Principal's Log

Welcome to the start of Term 3.  It is always exciting to feel the energy as staff, students, and their families return to the College.  We particularly welcome new students and their families.  We also extend a special welcome to Head of Hospitality, Mrs Colleen Beattie and Year 1 teacher, Mrs Lara Stiller who return from leave, Mr Chris Gilmore as a teacher of English and Humanities in the Middle and Senior College, and Mrs Belinda Dawkins as the Human Resource and Compliance Officer.

We congratulate our Year 10 STEM students who were the Champion School for the day at the Sunshine Coast section of the National Science and Engineering Challenge 2022 held at the University of the Sunshine Coast.  This is an event co-sponsored by the University of New South Wales and provides the opportunity for students to test their knowledge, skills, creativity, and ingenuity as they compete across 9 different activities.  Well done to the students and teachers Mr Wes Warner, Mrs Claire Richards, and Mrs Marnie Whittaker.

There was a real buzz on Wednesday night (even before the State of Origin) as students and families took advantage of being able to speak with teachers and outside providers at the Year 11 2023 Subject Expo.  Students expressed their appreciation for the evening which enabled them to deepen and expand their thinking about future subject choices and pathways.  Thank you to our Year 10 students and their families for their support and to our teachers for their enthusiasm in sharing their passion and knowledge about their subject areas. A special thank you to Head of Learning Senior College, Mrs Anne-Marie Gerlach and Head of Career Development, Mrs Wanda Hayes for their organisation.

We look forward to being able to connect face to face with parents and students as part of the student, teacher, and parent conferences next week.  Invitations for families to book for these interviews have been emailed to families earlier this week.  These three-way conversations strengthen the partnership of learning that occurs and each child’s agency to continue to strive to be and do their best.

We look forward to a semester where each of us takes up the challenge and experiences the joy of growing to be the best we can be.  We pray that God would guide and empower us to make the most of the opportunities and blessings He has given us.

Dr Bronwyn Dolling, Principal