 4 balls of the penultimate over for four. 13 off 6 became 9 off 3. We needed a 6 – Luke obliged. Jared Lewis deservedly hit the final ball for 4, for what can only be described as an amazing victory – to win the Wilding Shield. Brother Bill Wilding had watched the game and our acting captain Ryan Bird proudly accepted the prize from him (see photo). We had quite a tribe of parents and family members on tour – and nobody will ever forget this game. St Kevin’s went on to win the APS title in Melbourne, remaining undefeated in their roster. How fortunes changed after this game for both teams, as we only won two games in our SATIS roster! In our two-day game against St Patrick’s Ballarat we fought hard on day one to dismiss them for 280, taking the last 8 wickets for 106 runs. Shaughan Killalea built on a fine start to the tour with controlled swing bowling. Unfortunately we could not establish enough large partnerships, and despite Ben Fraser and Matthew Allen putting on 55 for the 8th wicket, we lost by 88 runs. The opportunity to: r Represent the College with pride and purpose. r Play on some striking school grounds. r Test ourselves against strong opponents – in pursuit of a shield and a cup. r Stay together and then live-in with billeting families; building relationships with old friends and new. Our two matches in Melbourne were thrillers, both decided on the final ball – the 600th ball of each game! Against Xavier an impressive Brother Breach (former Principal of our college, and whose cup we play for) turned 96 that week and I visited him at Nazareth House in Ballarat. He died only a few weeks later. Brother Bill Wilding concluded the eulogy with the following words: “He has been a star for us – a loved mentor. It has been promised that he will shine like a star for all eternity. We honour and give thanks for the life of a wise and loving man who followed his call faithfully, who advocated a passion for life and a commitment to the values of the gospel. His life dedicated to following Jesus in the way of Edmund Rice has been a guiding light for all of us. May he rest in peace.” By: Luke McCormack, Head of Croagh Patrick St Patrick’s Day Cup Shortly after the St Patrick’s Day Mass, the whole college community gathered and engaged in friendly rivalry, in the St Patrick’s Day cup activities. Organised by Mr Craig Boon and supported by Ms Nicole Radin, Ms Cath McQuie, House Heads, tutors and senior students, the day saw a host of competitions and activities, with Tenison House winning the Cup and Rice House winning the Academic Shield. Pat r i c i a n - W I n t e r 2 0 1 3 7 College News SATIS Swim Championships On the 19th March in Hobart, the St Patrick’s College swim team competed in the SATIS Swim Championships. All SPC students are to be congratulated on both their ability to swim well, and their sportsmanship. As a College we were fortunate enough to secure both the very highly sought after Junior Girls and Overall Girls Trophies. We also finished runner up in the Junior Co-ed Shield. We congratulate the following swimmers who were SATIS Champions. Ariarne Titmus Girls 13/U Breastroke Jessica Hardstaff Girls 15/U Breastroke and Backstroke Boys 15/U Freestyle Relay Lachlan Dennis, Luke Heathcote, Luke Tucker and James Baker. Girls 16/U Freestyle Relay – these girls also broke the SATIS Record. Jessica Hardstaff, Mikayla Smith, Zoephia Kaminski and Nicole Murraylee. On Tuesday 26th we had our break up Breakfast at Cube Aqua. We used this opportunity to acknowledge our Age Champions. Under 13 Boys Under 14 Boys Under 15 Boys Under 16 Boys Open Boys Under 13 Girls Under 14 Girls Under 15 Girls Under 16 Girls Open Girls Joeseph Cockburn Ethann Best Luke Heathcote Joshua Bailey Daniel Britton Ariarne Titmus Morgan Stephenson Scott Maddison Burr Jessica Hardstaff Morgen Hawkins and Hannah Bollard We also announced the following Awards. SPC WHAT Daniel Britton Excellence Jessica Hardstaff Commitment Morgen Hawkins Well done to all swimmers on a successful season. NEW COLLEGE WEBSITE St Patrick’s College has a new website. Please visit www.stpatricks.tas.edu.au and click on the Collegians link to view the most current updates within the community of Old Collegians. St Patrick’s Day Mass The annual St Patrick’s Day was celebrated in advance of the Sunday feast day, on Friday, 15 March 2013 at the Nano Nagle Gym. As one of the hallmark events in the school year, the College celebrated its identity as St Patrick’s College and also as a catholic