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THE
Issue 3 Winter 2021
GOOD
FIGHT
In this Issue
Building developments
Transition to co-education
Girl’s uniform designs
Student outdoor
experiences
Spotlight on performing
arts
Mr Paul Belton pictured with Jessica Alexander who will be joining St Paul’s in Year 2 next year
Our staff professional development program will
FROM THE
continue with its emphasis on Positive Education
and will now include work on the development of the
adolescent brain, human development and adolescent
PRINCIPAL
psychology. The College has employed the services of
Dr Michael Nagle, from Queensland, an expert in these
areas, to work with us this year.
With great excitement, our College is well under way
with a significant construction program ready for co-
education in 2022.
Dear Friends of St Paul’s, In weeks, expanded and refurbished bathroom facilities
Welcome to another edition of ‘The Good Fight’. Much in Primary Years will be complete, while Mossop
has happened since the last edition and a great deal Construction and Interiors have been engaged as our
of excitement continues to build as we head into a builder on the College’s most significant works:
major building program and our evolution into the new > Bathroom, changeroom and Senor Years Centre: This
St Paul’s – a Catholic co-educational college in the $6.7m double-story building will link Trembath and
Edmund Rice tradition, from 2022. Murray Buildings with an upstairs Senior Years Learning
The announcement to become a coeducational college Centre and downstairs changerooms (4) and toilets
was made on the 28th of July last year. After this time, (30) appropriate for co-education.
the College conducted several extra College Tours. Had > Courtyard redevelopment: In the centre of our
COVID-19 not caused the cancellation of the two extra College, this redevelopment of the main quadrangle will
November tours, over 450 families would have toured provide shade, seating, opportunities for conversation
the College! It has been an overwhelming response. and extended learning areas, as well as hard play areas.
Term 1 this year was just as crazy with all five tours > Wilson Building refurbishment: previously the
being filled and many year levels now full for 2022. We Resource Centre and Auditorium, this area will become
will have all 2022 enrolments finalised before the end a hub for our College services, including library services.
of term 2 and it would appear 2023 will be the same Opening the vast area to the sports fields and view to
before the end of term 3. the Hills is enhanced by a decking towards the oval.
After last July’s announcement the College immediately With old scholar Andrew McKay (class of 1986) as the
formed 11 working parties to begin our preparation for Senior Project Manager and Lachlan Mossop (class of
2022. We furthered our research into areas such as 2015) both heavily involved in these projects, we are in
staff professional development, uniform, counselling good hands at Mossop, who earned their appointment
requirements, co-curricular, curriculum and subject following a rigorous tender process.
offerings, building and facilities and human resource The College is pleased to announce that we have been
requirements, to name a few. These groups included successful in obtaining a grant for $390K from the
staff, parents, students and external experts. Much has Department of Recreation, Sport and Racing to assist
been done and there is still much to do. in the construction of unisex changerooms including
Cover: Rocco Feo performing at ‘Music in the Quad’
Building works have commenced on the Senior Learning Centre to be completed ready for the 2022 school year. amenities, storage, umpire’s and first aid room. The We acknowledge the State Government for their guidelines require the College to contribute an equal continued support of grass roots sport and thank them amount towards this project. sincerely for this grant. These facilities form part of the new and exciting $6.7m I hope you can join in our excitement for what the Sports and Learning Centre that will commence very future holds, especially where co-education, building shortly. programs and a continued commitment to Liberating The College grounds and changerooms are used by a Education is most obvious within our community. number of community sporting organisations including Mr Paul Belton St Paul’s Old Scholars Football Club, St Paul’s Old Principal Scholars Soccer Club and Hope Valley Cricket Club. It is through the use of our facilities by these community groups that the State Government is wanting to increase the participation in sport and recreation. In particular, the fact that we are moving to co-education in 2022 and the importance of catering for more females in sport no doubt had a positive impact on the merits of our application. Concept pictured of the Senior Learning Centre (centre) across the revitalised courtyard
SPORTS AND Sports & Learning Centre LEARNING CENNTRE This $6.7m double-storey building will link Trembath and Murray Buildings, with modern, flexible learning areas upstairs, and changeroom and toilet facilities downstairs. The upgraded facilities will also benefit our extended community as they are used by a number of community sporting organisations including St Paul’s Old Scholars Football Club, St Paul’s Old Scholars Soccer Club and Hope Valley Cricket Club.
COURTYARD
DEVELOPMENT
CONCEPTS
The development of the
main courtyard will include
increased seating and
sheltered areas, raised
landscaping and green
spaces for learning and
relaxation.
Access to learning spaces
will be improved and a
sense of pride reinforced by
a prominent Blacks Road
entrance.
DEOMOLTION WORKS Demolition and construction works are underway throughout the College for the sports and learning centre, Primary toilets, courtyard and resource centre.
EREA COLLEGE RENEWAL
Late last year, despite the ongoing
concerns with COVID-19, the College
was keen to continue with the
opportunity to work with Edmund
Rice Education Australia, to conduct
our overdue College Renewal. This
process is conducted every five years
and is designed to ensure we are
maintaining our faithfulness to the
EREA Touchstones and our Edmund
Rice Traditions.
We are very pleased to say that we
passed with flying colours! In fact,
our report was so good that it will be
used as an example to other Colleges
undertaking this experience in the
next couple of years.
