A very Happy Easter to our St Peters Springfield community! Easter is the highlight of the year, even more so than Christmas! Why? Because of the message of new life, love and hope that it brings.

Jesus’ death on the cross is one that the Romans used to cause suffering and humiliation. But even then, Jesus’ message could not be destroyed. We think of the angel, the open and empty tomb. We think of Jesus’ appearance to the women and to His other disciples, then later to hundreds of people as proof that he had resurrected and was miraculously alive. Jesus’ resurrection means that we have the opportunity to leave all our burdens, the things that weigh us down and restrict relationships, at the foot of the cross. He died so that we might have the forgiveness of sins and live life abundantly in God’s grace.

Easter provides an important time for personal reflection and renewal. These Easter holidays, students and families can pause and reflect on the beginning of the year to consider successes and areas for growth. It is a time when we can reflect on how we can foster more positive, productive relationships with others. It is a chance to challenge ourselves about how we can have a positive impact in our St Peters community and the wider community. It is a time to consider who we are and how we can be the best versions of ourselves.

The events of the last hours of Jesus’ life have meaning for us as a school, especially amidst the uncertainty of COVID-19, floods, storms and war abroad. When plans are constantly changing and we feel we are in the midst of a confusing, troubled and anxious world, we can know the peace and certainty that the risen Jesus gives us.

We have nearly made it to the end of what is arguably one of the most unusual terms in the history of Queensland education! I would like to thank our students, staff and parents/caregivers on their ability to navigate the unexpected events of our term and for their compassion, patience, understanding and support.

It is pleasing that we have still accomplished so many things as a St Peters community this term. Of particular note:

• Our Preps have settled in very well, building new friendships and connecting with teachers, while discovering more about school life and routines;
• Our Year 10s dressed up for their Year 10 Dinner along with their parents and received their Senior ties;
• Our Year 12 students are now donning their beautiful St Peters jerseys and have their Senior badges after a wonderful induction ceremony;
• We welcomed back some of our newest St Peters Old Scholars Association (SPOSA), presented them with academic awards at a special ceremony and listened to their thoughts on how they approached their studies to achieve success;
• We had an extremely successful Community Focus Day to collect baby and other products for those families suffering in the floods and donated these to ‘Baby Give Back’, a Brisbane based charitable organisation managed by one of our past Founding teachers, Carly Lovell;
• The boys’ swimming team has won 6 years in a row at the AIC Swimming Championships while the girls have won 9 years in a row at the QGSSSA Swimming Championships;
• We celebrated Harmony Day and therefore cultural diversity, inclusiveness and respect, with students wearing cultural dress to school;
• We had a very successful Twilight Group Tour from which we hope to have many additions to our growing school;
• We had an extremely fun and bubble/glow-stick filled Primary disco open-air style on the Concourse thanks to our fantastic P&F;
• We held out Installation Service to welcome our new staff and reaffirm our many continuing staff in their roles.

This is certainly not the whole list. We have much to be thankful for this term at St Peters Springfield.

Easter is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy sharing time with our families and friends, for resting, renewing and re-setting after such a big Term 1, for showing gratitude for the blessings and gifts we have been given.

The Easter holidays are also an opportunity to continue the learning momentum gently through activities that keep stimulating our students’ neurological pathways and keep their brains working, preferably in fun ways! While students may be drawn to technology for learning and entertaining, all families are encouraged to set tech-free time aside. Fun activities might include reading, drawing, painting, playing games, doing puzzles, Lego, craft, writing creative narratives and undertaking energising outdoor activities. Daily reading is one that should be prioritised particularly in a busy world; it expands our children’s minds and helps them to be ‘mindful.’ Through encouragement of prayer, we can also be refreshed and the light of hope can shine brightly in our lives.

The spirit of Easter is building with plans for P&F ‘bunnies’ to be handing out Easter eggs on the final day of term. We will also have a very special Whole School Easter Service that morning.

To all of our students and families, take care, continue to follow the COVID-19 advice and make smart choices to keep you and your loved ones safe these Easter holidays.

May the joy of the Easter season be with you and your family.

