News from our Student Leaders

Over the last few weeks, the student leaders have worked hard to both prepare and execute the first of our Lenten Appeal fundraisers. In particular, a massive congratulations to the Xavier team who kickstarted the Appeal.

“On 28th Feb and 1st March, Xavier ran a bake sale as part of their Lenten Appeal initiative. All proceeds went to Caritas Australia and the OLSH Missions, and overall, Xavier raised $1,600. A big thank you to all the students and families who helped bake and provide goodies that were then used to sell for student donations. The day was a big success, and it wouldn’t have run so smoothly without all the Xavier leaders and teachers who provided constant support and help, so thank you!” - Amelia Mundy, Xavier House Captain.

Additionally, the Chevalier and Sweeney leaders are gearing up for a jam-packed Week 7, where fundraising will continue on Jules Chevalier’s birthday (15th of March) and St Patrick’s day (17th of March).

On the 3rd of March, the Regnet Christus Leaders headed into the city for the Alliance of Girls Schools Australia International Women’s Day breakfast and were inspired to meet and hear from leaders in the public sector. 

In other news, the Year 11 Environmental Captain, Olivia Witham, along with her Environment Team, have had a great start to their Environment Arts Competition with a large turnout for their information session. Below is a message from the team!

“The Environmental Arts Competition has commenced! If you love drawing, painting, textiles, sculpting, dancing, acting, playing an instrument, photography, songwriting, or anything arts related we urge you to get involved!! There are prizes to be won for the top 3 entries! The theme for this year is "if not now, when?". All entries must be submitted by the 31st of March to oliwitham@student.olsh.vic.edu.au OR handed into one of the Environment Captains!!”

On the 7th of March, the student leadership team were lucky enough to participate in a leadership enrichment program with yLead. The afternoon was filled with fun, hands-on activities, initiative planning and learning what leadership truly means. The OLSH leaders are incredibly grateful for this opportunity and look forward to seeing some of our brainstorming come to life later this year!

Halle Schroor and Terri Wong

Student Executive