Throughout August, Sisters Empowering Sisters has been collecting period products for Share the Dignity. The annual Dignity Drives that Share the Dignity coordinates are a vital way for the charity to resource period products to distribute to the many people in Australia who are facing period poverty. Sisters Empowering Sisters members, as well as many of our Mt St Michael’s staff and students, showed their compassion, conscience and commitment by bringing in pads, tampons and liners to pass onto Share the Dignity. We hope our relationship with Share the Dignity can flourish and we can continue to support their mission of providing dignity to those who need it most.

For more information about Share the Dignity, visit their website at https://www.sharethedignity.org.au/

In preparation for their final assessment Year 12 students trialled their ‘High Tea’ delights in class. This trial allows for the students to iron out any issues with their menu, practice the food items that they are responsible for and to get valuable feedback on improvements that need to be made. Overall, the practice was a great success with students now feeling confident and ready to tackle their assessment.

MSM Year 9 students got into the fundraising spirit through embracing crazy hair and socks day.  For a gold coin donation to support Weemala, it was fantastic to see the cohort adorn themselves with ribbons, stripes, animal print, bold colours and other divergent styles and patterns.  A quick game of corners in the Sophia Centre at second break provided a fun close to a fabulous event. Well done Year 9 students!

As a culmination of their studies in French, Year 12 French students recently dined at the magnifique French restaurant ‘La Belle Vie’ up on the hill at Bardon. The students were treated to a choice of 4 main courses and 3 desserts, including such delights as Crème Brûlée and Tarte au Chocolat. Excellent service and a beautiful ambiance all added to the fine cuisine to make this ‘une soirée inoubliable’!

Year 10 student, Breeze organised a team of Year 10 MSM girls to take part in the Cancer Council’s Ponytail Project. Breeze, along with Sarah, Charlotte and Angela cut their hair last Friday afternoon to raise important funds for the Cancer Council and to donate the chopped ponytails to Sustainable Salons to be used to make wigs for people with hair loss related to medical conditions. We would like to congratulate these girls, who with the support of their families and friends, raised over $6,270 for the Cancer Council. This is a fantastic effort and we are very proud of their compassion and commitment. 

For more information about the Ponytail Project, please visit https://www.ponytailproject.com.au/

Since captaining the MSM Intermediate Volleyball team to a gold medal at the Qld Schools Cup in May, Year 10 student Shelby has gone from strength to strength. In June, she captained the Met North U15 Volleyball team to achieve a silver medal at the Queensland Schools State Championships and was named in the Queensland Schools U15 Merit team.  Shelby has also competed at the AIS Australian Volleyball Academy in Canberra as a member of the Queensland Academy of Sport team and has recently been named as part of the Queensland U16 Indoor team. Congratulations on your great success, Shelby.