Term 2 Week 2 College Newsletter

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From the Principal

Dear Parents and Carers,

Term of Consolidation

Welcome back to term two. I would like to welcome the 11 new students that have joined our College community this term.

Thank you to all parent/carers who attended our parent/teacher interview last night and an opportunity to discuss your son’s progress so far in the academic year. I believe that term two needs to be a term of consolidation as it is a crucial aspect of your son’s learning and studying. Consolidation is the process of reviewing and reinforcing knowledge and skills that have previously been acquired, in order to strengthen them and to reinforce concepts and skills into his long-term memory.

Consolidation is important in your son’s study as it assists:

• Retention – it helps to improve your son’s ability to retain information in long-term memory, which is critical for academic success.
• Recall – by reviewing and consolidating, your son will find it easier to recall information when they need it during exams or when writing assignments.
• Reinforcement – through reinforcing learning by increasing the strength of the neutral pathways associated with a particular skill or knowledge.
• Mastery – by your son consolidating his knowledge and skills, he will develop a deeper understanding of the subject matter, which will allow him to master it more effectively; and
• Confidence – through consolidation, your son can build confidence in his abilities and improve his overall academic performance.

Please take some time to discuss your son’s report. Consolidation is an essential component of effective learning and studying. Get them to reflect upon their report and develop strategies in their study routine that include regular reviewing and practicing what they have learned.

Living the Spirit of the ANZAC’s

This week our College on Monday commemorated ANZAC Day with a liturgy. The reverence and respect that the students showed throughout the liturgy were outstanding. In the liturgy, I addressed the students, stating:

What is it that continues to engage today’s generation with an event that took place 108 years ago? What is it that fascinates and moves us about these events in history and the people who lived and breathed the horror of war? How is it that through such adversity, the wisdom of love, humanity, faith, and courage are born?

It was a very different time and place, but I believe, that these events in history, the spirit of ANZAC Day, and what wisdom evolved through the sacrifice of life, continue to have relevance in our world today, especially for our youth, as many who fought and gave of their lives where young adults.

It is the spirit of ANZAC that continues to unite and motivate us as a nation to reflect upon our identity as Australians, our freedom, and its significance for our nation and its people. As a nation, we admire the virtues of the ANZAC Diggers their strong love for our country and commitment to its future saw them prepared to sacrifice their own life to create the lifestyle we enjoy as Australians today.

On Tuesday, we celebrated ANZAC Day, and I was touched by the number of students who attended both the dawn service and the march at the Strand. Thank you to those students who attended, and our presence at the march demonstrates to the War Veterans just how proud of them we are and how grateful we are that they have created for us a future full of all the possibilities that come with freedom. As the youth of today, the march also serves as a constant reminder to our future generation who have not experienced firsthand the impact of the war that we need to continue to work toward world peace. Thank you to Mrs Carolyne Drummond, Defence Mentor Officer, who organised both events.

Anzac Day Liturgy

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Advisory Council Members

We wish to congratulate and welcome our 3 new members to the College Advisory Council. They are:

• Miranda Mears, who has a son Cameron in Year 9. She has had significant experience with Boards including the Townsville Chamber of Commerce and Australian Institute of Company Directors Regional Committee Member and a member of the Queensland Government ICT, Business and Cyber Security Industry Reference Groups. Miranda runs her own business.
• Shannon Brown, whose son Miles graduated last year. Her background is in Human Resources, with a special interest in Employee Relations and Industrial Relations. Shannon negotiates with Trade Unions, developing, and negotiating Enterprise Agreements and drafting Codes of Conduct, employment contracts, and employee policies, as well as resolving workplace conflicts and disputes.
• Patrick McCarthy, who works for QPS. His current position is OIC RAP requires involvement with external representatives from Dept Education, Housing, Health, Child Safety, Youth Justice. (Townsville Stronger Early Action Group). Weekly participation as a majority stakeholder with the QPS Prevention Disruption Group. Patrick is Bianca’s father, and great to have him on our Advisory Council.

Staffing 

This term, we welcome Mr Jason Sepetauc, who is Acting Deputy Principal while Mr John Doolan is on leave.  Mr David Vise has been appointed this term to replace Mr Michael Turner while he is on parental leave. Congratulations to Mr Turner and his partner on the birth of his daughter Madelyn last week. Ms Mackenzie Taylor will be Acting Baillie House Leader in his absence.

