Good afternoon, Families, 

Welcome back to Term 3, and Semester 2, of our 2024 school year. We hope that your holiday break treated you and your family well. 

For Semester 2, it is with with great excitement that we re-introduce our new Head of Department of Year 10 Mr Bryce Berrell. Bryce will be working with our Year 10 cohort for the remainder of the year. He is thrilled to be re-joining the Year 10 team as we begin to guide our students through deciding on their future pathways and personal endeavours. Bryce brings to the Year 10 team his experience in student engagement and wellbeing and, having worked with the cohort previously, he is keen to support the next steps for our students.

Today, earlier than we initially expected, we bid farewell to Mrs Sarah O'Hara, Head of Year 10, as she begins her maternity leave. Sarah has been a wealth of support for all of our Year 10 students and will be missed by all. We cannot thank Sarah enough for her effort and support in this role over the past year and we look forward to celebrating the safe arrival of her little bundle of joy over the coming weeks.

Alongside Bryce, we would like to welcome to the Head of Year 10 role, Ms Clarissa Moody. Clarissa joined us at Foxwell State Secondary College this year and having worked in a similar role at her previous school, we know that she will be a true asset to our Year 10 team. Clarissa has been impressed with the conduct of our Year 10s on their return this week and it has been great to see students engaged in learning and settling back into routine. Clarissa's role will be to continue supporting our students wellbeing and engagement to ensure they reach their full potential. 

If any families wish to contact the Year 10 team, they are encouraged to make contact by phone on 5555 3333 or via email: 

• Mrs Di Russell, Deputy Principal - druss121@eq.edu.au 
• Mr Bryce Berrell, Head of Department Student Wellbeing, Learning & Engagement- Year 10 - bdber0@eq.edu.au 
• Miss Clarissa Moody, Head of Year 10 - cmood35@eq.edu.au