2021 Yearbook by marymackillop

2021

YEAR BOOK

2021 YEARBOOK

COLLEGE MAP

CONTENTS

College Maps

College Logo

History of the College

Saint Mary MacKillop

College Song, Prayer and Credo

Principal’s Address

Deputy Principal’s Address

Parish Report

PPF Report

College Staff List

Junior School

Junior School Leaders Report

Prep Class

Year One

Year Two

Year Three

Year Four

Year Five

Year Six

English

Senior School

Maths Department Arts Department

92 94 96

Stem Department

100

Religious Education Department

102

Camps & Retreats

104

Your Pathway

106

Valedictory Speech

112

Graduation Breakfast

116

Formal

119

Mass & Guard of Honour

123

Valedictory Lunch

128

Academic Awards

132

Honour List

140

148

Chess

Extra Curricular

160 MJR

Extra Curricular

161

Celebrating Our Faith

162

House Service and Mission Projects

164

Ozanam Leadership Program

166

Couldn't Do It Without You Award

167

All Things AMMA

168

Shaving & Waxing for a Cure

170

173

Sporting Pursuits

Representative Sport

175

Carnival Winners and Age Champions

176

All Schools Touch Football Competition

182

Soccer

184

Volleyball

186

Rugby

187

188 Prep

Class Photos

188

Year One

190

Year Two

192

Year Three

194

Year Four

196

Year Five

198

Year Six

200

Year Seven

202

Year Eight

203

Year Nine

204

Year Ten

205

Year Eleven

206

Year Twleve

207

110

Signatures and Messages

150

Gardening Club

151

Junior Library

152

Italian

155

Bus Launch

156

Mary MacKillop Catholic College Style Guide 2018

Two white strips in the shape of gum leaves overlap to form a cross symbolising the Crucifixion of Jesus. Both elements were present in the former school logo, and they are now combined to reflect the school motto Celebrate God in all things., as well as to illustrate the Christcentred educational community. The two gum leaves are significant as they are representative of the two Australians who founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart: St Mary MacKillop and Rev. Julian Edmund Tenison Woods.

Catholicism

LOGO

A visual representation of the College mission and values

Mary MacKillop Catholic College Style Guide 2018

The combination of these three graphic elements, while being a credit to the Blessed Trinity from the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart emblem, also embody the values by which the College abides, providing a framework where students are invigorated in their learning, and placed in good stead for their future journeys.

The round sans serif typeface works to convey the school’s qualities of Nurturing and Supportive, Innovation in Learning and Inclusive and Welcoming.

Innovative and Welcoming

The symbolism of a hand was featured in the former school logo, and has been retained and built upon. The vibrant maroon shape resembles a hand pointing dynamically up, recalling also the distinctive silhouette of a flame, henceforth symbolising the sacred heart of God, as well as the light of knowledge and empowerment. This is particularly representative of the College’s mission of Igniting Hearts, and is a credit to the history of St Mary MacKillop who co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart.

Sacred Heart

The deep blue hand is cupped and angled in a soft, supportive way that represents the collaborative and encouraging environment in which students are invited to learn and grow. The various shades of blue are an illustration of the spiritual world, and a nod to the monogram of the Blessed Virgin worn as blue woolen braid by Mary MacKillop.

Nurturing school

COLLEGE LOGO

HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE Mary MacKillop Catholic College opened on Tuesday, 21 January 2003. 58 students and their families were part of a small community who worked hard with diligence, planning and above all faith and trust in God to see a Catholic school open in the growing area of Highfields. This was to be the first new Catholic school in the Toowoomba Diocese in 38 Years. In April 2000 an educational need was identified for Highfields and surrounds. Under the guidance of the Diocese of Toowoomba Catholic Education Board and members of the local community, the site and land were identified and purchased with the plan to build a new school. The name Mary MacKillop, who founded the Sisters of St Joseph in Australia, was selected and the building began.

SAINT MARY MACKILLOP Mary MacKillop was born in 1842 in Melbourne, Australia. From an early age, Mary felt a sense of God’s presence, dedicating her life to the service of the poor and those who had no one to look after them. Mary opened orphanages, providences to care for the homeless, refuges for ex-prisoners and many schools. This great Australian woman inspired God’s work in the then new colonies. In today’s world, she stands as an example of great courage and trust in living out God’s loving and compassionate care of those in need. “Never see a need without doing something about it” Mary MacKillop.

Construction of the school began on the 21 August 2002 with five classrooms, a preschool, a multipurpose room and administration building. From this beginning the school has continued to expand over the last 14 years, leading the way forward in the region with state of the art facilities, modern technology and an array of opportunities for each student as we grow towards a Prep to Year 12 College by 2020.

OUR VALUES St Mary of the Cross MacKillop was:

engaging minds igniting hearts serving others

A woman of faith and courage who committed to A woman of strength and perseverance who believed in A woman of compassion and unfailing love who devoted herself to

College Motto

Our Mission

Celebrate God in all things

St Mary of the Cross MacKillop was a courageous

What We Seek

pioneer and visionary leader. She established a new religious order of sisters and led a radical

We seek to form young people who are active in all areas of learning. We see a world with complexity that necessitates a focus on the

new approach to education in Australia. While embracing the poorest and most marginalised, she also displayed extraordinary courage and strength of character.

wellbeing and emotional resilience of young people. We seek to consciously support our

Following her example and continuing her

students to navigate this world through the

legacy,

development of the 21st Century skills of critical and creative thinking, collaboration,

We are a community that welcomes all in the

communication, and social skills. We want

name of Jesus Christ, strives to develop the

them to

committed

potential of each individual, responds to the

to a deep sense of service to the community,

needs of others, has a simplicity of lifestyle

empathetic

and

particularly the vulnerable, inspired by the Gospel and Josephite tradition.

Our Vision To be a Catholic school that cultivates a standard of excellence in holistic education through the development of people who take ownership of their learning and contribute to the wellbeing of the College community.

and has a special concern for and response to those most in need.

COLLEGE SONG Mary MacKillop community

In all things may we celebrate

Engaging minds is our legacy

How with God we strive to make

Igniting hearts our destiny

Our world a better place

Serving others with integrity

And take our lives, from good to great

We stand in faith for a world renewed

We strive for excellence in all we do

When we are tested through and

through

May we be strong, may our hearts be

true

true May our hearts be true

COLLEGE PRAYER Bless our Mary MacKillop School family.

We pray that everyone will follow the way of Mary MacKillop

We pray that everyone will live and work in peace.

And celebrate God in all things.

We pray that everyone will spread happiness.

Amen.

We pray that everyone will show love for one another and love for our God.

PRINCIPAL’S ADDRESS CHRIS GABBETT | PRINCIPAL

We celebrate God in all things. Our College motto is a reminder of the nature and service of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. In fulfilling her mission, she sought God in the everyday, whether that was teaching the poor and vulnerable, supporting her fellow sisters or dealing with the challenges she faced as she established an order of sisters in very difficult conditions. We can take courage from her example but also her wisdom. St Mary knew, and modelled for others, the power of an outstanding education and she delivered it in a way that was revolutionary. Our actions at Mary MacKillop now must both celebrate and mirror hers – we must intentionally prioritise the dignity of the whole child whilst providing a pathway that enables all to reach their potential.

This has been our focus in 2021 and it has borne rich fruit. We have had the opportunity to applaud success at every level in our College. We aim to be academically strong and we can celebrate NAPLAN, ATAR and Reading/Maths scores that are healthily above national and state averages. This is just one facet of a healthy Catholic College though. We can also measure our success by the power of our community and the strength of student engagement. This year, our participation in Arts activities has really boomed. Our College Drumline is just one element of this, but a very successful one. The Arts in the Park event was a spectacular showcase of our talents from P-12, and the increasing participation in concerts and Eisteddfods is another example of a creative,

inclusive and stimulating Arts culture. To have students accessing state honours programmes and performing fantastically in AMEB exams is the cherry on the top of a growing culture of performing. This has been mirrored in Sport participation, engagement and pathways. Our students have literally glittered across the Darling Downs in netball, rugby, volleyball, cricket, touch, soccer, athletics and tennis. We promote a philosophy of engagement and participation leading to excellence and that is proving such an incredible positive for our College. It is wonderful to see such an array of students who have achieved state and regional honours. I am equally proud though of the College students who helped coach younger netball sides for the Saturday competition, or the year 9 girls who came very close to winning the Darling Downs Volleyball competition even though many had not played the game before. All speak of a College ethos that is welcoming but aiming very high. I am very enthusiastic about our current journey that is seeking to animate the charism and vision of St Mary MacKillop. This process of formation will touch teachers, students and parents and the beginning signs show that the dialogue we are having around this mission is bringing a deeper and more

relatable understanding of her relevance to communities today. We have so much to do yet as a College in the Josephite tradition to fully enable students a deep understanding of what it means to walk behind her and follow her example. It will be rewarding and fulfilling. I am excited about 2022. Our building program is gaining momentum. We will open our new Uluru Arts Precinct and will have a new sports oval. Our Pathways programs are proving very successful for our upper senior students but this year we extended the careers focus to P-6 as well. Our College community is earning a deserved reputation of creativity, participation, high standards and positivity. Crucially – this must be under the banner of celebrating God in all things or it is a culture built on sand. As a Catholic College, core to our role is the encouragement of students to recognise their own dignity and see that it is found in God’s unconditional love for them. We truly celebrate God in all things when our focus as parents, teachers and students is to see dignity in those around us and seek to secure it. This year, that has been our mission, and it is a noble one.

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL'S ADDRESS CHARMAINE CRIDLAND | DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

It is hard to believe that we have reached the end of another school year. It is lovely, however, to hear the excitement and laughter in the classrooms and playground as the students talk about Christmas and their summer holiday plans. After the year that we have had I think their excitement and cheer is well and truly earned. The community has shown a commendable level of resilience and positivity this year.

they are the backbone of the College, allowing the teaching and learning process to go ahead smoothly. We thank these special people for all they do. Some will continue to work through the holidays, but I hope that each of our nonteaching staff gets some opportunity to have a break from the routines of college life. We are truly blessed to enjoy their personal and professional contribution.

As we reach the end of another action-packed academic year, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all in the Mary MacKillop Catholic College who have contributed so much towards making 2021 a success. Both in and out of the classroom, a great deal has taken place and been achieved thanks to the combined efforts of so many in our community. As always, I pass on the gratitude of all families to our dedicated and hard-working teachers who give so much of themselves to benefit the students in their care. I know they will enjoy a well-earned break.

After another year of planning and cancellations, I am pleased to say that this term we have been able to have two camps, two swimming carnivals, P-3 Ball games, Nativity Play, Year 4 – 12 Awards Presentation Night and even, all of our Graduation and Rite of Passage events. It was an excellent week of celebrations of our 2021 Year 12 cohort and a lovely day for the Year 6 students and families.

A group within the Mary MacKillop Catholic College who rarely receive the recognition they deserve is our non-teaching staff. This is a group of staff, who’s contribution to the College is significant and incredibly diverse. Whether they work in, finance, administration, the classrooms, careers, IT, WH & S, The Cafe, communications, enrolments, learning support, or any number of other important positions,

I would like to take the opportunity to thank some people. Firstly, to all of our students. You are an incredible group of young people. To the parents, thank you for your over and above efforts with your children. To our Principal, Mr Chris Gabbett, and members of the executive team, for your leadership, guidance and tireless efforts in making this year so successful. Finally, I wish all our departing staff the very best, thank them for their contribution, and wish them well for the future. Have a very happy Christmas, and safe and prosperous new year.

PARISH REPORT Father Brian Noonan | Parish Priest

This year has seen an increase in my presence at the College with weekly Mass, which has been attended by staff and members of our community. This has given me the opportunity to further develop my relationships with the College Leadership Team and other staff. I have really enjoyed playing a more active role within the College. I have thoroughly enjoyed facilitating our school Liturgies and Masses. Each year it is a highlight to be able to share in the celebrations of our school leavers and reflect on their spiritual growth. This year it was made more special with the return of our families and friends to these holy gatherings in the MacKillop Centre.

The College is continually striving for improvement and this can be seen in the construction work being undertaken. During the holidays the Performing Arts precinct and sporting oval construction will begin. These will be amazing new facilities for use by the students and staff. We pray for those who have undergone hardships this year, and for Gods continued blessings on our College over the coming years, as we seek to be faithful to the call of Saint Mary MacKillop. May God continue to guide and protect you.

PPF REPORT Shayne Cleary & Rowena Voll | Co-Chairs

Hello from the Parent Partnership Forum for 2021. We hope this finds you all well. This is our first Yearbook update as a newly formed group. We are made up of Past P & F members, Board Members from the past year, along with new members, Parents and College staff. It has been an exciting year of firsts for the PPF Group, as we find our way together on this journey as a group. We aim to achieve the best for student education outcomes and wellbeing, and to provide the necessary support to the College Leadership and the College as a whole. As a group, we never lose sight of the College’s 5 Pillars of Success: Mission & Identity, Teaching and Learning, Wellbeing, Resources and Relationships. We firstly commend Mr Chris Gabbett’s strong leadership over the past year. With the ongoing distractions of Covid – which have continued to disrupt the day to day running of our College and many schools worldwide – as a community group we have tackled the challenges head on and we are now feeling a sense of some normal again. God willing, moving forward, we may once again be able to all come together as a College Community. This positive leadership from Mr Chris Gabbett has been assisted by Ms Charmaine Cridland, the College

Leadership Team, our wonderful College teachers and support staff. We thank all the College staff for extending themselves in everything they do for the benefit of all students. You truly deserve our huge praise for a job well done in 2021. A special thank you to Father Brian for his ongoing support, knowledge, and guidance with our newly formed PPF group and for directing our meetings with a very faith-based approach. Father Brian always extends goodwill in supporting others, which is the key approach in supporting the College as a whole. We thank Father Brian for his Tuesday Morning Masses which empower and enable us to reflect upon the upcoming day/week ahead. We are most grateful for this weekday service and it’s been wonderful to see many parishioners, students, parents and staff attending. At the start of the year, our newly formed group reviewed the new PPF Constitution. We made changes to reflect the very best opportunities for Mary MacKillop Catholic College and to open up and welcome new ideas in all Five College Pillar areas, as well as ways to fundraise through future events. Many meetings have taken place throughout this year with wonderful conversations, ideas, and actions to work towards in 2022.

2021 has been a very successful year, with growth achieved and seen in all areas across the College. One of great accomplishments for our College community was the purchase of our first Mary Mac College Bus to assist transportation of students to local and further away events. This fantastic asset was supported by all and even attracted promotion for the College in the local news. The new Science Block was also completed early in 2021. This new building has provided more resources to the College, and we look forward to continued building growth across the whole College in the future! Other successes of note have been the day to day running of the College and the wonderful work the teachers are doing across all facets. We enjoy updates from teachers in our PPF meetings regarding advancements in Literacy, Mathematics, Religion and Mental Health. The latter is of growing importance. The wellbeing and resilience of our children/ students is paramount in the rapidly evolving world of electronic devices and social media. We thank our key staff for their continuing support in providing staff, students and our wider College community with key strategies, resources and the delivery of information evenings in relation to mental health and wellbeing throughout the school year. In person community gatherings and events are always a highlight across the year. This year we’ve enjoyed café coffee catchups in the morning to discuss school activities with staff, as well as the recent College Picnic, and Arts in the Park. Plus, we have our regular calendar events: Mother’s Day; Father’s Day; World Teacher’s Day; Socktober; Feast Day; Anzac Day; Year 6 Moving Up Day; Prep Transition Day; College Discos; Youth Masses; mental health/wellbeing evenings, countless sporting events; and the list goes on… Thank you to the staff and volunteers for the many wonderful events our College has had this year to celebrate as a whole community. Paramount to this, is recognising the students’ great success across the entire College. From Prep right though to Year 12, across all areas of the College: Education, Cultural and Arts, Sporting, Mission

and Identity, Relationships, Career Pathways and Wellbeing. All students should be very proud of themselves and their achievements at a personal level and for representing their College with pride. Our second Year 12 Cohort graduated this year and we congratulate them on their great success and achievements. They are outstanding as a group. They are our future leaders, and we are so proud of them all. We wish all our 2021 Graduates the greatest of success for their future careers and ventures. As Co-Chairs we have been very privileged and honoured to serve the College in our first year in this role. We have both been very excited to work together and and to support Mr Chris Gabbett, Ms Charmaine Cridland and all leadership and staff to get the very best and achievable outcomes for our MMCC community. Once again, we align these objectives with our 5 College Pillars: Mission and Identity, Teaching and Learning, Wellbeing, Resources and Relationships. We thank the College Community for your support throughout this year. We wish to thank all PPF Members for their time and ongoing support and attending our monthly meetings. We are also grateful for our School volunteers who lend a hand throughout the year and across school events. Everyone has given their full support, feedback and valued contribution throughout the entire year. We wish to acknowledge the efforts of those who have provided the very best for our children for 2021. To finish, we have lots to do for 2022 as a PPF group. We will continue the journey to achieve the very best outcomes for every success for our children and to enable the College to succeed in honour of our founder Saint Mary MacKillop. On behalf of the PPF, we wish the College community happiness and good health and we look forward to continuing to build a great community for 2022. Take care and stay safe from the PPF.