Mr Jaelen Feeney has been appointed as Project Officer-Journey 2 Jobs, and Mr Daniel Lyne-Industrial Design and Technologies Teacher replacing Hue Plumtree for this term.

Parents/Carers would have received a letter last week that I will be attending the 2^nd International Edmund Rice Congress in Ireland. This will be a meeting of all principals from our 285 Edmund Rice Schools internationally and will focus on how we continue to build global connectedness between our schools and enrich the mission of our Edmund Rice schools. I will be away in weeks four, five, and six of this term. In my absence during the three weeks, Mr Jason Sepetauc will be the Acting Principal and Acting Deputy Principal will be Mr Mark Holmes. With Mr Holmes taking on the Acting Deputy Principal role, Mrs Bianca Barbagello will be the Acting Director of Mission and Identity.

Mrs Roslyn Clarke has been successful in gaining a position at St. Anthony’s College and will be finishing this Friday. Mrs Rebecca Irvine with be teaching her Japanese classes. We thank Mrs Clarke for her support over the last term.

It was with sadness during the holidays as a College community, we were informed of the passing of Mrs Kath Allan.  Mrs Allan has been associated with the College since 1998 and was someone who authentically lived the Edmund Rice spirit and led by example. She was someone truly committed to her faith, and her compassion for others, and had a kind and respectful heart. Her presence will be missed.

Mother’s Day Raffle – Friends of Rowing

The Friends of Rowing currently have a Mother’s Day Raffle to raise funds to purchase equipment to support our College rowers. We have received generous donations from Odyssey Café, A Touch of Salt and Sealink. Thank you to our valuable sponsors. Thank you also to the parents that have given donations. There is over $500 worth of prizes to be won, with 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd prizes being drawn at the College Assembly on Thursday, 11 May. All rowers have been given tickets to sell in the community, and for all other students and families, tickets are available from the Mission & Identity Office ‘Red Door’.  Thank you for being so supportive.

Bus Concession

Please be aware that bus concession is available for semester one. Applications for Semester 1 travel can be made at SchoolTransport.com.au in May.  

Blessed Edmund Rice Feast Day

Next Friday, 5 May, we celebrate the Feast Day of Blessed Edmund Rice, founder of the Christian Brothers. To celebrate this feast day, we will be opening the Edmund Rice Trail in our new landscape garden that will depict the influence of women in his life that called him to his mission to provide education to the marginalised in Waterford.

O God, we thank you for the life of Blessed Edmund Rice.

He opened his heart to Christ present in those oppressed

by poverty and injustice.

May we follow his example of faith and generosity. 

Grant us the courage and compassion of Blessed Edmund as

we seek to live lives of love and service.

We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.

Live Jesus in our Hearts. Forever

Mr Shaun Clarke |  Principal 

From the Deputy Principal

Thank you to the Ignatius Park College community for welcoming me to the role of Acting Deputy Principal during Term Two. Mr John Doolan is enjoying long service leave and will return in Term Three. In my first weeks I have met a committed, caring staff, and positive and engaged boys. I look forward to serving the boys, my colleagues, and the IPC community in the coming months.

Most recently I’ve been a member of the College Leadership Team at St Joseph’s Nudgee College. I’ll return to this position at the end of my secondment. Prior to that I’ve held various teaching and leadership positions in four EREA schools over the past 23 years.

A feature that remains consistent in all EREA schools is the character of the boys. Iggy Park is no different; I felt an immediate sense of belonging and pride among your sons. They love their school, respect each other and practice Christian values through their daily business.

Success in all EREA schools is built on relationships. If you don’t know a boy, you can’t teach him. From the first day I’ve enjoyed being in the yard. Your sons have met me with curiosity and warm welcomes. They want to know my story, they want to know I’m genuine, and they want to build a relationship. I’ve truly appreciated being invited into the IPC community by the boys.

When I met staff on the first day I distilled my understanding of an Edmund Rice education into three words - faith, formation and opportunity. I connected these three words to the IPC values of integrity, pride and commitment with the boys at assembly last week. Demonstrating integrity by faithfully living the Gospel in the little things we do each day such as being compassionate and forgiving. Understanding pride is authentically expressed by forming a humble servant leadership approach to bolster others – especially the vulnerable - not just ourselves. Lastly, to show commitment by taking the educational opportunities offered.

