Rock Eisteddfod

Follow Your Own Star, the theme of this year’s Year 12 Graduation Mass, is my post Rock Ed. state of mind as I reflect back on a tight group of De La Salle cast and crew who performed brilliantly and derived enormous pride from their 2009 achievements. Without embellishment, their dance was pure and skilled, their attitude humble, and their mutual support tangible. Yet our piece shone in a galaxy of its own — no spirit fingers, no lineal aerobics, no seamstress-crafted costumes; we were different and quietly comfortable in our own skin. I commend all our talented young men under the very diligent and brilliant guidance of Nicole Muling. I especially celebrate the mature and versatile performance of our seniors. We departed the arena with ‘Most Outstanding Premier School Crew Award’ and that acknowledged the professional leadership of Jack Taylor. Our theme inspired by the words of C.S. Lewis “We read to know, we are not alone.” could have been, on this, the 97th Founder’s Day for De La Salle College, Malvern, “We dance to know we are not alone.”

Mary Finn