"No matter what your mistakes, no matter what you believe, you are loved unconditionally and you are worthy."
In this Issue
Principal's Message
Message from the Principal
Message from the Principal
This week I was privileged to spend quality time with the students from the Class of 2024, who were finally able to participate in the Year 12 Retreat that was postponed earlier in the year due to bushfires.
With assessments starting to ramp up, the Retreat provided a fantastic opportunity for the cohort to put pens down for a couple of days and enjoy some time away from the classroom and study. It is a powerful period of reflection and affirmation that is made more poignant because their final days at Trinity are fast approaching. The realisation that they have been immersed in a community that has supported and encouraged them for the past six years has really begun to sink in and the gratitude and appreciation for each other, their teachers and their families was flowing. Faith, family and friends were in the room when the graduands shared in a moving liturgy, affirming each other and receiving a special message from their parents and carers that highlights the strong and loving relationships they have forged as they transitioned from children to young adults.
The Year 12 Retreat is a powerful capture of their journey at Trinity. Their immersion in a values-based education, where the teachings of Christ are at the heart of everything we do, shines in the goodness and tenderness of their service to each other and their gratitude towards their community. It may not be apparent at all times, but it is never far from the surface. Along with the foundation laid by their parents, their first educators, these young people have been provided with a moral compass that will point them in the right direction. We all make mistakes, we are only human after all, but they leave this College fully informed about what it is to be a good person who goes out to make a positive difference in our world. As Blessed Edmund Rice said, “Have courage, the good seed will grow up in the children’s hearts later on.”
At the Retreat, several of our Trinity staff shared some deeply personal life experiences that generated incredible insight and compassion from our young people. It takes courage to share stories from your own life and I am grateful to our community for providing our students with these defining moments. The wisdom of their words was powerful, but so too was their emotion and vulnerability. If there is one lingering message – and I know there were many takeaways from the Retreat – it is that you are worthy. No matter what your mistakes, no matter what you believe, you are loved unconditionally and you are worthy.
As a thank you to our families, and particularly our Mums and mother figures, last week we held a beautiful Mother’s Day event in our Jubilee Centre. More than 120 Mums, grandmothers, sisters and students attended and by all accounts there was a great vibe. Audrey and Kieley, both in Year 9, delivered heart-felt speeches about their Mums and Jesse and Charlotte provided entertainment. Thank you to everyone who attended, and I hope all Mums had a great Mother’s Day.
Last week we also held the Year 10 Social and, as is traditional, our families attended to participate in the first few formal dances with their young people. The smiles of delight said it all, as did the supper tables groaning under the weight of the food. It was an evening of celebration and community and we thank our parents for supporting this important milestone on the Year 10 calendar.
Today Fr Michael celebrates his 50th anniversary as a priest with a Mass at St Mary’s. Students from Trinity will join St Mary’s, Sacred Heart and St Brendan’s Primary Schools for this wonderful occasion. I hear a rumour about a Geelong banner but I can’t say anymore – look out for the photo evidence! We are so fortunate to have Fr Michael as our Parish Priest and we all congratulate and thank him for the outstanding service he has provided to our schools, our parish and the broader Colac community.
Enjoy your weekend.
Mr Paul Clohesy
Principal
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College News
Year 10 social event of the year
Year 10 social event of the year
Trinity Year 10 students were dressed to impress on Friday evening as they flocked to the College Hall for the social event of the year.
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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Coastal Boys' Football
Coastal Boys' Football
Trinity Intermediate and Senior boys’ football have progressed through to the Greater Western championships after yesterday’s effort in the Coastal division at Central Reserve. We can’t wait to see how they go on 11 June!
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Coastal Netball
Coastal Netball
Bring it on! Our Intermediate Red and Senior girls’ netball teams are through to the Greater Western championships after playing a stellar day of netball against CSC and Lorne in the Coastal division.
The Trinity Intermediate Blue only lost one game to miss out on the champs but what an incredible effort! Well done, everyone!
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Commemorating Catherine McAuley
Commemorating Catherine McAuley
On 14 May we celebrated McAuley House Day, commemorating the extraordinary life of Catherine McAuley who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831. Our McAuley students celebrated the special day with a House prayer session, followed by the opportunity to sample blue iced donuts and some fun activities.
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.
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Mother's Day at Trinity
Mother's Day at Trinity
We celebrated the festival of Mums with a beautiful Mother’s Day morning tea in the Jubilee Centre on Monday morning, with 120 mother figures, grandmothers and aunties joining their children for some sweet treats and entertainment.
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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Girls' Coastal Football win
Girls' Coastal Football win
Trinity girls’ football Junior and Intermediate teams put in a sensational effort last Friday to secure the victory in the Coastals! Both teams are now through to the Greater Western division.
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Ancient times brought to life at Trinity
Ancient times brought to life at Trinity
The Humanities department plunged the junior school into ancient history this week with a crash course in medieval life and ancient times for the Years 7 and 8 students.
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.
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Help save the world
Help save the world
World Environment Day is coming up on Wednesday 5 June and this important event on the sustainability calendar encourages worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. The day brings together millions of people from more than150 countries from across the globe in an effort to protect and restore the Earth.
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.
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Athletics and Cross Country champions celebrated
Athletics and Cross Country champions celebrated
At our College assembly this week, we celebrated the achievements of our Athletics and Cross Country champions.
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.
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Parent Resources
NCCD Information for parents and carers
NCCD Information for parents and carers
Schools must now complete the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) every year. It counts the number of students who receive additional adjustments or “help” at school because of a disability. The NCCD helps governments plan for the needs of students with disability.
Download NCCD Information Sheet for parents, carers and guardians here .
Free parent webinar – helping young people talk safely online
Free parent webinar – helping young people talk safely online
Helping young people talk safely online about self-harm & suicide - free parent webinar.
We know that lots of parents are worried about the content that young people see and the conversations they have online. In this webinar for parents and carers of young people aged 12 to 25, you will have the chance to learn how to support your child to have safe conversations from Research Fellow Dr Louise La Sala, as she walks you through #chatsafe's guidance for parents and carers.
#chatsafe is a world-leading suicide prevention programme and set of guidelines that helps young people have safe online conversations about self-harm and suicide.
Find our more and register here .
Teen mental health matters – free webinar
Teen mental health matters – free webinar
Teen Mental Health Matters for parents and carers free webinar brought to you by Black Dog Institute.
Important Dates
Important Dates
Important Dates
Tuesday 28 May
Rice House Day
Wednesday 29 May
Years 7 & 8 Mother/Child Time & Space Evening 6pm
Wednesday 5 June
Semester 1 Music Night 6pm
Friday 7 June
Palm Island Immersion