Principal's Log

Oklahoma is here! After weeks of rehearsals, our cast and crew are ready to share their considerable energy and talent through the Oklahoma musical production. We wish Mrs Janine Delaney, her team and the cast and crew all the best for the performances over this weekend.

We congratulate our Year 12 students who participated in the Relay For Life last weekend and raised more than $1000. In a very busy fortnight for the cohort, it is a credit to them that they took the initiative to be involved in this 18 hour walk to raise funds for cancer research. As a totally student driven activity, we were delighted to learn that Year 12 student Sam Henderson was awarded the spirit award for “organising a great group of school students” and “doing everything he could to make the event a success”. The students received a lot of recognition for their involvement, commitment, spirit and conduct on the evening and we congratulate them on their initiative.

We also wish our Year 5-10 da Vinci Decathlon teams all the best as they compete next week at AB Paterson and Nudgee College. The competition attracts teams from across South East Queensland and provides the opportunity for young people to test their academic skills across 10 events. Our students have engaged in many weeks of lunch time preparation to hone their skills. We thank our Decathlon coordinators of Mrs Christine Doyle, Mrs Jo Belchamber, Mrs Linda Sydes, Mr Andrew Block and Mrs Melissa Ousley for their leadership and time.

In a very busy weekend, many of our Middle and Senior College students, supported by their parents and teachers, will be collecting for the Salvation Army’s Door Knock Appeal on Sunday. Our community’s support of the Salvation Army, through donations and then collecting on the Sunday, makes a significant difference for many people in our local community.

We express our appreciation to the people within our community that give so generously of their talent and time. We say a prayer of deep thanks for you all.

Dr Bronwyn Dolling, Principal