Fitting Farewell for Year 12

Last week we farewelled our first ever group of students that have completed 13 years of formal education in Queensland. They were the first of the Prep students, are our last of the OP system, and have left a lasting legacy for all who follow at OLSCC. It was a special week for our community and we take from it many great memories, especially the look in the graduates eyes at various stages of the week when they realised they had just conquered one chapter of their life, and that they are about to embark on the exciting journey that is adulthood.  I would like to sincerely thank everyone who was a part of last week, though especially Mrs Cate Brennan, Miss Annie Belonogoff and Mrs Nicole Bryers who spent countless hours making the week great for our graduates, staff and families.   

College Excellence Awards 2019

A special congratulations to all the students who received an award last Thursday.  Every single award was focused on excellence.  Excellence in Academia, Spirituality, Culture or Sport.  If you know a child that received an award last week, be sure to reinforce what excellence means, and how they have exemplified this.  For those who didn’t receive an award, let’s keep building our students to strive for excellence in the future!

Staffing News for 2020

This week  we have interviewed dozens of applicants for 6 roles at the College in 2020.  We have been very pleased with the standards of the applicant pool and expect to announce all positions early next week.  In next week’s newsletter we will be introducing the announced new staff to the community so we get to know them a little better.  Over the next 2 weeks we will be inviting the incoming staff to familiarise themselves with the College, so if you see a new face around, please ensure you make them welcome.

Sadly, we will also say goodbye to some staff members as a community. We will be wishing Ms O’Reilly, Mrs Irwin, Mr Aislabie and Mrs Cannavan all the best for their transition to new positions in 2020, as well as wishing Mr Garside, Mrs O'Brien and Mrs O'Shea a relaxing year of leave.

Football Fever hits OLSCC

At OLSCC, we have the mantra that “what we do, we do well”.  Football is one thing in this list, and this week we see the coming together of years of hard work in this department.  Our 15 years boys completed the trifecta of trophies for Darling Downs, taking out the 15 Years Darling Downs Rugby League, Downs Rugby South West 7’s, and the Darling Downs Super Schools Cup.  Our open boys received “The Spirit of Confraternity Award” in the winter holidays, and most importantly, many boys and girls participated well in all facets of the game.  This week we were also visited by both the Qld Reds and the Brisbane Broncos who met our students and ran some skills sessions which was a great opportunity for our students.  In addition, Darren Burns from Broncos development spoke to our Year 6 students and leaders, as well as running a training session for our Confraternity squad early this morning. It's great to see the students getting active in football, keeping fit, and making some great memories along the way!

Have a great last 2 weeks of the school year!

Pete Cuskelly

Principal