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Ave Maria College Newsletter
Vol 114 No 7
Friday 15 September 2023
Friday 15 September 2023
Acting Assistant Principal (Wellbeing & Community)
Year 12 Graduation and Farewell
We are in the process of preparing for our final days of Year 12. A letter will be sent to families with more details about the events in the final days, the Graduation Mass and the Valedictory Dinner.
Monday, 9 October and Tuesday, 10 October | Year 12 Classes as normal Daily dress-up theme (touch of, not full dress-up):
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Wednesday, 11 October | P1-4: classes as normal P5: Assembly Rehearsal Francis Hall Dress: “Alternate Reality” a uniform that isn’t your own – other school / work / primary school / future career, etc. |
Thursday, 12 October Final day of year 12 classes | P1-2: Classes as normal Recess as normal Mentor and P3: Year 12 Assembly Francis Hall, P4: Whole School Assembly Francis Hall
Dress: School uniform and blazer (not PE and not Hoodie) |
Friday, 13 October Year 12 Farewell Day | No scheduled classes
Dress: Fun / Fancy Dress (celebrity / popular personality) |
Monday, 16 October Graduation mass and Valedictory dinner | * Optional onsite classes (as timetabled or as arranged) * Mass and Graduation ceremony: St Therese’s Church, Lincoln Road Essendon (5pm start) Valedictory dinner: Showgrounds (7:00pm) |
Tuesday, 17 October | No students on site (Professional Practice Day for Staff) |
Wednesday, 18 October onwards | Year 12 students can come onsite by appointment, attendance must be recorded by the teacher. Students must sign in and out through Passtab. |
One Year On
Welcoming back our past students is always a highlight and we look forward to seeing our 2022 graduates for afternoon tea at the One Year On event on Tuesday, 10 October from 5.00pm to 6.00pm. Graduates will be sent an invitation to the event with a link to register. We can’t wait to hear how our graduates are thriving in the next chapter of their lives.
Arts and Technology Festival
The annual Arts and Technology Festival will be held on Tuesday 10 October from 6.00pm to 9.00pm. We welcome the community into the College to experience the creativity and innovation of the Arts, Performing Arts and Technology departments. Throughout the Mary and Helene precincts we will showcase media, sculpture, drawing, painting, technology, textiles, linograph and more. Families and students can then join us in Francis Piazza from 8.00pm for an excerpt from the Year 9 Play, solo and musical performances and the fashion show. This is a wonderful display of the hard work and investment of our students throughout the year. We look forward to seeing you there!
Year 9 Play
Ave Maria College Year 9 students have been working hard with students from St Bernard’s College on the inaugural Year 9 play: The Curse of Macbeth. This is a high school comedy that is accessible and entertaining for all. We will be welcoming students from our feeder primary schools during the day on Thursday 19 October and we are sure that they will enjoy the theatrics and fun. The play will be open to the public for evening performances in Francis Hall on Thursday 19 October and Friday 20 October. Tickets will be released soon and available for purchase. Our Year 9 performers have been working hard and we are looking forward to supporting them.
RUOK? Day
On Thursday 14 September our Year 11 VET Business class is holding a sausage sizzle to raise awareness of this important cause. The class have identified this as important to them and have been busy promoting the need to ask the important question “RUOK?”. Sausages will be $2 and can be purchased from Francis Piazza at lunchtime.
The theme for this year’s RUOK? Day is “I’m here to hear”. This reminds us of the importance of setting time aside to check in with our young people and to actively listen to what they have to say. Deliberately finding times and opportunities to connect and reflect together can help young people to take a pause in their busy lives.
Ms Natalie Meddis
