Last Friday at recess I walked around the Secondary school and noticed just how much was happening in the way of student activities. Mr Walker had a briefing meeting in L1 for the Duke of Edinburgh students who are completing the Silver and Bronze Qualifying Journeys next weekend. I peered into L2 and there was Lily our Youth Worker leading a group of girls in the Unite students group. Next in L3 Ms. Spring had a group of dedicated students involved in preparing for the Aurecon Bridge Building Competition which takes place in Brisbane in the near future. Three completely different activities catering for physical, spiritual social and academic development. This is wonderful to see that our students have great opportunities across the whole spectrum of their development and confirmed for me the fact that we are certainly delivering on our philosophy of providing a holistic education for our students.

The swimming block has commenced this week for Primary students. I commend this initiative as it is vital that all children know how to be able to survive in the water and to develop their swimming and lifesaving skills. Thank you to Mr Walker and all the Primary staff for the organisation and effort that goes in to making a cohesive and developmentally sequenced intensive program.

The Year 12 HSC Music students practiced their performance pieces in front of an audience on Monday evening. A huge thank you to Mrs Campbell, Mr Holmes and Mr Cleverley for their work in preparing the students for next Monday’s practical examination. The performances were of an extremely high standard and again demonstrate that our cultural programs are working well in developing young people who have a commitment to excellence at a personal level. It was a pleasure to see the poise and level of musical competence in these students.