Kia Ora Kevinians and Supporters of the College,
It is that time of year again when our graduating students begin to look over the horizons of the walls of St Kevin's College and contemplate the prospect of the big wide world. For many this is a bittersweet time and it can be quite emotional. There is the inevitable pull of wanting to fly the nest and embrace all that life has to offer them, then there is the equally understandable fear of leaving those places which feel safe and known.
On the weekend of the ball, we had the pleasure of hosting past pupils from 1960 as they gathered at the school for their reunion. As is usual with these groups, there was much laughter and reminiscing and catching up with old friends but what stood out to me was how much the College meant and continues to mean in the lives of past pupils.
Twice this week I have had visitors to the school comment on the 'feel' of the college and I suppose it is this that draws people back. There is something about our secondary school years that is deeply personal to us in that these are the years that really shape us from children to adults. They are years of trial and error, of drawing closer to some things and breaking away from others, of experiment and experience, first heart breaks and joys. As we get ready to say farewell to another group of wonderful young people, I hope they remember their time here fondly and that one day they too will come back to visit bringing their families and their new histories with them.
May God bless you.
Ngā mihi Nui
Paul Olsen
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