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MANDEVILLIAN Volume 10, No. 1

April 1995

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Congratulations Dr Anne Hunt!

The IBVM Sisters. the Schoo' Coutici|. Stlillelith. St:t|| . Parent\. 1ast Pupilsand friendA of Loreto Mandeville Hall extend warmeR congratulation + to our School Principal. Dr Anne Hunt on her graduation :15 Doctor 01 Theology. (A,/ic·/c Page 3)

Loreto Mandeville Hall

10 Mandeville Crescent, Toorak 3142 Phone: 9826 0211 Fax: 9824 2996

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Year 12 student. Amy Scally, is seen here with the Premier. Mr. Jeff Kennett. following the presentation of her VCE Premier's Award at Government House in February. Amy received the award for being one of Victoria's top 3 students in Political Studiesin 1994. Shewaspresented withabookwhich Mr.Kennettinscribed, saying"youcan have my job anytime"!

Mandeville Hall Politics teacher. Mr. Malcolm Farnsworth, said that Amy's achievement was the result of much hard and sustained work, combined with a keen interest in current affairs. The fact that Amy achieved this result as a Year 11 student is particularly impressive.

To achieve her first class results. Amy had to write two CATs on American politics. concentrating on the US Congress and President Clinton's Health Reform plans. "Fortunately, Amy has been more successful than Clinton in making progress in these two areas," Mr. Farnsworth said.

Amy is completing her Year 12 course this year and undertaking first year Monash University politics. Her tertiary studies this year will be taken into account when her TER is calculated and she will enter university in 1996 with one subject already credited to her degree.

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Class of '73 photographed at their 21st Reunion Saturday 26 November, 1994.

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From the Principal

Congratulations,

Welcome to another year at Loreto Mandeville

Dr Anne Hunt

Hall. There is so much to celebrate as a school

family: the fine results of our Year 12 (1994)

On Friday evening, March 31, our Principal,

graduates - it was another superb year; my

Anne Hunt. graduated as Doctor ofTheology in

graduation as Doctor of'Theology on March 31 -

a ceremony at Wilson Hall, University of

the culmination of fourteen years of theological

Melbourne. The ceremony marked the conclusion

study; our school incorporation - expressing the

of' many ye:irs of study in theology, culminating

Institute's great confidence that the school is

in a 90,000 word thesis on the doctrine of the

well entrusted to the Scliool Council and the

Trinity, entitled The 72'inity and the Paschal

School Administration Team; and it is the 350tli

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Recent Developments in Catholic The ceremony was followed by a

anniversary year of' Mary Ward's death this

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year. These are all events to celebrate and no

reception at scline,1 wh ich was attended by Loreto

doubt there will be lots more to celebrate as the

sisters, including Sr Deirdre Rofe, Sister Provincial, members of the School Council,

year progresses.

numerous Loretto parents and school staffi as well as a number of Anne's family and friends.

It was great celebration and a moment of great (Dr) Anne Hunt

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pleasure and pride for Loreto.

Our school family is rightly proud of Anne's

achievement Few women, and even fewer lay women in Alistralia have acllieved this result.

Indeed, it seems that Anne may well be the first Catholic lay wonian to have completed a

1994 Dux of School -

doctorate in systeniatic theology in Australia.

Mary Ward would be pleased. Well done, Anne.

Catryn Walters

Loreto is indeed very proud of you and reioices in this outstanding achievement.

Congratulations to Catryn Walters, our Dux of school for 1994. With a TER of 99.95 (the

maximum TER possible, with only 21

students in the State achieving this score),

Catryn

Walters

achieved

a truly

outstanding result.

Anne's doctoral study is available in the senior

school library if' any member of the school community would like to see it. (Contact Chief Librarian, Rosemary Abbott) And yes, Anne will now be I)r Anne Hunt.

Students

It was a great day for Loretto when Catryn

congratulate Dr

came with her family from England and.joined

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us in Year 10. From the very beginning, she proved herself to be an excellent student in

Anne Hunt after a

special assembly in her honour

every way. In just a short time, she was highly

respected by her fellow students and by her teachers. She is exceptionally talented but she was also well organised and highly inotivated.

Catryn achieved excellent results in all of' her

7 Unit 3/4 V.C.E. subjects: English, Maths Methods, Specialist Maths, Chemistry, French.

Biology, City in History, and in addition to this, in University of Melbourne Mathematics.

She was a student who fully invested Iici· energy and enthusiasin into her studies and into school life. Through Years 10-12, she was involved in debating, music, drama, and various sports - rowing, hockey, swimming, athletics.

In Year 12, she was one of the Student Councillors, a very strong testament to the great respect and esteem with which her fellowstudents regarded her.

Congratulations, Catryn! We pay tribute to you for all that you have achieved and for all

that you are and we thank you for all that you have contributed to our school in your time with us. We are delighted that you have decided to

proceed with a combined Law/Science degree.

We are very proud of'you and so happy for you.

We wish you well in all that you do with your life and we shall follow your progress with great

pleasure and pride.

(Dr) Anne Hunt

Principal

1994 Dux of Loreto Mandeville Hall, Catryn Walters, photographed with her family and Principal, Dr Anne Hunt, after the presentation of the Dux Award at a special school assembly. (Catryn's speech, Page 18)

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"Respect the Difference and Seek the Good" Extract from an Address to the School by the School Captain and Vice-Captain We believe that in 1995 students at Loreto Mandeville Hall should have a broad outlook on their education. The Councillors of 1995 believe

that school is not only about academic education but also about life education, our behaviour and relationships with each other, and our contribution to school life and extracurricular activities.

Everyone in this room is unique - we come

from different backgrounds, different ethnic groups, we behave differently, have different

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interests, beliefs and ideals, different attitudes,

different talents, different personalities, different hopes and ambitions. It often happens that people are rejected within peer groups because of these differences, for which they are harshlyjudged.

Our chosen theme for this year is Respect the Difference and Seek the Good. We hope that our theme will help you focus on respecting and accepting differences in others and develop your ability to seek the positive aspects in each other.

Our theme aspires to the development of

awareness, in every one of you, of each other. If you concentrate on affirming the good and make

Left: Alice Hume, School Captain and Fiona Hammond

a conscious decision not to look for the faults in

School Vice-Captain

others, you will improve the self-esteem of others and of yourself. When people judge one another without really knowing or understanding a

person, we can all see the results. Within our school, people may be rejected from peer groups.

On an international scale, the failure to tolerate others in countries such as Bosnia and Chechnya has led to war and ethnic killings. The recent 50th anniversary celebrations of the freeing of the survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau

concentration camp is a powerful reminder to us all of the need for, and importance of,

tolerance. But we are not asking you to change the world. If you can simply make an effort to accept and respect all differences in each other

and appreciate the good, you will benefit and grow as a person, and hopefully the school environment will become an even happier and more positive place.

In this, the International Year of Tolerance,

our hope is that you may learn to respect the difference, and seek the good.

Equestrian Club The School Equestrian Club hosted its first

interschoot Gymkhana at Tooradin last year, on 10th December. Teams from St Paul's School,

Warragul and Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar participated.

