In a recent publication of Professional Educator I came across an article on the role of trust in schools. The point the article makes is that a high level of trust in a school correlates positively to improved student achievement. In other words, a successful school thrives in an atmosphere of trust.It was a former President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, who coined the phrase, ‘trust but verify’ in dealing with the Soviet Union. Trust issues pervade every social relationship throughout our lives. We exercise trust the moment we get into a car, get a pharmacist to fill our prescriptions accurately, board a plane, and so on. Trust is the glue that binds our societies together, or sadly in many cases distrust is the toxin that divides individuals, families and organisations. Trust, however, needs verification. This is especially true in today’s society where there is an atmosphere of suspicion rather than trust. First of all, what is meant by ‘trust’? In a school situation there seems to be three key elements in the promotion of trust. These elements are; honesty, reliability and caring. Does the school promote integrity; to say what you mean and mean what you say? Does the school promote consistency and transparency? Does the school care for every individual, especially its most vulnerable? And finally, does the school not only do these but is seen to be doing these by a community that can verify what the school says it is doing?Now it is a truism to say that parents want the best for their children. When it comes to high school, parents want a school where their children will achieve to their potential and be cared for pastorally and spiritually. Ultimately, parents want their children to have a good experience at school. They want their children to be happy at school. How do we, at St Augustine’s,

measure up to these levels of trust? And, how can we verify this trust?It is no accident that enrolments at Saints are at an all time high. Our academic results is only one of the criterion parents look for in choosing this school. Another is the opportunity the school gives its students to develop their cultural, sporting and spiritual potentials. Here at St Augustine’s the excellent programs in music, drama, art and public speaking offered to students would be the envy of many other schools. In the sporting arena, Saints has consistently promoted healthy competition and good sportsmanship with many trophies to show. The excellent liturgies attended by many parents and the sacramental program offered to students are all signs of a healthy spiritual dimension. We not only promote but we also celebrate all students’ achievements in whatever field they may excel. Parents and students have put their trust in the school and there is ample verification that their trust has been well placed.Ultimately, it is the students who matter. Their welfare - academic, spiritual, cultural and physical should be the main focus of any institution that claims to educate children. The dictum of St Marcellin Champagnat, whose feast we celebrated last month, summarises for me what we should always aim to do here at St Augustine’s: ‘To educate children you must love them and you must love them all equally’.

Br JoachimStudent Welfare and Promotion

Vol. 47 No. 10 1st August 2013

Dear Parents, Staff, Students and friends of St Augustine’s,

Saints Mates - School Captain, Matt Hancock helps Fraser Barr (Year 8) with his maths.

Special Achievements - Page 2

Acting Principal- Page 3

Gildas Centre, Mathematics Department - Page 4

INTAD, Rostrum Voice of Youth - Page 5

Arts Department - Page 6

LOTE Department - Page 7

Parents in Touch - Page 8

Boarding News - Page 9

Senior Pathways - Page 10

Saints Sport - Pages 11 & 12

In this Issue

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Special achievementSSPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Congratulations to all these boys on their Special Achievements. Well done!

Please direct special achievements to Br Joa for both in and out of school activities for your son. Email: brjoa@sac.qld.edu.au

Monday 5th August - Activities Week- Year 10 Karma Waters Experience.- Year 11 Leadership & Spirituality Retreat - Group A.

Tuesday 6th August - Year 9 Sugarbag Station Camp.

Wednesday 7th August - Senior Formal - Pullman Cairns International Hotel - 6.30pm to 11.00pm.

- Year 11 Leadership & Spirituality Retreat - Group B

Monday 12th August - Walkathon Holiday - Student Free.- TCN Athletics Carnival - Barlow Park 9.00am to 4.00pm.

Wednesday 14th August - Year 10 into Year 11 Subject Interviews - 3.00pm to 5.00pm - Lennon Hall.

- Parents In Touch Evening with Fr Richard Leonard - 7.30pm in Lennon Hall. Tickets available from Front Office.

Thursday 15th August - Feast of the Assumption College Mass - 10.00am - St Monica’s Cathedral.

