From the Head of Senior School

Happy holidays!

I hope that you all have a lovely break over Easter with your family and loved ones. It has been a very busy and full term, and I know that everyone is looking forward to a well-deserved break. Our Captains have done a great job in fostering the holiday spirit with an Easter Egg hunt this week, the halls have been buzzing with the chase of the elusive Easter bunny!

Our Communion Service was a lovely time to reflect this week. Rev Vinnie asked us all to reflect on what we were grateful for, and I know I was reflecting on value of community and family.

We had a wonderful assembly today celebrating all things sport. We have had a successful term on the sporting field, court and river and it was fantastic to recognise these efforts.

Congratulations to Misha Behi (Year 12) , who was awarded her Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award in assembly by Principal Lisa Moloney. This is the highest level of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, a program that empowers young people to explore their potential through a variety of activities, including volunteering, skills, physical recreation, an adventurous journey, and a residential project. We are very proud of the high rate of participation in the program thanks to the work of Glen Mole our Duke of Edinburgh Leader, supported by Sarah Jauncey, our Director of Experiential Learning.

Staffing news – Technology and Applied Science (TAS)

We wish to inform you that we are supporting Nicole Guymer to take leave for the duration of Term 2 for family and personal reasons. We look forward to welcoming her back in Term 3. We are pleased to announce that Jade Thorsen has accepted a temporary role for Term 2. Jade will work across the TAS and Visual Arts departments and comes with a wealth of industry and in schools. Jade joins us from Melbourne and has expertise in both industrial and graphic design and we are very excited for her to bring this expertise to the department.

Staffing news – Visual Arts

We are pleased to welcome Sally Marks, our Visual Arts Head of Department, back to school after her leave in Term 1 for illness. Thank you to Lucy Pero and Zoe Rawlinson, who have stepped up as joint Acting Heads of Department during Sally’s absence. At the end of this term, Zoe will be finished her temporary contract with us and we wish her the very best with her travels overseas and hope that she will return to MLC School one day! We are also very excited to welcome Cianne Brewster back from parental leave next term.

– Joanna Graffen
Head of Senior School