COLLEGE STAFF LIST Specialist Staff

Junior Teachers Mrs Melanie Skewes Mrs Christine Carter Mrs Loretta Simmons Ms Jodie Inskip Mrs Kim McCosker Miss Madeline Stammers Mrs Wilna van Rhijn Mrs Susan Jones Mrs Deb Mengel Mrs Peta Kingsford Mr Shane McAllister Mr Craig Faessler Mrs Vanessa Priebe Mrs Amy Dwyer Mrs Emma Cook Mrs Kirsten Moore Mrs Caroline Costa Mrs Anne O’Reilly Mrs Carmen Campbell Mrs Shannon Anderson Ms Kate Carroll Ms Nicole Wittman Mrs Lisa-Maree Preston Mr Craig Hubbard

Prep Bilbies Prep Possums Prep Possums Year 1A Year 1E Year 1E Year 1J Year 2C Year 2S Year 3B Year 3G Year 3K Year 3K Year 4B Year 4C Year 4D Year 4D Year 5M Year 5M / 5F Year 5W Year 5F Year 6K Year 6M Year 6S

Senior Teachers Mr Chris Bracken Mr Tim Connolly Miss Kate Murdoch Miss Rebecca Morgan Mr Piers Dudin Mr Malcolm Langerak Mrs Lara Wolff Mrs Monique Cotter Mr Jonathon Fowkes Mr Kris Naiker Mrs Leisa Radley Mrs Emma Farrow Mrs Jennifer Langerak Miss Kara Jensen Mr Jared Nielsen Mr Dean Logan Ms Rebecca Manners Mr Brad Griffiths   Mr Sean Albion Mr Troy Brunner Miss Tamara Niemeyer Mr Ryan Cavanough Mrs Megan Puhakka Mr Matt Chivers Mr Samuel Varley Mrs Kate Vanderplas Mrs Sandra Miiller

Mrs Jacqui Koch Mrs Patricia Cosh Mrs Charden Ruge Mrs Natalie Rawle Ms Sandra Miiller Mrs Loretta Simmons Mrs Deena Jones Mrs Angela Irvine

Learning Support Learning Support Learning Support Performing Arts Language Junior HPE STEM Digital Literacy, Library

School Officer Assisting Student Learning Mrs Anne-Maree Patterson Miss Natasha Hess Mr Tony Puhakka Mrs Trudi Samin Mrs Eve Pola Mrs Trish MacDougall Mrs Bec Lopez   Mrs Lieschen Dreyer Mr Saxon Inskip Mr Ashley Jones

Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Senior Senior

Counsellors English English English English Maths Maths Maths Maths, Science Maths, Tech History RE RE, History RE, History RE, Drama Science, Maths Science Science HPE HPE HPE, Tech HPE, History Tech, Maths Art, HaSS Art, HPE Tech, HPE Food Technology Language, Library

Dr Jasmin Slack-Smith Mrs Khara Saunders Mrs Tanya Tory

College Counsellor College Counsellor Student Welfare Worker

Administration Kirsty Gillett Mrs Leander Kennedy Mrs Carolyn Richardson Miss Phoebe Burton Mrs Maria Campbell Mrs Jayne Tyrrell Mrs Carolyn Maxwell Mrs Nadine Sheldrick Miss Bethany Campbell Miss Abbie Rollans Mrs Erica Calvert Mrs Diane Tate Ms Rebecca Manners Miss Breeanna Patrick Mr Dean Young Mr Samuel Hayes Mrs Sarah Welch Mrs Catherine Rothwell Mrs Jennifer Stevenson Mrs Christie Richardson

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM

COLLEGE LEADERSHIP TEAM Middle Leaders Mr Christopher Bracken Mrs Leisa Radley Mr Piers Dudin Mr Timothy Connolly Mr Jared Nielsen Mrs Jessica Burke Mr Brad Griffiths

ML: Dean of Senior Studies Director of Formation and College Culture ML: Mathematics ML: English ML: Science and Technology ML: Arts ML: Sport

Executive Leadership Team Mr Chris Gabbett Ms Charmaine Cridland Mrs Paula O’Rourke Mr Kris Naiker Mrs Natalie Adler Mr Sean Albion Ms Bridget Rillie Mrs Kirsty Gillett

Principal Deputy Principal AP Religious Education AP Teaching & Learning: Senior AP Teaching & Learning: Junior AP Wellbeing: Senior AP Wellbeing: Junior Business Manager

JUNIOR SCHOOL

JUNIOR SCHOOL Mrs Natalie Adler | Assistant Principal: Teaching & Learning Junior

This year the Junior College committed to rolling out 2 Tier 1 projects: Inspire Maths and Write That Essay which directly supported the strategic intent of the Annual Action Plan.

was fixed. Using intentional language, strategies and the visual Learning Pit, students have an increased understanding of how they can grow their brain and increase their intellectual abilities.

Teaching and Learning for 2021 has been reflective of our Annual Action Plan. We have committed to an excellence in education, collaborative learning, high quality pedagogy, the intentional development of resilience, a growth mindset and intrinsic motivation.

The Inspire Maths and Write That Essay Initiative has provided a pathway to further embed and consolidate this concept. Teachers were supported to implement these Tier 1 Projects and were provided with many professional learning opportunities throughout the year.

‘Motivation is the most important factor in determining whether you succeed in the long run. What I mean by motivation is not only the desire to learn, but also the love of learning, the love of challenge, and the ability to thrive on obstacles. These are the greatest gifts we can give our students.’ (Dweck 2006)

Teachers were able to immerse students in learning experiences which encouraged the use of a variety of strategies which fostered a growth mindset. What makes this approach successful is that students need to try new strategies and seek input from others when they’re stuck, or in the learning pit. They need this repertoire of approaches—not just sheer effort—to learn and improve, or in other words demonstrate a growth mindset.

Renowned researcher, Carol Dweck coined the terms fixed mindset and growth mindset to describe the underlying beliefs people have about learning and intelligence. When students believe they can get smarter, they understand that effort makes them stronger. Therefore, they put in extra time and effort, and that leads to higher achievement. This notion has been foundational to all classroom practices this year. The way in which students perceive their abilities has a direct correlation to their motivation and achievement. Students who believe their intelligence could be further developed (growth mindset), generally experienced greater success than those who believed their intelligence

NAPLAN For the very first time, our students completed NAPLAN online which included the concept of branching or a tailored test approach. The tests automatically adapt to a student’s test performance and asks questions that match the student’s achievement level. Tailored testing allows all students to demonstrate their knowledge and encourages students to stay engaged with the test. In both Year 3 and Year 5, we had many students achieving above the National Means Standard (NMS).

NAPLAN BAND ACHIEVEMENTS

Whilst there is always room for improvement, i.e., Spelling, overall students have continued to achieve growth in each of the testing domains. STANDARDISED TESTING Students completed PAT Reading, PAT Grammar and Punctuation and PAT Math tests, along with Words Their Way Spelling assessment and TCSO Reading testing. When interrogating this data, we are most interested in growth being made by each and every student. Regardless of a student’s ability, if their

individual needs are being met, growth should be evident, (generally). In some circumstances, growth does not occur and there are valid and legitimate reasons. RIS GROWTH DATA ANALYSIS 85% of students in P-6 are at or above the expected level. Overall, 59% of students have achieved high growth, 25% of students have achieved typical growth and 12% of students displayed low growth. WOW & SUPER WRITER Celebrating student writing success has been high on our agenda this year. Each term each cohort was given a challenge to write within a given time frame about a given topic. One student was selected from each class and then finally after much deliberation, one student was selected from each year level to be recognised for their writing. Each student was presented with a certificate to recognise their success. QA WALK THROUGHS Quality Assuring what is happening in every class has been empowering and reaffirming for our teachers. The walk throughs have ensured consistency is occurring from one class to the next and from one year level to the next. The major focus of the walk throughs this year have been Mathematics and Writing.

COACHING LIGHT MODEL 100% of our teachers engaged in the Coaching Light Model during term 2 and term 3, deepening a culture of reflection and teacher growth within the College. Teachers were asked to set goals around the attainment of student growth, and document and collate supporting evidence. It is very humbling to witness the immense success achieved by teachers.

2022 “Education is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers, motivated students and enthusiastic parents with high expectations.” ~ Bob Beauprez Next year will be a year of embedding and consolidating new skills and refining pedagogical practices. We will continue to immerse students with strategies to support a Growth Mindset, further developing their ability to self-reflect and challenge themselves both academically, and socially and emotionally. Teachers will continue to be provided with the necessary professional development in Inspire Maths and Write That Essay. To improve our Spelling results, teachers will be further trained in the pedagogical practices pertinent in this space. As a Junior College we ask for your continued support and willingness to work in partnership with us to achieve the best possible outcome for your child. That is, academically, and socially and emotionally. “Together may we give ‘our’ children the roots to grow and the wings to fly.” ~ Anon.

JUNIOR SCHOOL LEADERS REPORT William Campbell & Harrison Schemioneck

It has been an honour to be the Junior School Leaders for 2021 at Mary MacKillop Catholic College. 2021 has been a great year and an excellent way to end our journey in the Junior school. At the Senior school, we participated in Art, Science, Food Tech and Wood Tech transition lessons. It was an awesome way to experience what it is like doing lessons in senior and it is a great way to be prepared. Getting to know some of the teachers we will have next year and beyond was beneficial too. We feel much more comfortable about Year 7 from experiencing life in the Senior College. Some of the responsibilities as Junior leaders was challenging at times, but they were enjoyable and benefited both of us. Reading at assemblies helped with our confidence and public speaking. When we laid the wreath at the ANZAC Day Memorial, we were thankful to be there and represent our school. It was an honour to be invited to the mayoral lunch and socialise with government ministers and other junior leaders from many different schools. While we were at camp, we learned about teamwork and how tasks can be much easier when you are working cooperatively with one another. Another life lesson that the Grade 6 cohort learnt while on camp is that even though you have an idea that might work, it is still important to listen to others' ideas. Being outside and learning rather than being inside

and learning, was a nice change that benefited us. We got to try a variety of different activities and foods while we were on camp. To our Year 6 teachers, we would like to thank you for teaching us in the last year of primary school and making it as enjoyable as possible. You always push us to our greatest potential, give great constructive feedback, and always listening to our ideas and concerns. We would also like to say thank you for all your endless encouragement. The Year 6 cohort are all good friends and couldn’t have made it through the year without you. Thanks for all the laughs, the fun, and the good times. There are many good memories that stick with us forever, but one that really stuck out to both of us was when the politicians came and talked to us about their roles and professions. Another favourite memory was going to Camp Cooby for a couple days. We participated in a lot of fun and exciting activities at our camp. It was an exceptional experience and we hope that sometime in Year 7 we can do something similar. We would like to wish all the Year 6’s the best of luck for the years ahead. We will miss the friends who are moving to other schools, but we wish them lots of luck. We have both been here for six years and we still have a little bit to go, but if we all stick together, we will get through it just fine. For all the new Junior and College leaders, I wish you a good year and that you will take Mary MacKillop to bigger and better places.

JUNIOR SCHOOL WELLBEING Ms Bridget Rillie | Assistant Principal: Wellbeing Junior "All will be right with a little time and patience" (Mary MacKillop). As a Catholic community, the wellbeing of our students is at the very heart of who we are. In 2021, we began a 4 year strategic journey, focusing on structures where our students, staff and parents can consciously and completely engage in discussing their own wellbeing, and have the language, tools and skills to be the best they can be. To achieve this, we began to embed a range of wellbeing initiatives in the Junior school. This year, we launched the College Pastoral Plan. The pastoral plan, that is reflective of our Catholic identity and values, became a lived experience for all Junior school students, through their participation in two Formation experiences throughout the year. Each term, there was a focus on one identified value from the Pastoral Wheel. Students were immersed in a range of activities and experiences to understand each value further, at an age appropriate level, and identify how they can live this value in their every day life. The 2021 values that were highlighted were kindness, honesty, respect and confidence. MMCC Each formation day was supported

THRIVE SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM

by class teachers, College Counsellors, Year 12 praxis students and various staff members. The formation also provided students with the opportunity to develop their understanding of Mary MacKillop further. To support our parents, each Formation Day was designed to consciously support the social emotional development of our Junior school students. This year saw the introduction of the MMCC 'THRIVE' Social Emotional Program. Aligned with our mission of educating the whole child, and aligning with our College Pastoral Plan, THRIVE aimed to develop a child of character; a child who is kind, confident, respectful, resilient, and honest. THRIVE involves the explicit teaching of social and emotional skills, aligned with the General Capabilities. These skills supported students to develop self and social awareness, that enables adaptive management skills, that we know support both academic success and optimal states of wellbeing. The program has supported students to develop their capacity to demonstrate the positive learning behaviours that contribute to their engagement and success in the education context. Twice a term, students participated in a THRIVE assembly. The assemblies

were developed to be age appropriate with students in Prep, Year 1, Year 2 gathering together and students in Years 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 gathering. Following the assembly, all students participated in THRIVE social emotional lessons. I would like to acknowledge our College Counsellors, Khara Saunders and Dr. Jasmin Slack-Smith for the work they have done in creating the THRIVE social emotional lessons for our students, based on both the Australian Curriculum, and the needs of the students in our College. I would also like to acknowledge the Junior School Directors, Ms Kate Carroll and Mrs Christine Carter, for their contributions to the THRIVE program and leading the THRIVE assemblies. Mac Mates has been another very successful Wellbeing initiative in 2021. Mac Mates is a collegewide initiative where volunteers from the Senior College and Year 6 joined the playground once a week to connect with younger students, and facilitate peer led play-based engagement opportunities, that in turn support social skills development and positive relationships, regulating physical

activity, the bi-directional sense of belonging and connection to community, and positive emotion. Mac Mates has been co-ordinated by Khara Saunders. It has been wonderful to watch the older students interact with the younger students at break times. This engagement has led to the development of many positive relationships between students and helped our Junior school students develop a genuine sense of belonging in the playground. In October this year, we held our annual 'Wellbeing Week'. This week provided students and staff with the opportunity to engage in a range of activities to build upon their own personal wellbeing. The week is underpinned by the College Pastoral Plan, guided by the PERMA model where we are supporting students to build Positive emotions, Engage in activities, develop and maintain healthy Relationships with others, develop a sense of Meaning and feel a sense of Accomplishment. Throughout the week students chose to participate in a range of activities including painting, clay work, POUND drumming, music and dancing, games, chalk art and instrument club. Students were provided with a homework free week, and were also invited to

participate in a 'digital detox' for the week. Wellbeing Week concluded with whole College mindfulness and a P-12 Picnic and the distribution of prizes for the winners of the 'digital detox'. Reflecting upon the year that has been, I would like to acknowledge the resilience demonstrated throughout 2021 by our students in the Junior school. With the continued uncertainty surrounding Covid, some events and activities for our students were either cancelled, postponed or relocated. This unexpected way of operating has started to become very normal for this generation, and this ability to be flexible and adapt, will hold them in good stead as they move through their schooling journey. The wellbeing of all members of our community, is central to our mission as a Catholic community. I would like to personally acknowledge the work of our College Counsellors, Junior School Directors, Learning Support Staff, Administration staff, School Officers and classroom teachers who form part of our greater wellbeing team. I would also like to thank our parents, who continue to work in partnership with us. It is a privilege to work with the families of our College, to enable the best outcomes for our students.

PREP CLASS Mrs Christine Carter

Mrs Melanie Skewes

We rang the bell in January to signal the start of our journey and ever since that day we have been growing and changing rapidly. What an amazing beginning to our College life we have had! We have grown taller, lost teeth, celebrated birthdays, learnt to read and write and are now wonderful Mathemagicians! We have made so many new friends, including meeting our buddies. We have danced at our Easter Hat Parade, helped Mr Gabbett design our new Church, experienced a show at the Empire Theatre, been in the College bus for an excursion to Amaroo, dressed up for Book Week, walked the plank like pirates and performed our Nativity Play. Most importantly we have learnt to be "Bucket Fillers". Every child has learnt ways to care for their friends and create a place of love. The friendships that have developed across our cohort this year has been wonderful to be part of. The children have made us proud of the way they can communicate with their friends and always find the best in each other. The children have grown and developed across the year, embracing each new challenge and experience with enthusiasm and curiosity. Thank you for supporting your child and working with us to ensure everyone continues on their own journey. We are all very excited about taking the next step on our journey into Year 1!

PREP

PIRATE DAY

PREP

NATIVITY PLAY

YEAR

ONE Ms Jodie Inskip Mrs Kim McCosker | Ms Maddie Stammers Mrs Wilna Van Rhijn

The excitement of Term 1 started off with an adventurous Backyard and Schoolyard Safari where students explored the outdoors by discovering the marvelous mini-beasts living in the environment. Students met their Year 5 buddies who became wonderful role models and friends to them throughout the year. In the lead up to Easter, Shrove Tuesday was celebrated with Carnevale, spectacular masks and delicious pancakes. We celebrated the end of Term 1, with an exciting excursion to the Empire Theatre to see The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Term 2 was full of special celebrations where students took park in ANZAC Day ceremonies, the College athletics carnival as well as participating in festivities honouring their mothers and other significant mother figures in their lives. The highlight of the term was dressing up for Dr Seuss Day and performing stories and poems for parents and friends. This was a bittersweet moment,

as we farewelled and blessed Mrs McCosker as she took off on her new adventure to North Queensland. In Term 3 we welcomed the wonderful Miss Stammers to the Year 1 team. We celebrated our Patron Saint, Mary MacKillop, with a day of fun and activities. We were one of the first cohorts to utilise the new College bus to venture to Amaroo Outdoor Education Centre. Our excursion included nature play, bush walking, indigenous games and meeting Garbalah the Greater Glider. The messy play was a big hit on the day! Students shared their love of literature by dressing up as their favourite book character for book week. The term finished with students being challenged to think like scientists, along with participating in STEM and scientific investigations. The final term of the year, saw the Year 1 cohort participating in Fire Safety lessons with our local Highfields Fire Brigade. Students had hands on experiences by exploring the insides of the fire truck, squirting the water hose and role playing the importance of fire safety. The visit was cut short when the team were called away to an emergency. Mr Gabbett joined our Religion lessons this term and shared his knowledge about Mary and the Rosary and we had a special Rosary prayer celebration at the Outdoor Chapel. We had a fun filled year and wish all students and families a prosperous and successful 2022.

