From the Principal

Dear Killester Community,

Our Gospel this week is one which is so incredibly familiar to us all; Luke 15 1- 3, 11-13, or more commonly known as The Prodigal Son. For me there is an error in the naming of the Gospel as the focus appears to be very much on the journey of the son and his path to repentance; I think what we should be paying equal, if not greater attention to, is the forgiveness and unconditional love of the father. In so many ways the son has committed terrible acts; he has turned his back on his family, squandered his wealth, and disrespected everyone in the family unit, however his father's love is a perfect example of the ways in which God calls us all to be ambassadors of divine reconciliation. In our year of Compassion we are all called to follow the myriad of examples given to us by Jesus, and of course this loving father, in our Gospel. Sadly there are no women in the Gospel however we know the boundless compassion demonstrated by the women in our College and my dealings with our students this week has shown that they live this value of compassion everyday in their lives and interactions with each other. 

There have been a great deal of events taking place in the life of the College over the past fortnight, I thank all staff for enabling our Year 11 and 12 students to have a very memorable time away on retreat. These experiences can only be afforded to our students because staff give so generously of their time away from their homes and families and for this I thank them. The Year 10s had a wonderful Dare to Dream week culminating in some hilarious and active dancing. There have also been events such as the Year 9 PD Day where the highlight was the performance of Backflip on Bullying, the Year 7 Parent Information Evening and the brilliant, exciting work done by our Year 8s at their Wonder Day celebrating the alumni. Life post Covid is incredibly busy but full of wonderfully educative opportunities. Given this we ask all parents to be mindful that their daughters have not had a full term of school for two years now and they will definitely be feeling tired as this term draws to a close. Please check in regularly with your daughter about how she is managing this return to school life and make contact with the College if there are any concerns you wish to raise.

I am grateful to everyone who worked hard in my absence to ensure we continued to deliver a wonderful education to the young women of Killester, I extend my particular thanks to Mr Peter O'Neill for stepping into my role with great aplomb.

I pray that all families continue to embrace the challenges of the Lenten Season,

Sally Buick

Principal