Principal's Log

The respect shown by our staff, student and parents through their participation in the two remembrance services here at the College and the Caloundra ANZAC Day March highlighted the communities valuing of the sacrifices made by our defence personnel and their families.  We thank our students, staff and families for their support of these important events and thank Pastor Tim Jarick, our College Captains and musicians for their leadership of our school based services and Mr Brendan Delaney and Mrs Leanne Bevis for their coordination of our participation in the Caloundra march.

Over the past two weeks, Middle and Senior College students and their families have met with staff to discuss areas of strength and strategies for improvement as part of the Middle and Senior College conferences.  These discussions provided important information and helped to strengthen relationships critical for effective learning.  We thank our staff, students and parents for their commitment to optimising student outcomes through this process.

Students across Years 3 to 12 enjoyed the opportunity to be part of their respective cross country events last Friday.  We congratulate all those students who participated with great determination and spirit.  We wish those students who have been selected to represent the College at district level on Wednesday 9^th May all the best. Thank you to our staff and particularly our Sport team very capably led by Mr Darren Hooper, Mr Brett Kersnovske and Mrs Natalie Campbell.  Congratulations to Mumba House for winning the Year 7-12 competition and thank you to our parents for your support.  The winning house from the Year 3-6 Carnival will be announced at the Junior College assembly tomorrow.

This week we farewell our Community Liaison and Communications Coordinator Mrs Stephanie Scarlett. Mrs Scarlett has done a tremendous job in connecting our community through sharing highlights from our College via our newsletter, Facebook and print media as well as leading our marketing processes.  Mrs Scarlett’s creativity, eye for detail, good humour and heart for our community saw her be highly effective in this role.  We thank her for her very capable service and wish her all the best as she takes on a national marketing role.

We look forward to sharing more of our good news with families and the broader community at our Open Day this Sunday.  Families are encouraged to come and enjoy performances, be part of interactive learning experiences, sample great tasting food from the Hospitality Department and learn more about the next phase of their child’s learning from staff and students.  Families are encouraged to invite people from outside of our community who may be interested in investigating the richness of a Pacific education.

As a special event, families are invited to bring their pets to the St Mark’s @ Pacific service on Sunday morning at 9.30am in the gymnasium.  This was a special service last year that many families and their pets enjoyed.

We thank God for the service of our defence personnel and pray for his healing and comforting hand for all those affected by war and conflict around the world.  We pray for peace and that we might live lives worthy of the sacrifices others have made.

Dr Bronwyn Dolling, Principal