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25.01.2022 On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we pause to remember all those who have served and sacrificed in wars and conflicts across the world. Lest we forget. #remembranceday #werememberthem

25.01.2022 Over the school holidays, four Mt Maria College students accepted invitations to participate in the State Honours Ensemble Program (SHEP) run by the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University. Congratulations to Julia Heinemann and Oliver King, who were part of the Sally Sloane Celtic String Ensemble, and to Ashlin Cork and Sian Langford, who sang in the Betty Beath Vocal Ensemble. Further congratulations to Oliver King (composition), Harris Aldridge and Jasmine Ruane (popular music) who were successful in progressing to the second round of Conservatorium auditions and interviews. These took place over the holidays, and we wish them the very best as they await their results.

23.01.2022 We celebrated Country Day today at Mt Maria College, a non-uniform day to raise funds for farmers in need. The College was a sea of denim and flano shirts as students and staff had an awesome day embracing their inner cowboy or cowgirl. All funds raised today will go towards Drought Angels, an organised based in Chinchilla that is currently focused on the mental health of Australian farmers by making hampers for affected families.

23.01.2022 Mt Maria College is holding a parent information evening at St William's Grovely next Wednesday March 18 at 6pm. St William's families are welcome to attend to find out more about joining the Mt Maria College community. We look forward to meeting you there!

23.01.2022 Mt Maria College wishes to congratulate our newly appointed College Captains for 2021, Grace Bachmann and Connor McLennan. Today Grace and Connor performed their first official duties as College Captains leading our College Remembrance Day Virtual Ceremony and laying a wreath at Gaythorne RSL's service. We wish them every success as they lead the student body next year.

23.01.2022 Mt Maria College was recently successful in receiving a $700 grant for teaching materials from the Japan Foundation, Sydney which the College used to purchase new calligraphy brushes and paper. The students have been learning about Japanese Calligraphy "Shodo ~the way of writing" and different types of Japanese scripts (Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji). Check out some of their awesome work!

23.01.2022 A huge THANK YOU to Lollipop Cake Supplies and the team of parent helpers for baking and icing 1200 delicious cupcakes for our students to enjoy today as we celebrate Champagnat Day.

22.01.2022 In celebration of #InternationalNursesDay today, Mt Maria College students wanted to say a big thank you, to all the nurses all over the world... for all your hard work, dedication, compassion and professionalism... THANK YOU!

22.01.2022 Mt Maria College invites our College community to join with us for RSL Queensland's #lightupthedawn this ANZAC Day. While we may not be able to stand together, we can still stand united in spirit to Commemorate the ANZACs and to let Veterans and ADF Members know they are not alone. #ANZACspirit

21.01.2022 This year Mt Maria College has entered a number of students in the Young Archie Competition. This competition is set up by the Art Gallery of NSW to encourage students from primary and secondary schools to develop skills in portraiture. Mt Maria Visual Art teacher Ms Kathryn Burton said that the students that have entered are keen artists, with very high drawing and painting skills. Congratulations to Anisha, Kate, Setayish, Maddy and Steffanie for submitting portraits!

21.01.2022 Last week, alongside other Queensland schools, Mt Maria College celebrated HPE Week. HPE Week celebrates the role of Health & Physical Education in schools and communities. At Mt Maria, our students were invited to participate in a range of physical activities that were run by the HPE and Sport departments. These activities included Fast 5 Netball, Year 12 Inter-Class Volleyball tournament, Just Dance, Dodgeball and Indigenous games.

21.01.2022 Mt Maria College saw green today as Champagnat house held a St Patrick's Day bake sale. All funds raised from the bake sale will go to Caritas Australia's annual Project Compassion appeal. Donations to Project Compassion allow Caritas Australia, the Catholic Agency for International Aid and Development, to work with local communities around the world to alleviate poverty, hunger, oppression and injustice. Photography credit to Year 12 student, Olivia Hill.

