As I reflect on the term I see the energy that radiates from the College community. Winter sport finals, subject selections and the thrill of the James Morrison concert have all contributed to an exciting and busy term.
Reconciliation and NAIDOC weeks helped our community engage with the culture of our First Nations people. Singer and songwriter Scott Darlow was a delight, and he tutored a group of students and followed it up with a magnificent performance at the College assembly.
Term 3 can sometimes feel strange, for it begins halfway through the year however involves heavy planning for the following year.
Last week we announced the student leadership after a lengthy process of voting from students and staff. I was pleased to announce the College Captains for 2023 as Shannon Kelly, Xavier Duffy and Vice Captains Ava Lockwood-Roden and Jaime Jones.
There is certainly much joy and some disappointment for those students who missed out. The Year 11 cohort is extremely talented, and the College looks forward to an energised year in 2023.
Students of the Intermediate and Stage Bands were on tour earlier this week and performed for St Joseph's, Queenstown, St Joseph's, Rosebery, St Peter Chanel, Smithton and St Brigid's in Wynyard. These young students performed wonderfully, and their talent and enthusiasm were infectious at every school visited. Thank you to all staff involved in providing students with this outreach opportunity.
Today, we concluded Term 3 with Founders’ Day, which is a whole-school fundraising and awareness raising day, to raise money for charities that are aligned with the values of one of our House Founders. This year our fundraising efforts are focused on the values of social justice, stewardship and sustainability in the spirit of our nominated Founder for 2022, Fr Julian Tenison Woods. Tenison Woods had a passion for Catholic education, a commitment to the natural environment, and a strong admiration for the culture, practices and knowledge of our First Nations people. We have celebrated these values with House and Tutor activities coordinated by our Catholic Identity & Mission team, led by Ms Kate Rockliffe.
Finally, I want to inform the College community that Old Collegian and Parish Priest, Fr Mark Freeman has been asked to take on the role of Parish Priest at the Bellerive-Lindisfarne Parish in Hobart. Fr Mark is ever present and supportive of St Patrick’s College. I personally wish to thank him for all the support he has given me over the years, and I wish him all the best in the coming years. He will be missed greatly by our community. However, with sadness comes opportunity, so the College welcomes Fr Ben Brooks to the St Patrick’s College Advisory Board. Fr Ben has been the Parish Priest of Meander Valley and now takes on the role of Parish Priest of Launceston.
God Bless.
Student & Community News
Learning Device Purchase: JB Hi-Fi Big BYOD Toolkit for Parents
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
Best of luck to the following students who are members of the Under 14 Black team representing the Northern Tasmania Junior Soccer Association (NTJSA) who are participating in the Sydney International Cup this weekend.
Ryan Belsak
Tyler Scolyer
Kristian House
Hudson Young
Jett Brewer
Fraser Mackenzie
Lucas Shelton
Noah Spiteri
Good luck to Maxx Rawlings, who is also travelling interstate for Soccer. Maxx is competing in the National Youth Championships for Boys in Coffs Harbour.
This week, Lincoln Hodgetts has represented Tasmania in the Under 14 National Basketball Championships. Well done, Lincoln.
Isabella Martin has been in Hobart this week, having been selected to compete in the Tasmanian Under 13 Girls Hockey team at the National Championships. Well done, Isabella.
Best of luck to Asha Lowe, who has travelled to the Sunshine Coast to represent Tasmania at the National Youth Touch Football Championships, this week.
Metro Bus Service Arrangements for Friday 4 November
The Department of Education has advised that Friday 4 November will be a student-free day in northern Tasmania for state primary and high schools from kindergarten to grade ten. As the secondary colleges and the majority of non-government schools will be open as normal, Metro will make some alterations to school bus services as follows:
Friday 4 November, 2022 only
Morning school bus Routes827, 829, 831, 833, 837 and 841 will operate as normal. Route 835 from North Riverside to St Patrick’s will not travel via Prospect High School grounds, but will otherwise operate as normal.
