STUDENT LEADERSHIP 

Pyjama Day

Our Free Dress day this term was PJ day! Many students and staff rugged up in cosy pyjamas in order to raise money for the local Food Truck, a wonderful initiative which provides meals and groceries to those in need in the community. Our school has been involved with them for a while, with some of our students cooking for them. Maree Schmidt, who is the liaison person between the Food Truck and our school, approached the SRC about supporting this very worthy cause for our free dress day this term. The SRC thought this was a truly worthwhile cause and really got behind it. In order to help the students at CSC really know what we were supporting, the Food Truck came to the school at lunchtime and engaged with the students. It was great to see up close the reality of the charity that we are supporting, as so often it seems distant and disconnected to the students. We want to thank Maree for organising this and for bringing this wonderful cause to our attention. We also want to thank Steph Hughes for her help in the process, Chris who runs the Food Truck for giving up her time and coming down, and all the students and staff for donating. We raised $815.35 on the day, great effort !

SRC Concert

On Monday 11th September, the SRC put on a concert in the Canteen Annex. The concert MCs were Tegan Tong and Bianca Isaacs, Year 11 SRC members. The event gave us a chance to showcase just a few of the many talented students here at CSC. Musicians included Sarah Santos, Jericho Nhim, Harley Heng, Raquel Amandi, Bianca Isaacs, The Common Boys, and ex-student Tyra Lewis. The event coincided with the Asian festival and Henna Hands was taking place in the Canteen Annex at the same time. Many thanks to Annette Evans for sharing the space with us! It was great to have so many students and staff come together and enjoy the music and the diversity of the CSC community. A very big thanks needs to go to Josh Mitchell and Pete Scott for setting up the stage and all the equipment, and Neale Reilly for doing lots of promotional work. The event helped to raise extra funds for the Food Truck who provide meals and groceries to those in need in the local community.

Class Captain Assembly

Monday 11th September was a very busy day for Student Leaders at CSC. On top of the free dress day that they organised, and the SRC concert that they put on at lunchtime, they also took part in a Class Captain Assembly. This assembly gave the Class Captains and other Student Leaders a chance to get to know each other a little better, work on their leadership and teamwork abilities, and to have a really genuine say about what goes on here at CSC. The students brainstormed about a number of key issues within the school and provided suggestions about how to tackle issues like littering in the yard, the curriculum review, and how our school community should act and what their responsibilities are. It is very rewarding watching the students’ confidence grow as they realise that what they say and think is valued and heard. We will be having another one early next term where we will begin to actually put some of the students’ suggestions into action.

Heidi Gunn

Student Leadership Co-ordinator