Natalie Houston
Principal

On Friday 18 March, we officially welcomed our new Principal, Natalie Houston, to St Peters Springfield in addition to the following staff members:

We also reaffirmed our continuing staff members’ commitment to our College.

It was a wonderful morning – the sun was shining, everyone smiling. We were very honoured to have First Assistant Bishop Ben Hentschke together with Pastor Matt Wilksch taking the service. It was also great to welcome many guests to our campus from local and state government to the Springfield City Group.

There was a clear focus in the service on the importance of our staff showing servant leadership as they go about their very important role of teaching. In her speech, Mrs Houston encouraged students, staff and community members to actively listen to others’ perspectives and to work together to generate creative, positive ideas that will make the school and our world a better place. Mrs Houston also emphasised how important God is as we work together as a St Peters Springfield community: With God all things are possible (Matthew 19: 26).

Arise is a Lutheran community that meets at St Peters, Springfield. It’s a place where you can come to know God’s love through Jesus, and find light and hope for your life, and connect with other families from St Peters and the wider community.

In our service you will hear God’s word, sing, pray and share in Holy Communion if you want to. There’s a message for the kids too. 

We’d love for you to join us!

For more information contact College Chaplain Pastor Matt Wilksch: m.wilksch@stpeters.qld.edu.au.

You may like to view Sunday’s service on Facebook at this link: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ariselc/posts/?ref=page_internal

E:  arise@stpeters.qld.edu.au
M:  Pastor Matt Wilksch: 0447 656 793
FB:  @ariselc

“He is not here.  He has risen!”  Luke 24:6

I’m looking forward to holidays so we can rest and refresh from possibly the strangest school term anyone can remember.  Who’d have thought we wouldn’t start school on site until Week 3?  Who would have thought we’d have closures due to rain, floods and storms?  And who’d have thought we’d experience thousands of cases of Covid-19 daily in our community, after enduring lockdowns for a small handful of cases?  Experienced teachers and school leaders will say they have never experienced such a difficult term.  The relentless changes week to week, day to day, even hour to hour, are exhausting.  The holidays will be a welcome circuit breaker.

During the holidays there is an event even more welcome than a few days off work and school.  It’s Easter.  It’s the day that changes the world.  It’s the day we celebrate that everything is not as it seems, and that’s a great thing!

Easter is the day Jesus rose from the dead.  He was crucified by Roman soldiers one Friday, falsely accused of blasphemy and insurrection.  His followers hurriedly placed his body in a new tomb before sunset and the commencement of the Sabbath day.  On the Sunday morning some women went to the tomb to complete the burial rites properly, only to find the stone rolled back and the tomb open.  These women encountered angels telling them Jesus was not there and that he had risen from the dead.  Then the risen, living Jesus appeared to his disciples variously over the course of the next 40 days.  He showed that he had, in fact, been raised from the dead.  

Resurrection changes everything.  

Resurrection gives us life.  It redefines what we know about life and death.  The certainty of death after life is qualified by this new life that came to be after death.  There is now hope for all who die that they too will rise.  As we are joined to Jesus, united with him in faith and baptism, we too will experience resurrection to eternal life.  

Resurrection gives us hope.  Even times of great suffering, trouble and trauma, can be endured knowing they will not have the final word in our lives.  They have been overcome, just as death has been overcome.  As we trust in Jesus we know we have the promise of resurrection to eternal life, just as Jesus rose.  

Resurrection gives us joy.  Even in the sadness of our lives, the knowledge that Jesus is alive despite all that happened to him fills us with joy.  We know the suffering and sadness of our present time is temporary, and will give way to better, brighter days and a joyful future which has no end.  

When we see signs of suffering and death around us, resurrection changes our perspective.  The empty tomb is a sign that Jesus is risen and promises that we too will rise with him.  

May you embrace the message of Easter, and know the blessings of resurrection in your life now and forever.  