The official letter back from Ray
Paxton (EREA National Director,
Liberating Education) stated, “The
EREA Board were highly impressed
with the St Paul’s College 2020
renewal report and accepted the Thank you to the old scholars who participated in community consultation
recommendation that the school be sessions run by Edmund Rice Education Australia.
accredited for a further five years Back row: Peter Ngo (‘19), Darcy Tonkin (‘19), Pierre Boutros (‘19), Blake Thomas
as a Catholic School in the Edmund (‘19), Ben Crossley (‘07), Ben Freeman (‘15), Riak Mayol (‘17). Front row: David
Rice Tradition. Congratulations to Crisanti (‘77), Tyson Soulsby (‘17), Ben Rogers (‘16), Thomas Piro (‘17)
the St Paul’s community on their
achievements and the proactive way
you are ensuring a dynamic future for
the young people in your care.”
The report commended the College
on many areas across all four
touchstone categories which is
particularly pleasing.
From a deeply personal point of
view, I would sincerely like to thank
our diligent Senior Leadership
team and all our amazing staff, who
give so much of themselves to this
wonderful community, to make sure
we are providing the very best we
can for all the students in our care. St
Paul’s College is an amazing school,
continually improving and always
striving to support the very diverse
needs of this beautifully inclusive
community.
Mr Paul Belton
Principal
Primary students participating in a focus group for the EREA College renewal .
TRANSITION TO COEDUCATION
“It was wonderful to see the
students connect with each
other, and the many smiles
and laughs”
With our transition to co-education well- As part of the transition to co-education,
underway, it is certainly an exciting time for St St Paul’s College held a number of activity
Paul’s College as we move towards becoming afternoons over the course of Term 2 for the
a new school in 2022. girls commencing next year.
While new beginnings are exciting, it can These afternoons were an opportunity for
also be daunting for both new and existing our enrolled girls to meet their female cohort
students and families. As you may have seen
for 2022. Throughout these sessions, the
in our recent updates and announcements,
girls participated in a range of introductory
a great deal of preparation is going into the
successful transition of girls. However, the activities which helped them to get to
wellbeing of all students at St Paul’s College know each other and establish positive
is a priority. As part of a successful transition, relationships. Students also created self-
we also place high importance on the voices portraits and aliens as a way to introduce
of our current students and ensuring they are themselves to our staff.
feeling comfortable and prepared about the It was wonderful to see the students connect
changes our school is undergoing. As such, with each other, and the many smiles and
current students will undertake a survey and/
laughs throughout. Students left the sessions
or classroom discussions about St Paul’s
feeling confident and happy about starting at
becoming a co-educational school. This is
aimed towards addressing any thoughts, St Paul’s College next year.
ideas, or concerns students may have about There will be a second opportunity for new
our transition so that we can ensure that both students to participate in another Activity
our current and future students are confident Afternoon next term. We look forward to
and prepared for next year. The student voice welcoming our new students back to St Paul’s
will definitely be an important consideration in College in term 3, as we continue on the
our planning and preparation for 2022. journey towards Co-education.
Students will receive more information about
We look forward to sharing the journey
this early next term. If you have any questions,
towards co-education together as a St Paul’s
concerns or thoughts about transition, please
do not hesitate to contact me via email community.
(dnguyen@stpauls.sa.edu.au) or phone (8334 Ms Donna Nguyen
8300). Transition Coordinator
GIRLS’ INFORMATION NIGHT
2022 UNIFORM UPDATE
We are excited to share the new uniform designs for our
girls commencing in 2022! Since the 2020 announcement
of our co-educational journey, the St Paul’s uniform
working party has undertaken extensive community
consultation and research. The design and consultation
process has taken almost 12 months and has seen us
working in partnership with our new uniform supplier,
Midford.
Midford were appointed late last year and have been
supporting the working party with their designers to
determine the style, fabric and make up of our uniforms.
Whilst this process is now finalised, much work had been
placed into the sampling of new garments suitable for our
Reception to Year 12 students. This is an exciting time and
we look forward to seeing our students in the designs.
The range for female students includes choice of skort,
shorts, pants or skirt with detachable bib or summer
dress. The current senior tie will become the new tie for all
students from R-11 and a new style will be developed for
our Year 12 students.
St Paul’s College regards the uniform as an important
aspect of the school image, general philosophy and
condition of enrolment. The College recognises that
the school uniform assists in promoting respect for
oneself and others, builds school community spirit and
contributes to the setting of high standards amongst the
student body. Furthermore, a school uniform eliminates
competition in what students wear and removes class
distinction within a community, thus promoting an
inclusive culture.
Further details of all new items in the range will be made
available online and an updated uniform policy will be
circulated, once finalised.
Additionally, Midford have invested significant money
to refit the uniform shop so that customers can enjoy
a better retail experience and to display stock more
effectively. We are aiming to have this new uniform ready
for sale in Term 4, 2021.
The Uniform Shop will continue to operate on site from its
current location with expanded hours as follows:
• Tuesday 8.00am – 4.00pm
• Wednesday 1.00pm – 5.00pm
• Thursday 1.00pm – 5.00pm
Families will also be able to purchase uniforms via the
Midford online shop. Further instructions are available on
our College website.
We are excited to launch our new uniform and look
forward to seeing the students wearing it for the first time
later this year.
