Pastoral Care and Old Boys' News
- Cocurricular Program
- House Vice Captains
- Youth Liaison Officer visit
- Old Boys' News
Cocurricular Program
All research on protective factors for wellbeing and 'success criterior' underline the importance of connecting to values, family and community. It is no secret therefore that students at St Pius X who engage wholeheartedly in the cocurricular program alongside their studies are corellationally highly represented among our highest achieving alumni. Included in this category are students from our most recent cohorts as well as examples from our earlier years such as Dr James Biggs AO (Class of 48) our first leaving certificate (HSC) College Captain, 1st XV and 1st XI Captains, as well as Bill James who played CBOBs Old Boys Rugby before heading to Europe to found Top Deck Travel and returning to found The Flight Centre and become Chair of the Kokoda Track Foundation.
Our 16A and 16B Football face off in ISA Competition with their coaches Mr Quilty and Mr Barnes.
SPX Rugby vs Barker
Our Opens Rugby in particular experienced pleasing results against Barker following EREA Nudgee College close win over Barker 1st XV, with stand-in Captain Luke Haldane (Year 11) and Callum Mahura presented with awards for their performances: (photos below)
Our connections to Barker College run deep with Year 12 student Tom Haymen watching the fixture with his Grandfather and SPX Old Boy Tony Lenehan and Uncles Anthony (1987) and James (1989 and father of Kalani Class of 2020)! Anthony’s son Will ran on for Barker 2nds!
The Lenehan family are one of the longer standing families represented in Year 12 2023 at the College, perhaps rivalled only by the family of Anton Langreiter whose Great Uncle Anthony Gillespie served as an RAAF Mosquito pilot who sadly lost his life over Germany in WWII.
Lest we forget.
House Vice Captains
Congratulations to the following students in Years 7 and 8 who were appointed as House Vice Captains at last Friday's Sports Assembly. They will now join their Year 12 House Captains in forming a student representative council to give voice to their cohorts.
Youth Liaison Officer
Recently our Year 11 students met up with Youth Liaison Officer, Snr Constable Lynda Hart to discuss and learn about real life perspectives on contemporary issues for our young men.
Old Boys' News
At the St Pius X College Old Boys AGM on Tuesday night the following Executive team was elected
President Barry Wong (Class of ’68)
Vice David Bullard (’82)
Secretary tbc
Treasurer John Reid (’68)
General Committee
Anthony Watkins (’03)
Trent Willoughby (’03)
Jeff Clarke (’86)
Sean Brannan – College Liaison Officer
Openings for anyone who can spare half a day at the SPX Old Boys Rugby BBQ - applications warmly received at: sbrannan@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au
Congratulations to all involved.
The Old Boys Association proudly support the following upcoming initiatives:
- The SPX Old Boys All Rounder Award at Year 12 Graduation
- Old Boy Scholarships in Year 11 and Year 12: Recognising Australian Rep Gymnast John Carroll Year 11 and outstanding student all rounder Xander Buckingham Year 12
- The Red Dirt Expedition Immersion to Warrumbungles, Bourke and Brewarrina in June
- 1st XV Ambassadors for Reconciliation Rugby Tour to Queensland in July
- 1st XI Christian Brothers EREA Cricket Tournament (Nudgee College Brisbane)
- Kokoda Callan Services Expedition
- Reconciliation Yarning Circle Project
Fide et Labore
Mr Sean Brannan - Assistant Principal Pastoral Care