St Patrick’s College P.O.Box 14-022

Evans Bay Parade Kilbirnie

Wellington 6022

Ph: 04 939 3070 Fax: 04 939 3077

Email: admin@stpats.school.nz

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Senior Prizegiving

Thank you to all the Year 13 families who attended the Cocktail evening which preceded Prizegiving and those families who joined us for the evening. During the evening our 2017 Prefects were announced. They are: Ren-C Tamayo – Head Prefect, Joseph Mettrick – Deputy Head Prefect, Yasheek Rosario – Deputy Head Prefect, Britte Cebreros, Taran John, Jonny Joyce, Finn Meredith, Gabriel Meredith, Joshua Nairne, Thomas Paget, William Scott-Rodriguez, Jasper Stone, Ellery Te Ariki-Risati, Antonio Vaka and Vincent Wong. It was also great to have six Year 8 Scholarship winners with us for the evening – Kai Quan Davidson-Khor (Academic), Joshua Perera (Academic), Marco Lorenz (Sporting), Daniel Tafili (Sporting), Elijah Ti’a (Sporting), and Xavier Frost (Cultural).

Newsletter 7 10 November 2016

Left: 2016 Dux - Augustine Lee with Mr Swindells Below: Watters House Prefects with the House Shield and Mr van Boom

Major award winners were:

House Shield – Watters House The Leadership Gold Medal – Peter Havell Archbishops Award – George Truebridge Victor Ludorum – Josh Ngaia and Daniel Ward Proxime Accessit – Runner up to the Dux of the College – Martin Harris Dux of the College – Augustine Lee

Leavers’ Mass

We had a wonderful Leavers’ Mass on Friday afternoon. Father Pat Brophy SM preached on our College motto “Hold fast to the Faith”. It was great to have Father Larry Duffy SM with us. He is the Vicar General of the Society of Mary and was visiting from Rome.

Above: (left to right) Nathan Lopa, Augustine Lee, and Ben Anderson

Study Leave

NZQA exams start on Thursday 10 November. All students have been issued with their Examination Slip which gives them a personalised timetable. They need to bring this slip to each exam. School uniform must be worn to exams. A reminder that students should be here 30 minutes before the exam starting times – so 9am for morning exams which start at 9.30am and 1.30pm for afternoon exams which start at 2pm. If there are any problems around exams please contact Mr David Martin, Assistant Rector. Over the next few weeks senior students are welcome to come back into school to study with their teachers or go to use the Library. They do not need to wear uniform. We do not want them here to socialise but they are very welcome to come and study. Tertiary Scholarships

We are pleased to congratulate the following students who have gained Scholarships for Tertiary Study in 2017:

Victoria University Excellence Scholarship – Martin Harris, Augustine Lee, Finn Lowndes, Manfred Manglicmot, Tiahn Manuel.

Victoria University Achiever Scholarship – Nathan Lopa. The University of Canterbury Emerging Leaders Scholarship – Ben Anderson. The University of Otago Vice Chancellors Scholarship and Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship – David

Gunawan. The University of Otago Maori and Pacific Peoples Entrance Scholarship – Peter Havell.

Congratulations to Thomas Gebremichael (left), Year 11, who has been elected as the New Zealand National Refugee Youth Council Wellington Youth Ambassador.

TOP WEEKLY NOTES

Congratulations to the following for gaining Top Weekly Notes this term:

YEAR 9 Nathaniel Alarcon CAD Patrick Comeskey x 2 WSG Aidan D’Souza CMA Joshua Duckett RKS Minty Fletcher-Dobson x 2 RWA Tyler Florance KGR Luke Juriss KLM Daniel Lozano WSA Jacob Madigan KNL Calvin Molina WSG Logan Pierce CGO Vincent Silva RLL Paolo Sison RLL Andrew Small WKM Fintan Spencer x 2 RVG Patrick Topp x 3 WPS

YEAR 10 Samuel Crombie CEE Antonio De Gregorio x 2 WKE John Flynn KAT Allan Mbita CJP Fergal O’Connell RBH John Schaumkell CJP James Small WPS Donovan Tull RKG Renzo Ubaldo WPS YEAR 11 John Cecilio CBV Themba Clarke RKG Paul Ireland x 2 RWO Peter Juriss KGR Samuel Mitrakis KMC Nicholas Morris x 2 WKE Mychal Santos CSH Nils Schaelin KRK

Joseph Sison RBH Daniel Wilkinson RSS Ralph Zambrano KRK YEAR 12 Apostoli Camberis CGO Quinn Fenton RWA Taran John x 2 WPS Joseph Mettrick WNM Joab Nagrampa CJP Ren-C Tamayo RBH Vincent Wong WKE

