A warm welcome to one and all to the 2020 school year. These are among the most exciting days of the year as students and families return to life and learning at St Peters. We are delighted to have exceeded the 600 student milestone from Prep to Year 12 continuing our pattern of steady growth.

Founders Day Service

On Wednesday 29 January, we held our Founders Day Service acknowledging our Founders, installing new staff and our Seniors and affirming continuing staff and giving thanks to God for His great blessing.  

New staff who have joined us this year as we have grown to over 600 students Prep to Year 12 are:

Teachers: Mrs Sarah Calder, Miss Katrina Hill, Mrs Kristin Staunton and Mrs Kelly Stolz
Teacher Assistants: Mrs Kellie Parsons and Mrs Jeanette Whytcross
Corporate: Mrs Renee Michalkow

At the service, we also recognised our founding Principal, Ms Lange-Mohr, on her recent award of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Australia Day honours for her significant service to education. What a wonderful acknowledgment for one who has invested her life passionately serving and equipping others.

While St Peters Springfield is now in its 13th year of operation, this year we celebrate the 75th anniversary of St Peters which commenced at Indooroopilly in 1945. St Peters has played a significant role in the lives of thousands upon thousands of fine young people who today serve in a multitude of capacities across the globe.

Teaching and Learning

In Primary School this year we journey into inquiry learning to support the development of student agency, questioning and curiosity, critical and creative thinking, research and high level cognitive skills, all of which are essential in the rapidly changing world in which they are growing up. Mrs Hofstee has been appointed as Contemporary Learning Leader this year to support our team as we live out our Plus Ultra motto, always seeking to refine our practice to obtain the best outcomes for our students.

Our Year 12 students will this year be the first to graduate with an ATAR under the new QCE (Queensland Certificate of Education) which brings with it new rhythms to school life. Some of our Seniors, for example, invested time over the holidays studying, having commenced their Unit 3 work last year and being mindful of external exams in Term 4 which will cover a full twelve-months’ work.

We will see changes to Junior High teaching and learning to reflect the changes under the new QCE to ensure students are well prepared for Senior School. We will also see changes in Junior High that are supported and facilitated by the new learning environments of the Junior High Precinct.

Construction Works

The new Junior High Precinct remains on track for practical completion later this term. God willing, we will be able to commence classes in this facility at the start of Term 2. I have been delighted by the professional dialogue and planning of teachers around the pedagogical possibilities this new facility will create to support contemporary learning.

Thank you to Kindy and OSHC families, students and staff who were so gracious over the holidays as civil works were carried out in association with the Junior High Precinct. Your support and understanding is greatly appreciated.

Carpark works were slightly delayed due to recent rain but by the end of this week we should have a crossing at the eastern end of the car park. This second crossing and the additional speed bumps will enhance safety of students, families and visitors making it easier for all to ensure a crossing is used to access the central carparking area. We are planning further changes in Semester 1 to improve access. It has been good to see some families using the public car park at the adjacent sporting facilities and crossing safely at the lights.

The Review

We are currently finalising our annual school magazine, The Review. It has been our desire that the record of 2019 captured the complete learning journey and its celebrations all the way through to the end of the year. Copies of the 2019 Review will be issued later this term.  

Your support is critical to the culture and flourishing of St Peters and our subsequent capacity to support you in educating, equipping and forming fine young men and women who enjoy the benefits of a St Peters education - young people who are confident in their identity and in their place in community, who have the heart and capability to make a difference in the world today and every day.  May God grant us all we need as parents and staff to wisely guide, support and inspire our young people in 2020.

Craig Schmidt
Principal

Registrations for Year 7 and Year 10 Academic Scholarships are still open. To register visit the Springfield Academic Page. The cost of registration is $100.00. Registrations close on Friday 7 February. 

The Academic Scholarship Test will be held at Indooroopilly on Saturday 15 February 2020. 

