Friday 1 November

Year 12 QCAA Assessment Restricted Period;
Years 12 IB Study Leave;
One World, One Voice - All Choirs Concert | PAC, 6:30pm.

Saturday 2 November

Years 7 - 12 FIRST Tech Competition;
Years 7 - 9 QGSSSA Junior Badminton;
Years 5 - 10 MSW Cricket;
FINALE Art and FTV Graduation event | PAC, 6:00pm.

Sunday 3 November

Years 7 - 12 Girls Rugby 7's | Wests Rugby Club;
St Peters Annual Golf Day | Brookwater;
Years 2 - 12 All Strings Finale Concert | PAC, 3:00pm.

Monday 4 November

Year 12 QCAA Exams;
Years 12 IB Final Exams;
Years 7 - 9 QGSSSA Junior Softball;
Years 5 - 12 St Peters Solo Festival.

Tuesday 5 November

Year 12 QCAA Exams;
Years 12 IB Final Exams;
Melbourne Cup Luncheon | P&F Centre, 11:45am - 2:45pm;
Years 5 - 12 St Peters Solo Festival.

Wednesday 6 November

Year 12 QCAA Exams;

Years 12 IB Final Exams;
Years 5 - 7 Specialist Netball Coaching Session | Harts Road Courts, 6:45am;
Years 7 - 9 QGSSSA Junior Softball;
Years 5 - 12 St Peters Solo Festival.

Thursday 7 November

Year 12 QCAA Exams;
Years 12 IB Final Exams;
Senior School PSG Meeting | P&F Centre, 8:15am;
Years 7 - 9 QGSSSA Junior Softball;
Year 5 2020 Familiarisation Day | PAC and Upper Primary Classrooms, 8:30am.
Years 5 - 12 St Peters Solo Festival.

Last week the College Prefects for the coming 12 months were installed into their office at a special ceremony of Years 9-11 students. 35 young people were commissioned to serve as Prefects. 

In my remarks to the students I reminded them that the College’s philosophy and model of leadership is very much one of Servant Leadership. Servant Leadership can be best expressed as using your gifts and talents to meet a need in our community, and in doing so make a difference to our College and the students and staff of it. This will take many shapes and forms. 

Leadership at St Peters is also about Leadership Through Teams in a spirit of service, compassion, and community. This is reflected in the fact that 35 young people were appointed to lead as Prefects. Whatever they achieve, whatever difference they make, they will do it together. The anthropologist Margaret Mead was right when she said, "Never doubt the power of a small group of people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

The expectation of Servant Leadership through teams is not restricted to those students who were installed as a Prefect. Leadership amongst the student body is not restricted to those students who have formal leadership positions. Not everyone can be in a formal leadership position, but every one of our students can influence and make a difference; each student has the opportunity to show the fine qualities that they have. Their different strengths mean that all bring something very special to St Peters, and together they can have a profound impact on our community and enable others to flourish as part of St Peters.

I wish all of our student leaders God’s richest blessing as they serve our community, and I look forward to seeing the difference they make as together we strive to make St Peters a place where each member of our community can flourish. 

Tim Kotzur
Head of College

This week the Lutheran Church globally remembers, why she came about – and you may wonder, what this has to do with our St Peters community and with yourself?

Actually, St Peters might not exist and probably not as a co-ed school, if it was not for that monk who already in the early 16th century had called for an education for boys and girls. Education has since been at the core of the Lutheran church, consequently St Peters Lutheran college.

Martin Luther, so the name of the monk, pointed at a time of great confusion and conflicting messages to the foundation that St Peters is built on: to the love of God, which informs what we do as a school community, which informs our teaching and learning. With Christ at its centre it informs the relationships we build at St Peters. The unconditional love of God that Jesus portrayed in his teachings and life is the rationale behind the ‘why’ we put such an emphasis on pastoral care, on a well-rounded education, emphasises, why every individual is respected, encouraged and supported to reach her/his potential. The love of God for every person is celebrated in Chapel services, praised in the music we sing and play, witnessed to in the many sports we pursue, in every creative way people express themselves and relate to one another. It is always the foundation, the gift that is granted for free!! 