YEAR 13 Keegan Barnett-Bates x 2 RVG Nathaniel Bickers x 3 WNM Carlo Bornholdt WKM Kim Hav Dy x 2 CMA Jacob Farr KAT Martin Harris RWO Corey Le’aupepe RBH Dylan Matthews x 3 KSW Victor Ong KMC Ethan Painter RKG Conor Rose-Jecks WBG Eric Salandanan KRL Jonathan Watkins KLM Thomas Wilson KSW Simon Zhang WSG

The Ministry Team

These first few weeks of Term 4 have been an exciting time for our seniors, especially for our Year thirteens who have now had their final classes as students of the College. As is tradition, this time of transition for our leavers was marked by a Year 13 liturgy. This was organised by the students themselves and was an opportunity to gather as a year group and reflect on their time at St Patrick’s College. School songs were sung, memories were shared and each of the students were gifted with a badge to remind them of their continuing connection to the College. Inspired by when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples, the Year 13 leaders washed the hands of each of their fellow patricians. This was a deeply symbolic expression of the same servant leadership displayed by our student leaders throughout the year. On Friday 4th November the entire College community gathered for our Leavers’ Mass to officially farewell our Year thirteens. This mass was celebrated by Father Pat Brophy SM who challenged the students to always remember our school motto by holding firm to the faith. Each of the students were gifted with their old boys’ tie and a blue wristband inscribed with ‘Sectare Fidem’. A special blessing was prayed over the leavers and was further strengthened by a beautiful rendition of the Irish blessing sung by our College choir, Con Anima. All of the Year thirteens processed out of the hall boldly singing their college anthem for the very last time. Our prayers and thoughts go with all our Year thirteen leavers. Mr Maurice Atkinson Ministry Team Leader

Above: Nathan Lopa and Ben Anderson leading their fellow Patricians into the hall for the very last time

Above: A group of Year thirteen students getting used to their new ties

BLUES We were very pleased to award the following students Blues.

Jake Bassett Sports Blue Weightlifting

Jacob Farr Sports Blue Swimming

Reuben McSweeney Sports Blue

Floorball

Xavier Numia Sports Blue

Rugby

Billy Proctor Sports Blue

Rugby

Prayers Please

We remember in our prayers the grandmother Gerard Ah Nau (Year 13) and Brendan Owen (Year 11). May they rest in peace. Sectare Fidem

Mr Neal Swindells RECTOR

DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 2017 Foundation Dinner and Auction – Save the Date – pop in your diaries now for next year, the date is Saturday 17 June 2017. If you want to coordinate a table for next year, let the Development Manager know via email. Memorabilia – purchase a memento for your son The Commemorative Book “Sectare Fidem” at $35.00 per copy is great value. For Year 9 parents this

is a terrific book for you and your son to learn of St Patrick’s 125 year history and for Year 13 parents this is a nice graduation gift. ‘St Pat’s Goes Marching In’ limited edit ion prints – also a special graduation gift to consider. Should you want to purchase a print that has a print number significant to you, or your son, please email to ask if it is still available. If it is we can then organise for artist Julian Knap to sign and authenticate the print. ‘St Pat’s Goes Marching In’ limited edition prints $175 each Wine Glasses $45 per set Mug $20 Cufflinks (Silver or Gold) $35 per pair ‘Sectare Fidem’ Commemorative book $35 100% Merino Scarves $40 Purchase from the Cashier in the front office or please contact the Development Manager direct. Prices include GST, not p&p. Thank you For Foundation Donations – on behalf of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees sincere thanks to all those families who have paid their donation to the Foundation this year, to those who have supported the Foundation’s functions during the year and to those who continue to make additional gifts to support the Foundation’s initiatives. Issue 20 of the CORNERSTONE magazine – the next issue of the newsletter is due out in November 2016. All issues of the Cornerstone can also be viewed online http://stpats.school.nz/foundation/cornerstone/ Facebook – Connect with the College and ‘Like Us’ on Facebook, search for @stpatstown our official page. Advertise on the turf fences and your company will be seen by Cobham Dr motorists and we continue to sell signage around the turf, please contact Development Manager for more information. Ms Corinne Barnard DDI 04 939 5416 Mobile 022 4971 679 Development Manager Email: development@stpats.school.nz

Term Four Dates: Term 4 continues to be busy with many ‘end of year’ events. Please diary these events now.

Monday 14 November – Parents’ Association AGM at 7.30pm and the Polynesian Parents’ Association meet at 6pm. Friday 18 November – Year 10 Health Day and NCEA Tracking Sheet posted home.

