two years. House Music returns to the Town Hall next year and we maintain our online commitment to parent education through SchoolTV thanks to the foresight and energy of this group. Thank you to all parents for your ongoing commitment to College. The second important group I want to thank today is our Old Boys’ Association that, under the leadership of Geoffrey Sullivan, has made huge gains in 2019 in moving the Association closer to its purpose and to College. Underlying this work has been the incredible contribution of CCOBA Secretary Justine Nicholl who is leaving us after eight years of dedicated service. Justine has been an exceptional advocate for our Old Boys no matter where they reside. From golf tournaments to reunion weekends to branch gatherings to the creation and installation of Chapel windows, Justine has, through her buoyant personality and exceptional organisational skills, managed to bring the spirit of community to all she has done. She has overseen the Association relocate its offices to be closer to the heart of the school and has served alongside four CCOBA presidents and their associated committees with charm and competence. I, along with many of her colleagues, have very much enjoyed working with Justine in this community-facing role and we, along
especially Deputy Principal Rob Donaldson, who does so much and patiently deals with significant complexity in a compassionate and professional manner, and our Chaplain Bosco Peters, who each week inspires us to think about our place and purpose ... the key component of our wellbeing. To the Housemasters, Heads of Teaching & Learning, Heads of Departments and teachers who organise and manage the day-to-day of our school life, my deepest gratitude. It is this ongoing personal and intimate attention to detail that I know means boys in this school are known, understood and well cared for irrespective of where the programme may take them on their College journey. May I ask you to thank all of the staff here before you, those who stay and those who are leaving, for all they have done throughout 2019 to provide opportunity for each and every boy. While staff are the key drivers of our programme, two other groups significantly influence the nature of College. First, of course, our parents. Whether as members of the Parents’ Association, or through
various “Friends of” committees, or by supporting our various events, our parents get involved in all aspects of school life and make an appreciable difference in so many ways. I would particularly like to acknowledge Christ’s College Parents’ Association President Dr Leeanne O’Sullivan who has so ably led her committee over the past
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