Presbyterian Ladies’ College MELBOURNE
Issue 111 March 2021
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Contents
From the Principal
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Note from the Editor
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Senior School
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Junior School 16
Early Learning Centre 21
Community News 22
ON THE COVER House Captains: Gloria Fu (Rosslyn), Isabel Hare (Glamis), Dihini Liyanaarachchige (Balmoral), Vivian Ngo (Stirling), Alicia Savy (Leven), Lauren Taylor (Atholl)
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With the cancellation of so many family, school and community events last year, we have all learnt to really appreciate those opportunities to gather again this year.
From the Principal
1. Year 12 Investiture Assembly 2. Year 6 Investiture Assembly 3. Cheryl Penberthy, Dr Valerie Sung (1994), and School Captains Ruyi Shen and Ria Singh
The beginning of each new school year at PLC brings with it excitement and the much-loved traditional events which connect students, staff and parents to the long and illustrious history of our College. This year it was particularly meaningful to be able to celebrate together after the difficulties and uncertainties of last year due to COVID-19. I so enjoyed welcoming new students and their parents to our warm, caring school community and seeing the joy as existing parents and students reunited at welcome events, special investitures and assemblies. With the cancellation of so many school and community events last year, we have all learnt to really appreciate these opportunities to gather again this year. There have been some disappointments, such as the cancellation of our annual Twilight Picnic, but we understood that this was necessary and turned our energy to celebrate in smaller, more personal and COVID safe ways where we could. Fortunately, we could still hold our annual Foundation Day Assembly where we commemorated the founding of PLC on 15 February 1875, 146 years ago in East Melbourne. Dr Valerie Sung from the Class of 1994 is an internationally acclaimed consultant paediatrician and senior researcher and was our esteemed speaker. She epitomises the pioneering spirit of PLC students who use their first-class education, natural abilities, empathy and tenacity, to make a difference in the world around them, often in the scientific and medical fields previously dominated by men. PLC was founded by the Presbyterian Church, whose members wanted to provide their daughters and other young women of the time, with “as high an education as their sons are receiving at such institutions as the Scotch College, the Grammar School, and the Wesley College.” This was to be a school which challenged stereotypes, where girls would learn Greek, Latin, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, subjects which would qualify them to attend university alongside male students and be able to take up serious careers. They were no longer confined to traditional female subjects like dancing, sewing and sketching. The establishment of PLC transformed the education of young women in Melbourne. Like those first 60 students, young women over the decades have continued to benefit from that early commitment to give girls attending PLC the best, most forward looking education possible. Staff at the College have always been aware of the latest developments in curriculum and co-curricular studies and activities and have imbued in their students a love of learning and intellectual curiosity.
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From the Editor Celebration We celebrate the achievements and resilience of our Old Collegians whenever we can. They are powerful role models for our current students. Valerie spoke openly about the challenges of her long years of study and the rewards of achieving family-work balance. She has shown extraordinary commitment in her clinical work and in researching the best care for children with hearing loss, as well as infants suffering from colic and other health conditions. She was awarded a L’Oreal-UNESCO Australia New Zealand For Women In Science Fellowship in 2019 for her life-changing research. I was also very happy to recently welcome another special visitor to our College, Miss Helen Holiday, the niece of Miss Ruby Powell, who was a much respected Principal of PLC from 1954-1968. She generously donated several of Miss Powell’s retirement presents from PLC to the College and many personal items which reflected her Aunt’s outstanding contribution to the development of PLC, especially her strong leadership during the relocation to the Burwood campus from East Melbourne. Our College year has started very positively and despite the recent lockdown, we feel confident that the College is in a strong, prepared position to cope with any of the uncertainties and challenges that lie ahead. I thank the students, staff and families for their continued support and cooperation as we move forward together. Cheryl Penberthy Principal
Our first PLC in Print for 2021 signals a moment to celebrate – not because everything is ‘back to normal’ or even ‘COVID-normal’ but because we have so much to be thankful for at PLC, even within the context of a global pandemic. We are so fortunate that our girls continue to thrive, succeed, take risks, and move on towards their development as thinkers, scholars, citizens, advocates and leaders. In this edition of PLC in Print we have the opportunity to celebrate milestones such as 60 years of House Concerts, a new beginning for our Head of Junior School, and the remarkable resilience of our boarding students and our wider community of Old Collegians. We recognise we are truly blessed each day by God’s Grace and pray that there can be a time when everyone around the world can celebrate the end of Covid-19 and its damaging effects globally. We are also celebrating a more sustainable approach by delivering PLC in Print in a digital format. A print version is available on request. We hope this will allow for everyone to access the publication in the way that best suits their needs. Look out for the video links throughout the online edition to see footage of House Concerts, Pipes & Drums and news from our graduating class of 2020. I take this opportunity to thank the wonderful team who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to bring you our first edition of PLC in Print for 2021. Lisa Saffin Deputy Principal Curriculum, Learning and Administration
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Congratulations to the Class of 2020
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We congratulate every Year 12 student who, in a year unlike any other, saw the final year of their PLC school journey through to the end with grace, resilience and optimism. Our students’ determination to make the most of this year and to look out for others has been inspiring. After years of close, warm friendships and the fun of participation in activities together, whether on the stage, sports grounds, on exchanges, excursions or in community service activities, new ways of communication and mutual support were established. Our Year 12 girls proved what proactive, motivated and independent learners they are. All these skills will send them into the exciting world beyond PLC well prepared for success. The outstanding Class of 2020 results in both the VCE and IB, as outlined, are a testament to our students’ purposeful and focused study and the unconditional support of our teachers and families. Congratulations again to our girls for triumphing over such a challenging year. We look forward to welcoming the Class of 2020 back for Old Collegians’ reunions and hearing 9% about the various paths they have travelled 9% 9% and achievements they have accomplished. Cheryl Penberthy Principal
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IB Events We congratulate the following 25 Year 12 2020 IB girls who were acknowledged for their outstanding achievements in the IB Diploma Programme (study score of 40+) at the Victoria and Tasmania IB Awards Ceremony that took place at Federation Square on the evening of Thursday 11 February. We thank the teachers who guided and supported the cohort of 2020 in their learning.
The Principal, Mrs Cheryl Penberthy, requests the company of all Year 12, 2020 students and their families at the
Presbyterian Ladies’ College
Class of 2020
Graduation Dinner Reunion 7.00pm – 11.30pm Saturday 29 May 2021 at
Grace Chen Audrey Chong Emma Combridge Melody Goh Fay Guan Anjana Jayakumar Swami Xijia Liu Lydia Liu Roxanne Luo Caroline Nguyen Britney Pham Jaimee Renshaw Gemma Saliba Tiffany Sendjaya Wednesday Shiel Shin En Tan Ying Tan Desaree Tan Maella Teele Thea Thomas Tash Tian Kshipra Vaidya Lucy Wang Annie Wang Ally Wong
The Centre Ivanhoe 275 Upper Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe Dress: After Five/lounge suit RSVP: Strictly Wednesday 28 April 2021 Queries: kchittenden@plc.vic.edu.au Bookings: www.trybooking.com/BPJWH
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Senior School pathways beyond Year 12 Three students from the Class of 2020 share their stories of life after PLC.
Annabel Thorn With Year 12 now done and dusted, I have moved onto starting a Certificate IV in Patisserie at the William Angliss Institute and I am absolutely loving it! Three days a week I commute into the city with my toolbox filled with cooking utensils, change into my brandnew chef whites and get cooking. Although still in the early stages, I am learning to make various forms of pastry, to model marzipan and to produce the perfect sponge cake. Part of what I am enjoying so much is the theory behind baking. Learning how ingredients interact with each other is exciting and inspires me to experiment with recipes and try new techniques in my baking. I was actually led to study Patisserie through COVID. I have always enjoyed baking as a hobby, but the 2020 lockdown provided a forced break which made me stop and think about what I wanted to pursue in 2021. Part of me was eager to try an acting career but I felt a strong push to Patisserie - it gives me a chance to be creative whilst gaining skills in an industry that allows me to actually make connections with people through food. For me, when I have the chance to bake something special, I also see it as a chance to connect with someone as I can share what I’ve made with others. I see it as a chance to spark conversation with people I may not normally speak to or know well. I am so grateful for the community around me, including my PLC community for helping me through this decision . At this point in time, it has been the best choice for me because I now have the opportunity to expand and grow in an industry that gives me joy and a practical opportunity to be creative. In the future, I hope to start my own business, whether that be in the form of a café or cake shop, but for the time being I am simply loving just the experience of learning new skills and meeting new people.
