From the Principal

Dear Parents, Carers and Fortians,
The last two weeks have seen Year 11 students completing their final exams for Year 11 courses. I would like to thank all members of the school community for their patience during this examination period and for keeping the areas around the school hall quiet.
Year 7 and our many talented Year 10 coaches enjoyed the Gala Day at St Lukes Oval at Concord on Wednesday 19th September.

Final Week of Term 3:
Monday 24th September is Confucius Day – Mr Dong will be running activities in the hall during lunch to celebrate this event.
Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th September, 40 students will participate in the FSHS Student Representative Council Induction Camp at Yarramundi YMCA. During the camp students will evaluate the current structure of the SRC and set goals for 2019. Teachers accompanying these students are Mr Galvin, Ms Schubert and Mr Macfie.
Thursday 27th September, Year 12 will be having their traditional ‘Breakfast with the staff’ during Period 1. The whole school will participate in a farewell assembly during periods 3 and 4 and on the same day the school will host the formal Year 12 Graduation Assembly in the Hall at 7pm.

Congratulations to:
The year 10 Debating team – Jessica Yoon, Crystal Pham, Max Collingwood and Luca Charlier for their convincing wins at the semi-final debate against Rose Bay Secondary College on 10th September and at the final debate against Kirrawee High School. The team will now compete in the State Quarter Finals on Monday 24th September at the Arts Unit (Lewisham Public School) and I wish them all the best in this debate.

Vanessa Lam – Yr 12 whose individual HSC Drama performance has been nominated for possible inclusion in OnSTAGE, a selection of performance and individual projects from HSC Students. OnSTAGE will be held at the Seymour Centre, Sydney from 9th February to 15th February, 2019.

This will be the final addition of Mercurius for Term 3, so I would like to wish all students and their families a happy and safe holiday break and look forward to seeing everyone’s fresh faces in Term 4.