Pastor Matt Wilksch
Springfield Chaplain  

Easter Worship

14 April            

Maundy Thursday
7.00pm Service with Holy Communion

15 April Good Friday 

9.00am Passion Service 

17 April Easter Sunday 

6.00am  Dawn Service
9.00am  Resurrection Celebration with Holy Communion

Last week, the Year 3 students were entertained by Gregg Dreise, the author of many Aboriginal Books that tell stories from the Dreamtime. He is from Gamililaraay country in South-west Queensland and North-West New South Wales.  During his visit, students participated in language learning and storytelling activities. Students had so much fun listening to him and participated in group activities. Gregg is passionate about his language and culture and loves to share it with everyone. 

If you would like to find out more about Gregg or his stories, please feel free to visit his website, https://www.greggdreise.com.au/.

St Peters Springfield Primary students came together on Wednesday 16 March to celebrate Harmony Week. It is a week where we recognise diversity and inclusion.  It is celebrated to coincide with 21 March which is the International day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

During our two Assemblies we celebrated that our school is a multi-cultural community and that it is important to be inclusive and respectful regardless of cultural or linguistic backgrounds.

It was wonderful to see many of our students wear their cultural dress as well as students wearing a touch of orange in support of the day.  Traditionally orange signifies social communication and meaningful conversations. It also relates to the freedom of ideas and encouragement of mutual respect. 

Throughout the year we continue to respect the traditions of our school families and celebrate that our multicultural society is an integral part of our national identity.

The APSMO Maths Olympiad has commenced for 2022. The competition is aimed at challenging participants' maths problem solving abilities, and is an ideal format for high achieving students to work in a competitive environment with challenging questions to hone their skills. Students compete against each other, as well as teams from other schools. There are five rounds of competition; each comprising of five questions that must be completed in a specified time-frame of thirty minutes. Participants attend team meetings and practise sessions in the weeks leading up to each competition, during which they are taught the skills and techniques required to develop maths problem solving skills. All students who complete the Maths Olympiad receive a certificate, and individual and team awards are also available.

With Round 1 commencing Wednesday 23 March, we wish the 2022 Maths Olympiad team members the best of luck:

Prep-Year 6 Curriculum Leader: Assessment and Reporting 

Bubbles, music and disco made the Term 1 Primary Disco a fabulous afternoon.  A big thank you to our P&F who organised the Concourse ready for the discos to ensure we could provide a safe venue for students to enjoy the dancing.  It also gave parents the opportunity to see their children having fun.

Thank you also to our teaching staff who stayed to supervise and join in the fun at a very busy time of the term.  It was greatly appreciated.

A small group of Year 10 students participated in the online Cyber Live event last Wednesday morning. Cyber Live teaches students how to avert a cyber security disaster.

It’s the scenario cyber security experts have been fearing for years: hackers have launched a mass infrastructure attack on targets around the world and Sydney is next – this is what school students around Australia faced last week during Grok Academy’s Cyber Live, an immersive cyber security training event.

Grok Academy is a digital skills training platform supporting the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies. St Peters Lutheran College Springfield is a recognised Champion school having a significant number of students participating in a range of events and competitions each year.

Cyber Live tries to gamify the cyber security learning experience through fictionalised news footage, a world map filled with objectives to complete, and a custom-built set of apps mimicking those used in the real world.

The program teaches security topics like cryptography (including the use of cyphers and steganography), how to spot a phishing attempt, and web application security.

The aim was to train the next generation in digital skills through an engaging program that teaches expertise the industry needs in response to constant industry calls for more cyber specialists.

Each of the big four banks – Westpac, NAB, CommBank, and ANZ – partnered with Wednesday’s Cyber Live event in a cohesive sign of support for the training program.

Text partly taken from the Australian Computer Society Website © Copyright 2021 by Casey Tonkin 

“Kindness to you is Kindness to me;

Kindness to me is Kindness to you.”

As I am writing this it is National Day of Action against Bullying. Last week’s article spoke to the issues that we see in schools around Bullying. Today though, I want to focus on the antidote of bullying, kindness.

Kindness is a strength, we can harness it – it is also one of the characteristics that we all want our children to have. Last week on assembly one of our captains, Leilani, spoke about Self-Kindness. A concept that we don’t talk about as much as kindness to others, but a concept that is vital for resilience and coping.

