Principal's Log
Principal's Log
We welcome everyone to the start of the new term and in particular our new students and their families. We also extend a special welcome to Ms Alisha Bausch (Middle and Senior College Maths and Science), Ms Sarah Tolhurst (Middle and Senior College English and Humanities) and Mrs Kana Chan (P-12 Japanese) who are replacing Mrs Melissa Pietrala, Ms Michelle McMillan and Mr Andrew Block while they are on long service leave. We also celebrate the return of Mr Jo Doran (Year 4) and Mrs Jodie Connors (Year 2) from long service leave.
We congratulate our PLC Jewels and Gems netball teams who played very well in the Queensland Primary School Cup on the Gold Coast over the holiday break. The PLC Jewels team played in the Championship Division which included 36 teams and were one of 6 teams who progressed to Division 1 after winning all of their 6 games on Day 1. They came 5th overall in the State which is an outstanding achievement. The Gems made up of Year 4 and 5 players gained a lot through their engagement in the Development Division. We thank Mrs Michelle Dufty and Mrs Karen Costa for their coaching and leadership of these teams and students Brooke Williams, Kayla Sanderson and Amelia Pike who travelled to umpire for the championships. Thank you to our parents for your support. We wish our netballers all the best as they continue to grow through these experiences.
Our Senior Boys and Girls also gained a lot from their experience at the Champion Basketball Schools Queensland competition on the Gold Coast. The girls played particularly well being placed 5th overall and the boys will take their learnings from this year forward. We thank Year 12 players Katie Graves, Henry Friend and Alex Lee who have been instrumental in the growth of basketball at the College including being in teams that have earnt the College a place in this highly competitive and selective championship. We thank Mr Brad Burdon and Mr Mark Hauser for their coaching and development of these students this year and in past years. We also thank student Ms Brooklyn Graves and staff member Ms Georgie Snelling for their leadership and support of these teams.
We are looking forward to our two-week Year 9 Outdoor Education experience where young people will grow in their independence, confidence, resilience, and solution finding as they enhance their connection to each other, God and nature. We thank Head of Outdoor Education Mr Paul Brace for his overall planning and leadership. We thank Mr David Druery for his leadership of the 2-week experience and final preparations and Mr Brett Kersnovske and the Rite Journey leaders for their preparation of the students, and Georgie Snelling, Sigrid Davis, Emma Lendrum, Leah Croke, Taylor Edwards, Brendan Macaulay, Graham Kanowski, Duncan McNee, Rob Belchamber, Liam Jacka, Rebekah Horsey, Megan Bancks, Josh Danzey and Josh Cummins for their support of students on camp.
Term 4 provides powerful times of learning for us all, as well as opportunities for celebration and fun. May God empower each of us to make the most of the learning opportunities that life presents and to be grateful for all that God gives us through the people and opportunities we encounter.
Dr Bronwyn Dolling, Principal