The day began with an hour of flatwork (training/warming up) taken by coach Sally

Francis. After a brief break the games began in earnest. These consisted of Flag and Barrel.

Bending Race, Baton Relay, Tent Pegging.

Stepping Stones and Walk, Trot and Lead.

Teams were randomly selected and changed after each event.

The highlight of the day was the Interschool Race-The Flag and Barrel, which was both

thrilling and hotly contested, with Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar the victor. At the end of the day presentations were made by Sally with medals

Alice Hume (School Captain)

awarded to the Ivanhoe Grammar team as

and Fiona Hammond (School Vice-Captain)

overall winners. Best Loreto Mandeville HalI

Club Member: Phoebe Knowles; Rider of the Day: Daniel Morris; Best Turnout: Hermione

Knowles and Luke MeNab; Most Improved Club Member: Dianna Best.

1996 Enrolments We have a limited number of places in the

Sally was presented with a spring posy and thanked for giving so generously of herself to the Club. Lisa MeMaster was unable to be

Junior and Senior schools for 1996.

Contact our Registrar, Zena Roslan, for a

Prospectus and Application Form. Come and take a tour of our wonderful school.

present but I would like to thank her for all her

work in the setting up ofthe Club and for making our first Competition Day so wonderfully successful.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

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Hermione Knowles (Year 123

Our Teacher, our Colleague, Our Friend Sue Saxon

- May she rest in peace .= ligier 'll"li Sue Saxon was an incredible woman in so

many ways and we grieve at her loss. She was an extraordinarily vibrant member of staff and a keen and enthusiastic teacher. From

1976 until her resignation at the end of 1994 due to ill health, she taught Speech and Drama at Loreto. Over the years, she prepared hundreds of students for their AMEB

examinations. She also prepared many students fur participation in The Age Plain

English Speaking Award. She directed numerous productions, including Toad of Toad

Hall, I Haue Fire Daughters. Arsenic and Old Lace, Tlie Mouse That Roared. As well as these

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school productions, she also directed

productions for the Catholic Schools Drama Festival, with considerable success, the most

recent being First Place iii 1992 with the play, Couenant With Death.

It was Sue who master- minded the

Inter-House Drama Festival, now such a vital

part of' our extra-curricular school programme.

She was also ozie of the driving forces iii establishing the Performing Arts Festival, that

superb aniiual event which never ceases to exhilarate each one of us.

As a member of staff, she was remarkable for her service to the staff community, givingoutstanding service on the Staff Association

for many years. It was Sue who would organise the gifts for special occasions, stat'f gettogethers, the flowers on the arrival of a new

baby to our school staff family, the thoughtful card, and the tender care in times of difficulty.

"With Open Minds and Open Hearts" As 1995 has been declared the International

Iiideed, Sue epitomised so many of the

Year ()f Tolerance, and after much discussion.

virtues we cherish at Loreto: felicity - she had

'With Open Minds and Open Hearts' was chosen

an irrepressible good humour and an infectious

as an appropriate theme on which to focus in the Junior School this year.

laugh; inteNt·ity - her own personal and professional integrity was beyond reproach:

We hope to pursue this notion of 'openness' to

any students in difficulty were the

the ideas, beliefs and behaviour of others, with

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special focus of her attention and care; and freedom - the freedom that comes with a sure

sense of' self and of God, the freedom that

comes with gift of self and service to others.

a view to understanding and acceptance, yet at the same time developing a keen sense of discernment wlien faced with behaviour, attitudes and values which are alien to our Christian ethos.

We miss her deally and grieve at her loss

For each of us, most particularly in our roles

but, with joyful hearts, we give thanks for the

as parents and teachers, there is a certain

many blessings which she brought to Loreto.

tension in tliis whole area of tolerance and

May her dear soul rest in peace, in the loving arms of God.

Mrs Sue Saxon

acceptance. How do we accept individuals, with all their differences, yet at the same time handle those occasions when we must make it clear

that certain behaviours are not to be tolerated?

A special memorial assembly was held at school to celebrate Sue's life.

There are no easy answers, but education, dialogue, enipathy. embraced with 'open minds and open hearts' must certainly set us on the right path to tolerance and all that it entails.

(Mrs) Dot Peters (Religious Education Co-ordinator, Junior School)

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Welcome to new staff members!

Mr Graeme Pender - Music Teacher

Graeme joins Loreto Mandeville Hall with a somewhat different background.

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After completing Year 12 at De La Salle

College, Malvern. Graeme joined the Victoria Police Force. After serving 16 years in the Department, he obtained a Bachelor of; Education at Melbourne University and is now

completing a Ph.D. in jazz music at Moiiash University. Graeme is teaching Music Performance Units 3 and 4, conducting the Concert Band and the Junior School Band as '-..f

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lessons. Lately he has taken up the "addictive"

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game of' golf* and hopes to soon break "90"!

Graeme says, "After years of' bachelorhood, I L-R: Mrs Felicity Karsz, Mrs Jennifer Dickson, Mr Graeme Pender

walk down the aisle on 9th April with Lorinda,

my wife to be. My stay at Loreto will be both challenging and productive I am certain and I

Mrs Felicity Karsz - Music Teacher

look forward to many years of service."

Felicity comes to Loreta with a wide range of musical experience. As well as performances interstate and overseas as a violist, she has

Mrs jennifer Dickson - Secretary to the

held the position of Director of Junior School

Director of Music, the Careers Advisor

Music at Scotch College and later that of Head

and the Student Counsellor

of Music at the Brighton Campus of'Haileybury College. In both these positions she was heavily involved in producing inlisicals. conducting choirs, orchestras and ensembles. Now that her

sons are aged 5 and 2, Felicity has returned to the workforce and looks forward to her work in

the Music Department, where she will be

teaching Music Performance Units 1 and 2 as well :is classroom music and conducting the

Loreto Symphony Orchestra and St. Cecilia'€ Orchestra. She will also be teaching individual st.udents violin and viola. Besides her music,

Felicity enjoys swimming and tennis and is involved on committees with local play groups and schools.

After her education at Vaucluse Convent F.C.J

in Richmond, Jennifer worked for several years before venturing abroad to travel extensively in England and Europe. Prior to commencing at Loreto Mandeville Hall, she was employed in a

legal practice in Carlton. During this period, she undertook study for a Bachelor ofArts at La Trobe University, majoring in Art History and

completed the degree last year. As well as a continued interest in travel, Jennifer enjoys "fair weather" skiing, reading, genealogy, visiting art exhibitions and watching equestrian events. Her

two daughters attend Loreto- Kate in Year 11 and Julia. who commenced this year in Year 5.

Sr losephine leffery I.B.V.M. -School Archivist Thi.s is not the first stint at Mandeville Hall

for Sr. Josie, as it was her first teaching

appointment after an education at Loreto Mai·yatville (Adelaide) and Melbourne University. After further teaching appointments at I.oreto schools in Portland, Ballarat, Normanhurst, Adelaide and Kirribilli, Josie has 4Ttl

spent the last six years at Melbourne Catholic Education Office dealing witli issues ranging from Christian Education for Personal

Development to justice. peace and environment issues and resources for the new Guidelines for

Religious Education, Secondary Division. Josie is looking forward to rediscovering old friends and nieeting new ones in her challenging role as Archivist.

