Unveiling the Jessie Patrick Statue

the Jessie Patrick StatueUnveiling

By Ian Robertson Alumni Manager

Jessie Patrick will always occupy a unique place in Korowa’s history, as she was the first student to enrol in founding Principal, Mrs Henrietta Akehurst’s new school.

This symbolic statue was commissioned by the Korovian Club and was to be presented to the School to mark its 130th anniversary in 2020. Alas, the pandemic intervened. To coincide with the official opening of The Roslyn Otzen Sports and Wellbeing Centre on 17 June 2022, the President of the Korovian Club, Dr Helen Tope, unveiled Jessie in the presence of members of the Patrick and Akehurst families, and the wider School community. The statue will symbolise the more than 11,000 Korovians who have entered the School and those that will in the future. The School gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the Korovian Club.

The School in 1900 at Wattletree Road. Jessie Patrick is the first on the left in the back row.

Jessie Patrick Bequest Society

Named for Korowa’s first student, the Jessie Patrick Bequest Society acknowledges Korovians and friends who name the School as a beneficiary in their Will. To find out more about becoming a member of the Society by leaving a bequest to Korowa, please contact Alumni Manager, Ian Robertson on 03 8808 8833 or irobertson@korowa.vic.edu.au

Korovian Club President, Dr Helen Tope (Class of 1980) with members of the Patrick family after the unveiling.