THANK YOU

As the Term comes to an end, so does my visit and stay at St John’s. I have been welcomed by all and have thoroughly enjoyed the time here. I am saddened to have to leave really. I have been very impressed with the students and their friendliness and you can see in the nature of their interaction with each other that a genuine respect and care for friends exists. 

I particularly wish the Year 12 students well as they enter their final Term of secondary schooling. With most assessments completed a time of focus will help to give your best and do yourself proud. 

The school has a wonderful calmness about it and the Staff are to be congratulated for the care and pastoral nature of all that they do with the students. The end of each term is always busy for Staff with assessments, marking, reporting and completion of necessary content for registration etc. These things do not go away and yet the Staff still go beyond. 

Normally at this time I would spend time reflecting on all the good things that have happened in the Term. There are so many wonderful ‘small’ things that happen each day and week that we can sometimes lose the appreciation for them. For they are the things, the moments that make a quality Catholic school – like St John’s.

So, after the holiday period I will be returning to John Therry Catholic College and Mrs Hogan will be returning here. She will be refreshed by her leave and the last I heard she was on the Gibb River Road travelling to Broome and the wider Kimberly region of far north Western Australia. 

God Bless,