Participating in the ANZAC Dawn Service and March with the boys was a wonderful opportunity to see these values lived out. The senior boys demonstrated integrity during the solemnity of the Dawn Service. Years of formation allowed them to understand their role within a deeper national context. As they joined their younger peers for the March IPC pride was abundant. Several boys wore the medals of relatives, and all boys used the opportunity to connect with the community whilst considering the sacrifices that have been made to protect it. Truly inspiring, and an example of the tangible sense of belonging and wholesome expression of pride I experienced in my first week.

I look forward to the term.

Mr Jason Sepetauc (Mr Sep) | Acting Deputy Principal

Curriculum Corner

Key dates for Term 2 

Year 10 Senior Education and Training (SET) Plans - Choosing the right subjects for 2024 and 2025 

This term in Pastoral Care (PACA) lessons, Year 10 students will embark on their SET Plan Journeys. Every Year 10 student in Queensland is required to develop a SET Plan.

Developing a SET Plan helps students:

• investigate possible careers and future study options they may be interested in post-school
• structure their learning in Years 11 and 12 around their abilities, interests and ambitions
• ensure their learning options allow them to pursuit preferred study, further education and training, and career goals
• map their pathway to a Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE).

Parents play an extremely important part in this process. Some important dates for parents include:

Monday 24 July, Subject Showcase Evening:  parents have an opportunity to talk to teachers about Year 11 and 12 subjects for their son as well as develop their understanding about the Senior Phase of Learning in Queensland. Additionally, representatives from industry and tertiary institutions will be in attendance to answer questions about pathways after school.

Friday 18 August, SET Plan Interviews: in these interviews, students will explain to interviewers their preferred subjects for year 11 and 12 and justify their reasons for choosing these subjects. Parents are asked to attend these interviews to ‘sign-off’ on their son’s SET Plans and ensure they are fully aware of his intended learning pathway.

Mr Shane Dove |  Director of Curriculum 

Identity and Mission

Dear Parents and Carers,

The liturgical focus this week is obviously ANZAC Day. We celebrated a great liturgy on Monday morning with many special guests, including the Lord Mayor of Townsville, Councillor Jenny Hill. The event was a solemn reflection of what it means to be a free country off the back of many men and women who fought and defended our nation.  There were some important points of reflection that were conducted throughout the Liturgy as a reminder for us all.

On Anzac Day this year, war is more than a distant memory. Each day the media carry stories of the war in Ukraine and speculation about the possibility of conflict with China. It has been a time for the laying in of weapons, the making of plans and the beating of drums. The war in Ukraine has also brought home to us the costs of war on people whose lives were much like our own before the war came to them. We hear of people killed daily in bombings and see pictures of refugees driven from their homes. A battle, relatively unimportant in strategic terms, continues to take thousands of lives, its value estimated by the relative number of soldiers killed and wounded on the other side. The people who are the counters in this calculus are young men on both sides, many conscripted, many longing for a peaceful life, with parents, brothers and sisters, wives and fiancées. This war, like most others, will end in a negotiated settlement, in a peace of sorts, with embitterment, with some pride, with towns and cities to be rebuilt, with much impoverishment and with much grief. The war may not be lost. But in human terms it is never won. 

Anzac Day is rightly a day in which we remember the people who were affected by a battle in Turkey more than 100 years ago and people who were affected by later wars in which Australians took part. We rightly remember those who were killed in the war. We remember those who fought and survived, burdened by the memories of war, its horrors and its companionship. We also remember the people affected indirectly by war – the families whose son, father and brother died in the war, the wives who lost a husband and the young women a fiancé, the families to whom a father returned wounded in body or spirit, the young women who never married for lack of eligible men, the small communities that lost the young men who could have been their future. It is a time for compassion.

On Anzac Day, we remember the sadness of war. It is not a time for glorifying war, for celebrating the martial virtues, for stiffening the national backbone for future wars. We are beginning to recognise in domestic violence the poisoned fruit of the glorification of those virtues. So often, the roots of violence lie in the brittle and repressive embodiment of what it means to be a man when that is identified with toughness and bellicosity.