Important Note for Year 7/2021 candidates. In 2019 the College created a class in Year 7 called the Bonhoeffer Class. Please read the downloadable flyer (PDF) regarding the Bonhoeffer class. It is strongly advised that students entering Year 7 in 2021 who wish to be considered for the Bonhoeffer Class sit the 2021 Academic Scholarship Test. 

For further information regarding Academic Scholarships, please contact Enrolments: (07) 3470 3888 or s.enrolments@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Do you know what your children really get up to on the internet? Are you confident that you can protect them as they navigate life online? There’s no denying that today’s students are part of a digital world. While, for the most part, this means exciting, technology-driven possibilities, it also poses new threats when it comes to cyber security.

To minimise the threats, join us at the Indooroopilly campus on Thursday 27 February, 2020 at the first St Peters Life Symposium for 2020: Internet Safety for Children – A Parent’s Guide. Hear from former Queensland Police Detective and member of Taskforce Argos (Queensland’s Child Abuse and Sexual Crime Group), Mr Brett Lee, and learn a range of simple strategies to prevent online risks in your home. 

Cost of admission is $5.00 with all proceeds from this Symposium to be donated to 2TMAB (To the Moon and Back)—an initiative established by 2019 Old Scholar, Ella Hussey-Simmonite, to raise awareness about online child sexual exploitation and improve the Child Protection System Technology run by the Child Rescue Coalition. 

Students are also welcome to join their parents. 

To secure your spot, or find out more, please register here.

Read Matthew 2:1–12

Welcome back to the new school year! Christmas may seem so long ago, but I think it’s worth trying to hold onto the Christmas feeling for a little bit longer. In this post-Christmas time I’m often drawn to the story of the wise men, that part of the Christmas story that happens a little bit later than Jesus’ actual birth.

Holidays are typically a time for travel, and many a summer holiday has been spent on the long road trip, working out where to go and how to get to the planned destination. But this year has been different for so many people, with bush fires and worries around illness changing so many plans. The journey for so many this summer has been very different than what they had expected.

I think for the wise men too, their journey was very different from what they expected. They travelled so long and so far, searching for a king, only to realise that they had actually been searching for someone very different. In discovering that humble little baby, they discovered something so much more – they discovered a God who was prepared to come down to them, to be with his people, to live with and journey with all of human kind.

Even as the wise men discovered that God was closer than they thought, so we discover this same truth even as we deal with hardship and worry. We ask where God is as we travel the difficult journey that life sometimes sends us on. But even as we ask the question, we come to discover exactly what the wise men discovered – that God is here with us, helping us and supporting us. Just like the star shone light on the love of God in this world, so too do we see shining stars – helpers and workers who shine the light of God’s love into the lives of those around them. 

So as your journey through this year, whatever the year may hold for you, look to those who bear the light of love in your life. And know that you too have the light of God’s love in and around you, helping you to be a shining light for those around you. And in doing so, we discover that God is indeed here with us.

During the Founders Day Service on Tuesday 29th, Pastor Matt delivered an inspiring Founders Day Message centred on the topic of New Things

Isaiah 43:18-19

18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.
19 See, I am doing a new thing!
    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

Happy New Year!  We have the privilege of beginning our school year together and looking forward to all the good things we will experience this year. In our Bible Reading God said to the people of Israel, “See, I am doing a new thing!”  As we begin a new year we need to hear these words of hope and encouragement.  

For many in our country this year has not started very well. The bushfires across Australia have claimed lives, destroyed properties and had a disastrous impact on our wildlife. 

Recently I saw a photo of a piece of burned and blackened scrubland on Kangaroo Island. But it shows the most remarkable sign of hope. From a burnt-out stump, bright green shoots have grown through the blackened centre. The stump is a Yakka grass tree, a native Australian plant, which is apparently hardy at recovering from fire. It’s a reminder that after a fire new life and new growth will spring forth. 

