By Mr Tony Daley, Principal

Last week I had the privilege of opening and attending the College Art Show.  While I attest the invitation did not come because of my artistic ability, I certainly appreciated the level of artistic talent of our students and how what they produced tells a story. Sometimes it's deep and reflective, while other times it can simply make you feel good or stimulate a reaction.

Every year I have been amazed by the standard and class of the artwork produced. We are so lucky to have teachers who are exceptional artists in their own right. They develop the student's technical skills, while at the same time ensuring their creativity is nurtured to the highest order.

On Friday 11 November, we commemorated Remembrance Day with a Ceremony to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty, and placed crosses at the front of the College as a visual reminder of the sacrifices made.  We continue to be grateful and thankful to live in a country blessed with peaceful times.

The Year 9 students have recently participated in a Rite Journey 24-hour solitude camping experience under the supervision of their Rite Journey teacher. Research has shown that there are many positives to be gained by teenagers having this opportunity, including a time of personal growth, the peacefulness of a solo experience being healthy, healing and rejuvenating, taking a break from the fast pace of life, unplugging from the digital world and being present. We can all benefit from silence and solitude from time to time.

God Bless.

Congratulations to Jorjah Bailey (Year 11), who has been recognised at The Examiner and Woolworths Junior Sports Awards last week and named Athlete of The Year!

Ava Walker competed in the Marcus Oldham Australian Interschools Championships in September. These competitions bring together the best of school-age riders from all states and territories to compete in their chosen equestrian sport. Ava campaigned two horses over three days in showjumping with great results! In the individual competitions, Ava placed 6th in the 110cm and 8th in the 120cm championship on her horse ConBrio. Congratulations, Ava! 

This coming week sees Ryan Springer (Year 9) and Shelby Steward (Year 10) compete in the 2022 AusCycling BMX Racing National Championship in Launceston. One thousand riders from all over Australia will compete in this event. The 2022 Nationals will be the first time since 2002 that the nation’s premier annual domestic event will be held in Tasmania and the first time in the 26-year history of the event that the Nationals will take place in Launceston. Best of luck to Ryan and Shelby!

COLLEGE CLOSING DATE 2022

The College Front Office will be closed for the Christmas/Holiday period starting at 4:30pm on Thursday 15 December and reopens on Monday 16 January 2023 at 8:00am

Has your child successfully completed an external music exam in the past 12 months? If so, please contact music@stpatricks.tas.edu.au with the details.

This information is collected annually by the College.

The College’s JB Hi-Fi learning device ordering portal is now open. 

Information relating to the portal can be found in the BYOD Parent’s Toolkit 2022/23. The toolkit contains information regarding payment options, delivery, warranty and repair (making a claim), incidental damage and more.

Please see page 4 for ordering information, including the College’s school code.

This year we encourage parents to order early to avoid disappointment. 

While there is pre-ordered stock, once this runs out, delays are anticipated. Please also note that all pricing is subject to change and will be updated on the portal when required as well as stock lead times and ETAs.

Whatever BYOD questions you may have – or help you may need – the JB Hi-Fi Education Customer Service Team is available to assist you six days a week:

Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 6:00pm AEST
Saturday, 10:00am to 12:00pm AEST

Web: https://www.jbeducation.com.au/byod/ 
Call: 1300 730 548
Email: byodsupport@jbhifi.com.au

By Mr Cameron Ivory, Head of Learning – Creative Arts

Term 4 is always a busy time in the Creative Arts when we see the culminating performances and displays of all our students. 

Our Senior Drama and Theatre Performance exams were on Saturday 22 October and then the next night, Senior Dance put on a great night with a preview of their exam pieces, which took place that Tuesday. There were some compelling and emotive performances during both evenings and some fantastic ensemble and solo work. During that same week, our Music students performed for their exams on campus and at the Annexe Theatre. On Thursday 3 November, we celebrated the hard work of all our Senior Visual Art students with the opening of their end-of-year Art Exhibition. This event is an opportunity to celebrate our senior students' work in all the Creative Arts. Attendees were again treated to a vast array of artworks exploring ideas such as identity, the environment, abstraction and the human psyche with photography, painting and sculpture being the dominant mediums used by students this year. Our Principal, Mr Tony Daley, spoke on the night, followed by this year's Art Captain, Charlotte Worsley. I would like to thank everyone who joined us to celebrate those who have worked so hard to make these events a wonderful success. 

