Principal's Log

Over the weekend we enjoyed the very entertaining and professional production of The Three Musketeers.  The ability to move an audience through moments of farcical humour to fully engaging with the more dramatic elements of the story is a testament to the talent of the performance skills of those on stage and to very effective direction.  A large contingent of staff, students and parents contributed to the performance through set design and construction, costuming, make up, sound effects, program design and production and hours of rehearsal.  Thank you to everyone for the part they played in making this such a successful production including our parents who transported students to and from rehearsals.  Congratulations and thank you to the cast and crew. We particularly express our appreciation to Directors - Mrs Janine Delaney and Ms Alisha Janssen, Producer - Mrs Tracey Hickey and the entire Production Team for their generosity of time and leadership of an adroit interpretation of the play.

Thank you to our community for your tremendous support of the Red Shield Appeal over the last month through donation of household and food items, being part of the Red Shield Collection on Sunday and monetary donations as part of the casual day held this week.  We thank Mrs Leanne Bevis, Mr Brendan Delaney, Ms Angela Hill, Mrs Kim Bonello and Mr David Druery for their leadership.  Compassion in action.

Over 60 netballers have enjoyed the opportunity to be part of the Monday night netball competition this year.  The PLC 6 team can be proud of their result in the Grand final on Monday night, representing the College and themselves well.  We thank them for their commitment and particularly our development coach: Michelle Dufty, teachers: Leigh Finter, Mel Pietrala, Emma Lendrum, sports coaches: Caity O’Keefe and Georgie Snelling.  A particular thank you to Ms Leigh Finter for her coordination and leadership of this competition in her role as Head of Netball.  We look forward to the ongoing growth in our netballers in coming years.

The Year 12 hospitality students showcased their skills to appreciative staff, students and parents as they ran the service at the Boat Shed Restaurant on Tuesday night.  Students helped to prepare food, waited on tables and welcomed diners as they arrived.  This is a valuable experience for our hospitality students and we thank the staff of the Boat Shed Restaurant and our hospitality staff of Mrs Colleen Beattie, Mrs Emma Lendrum and Mrs Rhana Holt for this experience.

We wish middle and senior college students all the best as they prepare for their upcoming assessments.  Shifting self-talk to what can be achieved in this moment is important.  Each small step forward makes a big difference.  May God grant us compassionate hearts.  We also pray that God would give all staff and students calm, positive, purposefulness as they prepare and learn through upcoming assessments.

Dr Bronwyn Dolling, Principal