DR SUESS DAY One of the highlights of the Year 1 calendar is celebrating our love of literacy with our Dr Seuss Celebration. The day was a culmination of the Term 2 English unit which explored Poetry and Characterisation through the study of Dr Seuss, his entertaining texts and his weird and whacky characters. Students, teachers and parents dressed up in their favourite character costumes for the celebration. In a showcase of learning, students shared rhyming couplets they had written, read extracts from Dr Seuss stories and shared details about the zany characters they created who could be featured in any of Dr Seuss’ books. Students also performed a number of poems and songs to keep the audience entertained. The showcase was followed by a shared morning tea in the MacKillop Centre with families, where lots of fun was had by all.

YEAR

TWO Mrs Susan Jones Mrs Deb Mengel

What a wonderful and memorable year it has been in Year 2! We have done so many exciting things, made new friends and celebrated many special occasions together! We left school behind in term 1, for a fun adventure to the Empire Theatre to see The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We spent hours creating gifts and cards for the special Mums and Dads in our lives and celebrated Mother's Day and Father's Day with breakfast and liturgies. We dressed up for Book Week to the theme of 'Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds' and participated in the exciting Reader's Cup challenge. We wore our crazy socks to support Socktober and helped out the less fortunate many times throughout the year. In term 3, we travelled on the new College bus to Amaroo Outdoor Education Centre to experience 'What's the Bush About?' program. We learnt about Australian animals and the environment and met a new furry friend up high in a tree! We sculptured our own clay animals and went on a bushwalk. Throughout the year we have spent time designing, painting, creating, making and learning. We have learnt about friendship, kindness, gratitude, forgiveness and respect. We've enjoyed our Formation days which have given us an opportunity to focus on positive relationships and spending time together as a Year 2 cohort. We've learnt about Advent and the Nativity story in the lead up to Christmas. In the last week of Term 4, we joined the whole Junior school and sang our hearts out to all our favourite Christmas carols. We have had a wonderful year together and we thank you for all the love and support you have given your children and us! We are sad that this year is coming to an end but are excited to see them off to Year 3... ready for the next exciting adventure!

YEAR

THREE Mrs Peta Kingsford Mr Shane McAllister Mr Craig Faessler | Mrs Vanessa Priebe

about social justice and practical action to promote solidarity. We decided to collect packaged goods to donate to The Base Services. Through this initiative we helped to make a difference by donating products to make hampers for people who are homeless or at high risk of homelessness within our community. What a great way for us to help those in need. The end of the year saw us reflect on our Year 3 learning journey with our peers. Thank you for a wonderful year of learning!

2021 has been an incredible year for the Year 3 Students and Teachers. We have enjoyed many fun -filled adventures with our learning. Students have learnt about Sacraments of Initiation and the local parish; how to write procedures and poetry; we have been telling time to the nearest minute and calculating change; we explored Australia and its neighbouring countries. This is just to name a few of our learning experiences. Our Star Gazing and Sausage Sizzle evening was a highlight of the year for us! We got to check out the night sky through some pretty amazing telescopes. It was very interesting listening to the astronomers teach us about the magic of outer space. This experience linked really well with our science unit in Term 2, Earth and Space Sciences - The Sun, The Earth, The Moon. In Term 4 we ventured out of the classroom for some outside learning. We were lucky enough to visit Highfields Pioneer Village as part of our ‘Then & Now’ History Unit. While there, we studied how our community has changed over time. We were able to explore what life was like many, many years ago. It was lots of fun to sit in an old classroom and see what it was like for students to learn. We are certainly thankful for the technology we have today. Morning tea was provided by the village volunteers. We enjoyed delicious damper and a hot cup of tea. We spent some time learning about our local parish and diocese. To help us engage in our learning we travelled to St Matthew’s Church Crows Nest, The Chapel at the James Byrne Centre, St Patrick’s Cathedral and St Theresa’s. It was very interesting to hear the history of the Mary of the Southern Cross Parish. For many of us this was our first time in a traditional church and cathedral. Mrs Gall also visited us and told us stories about our parish and how the people of our parish help in the community. The Year 3 cohort also experienced learning

YEAR

FOUR Mrs Emma Cook Mrs Amy Dwyer Mrs Kirsten Moore Mrs Caroline Costa

2021 brought a lot of firsts for our students. This was the first year of working with devices, exploring the Write that Essay program, and getting involved in Inspire Math. Teachers brought learning outside with a Math Scananger hunt where students were given mathematical clues and concepts that lead them to many places around the College. For English, we immersed ourselves in the Captain Underpants series where students learnt what authors do to make a story engaging and exciting. We celebrated our students success with a Captain Underpants day where students were able to dress-up as a character, create their own robot and watch the movie while enjoying a slice of pizza. Outside of the classroom, students were able to engage with extra curricular activities and sporting events. Our Gala Day was a highlight for many as students were able to display their skills in T-ball, against various other TCSO schools. Students showed great sportmanship, teamwork and built new relationships. Cooby Dam brought a day of fun and adventure. Students left bright and early on our brand new school bus and were involved in many exciting activities that supported our Sustainability unit.

YEAR

FIVE Ms Kate Carroll Ms Anne O'Reilly Mrs Carmen Campbell Mrs Shannon Anderson 2021 was a fabulous year for the Year 5 students and their teachers. We learnt lots and participated in a number of activities outside the classroom. Earlier in the year, the Year 5 students were welcomed into the Mini Vinnies Chapter. The aim of the chapter is to spread awareness and to become advocates within their school and local community by putting their values into action. Throughout the year, the students were involved in a number of activities to promote Mini Vinnies within the community including the easter raffle, blanket drive and Christmas appeal. by Ruby Anlezark JOHNATHAN THURSTON VISIT In the last week of term 4, Year 5 had a visit from Johnathan Thurston. This was because earlier in the year they entered a competition through ‘Get ready Queensland ‘which was about designing a flood resistant house. The year 5 cohort won the competition. We had the best day with him and can’t believe how lucky we were to have him come to MMCC. by Emily Thompson CAMP In week 6 of term 4, we went to Tallebudgera camp. There were many activities to do, and delicious food to eat at the dining hall. The instructors were very supportive and led us through each activity. The highlight of the camp was all of the fun activities. We loved doing Beach games, team rescue, canoeing, body boarding, giant swing, and rock climbing. We also loved sharing a cabin with our friends. We had such a great experience for our first school camp. by Lulu Rowlette, Alexis Wiersma, and Elke Adamski We spent a lot of time in high school. We attended Food Technology, Science, Art and Wood Technology. The teachers were Ms. Manners, Mr Chivers, Mr. Folkes and Mrs. Vanderplas. It was an exciting experience for the year fives, since we will be in high school in the upcoming years. It gave us an insight of how everything

works, including the different locations of the allocated classrooms for different subjects, and we learned of the higher expectations. It was a flabbergasting experience, and the next year fives will absolutely love it as much as we did. Science was great because we got to do lots of fun experiments. We all loved making paddle pop stick bridges in Wood Technology. Mr Chivers made art exciting by getting us to create a chimera. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed cooking lots of different yummy foods. by Brooklyn Douglas and India-rose Bonham.

JONATHAN THURSTON VISIT

YEAR

SIX Mr Craig Hubbard Mrs Lisa-Marie Preston Mrs Nicole Wittman

studies. It was fascinating to see how small the cameras have become and we loved having a go using the official 7 News microphone. In our Religion studies, we had lots of guest speakers talk to us about how they show their faith. Mr Gabbett, Mrs Inskip, Mr Campbell, and Year 12 PRAXIS students all shared parts of their faith journey with us. TRANSITION LESSONS

We have had a great year! It started with a bang, and we were excited to finally be leaders of the Junior School. This was a role that we undertook with gusto. We enjoyed playing with our Prep buddies, helping at Mac Mates, and running assemblies and liturgies. At the end of the year, we discovered that the dance lessons with Mr Vernon were a lot of fun and we showed great maturity when asking a partner to dance.

We were fortunate enough to participate in transition lessons in the Senior College for the entire year. We looked forward to these lessons with specialist teachers in the subjects of Food Technology, Design Technology, Science, and Visual Art. These practical lessons helped us to be prepared for the challenges of Year 7, but also gave us a taste of the structure of a Senior College lesson. We enjoyed the freedom of playing at the Senior Campus during Semester Two!

OLYMPICS

SERVICE

The world watched as Japan held the 2020 Olympics a year later under interesting conditions. We held the very first Year 6 Olympics Day. We researched our country and came dressed in our national colours, proudly waving our flag in our opening ceremony. We even had a visit from Emperor Craig Hubbard who opened the games on behalf of Japan. We spent the day inquiring into the special Covid safety precautions that Tokyo had put in place, competing in sporting events, and tweeting support messages that were instantly sent to the athlete’s village in Tokyo. The highlight of the day was having visits from shot putter, Mr Justin Anlezark and archer, Mr Tim Cuddihy. These men competed at multiple Olympics and Commonwealth Games, bringing their medals to share with us. We loved hearing the story of how Mr Anlezark met Usain Bolt in the athlete's dining room at the Athens Olympics.

Our College highlights the importance of living a life of service like Mary MacKillop. She asked us to never see a need without doing something about it. We read the book ‘Boy Overboard’ by Morris Gleitzman, about a family that attempted to migrate from Afghanistan to Australia. We watched with interest and concern during this time when the book became real world to us. The uprising of the Taliban was a topic of discussion in Year 6 for many weeks and we were lucky to have Mr Barr come and talk with us about his experience in Afghanistan. As a cohort, we decided that we needed to do something to help. In response, we held a sausage sizzle, spider drink, and chocolate toss stall to raise funds for the ‘Work & Welcome’ program. This program offers work experience opportunities for refugees in our local community. Through the generosity of the College community, we were able to raise a total of $1603.99 to support refugees to feel connected and enhance their skills. This was an amazing achievement and will go a long way to helping many refugees in our community.

GUEST SPEAKERS We did not let Covid lockdowns stop us from finding real world understandings throughout the year. We were visited by the Federal Member for Groom, Mr Garth Hamilton, the State Member for Toowoomba North, Mr Trevor Watts and the Mayor of the Toowoomba Council, Mr Paul Antonio as part of our HaSS unit. We learned about the roles they play in looking after the people of their electorates. We were able to ask questions and Mr Hamilton commented that our impressive questioning skills were like those of adult journalists. Channel 7 reporter, Kathleen O’Connor, shared her expertise and hints when filming on location to help us in our English

Year 6 has been a year of ups and downs, but it is a year that we will remember as one that was full of frivolity, friendships, and fun.

YEAR 6 DANCE

RITE OF PASSAGE

YEAR 6 CAMP In Term 4, Year 6 ventured to Camp Cooby for three days and two nights of fun, excitement, and adventure. All activities were designed around the camp’s themes – resilience, teamwork, and communication. We participated in many action-packed activities that pushed us out of our comfort zone and helped us to better understand ourselves as individuals and as a collective group. We braved the heights of milk crate stacking, tied ourselves in knots to build a raft that would float on water, got lost reading maps to find key locations, screamed our way to the bottom of a giant water slide, held on for dear life ziplining through the trees, avoided ‘bombs’ on the landmine maze, balanced ourselves out on the giant seesaw all whilst reflecting on our strengths and challenges as a team. Learning how to work well as a group by compromising, reflecting, and persisting were key learnings during our time at Cooby Dam. Some highlights of the camp were the amazing food we ate, finding out new things about our peers, and the company we kept. We were fortunate enough to be the first group to sleep in the newly built cabins that kept us dry and sometimes extremely warm. To top it all off, we all looked the part in our new long-sleeved shirts and hat designed specifically for camp. We were thankful for our Cooby team leaders, classroom teachers, and the supportive staff that joined us on our camp adventures. Together, we all had loads of fun!

MOVING ON UP DAY KATE CARROLL | COORDINATOR YEAR 3 - 6 The annual Moving On Up Day occurred on Wednesday 20 October. Students from a number of different schools joined Mary MacKillop Catholic College in both the Senior and Junior school. Year 6 students from our College and from other schools, joined together to experience what it is like to be a high school student. Students had the opportunity to undertake lessons in the senior school as well as build team work and develop new relationships. Some of the Year 6 students reflected on the day and what made it special to them: I got to see the new kids who are coming to the school next year and we had a day of fun activities. These will get us excited for next year and trying to get to know people who might be in your class or PC. (Trinity)

I really enjoyed the amazing race. Tom, Wyatt and I sprinted around the school looking for clues. This was fun physically and mentally. (Jackson) I enjoyed meeting new kids and doing other fun activities like the amazing race and the teamwork activities of getting everyone untangled without letting go. (Seth) I liked meeting the new students because you could become friends before they come to the school. They will know they can trust people here already. (Hunter) The Moving On Up day is an integral part of the College calendar, welcoming new students and offering our current Year 6 students the opportunity to be a high school student for the day.

SENIOR SCHOOL

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT TIM CONNOLLY | MIDDLE LEADER

2021 has been a year of opportunities and challenges for all students at our College. Our senior students have shown great desire and commitment to their studies. From persuasive, analytical and multimodal presentations to literary and opinionative commentaries, students have pursued many ways of communicating effectively with others. The inevitable stress of external exams for English students and the Common Internal Assessment for students in Essential English saw opportunities accepted and explored in many and varied ways. We should be rightfully proud of the manner in which our year 12 students demonstrated academic expertise and realised the benefits of thorough preparation in achieving personal goals. Year 11 students have also begun their journey towards the enticing lights of senior graduation. A common atmosphere of encouragement, support and desire to achieve lofty goals has clearly underpinned all that this group of students has been part of. Opportunities have been addressed with great determination and academic achievement has been building steadily, as a result. Students in English and Essential English have ably built their skills in readiness for the first year 12 assessment. Students in our newly-offered course of Literature have found great pleasure in their immersions in literature and have reflected this enjoyment in their application to assessment. Anticipation is now evident in this group, as the first year 12 assessment task moves closer to fruition. Popularity and interest in this course are clearly strong within our current year 10 cohort, as class numbers will grow markedly in 2022. A further academic highlight for the English department has been the great success of another newly-offered course in years 9 and 10. Literature and Creative writing has seen

students explore the world of complex narrative composition, famous literary texts and the world of Gothic Horror. It has been heartening to witness a growing number of students energetically directing their skills towards wide and complex reading. Learnings from these explorations have been reflected in some outstanding pieces of written composition: “Irreverent to the impending disaster, she sat tranquilly with her earphones in; oblivious to her minacious surroundings; her mind was running wild. Disorientation clouded her thoughts, fogging all logical reason, raining – torrentially – on her parade.” Kyra Bartlett-Horne (year 10 Creative Writing and Literature). “As Inej pulled away, her absence left a bitterlycold prickle that penetrated the midday humidity. He wasn’t supposed to be enjoying her presence. The plan – the very specific plan – did not include his emotions running into rolling fields of trivial roses, or romance. Shallow sweet nothings that lasted no longer than the time of conjure.” Sarah Norton (year 10 Creative Writing and Literature). The opportunity to engage in meaningful selfexpression, via a blog post, was well utilised by Bella Stenzell (year 10 English), to present a profound message related to the novel Jasper Jones: “You may think that Australia is the country known for everyone being given a ‘fair go’. If this is true, then why are Australian Indigenous adults seven times more likely to experience racism than their non-Indigenous counterparts? The infectious bite of racism continues to linger within some of our society. I know what you’re thinking. How can I become better? How can I make this country a fairer and freer place for all?

Luckily, a cure has been found for the disease of prejudice. That cure is to read”. Write That Essay has seen students delve into specific aspects of written composition and self–appraisal of the writing process. Benefits of this digital platform emerged from our classrooms throughout the year. Analysis of whole texts, paragraphs, sentences and vocabulary choices enlightened students to the possibilities of enhanced written expression. Opportunities to read and write for pleasure were numerous, throughout the year. The newly offered English options, reading club, Independent Education Union writing competition, Storyfest National Novella writing competition and youth KSP poetry award all allowed students the chance to participate in the world of writing, at a meaningful level. Within all of these great points of progress, there was inevitably a small group of completely committed and highly skilled people, who deserve great credit-our outstanding English teachers. Senior students in English classes were blessed with the guidance, encouragement and culture-building leadership of our wonderful English team. Miss Murdoch, Miss Morgan, Mrs Radley and Mr Bracken all deserve great credit for their outstanding efforts, throughout the year. It is also with much anticipation that we look forward to the return of Miss Quinlan, in 2022. 2021 has seen the beginning of an important time in English, at our College. The possibilities of another year are exciting and we look forward to the opportunity to continue this journey, with your son or daughter, in 2022.

MATHS DEPARTMENT PIERS DUDIN | MIDDLE LEADER

The Maths Department has been making some good moves this year. Throughout the year we have been making small changes and adjustments to our set up to allow us to provide better opportunities and support for our Maths students. There have been several highlights throughout the year including Year 6 Maths Transition events, the reintroduction of Maths Clubs ('Just like every other club except much cooler'), individual success in Senior Mathematics assessments. We remain committed to providing a mixed ability classroom setting whilst still providing consistent extension for our highest achieving students. With this in mind, our system of having one extension group and two mixed ability groups per year group has worked well for us, allowing a positive spread of abilities in all classes. We continue to extend all students relative to their level of achievement whilst ensuring suitable support for those who benefit from further consolidation of the syllabus.

