Principal's Letter
Dear Parents, Students and Friends
This year we have four HSC Music students, Molly Burrows, Riley Maher, Jorja Scott and Hugh Tuckwell. Today, I had the pleasure of hearing some of their HSC performance pieces in preparation for their Music Examination next week. As always, the standard is exceptional. I was moved by their performances today. Their level of commitment and preparedness is admirable. I wish them every success for their exam and feel very confident of their readiness. Special thanks to their senior year’s teachers, Mrs Ros Maher and Mrs Teagan Lomax. We also have a team of committed musicians and technical personnel who support our students at this level. Thank you to Dee Farnell, Barney Barnbrook, Peter Rich, Matt O’Brien, Claire Reid, Pam Larkin and Wayne Le Compte.
Year Level meetings have been held for Years 7-10 students over the past week. These have been very positive. They have provided an opportunity to revisit our College guiding principles that encompass our aspirations for each and every student.
BRoulee ABC
At Carroll College, we use our BRoulee ABC to guide, shape, and affirm positive behaviours and actions at the College.
To be a strong, cohesive, and caring learning community, we aim to:
BE CHRIST-LIKE
Christ taught us compassion, justice, hope, and joy. In our interactions with each other and the wider community, as a College we, too, ask members of our learning community to show compassion, to act justly, and to be people of hope and joy.
RESPECT ALL
Students are asked to show respect through their thoughts, words, and actions.
AIM HIGH
In all facets of school life -- academic, pastoral, and extra-curricular -- students are asked to give their best.
BE PROUD
We ask students to be proud of who they are and what they stand for, to have pride in themselves and in their school.
CELEBRATE SUCCESS
As a community, we take every opportunity to affirm, encourage, and celebrate successes.
Year Completed Carroll College: 2000
Occupation: Regional Marketing Manager for Board International
Provide a brief overview on what you are currently doing:
In my role I am responsible for Brand awareness and lead generation across Australia, New Zealand and the South East and North East Asia Regions. This includes setting strategy for three main channels Customer, Prospect and Partner marketing and then outlining the best tactics to support our strategy (This is always a mix of campaigns digital, content syndication, virtual events and physical events) and then executing those campaigns. We work very closely with our sales team to ensure leads are followed up and we monitor the feedback and follow up process to ensure leads convert to sales opportunities and ultimately deals won.
Who are Board? Board International are Swiss/ Boston USA headquartered Software company specialising in Business Intelligence, Corporate Performance Management and Analytics. Board helps organisations with their digital decision-making, linking strategic, financial and operational planning and analysis to understand the performance of the business.
What is a typical day like in your role?
No two days are the same, we maybe brainstorming new marketing ideas, utilising global initiatives and making them relevant for the local market. We do a lot of research on the market and our competitors, data cleaning for our target accounts and acquiring data of the key personas we wish to market to. This may include building or purchasing a list, running design meetings, executing our ideas using various tools like marketo for marketing automation, Creating, designing and executing marketing campaigns. We liaise with Telemarketing or third-party digital agencies on campaigns, attending regular review meetings with management on the results monthly, quarterly and annually. Ultimately, when we are not executing we are planning the next 3 - 6 or 9 months or activities. For our customers, we create case studies, collateral and promote them via the Australia Media in relevant articles and online publications.
What’s the best advice you can give someone who just started their career?
Be open-minded, always stay curious and ask yourself what are you passionate about? Try different roles or organisations, or even volunteer your time to learn and gain experience to know what you enjoy doing and ask yourself what can I study or do to achieve a career in your desired field? Be honest with yourself and always ask others about their experiences to know if it will be suitable or not, speak your truth and give anything a go!
What interests do you have outside of work?
When I am not working, I am obsessed with coffee and I am a keen meditation and yoga enthusiast. I teach Yin Yoga and I also love gym training and taking my dog Murphy for long walks. My fiancée Ben and I will be embarking on a big renovation job shortly. In the summer months, I volunteer at Warriewood Surf Life Saving Club to give back to community and absolutely love paddle boarding and ocean swimming. Open to new experiences to do with self-help and travelling when we don’t have restrictions like COVID 19.
What is your fondest memory of Carroll College?
The community we created, the teachers who guided us through the years and the friends we made during high school that are still lifelong friends today. I would like to give a special mention to Miss Louisa Bonner. I look back on all the great memories we created during our time there that I will never forgot! It was such a great start to life…
My interest in music began when I was eight after my parents bought an organ. When I became very interested and showed some ability, my very supportive parents organised lessons. Before long, I began playing the organ at Mass and later my sisters and my best friend provided music every Sunday under the guidance of my mother.
Music has always played a large part of my life and when I was 13 my parents arranged for my grandparents’ piano to be moved to our house. My main instrument was then the piano and I started completing AMEB piano exams. I also played the flute and later the tuba in the concert band at school. When I was 14, I became the accompanist for the choir that my parents had joined, performing at several functions annually.
Music just became the natural pathway for university and my parents encouraged me to become a music teacher. While I had worked part-time at several waitressing jobs during high school, and also completed work experience, I was still keen on a career in music.
A gap year was not a popular option back then, and so after leaving Year 12 I started a Bachelor of Music Education in Sydney. Even though I loved the course, I became a little discouraged in my third year of study. I started to think that I didn’t want to teach and wondered what I was doing studying teaching. My parents, who knew better at the time, convinced me to finish the course. Amazingly, I have been teaching ever since! Looking back now, I can’t imagine any other occupation. I find teaching music extremely rewarding and particularly love putting on musicals and concerts, which give my students a chance to shine.
After completing university, I taught for a year in Sydney and then moved back to Moruya where I taught at a local high school for four years. I applied for a job at Carroll College twenty-four years ago and have been teaching at Carroll College ever since! I love my job at Carroll and feel privileged to have taught so many wonderful students and nurtured many musicians.
Year 11 Exams
Year 11 started their Preliminary Exams on Wednesday. As they move into next week, we continue to keep our students in your thoughts and prayers.
Wishing you a safe and restful weekend.
Yours sincerely
Jacqueline Heffernan
Principal
