Vale Hamish

Hamish Cullen was farewelled last week with his funeral on Friday. It was very apparent that Hamish was very well loved in his all too short life. We are very grateful that Hamish was with us at St Aloysius and we will continue to hold Hamish’s family in our thoughts and prayers and support them as best we can. We could not have coped over the last week without the support of Catholic Education Office staff, colleagues in other Catholic schools, parents and the local Parish. Thank you for your support and understanding.

Our Director of Mission, Mrs Polly Marriott, read the following scripture at the funeral:

If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else? Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 8:31-39)

 
Welcome back

We are already back into the routine of school for another term. I am reminded daily of what a lovely community the St Aloysius community is and how fortunate I am to be a part of it all. We now have access to the four new classrooms at the Middle Campus, which will certainly give us a lot more space. A new term is an opportunity to recommit to high standards in attitudes to learning and work ethic and to be kind.

Best wishes for the term ahead.

Staffing Update

Mr Louis Sergio has joined the College as a Utility Officer. Louis is our third Utility Officer and will provide invaluable support now that we have three sites to maintain.

Mrs Marcelle Ottaway has been appointed TASC Liaison Officer. TASC stands for the Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification. As we move to the provision of senior secondary education, Marcelle will be able to help us all understand the mechanics of these years of education and make sure that the College is meeting the requirements of TASC.