Maths Club has been a popular addition to the weekly timetable. Penola 13 is often a-buzz with Mathematical activities on a Wednesday morning. The afternoon session has become more about supporting students with their homework. Several teachers in the department offer their time before school to support various classes through out the year, I like to thank them for all their extra efforts through out the year. This year we have attended the Maths Teams Challenge, held at St Ursula's College, and the QAMT Maths Quiz where our team made it through the the regional finals stage. These competition give us a great opportunity to compete against various local schools and all the students involved had a great time. We look forward to achieving even better results next time round! The Year 6 students visited the Maths department during their transition week to gather some insight into what Mathematics looks like in the Senior school, and take part in a Maths

Orienteering challenge, solving various Maths problems as they went. Next year's Senior Year 7 maths teachers and Junior year 6 teachers have planned a team teaching activity for us to get to know the teachers, students, and styles of teaching and learning in the Junior school better, allowing for a smoother transition next year. Now that the Senior Year 12 students have completed their Maths exams I would like to thank them all for their hard work and congratulate them on their success so far this year. Our NAPLAN and Pat-M results show positive level of improvement across all cohorts. We will continue to implement our own set of termly diagnostic numeracy tests to identify where best we can focus our efforts to help the students progress individually and as a group. We have included two extra pieces of written assignment in Year 9 and Year 10 this year to help better prepare students for the variety assessment instruments in Year 11 and 12. The 'Problem Solving and Modelling Tasks' as designed to encourage the students to produce

written mathematical reports detailing how they formulate, solve and evaluate a given task. We will continue to develop these tasks over the course of next year. Although they take time away from teaching content, it is well recognized that problem solving is a key skill they will require in their futures, and one often not assessed effectively purely through examinations. The inclusion and development of the Inspire Maths Program will continue next year especially given it's success in the Junior school this year. This program encourages us as teachers to include more interactivities in our teaching, to focus on understanding concepts. It encourages students to accept that making mistakes and struggling with understanding are key parts of our learning journey. I'd like the thank our students and my department for all the efforts they have invested in their learning and teaching alike this year. I would also like the thank the parents for their continued support of the Maths department. I have enjoyed my first year here at Mary MacKillop immensely and am looking forward to next year already.

ARTS DEPARTMENT JESSICA BURKE | MIDDLE LEADER: THE ARTS & STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

VISUAL AND CREATIVE ART The creative students in Mrs Puhakka’s after school Art Club were inspired by the works of a variety of mural and street artists, in particular Kelsey Montague. Together with the Friday Artistic Endeavours group they collaborated and created a mural based on “What lifts You”, which is a work in progress to decorate and create positive feelings of happiness to the counsellor’s rooms in the Emmaus building. Congratulations are in order for Anabel Austin whose artwork was selected for the 2021 Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art. Her work was formally displayed at the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery. Anabel has produced a tremendous amount of work this year at an extraordinarily high standard. The opportunity to have her work professionally exhibited is a wonderful reward for the effort. Taylor Blackley and Katelyn Haddow have participated in an incredibly rare and valuable first assessment event for the commencement of Year 12 in 2022. They spent the day immersed in a private studio at the invitation of local artist Catherine Parker. This very rare opportunity to produce work alongside a practicing artist will inform their assessments and provide them to not only improve their own creative process, but to understand the importance of their own intuition and value of their own ideas in comprehending the ‘bigger picture’ as young artists. DRAMA Year 11 Drama students performed an abridged version of Children of the Black Skirt by Angela Betzien. Their performance looked at the cycle of trauma and how events of youth can impact people later in their lives, using gothic conventions to heighten their storytelling and engage the audience. This year saw Year 11 student Cassie Lawson spend a week in Brisbane participating in a

workshop at the Queensland Theatre Company. A fantastic experience! In 2021 the Mary MacKillop Drama Club was formed, offering students from years 7-12 to get involved in script writing activities and Drama games. This was a great opportunity for our older, more experienced students to mentor our young developing talent. MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC 2021 saw the biggest enrolment in the Instrumental Music department yet at the College. To accommodate this, we had some new staff joining us and new ensembles created. The department saw students involved in the Drumline, Guitar ensemble, Choir, Marching Band and Colourguard, Concert Band, Ukulele ensemble and dance troupes. Students participated in workshops, performances at the Toowoomba Show, representation at the Highfields Anzac Day Commemorative march, College Arts in the Park event, the Toowoomba Eisteddfod, the Carnival of Flowers parade, and Tutor showcases. One of the highlights for the year was the new annual event MMCC ‘Picnic in the Arts’. Students showcased their talents in all facets of the Arts across two stages, a fully decked out art display that filled the MacKillop Centre and the street filled with performances. We had an overwhelming number of family and friends attend and hope to make it bigger and better for 2022! We won!!!!! Carnival of Flowers parade was another highlight and a first for the Arts dept. A win in the Marching section was unexpected however deserving to the staff and students involved. We had students from grade 1-12 involved in designing, making, performing, dancing and displaying costumes and music to fit the theme. This will be another annual event for MMCC Arts!

MMCC Choir Strong participation from students saw our choir grow to 48 members which allowed us to perform challenging repertoire and explore 2-part harmony. Other performances included singing Christmas carols at the Town and Country Women’s Association lunch, performing Karl Jenkins “Adiemus” at the Academic awards as well as leading the hymns for the Year 12 Mass and the Year 6 Rite of Passage. Our singers have grown in confidence over the year and have shown wonderful commitment and dedication as a team. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT We were excited to announce that MMCC Visual Arts work from both Junior and Senior would be displayed at The Hampton Art Exhibition. Three students were accepted to participate in the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University State Honours Ensemble ProgramCharlotte Voll, Gabrielle Voll and Adele Adams.

State Honours Ensemble Program- Bianca Philp and Lucas Ward. Samara O’Leary-Farrell (grade 7) took part in the 2021 ACMF National Songwriting Competition and received an excellent achievement that placed her in the top 26% of entries Australiawide. Year 10 Student Amity Boston was successful in her application for the Queensland Ballet teen ambassador program. Successful Australian (grade 1 and above) • • • • • • • • •

Music

Examinations

Erin O’Rourke Lucas Ward Charlotte Dobson Bianca Philp Jarrah Sunatwanitkul Remi O’Donoghue Eleisha McInnis Noah Burke Adele Adams

Two students accepted to participate in the Queensland Conservatorium Darling Downs

STEM DEPARTMENT JARED NIELSEN | MIDDLE LEADER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021 was a very exciting year for the Science & Technologies departments. We expanded our horizons with new initiatives, new subjects and new challenges! The year kicked off with the successful implementation of our Year 5 and 6 transition program. This program gave our Junior College students a chance to come over to the Senior campus and learn from our expert STEM teachers. This program gives the Year 5 and 6s the chance to experience what the Senior school has to offer in their future as well as giving them access to some high-quality learning facilities and equipment. The high point for many of the students was split between the Earthquake-resistant building designed in Science or the bridge-building challenge in Industrial Technology. This year, Mary MacKillop competed for the first time in the prestigious USQ Science and Engineering Challenge; a STEM-based competition for Year 9 and 10 students. At the event, students competed in a number of activities and tests involving teamwork, criticalthinking and problem solving. Our teams placed second overall in three categories - an excellent achievement considering the calibre of the competition. This year Mary MacKillop partnered with local company integratedSTEM to deliver a number of drone, machine vision and wearable tech workshops to our Year 3-6 students. The drone and machine-vision programs gave students a chance to see how cameras and drones can be used to significantly cut down costs and time when in comes to work in the agricultural field. They also looked at some of the tricks used to have drones and robots select or ignore objects, based on certain parameters. The wearable tech program allowed students to work with circuitry and design their own outfits, pairing technology and textiles. We look forward to offering programs like this in the future to engage our budding STEM students and allow them to work with equipment and content

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outside of the standard classroom curriculum. The middle of the year brought about two large STEM conferences held in Toowoomba; one for Year 4-10 Girls (held at St. Saviour’s College, Toowoomba) and the other for Year 4-10 Boys (held at St. Mary’s College, Toowoomba). Both events were aimed at students interested in STEM areas. This was an incredible opportunity for some of our students to experience a range of activities and hands-on experiences delivered by experts that were fun and engaging. We look forward to attending these conferences again soon, maybe even taking our own display with us to show off Mary MacKillop's Science and Technology department to the wider Toowoomba community. Every year the National Science Week celebration aims to raise the profile and increase the public understanding and public appreciation of science, innovation, engineering and technology, and their role in maintaining and improving our society, economy and environment. in 2021 the theme for National Science Week was ‘Food: Different By Design’. The week was jam-packed with lunchtime and classroom activities across Prep to Year 12. From problem-solving and critical-thinking challenges to specially themed tuckshop options to the chance for students to help establish a perma-culture garden for the secondary school. The highlight of many students was our 'Communicating Science through games' workshop that finished up the week. We are already looking forward to 2022! A stand-out curriculum option for many of our Year 9 and 10 students is the chance to pick elective subjects. The Science and Technology departments feature prominently here with our Wood and Metal technology classes always being packed! This year saw the implementation of new Web and Game design classes (where students were able to develop their own websites and video games), Agricultural Science (where students grew their own crops using a variety of water and fertiliser types), STEM (which involved critical thinking and robotics)

and the Design class (which saw students design, create and launch water rockets across the College!). All of these electivies help our Middle Years students to find the subjects they enjoy, ahead of Senior School. Finally, it would be amiss of me to leave out our Senior School classes. Our Year 11 and 12 Certificate students worked diligently all year to complete projects for themselves as well as giving back to the College and the wider community, shown in their work on the trailer and cubby house projects. While this report is being written before final General subject results have come back, we are expecting some excellent results across our Senior subjects. This is due to the dedication and work ethic of our Year 11 and 12 students who go above and beyond in their subjects to ensure they leave the College with the best knowledge and final results as they can. Of course, none of these learning opportunities would have been possible without the work of a team of hard-working, dedicated and selfless staff. I would like to take this chance to thank each and every staff member at Mary MacKillop Catholic College for the time, effort and energy they provide each and every day of the year. Last - but certainly not least - I cannot forget to mention the ongoing support of the wider Mary MacKillop Catholic College community (parents, carers and parish members). Your input, support and communication is deeply appreciated and highly valued. We wish you a safe holiday and look forward to seeing you all in the new year!

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT REPORT LEISA RADLEY | DIRECTOR OF FORMATION AND COLLEGE CULTURE It's been a busy year for Religious Education at MMCC. While we are in somewhat of a holding pattern as we await changes to the RE curriculum and the introduction of the Illuminate program in 2023, that hasn't stopped Religion classes in the Senior College from deepening their understanding of Church, beliefs, morality and ethics, sacred texts, prayer charism, service and mission. While all classes, from Year 7 Religion to Year 12 Study of Religion have worked hard this year, there are some specific classes and year groups which I would like to focus on.

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Music service at The Hub (Uniting Church) Serving with Rosie's - Friends on the Street on a Wednesday evening Working with Vinnies Youth to provide sporting and camping experiences for underprivileged children Working with Meals on Wheels Advocating for the hearing impaired through volunteering for the Hear and Say Foundation Cooking meals and biscuits for Tony's Community Kitchen Facilitating activities during the Junior College Formation Days Serving in the Prep and Year 6 classrooms with Melanie Skewes and Nicole Wittman Assisting Junior staff and students with Mac Mates at lunchbreaks Serving with the Rural Fire Service Organising and facilitating whole-school liturgies and Masses such as Anzac Day, St. Patrick's Day and Mother's Day Building the College Chapel Attending their own Year 12 Retreat; and Raising awareness of homelessness in our local community.

It is timely as well to thank the staff who have worked with the Praxis students this year, including: their teacher, Jen Langerak; Paula O'Rourke who spent many hours with students organising liturgies and Masses; Bridget Rillie who worked with students on the organisation of Junior Formation Days; and Melanie Skewes and Nicole Wittman who made room in their busy days to accommodate Year 12s who came to assist in their classrooms. 2022 will see our second Praxis class complete the program. We look forward to working with these students as they put their faith into practice.

Year 11 and 12 Study of Religion

Year 9 Students Aimed to 'Be More'

Study of Religion, a General subject studied for an ATAR, is a unique subject. While some try to liken it to the skills you need in History, or even English, the truth is that SOR is like Religion, History, English and even Philosophy all rolled into one.

In Term 3, the Year 9 cohort learned that actions speak louder than words and that the best way to make a difference in the world is to challenge ourselves and raise awareness for others. Their Religion assessment in Term 3 was to take up the challenge of social action by completing the Be More Challenge.

The topics covered throughout the two-year course include: sacred texts and religious writings; lifecycle and calendrical rituals; social ethics and ethical relationships; religion-state relationships and human rights and religion. All of these are studied from the perspective of the 'big five' world religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism. This year, students in our Year 12 SOR class comprised of 10 students, and our Year 11 SOR class consisting of 15 students achieved some outstanding results. Special mention must go to graduating student, Jaymee Suliman, who achieved Top of Subject and Mia Knapman who was on Jaymee's tail all year. In the end, the girls' results in the Mock External Exam in Term 4 determined the recipient. Well done to both students who, based on their Internal Assessment results, went into their External Examination having already achieved 88% for the Course. Students in the Year 11 Study of Religion class are truly a dedicated bunch. The majority of the class have achieved an A or a B standard this year. They epitomise the calibre of students a teacher of SOR hopes for: opinionated, curious, organised and motivated. Well done particularly to the Top of Subject recipient, Katelyn Haddow, who achieved consistent 25/25 grades for three out of four assessments, and a commendable 24/25 on her final Year 11 exam.

Importantly, St. Oscar Romero served as a beacon of hope and courage in a a world ravaged by poverty and sorrow. His relentless pursuit of justice and desire to speak for the marginalised is summarised in his famous quote, “Aspire not to have more, but to be more.” St. Oscar Romero was a passionate advocate and a voice for the silenced. Similarly, students in Mrs Puhakka's, Miss Jensen's and Mrs Farrow's Religion classes researched a variety of issues they too were passionate about. Some of these include poverty, racism, gender equality, money distribution, refugees, inequality for the disabled and the elderly. More than simply being informed on the issue, the Year 9s created a plan of action for how to promote awareness of these injustices both inside the gates of MMCC and in the wider community. Well, that's a wrap for Senior Religious Education in 2021. A heartfelt thank you must go to the amazing Religious Education Department in the Senior College: Mrs Jennifer Langerak, Mrs Megan Puhakka, Miss Kara Jensen and Mrs Emma Farrow who have worked tirelessly this year to make RE contemporary, meaningful and relatable for our students.

As the Senior College grows, we look forward to welcoming more students into the Study of Religion course!

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CAMPS AND RETREATS

Year 7 Camps

Year 9 Camp Kokoda

Year 7 Fraser Island camp took place in Week 9 of Term 1. Students travelled firstly to Gympie and visited the Gympie Gold Mining and Historical Museum. Here Year 7s enjoyed a barbecue lunch and got stuck in to panning for gold as well as exploring the many historical sites around the sprawling museum. Next students arrived at Hervey Bay and settled into our accommodation at CamPialba. The next morning, we all took a ferry trip to Fraser Island, keeping our fingers crossed that the weather would improve, which it indeed did. Our day at Fraser included plenty of 4WD time in the buses as we toured around visiting such sites as Eli Creek, the Old Settlement and the wreck of S.S.Maheno. We all had lunch at one of the resorts before finishing off our tour and returning via Ferry to Hervey Bay. Our final travel day included a stop to Reef World Hervey Bay as well as a walk along the Hervey Bay coast. The bus ride home was certainly quiet as we all rested after a packed few days of sight seeing and adventure.

Year 9’s were challenged with a three day camp near Maroon Dam. Students were required to carry all the equipment for the three days in a backpack, cook their own food and sleep in tents. Along with this, students completed a number of activities such as the Giant Swing, Abseiling and Canoeing.

The Year 7s were lucky enough to have two camps this year. Their second camp was at Camp Kokoda where students were able to take part in activities such as the Giant Swing, Rock Wall Climbing, Flying Fox, Crate Stack and Archery. Each group of students had to brainstorm solutions to problems and work together as team. It was an excellent way to finish off Term 2! Year 8 Formation Day At the end of Term 3 the Year 8 cohort was involved in a Formation Day called Strength to Serve. The day highlighted the importance of knowing your own strengths and finding opportunities to use them to support others. Students undertook a character strengths survey and listened to Anthony Hurle, the founder of Tony’s Community Kitchen to better understand how he used his strengths to serve others in the Toowoomba community.

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Year 10 Work Experience and Career Retreat Year 10 students had two events this year linked to entering senior school and career pathways. At the end of Term 2 Year 10 students participated in a two-day Careers Retreat and Pathways Showcase. The aim of this retreat was to support students in seeing their schooling journey as a pathway to a vocation. The retreat assisted students and parents in subject selection for Year 11 and 12. The twoday event concluded with a Pathway Showcase that gave students the opportunity to meet and speak with industry professionals. At the end of Term 1 students took part in a Work Experience Program to learn new skills and be exposed to possible career opportunities. There was excellent feedback received from both students and work providers, with many students receiving employment opportunities. Some students have now investigated options to start School Based Apprenticeships and other forms of training to help with career journey begin. Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA) Program In the last week of Term 2 students across Year 10-12 travelled to Clifford Park Race Course in Toowoomba to participate in and experience the RYDA program. This program was an excellent insight into the many facets of road safety that young drivers need to be aware of. Students were able to listen to road safety messages and experiences of first responders (police, fire fighters and ambulance officers) as well as representatives from TKs Driving School. They

were able to listen to victims of crashes and their account of how road accidents affected their lives. With the aid of a dummy and marked track students could witness the effect of speed and stopping distance and the subsequent impact it would have in the event of a crash. We all walked away with a better appreciation of the kind of behaviours that impact road safety and the ways in which we can protect ourselves and other road users. Year 11 Camp Year 11 Leadership Camp took place at the end of Term 1 at Emu Gully. Students were faced with physical, team working challenges to test endurance, teamwork, and leadership skills. The highlight of the camp was a paintball challenge – the teachers particularly enjoyed this activity as they were in charge of the paintball guns! Year 12 Retreat Year 12 students participated in a two-day retreat that was centred around the four compass points. Students travelled to different locations around Toowoomba and Highfields including Crow’s Nest Falls, Table Top Mountain and Gumbi Gumbi gardens at USQ. This retreat was designed to help students reflect on their final year of school, and will link to their final retreat day which takes place in Graduation Week.