On the one hand I am amazed by the photo. You’d think everything would be totally dead.  But it’s not. On the other hand, plants grow the way they do because this is how God has created them to be.  

“See I am doing a new thing,” God says.  Back in Isaiah’s day he promised this would mean sending “water in the wilderness” and “streams in the wasteland”. We are seeing what a little bit of water can do to places ravaged by bushfires.  

During our Founders Day on Tuesday the 29th, we looked back with gratitude to those who founded our College. We are reminded and inspired by the courage and commitment it took to build a new school. But even more than looking back, we also look forward to the new life God will give us this year. He gives us a new day every day. He gives us a new year. This year he even gives us a new decade. 

Here at the college there are many other new things:  

• New students coming to St Peters as a new school  
• New staff members to teach and serve our students 
• Receiving a new building to study and work in  
• New Prep students and a new additional Prep class
• The Year 12s are doing the new Queensland Certificate of Education  

Some of you will be feeling nervous or anxious about a new year. But if God can bring new growth after a fire, then God can surely give new hope after challenges or disappointment. Every time you experience something new this year I encourage you to reflect on God and celebrate new challenges and to also be inspired by the new things in your life. 

With each new day be encouraged and be filled with hope. Whenever you go through something difficult, remember that you have God with you who specialises in doing new things.

Thank you to Hannah C. (Year 12) who delivered this speech during our Founders Day Service on Tuesday the 29th.

I am one of the 96 founding students who began our educational journey at St Peters Lutheran College Springfield in 2008. You might ask, why is this so special?  Well, I am a founding Prep student and one of only four students to be the first cohort to complete my total schooling experience here.

Along with Renieke, Tiernan and Naomi, I began in a class of 10 Prep students. Most schools have classes of up to 25, and I had nine other children in my class which was taught by Mrs West-McInnes and Mrs Singleton as our teaching assistant. I’m here today to describe to you some of the moments throughout my schooling that made my time at St Peters so special.

I still remember the enrolment interview process with Ms Lange-Mohr. I think mum was more nervous than I was. We had to shake Ms Lange-Mohr’s hand and agree to treat everyone with care, dignity and respect as well as have as much fun as possible at school. I didn’t find this difficult at all, as I found out each year, the teaching staff had planned so many wonderful activities for each of us to participate in which added to the many fond memories I will remember dearly after I finish this year.

Each year at St Peters we had something to look forward to, whether it be the Year 6 Eminent Australians presentation, the Year 8 production, or Ironbark in Year 9. Each of these experiences, along with having such a small cohort helped us to form strong friendships with my classmates that I know will last a lifetime. Some students may not realise it yet but we are so lucky to have such a close community where you can get to know everyone in your class and where we have teachers who are always willing to help and know you on a personal level.

I was asked to reflect on my time at St Peters and while there are so many different experiences I could name there is one I will always hold close to me. It was a cold rainy day at Ironbark and I remember being dropped out on survival with five of my other friends. We were all so tired and the thought of having to build a shelter dwelled on us. I remember all six of us banding together and working until late at night just to ensure we wouldn’t wake up soaking wet. Now we didn’t end up making one big enough, so we all had to squeeze in really tight, but we were so proud of what we had accomplished. It was one of these moments that helped me realise I can depend on the people around me for anything.

I am so proud and fortunate to be a St Peters Springfield student and I wouldn’t change anything about my time here. I have now made it to my final year of schooling and I plan to make the most of it any way I possibly can.

To our new parents and students, a big welcome to St Peters Springfield.  To our returning parents and students, welcome back to another year of Music and the Arts.  I, along with the other Arts teachers and tutors look forward to meeting everyone again, working with ensembles and presenting performances.

Examination Successes

Several students completed Piano examinations towards the end of 2019, and are to be congratulated on their fine results.

