Farewell, Mrs Robinson

On Foundation Day 2022, FCAC bid farewell to Mrs Kaylene Robinson after 25 years of dedicated service. In 1997, FCAC was a School of 200 students, and the surrounding areas were farmland when Miss Kaylene Holswitch started as a Geography teacher at FCAC. At the time of her retirement, Mrs Robinson was Head of Humanities. Mr Wright said, “It is amazing to think that Mrs Robinson has known every staff member and most of the students throughout the College’s history”. Honouring her commitment to the FCAC Community over 25 years, Mrs Robinson became only the fifth staff member in FCAC History to receive a War Cry send-off. She and Mr Gary Robinson have plans to travel before returning to Hervey Bay. The excellent news for FCAC is that Mrs Robinson will return to our community as a supply teacher.

We wish Mrs Robinson all the best for her retirement.

During Foundation Day, Mrs Lucy Mudge, a former FCAC student of Mrs Robinson and now a Secondary Science Teacher at the College, shared her unique relationship as it has transitioned from teacher to colleague. “It started as Miss Holswitch and Lucy, and now it is Lucy and Kaylene,” she said. Mrs Mudge opened her remarks with a reflection on Mrs Robinson’s 25 years at FCAC, “that is a lot of students, lots of families and lots of stories”. Mrs Mudge described Mrs Robinson as “fair, friendly, funny, down to earth, an inspirational teacher and colleague”.

During the assembly, current students spoke of Mrs Robinson’s kindness and commitment to making learning fun and engaging. Stephanie Wright (Year 12) spoke of fun memories from camp and how Mrs Robinson inspired in her a love of history, a subject she continued to study in Year 12. Chloe Krieger, Year 10, spoke of the impact Mrs Robinson had on her as a “camp nurse, netball coach, HaSS Teacher, a great storyteller and much more”.

Mrs Elizabeth Baff, former Head of Middle School said that Mrs Robinson is “a total professional, she knows her subjects, and she certainly knows how to teach. But more importantly than that, she genuinely cares about students and staff”.

FCAC Principal Joe Wright paid tribute to Mrs Robinson. “You could always rely on her honest feedback, her loyalty and her ability to put in far more hours than could be reasonably expected. FCAC would be far less the school it is today without Mrs Robinson’s dedicated service and contribution”.

Scan the QR code to see photos from Mrs Robinson’s history at FCAC