Last week we were overwhelmed with pride for our College and town as we welcomed the Toowoomba Catholic Schools Leadership Forum to Dalby.  This event, which is hosted by colleges from throughout the Diocese on a rotational basis, welcomes all the Diocesan Principals for five days of professional discussion and learning for the betterment of our schools.  To showcase our town and most importantly our wonderful College, we held several events throughout the week.  Highlights of these events supported directly by our College were: 

• Mass at St Joseph’s on Monday evening where we gathered as a Catholic faith community to begin the week led by our Parish Youth Mass leaders.   
• Dinner on Tuesday evening hosted by The Wiz Musical group.  Pre-dinner entertainment was a friendly game of laser skirmish with our senior students and principals. Over a delicious meal, the cultural skills of our College were highlighted by the Gleeson sisters performing and followed by a fantastic performance by our Choir and Musical cast.  Make sure you’ve purchased your tickets – its going to be another great show! 
• Thursday evening dinner was hosted at Mrs Walton’s farm, where principals watched the sunset in the paddock and dined under the stars.  
• On Friday morning, the principals joined our staff for morning prayer before touring our wonderful campus.  Students across all year levels led these tour groups and showcased all that they love about our College.   

• It wasn’t all just dining and working as well as skirmish, Principals also braved the early morning cold to join with staff and students to run our Park Run course by the creek and relax with yoga with one of relief teachers Nikki Morrison. 

A great week was had by all and we have received many expressions of gratitude from those who attended.  Special thanks must go to Nicole Bryers who prepared for the week and made everything happen behind the scenes to ensure its success.  Together with the teams of people who made each of these events happen, she showcased all that we love about our College community including teamwork, hard work and striving for excellence. 

As we move on from the middle of the term closer to the holidays, things never seem to slow down. All our teachers' and students' hard work preparing for Eisteddfod is culminating this week as they perform at the Great Hall for the 48th Dalby Eisteddfod.  These wonderful performances are a great opportunity for our students to perform in front an audience and grow in confidence with this skill.  Read more about our performances in the feature article.   

All students are working hard on assessments both in class and at home.  As the weather cools, it is important that everyone looks after themselves, eating well and getting plenty of sleep to stay healthy and to see our way to the end of the Term.   

Weeks like this remind me that we are all so fortunate to be members of such a wonderful College. Thank you to all who continue to contribute to creating an invigorating College community for our students.  

Peter Cuskelly

Principal