The Catholic Leader: Schools News

Marist trade training centre opens

Trade boost: Marist College Ashgrove's new trade training centre is named after Peter Murdoch, pictured with Marist teacher Peter McIntosh and some of the students who will use the new facility

MARIST College Ashgrove has become the second Queensland Catholic school to open a Federally-funded trade training centre. (04/09/2011)

New heights reached at St James College

Court success: St James College principal Gerry Crooks is dwarfed between two of the school's top senior basketballers

BASKETBALL is on the rise at one of Brisbane's smallest secondary schools, St James College, Spring Hill. (28/08/2011)

Handwriting's the winner at Ashmore

Winners of the inaugural Handwriting Competition at Guardian Angels' with judges handwriting expert Roger Britton (right) and principal Terry Gimpel (left)

A COMPETITION to bring back the art of good handwriting has attracted more than 600 entries at Guardian Angels' Catholic Primary School, Ashmore. (21/08/2011)

Students escape into technology

Learning with fun: (From left) Bridget McHugh, Sophie Bright and Sophie Raftery, of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bardon, were among the 190 delegates attending the annual Kids Connect at Brisbane Powerhouse Pictures: Robin Williams

THIS year's Kids Connect Conference in Brisbane lived up to its promise to provide an "Esc" (escape) from the classroom. (14/08/2011)

Kokoda event a real challenge

Up for a challenge: A St Laurence's College team on the Kokoda Challenge are (from left) Kevin Burns, teacher Adam Stokes (in the background), Matthew Jones, Daniel Newman and Taidhg Flanagan

AT least five Catholic schools fielded teams in this year's gruelling Kokoda Challenge in the Gold Coast hinterland. (07/08/2011)

Padua reaching out to East Timor

Timor partners: At Padua College recently are (from left) Franciscan Father Joel Pinto, Year 12 Padua student Darcy Charles, Year 12 St Francis school student Januario Freitas, Year 11 Padua student Harrison Pimm and Year 11 St Francis student Joaozito Soares

PADUA College, Kedron, has raised $29,000 - the highest yearly Lenten fundraising total in the past 20 years - for a project in East Timor. (31/07/2011)

Partnership bears fruit for all

SCHOOLS visiting Brisbane Catholic Education's Ngutana-Lui Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Studies Centre at Inala can now enjoy the fruits of a new bush tucker garden. (24/07/2011)

Fundraising a hit at college

Willing 'victim': Seton College manual arts teacher Tony Moore has his locks and beard shaved by Mary Kirk for the college's Shave for a Cure fundraiser

THERE were a few cold heads at Seton College, Mt Gravatt, recently following the college's annual Shave for a Cure fundraiser. (17/07/2011)

New Padua buildings opened

Blessed day: Franciscan Friar Paul Smith blessing of new and refurbished facilities

FRANCISCAN Friars were joined by politicians for the opening of a $2million project at Padua College, Kedron last month. (10/07/2011)

Brisbane's war history on show

FIVE students from Emmaus College, Jimboomba, discovered what it was like living in Brisbane during World War II on a visit to the MacArthur Museum. (03/07/2011)

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