In a World that is full of distraction, and business, and work, and children, we can often forget to look after the most important person, ourselves. In order to ‘do good’ we must focus on ‘feeling good’. And that means being kind to ourselves.

Treating yourself kindly – through your actions and words and behaviours sets a great model for your children to do the same. Our kids are going through a lot alongside you, and they already have a brain that is negatively wired to hunt for scary, big and frightening things – and they don’t have to look very far to find those at this time. When they hear you be hard on yourselves, that is what they do also, criticising yourself builds a habit of being self-critical in your young people. The best way to prevent this is to practice self-compassion and kindness toward yourself, this can be fantastic for relationships too – being vulnerable with your young people can help them to see that although things are chaotic and unpredictable that they can accept and let go of high expectations and disappointments too.

I encourage you to treat yourselves kindly – it’s an incredibly hard job to raise children, work, make adult decisions and take care of yourselves and others if you are not practicing kindness to yourself. We are living in time with a lot of negative incoming traffic, so please this week try and remind yourself that you are doing the best you can, because you really are, and that you have remarkable ability to take care of yourselves, and that self-care is essential for your flourishing, and the flourishing of your family. 

Mrs Sarah Johnson
School Counsellor

The Value of Music in the Curriculum

Here at St Peters Springfield, students are fortunate to participate in two Music Curriculum lessons each week.  While Music learning is valuable in its own right, neuroscience researchers are continually discovering the benefits of music learning to academic progress and brain development.  The summarised, brief article below is an overview of a relevant recent study.

If You Want Smarter Kids Teach Them Music … According to MIT

By Harley Manson 

Most parents want their children to be intelligent and successful. And while some experts have pushed parents to teach their children coding, new research is pointing to music as the gateway to smarter kids.

While coding does allow for a great advantage when it comes to technology, it lacks many benefits that music provides.  The argument to teach children code is that it helps them with their math and language skills.  However, recent research carried out by MIT and published in the Journal of Neuroscience is now showing how powerful music cam be on a child’s brain development.

According to the authors of the study, learning music during our early life makes the brain more connected, which in turn, makes their brains neurologically capable of many things, not just music. “This study, among other studies, demonstrates how the human brain is shaped by experience,” explains co-author Lutz Jancke.  What they found in their study was that musical brains produce more structural and functional connections when compared to those who don’t learn music.

To carry out their study, the researchers had 103 professional musicians and 50 non-musicians go in for brain scans.  Once the scans were taken, they were compared.  What they found, was that the musicians all have “strikingly similar networks.” Additionally, they had far more structural and functional connections than non-musicians, especially in the areas that were connected to speech and sound.  Another factor that played a major role was how early the musicians had begun learning music.  “The earlier the musicians had started with musical practice, the stronger these connectivities,” Jancke says.

Their takeaway was that early music training could help children to develop stronger neural pathways, and in turn, make them smarter.  “If someone told me then about the possibility of changing the wiring of my brain, I might have spent more time practicing the piano and less time on the soccer field,” Leipold says.

Performance Congratulations

Congratulations to two of our school choirs for their recent performances.  Con Brio performed at the recent Academic Honours Assembly, and the combined Bella Voce and Con Brio choirs performed for the Installation Service for Principal.   

Our P&F have generously offered to support an end of term celebration on Wednesday 30 March.  To link with this, the students from Prep to Year 12 are able to wear Easter themed accessories whilst wearing their school uniform on that day.  Our students will also be taking part in an Easter Celebration service led by Pastor Matt.

St Peters Life Symposium: Thursday 21 April | 6:45 to 8pm

Tickets are now on sale for our first St Peters Life Symposium for 2022.

Help your child start the new school year on the right foot by attending Rebecca Sparrow’s Six Lessons in Friendship Symposium. In this talk, St Peters Old Scholar, parent, and teen expert, Bec, will go through the six key strategies that teens and tweens can use to navigate the tricky waters of school friendships.

This event is ideal for parents and caregivers with students in Years 4 – 7. Students are welcome to attend.

The event will be held at the Indooroopilly campus. 

