Principal’s Log

The very special place that men play in our community was very evident this morning as over 450 people joined us for breakfast to celebrate our Dads and the men of our community. There was tremendous energy as men took the opportunity to connect and celebrate with their children and each other. The high quality of food provided by our hospitality team and the performances of our music groups added that extra level of enjoyment to the morning.  We thank our dads, young people and families for their support this morning and particularly our hospitality and music teams capably led by Mrs Emma Lendrum, Mrs Lucy Cumerford, Mrs Rhana Holt, Mrs Helen Williams and Mr Paul Cusick. Students also enjoyed the opportunity to purchase those special gifts for their dads at our Father’s Day Stall earlier this week and we thank Mrs Teena Thompson and the Friends of Pacific for providing this much-valued opportunity for our young people.

We congratulate the following students on their appointment as College Captains, Pacific Action Group Captains and House Captains for 2024. We wish them every blessing as they begin the transition to their roles of service through these senior leadership roles.

College Captains:

Ayanna Nath and Kade Herbert

College Vice Captains:

Georgia Frohmuller, Jessica Lloyd, Oliver Grey, Cooper Kiernan

Pacific Action Group Captains

Academic: Olivia Boland and Cooper Whatham

Cultural: Ayrisa Jones and Mitchell Pyke

Environmental: Jessica Smith and Sophia Smith

Spirituality and Service: Kiana Campbell and Kai Sorbello

Sport: Marina Krueger and Charles Garland

Technology: Lachlan Ridley and Herb Pelto

Student Wellbeing: Ayanna Nath and Kade Herbert

House Captains

Bula Captains:  Meleika Clarke and Alexander Poole

Bula Vice Captain:  Hayley Keet and Charlise Bell

Buran Captains:  Indi Suseno and Blake Dines

Buran Vice Captains:  Tazmin Read and Sienna Sebastian

Mumba Captains:  Hunter Smith and Justin Chipangura

Mumba Vice Captains:  Isabelle Pepper and Olivia Fiedler

Wira Captains:  Logan Pohlner and Kendall Macpherson

Wira Vice Captains:  Zoe Nankivell and Matthew McKenzie

We thank Director of Students, Ms Leigh Finter, Head of Learning Senior College, Ms Anne-Marie Gerlach and the Heads of House for leading this process.

We congratulate our Middle and Senior College debaters who have been participating in the Sunshine Coast Schools Debating Competition. Our two senior teams grew through the season as they worked hard and benefitted from the expert knowledge of coaches, past student Noah Beasley, and senior students Lucy Dimond and Ben McCormac. Our intermediate team coached by Mrs Rae Hall were successful in reaching the play-off round. We thank Mrs Rae Hall for her coordination and coaching, Mrs Virginia Schlotterbach and past students Noah Beasley and Makani Campbell and current students Lucy Dimond and Ben McCormac for their support of our teams.

We are excited to welcome Mrs Veronica Sanmarco to the College. Mrs Sanmarco has led the University of the Sunshine Coast Access and Diversity unit over the past 7 years and has extensive experience in supporting people in their career development through education, career counselling, employment services and advocacy roles.  Mrs Sanmarco has been a member of the QTAC Educational Access Working Party and has strong links with industry groups and universities.  Mrs Sanmarco has also been a member of the College’s Beyond Pacific working party and is looking forward to continuing and expanding on the innovative work in this area. We look forward to growing and working with Mrs Sanmarco.

We say a prayer of thanks for the men and dads of our community and pray that God would give them the wisdom, courage, compassion and love to live a life filled with connection and purpose.

Dr Bronwyn Dolling, Principal