St Pat’s News

1st XVIII report – SPC accounts for Grammar

Score: St Patrick’s College 30 19 (199) def Ballarat Grammar 0 2 (2)Goal Kickers: Jackson Carrick 5, Clay Bilney, Max Scales 4, Jacob Brown, Leslie Moroney 3, Ben Hurley, Ollie Nash 2, Jordyn Cotter, Jake McQueen, Nick Stuhldreier, Tom Evans, Daniel Rioli, Cameron Jackson, Sam Mead 1Best Players: Max Scales, Tom Evans, Jackson Carrick, Cameron…

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Full football report – May 1, 2015

Football Report SPC Football Website The football programme under the leadership of Mr Howard Clark has created an SPC Football website. All matters pertaining to each of the Junior, Intermediate and Senior programmes will be will be updated on a weekly basis. Please refer to: http://spcfootball.weebly.com – Junior Programme SPC Gold 9 -“ 4 –…

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Wellbeing report – May 1, 2015

Dear Parents, Friends and Students of St Patrick’s College, Uniform: The start of the new term saw the great majority of boys looking very smart in their winter uniform. Thank you to all the parents who went through the regular ritual of dragging out last year’s winter gear, discovering what still fitted or was in…

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Mother’s Day Mass and Breakfast

Tickets remain available for the 2015 Mother’s Day Mass and Breakfast despite record interest in the incredibly popular event. Already more than 430 people have reserved their spot at what has become the most popular annual function on the St Patrick’s College calendar. This means that all available places in the OCA Pavilion and the…

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Headmaster Column – May 1, 2015

Dear friends,- I have to admit I felt very proud to be the Headmaster of St Patrick’s College last week! Last Saturday, on a very cold morning in Ballarat, I had the great pleasure of accompanying 40 boarders and staff to the ANZAC Dawn Service at the Arch of Victory. By all reports, there were…

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Matt Short’s tour diary

Old Collegian Matthew Short has written a tour diary for Cricket Australia following the recent Under 19 series between Australia and England. You can read it at this link –

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Boarders raise money for cancer research

The Boarding Community is hosting a Biggest Morning Tea on Monday, May 25, 2015 to help raise vital funds for cancer research and support services. You can help us, and get involved, by attending or making a donation! Let’s raise our cups and together we’ll beat cancer. Click on the link –>http://vic.cancercouncilfundraising.org.au/SPCBoarding

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SPC students feature at Anzac parade

St Patrick’s College had a strong and impressive presence at the City of Ballarat Anzac Day march and memorial service at the weekend. Members of the College Marching Band took centre stage by leading the march along Sturt St past the Cenotaph. The recognition of the crowd that was extended to our young men is…

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Junior and Middle Schools Lap of the Lake

Hundreds of St Patrick’s College students from Years 7, 8 and 9 tested their middle-to-long distance running skills today during the 2015 House Lap of the Lake event. Starting in Session 7, straight after lunch, the students made their way to the start line outside the St Patrick’s College Rowing Shed prepared to tackle the…

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SPC defeat St Kevin’s College

St Patrick’s defeat valiant St Kevin’s Score: St Patrick’s College 9. 5 (59) def St Kevin’s College 5. 9 (39) Goal Kickers: Jackson Carrick, Sam White, Pat Fitzgibbon 2, Ezekiel Frank, Tom Williamson, Ben Simpson 1 Best Players: Leigh Spiteri, Mickitja Rotumah-Onus, Sam White, Hasker Dawborn, Joel Cowan, Yestin Eades St Patrick’s College has emerged…

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