Register HERE

QGSSSA Swimming Championships

Congratulations to all girls who represented the College at the 2022 QGSSSA Swimming Championships. In an outstanding performance on the night, St Peters won the Mollie Gould Cup and equalled State High with 9 in a row! Led superbly by the Captains Ella R and Ely P and by Olympian Mollie O, St Peters stormed home by 112 points over St Margaret’s and Moreton Bay. St Peters also won the Open, 16 Years, 15 Years and 14 Years age groups and placed 3rd in the 13 years and 12 Years age groups. St Peters also won the Open and Junior Brockway trophies.

A number of students performed brilliantly on the night including Mollie O and Ella who won the 5 events they competed in on the night and to Leilani R, Kaia S, Claveria J-T, Izzy P and Alexa S who were all part of winning relay teams. Congratulations to Mollie O who broke the Div A 50m Freestyle Record for Open Girls and Alexa S and the 14 Years Div A Freestyle Relay which also broke the record. 

A special mention to Leilani R in Year 12 who will receive her 6 Year Service Award to Swimming. Leilani has given service to the College and Swimming over many years and thoroughly deserves this recognition. Well done Leilani. 

As the swimming season draws to a close, we thank all coaches for their time and effort they put into students and to parents for your support of your child’s swimming. The College is appreciative of all your efforts. 

Girls Sport Coordinator – Anne-Marie Champion

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” Anon

I can’t believe I am writing the last Rock article for Term 1 as we approach the Easter Holidays. What a term!

As we head into the break, I would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone of the commitment the girls are making when they sign up to a sport at St Peters. We pride ourselves on many things but when it comes to sport, we particularly value commitment and communication. Commitment to a team is something we emphasise in Girls Sport, and parents we would appreciate your support in reiterating the importance of honouring a commitment. When girls sign on for a sport it is important, they consider whether they can uphold this commitment for the season. Each sport will have two training sessions and a game/meet each week in season and it is vital that girls do their best to attend these sessions. If they are unable to attend a session, we ask the girls to please communicate this with their Coach and the Coordinator of the sport.

We understand this term has had many challenges and we look forward to starting a fresh in Term 2.

From all of us in Sports House, we wish you a Happy Easter and have a wonderful, safe holiday.

QGSSSA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

NINE IN A ROW – WHAT AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE FROM OUR 2022 QGSSSA SWIM TEAM

To recap on last week’s QGSSSA Swimming Championships, congratulations to all the girls, winning the Mollie Gould Cup by 112 points over St Margaret’s & Moreton Bay College, the ninth win in a row which equals the record held by Brisbane State High in the 80’s, incredible!

St Peters won the 17 years & over, 16 years, 15 years & 14 years age groups and placed third in the 13 years & 12 years age groups. St Peters also won the Open & Junior Brockway Cups.  

Congratulations also to the following girls for their record-breaking swims, some amazing results!

• 17 Years & Over 50m freestyle – Division A – Mollie O’C 25.69
• 15 Years 50m Backstroke –Division A - Ainsley T – 29.74
• 14 Years 50m Freestyle Division B – Isabella M – 27.81
• 14 Years 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay Division A – Kaci C, Isabella M, Alexa S & Abby G - 1.53.31
• 15 Years 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay Division A – Gemma G, Chloe C, Gabriella F & Josephine I – 1.56.26

As the Swimming season draws to a close, we thank our Coordinators, Shaun Nodwell, Peter Dawson & Jeremy Lohe, and our amazing Coaches for all their work. Special thanks also to our Swimming parents, your support of your child’s swimming is greatly appreciated.

CONGRATULATIONS – QUEENSLAND STATE TEAM

Congratulation to Year 12 student Jemma B on her selection in the Queensland Pizzey Cup State Tennis team for the third year in a row. Jemma is a valuable member of our Girls Tennis Program and is often seen down at the courts helping Mr Lewis with the junior students.

Congratulations Jemma, we are very proud of you 😊

QGSSSA AUTUMN FIXTURES TRAINING

The final training session for Term 1 for all Football, Basketball & Touch teams will be next Monday 28 March. With public holidays on the first three Mondays to start Term 2, it is important to check the St Peters App and watch for emails from your Sport Coordinators with details of when training will recommence.

