Principal’s Report

Principal’s Report

Dear Fortians, Parents and Carers,

It has been an exciting couple of weeks of Sport at the Fort. Unfortunately, our CHS 15s boys basketball team were knocked out by Ashfield Boys, but the CHS 15s girls basketball team have progressed to the finals. The CHS volleyball team are also on their way to the finals after defeating Narara Valley High School and Normanhurst Boys High school and we are awaiting the results today from the CHS open baseball knockout games.

 

At last week’s assembly medals were distributed to our Age Champions form the athletics carnival. Congratulations to the following age champions: 12 years – Aoibhe Carty and Leon Liu, 13 years – Grace Zarb and Henry Wakeling, 14 years – Ashley Huang and Lachlan McIntyre, 15 years – Anika Sinha and Loic Chiang, 16 years – Alyssa Khaw and Calan O’Dwyer, 17 years Abbie Sen and Leonard Kelly, 18 years – Carla Miers and William Randall.

A special mention should be made to Diyon Flavel who ran the fastest time on the day with 11.77 seconds in the 100m final.

 

Congratulations to the Fort Street Mock Trial team which has had one win and one loss in the competition so far this year. On 19 May our team won their trial against St Maroun’s College. The team representing the Fort includes Brendan Posener, Shreya Acharya, Aria Kanhukamwe, Sebastian Lenehan Choo, Aslesha Nepal, Aden Nguyen, Michelle Tieu, Emma Zhao, Ethan Lin and Niamh Hannan-Spinks. At this last trial Sebastian Lenehan-Choo’s debating experience shone through and the magistrate complimented him on his performance as a barrister.

 

Congratulations also to Phoebe Lim Fortian 2021 – Ms Cameron and I had the pleasure of attending the Virtual Exhibition of Art Express 2022 at the National Art School in Darlinghurst last week where we were able to see Phoebe’s major work Grossery Store along with the other selected art pieces from the 2021 HSC.

 

Vinnies CEO Sleepout

Every night, thousands of Australians experience homelessness. But it doesn’t have to be that way. This year I’m taking part in the Vinnies CEO Sleepout to raise money for the St Vincent de Paul Society to support Australians in need. For one night, I’ll be sleeping outside as part of an eye-opening experience to raise awareness and bring home the realities of homelessness. Later this year Fortians in year 8 will be participating in a connected curriculum two day and overnight experience on the school oval, I thought it important to be a role model to them for this inaugural program.

I would like to send my gratitude to the staff and families who have contributed so far to my fundraising effort. My goal is to reach $5000 in the next three weeks. At this stage we have raised $1,532 which will go towards 4 individual Vinnies’s support programs, 12 beds and 51 meals.

To help break the devastating cycle of homelessness, I need your support. Will you help me to reach my target? Donating 50 dollars can make a huge difference to people who need it most.

If you would like to help out and can afford to do so please visit my webpabe:

https://www.ceosleepout.org.au/s/13458/53667/e

 

Upcoming events in Term 2:

  • Year 10 HSC Subject Selection information evening Monday June 6
  • Year 11 Camp Wednesday June 8 – Friday June 10
  • P&C Meeting via zoom Wednesday 8 June
  • Long Weekend Queens Birthday Monday 13 June
  • Years 7 and 10 Parent Teacher Night in the school hall Thursday June 23
  • Years 8 and 9 Parent Teacher Night in the school hall Wednesday June 29
  • IMP Mid-Year Concert Friday 24 June