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Compass Welcomes School Advisory Board
Last week, Compass had the pleasure of welcoming many valued contributors to our community, as we celebrated the stewardship of the Vision for the North Steering Committee and the handover to the Compass Catholic Community School Advisory Board.
The event included a guided tour of the Compass Learning Hub, Kitchen Hub and Early Years Hub, before moving into the dining space where the young people from Compass had prepared a delicious spread, showcasing the skills mastered throughout Term 2 as part of the Certificate I in Hospitality VET taster.
As official proceedings commenced, Compass students and proud members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, Jackie, Justine and Tizzy, led an inspiring Acknowledgement of Country.
Compass Champion Fr Philip Marshall was then invited to share the story of Compass, accompanied by imagery of construction through to operation, followed by inaugural Principal Kelly Bunyon who provided an insight to ‘The Compass Way’.
Closing out the celebrations, Deputy Director of Catholic Education South Australia and Chairperson of the Compass School Advisory Board John Mula OAM, proudly welcomed the incoming board, announcing their collective excitement to build on the excellent foundations set by the Vision for the North Steering Committee, before Director of Catholic Education South Australia and Executive Sponsor of the Vision for the North Steering Committee Dr Neil McGoran, spoke of his joy at seeing Compass come to life.
Compass would like to extend a special thank you to Dr Neil McGoran for his steadfast support, John Favretto - Chair of the Vision for the North Steering Committee for his guidance, and John Mula OAM for his commitment to nurturing our community.
We would also like to thank the wonderful Zach Riemersma from the Adelaide Institute of Hospitality for supporting our young people to cater for the event, as well as his support throughout the term.
We are so proud of our amazing students, staff and the broader Compass community and look forward to this exciting new chapter.
Thank you to our steadfast visionaries, the Vision for the North Steering Committee:
- Dr Neil McGoran – Executive Sponsor
- John Favretto – Project Sponsor
- Jamie Blowes
- John Mula OAM
- Paul Rooke
- Nigel McPhee
- Fr Philip Marshall
- Paul Angley (guest)
- Paul Grooms (guest)
- Sylvia Jaksa (guest)
- Kelly Bunyon (guest)
Introducing the passionate and nurturing Compass Catholic Community School Advisory Board:
- John Mula OAM, Deputy Director CESA – Chairperson
- Jamie Blowes, Schools Performance Leader CESA
- Geraldine Hawkes, Central District Regional President St Vincent De Paul Society
- Leanne Haddad, Deputy Director Centacare
- Dr Jill Gowdie, Assistant Director CESA
- Megan Fitzgerald, School Finance and System Funding Officer CESA
- Fr Philip Marshall, Compass Champion
- Kelly Bunyon, Principal Compass Catholic Community – Executive Officer
- Rosalie Fergus, Finance and Operations Coordinator Compass Catholic Community – Secretariat