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CARITAS the Magazine of Catholic Ladies' College

T h e year 198 1 ma rks th e te nth a nnive rsary of C LC a t the prese nt site in Elth a m . It a lso m a rks th e re -e m e rge nce of th e sch oo l m agaz ine, a ft e r a brea k of three yea rs.

Thi s m agaz ine a rrives w ith a c h a nged form a t a nd style whi c h I be li eve re fl ects th e spirit of the stude nt a nd staff co mmunit y of th e 1980's.

A sc hoo l magaz ine sh o uld be a record of th e acti vit ies of stude nts a nd sta ff a nd sho uld ca pture so m ething o f th e spirit of th e t im es .

Thi s edition o f " Ca ritas" a tte mpts to do thi s a nd sh ows som e o f the ene rgy, initi a ti ve a nd c reati vity of th e group of stude nt s c urre ntl y a tte nding. Th e stud ents a nd m e mbe rs of sta ff wh o ha ve edited th e magaz ine h o pe yo u w ill e nj oy th e co nte nts.

Th e na m e " C ARIT A S" h as been reta ined - a firm li nk with th e traditi o n whi c h h as grown steadil y since C L C was first esta b lish ed in M a rc h 1902 a t East M e lbo urne.

Th e na m e is ta ke n fr o m th e m otto of th e Siste rs of C h a rit y " C ARITAS C HRISTI URG ET NO S" " th e love of C hrist bec ko ns us o n" a nd it is thi s g uidin g princ ip le whic h we ho pe wi ll co ntinue to inspire a ll wh o a re educated a t C LC .

Pa tric ia Nuna n RSC

COLLEGE CHAPLAINS

YOUNG CHRISTIAN STUDENTS

W e a re privil eged to ha ve wo nde rful c ha pl a ins attac hed to C LC. These priests a re a lways o n h a nd to he lp wi t h liturgies, prepa ra tio n for the recepti o n o f sac ra m e nts, coun selling a nd instruc tio n . Spec ia l tha nks to Fr M cCa n n, Fr Mic k Piotto, a full time YCS wo rke r has bee n guid ing the Ba ke r; Fr J ory a nd Fr Pascoe.

I . Conce le bra ted Fa mil y M ass 1980. group through its initia l stages. Stude nts a tte nd wee kl y 2. Fa mily M ass 198 0. meetings with Sr Liz as ass ista nt lead e r, a nd a lso a re in 3. Arc hbi shop M ost Rev Sir T. F. Little D. D. a rn vmg fo r volved in monthl y regiona l m eetings with oth e r yo uth .

1980 Fa mil y M ass.

4. Fr Pascoe - Sc h oo l C ha pl a in .

5. Y. C. S. M eeting Yea r 11 , 1981 with Mic k Piotto .

6. Be ll ringers: H ele n W a rde n , Caroline Corcora n,Julie va n Bave l, Li z O 'Conno r , Judith Rosse ll.

7. H .S.C. Retreat 1980 with Fr J o ry.

8. Fun & Frie ndship Day. 9. Sr Eliz a beth with visito rs.

10. M o nique C lini c k, Year 7, Ge mbroo k Ret rea t, 198 1.

11. Year 10 Day Re treat T apest ry Ca mp Stra thewen , 1980 .

12. Yea r 7 M ass Silver C ree k . ..; 13. Surviva l skill s Silve r C_ree k Ca mp. · 14 . H .S.C. Retreat 1980 Silve r C ree k.

15. Outdoor Activities - G ilwe ll Ga untl et .

16. Year 7 Retreat, Ge mb roo k 198 1.

17 . H .S.C . Retreat Hi Jink s, 1980 .

18. H .S.C. Retreat , Silve r C ree k 1980. Fr. B. J o ry & Mi c he lle Ca llina n.

Thi s group has recently sta rted as th e result of a request fo r m o re involve m e nt as C hristia ns, a ft e r th e Year 11 Retreat in June, 1981 .

HAND BELLS Mrs Rossell h as been teaching both stude nts a nd sta ff the a rt of ha nd -be ll ringing - ca mpo no logy. Th ese be ll s a re rung during liturgic ce le bra tions. The first p e rfo rma nce of the C LC ca mpo nologists was give n during Eve ning Praye r at th e C onve nt during Eas ter W ee k.

Historical Retrospective -

A look al the History of ClC

On Sa turday, 14t h August 198 1, about 2000 people assemb led at t he new Ca th o lic Ladies' College at E ltha m , to assis t in th e Bl ess ing and Ope ni ng of th e sc h ool. His Grace, Arc h b isho p Knox, pe r fo rmed the cere m o nies, includ ing t h e u nve iling of a bronze p la que e mbedded in a la rge bou lder of natura l roc k.

T ha t importa nt occas io n took p lace te n yea rs ago, but as we celebra te thi s a nni ve rsary of ours, we need to look fur t he r back into o ur hi story, pas t the beginnings a t E ltha m , to t he very incep tio n of Ca tho li c La dies' Co ll ege.

The sc hool we know today ac tua ll y bega n in 1889 as " St. Pntric k' s Co nve nt Sc hoo l fo r Secondary Educa tio n" , run by t he Sis ters o f C h a rity.

In 190 1, th e comm u nity moved fr o m its s ite in V ictoria Pa ra de, to G ipps St reet, Eas t M e lbourne. In 1902 , as new sc hool bu ild ings we re fini shed , the sc h oo l offi c ia ll y beca m e Catho li c Lad ies' Co llege. " T he new Sc h oo l has bee n e rected o n t h e m os t up-to da te p la ns - hi gh , roo my a nd we ll -ve ntila ted - a nd is re p lete w it h everything necessary to impa rt a sound re ligious, mo ra l and p hys ica l t ra ining . . (Th e Advocate ).

C LC had begu n. It surv ived th ro ugh t he fi rs t h a lf of th e ce ntury - th rough both wo rl d wa rs, a nd beca me a la rge fl ouris hing estab lishme nt.

T he n, o n Augus! 6 th , 1968, a le tte r was se nt home to th e pa re nts of the pup il s a nnounc ing th a t th e sc h oo l had acqui red a site in E lt ham, 2 1 ac res in size, a nd tha t the sc h oo l wou ld co ntinue a t East M e lbourne until Dece mbe r 19 70, and wo uld tra nsfe r to E lt ham in Feb ruary, 197 1.

Unfort una te ly t hat d id n' t happe n qu ite as a ntic ipated.

Despite muc h exc iteme nt, e nthusias m a nd p re pa ra tions a t

the East M e lbourne e nd , de layed co nstructio n work o n the gro unds a t E lt h a m mea nt tha t the new sc h ool was not read y until the e nd of M a rc h. The ac tua l m ove took place with no upsets a nd the college quic kly swung into the no rma l sch ool ro utine, but in very new a nd m od e rn surroundings.

Three hund red stude nts a tte nded tha t first year a t E ltha m , guided by seve ntee n me mbe rs of sta ff, te n of who m we re Siste rs o f C ha rity.

T od ay, we ha ve d oubled th e numbe r of stude nts a nd the sta ff h as inc reased to a bout fo rty. Four of the staff w h o we re w ith the sc h oo l in 19 71 are still prese nt in 1981 : Mrs Va nd erslik a nd Mrs Casey, a nd M rs Spa in a nd Mrs J ac h . Both Mrs Spa in a nd Mrs J ac h a lso ta ught at East M e lbo urne.

Catho li c La dies' Co llege, E ltha m , has made muc h progress in its te n yea rs of e xiste nce. So m e of the m ore obvious a nd rece nt signs are the new sc ie nce la b ora to ries, the e nlarge ning of the ova l, a nd th e purc hase of much sport equipme nt.

Al so, to the sc h ool's c redit, the re is a nothe r fac t to be noted: C LC offers a very e xte nsive ra nge of subj ects in a ll a reas a nd form s of the sc h ool. Som etimes this is not poss ible a t a ll sc h ools, but C L C ha s a lways provided a very th orough educati o n through out its history.

In the wo rd s of Hi s Grace, Arc hbi sho p Sir Fra nk Little, (at th e E nd of Year Mass , 1980) :

"It has been yet another very successful year. We hope that the school motto 'Knowledge and Virtue', in the true meaning of these words, will become a real part of the lives of those who are fortunate enough to be associated with Catholic Ladies' College."

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Sister M . J oac him Burns was Pri nc ipa l of Catho lic Lad ies ' College , Easdt M e 1boSurhne d uringb t.h ~ Deprehss io n e was a n ia nt sc o 1a r, yea rs 193 1, 19 3 2 a n 19 3 3 . teac he r a nd ac hiever a nd in 1928 Sr J oac hi m beca me the first wo m a n in Austra lia to rece ive the Degree of M as te r of Ed uca tio n . She e xce ll ed in teac hing English , Fre nc h a nd La tin , but above a ll , as Princi pa l, she was a pastora l person .

In h e r ma ny yea rs of loving serv ice a nd in the dedicatio n of he r bri lli a nt gifts to the educatio n o f th e yo ung, Sr J oachim fo rged st ro ng bond s o f love a nd e mpa th y with ge ne ra tio ns of stude nt s a t Cath o lic Lad ies' College. Whil e Princ ipa l of C LC , Sr J oac him wro te the wo rds o f the Co llege song 'The Go ld a nd T h e Whi te', so pro ud ly kn own a nd sung by stude nts, both past a nd p rese nt.

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1981 Sr Patricia Nunan, Mr J. Jamieson, Mrs E. Balsamo, Mrs M . Barratt, Mr C. Blake, Mr C. Byrnes, Mrs C. Casey, Mrs D. Christian, Mrs V. Creed, Mrs M . Cross, Mrs P. Defelice, Mr S. Devarajan, Sr Elizabeth Dodds, Mr W . Downie, Miss T. Downs, Mrs R Edwards, Mr K . Flattley, Mrs J. Francesconi, M /s M . Fraser, Miss K. Gillespie, Mr G. Gunn, Mr D. Haesler, Mrs S. Hayes, Miss V. Holland, Mrs M.Jach, ___,l...,:--~ M's C._ amieso , Mrs M . .funor, Mr R enny Mrs L. Lar en, Miss M . Lewis, Mrs

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M . Lom-bardi, M /s M . McCrane, Mrs R McCt.itchan, Sr D. Maher, Mrs M . Murphy, Mrs R. Pendavingh , Mrs J. Petersen, Mrs B. Remmen, Mrs Z. Sarandis, Mrs S. Sculli, Mr E. Shutie, Sr Patricia Shinners, Mrs C. Simmons, Mrs M . Spain, Sr J. Stapleton, Mrs R. Stynes, Miss E. Taylor, M /s T. Trembath, Mrs D. Warrell, MrsJ. Wilkinson, Mr M . Zakharov, MrsJ. Beck, Mrs W . Vanderslik, Mrs B. Maslen, MrsJ. Dean, Mrs E. Wilson, Mrs A. Baker, Mrs N . Bolger, Mrs V. Rich, Sr K . Munce, Mr K. Read , Mr D. Giddens .

