Written by Amanda McCosker - College Chaplain

Welcome to 2025!

We are thrilled to kick off a new year, and for some of you, a new school journey! It has been great to see our new Year 7 students being welcomed so warmly by everyone at the College. I hope you all had a restful and relaxing break and are ready to embrace everything 2025 has in store.

Breakfast Club is back in action this week, offering toast and juice to start your day right. Join us every morning outside Room 204 for a bite to eat, a chat, and a friendly start to your day. I look forward to meeting many new faces!

As part of my role here at the College, I aim to help everyone have the best day possible, whether that be through offering a piece of toast in the mornings, having a chat or simply being a listening ear if you’re having a tough day.

At the College, we often talk about the importance of the little things—those small acts that might seem insignificant but can make a world of difference to someone else. In line with this theme, I wanted to share the following story with you all this week:

The Starfish Story

One day a man was walking along the beach, when he noticed a boy hurriedly picking up and gently throwing things into the ocean.

Approaching the boy, he asked, “Young man, what are you doing?”

The boy replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”

The man laughed to himself and said, “Don’t you realise there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make any difference!”

After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said, “I made a difference to that one.”

Have a great week and take care of each other.