community in the traditions of Edmund Rice, Nano Nagle, Mary McKillop and Julian Tenison Woods. The Eucharist celebration was presided over by Fr Mark Freeman, and the priests of the Launceston and District parishes. The college captains also made their first speeches at the mass. Ruby Wood spoke eloquently about the importance of community and her growth as a person encouraged by Fr Richard Ross, while James Whiteley reflected on his time at St Patrick’s College, acknowledging his growth in the process. The ceremony concluded with the installation of Year 12’s as student leaders of the College community and the Student Executives of College Captains, House and Community Captains. 8 S t Pat r i c k ’s C o l l e g e s t r e n g t h t h r o u g h f a i t h & k n o w l e d g e College News New Staff at SPC In February 2013, St Patrick’s College welcomed new members of teaching and non-teaching staff: TEACHING STAFF: NON TEACHING STAFF: Middle School (Years 7 & 8): Mr James McGoran Mrs. Deborah Cottle Mr Craig Boon Miss Caitlin Siejka Mrs Rachael Kedey Miss Gemma O’Halloran Miss Casey Gee-Mackrill Ms Akari Koyama Miss Megan Brown Croagh Patrick (Year 9): Mr Gilbert Viney Two Year 10 Students Win Award at Agfest Miss Emma Jenkins Mrs Susan Dowsett Senior School (Years 10 to 12): Miss Natasha Cruz Early in Term 1, Dairy Australia contacted St Patrick’s College to see if it would be interested in participating in their “Camembert in the Classroom” module, to show students that the dairy industry has a place in “real life”. Mr. Peter Stanley Year 9 students were selected to share in a cheese-making day at Croagh Patrick. This involved an introduction to the hygiene involved with dairy production, the chemistry and biology involved in cheese making, and the practical approach in making our own camembert. Miss Amelia Clark We also welcomed back Mrs Filomena Bovino, Mr Paul Smith, Mrs Rebecca Seward Linger, Mrs Gina Slevec and Mr Darryl Tuppen from significant periods of leave. It was a successful day so it was offered to the Introduction to Chemistry Grade 10 class. As a condition of participating in this module, St Patrick’s College was required to enter their cheese into a competition that was judged at Agfest On Friday, 3 May 2013, approximately 20 students went to Agfest to attend the cheese judging performed by Russell Smith, the Deputy Chief Judge of the Australian Dairy Awards. After the cheeses were cut, tasted and deliberated over, St Patrick’s College was announced the winner, with Riley Hodgson and Thomas McKay producing the winning cheese. Top row: Amelia Clark, Emma Jenkins, Deborah Cottle, Craig Boon Bottom Row: Casey Gee-Mackrill, Akari Koyama, Caitlin Siejka, Gemma O’Halloran The boys have won $500 for the school and the prestige of producing the best camembert out of all the participating schools statewide. Baby Watch Megan Brown Susan Dowsett Rachael Kedey Congratulations to Mrs Shayne Russell and her husband, Rory, on the birth of Quinn Michael, a brother to Connor. All are managing well. James McGoran Gilbert Viney Pat r i c i a n - W I n t e r 2 0 1 3 9 Old Collegians Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania Amy Soule Design (Architecture). What are you doing? Currently I am at the University of Tasmania, studying a Bachelor of Environmental Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania What are you doing? I am studying at the University of Tasmania at the Launceston ch Campus. I am Ashleigh McCoa doing a Bachelor of Science/Law degree which will take five years. Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania What are you doing? Currently working for the Commonwealth Bank call centre as a on customer service Callum Dys representative, part time banker full time slayer! Where are you now? Melbourne, Victoria What are you doing? Gap year - Working alongside the Exodus community in the Olympic Village tter at Heidelberg Ellen Strochne West. Mostly I’m travelling the country facilitating the Remar program with the Remar Ministry Team along with getting to know many inspiring Marist Brothers at our office at the Marist Centre Melbourne. Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania Cam Lendvay What are you doing? After college finished I was accepted into UTAS but decided to take a gap year, next Kayla Davey year I will be going to UTAS to study Bachelor of Arts. 10 tt Kiandra Tricke What are you doing? Monash University, Clayton campus and studying medicine! In the e week after Easter Danielle Payn I’ll be doing my first placement at a hospital to practice taking medical histories and interviewing patients. Where are you now? Hobart, Tasmania What are you doing? I’m currently studying medicine at UTAS and i er enjoying the Declan Cuschi challenge. I’m also hoping to travel at some stage during this year. Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania What are you doing? Tafe Certificate III in Business in Launceston. What are you doing? Studying a Bachelor of Health Science at UTAS. What are you doing? Studying a Bachelor’s Degree in Science at UTAS. Georgia Axton What are you doing? Currently working for TC Turf, which is a Joshua Searle small landscaping company. On June the 17th 2013, I leave for the Australian Navy as an Electronics Technician. Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania Where are you now? Melbourne, Victoria Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania. Moving to Melbourne in June 2013. What are you doing? Gap Year Max Connell What are you doing? I'm an apprentice Boilermaker/ Welder at Crisp Bros/Haywards. Emily Collins Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania Joey Cullen Where are they now? Jack Murphy Where are you now? Melbourne, Victoria What are you doing? I am dancing at a full time academy in Melbourne, Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Kareen Duffy Dance, to obtain my Certificate IV in Dance and a diploma in the performing arts area. Where are you now? Melbourne, Victoria Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania What are you doing? Studying at Monash University, Bachelor of Journalism and eventually double degree in politics. What are you doing? I’m studying my cert 4 in fitness/ personal training at the Australian Institute of Personal Trainers. en Lachlan Marsd Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania What are you doing? Bachelor of Primary Education at UTAS. Katelyn Taylor Where are you now? Marlow, Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom What are you doing? Currently working abroad at an outdoor activities centre titled Longridge, Marlie Lukic teaching rockclimbing and various other activities. Interesting experiences are limited, however, I’m currently organising a trip to Spain to partake in the running of the bull’s festival. Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania What are you doing? TAFE Certificate 2 in Information, Digital Media and Technology. Soon to be Certificate 3. What are you doing? Currently studying at the polytechnic doing hospitality and looking for work in the hospitality industry. What are you doing? Bachelor of Exercise Science at UTAS. What are you doing? I’m taking a gap year, working in retail and meeting heaps of interesting people. say Monique Lind s Nicholas Grove Olivia Coleman S t Pat r i c k ’s C o l l e g e s t r e n g t h t h r o u g h f a i t h & k n o w l e d g e Old Collegians Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania Where are you now? Tasmania What are you doing? Diploma of Library and Information Services at TAFE. Olivia Watson Paige Barry personal trainer course! Where are you now? Prospect, Tasmania Sarah Morgan Thomas Johns What are you doing? Gap year. Working full time at Relax Cafe and work at Jailhouse Grill a few nights a week. What are you doing? Currently working full time and saving money for a end of year trip to Malaysia and Thailand then after my gap year doing a Where are you now? Gold Coast, Queensland What are you doing? Studying social welfare at Southern Cross University. Pape Kamara Where are you now? Melbourne, Victoria What are you doing? I am currently studying Primary Education at ACU and have been keeping Sean Prien myself busy with Edmund Rice Camps here in Victoria. Simon McGuire Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania What are you doing? I am studying Journalism at the UTAS Sandy Bay campus in Hobart. What are you doing? Bachelor of performing arts, travelled to America. Where are you now? Geelong, Victoria Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania What are you doing? Just commenced a full time position at the Black Cow Bistro. What are you doing? Bachelor of Vision Science mastering in Optometry at Deakin University, Waurn Ponds. What are you doing? Associates Degree of Education at University of Tasmania, Launceston Campus. Old Collegian wins Young Achiever Award Fernando do Campo, who graduated from St Patrick’s College in 2004, has been awarded the 2013 