Those who trust and believe this unbelievable promise of God know that God is at their side, that they are beautiful and unique in the eyes of the One, who holds on to them and deeply cares about them. They do not need to fear anything or anyone anymore, do not need to fear, if they are accepted by others, or fit in, or are 'good enough.' What Luther rediscovered was that God accepted every person for who they were. That is such a liberating message, because it takes away the need to prove ourselves, to 'do good' in order to be accepted!! The affirmation, that we are loved without any 'if’s' attached frees us to be ourselves, to actually live authentically and joyfully. It sets us free to serve others and to share our time and possessions with those around us. It grants us meaning and purpose, because God invites us to participate in realising God’s vision for God’s people and our world – and each one of us is invited to trust, to dream along and live joyfully!

Silke Moolman
Pastor

Summer Camp info for Lutheran Youth of Qld Summer camps in December.

The Chaplaincy team offer a $100 subsidy. If you are interested, please contact Pastor Michael Mayer for the code.

All families are reminded that the new style formal uniform is compulsory as of 2020.

Students are not to wear a combination of old and new uniforms. 

As per email from Deputy Head of College, Lisa Delaney, on 2 December 2019, always refer to sub-school handbook for comprehensive uniform requirements.

2020  |  Compulsory Girls Formal Uniform 

Primary Years (Years 1 to 6)

• Girls Dress
• St Peters formal socks
• No change to the sports uniform

Junior High & Senior School (Years 7 to 12)

Terms 1 & 4

• New Grey St Peters skirt – no shorter than the base of the knee
• New Grey St Peters pants
• New Blouse with crest embroidery
• St Peters formal socks
• Tie
• Formal Hat

Terms 2 & 3

• As above PLUS
• Blazer – must be worn to and from school
• Optional: Black opaque tights/ St Peters Pullover

Hats, blazers, ties, socks and shoe requirements all remain the same.

2020  |  Compulsory Boys Formal Uniform

Primary Years (Years 1 to 6)

• New Grey shorts
• New Short sleeve shirt with crest embroidery
• No change to the sports uniform.

Junior High & Senior School (Years 7 to 12)

Terms 1 & 4

• New Grey shorts (Term 1 & 4) or trousers (all year)
• New Short sleeve shirt with crest embroidery
• Black belt
• Tie (optional)
• Socks: Short SPLC grey socks with trousers OR Knee high grey socks with shorts
• Formal Hat

Term 2 & 3

• New Trousers
• New Short sleeve shirt with crest embroidery
• Black belt
• Tie
• Socks: Short St Peters grey socks with trousers OR Knee high grey socks with shorts
• Formal Hat
• Blazer – must be worn to and from school
• Optional:  St Peters Pullover

Hats, blazers, ties, socks and shoe requirements all remain the same.

If you have any questions, please email uniform@stpeters.qld.edu.au.

Over the past week, St Peters Robotics has represented Australia in the annual FIRST Global Challenge, held this year in Dubai. St Peters partnered with Grace Lutheran College for this 'Robotics Olympics', and sent James Y (11) and Lachlan S (12) as proud representatives of St Peters and Australia, with Vinesh N (10) managing the community outreach for the team.

FIRST is an international STEM organisation aimed at getting youth into Robotics. Their various competitions, including the FIRST Tech Challenge, FIRST Robotics Competition, and the aforementioned FIRST Global Challenge, are all renowned throughout the world for their excellent introduction of STEM to the youth of today and preparing them for the future.

The FIRST Global Challenge brings together 189 countries, with 1 team from each. The competition requires High School students from around the world to construct robots to solve a world issue. Alongside this, FIRST heavily encourages teams to share their ideas and create life-long international bonds. In Team Australia’s case, they worked together with Team Oman in sharing ideas about building their robotics and what they have done to help the community.