Jake Stewart
Uniform Committee
In winter secondary students will have the choice of
charcoal skirt or pants to beCopyright
worn with
in relation black
to these design tights
concepts developed orfor St Paul’s College a
by Midford
charcoal grey socks. The existing senior tie will become
the College tie from R-11.ST PAUL’S COLLEGE
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The charcoal skirt
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will provide flexibility
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grow. Other items
in the range include
charcoal pants, shorts
and skort for summer.
Blazers will be a
compulsory item for
students in Year 7
onwards.Students perform in the 2020 musical production ‘The Golden Septar’
SPOTLIGHT ON 2021 Musical ‘In Your Dreams’
The 2021 production is a romantic musical comedy based
PERFORMING on Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. It is called
‘In Your Dreams’.
Auditions were held end of 2020 and continued at the
ARTS start of 2021. There is a cast of 31 students. There are also
the backstage students and the musical band, who will
perform live. This includes students from St Paul’s and
Kildare in the cast and in the band.
There are many staff who also give their time and talents
The Golden Septar to help and enhance the student performances, these
include Mr Elliott, Ms Nguyen, Mrs D’Angelo, Mrs Lynds, Ms
The 2020 musical was called ‘The Golden
Verrall and Mr Oria.
Septar’. This wonderful musical that tells a
tale of people needing to get on together We hope to see you and your family come along and
and not fight, and making the world a better place, support the students. The performances will be held in
through song and dance, came to the end of its musical week 4 of Term 3 in the College hall
journey for the year. “Hi! I’m Caleb, and I play King Oberon in the 2021 Musical,
It was held in week 1 of Term 4, in Callan Hall, which was ‘In Your Dreams’.
transformed into a theatre: with lights, cameras, and lots ‘In Your Dreams’ will be my sixth show, third as a cast
of action. The band was wonderful as was the lighting, member (before then, I played saxophone in the band!). I
sound and of course the backstage crew, as well as really enjoy the opportunities that the musical provides to
the excellent cast led by Jeremy Mortimer as Vithalon, get to work with so many different people and be part of
Leader of the Elves and Giacinta Chivers, Leader of the an amazing production. It’s awesome to be able to get on
Fairies. There were many other interesting characters stage and be in an almost completely different world, full
in this production, such as: Gobsmack (Caleb Rodgers), of interesting characters and great songs!
Lady D-Vine (Jasmine Todd), Militia (Callum Hupfeld), My character, Oberon is the King of the feral spirits and
Pythagora (Hanna Poel), Mr and Mrs Grey (Felicity has to learn to work together and get along with the
Manfredi and Ryan Du), and of course the stars of the Queen, Titania. The show is full of many interesting plots
show, Danny and Debbie Grey (Daniel Elliott and Rosie happening simultaneously – there’s a deb ball with star-
Kerr). crossed lovers, a school drama class (emphasis on the
After much anticipation, we were able to perform this drama), and a forest full of spirits, who are supposed to be
musical over four nights and two matinees. It was written keeping the natural world in harmony.
by our former St Paul’s student, Glenn Dunn (‘06), and At the end of the day, everyone gets together and learns
what a delight it was. Audiences praised the script and that you can be whatever you want… in your dreams!”
talents of the cast and crew. Caleb Rogers, Year 12 sudent
I would like to thank the actors, musicians and crew for
all the work put in both on and off the stage for this to
happen, and especially the teachers, Mr Elliott, Ms Nguyen,
Mrs D’Angelo and Mrs Lynds along with the Musical
Directors, Ms Verrall and Mr Oria for their time and efforts.
It is always greatly appreciated. Well done.
Mr Damian Antenucci
DirectorStudent bands and ensembles perform at ‘Music in the Quad’
Music Update
We have had a busy start to the year in
the Music Department with lots of new
and creative experiences for students at
the college. In Term 1, we held our ‘Music
in the Quad’ evening with performances
from the jazz ensemble, rock bands,
vocal ensemble and soloists. It was
lovely to gather in the music quad and
open our classrooms to families who
were also able to see displays of student
work, podcasts, recordings, projects, and
our recording studio. The performers all
thoroughly enjoyed the evening and the
chance to perform to an audience again!
2021 has also seen the inclusion of the
Music Technology subject in the middle
years. Students have loved using the
new laptops and a range of programs
including Mixcraft, FL Studio and
Soundtrap to create podcasts, songs,
and soundtracks to films.
The Year 5/6 Wind Immersion is
underway again with students having the
opportunity to learn either the trumpet,
trombone or clarinet for the year under
expert tutelage. The boys are already
sounding great as a wind ensemble and
we encourage them to keep up their
fantastic work and steady practice to
continue developing their skills.
Vocal ensembles and choirs are a new
and exciting addition to the St Paul’s
Music programme, with our Senior Vocal
Ensemble performing Beach Boys and
Backstreet Boys classics earlier this year
in fantastic harmony and a large junior
choir group preparing for their upcoming
Catholic School’s Music Festival
performance in Term 3.
We look forward to many more
wonderful performance and creative
experiences for our boys throughout the
remainder of the year.