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The 1981 Deb On th e e ighth of M ay th is year, 79 de buta ntes we re presented to th e Pres iden t of th e O ld Co ll egia ns, Mr K ev in Bur yes, in th e St. Kilda Tow n Ha ll. A lth oug h we were a ll previ o usly fun-l ov ing, live ly individua ls, no w , muc h to o ur De buta ntes 1 Us 1 as to ni shme nt , we looked lik e . .. we ll As m e m bers of th e lowe r fo rms we had looked in awe (o r a t least with ridicul e o r cy nic ism ) a t the b lac k a nd w hite ph otos, in the o ld Ca ritas , of the H SC d e buta ntes, d ec id ing tha t we wo uldn' t look like th e m in a millio n yea rs. Ye t it 's surpri sing wha t five o r six ba llroo m d a nc ing lessons in th e ha ll ca n d o, not to me ntio n a long, white ba ll gown a nd a bouque t of red fl owe rs 1 Tra ditio n, tha t fri ghtful phe no m e na , ca n tra nsform the owne rs of grubby knees, dirty ha ir, b lo tc hed fa ces a nd ink-s ta ined h a nds into little white princesses, titte ring a b out in pointed s lippe rs, g race full y c urt sying with th e he lp of blac k suited bea ux a t th e ir e lbows.

Yet le t us not fa il to m e nti o n th e wobbles o n th e way d own, the mistimings, the sli ps o n t h e shiny fl oor, the ne rvous c h a tte r in the wings, the we ll-wa r ra nted blac k looks of Mrs Da ly a nd the o h-so-d e m a nd ing ph otogra phe rs, w ith the ir roma ntic fant as ies.

This ka le id oscope of images see m ed to m a ke the pressure of the first te rm a nd th a t las t week of e xa m s a lm os t bearable. The " De b " b eca me a compe nsati o n for th e o the r weeke nds we h a d spe nt hunc h ed over o ur d esks a t h o m e, fading a way unde r the pressure of H SC. At K a te Ste info rt's pa rty a fte rwa rds, we still had the e ne rgy to bounce to the disco bea t, a nd we m et th e d a wn, pe rha ps with our he m s d own a nd with bliste red a nkles, but la ugh ing a nd read y to face the music b ac k h o m e whe re our m o the rs sobbed quie tly unde r the ta ble beca use the ir litt le C inde re llas had turned bac k into pumpkins.

J oa nna W a rde n

Good For AGiggleWork Experience C L E RK

instructing stude nt o n h e r first m o rni ng:

" I a m not like ly to stra in my voice in suc h a la rge offi ce.

Instead of ca lling yo u [ sh a ll sna p my fin ge rs expecting yo u to com e insta ntl y." " Very good ," says stude nt , " I' m no t o ne fo r m a ny wo rds e ithe r. Whe n [ sh a ke my head [' m not coming."

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Di zzy d e lig htful De bs - 198 1.

Juli e Ray, M ic he ll e Whee ler, Ga brie ll e Bre nna n, A nne C liffo rd, J ea ne tte O ' K a ne, L ore tta E va ns, Cathy M cC le m e nt s, An ne-Marie M cf a d ye n, Ade le O ' H e hir.

Careers Altho ugh th e Caree rs De pa rtme nt provides counse lling a nd informa tio n se rvices fo r a ll stude nts a t C LC, it is not unti l girl s a re in yea rs te n, e leve n a nd twe lve th a t fo r ma l in vo lve m e nt with th e d epartme nt begins.

At th e beginning o f yea r te n a ll stude nts compl ete a Sc h o la rship Ap titude T est a nd a Ca ree rs Inve ntory. T he result s o f th ese a re not viewed as p resc rip tive. Th ey a re used to ass ist the stude nt a nd careers counse ll or in c la ri fy ing a reas o f inte rest a nd co m pete nce. T h is is do ne w ith eac h yea r te n student o n a n individua l bas is.

Towa rds the e nd o f the fir st te rm in year e leve n, all stude nts pa rt ic ipa te in a W ork E xpe ri e nce Program me. As fa r as is poss ibl e, th ey are prov ided w ith wo rk in th e area tha t m ost inte rests th e m . T hey a re visit ed by a teac her at the ir p lace of work, a nd , o n t h e bas is of reports from th e... stude nt , th e e mpl oyer, th e pare nts a nd th e visiting teac her, th e stude nt is o nce aga in counse lled ind ivid ua lly. At this tim e it is hoped t ha t st uden ts ca n be mo re spec ific abou t career poss ib ilities, as pa rt of th e Counse llo r 's tas k is to help th e m m a ke d ec isio ns concerni ng th e fo llow ing year: w het h e r to see k e m p loy me nt , study e l.sew he re, or stay at C LC, a nd , if the la tter, w hi c h year twe lve subj ects to se lect. [nvo lve m e nt wi t h t h e stude nts a t a n ind ividua l leve l co nti nues during year twe lve . T he resu lt s of a St udy H ab its Inven tory th a t th ey co mp lete earl y in t h e year are discussed wi th the m , a nd , of course, th e ques tio n of w hat they wi ll move o nto in the fo ll owing year. Duri ng th e fina l term a lot of ti me is spent helping st ude n ts wit h app lications for work and fur ther study .

T h is is a fa ir ly sketchy account of the wo rk of the Careers Depart ment for it dea ls on ly wi th th e fo r mal programme commo n to a ll students . In actual fact a great deal of th e wo rk is indepe ndent of this framewor k, as indeed would be expected in any service mea nt to mee t t he needs of students as th ey clar ify t h e ir goa ls and manage t he fu t ure in an in formed , rea list ic and imagi nat ive manner.

K. Flallsy

Members of the S.R.C. 198 1. Giuliana Antolovich, Jill Ireland, Simone Da lla Riva, Anne-Marie McFadye n, J oanna Warden, Ana Da lla Riva, Katrina Pavone, Lisa Vescovi, Gael Sa mpson, Susan Bosc h, Marya nne Vermeulen, Katherine Mackay, Sha ron Ca rr, Fiona Weekes, J enny Bibby, Erin La lor, K aren Fitzsimons, Kristen Doolan, Maree Molinaro, Katie Boyle, Sonia ~e s c ovi , J acki D'Costa.

TheSRC (The Inside Story) At so m e tim e in the lives of each of us , we have bee n both e red by the G reat Questi o ns of Life. I a m refe rrin g to questio ns suc h as: Is th ere life a fte r d ea th ? Will Co llingwood eve r win a G ra nd Fina l? Wh a t d o Scotsm e n wea r unde r th e ir kilts? A nd is th e re rea lly a n SRC , or is it j ust a vic ious rumour?

W e ll , I know th a t these incredible m yste ries h ave a lmost d rive n me to suc h ra di ca l ste ps as sui c ide (o r eve n h om ewo rk ) fro m sheer d espe ra ti o n. But now, a s your fri e nd ly ne igh borh ood S RC rep. , I sh a ll e ndeavour to clea r up a t least o ne o f th ese e te rna l e xaspe ra ti o ns.

Tf-ie truth a bo ut the S RC is, th a t d esp ite ri gorous suppress io n fr o m va ri ous directi o ns, it do es e xi st.

Th e re a re twe nty- two me m be rs, fr o m a ll pa rts of th e sc h ool, a nd contrary to popula r be li ef, we a re a ll fa irly norma l. (T ha t is, of course, e xcl uding Mi ss G ill es pie, but sh e' s t he sta ff represe nta tive; need I say m ore?) .

W e mee t every Frid ay lunc htime in Room l 3A. Th e fi1-st people to d rift in o n a Friday a re th e m o re e nthusias tic me mbers, w ho a rra nge th e desks in wh a t th ey ca ll 'a c ircle' .

(O f course th e rest of us know wh a t a c ircle rea ll y looks like, but in the ir e xc ite me nt these poo r souls oft e n fo rget ).

Soo ner o r la ter the rest of us stagge r in; yo u ca n te ll tha t, as usua l, we have h a d a ha rd week. J oa nna has scra ps of ma ths notes ha nging fro m h er h a ir. Gae l wa lks in, bashing h er head o n the wa ll as she goes, murmuring " Misfits, Mi sfit s .. ' So meo ne ga llo ps in a nd fl o ps h erse lf o nto An ne-M a rie's la p. Both have stea ming cups of so me thing tha t sm e ll s ra ther nice. Las t of a ll - G iulia na. Sh e has with he r a littl e pile o f age nd as , whic h soon trek a round th e 'c ircle'.

S.R C. President, 1981 , Giuliana Antolovich.

Now , if any outsider read o ne of th ese age ndas, h e or she would swea r tha t it ha d o n it to pics for di scussio n. Actua lly they a re instructions o n how to fold pa perpla nes. These age ndas a re rea lly most useful. The ir ma in fun cti o n is to ma ke the a dministra tion a nd offi ce la dies be lieve tha t we ac tua lly d o so me thing. And, of course, they d ouble a s pa per pla nes to th row a t Miss G illespi e if it has bee n a n e xtra h a rd wee k.

M a ny peo ple have a sked m e wh a t th e 'S-R-C " o n the ba d ge I proudly wear mea ns. I have bee n subjected to ma ny d iffe re nt interpreta ti o ns of th ese lette rs, including " Silly Rotte n Cows" , "Sc h e ming Russ ia n Communists" , " Sincere Ri g hteous C hristia ns" , a nd " Sa iling a nd Rowing C lub" .

W e ll I ca n a ssure yo u it sta nds fo r none of these. It does sta nd for Stude nt Re prese nta tive Counc il , unfortuna te ly beca use tha t is wha t we a re - a group of norm a l, ordinary peopl e re prese nting ordinary people .

I a po logise for b e ing in a nyway offe nsive rude or serious, but I ha ve got to say I have e nj oyed be ing o ne of those norma l o rdinary SRC people, and tha t I think, this yea r we ha ve d o ne m ore pape r-pla ne throwing tha n a ny other group of " Sc h e ming Russi a n C ommuni sts" ye t see n a t C LC. K a trina Pa vo ne P.S. Co ngra tula tions espec ially to Guilia na a nd to a ll the othe r kids including M iss Gillespie!ll a nd good luc k to a ny brave soul s prepa red to pa per pla ne agai n ne xt yea r.

r's Bedroom need s to be fu ll y a rmed wh e n e nte rin g my er's roo m . A sign o n hi s d oo r says "C hec k pa ra c h ute fo re e ntry" . Yo u must, however, be awa re of t h e da ngers a fte r t he first dro p .

Nume rous la und ry e xpediti o ns into hi s roo m h ave taught me t he correct proced ure. One must first listen o utside fo r th e rad io . If it is o n , he's no t in . If it is bla ring, Si r Pa ul is at ho m e . N everth e less, yo u must a lways knoc k. (Th a t is a bas ic ho m e -surv iva l ru le - d o n 't eve r trust yo ur broth e rs ).

A grunt wil l usua lly issue fro m wi th in ; th a t is th e sig na l to e nte r.

At thi s po int I fee l I must ma ke o ne thing absolu te ly clea r. Th e gre mlins, (th e o nes wh o live under th e bed amo ngst th e c ric ke t ba ts) a re o f th e type no t pa rt ic ularly hosp it a ble to unacco mpa ni ed vi sito rs. T he fac t is, th ey a re dow nri gh t vic ious . Th erefore, o ne never a tte m pts to co ll ect d irty was hing wi th o ut so m e sig n of h um a n life inside .

If yo u h ave rece ived a n invita tio n to e nte r, ma ke sure a t ra nqu ilizer (o r fo ur ) is h a ndy. Fo r fr o m a des k-lamp on the ri g ht , several sp id ers a re desce nd in g. Three h untsma n spiders , w ith a seve n ce ntime t re leg-spa n, to be exac t. At leas t , th ese gi-normous c rea tures loo k to be desce ndi ng. Ac tua ll y, th ey've bee n t hread ed thro ugh th e body w ith needl e a nd cotto n . M orbid Pa ul st rik es aga in .

