TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO 14, SPORT

We continue to remember our St Patrick's Convent Schools although this year, 2024, marks the twenty fifth anniversary of the closing of the last St Patrick's School in the west end. Today I am reposting photographs of the various sporting teams and their achievements over the years.  The photos have all been shared by former pupils.  I hope you enjoy this post and the others that have been posted.

SPC Basketball Team, 1955/56 ( Enid Stanford O'Brien)

1966  Kindergarten Uniform, size XX Small,
1972 Gym Shirt size Medium (Linda Withers)

Cheerleaders, 1989/90 (Wendy Power)

Two St Patrick's Cheerleaders 1989/90 (Wendy Power)

1978 Champs (Norma Peddle Bulger)

Read about the 1978 Champs (Norma Peddle Bulger)

1975 Champs (Norma Peddle Bulger)

1983/84 Volleyball, Gym Teacher Sharon Martin,
Mrs Anne Pennell (Kim Bartlett-Doyle)

From 1979 yearbook

St Patrick's Basketball Team 1978/79 (Mrs Wade, coach)

1978 MEDAL WINNING BASKETBALL TEAM

Norma PEDDLE Bulger has kindly sent us a picture of another St Patrick's basketball team - champions again! 

Norma said "Here is another picture of the St.Patrick’s Basketball Team taken in 1978 when we earned the right to play in the Newfoundland Winter Games in Gander-Grand Falls.  We came home with the Bronze Medal.  You can post if you think the quality is OK. I didn’t want to remove it from the album since its been there so long and I’m afraid I may tear it."

In an attempt to make it easier to see the girls, I have cropped the picture, removing the details and names from the bottom of the newspaper photo. However, I will also post that descriptive part of the photo so you will be able to see the names of these talented young girls.  If you click on each photo they will enlarge and it will be easier for you to read the names. 

Norma has sent us some very interesting material which we have used in previous posts so we are very grateful to her for all her loyal support.  We hope Norma has lots more to share with us!

THE 1978 MEDAL WINNING TEAM

READ ALL ABOUT IT!

TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC, LONDON

I know that 2016 is almost a whole month old but, as this is my first post of the year, I want to wish you all a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!  I hope that you will all continue to support this blog with your comments, photographs and stories.



Today we have a real blast from the past - some wonderful certificates that will, I think, be greatly appreciated by all of you musicians out there.  The certificates were kindly shared by NORMA PEDDLE BULGER.  These TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC CERTIFICATES were awarded to her late mother, NELLIE SPARROW PEDDLE in the 1940s.  Norma said that her mother was a beautiful singer and a wonderful pianist.

We are grateful to Norma for sharing these wonderful mementos of her dear mother with us.  We are pretty certain that they will stir some musical memories for readers of this blog.  Memories of Mother Francis, Mother Gerard, Sister Presentation, Sr Edwardine, Sr Brendan and many, many others.  If you have  a musical moment that you would like to share, please contact us at mcallistersmith@gmail.com.  We would love to hear from you.


Trinity College of Music Certificate awarded to
Nellie Sparrow in 1942

 

Nellie's Theory of Music Certificate awarded in 1944
 

Theory of Music Certificate awarded to
Nellie Sparrow in 1945



ST PATRICK'S BASKETBALL CHAMPS, 1975

Norma PEDDLE Bulger is the youngest of seven sisters who all attended St Patrick’s Convent Schools.  Norma attended St Patrick’s from 1967 to 1976.  Norma’s mother, the late Nellie Sparrow, also attended St Patrick’s so the family’s St Patrick’s roots run deep.  Sadly, Norma’s dear Mom passed away this year on 17^th January at the age of 84 years.



Norma's beautiful Mother,
the late Nellie (Sparrow) Peddle

Norma’s mother had prepared an album for each of her girls and, while going through hers, Norma came across a wonderful picture which was published in the Evening Telegram on 16^th December 1975.  That is exactly 40 years ago today! Once again, St Patrick's girls had displayed their talents - this time by winning the  Roman Catholic Junior High School Basketball Championship for 1975!  Therefore, Norma & I thought it would be a good idea to post it on our St Patrick’s School Blog and facebook page today, the  FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY.  Where do the years go?  Anyway, here is the picture just as it appeared forty years ago today.




ROMAN CATHOLIC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BASKETBALL CHAMPS, 1975

I have also cropped the picture so, hopefully, you will be able to see the champs more clearly.

OUR TALENTED CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM, 1975

It might be  a bit difficult to read the details that accompany the photo but here is what it said:

"St Patrick's Girls School captured the Roman Catholic Junior High School Basketball championship during the weekend by defeating St Francis of Assisi of Outer Cove 18-16 in the championship game.  Members of the winning team are, first row (l-r) Patrice Power, Vicki Walsh, Mary Hearn, Paula Noseworthy, Chris Howlett, Susan Hayes, Cathy Walsh, Marion Walsh.  Second row; manager Michelle Walsh, Michelle Brennan, Debbie Hanlon, Janet Flynn,  Debbie Pittman, Norma Peddle, Daphne Howard, coach Susan Poole"

 

Norma, thank you very much for sharing these wonderful photographs and memories.  If you or your sisters come across any other pictures of your school days, we hope you will share them with us also. 



THE PEDDLE SISTERS
(L-R) BRENDA, MOYA, JANET, DIANNE, BARBARA, NORMA & THE LATE LAUREN 

If any other members of the championship team are reading this, please tell us  your memories of that happy event.  You can contact us on mcallistersmith@gmail.com.