Principal's Message

                    Mrs Josie Crisara

Easter

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  John 3:16

'What a wonderful gift of salvation'. This was the theme in our Easter Services this week. At this special time in the Christian calendar we remember the sacrifice given to us and recall just how much God loves us all. This verse from the Bible summarises God’s relationship with humanity and the way of salvation.

So at this Easter time, we should stop and reflect on the many ways in which God loves each of us and to be thankful for this.  We should reflect on what is it that we have done for others and what sacrifices we are prepared to make. In this Holy week from the events of Palm Sunday, to the betrayal on Holy Thursday, the crucifixation on Good Friday and the resurrection on Easter Sunday there is a story to reinforce with our children of love.

I wish all families a blessed Easter time and pray students keep safe over the Term 1 holidays.

Kindness

Last week at Assembly, I spoke of how Kindness changes lives and used the song, “This is me” from the musical, The Greatest Showman, to highlight the importance of acceptance and how every act of kindness can be a significant influence on people. The lyrics of the refrain highlight that accepting one’s self and accepting others for who they are no matter what race or ethnicity, body type, young and old makes the world a better place to be. This personal strength and resilience needs to be developed in our young people.

“When the sharpest words wanna cut me down

I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out

I am brave, I am bruised

I am who I'm meant to be, this is me

Look out 'cause here I come

And I'm marching on to the beat I drum

I'm not scared to be seen

I make no apologies, this is me”

Congratulations

Congratulations to the following students:

• Angus M (Year 10) - gets the opportunity to do work experience with the Hume Mayor
• Aleyna U (Year 12) - receiving the Victorian Bar Foundation – Student Achievement Award
• Jack W (Year 9) - winner of the Australian Under 15 High Jump title

Farewell

We say farewell to Mrs Mardy Kerr, who retires at the end of this term.  Mrs Kerr joined the College in 2000 as our Head of Library. She saw the growth of the Library from the tiny space which was a classroom to the great facility it is today. Mrs Kerr introduced exciting Library programs with a strong focus on having young people love reading. We wish her well for the future.