Th e roo m sm e ll s unmi sta kea bly o f foo t od o ur. In yo ur seda ted sta te yo u must be e xtre me ley ca re fu l. Care ful , th a t is, t ha t t h e a ro m a does no t knoc k yo u o ut pe rmane ntl y.

Thus, th e fi rst thing to d o is to re move t h e fo o tba ll soc ks. I usua lly pic k th e m up a nd escort t hem o ut a t a n a rm 's le ngt h . M y m o t he r, o n t h e oth e r hand , ha s bee n known to burn the m o n th e spot.

Surpri singly, the roo m is a lways fa irl y neat - a conseque nce, I s'pose o f Pa ul 's be ing a mi se r. Va ri o us co ll ec ti o ns fill a ll th e c up boa rds: co ll ecti o ns of o ld foo t ba ll record s, o f tri via a nd w itty phrases, of dea d spi de rs. I l e eve n h as a go ld c iga rett e case w ith ' Nita ' in sc ri bed o n th e lid - a treasure to be h oarded .

The wa ll s o f the bedroo m a re cove red with poste rs.

Above th e bed is 'WHELAN TH E WREC K E R was he re '; a nd 'If you think tod ay is ridic ul o us, wa it until to m o r row ', h a ngs ove r the desk. A built-in wa rdrobe covers the far wa ll.

On it is a cardb oard ske leto n th a t gl ows in th e d a rk . ( Is thi s to discourage coat-hange r thieves?)

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I he re by form a ll y wa rn a ll those with little brothe rs.

Be fore they grow up - leave homel Leave townl Yo u see, las t time I braved the ho rrors of 'The Room ', I go t off lightly - drugge d , asph yxia ted , gre mlin-bitte n a nd witho ut a ny coat -hange rs . But I a m gra teful to ha ve gotte n out of there at all . Now -I -I just ha ve to wa it ' til ne xt week . . .

K a trina Pa vo ne

C LC ST U DE NTS ABROAD

Rotary Exchange Student 1981 - Virginia Haussegge r V irg inia w rites: "To a ll yo u h a rd -work ed pe n pushers - this is th e way we M ex ica n se noras ma ke a living! (They just Rotary Exc hange do n' t e mp loy ma ids here St ude m s!)

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Exchange Students T he wee ke nd before my Yea r Ele ve n exa m s las t yea r, I wa s to ld tha t AFS (Am erica n Fi e ld Servi ce ) ha d fo und me a fa mil y to live w ith fo r 3 m o nth s, as a n e xc h a nge stude nt.

T e n days la te r I was o n m y way to Tha il a nd . At first I tho ught th e tim e would go very slowl y, ye t wh e n I left three mo nth s la ter, I was in tears, a nd with di sbe lie f th a t my time the re was over. Whil e in Th a il a nd I stayed with a typica l, lower middle-class famil y, living in the province of No nth ab uri, a bout a n h o ur by bus fro m Ba ngko k. I a tte nded a loca l hi gh sch oo l of 3000 stude nts, ye t a lso m a naged to see ma ny parts of th e country. One o f th e m aj o r a dapta tio ns I had to m a ke was to lea rn a nd a pprec ia te th e m a ny diffe re nt , a nd o ft e n stric t (es pec ia ll y for a girl l) Th a i c usto m s. Al so, ea ting ri ce three mea ls a d ay took som e getting used to (a lth o ugh I a m now a confirm ed rice a ddict l) . Overa ll , I ca m e to know a n e ntire ly ne w c ulture, including the ir re li gio n , eve ryd ay life a nd la nguage . It was a n inva lua ble e xpe rie nce tha t le ft m e determined to return th e re as soo n as poss ibl e 1

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by T e resa Ce ra to.

3. T eresa , Uncle Ferna nd o a nd Rosem a rv Ce rato.

4. Se no rita Ce ra to in Z a ragoza ' Spa in.

5. Virginia H a ussegger sha res som e Vegemite with a M exi can friend .

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7. K a thy va n de r H aa r & fri e nds in M a lays ia .

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frayed , knotted ro pe da ngles ove r th e wa te r, caught fr o m a t ree. Sw ing out, a nd soon yo u la nd e ith er w it h thump o n the ba nk, or a c ra sh in the la ke. H overing ove r th e wa te r is w o nde rfull y slow , indo lent .

The brightly-cla d girl s swing out , comfortabl e, grace ful yet clumsy, a nd drop into th e wa te r seeming to brea k the J Urface into round be ads of gl ass.

The wa te r d a zzles a nd glitte rs in the sun . Figures h a ng suspe nded fo r o ne mome nt betwee n th e gree n of the trees a nd the mounta in-brown of the wa te r. Th e d ay is la zy a nd beautiful - a j ewe l d ay.

Ge ra ld ine Foga rty

P0ETHY "What Am I?" The zebra Although it has st ripes Doesn't wear a dress.

Splatter in a pond of mush, Leap in grass, gree n a nd lush ...

Chew and c runc h on insect limbs , Until th e sun's a fi e ry ring.

From deep within my slimy fr a me, " I be t you ca nnot guess my name'"

Birds a re free So why isn 't man" Sure ly a ll his e lectroni c mastery ca n save him fr om thi s ho le.

Ah , but o f co urse, Freedom is not rea l, It is a state of mind a nd th at 's why m an needs wings.

Ca rm e l Con ne ll y

The Snake Joe C: ragley was boasting to a ll his boozing m a tes : I've tamed th e wildest bron co, I've tangoed with hundreds of sna kes But th e most terrifying experi e nce was with a sleek , sly ratt la.

It s eyes piercing as a knife, its tongue as long as a ny tat tla's.

I was stro lling a long one hot sunn y d ay See kin g the shade of a tree Where I could re lax a nd sit a whil e And think abo ut things th a t h ad happe ned to m e.

I spotted th e pl ace and adva nced towa rds , Un kn ow ing, as I stepped , T hat I was an unwelco m e visitor disturbing a serpent that slept . " Wh a t a scorc h er of a day ", I sa id to myse lf, as I edged back to re lax .

As I turned I ca ught a glimpse of a serpent poised , ready to a ttac k. was frozen with fea r, struc k dumb with fright fearing th e e nd was near'

Buzzing h e re, buzzing th e re I just diseased a succulent pear, I am em ployed a t th e loca l tip , But my h a ngout is a t th e gym equ ip.

In th at th ere are love ly odours about , Which are pleasant to m y sensitive snout 1 I am the greatest of al 1 beasts, I live on raw , animal meats .. .

When I let out a mighty roar, The earth will tre mble , from the core.

I' m not afraid of anything . ..

For I' m known as the jungle king' I a m a composer, but I don't write, I sing a ll day, with all my might.

I live in trees, also th e sky I fly , I fly, I fly , I fl y ..

But there is nothing quite as neat As the home I build with my mouth and feet Pe nny Alexander

The Dessert C hubby, clumsy hands dived for my sides , Grabbing me whole, being in full control , I was now trapped by his feverish desires , Pa rti c ularly when I saw his tongue start to loll.

He tossed me down in my supposed assigned place, Ca using me the n to tremble and shake My shaking inc reased . Why? I saw the fier ce look Of hunger written all over his face .

His tongue fli c ked fire, his sides h eaved heavi ly, Hi s eyes gave a razor sha rp peer. lay as still as a ny log, h a rdl y d a ring to breat he .

Wishing, praying, hop ing That this evi l c reature would leave.

Th e n suddenly, he turned his h ead, a nd silent ly slid away. wi ll never realize why he did , not even to th is day .

Anne Dunca n

He the n revealed a metal tool that glistened when he turned it to th e light Then h e started jabbing a nd stabbing at m e - that reall y tore me a part 1 Scooped up with one awkward , but qui c k motion I was the n to find myself in th e damp, dreary, dark .

And he indulged in me with no respect whatsoever This always seems to be the case With th ese "aeroplane jelly" freaks Who always seem to belch after filling their faces.

Jenny Baige nt There once was a girl in my room Who said she'd marry a groom As it turned out It didn' t work out And now she's destined for doom .

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PLAIN ENGLISH SPEAKING COMPETITION "Plain English" is organised by the Education Department in conjunct ion with the Australia-Britain Society.

CLC has been placed first in the Northern Region Section each year the school has participated.

In 1977 and 1978, Susan McClements won trips to Western Australia and to Hobart. Her awards were presented by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh .

Jennifer Lalor won her state final in 1979 and in 1980 Toni Lalor took the honours. Toni went on to win the national final , thereby earning herself a trip to London, a nd a chance to compete in the world final. Toni was placed second - a marvellous effort.

This year, 1981 , Susan Reed carried on the tradition when she won the Northern Region fina l and a trip to Alice Springs.

ROSTRUM PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION More than sixty girls enter this competition each year.

Once again our girls have excelled. Cathy McClements was placed first in the State final and Susan McClements, Toni Lalor and Jenny Lalor all took home honours in ·separate years.

LAW COMPETITION Two of our girls have been successful in this competition - Jane Toner in 1980 and Kathleen O'Rourke in 1981.

Both girls won trips to Canberra.

TOASTMASTERS

Toni Lalor

Again, two girls have won honours, both winning the State final, Geraldine Fogarty in 1980 and Kathleen O ' Rourke in 1981.

OTHER OUTSTANDING EFFORTS Loretta Pote brought home the Doncaster Festival Trophy and Angela Molinaro won the State final of the Lion's Youth of the Year Competition.

Congratulations to all the girls who have taken part in competitions, and thanks to Mrs Casey, who has played such a prominent role in the continued success story ofCLC public speaking.

I. Cathy McClements with Catholic Schools Drama Festival trophy

1980.

2. Drama group - Margaret Rainisbury, Cathy McClements, Jenny Scicluna,Joanna Warden, Marylene Gueli, Anna Healey, Bronwyn Johnson, Geraldine Fogarty, Jane Toner.

3. A scene from 1981 production- "Quake" - Cathy McClements, Anna Healey, Bronwyn Johnson.

4. Stars of 1980 production - The Caucasion Chalk Circle - Joanna Warden, John Stella, Cathy McCJements.

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Drama T he sme ll of grease pa int a nd th e sw ish of the curta ins ha ve certa inly hypnoti sed ma ny of us a t C LC. While th e re a re do ubts that we will a ll make it to Broa dway, th e sc h oo l has w itnessed the hi stri o ni c e ffo rts of e nthusias tic stude nts a nd the untiring wo rk of dra ma teac h er, Mrs Casey.

Las t yea r t h e sc h oo l's ma jor p roduc tion was "The Ca ucas io n C h a lk C ircl e" , the story of a yo un g serva nt girl w ho resc ues a baby from dea th . Ca th y M cC le m e nts a nd J oa nna W a rde n played th e lead ro le of G rush a o n a lte rna te ni ghts. T he "cas t o f th ousa nd s" was made up of stude nts fro m Yea rs 9, 10 a nd 11 a nd a number of impo rted boys.

