St John’s College Newsletter
No. 29 20 September 2013
Dear Parents, Students, Staff, Friends and Carers,
The school holidays are upon us. As the term draws to a close, I would like to thank the school
community for their support this term. In particular thanks must go to Mrs Baker, Mr O’Connor, Mrs
Sutton and Mr Cathcart for adapting to new roles for the term. Next term we welcome back Mr Gold
from Long Service Leave and Mrs Rebecca Barrett from Maternity leave.
I have recently received an update on the State Government’s laws with regard to under age alcohol
consumption. With the holidays upon us it is timely to remind the whole school community that it is
illegal to supply alcohol to a minor. The rules apply particularly to slightly older students or to
parents who are often tempted to purchase alcohol for parties. Further information is available at :
http://www.olgr.qld.gov.au/liquor/responsible/underage/supply/index.shtml
The abuse of alcohol and the trend toward binge drinking is a scourge that has serious implications for
the physical and mental health of our young people and it is the responsibility of all of us to try to
help alleviate the problem. I also believe that the Government is giving fair warning through their
publicity campaign that these laws with be strictly enforced in the coming months.
Our Netball girls flew out for London yesterday and the East Timor group fly out tonight. We wish
both groups safe travel and look forward to hearing their stories on their return.
The NAPLAN results for our present year 9 cohort are now in! The individual results will be sent
home with the year 9 reports. The overall results are extremely positive. In Language Conventions
(22 points above state) , Reading (23 points up), Persuasive Writing (27 points up) and Numeracy
(16 points up) this group performed well above state average. Spelling was on the State average for
this group this year. The teachers of years 8 and 9 deserve high praise for their work in bringing the
students to this standard, as do the students of year 9. It will take us some time to digest all the data
available and amend our programs to account for it.
Reports for years 8 to 10 will be issued this afternoon and year 11 reports will be posted home. This
report is to keep parents and students informed of current progress rather than a full account of where
they are at. Year 12 work is currently being collated so that samples of work can be submitted to
subject panels for verification after the break. As this is a work in progress, there will not be a report
for year 12 at this time.
Please remember that the first Monday next term has been designated as Labour Day so school will
not resume until Tuesday 8th October.
Enjoy the time with the family at home.
Dave Cuskelly
Unbind and Set Free
From the Library desk Holidays are here again and it has been great to see students checking out books by their favourite
authors. Trying to promote Australian literature in a US dominated online market can sometimes feel like
a losing battle. However, good old aunty, our ABC is running this promotion again… Australia's largest celebration of books and reading, Get Reading! is back in 2013 with the ultimate
guides to the best Australian reads. Along with the traditional Top 50 Books You Can't Put Down, in 2013
Get Reading! has collated a list of Australia's 50 favourite homegrown reads, exclusively voted for by
subscribers, fans and friends of Get Reading! In September each year, Get Reading! runs a month-long, nationwide campaign focused on inspiring
more Australians to discover or rediscover the pleasure of reading. The 2013 Top 50 Books You Can't
Put Down have been hand-picked and curated by a panel of authors, booksellers and publishers.
The all-Australian list contains something for everyone, from picture books to history, memoirs to popular
fiction, award-winners to classics and will be available from Sunday 1 September on the Get Reading!
website. http://www.getreading.com.au/ The 2013 Get Reading! campaign runs from 1 September to 30 September and during this time
seventeen authors from the Top 50 list will participate in more than one hundred events right across
Australia. To see what events are happening in your area, visit www.getreading.com.au/events In last week’s newsletter this column reported on the address given by one of our St John’s staff Penny
Horton-Stephens, at the teacher preview of the Afghanistan hidden treasures from Kabul exhibition. The
graphic has been reposted here to remind you about the enthralling and informative exhibition. Enjoy
your leisure time this holiday. Reports for Years 8 to 10 have been issued to your student today.
If your student wasn’t at school to receive their report, it will be posted home.
Year 11 reports will be posted home.
No reports were issued for Year 12.
DATE CLAIMER:
Awards Night is coming up fast. Please keep free Wednesday 30 October, 2013, 7.00pm start at
Nambour Civic Centre.
St John’s College wishes the students, staff and friends travelling on the UK
Netball Tour a safe and rewarding experience in all facets of the trip – sporting,
cultural and spiritual.
