Dear Parents, Friends, Staff and Students of Mount Carmel,

Last Sunday’s Gospel builds upon the previous week’s in a continuation of the Farewell Discourse that followed the Last Supper. In this reading, Christ promises us an Advocate in the form of the Holy Spirit, as the one who will defend us from evil and sin, and guide us towards Truth by helping us grasp the meaning of Christ’s words and actions. This promise also affirms the greatest mystery of our faith, the Trinitarian nature of God.

I take the opportunity this week to thank all the parents who joined us for our Semester One Year 11 Parent, Teacher, Student Interviews. The number of families that attended on the night is reflective of the value that we all place on such evenings and the importance of the home-school relationship in terms of the impact this has on the academic outcomes for each student. I urge every student to reflect and respond to the advice that was given on the night, particularly in instances where similar feedback was given from multiple teachers. Students in Years 7-10 will have an opportunity for their Semester One interviews in Week 10 of this term.

As this week’s newsletter is distributed, our annual College Athletics Carnival is drawing to a close after what has been a thoroughly enjoyable, community building day. While competitive at times, overwhelmingly, students have displayed great talent, sportsmanship and house spirit which they are to be congratulated for. It was also great to see so many parents join us to cheer on their son’s and daughter’s. In what promises to be a close finish, we will be announcing the champion house at an upcoming College assembly. 

I would once again like to extend an invitation to all parents and friends of the College to join us this coming Friday, 7 June for our annual Champagnat Day Mass and Awards Ceremony which will be taking place in the Champagnat Centre. We would ask parents to arrive no later than 9:45am so that students can be seated in order to commence our celebration of the Eucharist by 10am. This will be followed immediately by the 2019 Champagnat Day Awards Ceremony, after which, visitors will be invited to join staff for a light morning tea outside the La Valla Centre.