Friday 16th August - Peninsula Athletics Carnival until 17th August at Barlow Park.

Saturday 17th August - Tablelands Country Dinner.

College Calendar

Joe DixonYear 12

Selected in the Qld U18 Touch Football

Team

Congratulations to the 2013 Interhouse Athletics Age Champions.Mitaru McGaughey (14 Years), Aidan Taylor (16 Years), Liam Spannenburg (Open),

Matthew Cheesman (13 Years) and Theo Watson (15 years).

Theo WatsonYear 10

New College Athletics Record in

Javelin 49.28m

Aidan TaylorYear 11

New College Athletics Record in Triple Jump 13.33m

Sandy DaltonYear 11 - New College

Athletics Record in Shot Put 16.44m and

Discus 49.38m

Conor BairdYear 10

Selected in the NQ U18 Baseball

Team

Alexis TangYear 12

Achieved a merit in his Grade 8 Piano

exams

Congratulations to the U14 AFL State Country Champions.Back Row: Grayson Redgwell, Riley Clarke, Joel Ashby, Riley Maher,

Finn Devine-Cameron, Dylan Anderson, Jacob Heron, Lochlan McDonald, Sam Conti, Front Row: Charlie Burns, Harry Dagleish, Harrison Cozens, Liam Hensler, Callum

McKay, Simon Kramer, Oliver Koch, Hugo Walker.

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From the Acting

Principal

Dear Members of the Saints family,Today I had lunch with Br Emili Turu, Superior General of the Marist Brothers. In fact most of the College staff lunched with Br Emili. Brother is in Cairns for the Australian Marist Schools 2013 Conference . This week approximately 200 Marist educators are descending on the Pullman International in Cairns for this conference. The delegates are coming primarily from across Australia with a sprinkling of people from other parts of the world. The conference is an opportunity to share all that is good about Marist spirituality, life and education. Delegates will be treated to a range of guest speakers. Some key note speakers will focus on contemporary educational practice and this offers delegates the opportunity to benchmark what they are doing in their Colleges. Other speakers will share on Marist spirituality, offering participants the opportunity to reflect on their personal spiritual journey and their schools offerings for students. The calibre of conferences such as this is one of the benefits of being a Marist college and therefore tapping into the broader Marist network. Several staff members from the College will be attending the conference. As well as benefiting from the main speakers the conference also provides an opportunity to network with other Marist educators and glean ideas from the experiences of others. The special guest for the conference is Br Emili Turu. Br Emili is the Superior General of the Marist Brothers. On Tuesday Br Emili accepted our invitation to come to Saints and have lunch with the staff. In introducing Br Emili reference was made to the fact that, as Superior General, he is the descendant of Marcellin Champagnat, the founder of the Marist Brothers. Br Emili acknowledged that fact, however, impressed that whilst he is the founder, the staff of Marist colleges are the heart and face of Champagnat in the classroom. During his lunchtime chat with the staff and also in his main address to the conference, Br Emili stressed that the vocation of a Marist educator goes beyond the delivery of the lesson to include the nurture of young people and the mandate of Marcellin to make Jesus known and loved. He rightly stressed that his can only happen if as adults we take care of our own spiritual journey first.On Tuesday evening the College hosted the delegates for the Conference dinner. Lennon Hall was transformed into a reception area with Glenn McKenzie, the College Boarding Services Manager, and his team providing an amazing dining experience. Matt Hancock, the College Captain delivered the evenings address and spoke of his experience of five years of Marist education. On another matter, the College is preparing for Activities Week which runs throughout next week. With various year levels involved in a variety of activities the week is an opportunity for the young men of Saints to build relationships, be challenged and spend some time in personal reflection. The majority of the Year 12 cohort will spend valuable time preparing for the fast approaching QCS exams. I take this opportunity to thank the staff for all the work that they are doing in preparing for these activities and for the work they will do next week. It is the generosity of the staff that enables the College to provide such valuable formation opportunities.Sincerely,

David Harris

Mr David Harris, Br Emili Turu and Matt Hancock

My experience of the Australian Marist School Conference was enriching. We as Marist Teachers are the face of the Catholic Church. We must have God close to our hearts, work together in community with common goals and be inclusive, exude Marist Charism and nuture our students on their journey.

