Principal's Log

Clean Up Australia Day for schools and youth is this Friday 2^nd March, with a community event planned for Sunday 4^th March. The Environmental Pacific Action Group will be leading activities at school for students this week. Families are encouraged to join a community event on the Sunday where possible. Developing a sense of social responsibility for the environment is important for us all. Simple things such as thoughtfulness around the amount of plastic we use, our habits of recycling, our energy use, including when and how we use air conditioners and what we purchase, helps young people understand the finiteness and value of the earth’s resources. Reflection around these issues also helps us to develop our sense of global responsibility and each play our part in protecting our fragile home. Within our families and our College, every day can be Clean Up Australia Day. 

We congratulate our primary swimming team who came third at the recent Primary Lutheran Swimming Carnival, which involved Lutheran primary schools from the Sunshine Coast and north Brisbane region. We thank Mr Darren Hooper, Mrs Natalie Campbell, Mr Scott Crompton and Miss Georgie Snelling for their support of our team at this event.

This week, senior students Ethan Hall, Mali Davis, Sarah Gale, Rhett Ousley and Karlee Connors participated in the Lions Youth of the Year events held at the Caloundra and Currimundi-Kawana clubs. All students represented themselves and the College very well and we congratulate Mali who won both the public speaking and overall component of the Caloundra competition. Thank you to Mrs Rae Hall for her support and preparation of these students. We also appreciate the role that the Lions Clubs play within our community including the support of youth through a variety of activities.

We wish Year 12 student Kaylee McKeown all the best as she competes for selection in the Australian Commonwealth Games swimming team at this week’s trials. Kaylee is swimming in four events including 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke and the 400m IM. The Australian team will be announced over the weekend.

May God equip us to pause, reflect and then build on the strengths that we and others bring into each situation.

Dr Bronwyn Dolling, Principal