Ellie Chan The Performing Arts and, more specifically, Music Theatre, have always played a major role in my life during my time at school. Throughout my years at PLC, I took immense pride in being an over-enthusiastic theatre kid. I made it a focus to seize every opportunity I was given to perform, which was not a very difficult task due to the encouraging and nurturing nature of the Drama and Music departments. Involvement in productions and concerts not only expanded my skill-set, but also my confidence. I always felt safe to explore who I was as a performer within a community supportive of self expression and meaningful storytelling. I became particularly skilled in balancing my co-curricular and academic life, even throughout my final years of Senior School. I would spend half of my weekends training at the dance studio, and the other half completing my homework. Especially in my younger years at school, I would often sing show-tunes more than I would speak. I frequently found myself trying to intertwine my interests with my school work (a Music EE on “Hamilton”!). Looking back, tackling the challenge of balancing both auditions for music theatre courses and Year 12 has certainly paid off. With the aims of finding my path within the Performing Arts industry, attending VCA to study a Bachelor of Fine Arts (in Music Theatre) was a major dream of mine. It still feels surreal walking through Southbank each day to pursue what I love most, surrounded by the love and talent of like-minded individuals. It’s a lot of hard work but I have endless gratitude for how rewarding it is to be an artist at the very beginning of an exciting journey.
Ellie Johnson My name is Ellie Johnson and I grew up in Warrnambool, regional Victoria. Two of my great passions in life are the outdoors and animals, leading me to pursue a career in agriculture. I’m excited about heading to The University of Melbourne to study a Bachelor of Agriculture in 2022. Although I’ve grown up around farms, I didn’t actually grow up on a farm, so I’ve deferred my study to gain industry experience this year. This year I have a traineeship working on a dairy farm. Five days a week, I wake up early, put on my work boots, RB Sellars work shirts and shorts and head off to the farm for the 7:00am milking. We milk just over 150 Jersey cows twice daily, taking just over two hours for each milking. During the day I do some fencing, moving silage on the CLAAS tractor and the calving season has just started. I’ve even attended some professional development on raising calves, run by West Vic Dairy. My time at PLC taught me there are no limits to what women can achieve. PLC has given me a passion to excel in the agricultural industry, despite it being a male dominated culture. PLC reinforced my belief that whatever pathway I take in life is for the purpose of serving the wider community rather than pursuing my own financial goals or aspirations. My hope is to bring this mindset to whatever I do in life.
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Celebrating Christmas in the Boarding House
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“When we were told that we were having lobsters, raw oysters, mussels and more, I rejoiced in my head! Having this Christmas dinner was certainly an unexpected and pleasant surprise, which will surely be one of my most treasured memories in PLC boarding. Aside from having this scrumptious meal, the dining hall was decorated from head to toe with red, green and golden decorations, bringing a festive aura right into the room. We also had a blast at pulling out crackers, flinching at the loud bang that the crackers would create, and exchanging the small papers with jokes on them with each other. Don’t tell my parents, but I had 20 oysters that night… (no I didn’t get sick)” – Samantha Yarra Valley Chocolate Factory
Each boarder also received their own hand-knitted Christmas stockings given by by the boarding staff, filled with gifts and letters from school teachers!
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Freshly made fish and chips with a sea view for dinner & strolling along St Kilda beach while enjoying the sunset. A perfect Friday night!
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Pipes & Drums
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During lockdown, our Drum Corps collaborated to write a piece together. The students composed a four bar phrase each and arranged them all together to create a new work. A small group of our Year 9 students took this work and refined it further to compete in the ‘Southern Hemisphere and Asian Online Championships’. Our Year 9 Drum Corps was placed THIRD in the ‘Southern Hemisphere Online Championships – Drum Fanfare Event’. It was the girls’ very first competition and they were the top placed band from Victoria in the section. Moana Manu Head of Pipes and Drums
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And 2021 has only just begun! We cannot wait to see the year unfold under our vision of UNITY.
Passing the baton from our 2020 to 2021 School Captains
Celebrate: (verb) acknowledge (a significant or happy day or event) with a social gathering or enjoyable activity As you may know all too well, social gatherings were not permitted in 2020. Instead, celebrations took place in the form of group chats, one hour exercise sessions and Zoom calls often accompanied by the dreaded ‘you’re frozen’ remark. Nevertheless, these alternative gatherings were able to remind us of the moments we often took for granted, imbuing a whole new meaning to celebrations for 2021. So how do we celebrate you ask? Well, let us show you how PLC girls got to celebrate at the start of this new year. If only you were there to witness the look on all our faces as we walked into the Year 12 common room on the first day! The buzz and excitement filled the air as we relished in the fact that this beautiful space was ours to indulge in for the rest of the year. The most celebrated of course was (and still is) the 5 metre walk to the microwaves and coffee machines, with girls lining up mugs ready to brew their iced coffees and chai lattes. As we celebrate our new space, we all feel extremely blessed to have the opportunity to study and socialise in such a fantastic area, and the Year 12s will be celebrating it for weeks to come. Across the Senior School, much has been celebrated this year, even if it is the smallest of things: face-to-face assemblies, House Concerts, and even waving ‘hello’ to peers and teachers in the corridor. Whole
school assemblies have become, more than ever, a place of celebration with the PLC ‘foot rumble’ growing to become a staple ingredient in these gatherings. Whether it be girls receiving awards on stage, or performing in music assemblies, the audience’s cheers and claps have only grown fuller and louder, reflecting the vibrant atmosphere which has permeated our corridors particularly this year. Despite all the apprehension surrounding the possibility of House Concerts, the diamond themed, much-loved house event was a great success. The normalcy of the rhythm of House Concerts is a constant reminder of how lucky we are to be participating in such a spectacular celebration of talents from so many different areas. Of course, performance day was an unforgettable experience! Each concert shone bright like a diamond (excuse the pun), arousing from the audience a soundscape of every reaction possible, from ‘AWWs’ to ‘OOOs’ to ‘AHHs’. From compelling acting abilities to aerials and backflips, the day was an exciting celebration of our girls’ incredible talent and creativity. And 2021 has only just begun! We cannot wait to see the year unfold under our vision of UNITY. Here’s to more PLC celebrations, from the little moments to the big moments and to everything in between. Ruyi Shen and Ria Singh 2021 School Captains
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Year 12 Investiture It was a wonderful start to the new school year to hold the Year 12 Investiture Assembly on Tuesday 2 February. All Year 12 students received a badge in recognition of them being leaders and role models for younger students in the school. Students holding a position of responsibility for a particular portfolio or as a committee member were presented on stage. This event was celebrated with parents joining us for a morning tea in the LRC Plaza after the live streaming of the Assembly. Rev. Nick Curtis addressed the girls with the key message of keeping focused and managing distractions and balancing work, rest and play. He stressed the importance of valuing one’s family and he left the girls with the exhortation to “Never underestimate the power of what you can do with the gifts and skills that God has given you”. We wish our Year 12 students of 2021 all the very best and we look forward to the contributions they will make to our school community in the year ahead. Annette Hall Year 12 Coordinator 2021
The College was delighted to once again host the Year 12 Investiture Assembly for the Class of 2021 and their families. It is always a very special event celebrating as it does, our Year 12 cohort’s final year at PLC.
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House Concerts 2021 In February we celebrated the 60th Anniversary of the much loved House Concerts. Traditionally the 60th Anniversary is celebrated with diamonds, and we were delighted to present the PLC House Concert Diamond Jubilee. In keeping with this special anniversary, each House Concert was inspired by diamonds, with a twist! Here are some first impressions about House Concerts from Year 7 girls: I’m looking forward to spending more time with my friends and making new friends who aren’t only in my class but others, I’ve never been to a House Concert so I’m also looking forward for what it is going to be like and the new experience I’m going to get. – Harshi My favourite thing about House Concerts is seeing the other people in my house dancing because I think it’s fun and entertaining to watch. – Sierra Being in House Concerts taught me to be more organised. It has also helped me learn where lots of the rooms are, from going to orchestra, to helping with props and costumes (after getting lost a few times). – Alyssa I think House Concerts, more specifically prop days, are a great way to spend time and connect with friends without the hassle of class work, running in between classes, clubs and activities. Not only is it a great time to talk with your friends outside the school day, but it is also a simple and easy way to contribute to your House and their performance without needing to make big commitments. – Kate I am really excited to perform in House Concerts and I feel that my roles in the orchestra and backstage crew, as well as working on props, costumes and backdrops, have allowed me a chance to meet other people from my House and experience different parts of the concert preparation. – Emily
House Concerts gave me a chance to collaborate and create bonds with different students. – Olivia I knew that this would be one of the BEST experiences that PLC would offer. I have loved being involved in House Concerts and it has taught me many things. I have not only met new people but had the chance to be the person who could explore and go on an adventure and find out who I really was. – Kirsten My favourite thing about House Concerts is being able to help out with props with my friends. It is exciting to see everyone’s hard work together in one piece! – Stephanie I have loved coming to House rehearsals and meetings, feeling the buzz of excitement from every member of my House and trying new things. – Clairesse As I thread the elastic through the baby blue fabric of the advanced dance skirts, I realise how much effort goes into the performance and how all the different aspects come together. I loved being in the advanced dance because I’ve made so many new friends and I’ve learnt many new moves. – Elden I am looking forward to House Concerts because it will be a fun way to get to know the other people in my house while performing in front of other girls at PLC. – Hannah Being in House Concerts has taught me how to manage time. – Grace
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Celebrating 60 Years of our much-loved PLC House Concerts! Since 1961, House Concerts have had a very special place in students’ memories of their time at PLC. One Old collegian recently shared: “I was in the very first House concerts in 1961. Glamis did not win. We sang a little ditty (and dance) that ran, to the tune of “If you knew Suzie, like I know Suzie, oh oh what a gal” “If you knew PLC like we know PLC Oh Oh what a school We’ve got tyrants Over our heads Just like Krushchev over the Reds… Which just tells you how long ago it was!
