From the Principal
In managing the risks of the current COVID-19 situation we have needed to live-stream key Secondary School assemblies into Tutor rooms as well as pre-recording some events.
This week we held an assembly focused on leadership, as we move into the period in which voting occurs for specific portfolio roles for 2021. As something different for my Note Day article this week, I thought you may enjoy watching the short assembly, which contains specific messages on leadership from Mr Corcoran, Year 12 Prefects Max Durrant and Anna Saunders and myself. I feel that it conveys the focus of leadership that we are aiming to develop in the School.
I would like to acknowledge the Dominik Mersch Gallery who very generously provided their facilities for the Next Gen Art Exhibition, initiated and organised by Captain of Visual Arts, Sunday Stephens, at the very end of last term. I was very impressed with the works selected for the exhibition, which provided the opportunity for our current and past Visual Arts students to showcase their works in one of Sydney’s leading contemporary art galleries.
In a further link with our School, the Dominik Mersch Gallery represents some of Australia’s most renowned contemporary artists who were previous winners of the Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize, including Tim Johnson and Philip Wolfhagen. The Gallery’s exhibitions are detailed in the following link for those parents who are interested in the very best of Australian contemporary art: https://www.dominikmerschgallery.com/exhibition/?y=upcoming
The current and next exhibitions feature two contemporary artists who have also exhibited in the Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize: Locust Jones ‘Situation Room’ (until 9 August) and Dani Martin ‘Between’ (14-30 August); and Dani Martin has also presented a number of artist talks to our Visual Arts students. For further details: info@dominikmerschgallery.com
Finally, I wish our Year 12 students all the very best for their HSC and IB Trial examinations, which they will be sitting over the next two weeks.
Mr Stephen Webber
Photo caption: Year 1 students proudly demonstrating their e-learning competency.