The Croagh Patrick Art Show was held on Friday 11 November, where the work of our Year 9 students was exhibited. 

A notable feature of the evening was that attendees were able to bid to purchase pieces, with all proceeds going to the Vinnies Soup Van. Thank you to Mrs Jill Crawford for all her time and hard work in making this event successful. This week, our Year 9 performance arts presented their final pieces for assessment with the Year 9 Open Windows evening. 

Next Tuesday, we look forward to seeing the creative stage works devised by our Years 7 and 8 students for the Middle School PArts evening. 

Again, a huge thank you to everyone involved and congratulations to all our students. 

Congratulations Charlotte Hutton

Last week Charlotte got the exciting news that she has been selected to attend next year's National Gallery of Australia Summer Scholarship from 15-23 January. This scholarship is designed to give young people a behind-the-scenes look into the National Gallery and an insight into the many careers revolving around the Visual Arts – artist, conservator, curator, designer, educator, publisher... the list goes on. Two Year 11 students from each state and territory are selected to participate in an all-expenses-paid week in Canberra and entry to exhibitions and workshops at the NGA. Charlotte had to develop a creative response to the work Giraaru Galing Gaanhagirri, 2022, by Joel Bray of Wiradjuri Country. She then had to write a 500-word statement outlining how her work responded to Bray's work. Congratulations, Charlotte, and enjoy this amazing experience. 

The College will be transitioning to using the Casio Classpad II (fx-CP400) for all TASC Level 3 and 4 Mathematics subjects from 2023.

Students who have previously purchased the TiNspire graphics calculator will still be able to continue to use this in their chosen Mathematics course for the next two years. If you have not yet purchased a graphics calculator for your child, it is encouraged that you purchase the Casio Classpad as per the 2023 College booklist.

Students were lucky enough to be paid a visit from Jack Maclaine, a Hobart-based producer and member of the duo Sumner. Sumner has reached national recognition and receives main rotation on popular music stations such as Triple J.

Jack worked with students from Years 8 to 10 on Music Technology projects and this was an invaluable learning experience for these students.

We look forward to seeing Jack back next year for more creative goodness!

Reminder to the Class of 2022:- If you have not yet provided us with your post Year 12 plans, could you please complete the Year 12 2022, Post School Options form.

It is a Government requirement for schools and colleges to collect destination data relating to their graduating Year 12 students.  This information is provided to the Annual School Community Report as an overall statistical figure with no individual personal information.

We ask that you please complete this form by 16 December 2022 to indicate your plans for 2023.

By Ms Tracey Owers, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Student Success

Year 8 students Dylan Dornauf and Sean Freeman spent last Thursday working with Mr Thomas and Mr Hume, creating a fire pit that will feature in a newly created gathering space at Croagh Patrick.  This space will be used for Rite Journey and will also feature as a part of our journey through the bush block, which we hope to regenerate and use as a cultural and educational space.  Dylan and Sean's input on design and construction was so valuable, and it will be a wonderful and culturally significant addition to the landscape of Croagh Patrick.

By Mr Paul Thomas, Head of Learning – Technology

Recently, Mr Paul Thomas’ Year 10 Housing and Design students had the fantastic opportunity of presenting their designs to Launceston's Mayor and Old Collegian, Mr Danny Gibson.

The design brief was to 'Design a small home to be built in the backyard of an existing residence that promotes wellbeing'. 

This was followed by a student-led Q&A session on future subdivisions and innovative house design.

By Ms Kate Rockliffe, Director of Catholic Identity & Mision

Vinnies Hampers – Give Back Program

Do you know of any families in our community who might be struggling at this time of the year? Vinnies can assist these families through a Christmas hamper consisting of non-perishable food items, Christmas goods and gift cards. Please contact Ms Kate Rockliffe at krockliffe@stpatricks.tas.edu.au for more information.

Remembrance Day

On Friday 11 November, staff and students gathered in the Nano Nagle Gym to commemorate Remembrance Day. Our service was led by members of the Year 10 House Committee, with Alexander Smith providing a stirring musical accompaniment with his bagpipes, Gabriella Smith reading an extract from her Simpson Prize 2023 essay, and Ms Fiona Mowat, along with her trumpet students, Hugh Rickerby and Isaac Pietsch, playing the Last Post and the Rouse. Students also contributed to fundraising for RSL Tasmania through a poppy appeal, raising $315.

We thank the members of our 2023 Student Executive who represented the College by laying a wreath at the commemorative service.