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New Head of Junior School The College is delighted to welcome Dr Michelle Cafini as the new Head of Junior School. Dr Cafini was appointed following the retirement of Mr John Law. Since then she has fully embraced the life and operations of the Junior school and has been actively engaged in meeting and learning all about the girls, staff and parents. She is looking forward to sharing her insights from her experiences in other schools and a ‘fresh eyes’ approach. She took this opportunity to reflect on and celebrate those who have positively influenced her career to date.
Given that the theme of this edition of PLC in Print is ‘celebrations’ I thought it appropriate to acknowledge and celebrate two women who have had a significant influence on my career. By the end of Year 4, I knew that I wanted to be a primary teacher. Mrs Tiddy, who was both my Prep and then Year 4 teacher, provided me with a strong foundation for learning. She was kind and gentle, with a great sense of humour. She created a safe, supportive classroom, where her students were encouraged to strive to achieve their best and learn from their mistakes. Her expectations were high for each student. She knew each of her students well and tailored learning experiences to meet their needs. She was a dedicated, passionate, life-long learner (she was quite old when she taught me!) At the age of 10, I knew this was the type of teacher that I wanted to be. After graduating from university, I went on to teach all primary year levels across the three education sectors in Victoria, predominately in independent schools. My passion for catering for the individual needs of students in my class led to me completing a Doctorate of Education, where my thesis focussed on supporting the needs of gifted students. When I commenced my primary teaching career, I never considered that I would ever end up in a leadership role. Enter Irma Dymke, the first Principal for whom I worked. Within a few years of teaching, Irma set about fostering my leadership potential. She created opportunities for me to take on new roles, encouraged me to take risks to further my confidence and provided different mentors to assist me to develop a range of leadership skills. Irma was an outstanding role model who shaped my leadership journey which has seen me be a Head of Junior School at Newhaven College and Hillcrest Christian College, Deputy Principal at Eton House International School in Singapore, and Head of College at Rivercrest Christian College prior to commencing at PLC. I have relished opportunities to mentor new leaders throughout my career and to lead professional development sessions for teachers in curriculum development across the Asia-Pacific region. There are so many wonderful, dedicated staff at PLC and the girls will encounter teachers throughout their journey who will motivate, inspire, challenge and believe in them just as I experienced. I feel very blessed to have had such a varied and rich career and am looking forward to this next chapter at PLC. Dr Michelle Cafini Head of Junior School
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Celebration The start of 2021 has certainly provided us with many reasons to celebrate. It has been a joy to see the girls transition into the new school year with positive attitudes and big smiles. Inviting parents to share in tea and coffee before the Parent Information Nights was a wonderful way to reconnect after a year of disruption. There was a buzz in the air as parents came together to greet old friends, meet new parents and get to know their classroom teacher for 2021. We celebrated the start of the formal learning journey with our 65 new Preps and look forward to watching their journey throughout their years in the Junior School. Our Year 6 girls celebrated opportunities to develop their leadership skills and further their friendships through their Leadership Day, where they participated in a range of activities to challenge and extend their thinking about leadership. This culminated the following day in the Year 6 Investiture, where each Year 6 girl made a pledge to live out the values of our school and serve the school to the best of their ability with God’s help. Since the commencement of the year, we have celebrated the opportunity to fully engage in many of the programs that were impacted last year, such as swimming, choir, interschool sports and co-curricular activities. The Year 4 girls relished every moment of their camp at Queenscliff. We look forward to celebrating many events and activities throughout this year in the Junior School. Dr Michelle Cafini Head of Junior School
Great minds think differently There is so much to celebrate for any learner. ‘When we celebrate a strong learning process, we’re pointing to excellent collaboration among learners and educators to create a space and culture where meaningful learning can occur’ (Robin Pendoley, 2019). Diversity in learning experiences has always been considered essential in the learning process. We are now delving deeper into the way individuals interact to produce great learning. Cognitive Diversity is a term that is now used broadly by tech companies. It has become one of the top priorities for companies around the world. So what does it mean and how do we experience it? Cognitive diversity is celebrating people who have different ways of problem solving or processing information or might offer a different perspective because they think differently. It refers directly to how you collaborate to reach a solution. As stated in the Harvard Business Review (March 2017) ‘...the more diverse the teams in terms of age, ethnicity, and gender, the more creative and productive they are likely to be.’ Tackling new problems requires us to recognise what we know and what we need to find out. It requires a certain amount of curiosity, self assurance and risk taking. Working together means that each person brings their own set of experiences. If a team is too similar, they may reach a solution quickly but there may not be the questioning and interrogation that a team with more diversity might experience. Working in a more diverse team will require higher level skills in communication, problem solving, listening and critical thinking. Our girls need to experience problem solving situations where they are challenged by other girls’ perspectives. This can be uncomfortable,
but to be a truly great problem solver the skill needs to be developed. As adults, we can also intentionally further develop this skill. Harvard Business Review (March 2017) suggests: ‘...when you face a new, uncertain, complex situation, and everyone agrees on what to do, find someone who disagrees and cherish them.’ It is easy to find agreeance with like-minded individuals but to seek out and recognise diverse opinions deepens the understanding of a problem and therefore makes way for a more rigorous solution. Children solve problems every day: in the playground, in the classroom, with siblings and with friends. We want our daughters’ learning experiences to be as smooth for them as possible and it is sometimes hard to step back and allow them to wrestle with a problem or opinion, particularly when it involves working with others. It is far easier to step in and offer a quick solution. When learning requires increased levels of engagement, it becomes a more powerful learning experience. Fostering discussion of a range of topics and opinions with others enables us to have a much fuller ‘tool kit’ to draw upon when we are asked to justify an opinion or think in a new or different way. A level of resilience is required so that we can recover quickly from a difficult situation. Through diverse learning experiences, we help our girls to work in teams that can effectively tackle problem solving and contribute to building a strong culture of innovation. Great minds really do think differently. Let’s celebrate that! Prue Petsinis Head of JS Learning Enhancement Department
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Year 6 Investiture The Investiture Assembly was an opportunity for our College community to witness the students in Year 6 receive their badges as the leaders of the Junior School for 2021. The assembly was memorable and a proud moment for everyone. We sang some excellent hymns, encouraged by an address from Dr Cafini before being presented with our Year 6 badges. It was a wonderful assembly and I felt proud and confident although slightly nervous too. It was great going onto the stage and shaking hands with our Principal, Mrs Penberthy, and being formally recognised as a Year 6 leader. The Year 6 girls will no doubt ensure they are good role models for the rest of the Junior School girls. This is undoubtedly the beginning of a great and busy year for the Year 6 girls and the entire PLC community. We certainly have much to celebrate in 2021! Zoe 6C
Leadership Day
Leadership Day was about learning how to be a good leader through fun activities as well as listening to Dr Cafini’s speech on how to be a proper leader. On the day we did many exciting activities such as improving our listening skills with Mrs Lam, learning about the qualities of a leader with Mrs Blanch, exploring the power of teamwork with Ms Renton, and finding out how to properly collaborate with your teammates with Mr Newell and Miss Hicks. Through these interesting activities, we learnt many different things that will help us to prepare for our leadership roles. In Mrs Lam’s activity, we had to describe a picture to a partner, and our partner had to try to draw the things we described as accurately as they could. The partner couldn’t know what the other person was describing or drawing. We all tried very hard and did our best, but we learnt that we have to be really
exact in our descriptions and that we also had to listen properly and pay attention to each other. With Mrs Blanch, we were given a group of cards with leadership qualities and in a group we had to pick out the six we thought were most important. It was amazing to see all the different things that make up a leader. After some discussion, we finally agreed on the ones we thought most important. Ms Renton had us collaborate in groups of three to try to build the tallest tower made from spaghetti and marshmallows. We discussed strategies and then we started building. We all did very well and had lots of fun; the tallest tower was 84cm! We thought about the different roles that group members played. The final activity was all about collaborating together. We all had to imagine that we were stranded in the ocean and we had to try to get to the “land” to survive. To make the situation harder, two teams were competing to get the raft (which was just two mats) safely to the land first. We weren’t allowed to touch the “sea” or else we would be attacked by the sea creatures. There were different kinds of strategies and different outcomes from both teams and it was interesting to hear all the others ideas. At the end of the day we had all had lots of fun and learnt lots of things. All the things we learnt on Leadership Day will help us become the best Year 6 leaders we can be. Ines and Katie 6A
Students in Year 5 were invited to draw illustrations to promote their Year level’s Performing Arts event, ‘The Jungle Book’. Each class will perform the play over four consecutive evenings. Students learnt the importance of collaboration between the Art and Drama departments to produce promotional material as well as props and elements of the set that will be used for the plays. During one Friday Art Club session, students drew pictures and used watercolours to make the illustrations come alive. Once they started, they couldn’t stop! Here’s a selection of art work from that Art Club session. Congratulations to the artists for showing enthusiasm and creativity with this task. Mrs Francesca Frederic Junior School Art Teacher
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Celebrating Books Books have wings. They are not always visible, but books have the power to take you out of your own life and take you on a journey. It may be a journey of adventure or it may be a journey of enlightenment. These journeys give the reader an insight into the lives of others, they help to improve their sense of connectedness to the wider community, increase their understanding of their own identity and help their ability to empathise with others. So at PLC Junior School, we celebrate books and all that they offer. The girls in the PLC Junior School are constantly being encouraged to grab some wings and go on a journey with a fabulous book. Our 2021 Library captains, Anitaa (6D) and Louisa (6C) are great role models for just such adventures. Anne Walsh Junior School Teacher Librarian
On Wednesday 10 February the Year 4 girls travelled to Queenscliff on the Bellarine Peninsula to enjoy a marine environment camp. They had a fabulous time. The weather was glorious and the ocean sparkling for the whole three days. The girls enjoyed various activities in the water as well as completing a range of educational experiences in the local area. It was an important time for building friendships as well as developing a greater sense of independence. Here’s what some of the Year 4 girls had to say about their experience.