Sr Josephine Jeffery IBVM

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Ms Anna Watson

- Receptionist, Senior School Anna, a past pupii of Avila College. Mt.

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Waverley, completed a Bachelor of Education at Rusden, Deakin University. majoring in Physical

Education and History. She was employed at Box Hill Technical College as a Replacement teacher, then worked for Southern School of Natural Therapies (a private Tertiai·y institution) until 1994 when she accepted a

position with a property developer. Anna, as

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her qualification suggests, is keenly interested in sport, playing A grade basketball and competition tennis. In addition to her sportiiig interests, Anna enjoys attending live theatre and concerts, especially jazz, and plays a mean saxophone. She has travelled to America, France and the Greek Isles and hopes to travel again in the future.

Mr Peter Andriopoulos

Ms Anna Watson and Mr Peter Andriopoulos

- Information Technology Technician Peter is one of those lucky people whose employment is also a hobby, iii his case. computers. While completing a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Computer Science, Peter worked as a Computer Laboratory Assistant at the Economics and Commerce Department of

La Trobe University. Later he moved on to employment as Warranty Manager and Computer Technical Customer Support Officer

for tw() major Melbourne based companies. In addition to his interest in computers, Peter finds

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time to indulge in sports ranging from football, squash, volleyball and athletics to rock climbing,

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abseiling and canoeing. He also enjoys reading, travelling and astronomy. The staffand students are delighted to have his expertise in the computer laboratories at Loreto.

Mrs Lynne Beck Lynne has admired artworks and enjoyed

making art for as long as she can remember, an interest which was encouraged by the passionate

L-R: Mrs Lynne Beck and Miss Nicole Curtain

if slightly eccentric approach of her high school Art teacher. It seemed a natural progression to attend Art School and become an Art teacher.

For many years before moving to Adelaide and then Melbourne, Lynne was Senior Art Teacher at Mount Carmel College, Sandy Bay, Hobart, where her duties also encompassed school magazine, sports coaching and organiser of school tours.

During that time she visited Europe several

Miss Nicole Curtain

- Integration Aide and Aftercare Assistant Nicole, a past pupil of Loreto Mandeville Hall,

is delighted to return to her Alma Mater as a member of' staff. She is well qualified for her

position as Integration Aide and Assistant at Aftercare, having completed an Associate

Diploma iii Child Care at Swinburne and a year's

times and became footsore in her determination

experience as a nanny. Nicole says, "It is great to be back and working in such a familiar and

to see as many art collections as possible

fi'tendly environment '. In her leisure time Nicole

Lynne loves choral singing and has sung in choirs large and small: a cappella Renaissance and Baroque music with a small group, and some of the great choral works like Mozart's

Requiem with university chorales in Hobart and Adelaide. She also likes to keep fit and manages to find time for a 5 km. run each day.

enjoys films, theatre and travel. She hopes to travel abroad some time iii the future.

Mrs Robyn Kay - Drama Co-ordinator Prep - Year 7 Robyn, who is mai·i·ied with 3 children, worked as a specialist drama teacher in Darwin for several years where she says the high point was surviving a flight in a light aircraft through a

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cyclone to conduct a puppetry show at a mission on Gove Peninsula and the low point was being lost near South Alligator River with no water and one orange between 4 people! Returning to the somewhat more sedate Melbourne, Robyn was appointed Head of Drama at Korowa Anglican Girls' School and found this a rewarding and stimulating period. Then came

the most difficult time as Robyn herself explains.

"None of nix children came with owner manuals

and the,job description Mother/Parent seemed very broad! However I think I am finally getting there" During these years with Iici' family. Robyn

L-R: Mrs Robyn Kay, Mrs Angela Mancini, Mrs Anne

conducted drama fur local kindergartens and

O'Shea. Mrs Robyn Stapley

established an After Care drama program. In 1994 she worked for Melbourne Tlieatre

Company which she enjoyed, but is now thrilled

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to be at Loreto.

Student Office Secretary

Mrs Anne O'Shea - Extra-curricular Voice

excellent hands, as Mrs Robyn Stapley is well-

Students who fall ill at school will be in

qualified in First Aid. Robyn has achieved the

and Speech Teacher

Occupational Health and Safety Workplace

Anne began her career teaching Speech and

Certificate, Level 2 and Level 3. In addition.

Drama in Brisbane. She was appointed an

some of' her expertise in this area relates to her

Examiner in Speech and Drama for the

15 years as a Cub Leader with the Scouting

Australian Music Examinations Board in

Association and has involved travel to the U.S.A.

Queensland in 1973.

to study the latest techniques.

In 1984 Anne moved to Melbourne with her

These trips stimulated Robyn's interest in

family. She taught Voice and Speech at

travel and she has had several holidays in

Methodist Ladies' College from 1985 until early

Europe and been to the U.S.A. five times. She

1987 when her family relocated to England.

hopes to continue her travelling in the future.

From 1987 uiiti] 1991 Anne lived in England

In between times, Robyn has worked for five

where she revelled in having access to London

years as a Secretary at Tintern Anglican Girls'

theatre.

Grammar School and was in charge of First Aid

On returning to Melbourne she established

there prior to her appointment at Loretto.

Voice and Speech consultancy where she works mainly with tertiary level students and with adults. Anne continues to examine iii Speech for the AMEB and she is currently the Victorian

Welcome also to Mrs Angela Mancini who is

representative on the AMEB's Speech and

replacing Mr Roger Gill (on leave) for first term

Drama Specialist Panel.

and a special welcome back to Mrs Lisa Pidcock from maternity leave. Lisa will be teaching languages in the Senior School.

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1995 Captains Back Row:

Sports: Marian Bare Debating: Kathryn Bannon Senior Chorister: Virginia Jones Front Row: '1211$&

Music: Natasha Holmes j

Leader Concert Band: Melissa Migliardi Orchestra Leader: Elspeth Martini

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Miss Deana Dodds

- Music Co-ordinator,Junior School It is possible that Deana feels as though she has never left school. When she completed Year 12 and commenced her Diploma of Teaching, Deana continued as assistant gymnastics coach, working with students from both junior and

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senior schools. She obtained a teaching position at Vaucluse F.C.J in Richmond teaching a

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During her six years at Vaucluse, Deana

expanded the sniall music department to the point where it offered V.C.E music. With her

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A.Mus.A on recorder and currently doing her A.Mus.A on piano, Deana has returned to Loreto

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School and is also responsible for organising liturgical music throughout the school.

She has greatly enjoyed catching up with some of her old "gym girls", all of whom are now in /; : 9

the Senior School and beyond. Deana looks forward to the new challenges Loreto offers and

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especially to being an active participant iii the Loreto family. She plays and sings with the Marist Singers and had the wonderful experience recently of singing at the I3eatification ceremony for Mary MeKillop Mrs Vera Roskin - French Teacher We welcome Vera to Loreto Mandeville Hall

and she introduces herself in her own words.

