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HEAD PREFECTS
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I wish there was a way to know you're in the 'good old days', before you have actually left them. Term 3 began well with QMC's first Sustainability Week taking place. Our Sustainability Prefect, Amelia Peel, organised a terrific week full of pot plants, a Hobson worm farm and a sustainable market day.
Head Prefect Erinn Aspell, Principal Jayne-Ann Young & Deputy Head Prefect Sophie Hargreaves
Despite the challenges the last half of this year has presented, the class of 2021 and the rest of QMC have still managed to MAKE THEIR MARK! At the end of Term 2, we celebrated Purple Power Week, a female empowerment week started by Wellington East Girls' school, and now celebrated across Wellington. We had various activities such as 'Dress as an inspirational women day' and 'Wear a purple accessory day' to celebrate this. This raised money for Y25, a programme supporting incredible young women, including our own Angelina Del Favero and Maia Mariner.
Term 2 concluded with a personal highlight – House Performing Arts. This is a great day as those who lack musical abilities, like us, can still be involved. From the Year 6 Chant right through to Senior Small Group acts, it was a fantastic event. This year's theme, 'Icons', was thought of by our Drama Prefect – Lola Gonzalez-Boddy and Music Prefect – Ella Briggs. The theme tied in very well with the school theme for 2021 and showcased some of QMC's own icons. The House Prefects did an incredible job organising this event, with Berwick and Locky tying for first place. House spirit soared during this time, and it was a great way to finish off an outstanding term.
Unfortunately, our plans for the remainder of Term 3 got cut short with another lockdown. But we still checked in with QMC students through our Instagram – @qmcstudents (chuck us a follow). When it was time to return to school, we found ourselves heading straight into exams; however, we were still able to finish off the term well with a bake sale, which brought us to our $1,000 target for Daffodil Day. In a favourite show of ours, 'The Office', a character said, "I wish there was a way to know you're in the 'good old days' before you have actually left them", and as our time at QMC comes to an end, it becomes more apparent that the days we have spent here are 'the good old days'. The cohort of 2021 will look back on our time as QM students exceptionally fondly. So, continue making your mark QMC! We hope you remember the one we have left.
Erinn Aspell and Sophie Hargreaves
Head Prefect and Deputy Head Prefect QM Calling
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