New Glennie principal Mary Anne Evans says privilege of leading school not lost on her

The commissioning took place before the whole school at the Clive Berghofer Sports Centre.

The Glennie School has heralded a new era, with the commissioning of the school’s 14th principal Mary Anne Evans.

Ms Mary Anne Evans and The Most Reverend Dr Phillip Aspinall. Wednesday. 3rd Mar 2021 Picture: Nev Madsen

Ms Evans was commissioned at the school’s Clive Berghofer Sports Centre by Archbishop Phillip Aspinall in front of a full school assembly, supported by dignitaries, family, and principals from local schools and the wider Anglican schools community.

Ms Evans said the privilege of leading a school, one so precious as Glennie, was not lost on her.

“Nor is the enormity of the position,” she said.

“There is no more valuable asset in our society than young people – their promise and optimism, their goodness, and their need for our support and direction to make our world a better place.”

The Commissioning of Ms Mary Anne Evans as the 14th Principal of The Glennie School. Wednesday. 3rd Mar 2021 Picture: Nev Madsen

Ms Evans joined Glennie in term four last year after four years as principal of New England Girls’ School at Armidale.