PRINCIPAL

Welcome back to all families and wider College community. Term three, like all terms, is busy at the College. Student focus is very much on the Ball and for most Year 12’s, their final term in schooling. 

Staff focus will be very much on setting up our Year 12’s to finish on a positive note with maximum outcomes.  As we get closer to the end of term this often involves shifting individual students’ timetables to enable full qualifications to be achieved. 

The official finish date for the Year 12 General students is the 24th October, but they are able to leave at the end of this term provided they have finished their courses. This becomes an incentive for our students to maintain (or lift) their level of effort in the final weeks.

Country Week

My thanks to the staff who attended Country Week in then last week of term. In particular Patrick Swallow who was the main organiser of the event.

Staff Changes

Duncan Campbell has returned from his long service leave, and Jake Williams has resumed his role as a Maths teacher. My thanks to Jake for taking on and rising to the challenge of delivering training in the Trades area while Duncan was on leave.

Steve Cruickshank

Families would be aware that we lost Steve, one of our Farm staff members, to cancer during the holidays. Steve was well respected by both students and staff, and his passing at such a young age is very sad. It was heartening to see so many of our current and past students attend his funeral to pay their respects. I would particularly like to thank our College Captain, Maggie Kilrain, who coordinated the formal representation of students in full dress uniform. I know the support from the College community is something that Steve’s family and close friends deeply appreciate.

Rural Fire Awareness

Over the next two weeks, all Year 12 students will participate in a one-day fire awareness course delivered by DFES. The course covers fire behaviour and safety and is accredited training typically provided to farmers.