It is hard to believe that we have reached that time of year again.

After two weeks of a successful HeadStart program, our 2024 Year 7 and Year 8 students participated in a Final Mass and Awards Assembly last Friday 1 December.
It is always so encouraging to see the number of students utilising their God-given gifts and striving for their personal best. We congratulate the following students and all those who received academic excellence and endeavour awards.

Year 7 & 8 Awards

Georgina Greer Award – Shelby Fayle

Tegan Mulcair Award – Riley Clarke

Alison Carthew Award - Aleese Fergus

Year 7 North Star Awards – Anika McDonald & Monique Lambe & Lacey Gilbert & Henry Miller-Heinze

Year 8 North Star Awards - Rosie McInnes & Rohan Larkins

Nepean Shield Award – Rosie McInnes

Year 7 Service to Music Award – Anika McDonald

Year 8 Service to Music Award – John Parker

Training Band Award – Lacey Gilbert

Junior Strings Award – Poppy Yeats

Year 7 Sportsperson Female – Milla Skehan

Year 7 Sportsperson Male – Tom McGough

Year 8 Sportsperson Female – Jemma Ingram

Year 8 Sportsperson – Rohan Larkins

Year 7 Maths Enrichment Certificate of Participation - Bayden Neubecker, Anika McDonald, Lucy Green

Year 7 Prime Award - Anika McDonald

Year 8 PI Award - Mia Hughes

Year 9 Awards

We congratulate our Year 9 Perpetual Award winners who were acknowledged at an end-of-year assembly on Thursday 16 November.

Mick McLoughlin Head of Campus Award – Edith Hickson

Mick McLoughlin Head of Campus Award - Jet Angus

House Spirit Awards:

Anthony – Annie Thomas

Goold – Charlotte Paez

McAuley – Cass Mackay

Teresa – Harley Hanafi

Year 9 Pythagoras Award – Annie Thomas

Sports Person of the Year Award Female – Ruby Geurts

Sports Person of the Year Award Male – Levi Dowell

Service to Music Award Year 9 – Harper Nardone

Junior Musician of the Year – Harper Nardone

Junior Vocal Award – Angela Krtalic

Staff Farewells

It is with great sadness that we farewell Mrs Christine Main (Library), Kaye O’Day (Food Technician) and Mr Peter O’Halloran (Faith Co-ordinator) who will be retiring at the end of this year. Chris, Kaye and Peter have played an integral and important role over the many years in educating our young people to be the best versions of themselves. They will be truly missed. We also wish Tessa Houlihan (LSO) all the very best as she embarks on her teaching vocation at Nazareth College and Kate Hannah (LSO) who also will be commencing her teaching career at Rosebud Secondary College in 2024.

'Tis The Season

Amid the rush and chaos of finishing off a busy year, attending end-of-year functions, trying to clear ‘to-do’ lists, Christmas cooking, and present buying, let us take some time to stop. Take a moment or two from our active lives, step aside from the busyness, the rushing from here to there, to remember we are in the sacred season of Advent. It is a time to reflect, to look for the quiet among the noise, to see the holy amid the mess, to wait, to hope, to believe. During these days of Advent as we journey towards Christmas, let us take some time to stop and be mindful.

Finally, we wish you all a peaceful, safe, and holy Christmas.

God Bless,
Lisa and Phil

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