Joe Zavone Principal’s Report
At the time of writing this report we have just commenced Term 2. This term commenced in a very different manner to Term 1. The freeing up of covid restrictions and health orders means that face masks are now optional. Whilst different school sectors responded to the lifting of the health orders in different ways, we made the decision to make face masks optional in light of the frustrations and limitations encountered with teaching and learning by the wearing of face masks in the classroom, and with the confidence we have in continuing our strategies to reduce the risk of transmission at the College. Of course, staff and students were encouraged to continue wearing masks if they chose to do so, particularly if it helped them to feel more protected and if their personal circumstances required the wearing of face masks. We have also now returned
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to being able to organise whole school events, after a term of postponing and cancelling events. The first of these events was our annual ANZAC Day Commemoration Assembly. We were fortunate to hear from guest speakers (and College parents) Lieutenant Colonel Brian Barba and Colonel Laura Sinclair, who shared with us their insights and stories. It was also a privilege to have the Catafalque Party ritual as part of our special ceremony. Our guest speakers, the Catafalque ritual, our student presenters and visiting guests made for a very appropriate and touching ceremony. It was so encouraging to see our boys so well behaved and demonstrating the appropriate demeanour for such an important event. We also took advantage of the lifting of health orders to celebrate Founder’s Day in a big way. Unfortunately our annual Founder’s Day celebrations have been quite limited over the past two years due to covid restrictions. This
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