Welcome, beloved reader, to the final edition of the Leaders Lounge for Term 3! This is the last installment you will enjoy from the Leadership Team of 2023. On behalf of the Year 12 cohort we are so immensely grateful for this past year and the support that Hennessy has provided. 

During Week 9, Hennessy took part in a range of RUOK Week activities planned by the Leadership Team. RUOK Day is a mental health awareness initiative that Hennessy has adapted into an entire week of wellbeing related activities. House groups participated in an RUOK themed Kahoot and mindful chalk drawings during PC. Thursday’s hot chip lunch deal was also a hit with staff and students alike, proving the Leadership Team’s theory that food does in fact bring people together. The end of term assembly also took place on Tuesday of Week 9 where we recognised some recent events and achievements of students over the past few months. Geography awards, House Cup Silver awards, the Year 8 camp, Year 11 agriculture success and an insightful speech from our Acting Principal, Mrs Wright. 

The abundance of community continued on Wednesday where Year 12 house leaders ran their final house meetings alongside the new leaders for 2023/24. Year 12’s from each house were showered in a mix of thankyou cards, plants, hats, chocolates and even a dash of embarrassment if one was lucky enough to be part of the Rice house meeting. 

The Year 11’s are currently sitting their Preliminary Exams, we wish them all the best during this time and for their remaining highschool journey. A special shout out to the new Leadership Team for 2023/24, there are no doubts that they will lead the school with pride and continue the incredible legacy of leadership etched into Hennessy’s history!

Whilst this time is extremely exciting for the Class of 2023, we would like to take a moment to reflect. Attending school is the one thing that has remained constant throughout our childhood, we can hardly remember a time where school wasn’t a major part of our lives. Graduating is certainly one of the biggest changes for us all; but the time for a new chapter has come. On behalf of the graduating class, we are eternally grateful for the fun we’ve had and the lessons we’ve learned. With the HSC fast approaching, the final stretch has arrived, goodluck to Year 12 as we take on our final challenge as high school students. 

On a more chaotic note, the final week for Year 12 has been one of pure fun and laughs. Throughout the week, Year 12 have graced the school grounds in great style. An abundance of movie/TV icons on Monday, Tuesday saw an array of decades stretching from Ancient Greece to the 2000’s. Year 12 entering the gates on Wednesday decorated in sweater vests, walking sticks and acquiring some sudden back pains. It’s safe to say that Thursday’s primary school uniforms will top off the year perfectly! Some intense lunchtime sport challenges have played out between Year 12 and the brave staff (who will be forced to accept their inevitable loss), battling it out in games of volleyball and basketball. The farewell assembly on Thursday will complete our time here at Hennessy, nerves and excitement are reaching their height, the time has come for the 2023 cohort to depart in style. Beloved reader, the final edition you will enjoy from the 2023 Leadership Team has reached the final sentence. 

This is Hayley Grotegoed officially signing out!