Anvi D: Prep 1 – Honours
Jonathan R: Prep 2 - Honours
Sarayu K: Prep 2 – Merit
Ariya G: Grade 2 – Pass
Taashya P: Grade 2 - Merit
Benafsheh G: Grade 3 – Merit

St Peters Springfield has a number of experienced and qualified tutors who visit our school to offer tuition. Lessons are scheduled on a rotational basis throughout the school day, this minimising disruption to curriculum time. Students are encouraged to perform at our Private Tuition Recitals and at other events to develop their performance skills.

• Mrs Jodie Brighton – Woodwind, Brass and Percussion
• Ms Celine Crellin – Strings (Violin, Viola and Cello)
• Ms Sharon Johnson – Voice
• Ms Yuting Kao – Piano
• Mrs Alison Pomerenke – Piano
• Ms Louise Wasalski – Guitar, Double Bass
• Mrs Kathy Wilson – Speech and Drama

There are a range of bands, string ensembles and choirs in which our students are encouraged to participate.  All co-curricular music ensembles are provided free of charge.  These ensembles rehearse weekly and perform at various school and community functions throughout the year.

We expect that the following ensembles will run during 2020.

• Gold Band – Miss Hill – Monday 7.15am – 8.00am
• Allegro Strings – Ms Crellin – Monday 3.00pm – 3.30pm
• Cantabile Strings – Ms Crellin – Friday 12.40pm – 1.10pm
• Piccolo Voce (Years 2 & 3) – Ms Grennan – Wednesday 10.20am-10.45am
• Poco Voce (Years 2 & 3) – Ms Grennan – Monday Lesson 5
• Con Brio – Ms Grennan – Thursday 12.40pm – 1.10pm
• Bella Voce – Ms Grennan – Wednesday 7.30am – 8.00am
• Platinum Band – Mrs Brighton – Thursday 7.30am – 8.00am
• Burgundy Band – Miss Hill – Thursday 2.50pm – 3.30pm
• Percussion Ensemble – Miss Hill – Friday 12.40pm-1.10pm
• Mezzo Voce (Years 4,5,6 girls) – Ms Johnson – Monday Lesson 4
• Fella Voce (Year 4,5,6 boys) – Ms Grennan – Monday Lesson 4

Any questions regarding ensembles can be addressed to Ms Grennan or Ms Hill.  New members are always welcome. 

Performance Schedule

There are a number of events at which our ensembles perform.  Information letters are distributed for each event, and information is also available through Cornerstone.

Welcome to all members of the St Peters Lutheran College sports community for the 2020. I trust all families have had a relaxing break and are looking forward to what this year holds.  

Last year was another positive year in St Peters Sport, with a number of premierships and strong results as well as our highest numbers of students participating in the Sports Program to date. I look forward to further growth in 2020, and strongly encourage all young women and men at the College to be involved in as many sports as they can this year – not just to enjoy the array of physical and social benefits, but also to be a part of the significant improvements that St Peters has displayed in both the QGSSSA and AIC Competitions and Representative Sport over the last five years. 

The diverse range of sports offered to students in Year 3 to Year 12 aims to cater for both varied interests and varied ability levels. St Peters Sport recognises the importance of positive sporting experiences in a young person’s development, and therefore accepts that competition focussing solely on winning and losing can create undue pressure on students. To this end, in junior years there is increased emphasis placed on enjoyment, fair participation and skill development. As our sportspeople mature, the aforementioned attributes remain important while a sense of competition also shifts into focus. In senior years, results become an increasing part of shared team goals and successes. 

Parents are strongly encouraged to be involved within their child’s sporting pursuits, particularly through positive support at matches. This attendance is invaluable and creates an environment which is conducive to quality performances and a united, supportive approach. We greatly appreciate the effort and time that is required of parents and we thank you in advance for your support. 

The College is involved in two prestigious sporting associations, Queensland Girls’ Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA) and Brisbane School Girls’ Rowing Association (BSRA). There are ten schools in the formal QGSSSA competition and fixtures are played on a rotational basis whereby all schools compete against each other. Girls also have the opportunity to participate in the Queensland Interschool Equestrian Association (QISEA) and Brisbane Water Polo Inc (BWPI). 

