Memories@Merici with Jess Hutchinson (nee Chambers), Class of 2004
Submitted by mericiadmin on March 13, 2018 - 9:53amJess Hutchinson (Chambers) Class of 2004
Jess Hutchinson (Chambers) Class of 2004
It was blast off today for the launch of Space School! Through our strong association with the Alliance of Girls’ Schools Australasia, Merici College is delighted to provide the opportunity for students to participate in a remarkable STEAM study experience, the CASE Space School Program, to NASA this December. Sasha has recently returned from NASA and had the chance to speak with some students about the program. Two of our students who have recently returned from Space School were delighted to share their experience with us.
St Angela Merici speaks to us through this rose. She speaks of faithful care, consistent nurturing and loving support that enabled growth to happen, even against all odds.
The Merici College school community welcomed parents, friends and representatives of Catholic Education at their Opening School Mass on Tuesday 27 February which was celebrated by principal celebrant Father Bernie Patterson and Fr Paul Nulley and Fr Kieran Adams who assisted him. The Merici community embraced their 2018 College theme,Year of Youth and Spreading Joy as they celebrated their mission and vision of building a loving community that is strong in faith. We would like to thank everyone for joining us for this very special celebration.
The penitential season of Lent is the period of forty days (excluding Sundays) beginning on Ash Wednesday. It is a season of the Church year that observes the forty days Jesus fasted and prayed in the wilderness before He began His public ministry of preaching for repentance. For me, the beginning of each Lenten season conjures up memories of giving up lollies, going to the Stations of the Cross and eating fish and chips every Friday night. The three traditional ways to prepare for Easter are through Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving. There are many ways that we can achieve this.
From the 6th to the 10th of December 2017, Merici students Erin Smart, Taneisha Cook, Kate reedy, Maddison Green together with Ms Clare Freeman (Teacher) travelled to Sydney along with over 100 other youth from the Canberra/Goulburn Archdiocese to take part in the Australian Catholic Youth Festival. We were joined by another 15,000 young people at Sydney Olympic Park where we participated in four days of prayer, worship and celebration with an atmosphere of joy that we will never forget.
Dear Parents and Merici College Community,
Please follow the link http://merici.college/go/naplan-parent-satisfaction-2017 to find data on NAPLAN and the Parent Satisfaction Survey for 2017.
Merici College congratulates Sr Jane Keogh, who has been named one of the Human Rights Awards finalists for the 2017 Tony Fitzgerald Memorial Community Individual Award. The Award recognises impressive Australians for their dedication to human rights. We congratulate Sr Jane on her achievements, http://www.abc.net.au/radio/canberra/sr-jane-keogh/9034408.
A full report to follow soon.