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WESTERN MAGAZINE, Week commencing Monday, March 3, 2014 9

St Scholastica’s BoardingCollege at Glebe is a richand diverse community in

which the students, their parentsand the staff who care for themall play a unique and vital role inliving out the Benedictine valuesof the college.

Five of the college’s 2013 Year12 students, instead of takingoff for the Gold Coast as manyHSC students do for theirSchoolies break, elected to joinGood Samaritan Sister MegKahler and students from otherGood Samaritan schools totravel to the Philippines to workin the Good Samaritan KinderSchool in Bacolod.

The group encountered first-hand the damage that CycloneYolanda had brought to the coun-try.

The students visited two sisterschools in Manila which wereassisting the victims of thetyphoon and heard and saw thetales of the total destruction ofthe school in Tacloban city.

Many of the donations col-

lected before their departurewent to some of these most vul-nerable communities.

The group was in thePhilippines for two weeks atthe end of the school year andgot involved in tutoring groups ina slum area in Manila, partici-pated in an activity day in amountain village, as well as tak-ing in the sights and sounds ofManila.

Most of the time was spent inBacolod and the group tookChristmas presents for the chil-dren at the kindergarten, hosteda Christmas party and helpedout in the classrooms.

Visual arts student andboarder from Bombala, LilyPlatts, designed several muralsand then with the help of theother students painted them forthe school.

It was for each and every girl atransformative experience andwill stay with them as a timewhen the gift of compassion waspractised in a very practical andinspirational way.

What you recognise in such asituation is how much fulfilmentand satisfaction you get backout of generosity and helpingothers.

We are very proud of these fiveyoung women from StScholastica’s.

Limited boarding vacanciesare available for 2015.

To learn more about thecollege and its community, whynot take the opportunity to visitus on Open Day, Sunday March16.

Both day and boarding col-leges are open between 11amand 3pm on the day and the prin-cipal will speak with families at1pm.

The college’s garden settingmay come as a very pleasantsurprise to those who haven’tdiscovered St Scholastica’s butare already familiar with Glebe’scentral location on the doorstepof the Sydney CBD.

Contact registrar@scholastica.nsw.edu.au and visitwww.scholastica.nsw.edu.au

Students visit Manila tohelp cyclone victims

❏ St Scholastica's Visual Arts student, Lily Platts, at work on the mural atthe Kinder School at Bacolod in the Philippines.

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James SheahanCatholic High School

RRaising achievement through effort and improvement

Enrolments are now being accepted for Year 7 in 2015

Year 7, 2015 Information/Induction Mornings

St Mary's Orange & students from St Joseph's Blayney & St Joseph'sManildra on Monday 17th March

Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary, Orange & students fromSt Joseph's Molong & St Edward's Canowindra on Tuesday 18th March

Students from Catholic and state schools not listed above who are interested incoming to the Induction Mornings may do so on either the 17th or 18th March.Please phone the school by Wednesday, 12th March to confirm attendance.

Parent Information Evening7:00pm Tuesday 18th March - Mercy Hall

Enrolment Applications for Year 7 2015close on Tuesday, 8th April 2014.

Further information may be obtained from theSchool Office by phoning (02) 6362 1422

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