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
Year 10 student, Daniel Warwarek missed his graduation ceremony, but he has an excuse. Daniel was in Cairns competing in the Australian National Amateur Boxing Championships, representing Tasmania, under the auspices of the Claremont Boxing Club.
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There was so much talent and good will on display at the annual end-of-year Dominic College Year 6-10 Awards ceremony in the Savio Centre on Friday 25 November. Students and staff, family and friends, plus local community and special guests, witnessed a remarkable group of students congratulated for their academic results, their school and community leadership, their creative talent and their service and big hearts. This was the final assembly for Year 10 students, whose leaders passed on the sym
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With their final Year 10 exam in the morning on Thursday 24 November, Year 10 students had an afternoon sharing lunch, and reflecting with their peers and staff on their memories, their friendships and their time at Dominic College. Students readied themselves for their formal graduation Mass at St John's Church, Glenorchy, and mixed with friends outsid
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Saturday 19 November was really a Super Saturday for Dominic College. Brilliant sunshine welcomed our festive staff and students as they rendezvoused for the 2016 Hobart Christmas Pageant. Great costumed angels, shepherds and elves held up fantastic stars and banners held high on bamboo poles.
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Last week we received news that our K-2 Teaching & Learning Coordinator and Literacy Support teacher, Mrs Jane Doyle has been awarded a National Excellence in Teaching Award. Jane is one of three Tasmanian educators who has been awarded this national recognition this year, involving a selection process within a field of 1,350 teacher nominations from across the country. We extend our congratulations to Jane, whose nomination by P&F President, Nicola Rayner, was strongly endorsed by the College.
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The Uniform Shop redevelopment is progressing well and is expected to be finished on time. To enable the setup and transfer of stock to the new site, the uniform shop will be closed from Monday 21 November 2016 to Friday 25 November 2016.
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Mr Oliver Morgan, Dominic College old scholar, Class of 2008, has completed his practical at Dominic College, this term. There was a nice little item in the most recent edition of Veritas, suggested by Fr Frank Bertagnolli, about the cumulative 60 years of my family’s association with Dominic. In 2017 I will teach my 5,000th st
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Media Arts students finalised their short film entries to the MyState Film Festival. This was a natural progression from their One Minute Film assignment completed in Term 2 and provided the opportunity to expand and extend their filmmaking skills and understanding. Being a competition in the public arena it carried with it the added responsibility of adhering to a theme, acknowledging and conforming to copyright and legal requirements. The theme of this year’s competition was ‘Glass’ and students chose
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It is an important time for our Year 10 students as they focus on their upcoming exams, which begin with English on Friday 18 November. In preparation, students are encouraged to create a study timetable, to print out their exam timetable and place it in a prominent place. You can access a pdf of the exam
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On Thursday 10 November, the College celebrated International Men’s Day with a breakfast in the Savio Centre for over 100 of our boys and men. International Men’s Day is celebrated in over 60 countries across the world. It is an occasion for men to celebrate their achievements and, in particular their contributions to community, family and child care while highlighting the particular challenges they face. The Dominic College event, which
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