"Let us pray well and never grow weary." Catherine McAuley

MERCY CAMPUS

WELCOME AND NEW STAFF 

Welcome back to school and especially to the Mercy Campus for 2022. It has been great to see everyone ready to start the year on a positive note. A new year often brings its own little challenges, and it has been great to see so many students have a really positive start to the year, as Head of Mercy Campus I have found this to be very rewarding and commend the Year 8 students on this.

 

As well as a new group of Year 8 students and many students new to the college starting with us we also have a few new staff.  We welcome Mr Ben Tallent, to our team this year and look forward to the new and exciting role he is fulfilling for us. I also welcome staff from the Enright Campus that have not worked at the Mercy Campus before and all our fabulous returning staff. I look forward to working with you all in assisting our students to strive for happiness, success and excellence.

 

SAVE THE DATE 

Please put our Information Night in your calendars: Wednesday March 2. You will be given key details about your student’s time at the Mercy Campus as well as information for the Grampians Camp and the option of a Campus Tour.

 

GENERAL REMINDERS 

A few reminders as we start the year: 

  • Your student’s Pastoral Care Teacher for 2022 will play a similar role to their Enright Homeroom teacher. They will be your first point of contact when working with the college.
  • School drop off and pick up can be done within the campus grounds. It is much safer than dropping students on Eleventh Street or Riverside Avenue. Enter the grounds via the Eleventh Street gate, drop students at the theatre end of the campus and then exit out on to Riverside Avenue.
  • Vehicle access to the campus is one way – entering via the Eleventh Street gates and exiting onto Riverside Avenue. 
  • When picking up students during the day please park in the front car park on Riverside Avenue and collect your student from the office inside the foyer.
  • Advise the college reception when your student will be absent for the day. This allows roll marking and notifications to be accurate.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP 

Developing student leadership and responsibility is an important aspect of student life at the Mercy Campus. This process began in 2021 when Year 7 students nominated, spoke, interviewed and voted for Mercy Campus leadership positions.

 

I am pleased to announce the 2022 Mercy Campus Leadership Team:

  • Campus Captains – Logan King and Bianca De Maria
  • Vice Captains – Harman Gill and Alissa Ovenden
  • Academic Captain – Ananthu Dinkar
  • Sport Captains – Max Bell and Caitlin Czapla
  • Arts Captain – Sophie Lloyd
  • Mercy Action Group Captain – Andrew Giang
  • Wellbeing Captain – Tayvia Wilkie Eggmolese

Congratulations to our new student leaders. Your enthusiasm and dedication are a delight to watch as they develop. These students will be a key link between students in pastoral core groups as well as to the students at the Enright Campus. They will also hold a true, genuine voice regarding what happens at the campus. I cannot wait to start working with these students.

 

WELLBEING DAY 

On Friday February 18 students participated in a Wellbeing Day. Students had the opportunity to be involved in a range of activities from passive to active. The sessions were run by teaching staff and members of the wellbeing team, I am grateful for their time, expertise and commitment to the wellbeing of our students. Students worked through the following sessions within their core groups:

  • Resilience
  • Rock and Water
  • WDP Card Game (a game of choice)
  • Martial Arts
  • A Beyond Blue activity on self-esteem
  • Awake and Mindful. 

Ms Danielle Duscher

Head of Mercy Campus