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Parents’ Association FROM THE PRESIDENT
As we wind up 2021, the PA says goodbye to Mick Wilhelm and Monique Bellew as their ‘babies’ are graduating. We say a huge thank you to Mick and Monique for their incredible contribution to our PA and the Star community.
Oh my stars! Welcome to the end of 2021. I’m not sure whether we call it déjà vu or Groundhog Day, but I am sure something is particularly familiar! The PA have become Zoom aficionados continuing to meet, catch up and plan for events. We are going to need some new parents on the PA for 2022 to continue in our endeavour to support our community. We hope that meeting in person becomes a reality next year, but we know we can do ‘our thing’ no matter the circumstance. This second half of the year has not been as ‘social’ as we had hoped. We planned many events that could not take place, and we waited until the very last second to cancel a couple of them. We do know that our Star parent community are really looking forward to catching up in person and, as I’m sure we have said before, we really look forward to seeing you all.
Our Star With Heart raffle is a new introduction, which was to run in conjunction with the annual Mums lunch in helping to support wellness actions for our ‘Strong Star Women’ in the making. We adopted The Resilience Project strategies to implement these endeavours. Our Star community were amazingly supportive of our raffle, with many incredible donations, and so decided to go ahead with it online. The Raffle raised over $11,000.
Two events (of sorts) happened to finish the year. Our 2021 ‘Wish upon a Star’ commemorative wine sale and the Star With Heart raffle.
Twenty Twenty Two will start with a bang. The Annual Fees Raffle will again kick off as the new school year begins, as will the preparation for our Star 2022 Fiesta.
We also want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the never-ending support Mary O’Connor and Bernadette Turner show the PA, and to thank all the incredible staff at Star. They have endured the same challenges as everyone over this past year, and have done it with a smile and unwavering support to the whole College community - students, parents and PA. We wish all our Year 12 students the very best as they await their results. Be proud of the way you have handled these last two years and know we are incredibly proud of you. We cannot wait to see what amazing adventures life takes you on from here. Stay safe everyone. Enjoy the Christmas season with those you love. With luck, we will be able to do that in person. See you when the calendar ticks over to 2022. Kellie Perkins
YEAR 7 COFFEE MORNING – HELLO AGAIN NEW STAR PARENTS! After a successful gathering at the beginning of the year at Fiesta, the Year 7 Mothers and eager staff members made a break for freedom and met at Sons of Mary for reacquainting and much needed coffee.
