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Dominic College is a vibrant community of students, staff, families, Old Scholars and volunteers. We produce a fortnightly Newsletter during term, featuring a variety of reports and stories from staff and student leaders in areas of administration, learning and curriculum, wellbeing, community and mission.

You'll find a selection of stories here, too, plus additional new items in between Newsletters. Your contribution and news is always welcome - please email publications@dominic.tas.edu.au

Playground vision

Play is a rich dimension of being human, human development and learning. Children and young people worldwide love to play and it is essential to their growth as positive, cooperative and collaborative people. Being with friends is often quoted by students as the thing they most enjoy in their lives. In the Salesian tradition, the school playground is the most central invitational space for making friends and is considered to be just as important as the classroom. It was the common ground for our founder Don Bosco in developing his relationship with the boys with whom he worked in nineteenth-century Turin.

Dominic debating

On the evening of Wednesday 31 March Dominic College hosted Round 2 of the Tasmanian Debating Union’s Southern Schools’ Competition. Students, teachers and parents from schools all over Hobart were present for 18 separate debates involving over 100 students. Dominic College’s involvement in this competition has grown this year, with five teams competing across all year levels. Wednesday night was a great excuse to show off our facilities, and an opportunity for staff to come along and observe our students in action.

Entertaining and economical

The NEW 2016 | 2017 Entertainment™ Book are here, as well as the Entertainment Digital Memberships that put all of the value of the Book on your phone. Please purchase your Entertainment™ Membership from Dominic College again to support the Br Peter Dezani Scholarship Fund. For every Entertainment Membership sold, 20% goes to this fund.

Congratulations SRC leaders

Twenty students received their SRC Leader badges today in the K-10 whole school assembly. Four students from Years 4, and 5 are elected to represent their peers on the Student Representative Council, joining the Year 6 captains and Vice-captains. In Years 7 – 9 four students from each year level are selected by their peers to be their representatives on the Student Representative Council, joining Year 10 leaders. This Council is chaired by both Year 10 College Captains and Vice-Captains. This student council provides students with a voice and body to have their ideas and concerns heard.

Holy Week

This week, students across the College have taken the time to recall and mark the journey of Christ’s passion. Students have entered these liturgies and ceremonies with reverence and sincerity, demonstrating respect and understanding of the meaning of the Lenten Season for our faith community. Our Year 5 and 6 students are to be particularly commended for the outstanding way they prepared and offered the opportunity for our K-6 students to commemorate the Way of the Cross across the College grounds.

The quack is back

Following a highly successful launch in 2015, the Dominic Ukulele Cool Kids (DUCK) Club has recommenced in K-6 for another exciting year. Last year the DUCK Club was offered to students from Years 3 and 4, where students were given the opportunity to try something new and learn how to play an instrument that is featured in much of the music they regularly listen to, all while having fun with music.

P&F Easter Raffle

The P&F Easter Raffle has received amazing support from all parents, students and the school community with nearly $3000 being raised in just 3 short weeks. From the donations we received, we managed to put together over 30 large hampers that were drawn on Wednesday afternoon. A huge thanks to Mary, Sharon and Katerina for helping put together the hampers and to Megan and Mary for helping me draw the raffle. Students enjoyed the excitement of the raffle expertly hosted by Mrs Doyle. Thank you again to all families for your donations and to the hard work involved in selling tickets.

Reflections from the Rector

As we approach Palm Sunday this week and Good Friday next week we can’t really evade the notion of suffering. It is real, it is evident, it has been a part of the human story for such a long time. Let us be perfectly clear about the suffering and death of Jesus. He was no masochist. He didn’t look for suffering but it nevertheless came his way. He did things differently. He aroused suspicion. He spoke of God as his Father. He healed on the Sabbath. He reinterpreted the Mosaic tradition. He upset religious authorities. He stood for the truth. He seemingly blasphemed. He aroused jealousy.

Dominic College and GYC

I had the wonderful pleasure on Wednesday night of attending the Guilford Young College Ceremony of Commendation. Awards were presented to students in celebration of their Academic Achievements and their outstanding contributions to all aspects of the College during 2015. Year 12 students from 2015 are invited to return to the College to receive their awards along with a number of current Year 12 students who were also award winners for last year.

Year 7-10 assembly 16 March

Our regular Year 7-10 assembly was conducted by Mr Davey and Year 10 leaders, although captains and many leaders were away representing the College at the SSATIS swimming carnival. Sona Sojan presented to the assembly on Harmony Day, and our Mission Captains on Project Compassion. Chloe Wells talked about the SYDC group, and new members received their badges from Mrs O'Hea. SYDC Coordinator Lisa McConnon also congratulated them and invited new members to join in. Year 7 students Peter Swan and Maddison Cockerill talked about the Year 7 camp, and the variety of challenging activities they enjoyed. Year 9 students, Connor Murray and Julia Narracott, presented on their experience of the Rite Journey's first major landmark of the year, The Calling.

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