Principal's Report

House Athletics Carnival

The day started sunny and warm and luckily, the smoke we have experienced the last few weeks stayed away. The students and staff who were able to be present, brought a huge amount of enthusiasm. It was great to see so many students in their house colours, either participating throughout the day or supporting their team mates. It was also nice that family members dropped in to see what was going on and what their children were up to.

The day ran smoothly, but we got a bit behind and had to run the last, senior house relay just after the bell had rung for the end of the day. As such, presentations had to be held over until the next morning. Congratulations to all participants and contributors on the day. Well done to Hotham for being the winning house, finally breaking the run of many Bogong wins.

Thanks to all the staff that contributed to the running of the day, and to those back at school keeping the school running, with special thanks to Jenny for organising the event.

ANZAC Day Service

Always a sombre occasion; the ANZAC Day Commemorative Service was again well attended by our community. It is always pleasing to see our students attend this service, showing that our future is in safe hands when the young can reflect on the past, understand how it has shaped us as a nation and learn from past mistakes.

Our School Captains, Cambell and Rune spoke well, sharing family history with the crowd. They both had family members who fought in World War 2 and many of Rune’s relatives also contributed to the war effort in England. One of our Vice Captains, Natalie, laid the wreath on behalf of the school community. It is my hope that our school can continue to play a part in the ANZAC Day Service for many years to come, as a way of ensuring that the message of what the ANZACs did is not forgotten. In an example of how small our world can be, an ex-serviceman, ‘Bluey’ Bettles introduced himself to Campell after the service, having known and fought with Cambell’s grandfather, Bill ‘Morgan’ Moorman.

Water Works Update

Finally, I can say that the works to make our water clear are nearly complete! If you have walked on the edge of the Les Peart Oval recently, you may have noticed freshly dug dirt, which formed the trench for the new pipe. North East Water completed their section of pipe replacement at the end of the holidays, meaning we are now connected to “clean” water to drink, however, we are now waiting for another group to reconnect all the drinking stations that had to be disconnected while we had the discoloured water and some other, minor works. Thanks to everyone for their patience while this work was being done – carting water is a chore and we are so lucky to live in a country where we can (usually) turn a tap on and have quality water to drink.