From the Principal 

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 Enrolments and Upcoming Tours

If you know of anyone interested in enrolment at St Virgil’s College, they may be interested in taking the opportunity to tour the campus at one of the following events.

Please contact the College Registrar to make a booking – mnugent@stvirgils.tas.edu.au

Enrolment applications for Kinder 2022 close on Friday April 30, 2021, please complete the Expression of Interest through the College website if interested in Kinder enrolment.

Austins Ferry Principal’s Tour           Friday February 26, 9.00am

Austins Ferry Open Day                    Thursday March 11, 9.00am to 5.00pm

Junior School Open Day                     Wednesday March 24, 9.00am to 4.00pm

Our Lenten Journey

As we journey through the Season of Lent, a time of preparation for the great feast of Easter we give special attention to prayer (attending to quality more so than quantity), fasting (emptying ourselves that we may be filled with the life and love of Christ) and good deeds (not to win admiration for ourselves but to help others). Though it is a time of sacrifice, Lent is a joyful season as we anticipate the resurrection of the Lord.

This reminds us again of two liturgical dimensions of our faith in Jesus. First, there is our movement through the key days of our Church and personal calendar. Our boys are currently busy engaging in the many and varied dimensions of school life, participating in our celebrations and rituals and fully embracing John 10:10 calling to 'live life to the full. At the same time boys are being challenged to look up and beyond themselves and and engage in liturgical experiences that transcends the hurts and joys of our past, the challenges of the present and our hopes for the future, to unite them in our friendship with the Trinitarian God.

It has been pleasing to see members of our community embrace our Lenten journey, be it in activities such as New Beginnings, Kindergarten or our many welcome functions. During the lead up to Good Friday boys are encouraged to remember that even through their simple deeds they are accepting the invitation to be part of the Lenten season. As we seek to enrich our living through prayer, fasting and good works, lets us actively seek to deepen our friendship with God, whose friendship allows us to fulfill our capacity to love without limit and share in God’s blessed eternal life.

New Beginnings

As our New Beginnings programme for Year 7 students comes to a conclusion it has been wonderful to the engagement of students and the connections boys are starting to make with their peers and teachers and the rich traditions and history of the College. This is an extensive programme that requires the full investment of students and staff and I thank all participants for the way in which they have so positively immersed themselves in the experience. I particularly thank our Outdoor Education team for their work on the camp, Mr Daniel Lapolla for his organisation of all activities, Heads of House and other teachers who have so willingly driven to camp, ridden buses with boys and participated in a range of activities to help boys make an optimal transition to their secondary education. As the photos highlight it has been great fun!

Student Leadership

Tomorrow we are holding our Commissioning ceremony for the Grade 8 and 9 House representatives, Peer Support Leaders and Co-Curricular Leaders. I congratulate the following boys on their election to these positions and wish them well in their role/s.

Doyle              Year 8:   Brayden Cripps                                   Year 9:   Harry Caswell

Dwyer             Year 8:   Nicholas Roberts                              Year 9:   Oliver Hill

Hessian           Year 8:   Lachlan Davey                                  Year 9:   Charles Lennon

Joyce               Year 8:  James Hutchinson                            Year 9:  Jacob Clothier

Peer Support Leaders

Doyle:

DO1                Darcy Allen, Joseph Winger

DO2                Harris Lamb, Samuel Sainsbury

DO3                Jake Fehlberg, Flynn Read

DO4                Samuel Halys, Billy Hapka

DO5                Nash Muskett, Jonathan Sorensen

DO6                William Busch, Chris Lenga

Dwyer:

DW1                Joe Mathers, William Simaan

DW2                Jonte Banks, Thomas Briggs

DW3                Ayrton Cooke, Jensen Cooke

DW4                Oliver Dinnessen, Mitchell Maynard

DW5                Jewd Careless, Riley Oates

DW6                Ryan Backhouse, Michael Cooper

Hessian:

HE1                 Lachlan Dare, Blake Hooker

HE2                 Charlie Banks, Bruno Gonzalez-Gomaz, Alexander Haigh

HE3                 Toby Garlick, Krystian Jankowiak

HE4                 Samuel Chivers, Ryan Owens, Jack Richardson

HE5                 Broden Arnol, Caerwyn James

HE6                 Jamerson Arnold, Oliver Kelly

Joyce:

JO1                  Riley Griggs, Jayden Quin

JO2                  Matthew Laugher, Harry Van Kraanen

JO3                  Riley Ferguson, Aiden Ryan

JO4                  Jack Pritchard, Sean Store

JO5                  Bradley Hallsworth, Xavier Nichols

JO6                  Michael Crouch, Myles Hall

Co-Curricular Leaders

Basketball Captain:                             Charlie Banks

Basketball Vic-Captain:                      Darcey Allen

Chess Captain:                                    Riley Oates

Chess Vice-Captain:                           Liam Lawler

Choir Captain:                                   Oliver Dinnessen

Concert Band Captain:                       Michael Cooper

Cricket Captain:                                  William Simaan

Cricket Vice-Captain:                         William Busch

Lego Robotics Captain:                       Jacob Cowen

Lego Robotics Vice Captain:              Chandler Bradley

Swimming Captain:                            Riley Ferguson

Swimming Vice-Captain:                   Myles Hall

Sailing Captain:                                  James Pinelli

Stage Band Captain:                           Caerwyn James