It is hard to believe that one month has passed, since joining the Foxwell community. It has been a busy and welcoming induction into the Foxwell way, with many opportunities to be immersed in the Foxwell SPIRIT. 

I would like to acknowledge the wonderful contributions and achievements of staff and students across the term, a number of which I have been fortunate enough to witness for myself, or to be involved in. 

It is great to see so many Year 10 students participating in work experience opportunities, traineeships or certificate studies. Over the last few weeks there have been a number of information sessions for students, to learn more about the variety of opportunities. There are many more to come as our students commence their senior journey. 

Every year school communities acknowledge R U OK? Day, a  day dedicated to promoting mental health and wellbeing. This year’s theme focused on strengthening connections and spreading hope, as we recognize the significance of genuine conversations and support in challenging times.  

RUOK Day grants us the opportunity to show kindness and empathy towards one another. It reminds us to be considerate of, and check in on our friends, classmates and teachers, asking a simple but important question: “Are you OK?”

Staff hosted a Pancake Breakfast and Positivity Wall for our students while our staff End of Term Morning Tea acknowledged R U OK Day? with yellow themed delicacies.

It was a spectacular day yesterday for our annual Foxwell Colour Run! 

The day was a huge success thanks to our P & C who ran a great fundraiser and a fun filled event. Thanks to our parents and community for supporting our students to raise money for our college. 

A huge shout out to all of our staff who always go above and beyond to make events like these extra special for our students! 

I've enjoyed learning about the many individual achievements of our students behind the college gates, such as those of Aurora and Montanna.

Aurora has been nominated as a finalist in the Young Women category of the Gold Coast Women of the Year Awards. She will be the youngest film maker to feature at the upcoming Film Maker’s Festival in Beverly Hills, LA for her short film Grape! – a movie about the dangers of vaping. Aurora also featured last week on Sunrise, where she was gifted the opportunity to be able to attend the global premiere of her self-directed short film in Beverly Hills during the school break.

Year 10 student and Moreton House Captain, Montana, represented Foxwell State Secondary College on the National Queensland Team for Swimming. Montana brought home a total of 7 medals - 4 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze in her Paralympic events which included 1 relay. 

Additionally, Montana was recently invited as an Emerging Athlete to the signing of Harvey Norman as an official partner of the Australian Paralympics & Australian Olympic Team for the upcoming Paris 2024 Paralympic & Olympic Games.

Congratulations Montana and Aurora!

I am looking forward to meeting more of our students and their families across term 4, as we acknowledge and celebrate the many wonderful achievements of 2023. Among other things, we have upcoming Year 7, 9 and 10 2024 Information Evenings, Swimming Carnival, our Awards Event, Transition Day and our first ever Semiformal. 

I wish our families a safe and relaxing holiday. See you next term.