Student Recounts After we had a tour of the campsite, we seated ourselves on the grass and ate lunch. I had croissants and some juicy cherries. When we had finished eating, the other students and I hoisted our luggage into our cabins and started unpacking things to get ready for the night. Next, we lined up in our classes and each class was assigned an activity to do for the afternoon. My class was assigned boogie boarding. This was my first time boogie boarding in the ocean. The teachers told me to lie flat on my board and as I did, a wave pushed me forward like a rocket. It was so exciting.
Anitaa (6D) sucking up pippies! I knew that the Discovery Centre would be an exciting time but we also talked about littering in the ocean. There was a mini museum in one of the rooms. Inside it, there were two big balls of litter and it reminded everyone to reuse what they can! Camp was a delightful time. I wish I could go and do all of the activities again! Maybe…. next year? Mya 4C
Louisa (6C)
Wow! I went to Buckley’s Cave at Point Lonsdale. In the area, I saw rock pools in the beautiful glimmering water.
Fiona 4A Tiffany 4B One of my favourite activities from camp would obviously be going to the Marine and Freshwater Discovery Centre. Sea life is outstandingly interesting but touching them is absolutely awesome! In the touch tank, there were many unbelievable creatures. Sea stars, hermit crabs, squid eggs, shark eggs and so much more. Some of the animals in tanks you wouldn’t even think would be there, pufferfish, seahorses, flat heads and even a sea star
At this amazing place, we could see Neptune’s necklaces, limpets, cuttlefish bones and many kinds of shells. After exploring the terrific rockpools, we went to the pier and talked with some fisherman. I learnt so much about the intertidal zone at Point Lonsdale. Elizabeth 4B
Charlotte (3C) ‘When I read Nevermore, it’s like I flew away to a different land. I was in bed reading and then it was like I was in the story with Morrigan Crow.’ (the main character from the story Nevermore by J. Townsend) Charlotte 3C
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Music Assemblies Every Thursday, 500 pairs of eyes stare expectantly at the girls who present fantastic pieces on a variety of instruments at the Music Assemblies. Weekly, the chosen students from Year 1 to Year 6 play a prepared song for the rest of the Junior School. On Thursday 11 February, eight Year 6 girls played a variety of music on five different types of instruments, followed by Instrumental Music teachers demonstrating woodwind instruments. It was led by Ms Gawler, who plays the oboe, Ms Morrison, who plays the bassoon and Ms Thompson, who plays the clarinet. These three Music teachers played a diverse range of compositions, such as Under the Sea, the Harry Potter theme song and a song from Peter and the Wolf. We were very lucky to have such talented teachers come down to the Junior School to play for us. We look forward immensely to future Music Assemblies this year and celebrating the talents of our Junior School students. Isabelle and Chloe Junior School Music Captains
Choirs Worth Celebrating! Year 3/4 Choir
Year 2 Choir
Year 5/6 Choir
The glorious sound of music has filled our Assembly Hall and Music classrooms as 2021 began with the lifting of restrictions which enabled choral singing and woodwind instrument playing again. The Year 3/4 Choir is working on a two-part piece titled, ‘Celebrate the Lord of Love’ in preparation for the upcoming Easter Service. Though the rehearsals are currently split between the two large cohorts, the Year 3 girls are excited to be part of a much bigger choir and look forward to combining with the Year 4 girls soon, when mass rehearsals will take place. Though all of our choral performances this year are still tentative, we are just so grateful that we can still sing together! We hope to be able to showcase our performances publicly this year.
It was with pure joy that the Year 2 girls were able to sing again and to experience their first ever Year 2 Choir rehearsal at PLC. There was a buzz in the air as the girls sang enthusiastically together. They have already developed a beautiful group dynamic and a lovely vocal tone. The girls will explore many different genres of music this year through our songs and are so excited to be able to hit the stage again with fervor. The Easter service will be our first public performance where we will sing ‘Hosanna in the Highest’. We are very fortunate to have the very talented Mrs Erica Wright as our accompanist for the year. We are all very excited and grateful to be singing together and can’t wait to share our songs with the school community. “Singing connects the mind to the heart and the heart to the soul. So sing. I dare you!” N. D. Walsch.
I echo the sentiments of my colleagues by adding how joyful it was to hear the sound of voices singing live again. The choir is preparing ‘Jesus, what a beautiful name’ for the Easter Service and already creating a lovely sound and having fun along the way. While the rehearsals will typically be split, with only one year level rehearsing at a time, we were lucky enough to have the full complement singing together at our first gathering. Blessed once again with the piano skills of Ms Yeo accompanying the choir, we look forward to our many performances throughout the year.
Vikki Chan Junior School Music Coordinator, Year 3/4 Choir Director
Jane Summers Year 2 Choir Director, Junior Primary Music Teacher
Ben Hudson Year 5/6 Choir Director, Head of Choral Studies
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Early Learning Centre Celebrating the Joy of Childhood Childhood is a time of celebration, a time to question, probe and investigate. At the ELC, teachers create an environment for the children that treasures childhood. They are given time to explore, time to discover, time to interact with their peers, time to play and time to ‘just be children’. Young children live in the moment, and are enthusiastic and eager to experience all that life has to offer. ELC teachers intentionally create meaningful learning experiences that embrace the pedagogy of imagination and creativity, in pursuit of each child’s right to optimism, playfulness, and more pertinently, joy! There is so much to celebrate in these early years - first steps, first birthdays, first friends, first day at Kinder, and first time away from the home environment.
