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Dear Parents,
This week we inducted the remainder of our College leaders who have taken an oath to lead positively, be actively involved and to undertake their duties diligently and thoughtfully.
I highlighted some of the many attri-butes that make a good leader, and my hope is that at the end of their term they will be proud of what they have achieved.
I also hope that they will be able to reflect back after their tenure and say, ‘‘Yes, I was active in my role, and yes, I did contribute to the betterment of the College and the community, and yes, I made a difference.”
This Friday sees the end of another very busy term, and I would like to thank all of our staff and all of our students who have worked so hard at the many dif-ferent activities and events that make St Philip’s unique. I am in awe of the quality of the programs our staff put together, and I am in awe of the outcomes our students produce; your children are truly receiving a world class education.
I wish you all a safe and happy holiday and look forward to seeing you all in Term 4.
Regards,
Roger Herbert Principal
Monday 16 OctoberTerm 4 commencesVET Work Week (for students starting VET in 2017)
Tuesday 17 OctoberYear 12 Meeting - 8.20am, Fred McKay Education CentreYear 11 Leadership Meeting - 7am, Fred McKay Education Centre
Wednesday 18 OctoberCommencement Service and Year 12 Blessing
Thursday 19 October
Friday 20 OctoberYear 10 Social - 6pm, The Minnamurra Hall
Photo of the Week - We are proud to open our newest building the ‘Chris Tudor Centre’...
ewsletterN29 September 2017
Induction Service
For Term 4
Important DatesOn Tuesday 26 September six students took part in a commu-nity service one off introduction to local Trail Building with local trail builder ‘Raby’.
Students spent time undergoing a very comprehensive brief-ing around sustainable trail design with the view of working on a short course here at the College in the near future. Students asked some great questions and created approximately 30m of pretty impressive trail during the session.
With thanks to local legend trail builder Raby for his time, experience and enthusiasm.
MTB Trails Workshop
Is your child returning in
2018?Please advise the Registrar if your child is not returning in
2018.
Please contact Carol Leesong at:
Year 10 Photography students have been out to a number of local high points to collect images to stitch together as a part of an assessment task focused on Landscapes; of which a stitched panorama is one of the tasks to complete.
They may have huffed and puffed a little to get there but most appreciated the view from the top of Spencer Hill.
Year 10 Photography
L-R: Matt Tabbada, Georgie Creeper and Ollie Whitelaw-Swift
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Boys’ Boarding News
How quickly the term has gone! It has been a great term full of lots of good times.
This morning, as with most mornings, the junior boys were at the school oval kicking a footy and waiting for school to begin. It is great to see the camaraderie and brotherly attitudes amongst the boys. There was a real sense of pride and respect amongst the boys. Fan-tastic to see!
Over the weekend the AFL grand final was played. Most of our boys were in the winning Under 15’s or Under 18’s teams, or umpiring. They all ran and played their hearts out. Well done to all involved! On Saturday night the boarding house was very quiet, as most boarders were out for the evening. Those who remained had some fun making pizzas at the College’s Food Tech kitchen. To their credit all of the boys made some very delicious pizzas. Following our cooking session we took a walk into town and I treated the boys to a gelato at Uncle Edy’s.
With the holidays upon us, it is a great time to check on your child’s uniforms, shoes and clothes. Some boys are in need of some re-placement clothes or a restock. In particular, fresh socks are needed by most of the boys. Some could do with a fresh pair of shoes too.
It has been a great term and all of the boys have been getting involved with activities and enjoying themselves. Of late there have been a few occasions where boarders have left with family, but the supervisors have not been informed or family members have not met with the supervisors before taking their child. Please take the time to check in with whoever is on duty before you take your child. Thank you for your cooperation.
Space has also become a bit of a concern as some boarders have a large amount of belongings. Although we do have some space for storage, boarders have been asked to take home anything they don’t need.
Next term is only eight weeks long, and it will fly by. I look forward to seeing all of the boarders upon their return and having another great term.
The Duty phone is the immediate point of contact to the boarders. The number is 0400 972 342.
Sam MuirHead of Boys’ Boarding
As part of their assessment, Year 11 Business and Enterprise stu-dents were required to develop a small business from a modest budget of $20.
Students were then invited to reflect on their experience by nominat-ing for both national and state/territory-based awards.
