Principal's Report

Dear Parents and Carers, 

Welcome to term 2.

We held our ANZAC Day ceremony on Friday 24 April, and once again it was a true reflection of our incredible school community coming together. Our students created a stunning wall and garden of remembrance, beautifully brought to life with hundreds of red poppies generously donated by our amazing community. Each poppy told a story, honouring the service and sacrifice of those who have served.

It was a student-led ANZAC Day ceremony, and what an incredible and moving service it was. A huge congratulations to our Defence Captains for leading the ceremony with such confidence, respect, and pride. You represented our school community beautifully. We are so proud of all our students, who showed outstanding respect and maturity throughout the ceremony. Their participation and reflection truly honoured the spirit of ANZAC Day. A very special thank you to the School of Armour for providing the Catafalque Party – a powerful and meaningful part of the service that always leaves a lasting impression. We were also deeply honoured to have our special guest, Jeff Swain, join us and share in this important occasion.

A special thanks to Kelly Quigg-Akkersdyk, who works tirelessly months in advance to ensure that the day is a respectful event. Thank you to our whole school community for coming together to remember and reflect.

Lest we forget.  

We take great pleasure in celebrating our former students and following their career paths. Please see Lucy's journey below which I have shared in the past. 

However, Lucy has had amazing success with her running, and recently at the Stawell Gift. 

“I started with Little Athletics in Year 3 at Seymour College,” Lucy says. “Back then, and now, it’s always been about having fun.

“When the wins start to come as well, obviously it just makes running that much more exciting and you sort of become addicted to working hard for success.”

With the famed Stawell Gift at the Easter weekend signalling the end of the 2025-26 season of athletic carnivals (known as “Gifts”), Lucy has emerged as one of the Victorian Athletic League’s standout athletes.

At Stawell, 25-year-old Lucy achieved a long-held ambition to win the 800m handicap final against some of the fastest women in the land and on the holiday Monday, ran a close second (in fact just six-tenths of a second) in the women’s 400m.

A few weeks earlier, she won the 300m at the Ringwood Gift and in February, won the lighting-fast 120m at Shepparton. In her hometown last December, Lucy also crossed first in the Seymour Gift’s 400m and 800m – showing great skill in matching her pace to a range of race distances.

“Stawell is like the grand final for running and it’s a bit more like a national competition,” Lucy says. “So winning the 800m at Stawell was the real season high point for me.

“I couldn't let myself get too carried away though because I had to race the 400 heats the following day after the 800 win - so that was a challenge within itself.

“I was close with the 400m final, but unfortunately just fell a little bit short.”

As for her running future, Lucy says she will continue training five days a week, plus gym, pilates and playing senior netball until the “gift” season renews in November.

“I’ll continue running as long as I enjoy it,” the 25-year-old speedster says.

Best regards,

Debbie Oliver