Monday 21 November – Women’s Group meet at 7.45pm. Year 10 Camps commence with Watters from 21 to 23 November, Chanel from 23 to 25 November, Kennedy from 28 to 30 November, and Redwood from 30 November to 2 December. Wednesday 23 November – Board of Trustee meeting at 6pm in the College Boardroom. Parents are most welcome to attend. Thursday 24 November – Women’s Group Christmas BBQ to welcome Year 9 2017 parents at 6.30pm in the staffroom. Monday 5 December – Year 13 Leavers clearance in the hall at 1pm and Year 13 BBQ at 5pm in the College hall. Tuesday 6 December – Gateway Parents’ Information meeting at 4.30pm. Thursday 8 December – Year 9 Music Concert in the hall during Periods 5 & 6. Friday 9 December - Junior Prizegiving at 10am in the College hall and parents are most welcome. Formal uniform must be worn. Term 4 ends following Prizegiving. Newsletter available. ART EXHIBITION

On Friday 28 October the PTA hosted their bi-annual art exhibition in the College hall. Once again it was an enormous success! The Rt Hon Chris Finlayson (old boy) opened the evening where there were 40 local and national highly talented artists showcasing their art in many different mediums; paintings, sculpture, glass, ceramics, woodcut, metal and jewellery. Much art was purchased which made it a fantastic financial success

for the College. It was also a huge community event with the opportunity to enjoy refreshments and catch up with everyone. We have received many compliments on the evening and want to thank everyone who supported our event. This year also saw funds raised for our sister school St Catherine’s College who had their own display of work and the St Pat’s students art was also a highlight. We would like to thank our sponsors: Tommy’s Real Estate (Liz Potter); Victoria St Café; Pocock Hudson; Foot Law Ltd; Mojo; David & Maria’s Carpet & Vinyl Warehouse and Kevin & Julia O’Connor. WE NEED YOU!

The College Parents’ Association is a well organised group who meet once a month on a Monday night in the college staffroom. We hold only two fundraising events a year, one of those being the annual Big Boys Breakfast held every year on the 17th March. Five of our current parents who have been with us for the last five years while their boys have been at the College, are leaving, and we desperately need some new parents to join us with their new ideas and enthusiasm. We are holding our AGM next Monday 14th November 7.30pm in the College staffroom, and would love to see you. If you are unable to attend this meeting but would like to be part of the Parents’ Association then please contact Liz Potter on 027 2434042 or email liz@tommys.co.nz RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

On Friday 18 November we will be running our annual Year 10 health day. This is a chance for our Year 10 students to learn and develop some skills related to their physical, emotional, spiritual and sexual health. We have invited some outside speakers to come and present some of the material. The day is broken up into 6 different sessions. These sessions include ‘Fetal Development’, ‘ Physical, Emotional and Social aspects of dating’, ‘Self Defence’, ‘Health of Mind and Body’ which will include a Christian Meditation session along with some Yoga or stretching exercises, ‘Mental Health’ session run by our Counsellor Peter Wadsworth, and a session on ‘Pornography’ examining its effects on individuals and society. Students will be in school uniform for the day. ANTONIO DE GREGORIO WINS THE DUNSHEATH PLATE

The Wellington Speaking Union’s prestigious regional Junior Prepared Speaker Competition was held at St Catherine’s College on the 11th of October. Antonio de Gregorio represented St Patrick’s College by delivering his O’Shea Shield speech about families and what they mean to him. Having won his section in the O’Shea Shield competition it was a great achievement to then be awarded first place in the Wellington Regional Competition and receiving the Dunsheath Plate. Antonio spoke with poise and confidence which reflected the hard work he had put into writing and preparing his speech.

Antonio was coached by Ms Lynley Reid. ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE ROWING CLUB QUIZ NIGHT

Pull together your team of 8 … family, friends, workmates and show your support for the St Pat’s Rowing Club Quiz night. Sunday 4 December, 7pm at Khandallah Trading Company, Agra Crescent. Tem of 8 $120, double tickets $30. Spot prizes and raffles to be won. Email Duncan now to get your tickets. duncan.cathy@gmail.com Be in quick!

Once you have installed the app, click on the triple-line icon on top left of the screen to subscribe to Alert Groups. For the remainder of Term 4 we will run a General Alert Group (everyone should subscribe to this –

it will be used only in the case of emergencies). The only other Alert Groups available for now will be summer sports teams, however, the number of groups will increase substantially across all areas for Term 1

next year.

Note: To receive Alerts your device needs to be Wi-Fi connected or have data enabled.

