From the Principal
Ash Wednesday Begins our Lenten Journey to Easter
Last Wednesday, Ash Wednesday, the College community joined together in Houses to begin our Lenten journey to Easter. The symbol of placing a cross, with the ashes, on our forehead reminds us that Jesus died for us and that our call through Lent is for renewal and to be faithful to the Gospel message. Through our Lenten journey as a College community, we will be supporting the work of Caritas, through Project Compassion. This support is a very tangible way of reaching out to others, a responsibility that our Marist community is called to act on.
MSCW Winners!
Over the past couple of weeks, MSCW has excelled in a variety of events:
Public Speaking – Firstly, congratulations to Elissa Evans (Year 7) and Jacinta Da Silva (Year 8) who made it through to the Zone Finals. Elyssa is continuing on to the Grand Final tonight, 11 March. Thank you to Mrs Colreavy for her coordination of Public Speaking at the College.
SCS Swimming Carnival Conference 2 – MSCW won…
Overall Female School (the most points on the night)
Junior Cup Winners (most points 12-14 years combined)
Senior Cup Winners (most points 17+ years)
Age Champions
- Olivia Treadwell – 12 Years Champion
- Eve Lange – 13 Years Champion
International Women’s Day 2022 (8 March)
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for celebrating women’s equality. IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people.
The theme for IWD 2022 was #BreakTheBias. It calls on women and men to strike a pose with arms crossed to show commitment to calling out bias, smashing negative stereotypes, breaking inequality and rejecting discrimination. At MSCW, our students and staff strike the pose in solidarity and support for this commitment the ‘break the bias’. Our Woolwich Student Union (WSU) is currently holding a ‘dignity drive’ collecting sanitary products for women who unfortunately may not have access to these necessities. This is a great way for our students to be empowered as Marist Women of Action in support of other women.