Number
Name
1
Teearn Nicholson (Tour Captain)
2
Kelci Wilson
3
Tiana Pukall
4
Kiara Miller
5
Amalah Martin
6
Tahlee Bellingham
7
Shelby Taylor
8
Isabella Boulter
9
Ashton Darracott
10
Tayla Forbes
11
Carrie Forbes
12
Tahli Grant
13
Chelsea Hill
14
Abbey Le Busque
15
Anna Matthews
16
Alison Summers
17
Alana Rogers
18
Olivia Noffke
19
Jami-Bree Bachmann
20
Hayley Nicholson
21
Shana Orlaugsson
22
Maddy Briggs
23
Shanesia Heystraten
24
Brittany Irvine
25
Laura Maclachlan
26
Kate McGlynn
27
Abbey Pringle
28
Brianna Thomas (Tour Vice Captain)
29
Marie Stokes
30
Reece Thorn
31
Jessica Lusk
32
Maree Anning
33
Liza Costa
34
Rebecca Barrett
35
Lee Barrett and Hunter Barrett
Dear Friends
Please see below a copy of the Novena prayer for Anthony McMaster. The Novena
begins on the 23rd September and finishes on 1st October. The sisters of St Joseph of
Sacred Heart at Mount St in North Sydney will pray the Novena, also Anthony will be
remembered every day in their Mass.
Anthony is a former St Joseph’s and John’s student and his family are very much part
of our St John’s College and St Joseph’s Parish communities. Anthony has recently been
diagnosed with cancer. He is going to become a first time “Dad” in November.
Please pray for Anthony and his family during this difficult time. Please send this
prayer on to your friends and join us in prayer.
Thank you to Lyn Elson from St Joseph’s Primary School Nambour for arranging this
with the Sisters.
What is a NOVENA? A novena is as series of prayers that are said for nine straight days,
usually as a prayer of petition but sometimes as a prayer of thanksgiving.
Peace and blessings
Tracey Langford Campus Minister
Novena
Praying with Mary MacKillop
For
Commencing on
Anthony McMaster
23/09/2013
Concluding on
Novena Prayer
01/10/2013
Ever generous God,
You inspired Saint Mary MacKillop
to live her life faithful to the Gospel of Jesus Christ
and constant in bringing hope and encouragement
to those who were disheartened, lonely or needy.
With confidence in Your generous providence
and joining with Saint Mary MacKillop
we ask that You grant our request
For the healing of Anthony
We ask that our faith and hope be fired afresh
by the Holy Spirit so that we too, like
Mary MacKillop, may live with courage,
trust and openness.
Ever generous God hear our prayer.
We ask this through Jesus Christ. Amen
——————————————————————————————————————————————
Sr Marie Carson
PO Box 1081
North Sydney NSW 2059
Ph: (02) 8912 4889
Email: pastoralcare@sosj.org.au
Mary MacKillop website
For further information contact:
Mary MacKillop Place
7 Mount St
North Sydney NSW 2060
Fax: (02) 8912 4835
www.marymackillop.org.au
Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart website
www.sosj.org.au
DENTAL VAN
Please return all forms (given out to Years 8, 9 and 10 only) promptly to the dental van. The van will be
leaving the school early next term.
Late forms will be accepted, but treatment may be offered at another location.
Any concerns, please phone the Dental Van - 0407 126 138.
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS SURFING COMPETITION
St John’s College competed in the Catholic Schools competition last week for the
first time.
Members of the team were: Tom Berryman, Jake Murphy, Jonah Visser, Tomas
Kriz, Pat Webber, Mitch Stark, Harry Broeren, Jake Warren, Angus Gemmill, Ryan
Mackel, Jye Epstein, Brittany Stark, Bronte Ruegg McMeeking and Kyra Murray.
Unity, Siena and St Tereas’s Colleges were the other schools
involved. Unity College were successful in taking out the
trophy. The competition was held at Kings Beach, Caloundra.
Due to exam commitments only Year 8 and 9 students
attended. This was a great opportunity for our ‘youngsters’ to
take on more experienced suffers from other
school.
Particular congratulations to Jake Murphy who
was a close second in his heat.
Rod Kriz
ST JOHN’S BOARDRIDERS
Term 4 is the commencement of our Boardriders. We are starting our development program under the
direction of Brad Lee on a Thursday morning at Mudjimba.
We have both Level 2 and Level 1 instructors working closely with the students to help develop their skills.
We have a female instructor working with the girls.
This year we are focusing on students who already have an intermediate level of skill. Our goal is to
develop surfing within the school .
We will be conducting a school competition and a camp in term 4. Stay tuned for further details.