The ELC is a community that celebrates the everyday simple, joyful moments in the lives of our youngest citizens. Mastering the monkey bars, building a block city, the awe of a butterfly shedding its chrysalis and the simple act of being a friend. Each day is a new adventure filled with endless possibilities. The sheer joy and delight that children convey through their determination, their optimism, and their sensitivity, all help to create a wonderful vision of hope. These qualities are the province of childhood. Classrooms that promote joyful learning and supportive interactions are safe and welcoming spaces that children feel have been created just for them to learn and to grow. Our ELC teachers help children to learn, but also to love and to laugh and to enjoy every moment of every childhood. Nothing without joy. Nothing without love. It is the children’s enthusiasm and openness that teachers harness everyday in the ELC to assist children to move forward in their understanding of themselves and the world around them. Inherently, children have a sense of joy about learning, growing and doing. The priority for the children is to always maintain their innate sense of fun, curiousity and imagination and that their experiences nurture the unique thoughts and skills of each child, so that the natural freshness of the child’s mind never disappears. ELC teachers are reminded daily of the ingenuity, promise and potential of the children in their care. Loris Malaguzzi, founder of the Reggio Emilia Pre-Schools, states that young children “have a hundred ways of marvelling, of loving… a hundred worlds to invent and a hundred worlds to dream” as they celebrate the joy of life. Deborah Hendren Head of Early Learning
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The new Year 12 Centre opened in 2020
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Term 4 2020 and Term 1 2021 Heritage is an inheritance which the past has provided. What we value in the present and what we might choose to preserve for future generations is guided by the PLC Archive Policy to provide a bank of knowledge, curriculum and historical resources, for current and future generations. The PLC Community plays an important role supporting the Archive.
The PLC Foundation welcomes the following individuals as new members to the group and thanks them for their outstanding support and generosity. New Foundation Members ($3,000) • Rev Mark Chew & Mrs Elissa Chew (Chair of College Council) • Dr Cecilia Ling & Dr Michael Lim • Dr Sandra Brown & Mr Steve Grbac New Foundation Governor ($25,000) • Mrs Alice Condick and Mr Ralph Condick
Lampas Save the Dates
Lampas AGM and Luncheon with Speaker Saturday 22 May 2021 Lampas Saturday Luncheon Saturday 11 September 2021 For more information, please contact Julie Schroeder 9805 7889
Donations to the PLC Archive
To donate towards membership of the PLC Foundation, please contact the Development Office on 9805 7860 or development@plc.vic.edu.au. Membership donations are fully tax deductible. New Members joining the Foundation also receive a complimentary named seat in their daughter’s honour in the Performing Arts Centre.
Barbara Hoad (1974), donated PLC memorabilia that had belonged to her father, The Moderator, The Right Reverend F.A. Hoad; Invitation from Miss Joan Montgomery, PLC Principal to PLC Speech Night, to The Moderator, The Right Reverend F.A.Hoad. 14 Nov, 1980; PLC Speech Night Programme, 1980 and PLC 96th Annual Report and Prize List, 1970. Jacqueline Boell donated PLC East Melbourne memorabilia from her grandmother-in-law, PLC Old Collegian, Meta Margreta Plambeck (1929); Book Prize for Drawing, Dec 1928; Book Prize for Third in Form, 1929 and PLC 3rd Form Camp, 1975 [Super 8 Footage]. June MacDiarmid donated memorabilia, including a PLC Athletics Cup, 1930, that had belonged to PLC Old Collegian, Margery Adamson (1930). Jennifer Roberts (Munday 1980), mother of Louise Roberts (2012), donated her mother’s, Joan Macpherson (1947) crested PLC coffee-set. Mick Powell donated PLC Old Collegian Eunice Harding’s (1938) school regalia: wooden protractor and ruler. Warren Thomas (PLC Policy and History Teacher 2001–2016) donated a page of Educational Classified advertisement from The Australasian, June 19, 1895. Hugh Latimer donated his aunt’s, Catherine June Figg (Latimer 1939), PLC photo album, school prizes and a school exercise book. Betty Holder donated a PLC Tea Towel Grades 3, 4, 5 and 6, 1995. For more information about the PLC Archive please contact the PLC Archivist, jdyer@plc.vic.edu.au
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PLC Parent Groups Hethersett
Friends of the Music School
The Hethersett Group had its first meeting via zoom on 12 February, with 19 attendees connecting online. New parents were warmly welcomed and given a brief introduction to the history of Hethersett. Hethersett is the oldest parent body at PLC, founded in the 1950s and named in honour of the original property on the campus grounds. As a Senior School parent volunteer group, it aims to support the school and provide a platform for parents to meet and connect. Hethersett is involved in events including the Athletics Carnival, Mothers’ Day morning tea, Fathers’ Day Breakfast and the Christmas Luncheon. If you are interested in being part of Hethersett, please send an email to hethersettgroupplc@gmail.com
Friends of the Music School is a fun and friendly parent group whose main aim is to support the Music Department at PLC and promote the positive involvement in music studies at PLC. If your daughter has an interest in music, we encourage you to become a member of FMS or at least be part of our volunteer network. Joining is easy. Please scan the QR code and enter your details – we will add you to our mailing list and keep you informed as to what is happening within the PLC Music Community!
April Lim Hethersett President
Prayer Group The PLC Prayer Group met at Hethersett Hall on 11 February for the first time this year. It was refreshing to reconnect in person, having endured almost a year of regular online meetings. We spent time praying for the school and the PLC community. We prayed that peace and joy would replace anxiety and discouragement, as we look towards a better year ahead. The PLC Prayer group meets every other Wednesday morning in the Junior School, and every Thursday at lunchtime in the Senior School. A broad range of people attend Prayer Group, including staff members (past and present), Old Collegians and parents. All are welcome - our oldest member is in her eighties! We enjoyed gathering together at the Connect Evening in March. If you are interested in joining the Prayer Group, please contact April Lim at aprilswlim@gmail.com for further information. April Lim Prayer Group Co-Convenor
FMS Dates & Events
Friday 21 May – Grand Concert
Friday 16 July – Jazz Cab
Wednesday 4 August – Music Scholars’ Concert
Thursday 12 August – Caldwell Concert
Saturday 4 September – Symphony Orchestra Fundraising Concert
Wednesday 8 September – Spring Concert
Friday 8 October – Retro Night
Thursday 14 October – FMS AGM
Old Collegian Sport OCA Netball Round One of the PLC Old Collegians’ netball competitions has kicked off where both PLC OCA Teams registered, PLC OCA Majesty and PLC OCA Monty, played against other! PLC OCA Majesty is a team of girls who graduated in 2020, and Monty has a range of ages, graduating 2012-2018. The Saturday afternoon competition (4:20pm Ashwood High School courts) begins on 20 February, and two teams play there, PLC OCA Nellie and PLC OCA Melba. PLC Old Collegian Netball is still recruiting for the Saturday afternoon competition. If anyone is interested in playing please email
plc.oca.netball@gmail.com
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Donate online to the Helen Hailes Memorial Scholarship The Helen Hailes Memorial Scholarship has been awarded since 1959 to relatives of Old Collegians who would not otherwise be able to attend PLC. This scholarship was set up to honour Miss Hailes, a greatly loved Vice Principal (1933-1954) and Acting Principal, after her sudden death in 1958. For many years Old Collegians have donated cash and cheques through the important Birthday League to support this scholarship, by sending donations to Lauris Murnane at 2/26 Kensington Road, South Yarra VIC 3141. We are now introducing online giving to make donating more convenient (in our busy lives). Donate now and help a girl to PLC. Details of the PLCOCA CBA account for those who with to complete an online bank transfer: • EFT Giving • Account Name: PLCOCA • BSB: 063 197 • Account Number: 00900486 Specify Purpose as: Helen Hailes Sch Payee: Specify name by which you would like to be acknowledged in PLC in Print as part of the Birthday League or anonymous. For further information email:
plc.melb.oca@gmail.com