Out of a pool of over 350 nominations across all categories, the fol-lowing students (and their respective businesses) have been short-listed:
Whole of NT:
Chelsea Hamilton - Anti-vexed TextCallum Betteridge & Miles Curr - Garden Gravy Ella McMullin, Jared Ashdale and Adam Bamber - Fidget PuttyTaylah McGregor - Little ExpectationsBriahnna Shannon & Georgia Brown - Revival ClothingEvan Di Maria, Charlie Newton & Luke Sutton - Fisheye SecurityHarley Renzi - Milowi Raymond Tilmouth, Anthony Drew & Mitchell McCormack - Street Basketball Association Caitlin Rourke, Jason Renehan, Ryahn Castro, Anthony Drew & Lachlan Keeble - Celestial Wings
Whole of Australia (shortlist of 10 businesses Australia-wide):
Callum Betteridge & Miles Curr - Garden Gravy Briahnna Shannon & Georgia Brown - Revival Clothing Raymond Tilmouth, Anthony Drew & Mitchell McCormack - Street Basketball Association Chelsea Hamilton - Anti-vexed Text
To be shortlisted for either award is an incredible achievement. The winners of the Australia-based awards (known as Unleashed), who are yet to be announced, will be invited to attend a ceremony and workshop in Melbourne (https://www.fya.org.au/our-programs/unleashed-awards-event-details/).
Congratulations on your achievements to all involved.
$20 Boss - Shortlisted Winners
Reception & Uniform ShopHoliday Hours
COLLEGE RECEPTION and the UNIFORM SHOP will be closed for School Holidays from Monday 2 October through to Thursday 12 October.
Any school queries can be addressed by phoning 8950 4511 between 8.00 am and 4.00 pm during this time
Re –Opening FRIDAY 13th OCTOBER Reception 8.00 am to 4.00 pmUniform Shop 1.00 pm to 3.30 pm
Apples
A few years ago, a group of salesmen went to a regional sales con-vention in Chicago. They had assured their wives that they would be home in plenty of time for Friday night’s dinner.
In their rush, with tickets and briefcases in hand, moving quickly through the airport terminal, one of these salesmen inadvertently kicked over a table which held a display of apples. Apples flew everywhere. Without stopping or looking back, they all managed to reach the plane in time for their nearly missed boarding.
All but one! He paused, took a deep breath, quickly assessed the situation -- and experienced a twinge of compassion for the girl whose apple stand had been overturned. He told his buddies to go on without him, waved good-bye, told one of them to call his wife when they arrived at their home destination and explain his taking a later flight. Then, he returned to the terminal where the apples were still all over the terminal floor.
The man was glad he did. The 16-year-old girl running the stand, he discovered, was totally blind! She was softly crying, tears running down her cheeks in frustration, all the while helplessly groping for her spilled produce as the rushing crowd swirled about her, no one stopping and no one caring for her plight.
Chaplain’s Message
No one else, that is. The salesman knelt on the floor with her, gathered up the apples, put them back on the table and helped organize her display. As he did this, he noticed that many of them had become battered and bruised. These he set aside in another basket.
When he had finished, he pulled out his wallet and said to the girl, “Here, please take this $40 for the damage we did. Are you okay?” She nodded through her tears. “I hope we didn’t spoil your day too badly,” he said.
As the salesman started to walk away, the bewildered blind girl called out to him, “Mister...” He paused and turned to look back into those blind eyes. She continued, “Are you Jesus?”
He stopped in mid-stride, and he wondered, stunned by the words. Then slowly, he made his way to catch the later flight with that question burning in his soul: “Are you Jesus?”
From Inspirational Christian Stories
Sarah PollittChaplain
Staff Babies - Bundles of Gorgeousness
Last week this beautiful collection of babies belonging to our staff members got together.Clockwise from top right: Nieve White (Mum, Meg Donahoe, Betty McAuliffe (Mum, Sarah Tudor), Tommy Tudor (Mum, Jen Waterhouse),
Billie McNamee (Mum, Jess Fuller)
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Position VacantWENDYS are looking for 3 juniors aged from 15 yrs.
The hours will be weekdays 3.30-7.30 & weekend shifts.
Please drop off your Resume if you are interested.
Hopefully you have looked at the fantastic resource that has been made available to all parents of the College community - School TV. We are very interested to know what you think about it so far, so please let us know! If you missed out on the original notification, please follow the link to make use of SchoolTV (stphilips.nt.schooltv.me/category-latest-newsletter).
We would also like to engage a focus group of parents who will com-mit to road testing SchoolTV through regular use. Feedback from this group will help us determine its effectiveness and in making it avail-able indefinitely. If you would like more information, or would like to commit to being a member of this focus group, please register your interest by emailing our Head of Students:[email protected] or [email protected]
School TV
In conjunction with the release of SchoolTV I would like to invite parents/guardians of our College community to come and peruse the library’s collection of resources to support this initiative.
Some of the authors in our collection are Michael Carr-Greig, Dr Tim Hawke and Andrew Fuller to name just a few.
Parents/guardians and siblings are welcome to come and borrow from the College library.
If you have any questions, please call me on 8950 4576.
Ingrid WaltonLibrary Manager
Library News
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