A comprehensive overview of the 2020 Girls Sport program can be found by clicking on the link below: 
2020 Girls Sport Handbook

St Peters is a member of the formal inter-school sporting competition known as Associated Independent Colleges (AIC). There are eight schools in this formal competition and matches are played on a rotational basis whereby all schools compete against each other throughout the year.

A comprehensive overview of the 2020 Boys Sport program can be found by clicking on the link below: 
2020 Boys Sport Handbook

As in 2019, the College aims to further increase participation in Co-curricular Sport in 2020 by supporting the movement of students between St Peters Springfield and St Peters Indooroopilly. This will be achieved by a dedicated St Peters Sport Bus and will operate at the following times: 

• Morning (AM) – St Peters Indooroopilly to St Peters Springfield
  • Depart promptly at 7.45 am from the St Peters Indooroopilly Internal Bus Stop
• Afternoon (PM) - St Peters Springfield to St Peters Indooroopilly
  • Depart promptly at 2.35 pm from the St Peters Springfield Bus Stop

Students must register for the Sport Bus through the ST PETERS SFD Sport Bus Manifest. This sheet will be shared directly to students Google Drive Accounts with students needing to add their name whenever they require a seat on the bus for training at Indooroopilly. Parents will also need to fill in the ST PETERS Sport Bus Consent Form before their child uses this service. 

Further information about the ST PETERS Sport Bus, please click on the links below:

• St Peters Sport Bus Letter
• St Peters Sport Bus Consent Form
• St Peters Sport Bus Policy
• Registering for the St Peters Sport Bus
• Map of St Peters Indooroopilly

Representative Sport is an important pathway to enabling our students to achieve individual success and to further their sporting development. Girls and boys aged 10 - 19 years are entitled to attend the Metropolitan West Sports selection trials which includes a district trial with Central Comets in the sports they currently play at St Peters. Exceptions to this would include sports that are not offered to students such as orienteering, baseball, etc. 

In 2020, students must nominate through the Sport Coordinator, Mr Jeremy Lohe with final nominations approved by the Sport Coordinator. 

Please also familiarise yourself with both the Representative Sport Policy and the Central District Sport Calendar:

• Representative Sport Policy
• Representative Sport Calendar

We are aiming again to have St Peters teams entered into the Western Districts Netball Association competition made entirely of girls from St Peters Springfield. Girls will play in teams based of their date of birth. Girls from Years 3 – Year 6 in 2019 will be eligible to play in this competition. Please note that 8 Year old girls in Year 3 will need to play up in the 9 Year old competition. 

Please click on this link to register your interest for the 2020 season.

We are very much looking to build on the last few years with the formation of a Year 4/5 Cricket and a Year 6 Cricket team made up of Springfield boys who would train on St Peters Springfield and then play games against other schools within the AIC competition. Both teams are dependent on numbers, needing a minimum of 12 players in each team. 

Please click on this link to register your interest for the 2020 season.

Central District Swimming will take place on Tuesday 11th February at Ipswich Grammar School. Students wishing to trial for the District team to go to Met West will need to complete nominations by Monday 3rd February. As this is a representative trial, only students swimming to a high standard will be eligible to trial with final nominations to be approved by the Head of Sport. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mr Jeremy Lohe via email. 

Meet: Central District Swimming 10 – 19 Years Swimming (students born 2010 or earlier)
Date: Tuesday 11th February 2020
Venue: Ipswich Grammar School Pool, via Waghorn Street, Ipswich

Time: 
Warm Up – 7.30 am
Events beginning – 8.00 am

Download - Student Nomination Form
        
Parents please remember:

• Students will need to meet the Central District qualifying standards to trial and final decision if a students trials rests with Mr Lohe
• Remember that as this is a Representative Trial, the standard of students competing will be high and is aimed at students who swim on a regular basis to a high standard
• As nominations for this meet are due by Monday 3rd February.
• Transport to and from the venue will be the responsibility of parents

If you have any questions regarding nominating for Central District Swimming Trials, please do not hesitate to contact Mr Jeremy Lohe via email at j.lohe@stpeters.qld.edu.au.