A tribute to one of our longest serving alumna – Aileen Stooke (1943) Aileen’s enduring connection with the Presbyterian Ladies’ College staff, students and alumnae extends back to the 1900s when her mother attended the College. Enrolled as a boarder from Casterton, Victoria by her mother at the age of 15, Aileen’s love of music was nutured during her student years at PLC East Melbourne in 1942- 43. Her memories of life as a boarder in the “Koorinya” Boarding House, include WW2 air-raid practice in the Fitzroy Gardens and keeping her weekly 6 oz [about 170 grams] butter ration in a jar in her serviette pigeon-hole. The opportunity to play with the PLC Orchestra provided “a little glimpse of the world of music through a little chink in the doorway - a door which gradually opened to a life full of wonderful music and friends” and began Aileen’s next 50 happy years playing in professional orchestras and establishing school orchestras. Aileen’s love of music matured in her adult years. An accomplished Concert Viola player, in the 1940s and 50s, she played with many professional orchestras including the Melbourne University Conservatorium Orchestra, Borovansky Australian Ballet, Princess Theatre and Victorian Symphony Orchestras. She also sang with the Royal
Jane Dyer, Aileen Stooke and Janet Davies, Heritage Centre Manager
“Aileen is a dear friend and colleague. It has been a delight to work beside her for nearly 30 years. I love her sparkle. Her wit and wisdom continue to enthrall us all” Philharmonic Choir. which led to an invitation from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, to Government House in 1958. Over the next three decades Aileen taught music at Tintern CEGS (1957–1970), PLC (Junior School Music Teacher and Founding Director of the PLC Junior and Senior Orchestras 1967 – 1981) and Knoxfield College (1981 – 1987). Through these years, Aileen concurrently served with the Red Cross Transport Company, a working company who for many years were the highest fundraising company in Victoria. Working with the Red Cross for
Helen Hailes Scholarship The following Old Collegians and members of the Birthday League are thanked for the contributions to the Helen Hailes Scolarship Fund: J. Garrow, K. Mathews, C. MacMillan, A. Smith, A. Drent, H. Bailey, J. Brown, P. Randall, C Cherry, D. Cherry, B. Loorham, H. Guilfoyle, L. Murnane, M. Murnane, B. Street, A. Neil, C. Wilson, H. Dent, G. Byrne, J. Grannow, B. Tacey, A. Oakes, North East Branch
over 33 years, her service included volunteer driving, urgent country blood deliveries, the first “Red Cross Calling Day” door-knock appeal in 1960 and the honour of delivering beautiful flowers to the Britannia yacht for the Queen from Red Cross in 1963. Aileen was promoted to the rank of Superintendent of Red Cross Transport for her loyal and reliable service and awarded the Red Cross Service Award in 1964. Aileen’s links with PLC continued during the 1980’s as an Old Collegian, donor, and as a regular weekly volunteer in the PLC Archive 1992 - 2020. Her commitment and active interest in the life of the College has been appreciated by several former PLC Principals and Presidents of the PLC Old Collegians’ Association. The PLC Foundation honoured Aileen’s 30 years of service last year. There is no doubt Aileen is a living treasure, mentor and role model for generations of PLC Melbourne students. Aileen’s memoir An Octagenarian Remembers (2011) shines a light on a 20th century life of music and service, teaching and travel. In Aileen’s words, “the main purpose of writing her memoir was to portray her working life as a musician and a teacher and to portray some of the historical events she lived through”. Please contact Jane Dyer, PLC Melbourne Archivist at jdyer@plc.vic.edu.au to discover more about Aileen and to learn about other treasures in our collection. Jane Dyer PLC Archivist
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Below: PLC Women Mentoring Sub-committee L to R Denise Poon (1978), Dr Yvonne Ho AM (1983), Ailsa Wilson (1978), Phoebe Costello (2011), Tang Li (2007)
OCA Program for 2021 24 April
PLC Women
15 May
OCA AGM with Speaker
17 May
OCA Golf Day
15 June
PLC Driver Cup
24 July
PLC Women
31 August
Scholarship Luncheon
13 November November Spring Luncheon
PLC OCA President Ailsa Wilson (1978) welcomes our new OCA Committee members Nita Eng (1979) and Dr Yvonne Ho AM (1983). It is exciting to be starting 2021 with a committee of 16 with strategic direction by our sub-committees for Communications headed up by our new Vice President Phoebe Costello (2011), Finance and Investment, and PLC Women Mentoring. Our PLC Women Mentoring sub-committee are proceeding to roll out our mentoring program for all Old Collegians for all the key stages we all transition through during our whole life. In 2017 we piloted PLC Women Panels of Old Collegians sharing their experiences with topics such as Teaching and Transitions, Allied Health, Hot Tips for thriving in male dominated professions, Story Telling for Social Change, and Health and Wellbeing. I am very excited about the many talented Old Collegians who have already volunteered to mentor other Old Collegians. Many have already listed themselves and their professional skills in our new Blue Black and Gold Pages (BB&G Pages) on our new PLC Melbourne OCA Facebook page. This is a great tool to help us find each other and know when we are connecting with or choosing Old Collegians’ skills and services. Please join us on Zoom for our next PLC Women event on Saturday 24 April 2021 from 3-5pm to hear Lisa Leong (1989) ABC Radio “This Working Life” introduce her classmate Pen Lewin (1989) from Microsoft to share how, after training and practise, she has built confidence networking which is a huge asset in her current role. Then after some practical tips from Fiona Krautil (Pagram 1973) “Diversity Know How”, we will let you choose a Zoom break out room to meet and chat to other Old Collegians who share your interests. Please watch for the Flyers and live links to our PLC Women Zoom online booking systems to book in and join us.
Above: Back Row L to R Nikki Hamilton (1978) Ailsa Wilson (1978) Phoebe Costello (2011) Robyn Byrne OAM (1973) Anne Neil (1963) Front Row L to R Nita Eng (1979) Dr Yvonne Ho AM (1983), Denise Poon (1978) Terri McKenzie (1976) Belinda Steel (1979) Tang Li (2007) Mabel Yan (2011) Absent Lucy Munanto (2008), Amy Nhan (2006), Lauris Murnane (1955)
Twelve of our 2021 OCA Committee came masked and ready for action for our February meeting in the Hethersett conference room– one for the history books! Spanning seven decades of PLC history we are all proud to represent our many members to run the sort of events you want to enjoy.
“Inspired by a retrospective 1981 exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria of Joy Hester’s works, Christine Croyden chose to create a one-person play “Joy”, in collaboration with Rosie Westbrook who composed and performs the musical score. It is a haunting work, performed by Claire Larisse Nicholls, delving into many aspects of Joy’s troubled life. The experience is made all the richer as you sit in Heide, where much of the action takes place, and in a room surrounded by her works that form part of the “Joy Hester, Remember Me” exhibition. All three performances of “Joy” have sold out. It was eagerly anticipated after two COVID cancellations. It is a tribute to the artistic endeavours not only of Joy, but of those who created and performed the work.” Heather Ritter (Forster 1978)
The next AGM of the PLC OCA will be held on Saturday 15 May 2021 by Zoom. The 2021 Women Out There Fellow (WOTF) will be announced at our AGM and will describe their winning project for us. Please add this to your diary as there is some important business issues for the OCA to pass at our next AGM Ailsa Wilson (1978) OCA President
Twenty Old Collegians gathered at Heide on 6 February 2021 to experience the Joy Hester Exhibition and Performance and acknowledge the talent of writer Christine Croyden (1978) and musician Rosie Westbrook.
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Vimeo The OCA spent lock down increasing our online communication tools. We now have our own Vimeo page where we are routinely storing our online offerings. Please take a few minutes to visit us with this live link
News of Old Collegian Groups
https://vimeo.com/plcoca You will be able to enjoy the March 2020 OCA Melba Music Concert and hear our talented Old Collegian musicians. You can also see the recording of our last PLC Women Event with Dr Deborah Seifert AM (1970) and Dr Yvonne Ho AM (1983) on “Achieving Gender Equity in Australian Honours.” Take the time to listen to their tips and find the time with some friends to recommend more women for Australian Honours. Robyn Byrne OAM (1973) and Yvonne Ho AM (1983) would both be pleased to guide application processes and take on your suggestions of other Old Collegians that we could nominate for future years. Email us on plc.melb.oca@gmail.com or reach out on our OCA Facebook page. Over summer I hope you have enjoyed the shared memories and photos on our Facebook page with boarders from the 1950s and our newest members with the Class of 2020 all sharing their PLC memories. Bronwyn Ondracek (Hodges 1974) now retired from teaching and leading Glamis and enjoying her Marysville garden, has been sharing photos of her crops of fruit, vegetables and new chickens. So please enjoy these and post your own photos of your own lock down gardens, crafts and other hobbies.
