The Principal's Report
As we all look forward to and welcome the end of another very busy Term, there are several reflections and acknowledgements to which I’d like to draw your attention.
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Last Sunday I attended Mass at Holy Eucharist Parish as part of their celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Parish being founded. De La Salle has benefited greatly from our partnership with Holy Eucharist and it was great to be there with Monsignor Hall to share in their special day.
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The Gospel reading at this Mass also struck a chord with me in relation to its relevance to our Lasallian community. It was about the parable of the lost sheep, “Who among you with a hundred sheep, losing one, would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the missing one until you found it?” It goes on to describe the joy and rejoicing of the shepherd upon finding his one stray sheep missing from the flock.
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This is very much in the spirit of how we operate at De La Salle. We have 1000 young men to care for and educate, and when one strays it is so very often he who receives the attention, the advice and the support as we search for ways to bring him back into the fold.
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We had two Old Collegians win major awards in the past week. In the link below from last Friday’s Age, you can see Miles Allinson (College Vice Captain 1999) has been awarded The Age fiction book of the year. Click here to read.
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Miles was in my Year 12 English class that year and was an extraordinary talent. One of those deeply intelligent students whose analysis, interpretation, discussion and writing on the set texts – let alone his creative writing feats – made me think at the time Miles was destined for great things.
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Matt Tyquin (Year 12, 2017) has just competed in the World Champion Butcher Apprentice & Young Butcher competition in Sacramento, California and was named World Champion Butcher Apprentice. Matt studied Biomedicine after graduating from De La Salle but then decided that wasn’t the career for him. Having worked part-time (as several De La Salle students do) for about seven years at Ashburton Meats, Matt then took on an apprenticeship to become a butcher, obviously did very well and is now officially the best butcher’s apprentice in the world!
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I love how these two stories reinforce our assertion that De La Salle is a school for all. Our young men develop great skills, build character and values, then go out into the world to excel in such a vast range of areas.
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