Autumn Fixtures Round 4 v Brisbane Girls Grammar School will kick off the second half of the season on Friday 22 April.

WET WEATHER

With further rain on the forecast, please keep an eye on the St Peters App for cancellations. We will endeavour to do this by 1.30pm for afternoon training sessions and 5.30am for morning training sessions. Updates for game days will also be provided, students will also receive an email.

BASKETBALL

Coordinator: Mrs Anne-Marie Champion– a.champion@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Last Friday we saw the traditional rivalry between the Old Scholars and 2022 Open Girls Basketball team take place in the Indoor Gym. The game went down to the wire as both teams contested fiercely for bragging rights, and in the end the Old Scholars took the honours by a single point 42 to 41. Well done to all the girls and Coach Mike. A special thank you to SPOSA for providing a gift to the Old Scholars. Old Scholars playing this year include, Holly Johansen (2018), Zoe Johansen (2016), Ash Hannan (2018), Lorna Shepherd (2011), Zoe Perkovic (2020) & Leila Jayasinghe (2021).

Also played last Friday afternoon was internal games between our teams as Clayfield College do not have Basketball teams. Well done to all the girls and congratulations to our ‘Players of the Round’.

• OPEN v OLD SCHOLARS | Daisee L – for her toughness and rebounding against quality opposition.
• SENIOR A | Grace P – tenacious defence and played her role well on offence.
• SENIOR B (1) | Ava M – never stopped running, created opportunities, and played great defence.
• SENIOR B (2) | Issy M – great pressure & intercepts on defence & had a great go putting up shots.
• 10A | Lara A – for making great plays throughout the game, including scoring and playing good defence.
• 10B | Brianna F – for taking leadership & playing hard.
• 9A | Sierra H – great defence and energy, plays very smart.
• 9B | Zoe B – dominant performance on the fast breaks, making layups efficiently.
• 8A | Tamika R – for playing great defence and being aggressive on offence.
• 8B | Yihan X – tried very hard all game from our 2nd five.
• 7A | Amy S – always attacking the basket, bringing lots of energy
• 7B Maroon | Ana A – for playing amazing defence and her ability to pass the ball well.
• 7B White | Emily Mc – did very well bringing the ball down the court & scoring points.

Please CLICK HERE for details of the Round 3 Draw for this Friday afternoon – The draw can also be found on the St Peters App.

FOOTBALL

Coordinator: Mr Tim Arnold – t.arnold@stpeters.qld.edu.au

After an unfortunate start to the season, Round 2 saw many Football fields around Brisbane make a fantastic recovery. This allowed St Peters to host Clayfield to kick off our season. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, our Open and Senior A teams had their matches cancelled. We were able to mix these teams together to allow them to have a strong hit out at Toowong and work on their match fitness on the large pitch.

The Intermediate girls had a convincing 8-0 win with an exciting performance from all the girls involved. A special well done to the goalkeeper, Rose Jolly for keeping the opposition scoreless, and to April F on finishing with three goals.

Some of our Junior girls had their first taste of QGSSSA sport and managed to come away with a 3-1 win in a tough match. It was so great to see the competitive nature, along with the smiles from all the girls.

Our Senior B team fought hard but went down 7-2 against St Aidan’s but have shown some great signs of positive improvement and enjoyment for the sport.

Well done to all teams – it is going to be an exciting season!

Please CLICK HERE for details of the Round 3 Draw for this Friday afternoon – The draw can also be found on the St Peters App. 

TOUCH

Coordinators: Ms Anne-Marie George - a.george@stpeters.qld.edu.au and Mrs Belinda Byrne – b.byrne@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Round 2 saw our first official games for the season. The 9As and 8As has excellent wins against Clayfield College, as did the Senior Bs against Brisbane Girl’s Grammar School (2), whilst the 8Bs and 7Bs suffered narrow defeats against their Brisbane Girls Grammar School (2) opponents. This week all St Peters teams will be in action against St Aidan’s. The games will be spread over Harts Rd Oval and Mayer Oval so please check the Draw on the St Peters App for game locations. We’d love to see as many families and friends cheering the girls on as they play these formidable opponents.