21.01.2022 Mt Maria College invites you to the Mt Maria Virtual Visual Arts Showcase 2020. In the absence of a gallery viewing at the various events we normally present student work, the Visual Art department has put together an array of art works showcasing the talent and work of students from Year 7 through to Year 12. We are so proud of the work the students have produced this year. Please click the link below to view

20.01.2022 Brisbane Catholic Education is holding the annual Student Voice Festival of Ideas The Festival is about students having input into their education experience. It is open to all students from Years 7-12 and will take place on 1 October at The Edge, State Library, Qld. For further information check out the Student Voice Website: www.student-voice.bne.catholic.edu.au

19.01.2022 Student leaders and staff from Mt Maria College attended Brisbane Catholic Education's second International Womens Day Breakfast on Friday where the amazing achievements of women in BCE and our wider Church community were celebrated and recognised. Our student leaders said they were inspired by the amazing story of speaker Stephanie Wollard, who founded Seven Women, an organisation that has educated, trained and employed thousands of disabled and marginalised women and children in Nepal.

19.01.2022 Congratulations to Year 11 student Ben Buhler who has been selected to represent Australia in Roller Hockey in the Trans-Tasman Tournament in New Plymouth, New Zealand. This tournament was meant to be held in April, but has been rescheduled to September due to Covid-19. This is the 3rd time that Ben has been selected to represent Australia. We wish him all the best for the upcoming tournament!

19.01.2022 Mt Maria College's Virtual Casserole Club is now up and running. Donations can be made using QKR. From those donations, frozen meals will be purchased and delivered to families in need. If you are in need of support or know a family who is please email our Campus Minister - [email protected] Thank you everyone for your generosity and support in these challenging times. "May God bless our world, give health to our bodies and comfort to our hearts" Pope Francis.

18.01.2022 Mt Maria College has been filled with music as Mt Maria Music students prepare for their very first virtual ensemble concert. Typically held at the end of each semester for College families, COVID-19 restrictions have meant the ensemble concert will be streamed online this evening for families to enjoy in their own homes. College ensembles of all musical levels are involved in the concert, with the event set to feature the Year 7 Beginner Band, Chamber Strings, Wind Band, Percussion Ensemble, and the College Choir. The Virtual Concert is now available for viewing online. Click below to listen to the sounds of Mt Maria Music. .

18.01.2022 A big congratulations to our Opti-MINDS Inc Division II team who have been awarded 1st Place in the Regional Finals for Science Engineering. The team will now be judged against all the other winners across the state for the State Championship. Congratulations students on this wonderful achievement, go team!

17.01.2022 Today we acknowledge and celebrate the incredible achievements of our dedicated staff. Thank you for all you do! A special shout out to the Mt Maria College P&F for supplying a lovely morning tea for all staff to enjoy. #worldteachersday2020 #ThankQldTeachers

16.01.2022 The Mt Maria College Year 9/10 Boys Basketball team recently competed in the inaugural Junior CBSQ competition which saw boys and girls teams from around Queensland competing in two different age groups across 3 divisions. Our 9/10 boys team had an amazing time topping off an incredible tournament with two great wins after a tough first two days in our pool games. We are very excited for what’s ahead for Mt Maria basketball!

16.01.2022 Mt Maria College is proud to be supporting Centacare Brisbane alongside the Archdiocese of Brisbane to raise much needed funds to provide services like crisis accommodation, counselling and support and to provide food and necessities for people who desperately need it. The program gives them somewhere safe to sleep, bedding, towels, and personal necessities together, we can help them rediscover their personal value, dignity and esteem. We can help restore their faith in the future. Click here for more info: https://bit.ly/32uBhKF

15.01.2022 Our talented Year 12 music group have been working together to prepare a song for Reconciliation Week. The students chose the song, arranged it, rehearsed it, and recorded it all in one hour. Enjoy this sneak peak of their cover of Guy Sebastian's 'Get Along', which will make a full debut in this weeks College newsletter.