Both cast a nd a ud ie nce ex pe ri e nced a uniq ue style of d ra ma in thi s very inte res ting Brec ht play. Fo r it was both th oughtprovoking a nd fun . W e w ill a ll re m e mbe r th e e xce lle nt pe rfo rm a r.ces of Fio na Csab i a nd Sue Re ed as ba lla d singe rs a nd Gera ld ine Foga rt y as the Gove rne r 's w ife.

Yea r 11 d ra ma classes beca me pa rt o f the c urri c ulum in 1980, as a p re lud e to Thea tre Arts in H SC. O ur group ga ined some publi c recogniti o n ( H eadlines in the Ad voca te') by w inning the Ca th o li c Sc h oo ls dra ma festiva l w ith th e play " A Mirro r to E li zabeth " . Ca th y M cC le me nts as E li za beth the I st, a nd h e r la dies of th e court , Anne Hea ley, A ma nda Lidde l, Bro nwy n J o hnso n, Debra M a rsha ll , K e rri De ni s a nd Sa ra h H a rrington brought thi s roya l court to life in M e lbourne. And wh o will fo rget the go rgeous legs of our page, M a rga ret Ra insbu1-y?

T hi s yea r's play "Qua ke" ga ined spec ia l d estincti o n in the Dra ma festiva l. T he pl ay, d ea ling with t h e co nfli cts a nd unce rta inties of six wo m e n stra nded a ft e r a n ea rthqua ke was, as th e a dudicati o n re po rted "ab ly a nd fin e ly prod uced a nd ac ted ". J oa nna W ard e n,J a ne T o ne r, Bro nw ynJ o hnso n, Ann H ea ly, Ge ra ld ine Foga rty a nd Ca th y M cC le me nts, e xpertly led by Mrs Casey, worked as a team to p roduce a success ful play. Fro m th e two p rod uctio ns A nna H ea ley, Ca th y McC le me nts a nd J oa nna W a rde n we re a wa rded ac ting d istinct io ns. During the two yea1·s, d e m a nds ha ve bee n p laced o n our bac kstage c rew, es pec ia ll y Julie Cabass i a nd J e nn y Sc icl una , wh o h ave coped with every e m e rge ncy.

T he ra nge a nd d epth of o ur dra ma ex peri e nce co mes out of th e indefati ga ble a nd e ndless pa tie nce of Mrs Casey a nd th e commitme nt of the sc h oo l ad mini stra ti o n to the idea " the re is no business like show business".

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The Night I Brought My Boyfriend Home On the inside Came ron was as innoce nt as a ne wborn la mb but on th e outside h e was as rough a s they cam e.

So, compl ete with long, unta m ed h a ir, ta ttoos and ea rrin gs he was brought hom e (by m e) to be pi cked to pieces a nd carefully sc rutinized by m y fini c ky m o the r. Wha t a shoc k she wa s in for ! Sh e was a bo ut to see Ca m e ron on th e o utside; the inside bit wo uld com e la te r - ifthe re we re to be a " la te r".

C ame ron a nd I had bee n to th e fo ot y. Unfortuna te ly he was unable to tidy himse lf up to any great e xte nt . But like a ny othe r red blooded Auss ie boy he was n 't reall y th a t way inc lined . As we wa lked h o m e a rm in a rm fro m th e sta tio n I gave him a run down o n my m o the r a nd he r diffic ult ways.

Beginning with ta ble m a nne rs, polite ness, a nd co nve rsati o n we progressed o nto informa lity ( in m od e ra tion ) a nd I quietl y wo nde red h ow m a ny othe r girl s h ad prese nt ed to the ir moth ers a boyfri e nd who looked like a m e mbe r o f th e infamo us H e ll 's Ange ls.

As we a pproac h ed th e door hi s h a nd squeezed mine ne rvo usl y a nd I fl as hed him a sy mpath etic look. I turned th e door-kno b ever so quietl y, my pul se rac ing. The door was suddenl y thrust o pe n . Th e re stood mum (the d ea r ) a nd th e loo k whic h she gave us was indescriba ble . I no w knew th e mea ning o f heavy vibes. I fe lt myse lf shrinking s lowly int o th e shag-pil e ca rpet , a nd , as Ca m e ron fo ll owed m e obed ie ntl y insid e, I could see mum 's fac~ turn to ice.

W e sa t o n th e couc h in a n awkw a rd s ile nce fo r wh a t see m ed a n e te rnity before mum ca m e o ut with - " And wha t kind of wo rk do yo u d o Ca m e ron ?" Th e lying ho und was read y fo r it . " Ah , I wo rk fo r th e Counc il ," he re pli ed cautio usly. But h e forgo t to m e nti o n he was o ne of th ose who le ft o ur bin s in the gutt e r a nd o ur lid s h a lfway d own th e street . "Th a t 's inte resting," she a nswe red . Th a nk God she couldn ' t go into a ny rea l dep th , fo r dinne r was read y, a nd as she le ft the loun ge a nd moved quic kl y to wa rd the kitc he n we suffe red in wa tc hful sile nce.

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During dinne r th e ice bega n to me lt a nd I knew sh e had accep ted him . Th e conve rsati o n was n ' t exac tl y spa rkli ng or w itt y but it was a sta rt - a sta rt to w h a t I h oped wo ul d be a love ly re la t io nsh ip o n bo th sides.

I kne w both were co nsc io us of tab le m a nn e rs - she of h is and h e o f hi s own . I just sa t sile ntl y pray ing he 'cl re me m ber wh a t I'd ta ught him . Alth o ugh hi s de li cate moveme nt s were inhibit ed by hi s inex pe rie nce h e d id q uite we ll fo r o ne who was used to ha nd ling a p ie a nd sa uce in o ne h and a nd a ti nni e in th e oth e r. Sudde nl y - a cla tte r! A rive r o f da rk brown gra vy fl owed fro m th e lace tab lecloth to th e fl oo r a nd inte rmingled with th e ca rpet be lo w . Mum ra n in a flutt e r to th e kitc h e n a nd returned with the a lm ight y c hu x super w ipe, w hil e Ca m eron sa t bub bling w ith apo logies as th e bl ood rose to hi s c h ee ks. "Think no thing of it ," mum sa id d ish o nestl y betw ee n cle nc hed teeth . I do ubt w heth er e ith e r of th e m sa w th e hila rit y in the situa tio n b ut pea ls of la ug hte r sudde nl y leaked fro m m y m o uth a nd h ung heav ily in th e a ir as mum sta rred inte ntl y a nd d isapp rov ingly a t me .

Ca m ero n 's face had bro ke n into stra nge grimaces as he des pe ra te ly re fra ined fro m j o ining in m y un -ca ll ed-for di spl ay.

But th ose a wkwa rd mo m e nt s d isappea red in to th e ni ght as the eve ning wore o n, a nd Ca m eron had de finit e ly rega ined hi s just -los t co nfi de nce a nd bega n to d isp lay hi s inne r m asc uline c ha rm s to whic h mum res po nded , surpri s ingly e no ugh . I o nl y w ish ed he ha d used th e m from th e sta rt . It mi ght have saved a ll o f us a good dea l of t>mba r rass me nt.

As Ca mero n go t up to leave in a fit o f " th a nk s fo r hav ing me" a nd " th e d inne r was d e lic io us" mum ex te nded h er ha nd towa rds him a nd fo r a minute th e re I th ought h e was go ing to give us a show o f ga ll a ntry a nd ki ss h er hand but th ey shoo k in fri e nd ship a nd I sa w him to th e doo r. As h e was swa llo wed up by th e d a r k I brea th ed a sig h of re li e f th e first ba ttl e d own ! Pe rh a p s surviva l is a victory in it se lf?

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Moving House

Da rk red so il: It s b lood is Th e life line be neath th e surfa ce .

Lying restful , sil e nt , ye t Ac tive close Thi c k a rte ries, pumping.

T e rrified, at th e size of t h e ho use, she qui c kl y bro ught h e r h ead bac k into th e ca rd boa rd box , th e securi ty of da rkness a nd wa rmness surro und ed her .

She did no t move whe n we set her cl ow n t he b la nke t cove r ing h e r, did no t stir.

Trees, hundreds , thousa nds Wra pped in gra nd e ur . Th ey cloth e m o unta ins.

Powe r ful , th robbing with life.

Re ig ning, they shower pow e r.

Fa ll e n logs : beaut y in d e pth By ro tting le nd life T o a seed ling fen1 , to a ca rpet of moss.

Peace ful pa rts of th e p uzz le M ay li e in state .

Fe rn s, lush , green , fe rtil e W elco m e newness , mingled wi t h t he o ld .

Re fr es hing tro pi c vit a lit y As a fl as h o f li ghtning So bri e f th ei r life.

Roc ks unfinished by th e ir scu lpto r, Pi eces , th ough still inco mpl ete Anc ie nt th ey rest a s th ey d id , As th e y will . Wi nd a nd ti m e Still cai·ve , still sha pe .

W a terfa ll s surg ing tee nage life Do wnpo ur fe rti lity Ec h o ing life, the wa te r sound s in Exc iteme nt , j um ps o nto roc ks, gurgles through Hi dd e n crac ks , slid es into poo ls a nd dr ips a way .

Ri vers' sna key pa th s c urved d ee p ; T hey slit he r th ro ugh h ill in T h rou gh va lley . H issing life to A w h eat shea f, a ra mpa nt bull Ano th e r bea ut y, a no th e r p iece o f t h e p uz zl e.

Ca ro lyn C urra n

G radua ll y, inch by inc h , t hree wh iske rs a ppea red a nd th e n a hes ita nt nose a nd two sta rtl ed eyes, ro und b lac k-fill ed shoc k-a bsor be rs.

He r who le hea d appea red eve r so sl o w ly, and grad ua lly two pa ws gra ce fu ll y e nte red th e sce ne.

She craw led ou t from und e r her sec ur it y b la nket .

He r a c tio ns, from then -o n beca m e m ec h a nised , th e st ra nge ness of new sm e ll s a nd d iffe re nt scenery made ea c h o f h e r moves prec ise a nd ca ut ious .

W ith h er h ead ke pt low , be nea th th e leve l of h er sh o ulde r, she proceed ed direc tl y ove r to th e c urta ins a nd ju mped be hind t h e m .

Whil e t he a t mos ph e re was full of ex c it e m e nt a t t he tho ught o f a new h ouse , th ere was o ne d ampe n ing effect. My e yes had me t he rs , a nd she ga zed into my shi ning eyes w ith bew il de rmen t; t h e re h ad been no c h oice fo r her.

She dicln ' t understa nd . .Ju lie Ha rm a n

Summer Storm T h e w ind w hi spe rs th rough t h e whea t, m a king it sway a nd bill ow like a sa il o n th e o pe n sea . Th e blue sky h as a single whi te fluffy cl o ud , cas ting a sw iftly mov ing sh ado w o n th e go lde n padd oc k. T h e 'm a ll c rea tures o f t he wheat fi e ld sc um e a nd squea k a ~ t h ey go a b o ut t he ir da ily to i I. Sudde nl y, o n the ho rizo n . a grey cl o ud ap pears , trave lling ra p id ly a cross t h e sky, le ad ing a bata lli o n of th ic k, thunde ry troo p s, until th e sky is cove red , a nd t he bright sunli ght is hidd e n . Th e fi e ld grows q uiet, a s if th e crea tures ca n fee l th e im pendi ng d oom , a nd so m e h o w th e sil e nce see m s lo ude r th an th e noise before.

Once I had a skinny blac k cat W h o fo und a 200 po und ra t.