"Bonjour! liello! I am Vera Roskin. a new French teacher in this great school. A few words about

myself. I was born in Moscow in Russia where I graduated from the Institute specialising in Foreign -Languages. I am bilingual in French and Russian as I lived and worked in Paris, France. Now all my fhmily lives in Australia. I have two children, a boy of 17, Dimitry and a girl of 8, Kathrin. My husband's name is Michael

Stringing it Together!

'Violin', 'viola', and cello' have become the

buzz words in the Year 2 classroom this year, since t.he commencement of the str·ing programine.

Loreto Mandeville Hall has begun an

instrumental programme this year which will enable all Year 2 students to reap the benefits of learning a musical instrument iii a small group situation. Introducing- the studentH so young to a stringed instrument will ensure that, if the girls choose to continue learning their instrument, they will be accomplished young musicians before entering the Senior School.

and he is a biochemist at Box Hill Hospital. We

The programme provides opportunities to

are a very happy family". Vera is teaching

develop fluency iii reading nuisic and raises

French to Years 5 and 6 in the Junior School.

children's interest in hearing amd listening to

Mandeville on the Murray

orchestral concerts and perfoi inances more

As part of the Year 6 Outdoor Education

of technical language: Ask a Year 2 student to

Programme we headed to Echuca and Bendigo

show you her frog and she will not show you an

for a 3-day tour.

animal!

music played on their instrument, niaking relevant. It increases the students' knowledge

Our accommodation in Echuca was right on

If tlie current level of enthusiasm be·ing

the banks of the Murray River. This was the

demonstrated by students, parents and teachers

perfect setting, as Day 2 of the camp began with

is indicative of the success of' the instrumental

a 10km paddleboat ride up the river to the historic redgum wharf. Our days were filled

programme, we are witnessing the beginning of

with a variety of activities including a trip to

education.

an extremely successful part of our girls'

the Star Hotel (where we left via the secret

escape tiinnel) and a visit to Sharp's Movie House to watch a few old black and white movies.

(Miss) Deana Dodds (Music Co-Ordinator, Junior School)

The girls were involved in a hectic itinerary

but they still managed to find the energy to prepare and present a half hour ofentertainment in the evenings.

Congratulations to House Music Captains 1995!

Captain

We then headed home via Bendigo where the

Barry:

ventured 6 lm underground at the Central

Mornane: Karina Chaves

Deborah Goldmine. We arrived back at school

tired, but knowing a little more about each other and a little more about our Victorian history.

(Mrs) Kathy O'Connell and

Vice Captain

Susannah Lennon Virginia Jones

girls donned miners' hard liats aiid lights and

Nathalie Resciniti

Mulhall: Josephine Fagan Nina Bonacci Ward:

(Miss) Cathy Sini (Year 6 teachers)

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Natasha Holmes Serena Simmons

DESTINATIONS OF LORETO MANI NAME

INSTITUTION

COURSE

Angela Conlan

A.C.U. - Mercy

Nursing

Jessicti Drake

A.C.U. - Mercy

Nursing

Vanessa Slaven

A.C.U. - Mercy

Nursing

Alexis Newman

Australian Catholic University

Social Science - Family Studies

Kristina Bjornesjo

University of Ballarat

Physical Education

Karen Richardson

Box Hill College of TAPE

Hospitality Operations

Kylie Rennix

Broadmeadows College of TAFE

Business - Publications

Alicia Tinetti

Deakin University - Burwood

Arts

Dominica Hanger

Deakin University - Burwood

Arts - Indonesian/Commerce

Kate Callinan

Deakin University - Burwood

Human Movement (Phys.Ed.)

Julie Bonollo

Deakin University - Rusden

Teacher Ed Secondary/Health

Alicia Tuohey

Griffith University, Qld

Arts - Modern Asian Studies

Joanna Basford

Holmesglen College of' TAFE

Business - Marketing

Brit Heatley

Holinesglen College of TAFE

Arts - Interior Decoration &

1Mari Ericksen

LaTrc,be University

Arts - Humanities

Angela Gill

LaTrobe Univei·sity

Arts - Humanities

Claire Rosel

LaTrobe University

Arts - Humanities

Justiiia Carter

LaTrobe University

Arts - Social Science

Promotion

Design

Michelle Varghese

LaTrobe University

Arts - Social Science

Jane Hoy

LaTrobe University

Health - Occupational Therapy

Natalie de Morton

LaTrobe University

Health - Physiotherapy

Joanna Laurence

LaTrobe University

Health - Physiotherapy

Anne Fulton

LaTrobe University

Health - Speech Pathology

Clare O'Neill

LaTrobe University

Science - Behavioural

Daniella Passaro

LaTrobe University

Science - Behavioural

Rosemarie Coiiti

LaTiobe University

Science - Behavioural

Elizabeth Slattery

Melbourne College of Textiles

Merchandising & Marketing

Sally Cust

Me lbourne College of Textiles

Merchandising & Marketing

Ainslie Bloom

Monash University

Arts

Emma Killen

Monash University

Arts

Kate McGrath

Monash University

Arts

Michelle O'Callaghan Monash University

Arts

Verity Okno

Monash University

Arts/Law

Rebecca Sargeant

Monash University

Commerce/Law

Felicity Zahara

Monash University

Commerce/Law

Nicolette de Zoete

Monash University

Medicine

Anna Foley

Monash University

Medicine

Kate Ludescher

Monash University

Medicine

Clare Myers

Monash University

Medicine

Kate Finney

Monash University

Science - Behavioural

Gloria Ng

Monash University - Caulfield

Business - Accounting

Elizabeth MeGrath

Monash University - Caulfield

Business - Business

Simone Ley(len

Monash University - Caulfield

Lisa Hill

Monash University - Casey TAFE

Administration

Business - Management Communications/Professional

Writing & Editing Rebecca Barnes

Niddrie Secondary College

Yr 13 Folio Preparation Course

Susan Bannigan

Northern Metropolitan TAFE

Hospitality Operations

Felicity Galbally

Northern Metropolitan TAFE

Hospitality Operations

Sally Dixon

R.M.I.T.

Architecture

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INSTITUTION

COURSE

Monique Fabris

R.M.I.T.

Fashion

Kelly Merritt

R.M.I.T.

