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Editorial
from Mazenodian 2022
from thE Editors
The last two years have seen the Mazenodian consumed with stories about adaptations, struggles, cancellations, pivots and new-found resilience. Classrooms were flipped and houses became literal and metaphorical prisons. Grace Tame suggests that “we all go through pain as human beings … but that suffering can be turned into incredible, unstoppable positivity.” Thankfully, both in Australia and on a smaller scale, in the Mazenod community, we have ridden the bumps and turned to optimism in this edition of the Mazenodian. Australia wide, 2022 has proven to be a welcome return to the country as we knew it pre-pandemic. Meanwhile, in a Mazenod context, the brand new four square courts are buzzing with competition, the orchestra are back in the rehearsal room, the Chess Club are vying for glory, the sporting teams have all returned to the field and the ‘tap and go’ technology in the cafeteria has thrived.
On behalf of the Editorial team, we extend our thanks to the many people who have assisted in the 2022 publication. Our appreciation goes to Tony Rolfe and Merry De La Zilwa, who are always in the right place at the right time to capture the perfect photo. With such a large staff there is always plenty of movement and we thank Jo Noone for coordinating the staff farewells, while administration support was gratefully provided by Eleshia Hill and Wendy Liu. Congratulations to Nathanial Louey who collated the student leadership reports and we appreciate the efforts of Mark Kihara who continued the tradition of students designing the front cover. We also give thanks to all the students who contributed to writing a majority of the Mazenodian reports. Our Art students have again produced beautiful pieces and we thank the Visual Arts faculty for their assistance with collation, layout and design.
As we bid farewell to 2022 at Mazenod, we look forward to continuing the “incredible, unstoppable positivity” in 2023.
Adrian De Fanti and Clare Caldwell Designed and produced by Lynne Hawksworth Printed by NEO
