Boarding News

Last Saturday, we hosted our fourth annual Boarding Families Function after a fantastic day of sport. There was a very good turnout at our gathering and this was mixed with a terrific atmosphere after a resounding win by the 1st XV Rugby team on McMahon Oval. The 1st XI Football team also continued their great season with another win. Both teams remain undefeated. And I heard most of the boarders talking about winning their matches on Saturday. The Boarding Families Function provided a great opportunity for many families to meet and it was wonderful to see parents socialising with the families of their sons' friends. I’m very grateful for the effort so many parents and guardians made to travel to the school for this event. We look forward to making this event bigger and better next year.

This week, I have been attending the Queensland ICPA Conference in St George. This annual conference brings together many key parties who advocate for equity in education for children who live in isolated parts of our state. A number of our current, past and future boarding parents are delegates in this association which does such important work. It has been great to connect with many Marist families and to support this key event. The majority of our boarders come from regional and remote parts of Australia and the College is always keen to assist those communities any way we can. Please let us know if there is an opportunity for us to help in your town and we can look at this with our future planning. 

Unfortunately it’s that time of the year when a number of our boys are susceptible to the many colds and flus going around. We are regularly reminding the boys to practise good hygiene and to report early to the Health Centre if they are feeling unwell. If you are speaking with your son, I’d appreciate you checking in to reinforce these messages and to check that he has enough warm clothing.

Recreation Report - Mr Blair Whitlock

It was great to see so many boarding families in Brisbane over the weekend for an amazing set of events with the Sports Lunch, Super Saturday and Boarding Family Day taking place! As a result, the dorms were very quiet with many boys heading out on leave for the weekend. We had a lighter rec schedule which made the most of the facilities here at Marist and included a Suncorp trip for the Reds game and Brookside trip on Sunday. Week 7 will be much busier on the recreation front with the Broncos vs Titans QLD derby and trips to Stuartholme for a Dolly’s Dream Netball fundraiser and Year 10 Mocktail night.