Ms Libby Verrall
Music and Performance Coordinator
Embouchure screening for the Year 5/6 wind immersion programRites of Passage or process of some form. This has always been
a significant part of our human composition
In 2021 we see the full circle of our Rites and is something sadly missing from many
of Passage Program in that we now have avenues of western civilization. Unfortunately,
implemented all of the rites we envisioned. As over time it is as if the absence of these rituals
a community we are committed to the holistic leads our young people to find rites of their
development and wellbeing of our students. own that are not always life-giving. We uphold
Our focus is the education of children that that these rites need to be a part of the fabric
they may be best prepared to be positive of a community and this is our aspiration.
contributors in our ever-changing world. It is
So far this year we have welcomed our
our joy to see our bright young minds develop
Reception families into our community and
all the virtues of a good person. This can only
be achieved through an ongoing collaboration held our first Ubuntu Rite of Passage with our
between college and family. Through our Year 3s. It is wonderful to see the students
NEWS & EVENTS
‘Growing Humanity’ Rites of Passage Program wear their bracelets with pride and we hope
we pause to celebrate the different stages on the plants are thriving in our Reception
this journey. homes!
Every ancient culture celebrated the metanoia Ms Angela Collins
from one stage of life to another with a ritual Assistant Principal Religious Identity & MissionHolocaust Memorial Week
Opening held at St Paul’s
On Monday May 3rd, St Paul’s College ran and held the
opening day of Holocaust Memorial Week in our Callan
Hall. Several of our students and classes attended a
range of presentations throughout the day, along with
teachers and students from other schools across the
three educational sectors.
The day started with an opening address by our
Principal, Mr Paul Belton and by the Director of the
Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner
Centre, Kathy Baykitch. We worked with the museum to
organise the day.
We were fortunate to have two Holocaust Survivors
share their testimonies with us, Mr Andrew Steiner,
OAM, who is also an artist, historian and creator of
the Adelaide Museum, along with Ms Eva Temple, who
is believed to be the youngest child survivor of the
Bergen-Belsen camp. Students and teachers were then
invited to ask questions of both Mr Steiner and Ms
Year 8 Students
Temple, which was a valuable experience.
Following the Q&A, two academics from the Flinders
Plant Produce
University, also presented. Professor Peter Monteath, Our Year 8 students as part of their
Interim Vice-President and Executive Dean, College Christian Services Learning have planted
of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, is a globally a variety of herbs and vegetables which
renowned historian on Holocaust and Australian history. they will grow to eventually harvest
He presented on Jewish refugees coming to South and sell. There was a buzz in the main
Australia. Additionally, Associate Professor Derek quad during lesson 6 and 7 as the
Dalton (College of Business, Government and Law) students happily collected their seeds
discussed the relevance of Holocaust Memorials. and prepared their pots. Next step is
the ongoing maintenance and nurturing
We also had David Bevan from ABC Radio, present
and hopefully in time we will have herbs
on the War Crimes Trial held here in Adelaide during
and vegetables ready for sale to our
the 1990s. Mr Bevan was a journalist covering the trial
community. All proceeds will help fund
during this time and wrote a book, A Case to Answer.
our CSL programs aimed at helping
He spoke about the trial and answered questions from
others.
the audience.
Our students engaged well with the presentations. The
Holocaust is an important part of History as one of the
most tragic events to ever occur. Students and teachers
from our school along with those who were visiting
have mentioned that they found the presentations
informative and interesting, benefiting their learning of
History, English and a range of other areas, along with
their own personal knowledge of these events.
I would like to thank all who participated as they
provided the audience with an enriching, engaging and
unique experience.
Mr Matthew Muscat
Senior Years Leader of Learning - LEAFEDDIE
EDDIE RICE
RICE DAY
DAY
What a wonderful whirlwind Eddie Rice Day would not be the same without our
House obstacle challenge where O’Loughlin emerged
day it was! victorious.
This is a day of absolute community celebration. Much
Our theme for the day was looking through a lens of love
thanks to all who donated cakes and to all our staff
on the world. Given our ethos and the events recently in
who always go the extra mile on this day to make it
India this was a timely thought and we devoted all our
such a joyous day.
fundraising efforts to support PrayTek in India who have
set up on-the-ground support for those impacted by Ms Angela Collins
Covid. On their Ketto Fundraising Page it says: Assistant Principal Religious Identity and Mission
“OXYGEN cylinders, medicines and Covid specific first
aid kits are the need of the hour (besides of course the
ICU beds and ventilators. We are planning to reach out
to vulnerable communities in Delhi and later across the
country through our wide spread NGO network and
make available to them our C-19 emergency kits – Blood
Oxy-meters, digital thermometers, masks, gloves, soaps/
sanitizers as well as rations and sanitary pads.”
We have been so lucky here in Adelaide. As global citizens
how can our hearts not rend with grief at this situation.
As grateful Eddie Rice people; part of a far-reaching
family of over 170,000 students in over 20 countries we
halted all normal business to celebrate as a community.
We were blessed with glorious weather. We began the
day with presentations focusing on different aspects of
the theme. Our Primary Years considered kindness, our
Middle Years looked at the situation in India and also
gender equity, our Senior Years focused on forgiveness
and we sincerely thank Lynne Moten for beginning this
session with us and sharing her experiences with Azim
Khamisa. After recess we had our Mass, thoughtfully led by
Fr Mathew, and enhanced by yet another fabulous music
presentation. Then we participated in our solidarity walk –
made ever more relevant as we considered the situation in
India – and our wonderful food stalls at lunch. Of course,As grateful Eddie Rice people; part of a far-reaching family of over 170,000 students in over 20 countries we halted all normal business to celebrate as a community.
