Last week's Book Week celebration was a whole school affair. Our primary students enjoyed fun activities in their year levels with everything from arts and crafts, reading and creative writing in The Forest, and a performance by Perform Education to an illustration workshop with author Clare McFadden. Secondary students enjoyed a Harry Potter inspired game of Quidditch, together with upper primary students, as well as a scavenger hunt, craft and creative writing. At Friday lunchtime, Pages and Playlists saw students and teachers enjoying lunchtime games and music. It was a joy to observe our students celebrate books and reading with so much enthusiasm. In a world of technology and screens, holding onto and turning the physical pages of a book reaps so many rewards. Books help us to gain a truer, more humanistic understanding of the world in ways that technology simply cannot match, and studies show that reading comprehension is greater with physical books. #CBCA2025 #bookanadventure (fb)

Congratulations to Old Girl Caitlin McConnel (’07) who has been recognised in Queensland’s 40 Under 40 Awards. Using her combined expertise in law and agroecology, Caitlin is a sixth-generation farmer who runs her family’s Cressbrook Station in Toogoolawah. She was also recently appointed the first female chairperson of the Queensland Rural & Industry Development Authority (QRIDA). She has been honoured with the Rural and Regional Award for her impact as an influential young leader in agroecology, environment and sustainable development and food security through her unique experience as a farmer and strategic legal advisor. She maintains a strong connection with St Margaret’s inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs and leaders as a regular guest speaker, a face of the Imagine Your Future campaign and a past mentor to students through the St Margaret’s+ Mentoring Program. In 2024, she was recognised as a Young Past Student of Distinction in the St Margaret’s Past Student Awards. (fb)