All afternoon school buses (Routes 836, 838, 840, 842, 844, 846, 848, 850, 852 and 856) will operate from the College as normal.
General public services on Metro’s Launceston network will continue to operate to the Term weekday timetable.
College Front Office and Accounts Closed (6-7 October 2022)
The College's Front Office and Accounts will be closed on Thursday 6 and Friday 7 October 2022.
Thursday is Launceston Show Public Holiday and on Friday staff will be performing service maintenance.
The Front Office and Accounts will reopen on Monday 10 October at 8.00am.
Students Leaving the College at the End of 2022 – Back Up Your Data
Students leaving the College at the end of 2022 must be aware they will lose all files in their College Google Drive and Schoolbox accounts unless they back up or save their files to a personal storage device or personal cloud service. Your College Gmail account will also cease to exist in mid-January 2023.
Please note that three dates have changed. In Term 3, students now return on Tuesday 25 July. In Term 4, Years Year 11 & 12 Students commence on Monday 16 October and Years 7-10 on Tuesday 17 October.
Term 1
January
Monday 16 January – College Front Office Opens
Friday 27 January – New Teaching Staff Commence
Thursday 26 January – Australia Day Public Holiday
Monday 30 January – Teaching Staff Commence
February
Friday 3 February – Students' Years 7 & 12 Commence
Monday 6 February – Students' Years 8-11 Commence
March
Monday 13 January – March Long Weekend
Tuesday 14 March – Moderation Day (Student-free Day)
April
Thursday 6 April – Term 1 Concludes
Friday 7 April – Good Friday
Term 2
April
Monday 24 April – Teaching Staff Commence (Spirituality Day)
Tuesday 25 April – Anzac Day
Wednesday 26 – Students Commence
June
Monday 12 June – Queen's Birthday Long Weekend (TBA)
July
Friday 7 July – Term 2 Concludes
Term 3
July
Monday 25 July – Term 3 Commences
September
Friday 1 September – Moderation Day (Student-free Day)
Friday 29 September – Term 3 Concludes
Term 4
October
Monday 16 October – Term 4 Commences Year 11 & 12 Students
Tuesday 17 October – Years 7-10 Commence
Wednesday 25 October – Years 11 and 12 Students Finish
November
Monday 6 November – Recreation Day Public Holiday
December
Friday 8 December – Transition Day: Year 8 into 9, 2024; Year 9 into 10, 2024
Monday 11 December - Term 4 Concludes
Tuesday 12 December – End of Year Mass and Presentations (Student-free Day)
Tuesday 19 December – College Front Office Closes
Uniform Store
Term Break Holiday Opening Hours
College Uniform Store CLOSED - Monday 4 October - Friday 14 October 2022
The College Uniform Store will be closed during the term break. The Store will close on Friday, 30 September at 4:00pm and will re-open on Monday 17 October from 9:00am to 3:00pm.
Normal opening hours resume on Tuesday, 18 October at 8:00am. During this period, orders can be placed at the Midford City store or online by visiting www.midford.com.au (online orders will be filled when the College Store reopens). Registration details and instructions are provided on Schoolbox under the Uniform tile. Once ordered, items can be collected from the College or Midford City stores (no cost) or home-delivered (with cost).
Midford City Store
The Midford City Store is located at 132 Charles Street, Launceston. The Midford City Store may be contacted on 03 6331 4622.
Learning & Achievement
2022 Australian History Competition
By Mr Shon Mountney, Acting Head of Learning - HaSS (9-12)
The Australian History Competition aims to provide a quality resource that demonstrates approaches to the assessment of the skills and understandings required by Australian Curriculum History, provide a vehicle that showcases History as an essential component in the curriculum and fosters engagement in the subject of History and rewards students’ interest in History.
