LEADERSHIP REPORT - Ginaya Yarnold, Donna Sprague and Kate de Bressac

Christmas Time is a season of joy in God’s presence among us. There are many unique cultural and family traditions across the world that continue the celebration of Christ’s birth. Celebrating with family and friends helps us realise that Christ came to bless our lives. Keeping the Christmas tree lit and celebrating with feasts remind us of the promises we made at Baptism to keep the light of Christ alive in our hearts and in our world.

It has been another difficult year. We were all hoping this time last year that 2021 would be an improvement on 2020 in terms of restrictions, but this was not to be the case. Since this year’s lockdown ended, we have not been able to meet as a whole school with all students in the one area. One of our greatest joys is seeing all of our St Agnes’ community joining together. Hopefully we will be able to do this from the start of 2022 and have a more visible and real sense of community and spirit. Thank you to all members of our families for your ongoing support.

We wish all of our students and their families a very happy and holy Christmas and a relaxing holiday break. May the love of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, surround you all the times of your life. Merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year.

We say thank you and farewell to the following staff, students and families who will be leaving our school to embark on new adventures in 2022. We look forward to some of these people returning to us in a casual capacity.

Staff: Miss Ellie Wade, Mrs Kirsten Oram, Miss Kathryn O’Sullivan, Mrs Kaja-Maria Culburtson and Mrs Emily Lipscombe.

Students: Sophia Adamson, RyderAtkins, Hannah Benty, Reid Doyle, Olivia Larkan, Flynn Lutton, Savannah Ralph, Finn and Rose Rockstroh and Indiana Woods 

Year Six families: Andersen, Anil, Archer, Bibby, Brown-Rafter, Bryant, Burns, Collins (X 2), Davis, Elliott, Evans, Gibson, Gordon, Gregory, Hall, Hancock, Harrington, Hassett, Hawker, Howard, Innes, James, Kerr, McGrath, McWhirter, Middleton, Nichols, Nottle, Nunn, Pepper, Prince, Reed, Robinson, Saunders, Sheldon, Stevens, Streegan, Turner, Vinod, Wootton, Wright and Wyllie.

It is with mixed emotions we farewell our Year Six Leaders of 2021. Throughout the past seven years each of these young men and women have contributed to the St Agnes’ School community in many ways. We hope that we have prepared them well for Secondary School and they will all reach their full potential. Over the last few years we have focused on the principles of being respectful, responsible, resilient and resolute. These are attributes that will stand them in good stead for the next phase of their schooling. We would like to thank each of them for the great life and leadership they have provided to the St Agnes’ community this year. They are a talented and compassionate group of young people with a bright future ahead.

At yesterday's mass School leaders for 2021 were acknowledged and thanked. Awards were handed out to the following students:

Student Leadership Award: Ebony Hassett, Hunter Clark, Ivy Collins, Hunter Davis, Luke Everson, Bray Hawker, Charlotte McEntyre, Jack McGrath, Arliah Morris and Janisa Vinod

Sport Leadership Awards:

Boronia - Kiarna Burns, Zakkiah Galea and Rafferty Gordon

Clarence - Eddie Gleeson, Darcy Middleton, Ellie Nunn and Maeve Pepper

Flinders - Leah Hanson, Luke Stevens and Sheyleace Stevens

Kennedy - Isaac Archer, Makara Brown-Rafter, Darcie Gleeson and Amarlie Gregory

Academic Awards: Julia Helena Streegan, Isabelle Reed, Anika Grogan, Dylan Keane, Timothy James, Scarlet Brooke, Alex Saunders, Jayla Nixon, Tallulah Jones and Slayde Daley

Principal's Award: Charlotte McEntyre and Luke Everson

Sportsperson of the Year:

Female -  Arliah Morris

Male - Rafferty Gordon

Parish Service Awards: Janisa Vinod, Alanna Anil and Noah Prince

Creative Arts Award: Bray Hawker

Citizenship Award: Ebony Hassett

Dux: Muhammad Asil Anwaar and Ebony Hassett

The mass was followed by the traditional graduation dinner. Thank you to our wonderful parents and carers who organised this evening and decorated the hall with the theme of 'Ready To Fly - Adventure Awaits', Burgers from Burger Urge, cupcakes made by Kim and Chris Lonergan from Palates of Port and a night of dancing and reminiscing about photos and memories over the past seven years were the highlights of the night. Year Six presented our school with the beautiful tiled cross below as their farewell gift.

Congratulations and farewell to our Year Six Graduates:

Olive Andersen, Alanna Anil, Muhammad Asil Anwaar, Isaac Archer, Indie Bennetts, Khye Bibby, Scarlet Brooke, Makara Brown-Rafter, Oliver Bryant, Kiarna Burns, Oliver Cairns, Hunter Campbell, Lionel Carney, Jordan Casey, Hunter Clark, Ivy Collins, Rhyder Collins, Slayde Daley, Hunter Davis, Blake Elliott, Benjamin Evans, Luke Everson, Ava Fryer, Zakkiah Galea, Bryson Galleghan, Charlotte Gibson, Eddie Gleeson, Darcie Gleeson, Jesse Gluyas, Rafferty Gordon, Amarlie Gregory, Anika Grogan, Madeline Hall, Quinn Hancock, Leah Hanson, Jett Harrington, Ebony Hassett, Bray Hawker, Alexander Hearn, Logan Howard, James Howard, Caitlyn Hucker, Madeline Innes, Timothy James, Jessie James, Tallulah Jones, Dylan Keane, Annabelle Kerr, Kayden Madden, Charlotte McEntyre, Jack McGrath, Declan McWhirter, Darcy Middleton, Arliah Morris, Nathanuel Nichols, Jayla Nixon, Caitlin Nottle, Ellie Nunn, Maeve Pepper, Noah Prince, Isabelle Reed, Ava Ribot de Bressac, Corbin Robinson, Alex Saunders, Nate Sheldon, Makayla Smith, Luke Stevens, Sheyleace Stevens, Julia Helena Streegan, Dawson Taylor, Taj Trumper, Zara Turner, Janisa Vinod, Jaida Walsh, Henry Wootton, Liam Wright and Sebastian Wyllie.