Dear Parents, Staff and Students,

For those who aren’t yet aware of us, we are Simon and Angelina and together we are the 2026 College Captains.

We want to congratulate everyone for settling in quite nicely into the new year for 2026. We know everyone will miss those morning sleep-ins with no alarm needed, and now we have in their place those bustling mornings of rushing to get ready and beat the morning traffic. In conjunction with welcoming back families in the Loyola Community, we would also like to take this opportunity to welcome new Year 7’s and their families, as well as any new students/staff joining Loyola College. We wish you all a year of growth and opportunity to start things anew.

Going into the new year “one body, many stories”, this year's College theme touches on the idea of many experiences, choices, and events that have happened, or are yet to occur. We believe this theme will resonate with everyone within the community and reach everyone's heart to remind them of their significance within the College community.

Alongside this, our focus for this year is to implement our goal of S.U.P - which stands for Strive (for) Ur Passion. Our aim for this goal is for us to help extend this beyond an understanding, to have it as a lifestyle for all students to take part in and develop with pride. It encourages students to remind themselves of their passion, something that they love doing, and to strive for that proudly. It's our commitment as the College captains, alongside the College committee, to uplift students to this notion, believing that it's our passion to help others strive for theirs. Watch out for more news about SUP, as throughout the year, we will be heavily promoting this goal, and hope for everyone in the Loyola Community to take it on board too!

It was a busy start to the term, and the next few weeks are also looking very packed for Loyola and loaded with different events, competitions, and special occasions. The most recent events have been the Year 7 picnic, Yr 12 breakfast, and the Summer Reading Challenge. Alongside these events it's important to mention the ongoing rehearsals for the House Eisteddfod competition, a competition where each House presents a 12-minute student-run production. Also to note, the Swimming carnival is coming up on the February 20 (Go McAuley!). As observed, there are a lot of events going on at Loyola, with many more coming up; stay tuned for more information about these.

Lastly, don’t forget we are both here to help out in any way we can, for all the students reading don’t be afraid to approach us for a chat or even wave a ‘hi’! We’re always open to helping out and are very excited to meet more people within the Loyola Community.

We hope everyone is ready to take this journey with us in the year of 2026, making it a year to remember, one that we will look back at and acknowledge how amazing it was.

2026 College Captains

       Angelina Badawi (12/ADFE) & Simon Adi-Purnomo (12/AAAM)

Student of the Fortnight

Allegra Gioffre (7/ATMV) from McAuley House. Allegra has been striving for her passions since starting year 7 this year by auditioning for House Eisteddfod and embracing her House and Loyola spirit.

Allegra Gioffre (7/ATMV)