From the Head of Curriculum

From the Principal Mr Gary Racey I would like to extend future Year 12 groups and leave a legacy of a warm welcome back respect, maturity, care and warmth. Farewell to all members of our to you all - keep in touch! school community. I hope you enjoyed your 2021 Student Guild time together over the Congratulations to the students who have recent school holidays been elected into the 2021 Student Guild – I and have had the look forward to hearing of how you plan to opportunity to support and help our student body evolve reconnect with each over the next 12 months. other as a family. Term 4 is another busy term, complete with on a role – I commend you on your bravery an array of school community activities that for putting yourself out there and encourage I hope you and your family are able to enjoy you to seek ways to lead and serve. You don’t and contribute towards. I encourage all need a title to make a difference and have an students to hit the ground running and make impact! the very most of this term. It is not too late to improve performance and marks for the Art Exhibition Semester Two reports, so get to it! What an absolute delight it was to be part of Year 12 Valedictory – The journey comes to Exhibition on the evening of Tuesday 20 an end! October. Our students once again created There have been mixed emotions for the some absolutely stunning pieces that reflect Year 12 students in their last week of formal and showcase the high quality of our Art schooling – excitement at seeing each other Department. If you have not had the chance when school returned, nerves upon receiving to attend the exhibition as yet I would their examination marks, laughter during some strongly encourage you to do so before it of the farewell activities, and sadness at leaving closes on Friday 30 October. friends and a familiar environment. It is hard to believe that at the time of leadership and coordination of this event. delivery of this newsletter our Year 12’s will have walked out of the ground floor foyer at Student Celebrations 50 William Street for the last time. The Congratulations to our outgoing Head Girl, Valedictory Assembly, Service and Dinner held Eliza Griffin, who not only was crowned ACC on Thursday October 22 was a wonderful way H-Division Champion Girl at this year’s ACC to mark the end of our journey with our Year Athletics Carnival, but was also selected into 12 cohort. Whilst it is always difficult to say the 2020 ACC All Stars Athletics team for the goodbye, it is also so very exciting for them. 400m event. The All Stars team consists of the This group have led by example, dealt with top performer for each event from all ACC adversity, and shown resilience in a very Athletics Carnivals i.e. A to J Division. unusual year. They have set the tone for Commiserations to those who missed out the opening of the St George’s 2020 Art A big thank you to Mrs Wohlnick for her 1 St George’s Anglican Grammar School Newsletter

Aelwen Jones was interviewed for her work with Millenium Kids, for winning the Environmental Action Award from the United Nations Association of Western Australia. This award recognizes the significant contribution towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the Millenium Kids youth board (of which Aelwen is a member) have made over the last 2 years. Last week a virtual event was held to announce the winners and Aelwen’s interview was broadcast along with some film of the work Millennium Kids do. Staff Celebration I would like to congratulate our School Chaplain, The Reverend Sarah Stapleton, on receiving the news that she will be appointed to the office of Priest in the Anglican Diocese of Perth. Reverend Sarah will be ordained as a Priest in November of this year, which we are absolutely thrilled about. Her faith leadership since joining the School in February has been outstanding, particularly during the unusual circumstances of COVID-19. Our staff began the term with a Eucharist at the St George’s Cathedral, which was such a special time and something we have sorely missed in recent months due to restrictions. We are truly blessed to have Reverend Sarah as part of our

school community. Enrolment Updates Thank you to our current families for your faith in our school. As you are aware, notice of one term is required for student withdrawals to avoid a terms fee in lieu, and I am pleased to say that we have had only one or two notifications to date. Therefore, it is anticipated we see nearly all students returning in 2021, which is extremely exciting. Our enrolments continue to go from strength to strength, but we still have some limited space in Year 7 and 10, 2021 due to moving to 3 streams in those year groups. I encourage families who have family, friends or work colleagues whose child would like to join our community to enrol as soon as possible. Your advocation is key to our success.