14.01.2022 Today we celebrated Super Hero Fun Day at Mt Maria College - a double celebration of the impending return of all our students on Monday 25 May and of our dedicated and hard working staff. Our Mt Maria super heroes have certainly earned their capes over the last few months! Staff would also like to shout out to the students of essential workers who have joined us on campus over the last five weeks. We can't wait to see all our students back on campus on Monday!

13.01.2022 Thanks to Darling Brando for dropping by this week as part of their attempt to break a world record by completing 100 gigs in 32 days. The students were thrilled to hear from the band about their experiences in the music industry.

12.01.2022 Year 9 and 10 Japanese students enjoyed making sushi rolls earlier this week as part of their studies of food culture. Itadakimasu (Bon Appétit)!

12.01.2022 You are invited to Mt Maria College's first virtual ANZAC Day Ceremony. This year, in place of our normal ANZAC Ceremony on Friday April 24, the Mt Maria College Community put together this virtual ANZAC Day Ceremony to show that we will never forget the sacrifices made by our Australian Defence Force members in their service to Australia. Click the link below to watch and let us know in the comments below if you will be joining the College to #lightupthedawn tomorrow morning.

11.01.2022 Over the school holidays, the College hosted the inaugural Matt Gillett Cup, a rugby league competition competed in by 6 local schools over 3 days. Congratulations to Padua College Kedron (Official) and Iona Brisbane for placing equal first in Division 1, and also to St Benedict's College - Mango Hill and the Mt Maria College team for placing equal first in Division 3. It was an awesome few days of rugby league! A special thank you to Mr Tim Mander MP - State Member for Everton for refereeing the Division 3 final and to Mr Alex Gusterson and Mr Cody Kwik from the NRL and the team of NRL referees, the First Aid team, and of course, Mr Matt Gillett.

11.01.2022 The Mt Maria P&F Community came together this week to Shout the Teachers and Staff a Cuppa on Friday March 27. Our parent community kindly donated coffees from PeakerBoo Mobile Coffee Empire to show their appreciation of Mt Maria staff. All Mt Maria staff wish to say a huge thank you to the parent community for their generosity, it is greatly appreciated!

11.01.2022 Well done to the Mt Maria STEAM Club who competed in the First Lego League Brisbane Regional Competition held at the Queensland Academy for Science, Mathematics & Technology on Saturday. The competition requires students to think laterally to both complete complex robotics challenges and design an innovative technological based solution to a real world problem. Through impressive problem solving skills and teamwork the team achieved second place for the innovation project component of the competition. Big congratulations to the students involved! A special thank you to Mr Lyons who has been the driving force of the STEAM program at the College.

10.01.2022 Did you attend Mt Maria College in 2007? We are searching for the names of the 2007 College Captains to add to the College's new honour board. If you can help, please email [email protected] with '2007 Captains' in the subject line.

10.01.2022 Mt Maria College Mitchelton is thrilled to announce the launch of the College's first virtual tour, allowing the community an online glimpse into student life at the College. To start your tour, click the link below or head to www.mtmaria.qld.edu.au #StrongMind #CompassionateHeart

08.01.2022 At the end of Term 2, Year 8 student Kasey Pitcher cut off 33cm of her long hair and generously donated it to an organisation that makes wigs for children who are experiencing hair loss resulting from medical conditions like alopecia or cancer. This is the second time Kasey has cut off her long hair to donate to those in need. Her plan is to regrow her hair to cut and donate it every 18 months. When asked what inspired her to do this, Kasey said she recalled her grandmother needing a wig due to a medical illness that resulted in hair loss. So in Year 6, she decided to cut her hair and donate it to help people like her grandma. She said it is an easy way to help other people have things they need that we often take for granted. Kasey hopes that by sharing her story, it might inspire you to do the same. Well done Kasey.

