Each year the College celebrates family and community with our Year 7s hosting Special Person's Day which is an opportunity for our newest and youngest students to show the special people in their lives where they will be spending their secondary school years.
The Year 7 students invited their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings, godparents and other significant people in their lives to the College on Tuesday 7 May. Some of the Year 7s joined McAuley Prefect Liam Charles in presenting the Welcome to Country and College Prayer in Centennial Hall, followed by an address from the Principal, Mr Philip Morison.
Year 7s then took the opportunity to show their special people around the Mansfield Building, describing what happens in homerooms, where their lockers are and introducing them to their new friends. They also took tours through the Heritage Centre in the Mount St Joseph Building, with many of them Old Collegians and/or grandparents who sent their own children here. They reflected on what the College now offers the students, including the new VCE building under construction, and how proud they are that the family tradition of attending MLMC is continuing. They are thrilled to see the growth and changes here at the College. Others also visited the Chapel and the Technology building, taking a look at what the Year 9 students were cooking up in the kitchen or creating in textiles. Our guests also enjoyed a morning tea in McAuley Hall.
This is an important event on the College Calendar as it allows Year 7 students to show their new school to significant people in their lives. Having completed a term at the College, they now acknowledge the College as their school and feel a strong sense of connection and belonging to the MLMC community. It is also an opportunity for us to welcome members of their extended family to the College and into the broader MLMC community.
Here are some reflections from some Year 7 Green students:
We each brought people who were special to us — Megan brought her nan and Ella brought her dad. After our very special assembly we both took our special people on a tour around the school. Some options included exploring this interesting school and of course a cuppa and a biscuit at McAuley Hall, with the option of a milo for the students. One of Ella and her dad's favourite things about the whole day was exploring the Science and woodwork areas. They watched all the students designing and learning things. Ella’s dad even showed her a couple of the old places he used to hang out with his friends. One of Megan and her nan’s favourite things to do was the bus tour, which was led by one of our fantastic teachers at MLMC. We took a tour around the school and also had a look at the Year 7 area (and then stopped for a cuppa). It was a fantastic morning and everyone enjoyed every bit of it. — Megan Schelfhout and Ella Singer
I brought all four of my grandparents to school and we had a great time! It started with an assembly followed by a tour of the school and a cup of coffee or tea. My grandparents and I had a really great time. — Max Vukic
On Special Person’s Day I brought my nan and we attended an assembly explaining the joys we were about to share. After the assembly, my nan and I went on a little journey to get to McAuley Hall. There we had a coffee each and some biscuits as well. I took my nan on the big tour of the school, showing her basically all aspects of MLMC. Before we knew it, we came to the end. Special Person’s Day was amazing and I wish we could do it again. — Beau Wilson
