Congratulations to the following students who recently received their First Holy Communion at St James Catholic Church:

Benjamin Berdel, Angus Grace, Lawson Wilcox, Jeremia Berdel, Oliver Jennings, Hamish Wadey, Marley Brereton and Lacey Wilcox.

Thank you to the College’s Instructional Leader Religious Education, Mrs Sarah Peters, for preparing the children, and to our parish priest, Fr Warren, for conferring the sacrament.

SSATIS swimming carnival in Hobart

Congratulations to Jacob and Summah, who last week represented St James Catholic College at the SSATIS swimming carnival in Hobart.

New Zealand Pilgrimage

Last week two of our Year 9 students - Evonie and Blaze accompanied by Mrs Duggan, participated in a pilgrimage to the South Island of New Zealand. The students explored significant sites and places of interest in Mary MacKillop's life during her time spent in New Zealand with fellow AJASS students and staff from 9 Josephite Colleges from Victoria, New Zealand and Tasmania. There were so many wonderful experiences over the four days including visiting other Josephite Colleges, participating in a traditional Maori welcome, listening to the experiences of the first principal of Marian College (Christchurch), delicious catered teas, participating in Mass at St Joseph's Church, Temuka where the local St Joseph's Primary students led the Mass, touring Roncalli College and the Sacred Heart Basilica in Timaru, visiting Arrowtown and St Patrick's Church and Mary MacKillop cottage and the opportunity to explore the beautiful sites of Queenstown. It was a fantastic opportunity to further understand the influence and life of Mary MacKillop and the Josephites in establishing their schools and colleges throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Year 8 Sailing Huon River

Our Year 8 Outdoor Experience and Wellbeing class recently were able to learn the skills of sailing upon the Kerrawyn.  We spent the morning sailing down the Huon River learning navigation, sailing and the history of the area.

Year 10 Religious Education

The Year 10 Religious Education class continued their studies on the beginnings of the Australian Catholic Church with a camp to Richmond and Port Arthur. In Richmond, they visited St John’s Church, a wonderful example of Pugin-designed Gothic architecture. At Port Arthur, we explored the early churches built for the convicts.

Chess Club