The Competition is a 45-minute test that includes 50 multiple choice questions graded from easy to challenging and caters to a wide range of abilities.
This year’s competition saw the College enter 150 students with outstanding results across the year levels of 7-10.
Below are the Years 7 and 9 students who all gained High Distinctions.
Year 7 Isabel McInerney Hazel Doyle
Year 9 Rory McMahon Elena Darby-Rodriguez (absent for the photo) Emily Reardon Sebastian Johnston
Particular congratulations must go to Rory, who is a State Champion for the AHC 2022 and will receive a medal in the near future acknowledging his result. Well done, Rory!
Aquaculture Marine Discovery Centre Excursion
By Mr Stephen Nelson, Aquaculture Teacher
On Wednesday 21 September, senior students studying Certificate II in Aquaculture visited the Woodbridge School Marine Discovery Centre, which is situated in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel.
Students learnt about abiotic testing and sampling techniques, the importance of citizen science and how data collected can be utilised by research institutions such as the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) for marine science research. Ecosystems are intricate and small changes can have massive (often unforeseen) impacts. This was reinforced by a presented case study about the East Australian Current, climate change and the impacts that Long Spined Urchins have had on Macrocystis kelp found in Tasmania. Students learnt how rock lobsters are natural predators of the urchins and the importance of carefully managing recreational fisheries to ensure enough lobsters remain to predate the urchins and protect the remaining kelp forests.
The afternoon was spent on board the RV Penghana, the research vessel owned by the Marine Discovery Centre and was captained on the day by Old Collegian Mr Jeremy Smith. Students participated in the sampling and data recording of a variety of water parameters, set a long line in the hopes of catching a new shark to be kept on display in the Marine Discovery Centre, conducted a benthic dredge and classified all of the different aquatic lifeforms that were collected. The last activity the students were involved with before returning to shore was learning how to pilot an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) just off the side of Bruny Island.
The conclusion of our excursion saw the students within the main area of the Marine Discovery Centre, where they were able to observe and learn about the variety of aquatic marine life that is kept on display for educational purposes. For their final task of the day, students were able to assist with feeding the aquatic animals, including seahorses, lobsters, crabs and a variety of marine fish, including sharks!
I would like to thank the amazing staff at the Marine Discovery Centre for their dedication and professionalism, and for sharing their knowledge so freely to ensure our visit was an enjoyable and memorable experience.
Tasmanian Japanese Speech Competition
By Mrs Lea Watson, Japanese Teacher
Recently, 4 Japanese language students from Years 8 and 9 participated in the annual Tasmanian Japanese Speech Contest. Nate Bristol and Mya Smith represented Year 8, and Emily Reardon and Sophie Reardon represented Year 9.
This contest gave students the opportunity to demonstrate their language skills and strive beyond the normal classroom requirements in learning Japanese. Students were judged on their ability to deliver their passages with accuracy and fluency.
We are proud of our students for the dedication they showed in their preparation for this event.
Congratulations to Emily Reardon, who was this year, once again, awarded second place in her division.
Senior Ethics - School Competition
By Dr Rebecca Seward-Linger, Ethics Coordinator
Our Senior Ethics students have been busy this term competing in our school-based ethics competition. Cases for this competition were written by the students themselves and featured topics such as: veganism; transgender athletes in sport; store surveillance; head injuries in sport; the ethics of plastic surgery; and the line between employment and exploitation. Students competed in small groups of two to three people and formed a response to the questions presented in each case. There were many fruitful discussions and interesting debates throughout the term. In Weeks 8 and 9, the gold medal final was held for the top two teams. The final cases asked students to consider the virtues of forgiveness as well as ethical considerations for artificially intelligent chatbots. The final two teams presented outstanding cases making it an exciting finish to our school competition. The final results for our 2022 school competition were:
1st Place - Team Red (Henry Carls and Daniel Douglas)
2nd Place - Team Orange (Annaliese McNeair and Kate Rigby)
3rd Place - Team Lime (Caitlin Clippingdale, Emily Watts-Heazlelwood and Jaime Jones)
Congratulations to all students who participated in and facilitated this year’s school competition.
