Principals Comments 28.4.23

Kia ora e te whanau
 
As we continue to celebrate the Easter season, I would like to take a moment to reflect on the significance of the 50 days of Easter. The Easter season is a time of great joy and celebration for Catholics around the world. It is a time to reflect on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the hope that it brings to all of us. The 50 days of Easter represent the period between the resurrection of Jesus and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
 
During this time, we are reminded of the importance of the resurrection and the impact it has on our faith. It is a time to reflect on the sacrifice that Jesus made for us and the new life that he offers us. The Easter season is also a time of renewal and transformation, as we are invited to deepen our relationship with Christ and to become more like him.
 
As we navigate through these 50 days of Easter, I encourage you to take time to reflect on the meaning of this season and to deepen your faith. Attend Mass regularly, spend time in prayer and reflection, and engage in acts of kindness and charity. These small gestures can have a powerful impact on those around us and help to spread the message of hope and love that Christ offers us.
 
I am very pleased to announce today that our Diocese has signed off a $600,000 investment into refurbishing two Science laboratories and the technician area in between. It is through your attendance dues, the governments property investment, and our Catholic Dioceses commitment to the future of St Peter’s College that we are able to commence this project this year. This project will allow our students to have access to high quality facilities that favour collaborative learning and scientific experiments in a safe environment:







​This is a very exciting new venture, and it speaks to the strong financial and educational position the school is in. A big thank you goes out to Ms Jo Carter, our Head of Science, whose unfailing commitment, and drive to ensure we got a design for 21st century learning and a second space, when the original plan was just for one.
 
This week our student leaders ran an Anzac Assembly that paid tribute to the past, present and future military personnel in New Zealand and around the world. As always, our student executive team led with respect, dignity and compassion and their leadership is always valued by the student body. Last term they all attended the GRIP Leadership conference here in Gore with student leaders from other schools around Otago and Southland and we look forward to seeing them incorporate more of their personal flavour into events around the school and in future assemblies.
 
He has saved us and called us to a holy life- not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. “This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time."
2 Timothy 1:9.
 
Let us continue to be holy in all we undertake and may all our young people thrive in holiness as they begin the term and have the opportunity to reconnect with their peers and reset their goals.
 
I take this opportunity to thank all our parents and caregivers for their assistance and support throughout the last term. Your participation in the many events in this upcoming term has consolidated your commitment in the journey of your children as they progress through St Peter’s. We look forward to your continued involvement in our young people’s academic achievement, sporting, spiritual and cultural interests for the remainder of the year.
 
 
Tara Quinney,
Principal
 

 

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