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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR C A SSIE T WEMLOW
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e’re often told never look back—you’re not going that way; it might distract you from the now. After all, if Cinderella had returned to retrieve her shoe she would not have become a princess.
Our College community is working hard to offer security and a comforting routine to all within our influence. In this regard, this year we have welcomed a number of new staff and students to St Peters, we are progressing with our expansion works, and we encourage our pupils and staff to roam our lovely campus in safety and relatively carefree.
And there is logic in these opinions. But sometimes, looking back, and taking stock of what has happened and how it has affected our lives can teach us how to deal with the disasters and disruptions which seem to be more One of the most common and coming at us faster than ever impressive elements of before. our St Peters community
Ironbark, Open Day, P&F workshops, music events, and the like, have gone ahead with little, if any disruption from external impacts. Sport, on the other hand, suffered in Term 2 no thanks to floods In the last 24 months is that people are always and constant rain with we’ve seen COVID-19 willing to reach out and fields and courts being cases exceed 500 continually washed help one another..." million worldwide out (or completely (and that’s probably away). And with the a conservative rain comes humidity…and mould, which is an estimate); the Russo–Ukraine conflict ongoing battle in itself! unfold; appalling acts of violence causing For those in our own community who have suffering and displacement in many parts been displaced in your own way—illness, of the world; extraordinary weather events weather, economy, spiritually—we are here impacting millions of people worldwide to support you. One of the most impressive and locally;... and all these events have had elements of our St Peters community is consequences which affect every part of that people are always willing to reach out our lives. Our emotions are unbalanced, and help one another, as we can see in a our finances appear insecure and there is a number of articles in this edition of Plus sense that the future is perilously uncertain. Ultra. Service learning is our ethos and we We are all longing for a period of stable and want to share that with you and offer it to normal life. support you in your daily life. We may never return to pre-2020 ‘normal’ but we have seen that kindness, camaraderie Take care and look after yourselves and your neighbours. and generosity can help keep us balanced.
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Plus Ultra | June 2022