07.01.2022 The College Choir rehearsed in the new Jean Montagne Building amphitheatre last Friday. It was a truly beautiful welcome to everyone arriving at school. Check out them performing below. The song is called In a Perfect World, and was written by a Mt Maria parent, Karen Elliott.

06.01.2022 This year Mt Maria College entered the Australian National Crystal Growing Competition for the first time. The competition is organised by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), who judge the crystals according to technical specifications. Two of our students received a Highly Commended award in the National Finals. Congratulations to Kasey Pitcher and Kai Gampe! Check out Kasey receiving her award with Mr Davis-Poynter.

06.01.2022 We are so proud of our MMC Class of 2020 who truly embodied the spirit of St Marcellin Champagnat through their love of work, family spirit and presence within our community in this unusual year.

05.01.2022 Congratulations to Year 7 student Noah Atherton and Year 12 student Olivia Hill for their efforts in the EDGE Creatives 2020 Excellence in Visual and Media Arts competition. Noah was awarded a bronze medal in the 2D/3D Senior Category for his pencil drawing entitled "Mother Dearest" and Olivia was awarded a gold medal in the Senior Photography Category for her photograph entitled "Thorns and Broken Glass" - congratulations Noah and Olivia!

04.01.2022 Mt Maria College is holding a parent information evening at All Saints Primary School - Albany Creek next Wednesday March 11 at 6.30pm. All Saints families are welcome to attend to find out more about joining the Mt Maria College community. We look forward to meeting you there!

04.01.2022 Calling all Mt Maria College alumni! Our College Archivist is searching for the names of the College Captains between 1978 and 2006. If you can help, please email [email protected]

04.01.2022 Today we say farewell to our Principal, Mr Glenn McConville, who has been us since 2015 and moves on to new adventures within Brisbane Catholic Education. Mr McConville, thank you for your dedication, support and leadership of our College over the last 5 1/2 years. We will miss you!

04.01.2022 Lest we forget.

03.01.2022 We are looking forward to meeting All Saints Primary School - Albany Creek families tonight at our Parent Information Evening! Join us from 6.30pm to discover more about the Mt Maria College community.

03.01.2022 Check out these ways that RSL Queensland have suggested that we can mark Anzac Day differently this year.

03.01.2022 Our Year 11 Music students have been discovering musical innovations. Check out below a video of them performing the first movement of '4 Minutes and 33 Seconds', a work by John Cage who believed there was no such thing as silence. This piece was created to make you really listen to the world. We hope you enjoy!

02.01.2022 A huge congratulations to Year 10 student Setayish who was recently shortlisted in the Young Archie competition at the Art Gallery of NSW for her portrait of her grandfather. Well done Setayish on a wonderful achievement.

02.01.2022 Congratulations to Year 10 student Tyson Higgins who recently achieved his 1st degree black belt with Jissen Budo International. Tyson displayed courage and determination, fighting against 31 adults also grading. After 2 days of intensive training, Tyson persevered to be standing alongside internationally recognised martial artists. Well done Tyson on an awesome achievement

02.01.2022 Mt Maria College and the Mt Maria College P&F Association wish to thank all who donated raffle prizes to the P&F Association's Trivia Night. The event has been postponed until later in the year and our generous prizes will be kept aside until then. Thank you to Tim Mander MP - State Member for Everton, Jon Le Court Supurban Salon Brookside, Dave & team at TenderCuts Arana Hills, Lollipop Cake Supplies, Stellarossa Australia, Pure Benefit Zeffy Brown Independant Consultant, A Brave Life and Royle Property. Your support of the College is greatly appreciated

02.01.2022 Please be aware of a current phone scam targeting parents for payments for online learning.

01.01.2022 Mt Maria College will be joining Christians all over the world today at noon to say the Lord's Prayer. Pope Francis invited all Christians of the globe to unite on March 25 at noon to pray the Our Father together so that as the entire world is suffering from the pandemic, so the Lord might hear all of Christendom united in prayer. The College invites all members of the Mt Maria community to join in saying the Lord Prayer together at noon.