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THE DUCE NEWSLETTER ISSUE 41
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The Principal's Report
At this week’s first Year 12 Seminar Day for the year we hosted Sam Clear, who several years ago spent 550+ days walking across the Americas and a significant section of Europe, all in the name of promoting unity.
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Identity and Mission
Last Thursday 2 March, the annual College Welcome and Opening Mass was celebrated at St Patrick’s Cathedral.
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Rana Brogan
Assistant Principal — Identity and Mission
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Student Wellbeing
We are now well and truly settled in to Term 1, and the College’s three campuses are a hive of activity.
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Jessica Alger
Assistant Principal — Students
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Learning and Teaching
When a student says that they have a bad memory, it usually means they do not actually encode the information in an effective way.
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Assistant Principal - Learning and Teaching
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Tiverton Campus
Years 5 - 8
Leadership at De La Salle College is seen as service. Students are encouraged to explore the concept that good leaders are required to serve others to be effective.
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Director of Students Tiverton Campus
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Holy Eucharist Campus
Year 9
On Monday 28 February the Year 9 Leaders of Holy Eucharist attended the State Youth Leadership conference..
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David Alexander
Head of Campus
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Kinnoull Campus
Year 10 - 12
The overarching theme of the Year 12 Seminar Program is the search for meaning.
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Shane Mackintosh
Director of Students (Senior Years)
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Sport Report
The last two weeks have seen many events in the sporting landscape of the College. Find out more about the wins, the losses and the High Performance Sports program.
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Music
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The inaugural De La Salle Battle of the Bands and Solo Vocal Competition.
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Thursday 30 March, 7pm PAC.
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Year 8 - Excursion
- Runner
Last week Year 8 travelled to Richmond to walk around the setting of their class book Runner written by De La Salle old collegian Robert Newton.
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Library
Year 8 meets Robert Newton, Author of Runner.
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Social Justice News
Last week's Voice Forum in the Higgins electorate was an historic moment in the build-up to an Australian Referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
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Social Justice Coordinator
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Important Events
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Please note: The College events listed below may be subject
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to change. Please refer to the Daily Notices in OLLIE for updates.
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* The College calendar is often fluid, please be aware that some of these dates may change.
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Parent Network News
All De La Salle College parents/guardians and carers are invited to welcome in the new school year on Saturday 18 March at the 2023 Parent Social Evening.
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School Musical
Preparations are well under way for the wonderful and entertaining ‘School of Rock’, the Musical.
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Health Clinic
Covid is still an ongoing concern. We ask that parents and students make themselves familiar with the recommendations outlined below that were published in a recent MACS Covid Safe Plan.
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From the Archives
Archives are a way of remembering moments and events of significance in the history of the college, and this takes form in a variety of ways.
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