Neil Gregory

A great opportunity to see the foundation of Marist Education. It explained to me the Pillars of Marist Education and the need to adapt to an ever changing world based on timeless values. It gives an understanding on the decisions made and frames how the curriculum must be built around the students.

Richard Bassano

Reflections on the AMS Conference 2013

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The trend of mathematics study across Queensland is interesting, perhaps concerning. The number of students studying Maths B has declined, and the number studying Maths A has increased. The number of students studying Maths C in many schools is zero due to the lack of student interest or lack of teaching capability. QCS data shows Maths A cohorts are becoming stronger, indicating that very capable students are taking easier options, or that they do not have the sufficient skills necessary to cope. This is not the case at Saints. In Year 11 the majority of students study Maths B, and 26 students in the Maths C class is unrivalled in the district. In Year 10 there are 90 students preparing for Maths B and 45 students preparing for Maths A.While Maths A is a very good option for many boys, it should not be studied for the wrong reasons. We place great emphasis on our students achieving to their potential through a combination of teacher support and personal responsibility.

To achieve in mathematics (and just about everything else worthwhile) takes effort. These are the recommendations that indicate genuine effort by a student:

• Go to class prepared and prepared to listen and work• Complete a productive half an hour of homework

after each lesson• Complete a productive session of study each week• Actively seek help with difficulties

Overcoming challenges or working harder to achieve higher results is far more rewarding than taking the easy options.

Congratulations to Rhys Thomas, Jaxon Majer and Dean Ramsay for their outstanding results at the recent QAMT Year 8 Maths Quiz. They will now progress to the regional finals.

Mr Ian ColemanHead of Mathematics

MatheMatics DepartMent

Gildas CentreThe Gildas Centre at Saints is currently trying to address a responsible balance between the benefits of incorporating digital learning systems and resources while never losing sight that the manner in which one learns, fundamentally, has not changed too much throughout human history.In Teresa Watanabe’s article, Writing survives the digital onslaught (The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 July, 2013) she stated that there are wins and challenges for education in a digital world. And “despite popular perceptions that the onslaught of texting, tweeting and other digital technologies is ruining students writing skills, a national survey of US teachers found they offered such advantages as greater creativity, personal expression and increased collaboration”.However, Watanabe’s article also qualifies the benefits of learning technologies stating that it “is not the most crucial element in promoting good student writing”. This was because many students who use technology and digital resources often focus too much on aesthetics, expedient research and less critical thinking.So the Gildas Centre, like parents, has to make research-based decisions to determine the balance of our traditional texts (novels, non-fictional texts, magazines, newspapers) as opposed to the Kindles, tablets, digital repositories and databases we purchase.But beyond technological tools, there is a wealth of evidence from national and international studies that show a significant connection between family literacy practices and school literacy achievement (Gee 1996). Modelling is one of the most effective means of influencing our children’s good habits. Consequently, there is no better strategy of preparing our sons for success at school than by showing them that the family home is a temple of informed readers. Many of our fine creative young writers frequently see their parents read novels; many of our finest debaters and public speakers see their parents read quality newspapers and magazines with current affairs. So, if you cannot afford an Ipad for your son, don’t worry, your active reading at home might be helping him to communicate and understand his world with greater depth and meaning.Mr Chris Wright Director of Gildas Centre

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On Saturday 28 June, talented speakers from across Queensland travelled to Brisbane to compete, not only for the title of the best public speaker in Queensland, but also the privilege of attending the National Final of the Rostrum ‘Voice of Youth’ competition. I was there proudly representing St Augustine’s College as the FNQ Rostrum Junior Finalist.I had an opportunity to meet all the competitors prior to the event. Everyone seemed anxious and excited - just like me. The competition was fierce and the pressure was certainly on. Each competitor in the junior section had to deliver a six minute prepared speech and a three minute speech, with only a brief fifteen minute preparation time. Lots were drawn to determine the speaking order, and I went fifth, which enabled me to watch and listen to most of my fellow competitors prepared speeches. All competitors were excellent and handled the nerves and pressure with aplomb. But nerves reached a peak during the short notice speeches. All of the competitors were winners that day, but unfortunately competitions require place-getters. In first place, was Max Goener, a student from Iona College who spoke eloquently about his family. The adjudicators placed me a satisfying 3rd in the overall competition.All the competitors gained valuable experience from their involvement in the competition, and although not all of us emerged victors, we all now have just that little bit more knowledge and experience to grow as public speakers. Contributed by Zak Cao-KellySt Augustine’s College greatly values the opportunities that the Rostum Voice of Youth provides for its students.