Registrations will be open soon for the 2023 Way to St James Cygnet Camino, which will occur from Saturday 14 to Sunday 15 January 2023.

We warmly invite any interested members of the community to join in this great pilgrimage walking through the beautiful Huon Valley over the two days, culminating with a procession into the Church of St James in Cygnet during the Cygnet Folk Festival. Registration is required. For more information, please visit the Way to St James website and/or like the Facebook page. 

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By Fr Ben Brooks (13 November 2022)

As this liturgical year draws closer to its end with the Feast of Christ the King next week, the readings we encounter in the liturgy of the Word become increasingly ominous. This week's Gospel includes a warning to watch out for signs, such as the destruction of the temple, an end to peace, persecution and natural disasters, which point towards an ending. In fact, what is described seems like the end of the world. We might look at today's world and think that this is not an inaccurate description of what many on the planet experience as they face lives full of poverty, uncertainty and fear.

But in the midst of all this chaos, Jesus gives an assurance that he will provide all that we need in order to survive the troubles that we face - we aren't alone. Ultimately, Christ will triumph over evil, which we celebrate next week. Following this, we move into a new liturgical cycle and begin the season of Advent in which we refocus our prayer on the coming of Christ, who offers peace in our often complex lives.

Read the latest issue. (PDF – 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - 13 November 2022)

By Mr Craig Boon, Sports Coordinator

The College enjoyed a very successful weekend at Basketball Tasmania's Northern Secondary Schools Championships.

We took out two Division 1 titles and finished runners-up on three occasions.

We won the Boys 9/10 Div 1 title in an excellent performance 66-40 over Scotch Oakburn College.
The team was coached by Mr Harri O'Toole. The entire squad of 11 played their part, but a special mention goes to Oliver Baldock, who was outstanding with 36 points of his own, and he also brought other players into the game.

We won the Boys 7/8 Div 1 title 47-28, with our Green team defeating our Gold team in the Grand Final, so we were also runners-up.
The Green team was coached by Mr Scott Brown, and Mr Angus Kitson filled in for the Gold team as regular coach Mr Cameron Bailey was unwell.

We finished runners-up in the 7/8 Div 1 Girls competition going down to Scotch Oakburn College by 4 points 19-23. The team was coached by Ms Gina Poulton.

We also finished runners-up in the 9/10 Div 1 Girls competition going down to Riverside High School 25-49. 

In Div 2, we were runners-up in 9/10 Boys (coach Mr Harri O'Toole) and 7/8 Girls (external Coach Ms Tanya Coombs, Manager Mrs Shayne Russell)

The State Titles will be held in Launceston on November 26/27, and our successful boys teams and our runner-up Div 1 girls teams will all be competing.

Year 7/8 Cricket

Our Year 7 Green team defeated Scotch Oakburn College on the Old Boys oval last Saturday.
A big thank you to Mr Simon Austen for stepping in to look after the team for the day.

Our Year 8 Green team 9/188 defeated our Gold team 7/105.

The final round matches are this Saturday.

Our two Year 8 teams will meet in Wellbeing on Thursday 24 November, in a match that may decide who goes through to the Grand Final against Scotch on 26 November (depending on this weekend's results).

Rowing

The competition season kicks off with All Schools Regatta 1 at Lake Barrington this weekend.

9/10 Division 1 Boys

The 9/10 Boys, led by Captain Thomas Milner and brilliant play from Oliver Baldock, had a dominant 2-0 start on the weekend, beating Brooks High School convincingly and a 10-point lead over a strong Riverside High School team. The 9/10 Div 1 Boys came into Sunday ready to take on the winner of Launceston Church Grammar School and Brooks High School. Grammar defeated Brooks and looked ready to battle St Patrick’s College. Grammar, led by the scoring of their dynamic duo, was able to keep up in the first half with the game tied. St Patrick’s College's depth and talent shone through with the great defensive work of Alex Zegveld, holding a Grammar star to only 12 points. Oliver Baldock and Fletcher Targett led the way on both ends of the floor, slowing down Grammar while putting on a show offensively. St Patrick’s College held off Grammar, winning the game 47-40. 

This setup for the final is a great Scotch Oakburn College vs St Patrick’s College classic. Overall, St Patrick’s was dominant on both ends of the floor, holding Scotch Oakburn College to only 18 points at halftime with great defence played by Thomas Milner, Fletcher Targett, Toby Morrison and Sebastian Page. In the second half, Oliver Baldock amazed the crowd with a dominant 36-point game to seal a St Patrick’s College championship. Thank you to all the parents, officials and players; it was a great weekend, and I am ready for more high-level play at the State Championships.