It has been a wonderful year of ethical discussion!
2023 Year 12 Students – Apply NOW for the Tasmania Police Career Development Program for April, July and October 2023 school holidays.
Collect an application pack from Future Pathways.
Requirements include:
Resume with passport size photo
Handwritten document outlining why you should be selected for the course and why you want to be a Police Officer
Reference from a teacher
There are limited places available. Applications are to be sent to Future Pathways no later than Thursday 27 October 2022.
ACL Bearing - 2023 Apprenticeships
Electrical Apprenticeship and Engineering Cadetship
For over 70 years, precision engine bearings have been manufactured in Launceston. During this time, ACL Bearing has been a major OEM supplier to the Australian and international automotive industry, providing an extensive replacement product range for the global aftermarket.
ACL Bearing is after an apprentice and cadet to join their diverse and busy team.
Please see Ms White in Future Pathways for more information and application details – you will need a cover letter and resume.
POSITIONS VACANT
Apprentice Mechanic – City of Launceston
The City of Launceston is excited to be seeking applications from enthusiastic, motivated individuals for the following position:
Position Title: Apprentice Mechanic
Position Number: POS1718
City of Launceston is looking for someone to join their mechanical workshop who has a keen interest in the industry and can show, through behaviour, an alignment and understanding of Council's values.
To be successful, you will be able to demonstrate the following skills and attributes:
Ability to complete associated apprentice coursework
Strong safety focus
Enjoy working within a team
Motivated, punctual, polite, respectful, and courteous
Adaptable to change and ability to take on new challenges
If you are interested, for further information and instructions on how to apply, please go to the employment page on the City of Launceston website at, www.launceston.tas.gov.au and download the Employment Information Pack for this position.
Apprenticeship - Flooring & Installer
Choices Flooring is looking for apprentices to join its busy team. Successful applicants will complete a three-year apprenticeship in Certificate III in Flooring Technology. The Choices Flooring Group has their own RTO, Chillingworth Training Institute (CTI), and apprentices receive on-the-job training with an online training component delivered during work hours. If you are interested, please email your application of a cover letter and resume to:
The 2022 TASC Written Exam Timetable is now available. For further information, please speak with Mr Ryan Wiese, Acting Director of Curriculum - Senior School
Middle School (Years 7 & 8)
Boys@Work
By Mrs Carmen Robotham, Director of Pastoral Care – Middle School
On Tuesday 6 September, the College hosted the Middle School Boys@Work Evening in the Barrett Gym. The event was well supported by students in Years 7 and 8 and the significant men in their lives who also attended. Boys@Work offered participants the opportunity to work collaboratively to complete projects, engage in physical activities and lead one another through navigational challenges. The event's title reflects an important aspect of a young man's journey from childhood through adolescence toward adulthood. It recognises that young men are a work in progress along their journey from boyhood to maturity. The title also links to the activities participants engaged in throughout the evening, which focused on working collaboratively alongside others to complete projects and challenges. The evening used practical activities and projects to bring participants together to engage in problem-solving, communication and relationship-building opportunities. It was pleasing to see that all teams completed the building challenge successfully. Men's mental health is a significant matter of importance, and some of the strategies that support positive mental health include physical activity, developing resilience and strengthening communication opportunities with others. Boys@Work presented opportunities for participants to engage in these three things. Bunnings North Launceston generously supported the event, and we thank them for their assistance in purchasing items for the building projects. Year 12 student and Student Executive member Kit Johnson was a capable and engaging Master of Ceremonies on the night. We thank Kit and fellow Student Executive members Kyle Petrusa and Alexander Smith for their assistance and support. We also thank College staff for their support on the evening and Mr Nate Austen, who led engaging and thoroughly enjoyable drumming sessions over the course of the evening.