INTAD DEPARTINTAD - Technology Shop

Year 10 Technology Shop classes have completed a unit of work on designing using hydraulics and levers. The challenge was to design a machine that can lift a tennis ball, rotate 90 degrees and release the ball. The boys worked in pairs and from all accounts enjoyed the activity and created many interesting ideas. The photos show just some examples of the finished projects.

Mr Stan JohnsonHead of INTAD

RostRum Voice of Youth

Jason Nguyen and Adam Sederkenny Above: Conor Baird and Salvatore AcetoLeft: Travis Narducci

Zak Cao-Kelly with the finalists of the Rostrum Voice of Youth

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Arts DepArtmentAMS Mass and Conference Dinner: Congratulations and thank you to those boys who presented music and singing at the Australian Marist Schools Conference at St Monica’s Cathedral and Lennon Hall. The Cantors and trumpeters led the music at Mass very well and the string group provided lively music for delegates before the dinner. Well done boys.

Music Ensembles Concert with John Morrison and Jackie Cooper: A reminder that this concert is on TONIGHT commencing at 7pm and will feature the Saints Concert Band, String Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra, St Monica’s Harmonica Choir and St Augustine’s Big Band. Special guests John Morrison and Jackie Cooper spent this morning workshopping with the Concert Band and Big Band and will be presenting entertaining music items in the program. Entry is by gold coin donation. All performers should arrive wearing their appropriate performance uniforms of maroon shirt, black pants, black socks and black shoes, with black shirt and tie for Big Band members.

Cerise and Blue: All music groups will be performing at the annual open evening “Cerise and Blue” from 5pm to 7.30pm. Music groups perform in their performance uniform at the following times: 5.15pm String Orchestra, 5.40pm Concert Band, 6.05pm Symphony Orchestra, 6.30pm Big Band. All boys are encouraged to sign up for solo/duo/small group performances in the Arts Quad. The sign on sheet is available at the Arts Office.

Term 4 Music Tour to the Atherton Tablelands: All members of the Big Band, Concert Band, String and Symphony Orchestras should have brought letters home with details about a Tablelands music tour on October 24 and 25. These groups will be performing at Catholic primary and secondary schools. All members are expected to participate in the tour.

Jordan Brodie Cairns Festival: Congratulations to Jordan for his performance at the launch of the 2013 Cairns Festival on Thursday last week.

Flying Arts Vacation Camp: Three Year 10 Visual Arts students, Riley Hucks, Charles Mainwood and Ben Zamprogno spent a week of the previous holidays at an intensive Visual Arts Camp in Townsville with 16 other students from around the state. Boys were involved with artists and developed skills in mixed media, photography, printmaking, drawing and other media. Well done boys.

Tim Watkin Year 10: Performed 2 songs live on local ABC radio with his father last Friday on the morning show playing guitar, banjo and singing. Well done Tim.