– By Mr Harri O'Toole, Coach

9/10 Division 1 Girls

The 9/10 Division 1 Girls ended up runners-up. They were undefeated, including a win against the eventual champions Riverside High School. It was a great performance on the whole, with great ball movement and leadership from our seniors. A tough opponent in the Grand Final, that we look forward to challenging in the State Championships. 

Thanks to all players and families for their commitment to St Patrick’s College Basketball.

– Ms Bianca Johnstone, Coach

9/10 Div 2 Boys (Green)

The 9/10 Div 2 Boys Green team was a dominant team of Year 9 students. The team was led by great scoring from Isaiah Stingle, Zane Headland and Oliver Viney. After going undefeated in their pool, the Green team had their biggest challenge in the Kings Meadows High School Year 10 game led by Zeshawn Ricketts, the leading scorer for the competition. After a hard-fought game, Kings Meadows were too strong, winning the grand final 41-47. Thank you to all the parents and players, with a special thanks to Mr Darren Davis for assistant coaching while I was away coaching the 9/10 Div 1 Boys. 

– By Mr Harri O'Toole, Coach

9/10 Div 2 Boys (Grey)

The 9/10 Division 2 Grey team coached by the great Mr Michael Sullivan finished the weekend 1-3 after losing by 3 points to Prospect High School, 1 point to Riverside High School, and 16 points to the eventual champions Kings Meadows High and beating St Helens District High School. The team was led by great scoring from Lucas Sullivan and Lenny Faulkner. The boys were enjoyable to watch and played some great competitive games. Thank you to Mr Michael Sullivan for taking the boys for the weekend. 

– By Mr Harri O'Toole, PIC Basketball

9/10 Div 2 Boys (Stripe)

The boys started off hot in game one with a 25-point win over school rival Scotch Oakburn College. The boys then faced their biggest challenge of the weekend against mastermind coach Mr O’Toole’s team. After a slow start, the boys regrouped and were able to cut the lead to just 3 points twice throughout the game, but it was all too little too late, with the boys falling just short. The following day included two big wins, both exceeding 30 points. This included my highlight of the tournament – every player on the team hitting a 3-pointer in the last game – despite Nicholas Saunders leaving it ‘til the final buzzer to make the shot after a mere 25 attempts. Full credit goes to the boys and their efforts over the tournament; they were truly a pleasure to coach.

– By Mr Matthew Saunders, Coach

9/10 Division 2 Girls 

St Patrick’s started the weekend with a strong win over Riverside High School. This win was followed up by an 8-point win over Prospect High School. Led by the scoring of Holly Miller and Mackenzie Kilby. The girls had a great weekend finishing 4th, losing to the eventual champions Riverside Gold (by 7 points), then losing the playoff for 3rd against Kings Meadows High School. Thank you to Mr Paul Kilby for coaching the girls, and a big thanks to the girls for putting the team together and representing the College! 

– By Mr Harri O'Toole, PIC Basketball

7/8 Division 1 (Gold)

The boys opened the tournament with a couple of big wins in the pool rounds. After a couple of injuries, the boys showed their resilience and defensive focus with a tight win in the semi-final and a competitive game in the Grand Final. The group showed resilience, selflessness, and comradery all weekend regardless of the difficulty of the task in front of them. A big thanks to fill-in coach Mr Angus Kitson who covered Mr Cameron Bailey, who was out sick. 

– By Mr Harri O'Toole, PIC Basketball

7/8 Division 1 (Green)

With huge expectations, the Year 7/8 Green team had an exciting start to their tournament with a tight 1-point victory over Riverside. From that point on, their relentless defensive pressure and their dominance on the boards saw them make the final against SPC Gold. A tight contest ensued but strong contributions from our whole roster (including an MVP performance from Hugo Sullivan) saw the boys win the final. Our overall team culture was the secret to the success and included consistent high numbers from team captain Sam Percival and Xavier Davie, good outside shooting numbers from Alex Millwood and Jaxon Owens, defensive shutdowns by Hugo Sullivan and Jacob Singline and strong support from Oliver Austen and Riwaz Subedi. Well done boys on your deserved victory.