He started head first , 'Ti ll h e though t he wo uld burst.

Th a t skin ny b la c k cat is now fat.

K a te Ire land

Th e clouds si nk , unt il th ey a p pea r to touc h th e top most bra nc h es of lo ne gum in t he ad jo ining pa tc hw ork squa re of wh ea t . Lower, lower th ey d ro p , until with o ut wa rn ing th e c lo ud s burst. All th e furi es of t he w in d a nd ra in a re re leased , and the full stre ngt h o f th e ele m e nts is un leas hed .

Th e re o nce was a girl ca ll ed T e rri , Wh o a te he r best fri e nd , K erri , She did so me burps t h a t sm e lt 1ike turps But a ll th a t ca m e o ut was a be r ry.

Th e n, as swiftl y as it a pproac h ed , t he storm va n ish es .

Th e c loud s recede fro m th e ' ky, a nd th e sun beams fo rth aga in . A pa le ra inbow appea rs in the sky a mi d th e ragged re m a ins of th e clo uds, b ut fades aga in as the sun stre ngt he ns.

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Th e w ind whips th e wh ea t into a fre nzy of mo tion . ca us ing it LO shudde r a nd moan in an ago ny of m ove me nt.

T h e wh ea t is ba tte red , but not beyo nd th e point recove ry, a nd eve n as th e wa rmth re turns to th e fi e ld , a fe w, hes ita nt sta lks lift th e ir head s a nd fee ling the gentle sun. st re tc h aga in towards t he b lue sky.

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Towards th e e nd of .J uly 1981 . a tro up o f 20 yea r ten stude nts, a lo ng w it h M rs Re mm e n, e njoyed a wee ke nd a t Be lg rave He ight s, on a Ge r m a n C a mp . Upo n a rrival , we we re assig ned to o ur va rio us ca bins , sha ri ng with stud e nts fro m 9 ot he r sc h oo ls. A ft e r se t tling in, we sh a red o ur firs t S PAG H ETT l 1 Unfo rt una te ly, o ur inmea l toge ther ni ght was ru ined , w h ich le ft us with a e th te nded mea l for revo ltin g mess of b row n a nd w hit e, leaving ma ny of us gree n a nd co m p la ining bi tte r ly.

From th e reo n , h oweve r, we e n joyed ma ny o th e r ac tivities suc h as coo kin g - p re pa red by st ud e nt s; d a nc ing, in whi c h ma ny o f o ur stude nts p roved to be e xce pti o na l. In pa rt ic ul a r o ne stud e nt , C hri stinne Sc h e ll e ns, proved to be quite a c h a lle nge to bo th g irl s a nd guys, whil e oth e rs we re litera ll y kn oc ke d o ff th e ir feet, ( muc h to th e ir e m ba rrassm e nt ).

During th e recesses , we e nj oyed ga m es like vo ll eyba ll a nd ta bl e te nni s.

Th e ni g ht s see m ed e nd less as peop le t ripped fr o m o ne cab in to a no the r - muc h to th e di sap prova l of th e teac hers, but th e hi g hlight o f th e ni ght -life was w he n three q uart ers of th e m a le po pul a tio n we re se nt o n a ni gh t hik e a t 3.30 a m beca use ???

Th e va ri ous Ge rm a n ac t iviti es includ ed gam es a nd puzzles, Ge rm a n p lays , sc rabb le, T -shirt p ri nti ng, singing. film s, e xe rc ises, a nd a bush wa lk .

All in a ll , m ost fo und th e ca m p a mos t rewa rd ing expe ri e nce - no t o nl y fro m th e Ge r ma n aspect, but a lso fro m t he lo ng las ting fr ie nds hi ps th a t we re made . M a ny t ha nk s sho ul d be give n to Mrs Re m m e n a nd a ll t he ot he r teac h ers and st ud e nts w ho ma d e thi s e njoya bl e wee ke nd possibl e. " D ie d re i Gre na di e re"

German Excursion On the 5th of August, M rs Re mme n a nd t h ree stud e nts o f yea r e leve n German , acco mpa ni ed a gro up of girl s fr o m M e t hodi st La dies Co ll ege to So uth Austra lia.

T he purpose of the exc urs io n was to st udy th e hi story of Ge rma n spea kin g settl e rs in t he Barossa Va lley a nd t he town o f H a h nd o rf, a nd a lso to p rac ti se spea ki ng the la nguage.

Dming the fo ur days we visited va ri ous c h urc h es, museums, resta uran ts, histor ic bui Id i ngs and, naturally w ine ri es. O n th ese vi sits we m et inte resting me n and wo me n of Ge r man desce nt, wh o to ld of t h e expe rie nces of th e ir a nces tors in Aus t ra lia. Th e d ia lects of th ese people had been som ew hat a lte red t hrough t he years . Part icularly inte resting a nd amus ing was th a t of the " Barossa Deutsch ".

(W e found th e aut he ntic Ger ma n cooki ng to be de li c ious . espec ia ll y t he ca kes a nd dese rts whic h prese nted te mp ' ta tio ns tha t no schoo l girl die ter cou ld resist ).

Beca use th e Barossa h as reta ined a predomi nant ly Germa n c ha rac te r, a nd because the peop le have kept a live the fri e nd ly a ttitudes tha t t hey brough t wit h th em from Germa ny las t ce ntu ry, we found t h e exc ursio n not on ly educa t io na l, but lo ts o f fun 1 Our t ha nks to Mrs Re mm e n .

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Recipe For Rejuvenation: INGREDIENTS: O ne limp, e xhausted bra in ( fo r best result s, use o ne whi c h has jus t co mpl eted H SC: ) I c up o f ea rl y nigh ts 4 oz of lazy d ays 3 ta b les poo ns o f fun 1 / 1 teaspoo n of e xerc ise ( mo re if re quired ).

4 oz of fin e ly gro und fri e nd s 2 c ups of exc ite m e nt a nd e nt e rt a inm e nt pi nch o f good boo ks I c up of c hopped re pri eve a nd re li e f I teas poon of grated q ui et mo m en ts freedo m TLC: METHOD: Place fun , exe rc ise and freedo m int o sa uce pa n . Stir until d isso lved . Br ing LO slow bo il and ad d la zy days , acco rdin g to taste . Bo il ra p id ly until mi xture t hi c ke ns, th e n simm e r fo r five m in utes . Leave LO coo l.

Cream sifted early n ight s a nd e xc it e m e nt a nd e n te rtai nmen t . Do not be too li bera l w ith t hi s ingre di e nt , as it ca n have d isas t ro us e ffe c ts if bra in is no t acc usto m ed to it.

Add good books un til light a nd fluffy, a nd m ixtur·e ch a nges co lour. Do no t over-c ream. Bl e nd in qui et m o m ents, rep rieve a nd re lie f. Stir we ll.

Place bra in o n pas t ry sheet. Knead ge ntl y but firml y.

W h e n nodu l e~ of tiredness a nd m isuse have d isa ppeared and te xture becomes so ft a nd ma ll eab le, pl a ce bra in in mix ing bow l a nd ma ke we ll in ce ntre. Fo ld in dry a nd m e lt ed ingred ients a lternate ly. Mi x th oroug hl y, until in gred ie nts a re spread eve nl y th ro ug h o ut.

G rease sides a nd base of 7"x 8" tin a nd line with TLC . It is impossib le to be too genero us w ith thi s ingredi e nt.

Pre h ea t ove n to 425° . Po ur 'm ixture into tin , sprinkl e libera lly w ith fr iends . Pl ace in ove n fo r fift ee n minutes .

Turn ove n to 375° when time is up, a nd co ntinue coo kin g for a not he r hou r and a ha lf. Wh e n d o ne. re m ove fro m t in to coo l. If des ired, spri nkle w ith h a ppy futur e.

Store for six weeks to a ll ow fu ll fl a vo ur to pe rm ea te th rough o ut bra in . Do not mi suse o r a buse .

A nnette K eogh

M e a n ' m e mat es , o ld Padd y a n ' Lo u, we re h a ngin ' around o ut sid e num be r two. " M oody 's Market " th ey ca ll ed it , Bes t pub in th e land, with da rk a mbe r beer, a nd fin e ba rmaid s at hand .

T ed 's o ld M od e l-Twas pa rked neatl y o utsid e, With his Missus in fro nt , just o ut for the ride .

Like T ed she was ha rml ess , But a vi ce she did keep , wa s to snore in th e ni ghtim e: poor Ted couldn ' t sleep.

C HORU S: Tim e sto pped h e re a t " M ood y's" , in the da rk arid la nd , a nd wande red a bo ut in th e m o unta ins by sand .

It a void ed the people; th e ir probl e m s, th e ir strife, And sli ced a part fri e nd ship , like a sh eare r's sha rp kn ife .

Th e Ba rber ne xt d oor , did a rip-roa rin ' tra d e, But not with yo ung la di es , or suc h fo lk as pa id .

But ra th e r with stoc km e n, wh ose ha ir h e did c ut , a nd th ey la ugh ed a bo ut ho rses , a nd th e to wn 's loca l smut .

Life he re a t " M ood y's" is n' t too ba d ; W e've a pub, and a racecou rse, a nd a dog th a t 's go ne m ad .

But wh a t vi sitor stays , a t t hi s humble a bod e?

He just kee ps ri ght o n go ing, clown th e dusty m a in road .

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1981 Athletics Carnival Fo r the seco nd yea r in a row , th e Athleti cs Carnival was a famil y day, h e ld o n a gl o rio us April Sund ay o n th e sc hoo l grounds.

Athletes, fa milies a nd supporte rs turned o ut in full fo rce to see Aike nh ead luc kil y sna tc h th e 1981 C up fro m under th e noses of Loyola a nd M a rita, who cam e e qua l second , a nd Vincentia , who ca m e third .

The scores we re close a ll day, a dding to th e suspe nse a nd kee n compe titio n o f th e carniva l.

Ye llow , red , gree n a nd blue stream e rs ad o rned th e slopes ove rlooking the ova l, a nd ma ny o f th e competitors a nd supporters ca me resple nde nt in th e ir tea m 's co lo urs.

Thanks must go to th e o rga ni sers of th e d ay - th e Fa th ers' Committee , th e M o the rs' Auxili a ry, th e PE teac h ers, a nd of course, to teac h e rs, co mpetito rs a nd suppo rte rs.

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1981 Interhouse Sport In a d d itio n to pa rtic ipa ting in the a nnua l at h let ics a nd swimming carniva ls, C LC ho use tea m s - M arita, Vin ce nti a, Loyo la a nd Aike nhead - h ave a lso bee n e ngaged in lunc htime ac ti vities th ro ugho ut te rm s two a nd t h ree .

T h e lunc htime be ll wo uld see tea m s fro m every sc hool leve l rnce dow n to th e ir respecti ve sports.

Years 7 a nd 8 took over th e netba ll courts, Year 9 man ned (girl ed ?) the bas ket ba ll court , w hile yea rs 10- 12 ta c kled th e mud o n th e h oc key ova l. So ftb a ll was a lso pop ul a r a t a ll leve ls.

Result s: Aike nh ead wo n gro up 1 o f Yea r 7 net ba ll , a nd a lso Year 8 netba ll ; Loyo la too k o ut th e Year 7, group 2 net ba ll , a nd M a rita th e Yea r 9.

All spo rt s capta ins a nd pl ayers wo ul d like to t han k Mrs Cross , Mi ss Lew is a nd Mi ss J a c kson fo r th e ir unt iri ng effo rts th ro ugh o ut the yea r.

