Issue 12 - Summer 2014
Alumni connections continue to grow The Past Students’ Association has rounded off a busy year of interaction with current and past students, and a visible presence at, and support for, major College events.
Students fly in for 10-year reunion A 20-hour flight from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, didn’t deter Med Desta (left) from attending his 10-year reunion, with the Class of 2004. He was joined by Megan Hendy from Melbourne and Jonathan Cook from Sydney, as the graduates gathered to reminisce about ‘the best days of their lives’. The search is now on for 1995 and 2005 graduates, in preparation for their 10 and 20 year reunions in 2015. Contact details may be emailed to psa@chac.qld.edu.au.
Lending a helping hand CHAC Graduates, representing a variety of study and career paths, attended the Semester 2 Subject Selection Evening for Year 10s entering Year 11, to be on hand to share their experiences of tertiary education and the workforce. This was the PSA’s first foray into connecting with the Year 10s as the students contemplate their future pathways. Under the guidance of Jenny Middleton (Director of Curriculum and Professional Practice), Elizabeth Pratt (Director of Senior Secondary), and Anne Mitchell (Learning Pathways Counsellor), and with helpful advice from Year 12s who have trodden this path, the PSA will continue to refine the best time and place to be on hand to complement and support the work of CHAC staff as they guide students towards realising their stated goals.
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PSA Committee members Megan Wooldridge, Sarah Narloch and Yasmin Murry at the College's Volunteers Thank You Evening.
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Members of the Past Students’ Association (PSA) put a lot of thought into the striking of the inaugural PSA pin; a pin which will be presented to graduating Seniors each year as they take up Life Membership of the PSA, personalised with their year of graduation. ‘We want to congratulate graduating students and recognise this major transition period as they metamorphose from a school student into the next stage of their lives,’ said PSA President, Megan Wooldridge, ‘and to welcome them, as the new alumni, into membership of the Past Students’ Association.’
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