On Thursday, 21 April, the College’s annual ANZAC Day service was held in the DMPC. Although a sombre event, the service offered each and every one of our students and members of staff the opportunity to pay their respects. We were fortunate to have Mr Ken Golden OAM, President of the North Gold Coast RSL Sub-Branch in attendance, speaking of the 107-year anniversary of ANZAC and the importance of passing on the tradition of honouring those who fought for our countries to the youth of today and the youth of tomorrow.
Students from Prep-Year 12 were in attendance and each year group in the Junior School made a wreath that was laid at the Peace Grove after the service. During the service, 29 of our Year 6 students laid the badges of local servicemen at the lectern, whilst Year 11 student, Amity Fielding read out the servicemen’s names to recognise their service and pay their respects. Year 6 student, Jinyu Yan presented a moving rendition of the poem, In Flanders Fields by John McCrea and our Year 7/8 and Chamber Choirs, conducted by Ms Rachel Newcombe and accompanied by Mrs Lexene Marquenie, beautifully performed the hymn, The Recessional, In Flanders Fields by John McCrea, John Jacobson and Roger Emmerson and 400 Seasons by Stuart Gillard.
I wish to extend a very big thank you in advance to the many staff and students who will attend the various ANZAC Day marches on Monday, 25 April. A long-standing tradition of the College is to have a presence at ceremonies in Helensvale, Arundel and Upper Coomera. Our Chamber Choir will be performing at the Dawn Service in Helensvale, and we have a number of staff and students participating in the service. Additionally, Year 4-12 students, accompanied by College staff, will also attend the Rotary March and Service at Upper Coomera while our Year 7/8 Choir will be performing at the Coomera Valley Upper Coomera RSL morning service. College Leader for Arts and Societies, Chloe Britton will also be presenting a speech about ANZAC Day at the Arundel Seachange service on Monday.
Each and every student who will attend the various services across the Gold Coast should feel very proud of themselves for taking the time to pay their respects to the men and women - who for over 107 years now have served this country to give us the freedom that we now enjoy.
Simon Edgar
Acting Head of Senior School
Representative Baseball
Congratulations to A.B. student Jake, a key player in the U16 Gold Coast Cougars baseball team are now the Queensland U16 State Champions!
Jake had a very successful tournament with strong batting and fielding results - something he has worked quite a bit on over this summer season.
What it also means is the the U16 Gold Coast Cougars have now earned their spot to compete at the 2022 Australian Senior League Championships, being held at the Geelong Baseball Centre in mid May. The winner of the national tournament represent Australia on the international stage in South Carolina, USA, in August.
What an achievement Jake!
Surf Lifesaving
Ella and Jessica Crispe, represented Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park SLSC, at the Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships held at North Kirra during the holidays.
The girls won the Two-Person Rescue & Resuscitation (R&R) event and are now the U13/14 Australian Champions.
They also competed in the Five-Person R&R event and finished with a very respectable 5th place.
Well done Ella and Jessica!
Queensland Youth Parliament
A massive congratulations to our A.B. Year 10 students, Chloe Ward and Cherry Ge who, at just 15 years of age, are two of the youngest people from across Queensland to be selected in the 2022 Queensland Youth Parliament!
Chloe and Cherry will be doing their bit to give young people a voice in Queensland, as they take on this very important role.
Please join us in congratulating Chloe and Cherry for this huge achievement!
QLD Dirt Track Titles
We are beyond proud to announce that with six titles up for grabs at the QLD Dirt Track and QLD Track Titles, our two A.B. students Jake and Bodie, have walked away with five of the six titles.
Jake is now the current QLD champion for...
QLD Dirt Track Titles
- 65cc 9-U13 yrs
- 85cc 9-U13 yrs QLD Track Titles
- 65cc 9-U13 yrs
- 85cc 9-U13 yrs
And Bodie is now the current QLD Champion for...
QLD Dirt Track Titles
- up to 85cc modified 7-12 yrs
We congratulate both boys on this fantastic achievement!
Congratulations to our Week 1, Term 2 Bumper Sticker Winners!
Bernadette Sudha and Scott McQueen
Get your 2022 bumper sticker from College Reception and enter here:
collegebumperstickercompetition@abpat.qld.edu.au
Your vehicle MUST be registered in the competition to be eligible for our weekly bumper sticker draw.
Our lucky winners each receive $100 off their school fee invoice for the following term! At the end of Term 3, all of our weekly winners will be invited to an afternoon tea where one family will be drawn to receive FREE* tuition for their eldest child for Term 4 2022 (*tuition fee only).
Click here for more information regarding the 2022 Bumper Sticker competition.
In Week 2 of this term, the Senior College Leaders have organised a 'World's Greatest Shave' event.
They would like your support to help them to reach their $1,000 donation goal.
To make a donation to support our College Leaders initiative, click on the link below.
http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/lucindaharrison
Thank You!
It's time to step into the spotlight!
On Saturday 28 May and Sunday 29 May, we will be holding the annual A.B. Paterson College Vocal Festival for Years 4-12 students.
The Vocal Festival is an Eisteddfod-style performance event providing an opportunity for talented singers across the College to perform solo.
Entries are now open for A.B. Paterson College students in Years 4-12, and will close April 29.
If you have not already received information about how to take part in this eventm, and would like to be involved, please contact Miss Rachel Newcombe - rnewcombe@abpat.qld.edu.au.
We are very excited to extend to you an invitation to our Foundation High Tea on Saturday 14 May 2022.
We hope to see so many of your friendly faces at our fun event to enjoy a beautiful High Tea with some lovely performances and delicious food! You will be able to make a day of it by taking a stroll afterward through the exhibitions and enjoying the creative spaces that our Gold Coast Home of the Arts has to offer.
RSVPs will close on Thursday 5 May, so please make sure you book your tickets when you can. Simply click here to secure them. Please also feel free to share this invitation with your colleagues, family and friends - everyone is welcome!
Should you wish to discuss the event, donate a raffle prize or event sponsorship, please contact Head of Foundation and Alumni, Stephanie Bryan - sbryan@abpat.qld.edu.au.
Advertising in our 2022 Inspire Business Directory will be closing in 2 weeks! The Business Directory is an opportunity for you to share with us the business you own or work for and how we as a community can support you!
Here is the link to the online version of the 2021 edition - https://issuu.com/advpublishing/docs/abpaterson_inspire_issue_2_9thpass?fr=sMWY4YTM4ODU5NDE.
Ad costs for the 2022 edition have not changed from last year:
$300 + GST / full page ad
$450 + GST / double page spread
The guides will be printed and distributed, one per family. We will then have the electronic version available on the College website, Foundation website and via the College app.
Please contact Head of Foundation and Alumni, Stephanie Bryan or Ben Ryan from ADV Collab when you can to secure your ad and discuss your artwork requirements.
Click here to see the full Inspire Directory Advert.
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