Because Anzac Day is a day for meditating on the sadness of war, it is distressing to be told that the War Memorial in Canberra has accepted donations from arms companies. Profit-making from the sale of arms is a feature of every war. Its finger can be traced in the deaths and suffering of those we remember. The remembrance of war should not be associated with the enablers of war and its death-making, especially at a time when enthusiasm for war is on the rise. Anzac Day is too important for that. 

1915 ANZAC Day, commemorating the landing in Gallipoli in 1915 when one third of the troops were killed.

Gracious and loving God, the cross of Christ is the sign of your desire for justice and peace for all. Open our minds to your vision as we remember all who suffered through Australia and New Zealand’s involvement in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. Grant all servicepersons who sacrificed health and life for the good of all, the gift of your deep peace. May we who inherit the freedom for which they fought become instruments of your peace in our homes, workplaces and world.

We ask this prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Week 3 – Wednesday 8:00 am – NOLAN House Mass in the Chapel with Fr Rod. All Welcome but a special invitation to members of the Nolan House; Parents & Relatives, and friends.

Week 3 – Friday – Edmund Rice Feast Day Mass – 9:00 am in the Hall. Parents, Relatives and Friends are always welcome.  

Mr Mark Holmes |  Director Identity and Mission

Pathways Hub

Do you have a trade-related business?

If you have a trade-related business and are thinking about employing an apprentice, please consider one of our hard-working young men as a school-based apprentice.

What does a school-based apprenticeship look like at Ignatius Park:

• Students attend work on their apprenticeships one day a week. In addition, they attend on the four weeks of industry placement and during negotiated weeks in school holidays. In Year 12 some students may be able to attend two days per week, depending on their subject loads and individual pathways. In the final term of Year 12, some students may not have external exams and can work almost fulltime except for compulsory pastoral days.

• Employers still receive government incentives and gain the opportunity to develop the young man in the formative years. Employers can mold and guide a student from a younger age and train them in their particular way of working adhering to their high expectations.

• Students still grow and mature within the strong pastoral environment of Ignatius Park, graduating with their peers whilst working towards their post-schooling career goals and taking time off their apprenticeships. This usually works very well for both the boys and their employers.

• Students are generally more motivated at school, as they can clearly see what they are working towards and the importance their learning has on their trade.

If you would like to discuss this in more detail, please contact Jennie Vignale or myself at the College.

Work Experience

We had 7 students who did work experience during the Easter Holidays.  We would like to thank the businesses below.

Easter Work Placement

We would encourage all year 10,11, or 12 students to do work experience as it either consolidates their ideas about a chosen career or rules out a career from their possible/probable list of post-school options. It is now time to register for June/July Holidays.  This is a great opportunity for students to gain a look into possible career life after school.  If you would like more information regarding this, please get in touch with Mr Kyle or Mrs Vignale in the Pathway Hub.

Year 10 Trade Taster Program 2023

This program starts on Tuesday, the 2 May and runs until the end of Term 2.  The location is Townsville Trade Training Centre (Bohle), 763 Ingham Road, BOHLE 4818.  We are extremely lucky this year to have 29 year 10 students attending this course.   We hope these students receive some great insight into their possible future careers.

Upcoming Industry Placement

All the VET and Industry Placement students will be out on industry placement in Week 8 (June 5 to 9 June). This is a fantastic opportunity for the Year 11s to try different trades and for the Year 12s to begin to secure their future careers.

If the students wish to change placements for Term 2, they must have the purple Change of Placement form completed and lodged with the Pathways office by Friday, 19 May 2023 (Week 5).  If they are received after this date, the student will be changed in Term 3.

Diploma of Business

The Diploma of Business students have completed their 3 days of intensive studies for Term 2.  We hope they are enjoying this course and going well with their studies. 

Morning with the Tradies

On Wednesday, the 19 April, more than 50 year 10 and 11 students attended an online Morning with the Tradies Day. The day entailed a panel of tradespeople and business owners discussing the everyday role and responsibilities of a tradesperson in their chosen occupation. Hopefully, the students were able to have any questions they may have had about becoming a tradie answered

Mr Zeb Kyle  | Program Leader Skills and Training 

Careers Hub

JCU Early Offer Program 

If you’re in Year 12 and graduating this year, you may be able to receive an early offer for a course. To participate in JCU’s Early Offer Program, please see Mrs Williamson about your intent to study at James Cook University next year and that you'd like to be considered for the Early Offer Program.