Hospitality on offer UN Evatt Diplomacy
in 2022 Debating Competition
St Paul’s College is excited to share that the On Friday 4 June, three teams of students
competed against other schools from across
‘Hospitality Cooking Club’ will be offered as
the State in the Preliminary Round of the UN
a co-curricular activity in 2022 in preparation EVATT held at Flinders University.
for the introduction of Hospitality as a senior
These students made up our inaugural
subject in the upcoming years. teams in the competition, as this is a new
cocurricular offering for the College. The
This co-curricular activity will help students
competition is open to students from Years 9
to develop their cooking skills, practise to 12 and there is already increased interest
food preparation and planning, broaden now that we have had teams participate. Our
their knowledge of different cuisines and students are to be congratulated as they
represented the College well.
COCURRICULAR
learn about the importance of a healthy
and balanced diet. Students will expand Student teams represented countries in a
their culinary appreciation by cooking a Model UN Security Council, where they used
teamwork, negotiation, public speaking,
variety of foods from around the world.
and diplomatic skills, as members states of
Most importantly, students will discover that the United Nations. We congratulate Oscar
cooking is fun! Burrows (11GL4) and Ryan Du (11MA6), for
advancing to the Semifinals, which will be
We look forward to the Cooking Club next held at Flinders University on Monday. Below
year. Stay tuned for exciting updates. is a short reflection from some of the students
who participated in the preliminary round:
The hospitality cooking club is just one of the
“The UN Evatt competition was an intriguing
new cocurricular activities being introduced in
experience which provided myself as one of
2022. Girls will be able to play softball, touch the participating students the opportunity
football and netball in addition to the other to work with my partner in composing a
sports currently on offer to St Paul’s College structured and fluently spoken argument.
students. The UN Evatt is the perfect activity to
undertake as it encourages teamwork, critical
and creative thinking, and the opportunity
for students around Australia to boost their
confidence”. Ryan Du, Year 11‘Student Robotics International’ Champions
St Paul’s Paladins have taken top spot the brilliant team HRS3 from Hills who used the competition as a
in Student Robotics International, Road Sixth Form College in London. training exercise to develop their
a virtual robotics programming However, it was our precise robot Python coding skills.
competition that spanned five control and bold strategy that saw us
The Paladins are keen to increase
months. The global Student Robotics win 36-8, earning us the title of world
competition headquartered in champions! the number of First Tech Challenge
London, saw teams from around the teams in South Australia and are
Coach Sue O’Malley, who is leader of
world compete in a virtual league, Learning – Middle Years STEM at St happy to support and mentor other
with four matches of increasing Paul’s, said the team began in 2020 as Catholic schools.
complexity, building up to the a FIRST Tech Challenge team. Guided Recognition must be given
knockout rounds and grand final. The by adult coaches and mentors, to everyone on the team who
Paladins of St Paul’s were extremely students are challenged to design, contributed to the project, to our
proud to represent Australia, while build, program, and operate robots to
fantastic coach, Mrs O’Malley, and to
competing alongside teams from the compete in a head-to-head challenge
the volunteers at Student Robotics,
UK, France, Germany, Malaysia and in an alliance format.
Indonesia. The competition sees us who made the competition fun - and
Ms O’Malley said the Paladins had
given a (virtual) robot to compete were always online to help with any
quickly grown to embrace the
in the 2021 game, Radars of the Lost questions (and deal with our “fun-
international robotics community,
Ark, where teams have to claim (and hosting a segment of the 24Hours posting” shenanigans)! A special
steal!) towers from each other, all by of STEM as well as participating in mention, however, must be given to
writing and submitting code - which the Student Robotics International our incredible mentor Shaun, who
will then be simulated against other competition, Science Week, the FTC put so much in and always inspired
team’s robot code, along with exciting National Championships and currently, us with his brilliant ideas
commentary from the brilliant team at the Malaysian Roboticist challenge.
The school’s senior team is made up
Student Robotics! “We are proud of our achievements in
of about 20 students from Years 7
The Paladins made it all the way to our first year,” she said.
to 12 while a junior robotics team of
the knockouts, where we proceeded The students were ably mentored
a similar size will be formed soon for
to win every match that we were put by CSIRO Professionals in Schools
in, securing us a place in the grand partner, Shaun Voigt, from DSTG and 2021.
final where we were put up against supported by the rest of the team,PRIMARY YEARS
Twilight Sports Day
It is hard to deny that sports; whether team
based or individual, can have lots of positive
impacts on children. These positives were
certainly seen at our Primary Sports Day this
year. With Covid-19 restrictions eased, we
were fortunate enough to have families on site
for the first time in 12 months. Throughout the
day we had approximately 200 families come
out to support – thank you!
Like many schools, Sports Day at St Paul’s is
one of the days penciled into the calendar
every year which everyone loves. It is an
opportunity for our staff, students, and
families to dress up and support their house
team. We use it to build a community culture
within the college whereby senior and primary
students come together to aid in their house
team’s potential to win the overall trophy.
Sports day is also beneficial for us as it
promotes the physical and social development
of our students and helps nurture a student’s
self-esteem.
