Message from the

Director of Boarding

Term 2 Week 3

A belated Happy Mothers’ Day for all for last Sunday. As I sat in Church with all the boarders on Sunday morning I was reminded of how tough it can be for boarders on those weekends when everyone else is celebrating being together as a family but at the same time I was struck by the sheer number we had in Church and the togetherness of the congregation. Overall, it was a very positive experience and confirmed for me how important it is that we share these moments together. I was also impressed with the effort the boarders had made to dress up in their Sunday best. To top it all off, the contributions made by several of the Tower boys was very well regarded; they stood up and read superbly in front of their peers which takes courage!

It has been a busy few weeks since the start of Term 2; the rugby players have had several away matches and therefore long days to contend with but the results have so far been fantastic with a very successful day in Coonabarabran against TAS and then last weekend in the fixtures against Knox. It is so pleasing to see the boys do well especially given their enthusiasm at training and the long hours they have spent on coaches to and from the games. The hockey players usually have a different rhythm to their weekends with the fixtures spread across Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday and again the feedback has been very positive about the start they have made to their seasons.

The focus shifts this week to an active weekend for the boarders starting on Friday night with 110 boarders attending Legally Blonde – The Musical at the Orange Civic Theatre and then on Sunday 102 boarders travelling to Mudgee to watch the NRL match between the Dragons and the Raiders. With so much going on I will have to remind boarders to get all their homework done before Sunday evening as there will not be an appetite for work at that time of night!

Over the past few months. I have had the pleasure of getting to meet a lot of you at various school events including the latest ‘Meet the Principal’ functions in Wagga, Cootamundra, Mudgee, Dubbo and Bourke. I have been grateful for the opportunity to meet and chat about your sons and daughters as well as the challenges of sending children away to board. I look forward to carrying on those conversations when our paths cross again.

Matt Curran

Director of Boarding