Saints String Orchestra plays for the Australian Marist Schools Conference Dinner

College Cantors lead the singing at the AMS Conference Mass

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LOTE DEPARTMENTlanguage-PerfeCt World ChamPionshiPs

St Augustine’s College offers both Japanese and Italian language courses. An important aspect of learning a foreign language is learning its vocabulary. This year, all language classes in the College have used an internationally recognised IT program, called LANGUAGE-PERFECT, for our students to learn their vocabulary.Each year Language-Perfect holds a World Championship in which over a quarter of a million students throughout the world participated in learning the vocabulary of the foreign languages they study.Three St Augustine’s Year Ten students of Italian have gained awards in the 2013 World Championships. We congratulate the following students who gained awards:A Credit Award - Kyle Bradford who answered 1,719 questions placing him in the top 20% of 225,000 competitors worldwide.A Bronze Award - Brenton Goebel who answered 3,006 questions placing him in the top 10% of 225,000 competitors worldwide.A Silver Award - Fraser Cooper who answered 4,731 questions placing him in the top 5% of 225,000 competitors worldwide.The two Italian Classes (Years 9 & 10) were placed 8th for Italian for the 1 - 50 students category (out of 105 schools) and 1st for Italian in QLD for the 1 - 50 students category (out of 10 schools).Br Joachim - Italian Teacher

JaPanese dePartment

Konnichiwa! Last semester the Japanese students enjoyed a variety of activities to enhance their language skills as well as their cultural understandings. The Year 10 students mastered the Katakana script and now read and write Hiragana, Kanji and Katakana. They spent an afternoon in the CBD to help make use of the abundant Katakana script displayed. In term two, the students became band members and created their own band and advertisements to sell their “Japanese Tours”. This was very well done and “Misutaa-Rei-Obu-Sanshain” was a standout! This term the Year 10 students have been focusing on food, a topic loved by all, and will soon be visiting a Japanese restaurant to practise their Japanese language skills and dining out etiquette. The Year 9 students studied Endangered Species in term two and to obtain current information for their assignment, spent a day at Cairns Tropical Zoo. The students enjoyed the day and produced creative and professional Tourist Souvenir Packs from the information discovered at the Zoo. This term, the students have discussed sports and various activities and will soon produce a profile on their famous sportsperson.The Year 11 and 12 students have delved further into daily Japanese usage covering topics such as holidaying, the last year of school and this term, tourism and part-time jobs. The language learnt this term will further help students obtain work in the Tourism sector such as a tour guide, sales assistant, restaurant waiter and cruise attendant, where very polite Japanese is used. The students enjoyed using walkie-talkies recently to give directions to their groups to follow, which proved very interesting… They will also be practising their Japanese skills in an upcoming dinner at a Japanese restaurant.The students in the three Year 8 classes have begun to introduce themselves in Japanese and to write their name in Katakana. They are doing very well with this and will soon be able to discuss their own and someone else’s family.This week, all students from Years 9 – 12 will be engaging in the annual Australian Language Competency Test. This Competition tests students’ general ability to listen to and respond to a range of questions; and for the Senior students, to also read and respond. Once results are received, certificates will be presented to students.Ann-marie Catalano - Japanese Teacher

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You are invited to our special Parents in Touch evening presented by Father Richard Leonard. Richard is Director of The Australian Catholic Office for Film and Broadcasting and is in demand as a speaker globally and has lectured at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and many other institutions. He has written many books and his latest “Where the hell is God” has become a bestselling religious title. His presentation: “The World in our Face” How do people of faith download the best and leave the rest? This is an opportunity to see how the roles of the internet and social media affect our daily lives.

VENUE: Lennon Hall

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday 14 August for 7.30pm start PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR PARENTS ONLY

In order to facilitate the evening there will be a charge of $10 per person.

Payment must be made to the front office and needs to be finalized by Wednesday 7 August.

Please invite friends and relatives. We are bringing Father Richard from interstate for this event, so I look forward to a large turnout of parents. I know you will enjoy his presentation and look forward to you joining us on the night.

With thanks

Mr David Harris Acting Principal

Lucky Door Prizes!!!!

Number of Tickets required ______ $ _______ enclosed (being $10 per ticket)

Son’s name: _______________________________ Homeroom: _____

Please complete the preferred method of payment.

