From the Deputy’s Desk 2008 has seen the appointment of two new Heads of Campus at both Tiverton and Kinnoull in Mr John McAlroy and Mr Stephen Young respectively. Through their highly valued leadership of each Campus, my role has changed slightly so that I can work more extensively across both campuses working with staff and students on a daily basis. I believe that schools have to adapt to the changing world in which they find themselves, but there are some things that remain constant in a school such as De La Salle College. One of these constants is that great sense of tradition and history that permeates throughout the College. The presence of five Brothers in the school, along with a number of teaching staff who are Old Collegians and a number of students whose fathers, uncles, grandfathers and even great grandfathers attended the school before them, really adds to this great sense of tradition. One area in which De La Salle has changed significantly, along with other schools, is in the number of opportunities that students are given in such a variety of ways. I think by taking the time to read a publication such as the ‘Blue & Gold 2008’ you can gain a tremendous insight into the wonderful opportunities students are given at De La Salle College, through the very generous efforts of staff.
As a Catholic school, in the Lasallian tradition, De La Salle College has an enormous responsibility in educating young men who are prepared and ready to enter society when their secondary education is completed. By providing students with opportunities underpinned by a spiritual, academic, cultural, sporting or social dimension I believe students are well equipped to enter this ever-changing world, and in turn work towards making the world in which they live an even better place. I continue to observe a strong sense of community and partLeft to right: Mr Steve Young, Mr Peter Riordan and Mr John McAlroy nership amongst the students, Team, particularly Mr John McAlroy and Mr Stephen staff and parents, where people working together Young for their enthusiastic and excellent leaderwith similar purpose and goals can produce fine ship of the respective Campuses, the Year Level outcomes for all concerned. De La Salle College Coordinators, Key Learning Area Coordinators, continues to be a vibrant community, where student Assistant Heads of Campus, the Director of successes are valued and acknowledged, where Sport, the Director of Student Welfare, the VELS students are encouraged to think of people less Coordinator, the VCE Coordinator, Homeroom fortunate than themselves, and where students are Teachers, Subject Teachers, Mrs Joan Ferguson and challenged to do the best they can in whatever they Mrs Mary McLellan (who have both been Executive choose to involve themselves in. Assistants this year) and to all office and ancillary Finally, I would particularly thank those people who staff for their commitment, dedication and generosity support me in my role as Deputy Principal. To Br in working in the College this year. Bill, Principal of De La Salle College, for his wisdom, De La Salle College continues to grow and develop fine leadership and total commitment to De La Salle as a fine school with a strong sense of its Lasallian College and for his much valued support of my role. tradition. I sincerely thank all members of the Leadership Mr Peter Riordan Deputy Principal Br Bill, College Captain Ben Nethersole and Mr Peter Riordan serenade the College Community at the Leaders’ Investiture assembly. 5