Young Achiever Award for the Arts at a ceremony in Hobart on 6 April 2013. The award is part of a diverse suite of Young Achiever Awards, which aims to acknowledge, encourage and most importantly promote the positive achievements of young Tasmanians up to 28 years of age. On top of winning this prestigious award, Fernando hosted an exhibition entitled Onomatopoeia at the UTAS Academy Gallery in Inveresk for the whole month of February. He also has taken up the opportunity to be an artist in residence through BMUKK in Vienna, Austria. A link to the full feature story can be found under the Collegians Section of the College website, at www.stpatricks.tas.edu.au. COLLEGE REUNIONS: The College Development Office can help with promotion of your upcoming events; we can also provide tours, memorabilia, names and addresses. If you would like to organize and publicise your event, please get in touch with Natasha Cruz, at [email protected] g Zhu-Qing Wan What are you doing? I had the intentions of moving to Victoria to pursue a career n with the police Samuel Lawso in homicide investigations. However, this has been delayed due to a major car accident in the south. I am still recovering from multiple injuries which include, but are not limited to, a broken wrist. Where are you now? Hobart, Tasmania Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania dge Tristan Gutteri Where are you now? Launceston, Tasmania g Stephanie Kin Lisa Batchler and Melanie Verho: Commanding Officers with Australian Defence Force Lisa Batchler and Melanie Verho were awarded Defence Scholarships in their final year at St Patrick's College and went on to complete their degrees at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra. Lisa is currently the Commanding Officer of HMAS Harman in Canberra and Melanie Commanding Officer of HMAS Bathurst, a Naval Patrol vessel operating out of Darwin. Former St Patrick's College students, Naval Commanders Lisa Batchler and Melanie Verho, pictured with parents, Jan and David Batchler at the Battle Class Naval Reunion in Canberra. Pat r i c i a n - W I n t e r 2 0 1 3 11 Old Collegians Old Collegian Holds Fundraising Recital on 26 July 2013 Nicholas Tolputt is an ex-collegian currently studying a Bachelor of Music at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. During his time with the college he was Drama Captain, Community Captain and President of the Youth Drama Club. Since graduating in 2008, Nicholas has been fortunate enough to attend Master classes at the Conservatorium with some amazing international guest artists such as Dame Kiri te Kanawa and Andreas Scholl. In 2012, he became one of the few, very lucky recipients of the Dorothy N. Glover Memorial Music Trust Scholarship. This award is for the purpose of overseas postgraduate musical education. With these generous funds Nicholas hopes to attend the prestigious Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland to study with his vocal mentor, countertenor Andreas Scholl. However, the fees associated with such high aspirations are substantial. To further help with this dream, Nicholas will be holding a fundraising recital on the 26th of July at Holy Trinity Church. All funds from this concert will go towards his future musical education. His vocal type, countertenor, is the single rarest vocal category in the world and for anyone even slightly interested in Classical music, it is not to be missed. Also featured in the concert will be Melbourne based violinist Emma Martin, ex-Oz Opera accompanist Amanda Caletti, and outstanding tenor Benjamin Martin. Tickets available from Barratt’s Music in George Street. O C C M St Patrick’s College Oval SPC 1ST X1 (2014) V. SPC OLD COLLEGIANS (PAST CAPTAINS) MONDAY 27TH JANUARY 2014 10.00AM START 50 OVERS Lunch Supplied / BBQ afterwards Could past captains please confirm their availability by contacting Luke McCormack at: [email protected] or 0400 042 256 Congratulations to all past & present St Patrick's College students involved in this fantastic production held at the Princess Theatre from 15 - 23 March. What: Nicholas Tolputt in Recital When: 26th of July at 8:00pm Where: Holy Trinity Church (Corner of Cameron and George Streets) How much: $50 (Wine, program and canapes included) samantha chapman, Amelia Bird, Amber flaherty, isabelle grossmith, sophie fenton ('10), Nathan Fontyn, justin hood ('10), Grady Lynch, John morgan, madeleine page, elise phillips, danny gibson ('01), Natalie Reid (Staff), Fiona Mowat (Staff) 12 S