Our Primary Sports Day offers the perfect
opportunity to encourage those children who
may not ordinarily participate in sporting
activities to do just that. The day was highly
inclusive and allowed students of all abilities
an opportunity to add points to their teams’
total.
The day was also a chance to support the
P&F group to help bring in donations and
sponsorship money to reinvest within the
school and local charities.
The games played at Sports Day go beyond
traditional track and field events. This year
they included entertaining games such as the
egg and spoon race, sack race, vortex throw,
tunnel ball and the staff vs student’s 100m
sprint.
Gleeson was the winning team this year. We
hope to see Dally holding the trophy in 2022.SRC/Student Voice Primary Amenities
St Paul’s have a Reception – Year 6 Primary SRC/Student As we move towards our co-educational journey into 2022,
Voice group up and running for the first time. The team one of the first building projects to take place were the
meet fortnightly to discuss matters which benefit the primary amenities. The new toilet facilities have been made
college and the community. easy for everyone to use, including an access toilet in each
The SRC leadership team helps build a practical agenda of the male and female sides. The contemporary design
for a change which the students can identify with. The works for students in all year levels, heights, and physical
changes can lead to enhanced engagement with school abilities. Throughout the designing process we have made
community and school learning. Having such a rich team sure the toilets were constructed to give students easy
helps in building a deeper relationship between the access, privacy, dignity, and safety. There is a general
students and the teachers. It also creates a sound basis for understanding that the school environment does, in many
developing democratic principles and practices. These are ways, shape the learner. A clean and well-maintained
skills which students will need throughout their lives. environment has been found to promote improved
Our Student Representative Council is a student-based behaviour and academic performance – this starts with the
group designed to foster school spirit and leadership humble toilet.
among primary students. The members of the SRC change To reach the final design, various key features were
each year to maintain a fresh approach and a strong considered and trialled to assist students who need help to
student voice within the school. Members are leaders who use the toilets. Our design and building teams have made
help to create and nurture constructive ideas within the it easier for students to go to the toilet or get changed on
school community. They are approachable students who their own with minimal assistance.
are representatives of our student body. As with any modern toilet facilities, clear signage on
• The benefits of listening to and acting on student the external walls is important. We have researched
voice include: contemporary signage options to compliment the design
• Increasing student’s engagement in learning features on the inside on the amenities.
• Encouraging collaboration between students and their Mr Jake Stewart
teachers Acting Head of Primary
• Creating and maintaining a positive environment and
culture
• Building respectful relationships, connections and
belonging
• Developing personal and social capabilities.
2021 Primary SRC Team
• Tyler Jackman • Zach Nourse
• Oliver Caputo • Xavier Ouano
• Bilal Turan • Caden Powell
• Collin Protacio • Kobi Way
• Fereydoon Sharifi • Lucca Meola
• Saxon DiCarlo-Meade • Gavin Gill
• Joseph Bettison • Biar Biar
• Bryce Cundy • Domenic Leonello
• Marcel El Hamra
Reception Hatching Chicks
The Receptions loved watching them hatch from eggs
into baby chicks. They posed lots of questions which we
explored over the 2 weeks while learning all about chick
needs and life-cycle. The Receptions took pride in naming
the chicks and noticing their many changes. A highlight
was when Ubuntu grew feathers on his wings and was able
to fly onto the ledge of the pen! It was a fantastic hands on
experience that the whole class enjoyed. Harry, Buttercup,
Chicky babe, Lemon, Ubuntu, Zander, Elikiya, Zambie,
Eilene, Peach & Kiki you will be dearly missed.
Ms Barone
Reception Teacher
National Simultaneous
Storytime
This year’s book was ‘Give Me Some Space!’ by
Philip Bunting was read to our primary classes by an
astronaut on the International Space Station.
After storytime, the students picked from a range of
space-themed activities, such as star origami, rocket
collages, puzzles, games, reading, and even yoga!OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES
Our camp programmes from Year 4 to 10 are an integral part of the well-rounded educational experience
on offer at St Paul’s. Students experience an alternate learning environment. When removed from their
familiar classroom environment students become aware of their limitations and develop an awareness
of their vast potential. During these learning experiences the students learn to take responsibility, work
in teams and accept consequences for their actions. All camps at the College are compulsory and are a
core component of the curriculum offered. School camps encourage mental agility and a motivation to achieve, which in
turn prepares our students to become active participants, motivators and leaders in an ever changing world.
The Camps program has different themes from year to year and the aim is to extend the challenges accordingly, therefore
camps such as the year 10 Flinders Ranges camp will draw on skills learnt from previous experiences.
Year 4 Zoo Snooze Year 5 and 6 Camps
Our camp experiences start with an overnight Woodhouse Activity Centre (even years)
adventure at the Adelaide Zoo. The Zoo Snooze camp Woodhouse provides challenging and fun team building
is a wonderful opportunity to further build the social experiences for our year 5 and 6 students, during
and emotional skills of confidence, getting along, critical development years. Students stay in bunk
resilience, persistence and organisation. This overnight accommodation for 2 nights, experience large indoor
camp will provide student with an opportunity to group rooms, fully equipped commercial kitchen and
expand their knowledge of animals from different are involved in a huge array of unique opportunities for
continents, and their habitats both in the day and outdoor learning.
during the night. The study of animals, conservation In a safe environment, we see growth in areas such as
and sustainability forms a vital component of the self-confidence, independence, resilience and social
National Science Curriculum. It will also allow the awareness, while exploring and learning new skills.
newest group of students to develop friendships with
each other at this early stage in their time here at the
Mylor Adventure Camp (odd years)
college.
