Welcoming back familiar faces

REUNIONS

Karen Mason (1987-2008) held a variety of roles during her years at Dio and after leaving, continued her association with the School, volunteering in the Drama Department.

A Science Department reunion: Beverley Reeves, science and biology teacher (1980-1985) with Cecil Wong, HOD Science (1975-1986), Meg Bayley, head of biology (1968-1998) and Lynette Quin, dean and science teacher (1990-2016).

Judy Hanbury taught German at Dio for more than 20 years (1968-1989). Deputy Principal and geography teacher Annette Johnson (1967-1997) receives her long-service badge from Heather McRae.

Pat Cartwright, who taught in the Junior School from 1974 to 1995, with former Head of Music Leonie Lawson (1969-1999).

Art teacher Shelley Ryde is well known to many past and current Dio students. Starting at Dio in 1983, she is still on the staff as HOD Visual Arts.

Welcoming back some familiar faces Past staff reunion

In early June, Diocesan held a reunion lunch for former staff. It was a wonderful opportunity for old colleagues to catch up and have a look around the School grounds. It was also a chance for the current Diocesan leadership team to acknowledge the long and much-valued service of some past staff members.

Long service teaching at Diocesan is recognised after 10 years, but there were some staff members who had reached milestones far beyond a single decade. After 10 years’ teaching/working at Dio, staff become Associate Old Girls (yes, even the male teachers!).

Sixty guests attended the Dio Staff Reunion and 35 of them were honoured for long service and presented with a commemorative badge. Between them, they had clocked up an astonishing 708 years of service to the School. Six of these long-serving staff members – Meg Bayley, Jane Brothers, Nan Norris, Rosie Ashby, Judy Hanbury and Angela Coe – are also Dio Old Girls.

Former Dio students from the 1970s and 1980s are sure to remember a few of these famous faces. See also pages 10 and 11.

Raewyn MacCormick joined the staff in 1979 working as a teacher and Admissions Director before leaving 32 years later in 2011.

Much-loved PE teacher Jenny Lloyd (1966-1991) is acknowledged for 25 years’ service.

Old Girl Rosie Ashby was a teacher of humanities and English from 1982 to 2005.