Fine Arts

Megan Holt

R.M.I.T. Bundoora

Education

Justine Nicholas

R.M.I.T. TAFE

Business - Accounting

Elizabeth Bowen

Swinburne University of Technology

Arts - Psychophysiology

Melissa Schaff

Swinburne University of Technology

Busiiiess

Vanessa Lucant()nio

Swinbui·ne University of Technology

Business/Arts

Sarah Clacherty

Swinburne TAFE

Information Technology

Brigid Byrne

University of Melbourne

Architecture

Nicole Hurst

University of Melbourne

Architecture

Catlieriiie Collins

University of' Melbourne

Arts

Jennifer Bouike

University of Melbourne

Arts

Claire Brookes

University of Melbourne

Arts

Katie Callery

University of Melbourne

Arts

Siobhan Duck

University of' Melbourne *igig

Arts

Anne Fernaiido

University of' Melbourne

Arts

Sarah Gaidzkar

University of Melbourne

Arts

Annabel Rattigan

University of Melbourne

Arts

Prudence Nolan

University of Melbourne

Arts/Law

Geiievieve Wallace

University of Melbourne

Arts/Law

Ramona D'Souza

University of Melbourne

Arts/Science

Deborah Leaver

University of Melbourne

Commerce/Arts

Sinead O'Donnell

University of Melbourne

Commerce/Arts

Katherine Harris

University of Melbourne

Commerce/Science

Melissa Vespa

University of Melbourne

Commerce/Science

Rebecca Connell

University of Melbourne

Early Childhood Studies

Victoria Finck

University of Melbourne

Education - Primary

Laura Henderson

University of Melbourne

Education - Primary

Amanda Kortt

University of Melbourne

Education - Primary

Megan Larnach-Jone

Education - Primary

University of' Melbourne

Lucienne Bailey

University of Melbourne

Engineering/Science

Simone Caldow

University of Melbourne

Engineering/Science

Luisa Scholz

University of' Melbourne

Engineering/Science

Clare Brazenor

University of Melbourne

Geoniatics

Kate Carroll

University of Melbourne

Medicine

Marie-Anne Davies

University of Melbourne

Science

Jacinta Finnigan

University of Melbourne

Science

Sally Howard

University of' Melbourne

Science

Sarah Southall

University of Melbourne

Scieiice

Catryn Walters

University of Melbourne

Science/Law

Cassandra Laracy

V.U.T. Footscray

Business - Catering & Hotel Management

V.U.T. Footscray

Business - Retail Management

Talia Karanicolas

V.U.T. Footscray

Business Tourism Management

Brigid Cullity

V.U.T. Footscray

Recreation

Christina Chisholm

V.U.T. St. Albans

Nursing (pre-registration)

Annabel Nicholls

Western Metropolitan TAFE

Short courses in Performing Arts

, Angela Makiv

Work and Japanese language study

Amy Kishida

Places are arranged in alphabetical order of Institution. Some students may haue changed courses since tile preparation of this list.

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Physics, Political Studies), Kate Ludescher

Congratulations to Year 12 (1994) Firstly a word on the new scoring system in the V.C.E.: each student receives a grading for all Common Assessment Tasks (CATs) for each

Year 12 subject studied. These are awarded on a scale of A+ to E/Ungraded (UG ).

The student also receives a Study Score fur each subject. This score is reported on a scale of 0 - 50 ancl indicates the .students performance in a subject relative to the pei·formance of all students in that .subject

(Relative Position)

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the State. A

Study Score (Relative

Position) between 23 and 37 indicates that the student is in the middle 70% of' the students in

that study. Only the top 15% of students inthe study achieve scores higher than 37. Only the top 5% of' students in a study achieve scores higher than 42. Less than 29 of students in

each study can expect to achieve scores higher than 45.

(English, Chemistry. French, Math Methods, Physics), Clare Myers (English, Biology.

Chemistry, City in History, Japanese, Math Methods, Physics), and Rebecca Sargeant (English, Chemistry, Literature, French, Math Methods, Physics).

On the basis ofTER scores, Dux ofthe School for 1994 is Catryn Walters with a TER of 99,95

(the maximum TER possible, with only 21 students in the State achieving this score).

Congratulations to Catryn for an outstanding result.

In total, 7.49 of the Year 12 students

achieved a TER above 98.00 (compared to 29 State-wide). Another 15.89 achieved

scores above 95.00 (compared to 5% Statewide). 33.7% achieved a score of 90.00 or

above (compared to 109 State-wide). 52.6% of our students achieved 80.00 or above

(compared to 209 State-wide); and 86.3% achieved

scores

of 50.00

above

or

(compared to 50% State-wide).

The Study Scores ( Relative Position) are then ilsed to calculate the student's Tertiary Entrance

Rank (TER), which is used for tertiary institutions. The TER gives the student's

ranking in relationship to other V.C.E. students that year. Hence, a TER of 75.00 means thata student's overall result is equal to or better than 75% of the V. C.E. students for 1994.

Similarly, a rank of 63.40 is equal to or better than 63.40% of the V.C.E. candidates for 1994.

Once again. our Year 12 results were

outstanding, all the more so when you recall that we have an enrolment policy which is not selective of students on academic grounds and a promotion policy which allows any student to

proceed iiito the V.C.E. provided that she has demonstrated a willingness to commit herself to the task.

In total, our V.C.E. students completed 1852 Common Assessment Ta,4ks duringthe

year. Overall, 14.39 of the results were A+

In 1994,50 of our 89 Year 11 students undertook Unit 3&4 studies, which will be included in these students' TER calculations

when they complete Year 12 at the end of 1995.

(Units 1&2 are normally taken in Year 11, while Units :3 & 4 studies are normally taken in

Year 12). They too did exceptionally well. with 10% of their scores in the top 2% of the study scores State-wide, 194 of' their scores iii the top 5% of study scores State-wide.

These are outstanding results, the envy of any school. They are a tremendous testimony to u-hat a wonderful school this is. In particular, they are a superb tribute to the commitment of' the girls and their teachers. Moreover, this all is achieved in a school which also encourages student leadership ofthe school community and

a high level of participation in the extracurricular activities.

Well done, Year 12 graduates of 1994!

grades. 37.39 were A's (A+ or A) and 38.3%

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were B's. 75.6cr of the results were A's or

Principal

B's. 94.2% of all grades were C or above.

Outstanding results were achieved by Catryn Walters (English, Biology. Chemistry, City in History, French, Math Methods. Specialist Maths, University Maths 101) Genevieve Wallace (English. Australian History, City iii History, Literature, Legal Studies, Political Studies). 1994 School Captain Anna Foley (English, Chemistry, Indonesian. Math Methods, Physics, Texts & Traditions), Kate Carroll

(English, Cliemistry, French. Math Methods, Specialist Maths, Physics, University Maths 101), Felicity Zahara (English. Chemistry, French, Math Methods, Physics, Texts & Traditions), Prudence Nolan (English. Legal Studies, Geography, City in History, French, Further Maths), Verity Okno (English, Australian History, City in History, Literature, French. Math Methods), Natalie de Morton

c English, Chemistry, Geography. Math Methods, Specialist Maths. Physics). 1994 School Vice Captain Nicolette de Zoete (English.

Chemistry, Math Methods, Specialist Mat.hs,

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Congratulations to the

following students!

Genevieve Wallace. Year 12 - 1994, on being awarded a Premier's VCE Award.

Kylie Podolakin. Year 12. on her selection

in the Victorian Secondary Schools Girls' Under 20 Water Polo team.

Emily Whelan, Year 6, who, with her dad, won a nine hole event in the "Dad and

Daughter Day" competition run by the Victorian Ladies Golf Union. Felicity Whelan, Year 5, playing with her uncle, came third.

Well done girls!

Adelaide Hamilton-Green. Year 7, on winning two bronze medals in the Victorian

State Athletic Championships. Adelaide was also champion athlete at the Inter House Athletics.

