The Week Ahead - Term 3, Week 10
Monday 14 September to Friday 18 September 2020
From the Head of College
During the past week I have been reading a book entitled Anxious for nothing – finding calm in a chaotic world (Lucado: 2017). How timely this has been as we enter the last week of Term 3 and reflect on where we have been and on what lies ahead. As Christians, we are urged to ‘leave our concerns with God’ and to do this with the knowledge that Christ has walked the journey with us and will continue to do so in the months and years ahead.
With this in mind, we as a school community will spend the next few days completing those matters that need tidying up, planning for the next few months, and understanding the value of a break away from the daily flow of being in school. But the work does not stop there! The Concordia Lutheran College Council and Lutheran Education Queensland are progressing the future plans for Lutheran education in Toowoomba through a series of workshops and wide ranging discussions beginning with revisiting our existing Strategic Plan – launched last year but placed on hold throughout the past six months. It is heartening to know that much of the earlier work still ‘holds true’ despite the changing and challenging environment in which we find ourselves. Leadership will also meet before this term closes to consider the key discussion points, and next term will be a time to re-engage with staff and community around the vision for the future.
Please continue to keep our boarding community in your prayers. Our international students have not been home since January and they will be spending yet another holiday without being with their parents and family. We are pleased that all other boarding students can leave Concordia and return ‘unencumbered’ – a sensible and safe outcome for all involved.
Please remember those key ‘safe school’ points that were introduced six months ago and remain even more important than ever before. Social distancing of 1.5 metres, hand sanitisation, coughing protocols including safe disposal of tissues, and do not come to school if you are not well - all key measures that will keep us safe as a community.
Kind regards and every blessing
Mr Adrian Wiles
Head of College
From the College Pastor
Community News
HSC P&F Mango Fundraiser
The Hume Street Campus P&F Committee is running the annual Mango Fundraiser. Please see below for more information and order form.
Project Based Learning at Concordia
Junior College
Outside School Hours Care
Stephen Street Campus
2021 Musical Announcement
This is Shakespeare’s classic with a modern take – the traditional play with popular songs all the way from Michael Buble to Kylie Minogue, from Janet Jackson to Beyonce!
There is something for everyone from Year 7 to Year 12 in this show – acting, dancing, singing, creative team, backstage, acrobatics and gymnastics and musicians.
Auditions are next week – Friday 18 September (Pupil Free Day) and audition packs are still available from outside the Arts Staffroom.The experience of being a part of one of Concordia’s productions is not something any student wants to miss out on! Click here to view the Audition Day Schedule.
Live performances have been reduced or altogether impossible in recent times so we are extremely excited to be able to give our students this opportunity. Come and create some magic with us!
Drama News
Congratulations to Senior Drama student, Mason Lindenmayer, for his outstanding result in the Queensland Theatre’s Young Playwrights’ Award, with his entry of a full-length play script A Little Too Soon. Incredibly, he was shortlisted to the top four scripts in a highly competitive field of young playwrights across the state.
Queensland Theatre’s Young Playwrights’ Award is one of Australia’s longest running annual playwriting competitions for young writers, and as a shortlisted entrant, Mason was lucky to be offered one-on-one feedback with a professional playwright to help him refine his work and inspire him to continue writing.
Writing a full length script takes remarkable effort and what an exceptional achievement to get so far in the competition. Congratulations Mason!
Mrs Jess Merretz
Drama Teacher
Careers News
The Careers Department at Concordia Lutheran College is excited to announce our newest initiative, Speed Interviews 2020.
We are bringing together industry professionals with students in Years 10 to 12 who are interested in an apprenticeship or traineeship, either fulltime (Year 12) or school-based.
As the name suggests, the idea of Speed Interviews comes from the concept of speed dating, and the format is pretty similar. A number of stations will be set up that students move between, with an interviewer at each station conducting a short interview. Our goal is that the students will be able to register with these companies and then work with them to find a suitable job placement.
Special Leave Requirements
We encourage all students to be on campus until the last day of Term 3 on 17 September. If you wish to depart for holidays prior to this date, please complete the Special Leave Approval form.
If you have any questions, please contact the College on 07 4688 2700.
Tennis Coaching at SSC
Are you interested in tennis coaching at Stephen Street Campus? Click here for Term 4 information.