MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

It has been a privilege to celebrate NAIDOC Week with our College. It is a wonderful opportunity for our community to learn, connect and grow together. I thank Paije Kulbicki, the College Community Education Counsellor along with Flora Nona, the College Cultural Engagement Prefect and many other student volunteers, who have worked hard to plan and lead activities during this very special week of celebrations. I know that she and her team of dedicated students will deliver a wonderful array of activities.

I am always so impressed with the level of student engagement across a wide range of extracurricular activities in our College. In the last few weeks’ alone, we’ve celebrated success with our:

· Rowing squad at the Head of the River Regatta where they placed 2nd in the girls’ aggregate.

· College Choir was awarded gold at the Queensland Catholic Music Festival.

· Opti-MINDS team who were the Regional winners in the “Language and Literature” section and will travel to Brisbane to compete in the finals.

· Readers’ Cup Team – the “One Book Wonders” who are off to Brisbane tomorrow, to compete against the best in the Queensland.

· Year 9 Design Thinking Class who won the Big Ideas Youth Challenge “Emerging Innovators Award”.

I am always very grateful for the wonderful work our teachers, coaches and support staff who continually work to ensure our girls have extracurricular opportunities to grow and flourish.

It is also National Teacher Aide Appreciation Week and I would to acknowledge and thank our Teacher Aides who work tirelessly to support our students and teachers, week in and week out. We are fortunate to have such a dedicated group of professionals who are committed to enriching our students’ learning growth.

We are looking forward to welcoming parents and friends of the College this Friday evening for the Twilight Drinks event.

Amber Hauff

COLLEGE PRINCIPAL