College Captains Danielle Virgona and Ethan Wake hosted their first all-school Captains Assembly on Tuesday, with everyone at the College coming together in the Doyle Centre.
“We never have an Assembly that’s not for a special event,” Danielle said. “We wanted something to get people excited about being at an Assembly and something engaging.”
The pair said they would like to have more Captains Assemblies throughout the year. “We hoped that we’d get a closer connection between year levels,” Ethan said. “We’ve had a lot of positive feedback.”
The Assembly included Mercy and Justice Prefect Ava Brown and Faith and Ministry Prefect Ashleigh Clinton acknowledging the land and leading the welcome prayer. Sports Prefects Serena Gibbs and Jay Harris also gave an update on sporting achievements this year and the progressive tally for the House Cup. While O'Neill House was presented with the trophy for winning the Athletics Carnival, Maguire House is in the lead overall, ahead of Carr and Frayne, followed by O’Neill, Terry Dunn and Ryan.
Four students performed a scene from the upcoming College play, Pink Panther Strikes Again, to give everyone a taste of what to expect come 10-12 May. You can book your tickets here MLMC Pink Panther Strikes Again
Principal Phil Morison addressed the College about the meaning of sacrifice, and how we can all learn that our needs are often second to the needs of others. It’s an important part of the Anzac story and also the mercy story and its traditions.
Australian Winter Olympian and former MLMC student Casey Wright was also part of the Captains Assembly at MLMC despite being on the other side of the world.
The 2012 graduate was in her dorm room at the University of Alaska in Anchorage, Alaska, where she is in her third year of a Health Science degree, looking forward to the summer break. Via a video, she was able to tell the students about her achievements and experiences at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in February.
Casey was only notified of her selection one week before she left for South Korea, taking the last of the 11 spots to open up. She realised her dream of representing Australia in two cross-country skiing events. She went on to finish 61st in the Classic Sprint and 83rd in the 10km Skate.
The 23-year-old told the students and staff that she had been battling illness leading up to the Games and was not able to compete at her best, but “this is one of the unique aspects of being an athlete”.
“You can train as much and as hard as you can, however the real test comes when you have to deal with situations not going in the direction you want.”
She said the Olympic experience was “absolutely amazing”. “It was not like anything I have ever experienced.” She also spoke of the “awesome” opportunity to learn about other winter sports and meet other Australian athletes.
College Vice Captains Erin Jones and Anthony Molluso highlighted the achievements of the Student Representative Council, with the College raising over $1000 for the Leukaemia Foundation through the World’s Greatest Shave event at the end of Term 1.
The Assembly ended with the singing of the national anthem led by the College Choir.
