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The Class of 2026 had been preparing for weeks with dance lessons and wardrobe plans, and their excitement was contagious as they commenced the evening with a few rounds of the dance floor with their proud family members.

The hall looked appropriately festive for the event, with the Year 10 students choosing the theme and decorating the walls and photo room with streamers and balloons to make the night extra special.

After their parents had left, the music was turned up and Ms Holt led the cohort in some dancing icebreakers that soon warmed everyone up, including the Hokey Pokey and Nutbush City Limits.

The Year 10 cohort continued to dance the night away, sustained by a lavish supper and great tunes as they enjoyed the company of their friends for an evening that will be remembered for a long time to come.

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The Trinity Intermediate Blue only lost one game to miss out on the champs but what an incredible effort! Well done, everyone!

Born in Dublin in 1778, Catherine Elizabeth McAuley lost her father at an early age and her mother when she was 20, prompting her to seek work with an elderly couple where she served as a household manager and companion for 20 years, developing her merciful spirit and love of humanity.

Catherine was inspired by Jesus to make a difference and when she inherited the old couple’s property and wealth on their passing, followed her calling to help abused servant women and homeless girls who were at the mercy of the harsh reality of the streets of Dublin. She built the first House of Mercy in 1827 and it was not an easy path that she trod. There was much opposition from the community but Catherine persevered and established a new order with two companions as they professed their vows as the first Sisters of Mercy, putting her complete trust in God and her mission.

Over the next 10 years, Convents of Mercy spread throughout Ireland and England. Her response to human need, her sacrifices for others and her absolute determination to be of service to women in need is an inspiration to this day as the Sisters continue to deliver health, education and care to hundreds of thousands of people around the globe. A stunning role model for the McAuley House students and to Trinity College.

As the special guests settled down to spend quality time with their children, the event was opened with an Acknowledgement of Country presented by Tilly in Year 12, followed by a prayer for mothers from Pippa in Year 8.

Deputy Principal, Ms Rachel McGennisken, then introduced Kieley in Year 9 who spoke about the incredible selflessness of mothers and her special relationship with her very proud mum before presenting her with a bunch of flowers.

The audience was treated to music from Jesse and Charlotte as they mingled, chatted and enjoyed delicious coffee made by our VCE VM baristas before Audrey in Year 9 also spoke about her Mum, expressing gratitude for all the mother figures in her life and ending with a heartfelt, ‘I love you, Mum.’

The happy hour was soon over and the mums, grandmums and mother figures and their kids bid each other farewell as the students went off to class.

Thank you to all of our special visitors for coming along today and making such wonderful memories for the students and our community.

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The incursion commenced with Year 8 students experiencing practical activities that highlighted the customs and practices of Medieval times. Weapons, armour, fashion and textiles, crime and punishment and medieval dance were examined with practical demonstrations that aimed to provide a deeper understanding of the era, complete with a tournament held on the College oval!

The Year 7 cohort were treated to activities that highlighted ancient times to complement their classroom learning.  Archery, feudalism, ancient metalworking, sports and warriors and warfare were embraced by the students who relished wielding a bow and arrow and trying on clunky armour.

The incursion was presented by Medieval Education Company and provided a valuable way for the younger students to retain the historical information through interactive and engaged learning.

World Environment Day is a global platform for inspiring positive change where people identify and celebrate the power of governments, businesses, and individuals to create a more sustainable world. This year’s theme is ‘Our land. Our future. We are Generation Restoration’. This theme focuses on the ‘can’ and the ‘should’. It recognises that we cannot turn back time, but we can grow forests, revive water sources, and bring back soils. We are the generations that can make peace with the land. This is especially true for our student generation and this message resonates with the will and intent of many students in our College.

The theme is also a crucial reminder for the parent generation to allow hope, positivity and encouragement for our children to enjoy the beauty of our natural world. I encourage everyone to look further into this day via this link: World Environment Day

Throughout the week of World Environment Day Trinity will be involved in many activities and opportunities to assist our environment and to bring attention to the positive impact that we can have if we only choose. Further information explaining these events will be communicated on SIMON for students and parents.

Our next Nude Food Day will be held on Friday 7 June, where we are all encouraged to bring food that is free of single-used plastics on this day. Single-use plastics make up a third of the litter in our environment and are difficult and costly to clean up. They pollute the environment, harming wildlife and contaminating our food and water. They are also a poor use of resources – they are often used for only a few minutes and generate significant waste that is not recyclable. With a little bit of planning, single-use plastics can often be easily replaced with reusable containers or recyclable materials and is an easy way to have a large impact and help our environment. And the less packaging that we bring to school means the less rubbish that is dropped, thrown on the ground and littered around our beautiful school.

As aways, a massive thank you goes out to the many students who make wise and positive decisions about their environmental impact, choosing to simply put their waste in the correct bins, using recycling opportunities available to them and taking actions to reduce their waste.

Our House Athletics gift winners were congratulated for their great effort. Well done to Luella in Year 9 and Will in Year 12.

In the Coastal Athletics, Trinity was well represented in all age groups.

Coastal Athletics Age Group Champions Girls
12-13   Maddison
14        Luella
15        Emmy
16        Harmony
17        Alexis
18        Zara

Coastal Athletics Age Group Champions Boys
12-13   Ash
14        Rory
16        Ashton
17        Oscar
18        Will

The College Cross Country event produced great times across the years and we congratulate the following champions:

House Cross Country Champions Girls
12-13   Stella
14        Bella
15        Matilda
16        Harmony
17        Kayley
18        Remi

House Cross Country Champions Boys
12-13   Fred
14        Sam
15        Izaac
16        Thomas
17        Jack
18        Aiden

Overall Champions
Boys  Jack            Year 11           16:30
Girls   Harmony     Year 9            21:00

House Cross Country points
House                       Boys              Girls
Glowery                    354                 550
MacKillop                  706                 414
McAuley                   509                 379

House Results
1          Rice House             1223
2          MacKillop                1125
3          Glowery                   904
4         McAuley                   888

Special mention to Harmony in Year 9 who has won every House age group champion medal for the Age 16 girls this year: swimming, athletics, cross country and Coastal aths. What an amazing achievement!

The gathered students were entertained by our talented Concert Band, and were also provided with updates on College activities including the Year 8 Camp, Sustainability initiatives, competition winners, the Top End Tour and the Year 8 Medieval Day.