We are looking for a school surfing logo. Any students wanting to submit a design can see Mr Kriz.
Rod Kriz
When cancer strikes, young people
need support. At CanTeen, we believe
that no young person should have to
face cancer alone. St John’s College
will be selling Bandanna’s and pens
to support Cancer the first week of
term 4.
Everyone can wear their bandanna on
Friday 11th October.
There is no doubt that having cancer in your life can really mess things up.
Everyone is different and everyone will react differently to what is going on. Cancer can be a really scary
thing to deal with and it can present all sorts of challenges.
Unlike lots of other stuff that you have to deal with, cancer is not something that you may have ever
thought about, let alone read about or talked to friends about. You may not be able to deal with it on your
own but asking for help can be a pretty scary thing to do.
Dealing with everything you're feeling, and talking about it, can be really hard - but totally worth it.
There are different ways you can get support to figure it all out:
 Information Find out more about cancer and how to deal with all aspects of it - medical, emotional
and practical.  Peer Support Programs Meet other people going through a similar experience.  Counselling The CanTeen Counselling Service is a free, specialised service for anyone aged 12-24
years in Australia living with cancer.  Individual Support CanTeen has staff and offices throughout the country, supporting thousands of
young people living with cancer.  Youth Cancer Services Specialised treatment and support services for young people with cancer
based in major hospitals throughout Australia.  Other Support Services
Or all of the above! Support is about whatever works for you.
Visit Canteen website http://www.canteen.org.au/
Year 10HPE
Next term you will be doing biathlon in HPE. The unit starts in Week One.
Please come prepared with swimming gear and sports uniform for your double lessons.
Christopher Brown
Acting Learning Coordinator
Physical Education
Social Action News
This term our School community has con nued to walk the walk and put their justice values into action. We
have risen over $4000 to assist with the building of the school in Aelita and provide resources.
This is Aelita school building progress for this moment.
We have demonstrated a commitment to the poor and marginalised by working in partnership with Suncoast
Care to provide meals for the homeless. Ms Gralikes Year 11 students assisted the local Vinnies with sorting
clothes, which in turn supports the welfare arm of the largest lay Catholic organisation in the world. Mr
Corboy’s year 10 class spent time with St Joseph’s year 7’s, building strong relationships between the two
schools. Our liturgy committee has supported the school by providing prayer opportunities for their fellow
students.
DATE CLAIMERS FOR TERM FOUR
Week 1 8th -11th October 2013 - Bandanna Week Bandannas $4 Pens $3 for sale from the student counter
and social action committee. Funds raised go to support young people affected by cancer.
Catholic Mission Month-October Students will have opportunities to examine the social justice issues
affecting underdeveloped countries and what they can do to support these communities.
Any student in year 8,9 or 10 who would like to attend a World Mission Mass St Stephens Cathedral on
Wednesday 23 October please email Tracey Langford tlangford@bne.catholic.edu.au This Mission Mass
allows us to further deepen our relationship with Christ and strengthen our commitment to sharing the
Gospel message in an atmosphere of generosity and giving. We will travel by train and this will be a full
day. If you are a parent and would like to accompany me you are more than welcome . Numbers are
limited.
St Vincent de Paul Hampers – St John’s will be working with the local conference of St Vincent de Paul
to gather food and gifts for needy families in the Nambour district. Last year we helped with approximately
75 families. If you can help with this project, please let Tracey Langford know. The packing and dispersion
of hampers will be in the week 16-20 December 2013.
St John’s College Vinnies group is also coordinating care packages for the Vinnies Emergency housing
service – this involves collecting personal items for people who have lost their possessions ie fire/flood/
homelessness. Underwear is particularly needed. This is an ongoing need.
Saturday 12th October 9 am Social Action committee will be holding a cook up in St John’s College
hospitality room. The aim of this is to provide food for the homeless in partnership with Sunshine Coast
Christian care. If you can assist with this on Saturday morning, please email Tracey
tlangford@bne.catholic.edu.au or John Calvo - jcalvo@bne.catholic.edu.au
LAST CALL
Enrolment Year 8 2015
 Do you have a sibling of a current St John's College student who would be in Year 8
2015?
 If so, you need to contact the St John’s office as soon as possible as we have already
started interviewing for Year 8s 2015 and places are filling up fast.
 Phone 5441 5666 for an enrolment pack.
Please note: Year 7 2015 will be interviewed in March/April 2014.
St John's College is in the process of establishing the structures for the addition of Year 7
students to high school in 2015.