Team Australia (also known as 'The Pineapples') came 2nd out of all the countries competing! This is a massive achievement for St Peters Robotics and Australia as a whole. Well done team!

Please support the team on their social medias. It is @FRC6063 on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. For further inquires about St Peters Robotics, please contact robotics@stpeters.qld.edu.au, or visit the Robotics Room (MS07).

Vinesh N
Year 10 student on behalf of St Peters Robotics

Engineering is one of those things that not many women would think of as their ideal career path. On Tuesday 29 October, 14 girls from both Years 9 and 10 travelled to QUT to spend the day discovering the true power of engineering. Although some of us (not mentioning any names) decided to attend the day out in order to get out of school, I think I can say that we all took something profound away from our experiences. Whether it be from quirky facts about some of Earth’s greatest man-made landmarks, or hearing from the life experiences of leading female engineers, it was all valuable to us. For me personally, I was completely conflicted - initially, I had not actually envisioned engineering to be a career that I might pursue, but now I’m excited at the prospect of it. We learnt some really fascinating things - the mortar used to construct the Great Wall of China actually contained sticky rice, which is how it is able to withstand natural disasters, and the test of time! How crazy is that? I never knew that I was eating a superglue! The three guest speakers who presented to us, honestly inspired me. They spoke about the challenges they faced within project management and building construction. But they also opened my eyes to how, in an essentially male-dominated industry, they did not feel overshadowed by their male counterparts. They felt equally ‘at home’ and still worked to the best of their abilities. 

We then spent a session participating in engineering challenges: a marshmallow challenge, and a bionic hand challenge. With the marshmallow challenge, we put ourselves into groups of three or four. Using only spaghetti, string and tape, we had to construct a freestanding building, with a single marshmallow on top. The team that could make the tallest spaghetti tower (measured from the base of the tower to the marshmallow) was the winner. My team managed to build ours 44.5cm high. Then, in the bionic hand challenge, we were given five plastic straws (that mimicked each finger), a latex glove, string and tape. We had to make it pick up an object. Anyway, long story short, my group’s hand was a hilarious failure! Our fingers bent so weakly, and in every direction possible - something out of a horror movie. I suppose in the end, the two challenges taught us the importance of collaborative innovation, following a plan, and learning to be optimistic when encountering challenges. 

My overall takeaway from the day is, do not reject something before you have had the opportunity to look at it from all angles. And also, engineers are integral to our ever-changing and ever-advancing world; they help to make the world the most sustainable, safest and healthiest place for all its inhabitants. To everyone (and particularly girls): if you have even the smallest inkling of pursuing engineering, or anything for that matter, I strongly encourage you to be open to take such opportunities as I was gifted with. After all, the worst that could happen is that you end up trying something new…

Stevie Chiu
Year 9 Student

The Year 11 Marine Science students spent two days on Lady Elliot Island collecting data for their internal assessment. Highlights included the sea plane leg of the journey, seeing aquatic life up close in the glass bottom boat and snorkelling, and the sand creatures that glowed in the dark.

Opportunities for your students at UQ – the links have been emailed to students.

Physics and Mathematics Experience Day 23 November

These are two separate events held on the same Saturday so your students can attend one or both of them. It is an immersive experience that showcases a day in the life of a Physics or Mathematics student at UQ. Attend a lecture on introductory quantum physics or graph theory, and participate in a hands-on physics or mathematics activity. Free to attend, and includes a light lunch.

The ConocoPhillips Science Experience

Invite your Years 9 and 10 to experience three days of science activities at UQ! Applications are now open for the 2020 Science Experience at our St Lucia campus from 22 - 24 January. Applications close 30 November 2019. 

Last week was a busy week in the Primary Years. There were several events spread throughout the year levels and culminated in Friday’s World Teachers' Day and Day for Daniel last Friday. 

