Year 12 are currently at the business end of the year; the HSC Trial results are being returned and the major works are currently being submitted or presented in one form or another.
There is possibly a challenge for many students to turn around results that may not have met their expectations. The Trial Examination is a difficult one because it amplifies the areas of weakness that needs to be mastered. The good news is that there is time to make changes and improve outcomes. The important message is not to give up. The process here is NOT easy, but the learning that is happening will develop skills that they can take out into the world that will help them for life.
In a normal year, we would have invited students and parents to a presentation of student major works. This includes: Music and Drama performances, HSC major works for IT Timber, Design and Technology, Extension 2 English and History, and of course Visual Arts. Now because of COVID-19 restrictions we have recorded these elements and we will provide access via a virtual website and so the community can still enjoy the creative efforts of all our Year 12 students. Despite the challenges this year, there is some excellent work that will be at the very best quality that we have seen here at the College. We are currently building a website that would have been Illuminate. It should be online towards the end of this term.
Today we held a special get together for the Peter Pan Musical team. Unfortunately, due to COVID, we will no longer be able to conduct the Musical, and as hard as it is to communicate, and as disappointing it is for everyone involved in the production, we must confirm that the musical will be cancelled, in this our 20th Anniversary year. Due to current COVID restrictions, it is not feasible to move forward with this production. The students involved have committed many hours of hard work to the production so far and as such, we appreciate and acknowledge their contributions.
Finally, the whole Senior School have really enjoyed the Grade of Origin battle across a range of sports, including: Futsal, Basketball and Volleyball. The competition has been fierce and passionate and the outcomes have been very close. Thank you to Mr Weir and Mr Fox for the organization and effort at providing competitive alternatives for our representative sportsman.
'May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had...'Romans 15:5