Mylor Adventure Camp is the perfect place for students
An Adelaide Zoo Snooze includes education sessions to get away and experience adventure on a whole new
highlighting important animal and habitat conservation level. It’s a place to connect with yourself, your com-
issues. The program engages students in activities munity and your environment. A place to make friends,
including a live animal close-up and an exciting night build skills and have fun! Whatever you get up to, you’ll
walk when no one else is about. The event is supported walk away energised, proud of your accomplishments
by a knowledgeable Zoo educator who facilitates a and with skills that will last a lifetime.
range of activities to develop students’ knowledge and Conveniently located in the Adelaide Hills and only a 35-
connection to animals and habitats. min drive from the Adelaide CBD we offer an all-inclusive
School Adventure Package that includes comfortable
accommodation, healthy catering and a full program of
outdoor activities fully facilitated each day by our quali-
fied staff.Year 7 Aquatics Camp
Year 7 students attend a three day, two night
environmental camp at Illawonga Camp at the Murray
River. Students are provided this opportunity during
Term 1, to build and maintain friendships within their peer
group and member of staff. Students are challenged with
activities such as archery, knee boarding, caving and
kayaking, along with a range of team building exercises.
Year 8 Camp to Hindmarsh Island
The camp takes place early in the year in order to allow
both staff and students to form quality relationships in
a different environment. Students are encouraged to
participate and challenge themselves to a comfortable
level, outside their comfort zone. All students engage in
their first tent and camp cooking experience which is built
upon in year 9 and 10 camps. The expedition component
is an overnight paddle to another location and return.
Students then will rotate through other activities over
three days – sailing, fishing and surfing instruction at
Goolwa beach.
The camp program becomes progressively challenging
each year and is an opportunity for students to develop
resilience, teamwork, cooperation, and perseverance.
Year 9 Camp to Kuitpo Forest
This camp enables students to discover and develop
their resilience, as well as interpersonal and leadership
skills. Such skills learnt in a new and stimulating outdoor
environment will benefit students for the remainder of
their education at St Paul’s and indeed for life.
Kuitpo Forest is situated in the Southern Mount Lofty
Ranges. The area is haven for some of our native birds
and wildlife and is a picturesque location for walking,
orienteering, climbing and biking expeditions. The three-
day camp adventure includes a mountain bike journey
and base camp activities using high ropes, rock climbing,
low ropes, group dynamics activities and orienteering.
Students camp in small groups of approximately 25
students, supervised by St Paul’s staff and experienced
outdoor education specialists from Wilderness Escape
Outdoor Adventures.
Year 10 Camp
This camp has a particular focus on developing students
Resilience, Achievement and Wellbeing (RAW).
Year 10 Camp is a four day, three night bush walking camp
that takes place in the Southern Flinders Ranges in Mount
Remarkable National Park approximately 3-hours north
of Adelaide. Students build and foster their resiliency,
collaborative, and leadership skills as they hike a variety
of trails while carrying all equipment, food and water
to sustain them for the duration of the trip. They spend
the evenings paired with a peer to prepare and cook
their own meals on a trangia stove before playing a few
‘campfire’ games and sleeping in tents. Students will learn
about sustainability and the natural environment and are
encouraged to be mindful of their ‘footprint’ as they hike,
camp and cook in a National Park.Sculpture of
St Paul
COMMUNITY
In 1971, St Paul’s College
commissioned a sculpture of St Paul
to be created by artist Voiture Marek.
We were recently visited by Voiture’s
children, Ivan and Olga Marek, who
are traveling around Australia to
photograph and record their father’s
work for the website: https://www.
voitremarek.com/. Marek created
an astounding number of incredible
ecclesiastic sculptures (more than
80) which have become important
fixtures in schools and churches
around Australia. Thank you to Ivan
and Olga for providing the above
newspaper clipping from the time,
which shows Mr Marek, Stephen
Hollit (Head Prefect), Fr Keohane and
Headmaster Br Wilson following the
installation and official blessing.
The bronze sculpture can be found
on the Trembath building, taking
pride of place as a prominent feature
of the courtyard, where it will remain
for many years to come.STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS
Tim Queenan
20 years
Tim is an old scholar of the College and
throughout his time on staff has pretty
much, single handedly built our entire
computer system and infrastructure –
and for 18 of those years he did so on
his own! Our IT department has been
simply Tim for so long and we are
pleased to say that our system is as
good as any around thanks entirely to
him. Tim goes about his business in a
very quiet and reserved manner, always
willing to support staff and do what is
in the best interest of the college, often
after hours or even from his own home.
Greg Thoday
10 years
Greg joined us from fellow EREA school
Rostrevor at a time where our Primary
school was only years 5, 6 and 7. During
Greg’s time he has, in part, lead the
primary team and taught across years
4 to 7 inclusively. Greg’s great strength
is his commitment to the pastoral care
of all the boys, making sure that all are
comfortable with who they are and
that they are achieving their best. Greg
is a very popular member of the staff,
actively involved in our co-curricular
program and always ready to offer any
personal assistance or support to any
member of the community.