Below are some of the highlights from the week:

Grandparents' Day

Grandparents’ Day was held last Wednesday in the Lower Primary. We began the morning at Chapel with Pastor Michael and students from 1C who shared what they love about their grandparents. A concert by some of our young musicians followed. Included in this concert were our strings ensemble, Presto Players and our Years 3 & 4 choir, Animato Voce.

Grandparents returned to their grandchildren’s classroom to experience life in the classrooms. Many interesting activities involving our visitors occurred in the classroom. Others were interviewed by their grandchildren about their experiences of childhood – their schooling, home life and games they played with were some of the topics of discussion. 

Morning tea in Belfield Hall and the Prep Centre completed the event. Many grandparents were keen to find some sustenance after a busy morning and enjoyed the scones (provided by our amazing hospitality students), sandwiches and fruit that were provided. We hope that our grandparents can return to our school in the near future. It is always such a pleasure to have their company and to listen to their appreciation of the opportunities that St Peters offers its youngest students.

Year 5 Leadership and The Kokoda Experience

As Term 4 rushes by it hurtles us towards the end of the year and we start to think about 2020. Our current Year 5 cohort are very soon to be the leaders of the St Peters Primary Years. How exciting – and a little bit daunting! 

Last week the Year 5 students thrived on an excursion designed to promote leadership, team work, care, communication and consideration. The Kokoda Experience, facilitated by an external company ‘Character Builders’, exceeded all expectations. At St Peters, as part of our Christian ethos, we encourage service leadership. Leadership does not necessarily mean being out the front, or the person talking and directing all the time. Leadership should mean encouraging others; being an active listener; and showing care and consideration. 

Michael Grose, author and award-winning speaker, promotes leadership ‘habits of mind’. One of these is responsibility. 'Be accountable' is the habit of the mind that reminds students to become accountable for themselves, their group and their belongings. Another important ‘habit of mind’ is teamwork. Student leaders must think about cooperating with others, encouraging those who struggle and accepting the contribution of all team members. (www.parentingideas.com.au)

Students were encouraged to discover these personal traits for themselves while they embraced the demanding activities on the excursion. Small groups were formed called platoons, in honour of the soldiers in whose footsteps we were ‘following’. The ‘Kokoda Trail’ up Mt Coot-tha is aptly named! The purpose of this excursion was to recognise the legacy left by past ancestors during World War II while engaging in a challenging experience set to build resilience, endurance and persistence. The steep track provided a perfect setting for students to help each other, use encouraging and positive words, and make sure no-one was left behind!

Team work was the name of the game. Students took turns to carry each other on stretchers, a true demonstration of team work. Weight had to be evenly distributed and thoughtful communication was vital for success. Lunch time was a highlight for many students. Teams were given all the ingredients to make hamburgers, including cooking the patty on the BBQ, chopping and cooking onion, and chopping salad. This was challenging and provided wonderful opportunities for students to work together; but not as challenging as protecting their well-deserved rations from the ‘sniper’ kookaburras!! 

The day concluded with the whole cohort together, participating in a reflection. This included many students standing and highlighting another student’s positive contributions to the day. 

The teachers who accompanied our Year 5 cohort were very impressed with the leadership behaviour observed, the respectful and encouraging communications heard and the way the students worked together in teams to support and care for each other. It truly was a successful and fulfilling Kokoda Experience and we look forward to seeing these traits continue to flourish.

Jenelle King
Year 5/6 Coordinator

Year 3 Leadership Day

Last Thursday we welcomed Damon Joseph and friends from Character Builders to run a Leadership Day with our Year 3 students. This day has been such a successful event in the past and this year was no different. Damon ran a high energy and thought-provoking day, aimed at encouraging the students to reflect on the meaning of leadership. Unpacking what that word actually means and to reflect on their past actions to see if they had demonstrated leadership or possibly failed to ‘step up’ when the opportunity presented itself. Lots of conversations, games and activities encouraged the students to work collaboratively with their peers but also to identify times to ‘step up’ and more importantly times to ‘step back’ and let others shine. We look forward to the students in Year 3 demonstrating this leadership characteristics in 2020.