Given the success of the building teams, we now have 10 x 100L wheelbarrows available for sale at a price of $75.00 per item. This is a saving of $14 on RRP. In addition, we also have four 20L children's wheelbarrows for sale, all of which are assembled and ready for use. Proceeds of the sale of these items will be put toward supporting our Men's Health Charity. To purchase one of these items, please complete the order form available at this LINK.
Further information can be obtained by contacting Mrs Carmen Robotham by emailing carmen.robotham@stpatricks.tas.edu.au
Administration & Community
Rowing Ergo Challenge Evening
By Mr Deon Birtwistle, Head of Rowing
Our rowing Ergo Challenge evening was fantastic!
Hosted in the Orana Hall at Croagh Patrick, the evening included sprint races on the rowing machines (ergos), with races displayed on the big screen. Each competitor on their ergo is connected to an image of a boat and lined up next to each other in lanes. Spectators can get up close to competitors and, following their progress through the race, yell and cheer their teammates as they surge to the line.
Standout results were recorded across all age groups, and an impressive increase from the inaugural events held last year. Some rowers continued their winning form by taking out their new age category this year. Year 7 rower Annabelle Marshall having only started rowing approximately six weeks prior, won her age category in a very fast time. Parents and coaches again stepped up for their 100m challenge, and the banter did not disappoint. The excitement was held right to the end of the ergo racing with a dramatic finish to the 500m mixed-team relay. Team Joe Mama, shot out to an impressive lead early in the race and managed some highly skilful transitions of team members every 100m. Even with one member accidentally falling from their seat, they kept their lead until breakage occurred about 100m from the line and allowed Tha Skulletz to fly past with an almighty roar from the team and the winning blow.
A new initiative this year, the evening finished with an additional chin-up and plank challenge. Some rowers achieved up to 16 or more chin-ups and winners of the planking challenge held their plank position well beyond 5 minutes. The evening provided many laughs and a generous supply of prizes graciously donated by several College Rowing community families. Our next challenge is planned for the term break and will be another competitive, social and exciting evening.
A Summary of Results
Full Results
Music Update
By Ms Fiona Mowat, Instrumental Music Coordinator
St Patrick’s College Music students continue to be very busy with soirees, concerts and other performances. We recently held our final Music Soiree for the year in the Guildford Theatre. It was a lovely mix of Senior and Middle School students, with some just starting their musical journey this year.
We are very lucky to have such dedicated and talented students who are brave enough to stand up in front of friends and family to play their instruments
The Music Soiree was followed by more music with the When Winter Turns To Spring Concert, a wonderful opportunity for some of the larger ensembles to perform to the wider community, following the unfortunate cancellation of this year's annual Winter Concert in August.
The Symphony Orchestra, Senior Strings, Senior Clarinet Ensemble, Senior Saxophone Ensemble, Harmonia Choir plus String Quartets, Soloists, and Vocal Ensembles were all well represented, and all played exceptionally well. The audience appreciated the time and effort that went into it. Congratulations must go to the Senior String students, who were also stage managers, and Mrs Kimberley Brown for her organisation.
Sports Report
By Mr Craig Boon, Sports Coordinator
WEEK 9
SATIS Hockey
Our girls travelled to Hobart to play The Friends’ School in the SATIS State Final.
We knew Friends' had a stellar lineup of State and senior club representatives, so to make the event enjoyable for both teams, we made plans with them that we believed would make this a worthwhile experience.
Nobody greatly enjoys a one-sided win, either the victors or the vanquished, so we played the final until halftime when, as expected, Friends’ had built up a large margin.
In the second half, we split both teams into two combined teams to play a friendly match for another half. This meant that Friends' got to rightly win their title and the majority of our girls who haven't played at a high level got to experience a game with some highly skilled peers on a ground that they were unfamiliar with. It was a good bonding experience for both schools and we thank Mr John White, Head of Sport, the Friends’ Hockey staff, Miss Mikaela Clarke and our Coach Mrs Nic Duffy for making this happen.