Please CLICK HERE for details of the Round 3 Draw for this Friday afternoon – The draw can also be found on the St Peters App.

WATER POLO (continuation from Term 4)

Coordinator: Mrs Tracey Bruce – waterpolo@stpeters.qld.edu.au

U18B
For the third time this season our Open Water Polo team took on the Polo Bears, this time it was the Semi Final fourth place v first place. Back in Round 1(9 October 2021) we played them and went down 8-4. We played them again in Round 10 (19 February 2022) and lost to them 12-2. The girls played a great game in defense, they really hassled the Polo Bears. Sian F playing in Centre Forward position gained three five metre penalties, unfortunately, we were unable to convert them. Remaya B had an absolute cracker of a game in goals.

The turnaround in our performance from Round 10 to the Semi Final was remarkable. It was great to see the girls talking, backing each other up and playing great Water Polo.

It was an emotional day for our Year 12 girls Abi W, Clarinda H, Sian F, Milly T, Ruby G-D, Ella C & Zoe M but they certainly did St Peters proud by the way they played.

We lost the match 9-3.

U14C
Our U14C team had a fantastic season finishing in second place on the ladder after the last round, we played UQ Barras in the Semi Final (second v third).

Unfortunately for us we had four girls out sick for Saturday’s game. 

We were able to get special exemption for super sub Laura McK to play up from out U13B team. With limited subs we held Barras to 1-1 draw at half time, the second quarter the score was 2-2 for a while and then 3-2. The third quarter saw us down 3-5. The final score was a 3-7 loss.

Fatigue and having the sun in our eyes in the second half was very tough. Emily T in goals stopped some great attempts and our overall teamwork in both attack and defense was a real credit to St Peters.

St Peters Water Polo Presentation Afternoon
Tuesday 29 March – PAC Amphitheatre & Servery
3.30pm – 4.45pm
Pizza / Cake / Drinks
Team Activities & Fun Awards
We hope you can join us for a fun afternoon to celebrate the 2021/2022 season.
Parents are welcome to attend.

CROSS COUNTRY

Coordinator: Mr Russel Hansen – r.hansen@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Cross Country training continues this week, 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.

Community Run Club is off & running also - Join our Running Community on Friday mornings - meet at 6.30am at the St Peters Bus Stop.

Cross Country Holiday Sessions with coaches will be available on the following days – please meet at the St Peters Internal Bus Stop commencing at 8.00am – 9.30am.

• Tuesday 5 April
• Thursday 7 April
• Friday 8 April
• Monday 11 April
• Tuesday 12 April
• Thursday 14 April
• Friday 15 April

DATE CLAIMERS: 

• St Aidan’s Invitation Meet: Wednesday 30 March
• University of QLD Invitational Meet – Wednesday 20 April
• St Peters Cross Country Camp: Friday 1 April – Sunday 3 April
• BGGS Meet – Wednesday 27 April
• St Hilda’s/ Rivermount Lead Up Meet - Thursday 5 May
• QGSSSA Cross Country Championships: Saturday 14 May – 7 weeks away!

Girls Rowing

St Peters is excited to offer the 2022 BSRA (Girls) Rowing Program sign on. St Peters has a rich history in Rowing with a number of highly successful rowers graduating.  St Peters prides itself on ensuring that students that participate in Rowing throughout their College life are encouraged and supported to find balance between their academic and Rowing pursuits. Rowing is a unique sport within the context of the College and if you want to be part of something very special, with a rich history that not many people get to take part in, Rowing is certainly the sport for you.

Please see the following video which promotes the 2022 Rowing Season - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YTrxS8MP_JR41KAB66Mof0Iy7peQXO8G/view?usp=sharing

For more information or to sign on please email our St Peters Rowing Coordinator, Mr Peter Hicks - p.hicks@stpeters.qld.edu.au.