Welcome back to the 2020 school year and for our new families, welcome to the St Peters community. My name is Anne-Marie Champion and I am honoured to represent St Peters Lutheran College as their Girls Sport Coordinator. I am a past parent, I have had two daughters enjoy many years of St Peters Girls Sport and over the last three years I have been a member of the Sports House Administration team.

Sport is an important facet of life at the College and we hope all our girls find a way to be involved as a competitor or supporter throughout the 2020 year. 

We are blessed at St Peters to be able to offer the girls a wide range of sporting opportunities. We encourage all girls to find a Sport(s) this year and to actively participate to the best of their ability in pursuit of their personal best. The cocurricular life of the College is a wonderful way to help develop balanced all-rounded young women and build the habits of lifelong regular physical activity. 

Over the holidays, four teams of girls participated in the Australian Volleyball Schools Cup tournament on the Gold Coast. Our teams enjoyed the experience of playing against other schools from across Australia and learnt invaluable lessons. The girls are already looking forward to putting these newly formed skills into practice when QGSSSA Volleyball pre-season begins later in the year.

Congratulations to the following girls who had great success at the National Track & Field Championships in Perth also in December: Gabi S (Year 9) won a gold medal in 1500m and a silver medal in the 800m and Hilal D (Year 11) won a gold medal in the 100m sprint.

Congratulations also to our Intermediate Track & Field team – Kiara K, Ashleigh S, Hilal D, Shanteal H, Kate E, Lily H, Jess H & Gabi S on a truly awesome result winning a Bronze medal at the National Schools Teams Event!

Well done to the girls and a big thank you to our St Peters Track & Field coaching team.

Well done to our girl swimmers who were a part of the St Peters Western Team who once again were crowned NUMBER ONE in Queensland! 

Late last year our St Peters Open Tennis team travelled to Albury for the National Schools Tennis Championships where our team placed 7th. Well done Girls!

We also had a number of girls participate in the National Water Polo Championships last week in Brisbane, well done to all involved and we look forward to the BWPI season recommencing this Saturday.

Well done to these girls and all girls who have spent their holidays continuing their dedicated training in Sport.

AUTUMN FIXTURES – BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL & TOUCH

Please see the St Peters App for training details – trials will take place during these training times in the first few weeks.

GIRLS, IF YOU WISH TO TRIAL FOR AN OPEN TEAM YOU MUST ATTEND THE OPEN TEAM TRAINING SESSIONS.

BASKETBALL

Coordinator: Ms Alex Wilson - a.wilson@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Open Trials begin Week 2: 

• Monday 3 February @ 3.30pm – 5.00pm (Indoor Gym)
• Wednesday 5 February @ 6.00am - 7.30am (Indoor Gym)

All other teams begin training Week 3 – Please check the St Peters App for further details.

GIRLS INTERESTED IN TRIALLING FOR THE OPEN TEAM – PLEASE EMAIL MS WILSON ASAP

FOOTBALL

Coordinator: Mrs Kerry Schreiber – k.schreiber@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Open Trials begin Week 2:

• Monday 3 February @ 3.30pm – 5.00pm (Harts Road Oval)
• Wednesday 5 February @ 6.15am - 7.30am (Harts Road Oval)

All other teams begin training Week 3 – Please check the St Peters App for further details.

GIRLS INTERESTED IN TRIALLING FOR THE OPEN TEAM – PLEASE EMAIL MRS SCHREIBER ASAP

TOUCH

Coordinator: Ms Anne-Marie George - a.george@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Opens Squad training commences Week 2

• Tuesday 4 February @ 3.30pm – 5.00pm (Harts Road Oval)
• Thursday 6 February @ 3.30pm – 5.00pm (Harts Road Oval)

All other teams begin training Week 3 – Please check the St Peters App for further details.