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VALEDICTORY SPEECH MIA KNAPMAN | COLLEGE CAPTAIN

I am going to be honest, this speech is a long one so get comfy. This speech has been something I have been piecing together for a while now and it feels so weird that I am saying it out loud to you instead of laying in bed rethinking what to say. I will first start off with my experience of school, not just at Mary MacKillop, but as my journey as a whole. I hated it. Some parts I enjoyed but overall, just meh… 5 star rating- teacher service could be improved but assessment marks made up for it. Aside from this, although at times I thought that nothing in life could be worse than going to school, I have also learnt and grown so much due to this and I wouldn’t of had it any other way. Yes I know I think we might need a forklift to pick up mums jaw but what I said was true. When I was writing this speech I had so many ideas of all the lessons school has taught me and I couldn’t seem to pin it down to one word until I came across a well renowned app that has much needed life guidance tips which happens to be called tik tok. A young girl made a video explaining the word ‘seasonal’. After watching this video, I realized that if I had to choose one word

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to describe school it would be seasonal. I say this because in life you don’t get to keep everyone forever. ‘Some people are like a sunrise’ is what the girl said in the video. And I relate this to my peers. Sometimes people come into your life and teach you something that will stick with you forever and they might not ever know it. And that’s ok because a part of them that you enjoy is now a part of you. Sometimes you have to go through the bad seasons though to appreciate the good ones. A bit like how you don’t realize how good winter really was when you’re in the blow up pool trying to cool off in summer. So before this season ends I wanted to share my sunrise experiences with everyone in year 12. One thing I have learnt from school is to do everything in alphabetical order so here we go. First is Anabel Austin. Anabel and I have been friends for many years now and through thick and thin I must say that she is one of the most humble people you will ever come across. Her patience is impeccable and in the world we live in today is quite hard to come across. So thank you Anabel for showing me

how to be humble and patient even though we all know I may not show this at all times. Bailey Skewes. I think we can all agree that Bailey has come a long way since he came back to Mary Mac. Bailey is one of the most dedicated sportsman I know. This guy sticks it through with training and meal plans to achieve his goal of becoming a body builder. I know the mental and physical strength it takes to get up and do what you do without needing a push from any one else so I would like to say thank you to Bailey for showing me that it is possible to achieve what you put your mind to. Callum Strachan. Callum is a very kind person who has always been there to have a chat if anyone needs. Callum has shown me his appreciation of the little things in life. So, thank you Callum for teaching me that just a conversation can change someone’s whole day. Dani Pile. After only hanging out with Dani maybe once or twice I noticed one thing. That girl may be tiny but she is mighty. Dani never cares what anyone has to say, she is so confident and strong and is always herself. Thank you Dani for showing me how to be confident. Dusty Dukes. I am not going to lie Dusty is pretty hard to read. Most of the time she does have a guard up but can I say when she cracks a joke she is hilarious. Dusty has a funny personality and her friends are very lucky to hang around her and see her true self. Thank you Dusty for showing me that opening up to people is actually a beautiful thing. Elijah Logan. Can I just say a congratulations to Mr and Mrs Logan. For those of you who don’t know Elijah is one of the sweetest gentlemen out there. All the girls will agree with me on this one. Every single class Elijah will wait by the door until all of the girls have walked inside. It’s very rare that you come across that these days so thank you Elijah for showing me that respect can mean more than you know to someone else. Gabby Dezdjek. Gabby and I have been close friends since year 4 and she has always been there for me. Gabby has the sweetest heart and is beyond selfless. She always puts other people before herself without a doubt. Thank you Gabby, for showing me what it takes to be a true best mate. Gemma Tancred. I have never met someone as unique as Gemma. She is more than happy to stand out and she does it well. She is always proud of herself and doesn’t care what others think. Thank you Gemma, for teaching me not to be afraid to stand out. Isaac Williams. Isaac is the most quiet achiever. I never really got to know Isaac overly well but I do know that if anyone ever needed an extra hand he would be the first one to say yes. Isaac volunteers at almost every charity event he can and just plots along serving others. Thank you Isaac, for showing me that it doesn’t hurt to help those in need.

Jayden Birt. Jayden no matter how much is challenged, will always give things a shot. He goes along at his own pace, but you never see him not trying. Thank you Birt for teaching me to not give up in life. Jaymee Suliman. I’ll just say when I have my wedding one day I’m hiring Jaymee. Jaymee has a talent at being a perfectionist. Her attention to detail is amazing and something I will always admire. Thank you Jaymee for teaching me to put my 100% into everything because it will always pay off. Kyle OFarrel-Brady. Kyle is so chill. You will never see him stressed or worrying about a thing. Thank you Kyle for teaching me to stress less because it’s something I really need to work on. Lawson Smith. Gosh where do I start. We all know that Lawson can be one of the most frustrating people ever at times, but he is also the most trustworthy person I have ever met. Lawson is one of those people that no matter what he does somehow, he just feels like home. He will always be the first to go and help with any job needed. Lawson can be a man of few words however, he does have some words of wisdom and really does care for everybody. Thank you Lawson, for teaching me that no matter what I have someone to rely on when times get tough. Mai Connor. Mai is a true sportsman. She trains regularly for hockey and shows no competitive nature ever. She is very humble in her successes and no matter how much she tries to cover it she has the sweetest heart. I find Mai’s respect and love for her culture very admirable. Any conversation about people being mistreated Mai is the first to not only stand up but be emotionally involved. She has a way of relating to others which I think is a great attribute going forward. Thank you very much Mai for showing me how to be more empathetic to others. Mia Watson. But first I have to ask…how do you get your eyebrows so perfect like they really are always on point. Mia has a talent at spotting a person in a crowd who looks not ok. She is always putting others before herself and shows true characteristics of a best friend. Thank you, Mia, for teaching me how to care for others. Mikayla Rieck. Mikayla is probably the hardest worker I know. I say that because she never stops whilst never complains about a thing. I think it’s harder to work hard and not complain then it is to seek validation from other people. Thank you, Mikayla, for teaching me how to be a girl boss and prove those men wrong. Nathan Haddow. Nathan is a humble person and goes a long life at his own pace. What I admire most about Nathan is how much loyalty and love he has for his family. He is a protective big brother and a great son. The way he talks about his parents and siblings is something to be proud of. Thank you, Nathan, for showing me how important family really is. Nicole VanRhijn. Nicole is very dedicated to sports. I again can relate my experience with training as an

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athlete to Nicole and can see the hard work she puts in every day. Your footy team is very lucky to have a dedicated person like you on their team. Thank you, Nicole, for showing me how to be determined and achieve goals. Raph Badman. We can all agree that Raph talks way too much, mostly about stupid stuff. However, Raph is another person that if you ever need, he will be there straight away. He supports his friends and walks through life with experiences a lot of us haven’t had. Thank you Raph for teaching me that no matter what happens in life there is always a way forward. Ronan Neale. This might be an unpopular opinion about Ronan, but I think the guy is just hilarious. He gives absolutely no cares in the world and is just simply living life. I’m pretty jealous of that actually it seems like a nice way to live. Thank you Ronan, for teaching me to care less. Teagan Lulich. Teagan is so cute and innocent and has a heart of gold. If you ever need a chat she is there and always wants the best for everyone. She treats everyone with kindness and is a beautiful soul. Thank you, Teagan, for teaching me how to treat others kindly. Tom Oldham. Tom and I have had our ups and downs, but I will say that Tom does have a funny sense of humour and is good to hang around. He says what everyone else in the room is thinking and always makes others laugh. Thank you Tom, for teaching me to appreciate a good laugh. Zelia Cross. Lucky last. Zelia is wiser beyond her years. She might not show it but she is actually very smart and can read other people like it is just natural. She knows how everyone feels and has the right thing to say every time. Thank you Zelia for teaching me how to help others when they need it most. So that’s the end of my very long speech. Its sad to see this season in our lives end but I can’t imagine what the next one will be. No matter how precious school and the memories are, there is always a time for letting go. We all know that school was just temporary and not forever. So, thank you for feeling a little bit like home for the past 13 years. I hope you all get what you dream of in the future and find happiness. Thank you.

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ACADEMIC AWARDS "Success doesn't just happen. It is a product of hard work, grit and ingenuity". ~ Ogwo David Emenike At Mary MacKillop Catholic College we have high expectations of our students. High expectations promote both students’ academic, sporting and cultural achievement, and their wellbeing. Research shows that the expectations of teachers, parents and peers affect students’ self-esteem, feelings of self-efficacy and their academic motivation. These motivational factors are strongly linked to learning and achievement. "A river cuts through a rock not because of its power, but its persistence" ~ Unknown The annual Awards Presentation is an occasion where students are recognised and awarded for their hard work, perseverance, and determination throughout the year. It is an opportunity to honour exemplary students for achievement and advancing excellence within their respective domains of success. Each Year the Awards Presentation grows with an increasing number of students being recognised. Students were recognised for their achievement in the following categories: • • • • • • • • • • • •

Academic Success Gold Years 4-12 Academic Success Silver Years 4-12 Academic Improvement Years 4-12 Top of Subject Years 7-12 Sports Awards Years 4-12 Arts and Culture Awards Years 4-12 CWA Award Years 7-12 School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship Award Years 10-12 All Rounder Award Years 4-12 Spirit of Mary MacKillop Award Years 4-12 Jarra Award Years 4-12 College Dux Year 12

Congratulations to all 2021 awardees!

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HONOUR LIST Annual & Perpetual Awards College DUX Isaac Williams All-Rounder Award Year 4 - 6 Arcadia Botham All-Rounder Award Year 7 - 12 Noah Burke Arts & Culture Award Year 4 - 12 Amity Boston Arts & Culture Award Year 4 - 12 Charlotte Voll Cultural Award Piper York Cultural Award Eliza Skewes Cultural Award Claire Moylan

Cultural Award Year 7 - 12 Adele Adams Cultural Award Year 7-12 Noah Burke Cultural Award Year 7-12 Bianca Philp SBA & Traineeship Award Year 10-12 Mikayla Rieck SHEP Award Charlotte Voll SHEP Award Lucas Ward SHEP Award Bianca Philp SHEP Award Gabby Voll Spirit of Mary MacKillop Award Year 4 - 6 Jess Fagan Spirit of Mary MacKillop Award Year 7 - 12 Mikayla Rieck

Perpetual Sports Awards Sportswoman of the Year Year 7 - 12 Chelsea Brunner Sportsman of the Year Year 7 - 12 Brendan Williams Sportswoman of the Year Year 4 - 6 Alara Williams Sportsman of the Year Year 4 - 6 Tyler Stead

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Chelsea Lowien Oliver Ehrlich Charlotte Oosthuizen Cooper Keefe Nicholas Adams Charlotte Porter Brooklyn Douglas India-Rose Bonham Gabrielle Farrow Benjamin Nothdurft Ryan Kruger Ethan Otto Dominic Pirlo Laura Cameron Jackson Barr Max Carpenter Georgia Marshall Austin Melrose

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Geography Archer Turner

Religion Adele Adams

Health and Physical Education John Condon

English Adele Adams

Music Theory Bianca Philp

Mathematics Adele Adams

Music Theory Eleisha McInnis

History Sienna Naiker

Euphonium Erin O’Rourke

Geography Sienna Naiker

Music Theory Jarrah Sunatwanitkul

Geography Ann Dolan

Music Theory Noah Burke

Science Sienna Naiker

Music Theory Remi O’Donoghue

Health and Physical Education Ann Dolan

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Trombone Lucas Ward

Top of Subject Year 8 Religion Bianca Philp English Jayden Sunatwanitkul Mathematics Jayden Sunatwanitkul History Archer Turner History Jarrah Sunatwanitkul

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Religion Ebony Naiker English Olivia Horrex Mathematics Thomas Fagan History Georgianna Reisinger Science Rachel Williams Health and Physical Education Ebony Naiker Hospitality Rachel Williams Mixed Media Ebony Naiker

Ancient History Molly Haig Community PE Liam Samin Web Design Kaylee Balderson Geography Riley Cuthbert Sport Science Charlie Crawford Metal Technology Daniel Sheath Agricultural Science Dayna Bailey Introduction to Law Ebony Naiker Journalism Ebony Naiker Dance and Drama Georgianna Reisinger Music Katelyn Burton Game Design Liam Samin Business Lucy Hutchison Literature and Creative Writing Olivia Horrex Visual Art Rachel Williams Design Rachel Williams STEM Riley Cuthbert

Top of Subject Year 10 STEM Alex King Dance and Drama Amity Boston Religion Bella Stenzel Introduction to Law Bella Stenzel English Brendan Williams Advanced Mathematics Brendan Williams Science Brendan Williams Health and Physical Education Brendan Williams Community PE Brendan Williams Sport Science Brendan Williams Wood Practice Caleb Mifsud Business Charlotte Dobson Music Charlotte Dobson Music Theory Charlotte Dobson Music Theory Charlotte Voll Design Elise Scrivens Ancient History Hannah Rosenthal

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Journalism Hannah Rosenthal Game Design Jackson Stansell Web Design Joseph Schneider History Kyra Bartlett-Horne Visual Art Kyra Bartlett-Horne Literature and Creative Writing Kyra Bartlett-Horne General Mathematics Lachlan Mayes Metal Technology Lachlan Mayes Hospitality Lilly Hayes Mixed Media Sophie Winter Agricultural Science Thomas Hocking

Top of Subject Year 11 Legal Studies Breanna Langley General Mathematics Cassandra Lawson Modern History Cassandra Lawson Essential Mathematics Isabelle Preston Drama Jessica Kibble Biology Josephine McQueen English Katelyn Haddow Literature Katelyn Haddow Study of Religion Katelyn Haddow Visual Art Katelyn Haddow Mathematical Methods Levi Logan Specialist Mathematics Levi Logan Chemistry Levi Logan Physics Levi Logan Digital Solutions Reagan Pugsley Essential English Riley Clatworthy Legal Studies Rohan McKerrow

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Top of Subject Year 12 Visual Art Anabel Austin

Modern History Jaymee Suliman

Visual Art in Practice Danielle Pile

Digital Solutions Kyle O'Farrell-Brady

Essential Mathematics Dusty Dukes

Certificate II Engineering Pathways Lawson Smith

Certificate III Sport and Recreation Dusty Dukes

Certificate III Business Mia Watson

English Isaac Williams

Certificate I Construction Mikayla Rieck

Mathematical Methods Isaac Williams

General Mathematics Thomas Oldham

Specialist Mathematics Isaac WIlliams

Biology Thomas Oldham

Chemistry Isaac Williams

Essential English Zelia Cross

Physics Isaac Williams Study of Religion Jaymee Suliman

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CHESS CLUB CRAIG HUBBARD

Chess at Mary MacKillop Catholic College continues to be a success with many students enjoying the opportunity to play games that assist in developing logic, reasoning, and thinking skills. This year, students participated in a number of primary & secondary chess competitions at various venues across Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley. All students participating

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in the spirit of chess, demonstrating good sportsmanship. Congratulations to all involved. Chess club runs on Tuesday first break in 6 Stradbroke for beginners and intermediates and Wednesday before school from 7:30-8:15am for advanced players, also in Stradbroke. Students from year 1 to 12 are welcome to attend.

GARDENING CLUB TRUDI SAMIN AND CHARDEN RUGE

Spring into Summer! What a wonderful time of the year to be out in the Junior College gardens enjoying the warmth of the sun, caring for our environment, and seeing the friendships and conversations our gardens grow and create. It has been a busy time during Spring for our keen gardeners weeding and mulching our vegetable and flower gardens in preparation for Spring planting. The past term has seen students planting herbs, vegetables, and fruit vines.

As we plant and weed, it is wonderful to see many healthy worms wiggling about thanks to our compost systems. We have also introduced a few gardening ornaments to our space and are hoping some little birds may take up residence. It has also been an absolute delight seeing the beauty of the bulbs blooming and students have loved sharing the beauty of these flowers with various staff. Thank you to all students who have participated in Gardening Club this year.

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JUNIOR LIBRARY

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Chess Challenge Week 1 What a fun 2021 we have had in Junior Library.

Junior Fiction Books: Bluey: The Creek Pokemon Tree's a Crowd Pokemon Haunted Gym Non-Fiction books: Guinness World Records 2020 Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Most Popular Genres: Humorous Stories Adventure Stories Fantasy Stories 1,077 magazines borrowed

Non-Fiction borrowing: Boys: 7,015 books Girls: 3,878 books

Pokemon: Deluxe Essential Handbook

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ITALIAN This year the Year 7 and 8 Italian classes have expanded their spoken and written language to comfortably introduce and describe their family and friends. They have travelled (virtually) around Italy. They have drifted by Gondola through the canals of Venice, clambered up the Learning Tower of Pisa and wandered around the Colosseum. They created postcards from various landmarks and produced Italian conversation on topics that assisted them on their travels.

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BUS LAUNCH

Monday, 21 Jun 2021 Joining the Bus Reveal, Fr Brian Noonan, Emma Ehrlich & Shayne Cleary from the College PPF, Dr Pat Coughlan & Julie Payne from Toowoomba Catholic Schools Office and the MMCC Executive Leadership Team. Mary MacKillop Catholic College surprised their community on Monday morning with a new and shiny set of wheels! The 35-seater bus will provide the opportunity for transport to be offered to students across the College for class excursions, camps, sport and extra curricular activities. To celebrate this big milestone for the growing College, clues were given on social media platforms for the week preceding the big reveal. A group of students were selected to be part of the surprise and were sent on a mission with College Principal, Mr Chris Gabbett, to board the bus in preparation for its maiden voyage into the College grounds!

