St Paul’s Grammar School 2022 Elite Achievers

RESIDENCE

McGraths Hill

CO-CURRICULAR Combined Independent Schools Football, Bill Turner Soccer Trophy, Piano Tuition, Peer Reading Mentor, Cultural Tour (2019), Futsal Competitions.

I have been at St Paul’s since Pre-kindergarten and had never pictured myself anywhere else, due to the community of kind and outgoing teachers, staff and students.

RESIDENCE

Glenmore Park

CO-CURRICULAR

Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, Peer Reading Mentor, Top End Service-Learning Trip, Bye Bye Birdie Musical, Music Ensembles: Wind and Hypnosis Jazz Band.

At St Paul’s, I really valued the strong friendships I formed! I found the school to be a very warm and welcoming place after moving from interstate in Year 7.

Results as of 16 January 2023, as any re-marks may result in changes.

RESIDENCE Cranebrook

CO-CURRICULAR

Chess Competition, Rowing, Model United Nations, Debating, Creative Writing Camp, Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, Peer Reading Mentor, Cultural Tour (2019), Top End Service-Learning Trip (2019), Strings Music Ensemble, Bye Bye Birdie Musical

I received a lot of support from my family, friends, and the staff at school which allowed me to achieve a result I was happy with.

RESIDENCE

Glenmore Park

CO-CURRICULAR 2022 School Captain, Peer Reading Mentor, Dance Academy: Senior Contemporary and Jazz, Bye Bye Birdie Musical.

The consistent support from my teachers and all of the staff at St Paul’s was definitely a key factor in my overall performance. It was evident how much each and every staff member cared about not only our academic journey but also us as people.

Article Written + Submitted by: Senior Minister Roger Cunningham

P: 4735 1001 E: roger@epac.org.au W: www.epac.org.au

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Back 2 Church

The new year brings new opportunities, as well as shining a fresh light on old ones. What new opportunities have you thought about tackling this year, or what old opportunities should you consider looking at again? Which would make a real and positive difference in your life?

Here’s a suggestion - why not check out a church? Why not visit ours?

Some of us have never been to one, and so all we know about it is from what we’ve watched, or been told, or imagined. Some of us have been before, or went to a church school, or just slipped out of the habit.

But do you know the reason we invite people to come to church? It’s because every week you can hear the life changing news that Jesus is Lord. Every week you can see the difference trusting him makes. Last year we welcomed old people, and young people, and in the middle people to our church. And it didn’t matter whether they’d been before, or been someone else, or never been to a church, we were able to welcome them the same. And you would be welcome too.

If the good news about Jesus is even half what it is cracked up to be, it’s worth your time to check it out for the first time, or let the new year shed a fresh light on it. That’s why we’re running Back 2 Church Sunday this first Sunday of February and the rest of the month. You can check out the details on our website. But then too, you can come Back 2 Church any Sunday, and know there is a place for you.

Health Matters

Article Written + Submitted by: Andreas Klein Nutritionist + Remedial Therapist from Beautiful Health + Wellness

P: 0418 166 269

Could Oral Coenzyme-Q10 Supplementation Help Patients with Ulcerative Colitis?

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a vitamin-like substance, naturally made by animal cells. It increases cellular energy production. Roediger in 1980 suggested ulcerative colitis (UC) may be a cellular energy deficiency disease.

In 2015, scientists first tested CoQ10 in animal models of UC. They infused vinegar into rat colons to create colitis, and found that animals who had received 8 days of supplemental CoQ10 prior to infusion had:

1. Reduced levels of colon inflammation

2. Higher levels of colon cell: a. antioxidant protective compounds b. energy production

3. Better preserved colonic wall architecture

In 2016, scientists infused iodoacetate into rat colons to create colitis. Rats subsequently treated with CoQ10 showed:

1. Near normal colonic wall architecture

2. Reduced levels of inflammation

3. Potent colon cell antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities through significant increases in cell antioxidants catalase and glutathione

In 2017, researchers again infused vinegar into rat colons to create colitis, then gave rats either 10 or 30 or 100 mg/kg oral CoQ10 daily (prior or post infusion). They showed that Co Q10 dose dependently protects against vinegar-induced UC. CoQ10 significantly:

1. Reduced a. UC related colon swelling b. improved clinical and macroscopic tissue disease scores c. inflammatory markers

2. Increased a. blood antioxidant capacity b. colonic-tissue antioxidant capacity

3. Preserved microscopic tissue architecture

This study is interesting because it showed that:

1. Oral CoQ10 given either 8 days prior, or 8 days following vinegar infusion protected rats from UC

2. CoQ10 protective effects continued to increase with increasing CoQ10 dose

3. Animals given CoQ10 after vinegar infusion at the maximal dose of 100mg/kg, had almost complete protection from UC, showing virtually no ill-effects from vinegar infusion

In 2021, UC researchers first gave human UC patients 100mg CoQ10 twice-daily or placebo. They found that CQ10 intake:

1. Reduced UC disease severity

2. Markedly improved patient quality of life

3. Lowered both systolic and diastolic blood pressure

Human experiments clearly show that supplemental CoQ10:

1. Does not accumulate in blood or tissues, and

2. Does not reduce body production of CoQ9/10

And for these reasons, CoQ10 is considered a highly safe dietary supplement, with minimal side effects and low drug interaction potential’. CQ10 supplementation may be something to discuss with your GP if you have UC.