Friday last week we celebrated yet another fabulous St Anthony’s Day. The students were excellent for Mass and Fr Vinoj shared some historical knowledge about St Anthony with us. This year we had all classes contribute to the serpent in a design that is similar to the Canticle of Creatures 800 year anniversary artwork. It certainly looked amazing on the back wall of the stage. The activities in the next session was a great way for Assisi and Padua students to connect with each other and you would be surprised by how long these connections last. I am sure the Preps and Year 12s thoroughly enjoyed their time together. The next time they will see each other is at the Rite of Passage in November. To finish off the afternoon, the Drum Circle entertained the students through the rhythm of percussion. 

This week and last week our Arts department has been working overtime. The College Play was another fabulous performance and we were lucky to have Andrea, one of our leads, manage to perform while being unwell to start with. I wonder what will be on the cards next year? Then there were the Sunset Solo Soirees of all of our Instrumental music students. They did not let us down with plenty of great performances. It is great to be able to have these students perform in front of an audience. 

This week our Year 11 students started the first part of their leadership preparations for next year. There was a workshop on Tuesday that then led to the Camp. This gave our students some skills and an awareness of what it means to be a leader and to also challenge their comfort zone. Next term we start the process of applications, interviews and selection of our 2026 leaders. 

Other great opportunities for our students happened this week with the Readers Cup. The students performed well and had an enjoyable time competing. Unfortunately no podium finish. Then today there was the E-Sports Cup which was held at the College for the first time. Thank you to Eliza for organising this and we hope the students really enjoyed the day. Also tonight our Year 9-12 Drama students are off to watch The Assignment by Theatre Inc. We hope they enjoy this performance and it gives them some ideas to help with their performance on stage. Last weekend our Dragons Volleyball team competed at the NQ Schools Volleyball Cup and this weekend the Dragons Rugby League teams are at a Training Camp in preparation for their statewide carnival in a week. We hope they have a good experience and it sets them up well for their carnival. 

Reports are out next Friday and I hope there are no surprises as with our continuous reporting you are aware of how they have been tracking all semester. 

Until next Newsletter or I see you, take care.

Nick Antoniazzi

Deputy Principal - Assisi Campus