Cash / Cheque made payable to St Augustine’s College

Charge my Credit Card VISA MASTERCARD (Please circle)

Card Number: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Expiry: ___ / ___

Cardholder’s Name: _______________________ Signature: _____________________

***** Tickets will be issued – please present these on the night *****

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An extremely busy start to the term has seen the boarders involved with many and varied activities including planning, setting up for and working at the Cairns Show, an outing to the show itself for the full time boarders, planning for the boys in preparation for the Years 9 and 10 Camps and the Year 11 Retreat. Year 10 boys attended the information night for the lead up to Year 11 in Week 3 and are now determining their options for subject choices for next year. Numerous boarders were presented with Academic Awards at the Semester one, academic awards assembly. The girls have been active in netball tournaments, band commitments, Rosie’s (homeless kitchen), TAFE and work experience and like the boys, recently participated in their annual athletics carnival. The senior girls attended their formal in Week 1 and were partnered in most cases by the Year 12 boy boarders. All of this frenzied activity has seen the first few weeks of term fly past!

Amongst all of the extra activity of course, is the need to maintain structure within the boarding environment and it will be the task of the boarders and their supervisors, for the remainder of the term, to keep a focus on study and maintaining an appropriate balance in work, rest and play.

We are extremely fortunate to have a boarding community at Saints, including supervisors, parents and the boarders themselves, which is united in the pursuit of a happy, supportive and hard working environment. This is not to say of course that at times there are not bumps in the road and it is through open, positive communication between all parties that difficulties or minor conflicts can be overcome and solved. All Heads of Residence and myself can be contacted by phone or email to discuss any concerns parents may have about their sons, daughters and boarding in general and we encourage as much communication as possible. We are in partnership in the care of our boarders and welcome your enquiries and input.

With best wishes to all of our boarding families.

Mr Bernard BurgessHead of Boarding

Academic Award Winners: (left to right from back row) Ashley Hughes (Croydon), Sean Willmett (Gove), Adrian Wright-Brown (Port Douglas), Tim Ford (Tolga), Connor Lindsay (Innisfail), Seamus McManus (Cairns),Blake Huggett (Groote

Eylandt), Liam Duncan (Mt Garnet), Jack Ward (Cairns), Harry Goodman (Port Douglas), Jason Nguyen (Silkwood), Matthew Cheesman (Ravenshoe)

and Nelson Foster (Horn Island)

Girls formal with Partners including Year 12 boy boarders: Patrick Broad, Neil Gatti, Patrick Dwyer, Blake Huggett, Sam Walker and Ben Adams.

Laura Hill (Millaa Millaa), Geena White (Weipa), Taylah Fleming (Weipa),

Tori Maloney (Bloomfield), Clare Duffy (Malanda), Taryn Frame (Cooktown),

Chantelle Musumeci (Karumba)

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Senior Pathways & CareersmediCine

information evening

Date: Thursday, September 26 Time: 6.00pm – 8.00pm

Location: Bond University

Learn more about Bond University’s Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine’s suite of innovative programs including the 4-year-8-month Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) including the application procedure for the May 2014 intake. For more information or to register please visit Bond University Medicine Information Evening.

QTAC applications have just opened for the Year 12 students who are wishing to apply for university placements. Students need to log on to qtac.edu.au and click on the link “Applying”. They then click on the “Current Year 12” link and then the Twelve to Tertiary link. To apply, students will need to have their LUI number handy, (Mr Doolan will give these out to the Year 12 students). At the end of the application, students need to determine their payment method. This can be done immediately via credit card or via BPay. Applications made between August 1st and September 27th will cost $34 and late applications will go up to $109. Information is available on the QTAC website to explain how to list preferences and sample application DVDs are available for download. University Open Days are coming up over the next month. Please refer to the previous newsletter for up coming dates.

Year 11 students are able to apply for a placement in the UQ Young Scholars Program. This program provides high achieving secondary school students with an opportunity to discover, learn and engage with UQ’s academic community and like-minded students from across Queensland and New South Wales. Designed to nurture and develop future leaders, the Program also presents students with a unique opportunity for academic extension and enrichment. UQ Young Scholars are challenged to think critically about some of today’s major global issues and throughout their participation, are exposed to a wide range of potential study areas and career opportunities. Applications are made online at http://www.uq.edu.au/youngscholars/application-process. The application and selection dates are outlined below:Important Dates for the UQ Scholars Program

