From the Principal
Happy Feast Day!
On Wednesday we celebrated the Feast Day of Jeanne–Marie Chavoin, Foundress of the Marist Sisters with Mass and some fun House activities. Due to the recent COVID outbreak and regulations at St Mary’s Cathedral, we held this celebration at the College. The enthusiastic community spirit evident reflected the desire of Jeanne-Marie for a Marist school to be a ‘united’ community. Jeanne-Marie Chavoin was a woman of formidable courage, humility and strength who proclaimed the Gospel message. As Marist women, we are inspired each day by her qualities. A woman of great trust in God, she prayed,
“Unite all your actions to those of Our Lord. Ask Him often to come to your aid and to bless you.”
A special moment in our liturgy acknowledged the Marist sisters by presenting each sister with flowers to thank them for their continued support of our College community: Sr Marie Berise, Sr Mary Farrelly, Sr Gail Reneker and Sr Noelene Simons.
We also recognised Mrs Pam Lubrano who has been part of the mentoring team which has been teaching Christian Meditation to our Marist girls since 2004. We thank Pam for her gentle and thoughtful presence over many, many years. We will miss her immensely.
Thanks also to Fr Michael McLean who celebrated the Eucharist for us.
Congratulations to Our New Student Leaders
Congratulations!
I present our new Student Leadership Team. I look forward to working with and supporting their initiatives.
As part of the Mass, we blessed and presented badges to our new Student Leadership Team in our Change of Office ceremony.
Semester 1 Awards
Congratulations to all students who received Merit Awards and Academic Progress Awards on Tuesday. These awards recognise both achievement and success throughout Semester 1. This was a very happy occasion punctuated by a selection of outstanding musical performances. Please see below the list of award recipients for Semester 1.
Year 7 Semester 1 Academic Awards
Year 8 Semester 1 Academic Awards
Year 9 Semester 1 Academic Awards
Year 10 Semester 1 Academic Awards
Family Holidays/Movements in Vacation Time
The most recent Government advice regarding COVID-19 advises that any families who have holidays planned should make sure they keep themselves informed of areas impacted and any restrictions on movement as outlined by the NSW Government.
We will be keeping our Year 12 students in our prayers as they continue their HSC preparations over the holiday break. A series of Masterclasses and workshops have been scheduled for them by the college staff.
Best wishes for a restful holiday. I look forward to renewed energies among all for Term 3.
