{"id":3109,"date":"2025-04-08T11:21:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T01:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/?post_type=article&p=3109"},"modified":"2025-04-08T12:23:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T02:23:17","slug":"from-the-principal-16","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/article\/from-the-principal-16\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ms Silvana Rossetti<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Term 1 began with a strong focus on connectivity as we came together to celebrate the new scholastic year with our Opening School Mass. The Opening Mass is a very special event in our calendar as we witness our Year 12 students welcome the new Year 7 students into the  Marist College Eastwood community.  In the second year of our 2024-2028 Strategic Plan, capacity building, connectivity and consistency continue to be the key focus areas driving our work as we continue to improve student outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Term 1 Parent Community Group (formerly Parents and Friends) meeting was held onsite in the Learning Centre. This meeting was a time for parents to reconnect, plan ahead for the year and hear about our wonderful 2024 HSC results, our focus for 2025 and a facilities update.  Our Year 7 Parent Welcome Evening was enjoyed by parents, students and staff and gave us all an opportunity to reconnect and be reminded of the wonderful community that we are. This event was followed by our Open Day where once again, the Parent Community Group (PCG), along with our staff and students demonstrated true Marist College Eastwood hospitality as we opened our school to our future students and parents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trivia Night fundraising event, organised by the PCG, was held last weekend. \u00a0A special thank you to Mrs Jody Patman, Mrs Vicki Tanner and the PCG committee for all the work behind the scenes, as well as the generous parents who donated various items to be raffled or auctioned on the evening.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A great evening was had by all especially the College staff who took out first place for a second time! All families are invited to challenge the staff for the winning position in 2026! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Year 7 students had their first Reflection Day where they were able to spend some time learning more about what it means to be Marist as well as getting to know their peers and their teachers.  Year 12 also travelled off campus to their last ever Retreat as Marist students.  Here, along with their teachers, they were able to take some well deserved time out to pray, reflect and reconnect with one another and they have returned energised and ready for the last two terms of their school education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our students continue to demonstrate Family Spirit and Love of Work evidence through their participation in the many opportunities available to them. This term students participated in the College swimming carnival, SCS sports program, CSDA Public Speaking competition, SCS Portrait Prize competition and Chess club just to mention a few. Our highly successful afterschool Homework Club and Tutoring program continues to grow and it is wonderful to see so many students use this opportunity to continue to grow in their academic life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sydney Catholic Schools recognised the many achievements of the Year 12 Class of 2024. Our HSC Top achievers were  invited to attend the Executive Director\u2019s Award for Academic Excellence at Sydney Town Hall. Both these events were a wonderful affirmation of the hard work and determination of both the students and staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This term, I was very fortunate to be invited to attend the 2025 Global Champagnat conference at the Hermitage St Chamond, France. The aim of Global Champagnat is to strengthen Marist education and the values that inspire it: Presence, Simplicity, Family Spirit, Love of Work and following the model of Mary, through the collaborative involvement of the whole international Marist school community. The event brought together 150 Marist Brothers, Marist Network Leaders, Principals and Lay people from around the world to explore how we can collectively deliver a relevant and high-quality education for our students globally. I look forward to sharing the many insights gathered at this conference with you all throughout the year.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>
\n

The College has embraced the Marist Association theme for 2025, \u2018Pilgrims of Hope-Look Beyond\u2019<\/em>  Pilgrims of Hope is a theme about a journey with and toward a God of love. A God whose love we know and experience through the flesh and bone of human kindness, generosity and compassion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

Yes, my soul, finds rest in; my hope comes from the Lord.  (Ps 62:5-12)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in the Lord, <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

so that you <\/em>overflow with<\/em> hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Rm 15:13)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Finally, as we celebrate the joyous season of Easter, I am reminded of the profound message of hope, renewal and love that this sacred time brings. Easter is a time for us to reflect on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the promise of new beginnings. Let us embrace this opportunity to renew our faith, strengthen our bonds with one another and spread kindness and compassion throughout our community. May the blessings of Easter fill your hearts with peace and joy and may we continue to support and uplift each other in the spirit of Christ’s love. Wishing you all a blessed and happy Easter.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ms Silvana Rossetti Term 1 began with a strong focus on connectivity as we came together to celebrate the new scholastic year with our Opening School Mass. The Opening Mass is a very special event in our calendar as we witness our Year 12 students welcome the new Year 7 students into the  Marist College […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-3109","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}