If you have any issues downloading or using the App please email gary.cookandrews@stpats.school.nz

BIG THANKS TO OUR LEARNING SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS Throughout the year the Learning Support team has requested volunteers to support our students with their internal and external assessments. We have built up a great team of supportive volunteers who give up their free time to assist our students by being Readers of exams, Writers or supervisors. This year our team of 20 volunteers assisted students in over 750 hours of internal and external examinations. We can never thank them enough and nor can our students! We are always on the look-out for more volunteers who have some time to spare to assist our students. Email me for next year if you are keen to get involved in education, Email me at michelle.duffy@stpats.school.nz

Ms Michelle Duffy HoD learning Support CAREERS CORNER

Farewell to the class of 2016 and very soon we will welcome the class of 2017. It does make one feel old when shows like “1999” and books like “1984” were once so futuristic visions of our world. To our young men seize the day and appreciate how time will fly by. So what of your futures in this global community? Love your neighbour as yourself is a solid value. Have ideals and keep in touch with mum and dad. Change is a certainty so embrace it, but cling to the good

stuff. Be generous and kind in your dealings with others. Reach out to people who are different and get to know them. Keep in touch with the College and the Old Boy network. Enjoy what you are doing, say a little prayer occasionally and wear sunscreen! Jobs to Do! Year 13 students have jobs to do so go to google docs and get these applications and documentation completed. Also please complete the Year 13 Careers survey on Gmail. Important Dates Studylink applications by 16 December University applications prior to 8 December Polytechnic, Private providers apply now or ASAP Year 10 Camps mid-November - December Final thought As our seniors and many of our parents depart the College, who in our student ranks is going to step up academically, sporting, culturally and spiritually to maintain the spirit of St Patrick’s College – you, our students and our parent community, as you always do. Sectare Fidem Mr Mike Woods JP, Med. Careers

GOLF LESSONS

Golf lessons for beginners commence in February 2017 at Miramar Golf Course. These lessons are free, and taken by a professional coach after school once a week for six weeks. If you are interested please contact Mr Kevin McGrath - kevin.mcgrath@stpats.school.nz SPORTS

McEvedy Shield training started this week under head of athletics Leigh Lidstone. While we acknowledge McEvedy is still 124 days away, the hard work has to start early. Thanks to the generosity of the St Patrick’s College Foundation, we have been able to put some power behind our programme. The Foundation is funding a strength and conditioning programme, which runs twice a week (Monday before school and Wednesday after school). The Foundation has also helped us secure the services of highly respected coaches Mike Ritchie (track and jumps) and Shaka Sola (throws). Track and field sessions at Newtown Park are on Tuesday, Wednesday (throws only) and Thursday after school and on Saturday morning. This is an open invitation to any student who has previously been outside the athletics programme to join in. A couple of students have already taken up this offer. These sessions will run up till December 24 – pause for four weeks – and re-start after Wellington Anniversary weekend. If you have any questions please contact jonathan.millmow@stpats.school.nz

Congratulations to year 13 student Josh de Reeper, who capped off his great year in the pool with selection this week in the New Zealand Schools waterpolo team for a tri-series against Australia and South Africa in Auckland from December 19-22. Josh is the only Wellington based player in the New Zealand team.

Do you like the look of the new school hoodie? Kilbirnie Sports will be stocking this hoodie from next month and it will cost $75. Hoodie sales will be open to the public but the College will control wording/printing quests e.g.: name of sport, player initials. Good luck to the following students, who are finalists in the College Sport Wellington awards dinner at Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua, on Sunday evening: Benjamin Ellis (Athletics AWD), Billy Proctor (Rugby), Cassius Papera (Handball), Corey Le'aupepe (Basketball), Daniel Ward, (Rowing), Eden Cruise (Mountain-biking), John Sio (Volleyball), Joshua De Reeper (Waterpolo), Joshua Nairne (Athletics), Joshua Ngaia (Rowing), Kody Clueard (Softball), Luke Georgeson, (Cricket), Xavier Numia (Rugby). Team of the Year: Double Sculls Rowing of Ward and Ngaia. Coach of the Year: Lua Tuiomanufili (SPC Rowing). Congratulations to Benjamin Ellis, Daniel Ward, Joshua De Reeper, and Xavier Numia who were Sportsman of the Year for their sport.

