From the Principal

• PRAYER:  Prayer Before My HSC Exams
• Year 12 Graduation
• Drought Relief Appeal and Bowerhaus Jewellery Raffle Winners
• Farewell Ms Gripton

Prayer:  

Fr Jim McKeon, our Parish Priest at Our Lady of Dolours Chatswood, has given a prayer card to each of the Year 12 students for their preparation for the Higher School Certificate and we continue to pray for all our Year 12 students.  I share the prayer with you below.

PRAYER BEFORE MY HSC EXAMS

Loving God, I know that I am not alone in these exams

because you are here with me now and you love me. 

Help me to remain calm, to remember the information I need,

and to trust that you have a wonderful plan for my life.

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;

knock and the door will opened to you."

Year 12 Graduation

Below are the Year 12 Graduation details for your information:

• Year 12 Breakfast          Thursday 27 September from 7.45 am (Students only)
• Internal Graduation    Thursday 27 September  at the Chatswood Concourse from 11.00 am                                                        (Students only)
• External Graduation    Friday 28 September (Students and Parents)
•                                                 10.00 am - Graduation Mass at Our Lady of Dolours Chatswood
•                                                 12.00 noon - Lunch at Miramare Gardens Terrey Hills

Drought Relief Appeal

Sincere appreciation to the College community for the contributions to our hampers for the community of Coonabarabran.  I thank the Gardiner family (Matthew Year 12) for their assistance in transporting these hampers on our behalf during the upcoming holidays.   

The Drought Relief Appeal Raffle was a huge success and I again thank Bowerhaus Jewellers for their donation of prizes to the value of $10,000.  I am very pleased to announce that we have raised $30,000 for the farmers of Coonabarabran and surrounding districts which will be distributed through the St Vincent de Paul Society.   

The raffle draw was held yesterday afternoon and the three major prizes were won by:

        1st Prize:    Philip Sheldon

        2nd Prize:  Tysoe

        3rd Prize:   Jake Ormsby

There are another 97 smaller prizes valued at $80 each and the complete list of names can be found below.  Prizewinners are asked to contact Ms Marilyn McHugh on 9411 4733 or call into the Administration Office to collect and sign for your prize. 

ARE YOU A WINNER?

Please check the list below and contact Ms Marilyn McHugh at the College.

Photo:  Our 3rd  Raffle Winner receiving his Bowerhaus Jewellery Prize

Once again, we thank all those who have contributed significantly to this Drought Relief Appeal and I thank Bowerhaus Jewellers, Mr David Blake, Mrs Jo Schuster, Mrs Donna Dempsey, Mrs Jane Higgins and the Performing Arts Parents Association (PAPA).  I particularly thank the students who have sold these tickets and returned them.  Sincere thanks to all.

Farewell Ms Gripton

The College farewells Ms Gripton, Knowledge Innovation Coordinator, at the end of this term.  Ms Gripton will be taking up the position of Director of Teaching & Learning at Loreto Kirribilli and will be a member of Loreto's Leadership Team.

I deeply appreciate that Ms Gripton has stayed at the College expressly to complete her Year 12 classes for their HSC.  Ms Gripton has been an outstanding teacher and leader in our school and the College offers its appreciation and best wishes for her future.  

Mr John Couani - Principal