Natasha Holmes, Year 12 - Monash Prize 1994.

Junior School Swimming The Armadale District Swimming Sports were once again held in brilliant sunshine at the Praliran Pool on Friday, 3rd March, 1995. This year our district has grown, making the competition more difficult than ever before. The girls raced against swiinniers from five other private girls' schools.

The pi·eparation fc)/ these sports was very rushed. The girls had only three weeks to train and prepare for the sports. There. was no time f'()I' other carnivals. Thirty-one girls from Year 3 to Year 6 spent theii· Tuesday and Thursday afternoons squashed into two lanes at the Prahran Pool. Despite the difliculties, the girls rallied and

always swam their hardest. The newer members of the squad learned very quickly how to train, which included learning the 'road rules' of' lap

, swimming und racing techniques. Edwina Olver c Year 5 ) took only two breaths over the entire 50

metres, and finished well up in the placings.

Lauren Mihelcic and Nicole Dwyer (Year 6) were

admirable Captains, making sure all girls were in the marshalling area with plenty of time before their races. The girls were all quite nervous but

managed to put nerves aside and race their hardest. The competition was fierce with 75% of i·ecords being broken. Joanna Downing (Year 5) finished with the fastest butterfly tinie for the 11

Training at Prahran Pool:

Trekking in Tassie!

L-R: Caroline

After a quick plane trip and a long bus ride

our group of five teachers and nine girls arrived at Cynthia Bay to luxurious self-contained cabins which contained everything from a shower to a

Melanie

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walk. We began at an eager pace with full packs.

After four hours we reached our campsite at Pine Valley, travelling at a considerably reduced pace. There we set up camp on a little island in the middle of' two streams.

For the next few days we took day trips along poorly marked tracks which resembled an

The final results were a good representation of the girls'skills and efforts. Loreta Mandeville

us past waterfalls, over snow-covered grounds and to our original destination: the Acropolis

Hall finished equal with Firbank behind equal first placegetters, St. Catherine's and Lauriston,

rockpools).

and to everyone who was able to support the

Chapman.

Dalheimer, Zara

The next day we travelled by launch across Lake St Claii·e to Narcissus Hut to begin our

obstacle reflector trail from Year 9 camp. After a number of wrong turns these tracks finally led

Thank you to all the parents who have transported the girls to each training session

Edwina Scanlon, Victoria

mici'ow ave.

Years Age Division and will swim at the Zone Finals as a lead up to the Victorian Primary Schools Swimming and Diving Championships.

followed by Morris Hall and SacrO Coeur.

O'Connell,

and the Labyrinth ca maze of lakes and At night we stumbled across the stream to our island to cook our "gourmet" trangia dinners while waiting paddy melons (little inarsupials) watched on eagerly. At night these creatures attacked each tent systematically, hunting for

girls at the sports.

Marianne Pitard, Nicole Dwyer. Lauren Mihelcic and Jessica Ries (Year 6) will again be competing when they dive at the District Diving

food. They had to be warded off with flying shoes.

The last night before oui· return to civilization

Sports on 9th March. Qualifiers from here go directly to the State Championships. They have been preparing with the School Diving Coach,

was spent sleeping, or trying to sleep, with five.

Mr Pino Pescio at the Xavier Pool.

and then on home, where we were welcomed by

(Miss) Jayne Webster (PE Co-Ordinator, Junior School) FOOTNOTE:

Joanna Downing (Year 5) won her 10-Years Butterfly race at the South Central Zone Finals.

Joanna will swim at the Victorian Primary Schools' Swimming and Diving Championships to be held at the State Swim Centre on Monday April 3rd. Congratulations

teachers and nine girls in a bark hui six metres long. The next day we returned to Launceston real food and comfortable beds free from paddy 111 e10118.

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Chandini Kao, Anna Mansour,

Cheryl Holt, Andree Pianta,

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A L'Etranger!

Versailles, Malmaison and Saint-(:ei·main en

The thought of'attending a French school was daunting enough. Not only did we not speak the

Nm·mandy.

language fluently, but the culture was different,

away from our own was an unforgettable experience. The best thing about living in a

I.aye, and even saw the D-Day beaches of

we didn't know anyone, and we were going to

Living with a family in France half a world

experience what it was like to be in a class with

French family, apart from the warm welcome,

boys!

1,/COe Debussy was indeed a co-ed school. It is

was the food! Waking up every morning wasn't so bad when the smell of freshly baked croissants

situated in Saint-Germain en Laye, 11 suburb

Callie wafting up the stairs. We experienced the

which is about 15kin outside Paris. At first we

hated it, everyone seemed so straight and

beauty of snow turning the gardens into glistening white fairylands and could not have

studious. What on earth were we doing in

lind a more enjoyable six weeks.

France, in school, on our summer holidays? It seemed that we spent most of our class time trying to understand wliat was being discussed and sometimes we would find ourselves in a

(xeriiian, Latin or Greek class trying to distinguish the French from all three languages.

We would certainly recommend going on exchange to other Lot'eto students, We like to think that we left them with

something too - the lasting taste of Vegemite!

We think not!!

All the students were so devoted to their studies,

Julia Gurry, Sarah Gurry, Nerita Benetti

llc)-Olie spoke in class unless spoken to, and

(Year 11) and Sara Harris (Year 12)

everyone completed most of the set work. And we thought we worked hard in Australia!! When we were given the class timetable for the week,

not only did we have to sit in on Greek classes, but some days we began at 8.00am and finished as late as 6.00pm. 11 appeared to us that most of their lives revolved around school work.

It wasn't even compulsory for them to turn up to school every day, there was no roll call and no detentions but it appeared tliat they all showed up!

[t wasn't until a long, hard week later that we saw some of the boys playing basketball and we plucked up some courage and decided to ask them if we could play. That's when we began to

,join in the real school life. It was through basketball that we soon made longlasting

friendships. We discovered they weren't all that different from us, they liked to socialize. play sport and escape the pressures of school life.

These French students showed us that not only was there life in France, but France itselfwas a

Sarah Gurry with French friends at school at Lycde

fantastic country.

Dubussy. France

Exchange students, Nerita Benetti, Julia Gurry and

Every week the Debussy girls ln

St Germaine and the

Danielou girls fi·oin RueilMalinaison got together to explore the sights of Paris.

Going to the Eiffel Tower was

a highlight for many of us, especially those who were afraid of heights. We all eventually made it to the top at sunset. It was a beautiful

h

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>sight looking over the whole of Paris bathed in the red and

orange glow of the setting sun.

As well as sights of'inner Paris, like Le Louvre, Champs ElysOes and the Arc de Triomphe, we were lucky enough to visit the castles of

Exchange student, Sara Harris with Camilla Moore (Genazzano) on the way to Montmartre

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Anne McPhee IBVM and Meg Hannan IBVM

Yesterday, Today and

Loreto Joins the

Tomorrow

Information

Iii May 1994, a Policy on Archives for Loreto Schools was promulgated by the IBVM Central

Superhighway

Education Advisory Board. Tliis docuiiieiit ,stresses the importance of treasuring our rich heritage and presei·ving our Loreto educational tradition, not only in the IBVM Central Archives

gained its connection to the global computer network, known as the Internet. At present we

at Mary's Mount in Ballarat and in Community

with the enorinous amounts of' information

Archives at the local level, but most particularly in Loreto School Archives. The policy states:

available for teachers, and subsequently students, to use in t.he classroom and in projects.

'The purpose of schools' archives is to centralise, identily, select, organise, preserve,

Mr. Farnsworth,who can claim to be a Net user

protect and make available the records and material which pertains to the origin, history, spii'it and growth of an educational tradition at Loreto.'

Special thanks is due to Sister Sylvester. who over a number of years has collected and safely stored much valuable archival material. She

will continue to be responsible for the local Loreto Community Archives.

Although ready access to the archives is an

ultimate aim, to prevent loss or damage it is iniportant that the present records in the school archives be fully documented and more Suitably stored, before being made available to staff. students, past pupils and other researchers.

As today's school records will become the

archives of the future, procedures are being implemented to ensure that they are retained

On the final day of Term 4 , 1994 our school

are in the fledgling stages of coming to grips

for almost a year, has made a number of e-mail contacts with people in America who provide his students with up-to-date niaterial on the U.S. system of government for the core sectioii in Year 12 V.C.E. Politics.

We recently undertook the first exercise to expose interested students to the basic workings of the Internet and the speed of electronic mail by taking part in a letter writing exercise to the

numerous world leaders attending a conference in Copenhagen called the World Summit on Social Development. This symposium dealt with the issues of Poverty, Employment and Social Disorder. Students from :iround the world e-

mailed their letters to the conference expressing their ideas on a better world and tliey will be responded to by return e-mail by conference

delegates. I look forward to letting you know of our successes iii future articles in this magazine.

If there are any parents/students (past and

and incorporated in the archives once they are

present) in the Mandevillian community who

no longer current.

would like to contact me at .school with any

During the next few years, it is hoped that additional historical records and memorabilia

suggestions, hints or advice, our e-mail addresses are:

will be added to the collection, so that by 1999 for the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the.

loreto@ariel.ucs.un inielb.edu.au or

foundation of I.oreto Mandeville Hall, we will

Malcolm@netspace.net.au

be able to mount a display that is worthy of our heritage.

(Mr) Alon Kaiser ( 1-lead of Geography) Sr Josephine Jeffery, IBVM

(Mr) Malcolm Farnsworth (Politics Teacher)

( Loretto Mandeville Hall Archivist)

In the Swim After a whole term of intense training, which

included three early morning sessions per week at Prahran Pool and two at the Stephenson

MELBOURI

Centre, Xavier College, our hard work finally

paid off. Although we had disappointing results from our first tough competitions, our final swimming carnival proved to be a brilliant end

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to our season.

We won the Second Division of' the S.C.S.A.

and exceptional performances were achieved by all the swimmers. Special congratulations to the Juniors and Intermediates who won their

sections. This outstanding result er™ures we move up into the First Division next year.

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Good luck!

Marian Bard (Swimming Captain) Marian Bard and Kate Papaluca with the winning trophy SCSA 2nd Division at the State Swimmimg Centre

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Dux Speech: 13th February, Loreto Mandeville Hall The following is the speech given by 1$)94 Dux of School, Catry/1 Walters, at the special Sc·hool

Assembly held to present her award., Certificates, prizes, ribbons, letters, photogi·aphs and other moment;os are the accumulated baggage of schooldays. While soiiie people keep this memorabilia scattered around their rooms or stuffed at the back of a cupboard.

each child in my family has a manila file that grows slightly thicker every year, When my file broke a few days ago, scattering its contents

Pictured celebrating with Dux. Catryn Walters (centre) are from left: Claire Brookes, Felicity Zahara, Anna

over the study floor, I was forced to start sifting

Foley, Kate Ludescher. Angela Conlan and Michelle

through it for the first time. There were my

O'Callaghan (All 1994 Year 12 students)

tinytots swimming records from my days in

elementary school iii San Francisco and photographs of my television appearances on a children's show as a singing duck. There were stories written in Welsh, from my years at a solely Welsh-speaking school, that I can no longer understand. and there was the assignment that won me a skiing trip to Norway.

There was also a newspaper cutting from the time I won the Under 12 recorder solo at a local eisteddfod.

I was struck, as I sorted through these old memories, at how varied my schooldays have

been and at the colourful patchwork of experiences I have been through. While the more recent additions to my file such as my VCE results and tel'tiary admissions statements are obviously of current significance, every other item. from sports certificates to Performing Arts programmes, indicates an experience that has liad just as important an influence on my life and my overall education.

For education is infinitely more than schoolbooks, homework and routine classes.

They alone are not the secret to an enjoyable and ultimately successful education. Working to your best is rewarding and academic success opens many doors to new opportunities. but there is so niuch more to be gained from school.

The majority of'the highlights in my schooldays have had very little to do with academic success.

Being Aladdin in a Junior School production, taking part in choirs and orchestras,

experiencing both the pain and elation of winning a rowing race, living through the frenzy

.just happen - it has to be worked for, even at

times when you would rather be doing something else. However, the decision on whether or not to

apply yourselves fully, be organized and work hard is ultimately a personal one. I can't make it for you nor would I be able to change your

minds. But what I can tell you is how rewardingYear 12 can be. It was the hardest but the best

year of my life. As my parents said to me, Year 12 should not be an excuse to hibernate from

life. Neither should the importance of the year be forgotten. Don't let it be an opportunity that passes you by - instead, take advantage of' it. It is amazing how quickly the hard work, long hours and computer breakdowns can be forgotten. The laughter, tears and friendships however will always be remembered.

While each experience during our school lives plays a part in shaping who we are, the people sharing our lives also play a huge role. My family

have been tremendously influential iii every aspect of my lit'e. While I am convinced that I will never know as much as my parents or even enough to beat my nium at Trivial Pursuit, their

own achievements have always inspired me.

They have been constant sources of support and I will never be able to thank thein enough for providing me with the opportunities that I have had in my life.

To my friends; what more can I say but thank you. You shared the elation of every achievement

and the frustration of each set-back. I'm proud of all of us for making it this far but remain certain that each of us is going to go a lot further.

of Performing Arts, being a Councillor.... It is

To my teachers: thank you for teaching me

because of these memories that I look back on

not just the bare content of my courses but also

my schooldays with such happiness and pride.

Every one of these experiences, be it big or

a little about more life. Some teachers will stand

small, has contributed to the person I am and

others for their lack of it. Some will be

ultimately the person I will become. I urge each

remembered for their expressions, mannerisms

of you to discover the many and varied facets of school life and I sincerely hope that. in doing so, you will be able to think back on each year as an

or fashion statenieiits. Some teachers will stand

achieveinent rather than as a meaningless void

day, due to the profound influence of one English teacher, I spend hours critically analysing each sentence that I write in an attempt to banish any clichds, ambiguities, or overly melodrainctic

of tiine in your lives.