Day for Daniel

On Friday 25 October, we acknowledged Day for Daniel. Students wore red as show of support for the day, and students engaged in a number of activities during the week centred around child safety. Depending on the age group, students looked at creating a list of people they could safely ring in case of emergency, explored what situational awareness is, and even looked at the body clues that help tell us that we are in a situation that is unsafe.

World Teachers’ Day

World Teachers' Day was also celebrated last Friday. This day presents school communities with an opportunity to acknowledge teachers and say thank you. This special day, celebrated in more than 100 countries, has wider aims of recognising the importance of motivated teachers, professional development and devoting a day of due respect to teachers. At St Peters, we acknowledged this day with a breakfast, on Lower Primary assembly, and with a simple gift. Throughout the day, children also offered their simple and heartfelt thanks to their teachers who devote endless energy, emotion, time and professionalism to the children under their care.

All Bands Finale Concert

On Saturday evening, many of our Upper Primary students participated in the All Bands Finale concert. This is the culmination of a year’s diligence in practising individually and rehearsing as a team. Along with older students in the College, they performed confidently on stage and should be congratulated for their level of skill they displayed.

Prep Playdate

On Sunday, we welcomed the 2020 Prep cohort to a playdate at the Prep Centre. Accompanied by their parents and siblings, the children enjoyed a vast array of outside activities. Painting in the rainforest, creating pictures in shaving foam, water-play and construction were just some of the exciting experiences on offer for exploration. As families met and began to build relationships that will continue and grow over the coming years, staff kept hunger at bay, offering a sausage sizzle lunch. This was a wonderful way to connect with the incoming Prep community and judging by the tomato sauce smiles, lovely words of thanks and children who didn’t want to go home, fun was had by one and all!

Michelle Cartwright
Prep-2 Coordinator 

Technology and Wellbeing Workshop for Current Year 4 Parents

Parents of current Year 4 students are invited to this workshop which will cover a range of issues around technology and wellbeing for this age group. Topics include: developmental considerations; the role of technology in this developmental phase; helping your child manage their digital footprint; helping you and your child manage the BYO iPad program; support for managing digital use at home; and maintaining wellbeing. Please note that this is not a seminar on how to set up specific technology, software or devices. 

Presenters
Dr Matt O’Connor (Counsellor)
Rachael Yates (eLearning Facilitator)

Details
Date: Tuesday 12 November
Time: 4:00-5.30pm (please arrive 5 minutes early)
Location: P&F Centre - Top Level
Cost: Free

RSVP
Please go to the following link to book: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/technology-and-wellbeing-workshop-for-current-year-4-parents-tickets-78320194811There is a maximum attendance of 40.

Pam Carden
Head of Primary Years

Year 9 Drama have been reading the comic play ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and exploring the theme of Love - what it means to be in love, besotted, thwarted, out of love, unloved and even rejected. In workshops we are examining the comic potential of love and why it still resonates with today’s teenage audience. Students are playing with Shakespeare’s verse via movement, facial expression, gesture and voice to enhance their acting skills.

“There’s a huge amount of freedom that comes to you when you take nothing personally.” Don Miguel Ruiz

Primary Co-Curricular Sport Term 4

The following sports are on offer in Term 4:

• Years 4-6 Girls Basketball
• Years 4-6 Girls Touch Football SPW Squad Swimming Training
• Primary Years Rugby
• Master Blaster Cricket
• Years 4-6 Pre-season Cricket Training

Years 4-6 Girls Basketball Training

Years 4-6 Girls Basketball Training will be run in Term 4. While there will be no games, the sessions will provide girls with a great foundation to play Basketball in future years in the QGSSSA Seasons. Sessions will be held at the St Peters Outside Gym Courts, 3:30pm – 5:00pm. Training will  continue through to Wednesday 27 November.

