This final newsletter for 2024 coincides with the graduation of the outstanding Class of 2024 – great women of Siena! Our wonderful College Captains, Amy Duffy and Melania Flunt, along with all student leaders and together with every student, have been a pleasure to know and educate. The gift of a Siena education is exemplified in the character, capacity and compassion of our graduates: may our Dominican values of Contemplation, Study, Justice and Community be values for life.
As we celebrate with our students next week and support them through the upcoming examination period, we invite the entire Siena community to keep them in your prayers. We are grateful to the staff who have guided and supported them, appreciative of the parents who have journeyed alongside us, and filled with admiration for these remarkable young women. We now ask for God's abundant blessings upon them.
May God who began this good work in you
carry it through to completion,
enabling you to use your talents to the fullest.
May God give you the grace to make wise choices
and to be faithful to your commitments,
always confident in the support of those who love you.
May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers,
half-truths, and superficial relationships,
so that you will live deep within your heart.
May God bless you with anger at injustice,
oppression, and exploitation of people,
so that you will work for justice, equality, and peace.
May God bless you with tears to shed for those who
suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war,
so that you will reach out your hand
to comfort them and change their pain into joy.
May God bless you with the foolishness to think
that you can make a difference in the world,
so that you will do the things
which others tell you cannot be done.
May your integrity be a gift to the world
and may the Spirit of God be with you always.
Go well, fine women of Siena.
As we approach the final weeks of Term 4, we will be sharing further updates with families about end-of-year news and preparations for 2025. A heartfelt thank you to all families who have engaged with our newsletters throughout the year, and special thanks to those who contributed articles and assisted in their publication.
To our wider community, thank you for your ongoing support of ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ in 2024. We wish you peace and joy throughout the Christmas season.
