Leadership News

This term, leadership has been a focus across the Senior College, but particularly for our Year 11 cohort. Congratulations to our elected 2021 student leadership team, which was announced in the Principal’s Log. We wish all these students the very best for their duties over the remainder of their time at the College. Students have begun working with the current captains in preparation for their transition into Year 12 and the commencement of their formal leadership roles.

100 Days Celebration

Last week marked another milestone for Year 12 students as they look ahead to the end of their school journey. The College Captains acknowledged this with a ‘100 days until graduation’ celebration. It has been a very different year for our 2020 Year 12 cohort, so it was great to see the excitement on their faces as they reflect on what is left of their time at Pacific. We wish all Year 12 students the very best for the remainder of their time and look forward to seeing them graduate as a cohort in November.

Exam Preparation

Senior College students are starting to reach the business end of the term, with exams and assessment fast approaching. Year 12 students are getting ready for mock exams in preparation for their final external exams in Term 4. The work they put in now will set them up well for their final term. Year 11 students are also focused on best preparing themselves for their block exams in early Term 4, before they begin their final year studies. Year 10 students are still working through their assessment and have also been involved in careers meetings with Mrs Wanda Hayes to select their senior subjects.

With the pressures around exams and the importance of doing your best, it is necessary to remember a few key points:

• You are much more than what your results might indicate at a single point in time.
• There is support for you if you need assistance (class teachers, PHG teachers, Heads of House, Mr Mark Hauser and our College Counsellor Mrs Annie Williams). Please reach out to these people if you need anything.
• Take time to do something for you (the College Captains had some good ideas on assembly this week).
• Learn from your mistakes and results.
• Celebrate the small successes and look at the bigger picture.

We wish all students the very best in their preparations during this busy time of the term.

Mr Mark Hauser, Head of Senior College Students