t Pat r i c k ’s C o l l e g e s t r e n g t h t h r o u g h f a i t h & k n o w l e d g e Old Collegians Wedding Notices: 25 YEAR REUNION GRADE 10 LEAVERS OF 1988 VENUE: Exeter Bakery in the City George Street, Launceston (Next door to Barratt’s Music) DATE: 21st September 2013 TIME: 7:30pm Jason Spradbury (2005) & Jodie Smith (2006) – Jason and Jodie were married on 10 November 2012 at the St Patrick’s College Chapel. James Gutteridge (2005) & Natasha Cruz – James and Natasha were married in Manila, Philippines on 30 December 2012. Mark Baker & Amy Spradbury (2007) – Mark and Amy were married by Fr Richard Ross at the Church of Apostles. Ewan O’Toole & Abbie Hollingsworth (2001) – Ewan and Abbie were married on 5 January 2013 at Tam O Shanter Bay, and celebrated their reception at Bay of Fires Winery. Scott Bowman & Alecia Pearce (2005) – Scott and Alecia were married in Breakas Beach in Vanuatu on 27 April 2013. DRESS: Neat Casual COST: $25.00 per person – Finger Food Alcohol Available – No BYO RSVP: 15th August 2013 For booking and payment please contact Natasha Cruz at St Patrick’s College on [email protected] or P: 03 6341 9988 Old Collegian facilitates session on The Resilience Project Amy Spradbury & Mark Baker James Gutteridge & Natasha Cruz Amy Spradbury Bridesmaids Jason Spradbury & Jodie Smith Scott Bowman & Alecia Pearce Ewan O’Toole & Abbie Hollingsworth OLD COLLEGIANS FROM 1983 30 YEARS ON … GET TOGETHER! Calling all St Patrick’s College Old Collegians from Year 12 in 1983 – or if you left after Year 11 in 1982, Year 10 in 1981 ... There are a number of us planning to meet at the Boxing Day Ashes Test in Melbourne this year and we would like to open this up to anyone else who can make it. On Thursday, 23 May 2013, the Year 8 students participated in The Resilience Project. The aim of the of the day was to foster a sense of connection, build self esteem and help students develop an understanding that challenges in the context of learning are as valuable as success. We were privileged to have former school captain, Will Smith, pay us a visit and facilitate a session in this project. Will was a former College Captain and now the Executive Director of Built2Lead, a youth leadership organisation aimed at developing the potential of youth in today’s society. He facilitated sessions based on: what some common stereotypes are and how we can break these barriers; believing in yourself; and finding reasons to be grateful. At this stage we have John Smithies, Rob Webster, Kev Wade, Dick Wilson, Ivano Del Pio, Christopher John Gunton, and Luke McCormack ready to watch a bit of cricket … and we would love as many as possible to be there. Some are intending to watch the match for multiple days, however our ‘official’ day to sit together and go out for a meal that night will be: FRIDAY 27TH DECEMBER (DAY 2 OF THE TEST) Please contact Luke if you are able to be there, or are at least thinking about it: [email protected] or 0400 042 256 Pat r i c i a n - W I n t e r 2 0 1 3 13 Old Collegians OBITUARY: Brother Herbert Theodore Breach His novitiate and training completed, he crossed the Tasman in early 1939 just before the outbreak of WWII and began his great teaching career in Dunedin. There arrived one morning call-up papers for the NZ Conscription Board, but teaching was deemed an essential service, so his war service was commuted to rolling bandages 2 nights a week. He taught large classes all day and undertook university courses in the evening. With his typical persistence he graduated with majors in French and History. He brought an energy and interest to his classes with frequent excursions and a variety of activity. Boys were dying to get into his classes. Former St Patrick’s College Headmaster, Brother Herbert Theodore Breach passed away on Saturday, 16 February at the age of 96 in Nazareth House, Ballarat. In a eulogy of Brother Breach, Brother Bill Wilding shared with the following words: "We have associated his name for so long, almost 40 years, with Ballarat, that it is easy to forget that there were another 56 years to this long, rich and generous life. He is remembered with affection and gratitude by so many across a wide span of geography. Herbert Patrick was born 22 January 1917 to Herbert and Lillian who were both born in 1893 – the same year that St Patrick’s College opened. There were also 3 sisters, Marjorie and Peg both deceased, and Hilda. They lived in Windsor and later Prahran. Herb senior was an accounts clerk with the Angliss Meat Works. But the Great Depression took a devastating toll on so many families in the 1920s & 30s and the Breach family suffered considerably when Herb lost his job. Young Herb began his education at the Presentation Sisters primary school in Prahran and later moved to the Brothers at CBC St Kilda. His natural keenness lead him to success at school, sport and seeking a direction in life. It also spilled over to a commitment to the St Kilda Football Club. In December 1931 he took the train from Melbourne to Sydney to continue his secondary education at the Brothers’ training college at Strathfield. He thrived with the opportunities given there. Sport was his love and cricket his specialty. Stan McCabe, Australian cricketing legend, visited Strathfield on one occasion and saw Herb in action and was most impressed by his prowess, described by some as – awesome. He was certainly the great wicket keeper of the Brothers and excelled in holiday games at Apollo Bay where he lead the Brothers’ team from behind the stumps against the local team well into his 50s. Herb proved to be good student and completed a distinguished matriculation pass with first honours in history. 14 After 6 years he returned to Australia, made his final vows as a Christian Brother and was posted to a series of one year appointments - Wollongong, Goulburn, Burwood & Lewisham (all in NSW) and North Melbourne. His ability to quickly assume control of a teaching situation was obviously highly valued. Herb, now called Theodore or Theo by the Brothers, was called back across the Tasman in 1953 – to St Kevin’s Oamaru for a year, then to St Peter’s Auckland for 6 – both were schools with big sporting programs. He taught, coached and still managed to complete an MA in classics. Yesterday the HM of St Peter’s wrote - Theo Breach was a legend at St Peters….in fact the old boys brought him over to Auckland for the 50th Anniversary in 1989. St Kevin’s Toorak had just been admitted to the Public Schools association – and obviously needed Theo’s expertise - he spent 5 years where he is still remembered for his dynamic coaching, especially of hurdles. In 1964 – he was appointed HM of St Patrick’s College Launceston – he was a powerful influence of that era of growth for the College – encouraging boys to go beyond the local practice and to continue their studies, to become involved in working for the underprivileged and to do their best at everything including sport. Story – a teacher observed a boy missing from his class whom he'd seen earlier –“Where is Jones?”. Pupil –“Sir, he is on the oval practising hurdles”. “What – I will tell the HM”. “Sir, the HM is coaching him”. When Tasmania was invited into the Sheffield Shield – 4 of the 12 members of the team were Theo’s old boys. His enthusiasm and humanity left its mark in Launceston. A year of relative rest at St Kilda – his fame came with hurdles practice in the yard before school – the very many spectators each morning picked up something of the means to succeed – correct technique and practice, practice, practice. Then to St Joseph’s Geelong – as HM for 3 years - Former students speak fondly of him as a person and leader Then to SPC Ballarat – where he gave such wonderful service from 1974 until 2005 apart from 3 years as Leader the Brothers aged community at Parkville. S t Pat r i c k ’s C o l l e g e s t r e n g t h t h r o u g h f a i t h & k n o w l e d g e Old Collegians Most us know him from his time here at St Patrick’s. so often exalting the accomplishments of others. He came as Senior French Master, also teaching Religious Education and English, and coach of the First XI cricket team. But he also looked after boarders in McCunnie House, led the St Vincent de Paul conference and produced the College annual magazine for some years. In his very full life, Herb managed to spend considerable time with his broad family circle. He related well to family members of all ages and always had a kind and relevant word for the younger generation. Somewhere along the line he had learned some magic conjuring tricks and with these he attempted to bring merriment to a group especially of the young. But he had a small repertoire and these tricks didn’t always work. This only added to the merriment. Alongside all of this he also cultivated the College’s annual Purton Oratory competition and today junior students compete for the Br H.T. Breach Oratory Cup. Theo was a daily visitor to the tuckshop showing appreciation to the ladies serving there