Notes from the Editor

1. Fiona McKenzie interviews panel members at the OCA luncheon 2. Jordyn has represented PLC at the GSV Championship Cross Country Carnival every year since Year 7 3. Jordyn Oatley, 2020 Sports Captain 4. President Ailsa Wilson, Shona MacInnes and Cat Phillips at the OCA Spring luncheon last year 5. and 6. Friends and families enjoying the Twilight Picnic in February

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When we first sat down to discuss a theme for the first PLC In Print for 2020, we were reflecting on the qualities of PLC students who are always prepared to step out and take on new challenges, travel to new places, take their place on stage or behind, and be confident to step out and be themselves. I admired the ELC students leading the dance steps at the Twilight Picnic and primary students preparing to step into Ms Penberthy’s office with their cue cards ready to discuss their assembly ideas. I was impressed by senior girls stepping out as conductors, utilising skills they were unaware they possessed, as they led their house music ensembles in impromptu hallway rehearsals.

In parallel to observing the students, I was experiencing my first month of a new school and a new leadership role; stepping out into the PLC community to meet staff, students and their parents, and to be part of a new leadership team to set the direction for the future of the College.

Stepping out has taken on a whole new meaning in the weeks since that discussion. We have moved quickly to step into new territory, a school without the laughter of the girls in the corridors but rather “zooming in” through a distance learning model. The girls have readily adapted to new ways of learning with positivity and a strong spirit of working together. It has been a stepping out experience for everyone - staff, students, parents and the whole school community. Whilst our footprints have been much closer to home, we have stepped out to help others with needs greater than our own and stepped into new ways of connecting with friends and family. We have all had to take on new challenges, and take our places on stage or behind, to ensure the health and safety of those around us.

This is an unexpected opportunity for our PLC girls to develop skills in readiness to step out to be young women who can be confident to take on new challenges in any circumstances, and ensure they are prepared to be leaders who set direction for the future.

We hope you enjoy the first edition of PLC in Print for 2020, and appreciate stepping out into PLC in Virtual Print for the next edition which will serve as a sustainable development for the future of this publication.

Lisa Saffin Deputy Principal – Curriculum, Learning and Administration