AS THE OPEN SQUAD WAS SELECTED IN TERM 4 2019 – ANY NEW GIRLS WANTING TO TRIAL FOR THE OPEN TEAM – PLEASE EMAIL MS GEORGE ASAP

SENIOR SOFTBALL (Years 10 - 12 only)

Coordinator: Ms Natalie Holman – n.holman@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Thank you to all girls who remain committed to our Senior Softball teams. The first training session was yesterday morning (yes first day back at school) and will continue again this Thursday morning from 6.15am - 7.30am.

New girls in Years 10 -12, if you are interested in playing Senior Softball, please email Ms Holman or come to Sports House so we can place you in a team.

The first round of games is on Saturday 8 February and continues on 15 Feb, 22 Feb, 29 Feb, 7 March and (14 March if wet weather occurs).

WATER POLO (continuation from Term 4)

Coordinator: Mrs Jenny Pavlides – waterpolo@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Water Polo training has begun this week and sessions will continue on from Term 4, the Training Schedule can be found on the St Peters App.

Games commence this Saturday 1 Feb, the draw will be on the App as soon as it is finalised – Good luck Girls!

CROSS COUNTRY

Coordinator: Mrs Kerry Schreiber - k.schreiber@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Cross Country pre-season training will commence in Week 2. There are many training sessions to choose from – all details are on the St Peters App.

Do your best to attend as many of these sessions as you can, with Wednesday sessions being a priority.

Run Club starts next week also! 

Join our Running Community on Friday mornings - meet at 6.15am at the St Peters Bus Stop. 

SWIMMING

Coordinator: Mrs Peter Dawson – p.dawson@stpeters.qld.edu.au

It was great to see such big numbers at the Swimming Camp last week, an awesome way to kick off the start of the 2020 season. 

Girls if you would like to be considered for the 2020 QGSSSA Swim Team it is VERY important that you attend trainings. Trainings will commence on Monday 3 February & Wednesday 5 February at the 50m pool and will continue weekly on these days until the QG Swim Championships on Wednesday 4 March – further details can be found on the St Peters App. 

BREAKFAST FOR ALL SWIMMERS IS PROVIDED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING – COMMENCING WEEK 2.

Please Note: The first compulsory TIME TRIAL of the season is THIS Friday 31 January at the 50m pool from 3.20pm – 5.00pm. 

Anne-Marie Champion
Girls Sport Coordinator

Welcome to St Peters Boys Sport, 2020!

Firstly, I would like to introduce myself as the newly appointed Boys Sport Coordinator for St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly.  Over the past 20 years I have previously held sporting coordination roles (in a variety of capacities) at Brisbane Boys' College, St Patrick’s College and Ambrose Treacy College. My main area of expertise in coaching is within Track & Field.

I am extremely excited and looking forward to working within the St Peters sporting program and assist the young men of our college aspire to, and reach their sporting goals in 2020 and beyond.  

A major focus of our AIC sporting program in Term 1 of 2020 will be to foster and encourage positive engagement of both students and coaches alike, whilst maintaining a high standard of commitment, skill development and enjoyment at both training and game days.  

Our College prides itself on its holistic approach to education of which sport and cocurricular activity plays a significant role in fostering.  It is not too late to sign up for either Volleyball, Cricket, Swimming, Cross Country and Years 8 & 9 AFL for this term.  We encourage all students who have not signed up for a Term 1 sport to come and visit us in Sports House and we will be happy to assist you with respect to trials, trainings and games.  

There were many noteworthy performances since the completion of the 2019 school year.