– By Mr Scott Brown, Coach

7/8 Division 1 Girls

The 7/8 Div 1 Girls began the Northern School Championships in great form with convincing wins on Saturday against Grammar, Deloraine and Queechy. The girls played solid defensive games and capitalised on a good fast-breaking game with accurate shooting. The team's depth makes it hard for opponents to find weaknesses to penetrate their defence on the court.

Over Grammar (35-11)

Top scorers: Hawkins 9, McInerney 8, Graham 8. Best players: Graham, Reynolds, Gardner, Hawkins

Over Deloraine (40-30)

Top scorers: Graham 14, Gardner 11, Richards 7. Best players: Graham, Powell, Gardner, Richards

Over Queechy (44-16) 

Top scorers: Reynolds 11, Graham 10, Hawkins 7. Best players: Reynolds, McInerney, Powell, Hawkins

On Sunday, the girls had to travel to the Scotch Oakburn courts for the final pool game. This was an exceptionally close tussle that could have gone either way, with the lead changing several times. The speed and athleticism of the St Patrick’s team had them ahead at halftime, but by 3/4 time, Scotch was up by 1 point. The girls worked hard to have the lead with two minutes to go, but foul trouble resulted in some timely foul shots to Scotch, and a few shots that just rimmed out saw our opponents finally take the game by 1 point. 

Defeated by Scotch Oakburn (25-26)

Top scorers: Graham 8, Fox 6. Best Players: Fox, Graham, Powell, Gardner, Pyke.

The Grand Final was a second showdown with Scotch Oakburn, another defensive battle. Scotch had the early form and quickly moved to an 8-0 lead. After settling down, St Pat’s regrouped and upped the pressure to take a few interceptions and, with a few fast breaks and fouls on the shooter, managed to narrow the margin. There were some great defensive efforts from Ruby Powell, Ali Reynolds and Amber Richards, but Scotch had done their homework on our full-court press and started using their height against us very well with some solid rebounding and scoring.

Jasmine Graham showed some real grit and lifted the team in the last minute to get an interception, scoring and hitting a foul shot to get within a point, but Scotch scored again and time ran out. 

Defeated by Scotch Oakburn (23-19)

Top Scorers: Graham 11, Richards 2, Gardner 2, Reynolds 2, Powell 2, McInerney 2. Best Players: Graham, Powell, Pyke.

The girls did a fantastic job, and can't wait to turn things around at the State Championships!

– By Ms Gina Poulton, Coach

7/8 Division 2 Boys

The 7/8 Div 2 Boys team played like absolute champions on the weekend. They worked together to show the best parts of the St Patrick's College spirit. They were unlucky and missed out on a place in the final but convincingly won three out of four games. All players are to be commended for their efforts.

– Mr Chris Denton, Coach

7/8 Div 2 Girls (Green)

The girls had an amazing weekend with four impressive wins leading into their Grand Final match. In a nail-biting game led by the scoring of Caitlin Reed, the girls were up 2 points heading into the final term. In a very intense and back-and-forth game, the Kings Meadows girls were able to get the win by 1 point in what was an amazing final. A big thank you to all parents and also Ms Tanya Coombes for stepping in to coach at late notice. 

– By Mr Harri O'Toole, PIC Basketball

7/8 Div 2 Girls (Gold) 

Put together at late notice, the girls started the weekend with a tough one-point loss to Riverside and ended their Saturday night with a 20-20 draw! Their final game was against the St Patrick's Green team and in a hard-fought game, they came up short. A big thanks to Mrs Kate Mackrell for coming in and coaching the team on late notice. 

– By Mr Harri O'Toole, PIC Basketball

SPC Green 9/188 (30) def SPC Gold 7/105 (30)

Batting Performances: 
SPC Green - Suprim Shrestha 49, Cooper Kedey 36, Will Bevis 30* & Jak Peardon 11.
SPC Gold - Hudson Young 20*, Hamish Anderson 17*, Dylan Philp 14* & Ollie Lambert 10*

Bowling Performances:
SPC Green - Will Bevis 2/7 (4), Levi Springer 1/6 (4), Riley Woodland 1/6 (4), Jak Peardon 1/5 (2), Brad Chenery 1/15 (4) & Josie Chambers 1/17 (3).
SPC Gold - Hugh Rickerby 3/13 (3), Noah Bateman 2/30 (4), Ollie Lambert 1/9 (3), Dylan Philp 1/7 (2), Hudson Caplin 1/19 (3).