Mornington Peninsula
The Mornington Peninsula Friendship Group was delighted to finally join together for lunch in February. Having tried three times last year, to find COVID-19 thwarting our plans, we were delighted to see each other again and also to welcome School Principal, Cheryl Penberthy. Cheryl talked briefly about the effects of COVID-19 on the school last year and their relief that the House Concerts this year were held – particularly being the 60th annual performance of these. One of our 1963 members pointed out that we were in the first House Concerts in 1961. Cheryl also drew the winning tickets in the raffle to raise funds for the Helen Hailes Scholarship Fund. Overall the day was counted a great success and we look forward to the next. Janet Kirchner (Morrison 1963) Pam Booth (1959)
Sydney
PLC OCA Facebook Page A place for Old Collegians to share photos and thoughts. We look forward to sharing with you at the PLC Melbourne OCA Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ plcmelbourneoca/
Despite lockdowns and restricted numbers of patrons in venues, a keen group of Sydney Old Collegians held five coffee mornings between February and November in 2020. These provided a welcome reason to leave social isolation and catch up with old friends. The luncheon at “Sous le Soleil” was held prior to any restrictions and a delightful meal was enjoyed by all in this idyllic parkland setting. The 2021 program is now underway and new members are warmly invited to join us. We are always on the lookout for Old Collegians who have moved to Sydney to join our group. Julie Phillips (Rank 1961) t.j.phillips@bigpond.com
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North East
Class
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The North East Group of PLC Old Collegians recently met for the first time this year after a break of a year due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The 24 members who attended were all so pleased to meet again after an abnormally long break for this group, as we usually meet 3 times each year. The lunch was held at King River Café at Oxley on a beautiful North East autumn day and there was so much chatter after a long break. We were served alternate meals of roast chicken or atlantic salmon with delicious desserts to follow. We were delighted to welcome Julie Schroeder and Wendy Fishley from Melbourne as well as a new member who has come to live at Milawa – Barb Vial. Julie told us of events at the school as well as some Old Collegians’ news. We were also happy to hear that Mrs Cheryl Pemberthy has been appointed as Principal for a further two years. The members decided to meet at the same venue for our next lunch which will hopefully be held on Wednesday 2 June. Judy Cuddon (Clezy 1957) jcuddon@outlook.com
New Zealand Calling Old Collegians living in New Zealand! The New Zealand branch is hoping to provide local Old Collegians the opportunity to connect and come together in the Auckland area. If you would be interested in joining, please contact Jane Foster. Jane Foster (1985) jane04@bigpond.com
Class of 2020 Graduation Dinner Reunion
29 May
Class of 2019
1st Year Out
6 August
Class of 2010
10 Year Reunion
1 May
Class of 2011
10 Year Reunion
1 May
Class of 2005
15 Year Reunion
8 May
Class of 2006
15 Year Reunion
8 May
Class of 2000
20 Year Reunion
17 July
Class of 2001
20 Year Reunion
17 July
Class of 1995
25 Year Reunion
31 July
Class of 1996
25 Year Reunion
31 July
Class of 1990
30 Year Reunion
2 October
Class of 1991
30 Year Reunion
2 October
Class of 1985
35 Year Reunion
9 October
Class of 1986
35 Year Reunion
9 October
Class of 1980
40 Year Reunion
23 October
Class of 1981
40 Year Reunion
23 October
Class of 1975
45 Year Reunion
6 November
Class of 1976
45 Year Reunion
6 November
Class of 1970
50 Year Reunion
20 November
Class of 1971
50 Year Reunion
20 November
Class of 1965
55 Year Reunion
27 November
Class of 1966
55 Year Reunion
27 November
Class of 1961
60 Years On
4 September
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News of Old Collegians
Births
Engagements Sue-Lee Seng (1998) married Rowan Theel on 28 November 2020 at Barfold Community Church in Barfold with a reception lunch at the Social Foundry cafe in Kyneton where they met. Sue-Lee did her own hair and her Social Foundry volunteers did her flowers, makeup, photography, videography and served lunch. Despite the wedding being postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions, the couple were finally able to celebrate with their 25 guests.
Rosie Francis (2011) became engaged on 10 November 2020 to Russell George. Rosie is currently a lawyer and Russell is an engineer, and they met at an Arts ball in 2013 while both were completing undergraduate studies at the University of Melbourne. Seven years later, Russell proposed to Rosie at her parents’ property in Talbot, Victoria, in front of a heart-shaped dam.
Weddings
Jane Foster (1985) married Grant Andrews on 7 March 2020 in a beautiful ceremony at Passage Rock Winery on picturesque Waiheke Island, New Zealand. Leanne Grills (Douglas,1985) travelled to New Zealand to attend the wedding. Jane is now living on Waiheke Island with her husband.
Sheree Wood (2011) married James McLaren (Scotch College, 2011) on 30 January 2021 in beautiful Kinglake surrounded by forest, food trucks, live music and of course a well stock bar filled with cocktails, craft beer and wines. This was a long awaited event after being together for over 10 years. The Wedstival continued the next day with breakfast and swinging through the trees on the high ropes course. PLC and Scotch were well represented with Andrea Pereira (2011) and Laura Dickason (2011), as well as a close friend Kelly Martin as bridesmaids, and Adam Harris (Scotch College, 2011), Hugh Christian and James Davies as the groomsmen.
Elaine Kwong (2014) married Benjamen Wang at Lygon Street Christian Chapel on 1 January 2021. This date was chosen to signify a new beginning. Sister Yvonne Kwong (2012) was the bride’s escort while Andrea Shah (2014) was a bridesmaid.
Georgina Stickels (1990) and Anthony Cundall welcomed a son, Henry in October 2020. A brother to Edward. Victoria (Northam 2000) and Laszlo Konya welcomed a daughter, Clara Heidi Konya on 9 April 2020. A sister to Henrik Laszlo Konya. Ashleigh Hamilton (2001) and Trent Cilento welcomed a son, Jasper Hamilton Cilento on 23 January 2021. Emily Cheung (2002) and Matthew Davenport welcomed a girl, Darcy Coco on 24 July 2020. A sister to Mason and Indianna. Pip (Dutton 2002) and Trent Lyons welcomed a girl, Gwendolyn Skye (Winnie) on 29 October 2020. Chrissy Muttiah (2005) and Vinay Daniel welcomed a son, Ezekiel Daniel on 29 December 2020. Cecile (Vaughan 2006) and Simon Wise welcomed a son, Gordy Paul on 6 May 2020. Brother to Percy Daniel and Henry Simon in Heaven. Gayathri (Srinivasan 2008) and Shyam Gomatam welcomed a son, Raghuveer on 25 June 2020. A brother to Siddharth. Ellen (Davies 2009) and Jamin Kenner welcomed a son, Samuel Blake Kenner on 22 January 2021. First grandson to Janet (Stone, 1980) and Chris Davies.
Anniversary Mary Ramsay (Burbury 1960) On 13 February, the Ramsay family celebrated the Golden wedding anniversary of Mary and Richard. Of the occasion, Mary wrote; “One of our children said in his speech that I had given up my career to marry. Some days later, after stewing over this remark, I sat him down and told him that I had not given up my career to marry. Rather I had changed my career from librarianship to farming. As a farmer’s wife and mother of five, I lead a useful life both on the farm ‘directing the traffic’ as I termed it and in the three country communities in which we lived during our farming career.”
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The PLC Community is saddened to learn of the passing of the following Old Collegians. Obituaries The following obituaries have been supplied by family and friends of the deceased.
June Figg (Latimer 1939) passed away on 4 August 2020. June was born in Lismore, Victoria, the eldest child of Stanley Latimer and Catherine (Katie) Barbara White who boarded at PLC from 1905-1908. The young June attended Lilydale Base School, then Tintern in Hawthorn and finally PLC in East Melbourne where she was a boarder from 1935 to 1939. The year after leaving PLC, June began her three years of nursing training at the Alfred. She was always proud to have been an Alfred nurse, and delighted to be invited back to nurse there, later becoming the Charge Sister of Casualty for six years. She then completed her Midwifery training in 1947. In 1953 she became Assistant Matron at the newly opened Footscray Hospital where she opened four wards including the surgical and children’s wards. She held this position until she married Norman Figg in July 1957 when she had to resign her position, as married women were unable to work in a senior position as a nurse or stay in at the hospital. Whilst training and nursing, June worked in New Zealand and travelled to the UK. In her many years working for the Victorian Nurses’ Council (until late 1980s), she visited China and attended the International Nursing Conference in Japan. She travelled extensively throughout the world with Norman and also her nursing friends. June and Norman also owned and operated Allison’s Reception Rooms in Williams Road, Windsor for many years. June was always well organised, fastidious in everything she put her hand to and viewed life in the most positive manner. She was a devoted daughter, wife, sister and aunt to all members of her family. She was a caring friend to many, a great supporter of PLC, the Alfred and Legacy to name a few. Her nieces Karen Latimer (1969) and Sarah Moodie (Latimer 1973) also attended PLC. June spent her final years in Broughton Hall, Camberwell where she remained active, interested and involved in life until the end “A life well lived” June was 98 years old. Anne Chisholm (Wells 1946) passed away on 17 December 2020.