• National All Schools Track & Field Championships, Perth – Congratulations to Lachie K who placed 9th in U14 400m and Jacob D who places 6th in U15 Shot Put.
• Australian Volleyball Schools Cup, Gold Coast –  Congratulations to our 13 Years (Year 8) Volleyball team who were awarded the gold medal and crowned National Division 1 Age Champions. Well done on your outstanding performances gentlemen. 

AIC IN SEASON SPORTS  

AIC Volleyball, Cricket and Swimming are the current IN-SEASON SPORTS this term and trials and trainings are currently well underway. It has been a very hectic lead up to our Term 1 Sports with some preseason training beginning in Term 4 of 2019.  In addition, our boys have attended various tournaments, camps and clinics that were held over the Christmas break. I must acknowledge and congratulate those boys who checked emails, attended clinics and put in their best efforts these previous two weeks despite it being holidays and a rushed start to the term.  

Volleyball, Cricket and Swimming trainings will continue for the next eight weeks of this term and I encourage both students and parents to become familiar with the St Peters App when looking for information pertaining to anything from the Sports Department. 

Full Saturday trial games for both Volleyball and Cricket start THIS SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY. It is imperative that your son attends training and this weekend’s trial games so teams can be finalised.

For details of times and venues for this weekend’s trial games against St Edmund’s College please read on and always remember the quickest and easiest way to check information is on the St Peters App. If the sport specific information you are looking for cannot be found on the App, please contact the below sport specific coordinators.   

For our St Peters sporting programs to positively develop and grow, it is paramount that our students attend training sessions for their chosen sport, so they can improve and refine sport-specific skills and build cohesion amongst their team-mates.

If students are unable to attend some training sessions, it is vital that their absence is communicated to their coaches firstly, then their coordinators or myself.    

• AIC Cricket Coordinator: Mr Josh Singh – j.singh@stpeters.qld.edu.au  
• AIC Volleyball Coordinator: Mr Luke Donatini & Mr Shaun Nodwell – l.donatini@stpeters.qld.edu.au  
• AIC Swimming Coordinator: Mr Peter Dawson – p.dawson@stpeters.qld.edu.au  

Well done to those swimmers who showed great commitment attending the recent Swim Camp held at St Peters earlier in January 2020. The Boys AIC Swimming season commences immediately with an internal time trials on Friday 31 January at St Peters 50m Pool 3:30pm to 5:00pm. All swimmers of a satisfactory standard or better are welcome to attend training and meets. We encourage all boys to attend training and the Friday night meets.  

• AIC Years 8 & 9 AFL Coordinator: Mr Mark Holman – m.holman@stpeters.qld.edu.au
• AIC Cross Country Coordinator: Mrs Kerry Schreiber – k.schreiber@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Luke Donatini

Boys Sport Coordinator
3377 6234 | l.donatini@stpeters.qld.edu.au

• Tuesday 11th February – Central District Swimming
• Wednesday 26th February – Metropolitan West Swimming
• Thursday 27th February – Year 4 – 6 Inter-House Swimming
• Friday 28th February – Year 7 – 12 Inter House Swimming
• Monday 2nd March – AIC Swimming Championships
• Wednesday 4th March – QGSSSA Swimming Championships

Information regarding the St Peters Lutheran College Springfield Sport program will be communicated through a range of modes including email, St Peters App and Cornerstone. Students and parents will primarily receive information from the Head of Sport at Springfield but at times may also receive information from the Girls and Boys Sport Coordinators or individual Sport Coordinators. Parents and students are encouraged to download and use the St Peters App for information regarding the Sport program. 

Please download the St Peters ‘app’ today!! 

All information regarding the St Peters Lutheran College Sport program including sport training times and venues, draws, coordinator details and wet weather arrangements can be found on the St Peters App. 

*Please ensure that you update your preferences in the Settings> Subscriptions section of the app so that you only receive information from your appointed Campus or area of interest that are relevant to your family e.g. Springfield or Sports.

The app can be downloaded free through iTunes or Google Play, please search for St Peters: