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EDITORIAL

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"For the past is past and will never

chickens tatching in Years 1 ariel 2

return, the future we know not, and

caught the jmagination of both

only the present can be called our

students ard teachers. After

own"

several "Stop tie Litter" Nicholas and Alexandra. R Massie

campaigns, the Senior School was granted a vending machine,

1987 was the year when Hawke

Mulhall winning inter-house

governed the land in an histoic

competitions was the norm.

third term in office for the Labor

party. The Grim Reaper entered our homes and media takeover

bids were just as freqient as 'Neighbours" episodes. The Vietnam Vets were finally

Bubbles were the most popular style of sk rt and every gjrl's "bouffe" hairstyle defied Newton's

Law of Gravity by reaching ever skyward. 1987 was a year of great change in Vjctorian school system:

welcomed home and a short time

there was the introduction of the

later the stockmarket crashed.

four term year and HSC was

Crowded House was the most

replaced by the VCE. The

popular Australian band and the

Outrageous Droposal and the

longest running Australian music

imm nent appointment of a Lay

show, 'Countdown", was axed.

1987 was the year that the VFL went nationwide anc Pat Cash

orought Australian tennis players

back into prominence by winning Wimbledon.

A little closer to home, Sr

Deirdre governed a land of her own jn Toorak. The Janior School

olayground was temporarily converted into a quarry and the

Principal provoked serous lunchtime discussions.

Between the covers of this

Magazine is just a sample of 1987 al Loreto, Mandeville Hall. We

could never hope to represent all that happened during the year, for

it was just as Big a year as 1988 promises to be.

Kristen Baragwanath for Trie Magazine Committee

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL

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A school embarks upon many

good in each person. Such an

ventures in the course of a year. In

approach does not preclude

some ways, a school is a

suffering, disappointment or failure.

microcosm of the variety of life

Rather we believe that all such

itself, with its capacity to generate

experences can become part of

opportunities for students to

that journey which leads to a more

explore new avenues in learning,

profound understanding of life and

human relationships and self

our place in it.

discovery. A school does attempt,

record the successes and

underlying coherence in the

achievements of students in many

experiences it provides.

different areas. The more personal

As a Catholic school, Loreto

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This magazine will largely

however, to ensure a certain

achievements and the failures are

takes care that a student's

not recorded. Yet they are all part

educational experiences contribute

of that complex tapestry of life

to the development of a

experiences which we trust will

perspective on life, informed by the

provide every girl with the chance

Gospel message of Jesus Christ.

to reflect on the year past with the

Thus we are committed to

firm belief that God can be found

provid ng experiences that create

in all things.

light not darkness, bring life not

death and encourage, affirm, strengthen and develop all that is

Deirdre Rofe IBVM

Principal

Sr Deirdre Rofe IBVM P'rincipal

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THE SCHOOL CAPTAIN AND COUNCILLORS Finishing school was an event to

Excellent performances were

which, in Year 7, we looked

witnessed at the Inter-house

forward, in Year 9 we couldn't wait

athletics day and the always

for it to happen and in Year 12 we

enjoyable Oak Parlour recitals

could not believe it was on the

displayed our talented musicians.

horizon for us.

'Education is composed of

It is unfortunate that often we

don't realise how good things are

obvious curriculum and hidden

until we don't have thern anymore.

curriculum - what we learn from

After the last day at school, Year

books and lectures and what we

12 were, for the most part, very

have experienced."

unhappy to leave. For an older

Throughout the year we have gained much in experience and, excepting the morbid thought of exams lurking at the end of the year, we have thoroughly enjoyed every moment of 1987.

The school theme was

"Affirmation and Positive Thinking".

The affirmation part was difficult to put into effect but positive thinking, in most ways, did occur. This theme, especially within Year 12,

was a good way of saying "Keep

your chin up!" or "Look on the bright side . . .'

The Performing Arts Festival was a highlight of the year and, for better or for worse, made second

term arrive and depart very

and younger generat on this may be hard to believe, but sad as we

are to go, we know that our education will stand us in good

stead in the future. Anyway, if we stayed, the Pilgrimage to Central Australia would need two extra L-

buses!

have made our year memorable could certainly be never ending, however there were some notable

life-support systems for us. These were: the Year 12 staff, whose

dedication and patience was

always evident, Mrs, Smith, Mrs Miller and, of course, Sr Deirdre

who were largely open minded and, at least, humoured the

Councillors' suggestions. To the ten Councillors who were always

nights were rewarded by the talent and obvious enjoyment displayed

willing to cheerfully undertake delegated activities and help us,

Penny and I offer our thanks.

The future for Loreta Mandeville

by everyone. Diversions from

Hall looks both challenging and

routine school work were always

promising. We have thoroughly

welcomed and enjoyed by those who participated: Excursions were

popular with Year 7 and 8; the Ski

enjoyed our years at the school and the last day at Mandeville was a sad but memorable experience.

Camp was a highlight for Year 9,

Hopefully, the strong ties formed

Year 10 Work Experience and Year

here will strengthen and the

11 Christian Living Camps were both happily attended. The

Marle O'N i

thanks to all those people who

evident, with students pulling

together to form one unit, and the

Pern Lt

Our words of appreciation and

quickly! Fantastic house spirit was

weeks of hard work and sleepless

The Councillors Back Row L-R Sar,1,1 Lowe, Catherin

recollections remain strong.

Fewster, Erin-Marle O'Neill. Emma

Finally we forward our sincere

Readman, Nicole Hicks. Joanne Kcly,

students grew in knowledge and

wishes to the school community

experjence through these actjvities

Roisin Annesley

for an enjoyable, exciting and

Front Row

prosperous future.

Alessandra Orsinl, Claire Mun·o, Penny

The school plays and musicals were, as usual, of a high standard, and strengthened ties between Year levels and with other schools.

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Jennifer Hummerston,

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Erin-Marie ONeill. School C : 'airi

on behalf ot Penny Leoncelli. Vice C

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THE COMMUNITY Divine love is like fire,

which will not let itself be shut up,

For it is impossible to love God and not to labour to extend his honour.

Mary Ward 4

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Sr Deirdre Rofe, Sr Carloyn

McSwiney, Sr Genevieve Davey, Sr Angela

Sr Susan Daily, Sr ce Britto Conroy,

Sr Maureen Sauriders, Sr Catherine Skehan

Kennedy

All are created to praise, reverence, and serve our Lord

and by this means to save their souls, St Ignatius of Loyola

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Sr Martin Cassidy, S' Anne Reidy, Sr

Lua Byrne, Sr Imelda O'Brien

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Sr Helen Murphy, Sr Theresa Daly, Sr

Ruth Winship, Sr Kranesca Cavagna, Sr Patrica Lohan

Absent: Sr Mercia Robinson

The nineteen Sisters who form the

ministering the Eucharist in

Religious community at Mandeville.

neighbouring parishes and

are involved in a variety of

outreach to the extended Loreto

ministrles. These ministries are:

Family and beyond.

education here in the school and at the National Pastoral Institute

Sustaining these activities, and at the heart of it all, is the

(NPI) and in the preparation of

ntangible dimension of the spirit

children outside the Catholic

and the hidden service which

system for the Sacraments;

makes everything possible. The

preparation of programs for the

prayer of the Community supports

faith development of adults:

and strengthens the ministries. It

pastoral work among the marginal

ncludes all members of the Loreto

groups of St Kilda and with the

Family and inceed anyone who is

hospitalised sick and dy'ng;

in any kind of need.

Sister Maureeri Saunders

Sister Superior

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EIGHT HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE Administration Team Back How

Mrs Pat Moylan, Mr John

Francis. Mr Andrew Schmidt, Sr Elizabeth Donnan Front

Mrs Alison Miller. Sr Helen Murphy,

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schools has been a real priority at

embellishment of the old adage, it

Toorak in 1987 and the formation

is certainly true that in a complex

of this joint Admin Team can be

structure, such as a school, the

seen as a rrost positive and truitful

issues facing the administration

outcome of this thrust.

are many and varied. With a view

It must be noted that the role of

to supporting the Principals in

tne Senior School 'middle

matters concerning the day-to-day

mapagement' component of this

running of the school, tle services

team - Mr Schmidt, Mrs Miller and

of six additional staff members

Mr Dernelley - has functioned as a

have been called uoon this year to

most successful and

form the 'A-team' (Admin team).

complementary urit, dividing Lp

Sr Deirdre and Sr Helen meet

many of the onerous, out important

on a fortnightly basis with Miss Pat

tasks performed previoisly by the

Moylan (Deputy - Junior School),

Principal and Deputy Principal. Mrs

Mr John Francis (BJrsar), Sr

Miller's chief responsibility is the

Elizabeth (Acting Deputy Principal -

co-ordination ard implementation

Senior School), Mr Andrew Schmidt

of the school's ph„osophy of

(School Co-o'dinator - Senior

pastoral care, whilst Mr Dernelley

Sci'ool), Mrs Alison Miller (Director

has been working on many levels

of Pastoral Care - Senior School),

of P to 12 curriculum deve,opment.

and Mr Rob Derneiley (Director of

Mr Schmidt is responsible *or

Studies). The Admin Team is not a

ml.Ch of the beh.nd-the-sceres

policy-making body, rather it is a

co-ordination of the Senior

vehicle for logistical decision-

.School's curricula' and extra-

making and provides the means

curricular activities.

Administration Clockwise

Mr John Francis, Mrs Jenny

Rich, Mrs Kerrie Perry, Mrs Berenice Goodlad, Mrs Cheryl Weymouth, Mrs Judith Jacombs

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for effective communication

It is hoped tbat in drawing upon

between Junior and Senior

the specific administrative skills of

schools. This latter factor is

this group of individuals :hat a

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assuming increas.ng importance in

more effective environment will

Lewis

the light of the Frameworks

'esult and the day-to-day needs of

Front Row

document, which is encouraging

the school will be addressec

schools to look at issues, such as

creatively. The Admin Team has

curriculum from a Prep to Year 10

maae it much less lonely at the

perspective. The consolidatior of

top!

The Maintenance Team Nicole Supple, Robert

Tom Parrott, John McGrath,

Cliff Barnett

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JUNIOR SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Coming to Loreto, Mandeville Hall

Ward, dance and movement (set

has been for me an experience of

and creative), speech from

joyful homecoming. In the Junior

Shakespearean times, costume

School I have a sense of standing

and dress, instrumental

on the shoulders of all those

accompaniments, recorder and

leaders who have gone before me

mask work. The girls seemed to

- all educationalists who have left

enjoy this unified artistic

their strong mark on the school.

experience.

The ongoing theme for the

I found a school where the girls were keen to learn, enthusiastic

whole of this year has been our

about extra-curricular activit es and

awareness of International Year of

displayed a natural courtesy. I met

Shelter for the Homeless. The staff

a staff whose members were

studied the topic through various

committed, joyful and untiring in

resource materials and we had

their efforts for the children and I

access to several programmes for

discovered religious education to

classroom use. At Junior School level we concentrated also on

be at the very heart of the school.

appreciation and thanksgiv ng for

We are ever on the look out for

ways of promoting unity and a

the homes we have. A booklet

sense of belonging. The matching

produced by the Prep class ends

of an older class with a younger

by saying "May we always help people find a spot where they are

class helps the younger children

know some of the older girls and vice-versa. Years 1 and 2 grew miles in self esteem and were

Sr Helen Murphy IBVM Junor School Prncipal

This year sees the completion

warm and happy and loved a lot" In July last year the school was

left in the capable hands of Miss

helped in many other ways

of the plan to put a computer into

Pat Moylan. I am glad of this

through relationships with Year 1 ls.

every classroom with a computer

opportunity to express my

This year the whole Junior School

and printer being purchased for

appreciation for her work. 1 would

comes together once a week for

Years 3,2,1 and Prep. This could

also like to thank Pat for the

assemblies. Each class has two

not have been achieved without

support she has given me as

opportunities per year to present

the help of Parents' Committees.

hcoming Principal.

aspects of its work to the rest of

Tte activities o- both Fathers' and

The school is sorry to lose a

the school. Parents of the

Mothers' Associations have been

creative and talented art specialist,

presenting class are invited, and

important to the Junior School

Mrs Marilyn Orr. We wish her well

the afternoons are delightful. All the

both socially ar-id iri providing extra

over the coming years.

virtues Mary Ward spoke of are

equipment. We have appreciated

Finally, Sister Marie's departure

usually demonstrated with an

their involvement and are gratefui

for Africa caught the imagination of

emphasis on freedom and felicity!

for their help.

all of us. It has given us a focus

Another change this year which

During 1987. Miss Robyn

for mission efforts, inspiration and

will have a gradual impact on the

Horner and Miss Bernadette Smith

renewed the ideal that if a vision is

spiritual growth of staff and

have been developing a combined

believed in for long enough it will

students is the opening of the

programme in Music and Drama.

eventually become a reamy

Prayer Room. This is a separate

While the actual content of each

room behind the school which was

subject has, in many cases,

for 1988 is pretty earthy and much

refurbished earlier this year. The

remained the same, they have

to do with bricks and mortar. I am

IVothers' Committee supplied

tried to approach Music and

looking forward with interest to the

curtains and a slide projector and

Drama from a common anc

report from Mr Philip Hoff and

the end result is a pleasant and

creative perspective. For examMe,

being involved in the continuing

My dream for the Junior School

peaceful area for prayer, reflection

an Elizabettan theme fer Year 6

development of the whole school

and liturgies, including

enabled the group to explore

over the coming years.

Reconciliation and the Eucharist.

piaywriting, using the story of Mary

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Mrs Dot Peters. Mrs

Marianne Hull, Mrs Colleen Liersch, Miss

Bernadette Smith. Mrs Shelley Singh 2no Row

Miss Rosemary Williamson. Mrs

Jill Basket Miss Sally Dickinson. Mrs Gaye

Warren, Miss Cathy Slrn, Mrs Jeanette Cowley. Mrs Virginia Moloney Front Row

Mrs Anne Mclnerney, Miss

Anna McKinnon, Miss Robyn Horner. Sister Helen Murphy, Miss Pat Moylan, Mrs

Marilyn Oir, Mrs Linda Moore. Sister Marie Kelly Aosent: Mrs Pat O'Halloran, Mrs Sue

McKernan. Miss Anne Tierney

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The Prep Class piblished its own

Out in a meadow.

book about HOMES to show

I am happy.

recognition of the International

Can't you see?"

Year of Shelter for:he Homeless.

We are lucky ch Idren! We have

warm, happy homes where we are loved. Some people do not have anywhere IO sleep. This is our "Thani You Book" for our homes

You can pretend to live in a tree house or cubby house.

You can visit a holiday house. Or you can build more house on your house.

There are many kinds of homes.

Back Row L-R

Krister] Doyle. Anrlabellr· Potc'rs, Arnaleo Hall. Charlotte Hickey, Colla Johnson. Mrs Marianne Hull

Where is your home spotty leopard?

Where is your Home?

"I live in the zoo,

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You can live in a totel.

You can live in a unit.

Ern'rid Poyritoli. Sophie .aliverice. Plloetit Nolari Philippa Za h ar,i, Dianna Best

You can visit me too.

Natalie Ahmori. Sara Pacni,

I am happy.

OIl\,la Curtain. Katrion Derrian. Molarve

Can't you see?"

Johnston. Suzannati Pill Hilary Fisher, Isabel Hortaog

Where is your home Sister Helen?

Where is your home?

"I live in a convent,

That's where my mail's sent.

I am happy.

Can't you see?"

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Where is vour home?

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Where is your home little girl?

Where is your home?

"1 live in a building,

With a phone going 'ling-a-ling'.

Where is your home little bird?

Amy War·<. Amy Bijrke, Caro'no

Tuolly. P·udence Doig Alic(,n Pettigrew.

They come in different shapes and sizes.

Jacqui Vidal. Briaget

Hopkins. Kate Corrigan. H:?idi Dalton,

I am happy.

Can't you see?"

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I am happy

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Can't you' see?"

A little place of her very own.

Where is your home little rabbit?

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"I live in a burrow,

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Clea Walsh, Jean Connell,

Stephanie Zecco a, Vivienne Ringersma.

Anne Conroy. Victoria Carlino. Jennifer O Connell, Miss Cathy Sim 2nd Row

Fiona Tetly, Lauren Reed, Alice

It was fun at SSW. When we went

to the baker we got to look at the

oven. It smelled nice ... yummy. 1 bought Meadow Lea for mum.

Smith, Anna Whittington, Tiffany Lott. Nancy Sposato. Georgina Frew, Nicole Corcoran

Ginny Ball

'Take away' stories 5-2-1-2=0

Once there were 5 apples. On

Monday a girl came and took 2 apples, so there were 3 apples

I liked the tram ride because I

left. On Tuesday a boy came and

think it was fun and I liked 'unning

took one apple, so there were 2

Lucinda Gannon. Rochelle Howie, Georgina

in the rain. We got soaking wet

apples left. A bird came along and

Ryan, Lucy Mau e, Helen Harford. Caroline

and I liked that because l Nke

took 2, so there were no apoles

O'Brien. Eliza Pe:ers

getting wet.

left.

Virginia Ball, essica Shirley Front Row

Kate Lynch, Kelly Peterson.

Absent· Anna Mario Black

Clea Walsh

Our shopping expedition

We went shopping. It was fun, if it did not rain, but at least we ·went

We went shopping. It was fun. We

shopping. Can I tell you

went on the first day of September,

something? Never go shopping in

Tuesday, the first day of Spring. We

the rain.

sent to SSW and everyone had a

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Once upon a time thefe were seven 1:ttle rabbits. Five hoo[)ed

away and then there were two Rochelle Howie

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bag with a shopping list in it and

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we had to do some shopping for

One day there were five mice, a

our mums. We were only allowed

mum arid a dad and a siste; and a

to have $2. We had groups and

brotner and a baby. The five mice

first we had to do the shopping for

wen: for a walk. The baby said "A

mum and then Miss Sim gave us a

walk, goodie, we are go'ng *or a

list and it had some things on it.

walk". Two got lost and :here were

She gave us some money and we

three left.

had to do :he shopping on the list.

Jess ca Shirley

It was written down on a big list and on a small list. Then we went back to sc4001.

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got a shock' There was no mother

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but all these girls all around me I

Em y Gregory, Anita McCarthy, Jane Kenny,

got a shock . I ran arourd the

My rame s Clucky Clara and I will

incubator. Tne next day I felt fine.

tell you about hatching. One day

An NEla Hill

the farmer put my motter with a cockeret. Then my mother laid a

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Katie Ralph, Charlotte Muldor. Alexandra Collie. Jacin-a Holmes, Madeleine Keogh.

Maggie Barlow. Gisele Reimann-Basch 2nd Row

Katerine Sherry. Peta Henning.

Marietle Mullavey. Louise Pas-ro. Arita

The play

Pac,ni, Melissa Clark, Carla Passaro Angela

egg. One exciting day I came out.

Year 2 did a play earlier on this

Cherie Lagana

'Come here" she called to my dad

year callec "The Party".Our niums

Front Row

"our chick has hatched". ''Isn't she

and dads came to see it. My dad

Edwina Holbeach Charlotte Carter. Verity

pretty" said dad. "Call her Clucky

was a little late, but it was fun. It

Fisher. Colette Perman, Angela Vaccari,

Clara". 'OK" said mum "Clucky

was about a girl wno had no

Clara it shad be" . "She will be a

friends at all but she had pre:end

beautiful ch,ck'.

friends. She made up invitations to

very spec,al egg. I was inside that

Hill. Madeleine healy Julie Bongiorno,

them and the wirid carried them

C.ucky Cluck (Verity Fisher)

away ard the pretend friends really came to her party.

The day I hatched from my

Kate Walshe, Naomi Grant

ard snored. When she was asleep Charlotte Mulder hit Miss Sim in

the face. Madeleine Healy snored.

1 could hear her from the end of the room. Miss McKinnon's PJs

Melissa Clark

egg

One day Farmer Jack put a

Clare Maggs. Claire Thorn.

Sleepover

were nice. Miss Dickinson had a

white nightie. In the morning we had a bat-Rue and Miss

rooster with a hen and she had

On Friday we went and slept at

Dickinson did exercises with us

some eggs and the Fooster

school. We played games ariel

and that's all

fertilised tie eggs. Farmer Jack

then went up to the Staff Room

Madeleine Keogr

sent them off to a place where

and had supper. Then we set up

they stcre fertilised eggs. Then a

our beds and ther got in them and

person carrie along named M ss

watched ''Chitty Chitty Bang

Al school we do lots of work but

McKinnon and she said "I would

Bang".Miss McKinnon and Miss

my favourite work is the spelling

like twelve eggs please". "Twelve

Sim and Miss Wil'lamsor and Miss

test. We do the spelling test every

eggs on the double" shouted the

Dickinson carre I was the last to

iriday. I learn my spelling every

man and straight away twelve

fall asleep. I had to sleep witn Miss

week. 1 sometimes get my spelling

eggs came. After three days I

Dickinson and ! tooK her Doopa off

right.

hatched out of my egg and boy I

her and kept sitting up in my sleep

At school

Katherine Sherry

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Bridic- Riordan Natalie

Byfield. Sophie Garinon, Racnel Doyle, Jorir·ifer Zahara. Lisa A:'Illl·. Eliza Guthrie,

K. cr ria Maugs Ka:e K ,·ing, Catheri·,e L·" *3 fldo

In Year 3 we have a friend in Adelaide. We write to each other.

Assemblies

Every Friday, the whole Jurior

Their school is called Marryatville.

School goes to Assembly. One of

It is nearly the same as Mandeville,

the grades does a play for the rest

because they are both Loreto

ofthe school.

Tilley. Anna Kricker. Emma Pastro. Erica

schools.

(Catherine Fernando)

Stevens. Norita Berietti Laurie Tornkl[,5

Anna <rickor)

fill ROW

Anna Chamberlain. Andrea

Drama

Anna Messina. Chloe Aclams Front Row

Felicia Ramrai. Claire Graham.

I love Year 3, as well as my

For my costume, Mum loaned me

Alexandra Bostock Andrea Vidal Georgina

teacher. Do you like Year 3?

Chamberlain Reboc. .1 Ci,n os Sk,charlie

(Rachel Doyle)

her wedding dress. She is very

Well, I think Year 3 is a particularly

(Edwina Hurley)

Johriston, Eawina huri,·,

Absent· Emily O'Connel. Mrs Pat O'Halloran

kind.

interesting c'ass.

(Chloe Adams)

The Dance Company

Excursions

who was the best at doing things.

We had all had an audition to see

(Georgina Chamberlain)

We visit St Joseph's Tower and we Life in Year Three

act out plays for them.

(Erica Stevens)

It you want to hear about life in Year 3 then keep reading.

I really enjoyed visiting them.

(Andrea VIdal)

Swimming

The day we got there, we were all excked.

(Rebecca Ginies)

(Emily O Connel.)

Mrs O'Halloran, the Year 3 teacher,

forgets where sne puts things.

(Ka:r,na Maggs)

When we talk a lot, she gets a bit angry. but we deserve it.

(Jenrifer Zanaral

On the 8 April, which was a Wednesday, we went to the Kew Traffic School. Oh! When we got

You had to wear a cap, bathers and goggles.

(Laurie Tomkins)

there it began to rain.

I swam right up to the top. 1

(Andrea Tilley)

enjoyed it.

I wished we could stay at the Kew Traffic school all day, but we

(Eliza Guthrie)

We played some games, mainly

We do quite a lot of work.

couldn't.

keepings off.

(Lisa Ar.hun

(Anna Messina)

(Alexandra Bostock)

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First Communion Preparation

First Communion

Before Multi Cultural Day each

In Year 3 there are 28 girls and we

Back Row L-R

class was allowed to choose a

Adrian Maher, Natalie

are all preparing for our First

Byfield, Georgina Chamberlain, Kate Kuring,

country from Asia. The Year 3s

Communion.

Jennifer Zahara. Emitly O'Connell, Anna

chose Singapore.

(Sophie Gannon)

(Anra Chamberiain)

Cnamberlain, Sophie Gannon, Richard Jones. Mrs Pat O'Halloran

We have started a First

2nd How

We did a play. I was a Ma ay. We

Communion book.

Benetti, Anna Kricker. Erica Stevens, Emma

tacl lots of fun.

(Natalie Byfield>

(Stephanie Johnston)

In the play I was a professor. 1

We are visiting different classes

and showing them pages of our book.

of posh.

(Emma Pastro)

Soon n Year 3 there were

Some people had made a dragon

meetings. The meetings were at

boat in art. We spr nkled silver

our friends' parents' houses. They

glitter on the dragon's green and

were kind to let the rreetings be at

yeliow tummy and some on his fire

their houses.

from his nose.

(Felicia Ramrap

(Claire Graham)

Pastro, Chloe Adams, Andrea Tilley, Laurie Tomkins Anna Messina,

talked in a deep voice. I was kind (Bridle Riordan)

Natasha Holmes, Ne,ita

3rd Row

Alexandra Bos:ock, Bridie

Riordan, Felecia Ramrah Jillana Hughes, Rachel Doyle. Lisa Arthur, Edwina Huley, Eliza Guthrie, Rebecca Ginies Front Row

Claire Graham, Catherine

Fernando, Andrea Vidal, Katrina Maggs.

Stephanie Johnston

Priests: Fr M Coleridge, Fr B Leonard, Fr L Arthur

Altogether, I think it is fun and

It was nteresting to see what has

fantastic.

been going on in the different

(Nerita Benetti)

countries.

(Kate Kuring)

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Thoughts on Reconciliation

Dinosaur Stew

On the 2 September it was our

There once was a girl dressed in

Reconciliation. I thought I would Kylie Pi,coN-ikin Sarah O'Bvrno

Nat:sh., Homics. Fr,ni'v BurkE· Melissa

Tilley. Martie Dermatis, Sarah Sherry, Flona El,ir·irr.„17 .Ic-.ie Fauari MIrs Dot Pi,ter'-, Pr, VW ROW

Af 'colatos.,A,-100 Spardara I .' · \/: i

Absent Da

Kathe' r,c Fa

when g was over I thought it

Brontosaurus was fine

Stegasaurus was divine,

But any dinosaur stew would do.

Miss Sm@ made up a dance for

Anna Bor.glorno

waking up the aisle.

Ynar 4 Blue

Luisa Van arr

B, irr,r·r-

We spent a lot cf time preparing

Multi Cultural Day On Friday. H was Multi Cultural Day. All the grades studied Asiari countries. The Year 46 studied

Hong Korg. I learned that there was a H.ghway under the water

Patches

for it We did a liturgical dance into

Cats, Cats, Cats.

the chapel and then we went and

Some will eat rats.

sat down with Our parents.

I know a cat that scratches.

Sara Harris

The Chapel was magnificent. It

His name is Patches.

Patcnes eats, what l don't know.

had stained glass windows.

But he does wear a big red bow

Aingloe Spadaro

And if by any chance,

and their airport is on the water.

There were tive priests. 5 was

Tre'r population is about double

scared when I went to the priest,

ours. 1 liked Thailand. All the

but when I came out I felt happy.

grades 3,4,5 and 6s had Chinese

Melissa Tillov

tood for lunch.

blue

Who loved To eat dinosajr stew.

wasri't tna: bad after all.

Jennitor Buccher Sara Harrp

Lc tina Ganible Arii ia Borkporne Veronta

Yabmir, Co:

forget whar I was meant to say but

You were feeling like a dance, And you invited in a guest, Patches would play up and be a pest.

Well. I've said what I have to say I'm looking forward to my next

1'11 talk to you another day.

Sarah Sherry

Reconciiation.

Elysia Zeccola

Year 4 Blue

Yasmin Cople>

Year 4 Blue

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International Year for the

Homeless

Dance Company

Back Row L-R

Elisha Hall Andreina

Buccheri. Amber Horsial! Rebecca

In August at school a dance

Ringersma, Chilu Tong. Virginia Jones.

On Tuesday the third of February,

c:ompany came and performed

Therese Felsbourg. Sharon Murphy

the whole school went into the

'Coppelia". Some of the girls in the

2nd Row

Mui:i-Purpose Room and we had a

school performed in it as well. It

Mass. This year it is the

was all about a dellmaker who

International Year for the Homeless

played a trick on two ladies. He

people. In tte Multi-Purpose Room,

had a doll and it sat in the window

there was a big house and inside

pretending to read a book and the

there were hearts. Inside the

two lacies sneaked in to look at

Bonacci. Cara Briggs. Lisa Fiar,-a ZIO

hearts were hards. That is a sign

this new girl in the dollmaker's

Caitlin Dwyer. Jacqueline Borne

of open hands and open hearts.

shop window. Well, the dollmaker

Camlle Reidy Year 4 Gole

came back and saw them and

they ran out of the shop as fast as their legs could carry them.

Viro r la Jor irr

Swimming We started swimming on 3rd

August and we nad a test on the

8- 2 3':

Aborigines

first day to see what group you

On tle 15 May we had some

wouid be in. Every day just as we

aborigines who came to perform

got there we had to do eight laps

some darces, show spears, a

for practice. It was hard work and

didgeridoo and scme

then we did more laps. We kept on

boornerangs. It was very exciting.

doing that for two whole weeks.

They showed us how to light a fire.

Flenria Scott

Meg Cheve

Year 4 Gold

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Lisa Tarascio. Andrea

Fitzgerald, Jolene Geh, Natalie Sabbadig Meghan Chester. Dearna Zagame, Camille

Relay. Susannah Portelli. Alice Hume, Mrs Shelley Singh Front Row

Lisa Anaerson. Katharine

Seyler. Virginia Okno Julia Rocrolle Nina

YEAR 5

Blue Back Row L-R

Claudia Olivera, Anna

Sullivan. Angela Makiv. Susan Bannigan, Anna Draga, Victoria Finck, Claire Singh,

Amy Bongiorno, Justina Carter 2nd Row

Jackie Sherren, Anne Fernando,

hlicole Wailes, Kate Caroll, Joanna Laurence. Kate Devine, Julie Bonollo,

Rebecca Sargeant, Verity Okno, Lucienne Bailey, Clementine Coulter, Miss Rosemary Williamson Front Row

Georga Jones, Kate McGrath,

Brit Heatley, Siobhan Duck, Prudence Nolan, Amandine Behan, Amy Scally. Emily Loncraine, Anneli Watt

A Time to Share: I was happy when I

A Time to Celebrate: Celebrating is

A Time to be Happy: I was happy

shared the Easter Rabbits and Star of

always fun in 5 BIJe especially when

when I found out I have a lovely,

the Week cookies.

we have birthdays.

delightful teacher and a caring fun

Victoria Finck

Georga Jones

class.

Prudence Nolan

A Time to be Rewarded We always feel rewarded when we do good deeds as I did when I rewarded

A Time to be Silent: This year we learnt to be silent when Miss Wi;liamson or

A Time to Think: You have to think

anyone else spoke.

before you say a mean thing and say Joanna Laurence

others.

Anne Fernando

A Time to Cry: Sometimes when I was hurt I began to cry.

sorry and try to be loving people.

Anna Sullivan

A Time:o Dance: A time to dance is

when you feel happy and able to show your talents in 5 Blue.

A Time to Make Friends: I had to

change cities and make new friends.

Jackie Sherren

Claudia Olivera

Brit Heatley A Time io be Excited: I was excited A Time to Meet: At the start of the

when we went to Sovereign Hill.

year I met Mrs Cowley our new

secretary and a lot of new girls.

Angela Makiv

A Time to be Responsible: At the

Rebecca Sargeant

A Time to Begin: When I can to 5 Blue I was nervous because it was a new

beginning. I was scared of Miss

A Time to be Born: When we planted

Williamson and that I wouldn't find any

our seeds and watched them grow we

new friends, but I did.

saw new life.

Claire Singh Kate Devine

beginning of the year I wasn't

A Time to be Special: We are special

responsible but now I am.

A Time to be Grateful: In 5 Blue I

Clementine Coulter

A Time to Grow: This year we learnt a song and it was called "A Time to

Justina Carter

for a nice teacher and nice girls to learn with.

A Time to Learn: I have learnt many Susan Bannigan

Grow" and now I am growing tall.

Emily Loncraine

when we have Star of the Week.

realised that everyooay was grateful

A Time to be Myself: I was able to be

new things that I didn't know at the beginning of the year.

Amy Bongiorno

myself when I worked with Olivia in A Time to Communicate: In Five Blue it

Prep.

Is a time to communicate with other

A Time to Laugh: We laugh together a Anna Draga

people.

Nicole Wailes

A Time to Have Fun: I had fun when I

had my birthday party and when the A Time to be Christians: In Religion this

Preps come to our class for Book

year we learnt how to be and live like

Week.

Amandine Behan

true christians.

lot in our classroom and we show our smiles.

Julie Bonollo

A Time to Create: A time to create new ideas with love in our hearts.

Kate Carroll

Siobhan Duck

A Time to be Nervous: I was nervous

A Time to Forgive: Whenever I have fights with my friends, 1 always forgive

when I met all my new teachers and

Lucienne Bailey

the girls in my class.

Verity Okno

A Time to Change: This year it has been my year to change in me.

them.

Kate McGrath

A Time to be Determined This year

A Time to Pray: 1 enjoyed our class

was a year to be determined. to have

mass and the times we pray together.

A Time to Care: We care about each

a go, to keep trying and to never give

My special prayer is that all the girls

other in our classroom.

UP.

will grow jn their personal love of God.

Anneli Watt

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Miss Williamson

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At lunchtime we went to the

Hill with the class for a school

New York Bakery. We had fish and

camp. We travelled to Ballarat by train and then by buls to the

vegetables and a drink.

Government Camp (that was wnere we stayed). When we arrived we all unpacked and had dinner. Afterwards, we did some

bush dancing and went for a walk.

The next morning we went into the dining room and haa breakfast.

Then some of the girls bad to go and clean up their room while the

others helped cleaning up the kitchen.

Later on we all went to the

dressing room and put our 1850's costume on.

We then tad to talk abou: rules and things.

When we got to St Peters

After school, when we had got

Talia Karanicolas, Libby

Bowen, Tennille Wallace, Caroline Morgan, Kelly Merritt, Jaemie Marker, Claire Rosel, Suzie Noseda, Zoe Smyth 2nd Row

Michelle Scott. Felicity Zahara

out of costume, we went to Main

Brigid Byrne, Amanda Kortt, Rebecca

Street to buy sweets and posters

Connell, Joanna Smith, Marie Anne Davies

and plenty of other things!

Natalie de Morton, Kate Harris, Elizabeth

That night we went nine-pin bowling at the alley I scored 24 points for three bowls.

In the morning we got into our costumes and went gold-panning

at the creek. Unfortunately, I didn't f;nd any.

For lunch we went to Johnnie Alloos.

That night we caught the train.

The trip took about 21/2 hours from Ballarat station to Spencer St'eet station where our families met us

School we had a "Morning Walk"

and took us home.

looking at Main Street and the diggings. When we got back to the

Sovereign Hill.

I really enjoyed the camp at

school we learnt how to write in copperplate.

Back Row L-R

Phoebe Coyne

Pulle, Kate Ludescher, Mrs J. Baskett Front Row

Monique Fabns, Sarah

Clacherty, Michelle O'Callaghan, Anna Devne, Luisa Scholz, Anna Foley, Claire Brookes, Phoebe Coyne, Nicole Burke

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Alicia Tinetti. Sarah

A Farewell to Sister Marie

Southall, Bianca Henning, Megan LarnachJones, Stephanie Clarke, Danielle Passaro,

Sinead O'Donnell, Sally Howard, Vanessa

'Whilst you're in Kenya.

It's goodbye to you Sister Marie We've heard you're going on a

Wall 2nd Row

Miss Anne Tierney. Mari

safari

Ericksen. Penny Doig, Olivia Burnes Emma

to that distant land so far away.

Killer', Melissa Schafeutle, Elizabeth Slattery.

It's Africa we believe by name

Jessica Drake, Laura Henderson, Christina Chisholm, Rosemarie Conti. Mrs Linda Moore Front Row

Brigid Cullity. Clare Brazenor,

We'll think of you every day and pray for you while you're 20,Nay.

But wish you well.

And don't forget to pack your Hbrary bell, as the children over the'e will think it's swel'.

So good bye, sate journey and God's speed, and for heaven s sake, don't get

Annabel Nicholls. Sally Dixon, Jacinta

Finnigan, Lisa Hall, Kate Finney, Sarah

So have a good time

Gaidzkar. Ainslie Bloom

and we hope the weather's fine

and do look out for those hungry ions.

We Know we will miss you, sure enough and hope that your plane trip isr't too rough.

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We doubt we'll be seeing ya.

caught as lions, feed.

We wont shed tears

because we know, you'll be back in a few years.

So it's time to say adieu to you.

Good bye, Sister Marie and God bless you.

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My visit to Parliament House

Our trip to Dromkeen

Back Ro* L-R

Sarah Glynn, Jane Nolan,

Nicole Santo, Amy Pinner, Suzanne Britton.

On the 3 September, half of Year 6

On 6 May, we visited Parliament

went to Drcmkeen Homestead at

House in Victor.a. The building is

Felicity Bloom, Katherine Navarro, Caroline Strahan, Jane Harford Alexis Newman 2nd Row

Emily Kitt, Anna Bowen,

Riddell's Creek. We travelled there

situated in Spring Street near

and back by bus. When we arrived

Parliament Station. We travelled by

we met a lady called Mrs Hurst

train and then walked from the

who took us into a room where

station. Peter Srnith was our guide.

she told us about tbe il:ustrations

He took us first into the Queen's

and story of "There's a Sea in my

Hall and then we walked down a

Griffiths. Edwina Bowtell-Harris. Fiona

Clancy, Katrina Laurence, Kathleen

Bedroom". We learnt how difficult it

passage into the Legislative

was to make a picture story book

Assembly which was built in 1856

and all the hard work you had to

along with the Legislative Council.

do before the book is printed,

Peter told us that there are 88

Then we went into the house and

members for the Assembly and

walked into a room where there

green is the colour featured in this

were all the rough pictures from

room because they also use it in

the book "A Pet for Mrs Arbuckle"

England for the Lower House. Next

and tte real copies of the book

we moved on into the Legislative

"Grandmother" After that we saw

Council and it has red decoration

more illustrations from tne books

because this is the same as the

"Creatures in the Beard" "Animalia"

Upper House in England. After that

and the "Nativity". Dromkeen was

we went to the Parliament House

a very interesting Dlace and I

Library and had a look at the

learnt much from ir.

books on display. Unfortunately we Amy Pinner

Stefanie Rocchi, Catherine Green, Claire Nelson, Mictelle Mihe cic, Erika Burmeister,

Amanda humphreys, Annabel Come, Sophie Freeman, VIrs Gabilell€ Warren From Row

Marika Benetti, Virginia

McCarthy, Paige Hanrahan, Emma Dunlevie, Amy Lally. Clare O'Neill

had to leave after about an hour.

So we walked to tne Treasury Gardens where we had lunch with

Year 6 Gold. After an enjoyable lunch we returned to school by tram because of a train strike.

Felicity Bloom

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Back Row L-R

Lucy Trumble Angela

The Teddy Bears' Picnic

McCarthy, Anna Galbraith. Diana Crivelli.

Melanie Sevastopoulos. Mary Tomsic, Anna

"Today's the day, the Teddy Bears

Fogary. Genevieve Sheehan. Lara Jackson

have their picnic." So sung the

2nd Row

choir.

Kate Knci®. Fiona Kelly,

Hayley Jackett, Ch'istine Tregoning, Ruth Peers, Elizabeth Moran. Marinda Hill.

Elizabeth Bateman. Katrina Martin. Elisha

"Next are the CJbs' races",

roared Mr Growl. ' Then Teddy

Warren. Belinda (Gibbs, Mrs C. Liersch

High will play some Bearhaven,

Front Row

they are also joining with Cub

Jul,a Cullity. Devi Ung,

Stephanie Battistorie, Emily Rattaele, Emma

Percussion playing Tedaphones

Williams, Dana Bonacci, Prue Willsher. Clair

and Tedarines."

Couttie, Joanne Pcwell

Midday came... Feast time Tte best pan of any picnic! There

sprinted towards tte finishing line. 1

felt very proud. It had been a close race, I was representing

Victoria in the eighth Australian Blind Championships held in Sydney in March 1987. I don't get many chances to compete as an equal.

Elizabeth Bateman 6 Gold·

Dream Bird

was lots of yummy food Mrs Furry

I dreamt of a cloud, oillowing

made honey oakes and

white, blowing across the sky.

fishburgers. Mrs Huggy bought

I was a bird flying through the

along her del cious Jelly bears and

white mass of mist. Down to a

teddy mallows with honey sauce.

Teddy H.ghts made sorrie fizzy

tree, I alight on a branch and sang a sweet song. Every note hung on

back. The warm sand felt good

drinks. The Art/Craft and Book

the still air until a lignt breeze blew

running through my fingers. I was

display was a treat for young and

it away, lost forever until I sang

hoping to have a tan when I got

old. The best of T.B. Milne's were

another song.

home. I finally decided to hop in

for sale.

The Beach

The sun was beating down on my

for a swjm. 1 slow·ly managed to open my eyes.

"Go on," I told myself, and ran down to the cool refreshing water.

Happy bears could be seen

leaving with thrilled faces.

distance I saw storm clouds

Mary Tomsic

gathering. I had to fee quickly or I

6 Gold

would be in the rage of the wind

I waded down until the water was

up to my waist. 1 looked around

I opened my wings and soared off into the air. Far away in the

and rain. I sped across mountains,

My equal opportunity

and saw young children playing

I sped across sea. My wings were tired and the storm was catching-

and laughing. It was a great

As I passed the 200 metre mark I

atmosphere.

could hear the pounding feet of

up. There was my rest in front of me. I was safe at last.

the 0Iher runners oehind me. 1 Melanie Sevastopoulos 6 Gold

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The sea I dreamed a dream.

I was on the Seven Seas,

Sailing through the waves, Saltwater spraying on my face, The wind running its fingers tnrough my hajr.

The jolt at night, Swaying side to side Lying on the deck and seeking the sky.

To aip my legs in the cooling water, To smell the salt and to hear the sea,

"Sail Away with Books" was this year's theme for Book Week in September. This is exactly what Year 6 tried to do. We made

something out of food to do with

And to lead t gracefully through

Mille·, Mariese Bedford, Olivia Jones, Sarita Merlo, Joanna Guiterrez End Rovr

Emily Hummerston, Amanda

D'Apice, Vanessa Ramral. Antonia Parkes, Virginia (Iroagr, Clare Petroff, Chiwai Tong,

enjoyed eating it at tbe end. The

Johanna Chester, Marie-Therese Contil

Parade of Book Characters was

Samantha Tehan, Sophie Williams, Kate

wonderful with all the gir's wearing briglt'y coloured costumes of their choice. This year the teachers

Johristori. Mrs Virginia Moloney Front Ro·w

Michaela Keogh, Angela

Renme, Genevieve Jackman. Danielle

New,house. Clare Crowe, Gabrielle

joinea in too. We ended this

McCorkell, Elizabeth Kelly. Nicole Cummins,

enjoyable day with an assembly

Melasa Hennessy

about the same theme. After rruch

hard work, we all had great tur and a successful week too.

[n July, the Year 66 visited the Melbourne Show Grounds to see

Anna Coppel Gabrielle McCorkell Sarita Merlo Elizabeth Kelly Antonia Parkes Virginia Croagh

the sea.

the "Australian Sheep and Woolcraft Show". We saw different

breeds of sheep, a sheep being shorn and watched some

Kate Kricker 6 Gold

Alexis Kimmorley, Natalie

Bowden, Anna Coppel, Emma Grant, Rene

"sailing away . . ." and we all

To De in command,

To sail the ship

Back Row L-R

Electives

sheepdog trials. We were also shown an interesting video "The

On Thursday afternoons 6 Gold

Importance of being Lar'y" telling

have Electives while the other girls

us the story of wool from the

go to Orchestra. It is a time when

shearing shed to our clothing. We

we discover each other's hidden

had a great day and learnt a great

talents. We do cooking,

deal about our Australian sheep

needlecraft, knitting, dollrriaking,

and wool.

dressing and painting. We taste the delicious results of the recipes

we make. It is exciting tor us. We look forward to it every week.

Alexis Kimmorley Nicole

Cummins, Olivia Jones, Clare Petroff

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Back Row L-R

Anna Fogarty (Ward V.C.),

Carolyn Strahan (Mulhall Capt), Emily Hummerston (Mornarle V.C.), Virginia

Croagh (Barry Capt) Front Row

Michaela Keogh (Ward Capt)

Olivia Jones (Mulhall V.C.), Emma Dunlevie

(Mornane Capt), Fiona Kelly (Barry V.C.)

Junior Netball Champions Back L-R

Kate Kricker. Clare Perry.

Marinda Hill, Michelle Mihelcic. Maraka

Bentley Front

Cathleen McCarthy. Anna Coppel

Anna Fogarty. Angela McCarthy, Anna Bowen, Danielle Newhorse

Junior Gymnastics Team Back How L-R Libby Bowen, Olivia Jones, Mr Layton Gale (Coach). Claire Nelson Front Row

Melissa Hennessy, Justine

Carter. Caroline Strahan

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Junior School Choir - An Observer

I want to get off!

Christmas comes but once a year,

Spring is here and with it has

sound emerged - one of belief and

Just as well - for with the cheer

blossomed the Junior School

unison.

Come hours long of preparation,

Choir. All those cold mornings,

Filling staff with trepidation.

when forty five girls, with icy

Preps produced a Christmas Cake, Which Joy and Mummy hoped to bake.

From singing sensitively and prayerfully about the Easter

fingers and toes and frosty breath,

message to an after Schoo!

gathered together to sing before

workshop dining on McDonalds,

school on a Wednesday mornings,

from the bright lights and smell of

are paying off. I have seen sleepy

greasepaint of the VSMA (Victorian

Ingredients were left for dead

faces become animated and

Schools Music Association) festiva

But Microwave cooked them

croaky voices become angelic, as

and the Gala performance to

warm-up exercises take place and

preparing to help celebrate First

instead.

Ones and Twos proclaimed "Hey

Hey" -

the sounds of chords stir thoughts

Holy Communion, the Juriior

and emotions into song.

School Choir stand together. Their

From the beginning there was

sense of responsibility is obvious

The title of their Christmas play.

an ajr of anticipation, an

under the competence and love of

Angels sang the Christmas story:

eagerness, and I watched

their conductor and I know as the

Camels danced for Jesus' glory.

Threes sent forth a word of mission,

Children go - proclaim your vision.

individuals gradually develop their

year draws to an end, that these

own sense of worth. Then self-

girls will take with them many

discipline took place like a large,

special memories and will have a

guiding hand which tamed and

song to carry in their hearts.

coaxed the group into one and a

Joseph, Mary, Snowflakes, Stars; Humility in lives like ours.

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Fours did great things on recorder, Christmas Carols were in order.

Xylos, Bells, Metellos, Chimes, Here's a Clayton's line that rhymes.

Fives produced their several plays, Music/Drama in all ways -

Bushrangers, the Wise Meri lost, Santa mugged and sheep in frost. n

Sixes just ignored the season, Sang of Joseph for no reason, Other than a lot of fun, All for Jacob's favourite son.

Then the chojr changed the tune, Knowing that the end was soon.

Capping off a good year's labour Singing of our homeless neighbour.

So at last the concert done,

Staff collapsed and kids had fun.

Tinsel? Glitter? Camels? Wings?

- See what Christmas next year brings!

CAARGH!) Robyn Horner

Music and Drama with the Preps

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theme "Sail Away With Books"

Book Week Display

An excursion to the Dromkeen collection ot Australian Children's Literature at Riddell's Creek has oecome an annual event for the

Year 6 girls. The programme for this year's visit was a lesson on 'How a Picture Book is Made", a

gallery tour and viewing anc activity groups involving writing

and illustrating. On display were all of Margaret Power's original illustrations for ''Creatures in the Beard", which was short-listed in

the awards this year. We purchased one of these drawings and it now takes pride of place on

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the wall behind the charging desk.

This is the second original picture in our library, the other is Elizabeth Durack's painting "The Kid" and we are hoping to add to our collection. All children from Years 1

to 6 were given the opportunity to

vote for the Young Australians Best

Bo,ok Week Parade

The library is open each

Book Award. The winners were

morning at 8 0'clock as well as the

We were very fortunate to have Sister Marie Kelly working in the

announced in October and the

first half of lunch time each day

library fo' the first half of this year

most popular book with our girls,

and we are pleased to report that

and we are most grateful for all the

"Animalia", was the winner.

it 's well used at both these times.

work she aid.

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THE LORETO FAMILY REVISITED "To be human ...is to form and be

formed by a community" Tony Kelly, Seasons of Hope, 1984

This

process

of

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human,

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of being shaped by a human

landscape, and so too, taking an active part in the formation of a

community, is central to the

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primary experience of existing as a

family and is at the heart of true educational endeavour. We often descrjbe ourselves as 'the Loreto

Family', and it is appropriate to

pause

at

the

end

of

each

school

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towards each other and the wider community? How have I grown

and allowed others to grow within the Loreto family during 1987?

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We are so lucky at Loreto to

share a common vision of the

important things in life, and, more importantly, a vision of what life

could be for all. As one body in

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Christ, we are animated by an

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distinctive IBVM educational

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heritage. A tangible expression of ,\ our spirit and spirituality was

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experienced at our annual School Feast Day, when 1100 members of

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the Loreto family came together to celebrate the "greater glory of

Feast Day Liturgy

God". It was a sign of our strength, our unity and our hope to come together as one school to celebrate. The school builds in

numerous activities throughout the year to foster interaction between the various sectors of the school

family: liturgical celebrations, sports days, Family Day, the 1

Performing Arts Festival and

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various concerts - to name a few.

The vertical grouping of students into Houses for special events, such as sports days and

the Performing Arts Festival, fosters a real sense of belonging, of harmony and co-operation. Some Feast Day Games

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educationalists are hailing 'peer

liturgy - it is the people who make

support' structures as an

this school great, not the buildirgs.

innovative practice, however these

Over a given year much joy and

have long been a feature of life at

sorrow are experiencec by

Toorak. Our Big S,ster/Little Sister

members of our school

Programme (which involves

community The tangible support

students in Years 7 and 12), eases

of those who are suffering in our

that time of trans:ion for tre

midst, especia ly the great love

younger girls new to the Senior

and concern shown by our

School. A Year 7 class liased with

students, is always most

tre Year 3s in a lead-up exercise

heartening. Each day the needs of

siffering through lack of material

to their First Holy Communion, Year

every member of the Loreto Fami y

goods. The endeavours of the

5 align with Year 1 s for a variety o;

are prayed for by the IBVM

Past Pupils' Association to reach

activities throughout the year, and

Community here. Through our

out to the Loreto family in Entally

Years 1,2 and 11 have enjoyed

Pastoral Care Programme, staff

and the numerous conscious- ard

some delightful interactions as part

also endeavour to share some

fund-raising activities that have

of the R.E. Pogramme. These

part of the lives of their students,

been organised by the school to

experiences have been an

whether it be their brokenness,

mark IYSH attest lo our ability to

enriching way of promoting a

grief, confusion, anger. . .or their

respond out of love. May our hope

sense of school spirit and an

triumphs, joys and ach evements.

for 1988 be that our reflection or

icentity as a family. It has been

,

Family Day Picnic

In this International vear of

the bicentenary of white settlement

rewarding to witness that

Shelter for the Homeless, which is

in Australia will impel all members

wonderful sense of continLity in a

witnessing an increase in the

of the Coreto family to conterr plate

school by seeing students at

number of homeless families, we

the deeper reality of what we are

various stages of their sckool

must be careful that we, as the

celebrating. That the meaning we

careers working together.

Loreto family, do not become too

bring to our past, when

For many, school becomes

inward-looking. We must be ever

complemented by the lived reality

more than a place of work and

grateful for all our blessings and

of our present will inspire us to

study. Our focus must always be

encourage our students (by our

look beyond the security of our

human need. As our School

example!) to find creative ways of

'family' structure and embrace Ine

Captain, Erin-Mar,e O'Neill,

responding to the needs of those

future in a spirit of freedom, jus:ice

reflected at :he School Feast Day

in our loca communities who are

and integrity.

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FACULIY REPORTS "A Vigorous belief in the capacity

Fortunately, art in our school is

and responsibility of women to

regarded with respect and our art

contribute significantly to society

students are appreciated for their

and to the Church underlies the

talents and their Individuality. We

emphasis in our tradition on the

are lucky that we care about

education of girls. It builds on Mary

aesthetic and cultui-al values - we

Ward's conviction that 'women in

are richer for these.

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Shirley Chapman

time to come will do much' and is

Art Co-Ordinator

inspired by her uniqueness, her independence of spirit, her

s:rength of mind, her courage, her commitment and her sheer

English

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dedication to her work."

IBVM Mission Statement for Schools

English teachers have come in for some severe criticism from many quarters of society in the recent

The staff of the various teaching

Ipast and, needless to say, we in

faculties at Mandeville strive to

the English Department feel much

maintain the Loreto traditions

of this criticism is unfounded. The

referred to in the "Mission

English Department at Mandeville

Statement for Schools". What

certainly presents a wide variety of

follows in the faculty reports will

approaches to the curriculum

give you some insight into the

which is designed to provide the

richness of what is done in the

students with a variety of skills.

pursuit of that tradition.

These reports represent the tip

We cover the basic literacy

aspects and we give a great deal

of the curriculum iceberg in that

of attention to a variety of literature

they are only part of what the girls

- classical and modern, Australian

experience in their time at Loreto.

and non-Australian. Poetry is an

The opportunities provided by the

integral part of the curriculum at all

co-curricular programme are just

levels - a love of poetry is

as rich, just as challenging and just

encouraged and appreciation is

as important in pursuing the

built up gradually. Drama, practical

School's belief in the "capacity

and theoretical, is covered at all

and responsibility of women".

This year the presentation of the

levels, again a variety of classical and modern texts is studied. Oral

faculty reports breaks with tradition

English is given high priority at all

in that it attempts to give some of

levels from general discussjons

the flavour of what is done rather

and class papers to Inter-School

than a detailed list of activities.

Debating and "The Age" Public

We hope that this will enable

you to imagine more vividly what it

Speaking Competition. The art of writing in all different modes is

means to be educated at Loreto,

encouraged through such events

Mandeville Hall.

as the Literary Competition.

Robert Dernelley Director of Studies

.

If a Mandeville student avails

and we set out to show tie

students as many aspects of the art as we possibly can. .oan Ryan En,glist Co-Ordiriator

herself of all that is offered in her

English course she will be very

Art

English - Supernatural Day, Year 7

Creative Studies

well equipped to face the future in whatever field she chooses. We

t's 8.45 am or any typical

set a high standard, but a

Wednesday. The bell has rung,

Art is not easy, It takes dedication,

reasonable one, and it can be

students are stumbling into

patience, a preparedness to

reached if the student has

classrooms and Miss McKinnon

search for excellence and

application and enthusiasm.

toi ows hot on their heels with

considerable skill.

English is the art of communication

boxes of Creative Studies books.

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"Miss McK innon, I didn't get my Wednesday Programme book."

IDid you hand it in last week?"

'Yes"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. Well, 1 think I did..1 might have forgotton...It might be in my locker..."

And so another Creative Studies

Wednesday begins.

By mid afternoon, the Year 10 and 11 students are in the thick of

all the Creative Studies activity. In among the trees, the Horticulture

t

and Gardening group can be seen scratching in the soil; there are

paint and clay splattered ndividuals creating masterpieces; other girls are punishing the dualcontrol car; fabric, thread and

sewing machines are being employed assiduously, up in the studio, budding media personalities immortalise

themselves, while, on the other

side of the quad, journalists attempt to capture the activities and atmosphere of the school ina

few deftly chosen words.

Creative Studies Wednesdays are always busy.

4.00 pm: The students have gone. Boxes of Creative Studies books have been returned.

A solitary girl knocks on the staff room door.

'Miss McKinnon. 1 think I've lost

my Wednesday Programme book.

Gabrielle McKinnon Creative Studies Co-Ordinator

Creative Studies - Fabric Art Years 10 and 11

I can rememoer the sun shone overhead as over a hurdred Year

9 girls left on an excursion to the

can be found. Once the area was

Organ Pipes National Park, which

a valley which was filled with lava

is situated near Tullamarine Airport.

from a nearby volcano. While the

For some line previously, we

Excursions, in the Geography Faculty, are often the highlight of unit work. Through these, the girls are able to experience both the theoretical and practical aspects

of the subject and Geography becomes a life experience not just an academic exercise.

Year 9 Geography Excursion

lava cooled, it contracted and this

had been study'ng volcanoes and

caused tension which created

volcanic rock formations with

cracking in the rock. Rock patterns

interest. We were row to see

can now De seen where a creek

evidence of these for ourselves. 1

has cut across the original valley.

think for most people this excursion was tne highlight of

As we left that day, the sun was

still snining and we had gained an

Geography this year because fc>r

Insight into the forces which

nearly eve'yone, volcanoes are a

govern the shape of the land upon

subject of curiousity

which we live.

On the way out of Melbourne,

Sophie Adams

we passed through many suburbs

9 Gold

which we glanced at, then we hurriedly returned to answer the

questions which lay before us Tie

Geography

This park :s the site upon which many natural volcanic formations

History

land uses, as we travelled towards

Long gone are the days when the

more rural areas, became

study of History was merely the

increasingly diverse until we

accumulation ot facts and dates

realized that we were sdrrounded

from a text book. Today the

by a farming area and that we

emphasis is on History as an

must be nearly there.

act,ve process whereby the girls

At the Organ Pipes, a beautiful and scenic region, a Ranger

make sense of that which has

preceded them by becoming

spoke to us about the park and

nvolved in the making of History.

the rehabilitation scheme which

Thus the History class has

formed the park into the natural

increasingly become a site thar

bushlard we saw. Before this

mirrors the work of professional

procedure was started, the area

historians: investigating, dealing

had been badly eroded due to

with evidence, formulating

Perhaps a turning point has been

carelessness and the forest

questions, reconstructing events,

reached in regard to Geography

clearance of oiherwise

writ ng reports and discussing

excursions. For the first time since

Urlorotected land by farmers.

implications.

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consisting of dried fruits and nuts, healthy fruit cakes, fruit salads made with beautiful fresh fruit and

many other scrumptious treats!

Nutrition Week wasn't just all food, it also helped the girls at school become familiar with nutrition and

eating the right foods to keep you fit and healthy. Hundreds of

colourful posters adorned the school's walls displaying their messages telling us to eat right

and stay healthy. The posters were judged and the winners received a free meal voucher to the tuckshop, this also applied to another competition where the judges selected the catchiest phrase

relating to nutrition. The staff and

History - Ancient Games Day, Year 7

students spent a considerable

amount of time preparing for Consequently, as part of their

and the Year 7s found themselves

study of Ancient China, the Year 7s took part in a History Event this

process, actively creating and

year. The afternoon of activities

representing the past in a way that

began with the arrival of Chinese

was both meaningful and

Here is a song which was sung by

food from a local restaurant. The

satisfying.

one Year 11 HDS class at

girls, cosumed appropriately, agreed that it was a good way to

The event was brought to a

Sage Pennington Year 11

assembly for Nutrition Week:

close by an attempt to build a

enter into the spirit of the

huge model of the Great Wall of

occasion.

China across the oval using

Everyone needs health food

painted cardboard boxes. With

To keep you trim an make you grin Everyone needs health food.

In the previods weeks each

Every day in a million ways

student had built a Ihree-

over a hundred metres of wall

dimensional model related to their

there was certainly a sense that

studies. The Year 7 area was

textbook H,story had itself become

We're here today to show the way

inundated with kites, funeral masks,

History!

Cos this week is health week

temples, a river boat, lanterns and

Russell S'aiff

dragons, to mention a few. One of

History Co-Ordinator

the aims of the afternoon was to introduce students to the dea of

So come on now and we'll show

you how If you listen to us fruit speak.

Home Economics

the museum as a central part of

Hey, hey we're the munchies

our historical heritage and an

We're here to brighten your day

important resource for historians.

Simple curatorial skills were discussed and then students were

given the last< of setting up an .

Nutrition Week and I'm sure you'll

agree that it was all worthwhile.

at the heart of the historical

exhibition - turning Mandeville Hall into a Loreto Museum

Groups of students were

responsible for a major display on a specified theme, for example, Religion, Transport, Arts and Crafts, Clothing and Entertainment.

One of the fighlights in the Home Economics calendar was Nutrition

Week. It is particularly important for

Yeh come on and eat us

Cos we'll make you feel okay.

the faculty because during the week many of the concerns cf

We're just trying to be tasty

Home Economics were

So you'll look better all round

addressed. In this way, it is

representative of the Home Economics faculty.

Nutrition Week

It doesn't cost much to eat us

And you'll be fit, healthy and sound.

Hey, hey we're the junkies We like to muck up your face

Presentation of the display, along

Nutrition week was a fun filled

We'll make your body fatter

with a 'tour guide' commentary,

week which took place in the last

So you bathers wont fit in place.

were cen:ral to the exercise. The

week of Term 3. Every second day

result was spectacular. Mandeville

at lunch time the tuckshop would

We're just trying to fool you

Hall was momentarily transformed

sell deliciously healthy foods

It does not matter what you say

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You'll look fatter and rounder

using our resources so

Baragwanath's water distiller was

If you eat us everyday.

enthusiastically and that we are

an excellent example of a model

able to provide an atmosphere

based on mathematical theories.

Hey look what will happen

that is both pleasant and

The standard of presentation of

You'll be dead and decay

conducjve to work.

So come along and join us

And buy healthy food today.

posters Mathematics books and

Students may look forward to further change in 1988 when the Library staff will begin the massive

(To the tune of "Hey, Hey, We're the Monkeys")

games was very high.

Nearly all students participated in the Australian Mathematics

task of computerising many of our

Competition and we were pleased

services.

with the results. Mandeville

Linda Head

Rosemary Abbott

Home Economics Co-Ordinator

Librarian

students achieved 53 distinctions

and 124 credits. Unfortunately the date for the AMC fell during the

Library

Mathematics

1987 has been a year of

Success at Mathematics is

considerable change in the

recognised by most tertiary

Library. To begin with, students

institutions as an indication of a

have had two new faces to

student's likely success in a future

become accustomed to - those of

course. Hence at Mandeville we

Mrs Eva Marton, our Library

are trying to increase participation

Assistant, and myself. We have

and involvement in Mathematics at

both been grateful for the efforts of

all levels.

staff and students to make us feel 'at home.'

The entries in the Mathematics

Talent Quest run by the

week when many of our students were away on camps or work experience and so they were unable to take the exam until the next week and were thus not

eligible for prizes.

Extension Maths classes were

run for those students showing promise at Year 7 to Year 9 level.

These students studied new topics which broadened their

Mathematical studies.

A new arrangement of

There have also been changes

Mathematics Association of

in the physical organization of the

Victoria were of a very high

with the full implementation of the

Library, as we continue to seek

standard this year. Although we

VCE. It seems likely that all

the perfect arrangement of tables,

did not win any prizes we all

chairs, shelving and so on. We

enjoyed the display of projects jn

have also been able to spread out

the Gym Gallery. The aim of this

our fiction collection, thanks to the

contest is to encourage

generosity of the Mothers'

investigations using Mathematical

Association in paying for the

methods to discover patterns in

purchase of some beautiful new

our natural environment and to see

shelving. It is now much easier for

Mathematics as relevant in our

the girls to browse amongst the

day to day lives. Marlo

fiction books and we anticipate an increase in the amount of reading done as a result. New easy chairs will soon add further to the comfort

of students wishing to read.

This year has been a very busy one. We have had a constant

supply of material to go on display in the Library foyer, in fact, we even had to turn some away. We

are happy that the Library continues to be a centre for the

display of the superb work done by our students in nearly every subject area.

Lunchtimes have, as in past years, been extremely busy. The Library is the place to go on all but the most beautiful sunny days.

We are pleased to see the girls

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Maths

Mathematical subjects is expected

students will be expected to take at least one semester of

Mathematics during the last two years of schooling. We expect these changes to proceed smoothly.

Janice Carpenter Mathematics Co-Ordinator

0

Modern Languages As always, the Language Faculty has had a very busy year.

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Lessons were taught within the four walls of the classroom, but French and Indonesian cultural activities were carried out in to the

playground with several

celebrations. Bastille Day, 14 July, <Sl

was celebrated in grand style.

There was a poster competition in the Undercroft, the Year 8s made decorative stickers, the

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Marseillaise roared over the PA

system and croissants were sold from the tuckshop. On 17 August,

The Orchestra

Indonesian Independence Day,

tried rice was sold by the cupful to many interested students.

There were also celebrations of

Sorne of the best things we

playing 'agricultdral age' music, or

have done in music classes this

that the Instruments were hardly

a victorious nature within the

year are compositions using

sul.ed to the music. It did not everi

classroom. The Indonesian

strange noises, and making our

matter that many classroom

Language and the Alliance

own musical instruments

windows slid open and girls

Francaise Competitions both

Cocarinas)

produced some excellent results in the Senjor School.

looked out exci:edly at tne 'urore

When doing our musical

below. This leaves such a vivid

compositions we were given a

imprint on my mird, even though i:

certain theme and we would each

was only a very minor event, for

have Mme Wilson (mother of Anne

make up a sound around that

me. it summed up the whole

Marie in Year 10) to take

theme. We organized the sounds

purpose of mar playing music: to

conversation classes for Years 10

and taped ourselves.

totally absorb oneself in the

Once again we were lucky to

and 12. The year ran smoothly

Our ocarinas are made of clay

with Mme Brenner taking the Year

and have small holes in the main

sounds you create, and to enjoy yourself tremendously in the

12 and Year 10 classes and Lucy

body of them. When you blow

process. This, in music, we nave

Dell'Ozo taking my classes in Term

through a small slit in the ocarina

triumphantly done.

2 while I was on long service

and press down on the holes you

leave. Hopefully, this year's

get a sound which is a cross

success in the Language

between a pipe and a whistle.

Department will continue in 1988.

Anouk Smetana

Modern Languages Co-ordinator

These are two of the things I Gervase McKinna, Year 7

A sunny day during the time we

Music Report

Physical Education

enjoyed most.

The Physical Edl.cation Departmen: has nad a busy 1987.

were studying medieval music

Toe four terms have meant that

found us outside in a wavering

every week has been an active

single line with a horde of

one. We have been involved in

Writing a faculty report is not an

instruments. We were 'ntent on our

many invitation competitions in

easy task. Not only is the writer

destination: the oval, and our way

addition to the regular after school matches.

limited to a couple of hundred

to reach it was to perform a

words, but she must try to

medieval song and dance which

somehow attempt to capture the

led us back around the

essence of the faculty's diverse

quadrangle. Even though I had a

Basketball, Rowing and

activities for the year.

bongo drum and Siobhan behind

Gymnastics were held, in addition

Interhouse sport has a high profile in the school. This year

me was holding castanets, which

to the major carnivals, Athletics

problem by asking the girls to

are modern-day adaptations of

and Swimming. These matches are

write about their impressions of

medieval instruments, a great

all played during schooi time,

music. Here, we present an

feeling was experienced by all of

mainly at lunchtimes, and provide

impressionistic survey of the Music

us. It did not matter that we were

every girl with the oppolunity to

Faculty:

children of the computer age

represent her kouse.

Dr Smith has responded to this

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Interschool teams have

represented the school well in a wide number of sports including Cricket and Basketball. The Cross

Country team, which consisted r

mainly of Year 7 and 8 students, has achieved some good placings at a number of invitation runs. The

great interest in Rowing continues and there are a number of

excellent crews which are training hard on Sunday mornings for next year's Head of the River.

The addition of a physical

conditioning room to the school's facilities has given a new

dimension to training and fitness for a number of our students. The introduction of an Interschool Newcombe for Year 7 students

and the Annual Games day at Firbank has provided greater

Me ...A Prophet of Hope?

Our stidents participa:e in a

variety of experiences of prayer

opportunities for participation at

"Can this really mean he's chosen

and liturgy: prayer at class

this level.

me to be -

assembly. a weekly Eucharist in

The enthusiasm of students at

Loreto is very encouraging and we

A Prophet of Hope?"

the Chapel. rtes of Reconciliation,

If we had to nominate a

liturgies organised for the whole

are continually providing

'liturgical theme song' for the year,

school by each year level, and

opportunities for this enthusiasm to

it would have to be Trisha Watts'

Masses with parents at different times

be channelled into participation in

'Prophets of Hope":

throughout the year Each liturgy

school sports.

"People of old called on the Lord

has a specific focus according to

They cried for help and he heard

the occasion and the group that is

their call.

celebrating Thus it was

We here today - we can do the

appropria:e that we focussed on

same

"Journey" at a Lenten liturgy,

Pray to our God, his love does not

"Refugees" at a liturgy to

change.

commemorate Internatioral Year of

Cathy Lanyon

Physical Education Co-Ordinator

Religious Education Group 2 Units at Year 12 For the first time Year 126 were

In this song is tighlighted one

Shelter for the Homeless, and

of the greatest strengths and

'Thanksgiving" at our final Senior

offered some Group 2 approved

nherent tensions faced by our

School liturgy for the year. At the

units in Heligious Education, and

Church today - finding that fruitful

end of Term 3, the entire school

those chosen were: Philosophies

balance between innovation and

population gathered on our School

of Life, Personhood, Peace and

tradition. As educators in a

Feast Day to celebrate "the

Justice and Ritual. The experience

Catholic faith tradition, we are

greater glory of God." Here we

has, n general, been good and

conscious of the age-old rhythms

were able to explore and

celebrate the deeply animating

since one unit has been spread

of our liturgical year and are

over three terms, there was time to

attuned to aspects of worship that

Ignatian spirit that inspires and

enter into the liturgical celebrations

have nurtured our faith community

shapes everything that we do at

of the school and to consider

for centuries. We are also sensitive

Loreto, Mandev,Ile Hall.

some moral issues such as in-vitro

to the fact that our I,turgical

fertilisation. The students were

practices reflect the deeper reality

challenged by the requirements of

of our lived experience and that of

energy of our students in order to

the unit to bring to their study of

our students. It is, therefore, a

make the celebration rrore

In preparing for each liturgy, we endeavour to harness the creative

Religion the same skills and

perpetual challenge to structure

inclus ve and meaningful. Whether

intellectual rigour demanded of

liturgical celebrations that speak

it be through the preparation of

other VCE subjects.

'of things both new and old" (Mt,

prayers, rrusic/songs, movement,

13:52) - that speak to "people of

drama. the Word or artistic

old" and "we here today."

decoration - we encourage our

Sr Genevieve Davey, IBVM Religious Education Co-Ordinator

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Feast Day Liturgy - Year 12s

students to make an active

May we continue to affirm and

contribution to the life of their

encourage the role of young

Association. Lego Technic allo-ws

class, their school, their Church. By

people in our liturgies.

us to construct an enormous array

providing them with positive

Anne Mutrhead

Liturgy Co-Ordinator

experiences of worship at school and with a sense of identity as a faith community, we hope to

Science

of different projects, from simple windmills to complex motor driven

robots and helicopters. Not only do the students gain understanding of mechan,cal and

empower our students to take responsibility for this important

The technological society in which

technical principles tnrough

aspect of the Church's life - that of

we are living is developing at an

working with Lego, but they also

translating the emphases, hope

extraordinary rate. What was pure

have fun! Eventually we hope to

and needs of our Catholic

speculation only ten years ago, is

interface working modeis with

community into meaningful

now reality. It is within the Science

computers to further develop the

expressions of faith,

Faculty that we are aiming to

students' facility with

equip our girls with the knowledge,

technologically-oriented

ski:Is and concommitant insight to

equipment.

As we have sung so many times this year:

We will bring new hope, we'll give our lives. .

the kind ass,stance of the Father s

"God will be our strength, be our shield, our guide.

survive and prosper in this

Loreto, Mandeville Hal! needs to

development.

develop its curricula ro facilitate

One way in which we hope to

Gathered as one, people unite -

achieve this goal is through the

We will live in peace, we will live

application of a range of Lego

for life r

The Science Faculty feels that

maelstrom of innovation and

Technic epuloment, purchased with

students' successful entry into the

technolgica) world in which we live.

Brian Ellett

Science Facu,ty Co-Ordinator

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BARRY HOUSE REPORT HOUSE MISTRESS Mrs Sue LeasE

ASSISTANT· Mrs Lauren Faragher SPORT CAPTAIN, Jacqui Williar-U-r VICE Jane Soppitt MUSIC CAPTAIN Catherir VICE. Jane Caulfiela

DEBATING CAPTAIN Roisin Annesley VICE· Michaela Newell

SENIOR DRAMA CAPTAIN 1986 Eliza MacPherson VICE Catherine Fewster

JUNIOR DRAMA CAPTAIN 1986· Dana Poulos

VICE· Kate Ryan SENIOR DRAMA CAPTAIN 1987- Rebecca

Wigney VICE Kate Johnston

JUNIOR DRAMA CAPTAIN 1987: Karma Bottari

VICE· Emma While

"There are some defeats more

triumphant than victories."

Montaigrie

Montaigne poetically captures the sentiments of Barry House: that is to say, although we didn't always win, from every experience we grew, learnt and, most importantly,

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had fun.

Centre Row

The year began well. with Barry

Sitting

Jacqueline Williar' s,On Jane Soppdt. Rebecca WIgney.

Roisin Anneselv, Michaela New /eli. Karma Bottan. Emma White

Cate Fewster. Kate John:on

winning the Spirit Award at the

House season was extended this

rehearsal and preparation would

swimming sports. Special

year to a three level Round Robin.

come togetner. "Ern e's Incredjble

congratulations are to be

In an effort to encourage debating

Hal'.ucinations", an amusing play

extended to Sara L'Huillier, who

amongst the younger form 3, Ple

about a troublesome school boy,

became Year 8 Swimming

House captains addressed Year

was received by an empathic

Champion. As a rule. House

fs on the finer skills of Ihe trade.

audience! The afternoon was very

successes go in cycles, and it

The response was overwhelming

entertaining, and witnessed some

may well be time for Mulhall to

and Barry finished second in the

excellent performances by

step aside for some very talented

Junior Section. Althougb the

Catherine O'Brien, Joanne Fox,

Barry Juniors. The Juniors won the

Seniors debated eloquentlf the

Kate Ryan and Caroline Lewis.

House netball and progressed

competition proved too steep.

through to the hockey finals - well done!

The 1986 Senior Drama eniry

Barry juniors were very pleased with the second place they earned

from Barry was an adaotation of

n the 1987 Drama cestival, with

the fairytale "Cinderella", H,ghlights

their play aepicting the Roaring

free lunch times, the night of the

of the performance included

Twentjes.

Performing Arts Festival finally

energetic entries from Rebecca

arrived. Barry strayed from its

Wigney as The Wolf ard the

Mank Mrs Leask, Mrs Faragher

traditionally more conservative

vagueness of Kate Coakley as

and Miss Muirhead for their untiring

path, and said ''G day U.S.A",with

Paraphenalia. In 1986, Junior

support and enthusiasm, and all

lots of singing, dancing and colour.

Drama entry was "The Ghosts of A

the Barry teachers for their help.

It was a marvellously diverse

Medieval Castle" and the many

Above all we would like to thank

production. and Barry's excitement

outstanding performances of the

you, the girls who makeup Barry

and sense of fun, set the tone for

girls won Barry first place in the

House, for your participation and

the evening.

competition. August 31st was the

spirit,n all events.

After weeks of practice and no

Due to the swelling ranks of debaters within the school, the

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All House Captains wish to

day of the 1987 Senior Drama festival, that day the hours of

Good Luck in 1988!

MORNANE HOUSE REPORT HOUSE MASTER: Mr Roger Gill ASSISTANT: Ms Kate Stedman SPORT CAPTAIN: Nicole Hicks 15

VICE: Leanna Portelli

MUSIC CAPTAIN· Jennifer Hummerston VICE: Nicole Hicks

DEBATING CAPTAIN: Leanna Portelli VICE: Catherine Broomhead

SENIOR DRAMA CAPTAIN 1986: Angela Hayden

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VICE: Jennifer Hurnrnerson

SENIOR DRAMA CAPTAIN 1987: Amy Collier VICE: Kara Weaving JUNIOR DRAMA CAPTAIN 1987: Kate Richmond

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VICE: Kate Ball

To be given the position of captain or vice-captain means 100% dedication. The past year's activities have certainly been busy but successful and rewarding.

With regard to music, choosing an outrageous theme such as

second place in the 1987 Drama

Len to Right

'The Zoo", required a lot of

Festival. The standard from 1986

Jenny HLmmers-on. Kate Bal'. Kate

creative thinking. Our theme was

was cortinued this year with

based on colour and vigour with

brilliant performances from Sally

bright, melodious songs and loud,

Hilbert and Rachel Hogan and a

booming animal noises. There is

well-mimed supporting cast.

no denial that there were many

Congratulations to al, who

shattering times when all hope

participated.

was lost, but the final night

disguises all the bad times and I felt a real sense of unity and purpose. I felt that everything Mornane strove for was achieved

and to see all those smiling, supportive faces meant that everyone had tried her best.

Maintaining a spirit of adventure, confidence and enthusiasm is

difficult but essential to produce a

play for the Drama Festival. The unending practices helped achieve a rewarding and exciting play that

kept the audience in suspense and entertajned. I was overawed

with the pleasure of performing and encouraging gjrls to give of

their best. Each girl was rewarded in her own special way and I congratulate them all.

Amy Collier and Kara Weaving led Mornane actresses to a

Leanna Pertelli. Nicci Hicks.

Richrnond Catherrio Broomheaa

Jenny Hummerston

With the perserverance of all the girls in the debating team, we strove for the top, but our quest

did not bring the win for which we lorged. There was tremendous participatior and support which I was pleased to have.

Leanna Po rte III.

As the year's sporting events

progressed, I was most impressed with the unified effort and

participation of so many girls. I

would like to congratulate and thank so mary who supported me and the team in any way - it was much appreciated. No matter who won or lost on the day, we were all winners. Best of luck for the

future, particularly the captains;

may they all perform to the best of their ability.

Nicci H cks

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MULHALL HOUSE REPORT HOUSE MISTRESSS: Mrs Ruth Taft

ASSISTANT: Mrs Amanda Apthorpe SPORTS CAPTAIN: Angela Nicholls VICE: Sarrah Kenny MUSIC CAPTAIN· Joanne Kiely VICE: Angela Nicholls DEBATING CAPTAIN: Emma Readman

VICE Deirdire Madigan

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DRAMA CAPTAIN 1986 Angela Nicholls VICE: Joanne Kiely

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DRAMA CAPTAIN 1987 Trish Riddell 1

VICE: Alice Adams JUNIOR DRAMA CAPTAIN' Danielle Merlo

VICE· Amy Hogan 1987 has been Mulhall's most

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successful year to date. With victories in the fields of Sport,

Music, Drama and Debating, we have surpassed even our own

goals. These victories have only occurred due to the enthusiasm,

energy, talent and hard work of the

Mulhall girls, and as captains, we thank you all sincerely.

Our unusually good year started with the 1986 Drama Festival. Due to the efforts of actresses and

backstage crew, we emerged victorious - Adrian Mole will live forever!

Although we did not win the 1986 Swimming Sports, we were proud to have in our crew, the Year 10 Champions Kate Harrison and Gisele Silk, and a bundle of

potential in the strokes of Vanessa Brown, Year 7 and Overall

Champion.for the day.

Standing L-R

Angela Nicholls, Emma Reai jman. Joanne Kiely. Danyelle Meric

Amy Hogan Sittrng

Trish Riddell, Alice Adams

Tuesday, 24 March - What a day! We sprinted, jumped, threw

By the time our throats

Festivals, Mulhall actresses were

and shouted our way to a double

recovered we were beginri.ng

again rewarded with First Place.

victory - the Team Spirit and Sport

preparations for the apex :,f the

Led by Trish Ridaell ard Alice

Awards. Many hectic training

school year - The Performirig Arts

Adams, the girls delighted the

sessions and much dedication

Festival. Hours of rehearsal and

audience, and briliiant

paid off! Katie Mactier ran away

the encouragement, musioanship

Performances from Jacinta Heap

with the Year 7 and Overall

and talents of our captains

and Jessica Pearson aided our

Champion Awards, while Rochelle

enabled Milhail to take out not

quest for victory. Junior actresses

Whelan, Year 8, Brigid Moorhead,

only the choir awarc, but the

led by Danielle Merlo and Amy

Year 11 and Angela Nicholls, Year

Overall Prize as well.

Hogan also proved a winring cast.

12, each won their respective year

It was the task of Emma and

Mulhall can smile proudly for the

level awards. Sarrah Kenny was

Deird re to transforr sylphs of

victorious in the Pentathalon

song into orators of excel ence.

year a reality The encouragement

Competition, while Emma and

The Debators talked their way

of Mulhall Staff and the active

Megan led the cheer squad to a

through twisted topical tassles to

participation of all Mu,na I gir's has

sore-throated victory. Thanks to all

emerge victorious.

been well rewarded and we wish

who participated and well done!

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Finally in the 1987 Drama

magnificent spirit that made :his

the team well for the future.

WARD HOUSE REPORT HOUSE MISTRESS: Mrs Carolyn Wortley

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ASSISTANT: Mrs Irena Harder

SPORT CAPTAIN: Meaghan Macdonald VICE: Annaleise Byrnes MUSIC CAPTAIN: Erin-Marie O'Neill

VICE: Sarah McDonald DEBATING CAPTAIN Rachel Walsh

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DRAMA CAPTAIN 1987· Jacqui Bosci

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Clockwise from back

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Meaghan

Macdonald, Erin-Marie O'Neill, Annaleise --- - --

Byrnes, Rachel Walsh, Jacqueline Bosci, I,ill0 Sarah Northern, Lucy Ryan, Freya Liddell, Therese Ovens, Sarah McDonald, Annabel Rice

Ward - 'The One Point House' This year, Ward became known as the "one-point House". Despite

In November 1986 Ward came a close second in the inter-house

production proved to be a marvellous example of Ward's

every effort on the part of our

swimming carnivai at tre State

spirit, and we hope the audjence

various captains, we couldn't

Swimming Certre. Another close

enjoyed ·watching it as much as we epjoyed performing.

manage to overcome the

second was achieved in the

accursed one point which

interhouse softball competition. In

prevented us from taking out many

third term, Ward's fight.ng spirit

and more popular in tre school,

of the year's awards. Perhaps this

shone through when we came first

this year's compettion called for

is a time for us to reflect on those

Cat lasti) in the junior basketball

the introduction of a new format.

events which helped strengthen

and yet another close second in

The overwhelming response (from

the well known spirit of Ward, and

the junior hockey. The seniors

Year 7 especia ly) was delightful,

to acknowledge those outstanding

managed to pull off a first place in

and this year saw some very

performances which constantly put

inter-house hockey.

us "up there" with the best.

The one-point roll started when

The Performing Arts Festival in

As debating is t:ecoming more

pleasing results for Ward's debaters We won the lu'lior

May has always been the nighlight

debating with flying colours when

we came runner-up in the 1986

of the Mandeville year, especially

we were declared outrght winners

Drama Festival. The production of

now that we are allowed to

after an all-Wa-d final was

"1 Tell a Lie" was an innovative and

unleash our ta ents at the

accomplished. The seniors were

enjoyable one which helped

prestigious Concert Hall. Ward's

runners-up (by one pcjnt again!)

stretch both the performers' and

theme was "Tropicana" and, as the

although we aid marage to ge-

the audience's imagination. The

name suggests, it was a

best speaker r ooih the semi-final

outstanding performance of Jacqui

spectacular presentation - alive

and the final.

Bosci as Alan was unforgettable

with vibrant colour, dance, and

and no doubt a highlight of the

music.

festivaL

Jacqui's flair came to the fore

And now time for the credits.

We would like to thank all the

Erin-Marie O'Neill took the

captains who guidec us through

enormous task to hand with her

the year, our House Mistress, Mrs

again when she became Drama

usual competance ana an ,-Infailing

Wortley, and al the Ward members

Captain for Ward in 1987. Her

sense of humour, aided by the

who made this year such an

organisation and friendliness

invaluable Sarah McDonalc and

enjoyable and successful one for

encouraged the girls to perform a

the Year 12 girls. Although pipped

all concerned. Long Iive the Spirit

brilliant adaptation of Agatha

at the post (by one point again!)

of Ward!

Christie's "The Mousetrap".

for the House Choir Award. this

Raciel Walsh

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YEAR 7

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Rebecca Aliotta, Tracie

Carroll. Louise Gardiner. Jaqueline Senior, Adelaide Erickser', Emma Tay or, Katherine Holder, Virgini,a Nix 2nd Row

Mrs Ruth Taft, Caroline

Edmunds. Laura Borg, Gervase McKi:ina.

Zoe White, Kate Morrison, Camilla Bird.

Melanie Smith, Anna O'Sullivan, Emma Keen.

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Michelle Thonias, Miss Leonie Fisher Front Row

Emma McCar:hy. Paule-:e

Nicholls, Brigid Cunningham, Martha Vaughan, Rebecca Burnes, Niamh Hamrner Sophie Douez. Claire MeNamara, Louise O'Halloran

Absent: Tiffany Blackman

Year 7 Camp

Exams

My head is spinning round and round

.

I don't believe it

Tie time has come

My feet are falling off

Tne big doors open

I cannot stand tte silence

My fingers go numb.

I won't even dare to cough.

On no, I can't find my pen As we wait outside Mandeville Hall

Everything has gone out of my

I can feel my heart beating

head

As the goose bumps appear or my a rms

All I hope .s that they have heating

The bell has rung for us to commence

I really may as well be dead.

Jacinta Gracey

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YEAR 7

Gold

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My first day at school

Bounding across the sandy land,

First day of school, I got out of

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Alessandra Giorgione,

Stepranie Chan. Belinda Hoy. Phillipa Cust

In a world of its own,

bec,

My stomach went rumble, so did

Like a yo-yo, or a bal',

my head,

Shy in the day,

I put on my uniform, shoes and

King of the night,

socks

Then mum called me down for

They appear at dusk, Move ir their hundreds across the

sorre Coco Pops.

plainst

Micnelle Florenini, Melanie Lachal, Tiffany Kelsey, Monique Burke, Debra Genovese 2nd Row

Mrs Marie Maccora, Larue

Scholz, Rachael hodder, Graziella Bonello,

Andrea Black, Georgia Reidy, Tamara Arapakis, Alexia Bowtell-Harris. Angela Jayamaha, Paris Vonghack, Miss Bambi Dunn Front Row

Clare Chamberlin, Andrea

Lagana, Sara Brownell, Angela Passaro,

(Dark shadow-shapes against the

The car wouldn t start so I caught the train,

' red sky.

Nervous,

Michelle Francazio. Louise Ford. Olivia

Barry, Christina Spillane.

I arrived at school to see my

frierds again.

Alert, Fierce when cornered

The afternoon lessons weren't

Claws like torn metal,

The first lessons flew by without a

Tail like rope with cciled wire,

hitch, Besides one teacher, she was a

Friendly soft eyes, Ears like huge gum leaves,

real witch

nearly as good as lunch, So at the end of the day I raced home to catch "The Brady Bunch"!

Mum came home from work to

A shopping bag in front, It chews deer-like on the dry

Then at last there was lunch break

Time to have Vegemite

grass,

Listening for intruders,

sandwiches and a piece of

Soft to touch,

squasned cake

Brown,

say, "Heho darling how was your first day?"

I replied to her in a sarcastic voice, 'JUST FINE' Chaille Clarebrough and

Red or Grey,

Elizabeth Tighe

Hunted, Shot,

A pet, Protected.

Alice Harvey

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Green

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Back Row L- R

Kerdra Jreland. Ruth

Smith, Kathryn Stanford, Cather ne Handy, Natasha Stipanov. Lisa Vanspall, Tina Gentile. Sarah Lachal. Elizabeth Hanrahan, Andrea Blake

Camp

A Supernatural Celebration

Tkie Year 7 camp was a lot of fun

As I walked into the classroom, I

With most of the teachers,

noticed an unusual rise and fall of

including Miss Dunn 2nd Row

Mrs Carmel Kehoe. Gizella

Zagon, Jasmine Lincoln, Roberta McHale,

excited voices. 1 handed - up my

A long bus trip with a stop at

Absence Slip and rubbed my teeth

Ballarat,

- they still hurt and felt funny from

Mactier, Shara Carizano, Nicole Hall,

Then on to Kangaroobie

the orthodertist's latest check-up.

Caroline Schafheu:le, Melissa Chew. M,ss

where down to dinner we sat.

Kathryn Phillips, Lucy Gatbally, Katie

Daryl Jenner Front Row

"What's going on?" I said. " Mrs Mc Millan has announced a

Julia Foley, Marguerite Fulton,

The next day we walked

Daniela Volpe, Clai,dine Olver, Fiona Power.

Supernatural party! It's a finish to

a long way to the beach

the assignments on Supernatural

wnere we had a swim and a

Creatures, you know, werewolves,

Sarah Maher, Phoebe Fenwick. Anna

Clynes. Jessica Adams.

cool drink each.

witches and vampires? Well anyway we are having a party for

On Thursday we all had

it. You come dressed-up and some

lots of things to do,

girls will perform parts of their oral

from exploririg the farm to

presentations."

directing a canoe.

''Sounds great!" I said.

A week later 7 Red gathered in

That night was a quiz night

the glade. What a sight! Girls were

and when asked how many

dressed as vampires, witches and

beams in the roof;

heaps of other supernatural

someone turned out the light.

beings. Everybody brougkt along

Our last day, and we all had our

jelly with black cats, witch cookies,

her own plate of supernatural food; goodbyes to say, to -

licorice vampires and in the centre

Tiger the goal Molly the dog,

of the table sat a jack-0-lattern

the horse in the yard

with a candie burning jnside It

ard the bathroom frog.

looked great!

Julia Foley 7 Green

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To start the afternoon, selected

girls recited poems, told spooky

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stories and thoroughly entertained

on earth are they? Well, here's

the audience of various teachers

two groups of stairs. Yes, here's

and another Yea' 7 class.

sorne green stairs, good. A

We ate, played crazy games

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Kristen Blake, Esther

Lethlean, Claire Smith Margaret Wilson, Genevieve Nolan, Alexandra Clissold, Julie

McCorkell, Alexandra Murphy, Rebecca

locker area! Some of my friends!

Quinn

and finally packed-up. It was a

Great! I made it! Almost

very enjoyable way to finish the

immediately I'm asked why 1

Pivetta, Monkwe de Zoete, Chaille

topic of Supernatural Creatures.

wasn't there yesterday, told that

Clarebrcugh, Elizabeth Tighe, Jacinta

I sit next To Margaret Wilson,

Gracey, Kate Canavan. Alice Harvey, Claire

Claire Smith 7 Red

2nd Row

told trat we have a MALE

teacher fer Science and that we

have a really nice home room

My impressions of the senior

teacher and she has an

school

assistant.

was there.

That dreaded place.

That world of Saturday detentions and mean teachers.

I could fee. my knees shaking beneath me.

Yes, I was there....... THE SENIOR SCHOOL' OH NO!

I turned to leave. Where to go? 1 don't know.

. . . NO, Ill face this thing head on.

I thought over the Instructions my friend had given me over tne phone, "Turn to your right." O.K. "Find the green stairs." Where

Mrs Lucv Draga, Kizarne

Durharn-Ashdown, Mrs Maureen Mc Millan Front Row

-herese Ryan, Clare

Anderson, Silvana Calleri, Sari Hegarty, Vanessa Cnarles, Jacql.eline Barber, Louise

Scally. Jane Mercovich Absent: Melanie Maryanka

I found my locker hidden away and just managed to fit my bag in. I had forty five minutes to spare so I found some friends

and set off to explore this new world, the Senior School.

Now looking back, I laugh. The teachers aren't that bad. I've

only tacl one detention and it

was Thursday, not Saturday.

AND...... most of all: THE

SENIOR SCHOOL IS ACTUALLY FUN

Therese Ryan 7 Hed

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YEAR 8

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Raelene Howie, Catherine

Maimone, Elizabeth Compton, Simone Pipito, Anthea Duke, Monique McMil'an,

Melinda Steel, Roslyn Stanic, Gabrielle Marchetti 2nd Row

Mrs M L Khamara. Emma

Callander, Trinity Pinner, Megan Walsh.

Sophie Bryan, Elizabeth Baird, Michelle Pitsounis, Carcline Ford, Anna Rhodes,

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Anita Clancy, Amanda Hilbert, Joanna Cruth, Miss K MacMahon Front Row

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Natalie Carra, Andrea Kuc.

Veronika Gazdik, Emily McGuigan, Rebecca Carnovale. Caroline Prouse, Georgina Canty. Melissa Graydon, Sarah Magee Absent· Emma Whne

Record Night

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Science

Back Row L-R

Camilla Drake, Kirsty

Davison, Simone Willis, Victoria Incani, Anna As I look above,

It is eleven thirty five

I can see

And the beginning 01 Science,

Kate Richmond, Karma Bottart Melinda

The spongy clouds of

As Mr Sheen walks in

Kerr

The students form an alliance.

2nd Row

marshmallow.

Cormack. Philippa Connell. Lisa Sculley.

Miss Erica Cervini, Katharine

Ball, Eleanora Barker, Julie Mullany, Marlese

Floating and drifting, Across the heavens

As they ease away.

I wonder what it's like up there?

Mr Sheen has a firm hold,

Byfield, Sarah Bourke Lisa Francis, Julia

On that irresponsible 8 Gold

Calman, Victoria Lawler, Jennifer Ingwersen, Suzanne Keogh, Emma Hicks. Mrs Rachel

And he's quite aware

In a world filled with marshmallow

That it's not very rare

Is it soft? Is it hard?

i; the class is quiet

Haskell Front Row

And next minute

Is it cool? Or is it toasted?

Pescatore, Frances Heap, Annabel

Beginning a riot!

Loncraire, Cathy Latimer. Amy Hogan,

Lisa Francis 8 Goid

D ana Roche, Anthea

Greenway, Laialey Nathan, Debra

Tania Petroro

"Now girls", he says,

"Mix any chemicals you wish But I must warn you,

Never play with (022' There were two naughty girls Named Susie and Shirl Who refused to listen To Mr Sheen's caution.

So they p,ayed with CO, And later screamed "Mr Sheen!

Our hair has turned green'" Susie and Shirl

Left the school quite agf'last, And they no longer attend The eleven thirty five class.

Lisa Francis 8 Gold

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Simone Dickenson. Kate

Williams. Sara Dennis Anna McArdle holly Francis. Vanessa Brown Johannah

Fitzpatrick. Dorniniqje Burnes Diana Sweeney. Sarah Ca 111 42

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Mrs Marjory Rogers Johanna

Macey. Georgina Kitt. Kate Collie Johanna Schiller Amv Cleland Shannon Gitbs.

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Natarscha Hutton. Janine Kuster Sarat

Rogalsky Christy Davies Fiona Ma:Kini I.ri Mrs Amanda Apthorpe Front Row

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Elizabeth Breen. Elizabeth i

Clancy. Danielle Merlo. Julie Ipave:, Artn

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Maree Broomnoad. Mary-Jo Hurry Virginia Scarff Giovanna Reale. Siobhan Howet

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If you're bored it's your own fault

I m bored, I'm bored, I'm bored

But I just seem to be ignored, 1 ve got nothing to do because there's nothing new.

I'm bored, I'rn bored, I'm bored.

My mohr nags at me night and day

And tells me what to do and say,

But that's boring, as I said And only when I go to bed, I can dream a million things, Of flying carpets and mice that sing.

But that's all a dream ard life's a bore,

I wish I was an apple core.

But then one day I changed my mind, Out of a bottle on the beach

A genie appeared and gave a screech,

"if you're bored it's your own fault, Don't stand there and look like a bolt

Of lightning that has hit a tree Oh dear, dear, dearie me.

I'll tave to teach you to oe unboring

And then al your thoughts will come pouring

Into those sleepy braincells you own

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That really seem to be unknown.

"Imagination" is the key word And will make yodr brain fly up .ike

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Into the sky where everyth,ng's exciting Not l·ke the sea where the fish

a ren't biting

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If you use your imagination

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I hope you can see

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Your boredom will go away, you

Crabry r., 1

bilier Bu< c ben

will be free.

Ring up your friends there's plenty to do.

Why not even v,sit the zoo?

What about homework? I hear you say

Try and get it done during the day.

Oh no, 1 Zorgot your piano lessons too.

Remember imagination that's the trick to do.

Pretend you're a famous piano player

In the miadle of s,nging with Leo Sayer And at the end, only ten minutes left.

Tne one, the only, the robber, the theft,

Cornes and steals your piano away,

Which leaves me running out of tnings to say.

On and or and on it goes The Ijst grows bigger so nobody knows.

I hcpe I didn't bore you with my though:s,

But if you were bored it was your own fault

Don't you remember?

Hmm of course.

Shana Tribe

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Rachel Fuller. Ruth

Standring, Rebecca Chapman, Cathe'ine M

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Julia Kelly, Alexandra Ga'ante.

Rachael Breen. Suzannah Hilbert. Sonia

Francazio, Julie O'Shea. Eliza Larratt, Mary Galbraith, Amanda Holden, Mrs V Donald

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Front Row

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Sarah Lethlean, Claudine

Martini-Piovano, Jacqueline Fahy, Jessica

ee

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Lyons, Johanna O'Brien, Karen O'Connor.

Dana Poulos. Catherine O'Brien

Absent· Mr Snane Miller, Daniella Rollo, Gabrella Ziegler

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Cape Schank Geography Excursion

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It was pouring with rain, the subways were swimming in water.

Claustrophobic passengers sucked gulps of second-hand air as the express train to "Neava Odessa" sped on.

I was practically sianding cheek to cheek with this woman whose

scent of perfume wafted right inside of me. The jet black haired

woman wore a red, silk, knee high dress thar highlighted every bone and bump of her body. Sne wore black suede five inch high heel shoes and black fishnet stockings.

Her red glossy lips shone like a fish shimmering in night's water.

Her catlike green eyes were covered in mascara and eyeliner and for the rest of the journey she cocked her head as her seductive

eyes seared through me and

made me feel quite uncomfortable.

We walked off the train and as she walked ahead that was the

last I thought I would see of her.

It so happened thar I went to

the night club "Meliko". The music

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of sweaty bodies which were

Melanie Phingsthorne,

Lisa Caleo Anne-Marie Dickinson, Marlo

energetically dancing.

I was too tired to dance and

just sat at the bar drink,ng my

Baragwanath, Marika Nelson, Alexandra Connell Jade Anderson, Anna Little, Sarah

L'Huillier. Lucy MeNamara

favourite, "sweet vermouth and

2nd Row

Mrs Sharyn McCombe,

dry". As I looked down the bar

Georgina Mc Lean, Elizabeth Sharp, Sophie

table I noticed a tamilia. dress. It

Adams, Danelle Mealey, Danielle

was the red silk dress be'onging

O'Donoghue. Luc,a Bongiorno, Sarah

to the lady with tre black hair. I sat and watched he..

She danced flirtatiously like the twirling smoke from a hundred

Stokes, Sara Pirrotta, Stavroula

Papamarkou. Mrs Irena Harder Front Row

Fiona Will'arnson, Sally Tester,

S obhan Sullivan, Susan Callil, Alexandra

Badenoch, Dominique King, Lisa Seaton,

smouldering fags, while slinking

Kathlena Brownell

from fire to fire on the grey slate

Aosent: Jessica Pearson, Patricia Barnes

floor. Outside late Friday rain

drummed like darts, flooding pools and city streets. There was a warm light in the dancing room and under it she actea the tart.

Sounds pounded as the music

in the night club crescendoed and I looked at her in disgust. I had watched the whole scene and I

felt sick. She sighed past each man with a natural experienced flair.

The light of the fire highiighted her falling hair and as her red dress shimmered I pronounced her the Tart.

was loud and the smoke-filled

room not only smelt of smoke but

Kate Brownell

9 Gold

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Catherine Quinn. Megan

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Preiss, Sally Kuster. Rachael Hogan, Melanie Brown. Frances Johnson, Elizabe:h

McArdle, Sophie Duggan, Genevieve Burtonca'y 2nd Row

Miss Jane Cowan. Lucy Dynan

Francesca Marsan, Katherine Vouvaris,

Justine Grahame, Naa,ne Frost, Kirsty Kelly Vivienne Gontier, Tanja Vennix. Emma Andrew, Melissa Mcherney, Katherine

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Moulton. Mrs Sue Stockdale Front Row

Michelle Stwka, Jacinta

McCarthy, Kellie O'Dwyer. Nicole Moriart>.

Emily Arthur. Siobhan Merlo, Julia Gray.

Cassandra Hillier

Absent' Catherine Heycock, Naiasna Ryan j

Year 9 Ski Camp

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Conversation between God and an unborn Child

G - You have no alternative but to

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submit. Children are not asKed to

Price. Elizabeth Peters, Gabrielle Briglia,

be born.

Elina Akselrod. Fiona

Veronica Makiv, Kirsty Sutton. Clare Streten, Alexandra Lowe, Annele Cust. Lilian Adams

C - I sha'n't 2nd Row

Dr Robyn Smith, Emma Lund,

God - Dear child. you who

G - You shaJI, even though you are

as yet is unborn, are to experience

soft and untried.

great pain and joy.

C - But I am an innocent and have

Child - What are they?

no knowledge of what is to come.

Keogh, Helen Thorn, Miss Sue Wright

G - Soon you will learn. Out there

I want to stay here where it is safe,

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is a world from which you are

away from the dark presence

protected, it will be yours to

whict I know stalks around our

conquer ana aid.

protected haven.

C - There is? ... 1 cannot believe

G - This presence you fear is what

tiat there is any other place than

you shall be taught to fight and

tnis, any othe beings than yoi

vanquish, like darkness is

arid me.

vanquished at sunrise. Your name

G - You do not believe because

Jennifer Buchanan, Megan Hicks, Sarah Fogarty, Georgina Borg, Jane O'Connell, Sarah Sheales. Jennifer Roberts. Virginia

Melissa Ludescher, Karly

Todaro. Pascale Vonghack, Sarah Mercovich. Marcelle Clarebrough, Karen Howell. Natasha Wark, Rebecca Thiel

C - But I lack powers, visions or

will be proclaimed during the years

understanding.

you cannot understand concepts

till the end of time, asa ligN which

G - Your heart and love are your

which differ so greatly from those

burns brigntly against fear. All you

only swords. I send you as a man

you have previously experienced.

must do is trust in me.

of peace (pause).

You are ignorant of the truth, so

C - But I arr afraid.

C - Where will I go ... once I am

you must learn to accept that

G - You rrust draw courage from

born?

soon you wk be born into it.

my strength, into your own neart.

G - I am sending you to an honest

C - Must I? (pause) If this p'ace

C - 1.will ty.

and humble couple with whom you

exists, is it an unpleasant world?

G - You, who is as yet a babe,

shall have a happy childhood.

G - It is . but its beauty is also

must come to love the bea.Ity and

C - And what am I to be?

great.

wonder of my world; so see where

G - My saviour for mankind

C - I reluse :0 be born, for I will

I have been as places of true

C - But... who am I to be?

not survive n a place of hate or

beauty. My world, which I have

G -... My son

turmoil. 1 shall be shoved aside like

nurtured, is a wondrous place and

a stick against the wind.

I send you as its saviour.

Sophie Adams 9 Gold

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Francine Bedford. Natalie

Todaro, Anna MeNamara, Jennifer Price,

Emma Moore. Joanne Ford, Anna Hedigan, Samantha Withs, Cassandra Cadden 2nd Rov.

Mrs Gera dirle Cornall.

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Annabelle Gran:. Chloe Kimberley, Bianca Buccher[ Lara Davis. Monique Petricola,

Catherine Challenger. Karen Vanspall,

Carina Ford, Kelly Ba·ber. Brigid Fogarty Front Row

Joanne Hyland, Rosaria

Bonello, Saran Joyce. Melissa Humphreys, Belinda Mier. Megan Saunders, Edwina D'Apice Stephanie Watt, Anna-Maria Tocigl. €

Absent: Chris:abel Harvey Sarah Rice

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An extract from a story about a conflict

all the damn same. Think the city men can't make a go of it up here.

You bloody think that I'll take your

At about 10 0'clock, tte Harmonds

left their house to pay a visit to their new rieighbours. Andrew's mum had baked a couple of cakes and cooked a leg of lamb to help out. Andrew and his dad were going to offer any help in

fixing the old house up They reached the house and knocked on the door which had

been temporarily fixed. Footsteps were heard and finally a scruffy looKing middle aged man came to

food and offers of help. Well,

very creased shirt.

"G' day" said Andrew's dad, "1'm Tom Harmond torn next door.

This is my wife, Jessica and my children, Andrew and Lizzy".

Andrew's mum o#ered the food.

"We are very pleased to have sorre new neighbours. Old Mr. Harris wasn't much company. My husband and I thought our boys mighz become friends as it often

Abigail Grant. Anita Pahor,

Jane Macey, Georgina Ellis. Joanna Whelan, Lidia Cincotta. Dorothy Davis.

Andrea Sutton. Katie Smith. Lucy Esdaile

Rosaleen Cheung, Katherine

Pazitka. Kylie Brashor. Nicole Edwards.

need bloody charity from people

Kirsten Fengler. Penelope Shaw, Bridget

like you. So just damn well get out

Thorn. Melissa Lennon, Katrina Gritfiths. Lisa

of here, go on! GET OFF MY

Brearieq, Mr Brian Ellett

PROPERTY!" shouted Mr. Standish

Front Row

rudely.

Emmanuelle Raoux. Lisa Taylor. Danielle

He pushed Andrew's mum and dad oft the verandah and swore

Lisa Tropeano. Michele Ness.

Gray, Angeia Hoare. Rosalind Sharp, Siobhan Madigan, Katrina Allen

under his breath while stormtng back inside. Lizzy was crying and the rest of the family were Ir. shock.

There is nothing which can shock

Andrew, through the

us anyrriore.

"conversation", had looked past

I turn off the news because

Mr. Standish into the house. From

Death is too boring.

behind a corp.er a boy appeared.

Everything is fast.

He didn't see Andrew watching

Sex, food, drugs and kicks.

him. The boy had a pale face and

None bring satisfaction because

dark, hollow eyes. When his father

we have not waited for them.

began to shout and swear, the

Society has created a monster

boy began to cry. Andrew saw two

who doesn't care.

big tears rol! down his face. The

We are the macabre generation.

boys then realised that Andrew

Nihilist Decause

was looking at him and quickly ran

There is norhing which can shock

off

us anymore.

gets pretty lone'y out here" "You bloody country people are

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2nd Row

you're wrong. The Star.dishs aon't

the door. He hadn't combed his

hair and was wearing shorts and a

r

Jane Macey

Anna Hedigar

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Claire Leoncelli. Rebecca

Ady. Camille Baker, Samantha Harrison, Simone Burford. Sarah McHale. Christine

Gaynor. Marno Ryan. Megan Heron. Sarah Francis 2nd Row

Mr B Allan, Madeleine Hanger,

Kate Dunlevie. Louisa McGuigan. Nicoletta Larobina, Tania Ipavec, Kathryn Nelson, Anneliese Gill Andrea Canzano, Siobhan

O'Callaghan. Aimee Waxwell. Hariklia

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Georgandas, Mrs S Leask Front Row

Vanessa Adams, Jodie

Hepner. Katherine Eury, Emily Chester.

Alicia Raftis. Suzanne Timmons. Jacir:a

Heap, Maria lacovangele Absent Fiona Wilson

Year 10 Art Class

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Worlds apart

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It came from a tree

Stepping into a new world,

Anne Marie Wi·son. Sallv Fi, · sen. Melanie

From where I sat

Surrounded by people,

O'Farrell Luc, Bonlater'll

R Was yellow and green

Strange faces

2nd' Row

and had no sheen.

Isolation, loneliness.

Impact creates an autistic world, a world of silence, blindness, an unscented world,

Mrs Ingrid Fraser-Smith. Anne

Han'ahan. Eleanor McI<inna. Rachel

It was dull and flat

Schutze, G:ele Silk. Kate McGuigan,

like a door mat.

Christine Boyle Bricget Me* 1rum- Emma

' had a fixation

Bowes. Mrs Margaret Kle' r an

wjth one ot God's creations.

Front Row

Jacqueline TribL· ViC'oria Chamberlain

A LEAF

Charlotte Oster Ka': Hallarn Amanda

a momentary world Sophie Watson

shatters

10 Red

and now friendly, familiar faces,

Sarah Meaoher Emma

Momement. An·la V'tkas. Sophie Watson.

Good gpet -

frozen in time,

Sophie Mon- Yvonne

Martin, Ingrk] Perronne-, Rebe'ta Donovan

And was delivered to me

Dicarlantonio

Absent Eliza Doquile. Kate Harrison, Micfaela Bolar© Carolinr· Nf ?son Melanie

faces aglow in smiles.

Statf,Drd

A new wor Id,

Shattered Silence

exciting ard alive.

Hunger to see everything,

Shouted voices

everythjng all at once.

Tempers risen

hurting eyes

darting, feeling every new signt, sinking into the deepest crevices of this

Doors slammed

Icy silence.

Recluse discovered.

Energy wasted.

new evironment,

Spirits lowered.

drinking in the liquid beauty, devouring the sumptuous feasts, sensing the delights

Tears wept Reason surfaced.

Apologies accepted.

of this new world.

Peace restored.

Eleanor Mc Kir'Ina 10 Red

Michaela Boland

10 Red

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Alison De Souza. Lisa

Turana

boys, that life fo them has not

Baker, Kate Northam, Kristen Baragwanath

No matter how many times one

been easy. Many come from

Alexandra Borghesi, Emma Newton-Brown,

decides to attend a Turapa Dance,

broken homes, unstable families or

the nervous jitters are always the same! On arrival, we ventue up the stairs; the roaring sound of AC/

have been thrown out of rlome

and have no wbere to go.

DC vibrates the walls aroJnd us.

beneath the rough exteriors makes

Knott. Felicity Cust. Fiona Breen. Marcia

Rosaria Pingitore 2nd Row

Mr Michael Mulcahy. Rebecca

Wigney, Joanne Sanders. Elizabeth O'Sullivan. Amber Mchtyre, Catherine Broomheac, Maria Lanaras, Anna Courtney Melanie M(Guigan. Sharna McKenzie,

Altnough Turana is classified as

Listening to the headache us realise that our problems and

Isabelle Guy. Leonie McCarthy, Jemma

a social service, the girls who

upsets are really very minor. I have

Mclnerney, Ms Kate Stedmarl

attend are not there because they

seen a different side of our society

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think of it as a "good deed", but

which needs consideration and

Vivenne D'Cruz, Katy Todaro,

because they receive so much in

understanding Porn us al'. The fact

Carolyn Daly, Sarah Heath Noelene Treloa

return for their participation and

that we are able to 'eave at the

Absent: Tara Webo, Megan Cunningham

always have a great time. Once the boys realise we want to be

end of the night and know Ol.r

there and are not forced to attend,

extersive, makes us realise just

they relax and begin enjoying the

how 'ucky we are.

Liesl Hanger. Jane Harrison, Kara Weaving

change in their routire way of life.

The highlight of each night

Finally the head-banging music stops and we are divided by

comes near the end when

barred walls. The boys scream

everyone is dancing in a big

goodbyes ard tnank-yous and we

group, laughing and talking as if we'el all been friends for ages.

One can realise by listening to the exaggerated stories of the

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boundaries of freedom are fairly

return the farewells It's finished for another month.

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Percy

Debcrah Price, Sarah Bell,

Angela Hollibone, Monique Godby, Heather

Your decapitated head, your neck oozing with fresh, scarlet blood, lies dejectedly beside my feet.

Glazed eyes, opened wide with astonishment

Doig, Jacqueline Bosci. Patricia Riddell, Sally Hilbert, Sophie Mclean, E'izabeth Ward, Amy Collier 2nd Row

Mrs Shirley Chapman, Michelle

Doyle, Michelle O'Connor. Freya Liddell, Elise Kelsey, Brigitte Johnson, Elissa

stare aimlessjy into mine.

Davison, Lucinda Spangaro, Susan Hoare,

They pierce my heart and soul

Kate Wyatt, Nada Bayoud, Carolyn Lewis, Mrs Janice Carpenter

- And yet that is not possible.

Front Row

By the darkening sky, tte gravity of my offence nits me.

Joanne Fox, Tanya Matt.

Gabriella lange, Sylvana Ursini. Saran

Bloom, Genevieve Walker, Sally Pinner, Eugenie Molyneux,Louise Schwarz. Anna

My hands tremble in disgust,

Wilson

And I am appalled by the act.

The carving knife, my partner jn crime, deserts me - And I am alone.

Your limp body falls over my arms, As I carry you to the back garden patch.

Christian Living Camp

You form a mound,

in the compost, And the wind gently ruffles your feathers.

- We'll take-away tonight.

Amy Collier 11 Gold

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Halina Wills. Ilona Zagon,

Saran Croagh, Alice A:lams. Clare Mc Beath

Summers day

Georgina Griffin, Celia Ludowyk. Sarah

The laziness surrounds me like a

Thomas. Alicia Dennis. Luc,a Guzzardi

blanket of warm sunsbine.

2nd Row

Mr David Bruce, Amelia Martin,

Sarah-Jane rlingston, Alexandra Quist, Madeleine Waters, Na:asha Crooks. Kate

at the coming of more children.

It deliberately blows clouds across

Pescatore, Kate Bondlo, Pauline Vaughan,

Dapplec sunshine dances on my

Front How

Rebecca Brownell. Helen

The wind wakes

watching the parade of people pass me by.

Bailey, Mrs Sue Saxon

exhilerated by the challenge.

I sit silently

Johnston Christine Lester, Melissa

Katherine Flynn, Claudia Ness, Samantha

He looks exhausted, yet

resting limbs

and the wind tugs teas ngly at my

the sun

as if to make the intruders leave.

And still,

it tugs at my page.

page.

WH,tamson, Gather,ne Hede. Nicole

Yet it knows it cannot make me

O'Dwyer, Sarah Doquile, Gabrielle Norden,

The beauty of the lake is clothed

Rachel Frosl. Re[)ecca Kydd, Vanessa Hill.

in golden rays of sunshine and remains undisturbed

even by the yelps of excited children.

A group of children armed with hand-made nets arrive.

Five young boys, as if on a mission

charge to the water's edge.

leave

I am as much a part of this lake as it is.

And although we appear to fight each otter

for the right of ownership, we are at one

with t'le urge to make people leave.

This is my refuge, r-riy haven of happjness,

On seeing nothing they

my lake.

quickly race to another regjon.

I am angered by the presence of

"hey are intent, Impatiently awaiting the arrival

of something to catch,

peop e

because I come for my own communion.

as if their lives depend on it.

A young father with his two child'en

is breathless with the effort

of keeping them from The warer.

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Yet today, Ican do

nothing.

The sunlight has soothed any impatjent annoyance within me

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Ann-Maree Dawson,

Gabrielle Mcinerney, Christina Szeleczky, Alexandra Kostokanellis, Katrina Crosby, Maria Bradley, Edwina Barham, Rebecca Hill, Josephine Gullace, Josephine Dwyer, 2nd Row

Miss Anne Muirhead. Emma

Conquest. Rebel<af' Trioli, Sophie Cleland, Jane Guiney. Sarah Br,train. Tammy

Olschyna, Annabel Drake. Emma Van Bavel Kate O'Halloran, Catric:na Bongiorro,

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Katharine Regan, Miss Linda Head 1

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Katherine Timmons. Catherine

Spillane, Claudine Douez, Kristin Curtain,

Yvonne Barker, Brigid Moorhead. Sage Pennington, Julienne Dodds, Valerie D'Cruz Absent: Angela Bennetts

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Year 11s with Years 1 and 2

and the wind has blown away my

running, as did Jesus on Gallilee,

power to care.

across the water surface.

because they are as much a part

I feel unnoticed

My grandmother used to tell me

We are all content now, to sir in

The groups and gatherings to

that the sprinkles of sunlight

gaily by

aancing on the water were fairies.

have deliberately omitted

of the lake as the wind and 1,

ana I sit,

If that be so,

camouflaged by the greenery,

then today my lake played host to

and silenced by the beauty.

a fairy ball

I laugh, only inwarcUy,

And now the crowds have gone,

at the sight of two water hens

except for an old couple whom I

the beauty.

And even the wind no longer tugs at my page.

Trish Riddell 11 Gold

59

YEAR 1 2 Slow and sensuous the sun

drips languid fire on the amber seas.

In lazy arrogance deep banks of flaming clouds drift on the breeze.

breathes light upon it, soft and pale

as it blows the ship on its dim-lit trail

through the calm and endless night.

The bitter, salty, fiery air lies dreaming of an Island fair, beyond the grip of pride and care, behind the glowing seas.

fast,

n the silent harbour they float on flame.

Their gold-lit sails hang slack and loose,

a greving gull's lamenting wail, hiss of sea and creak of mast

The crash of rollers foamycrowned

fills the empty night with sound, as malice of mortals longtime drowned

blows in the sudden gale.

over the ships the colours go

and through the fiery waters flow in a sparkling, gleaming game.

sea

as crjmson skies ebb, dying fast but at the shore a flicker moves,

a ship glides slowly, smoothly past

towards the faintly glowing West where lies the object of the quest, the enchanted Island of the blest.

rain and mist

the horizon bursts in amber flame,

At the edge of sight lies the

The men in the ship turn the silver craft nigh.

Through lashings of water from the dark swollen sky

it steers slowly West with an unwilling sigh

as though clearing itself from blame.

night as the sjlver stars in the sky above shimmer a wan and feeble light.

Wind fills the gently billowing sail,

sink in the mire..."

lore.

Within sight, within scent of the nameless sweet land, within sound of the waves on its

echoing shore, on the dark deep sea the night rises up

and splits the slim ship in the teeth of its maw

a weapon once wielded by fingers once deft, clothes from their broken and drowned bodies reft

and a single shattered oar.

Yet still at each sunset the sinking sun beckons,

awaking a yearnjng, a deep anguished need.

At each lonely sunset men stand n despair,

caught between heart's desire and the words of the reda

Though none has yet followed the

"Perfection dwells in the golden the ship slides in the moonless

Entrapped, you will drown, you will

the Land of lands without a name.

Light vanishes at last.

Over the dark and restless sea

its fire.

the harbour they left, To the left, through the curtain of

world's last shore, The sun sjnks down behind the

beware of the peril that walks with

Some wreckage comes back to

the wind is still, the sea is lame.

Sunset bleeds its flaming glow,

heart's desire,

whjsper warnings from books of Nojse of water, wind and wave,

strengthen as the star-lights fail.

The slender ships are tethered

Beware, you that follow your

land,

no man may mar its glowing shore.

The seas will swallow without remorse

the wanderer near who bears a flaw,

mariners' way, sought bliss and found death

before dawning of day, none, given free choice, could wish to stay but would die in the same futile deed.

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A bubble afloat not upon water but upon air.

Neither fragile and clear, nor empty and destructible, but solid, ruby red

and full of mystery, this daring bubble ventures forth.

A mere spot amidst the huge expanse of sky beyond the clouds, this man-made bubble drifts further

and further away from the densely populated earth.

For such an enormous contraption the bubble

moves swiftly, and dances lightly upon the air

Dimples indent the circular shape as gusts of wind whip mercilessly at

its sides jerking the bubble's base n a rough and disjcinted manner.

The wind is both friend and enemy, essential for travel

and for arriving at destinations whilst at the same time a potential threat to the bubble's well

being.

One puncture and life is destroyed.

Control of the bubble's existence is removed from human hands and thrust into those of the natural forces.

Gravity will act as a magnet and viciously draw the bubble towards earth

while the flimsy coulds will do little to slow the bubble's fall.

The bold red bubble creates a

stark contrast against the whiteness

of the bleak afternoon sky.

As the sun begins to rise, its brilliant rays reflect from the carefully crafted balloon and light up the bubble a sparkling crimson.

Above the clouds, below the stars and within

the universe this man-made bubble

journeys on.

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Anna Jaskierniak

Anna Jowett

Micko Kabo

Nerissa Kamat

Sarrah Kenny

Genevieve Keogh

Joanne Kiely

Justine Kubale

Jacqueline Lee

Paula Lee

Emma Lee

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Thoughts in a garden It is Monday morning and precisely 10.00 am in the middle of February. I am sitting on some old greystone steps in front of my school chapel looking upon the

school grounds. It is so peaceful; very restful for one's soul.

I can feel the tender warmth of Sr Genevieve Davey

Mrs Joan Ryan

the brilliant bright sun on my back;

Claire Munro

Michaela Newell

Therese Ovens

Josephine Petroff

the soft subtle breeze against my

face. The cicadas' constant shrill

nose rattles in my head. It is all meant to be. Nothing is out of time, it's all nature's creatures

1 working in unison Green on my left, green on my right, green directly in front of me, green above me, such uniformity is Mrs Carolyn Wortley

so becoming. It appears as though

Mr Russell Staiff

green is overtaking the whole environment, A green oval, green

trees, green plants. Most profoundly the green ivy js creeping up the red brick building

which is opposing me, it is creeping as a snail to shelter.

There are blue blobs upon the

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above, which often, tends to be

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Annabelle Rice

taken for granted.

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lawnmower has just begun to cut IF

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peace of the garden. I can hear ¥-41 &7·16,4·.

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gravel is heard.

An occasional fly or insect

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Jane Soppitt

lands on my arm or leg, but it does not disturb me, I let it be and

It soon flies away. I can hear voices of the children yelling and shrieking as they are throwing

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balls to one another and, nearly every time, dropping them. Their

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co-ordination just seems to be

imperfect, unlike the environment they are in, where all elements combine together so well.

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A bird has just flown so

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4: many young girls who are learning and preparing for so much which

t.2 , i is yet ahead. They too will be nurtured and educated here until

the time comes for them to move

Angela Niche,Ils

Alison O'Regan

into a wjder world.

Erin-Marie O'Neill

Alessandra Orsini

Elizabeth Ralph

Emma Reaan·ari

Anita Lampitr

Kate

Natasha Tomlinson

The brilliant colourful flowers

stand out from the green, in a vibrant mixture. Once again they are similar to the people within the environment. All are wild flowers,

being restricted and led up the

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Leanna Portelli

Ronelle Quin

will need to be restricted, or

pruned and cut back by

experiences, but hopefully in the long run this will provide stronger, more successful people.

The bell goes and I pack up my thoughts and my belongings. I have, while I've been sitting here, become a little more aware of the

patterns and order in nature and in

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The Wizard of Oz As a Year 9 fundraising event this

to Years 5,6,7 and 9. Girls were

year some students performed

asked to bring a silver donation

"The Wizard of Oz". Miss Muirhead

that would go to the 'Children in

conducted auditions and soon

Calcutta" fund.

after rehearsals began. Mrs Elliot

With our confidence boosted by

did a great job accompanying us.

thjs performance we presented the

Although we suffered from freyed

whole production on Friday, 30

nerves and many lines were not

October. We thoroughly enjoyed

learned, the rehearsals proved to

directing and putting on this

be quite productive.

production and we feel it was a

On Monday, 23 October, some

great success.

excerpts of the play were shown

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Performing Arts Festival The excitement was rising as the night of the Performing Arts

O'Neill made the introductions.

As the last play finished, the

Festival came closer. All the teams

audience gave a roar, then there

were determined to win the 1987

was silence as the judges stepped

trophy as they were practising and

onto the stage to announce the

getting their costumes organised.

winner. They exclaimed that every

The Year 7s who had not

team had done an excellent job

experienced the tremendous thrill

and that it was hard to decide the

of producing the Performing Arts

winner. A hush came over the

Festival, were the most excited. All

audience as the announcement

the captains of the teams were

was read "Choir song and the

getting very anxious as each team

winners overall, Mullhall".

practised at the Concert Hall.

It was 7.00 pm and Barry was ready to begin. The audience became silent as Emma Readman,

A cheer came from the crowd

as the captains came to collect their trophy for 1987.

Martha Vaughan and Melanie Smith, Year 7

Penny Leoncelli and Erin-Marie Derforming Arts Festival - Mulhall

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Interschool Drama Interschool drama took a new turri

this year with the St Kevins Directors, Kate Birch and Paul

Bateman, deciding that instead of the traditional single play, they would produce three one act

plays. This was advantageous from a student's point of view because it enabled more ot us to become involved and for the

audience it provided greater entertainment.

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The three plays, 'Man ot the House", "Lover's Leap' and "What Women Want Most', included the talents of both Year 10 and 11

actresses. After many hours of after school and weekend

rehearsals, the three nights in April on which we were to perform, arrived. Our talents came to the

tore amid the laughter and excitement of the audience. In

reality, 1 believe each actress and actor enjoyed her/himself as much as the audience. It was a great experience.

From this group of plays, "What Women Want Most" was entered in the Catholic Schools' Drama

Festival, as was a play from

Mandeville, "Bendigo or Bust" These two, although Unsuccesbu In the competition, were thoroughly enjoyed by the audience and were

great representatives of our schooL

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"To make the worst appear the

obviously an achievement ir itself!

better reason"

Overall, it was a very successful Aristotle.

season, ard specia!

Aristotle eloquently epitomises the

congratulations to the Cl and 82

1987 Debating Season and the art

teams who progressed to the

of debating. At both inter-school

regiona :inals.

and inter-house leveis, enthusiasm

Debating at Mandeville is

and expertise were high, making a

coritinually growing and gaining

very challenging anc successful

more recognition within the school

year

The inter-nouse competition

was extended this year, with each

body as a fun yet demanding actwi:y Debat ng teaches tre invaluable skills required for public

house boasting two teams per

speaking, which include

section. A change in rules, limiting

develooing cohesive arguments

each girl to only one debate, saw

and thinking on one's feet.

house-captains juggling their

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debators in an attempt to provide

range of topics from current

Music Captain

a formidable team and still

po itical issues like:

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safeguard their finals' prosoects.

In an attempt to stimulate

'That the New Right has the Answer to Australia s Woes"

debating interest amongst the

to the more philosoohical

young forms, house-captains and

arguments:

vice-captains participated in an exhibition debate for Years 7 and 8

and later held a seminar for Year 7,

'That the Fight has only just Begun'

Debating equips a person with

explaining debating techniques

the ability to argue logically,

and answering many questions.

coivincingly and confidently

The competition was keenly contested with Ward and Mulhall

being victorious in the Jun;or and

Senior sections respectively.

At inter-school level, Loreto was

the only school in our region able to fulfil the auota of teams -

With the success and

experience of 1987 to its credit, Loreto can look forward to

continuing the tradition of excellence in :his stimulating and challenging pastime.

Roisin Annesley Del}ating Captain

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SPORT I would like to wish all the girls

competition was still tough. We

at Mandeville a happy and

congratulate Genevieve Burtonclay

successful future in sport. Good

who won most events she went in

Luck in 1988.

and Kate Leydon who broke a 6- 1 owe tain

record in the hurdles.

In conclusion, we would like to

thank the PE Department and the

Athletics

teachers who helped form such a strong team, thereby giving us all a chance to meet and forrn

The I987 athletics season saw our

friendships with girls from other

Mandeville team achieve a good

year levels.

performance level.

Leading up to our inter-house

Sarrah Kenny and Nicole Hicks Athletics Captain and Vice Captain

sports carnival we saw many girls

out training on a regular basis trying to better their individual

Basketball

performances. Our sports carnival got off to a great start with such a

This year a more organised and

Sports Captain

beautiful day. During the day we

competative basketball

Sarai Lowe

saw many fine athletes trying to

competition was held on

best each other and become

Wednesday nights.

Sport at Mandeville is an important

champion of their Year. The year

aspect of school life. Mandeville

level champions are: Katie Mactier,

provides twelve different sports:

Rochelle Whelan, Kirsty Kelly,

tennis, hockey, fencing, softball,

Anneliese Gill, Sally Ericksen, Brigid

netball, skiing, athletics, swimming,

Moorhead and Angela Nicholls,

games by defeating St Catherine's.

basketball, rowing, cricket and

with Sarrah Kenny winning the

We continued our winning streak,

gymnastics. As you can imagine,

pentathalon. The overall school

and were only defeated once

co-ordinating all these sports and

champion and a fine future athlete

during the whole season.

the number of girls nvolved,

for the school is Katie Mactier.

requires considerable co-operation between staff and students.

This year there were some

After a few confusing practices, girls were ready for the first game.

The team played extremely well and set the pattern for future

Unfortunately we did not get into

Our inter-school carnival was

the grand final and were placed

held in April this year. Although our

third overall. It was a very good

team had trained very hard, the

season. I was extremely proud of

outstanding performances in areas such as rowing, athletics. tennis,

Inter-house Athletics

fencing and gymnastics, House sports give girls who wouldn't usually participate in interschool teams the opportunity to compete on an inter-house level.

Most inter-house sporting activities are greeted with enthusiasm and

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support, especially inter-house athletics and swimming.

My congratulations go to all the individual sporting champions and to everyone who participated in sport at Mandeville in 1987.

Thanks must go to the sports staff for their time and effort in co-

ordinating sport at Mandeville.

Thanks also to the house sports

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The cars were driven ahead to

the whole team and ot the

had prepared scrumptious

hamburgers with a fresh salad!

excellent performances from Brigid

the camping ground while we

Moorhead, Toni Sutton, Amanda

strolled for two and a half hours,

Moylon and Ronelle Quin.

had a break for lunch and

horror with the words "Come on

The next morning we arose in

refreshed ourselves in the beautiful

you lazy Year 126 - your exams

well also, with enthusiastic

waterfall. Eventually we arrived at

are on". This joke was an attempt

performances from all team

the campsite ary . r. 3 11 tried

to get us out of bed and it worked!

members especially from Katie

desperately to IL. . al

The next two days were full of fun-

Smith, Marlo Baragwanath.

expressions hide the F.

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we were feeling. Oh w,

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The Intermediate team played

In all, the basketball competition

was terrific and everyone playc

down. two more to go I Once we looked around the

well. :ren

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Bush walking trip to the Grampians

packed adventure. We could be seen walking, climbing, running,

jumping and falling over on the many walking tracks that led us to

campsite, which seemed to exist in

the magnificent and breathtaking

the middle of nowhere, we all

views of the Grampians. It was a

came to the frightening realisation

lovely experience to be away from

that we had actually chosen to

the school atmosphere, in the

partake in this adventure. We felt a

fresh air, near the camp fire, and to

few seconds of regret, especially

enjoy a good laugh. Thanks to Mrs

after examining the site of the so-

Reeves, Mr and Mrs Faragher and

called 'toilet'. After spending an

Mr Layhe who gave us the

hour of randomly fitting the tent

wonderful opportunity to explore

poles together and literally

and reevitalise our awareness of

the much longed-for September

moulding the tent into place, we

the Australian bushland.

12 September I987 With breakup the night before holidays, and celebrations until

felt a slight sense of

4.30 am for some of us, waking at

accomplishment although the tent

5.00 am to be at school by 6.00

looked like a dying tree.

am, was not a totally exhilerating

The afternoon was spent

experience, but we all managed to

collecting fire wood and we

make it! Our packs had been

frolicked through the busn

prepared for nearly a week with all

examining the wild flowers that had

the right equipment, even the the

recently blossomed all over the

ole Billy, thanks to our mothers,

bushland. At sunset, we dined

and of course we all had enough

early on Maggi dishes. cooked in

Alicia Bailey Year 12

Cricket The cr cket season for I987 began with much enthusiasm and

support. We soon had a squad of girls who co-operated together to form a well-balanced team. Our

food to last us a month. Five HSC

the Billy. We learnt that life can be

students, three Year 106 and four

made easier when one is in the

adults, packed the cars and left for

company with three Year 106.

standard with the loss of only one

the long awaited trip to the

Victoria Chamberlain. Claire

game. The team's success was

Grampians.

Leoncelli and Marno Ryan, who

highlighted by the excellent

overall performance was of a high

bowling of Liesl Hanger, Kate Bushwalking

Wyatt and Sarah McHale. Our wins

were not only achieved by the good bowling, but also the high standard of batting from Louise Tuck, Rebecca Wigney and Liesl Hanger. Brigid Moorhead was once again outstanding as wjcket keeper and everyone participated well in the field.

Many thanks to our new coaches, Mr Allan, Miss Stedman t

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and Mrs Apthorpe, who gave a great deal of assistance during the season.

Madeleine Waters

Cricket Captain

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Nellie Shaw, Jane Macey,

Deirdire Madigan, Sarah McHale, Maria Lanaras 2nd Row

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Fencing

Gymnastics

Beyond any doubt, fencing at

Yet again, this year of gymnastics

Loreto this year has reached new

was an exciting and rewarding

heights. We have witnessed an

success. With an increasing

upsurge of enthusiasm and a

number of girls participating, the

splendid demonstration of talent.

Congratulations must also go to the Junior Team who won the Pre-

Victorians Competjtion.

Thanks to the parents who judged the competitions, and especially to Layton and Deana for their invaluable coaching and

sport has grown considerably

Our Junior Fencers have shown

a keen interest in the sport,

encouragement.

within the school. encouraged by

Joanne Fry and Lucy McCarthy

the efforts of our coaches, Mr

participating in Interschool and

Gymnastics Captain and Vice Captain

Layton Gale and Deana Dodds.

State Competitions. The results of

Over the year, the girls achieved

these encounters have been very

both individual and team

pleasing: Emma Williams, Emily

successes. Loreto joined with

Hummerston and Claire Nelson

Presentation College and St

were all Australian Under 12

Catherine's in several after-school

This year has been a very

finalists. Our Under 15 team came

competitions, with very pleasing

frustrating one for the Senior

Hockey

third in the state and the Under 20

results overall. The inter-house

Hockey Team. Although we were

team achieved an outstanding

gymnastics competition gave the

enthusiastic and energetic, we

result by winning the State title.

rest of the school a chance to see

seemed unable to be victorious

This team, which consisted of

the very high standard of

and emerged from almost every

Michelle O'Connor, Gabrielle

performance by the girls involved,

match wjth a draw.

Mclnerney, Clare McBeath and

including that of a couple of brave,

Emma Moore, went to Sydney late

geriatric HSC tems, with Mornane

although having a mixed season,

in the year to represent their

takjng out the final hours.

showed obvious improvement in

school and state in the National

With the addition of a weights-

The Intermediate squad,

both individual and team skills.

Championship. All reports from this

room in the school, training

competition were most favourable

sessions have become more

was a great success, with Loreto

- in fact they won.

varied and concentrated, and now

finishing second. The future looks

there s no excuse for lack of

promising with some very talented

fitness!

players emerging from Year 7.

The girls were given extra incentive due to their participation

n the media coverage of fencing.

The annual Junior Round Robin

Congratulations to the squad

Michelle O'Connor

Fencing Cantain

The year was mediocre but our

team who competed for their Level

enthusiasm never dwindled. This

6 earlier this year and achieved it.

was largely due to the colourful

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Emma Moore. Sarah Maher.

Georgina Canty, Anthea Greenway, Laidley Nathan, Rebecca Burnes Suzanne Keogh.

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Zoe White, Jo Fry. Lucy

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We were greeted with yet more

presence and encouragement of

and Miss J Cowan for their

our coaches, Mr Gill and Miss

coaching and encouragement

Wright. Thanks to all involved and

throughout the '87 season. 1 would

February. This was the first Year 11

also like to thank the umpires and

race and they performed

scorers for their time. The five Year

extremely well. The two crews

12s who played this year - Nicci

managed to finish well, which can

Hicks, Sarrah Kenny, Angelique

hardly be said for the Year 12s!

best wishes for '88.

Angela Nicholls and Toni Sutton Hockey Captain a· : Vice Captain

McLaren, Louise Fitz and myself,

Netball For the first time, Mandeville entered three teams in the School

rain at the Henley regatta in late

This was not a good race for

have enjoyed playing netball at

the 12s. We started off by going

Mandeville and would like to wish

through the wrong arch at the

this sport every success jn the

starting line which put us two

future.

lengths behind. Yet this was not

Girl Championships at Royal Park.

Sarah Lowe

The junior, intermediate and senior

Netball Captain

teams enjoyed the day's

the end of our problems. We soon discovered that the rudder was broken and this caused

competition and although no team was successful in winning its

considerable tension in the boat.

Rowing

The big regatta we had all been

section, I feel the experience of playing in such a competition was

This year saw the emergence of

a valuable one.

many future champion rowers!

The I987 netball season began

After much early morning and

in Term 2 when our junior and

afternoon training, and with the

intermediate teams played.

persistence of our coaches, our

Although unsuccessful in winning

hopes were slashed with the gale

their section of the association

force winds 10 minutes before our

competition, the girls enjoyed the

first regatta for the year, in

season as did the senior teams

February at YWCA

who played in Term 3.

working for was held on the Barwon River, Geelong. The 1000m course really tested the fitness of our crews.

With the season coming to a close we hope that the enthusiasm

of the future generation of rowers at Mandeville will not wane and

that the fine tradition of rowing will continue and flourish.

The high spirits and continual

Congratulations to all team

Suzie Condon and Judy Hess

motivation of everyone pulled all

members especially the best and

the crews through the many

fairest achievers. Thanks must go

regattas and mishaps which beset

to Miss C Lanyon, Miss B Dunn

us thjs season.

Rowing Captain and Vice Captain

Netball

Senior A Team Back Row L-R

Miss Jane Cowan, Sarah

Lowe (Capt), Kristen Baragwanath, Libby O'Sullivan, Miss Bambi Dunn Front Row

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Kate Wyatt, March Swann,

Tnsh Riddell. Ronelle Quin, Emma Conquest.

Miss Cathy Lanyon Front Row

Liesl Hanger. Brigid

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Esther Lethlean. Liz Baird, Megan Hicks,

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Kate Moulton, Lisa Francis, Vanessa Brown Front

Kristen Blake. Louise Scully,

Chrisitna Spilane, Caroline Schafheutle, Monique McMahon Absent. Libby Ward, Yvonne Barker, Alex

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Skiing The 1987 Ski Teams included

Emma Newton-Brown, Danielle

Gray, Jaqui Williamson, and Julia Gray in the A Team. and in the B Team Katie Crosby, Fiona

second year Mandev'lie has

Nunawading Pool against some

results were good: A Team was

extremely strong competition.

ranked 5th and the B Team 29th in

Although we finished eighth, much

the 42 girls' schools that

team spirit and valuable

competed.

experience was gained by all.

Emma Newton Brown

Skiing Captain

Williamson, Louise Schwarz and

School races all girls attended a

Swimming Centre in April.

Swimming

times were recorded.

The weekend was a success, with

The 1986 swimming season began

the girls having 4 hours of lessons

with the Inter-House swimming

and a chance to ski togetier. All

sports, held at the State Swimming

girls were totally exhausted by

Centre on 6 November. The day

Sunday night due to their unfailing

was enjoyed by all, with Mornane

aedication to training.

House taking tte honours, closely

followed by Ward House.

at the top of the course which was

The enthusiasm of both JJnior

on Bull Run at Mt Bu'ler. During the

and Senior students promised to

day a total of 298 competitors

produce a good team. Thjs

attempted the course. At 11.00 am

enthusiasm was often tested at the

the girls' races began, with

early morning training sessions

enthusiastic girls yelling and

held at Prahran Pool, which were

screaming down tne entire length

to prepare us for our inter-school

of the course.

competitions. Loreto participated

Considering i. was on,y the

Unfortunately we did not reach the finals, but many excellent team

training weekend at Falls Creek.

On Fridav 7 August we all met

Several teams were formed to

compete in the All-Schools Relay

Championships, at the State

Michaela Boland.

Prior to the Victorian Inter-

School Swimming Carnival at the

participat.ed in this sport, our

in the Eastern Suburbs Inter-

I would like to say how much I enjoyed being Captain this year.

Every individual tried her utmost, and all should be congratulated.

The team spirit this year was the best I had experienced in sjx years.

F nally on behalf of the whole team, 1 would sincerely Ijke to thank Miss Wright for all her help and encouragement throughout the year.

Best of Luck in 1988.

Meaghan Macdonald and Sarah Lowe Swimming Captain and Vice Captain

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Junior School Students using the Computer

The past twelve months have

purchase a computer, video

time for the Mothers' Association.

camera arld projector in the Junior

With the help of a dedicated

School and contribute $10 000

and hard-working committee, four

towards the purchase of

fund-raising functions were held.

computers in the Senior School.

we had a tennis day, at Dendy

The Mothers' Association has

Park; a garden luncheon, at the

also been nvolved with the

home of Bede and Mary Gibson; a

Sunday Seminars and the New

card party held at the home of

Parents Orrentation Day and

Simon and Gigi O'Dor·aghue and

Cocktail Party.

our major function was a luncheon

Includea in our Constitution is a

and fashion parade for 680

commitment to encourage

women which took place at the

friendship and communicatjon

Hyatt Hotel.

among the mothers cf our School

With the funds raised, we were

able to contribute $1000 to Entally:

and it is the Committee's sincere

hope that we have been

$6000 to the Physical Education

successful in helping to involve

Departments of the Senior and

you in the life of the Loreto Family.

Junior Schools, construct a

reading area in the Senior School Library; help to furnish a prayer

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room in the Junior School;

been a very busy and exciting

Helen KiM President, 1986-87

LORETO TOORAK

PAST PUPILS' ASSOCIATION

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1987 Debutantes

The "Old Girls" tag can have a

to this has been wonderful - long

National Council of Women. This

somewhat deadening effect on

may it continue to grow.

forum is an excellent opoortunity

most people, but in actual fact this

Twenty th,ee girls were

for our voice to be heard In Ihe

"Miss Norner" couldn't be further

presentea at the Loreto Debutante

corndors of power ana our

from the truth!

Ball heid at the Hyatt on Collips ki

Association has achieved a highly

June. It was a stunning occasion

respected standing on the Council

year for the Association and its

and we are once again indebted

- a result of the outstanding work

members, commencing with the

to Colette for her untiring efforts in

of these two women.

17th Biennial Conference of the

presenting such a beautiful and

Loreto Federatjon of Austratia

memorable evening. Fortunately,

have been a hignlight for many this

which was held at Ballarat in April.

Colette has once again agreed to

year, including 20th, 21st and 26th

Many Toorak members were

be the Convenor for 1988. By

milestones since Matriculating

present when our President for the

being Debutantes, our girls are

(HSC or VCE to our newer members).

1987 has been a constructive

last two years, Mrs Colette Burnes

continuing a tradition of the school

(Ryan), proposed the

that has always enriched their

establishment of the Loreta Family

memories of Loreto.

Internat,onal Sponsorship Scheme.

We would like to oring to your

Successfuj Class Reunions

We look forward to welcoming all school leaves to our

Association where they can

The purpose of this programme is

notice the efforts of two of our

maintain their ties with Loreto and

to assist In the care and education

members, Sue Griffin (Glover> anc]

retain the:r school friendships.

ot children in the Loreto Houses of

Sue Whittington (Moran), who have

Entally, India. The initial response

acted as our Delegates on the

Julienne Scarff (Moloney) President

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LORETO, MANDEVILLE HALL ADVISORY BOARD Chairman's Report The year ot 1987 has probably

been the most significant year in

building fund.

- To assess and assist in the

the development of the Loreto

progress towards the

Advisory Board. It is the first year

establishment of a

that the Board has functioned as a

board fully appointed by the Provincial of the IBVM. In the past five years. the Advisory Board has evolved through three separate constitutional structures and it will continue to evolve as a result of

development during 1987.

The Advisory Board has

functioned largely through its SubCommittees and a broad variety of

foundation.

- To maximise the school's

position in relation to

Government funding.

- To offer assistance to the Bursar John Francis in areas

of accounting and finance. where required.

- To review the effectiveness of

the school's scholarship fund.

additjonal members of the Loreto

The Finance Sub-Committee

community made up of past

has discharged these areas of

students, current parents and

responsibility with tremendous

members of staff have been co-

energy and effectiveness. The

opted onto the various Sub-

school's general financial

Committees.

position must be described as

The Board operated through the following Sub-Committees:

Government support must be

• The Education Sub-Committee

regarded by all as an area of

healthy, however, ongoing

considered a broad range of

concern. Concern arises from

issues and met regularly. The

the direct policies of present

major work of the Education

State and Federal Governments

Sub-Committee has been the

and the increased capital and

organisation of Sunday

cash requirements to operate

Seminars which have involved

the school from year to year.

parents. The three seminars on

• The Planning Sub-Committee

the VCE Options Paper, Faith

has continued the work started

Development and students'

very effectively in 1986 and has

conduct outside of school

continued the overall review of

hours, were all highly

the existing school site. A

successful. An enormous

thorough review has now been

amount of work was put into the

conducted and the decision

preparation of these days and

taken to embark upon a five

also in the follow-up and

year planning programme for

analysis of the parental resPonse and issues defined in each of the seminars.

• The Finance Sub-Committee set

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- To review and monitor the

the existing school site.

• The Communications and Liaison Sub-Committee has undertaken a review of the

itself the following goals during

internal and external methods

the course of the year:

and means of communication

- To review the school's

throughout the whole of the

budget and capjtal

Loreto Community. Additional

expenditure budget and

work has been put into the

monitor ongoing of actual

development of "The

results against budget.

Mandevillian".

There were several issues in

The school is at an extremely

which the Advisory Board was

significant stage in its history

involved but which were not

with 1988 being possibly the

specifically related to Sub-

last year that member of the

Committees. The major issue

Institute of the Blessed Virgin

whjch has arisen during 1987

Mary will be the Principal of the

has been the decision of the

Senior School. The Board is

Institute to appoint a Lay

looking forward to continuing to

Principal commencing in

work in close harmony with the

January 1989. This has led to a

Institute and school

review of the role of the

administration for the ongoing

Advisory Board in conjunction

benefit of all the Loreto

with the Institute, in terms of the

Community.

Institute's review of the

Members of the Advisory Board

continuing governance of the

James McCarthy, Chairman

School. The constitution of the

Sister Maureen Saunders, Superior,

Advisory Board will again be reviewed and rewritten in light of the new governance developments. At the time of the preparation of this report it would appear that the Advisory

Board will be working in conjunction with the Institute

Loreto, Mandeville Hall Convent

Sister Deirdre Rofe, Principal, Senior School

Sister Helen Murphy, Principal, Junior School

Professor Margaret Manion, representative of the IBVM community

accountability structure in

Appointed Members:

support of the Lay Principal.

Howard McCorkell, Convenor,

The pace of work throughout the year has been hectic and the application of all members

of the Board has been quite extraordinary.

This year has enhanced the

Planning Sub-Committee Dr Diana Davis, Convenor, Education Sub-Committee

Michael Tilley, Convenor, Finance Sub-Committee John Arthur

relationship between school

Geraldine Croagh

Administration and the Advisory

Anne Hill, Convenor,

Board and whilst it has been a

very challenging year, it has also been very rewarding.

Communications and Liaison Sub-Committee

Christine Schafheutle Jim McCarthy Chairman

The Magazine Committee Back Row L-R Trish Riddell,

Brigitte Johnson, Miss Gabrielle McKinnon, Katie Crosby Centre

Catriona Bongiorno, Elissa

Davison, Lucinda Spangaro Front

Kristen Baragwanath,

Isabelle Guy, Brigid Moorhead

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Credits Gabrielle MIcKinnon and the 1987

Magazine Committee would like to acknowledge the contribution of the following people

PHOTOGRAPHY· Mrs Sylvia Reeves DESIGN: Lauren Stath.am

TYPESETTING: Annette Fisher.

The Type Gallery PRINTING' Greg Ded:tian, Vital Instant Print

Thanks to all those people who have

contributea to the Magazine and especially to the Junior and Senior School teachers who have been of tremendous support and assistance Without the support of the

Loreto community, this year's Magazine would have remained as a vision.

Gabrielle McKinnon offers her

corgratulations and thanks to the members of the Magaz,ne Committee - they were wonderfull

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