Years 4-6 Girls Touch Football Training

Years 4-6 Girls Touch Football Training will be run in Term 4. While there will be no games, the sessions will provide girls with a great foundation to play Touch Football in future years. Sessions will be held at Harts Road Oval, 3:30pm – 5:00pm. Training has started and will continue through to Wednesday 27 November.

SPW Squad Swimming Training

With the warmer weather approaching, St Peters Western Squad Swimming Training will be in full swing throughout Term 4.

Primary Years Rugby and Cricket

An email has been sent to all parents regarding the Term 4 Primary Years Rugby and Cricket Sessions. It would be great to have big numbers at the sessions learning the skills required to play Rugby and Cricket. The Rugby and Cricket sessions in Term 4 will be part of the Primary Years paid sports program and there will be a cost for the activities.

Years 4-6 Preseason Cricket

All Years 4-6 boys interested in improving their cricket skills are welcome to attend Preseason Cricket training at the Cricket Nets throughout Term 4. Training will be held on Wednesday afternoons, 3:30pm – 5:00pm. There is no need to sign on, just come along to the sessions.

Training Times

Years 4-6 Girls Basketball Training

• Wednesday afternoon | 3:30pm – 5:00pm, Outside Gym Courts

Years 4-6 Boys Preseason Cricket Training

• Wednesday afternoon | 3:30pm – 5:00pm, St Peters Cricket Nets

Years 4-6 Girls Touch Football Training

• Wednesday afternoon | 3:30pm – 5:00pm, Stolz Oval

Primary Years HPE

Swimming: Tuesday 8 October – Friday 29 Novembe

Save the Date:

Primary Years Inter House Swimming Carnival
St Peters 25m Pool
Friday 8 November

Track & Field

Coordinator: Mr Shaun Nodwell

Congratulations to all our athletes who competed at the Senior State Athletics Championships at Barlow Park Track & Field Stadium in Cairns. St Peters was one of the top performing schools to finish off a great school Track & Field season. Well done to all athletes and the following girls who placed. This is an incredible achievement for one school to perform and place in so many events across the track and the field areas.

• Gabby S: State Champion in 13 years 1500m, 1st in 13 years 800m
• Ella H.: 3rd in 2000m Steeplechase
• Toby S.: 3rd in the 13years high jump
• Ash S.: State Champion 16 Years Javelin
• Hilal D.: State Champion in the 15years 100m
• Kiara C.: 2nd in the 15 years shot put
• Ella-Jay H 3rd in the 13 years long jump and triple jump
• Tyla L.: 2nd in both the 17years 3000m and 2000m steeple chase

Badminton

Coordinator: Jenni Gagen

The Senior Competition was a successful and enjoyable weekend for the St Peters Badminton girls.

Well done to all of you for representing St Peters at your venues and playing to the best of your ability on Saturday.

Final placings for the day were Opens 5th, Snr A 7th , Snr B 7th, Snr C 8th, Snr D 8th, 10A 3rd, 10B 5th, 10C 7th.

Good luck to all our Junior teams who are playing this weekend. Remember to check the St Peters App later in the week for all updated draw details.

Water Polo

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

Round 3 of the 2018 - 2019 BWPI saw some pleasing results for our St Peters Water Polo teams, and our teams are now in full swing. Good luck for Round 4.

Junior Softball (Years 7 - 9)

Coordinator: Ms Natalie Holman

Well done to all Junior Softball teams who started the competition very well on Tuesday in our first round of games.

All girls were sent an email on Monday this week with all information regarding the Junior Softball game days. Games continue Thursday 31 October and next Monday and Wednesday afternoons. Please check the St Peters App for the most up to date draw and all bus details for each day of competition.

Swimming Fitness

Coordinator: Mr Peter Dawson

In Term 4 swimming sessions start at the 50m pool for any girl in Years 6 - 12 wishing to do pre-season QGSSSA swim training. These sessions will be held on:

• Monday afternoon 50m pool – 3:30pm – 4:15pm
• Thursday afternoon 50m pool – 3:30pm – 4:15pm

There is no need for girls to sign on for these sessions, simply turn up to the pool for the sessions you can make.

Rowing

Please be advised that the Rowing Parent Support Group Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Monday 18 November at 6:30pm in the Health & Wellness Centre (gymnasium classroom). All Officer & Committee positions will be vacant and open for nomination. 

Have a great week in sport,

Kelli Rodman and Kerry Schreiber

AIC Track & Field

Congratulations to all of our AIC athletes who proudly represented St Peters at the AIC Track & Field Championships on Thursday and Friday last week. Our boys performed exceptionally well over both days, coming in at 2nd Place overall – the best result our boys have had in the past 10 years. We have recognised some of our outstanding individual results below. A special mention to our 13 years boys who won the Premiership overall in their age group. With many consistent contributions, St Peters comfortably held onto our second place overall, over 60 points clear of third place. This is an improvement from 2018 and 2017 where our boys finished in third place for both of those years.  With this in mind, our boys should continue to perform well particularly with our younger age groups having many first - third placings in their events.

A sincere thank you to the coaches and coordinators for their efforts throughout the season. Finally, since it was their final chance to represent the College in the AIC sporting arena, our well wishes must go to our Year 12 sportsmen for their outstanding contribution to St Peters Track & Field and sport over the years - all the best in your future endeavours on and off the field in particular to our Captains Michael G and Isaac P who captained our team very well and lead by example.

Well done to our athletes below who achieved a first or second place in their respective events.

Lastly, I would like to thank all of our reserves who training week in and week out, attended meets and made themselves available at the AIC championships last week.  On several occasions, these reserves were called upon, some within minutes of the actual event due to injuries from competitors during warm up.  It is very safe to say that a team is only ever as good as its reserves and for that I sincerely would like to thank those young men who selflessly reserved for the team last week.

Date Claimer: Friday 1 November – AIC & QGSSSA Track & Field Break-up Breakfast – 6:45am in the P & F Centre.

AIC Volleyball

Coordinator: Mr Darren Grose d.grose@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Students interested in playing Volleyball for St Peters in 2020 should already be attending pre-season trainings which commenced this week (from Monday 29 October). The schedule for training sessions is on the St Peters App so boys need to make sure that they are aware of when they are on.  Please note that there has been a change in the Year 8 training session times this week, so if this affects you, please make sure you are aware of the new training session times.

Just as we did this year in Track & Field, we are looking at backing up our strong performances this year in 2020.  We look forward to seeing strong numbers of sportsmen enjoying this fantastic team sport again in Term 1 next year.

Date Claimers:

• Thursday 7 November – AVSC Team Trials vs ATC (split venues)
• Thu 21 Nov – AVSC Team Trials vs Marist College (split venues)
• Tues 3 December – Stretton College Volleyball Invitational for AVSC Teams 8:00am – 5:00pm
• Saturday 7 December – Saturday 14 December – AVSC Tournament on the Gold Coast

Cricket

Coordinator: Mr Josh Singh (j.singh@stpeters.qld.edu.au)

On Saturday, the St Peters U13 Div 1 Cricket team (6/148) defeated Kenmore 10/85. St Peters lost the toss and were put into bat on a sunny morning on Mayer Oval at Indooroopilly. Two early wickets had the home side on the back foot at 2/6. With some determined batting by Jamie (16 n.o.) and Noah (19 n.o.) St Peters steadied the ship and went to drinks at 3/67. 

After drinks with seven wickets in hand St Peters batsmen played with more freedom going on to post 6/148 thanks to some terrific contributions from Ashish (20 n.o.), Jacob (17) and Kristian (12 n.o.).

Early breakthroughs by Jacob (1/12) and Jack (3/9) supported by some tight bowling from Ashish, Brendan and Sam saw the visitors in trouble at drinks at 4/45. After drinks it was a real team effort by the home side as all the bowlers chipped in with a wicket Fletcher (1/7), Noah (1/12), Jamie (1/4), Kristian (1/3) and Tim (1/3) and when Kristian and Jamie combined to bring about a run out and Brendan took the catch of the season in gully. Kenmore had been bowled out for 85. 

The main theme to the first two games this season has been about playing together as a team with all 11 players contributing to the final result. For the second week in a row seven bowlers took wickets, the fielders created run outs and 5 batters scored double figures conceding only eight wickets in 53 overs of batting. A real team effort boys well done!

AIC Water Polo

Coordinator: Mr Alex Lawn a.lawn@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Last Sunday, our AIC Water Polo boys competed against other AIC schools in the Boys Water Polo Gala Day. Our boys played very well considering the very short lead-in time to the tournament.  Please see results below.

Year 7/8 Team

Wins against Padua (8-5), St Laurences (11-4) and Villanova (7-6) for the 7/8s team showed that they could win all three games two years in a row. With strong games from Marcus M with some important steals especially in the final minute against Villanova sealed the three peat victory. Harrison C and Thomas W had strong games in goals and all members of the team had significant impacts during each game in both defence and attack.

Game 1: Padua (5-8) St Peters WIN
Game 2: Lauries (4-11) St Peters WIN
Game 3: Villa (6-7) St Peters WIN

Year 9/10 Team

The 9/10 team showed significant improvement last year going down considerably less than last years three games. It is encouraging to see the boys communicate more in the pool and developing their technical skills. Angus H and Toby M had strong games through the day and were able to encourage their team mates to push through till the end.

Game 1: Ash (7-3) St Peters LOSS
Game 2: Villa (5-3) St Peters LOSS
Games 3: Iona (7-1) St Peters LOSS

Open Team

It was very exciting that in the Opens Rupert H, who has played since Year 8, has finally got a win in his very last game representing the school against Villanova beating them 5-4 in the last minute and their defence lasted till the final bell. Michael G, the only other Year 12 player, had a strong day and was able to lead his team from the front. Strong and committed games for Tyler H, Angus H and Angus C as well as the rest of the squad shows that we should have a strong team for next year.

Game 1: Iona (6-2) St Peters LOSS
Game 2: Ash (7-2) St Peters LOSS
Game 3: Villa (4-5) St Peters WIN

Well done gents!

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to Tom F for winning the All Schools Triathlon Championships over the weekend. Tom had a crash during the bike leg but was able to recover and hold on to a lead during the final run leg to take first place at the championships. Well done Tom!

Congratulations to Mr Manson and our young men who competed in the AIC Golf day on Monday this week. Our team, consisting of Pat B (Year 11), Toby M (Year 7), Huy T (Year 11) and Jacob M (Year 7), finished the day in first place in the Nett division and second place in the Gross division, earning St Peters the Balharry Shield for the Champion AIC Golfing School for 2019.  Well done gents on a top effort!

With this week seeing all of our AIC sport now completed for the year, I would like to congratulate all of our young men who represented St Peters Lutheran College at the many events throughout the year.  I especially appreciate all of those boys who attended every session and every game they could physically get to.  I strongly believe that there are three things that make a great sporting school; Great coaches, great opportunities for athletes and; athletes who are intrinsically motivated to get to training and work hard.  I look forward to seeing more of this in 2020.

Rowing

Please be advised that the Rowing Parent Support Group Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Monday 18 November at 6:30pm in the Health & Wellness Centre (gymnasium classroom). All Officer & Committee positions will be vacant and open for nomination. 

Yours in sport,

Darren Grose
Boys Sport Coordinator