Spec ia l th a nks to Miss J ac kso n, w ho has now le ft us ( for b igger a nd bette r things ). Sh e h as been a n insp ira ti o n in all spo rting activities.

W e wo uld a lso like to we lco m e MtsH ayes , who has ta ken ove r Mi ss J ac kso n_'s ro le.

And fin a l th a nks to a ll pa rti c ipa nt s, witho ut whom we wo uld not be a bl e to run the spo rts at a ll .

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5 Year 11 Bas ketball T ea m 7 Yea r 7 Gvm Club 8. Inter-School Swimming Team g_ Under 14 Netba ll T ea m 0 House Captai ns [ 1 Year 8 Gym Club I 2 Inter-School Athletics team 13 U nder 16 Netball Team l4 Open Netball Team (Victorian Champions) 15 Sun superrun '81 : Andrea Ryan, Jackie Rya n, Miss J ackson, Lisa Slocu m, Monica M cCrohan.

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This year, on August 15th, CLC once again distinguished itself on the sports field , at the Victorian Schoolgirls' Netball Championships, which were held at Royal Park.

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The team from CLC, Linda Smith, Joanne Banks, Cami lle Woodward, Angela Molinaro, L inda Perry,J acinta Furlong, Danielle Silvagni, Michelle Silvagni a nd J e nny Evans, won the open section of the competition.

It was a very close game, with CLC winning by one goa l against Kyabram High.

After many weeks of strenuous training, our track and ield representatives for the interschool sports competed iuite successfully. Not only the runners, jumpers and hrowe rs contributed to this very eventful day, but also the eachers and students who kindly and willingly participated ts officials and supporters. CLC was the host school and nuc h effort and organisation was given to make t h e day run :moothly. We did not come home with every trophy but did nanage to obtain a trophy for t h e intermediate aggregate .

We came fourth out of the eight schools that competed , a :!Tort - but next year will be ours.

Delia Caddy

Congratulations to the team, and especia lly to M iss Lewis and Mrs Cross for this wonderful effort.

K a trina Pavone

Swimming

1981 Swimming Carnival Report

Thursday, Marc h 5th once aga in saw our rather unusua l version of a swiming carnival. Much to the 3.mazement of passers-by, CLC aga in turned out in fu ll : hee r squad rega lia , and the Greensborough Swimming Poo l resounded with fe rve nt c h a nts of support for th e four tea ms .

But the co mpetitive side of the ca rniva l was o nl y o ne feature of the day . Everyone in t he school co mmunit y was catered for during thi s e xce pti o nal da y. Acco mpli shed sw immers had the chance to e xerc ise their skills; onlookers were ab le to enjoy the ca rnival 's co lourful sights and sounds and the many " soc ia l swim!Jlers " could get in and have a go - just for the fun of it . Participation was th e theme - not winn ing or losing - and consequently many of the girls were ready, with heart 's brave toil una[frzghted , to take part in the races , riskin g their lives or pride - whichever they he ld dearest .

T he results: Loyo a, fourt h ; Marita , third ; V ince ntia , runners-up ; Aikenhead , overall winners .

Co ngratulations to a ll teams and many thanks to the tire less organisers .

Annette K eogh

Special Award This year, a t th e insti ga tion o f Miss .Jac kson , Spec ia l Awards in Physical Educat ion we re introduced.

The awards are designed to give due recogni tion to students who have made o utstanding contributions in a reas like: leade rship and organisat ion , sw imm in g, a thle ti cs , netba ll , gy mn as ti cs, bas ketba ll a nd coac hing.

Co ngra tula ti o ns to a ll rec ipients o f awards.

Year 9 Activity Day : l 980- l.

Yr. 9 Bushwalking: Fraser National Park The first hill was the hardest , but with enco urage ment from Mrs M cCutc han, we finally reached our goa l - a tall , dead tree . After resting, we "psyched" ourse lves up for the next hill . But by then we were initiated ; we reached th e peak easily and looked back w ith satisfaction.

The walk back was fl at or downhill . We lunched at Sc hool Point , then wa lked down a long the trac k, leav ing the teache rs be hind .

The scenery was beautiful , a lmost as beautiful as the sight of our own bus' Louise Scan lon

Yr. 9 Skiing: Mt Buller August '81 The skiing trip was very enjoyable and there was no one who didn't ac quire a new ski ll . Our skiin g lessons were exce lle nt , but it was a waste of time teaching us how to stop , because we had a lready worked out an easier way - just fa II ' The weather was mostly fine , and eve n the snow a nd cloud of the afternoon didn't dampen our determination to sk i down Bourke Street without fa llin g.

Louise Scan lon

Year 11-Ski Weekend Afte1· about five hours of travelling we finally arrived at the Caravan Park, loaded with our ski's and boots from Rio's in Po1·epunkah, and eve1yt hing e lse that we needed.

Gradually the teachers and their fami li es arrived , so we beca me one great big h appy fam ily.

Saturday morning the public bus arrived to pick us up at the caravan park , and we were on our way to the slopes. We were a ll excited as we nea red Dingo-Dell where we were going to ski, but the bus just kept travelling past. We all nearly fli pped, but t h e nice bus driver turned back and dropped us off, even though ot her skiers complained.

The day was bright and sun ny, really good for skiing.

Some of us went straight to the top and began skiing, while the others had a private lesson by our own top ski instructor, MR BYRNES ... Thanks to th is instructor, most of us were sk iing at the top of th e slope by lunchtime.

That night we went to Mass in Bright and were ente rtained by a little boy who took a fancy to Fiona Csabi and hovered over h er during Mass. When we arrived back at the Caravan Park, we built a bonfire and made our own fun.

Sunday was_ an awfu l, foggy day and most of us were exh austed , with ac hing feet and legs before we even started skiin g. After skiing for most of the day without the help of our instructor, we were sh own a new technique by Mr Byrnes . After attempting to show us this "very difficult" technique, he too joined the rest of the group by toppling over in the snow.

The day finally came to a close and we were on our way home. But it did not end very well, as on the way home, the tyre on the trailer blew, so we were caught in the middle of nowhere in need of a few parts. We finally arrived at school two hours late. But over all it was a fantastic weekend.

H.S.C. Ski Trip 1981 , Mr Downie starring on left.

We would like to thank Mr Byrnes for organising the weekend, and also would like to thank all the teachers involved, for coming.

Sonia Daris

J. Wi lkin so n, Miss V. Holl a nd , M rs M .

Ba rratl - las t d ay H SC 1980.

2. Pla ying ho use .

3. Fire lighting.

4. Fi re li ghting.

5. Arso n.

6. H SC: Ca mp I 980.

7. Miss Ho ll a nd .

8. Mrs J. Wilkinso n a nd Mrs J. Peterson .

9. St Pa tri c k's Day. JO. O o na K eega n pl aying merm a id .

11 . Sr Pa tri c ia. Mrs Wa rn e!. Mr Bl a ke & Sr Pa tric ia .

12. Sr Pa tri c ia sit1ing d ow n o n the job - St Pa tri c k's Day. 13. Iri s h Da nce rs, St Pa tr ick's Day. 14. O o na aga in .

15. Two J-I SC: bea uti es as o ne .

16 . T a le nt Quest - "jud ges" .

17. "The Sho w" .

18. The co mme nt ato rs, Sharo n Ca rr & L isa Vescovi .

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"A.B.C . ... Look at Me" This _yea r saw the introduction of th e w rit er's wo rkshop optio n in HS C English. Th e girls have now obtained fi rst-hand experience of so me of th e ago nies and ecstacies of w riting -as -a-profession ( and have added so mewhat to A PM profits') Th e fo llowing story was one of the pieces that missed th e R oom I 3 waste paper bin .

whi c h was quite st ro ng fr o m th e decep ti ve ly sma ll body .

" Damn " , the tea c her th o ught , " a late a rriva l to ope n the flood gates aga in ." Smiling reassuredl y a t th e wobbling bo ttom lips and wide eyes , she turned towa rds the doo r. He re, she expected , was a nothe r a ddition to the group o f tiny c hecked pina for es and clea n shorts be fore he r. Sma ll a nd passive, th ey had h esitatingly ga th ered to join the ra nks of the educated.

Th e girl s' unwa verying gaze co ntinued to filt e r t h ro ugh th e teac h e r's assura nce . Qui c kl y, she retreated to h e r ch a ir o n the ra ised pla tfo rm , informing Beatrice Cork th a t her na m e was Mi ss White. Beatrice fo und a pl ace to sit o n th e m a t a nd li ste ned to th e story th a t was be ing read . Yet as Miss White sat down , she fe lt so me wh a t inad e qua te. T he sto ry continued less e nthusia sti ca ll y tha n prev io usly.

Before she could rea c h th e door, it ope ned a nd admitted the newcome r. The teac h e r wa ited for th e proud but clinging mothe r, yet fail ed to see h er . Instead , a seemingl y self-contained unit of confide nce stepped into th e room a nd brusque ly shut the door.

Th e d ay passed w ith Mi ss White beco ming mo re a nd more uncerta in of th e e ni gm a ca lle d Beatrice Cork . Th e oth e r boys a nd girls of the cl ass gra dua ll y form ed the ir c ircl es o f fri e nds . She re m a ined aloo f. She d id no t fo ll ow th e usua l pa tte rn o f initi a l uncerta inty a nd th e eage r pa rtic ipa tio n . During class she could never be ca ll ed ina ttentive, but sh e see med a lm os t a n outsider·, devo id of fee lings a nd a ny des ire to be lo ng.

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Deprived of resoluti o n by thi s une xpected e ntra nce, th e teac her hes ita ted a mome nt and surveyed h e r newest charge . It was a girl , but she didn' t wea r the la rge blue bows as did h e r classm a tes . Prac ti cally every girl in the class ha d managed to ribbon-c apture a piece of h a ir, wh ether it was a ponytail , a plait , or just a fe w locks pulled, twisted a nd manoeuvred into position . Th ere we re, h oweve r, no ribbo ns restraining this girl 's h a ir.

This was a pity, th e teac h e r noted . Sh e was quite a strange looking c hild , with he r short stra ight ha ir th a t was blonde , a lmost a lbino. Thin a nd straight , it see m ed moulded to her head in it s close -cropped sho rtness , with a fringe revealing fin e, th ough quite da rk, brows. H e r eyebrows we re high a nd na rrow , giving a n impress io n of wide eyes. Any no tion thi s gave of inqui sitive ness, h oweve r, wa s dispelled by the mirro r-like grey of the eyes .

Slightly a lmo nd-sha ped , th ey we re e nclosed by sho rt , da rk lashes . He r nose was sm a ll a nd snub a nd h e r lips we re thin a nd pa le, set in a stra ight line, giving no sign of t,earful weakness . Th e c hild 's skin was white a nd th ere we re surprisingly few frec kles do tting th e rid ge m ad e a b ove th e th in c hee ks by th e fin e bo nes.

The who le fa ce h a d a piqua ncy a bo ut it tha t did not stop a t the pointed , slightl y thrust forw a rd c hin . In fa ct, the lo ng neck led to a thin , though not fragile, bod y. A bove ave rage in h e ight , the girl stood still. One sm a ll bo ny ha nd he ld a case, the other rested beside he r thi gh , no t pluc king a t he r dress. H er bod y actua lly see m ed quite sm a ll , but h e r legs were long. Pro mine nt knees fo rmed a n inte rrupti o n in th e ir smooth , thin fo rma ti o n.

