EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
LEADING WITH STRENGTH
and Gentleness
The College gathered for the Commissioning of the 2020 school leaders on Wednesday 11 September. It provided us with an opportunity to think about what leadership is and I do not believe we are better positioned than here at Brigidine to understand that very concept. The media loosely refers to the heads of countries as leaders but leadership does not come with a position. It comes through attitude and behaviour and no better words describe it than strength and gentleness, the motto which has guided our Year 11 students for the past five years. One other ingredient completes the picture – our new leaders are women, so traditional hierarchical models of
leadership will not work for them. The best leader each of them can be is the one who has a sense of ‘other’ and through that understanding comes their sense of justice and their capacity for kindness.
2020 Student Leaders
Senior Captains Carmelita Buay Laura Collins Madison McGrath Claudia Vidulic
Chloe Christie Lucy Eyres Heidi Richardson Natarsha Vidulic
Year Ambassadors Kayla Fingleson Tessa Panetta Isabel Vitoria
Lauren Hickey Jemima Thomas
House Captains Fatima: Kildare: Lourdes: Prague:
2020 House Captains
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The Bridge
To all our students who were commissioned and to all of Year 12 2020, that is their challenge – the strength to make a difference and the integrity to stand tall. Jane Curran Principal
Cocurricular Captains Jemima Guberina Charlotte Cuda
College Captain Senior Vice Captain
College Captain, Senior Vice Captain and Senior Captains
A leader is not always the for 2020 first person to charge into battle; sometimes they are simply the ordinary people who refuse to give in to what is wrong and their gentle resistance turns the world on its head. We shouldn’t focus on those who speak loudly; we should listen to those who speak honestly.
Nicole Chan, Priya Wheatley Chantelle Cunningham, Isabella Mestrov Ashlee Marks, Sasha Rous Holli Raaff, Lucinda Weber
AFL: Art: Astronomy: Athletics: Basketball: Cross Country: Dance: Debating: Drama: Drama: DEA: Football: Hockey: Honours: Music: Musical: Netball: Robotics: Social Justice: Softball: Sports Aerobics: Swimming: Taekwondo: Tennis: Tildesley Tennis: Textiles: Touch Football: Volleyball: Water Polo:
Chantelle Cunningham Chantel Jurisic, Khloe Tria Sally Heffernan Claudia Vidulic Natasha Keosseian Elsa Schuller Chloe Jackett, Chloe Oldham Abigail Ries, Jemima Thomas Ella Temple Charlotte Waite Jessica Biggs, Caitlin Gill Isabella Wilson Jemma Walsh Alannah Darling Jessica Gordon, Jess Wearne Ella Temple Natalie Lukacevic Brittany Boot Libby Denyer, Tessa Panetta Ashley Smith Charlotte Ellis, Shae Griffiths Anika Townley Libby Denyer Isabella Encina Isabella Wilson Sally Heffernan Holli Raaff Zara Pittioni Sasha Rous