NSATIS Netball
Our Senior 1sts Girls won their NSATIS Final against Grammar 42-26. To their credit, Grammar rose to the occasion for the game, and it was the hardest our girls have had to work for a victory this season. We led 7-5 at quarter time, by 7 goals at the half and gradually increased the margin after halftime.
Congratulations to coach Mrs Jacinta Simeoni the girls and PIC Miss Amy Soule. Seven NSATIS titles in a row!
To borrow an old cliche, SPC Netball was the real winner in the Girls 2nds NSATIS Final.
Our two teams made the grand final, dropping only one match between them to an opposition school during the roster. This marks 10 NSATIS titles in a row!
Our Netball staff, the aforementioned Jacinta and Amy, plus 2nds Gold coach Mrs Alex Millwood endeavoured to put together two even teams at the start of the season.
They were so even they couldn't be separated at full time in the Grand Final at 25 points each, so the match went to extra time. In the end, Alex's Gold team edged ahead of Jacinta's Green team by just one goal 30-29. What a terrific match! It was well supported too, with one of the bigger crowds I have seen at a 2nds final.
NSATIS Soccer
Our Boys 1sts Soccer team were defeated 3-nil by Grammar in the NSATIS Final.
It was a hard-fought match, and there was a big crowd on hand in great weather conditions. The first goal for Grammar came around halfway through the first half, and it was followed by a long-range strike not long after, with the score 2-nil at halftime.
We attacked strongly in the second half and had a few opportunities but mostly half chances that conversely sometimes mean today's not our day.
Grammar scored again to put the contest beyond doubt. It's a shame for Coach Mr Derek Schipper and the boys that this was their first defeat for the season at the wrong time, but such is the nature of sport. It is always a great effort to make a grand final, and we have had a tremendous run winning six of the previous eight finals.
Volleyball
Our boys White team finished on top of the NHSSA ladder and played a combined Scotch Oakburn College team for the right to play in the SATIS state final. There is no NSATIS roster for this competition. Unfortunately, the boys lost this match, but well done to the team and Manager Mr Dom Wright on a successful season.
WEEK 10
This week saw the SATIS State Finals for Girls Volleyball, and Netball take place. Despite going down in both contests, to MacKillop and Guilford Young Colleges respectively, our girls played strongly in both, giving efforts that were certainly worthy of a State Final.
SATIS Volleyball
The Volleyball girls qualified by finishing on top of the ladder after the completion of regular roster matches in the NHSSA competition. There is no NSATIS competition. This was the first running of this roster and while it was competitive, the officials were a little lenient around some of the rules as a lot of the players are just starting in the game and the aim was to have fun and grow the sport.
I must admit I had some concerns that the SSATIS champions we would play in MacKillop would be at a higher level than our team. This was compounded by the fact that I was told that despite only being Year 10s (MKC only goes to Year 10) that the girls had been playing together as a team since Year 7 and had been interstate for experience. Our girls have only just started in the sport with the addition of a friendly roster in Term 1 last year, and now the NHSSA roster. As it turns out, I needn't have worried as our girls were competitive and even won a set in the best of five sets final.
The girls took a little while to find their groove in the first set but ended up with 15 points to 25. They had warmed up by the second set and levelled the match with a 25-19 set win. The third set was close, with MacKillop College (MKC) winning 25-18. In the last set, we ran out of steam a little, which was probably to be expected as we had the bare minimum of six players and MKC was constantly rotating bench players. The last set result of 25-6 didn't reflect how well our girls had played up to that point.
What was great was that the girls enjoyed themselves and the MKC captain even commented in her speech about how much she enjoyed seeing our team smiling and enjoying the game.