RUGBY SEVENS

For the second year in a row, our Senior Sevens team have won the Christian Cullen Cup for the Wellington Sevens Championships. This means that we have qualified for Nationals in Auckland 2-4 December. The team have been coached by Galu Letiu and Pio Savali, with support from Ryan Setefano, Rob Ngan-Woo and Amani Tuia. Earlier in the season, they competed in the Hurricanes Sevens Tournament, losing in a fierce game against Hastings Boys’ College. Captained by Saia Paese, the team have been working hard to ensure success in Auckland in a month. Thank you to Michelle Smyth for her expertise in managing this team. Our Under 15 team have also been invited to compete in the National Condors Tournament and played well in the Wellington U15 tournament last week. Despite a disappointment, and close loss to Wellington College, they bounced back and won the Bowl Final against Taita College 29-5. This team is also coached by Galu Letiu and Pio Savali though with great support from recent old boys Lawrence Lotovale and Kerrod Foaese.

WOMEN’S GROUP

Second Hand Uniform Shop Open days The St Pat's Women's Group Uniform Shop would like to thank the community for all the support they have shown over the last year. All the donations have been greatly appreciated and have helped make many families happy. We look forward to another great year in 2017 working for the community. Our Christmas holiday opening times are 12 January 2017 - Thursday from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm 14 January - Saturday from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 18 January - Wednesday from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm 21 January - Saturday from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm We are happy to accept any items in good re-sellable condition. Items can be dropped off at the school office or directly into the Second Hand Shop on open days, and the relevant form filled in if you want it sold on commission. TERM DATES 2017 Term 1 – 30 January to 1 February to 13 April Term 2 – 1 May to 7 July Term 3 – 24 July to 29 September Term 4 – 16 October to 8 December

Patricians and Marist St Pats Link Up for 2017

Kindred club Marist St Pats has announced an impressive coaching line-up that involves a number of former students of St Patrick’s Colleges. Marist St Pats has also announced an innovative High Performance Coaching Unit that will develop individual and team skills.

Coaching details for 2017 are: Premiers: Andrew Robinson and Bernie Upton The Premiers will be guided by Andrew Robinson, one of Wellington’s most successful club coaches in recent years. 'Robbo' was the WRFU Club Coach of the Year in 2014 and in 2016 guided Marist St Pats Premier Reserves to the coveted Harper Lock Shield title after the side won 12 of their 13 first round matches. Joining Andrew will be (former St Patrick’s College, Silverstream, First XV member) Bernie Upton. Bernie is well known on the rugby scene as a professional player who played a number of Super Rugby seasons with the Chiefs and Hurricanes, along with stints in Ireland and Japan. He also played for the Junior All Blacks in 2005 and 2006. Premier Reserves: Jamie Parkinson and Francois Hecquet Following a successful season as an assistant to Andrew Robinson in 2016, Marist St Pats Centurion (and former St Patrick’s College student) Jamie Parkinson will step up as head coach of the Premier Reserve team in 2017. Jamie represented Manu Samoa at test level in 2005. Jamie will be joined by innovative Frenchman Francois Hecquet who has been coaching the Hutt Valley High School 1st XV for the last 3 years having won the Co-Ed cup for the first time in the school’s history in 2016. He has his Level 3 NZRU coaching accreditations. Patricians as Colts Coaches: Edwin Meachen and Ciaran O’Brien Marist St Pats Colts, having enjoyed a successful season in 2016, will again be led by Edwin Meachen and former Premier Half-Back Ciaran O’Brien – both are former students at St Pats. High Performance Coaching Unit In a new imitative Marist St Pats RFC, has also established a specialist High Performance Coaching Unit to coach across all grades. The HPU comprises Arden David, Nic Fitisemanu, Dan Kauraka and James McHardy. This experienced group boast hundreds of Premier matches along with a large haul of silverware between them. They will focus on equipping players with the tools to be successful both on and off the field with technical expertise and personal mentoring with James and Nic having an active part

in designing and running the weekly training sessions along with St Patrick’s Rugby Club RDO Kas Lealamanua and the team coaches.

Marist St Pats is delighted to be able to provide such a quality, experienced coaching team to work with our players in the upcoming season. We are very excited to see how these new formations take shape as we continue our quest for excellence. Marist St Pats coaches and the High-Performance Unit discuss the 2017 season with players. Patricians are warmly welcomed to join with the Marist St Pats family at any time. For more information on playing rugby in 2017 or through the ‘Summer Sevens”

teams, with kindred club Marist St Pats please contact the Clubs Coaching Co-coordinator, St Patrick’s College Old Boy, Kas Lealamanua on 021 1203958 or check out the Clubs web-site www.msprugby.co.nz or Facebook www.facebook.com/msprugby for regular MSP news updates. 2016 LEAVERS MASS

Above: George Truebridge presents a plaque to Mr Swindells as a gift from the Year 13 class of 2016.

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