Your school will then submit a recommendation based on your academic performance, motivation, talents, passion and capabilities to demonstrate your likelihood of success at university.

JCU Early Offer Program 

JCU is pleased to launch Heroes in Science 2023, a unique one-day program providing students in Years 11 and 12 with an unrivalled opportunity to go from the lab into the field to gain unique insights into a career in science.

From this full-day program, students will experience how science informs decisions on conservation, climate change, urban growth and many other areas that affect not only global issues but our everyday lives. 

When and where: 6 June - JCU Townsville, Bebegu Yumba campus, Douglas

Applications are now open and close 15 May 2023.

More information is available via the link below: 

Google and Grandshake 

Senior students can now benefit from a new grand partnership..... with Google.

Grandshake, a national virtual work experience platform, is available for Australian students. Provided to schools for Free by industry partnerships with large industry employers, your students can have access to virtual work experiences, micro-credentials, and mentoring. We are so excited to bring students a new opportunity thanks to our newest partner Google, Google Certificate Scholarships.

Google Career Certificates: designed and delivered by senior Google experts, the Google Career Certificate program offers job-ready professional training, in areas including IT Support, UX Design, Data Analytics, Project Management and Digital Marketing. Grandshake is now able to offer Scholarships for students.  After completing the course, students will have the opportunity to connect with leading employers across Australia, such as Australia Post, Canva, Optus and more.

2023 Engineering Link Project & Spaghetti Bridge Competition

2023 Engineering Link Project

The 2023 Engineering Link Project is a one-day workshop where engineers from the local community, as well as engineers from JCU, work with students in Years 10, 11 and 12 in two half-day engineering projects. Over lunch, students will also participate in “Speed Talks” – small groups of students talk to visiting engineers about their careers for a few minutes and then rotate.

There is more information about the program on our website: https://www.telg.com.au/programs/elp/

This year’s project will be held on Saturday, 15 July at James Cook University, from 8.30 am to 4.00 pm. Students can download a flyer here, find out more information and register at https://www.telg.com.au/register/

2023 Spaghetti Bridge Competition

The Spaghetti Bridge Competition is a fun, challenging opportunity for students to test their engineering skills and experience the planning, creativity, problem-solving and teamwork required for a career in engineering.

Teams are challenged to build the strongest bridge possible out of store-bought spaghetti. There are conditions and restrictions on the bridge, so the challenge is real, but certainly achievable for students of all ages. The competition is open to students from Years 5 to 12. There is a total prize pool of $2000, and it is free for students (and schools) to enter.

Engineers Australia are supporting schools by making available (via email and online) engineers who can answer questions, discuss ideas and provide guidance to students (and teachers) who would like it.

Details about this year’s competition, and how to register, can be found at https://www.telg.com.au/spagbridgecomp/

The competition is open now, and testing will be in August, during Science Week.

QUT Diploma in Esports

The QUT Diploma in Esports provides students with foundational knowledge and skills related to esports as an emerging billion-dollar industry worldwide and how students can be involved in the coming esports revolution. Covering both practical and theoretical realms, physical and mental health, pro-athlete attitudes and values, business strategies and a range of digital technologies, this qualification will prepare students for a variety of esports career pathways. As a blended education model, students gain skills online and on campus in a highly supportive environment.

Highlights

• Learn from educators who have real-world esports expertise.
• Gain an in-depth understanding of the esports ecosystem.
• Launch your esports career.
• Develop academic skills for successful study in the degree program.
• Earn a year of study towards your QUT bachelor course.

Course articulation

Students who successfully complete this course will be automatically offered a place in the:

• Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Creative Industries
• Bachelor of Communication
• Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments
• Bachelor of Information Technology

QUT Offer Guarantee: If students achieve an ATAR/QUT selection rank of 60.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, they are guaranteed an offer for this course.  

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP). Join Indigenous and First Nations students in an area of growth. Studying the Diploma in Esports and involvement in the QUT Elite Athletes Program might see you as one of Australia's first Indigenous esports players.

Townsville Youth Innovation Festival

The Townsville Youth Innovation Festival features interactive sessions, a keynote presentation and group workshops full of creativity and innovation. The one-day festival will develop the skills and mindset they need to become entrepreneurs, innovators, creatives, scientists and small business owners.