Parents of current Year 5 students are invited to provide St John’s with their email address if they
would like to be sent any relevant information relating to their son or daughter starting Year 7 in
2015. This will allow us to keep you up to date and inform you directly of due dates of our
enrolment process.
Please send your email address to Maree Cuthbertson at: mcuthbertson@bne.catholic.edu.au
Term 3 Fees Now OVERDUE
Thank you to all the parents/guardians that have paid school fees or have a payment plan in place.
Term 3 School Fees are now overdue. Please note if you have not made prior payment arrangements with
Marie Stokes or myself please contact the office on Monday to do so. Overdue notices and letters have
been issued. We provide a number of payment options including:
 Credit Card and Cash/Cheque facilities
 Direct Debit payment plans
 BPAY
 Other alternative payment plans
Please Note
The School Fees are our major source of funding for your children’s education. Currently we have in
excess of $450,000.00 outstanding, which, as you can imagine impacts directly on the provision of
services, programs and upgrades to facilities for your students. We therefore ask that you make payment
on any outstanding fees for this or prior years and/or establish a payment plan in order to make regular
payments.
Financial Difficulty
If you are experiencing financial difficulty, please contact us in the office to discuss. All matters are
confidential and there are a range of options available through Brisbane Catholic Education in relation to
applying and receiving fee concessions. Please note that it is much easier for us to speak with you early
regarding your financial situation than not informing the College at all.
Thank you
Kim Harrison
Business Manager
07 5441 5666
Attention parents
Please do not use the carpark at the back of the school (off Dandenong St) as a drop off area. This is a
staff carpark and due to the nature of the road leading in, staff make the assumption that no cars are
coming out at that time of the morning.
You are putting yourselves and our staff at risk of a serious accident by using this area to drop off
students in the mornings or to pick up in the afternoons. Students are to be dropped off at the front
entrance along Perwillowen Road.
Thank you for your attention to this issue.
Elizabeth Sutton
Acting Assistant Principal
Social Justice Sunday 29th September
We celebrate Social Justice Sunday on 29 September. This year’s Social Justice Statement is titled:
‘Lazarus at our Gate: A critical moment in the fight against world poverty’.
The statement by the Australian Catholic Bishops urges all Australians to focus on our obligation to help
the world’s poorest and to work to combat poverty wherever it is found. Although progress has been made
over the past decade in the fight against extreme poverty, one billion people still live on less than $1.25 per
day, and 20 per cent of the world’s poor live in countries near Australia.
For further details about the Social Justice Statement, visit the Australian Catholic Social Justice council
website (www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au) or call (02) 8306 3499.
Announcement of the Social Justice Statement 2013-2014
Lazarus at our Gate: A critical moment in the fight against world poverty.
A billion people around the world remain in extreme poverty, and twenty per cent of the world's poorest
live in countries near Australia.
'In our region', the Bishops say, 'Australia is the rich man and Lazarus is at our gate.'
Pope Francis has reminded us of our mission: 'Fighting poverty, both material and spiritual, building peace
and constructing bridges.'
Please consider what will you do, as an individual and as a nation, to help the most needy who sit at our
gate?
Fiona Baker
APRE
2013 Important Dates for Senior Students
Late September
30th November
2nd December
4th December
5th December
16th December
UMAT results released
Billy Blue Open Day
CATC Design Open Day
SCU Info Day
SCU Info Day
SCU Info Day
CHC Options Evening
10 Costin Street, Fortitude Valley
Brisbane
Coffs Harbour
Lismore
Gold Coast
Carindale
www.umat.acer.edu.au
info@billyblue.edu.au
www.scu.edu.au
www.scu.edu.au
www.scu.edu.au
www.chc.edu.au
CQ University Information sessions
Noosa
www.cqu.edu.au/calendar
ARTSPACE
Date Claimer
nd
th
Artsweek 22 -26 October
This year, Artsweek has a few important changes to our night time events.
On Tuesday, 22nd October, the Junior and Senior artworks will be exhibited. The
evening will begin at 6:30pm in the Performing Arts block with various year level drama
performance demonstrations.
At 7:30pm, the Art Exhibition will be formally opened. As people view the artworks,
there will be live music and nibbles made and served by the Hospitality students and wine
and beer for the parents for a gold coin donation. As you move about the school, you will
be entertained by a selection of street theatre performances.
On Saturday, 26th October, Friends of Room 12 will be at the new location of the
Nambour Civic Centre.
