Seasonal Greetings to you all!
The final chapter for the story of Cawaci for the Academic Year 2009 has successfully come to a close, Grace a Dieu! As I type this concluding remarks the last lot of students are on their way home.
The sentiment now is more like Mary's song of praise, the Magnificat: "My soul gloryfies the Lord for He has done marvellous things to His lowly servant!" Yes, it is with a sense of gratitude that we say adieu to the Academic Year 2009!
Both students and teachers alike, go to their respective homes for the festive season, with a feeling of 'pride and wholeness' knowing that we have done our best. Of course the results of the exams will be the icing on the cake but we are firmly convinced that there is more to the success of our story than just exams' results. Our students have grown and change to be better citizens. For those who will not be returning next year, they have been equipped to take on life and live it to the full. For those returning and the new recruits, we are looking forward to journeying together with you in 2010.
At our last Prize Giving on Tuesday, we also farewell 9 of our staff. It was the ideal occasion to acknowledge their generous contributions to Cawaci. We wish them well and God's speed in their future undertakings!
It is now our concerted task with the MOE and the office of the Catholic Education to find replacements for those vacated posts. Our first preference of course is good, and committed Catholic teachers. At the same time we are open to embrace non-Catholics who are willing to give everything to the school. The holistic approach to Education and the complexity of young people nowadays, demand nothing less than wholehearted commitment to the school.
I will be leaving for Suva tomorrow and then fly on to Tonga on Monday to spend Christmas and New Year with my Mum and the rest of the family. Meanwhile, Fr.McGuire will stay on and look after the school throughout Christmas period.
May I take this opportunity to wish you all in advance a very Merry Christmas and a New Year, filled with the blessings and graces of the new-born child, Jesus!