Alison Sheppard (Macvean 1951) passed away 22 May 2020 Mum was one of a long line of old Collegians Starting with Mary, Petrena and Jemima in 1875 Dorothea in 1910 Big sister Margie in 1945 Little sister Heather in 1963 Kirsty, Steph and many more A child of the Great Depression It never left you Waste not, want not Keep on keeping-on This won’t buy the baby a new dress Six o’clock and no bones in the cart Improve the shining hour In your second year of matric You would show your Latin teacher that it doesn’t pay To sell you short You would top the state this time! But they died suddenly and with them your motivation So you asked Auntie D to tutor you She who was newly returned from helping the British rebuild Germany And in one year you added German to your quiver Ohne hast, ohne rast! A scholarship to Melbourne and you were proud to be among the first Women admitted to Ormond Your father died Having lived an Odyssey returning from each war but laid low By the peacetime pains he dismissed Plans for the new Burwood campus still unfurled on the dining-room table Your mother bereft Your beloved Ron Your three beloved children How many miscarriages though? At least three before me One didn’t talk about such things Sometimes you would say by way of explanation I always dreamt of having a big family In the sixties This young family moved to hydro-electric Boomtown Hot summers Snowy winters The Mt Beauty pool The Kiewa river That broad valley open to the enormous sky Tawonga Crescent and Bogong Avenue Currawongs singing as they fly Back to Melbourne Uni for a second degree, this time in Social Work The seventies full of promises For a more just, equitable world No more ‘I’m alright Jack’ Dilige et quod vis fac You devoured the new psychology and the new openness Hungry for ideas about social progress
Shirley Irene Dixon (Ford 1953) passed away on 30 May 2020. Shirley had fond memories of her time at PLC and maintained strong friendships with some of the girls from her school years that lasted her lifetime. They held regular luncheons over the years and attended PLC functions on numerous occasions. Deborah Rutherford (1991) passed away on 6 August 2020. Much loved daughter and step-daughter of Elizabeth and Max and Douglas and Greer. A life lived in search of social justice, a better life for vulnerable children and as a passionate advocate for the underdog.
Choosing the invisible métier of the career public servant Working for the welfare of children and the differentlyabled Your ambition was to be without ambition So you could speak truth to power Realpolitik was as anathema to you As spending money on take-away coffee Come the 80’s and Economic Rationalism The Abstemiousness That you learned as a child and vaunted as a personal virtue They made you inflict on the vulnerable You knew you had been privileged with an education That granted you long sightedness So you gave it your all Working hard from within the machine to sow dignity and compassion Until you felt you had earned the right to rest Welcoming Loving Guiding And knitting for The grandchildren who started to arrive Wise Sensible Clear-headed An amazing vocabulary Is what your colleagues said about you Children kept coming At last the large family you dreamt of New lifetimes bestowed on yours In the end all your learning And all your experience Evaporated Like dew on a clear winter’s day Leaving a simple equanimity And warmth without conversation In hindsight Gifts that appeared from who knows where To ease the Long Goodbye for us You told me many times That you treasured your time at PLC because You were never taught to be anything less Than a high-achieving Working Woman Married maybe Subservient no All of you ahead of your times Your family was And is Full of such women Mum was one of a long line of old Collegians Are you all now somewhere New again?
Ben Sheppard wrote this poem dedicated to his mother.
PLC Council “Vale Mr John McArthur” Mr John George Rennie McArthur, passed away on 29 October 2019. He had faithfully served on the PLC Council from November 1975 to October 1981. He is survived by his wife Beverly (Laughton 1954), his daughters Jacquelyn (1978) and Susan (1980) and son David.
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News of Old Collegians
Amongst old girls, we have a long list of immunologists, Lord Mayors, scientists, doctors, nurses and midwives who have worked beyond their scope in fighting the Covid Pandemic. I’d like to recognise one Old Collegian, Lisa Lockwood, (Heathcote 1978) who is currently employed as a quarantine official, (hotel quarantine) by Department of Justice. Lisa has never worked in this type of industry before, never worked night shift, and is facing huge challenges in this job, but is part of our front line defence, protecting all Victorians. My hat goes off to her, she is showing bravery, endurance, facing new infection control learning curves, to perform her job. Congratulations to her, and I think we all need to thank her and recognise her efforts, in protecting us. Natalie Lynch (Meyer 1978)
Alisa Bunbury (1986) is the Curator of the Grimwade Collection at the Ian Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne. She recently spoke with Phillip Adams on ABC Late Night Live about her latest book, “Pride Of Place: Exploring the Grimwade Collection”. This visually rich and informative book explores the colonial artefacts, paintings and objects in the Collection which relate to the European exploration of the Pacific and the British colonisation and settlement of Australia. You can listen to this fascinating discussion on the “ABC Listen” app. Alisa, a noted researcher, writer and curator, now specialises in early colonial Australian art and was previously Curator of Prints and Drawing at National Gallery of Victoria and the Art Gallery of South Australia. She has curated exhibitions on the work of many artists, including, “From the Earth I Arise” in 1998, celebrating the work of Old Collegian and acclaimed ceramicist Marguerite Mahood (Callaway 1915).
In November 2020 Claire Harvey (1994) was elected to Frankston City Council as a first-time candidate, having lived in the area for 14 years. Her particular passions include resource recovery, action on climate change and the development of housing, transport and community infrastructure that facilitates a smaller carbon footprint. “Strengthening our community fabric, increasing civic participation and the creation of meaningful and secure employment opportunities for young people were other key campaign platforms, especially as we navigate our way forward in response to the various challenges of COVID-19.”
Monique diMattina (1989) is releasing her sixth music album, TIDES - ten compositions for solo piano. Monique is touring the album to regional Victoria and launching at Jazzlab, Brunswick on Saturday 27 March 2021. A Fulbright scholar, Monique teaches at VCA (Melbourne Conservatorium) and Monash University Jazz departments and performs regularly around Australia and internationally. Monique has two children and, following years in NYC, is now based in Melbourne. Further details at www.moniquedimattina.com
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Joy Chiang (Chen 2005) Joy was fortunate to be chosen last year to be one of 100 artists selected to paint a ‘UooUoo’ (pronounced you-you) for the 150th anniversary art trail fundraiser for The Royal Children’s Hospital. The Me and UooUoo art trail encourages communities to be active and reconnect with their cities by visiting one hundred unusual art sculptures. You can also track and ‘collect’ them through an app. They are currently exhibited across Melbourne’s laneways, streets, parks and public spaces and form a walking trail throughout Melbourne and Geelong. When the art trail finishes, the sculptures will be auctioned off to raise funds for The Royal Children’s Hospital. Her UooUoo is named ‘Nana’ and is currently located in Grattan Gardens in Prahran. Her design was inspired by her daughter’s stay at the RCH. At only seven months, she was admitted to the hospital for seven days. Between the heartache and procedures, unimaginable resilience and joy shone through. What brought her most joy and entertainment was a helium balloon, whenever she saw it, she said her happy word ‘nana’. The colours and movement in this UooUoo capture the lightness of the balloon and the positivity of a baby’s innocence. Jemima Knox (2006) Jemima used her unexpected time away from her work as an outdoor education teacher this year to bake free delicious treats for her community in Grovedale. She set up an eyecatching stall where people could take a muffin or cookie to brighten up their day during these often financially difficult COVID-19 times. Her local community have been very supportive and grateful for her creativity and generosity and Jemima, now back at work, is continuing her baking and still bringing people of all ages, cheer and pleasure. You can follow her wonderful baking initiative on her Instagram Account, “geelongcommunitycookies.”
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Julia Howarth (Caldwell 2009)
Julia Howarth (Caldwell 2009) Julia graduated from PLC in 2009 and absolutely loved being involved in the rowing program at PLC. She was the Captain of Boats, and after graduation she worked as a Coach, Junior Coordinator and Director of Rowing for the PLC Rowing Program until 2014. She now resides in New Jersey, USA. She is the Head Novice Girls Rowing Coach at Princeton National Rowing Association. PNRA is a non-for-profit organization, operating the Finn M.W. Caspersen Rowing Center. PNRA is dedicated to providing a venue where athletes of all ages, talents and backgrounds have the opportunity to develop their rowing abilities to their highest potential. It is also a United States Olympic Training Site, and home to the US Rowing National Team, as well as community rowing programs. PNRA runs the Mercer Junior and Masters Rowing Programs and conducts outreach activities seeking to expand community involvement in rowing. In her role as Head Coach, Julia oversees 90+ high school aged athletes and four assistant coaches on her team, which rows year round. As well, she coordinates the Summer Learn to Row Camps that draw over 200 campers from the surrounding area and has 35+ staff members working under her direction. Her passion for the sport of rowing, providing an engaging and positive learning experience and contributing to the rowing community began at PLC and lives on!
Zoe Ranganathan (2017)
Zoe Ranganathan (2017) from the Australian National University has been elected 2021 President of the National Union of Students. “The National Union of Students will enter into a post-pandemic rebuild,” said Zoe. “In the midst of the biggest crisis of our lifetime, the most vulnerable of us have been left behind… COVID-19 has shown all of us that the Australian higher education system is failing students.” In order to address this, Zoe’s priorities include ensuring that course cuts, reduction of staff pay and corporatisation of universities are tackled through the democratisation of the campuses, and the protection of student representation through legislated funding minimums. She emphasises that the voices of International students, regional and low SES students must be platformed so that universities can return to a place of fair, accessible and equitable learning.
Photo: Daniel Short from the Surf Coast Times, Thursday 26 November 2020
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