Cobram Anglican Grammar School

COBRAM ANGLICAN GRAMMAR SCHOOL

CONNECTING AGAIN

After two years of staying apart, the Cobram Anglican Grammar School community embraced the return to connectivity at their muchanticipated Open Night and Family Barbeque. More than 200 members of the school community gathered to explore the campus, eager to celebrate a magnificent school year. Principal Keith Willett said the Open Night was a dualpurpose event, with newly enrolled families invited to attend as part of the extended school network. “The event also gave us a fantastic opportunity to showcase our classrooms which were beautifully decorated with the work of students, who put an enormous amount of effort into ensuring each parent who walked through the door experienced a true taste of what that particular class had been learning and creating over the course of 2022,” he said. There was a variety of entertainment on show, including a special performance from the School Ukulele Club, which was the group’s first experience playing in front of a live audience under the guidance of their teacher Trish Chmiel.

There was a wide range of entertainment and activities with a long queue for Funky Faces face painting throughout the night, while Mr Jon O’Dwyer had the gym pumping and tunes flowing, as the doors were opened to anybody interested in trying out the new gym equipment acquired over the past couple of years. An ensemble of Year 10 and Year 11 students volunteered their time in the Foods Room to ensure nobody went home hungry. They relished the challenge of cooking over 200 sausages, 100 chicken steaks and 150 burgers for parents, family members and friends, ably supported by Mrs Carolyn White, Mrs Sharon Bird and Principal Keith Willett. Year 10 student Madison McDiarmid assisted in the kitchen and said school events such as the Open Night were invaluable to improving the overall school experience for students and parents alike. “It’s so important that we have nights like these as it provides our families with a great opportunity to get to know each other better and form new relationships,” she said.

“It was also pretty heart-warming seeing our Junior School and Senior School students mingling over the course of the evening. It was fairly evident that our connectivity and school spirit is really starting to grow again after the COVID years.”