It seem ed th a t sh e was rid o f a ll the puppy fa t ( if indeed she had ever possessed a ny), th a t re m a ins with m a ny yo ung childre n during their earl y yea rs. Sta nding be for e the class she appeared oblivious to th e ir innocent sta res . The sh o rt inta kes of breatl) take n pri or to c rying we re no lo nge r audible in the cl assroo m , o nl y th e so und of o ne c hild 's hi ccups -eould be h eard .

"Well ", the teac her sa id , rea lising thi s c hild was not going to prec ipita te a fresh outburst o f se lf pity. " H e ll o" .

She unconsc iously o mitted th e c ustoma ry "d ear" as a n ending to he r greeting. The coo l eyes a nd lo ne e ntra nce seemed to dismiss the need for sympa thetic e ndearme nt s. " Hello" . The c hild respoi:ded in a n e xpressionl ess voice ,

T he teac her smiled w itho ut rea li sing, uncerta inl y a nd mo re fro m ha bit th a n a nything e lse . " Yo u must be Beatri ce Cork " she sa id . Th e na m e th a t ha d ca used muc h hil a ri ty in the sta ff- roo m did not strike he r as so funn y a nym o re.

This wo rried the teac h er . Sh e wi sh ed now th a t he r new pupil h ad c ried ; h a d a rrived with h e r moth e r; h ad sho wn a n inte rest in becoming th o roughl y ac qua inted with th e class .

Although she was not a pa rti c ul a rl y se ntim e nta l teac h e r, Miss White liked to reac h a leve l of unde rsta nding with h er pupil s so tha t th ey h ad a n ope n a nd fri e ndl y re la tio nship.

H e re was a c hild wh o see m ed to iso la te herse lf fr o m suc h a re la tio nship . Sh e did no t eve n a ppea r to wa nt to know h er teac h e r; sh e just acce pted h er as be ing th ere. Tho ugh no t o utw a rdl y recepti ve, sh e was not hos til e e ithe r.

Th e grey eyes fo llowed Mi ss White wh e n it was expec ted , but re m a ined mirro r-like, a nd the teac he r could o nl y see he r o wn fea rs re fl ec ted in th e m . She fe lt revea led a nd tra nspa re nt. Thi s unca nn y c hild stri pped h er of h er supe rio r co nfide nce . He re was a c hild , e qua ll y co nfid e nt , o n he r first day.

Whe n sc h oo l was d ra wing to a close fo r th e day, Mi ss White still fe lt e xcluded fro m Beatri ce, a nd fin a lly gave up trying to pierce thi s c hild 's e xte rio r . She hid be hind h er own di scomfort . As th e c hildre n pac ked th e ir new crayo ns a nd books a way , th e teac he r wa tc hed Beatri ce Cork .

Sh e bega n to think o f how Bea tri ce ha d be ha ved a ll day, a nd the n th ought a bo ut h er own reacti o ns to Beatrice . Fro m th e m o m e nt Bea trice h a d ma d e h e r e ntra nce, with her unusua l a ppeara nce a nd m a nne r, Mi ss White had bee n un settl ed . She had no t been he r usua l se lf to wa rds thi s c hil d , ro r thi s c hild was unusua l. Or so she ha d th o ught . Di sturbed ;, t the way sh e had m ade h e r assess me nt of Bea tri ce, probab ly bi ased eve n before meeting h e r by th e j o kes in th e sta ffro o m , she ca lled th e c hild ove r.

Beatrice ca m e w ith b lo nde h ead ra ised . Mi ss White no ti ced for th e first tim e th a t th e bl ac k las hes ha d a ha bi t o f co ming do wn quic kl y ove r the eyes, fr eque ntl y. " Beatrice," sh e sa id , " a re yo u ha ppy to co me to sc hoo l, dear?" Immedia te ly, th e bo tto m lip wobbl ed . Th e grey eyes me lted into tea rs, w ith th e thin sh o ulde rs co ming up a nd hunc hing w hil e th e h ead lo wered to form a protecti ve sha kin g she ll.

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GROUP A Miss Jackson Da nd y Browne, M o nique C linni ·k, Na dine C ubbe rley, Pe ne lo pe E xce ll , M a ree Ge rmec h , Bri dge t Liddell , A ndrea Li ss, K a re n M cC ro ri e, Fiona M c K e nzie, M a ree M o lina ro, De bo ra h Nev ill e, Mic he ll e O ' Ro urke, Lo ui se Pea rso n, So nia Pl avca k, Judith Rosse ll, Da ni e lla Sga rb ossa , Julie Shi e lds, T e resa Smith , Julie Simo ne lli , Louise Th o mas.

Lucy T o ne r, Na ta li e T ras k, Rose ma ry W a lsh . V ic ki W a rd, So phi e W a te rs , Di a na W oodh ouse, K a thryn O 'Co nno r.

GROUP B Mrs Lombardi Linda Be ltra me ll o, A nge la Bia nco, M ega n Blac kney, K a th e rine Boy le, J ac inta Co llings, Gabrie lle C urra n, Linda Dea n, J a nine De la ney, Ni co le E lli ott, J acque line Has la m, Co ll ee n H ow ie, Nysa K a lay, Ca rolyn Luc hetta , Pa uline M a rsden, Lisa Noo na n, Suza nne Ro berts, E li za beth Row la nd, T a nya Saines, Mi c h e lle Sc ho lte n, Da nie ll e Shie ld s, J oa nne Spicer, Be rna d e tte Th e unisse n, Robyn V in ce nt , Anne M a ree W a lsh , Mi c he ll e White, Caro line Winte rburn.

GROUP C Miss Lewis Ni co le Ba tes, Lea nna Be nsc h , K a trina Be nto n, Li sa Ca rro ll , Sh a ro n Co llins, C h e ryl C rew, K e lli e De Burgh , Nicole Di Luca , Trace y Ellio tt , Fio na Gra nt , Tizi a na Gi a rdinazzo, K a re n H ook, Anna Hruza, Lisa la nno, Andrea K e nny, M o nica M cCroha n, M e li ssa Noona n, G ise ll e O ' K eefe, La ra Po lo ni , Mi c he ll e Robinso n, Li sa Sloc um , Pa ul a Stan ley, M a ria nne Tome, Da ni e lle Ty le r, So ni a Vescovi, Elizabe th Whiting, Eli ssa Wil so n.

GROUP D Mrs Christian Ga il And rews, Anto ine tt e Booth ,J a cque line Brown, Lea nne Ca rr, Loui se C ummins, M o ni ca Da l Sa sso, Sa ndra D' A nge lo,J a cki D 'Costa , C hristine De la ney, J a ne Di xo n,Fra nces Dred ge, Ca ro line Duke, K e ryn Eastaway, J e nnife r G le nn, J a ne tte H a ll , A nge la Ha rt, A nne H a rris, Sa ra h La ppin, Caro line Le igh , G ia nna Libertone, Pa uline M a dde n, Ca rm e l M o rte ll , M e lissa Olbe rt z, Ca the rine Sa id , Di a na Stuyfbe rge n, Julie Va n Bave l, O livi a White.

Year8

1981

ROOM 4 Home Group Teacher -

Sr. Joan Stapleton

Sa lly Baa ini, Ama nda Ba nks, Joa nne Bea ine, Cath e rine Be nnetto, J a ne Bourke, Ri o na Bre nna n, K a re n Busc h, Mic h e lle C le me nt, J a ne C unningha m , Do nna Da vies, Debra Dea n, Simone De la hunt, Suza nne Holbe ry, Pa uline H o llyoa k, Lea h Irwin, Lea nne ltte r, Rac hae l J a mieson, Alica K e nna , E rin La lor, Kirste n Leac h , Aliso n LoftusHill s, J acque line M oor, Eliza b eth Neylo n, Jennife r O ' Bri e n, M a ry Louise Pa pwo rth , G e nevieve Pe re ira, Des ley Rega n, Ca rme l Re illy, Pe tra Re mme n, K ee ly Sc icl una , No ree n Sh a na h a n, M e ga n Sla ttery, Ad e le Ti erney, J e nnife r V a n De r H aa r, Lisa Wil so n.

ROOM 5 Home Group Teacher -

Mrs M. Jach.

N ico le tte Ande rso n, Mic h e lle Ba nks, Nico la Beer, Birgit Be is ne r, Ca the rine Bibby, M a ree Corcora n, O le nia Costa , M ary De Pe llegrin, Louise Dune ll , Sa ra Es pos ito, Miria m Fa nning, K a re n Fitzs imo ns, M a ria Fra nz o ni , Lynda Furl o ng, Fi o na H a ll, J a ne H a ussegger, Sh a una H ea rity, Gillia n H e ffe rna n, Simo ne K e lsey, Da re ne K ocsis, J a ne Laz za ri , N ico le M a so n, Ca th e rine M cCormac k, Nina M c D o no ug h , L o ui se M c Na m a ra , S u sa n Mulh o ll a n d , J a n e Mull a ny, Ann e -M a ri e O ' H a ll oran, K a re n Pea rce, Ni co le Pe pe rka mp, Fiona Rodda , Anne tte Shine, Kimbe rley V osti, N ico le Whites ide, Ni co le Whitfie ld , E li za be th W illia ms.

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ROOM6 Home Group T eache r -

Mrs P . D e feli ce

Lui sa A nto lovi c h, Anne Ba rba no, Fio na Brewe r, J oa nne Br isba ne, M a ra Bruni , M a ri e Th erese Ca sey, Rose 1rnll) ' Ce ra to, E liza beth Co nno ll y, .J oa nne C umm ins, An ne- M a ri e Da ley. N ico le Dea n, Kri sten Doo la n, C ha rl e ne Fe nn , Christin e Gross, Ca th e rine Harve y, Eliza be t h Hea ley, K a trina Ire la nd , Fi o na .J e nkins. Th e rese .J ose. I le le n Lo ng to n, Anne ma ree Lo urey. M a rit a M a c Mill a n.

K a th leen M c Dona ld . M a rv Neeso n. La rra Paro n, Ca th e r ine Rac z, Na d ia R igo n i, K e r ry- Anne Roc k, L isa Rodda, Mo ira Rya n. Gae l Sh eph e rd. M a ri ssa S imo ne ll i, L isa Spe nce, Lea nne St e in fo rt , Fra nces T a lia .

Year 9

1981

ROOM 7 Home G roup T each e r -

M rs Junor

Leo n ie A ndre ws, Dia ne Biaot to, M a rina Boeye n, Sha ro n Ca rr, M a ree C arte r, Be rna d ette Co nway, Do nna Co rr iga n, Pa ula C ra wfo rd , Mi c he ll e Cross.

Fi o na Downi e, Anne Duncan, Mad e line Ge tson.

K are n Good iso n, Ama nda Ha rri s. Do nna Ho lma n, Tracey H ow ie, A nge la K e lsey, Debb ie La me rs, A ma nda La naga n, M ary M o n e ll , Andrea M c K e nico le O ' Bri e n, T he rese z ie, Philippa Nihill , Odge rs, C h r istine O ' Re illy, Mi c h e ll e Pe perkamp, A ma nda S imm o nd s, Tracey S la tte ry, Eil een Sp illa ne, Ca th e ri ne Ste ll a , K ate T up pe r. Leesa Vea r, L isa V ize, Cathe rine Wil son, Lea nne Wil son.