and spreading his good cheer. He later began a hockey team and coached this for some years. The cricket trips that he initiated to St Patrick’s Launceston and elsewhere were hugely popular and certainly lifted the standard of cricket and social exchange. In the midst of this he completed another Master’s degree, this time in education. HM Dr Peter Casey wrote - Br Breach will be remembered by many former staff and students as one of the most influential and popular Christian Brothers to have served at St Patrick’s College. The hoarding of the Ballarat Courier stated – St Pat’s mourns loved mentor. I was privileged in my period here, to gain an insight into his ways – and later when in Launceston and at St Kevin’s to hear stories of this legendary figure. Theo so impressed with his enthusiasm, his ability to engage boys, the energy he brought to everything & the encouragement he gave to others. Theo was indeed a legend for his; t Teaching and sporting record – in many schools of Australasia t leadership of SPC Launceston and SJC Geelong t 30 years at SPC Ballarat - legend like unto Br Bill O’Malley t Enthusiasm, energy, buoyant & vibrant approach t brilliant coaching of hurdles, cricket, hockey – he reached and brought boys out of themselves & gave so many self–confidence and belief; he saw talent & potential where others didn’t. And in retirement he didn’t stop: he observed the weakness in SPC athletics - Shot Put – t At lunchtimes he would gather a group at the far side of the oval; when the walk was too much for him, he sought a lift t At the Combined Schools competition – 10 Events of Shot Put– SPC gained 9 1sts and a second t His Secret: Enthusiasm and encouragement, technique and Practice Herb/Theo was essentially a man involved with people. He had a wide range of friends as evidenced by the volume of Christmas and birthday mail that he received. He was often doing acts of kindness for people. Paul Tobias - Principal SJC. Over the past 13 years he has often written to me incredibly affirming messages of encouragement, as a former principal himself, it was obvious he had an enormous love of the school. He enjoyed reading school publications and often wrote to comment on them. From a distance he provided me with great encouragement, which I will miss. Beyond school he was active in the Ballarat Historical Society and wrote monograms on historical figures. He hosted a prayer group at the College and later at Nazareth House. There he took an active part in concerts, playing the part of a student in “Yes, What” and Jeeves the Butler in another production. His sense of humour was always active. Last Month Luke McCormack coach of the SPC Launceston cricket team visited him - It was just for 15 min, but it was lovely to see him. It was 2 days after his birthday and when I said that I only saw him every second year now, and that he would be 98 next time; he looked up with a glint in his eye and said ‘And the time after that, a century’. This year was the first time that he did not make it to the ground during our match for the HT Breach Cup. A year ago, there was a celebration here at the College organised by the Brothers' community to honour the 80th anniversary since he had left home to train for the Brothers. He was deservedly honoured by the words then of Bishop Peter Connors, Fr Peter Hudson and some Brothers. His speech in reply was gracious and showed his deep appreciation of everything that was being done for him by many carers, supporters and well-wishers. He died peacefully in the care of Nazareth House. He has been a star for us – a loved mentor. It has been promised that he will shine like a star for all eternity. We honour and give thanks for the life of a wise and loving man who followed his call faithfully, who advocated a passion for life and a commitment to the values of the gospel. His life dedicated to following Jesus in the way of Edmund Rice has been a guiding light for all of us. These have been the marks of Theo’s life in all aspects of living. May he rest in peace." There was a fire within – it was focused, disciplined and dedicated But occasionally sparks would surface – often over a slight misunderstanding - it would very soon be forgotten – he never held a grudge, nor was he heard to criticise others. On the contrary, he was Bill Wilding cfc 21 February 2013 Pat r i c i a n - W I n t e r 2 0 1 3 15 From t he Archives McManus Donation Earlier this year we received a “treasure trove” of miscellanea from Br Sean McManus that