{"id":47342,"date":"2026-09-11T15:51:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T05:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=47342"},"modified":"2026-09-11T16:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T06:25:37","slug":"from-the-principal-276","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/from-the-principal-276\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/from-the-principal-255\/lisa-head-shot-2026\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-44098\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-44098\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Lisa-Head-Shot-2026-400x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Lisa-Head-Shot-2026-400x640.jpg 400w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Lisa-Head-Shot-2026-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Lisa-Head-Shot-2026-768x1229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Lisa-Head-Shot-2026-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Lisa-Head-Shot-2026.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Student leadership team 2027<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is my great pleasure to introduce the 2027 Student Leadership Team and offer them our heartfelt congratulations. Throughout their time at MLC School, each has earned the respect of their peers, younger students and staff who collectively chose them as the 2027 leaders.<\/p>\n<p>School Captain \u2013 <strong>Lily<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Smith<br \/>\n<\/strong>Vice-Captain Year 10 to Year 12\u00a0 \u2013 <strong>Anika Gupta<br \/>\n<\/strong>Vice-Captain Year 6 to Year 9 \u2013 <strong>Jodhi Bou<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nSchool Spirit Captain\u00a0 \u2013 <strong>Lucy Fickler<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sport Captain \u2013 <strong>Eadie Scott<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Music Captain \u2013 <strong>Josephine Doan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Arts Captain \u2013 <strong>Darcy Mielke<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Crew Captain \u2013 <strong>Charlotte Hughes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Dance Captain \u2013 <strong>Stephanie<\/strong> <strong>Ivy Skilton<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Drama Captain \u2013 <strong>Sophia Ivannikova<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Visual Arts Captain \u2013 <strong>Harriet Hatton<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Co-curricular Captain \u2013 <strong>Angelina Xu<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adventure Captain \u2013 <strong>Ophelia Li<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Debating Captain \u2013 <strong>Rebecca Ho-Bui<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Community and Round Square Captain \u2013 \u00a0<strong>Ava McLean<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chapel Captain \u2013 <strong>Heather Yeon<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Diversity Captain\u00a0 \u2013 <strong>Kyra Nerang<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Environment Captain \u2013 <strong>Adelaide Abernethy<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Wellbeing Captain \u2013 <strong>Charlotte Cleland<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Scholar Captain\u00a0 \u2013 <strong>Meena Kanthathas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Literary Captain \u2013 <strong>Jocelyn Su<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Mind Challenge Captain \u2013 <strong>Stephanie Keo<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>STEM Captain \u2013 <strong>Nicola<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Keast<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>House Captains and Vice-Captains<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abbeythorpe Captain \u2013 <strong>Luella Farah<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Abbeythorpe Vice-Captain \u2013 <strong>Hannah Grave<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Booralee Captain \u2013 <strong>Georgia Sinclair<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Booralee Vice-Captain \u2013 <strong>Madison Chantler<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Churunga Captain \u2013 <strong>Gurnaaz Kahlon<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Churunga Vice-Captain \u2013 <strong>Chiara Hughes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Leawarra Captain \u2013 <strong>Chloe Miller<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Leawarra Vice-Captain \u2013 <strong>Sophia Antipas<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lester\u00a0 Captain \u2013 <strong>Yasmine Kanagaratnam<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Lester Vice-Captain \u2013 <strong>Rose Turner<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Mooramoora Captain \u2013 <strong>Lam Nguyen<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Mooramoora Vice-Captain \u2013 <strong>Riya Singh<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Prescott Captain \u2013 <strong>Jemima Blake<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Prescott Vice-Captain \u2013 <strong>Enid Boyd<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sutton Captain \u2013 <strong>Hannah North<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Sutton Vice-Captain \u2013 <strong>Charlotte Latham<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Wade Captain \u2013 <strong>Cate Campbell<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Wade Vice-Captain \u2013 <strong>Isabel Warusavitame<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Whitley Captain \u2013 <strong>Elisha Brown<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Whitley Vice-Captain \u2013 <strong>Alexandra Pajarillo<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I look forward to seeing them build on the remarkable legacy left by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=42380&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Captains<\/a>\u00a0who have been exceptional. As they conclude their time as the student leaders of MLC School, they can reflect with pride on the many and varied initiatives and positive changes that they have led and the sense of school pride and connection that has defined their leadership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dance Showcase<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to everyone who performed at our annual Dance Showcase held at NIDA over the weekend. As always, our dancers performed with confidence and energy, bringing a rich variety of pieces to the stage and demonstrating the depth of skill, teamwork and dedication that sits behind every performance. Congratulations to all students and staff involved in bringing such a polished and memorable showcase to life. Particular thanks are due to Dance Coordinator <strong>Jenna Skepper,<\/strong> Dance Teacher <strong>Kate Drady,<\/strong> Assistant Dance Coordinator<strong> Jess Dyson, <\/strong>and Dance Captain <strong>Isabella Townsend <\/strong>(Year 12).<\/p>\n<p><strong>High Potential Learning Showcase<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Equally impressive was this week\u2019s learning extension and enrichment showcase.<\/p>\n<p>Across the Junior and Senior Schools, students work with our High Potential Learning experts, <strong>James Adams<\/strong> and <strong>Amy Kirk,<\/strong> on complex and challenging learning tasks. As students enthusiastically described their experiences in philosophy, mathematical problem-solving, advanced English texts, entrepreneurship and academic enrichment competitions such as the Ethics Olympiad and Tournament of Minds, it was clear that the program both challenges their learning and inspires genuine enjoyment.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Lisa Moloney<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<br \/>\nPrincipal\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">Banner Photo Credit: Winkipop media<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student leadership team 2027 It is my great pleasure to introduce the 2027 Student Leadership Team and offer them our heartfelt congratulations. Throughout their time at MLC School, each has earned the respect of their peers, younger students and staff who collectively chose them as the 2027 leaders. 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