Students have been engaged in several major events at the College in the last few weeks.
It has been a delight to enjoy the Junior School Creative Arts performances of Kindergarten, Year 1 & 2; to marvel at the Senior School Made for Stage Creative Arts production, including our special guest MC and performer Rebecca Selley, and to delight in the the MISA Dance Festival at the Campbelltown Cube last Tuesday. Our Creative Artists and backstage crews are very talented. Thank you to parents and friends who came along despite the cold weather to enjoy such fabulous creative arts. We look forward to additional performances next term. While the 2020 College Musical had to be cancelled last year, we are making progress on the next Musical, set for early May 2022.
College sporting teams and talented individuals have been very active in the last few weeks. It was a pleasure to interview young Isaiah Wanna from Year 4 representing and highlighting all our students. Isaiah placed first in the Combined Independent Schools Cross Country Carnival last Friday. Competing against the best across the State, Isaiah achieved the highest award of first place. He has a distinct understanding of how to run to win. Here's a small preview from the interview. You can catch his interview on THAC TV.
Representative teams have played in elite football competitions and Futsal competitions with success, and our NASSA Athletics team competed with success a fortnight ago at the Campbelltown Athletics Centre. Congratulations to all our sportsmen and women as well as their teachers and coaches.
We have made the decision to postpone the South West Festival again this year, and have looked at the opportunity of a revised date for the festival in 2022. More news will follow from our Community Relations team. The COVID issues seem to continue unfortunately, and we do well to keep watch around healthy practice. Let me give every encouragement to have a vaccination as soon as possible.
Let me bring special staff news to our community of the retirement this week of two long-standing staff members. AnnMarie Stanton has worked in the Junior School Library since 2001, and her two children were educated here. Farewell also to Sally Wonham who began at the College in 2006 and has worked to support staff in the Senior School Admin team. Congratulations and thank you to AnnMarie and Sally, and on your behalf, let me wish them well for the next phase.
Thank you so much for your support during the term. College teaching staff will undertake professional development next week. The College Office will be then be closed in the week of Monday 28th June to 2nd July. Term 3 commences Monday 12 July 2021 when all students will be back for classes. Please enjoy the winter break.
May the Lord bless and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26