The evening of music will begin at 7pm and tickets are required for this event. The tickets
will be $5 to contribute towards the cost of the venue. Information regarding ticketing
will be in the newsletter and school notices in Week 1 of Term 4. There will also be
nibbles prepared and served by the Hospitality students during the interval. Please note
the change of day, venue and entrance fee.
Lunchtime Activities
The Arts Committee have enthusiastically organised a variety of lunchtime Arts
activities during Arts Week.
Tuesday: Music on the Hill
This is an open mic music event and any interested students need to give their name to
Emily West or Amy McGlynn
Wednesday: Jackson Pollack style mural painting
Thursday: a bodybag performance of “The Story of Creation”
Friday: face painting and henna hands
Artsweek is for everyone so get involved!
GOLF SPONSORS
Thank you to the following sponsors for supporting our Golf Day.
THE SILVA KITCHEN
Margaret McWilliams
10 Lake Kawana Boulevard
Birtinya
Phone (07) 5438 8848
Address: 22 Coronation
Avenue, Nambour
Phone (07) 5441 2133
Hours: 8.00 am-5.00pm
North Shore Body Corporate
936 David Low Way Marcoola QLD 4564
(07) 5448 8725 northshorebodycorp.com.au
Parent of St John’s College - Mrs Cathy
Blanchard
GOLF SPONSORS
Thank you to the following sponsors for supporting our Golf Day.
Grant Kimmorley
General Manager/Director
Fuji Xerox Business Centre Sunshine Coast Pty Ltd
30 Maud Street MAROOCHYDORE QLD 4558
Ph: 07 5451 7333 Mobile: 0412 821 640
Fx: 07 5451 7399
Email: grantk@fxbcsc.com.au
www.fxbcsc.com.au
Ph 0414 314 464 | (07) 5449 1001
Info.celticsolar@bigpond.com
www.celticsolar.com.au
Close Financial Planning
PO Box 1748
Sunshine Plaza Qld 4558
Suite 3 1st Floor CUA Plaza
54 Baden Powell Street
MAROOCHYDORE QLD 4558
Phone: (07) 5475 4511
Contact Details
Principal
David Cuskelly
(acting)
dcuskelly@bne.catholic.edu.au
Deputy
Fiona Baker
(acting)
NEW UNIFORM SHOP
OPENING TIME FOR TERM 3
MONDAY 8.15am - 4.00pm
fjbaker@bne.catholic.edu.au
A.P.R.E.
Fiona Baker
A.P.A.
Mark O’Connor
fjbaker@bne.catholic.edu.au
mpoconnor@bne.catholic.edu.au
Business
Kim Harrison
College Phone:
5441 5666
Manager
Absentee Line:
kpringle@bne.catholic.edu.au
5444 9299
Email:
snambour@bne.catholic.edu.au
Twitter:
@SJC_Nam
Fax:
5441 7399
Pastoral Coordinators
Year 12
Rachelle Pinese
Year 11
Aaron Deckys
Year 10
Michael Corboy
Year
9
Jonathan Hayes
Year
8
Lisa McNicol
rpinese@bne.catholic.edu.au
apdeckys@bne.catholic.edu.au
mcorboy@bne.catholic.edu.au
jhayes@bne.catholic.edu.au
lmcnicol@bne.catholic.edu.au
Heads of Department
Arts
Kathryn Kiernan-Molloy
Business
Sharon Punter
English
Maree Anning
HPE
Chris Brown (Acting)
Hospitality
@SJC_Nam
spunter@bne.catholic.edu.au
manning@bne.catholic.edu.au
cbrown12@bne.catholic.edu.au
Julie Dowling
jdowling@bne.catholic.edu.au
Learning Support
Skye Rowe
LOTE
Margaret Norris
Math
Bruce King
srowe@bne.catholic.edu.au
manorris@bne.catholic.edu.au
bking@bne.catholic.edu.au
Science
John Cathcart
SOSE
Amy Ring (Acting)
(acting)
Sport
Technology
Snr Pathways (VET)
http://on.fb.me/12GGNI0
kiernanmolloy@bne.catholic.edu.au
Teacher Librarian
jdcathcart@bne.catholic.edu.au
aring1@bne.catholic.edu.au
Ian Nankervis
inankervis@bne.catholic.edu.au
Timothy Jones
tjones@bne.catholic.edu.au
Bernadette Natoli
bnatoli@bne.catholic.edu.au
Anne Maree O’Brien/Anna Corboy
aobrien@bne.catholic.edu.au
acorboy@bne.catholic.edu.au