Wellbeing Partnerships and Safety

Student Leadership 2025 

There have been some slight changes to the student to the college Student Leadership portfolios for 2025. Recent editions of this newsletter have announced the introduction of the College Vice Captains role for 2025 and the College Colour Captains will now be known as the Student Executive Leadership Team.  These changes reflect the depth and quality of candidates who expressed an interest in leading the college in 2025. It is hoped that our student leaders will inspire: 

• a positive Catholic culture evidenced by our school wide expectations 
• enthusiasm for Marist-Sion College as a thriving learning community 
• leadership by their demonstrated school pride, sprit and action. 

Below are the senior College leaders for 2025:

Loreto House Assembly 

Twice a term the whole College comes together for an assembly to celebrate the wonderful achievements of the Marist-Sion community. Our new Student Executive Leadership Team where formally announced to the College. These assemblies provide an opportunity for the College leaders to showcase their respective portfolio’s and celebrate the many successes of the College. 

On Tuesday, Leith Metcalf presented to the college his recent experiences on the Kokoda Trail as part of the George Collins scholarship award. Leith was supported on stage by former MP Mr Gary Blackwood and Mr Bernie Rowell. Leith's presentation was very inspiring. So moved by the experience was Leith that he penned this poem about his experiences. Leith has given me permission to share this poem in the Emmaus. 

At Isurava we took our stand 

In honour of our sacred land 

Seventy-four until the death 

Fighting until our last breath 

Some ran some crawled 

Always on our toes 

Combating against our every woe 

Anything to defeat the foe 

Through-in throughout all through the night 

Watching, waiting, out of sight 

For anyone that poked his head, 

You might as well just call him dead 

Throughout it all 

We charged, we prayed 

To live again another day 

Mates by our side to watch our back 

Looking out over the Kokoda track 

To walk these footsteps layer down before 

Their presence is here forevermore. 

Leith Metcalf – Year 11 Sion House, 2024 

 

Year 7 2025 Orientation Day 

On a windy and wild 29 of November we welcomed our new Year 7’s to the college for the first of two orientations days. While these days are met with mixed emotions, the students conducted themselves magnificently, getting to know the key personnel at the college and orientating themselves around the campus.  

A big thank you to our Heads of House for supporting the students on the day. 

Merry Christmas

The last lesson of our final day on the 6th of Dec allowed us the opportunity to come together as a College for the last time in 2024. A few short announcements aside, it was pleasing to have all the staff and students finish together with a rousing rendition of Jingle Bell rock! It certainly left me with a smile on my face and was another example of the positive relationships with have with one another at the college. 

To all of our families at Marist Sion College, can I please wish you all a very safe Christmas and I look forward to seeing you all again in the new year. 

Mr Daniel Nisbet

Deputy Principal: Wellbeing Partnerships and Safety