The Festival is designed for secondary school students (Grade 7 to 12)

ABOUT THE DAY

During The Townsville Youth Innovation Festival, students will learn about the world of entrepreneurship and innovation. Students will have the opportunity to hear from inspiring speakers, attend panel discussions and will start their very own business or social change movement. Key Activities:

• Business 101. What is a business? What makes an entrepreneur? Why do entrepreneurs do what they do?
• Ideation. What are some local and global problems? How can we use technology and innovation to solve them?
• Rotations. Writing a Business Pitch, Learning Financial Literacy and Creating a Pitch Deck
• Soft Skills. How do you speak so people actually want to listen?
• Presentation. Students will be invited to present their business ideas to a panel of judges in the form of a 2-minute investment pitch.

EVENT DETAILS

• Date: Friday, 26 May 2023
• Time: 9:00 am (8:45 am arrival) to 2:30 pm
• Location: The Atrium, TAFE Pimlico Campus
• Target Cohort: Secondary Students (Grade 7 to Grade 12)

QMEA Opportunity - Fundamentals of Modern Mining TAFE Micro-Credential Pilot

Please see below a very exciting opportunity for year 10, 11 and 12 students from your school.

QMEA has been part of the Project Advisory Committee for the Fundamentals of Modern Mining training program which is being delivered through TAFE Queensland’s online platform.  This program has been developed by TAFE Queensland in conjunction with the Australian Minerals and Energy Skills Alliance (AUSMESA) to provide an industry designed and recognised suite of micro-credentials that allows learners to gain knowledge of the modern mining industry sector.

 There are 6 micro-credentials:

• People
• Technology
• Value and Supply Chains
• Technical
• Transformation
• Environmental and Sustainability

As part of the pilot program, there are a limited number of places available. For those students selected to participate, they will complete all 6 micro-credentials and will receive a confirmation of completion which will be recognised by future employers.

It is FREE to take part in this pilot program, and students who are interested should complete the EOI registration at the following link. Students have until the middle of May to finalise their course progress. As time is of the essence, we recommend registering ASAP so students have as much time available to complete the coursework. It is anticipated that each of the 6 micro-credentials will take approx. 1.5-2 hours to complete, and each has a survey to be completed at the end.

QMEA Oresome Minds Camp – Reminder

In 2023, QMEA, with the support of our sponsors Glencore MIM, will be hosting an Oresome Minds Camp in Mount Isa from 2 July – 8 July, (these dates include an added travel day if required and to be confirmed). This camp is open to all QMEA schools that have Year 11 and 12 students and is for students who wish to pursue a professional pathway (University Engineering, Science, Mathematics, etc.) after school. We encourage students from all QMEA schools to apply for this opportunity, and the best applicants will be selected to attend these events.  This camp will provide the participating students, with the opportunity to work with resources sector professionals and solve real problems during the 6-day camp.

Accommodation, food, site-specific PPE and transport while on the camp will be covered by QMEA. Students simply need to arrange and cover the cost of their own transport to and from Mount Isa. The camp will be run in accordance with the accommodation provider’s and host organisation’s COVID-19 plans.  Student applications are to be made via our website (https://qmea.org.au/oresome-minds-camp/) and are due at 5 pm, Monday, 1 May 2023. Applicants will be required to write a 200-word statement outlining what they hope to get out of the experience and upload a copy of their recent report card and a completed copy of the attached Teacher Endorsement Form.

If you are interested in any of the above opportunities, please email or see Mrs Williamson. 

Mrs Fiona Williamson |  Careers Advisor

Indigenous and Multicultural

Welcome back to all Ignatius Park College students, families and community members, we hope you all had a safe and happy break.

This term, Jaelen Feeney replaces Tristan Nelliman-Adams as the Journey 2 Jobs Program Coordinator. Jaelen will coordinate the program, which assists our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students to complete school and transition into their desired post-school pathway.

The Journey 2 Jobs Accelerated Learning program begins Tuesday, week 3, in room 108 and is open to all Indigenous students. The program provides tutoring to IPC Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and utilises tutors from JCU as well as college teachers to assist students in their studies. The program will run weekly throughout the year from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and is a valuable chance for students to revise for assessment or catch up on overdue work. Please see Jaelen Feeney in the cultural room if you wish to access this program.