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

On Saturday 12 March (AIC Round 6), St Peters Boys Sport embraced and supported a day of cancer awareness. Our Cricketers, from Years 5 through to Opens, participated in ‘Pink Stumps Day’ in conjunction with the McGrath Foundation, whilst our 1st Volleyball Team wore orange in support of Leukaemia. It was so wonderful to see our sporting community, together with Marist College, get around these great initiatives to support such great causes.

Last Saturday 19 March, saw the completion of our Term 1 sports of AIC Cricket, AIC Australian Rules and AIC Volleyball. It certainly was a disruptive and tough season for everyone but most importantly, all who were involved exhibited resilience, determination, and endless enthusiasm week after week. Despite premiership points being awarded to only ‘First’ teams for Term 1 Boys Sport in 2022, all other age divisions remained equally competitive when competing. We are extremely proud of how all our boys have performed, how hard they have trained, competed well and above all displaying ‘Plus Ultra’ both on and off the sporting field.

Cricket, Australian Rules & Volleyball Aggregate Results

• St Peters First XI Cricket – 7th
• St Peters First VI Volleyball – 2nd
• St Peters First XVIII Australian Rules – 8th

Congratulations to the following St Peters teams who finished off their respective season as undefeated.

• 11A Volleyball Team (Undefeated)
• 7B Cricket Team (Undefeated)

St Peters Inter-House Cross Country

Early next week we will be conducting the annual St Peters Inter-House Cross Country Carnivals. Years 7 to 9 will be held on Monday 28 March whilst Years 10 to 12 will be on Tuesday 29 March. We look forward again to high levels of enthusiasm, energy, and enjoyment at both carnivals next week.   

St Peters Rugby Trial Games Saturday 26 March

This coming Saturday some of our St Peters Rugby teams will travel to Sunshine Coast Grammar School to compete in pre-season trial rugby games. We ask all players to check their emails and the St Peters App for bus departure times and game times. We wish all the teams competing every success and are sure they will represent their college with true pride and passion.

St Peters Football Trials and Training

This week we commenced the process of trials and training for St Peters Football. This will continue next week and through to Week 1 of Term 2, culminating with trails games of football against St Edmund’s College on Saturday 23 April. Round 1 for AIC Football in 2022 will commence as of Saturday 30 April. For further information about training and trials for St Peters Football, please refer to the St Peters App.

AIC Chess – Training has commenced

Pre-season training for AIC Boys Chess has now commenced and underway. The AIC Chess competition will commence in Term 2 and will be played on Friday afternoons/evenings.

Please refer to the St Peters App for details about training times and the Term 2 AIC Chess competition draw.

2021 AIC Cross Country & Runners Club

Earlier this term we emailed each boy from Years 7 to 12 about signing on for Cross Country. We do strongly encourage any boy who is looking at participating in a Term 2 sport (AIC Rugby and AIC Football) or a Term 3 sport (AIC Basketball and AIC Tennis) to get along to at least one Cross Country / Runners Club session each week. This is a fantastic way to improve their overall fitness and will stand them in good preparation for their up-and-coming team sporting season.

Cross Country at St Peters has traditionally been well received and very competitive at both AIC and QGSSA. Let’s work hard in 2022 to maintain this high standard and consolidate on past years participation and performances. Training times for Cross Country can be found on the St Peters App.

Wet Weather and Cancellations

With regards to wet weather and any unforeseen or potential cancellations of AIC sports, please ensure that you keep an eye out for notifications and alerts via the St Peters App. We will endeavour to keep everyone updated on both training cancellations and game day changes as the week progresses.

Term 2 AIC Sporting Coordinators – St Peters Boys Sport

If the sport specific information you are looking for, in relation to Term 2 AIC sports for St Peters, cannot be found on the St Peters App, please contact the below sport specific sports representatives directly. 

• St Peters Rugby Head Coach: Mr Russell Todd – r.todd@stpters.qld.edu.au
• St Peters Football Coordinator: Mr Russel Hansen – r.hansen@stpeters.qld.edu.au
• St Peters Chess Coordinator: Mr Wolf Stuetzel – w.stuetzel@stpeters.qld.edu.au
• St Peters Cross Country Coordinator: Mr Russel Hansen – r.hansen@stpeters.qld.edu.au

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: