Student/Parent/Old Boys' Matters

• From the Enrolment Registrars:  

               College Open Day on Saturday 18th March

               2019 Enrolments for Years 5, 6 & 7

• Year 8 Camp
• Old Boys' vs Students Gala Day
• Old Boys' News:

                 SPX Old Boys' Association AGM - Thursday 2nd March

                 Old Boys' 80th Anniversary Dinner  - Friday 1st September

• Transition Film Festival - Zenith Theatre Chatswood on Saturday 11th March
• Holy Family Lindfield Art Show & Fair

College Open Day - Saturday 18th March

The College Open Day welcomes current families and prospective enrolments.  The Chatswood Campus will be open from 10am until 2pm with the Principal's Address at 12 noon and the Treacy Complex at Oxford Falls will be open from 8am until 12 noon.

Please click on the flyer below for details:

2019 Enrolments

Enrolment Applications for Years 5, 6 & 7 in 2019 are now open and close Friday 28th April 2017

Application forms will be available at the College Open Day on 18th March 2017.  Alternatively an Expression of Interest  form can be completed online via the link:  http://spx.nsw.edu.au/enrolment/dsp-registration.cfm?loadref=42  

and application information will be posted to you.

Ms C Jennings & Ms M King - Enrolment Registrars

Year 8 Camp

Congratulations to our intrepid Year 8 who braved the wet conditions over the past 3 days to achieve significant learning outcomes over the course of their Year 8 Camp at The Great Aussie Bush Camp, Tea Gardens. They have engaged in activities such as their dolphin-accompanied Canoeing and Hiking Expedition on Tuesday, the High Ropes, Initiatives, Rock and Water and Commando Spotlight activities on Monday to Wednesday. Conditions have been soggy but warm overall with the students overcoming the intermittent rain squalls to accumulate some formative experiences as a cohort.

On Tuesday evening over Sarah Lee slab cakes they celebrated the following recent birthdays among the group:

13 Years - Tom Kennedy, Fergal Fung, Liam Mattera, Matthew Watts, and Chris Zalidas (today!)

14 Years  - Seb Michaeil, George Bullock, Zac Davidson, Matt Brannan, Mitch Hayes, and Jack Crawley.

We also celebrated the contribution of two special students who are soon to depart their St Pius X College Year 8 cohort for foreign challenges in New Zealand and Queensland respectively. Best wishes to Arleigh Eden and Matt Andrews who will remain, in spirit over the adversity of distance, important members of our College community. Best wishes boys and don’t forget to communicate and come back to see us when the opportunity allows.

All students are encouraged to do their best to prevail over fatigue and complete their learning in some productive lessons over the remainder of the week as we prepare for ISA semis on the weekend and a host of other learning activities in the coming days.

Mr S Brannan - Head of Student Services

Old Boys' vs Students Gala Day

Saturday 25th February

While the heavy rains caused the postponement of the Senior Students vs Old Boys' Soccer and Touch Rugby matches on Saturday at Oxford Falls, the Basketball match proceeded in good spirits.

Our 1st V led by strong performances by Anthony Maras and Nathaniel Panozzo backed up from a tough match against St Augustines 1st V, but succumbed 77 – 52 to an Old Boys' V in which Lachan Fuller rained 3 pointers. He was supported up by Tom Aposhian, James Brannan, Danny Garrett, Chris Bacic, Josh Hawthorne, Jack Carr and Reuben Ghanoum. Others to shine for the Year 12 Team were Joe Hinchey, Daniel Markovtzev, and Laurie Fleming.

The Old Boys thus lead the aggregate 1-0 with the 1st XI to take on the Old Boys' XI for the Quilty Cup at 9.30am on Sunday 19th March and Mr Cullimore’s Opens Rugby Squad to play the Old Boys on a date to be advised. In each case the objective our Year 12 cohort of 2017 connecting with recent Old Boys of the College over a sausage sandwich and soft drink, and maintaining those connections through their Tertiary education, work life and beyond, is the ultimate outcome of the Old Boys Association.

Thanks then to Mr David Bullard, SPX OBA President, Mr Jeff Clark (OBA Secretary) and Oliver Tysoe and Hunter Clark (Year 10 students) who reffed the basketball and ran the BBQ, as well as our basketball convenor Mr Gibson who facilitated the event.

Best wishes to our ISA Cricket and Basketball teams who contest their semi-finals next Saturday.

Mr S Brannan on behalf of SPX OBA Patron Br Carl Sherrin

Old Boys' News

SPX OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION AGM

The SPX Old Boys' Association would like to inform the College Community that its annual AGM will be held this Thursday 2nd March at 6.30pm in the Sarto Centre, Cnr Daisy and Anderson St, Chatswood. All Old Boys and interested parties are invited to attend.

SAVE THE DATE – 1ST SEPTEMBER – SPX OLD BOYS' 80TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER

A timely reminder that, in this the 80th Anniversary of the College, we plan to host the Annual Old Boys' Dinner on the first Friday in September.  Festivities are planned to commence with an afternoon tour of the College followed by a Mass in Our Lady of Dolours Church, a quick showcase of the Music Twilight Concert. and then transport to Oxford Falls for a look at the facilities there before dinner. Stay tuned to the SPX Old Boys' communication and website http://spx.nsw.edu.au/parent-community/dsp-default.cfm?loadref=140  for more details and advance bookings.

Mr S Brannan

Transitions Film Festival Saturday 11th March

Zenith Theatre, Chatswood 

Hosted by  Willoughby Council, the Transitions film festival creates social change by showcasing solutions focused films that highlight the innovations, ideas and trailblazing change makers that are leading the way to a better world.  These powerful films, and discussions with local heroes, will be inspiring for our young leaders.

Screenings include:

• A Plastic Ocean, which was described by David Attenborough as one of the most important films of the decade;
• Bringing home the Light: The story of Seven Women, the powerful documentary about the Melbourne-founded  social enterprise that is changing the lives of women in Nepal; and
• Wastecooking, a fun and quirky adventure film aimed at fixing a broken food system.

For more information about the full program covering 11th, 24th and 25th March visit http://www.transitionsfilmfestival.com/NorthernSydney

Ms S Brannan - Head of Student Services

Holy Family Lindfield Art Show & Fair 2017