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Students and staff from Prep to Year 12 lined the footpath as the College drumline drummed the bus full of students in for the big surprise. College Principal, Mr Chris Gabbett says “This is a big deal for us as a College. We do serve our Highfields community but we have much broader horizons towards Toowoomba, the wider Downs and the South East corner. Toowoomba has a really rich schooling tradition and we see ourselves as a part of that. As we grow we will have the resources of many of the longer-established schools. That starts with things like this bus – it is the next step in our growth". Joining in the celebrations, were Dr Pat Coughlan, Director of Toowoomba Catholic Schools and CFO Julie Payne, along with Parish Priest, Fr Brian Noonan who blessed the bus.

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MJR Making Jesus Real at MMCC Making Jesus Real is happening every day with our actions and words here at Mary MacKillop Catholic College. But at the end of each term we acknowledge a student who has demonstrated what this means. This blurb is read our on assembly before announcing the MJR recipient for that class or PC (pastoral care group).....

At Mary MacKillop Catholic College, we are called every day to come to know Jesus and demonstrate the following values in our actions and interactions: • • • •

Care and compassion Honesty and trustworthiness Understanding and inclusion Respect and tolerance

It is about being a ‘WESTIE’ all term – welcoming, encouraging, saying sorry, being thankful, being inclusive and enthusiastic. These are simple but powerful actions that can make the difference for each one of us.

Penola House - Timothy Watt, Lily Watt, Lachlan Cooke, Mia Dwyer, Piper York, Charlotte Oosthuizen, Nash Adamski, Riana Wallace, Will Connolly, Sophie Winter and Elijah Logan. Cunningham House - Tess Erhlich, Hadley Saunders, Erin Shadwell, Melanie Siokos, IndiaRose Bonham, Chelsea Rieck, Ryan Dalziell and Darby Richardson. Tenison House - Charlie Lanson, William Brush, Catilin O'Neill, Kyana Logan, Josie McQueen and Oakley Stansell.

Term 3 recipients were ... Penola House - William Cook, Amy Watt, Ted Ford, Alexis Wiersma, Toby Lindenmayer, Paige Hahn, Alex Booth and Ava Winter. Cunningham House - William Moloney, Helena Kennedy, Ruby Stevens, Dominic Siokos, Nicholas Adams, Cooper Keefe, Darcy Matthews, Sam Lowien, Lilly Hayes and Billy Stark.

Term 1 recipients were...

Tenison House - Jessica Anderson, Adam Carter, Lachlan Ward, Brooklyn Douglas, Keely McQueen, Bonnie Reisinger and Kynan Cowell.

Tenison House - Harper Fairbanks, Quinlan Sams, Samantha Wann, Kurtis Smith, Lucas Ward and Nathan Haddow.

McCormack House - Isabella Kennedy, Aidan Stokes, Harrison Schemioneck, Charlotte Voll and Josh Cranston.

McCormack House - Dusty Dukes, Edison Lipp, Matthew Wilson, Sebastian Winnett, Moses Hanssen, Samuel O'Leary, Sophilee Condon, Lucy Brunner, Tom Condon, Ned Butler and Jack Franzmann.

Term 4 recipients were...

Penola House - Eleira Statham, Annabel Bond, Hayley Cuthbert, Bianca Philp and Isaac Williams. Cunningham House - Ava Frizzell, Chelsea Lowien, Thomas Danckwerts, Olivia McMahon, Annie Brosnan, Tom Stark, Charli Botham and Gemma Tancred.

Term 2 recipients were... McCormack House - Willow Barnes, Samuel O'Leary, Jess Fagan, Thomas Parsons, Anabel Austin and Katherine Preston.

Cunningham House - Jennifer Jones, Lachlan Adams, Nell Davies, William Bennett, May Davies, Kaley Jones, Gabriella Rieck, William Campbell, Olivia Horrex, Charlotte Dobson, and Emily Clarke. Tenison House - Evie Weller, Julia de La Cruz, Chelsea Davies, Estelle Williams, Eustacia Golobic, Abby Mayes and Jessica Kibble. McCormack House - Declan Stokes, Georgia Wilson, Benji Kent, Noah Burke, Chloe Gillett, and Lani Knapman. Penola House - Tahlia Semmens, Ruby Dhillon, Reuben Semmens, Molly Ford, Kyra BartlettHorne, Jarrah Sunatwanitkul and Bowen Adamski. Congratulations to all recipients this year.

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CELEBRATING OUR FAITH Standing in Solidarity Celebrating together gives us a sense of solidarity. Not only solidarity with each other and with our wider community but with all Catholics across Australia and the world. Solidarity according to the Oxford Dictionary means "support by one person or group of people for another because they share feelings, opinions, aims, etc.". According to our Catholic Social Teachings, solidarity means "We are one human family whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic and ideological differences. We are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers, wherever they may be. Loving our neighbor has global dimensions in a shrinking world. At the core of the virtue of solidarity is the pursuit of justice and peace. Pope Paul VI taught that “if you want peace, work for justice.” The Gospel calls us to be peacemakers. Our love for all our sisters and brothers demands that we promote peace in a world surrounded by violence and conflict." ccsww.org/about-us/catholic-socialteaching/

the need to celebrate with grace and be thankful for the year. At this celebration, the Year 6 students journey to the Senior College to signify the end of primary school and the beginning of high school, by walking through a guard of honour and receiving a blessing at the chapel.

So with this in mind, what has Mary MacKillop Catholic College done this year to celebrate in solidarity?

Each year, celebrating our patroness is a highlight. This year the Feast of Mary MacKillop started with a whole College Mass before entering into a day of festivities and activities. The highlight for many is the House group challenge - Amazing Race competition. This activity includes following clues to find landmarks and answers to questions about our College and Mary MacKillop. This year's winning teams were Mr Faessler's McCormack 2 team in the Junior College and Mr Chivers' PC Group, Penola 2 in the Senior College. They were rewarded with House points, a certificate and Zooper Dooper. For the rest of the day, students were involved in activities that either taught them about Mary MacKillop or fun, with own choice for senior students. The day ended with viewing some Mary Mac's Got Talent videos created by Senior College PC groups. A winner was then judged by the crowd- McCormack 1 was the overwhelming winner. Look out for budding artists in the future!

Masses We started the year with a Welcome Mass and 'clap in' through a guard of honour for all new students (Preps and other students throughout the College) walking to the chapel. As part of the ritual, these students rung the original school bell for the first time in our College as they proceeded through the chapel. Graduation Mass for Year 12 students at the end of the year, also included our ritual of ringing the bell for the last time all the while travelling through a guard of honour made by the whole College. We ended the year as we started with a mass. "Gratitude and Grace" themed mass highlights

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Throughout the year we also celebrated mass with our parish, St Mary MacKillop Parish. The highlight of this year has been the inaugural Youth Gathering. This gathering was the culmination of planning by the PPF (Parent Partnership Forum) sub-committee, Formation and Mission, to celebrate our youth with contemporary music, different layout and student involvement. Also, this year, the College lead the Child Protection and RUok themed mass with the Parish as one of the Sundays in September when there was a mental health focus by the parish. Other masses were house based when we could gather without Covid Restrictions.

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Liturgies

Prayer at Assembly

Ash Wednesday, is the start of a significant period in the church's liturgical year, Lent. This year, our liturgy was celebrated as a whole College with the distribution of ashes by staff members to each other and the students.

Solidarity also means that our students lead prayer for assembly, mainly for Seniors. This prayer is created by teacher and students of each PC group in which their house is rostered on for that term. Across the year, each prayer has focused on themes that are relevant to students but also current themes and celebrations. Praying together highlights strongly solidarity.

Parents are the first educators of our students hence it is important to acknowledge and celebrate who these people are in the lives of all. This year, parents were invited to attend a liturgy with their children, in their house, in an outdoor setting. Mother's Day was treated to a breakfast first, followed by a liturgy lead by the Year 12 Praxis students. Mums were then invited into classrooms to see what is happening at school for their child/ren. Before the morning, Food Technology classes had also created heart biscuits to distribute to all who celebrated the morning with us. Fathers were also treated to breakfast as well as joining in some games with their children. After breakfast, dads and children celebrated together in a house liturgy which included saying a special prayer on a card that reflected St Joseph as our guide and example. This liturgy was again lead by students. Other liturgies celebrated throughout the year, in classrooms and Pastoral Care groups include NAIDOC Week, 200 years of Catholic Education in Australia, Catholic Education Week, Easter, and Daniel Morcombe Day. A major event that highlights solidarity is the whole College commemoration of ANZAC Day. This year this ceremony included student lead service and involvement of student cadets - Amity and Tobie Boston, Lilly Hayes, Andrew Lambert and Jaryn Rowlette - lead by staff member, Samuel Hayes and his brother, Midshipman Caleb Hayes who is stationed in Canberra presently. We acknowledge those that have fought and died, have lived on to create a safe place to live and those who are now left to tell the story. May they rest in peace.

Other Activities Not only are these celebrations a means of praying together in solidarity with other Catholics, here, Australia wide and world wide but other activities can also show this solidarity. One significant one is Carne Vale which we celebrate on Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Tuesday), the day before Ash Wednesday. On this day we invite all students and staff to wear a mask as part of the celebration of the last day of eating meat (traditionally) before the fasting of Lent begins the next day. This enables students to see the importance of this date. This year a small group of five students with a staff member attended the Ignite Conference in Brisbane. Giving up four days of their holidays these students were able to connect with other young people who celebrate their faith in a modern way. The highlight of each day for these students was always the rallies - first and last activity each day - whereby they were able to sing, dance and hear from inspirational people telling their story but making connections for these young people about their faith journey. Again connecting with other people is a way of standing in solidarity with them as they continue to journey through life. So as our year ends, let us remember that we will continue to celebrate in solidarity with all Catholics no matter where they are.

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HOUSE SERVICE AND MISSION PROJECTS LEISA RADLEY - DIRECTOR OF FORMATION AND COLLEGE CULTURE (YEARS 7-12) In the Senior College, 2021 saw the beginning of House Service and Mission activities run by PCs and Houses. Each House has its own identity and, as our Senior College grows, we aim to create a culture of service and mission so that our students have both a sense of pride in their House identity, but also an opportunity to serve others. Each House this year has had its own focus term: Penola in Term 1, McCormack in Term 2, Cunningham in Term 3 and Tenison in Term 4. During their focus term, students in each House run prayer on Assembly, host a Collegesupported Mass and are in charge of running a service or a mission activity. We were a little slow off the blocks this year, but look forward

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to Penola's mission and service project in Term 1, 2022!

McCormack House Colour Run The students of McCormack House aim to espouse the values of Sister Irene McCormack, who was energetic, determined, but also humble in her mission. The colour yellow, worn by McCormack students, symbolises energy! In Term 2, McCormack staff and students chose to focus on Motor Neurone Disease and aimed to raise money for the MND and Me Foundation. This foundation supports people and their families living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in Queensland.

There was a wonderful vibe amongst the students who donned their white clothing and raced through the Senior campus, stopping only for push ups, burpees, Zooper Doopers and to be smashed by colour! Overall, just under $300 was raised by students who donated a gold coin to the cause and bought Zooper Doopers to quench their thirst.

Cunningham Red Kite Appeal During Term 3, Cunningham House staff and students in the Senior College promoted the Red Kite organisation by educating the College community about childhood cancer and the inspiring work Red Kite does for thousands of Australians each year. Every Pastoral Care group had their own collection bag and all students were welcome to contribute any loose change, to a roving “Red Kite collector” after purchasing a snack from the College Café.

Tenison Raises Awareness of Mental Health During Term 4, Tenison House worked collaboratively in their PC groups to raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing. Specifically, during Wellbeing Week, Mrs Farrow's Tenison 2 PC handed out Zooper Doopers to all students with an important message about mental health. While we always do an awesome job at fundraising at MMCC, raising awareness of issues the affect our society is equally (if not more) important. Throughout Term 4, Tenison released facts and statistics about mental health and wellbeing, reminding all staff and students to look out for the welfare of others and to be mindful of the realities of depression and anxiety experienced by teenagers and adults.

Not only did Cunningham House raise money, but they also supplied kite-making materials to all PC groups across the Senior College. Students spent a number of weeks using their red materials to design and construct their very own kites in an act of solidarity and literally 'raising' awareness. We can't wait to see how the creation of Cunningham's kites builds into an even bigger project for Senior College PCs in 2022!

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OZANAM LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ABIGAIL BROOKS AND ISABELLE PRESTON

Year 11 Students

Throughout 2021, we were involved in the Ozanam Leadership Program which is run by the St Vincent de Paul Society. In the past, the program was only available in the Brisbane district; 2021 was the first year that the program has taken place in Toowoomba. We were very fortunate to be amongst the first students selected to attend this program with seven others from various Catholic schools across Toowoomba. On the 7th of September, we officially graduated from the program! The Ozanam Leadership Program is based on the legacy of Frederic Ozanam who founded St Vincent de Paul Society over 170 years ago. The society was formed by a group of like-minded people who strived to put their faith into action. The program aims to empower young minds to be like Frederic and strive to make a difference in our society. Throughout the program, we have participated in various activities to further develop our leadership skills and learn more about the community around us. Our first major event was at the Emu Gully retreat. We were fortunate to have the Brisbane Ozanam group attend this event with us. It was an insightful experience and there were many takeaways. An important message that we have learned is that leaders do not always need to lead from the front, which means that even if you are in the middle or back of the group, you still have an important voice. We were faced with challenges that required working under pressure. Often, we had to take a breather and get back into it; instead of giving up, we pulled through and completed the tasks. Additionally, communication was essential when working in teams, especially amongst a large group of people. We realised that if communication is not clear, then the established plan will fall apart. Our next major event was Buddies Day during which we spent a day with children aged 8-12 to support families by giving their child a fun day out. We planned the day, from the activities to the food. Some of the activities include: origami,

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handball, making pancakes, and playing games at the park. This experience was very enjoyable for us as we had a great time with the kids and learned the value of being an older figure in their lives. The last major event for the program was our Sleepout, the purpose of which was to acquire more knowledge about issues in our community. During the night, we learned about homelessness and which places advocate for homeless people. There are many leadership opportunities outside of school and a variety of organisations that depend on volunteers to help serve our community. One such organization is Civic Assist which has have a variety of programs that aim to support many different people in our community. The Sleepout event provided us with insight into how to assist in our community as leaders and helped us better understand issues in our society. The Ozanam Leadership Program has been a great experience for us, and we feel more inspired to make a change in our school and the wider community. We have made many memories, new friends and have a lot of takeaways from this experience. We are very proud to be a part of this program and hope to see future leaders at Mary MacKillop Catholic College take part as well.

COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU AWARD EMMA EHRLICH | PARENT PARTNERSHIP FORUM MEMBER The Couldn’t Do It Without You Award is an award recognised by the Toowoomba Catholic Dioceses Council recognising one volunteer from each of the 32 diocesan schools in the Toowoonba Diocese. Volunteers are the lifeblood of any community and their tireless efforts are so very appreciated. Today’s recipient continues to give today but for six years tirelessly dedicated service to the Mary MacKillop P&F - five spent as president and one as secretary. She has been a constant figure in the navigation and provision of assistance and stability through some challenging times and some definite times of change within our school community. She is hardworking, passionate, not frightened to take on a fight, caring, loving and happy to give anything a go. Her vision was always to get a real seat at the table and provide parents and friends a voice as the first educators of our children. I believe she succeeded.

Our thanks cannot ever compare to her time as our long-standing president of the former P and F. She is a true role model to not only her own family, who are all present today, but every family here. I know I stand here not alone in saying that we are so incredibly proud of her achievements and want to thank her for her years of dedicated service. The Mary MacKillop community is so much better for the contribution she has given and I know will continue to give to the school. Today on behalf of the PPF and the MMCC community, our principal, the staff, students and families I would like to present this award to someone who quite simply we couldn’t do without - Leanne Andrews.

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ALL THINGS AMMA! LEISA RADLEY - DIRECTOR OF FORMATION AND COLLEGE CULTURE (YEARS 7-12) What a year 2021 has been for our Actioning Mary MacKillop Advocacy group, better known as AMMA. With less of a COVID threat this year, the students in AMMA were able to facilitate some more initiatives and 2021 saw the return of the annual Socktober sausage sizzle too. The Senior College AMMA group is comprised of: Elise Scrivens, Charlotte Voll, Charlotte Dobson, Ava Knihinicki, Hannah Rosenthal, Sarah Norton, Sophie Winter, Gabrielle Voll, Bella Scrivens, Erin O'Rourke, Chloe O'Rourke, Katherine Preston, Adele Adams, William Cleary and Henry Cleary. This dedicated bunch of students, ranging from Year 7 to 10 were the face of mission and service in our Senior College this year. These are just a few of the larger initiatives led by AMMA in 2021:

Winter Blanket and Jacket Drive On Wednesday, 16 June, Tony and Judy from Tony's Community Kitchen visited Mary MacKillop to collect our donated blankets and jackets, as well as some home-baked biscuits. We were able to provide them with hundreds of blankets and a variety of warm clothing, which they will offer to their regular patrons. Given the chilly Toowoomba nights, the generous donations from our families were gratefully received. Thank you to all families in our community who supported AMMA's Winter Blanket and Jacket Drive this year. Below is an extract from a letter which came from Tony's Community Kitchen after they collected our donations: "I am writing to thank you for your generous, nay, amazing donation this week of blankets and biscuits for the work of Tony's Community Kitchen. Tony and Judy who picked them up, were just blown away by the generosity and energy of your Junior and Senior students. We can't thank you enough...We have people coming

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to us who are sleeping in their cars or sleeping on couches or under houses–your donations make an immediate and practical difference to them." Thank you again to our MMCC community for continuing to model the beliefs and values of Mary MacKillop and for never seeing a need without doing something about it! Undoubtedly, AMMA will be back next winter with the 2022 Blanket and Jacket Drive.

