From the Principal

Dear Parents, Guardians, Students, Staff and Friends of St Norbert College

When our community comes together for good works, amazing things happen. This was clearly evident throughout the week with performances of the College production of Oliver the Musical, a true sign of commitment, cooperation and selfless giving for the enjoyment of others by our students, staff and families. My heartfelt thanks to Miss Hilton, Mr Beins, Miss Alban, Mrs Freind, Mrs Palermo and Mr Lawson, students and staff in the cast and crew and the supporting families, all who have been committed since Term 4 last year, including Sundays! It came together to be a magical display of the exquisite talents of so many in our community, creating memories to last a lifetime. Words cannot describe the joy that all in the audience experienced, but more importantly, the joy that was so clearly evident on the faces of the performers. Bravo!

The learning journey of our students relies heavily on the partnership between staff, parents and students and as such, it was so pleasing to see the number of parents who availed themselves of the opportunity to meet with teachers at our Parent-Student-Teacher interviews held this week. Sincere thanks to all families who attended, I’m sure you found the time to discuss student learning with teachers to be invaluable, and to the staff of our College, who go to great lengths to provide these opportunities for students and families.

On other matters, our community may recall the announcement some weeks ago of the impending retirement of our much-loved Business Manager, Mr Tim McIntyre. It is my privilege on behalf of Fr Peter and the Norbertines, to announce the appointment of Mr John O’Sullivan to this position. Mr O’Sullivan will join our community towards the end of this term, having previous experience in this role at a number of private and independent schools. We take this opportunity to warmly welcome Mr O’Sullivan and look forward to a strong and blessed association with him in the future.

I would like to finish by acknowledging a wonderful celebration held in St Joseph’s Church last Saturday morning. It was the celebration of the Profession of Simple Vows for Brother Kenneth and Brother John to our Norbertine community. All members of our College congratulate the brothers on this special occasion, we are blessed to have them among us.

Finally, one of the prayers of intercession from the Mass speaks beautifully of the spirit of community here at St Norbert College, the focus of our time, talents and treasure and to live as St Norbert himself inspired “to be of one heart and mind”.

God Bless.

Mr S Harvey (Principal)