St Mary's College Connect

St Mary's Catholic College provides quality secondary education for boys and girls in Cairns' southern suburbs. St Mary’s Catholic College’s spacious grounds and modern facilities ensure students receive quality private schooling encouraging excellence in students’ academic, vocational, sporting and cultural pursuits.   St Mary’s graduates go on to contribute to the community in a range of occupations and industries. Whether it’s journalism, carpentry or science, your child will receive the necessary tools to succeed at St Mary’s.

Issue 9 - 2021 · 17 Sep 2021

In this issue

Principal's Message Ian Margetts, Acting Principal
Deputy Principal Clancie Neilson , Deputy Principal, Senior Years of schooling – VET Pathway 2022, Stay on task…
Assistant PrincipalMission Theresa Redgwell, Assistant Principal  | Mission, SPIRIT OF ST MARY'S AWARDS 2021
Assistant Principal Community Engagement Alison Krause, Assistant Principal  | Community Engagement, Community Reminders, Key Dates for Term 4
Celebrating Achievement
St Mary's Day Photo Gallery 
R U OK? DAY Leah McBryde, Pastoral Leader of Year 7
First Nations Education Trenae Jia, First Nation Education, NAIDOC Week
Family Connect Paul De Boom, President SMCC Family Connect
Year 7 Leah McBryde, Pastoral Leader Year 7
Humanities Leigh Baldwin, Ancient History Teacher
Legal Study Margaret Marton, Teacher
Tech Learning &Innovation Jessica Hallal, Leader of Tech Learning & Innovation , 7 tips for getting the screen time balance right
Careers News Rebecca Ambrose, Careers Counsellor | Teacher
Arts Open Night Daniel Krause, Head of Department |  Arts
Visual Art Bek Larkin / Manuela Henwood, Visual Art Teachers
Competitions Tammy Pickup, Head of Technology
Optiminds Mrs van Hooydonk, Optiminds facilitator, Optiminds champs! 
Instrumental Music Emma Baker, Instrumental Coordinator  -  String Specialist
NQ Cross Country Championship Clare Zappala, Squad Coach
SMCC Sport - Netball Kerrily Tindall / Bec Gibney, Netball Program Leader / SMCC White Coach, Marlin Coast Secondary School Carnival, Cairns Netball 14U SMCC White
7 Cairns Marathon Clare Zappala, Squad Coach
Design & Technology Alison Frazer, Design and Technology Coordinator
Tuckshop Janet Burman, Tuckshop Convenor, PROCESS FOR ORDERING TUCKSHOP, Volunteers Wanted, Breakfast
Uniform Shop Debra Sharkey, Uniform Shop Convenor
Clubs & Activities  Junior Rugby Union 2021 - Sign on 2nd October, Cricket Practice at SMCC, FairPlay Vouchers, Beautiful Blooms by Lisa, MFS Sugar 

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