17th September, 2013 Reflection “Jesus is calling you to be a disciple with a mission! Today, in the light of the Word of God that we have heard, what is the Lord saying to us? Three simple ideas: Go, do not be afraid, and serve.” (Pope Francis to pilgrims at World Youth Day in Brazil) Lydia Lassila Award Last night I was privileged to be on hand as Emily O'Rourke was presented with the Lydia Lassila Award for the best Youth Sportsperson in the City of Melton. Emily's coach and family were present at the Awards along with CRC staff member John McCann. The scholarship, named after Winter Olympic Gold Medalist Lydia Lassila, provides $1500 to support Emily in her intensive swimming program.
Please note that the College will be closed during the first week of the holidays. Only maintenance staff will be on site. Also during this week power and other services will be disconnected at various times to allow our Trade Training Centre’s construction to continue. Year 12 Practice exams will take place during the second week of the holidays. All students have a copy of this program. Tablet Devices for Year 9 Students
Recently Emily competed in Adelaide at the National Championships and came 2nd in the 4 x 50m freestyle relay. Currently she is ranked in the top 10 in the 200m butterfly, 100m butterfly and the 400m individual butterfly events. Adam Benca also competed in Adelaide, finishing 4th in 4 x 50 medley relay, 7th in 100m backstroke and 8th in 4 x 50m freestyle relay.
All Year 9 students will be given the opportunity to lease Windows Tablets from the start of next term. These devices will go through with our current Year 9 students to the end of Year 12. Full details including lease contracts accompany this newsletter.
Mark Sheehan Principal
Term 4 begins on Monday, October 7. This will be Day 1 of the timetable.
Term 4
Parent Communications
End of Term 3 The last day of Term 3 is Friday, September 20. The College will finish at 2.30pm. Bacchus Marsh Coaches will operate at earlier times to suit this but SITA coaches will run to their normal town service times. I ask that families of students that normally catch the SITA bus make other arrangements for this day wherever possible. Students will also be reminded of this through Bus Duty teachers.
This newsletter is one of only four that we mail home during the year. All other newsletters are emailed home each week. We rely on parents reading the newsletter as it and our College Website (with its Parent Access Module - PAM) are our main avenue of keeping parents informed. If you have difficulty receiving the emailed newsletter or accessing PAM please ensure that you contact the College office. John Christie Deputy Principal - Staff