A big thanks to Mr Patrick McManus, who has done a great job driving Volleyball as a new addition to the calendar, Mr Dominic Wright, who has assisted Patrick with running the sport every Thursday at various venues and Mrs Barb Jowett, who travelled with the team to Hobart.
SATIS Netball
The SATIS Netball game was tight throughout, with the scores level at 10-all at quarter time, Guilford Young College (GYC) up 19-16 at halftime and 28-26 at three-quarter time. Our girls rallied from 6 goals down late in the third quarter to score the final four, to close it to that margin. This set the game up for a thrilling final quarter which I did get to see in person.
A few times, we kept the margin at two goals, and I thought if we can get the next one followed by our ball from the centre, we might be able to draw level and possibly even force the match into extra time. Unfortunately, that didn't happen, with GYC's lead fluctuating between four goals and two goals. Captain Olive Morris scored the last goal with just seconds remaining and we went down 35-33 in an entertaining, fast-paced, hard-fought final.
Thank you to Year 12s Olive Morris, Matilda Lenthall and Grace Le Fevre for their service to SPC Netball. The rest of the squad will be back for another tilt at a State title with yesterday's experience under their belts. A big thanks to coach Mrs Jacinta Simeoni who not only coached our 1sts but also a 2nds team as well. Thanks also to our hardworking PIC, Miss Amy Soule, and also Mr Luc Norton-Smith for attending the SATIS game in Hobart.
NSATIS Soccer 1sts Girls
It was a historic event for a couple of reasons at the NSATIS Girls 1sts Soccer Final yesterday.
After slugging it out in extremely windy conditions for a full match and then extra time, SPC and Grammar could not be separated with the result nil-all.
The draw means a shared NSATIS title. Grammar will progress to the SATIS State Final as they finished higher on the ladder.
NHSSA Volleyball
It was a successful finish to the NHSSA Volleyball roster.
All the grand finals were quite close.
We won Junior Girls with our Green team defeating SOC 2 sets to 1 (62 points to 54).
We won Junior Boys against QHS (23-25, 25-22, 16-14 so 2 sets to 1, 64 points to 61), and we also won Senior Girls with our Green team defeating LCS in another tight match 2 sets to 1. LCS won the first 25 - 22, but the girls rallied to win an exciting second set second 26 - 24 and third set 25 - 17.
A big thanks to Mr Pat McManus and Mr Dom Wright for looking after volleyball this season, and thank you to Mr Harri O'Toole, Ms Gina Poulton, Mr Jack Prosser and Ms Barb Jowett for helping out at times.
Netball Tasmania High School Championships
Finally, we are through to the finals in all divisions of the Netball Tasmania High School Championships Girls 7/8, Boys 7/8, Girls 9/10, and Boys 9/10 after completing the Northern section games. The State Finals are on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 October.
Soccer Presentation Night
Catholic Identity & Mission
The Catholic Standard
The Catholic Standard is the official print publication of the Catholic Church in Tasmania. Produced monthly, the Catholic Standard reports on local, national, and international issues of importance to the Catholic Church and community.
Read the latest issue of the Catholic Standard online.
Launceston Parish Youth Group
For young people from Years 5 to 12
Music, Sport, Adventures, Social Work, Faith
Regular Meeting 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month, from 6.00pm - 7.30pm at St Ailbe’s Hall, Margaret Street
For further information, please contact the Parish by phone on 6331 4377 or contact them via their Facebook page @CatholicParishLaunceston
Launceston Parish Bulletin – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Stay up to date with Launceston Catholic Parish news via their weekly bulletin. Read the latest issue. (PDF)
Rag Bags For Sale
As part of our fundraising efforts for Founders’ Day, St Patrick’s College is selling Bags of Rags, which have been cut and packaged by students.
These 5kg bags are for sale to our school community for $22 and are available to purchase at the Front office on the main campus.
Way to St James Cygnet 2023 Pilgrimage
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.