• Friday 9 August 2013 Closing date for student applications

• Late August 2013 Schools and students notified of the outcome of applications

• Sunday 24 November 2013 Welcome Event for UQ Young Scholars and parents

• Sunday, 24 – Thursday, 28 November 2013Five-day (four night) Residential Camp,

UQ St Lucia campusYear 10 students have just commenced their Subject Selection for Year 11 and 12. The SET Plan interviews will be held in Lennon Hall on Wednesday 14th August between 3 – 5pm. Please phone Maree McCormack at the College reception to book your meeting time. If you require assistance with completing the SET Plan form or advice on pre-requisites please contact Narelle Hunt on 40529167 or email nhunt@sac.qld.edu.au Mrs Narelle HuntSenior Studies Coordinator

GAP MEDICSGaining a place at university or medical school is becoming increasingly more difficult, with more and more students wanting to study towards these rewarding careers. The best thing for aspiring medics to do is to seek out work experience that is not only going to benefit them and their

studies, but also grab the attention of the universities they are applying to. A Gap Medics Work Experience placement will do just this! Aspiring medics between the ages of 16 -25 can join us this summer on our Australian Summer Special in Thailand or Tanzania from 5th January 2014! Here they will shadow healthcare professionals in a variety of departments, getting a real-life insight into the work of medical professionals in a new and exciting country. No amount of work experience available back home in Australia will measure up! Places are limited and are likely to fill up quickly, so students should book early to avoid missing out on this once in a lifetime experience! The cost of a one-week placement is $1,990 (USD), but students can opt to join us for longer if they wish. Please contact Narelle Hunt (nhunt@sac.qld.edu.au) if you would like more information about this program.

NEW Bridging Programs - St Lucia campus

UQ College is delivering courses in Mathematics and Biology in intensive mode over a four week period in November/December 2013. Successful completion of these courses will satisfy the pre-requisite requirements in Maths B and Biology at UQ.Key dates: Tuesday November 19 to Saturday December 14. Students attend 8.30am - 5pm Monday to Friday, with 4 Saturday Tutorials, of which 3 are optional. Results will be available to be used in applications for the January 2014 QTAC Offer Round.How to apply: To determine eligibility for this program, it is important that students complete an application form located on the UQ College website. Completed application forms can be returned through email or post.B r o c h u r e : h t t p : / / w w w. u q c o l l e g e . e d u . a u / i m a g e s / n e w s /UQCollegeIntensive2013May.pdf

For information, contact: UQ College (07) 3381 1141.

Email: info@uqcollege.edu.au or our website at

http:/www.uqcollege.edu.au

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SaintS Sport

IndIgenous studIes

On Monday 22 July, three Indigenous Medical Students from JCU Cairns Campus gave a talk to some of our students who were interested in hearing about careers in the medical profession.Visiting us from JCU were, Chris Cavanagh (Dentistry), Danielle Marnock (Sport Science), Regan Davis (Nursing). They gave individual talks on their area of study and screened a video that included an interview with our own Saints Old Boy, Neerim Callope. Neerim is now studying High School Teaching at JCU. All spoke about the mentoring and support that is available at the University for Indigenous Students, culturally, academically and financially.Our students listened intently and hopefully some will consider a career in the Medical profession down the track. Hopefully all those students present will be attending University and doing some tertiary course or study.

Many thanks to all concerned; JCU Cairns and Townsville (Indigenous Health Road Show), the students for attending and Ms Manjit Khalsa from Catholic Education for being present and offering course and career advice. Mr Bryan CarswellAttending the careers talk were (L-R); Ms Manjit Khalsa (Catholic Education), Nelson Foster, Jarvis French, Nathan Geno, Mr Chris Cavanagh (JCU), Bailey Dempsey, Ethan Poi Poi, Jayden Crump, Tayshaun Mosby, Ms Regan Davis (JCU), Ms Danielle Marnoch

(JCU), Nelson Ambar and Mr Bryan Carswell.

