On Friday we gathered as a College to celebrate the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. This was a very special occasion as Romero is our College patron. Blessed Oscar Romero was beatified on Saturday in San Salvador. In his homily, Cardinal Angelo Amato said, ‘the figure of Romero is still alive and giving comfort to the marginalised of the earth’. Romero inspires us to strive for our College Vision of ‘a community of transformation in the spirit of the risen Christ. During the civil war in El Salvador Romero spoke out strongly for peace and justice. During our College liturgy we reflected on Romero’s words, including, ’If they kill me I will rise again in the Salvadoran people’. HIs spirit lives on in those who speak with courage for peace and justice today.
SLEEPING OUT …
The College LifeLink SleepOut will take place on Thursday 4 June. This is one of the key events on our social justice calendar. It is an opportunity to raise money for LifeLink and to raise awareness about the issue of homelessness. Thanks to staff and students who will be participating, giving up a warm bed for a cause.
CITY EXPERIENCE —SYDNEY-CANBERRA TOUR
On Monday we had our third meeting for the Year 9 Sydney-Canberra tour. Each year our Year 9 students are immersed in a city experience during LIFE week. They engage with a Big Question with the city as their classroom. This year a group of students will visit Sydney and Canberra. They will use these cities as their learning experience to complete the same project as the remainder of the Year 9 students will complete in Perth. The students on the inter-state tour will also have the opportunity to experience snow with two days of skiing or snowboarding at Perisher in the Snowy Mountains.
ACC CROSS-COUNTRY
Best of luck to the College Cross-country team who will compete in the Associated and Catholic Colleges Cross-country Carnival on Thursday.
LONG WEEKEND
A reminder that there will be no classes on Friday 30 May and Tuesday 2 June.
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