Socktober - socking it to poverty! October is Mission Month and Socktober is always a time of excitement at Mary MacKillop Catholic College. On Friday, 15 October, students and staff from Prep to Year 12 donned their bright and crazy socks and stockings and again raised muchneeded funds for Catholic Missions and our very own AMMA group. For the two weeks prior to Socktober Day and for two weeks after, students in Prep to Year 11 were provided with a Socktober curriculum. These activities and reflections on scripture and message of the Catholic Church were delivered by classroom teachers in the Junior College and via Religious Education classes in the Senior College. Importantly, Socktober curriculum provides our students with some context for why we wear our bright socks and why it is important to fundraise. This year, Catholic Missions' focus country was Thailand; thus, the activities centred primarily around disadvantage in education and the workforce in Thailand. Socktober Day itself brought with it a fantastic vibe across the College. It is really a day of true solidarity and a chance to have a lot of fun! At first break, the AMMA group hosted a sausage sizzle for P-12 students. This was a busy event, particularly given its absence due to COVID last year. During the break, Miss Carroll, Mrs Preston, Mrs Carter and Mrs Skewes ran soccer skills

activities and shootouts with the Prep to Year 6 students. Well done to all of the prize winners! The Senior College staff battled it out in Ignatius, playing against four separate student teams in the annual Socktober futsal tournament. It should be mentioned that the soccer balls made out of recyclable materials were again used to commence each match. Well done to Mr Griffiths' PC group from 2020 who worked together last year to create these Socktober recyclable balls. While the competition in Ignatius was fierce, the staff team was just too strong on the day, winning the competition with three victories and a draw. Events like this are an opportunity for students to get involved and there truly was a tangible excitement in the air as students and staff rallied for their respective teams. Well done to everyone who played. Better luck next year, students! Thank you again to families who supported Socktober, whether it was through purchasing a sausage, donating to the cause or simply dressing your child in bright socks, you have contributed to the mission of the College and

have supported both the AMMA group and Socktober Catholic Missions through your generosity.

Mini Vinnies and AMMA St Vincent De Paul Christmas Gift Appeal This year, our Year 5 Mini Vinnies students and Actioning Mary MacKillop Advocacy group promoted, yet again, the annual St Vincent De Paul Christmas Gift Appeal. Due to COVID in 2020, St Vincent De Paul moved away from food and non-perishable donations to instead collecting gift cards and presents for vulnerable families in Queensland. Each classroom in the Junior College and PC group in the Senior College filled their baskets again this, buying for a child or teenager of a similar age to them. Staff and Year 11 students were encouraged to purchase for adults. We are proud to be able to donate a generous swag of gifts and gift cards to our local St Vincent De Paul Conference. Thank you to our families who donated to this cause—your generosity never ceases to amaze us!

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SHAVING AND WAXING FOR A CURE

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LEISA RADLEY - DIRECTOR OF FORMATION AND COLLEGE CULTURE (YEARS 7-12) In March, 10 students and five staff members in the Senior College sacrificed the hair on their heads, legs and chins to raise funds for, and awareness of, blood-related cancers. The Mary MacKillop World's Greatest Shave team, comprised of Mr Gabbett, Mr Fowkes, Mr Griffiths, Mr Bracken, Mr Brunner, Lawson Smith, Kurtis Smith, Riley Smithard, Ryley Schmaling, Maclean Everist, Logan Rolph, Kaitlyn Greenhalgh, Keira Lucy, Caleb Mifsud and Reagan Pugsley. These staff members and students worked consistently to promote the team's fundraising page, as well as their individual links, to obtain donations. While we started with the goal of $1000, this was very quickly attained and the goal shifted to $2000. Before our World's Greatest Shave event, the total sat at $6800, excluding a generous $300 donation from our Actioning Mary MacKillop Advocacy (AMMA) group and the profits of a cupcake sale run by Mr Cavanough's senior Business class. At the close of the event, over $7000 had been raised, with donations coming in from College staff, other students, parents, grandparents,

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aunts, uncles and friends. We thank our community who supported the Mary MacKillop team, whether this was through sponsorship or messages of support left on the fundraising page. The event itself was highly entertaining and— dare I say—liberating for some who lost beards, leg hairs or cut their hair short for the cause! We were joined by the dedicated team members from Styles hairdressers and Bou's For Men, both local Highfields businesses. While all of the team worked hard to raise much needed funds for the cause, special mention must to be given to the following students who raised significant amounts of money towards the team total. Brothers, Lawson and Kurtis Smith, fundraised approximately $2000 between them. Year 8 student, Keira Lucy, raised just over $700. Riley Smithard, who shaved his head, raised $528; and Kaitlyn Greenhalgh secured just shy of $500. To wrap up an awesome day of service and charity, all of the shenanigans were covered on local WIN news and 7 news. We look forward to donating more hair and more money in 2022!

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SPORTING PURSUITS "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" NHL legend Wayne Gretzky. The students of #teammarymac certainly embraced the iconic quote from arguably the greatest ever ice hockey player in 2021. Students of the College are spoiled for choice in the sporting landscape with students participating in everything from football and rugby to netball and hockey this year. The College has a strong presence in the Toowoomba sporting landscape and I am able to confidently say that the College offers as much, and in most cases, more options than other P-12 co-educational schools in the region. These opportunities do not come without considerable investment from our dedicated staff - to those of you who put in the hours, thank you so much. You are very much appreciated. Pleasingly, we have had a number of students embrace coaching opportunities

this year. The connections that these students are forming with our younger students are the perfect illustration of a P-12 community in action. Furthermore, we have also had a large increase in parent coaches dedicating their time to the sports program. Again, thank you to you all. Your willingness and enthusiasm allows us to field large numbers of teams in school and community competitions across the region. Highlights this year included our annual trip to the Queensland All-Schools Touch Carnival in both the Junior and Senior College, the reemergence of Rugby 7s, SEQ Primary Football Championships, the continued growth of Volleyball, Hockey, and Futsal success, and countless other moments that made participants, spectators - our community, proud. We look forward to another blockbuster year in 2022.

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REPRESENTATIVE SPORT BRAD GRIFFITHS | MIDDLE LEADER SPORT & STUDENT ENGAGEMENT Each year, students are afforded the opportunity to trial for representative teams through the Queensland School Sport (QSS) pathways. For Mary MacKillop students, this may involve an Inner Downs Trial, followed by a Darling Downs trial, and if successful, students can represent Darling Downs at the QSS STate Championships. Congratulations to the following students:

Sporting Level

Student

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Sport

Darling Downs

Charli Botham

13-15 Years Football

Darling Downs

Chelsea Brunner

13-15 Years Volleyball

Darling Downs

Mai Connor

13-19 Years Hockey

Queensland

Mai Connor

13-19 Years Hockey

Darling Downs

Jack Haddow

13-14 Years Futsal

Darling Downs

Jessica Kibble

13-19 Years Hockey

Darling Downs

Ava Knihinicki

13-19 Years Tennis

Darling Downs

Erin O'Rourke

13-19 Years Swimming

Darling Downs

Charlie Park

11-12 Years Rugby Union

Darling Downs

Katherine Preston

10-12 Years AFL

Darling Downs

Nicolene Snyman

13-15 Years Cricket

Darling Downs

Tyler Stead

10-12 Years Football

Darling Downs

Alara Williams

11-12 Years Rugby League

Darling Downs

Lucy Williams

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CARNIVAL WINNERS AND AGE CHAMPIONS BRAD GRIFFITHS | MIDDLE LEADER SPORT & STUDENT ENGAGEMENT Swimming This year, the covid effect was again in play, with the cancellation of our Swimming Carnivals early in the year. We instead put together a Skins Style event for the Senior College which was thoroughly enjoyed by those students fortunate enough to attend. Junior College members were invited to attend an Inner Downs Swimming trial. There are carnivals planned for the Week 9 of Term 4. Cross Country Our P-12 Cross Country is a highlight on the College sporting calendar. It is a chance for Junior College and Senior College students to mix together and for older students to cheer and support little legs to get themselves around the course! 2021 Fun Run Winners: Prep Joe Wells and Zoe Schmaling Year 1 Austin Griffiths and Quinn Ryan Year 2 Mikey Herbener and Elliana Campbell Year 3 Calan Griffiths and Isabelle Voll Year 4-6 Stetson Schutt and Piper York 2021 Age Champions and Runners Up: 10 Years Boys 10 Years Girls 11 Years Boys 11 Years Girls 12 Years Boys 12 Years Girls 13 Years Boys 13 Years Girls 14 Years Boys 14 Years Girls

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Harry Williams and Campbell Barnes Ariah Manz and Susie Bullock Logan Haslem and Tyler Stead Alara Williams and Jessica George Jaiden O'Donohue and Max Doveton Hayley Cuthbert and Chloe Ormiston Noah Burke and Tristan Smith Gabby Voll and Bella Scrivens Ryley Schmaling and Noah Gunders Charli Botham and Brianna Kowitz

15 Years Boys Jack Franzmann and Oscar Root 15 Years Girls Dayna Bailey and Chelsea Brunner 16 Years Boys Brendan Williams and Caleb Mifsud 16 Years Girls Emma Brittain and Paige Hahn 17 Years Boys Dylan Schmaling 17 Years Girls Jaymee Suliman and Gemma Tancred 18 Years Boys Elijah Logan and Raph Badman 18 Years Girls Winning House - McCormack

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Athletics Carnival Held over two days, both carnivals were contested in stunning Autumn weather with many memorable performances. 2021 Age Champions and Runners Up: 8 Years Girls Savannah Tait and Eleira Statham 8 Years Boys Connor Robinson and Erik Hansen 9 Years Girls Piper York and Charlotte Oosthuizen 9 Years Boys Calan Griffiths and Stetson Schutt 10 Years Girls Elke Adamski and Susie Bullock 10 Years Boys Harry Williams and William Logan 11 Years Girls Ella Williams and Alara Williams 11 Year Boys Austin Melrose and Cooper Urquhart 12 Years Girls (Junior College) Sienna Schmaling and Chloe Ormiston 12 Years Boys (Junior College) William Ehrlich and Aidan Lowien 12 Years Girls (Senior College) Hayley Cuthbert and Tilly Wilkes 12 Years Boys (Senior College) Jackson Clark and William Cobb

13 Years Girls Adele Adams and Isabella Trost 13 Years Boys Noah Burke, William Paynter (joint winners) and Joshua Cranston 14 Years Girls Brianna Kowitz and Emily Clarke 14 Years Boys Ryley Schmaling and Noah Gunders 15 Years Girls Dayna Bailey and Chelsea Brunner 15 Years Boys Riley Smithard and Isaac logan 16 Years Girls Emma Brittain and Ava Knihinicki 16 Years Boys Brendan Williams and Caleb Mifsud 17 Years Girls Mai Connor and Mia Knapman 17 Years Boys Dylan Scmaling and Kyle O'Farrell 18 Years Girls Dusty Dukes and Zelia Cross 18 Years Boys Elijah Logan and Nathan Haddow Winning House - Penola

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ALL SCHOOLS TOUCH FOOTBALL COMPETITION KYRA BARTLETT-HORNE | YEAR 10 STUDENT Mary Mackillop Catholic College students head down to the Gold Coast for three intense days of touch footy. This year, at the 2021 All Schools Touch Football competition, Mary Mackillop Catholic College entered three teams (U13 Girls, U15 Girls, U15 Boys) to compete. Across the carnival, core values of Mary Mackillop shone through as students fought hard for a win. Although the scoreboard didn’t always go their way, the players are to be commended on their positive attitudes, resilience and mateship both on the field, and off. Team Awards For their efforts over the duration of the carnival, two awards were given out to each team. The first award, Player’s Player, is a peer voted accolade which is based around an athlete's contribution to the team both on and off the field. Players take into account the team values, culture and behaviours, combined with on field performance when voting. The second award, Coach’s Player, is decided by the coach for the player they believe has consistently contributed to the wellbeing and success of the team, improved over the season, and showed sportsmanship across the course of carnival, and leading up to it. Across the course of the carnival, all teams improved drastically. Every new game brought new and improved skills, attitudes, and team bonding opportunities. On and off the field, players had the chance to strengthen their relationships with their team, peers, and teachers. Leading up to the carnival, hard work and diligence during weekly training sessions is something the students – and coaches – should be commended on. Without the efforts put in by Mr Albion, Mr Griffiths, and Mr Brunner, this event would not have been possible. Mary Mackillop Catholic College continues to grow in the sporting community, participating in All Schools Touch Football for the third year in a row.

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This year, the positive, light-hearted atmosphere of the excursion ensured a fun, enjoyable experience for all who attended. From obnoxiously loud singing on the bus, to spontaneous beach trips, to insanely long walks between fields, to cheering on the sidelines, and to playing on the field, All Schools 2021 is an adventure to remember.

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SOCCER Mary Mac Girls make Grand Final History! The Senior Girls Soccer Team at Mary MacKillop Catholic College made history, defeating St Ursula’s 4-2 in the Grand Final at the Clive Berghofer Stadium on Monday night.

in 2020 to win just one game. Soccer Coach, Kris Naiker said “It was more than a soccer game for the girls; they wanted to leave a legacy for future Mary MacKillop girls to aspire to.”

A nail biter to the very end, both teams put up a solid fight. With a score of nil all at half-time, the girls were privileged to make use of the stadium dressing rooms that housed the Roosters and Dragons just the night before! The second half of the match saw both teams return with sheer determination, and the Mary Mac girls scored the first goal! Three more goals were scored between the two teams in the final eight minutes of the game, leaving it a draw at the final whistle. Two rounds of overtime saw the Mary Mac girls put up a solid fight against Ursula’s and with minutes to go, they scored 2 consecutive goals to win their very first grand final!

Soccer Coach and Assistant Principal, Kris Naiker said, “I recently listened to a speech by Yasmin Mogahed, a psychologist and motivational speaker who specialises in personal development. She said ‘Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt. You fall. But, you keep going.’ Our girls soccer team experienced exactly this. They kept going and that’s what learning is, both in and out of the classroom.”

Perseverance, resilience, and determination sum up the qualities of this all girls team, who came to be in 2019 as young and eager year 7 students competing in the under 15s competition. After losing every single game that first season, the girls were determined to try again, and rejoined

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As the Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning in the Senior School, building these qualities on the fields is just as important as building them in the classroom. Mr Naiker first started as a coach in an effort to build positive relationships, to connect with students he may never teach, and create a sense of College pride. This game is a history making event for the College, forging their path as a young P-12 College in the ever-competitive environment of Toowoomba schools and sporting competitions.

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VOLLEYBALL TROY BRUNNER | TEACHER & VOLLEYBALL COACH 2021 has been a cracking year for Volleyball at Mary Mac. Wednesday morning training sessions have been well attended and we were lucky enough to have Greg Gall come along to share his expertise. In June, the College sent a boys and girls team to the Queensland Schools Cup where students played against some of the best Schools in the State and gained valuable experience. Semester 2 saw the College nominate a girls open team in the Toowoomba Premier League and the girls did us proud picking up the Bronze medal in

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a very tight competition. The girls finished off the year strongly, taking home the silver medal in the Darling Downs Volleyball Cup held at Harristown. The girls went through the pool games undefeated but were just pipped at the post by a more experienced team in the grand final match. 2021 also gave us our first Darling Downs Volleyball representative with Chelsea Brunner attending the State Championships held on the Gold Coast. Well done all Volleyballer's on a great 2021, lets take it to the next level in 2022!

RUGBY BRAD GRIFFITHS | MIDDLE LEADER SPORT & STUDENT ENGAGEMENT The College participated in the Darling Downs Super Schools Cup and the Southwest Sevens Series in 2021. Record numbers of players for the College ensured we were competitive in our respective divisions and it was wonderful to witness the development of both of these competitions and the dedication of players and coaches as they worked to improve their game.

Result highlights included our 15s Boys and Girls 7s teams finishing in the top 5 in their respective competitions. Both divisions were stacked with quality rugby teams and it was a credit to players and coaches for their final standings. many thanks to parents Trevor O'Neil, Adrian Zanette, Nigel Logan, and Lucas Hampson for the time they invested in our students this year.

