15 JUNE 2018
TERM 2 • 15 JUNE 2018 • VOLUME 302
From the Principal Mrs Nicola Taylor
In this 80th Anniversary year of the ownership of PLC Armidale by the Presbyterian Church in NSW and in keeping with the theme of start with 'Why?' I have been sharing with the Senior School some of the 'Whys' that underpin key attributes of PLC Armidale. Recently, our attention was focused on why do we have the Crest we have? Why have a Crest at all, what do Crests mean and is there any significance to ours? Well, just as the name of the College has changed over time, as has the location and even the ownership of the College - so has the Crest. Some of the earliest crests known were introduced in the Middle Ages, where symbols, colours and images were applied to the shields and standards carried by armoured knights entering battle. The shield or banner, provided a means of identification, or message of character. Back to the PLC Armidale badge or crest. The first school badge consisted of a simple wide topped shield with a rising sun above an open book. Underneath the shield was a ribbon bearing the Latin inscription “Lux Per Studia” (Light through Study). By 1913, the badge was changed again, by the new owner of the School, Miss Alethea Tendall. The Shield remained but the shape was changed, three stars in a row replaced the rising sun, the open book remained. Underneath the Shield, the shape of the ribbon had changed and the Latin inscription “Lux Per Studia” continues next page... continued on Page 2...
15 JUNE TO 30 JUNE 2018 PLCA at PLC Melbourne 15/6 - 29/6/18 Year 10 Brain Bee Challenge 15/6 - 18/6/18 Year 12 Legal Studies Class with Mohan Dahl 16/6/18 Boarder Church Service at St Paul's 17/6/18 Eisteddfod Gala Concert 17/6/18 Boarders' Chapel 18/6/18 Columba at PLCA 20/6 - 29/6/18 Athletics Information Evening 20/6/18 Years 10 and 11 Thailand Trip Preparation Meeting 20/6/18 Year 5 Dorrigo Rainforest Excursion 22/6/18 SRC Movie Night 22/6/18 Boarders' Chapel 25/6/18 Schools Cup Netball (Primary) Gala Day 26/6/18 Years 11/12 Kate Fitzsimons Presentation 27/6/18 Years 7 to 11 Netball NSW Schools Cup 27/6/18 Years 8 and 9 Exchange Excursion 28/6/18 Boarders Depart - PM 28/6/18 End of Term 2 28/6/18 Boarders Depart - AM 29/6/18 Junior School Staff Planning Day and Student Activities Day 29/6/18 Staff Day for Senior School Teaching Staff Only 29/6/18