FOUNDATION DAY Esperance Anglican Community School students and staff returned to where they started to celebrate their 13th Founders’ Day. The school community celebrated at the Esperance Civic Centre, which was where the Foundation students commenced their first classes back in 2008, after a delay in the completion of the School’s Stage 1 development. Founders’ Day is set aside to provide the opportunity for the school community to come together to acknowledge its Founders’, to reflect on its past and to look towards the future. Principal Jason Bartell said it was a day of celebration and a wonderful time for the school community to celebrate its diversity and inclusion while reflecting on the positive nature of the school’s impact within the wider Esperance community.
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students today; a far cry from the eight students who commenced at the Civic Centre back in 2008. In his Founders’ Day address, Mr Bartell asked students and staff if the school community measured up to what the Founders envisaged for the EACS community 13 years ago. “I believe we do. We have students who care for others, who raise funds for others, who advocate for those less fortunate, who wrap their arms around their friends when they require support, who do not judge harshly, who are committed to this community, who love, who care and who respect each other,” he said. “We have students who honour our Founders’ vision, through their practical deeds, through their words and endeavours. I am proud of all of our students, as I know that our Founders’ would be.
The day commenced with a Service held at the Esperance Civic Centre, with special guests including The Reverend Peter Laurence OAM, Chief Executive Officer of the Anglican Schools Commission, as well as past School Council Members, which included two Foundation Council members Mrs Ruth McIntyre and Mrs Mary Hawkey.
“We have staff here at EACS who are committed to their calling, who sacrifice many hours to provide creative learning opportunities for their students, who care personally for each of you, your wellbeing, your education, your growth, your attainment and who encourage each of you to strive for personal excellence. Our Founders’ would be proud of our staff, of the selflessness that all staff show for our students.”
Mr Bartell said the School had progressed and matured since the early days, with more than 200
Founders’ Day was celebrated with a BBQ sausage sizzle lunch and a slice (or two) of cake to celebrate. ASC News 21