was collected over the years by the McManus family. The McManus family have a long association with St Patrick’s College, both at the Preparatory College in York Street and the Prospect site. Peter and Mary McManus were both active members of the school community. The collection is wide ranging, and spans the length of time that the McManus brothers, Sean (SPC: 1966-1971) Peter (SPC: 1968-1973), Kieran (SPC: 1969-1974), Brendan (SPC: 19721977) and Patrick (SPC: 1975-1980) were students at SPPC and SPC. The collection consists of various newsletters, books, sports programmes, speech night programmes, annual concert programmes, newspaper clippings … and a couple of interesting photographs: The photographs were taken during the school holidays of 1972. The first, taken 23rd December, 5pm, shows a large hole in the brickwork on the western side of the Chapel with Mr Leon Kolka standing on a scaffolding set-up while his son Stan Kolka (SPC: 1967-1972) assists from the ground level. about the P&F Association’s activities, drama successes, debating results, details about the newly formed Old Boys’ Association … and more! The editor of this edition was R. Foley; assistant editors were D. Luck and R. Veldhuis. Was this the first “The Patrician”? Was this the only “The Patrician”? Did it continue? … and if so, for how long? Do you have a copy that you would be willing to lend to SPC Archives so that we can digitise it? Lastly from the collection, a list of 15 St Patrick’s Preparatory College expectations for “Code of Conduct” probably from the late 1960’s or early 1970’s – some of the expectations have survived the test of time … some have not! Enjoy. Contact: Liz Woodworth SPC Archives Phone: 6341 9820 (Wednesday) E-mail: [email protected] The second, taken 24th December, 3pm, shows the completed scaffolding and tarp covering the hole … the comment on the reverse of this indicates that the window was tied with wire to the scaffolding … I somehow don’t think this would be “common practice” today! I was intrigued about these two photographs, and approached Patrick McManus, to see if he could remember what had happened. Patrick recollected that there was a strong windstorm and they noticed that a portion of the western wall of the Chapel was swaying in and out until the bricks fell inwards. He commented that it was very lucky that it happened during the school holidays. My second item for this edition and also from the McManus collection is a newsletter from 1966. Interesting, because it is titled “The Patrician” … I don’t know if this is the ‘first’ for St Patrick’s College? It was produced by the students, sold for 10c to families and includes notices, sporting triumphs, appeals, academic results, information about staff changes, information 16 S t Pat r i c k ’s C o l l e g e s t r e n g t h t h r o u g h f a i t h & k n o w l e d g e Pat r i c i a n - W I n t e r 2 0 1 3 17 Dear Old Collegian I hope you enjoy reading the Patrician. Don’t forget the Patrician will be available online through the St Patrick’s College website. It is very user friendly and the quality is good. If you need to you can easily print off your own hard copy. Instructions for reading the Patrician: 1 Go to our website: www.stpatricks.tas.edu.au 2 Click on 'The Patrician' located under the 'Collegians' tab 3 Enjoy! Please let us know how you would like to receive future copies of the Patrician by filling in the following section and returning it to us at the following address: PO Box 401, Prospect 7250 Name: ............................................................................................ Address: ...................................................................................... ........................................................................................................... Please email me a copy of the Patrician Please send me out a hard copy of the Patrician Year left College: ................................................................ I will download my own copy of the Patrician from the website Email: ............................................................................................. No thanks, I don’t want to receive the Patrician Please feel free to contact me with photo’s and any information you would like to share with fellow Old Collegians. My contact email address is: [email protected] 18 S t Pat r i c k ’s C o l l e g e s t r e n g t h t h r o u g h f a i t h & k n o w l e d g e
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