Congratulations to our Year 5-6 water polo team who won the grand final in the Sunshine Coast Primary Schools Water Polo Competition on Monday night. The final was played against Siena Catholic College with PLC winning 6-2 in a very entertaining game. Our players were excited to be presented their medallions and the premiership shield by current Australian women’s water polo players, Zoe Arancini and Lea Yanitsas who are currently training on the Sunshine Coast. Thank you to Mr Brett Jones for his leadership of our team and to all parents who supported students throughout the season.
It has also been exciting to see our artist in residence Dr Kym Rodgers liaise with our art team and students to enrich their learning opportunities. One of these opportunities has involved our Year 9 students working with various staff members to design works that convey powerful messages to inform, record and direct us. We look forward to seeing the works around campus later next term. Thank you to Dr Kym Rodgers, Mrs Denise McMahon and the Art Department.
We look forward to the Grease musical next term. The cast and crew have been working very hard since the start of the year in rehearsals and are excited to bring this lively and well-known musical to the stage. Tickets go on sale at the start of Term 2. We thank Mrs Janine Delaney for her time, energy and leadership and Mrs Alisha Marxen, Mrs Ceilidh King, Mrs Wanda Hayes, Mr Alex O’Connor, Mr Neil Booth, Mrs Tracy Hickey and Miss Ally Hickey for their support of the production.
At the end of term, we farewell our Communications and Community Liaison Officer Mrs Steph Scarlett. Mrs Scarlett has brought both professionalism and warmth into her role. Her creativity, strong eye for detail and heart for our community has added depth and colour to our communications. We wish her all the best as she furthers her career in her role as the Regional Marketing Advisor for Halcyon.
We thank Mrs Jo Belchamber for her outstanding contribution as the Acting Head of Learning Middle College. Mrs Belchamber led new initiatives including the formation of Pacific Plus at Year 6 and provided strong support for staff and students in her role. We look forward to Mrs Belchamber’s continuing engagement with these new initiatives as she returns to her role as Head of Learning Enrichment. We wish Mrs Kirsty Roy (Middle and Senior College English teacher) every blessing as she goes on maternity leave and looks forward to the arrival of a new baby. We also wish Mrs Lynda Lane a wonderful time of renewal as she enjoys long service leave throughout Term 2.
We look forward to welcoming back Mrs Rae Hall as Head of Learning Middle College and new staff member Ms Rachel Curtis as a Middle College English and HASS teacher. Ms Curtis has extensive experience as a teacher in international and Australian schools. We also look forward to Mr Sam Irwin joining our grounds and maintenance team and Ms Georgie Snelling joining our Learning Enrichment team as a teacher aide.
Due to the uncertainty that has arisen from the COVID outbreak in the Greater Brisbane Area, we have decided to hold our Middle and Senior College student, parent and teacher conferences online at the start of next term. Because of the rapidity with which situations can evolve, families are asked to check their emails over the holidays in case of further changes to routines.
We thank all staff, students and parents for their very significant contribution this term and the way they have responded calmly and purposefully to changing circumstances this week. We pray that God would keep us safe over the holiday period and enliven us through His grace. I trust that you all have a happy and blessed Easter and enjoy the change of pace.
Dr Bronwyn Dolling, Principal