This term, we also welcome 2021 IPC graduate Braedan Kennedy to the Indigenous and Multicultural team. Braedan will take on the role of ‘Indigenous and Multicultural Education worker’ and will work predominantly in the classroom supporting multicultural students with their daily class work and assessment. Braedan has a strong understanding of the college’s multicultural program and will be a role model for many of our students, please make Braedan feel welcome if you see him around the college.

Please do not hesitate to contact us in the Multicultural room or via email if you have any questions or concerns throughout the year.

Jaelen Feeney - Jaelen.feeney@ipc.qld.edu.au

Mr Dylan O’Connor | Indigenous and Multicultural Program Leader

Co-Curricular

CONGRATULATIONS

Year 8 Rice House student Jonel Foley recently competed in the Men's Artistic Gymnastics Senior State Championships in Brisbane. 

Jonel had a successful competition with 2^nd on Still Rings and 3^rd on Vault for his age group and division.  He was also successful in gaining selection for the Level 7 Under 13 State Team and will compete in the Australian Gymnastics Championships, which will be held on the Gold Coast on 7 - 8 May. We wish Jonel all the best in this upcoming competition

EREA NATIONAL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

In the last week of the holidays the EREA National Football Tournament was held at Nudgee College in Brisbane.

56 teams from 16 EREA schools from Qld, NSW, VIC, SA & Tas competed in 5 age groups.  

IPC took two teams of 15 boys.  A Year 11/12 (Opens) team and a Year 9/10 team. 

The following students participated in the Opens team.  Whilst they were not successful, they exemplified sportsmanship, integrity, pride and commitment and were a respectful group who were a pleasure to take away.

The Year 9/10 football team were undefeated for the whole carnival, winning their Pool, the Semi Final and then the Grand Final.

 Games:  

3-0 win vs St Laurie's Brisbane

3-1 win vs Nudgee White

3-0 wins vs St James Brisbane

3-0 win vs CBC Adelaide 

2-1 win vs St Pat’s Shorncliffe

Semi Final win 3-1 vs St Virgil’s Hobart  

Grand final win 4-1 vs Rostrevor College Adelaide

Several of the opponent teams, including the team we beat in the Grand Final, have football academies for their year-round football teams run by English Premier League teams.

For IPC to win this tournament with no budget other than user pays, with no students on sporting scholarships, with volunteer staff in their holiday time and without a local A-League team/ EPL coaching opportunities (like many other schools) is absolutely incredible.

These players from the Year 9/10 champion team were presented with their jerseys on assembly last week:

Thank you to Mr Bill Mitchell, Mr John Deer, Ms Georgia Stayte and Mrs Annette Gregory for giving up their holiday time and time during Term 1 to coach, manage teams and organise this fantastic football opportunity.

IPC BASKETBALL PROGRAM 

The Ignatius Park College Basketball Program is seeking sponsorship from local businesses.  The Basketball program offers the opportunity for IPC Students to excel in the sport of Basketball and travel to carnivals throughout the year.  This year the program will travel to the Gold Coast with 3 teams for the Sophomore Champion Basketball School of Queensland Competition (CBSQ). 

Sponsorship Opportunities include: 

Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Community. 

If you are interested in a sponsorship for the IPC Basketball Program, please email Amanda Loechel.

Amanda.Loechel@ipc.qld.edu.au

Mr Matthew Arnold |  Dean of Co-Curricular 

Enrolments

If you have a Son/s who is due to commence Year 7 in 2024 or 2025, it's important that you apply as soon as possible.  Year 7, 2024 enrolment interviews began last year and will continue this term. 

Please follow the link below if you have not yet enrolled for these years.

Thank you

Kerry Shephard | Enrolments and Admissions Officer

School Fees

Please be informed that timely payment of the School Fees is mandatory. If you have defaulted a timely payment, or have outstanding fees, please pay in full as soon as possible. Please contact the College Finance Team at finance@ipc.qld.edu.au or call (07) 4796 0222 if you need any further information.

Edstart

Ignatius Park has partnered with Edstart to assist parents to manage their School Fee payments. You can pay weekly, fortnightly or monthly by choosing a plan that suits your budget. This is an application-based process. There are no credit applications and no transaction fees or interest charges when using Edstart Pay+ for your IPC fees.
Visit edstart.com.au/ipc for more information on Edstart payment options.

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