LIFELONG FRIENDS
MILESTONES
UPCOMING EVENTS
Deaths Judith Braithwaite (White, PY 1952) on 12 May 2020 Helen Bull (Lane, PY 1959) on 16 March 2020 Melissa Jane Joblin (PY 1999) on 14 June 2020 Jill Marks (Thomson, PY 1942) on 11 May 2020 Kathryn McLaren (Baker, PY 1959) on 20 August 2019 Margaret Jean McPhail (PY 1951) on 10 March 2020 Jillian Pitu (Reeves, PY 1958) on 15 March 2020 Bonnie-Joy Shanahan (Derbidge, PY 1992) on 11 May 2020 Margery Shepherd (Brook-Smith, PY 1941) on 13 May 2020 Aileen Swanston (Wallers, PY 1944) on 16 March 2020 aged 92 years Helen Taylor (Nash, PY 1949) on 6 June 2020 Elizabeth Watson (Buchanan, PY 1951) on 24 April 2020 Patricia Woods (Reed, PY 1954) on 14 April 2020 The School acknowledges with respect the passing of past staff members Erin Walker (social sciences teacher) on 25 July and Tony O’Hagan (cycling/triathlon coach) on 16 June.
Achievements Mikaela Russell (PY 2013) – Master of Design, Auckland University of Technology, August 2019 / Bachelor of Design (Digital) 2017 Note: PY is short for ‘Peer Year’ and indicates the year an Old Girl would have been in Form 7 (Year 13) had she continued her schooling at Dio through until the end.
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SENIOR OLD GIRLS’ CHAPEL SERVICE AND MORNING TEA Tuesday 1 September Chapel of our Glorified Lord and Diocesan School Hall The day will begin with a 10.15am service in the Chapel, followed by morning tea in the School Hall. All Old Girls in our database who left school in 1969 or earlier will be contacted with an official invitation. If you have former classmates and friends whose contact details may have changed, please encourage them to email oldgirls@diocesan.school.nz so that we can remain in touch with them. ALUMNA MERITA ASSEMBLY Monday 21 September Dawn Jones Sports Centre Attendance by invitation. DIOCESAN YEAR 13 GRADUATION BALL Saturday 12 December Cordis Hotel, Symonds Street Please note that due to the changes to the NCEA examination timetable, the date of the Graduation Ball has been changed. DIO TODAY
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