Jan Lofting
10 years
Another one of our very quiet
achievers, Jan has served the college
with great loyalty and commitment in
her role as Science Laboratory ESO for
over a decade. All our science teachers
would attest to not only her efficiency
but also her great knowledge of science
and thoroughness when setting up the
Since our last ‘Good Fight’ magazine we have had the opportunity to experiments for the students. Jan is
congratulate several our staff for their outstanding contributions to the St always willing to support all members
Paul’s College community. In order of longevity. of staff beyond the science department
and is dedicated in her support of the
Peter Judd 40 years learning opportunities for all students.
‘Juddy’ as he is affectionately known to all staff and old scholars has As a College, we both congratulate and
celebrated 40 years of dedicated service to St Paul’s. Since starting his thank these staff for their dedication
St Paul’s journey in 1981, he has taught thousands of St Paul’s boys in PE, and loyalty throughout their long
Maths and RE. To share some numbers, Peter spent seven years as Year 9 association with us. Many of our staff
Coordinator and 25 years as Sports and Cocurricular Coordinator and was have been with us for long periods, a
involved in ten snow trips, 25 football trips and 7 Flinders Ranges Camps. An reflection of both their collegiality and
awesome contribution – thanks Juddy. the awesome nature of our community.
Well Done!
Mr Paul Belton, PrincipalOLD SCHOLARS
Class of 1980 Reunion
Late last year members of the class of 1980 celebrated 40 years since their graduation catching
up over drinks and nibbles at Balthazar Cafe Pasadena. Pictured above is (back row) is Paul
Victory, Marisa Zahra, Tony Psaila, Charlie Belperio. Front is Annmarie Kennedy, Frances Uggias,
Angela Davison and Eddie Wilczek
Back to school
It was wonderful to welcome
old scholars back to St Paul’s to
participate in consultation for the
Edmund Rice Education Australia
renewal process. Pictured above are
Blake Thomas (‘19), Tyson Soulsby
(‘17), Riak Mayol (‘17), Ben Rogers
(‘16), Ben Freeman (‘15). Pictured
right are Darcy Tonkin (‘19), Peter
Ngo (‘19), Pierre Boutros (‘19).St Paul’s Old Scholars
Football Club
Anthony Marotti (‘15) and Joe Adamo (‘09) Captain A Grade team pep talk at the 2020 Grand Final
2020 proved to be an indifferent year on all fronts for with the number of players to have represented the club
SPOSFC. The world was hit with the COVID-19 pandemic this year, especially some recent old scholars in Sean Gibbs
which put a halt to our preparations going into the (‘20) and Lucas Giro (‘19).
season. Our football club offers the pleasure of on-field We would love to see any of the College’s old scholars,
performances, whether that be as a player or a spectator, families and friends come along to our games and support
but importantly, it offers a place and a purpose for people the players and continue to be part of the St Paul’s culture
off the field as well. With so much going on in society in and history. We also invite past scholars and friends to
2020, the club intentioned to remain strong and steadfast become actively involved in the promotion of the club by
in our position of being a place of solace that welcomes joining the committee.
everyone. The way the club stuck together between March For more information go to our facebook page or contact
and June cannot be undervalued and is a clear indicator of our President, a past scholar, Mr Jake Winters, via the page
why we performed so well on the field in 2020. or sposfc@hotmail.com
Fore mostly, this year the club entered its first C grade Go the Saints!
side since our re-establishment. A feat which in itself is an Mr Damian Antenucci
amazing accomplishment, albeit in a year that consisted of
so much uncertainty.
With the launch of the C grade and the uprise of the B
grade this year, one might think that our A grade didn’t
fire a shot in 2020. This is something that couldn’t be
further from the truth. In a year of each team telling
their own story, our A grade certainly did not disappoint.
To finish the year playing in a grand final after recently
being promoted, is an achievement not often seen. Our
A grade regularly set such high standards that left our
opponents second-guessing themselves. Unfortunately, we
fell agonisingly short of this goal. Credit must go to club
coach Damien Stagg who continues to lead our club in the
direction we want to be heading in our push for success.
2021 is another exciting year for SPOSFC. We are playing
in Division 6 and we are fielding 3 teams once again.
With renovations at the College later this year, we will
be playing our home games on Thebarton Oval – a very
exciting prospect for all the players.
2001 has begun extremely well. At the end of the first
round, the A grade had won seven games and lost one,
to be in equal second place. The B grade had also been
performing quite well with six wins and two losses, to
be in fourth place. The C grade have been working hard,
Liam Davies taking a mark - picturing Liam Cullinan (‘12), left,
but they had only recorded one win and been close on a and David Kambach and Anthony Cronshaw, behind
couple of other occasions. We have been extremely happyCollege Tours
You are invited to join one of our
upcoming College Tours. You will have
the opportunity to speak with staff
and students, view current building
projects and refurbished classrooms
and learn why St Paul’s College is
an excellent choice for your child’s
education. Please visit the college
website to register.
• Tuesday 10 August, 9.30am
• Saturday 11 September, 9.30am
• Tuesday 21 September, 9.30am
• Saturday 16 October, 9.30am
• Tuesday 9 November, 9.30am
792 Grand Junction Road
Gilles Plains, South Australia 5086
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Email email@stpauls.sa.edu.au
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