Perroton Week

Last week, the College community enjoyed celebrating Perroton Week. Perroton House is named after one of the pioneers of the Marist Missionary Sisters, Marie-Francoise Perroton. She was an active member of the ‘Third Order of the Society of Mary’ and felt called to take ‘Mary’s way’ on a journey to the South Pacific. Here Marie-Francoise became part of the Marist Mission and devoted her life to the education of young people.

Like Jeanne-Marie Chavoin, Marie-Francoise Perroton was a woman with vision. She had the courage and determination to turn ideas into action. Respect, service and courage are the essence of who Marie-Francoise was and she is a model for all Perroton students. COURAGE is the motto of Perroton House and this year, Perroton students have been challenged to adopt “PCP” ( Pride, Courage, Participation) in all aspects of school life.

Thank you to all Perroton families for your generous donations of baked goods for our Bake Sale. It was a huge success and we were able to raise over $600 which will be donated to a charity supporting children’s education. The highlight of Perroton Week was the inaugural teacher SPONGE THROW. A huge thank you to the Perroton teachers who stepped up with courage and agreed to take part. Over $100 was raised and the College community enjoyed the fun and spirited event. The final event of Perroton Week was the Perroton Party at lunch where students from all years came together to play a variety of classic party games.

A very big THANK YOU to the Perroton Captains, Sophie, Maddi & Elle for your hard work in making the week so successful. Thank you to everyone from Yr 8-11 who volunteered to assist with the events & finally to all Perroton students and staff for a wonderful week of celebrations.

Ms Jocelyn Kemp

Perroton Coordinator