ROOM S Home Group T eacher -

Mrs McC utc h a n

J a ne And e rson, Ga b ri e ll e Authi e r, Ali so n Be ll , Ste phanie Bevis, Sa nt ina Caccetta, M a ry C hrist ia n, M e li ssa C la yton, C ind y C o les, M e lissa Cummins, A nd rea Deyle n, K a te Fo rd , M a 1-y Foste r, Susa nna Ga rc ia , Na de ne G reaves , Ange la H ana n, Anna Hi ep, Fi ona H ook, S iob ha n H oo lo ha n, L inda M a rra ri , Co llee n M cCa nn, Mic h e lle Mur ray, Li sa Negri , M a ree O ve rton, Fra ncesca Pa ho r, A nd rea Pesek, Ca the rine Prestney, M a ri a n Purce ll , Ca th e rine Rea rdon, K a thryn Reeves, T a nia Re illy, Susa n Ri c h a rd so n, Andrea Rya n, Ca th e rine Sa ines, Caro lynne Sasse lla , Susi e Vuji c, Fi o na W ee kes .

ROOM9 Home Group T eacher -

Mrs Wilkinson

Michelle Anderson. J en nifer Bi bby, Mi c he ll e Boeres, Mar ianne Booth . Fi o na Bow ie, J oa nne Brodie, Came lla Buc ha n. K aren Da rcy. J ody Dickenson. Naomi Ow e r, Ma rit a Eva ns. Jud ith Farrell , Ange la Ge rm ech , Ca th er ine H a yes , A n ne Lennox , A li son Luc hetta, C h rist ine M a nde lt , Leeann Mars ha ll , M a ree M itcham , J e n n ife r McC rorie, Cat h erine Noonan, Suz a n ne O ' Re illy.

Linda Perry . Pau la Rob inson, J a ne Ross, Pa ul a Lo ui se Scan lo n, Gab ri el le Ste in fo rt , Rya n, J acque line T ierney, Li bby Tu rn e r, Kim Va nde rs lik , Li sa Vescov i, Li sa W a lli s, M a u ree n W a tson , J ac ky \'o n Be rc he im .

Year 10

1981

ROOM 10 Home Group Teacher -

Mrs C. Simmons

J ane At kinso n, Anne Ba kewe ll , De bo ra h Ba tes, Mic he lle Boute n, J a ne tte Bred e noord , C leo nice C hi occ i, Ge nev ieve C leary, J e nnife r Co les, J o Dea n, Ma ry A nne Ellul , K a thl ee n Foga rt y, Fra nces Fra nzon i, D o lores Ga rc ia , Ca ro line Gillingha m, C he ry l Gou ld , K a re n G ra nt , M e li ssa H a milto n, A nne Ma ri e K e rin, Na ta li e K eogh . Simo ne Loc ke, Juli e Mci ntos h , J ay ne M c M a ho n, K a thryn M ac kay, Cat he rine Mill e r, Fra ncesca Miron, Tri c ia Murph y, And rea N ihill , M a irea d O'Co nnor, K a thry n Sc hn ur, Da ni e lle Silvag ni , Lea nne T ho m as, Lo ui se T heu ni sse n, Suza nne Th o mpso n, Ca rol yn W a ll e r, Jeane tte W est.

ROOM 11 Home Group Teacher -

Sr Patricia Shinners

Mary Ba kos, Li sa Ba nt , G a brie le Be isne r, Tri c ia Bloom, Rh o nda Booth , K a thl ee n C imba ro, J ac inta Corcora n, Mic he ll e C urra n, Pe ta De Burg h , J oa nne De Pe tro, K erry Dy no n, K a re n , furl o ng, Da vina Hi nkl ey, Suza nne La ke, Ge ra ldine M orri s, Pa tri c ia Mu rph y, M a ree Nuge nt, E liza beth O 'Co nno r, Ke rry O ' Fla herty, Ca rme l Pa pwo rth , K a trina Pavo ne, Tracy Pea rce , Anne Pettigrove , Joa nne Roge rs, Caro line Sa w, Faye Sca rl e tt , C hri stine Sc he ll e ns, So ni a Sga rb ossa , Di a ne Sim o ne lli , Don na S m ith , Linda S mith , M a d e line T o ne r, Si mo ne· va n d er Korput , M e lita Ve lla, Simone Woo lfe.

ROOM 12 Home Group Teacher -

Mr E. Shutie

Ca th e rine Bey, A nge la Bo lge r, T a nya Bowi e. Sa ll y Bray, The resa Ce ra to. Pia Co lussa , Caro line Corcora n, Pa ula C roft , Leo nie Da ley, A nna Da ll a Ri va , Line tt e Drezga , Ge nevieve Edwa rd s. Pau li ne Fa n-e ll , Mi c he lle Fit z ma uri ce, A nita Hadzic.

Da nie lle G reco, J ac inta G ues t, K a th y Lutti c k, V ick i M a iuo lo, Co nsue la M a ltha, Li sa M onaco, T h eresa O' H e hir, K a thl ee n O' Rourk e, K a thryn Pe tti grove, Juli e Ram say, J a ne Re ill y, Ba rba ra Re mm e n, J ac ki e Rya n , Li sa See be r, Cath e rine Shine, Alice Smyt h , Juli a nne T o bin , Ge rlind e W a tson , Ca th erine Whit ting, Julie Hindl e.

Year 11

ROOM

1981

14

Home Group Teacher -

Miss Eve Taylor

Va ni a Bagna ra , Lyne tte Ba il ey, De ma ra Bren nan, Fi o na Csa bi , Ca th y Da ley. Ph ilippa Dav ies, Ca the rine De la ny, Ali so n Dwye r, .J a ne Fo rd , .J ane G illing ha m , J ay nee n H owes, Jillia n Ire la nd, Roby n Legge, Pa ula Le nno x, Julie Mill e r, Li sa N ihill.

A nge la O 'Co nno r, M a rga re t Pezz i, Pa tri c ia Pezz i, A nge la Rya n, Fra nces So nne ma nn, Ca th er ine Spe nce, Susa n T ho mas, Fra nces W a te rs, Ca mil le Woodwa rd, K a thryn Mu lla ny.

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ROOM 15 Home Group Teacher -

Mrs Jan Petersen

He le n A nso n, .J oa nne Ba nk s. A nne Corcoran, Li sa De l Din , Li sa Dey le n, Debbie E llks, .J cn nifer Evans , .J ac inta Furl o ng, . He id i Gar la nd, P.a t r i c i ~ H a rr is.

A nita K ocs is, Ca therine Loftu s- Hill s. C.a th cnne M agree, Anne M a he r, Linda M a tk ov ic, C la re O ' Ne ill, M a ri a O ' Fl a he rt y, A nne tt e Pese k, Lou ise Pullia , Gae l Sam pso n, Mi c he ll e Sil vag ni , A nd rea T ucke r, De b o ra h Va nde rwe rt , He le n Wa rden.

K a re n Wil so n.

ROOM 18 Home Group Teacher -

Mrs Margaret Barratt

Cath y Ande rson, Sh a ron And e rs o n, Ange la Bi zzo tto, Na ncy Bowey, Tina Bragag no lo, M a d e le ine Ca mpbe l I, H e le n C:ase lin, J e nnife r C hri sti a n, So ni a Da ri s, G a bri e ll e Dumme tt , Be rna d e tt e E ga n, T a rina .

Fitzma uri ce, Ali so n Fonva rd , M a rce lle K eogh, Lea nne Ki e nhui s, Antoine tte Leac h , Gina M a iuo lo, Juli a nne Mitc ha m, Andrea O ' Rega n, Susa n Reed , Ka thryn Sa lte r, Ange la Smith , M a rce ll e Spa nga ro, A nge la Tiba ldi , Linda Tre ntin, K a thl ee n V a llay, Ma ry-Anne Ve rme ul e n, Do nna W a nk e, Susa n Wes t.

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ROOM 20 Home Group Teacher -

Mrs Ruth Pendavingh

J ea n Ba ige nt, M a ree Ba rk e r, Fi o na Boeye n, Mi c he ll e Booth , Susa n Bosc h, T e resa Bo urk e, Sa ll yA nne Bowe n, Fra nces Co nno ll y, K a thryn C umm ins, Sa lly C urra n, Be rna d e tt e Da ly, K e rri De la ney, Julie Da be r, Andree Eva ns, Ni co le Fe rl azzo, J a ne tte Luch e tta , Be rna d e tte M a dd e n, Debb ie M a rra ri , Mi c he ll e M a rsha ll, Ange la Mo lina ro, L o rra ine M osseve ld , Ca th e rine O ' Bri e n, He le n Pea rso n, Ama nd a Pec kh a m , Mirya m Sa nc hez , F io na Vosti , Ca th e rine Hines.

Year 12

1981

ROOM 13 Home Group Teacher - Mrs Ruta Kenny Religious Education - Sr Dorothy J e nny Ba ige nt, Ca ro line Buckl ey, Julie C abass i, Ca th e rin e Ca ll a ha n, Ca th e rin e Co rco ra n, Ca the rine D o ph e ide, M a ry le ne' Gue li , Bronwy n J o hnson, C he ry l J o nes, C hri stine Miller, L o re tta Pote, M a rga re t Rainsbury, J e nny Sc icluna , Andrea Smith , Be rna d e tte Sta nho pe, J e nnife r Steve ns, J a ne To ner, G era ldine Wild , J a ne ne W ood ,Guilia na Anto lovic h

ROOM 18A Home Group Teacher - Sr Liz Religious Education - Sr Liz W e nd y Ba iley, Ca th er ine Ba rwi c k, De lia Caddy.

Ca th e rine Co nway, Caro lyn C urra n, Bernadette Czy nski , Di a ne De Pe ll egrin, Pa tr ic ia K ea ting, Anne tte K eogh , Pa uline Luc he tta, M a ri a nne M cCormac k, C hri stine Murp h y, Da ni e ll a Pa ho r, J ay ne Rh od es, Ly nne S iejka, Ge mma Smyth , K a th ry n Va nd e rhaa r, .Joa nna W a rden. K a re n W oo lfe.

ROOM 13A Home Group Teacher - Miss Kate Gillespie Religious Education - Sr Liz Pe ne lope Ale xa nde r. K a thryn Bo ne, He le n Casey.

Ca rme l Co nne ll y, Andrea Coy le, S im o ne Dalla Ri va , Sa nd ra Di c ke nso n, Genevieve Fa n ning, AnCa th e ri ne K e rin, Be rnade tt e H o li a n, d rea M ac Mill a n, Pa ula M c K e niy , Susa n Noo nan, Adele O' H e hir, M arya nne Ro bi nso n, Be rna d ette Sh ine.

ROOM 16 Home Group Teacher - Ms Morag Fraser Religious Education - Ms Fraser Linda . Ba rtle tt, M e lissa Ca rr, Reaga n C la rk , Ge raldine Foga rt y, Juli e H a rma n, Ann H ea ley, Oona K eega n, Susa n King, Anne M a h e r, Ca th e rine M cC le me nts, M e lissa M c Do na ld. Anne- M a ri e M cf a d ye n, M a ri a nne Robe rts, Fi o nnua la Spilla ne, Julia Stokke r, M a ria Toscano , Veronica Ve rme ul e n, Kim Yeomans .