Education / February 2010
March 2010 | December 2009-
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Old Boy, Father Tony O'Connor, visits from Venezuela
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Thursday 25 February 2010: Stream Head Boy in 1967, Father Tony O'Connor, talked today to students about his life and work in Peru and, most recently, Venezuela over the last 30 years. With photos of the school he runs outside of Caracas, he spoke of the daily life of students in a shanty town.
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St Patricks College Silverstream, Fergusson Drive, Trentham, Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand
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Inter-House Swimming - The Senior Part
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Friday 19 February 2010: In glorious sunshine, the senior students competed in the second leg of the Inter-House Swimming Challenge. The results from today's competitions will be combined with the Junior results from Thursday to determine the overall House Champion.
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St Patricks College Silverstream, Fergusson Drive, Trentham, Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand
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Academic Mass 2010
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Friday 19 February 2010: The first Mass of 2010 celebrated the newly-appointed School Leaders and Eucahristic Ministers in front of their families and the school community.
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St Patricks College Silverstream, Fergusson Drive, Trentham, Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand
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Inter-House Swimming - The Junior Part
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Thursday 18 February 2010: Stream's pool was awash today as Year 9 and 10 students competed in Part One of the Inter-House Swimming Challenge; Part Two, the Senior Competition, runs on Friday.
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St Patricks College Silverstream, Fergusson Drive, Trentham, Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand
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Ash Wednesday services mark start of Lent
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Wednesday 17 February 2010: To mark the start of the Lentern season, Ash Wednesday services were held separately for junior and senior students. Led by senior students, the services included reflections and readings around the meaning of Lent. Each student came forward to receive an ash cross on their forehead as a reminder of this time in Christ's life.
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St Patricks College Silverstream, Fergusson Drive, Trentham, Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand
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Strong showing in Old Boys' Cup not enough
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Tuesday 16 February 2010: With fantastic support from the whole school, the Old Boys' team performed strongly but it was not enough to wrest the cup from Town, who ran out eventual winners 369-279.
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St Patricks College Silverstream, Fergusson Drive, Trentham, Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand
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A Brand New Season
- Victoria University Rowing Club
- With the new University Rowing season fast approaching, the Victoria Rowing Club are looking forward with great anticipation to the 2010 University Rowing Championships, held this year on Lake Waihola, near Dunedin.
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Twilight Athletics Finals
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Wednesday evening 10 February 2010: The first House competition of the year was decided this evening at the Athletics Finals.
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St Patricks College Silverstream, Fergusson Drive, Trentham, Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand
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Stream retains Old Boys' Cup in Cricket
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Wednesday 3 February 2010: Stream's First XI Cricket team has retained the Old Boys' Cup with a comprehensive win over their brother school, St Pats Town.
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St Patricks College Silverstream, Fergusson Drive, Trentham, Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand
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Senior Leaders Presented
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Thursday 4 February 2010: At the first assembly of 2010, The Rector, Mr Philip Mahoney, presented the senior leaders to the school.
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St Patricks College Silverstream, Fergusson Drive, Trentham, Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand
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