saints “suns” set sights sky highThe Saints Gold Coast Suns AFL squad of 22 Under 14 boys headed down to Metricon Stadium on Tuesday to play off for the state title in the Gold Coast Suns Cup. Leading up to the day, the Saints boys had won the Cairns regional title in May and booked their place to play the winning team from the Townsville region. We drove down to Townsville in June to play St Anthony’s for the right to represent the North Queensland region down on the Gold Coast. After the early morning flight down to Brisbane and the bus ride to the Gold Coast, the boys faced St Brendan’s College, Yeppoon in the first match of the day which proved to be a tough match and fiercely contested. The boys from St Brendan’s certainly outsized our boys but Saints proved themselves to be more skilled and quicker and more accurate on the field. There seemed to be no doubt that our boys would outrun them from the first bounce, leading on the score board at the end of each quarter and eventually running out victors, 9.10 (64) to 1. 2 (8). Goal scorers for this game were: Jack West (3 goals), Oliver Koch (2 goals) and Grayson Redgwell (2 goals) and singles to Jacob Heron and Hugo Walker. After this convincing win, the boys advanced straight to the grand final, with the thrill of running on to the main arena, home of the Gold Coast Suns, in front of several Suns players. This match saw us come up against Aquinas College from the Gold Coast with was a much closer tussle and harder fought match with the lead changing several times throughout the first 3 quarters. The boys ran away with the match and the title in the fourth quarter, adding 5 unanswered goals after an inspirational Grand Final class speech from coach, Matt Walsh. The final score was 9.9 (63) to 5.5 (35). Goal scorers were Jack West (3), Harry Cozens (2) and singles to Dylan Anderson, Hugo Walker, Finn Devine-Cameron and Martin Raco. The boys were presented with the Gold Coast Suns Cup and a jersey signed by the Suns players and will now compete against the winning school from the Brisbane Lions Cup competition for the chance to play at the Nationals in Sydney in September. Congratulations go to Jack West who was awarded best on ground for the day and to the rest of the boys for doing themselves and their school proud in every regard from the moment we left Cairns in the early morning until our late arrival home close to midnight.Caroline CiencialaTeam Manager

JCu indigenous health road shoW Comes to saints

2013 U14 AFL Gold Coast Suns Cup Champions

SAINTS SPORT

ANOTHER ATHLETICS CARNIVAL,

ANOTHER WALTER DOMINATIONLike the mighty Queensland Maroons, Walter has made it 8 wins on the trot with victory in last week’s St Augustine’s Inter-house Athletics Carnival. Right from the outset, Walter put their opponents to the sword, leaving Phelan, Heavey and Reginald jostling for the minor positions. With places limited in the St Augustine’s team to compete at the TCN Athletics Carnival on Monday August 12th, the competition in all events was fierce with most events and races coming down to a matter of millimetres or milliseconds. The spirit and endeavour displayed by all students in all events was a testament to their commitment to their House and College.

After a long, hot, arduous day, seventeen Age Champions were crowned with first, second and third medallions, four records were broken and Walter continued their winning streak followed by Phelan, Heavey and Reginald. Special mention must go to the staff of St Augustine’s for making the day a success. Your efforts throughout the day were second to none and without your assistance, these days would not be possible.

Our attention now turns to the TCN Athletics Carnival on Monday August 12th where Saints is hoping to continue its past dominance. Details of team members and the day’s information/overview will be distributed this week.

Yours in Sport,Mr Matt Walsh

Walter Captain Jack Ward claims victory

15 Years: Tim Ford (3rd), Theo Watson (1st), Brenton Goebel (2nd) with Mr David Harris.

13 Years: Lachlan Goebel (3rd), Matthew Cheesman (1st), Jaxon Majer (2nd), Marco De Roma (2nd) with Mr David Harris.

Open Champions: Dallas Skardon (3rd), Liam Spannenburg (1st), Giuseppe Cavaliere (2nd), Connor Quinn (2nd) with Mr David Harris

16 Years: Brodie County (3rd), Aidan Taylor (1st), Lachlan McKinstry (2nd) with Mr David Harris.

14 Years: Jack Redmond (3rd), Mitaru McGaughey (1st), Harrison Cozens (2nd) with Mr David Harris.

WALTER 1846

HEAVEY 1471PHELAN 1682

REGINALD 1375