Merici College students participated in the St Vincent de Paul Doorknock Appeal on 15th February. 30 students went out into Ainslie and Campbell to raise money for the support services the St Vincent de Paul Society provides to the Canberra community. Despite feeling nervous, these students rose to the challenge and returned with stories about the surprising generosity they encountered.
We would like to congratulate and thank our co-curricular Music students for their participation in performances at the Royal Canberra Show this year. The contribution that these students have made towards supporting community events and representing Merici College has been amazing.
Congatulatons to our Textiles and Fashion students who have excelled themselves at the 2017 Canberra Show and it was a delight to see them so excited to see their entries hung and displayed so beautifully. A congratulations needs to be extended to all students in Textiles and Fashion who entered especially the students listed below.
We have some special winners:
Student champion 18 years and under - Tyniah Morrison for her decorated cushion ( she won a sewing machine for herself and one for the school)
2nd for her decorated cushion- Tharushi Jayasekara
Congratulations to all our students on their wonderful participation at the Swimming Carnival on Wednesday 8 February. We would like to congratulate the following champions:
Champions Trophy
1st: Ningil
2nd Seiwa
3rd Brescia
Age Champions:
12yrs Chloe Petropoulos
13yrs Charlotte Towner
14yrs Anita Manning
15yrs Alexandra Rushton
16yrs Claire Molineux
Opens Caitlin Manning
Spirit Cup
1st Balgo
2nd Seiwa
3rd Brescia
Mrs Wholley welcomed all parents, carers, students and staff to the ceremony. She spoke to the community about the importance of recognising the academic achievements of all students. Full article https://tinyurl.com/jfcqpe8.
On Monday 6 February we congratulated our students on their academic achievements from the end of last year. The recognition and praise these students received was a result of each student's individual application and effort towards their studies.
We wish to pass on our congratulations and best wishes to all our Graduands for 2016: 138 students received their Senior Secondary Certificate.
Merici College Dux: Highest Achieving Year 12 student at Merici College who completed a Tertiary Package - Avneet Bakshi
Runner up to the Dux – Proxime Accessit: Cassandra Nguyen
We congratulate the following students who received an award at the 2016 BSSS Recognition of Excellence Ceremony. The BSSS Recognition of Excellence Ceremony is a prestigious award ceremony held next week by the BSSS. Awards are given in five categories: Community Services, Vocational Studies, Performing/Visual Arts, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students and Academic Achievement. These awards were presented by the Chair of the Board of Senior Secondary Studies. We congratulate:
Avneet Bakshi - Academic Achievement
Ashleigh McClelland - Vocational Studies
See our last Building Futures magazine for 2016. Inside articles include the Principal's Address, "In 2016 is we celebrated the year of Love and Mercy. The Love came from our mission statement to “Love Life” and Mercy came from the Jubilee Year proclaimed by Pope Francis – “the Year of Mercy”. This term has seen a number of services and celebrations for the students in their different year groups. Year 12 students, their teachers, parents and family members attended a moving Graduation Mass and Awards Ceremony at St.
