PRINCIPAL'S UPDATE
Welcome back
After much reflection and planning by all of us, it is lovely to have our students back at the College and to be back in the school routine. The best part of working in schools is working with young people in our care. The start has been smooth and students seem to be connected and engaged. I am very grateful for the warm welcome I have received from staff, students, parents and the St Aloysius community generally. Just today at recess I was playing handball with some of the students and they were conspiring not to get me out. I am certainly blessed to be a part of this community.
We give a very warm welcome to our new students this year:
| Abigail Convey | Haddie Young | Maddison Orr |
| Ajang Alaak | Harriett Atkins | Madeline Duggan |
| Alia Parkinson-Cumine | Harrison Murdock | Matilda Godfrey |
| Amelia Gamble | Harry Hay | Matthew Walker |
| Amelia Rule | Harry Roudon | Max Mansell-Hovington |
| Andrew Baldwin | Henry Allanson | Maxton Savage |
| Annaya Ann Rikku | Henry Brown | Maya Littlejohn |
| Archie Pepper | Hudson Iles-Crawford | McKenzie Young |
| Arial Dikkenberg | Indy Skinner | Meg Burman |
| Arlo Bromfield | Isabella Paydon | Mia Sullivan |
| Austin Jordan | Isla Spriggs | Mikael Swan |
| Ava Morozoff | Islay Marriott | Miki McLeod |
| Banjo O'Neill | Ivano Mazzucca | Millie Turner |
| Beau Hanson | Ivy Norris | Molly Fitzpatrick |
| Bella Holmes | Jack Wise | Morgan Woolley |
| Bella Honner | Jacob Wass | Myles Bates |
| Benjamin Bond | Jamie Smith | Myles Walmsley |
| Benjamin Munnings | Janiyah Ransom | Nelson Homer |
| Billy Madsen | Jasmine Taylor | Nina Kruse |
| Calvin Dix | Jaxson Mayes | Noein Chakkacheril |
| Charlee Henricks | Jayden Bond | Nora Bellette |
| Charlie Cowen | Jethro Penney | Oakley Clifford |
| Charlotte Alexander | Joby Evans | Oliver Arnol |
| Chase Atkinson | Joel Green | Olivia Eiszele |
| Chloe Loxley | Jonah Merlino | Olivia McLaren Kelly |
| Chloe Moore | Joseph Jeffrey | Olivia Seeber |
| Chloe Norris | Joshua Cerone | Ollie Ritchie |
| Cody Heinstman | Joshua King | Oscar Littlejohn |
| Darcy Callaghan | Kaiser Dalton | Parker Sutton |
| Darcy Marusarz | Keavy Richardson | Pascalle Dahmes |
| Dash Tusyn | Khan Polley | Patrick Suter |
| Declan Shai Smith | Kokoda Young | Phoebe Adams |
| Ebony Honner | Laagan Whalan | Phoenix Nosworthy |
| Eden Mansfield | Lachlan Atkins | Poppy Hirst |
| Elias Bourne | Lachlan Kennedy |
Raphael Sanwongse-Johnson
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| Eliza Brown | Leila McMullen | Riley Seaburn |
| Elizabeth Roberts | Leyton Remess | Roxie Meir-Anderson |
| Eloise Bean | Lily Brown | Ryan Wass |
| Elsie Davis | Lily Longfield | Samuel Verdouw |
| Erin Cocker | Lincoln McLeod | Sianna Knapton |
| Estelle Coward | Lola Hevey | Sofia Martinez |
| Ethan Smith | Louis Hawkins | Spencer Best |
| Evana Mary Vineesh | Louisa Chatwin | Stanley Bertko |
| Evangeline Freeman | Luca Tilley | Summer Mirkazemi |
| Evelyn Digney | Lucas Allanson | Suzanne Turner |
| Evie Roach | Lucas O'Connor | Taylah Coad |
| Faith Parkinson-Cumine | Lucas Sullivan | Tendai Maite |
| Faith Taylor-Hursey | Lucy Wells | Thalia Ritchie |
| Fergus Curren-Hein | Thea Tsitsi | |
| Finn Woolley | Tobias Adams | |
| Fiona Wilson | Tommi Creek | |
| Florian McLaren Kelly | Tyler Norris | |
| Freya Hook | Victoria Burdon | |
| Gabriel Gilley | Will Steenholdt | |
| Gabriella Chivers | Willow Brown | |
| George Gordon-Smith | Xavier Turnbull | |
| Grace Hennessy | Xavier Webster | |
| Grace McKenzie | Zachary Moore | |
| Gracie Rolls | Zander Hanson | |
| Zoe Linnane |
What is Education?
The word education is derived from the Latin word educare, to ‘lead out’. The idea of education as drawing out what is within may sound a little odd, but the longer I am involved in education, the more I think there is truth to it. As teachers we want, in a sense, to ‘light fires’ in students, to draw out a passion for a particular area, whether it be maths or drawing or soccer or something else. Finding this passion not only helps with seeking career paths but also simply makes life that much more joyful when you realise you have a love for something.
Best Wishes
Every good wish for a positive and successful year.