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CLASS PHOTOS PREP

Prep Possums 2021 FRONT ROW: Charlie Lanson, Ryder Grzegolec, Jennifer Jones, Frankie Radley, Maya Murphy, Lucy Guyatt, Mackenzie Reinbott, Conor McErvale, Cooper Voll SECOND ROW: Hendrix Jarvis, William Moloney, Michael Reeves, Dominica Sams, Emme Ehrlich, Chloe Frizzell, Lucas Taggart, Flynn Hartshorn, Edison Lipp THIRD ROW: Joe Wells, George Trethewie, Kyden-James Porter, Isaac Doveton, Zoe Albion, Izzy-Mae Manz, Zoe Schmaling, Phoebe Coulston ABSENT: Shreya Biju TEACHERS: Mrs C. Carter, Mrs L. Simmons, Ms J. Camm (Teacher Aide)

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Prep Bilbies FRONT ROW: Charlotte O'Dea, Georgia Barrett, Harper Fairbanks, Kensie Platt, Evie Weller, Chelsea Bannerman, Eden Lindsay, Stephanie Schmaling, Emily Dyne, Ella Lopez SECOND ROW: Hudson Smith, Colby Lewis, Henry Eiser, Alexander Dougherty, Katherine Maloney, Logan Parish, William Gillies, Cooper Enever, James Weeks THIRD ROW: Liam Kavanagh, Kieran Eulenstein, Traeger Avery, Harry Keegan, William Cook, Timothy Watt, Henry Josey, Archie Farlow TEACHER: Mrs M. Skewes, Mrs A. Patterson (Teacher Aide)

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YEAR ONE

Year 1 Arygle FRONT ROW: Juliana De La Cruz, Lainey Barnett, Liliana McCotter, Zara Johnson, Theresa Ehrlich, Ella Spierenburg, Helena Kennedy SECOND ROW: Harrison Barnett, Louee Bonomi, Alexander Jankowski, Matthew Wilson, Thomas Bond, Austin Griffiths, Ryan Carrigan THIRD ROW: Rocco Brown, Dylan York, Harry Haslem, Patrick Little, Sasha O'Connor, Jack O'Dea TEACHER: Ms J. Inskip

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Year 1 Eyre FRONT ROW: Quinn Ryan, Willow Barnes, Zara Urquhart, Hilary Kelly, Elizabeth Warner, Isabelle Dhillon, Ruby Stevens SECOND ROW: Kye Muller, Harrison Dwyer, Hudson Ellingsen, Ethan Randall, Patrick Higgins, Declan Stokes, Ethan Hart THIRD ROW: Landon Tucker, Noah Bishop, Matilda Pigozzo, Holly Cavanough, Arlo Davidson, Tanner Nielsen ABSENT: Fletcher Keefe TEACHER: Mrs K. McCosker

Year 1 Jindabyne FRONT ROW: Sophia Smith, Sahara Smith, Hadley Saunders, Emilia Philp, Eden Mullins, Gabrielle Jones, Sophie Butler SECOND ROW: Lachlan Cannon, Archie Wieland, Stella Fitzpatrick, Katy Coulter, Isabella Kennedy, Mitchell Warby, Hugh Griffiths THIRD ROW: Jackson Hughes, Matthew Moloney, Vision Dyola Nepali, Sebastian Winnett, Rhythm Dyola Nepali, Lachlan Adams. ABSENT: Arlan Duffy TEACHER: Mrs W. Van Rhijn

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YEAR TWO

Year 2 Coolabah FRONT ROW: Khloe Coulston, Addison Allison, Charlotte Harvey, Hanna Walker, Tahlia Semmens, Georgia Le-Bherz, Lily Watt, Jessica Anderson, Aneira Jacob SECOND ROW: Thomas Dougherty, Chase Gribble, Harrison Andrews, Nathaniel Domin, Joshua Wittmaack, Max Gosney, Tucker Ehrlich, Noah Catchlove THIRD ROW: Isaac Franklin, Archie Wells, Lara Thompson, Ava Frizzell, Lucy Urquhart, Lillian Fritz, Harry Cannon, Blake Shadwell ABSENT: Chloe Richardson TEACHER: Mrs S. Jones

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Year 2 Silky Oak FRONT ROW: Madalene Hindle, Elliana Campbell, Georgina Bullock, George Lanson, Thomas Brosnan, Quinlan Sams, Taleesi Mitchell, Erin Shadwell, Nell Davies SECOND ROW: Lilly Beazley, Annabelle Domin, Payton Walker, Sophie Oosthuizen, Abigail Smith, Alisha Abraham, Sadie Eldridge, Abigail Fagan, Hayley Kent THIRD ROW: Myles Kent, Thomas Stevenson, Connor Ormiston, Alexander Wittmaack, Mikey Herbener, Charlie Carpenter, John Maloney, Adam Carter TEACHER: Mrs D. Mengel

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YEAR THREE

Year 3 Bunya FRONT ROW: Ben Miller, Eleira Statham, Amy Watt, Georgia Wilson, Eliza Ware, Charlie Savage, Holly Garrels, Nate Knapman SECOND ROW: Gavin Kempson, Samuel McCotter, Flynn Albion, Emily Langley, Max Keegan, Lachlan Cooke, Spencer O'Brien, Braxton James THIRD ROW: Cody Jankowski, Lincoln Schemioneck, Connor Robinson, Calan Griffiths, Rhodey Argus, Fletcher Usher, Erik Hansen ABSENT: Emma Brunner, Samantha Eulenstein TEACHER: Mrs P. Kingsford

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Year 3 Gowrie FRONT ROW: Henry Lanson, Lachlan Ward, Blake Reeves, Moses Hanssen, Lyrik Johnson, Luca Bishop, Chad Hourigan SECOND ROW: Mia Dwyer, Ethan Moloney, Levi Ellingsen, Cooper Kennedy, William Bennett, Daly Gillett, Annabelle Wincen THIRD ROW: Katie Smith, Ariarna Randall, Isabelle Voll, Savannah Tait, Jordi Evans, Isla Radley ABSENT: Alicia Bonham, Michael Otto TEACHER: Mr S. McAllister, Miss A. Seymour (Teacher Aide)

Year 3 Kynoch FRONT ROW: Alex Lopez, Henry Weeks, Caitlin Manteit, Emily Lipp, Ayesha Heir, Eadie Ward, Peyton Usher, Scott Carrigan, Samuel O'Leary SECOND ROW: Thomas Reinbott, Bryson Schick, Henry Stevens, Zane Nielsen, Dominic Siokos, Ned Hartwig, Darcy Griffiths, Cooper Cook THIRD ROW: Fletcher Fitzpatrick, Chelsea Davies, Summer Jones, Thomas Hindle, Callum Platt, Sienna Bond, Sophia Wiersma, Seth Hannant ABSENT: Molly Grant, Sophie Richardson TEACHER: Mr C. Faessler

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YEAR FOUR

Year 4 Balonne FRONT ROW: May Davies, Charlotte Porter, Sophilee Condon, Matilda Wieland, Malika Stokes, Evelynne Andrews, Elise Lindenmayer, Sophie Prieto Pazdur, Louisa Philp SECOND ROW: Hayden Fritz, Campbell Barnes, Jacob Catchlove, William Brush, Zachary O'Connor, Nicholas Adams, Matthew McInnis, Cohen Nelder THIRD ROW: Young Sanders, Aidan Smith, Elivia McKenzie Todd, Ebony Herbener, Kate Scrivens, Cormac Maloney, Samuel Carter TEACHER: Ms A. Dwyer

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Year 4 Condamine FRONT ROW: Hudson Melrose, Jordan Cannon, Abigail O'Dea, Chloe Eldridge, Bernadette McPhee, Piper York, Elijah Domin, Edward Ford SECOND ROW: Thomas Williams, Lachlan Warby, Madison Smith, Keeleigh Smith, Colbie Moffett-Dunn, Isabella Statham, Patrick Carr, Oliver Ehrlich THIRD ROW: Imogen Petrie, Susannah Bullock, Alexis Herbener, Nicholas Thurston, Scarlet Wilkes, Chelsea Lowien, Estelle Williams ABSENT: William Hocking TEACHER: Miss E. Kingdom

Year 4 Diamantina FRONT ROW: Hannah Pudsey, Ruby Dhillon, Charlotte Oosthuizen, Kyla Czislowski, Olivia Ormiston, Olivia Eastaugh, Audrey Little, Aly Butler SECOND ROW: Thomas Danckwerts, Stetson Walburger-Schutt, Aiden Le-Bherz, Samuel Haig, Daniel Wittmaack, Harley Knapman, Riley Murphy THIRD ROW: Edward Ehrlich, Kade Dungey, Nicholas Grindrod, Archer O'Neill, Harry Williams, Dominic Reisinger, Cooper Keefe TEACHER: Mrs K. Moore

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YEAR FIVE

Year 5 Fraser FRONT ROW: Lulu Rowlette, Sienna Heir, Melanie Siokos, Emily Thompson, Ruby Anlezark, Samantha Wann, Alice Kimball, Deanna Verches SECOND ROW: Fletcher Birt, Connor Phillips, Cameron Lombard, Dylan Schwarz, Benjamin Kent, Cooper Dimmick, Tyler Stead THIRD ROW: Hue Garrels, Joseph Kennedy, Charlie Sheath, Logan Haslem, Ryan Kruger, Aidan Stokes ABSENT: Samuel Richardson, Ethan Otto TEACHERS: Ms K. Carroll, Mrs C. Campbell

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Year 5 MacIntyre FRONT ROW: Abby Walker, Lucy Brunner, Ashlyn McMahon, Keely Smith, Annica Attard, Brooklyn Douglas, India- Rose Bonham, Sienna Ali SECOND ROW: Reuben Hanssen, Tyler Pye, Miranda Lewis, William O'Dea, Jessica George, Kynan White, Hayden Kempson THIRD ROW: William Logan, Cooper Urquhart, Kaley Jones, Noah Mullins, Darbi Argus, Ashley Williams, Jacob Lange TEACHERS: Ms A. O'Reilly, Mrs C. Campbell

Year 5 Warrego FRONT ROW: Hudson Davies, Benjamin Nothdurft, Ava Franzmann, Alexis Wiersma, Elke Adamski, Chelsea O'Donohue, Joseph Brosnan, Benjamin Manteit SECOND ROW: Nash Adamski, Aiden Bradley, Zoe Ward, Ariah Manz, Florence Williams, Reuben Semmens, Jacob Nisbet-Tattam THIRD ROW: Courtney Lord, Eliza Skewes, Peyton Evans, Alexis Ware, Olivia McMahon, Lexi McCotter, Pia Zanette ABSENT: Mitchell Lambert TEACHER: Mrs S. Anderson

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Year 6 Keppel FRONT ROW: Tyrone Holzheimer, Seth-Michael Brett, Sophie Reeves, Trinity Burow, Lucy Jones, Lincoln Mende, Austin Melrose SECOND ROW: Wyatt Hakanson, William Skeels, Annabel Bond, Leah Franklin, Samuel Anderson, Lachlan Wicks THIRD ROW: Darcy Matthews, Jessica Fagan, Georgia Marshall, Sienna Schmaling, Gabriella Rieck, Charlie Usher ABSENT: Ayla Brady TEACHER: Ms N. Wittman

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Year 6 Moreton FRONT ROW: Michelle Sibanda, Makayla Petrie, Ella Williams, Arcadia Botham, Taylah White, Alara Williams, Monique Attard SECOND ROW: Henry Lipp, Max Carpenter, Charlie Park, William Campbell, Harrison Schemioneck, Hunter Abbott THIRD ROW: Joseph McPhee, Caitlin O'Neil, Annie Brosnan, Cindy Brennan, William Ehrlich ABSENT: William Chambers, Jessie Neale TEACHER: Mrs L. Preston

Year 6 Stradbroke FRONT ROW: Chloe Ormiston, Layli Schick, Makenzie Andrews, Jade Allison, Riana Wallace, Lucy Gunders, Claire Moylan SECOND ROW: Nicolas Carrigan, Malakai Johnson, Aidan Lowien, Toby Lindenmayer, Carter Bradford, Tom Condon, Dominic Pirlo THIRD ROW: Caleb Hansen, Molly Ford, Nina McBride, Laura Cameron, Ella-Jane Dwyer, Harry Nothdurft TEACHER: Mr C. Hubbard

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YEAR 7

Year 7 Cohort FRONT ROW: Kynan Cowell, Jaiden O'Donohue, Kai Randall, Ned Butler, Tristan Smith, Ethan Wiggins SECOND ROW: Addison Tyne, Emily Greenhalgh, Emily Wann, Ann Dolan, Madelaine Rao, Chay Boyle, Matilda Haig, Hayley Cuthbert, Kyanna Logan, Sienna Naiker, Matilda Gillies, Layla Bradford, Madison Doole THIRD ROW: Harrison Bailey, Noah White, Nazareth Berry, Dominic Smith, Jack Hampson, Logan Skewes, Emily Phillips, Lucas Ward, Travis Lord, Bowen Adamski, Maximus Doveton, Hunter Harms, Henry Hanssen, Riley Birt FOURTH ROW: Katherine Preston, Layla Luscombe, Katelyn Carr, Lilly Wilkes, Samara O'Leary Farrelly, Tilly Wilkes, Adele Adams, Ruby Crawford, Bella Scrivens, Natalie Rosenthal, Rose Cooke, Lara Bradley, Quincy Austin, Mackenzie Kruger, Gabrielle Voll FIFTH ROW: Abby Mayes, Bonnie-Rose Reisinger, Isabella Trost, Kate Stenzel, Sharleigh Case, Catelyn Gartner, Klanci Lindsay, Kirra Dalziell, Matildah Lindsay, Abbie Nelder, Macy Evans, Kailee Laverty SIXTH ROW: Digby George, Cooper Beard, Harrison Wiersma, Cameron Young, Jackson Clark, Henry Cleary, William Cleary, William Cobb, Joshua Cranston, Brock Czislowski, Tom Stark ABSENT: Emma Burton, Kanwar Buttar, Brayden Hangan, Ava Winter

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YEAR 8

Year 8 Cohort FRONT ROW: Tobie Boston, Andrew Lambert, Bianca Philp, Sophie Randall, Rubi Lewis, Mikala Allison, Chelsea Mifsud, Ava Smithard, Caidence Doole, Fletcher Kimball, Darby Richardson SECOND ROW: Flynn Zanette, Jaryn Rowlette, Oakley Stansell, Benjamin Chappell, Keira Lucy, Paige Clarke, Samuel Lowien, Rusty O'Neill, Oscar Lewis, Jake Butler, Archer Turner THIRD ROW: Madeline Kirkegaard, Erin Schneider, Chloe O'Rourke, Brianna Kowitz, Laney Herbener, Lani Knapman, Nevaeh Berry, Remi O'Donoghue, Kya Manz, Eleisha McInnis, Sierra Sondergeld, Belinda Lawson FOURTH ROW: Zaiden Smith, Noah Burke, Alexander Booth, Erin O'Rourke, Jorja Thurston, Lucy Williams, Kaitlyn Greenhalgh, Emily Clarke, Eustacia Golobic, Samuel Jones, Andrew Brazier, Ryan Dalziell FIFTH ROW: Xander O'Neil, Jarrah Sunatwanitkul, Connor Clatworthy, Jack Lucy, Jack Haddow, Dominic McBride, John Condon, Will Marshall, Ryley Schmaling, Jayden Sunatwanitkul, William Paynter ABSENT: Grace Brosnan, Kaden Rubb, Seana Biju, Amy Kibble

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YEAR 9

Year 9 Cohort FRONT ROW: Josephine Dezdjek, Chelsea Brunner, Siena Hampson, Bethany Birt, Rachel Williams, Lucy Hutchison, Luella Mengel, Molly Haig, Olivia Horrex, Chelsea Rieck, Ebony Naiker, Matilda Lombard SECOND ROW: Lachlan McMahon, Riley Cuthbert, Deegan Beard, Fletcher Carlish, Connor Martin, Jack Franzmann, Matthew Kruger, Logan Watson, Aidan Lipp, Will Connolly, Dylan Verches, Lachlan Lombard THIRD ROW: Connor Cranston, Jake Czislowski, Riley Zanette, Lucy Carpenter, Piper Alexander, Ally Suliman, Hayley Lombard, Grace Bowtell, Mitch Garrels, Mason Bradford, Liam Samin, Jordan Robertson FOURTH ROW: Keeley McQueen, Sky Warry, Neve Knapman, Chloe Gillett, Matilda Lewis, Lucy Thompson, Gracie Collins, Chivon Williams, Katelyn Burton, Kaylee Balderson, Charli Botham, Ashlee Currie FIFTH ROW: Oscar Root, William Steer, Isaac Logan, Daniel Sheath, Ethan Hangan, Charlie Crawford, Thomas Fagan, Harrison Thurston, Noah Gunders, Martin Logan, Riley Gillies ABSENT: Dayna Bailey, William Cooke, Joshua Midolo, Georgianna Reisinger

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YEAR 10

Year 10 Cohort FRONT ROW: Fletcher Skewes, Charlotte Dobson, Mia Lewis, Hannah Rosenthal, Sarah Norton, Amity Boston, Charlotte Voll, Sharni Pengelly, Lilly Hayes, Elise Scrivens, Riley Smithard SECOND ROW: James Lane, Ashton Rubb, Brendan Williams, Maclean Everist, Joseph Schneider, Jezziah Berry, Connor Smith, Thomas Parsons, Lachlan Mayes, Jakob Ward THIRD ROW: Zeke McColl, Bella Stenzel, Sophie Winter, Ava Knihinicki, Gabrielle Aiken, Kyra BartlettHorne, Jackson Stansell, Michael Luscombe FOURTH ROW: Caleb Mifsud, William Young, Ethan Appleton, Alex King, James Clarke, Angus Leckie, Mitchell Gartner, Jordan Tunny, Kurtis Smith ABSENT: Thomas Hocking, Logan Rolph

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YEAR 11

Year 11 Cohort FRONT ROW: Jessica Kibble, Breanna Langley, Sarah Carr, Taylor Blackley, Ashlyn Martin, Josephine McQueen, Cassandra Lawson, Abigail Brooks SECOND ROW: Emma Brittain, Lachlan Blatherwick, Levi Logan, Blair Smith, Isabelle Preston, Katelyn Haddow THIRD ROW: Dylan Schmaling, Reagan Pugsley, Billy Stark, Riley Clatworthy, Thomas Gartner, Lane Richardson, Rohan McKerrow

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YEAR 12

Year 12 Cohort FRONT ROW: Dusty Dukes, Nicole Van Rhijn, Teagan Lulich, Mai Connor, Zelia Cross, Gemma Tancred, Gabrielle Dezdjek, Mia Knapman, Danielle Pile SECOND ROW: Jayden Birt, Bailey Skewes, Mikayla Rieck, Anabel Austin, Jaymee Suliman, Mia Watson, Isaac Williams, Raphael Badman THIRD ROW: Elijah Logan, Ronan Neale, Thomas Oldham, Lawson Smith, Nathan Haddow, Kyle O'Farrell, Callum Strachan

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