This is of' course especially applicable to the

Year 12s. While I could tell you that the secret to success is organization and hard work, I'm

out in my memory for their sense of humour,

out for the weight their praise carried and the efforts that I would go to to attain it. To this

phrases.

not sure that that would be overly worthwhile.

Parents, friends and teachers. In different

Each one of you knows that success does not

ways they liave all provided us with the skill,i to

go away when our schooldays are over and pursue our individual dreams. And that is exactly what I intend to do. Someone asked me recently what the most important thing was that I had learnt at school. I had little hesitation

in defining that as being the confidence and the skills to believe that I can succeed in whatever I

want to do. While some people might think that is arrogant or naive, I really believe that the true secret to success is self belief. I don't always manage to practise what I preach, but I do try to bear it in mind. As someone once said, you have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.

Nevertheless, I have got to add from personal experience that every great dream must be prepared to change. A year ago I was thinking

of going back to England for University and was poring through handbooks of Oxford trying to

choose which college to apply to. Oxford had been my great dream - I loved the atmosphere and the tradition and longed to be a part of' it.

Then there came the unexpected news that niy mum was pregnant again, and alniost imniediately my pi·iorities changed. It wasn't that I decided to give up on my dream, but simply thal to allow me to get to know my new brother it needed to change slightly. So, for the next five years I will be staying in Melbourne to study Science/Law and living at Newman College. I don't regret that decision at all and

am especially looking forward to the experience of living in college and meeting so niany new people. Oxford can always come later.

Leaving school has left me very excited and

very apprehensive about the prospect of' moving on to new challenges. There is that f'ear of the unknown, especially when it comes to college initiation. Nevertheless, I know that Uni will

School Council Changes At the last Council meeting of 1994,

Mr Michael Tilley retired as a member of' the Scho()1 Council. For ten years

recently, Council. For most of this time Finance Committee.

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In this role, Michael identified the

need to improve the School's financial reporting and management and was a major driving force in the development

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practices. He also provided a valiiable "--contribution to the Capital Fundraising that was necessary to support the five-year Property Masterplan completed in 1993. Michael has been closely involved with the development of' the Scholarship Fund which plays an important role in helping fund the various

Michael Tilley

scholarships and bursaries available to students attending Loreto Mandeville Hall. Council

warmly thanks Michael for his significant contribution to the School, and his wife, Marie, for her support and understanding during Michael's years of involvement with the School.

Council is pleased to welcome two new

niembers, Mr Kevin Iialpin, who joined Council in August 1994, and Mrs Barbara Kitchen who commenced her term in March

1995. Kevin has

daughters attending Loreto Mandeville

Hall, Joanne in Year 8 and Jacqueline in Year 6. He has been an active member

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of'the Fathers' Committee and was Vice- 4 ff,

President in 1994. He has been a major

never have. to regret allowing too many to pass

by the Parents' Associations.

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of the Advisory Board's management

bring great opportunities and I hope that 1'11

the utmost and to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience'.

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Michaei has been Chairman of the

contributor to the organization of nunierous parent social functions run

me by. As Eleanor Roosevelt said, 'the purpose of life after all is to live it. to taste experience to

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Michael has been ati until·ing member 3 of, firstly, the Advisory Board and, more

Kevin is currently Marketing Manager with South Pacific tyres, and brings to Council

significant commercial experience in the fields of marketing and public relations gained during his career with the Pacific Dunlop Group.

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Kevin Halpin with his wife, Elizabeth

Barbara is a past pupil of Lot'eto Kirribilli,

Sydney, and has two daughters currently attending Loreto, Zoe in Year 8 and Isabelle in Year 6.

Barbara runs her own business specializing

in a range of research works and publishing,

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iiiostly related to the Community Services sector.

She is currently Convenor of the Victorian Community Information Network Inc. and an active member of St Dominic's, East Cambei·well parish.

With her focus on Community Services, Barbara brings to Council a special perspective on the important role of the School in the broader Community.

Kevin and Barbara were inducted onto Council

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at a special induction service held in the School Chapel in early March. At the saine time, all existing

Councillors reaffirmed

Commissions as

Barbara Kitchen with husband. David, Zoe (Year8)

Councillors

their

of Loreto

Mandeville Hall.

and Isabelle (Year 6)

John Arthur (Chairman)

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aiid a kiss from Mum were looking very

Year 8 Rumbug Camp

tempting. Thanks to all the teachers for being

A long and sleepless night: abseiling,

so nice and fi·iendly on our Rumbug Camp;

canoeing, Ieeelies, camp food, Adventure

even if they did get a bit grumpy on the second

Bridge courses. leeches, the flying fox.

night! I wonder what the Year 9 ski camp will

leeches...How will I go on this Year 8 Camp?

be like?

Finally, t:he sun's rays peek through my

Written by 'an observant student'

bedroom window and it's time to head off to >school and the inevitable. Three hours (and

quite a few lollies, for travel sickness, of course! ) later, we clamber off the bus at

Rumbug Camp. First impressions are favourable: the rooms seem nice, David looks like a cross between Santa and the Abominable

Year 12 Camp at Philip Island: A Reflection

Snowman and just what is that enormous

tower adjacent to the front door there foi

It's still so hai·d to believe that we have finally made it. Halfway through the dreaded V.C.E.,

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anyway.

After a quick bite of what is left of lunch we head down the hill for the first of many times.

The bush is stunning, with great stands of ash and blackwood t»wei·ing over inagnificent tree ferns. (Can leeches really .jump (,lit of

trees and burt·ow through T-shirts?) We meet at the intersection' where Gary sends us off

in pairs around the 'Fun and Fitness' course, which gives us a good opportunity to do a little exploring as we move through the various obstacles scattered along the track.

with thotlghts of brevilled sandwiches, posters of' nice looking lads for the common room, and the impending 'Schoolies Week' on our minds,

we have finally reached the last year of' our school lives. Yes. there is still the worst of' it to

go, but I feel that we are all well prepared, and closely supportive of one another, to make it through unscathed!

There was no better way for the class of 1995

to come together as a group to talk and share time, than the camp that was held for three

days and two nights at Philip Island. It gave us

Two activities and my first change of'clothes

a chance to relax and prepare for the coming

later (well, it wasn't my fault tile silly calioe

yeai·. aild with the school theme 'Respect the

tipped over!) and we headed back up this

Difference; Seek the Good' as our camp theme,

interminable hill for showers and dinner. The

we explored in our time together our

food was great; we were even allowed to have

relationships with ourselves, with others, and

seconds (though Iskipped the pumpkinsecond

willi God.

tinie around ) and then off toget ready for the night walk through the bush. The jokes were pretty bad, but the toasted marshni:illows were

delicious! Back to the House, supper, showers and bedtime. Well. sort of. Im sure the

teachers were complaining about the

other

We took a walk to the beach on our first night,

where the wonderful weather permitted us to swim and play on decidedly lethal playground

equipment (which poor Loretta won't forget iii a hurry! ). On our return we were divided into small groups, and we had a session together

girls talking most of the night - it couldn't

choosing photographs from a large pile. that we

have been much past 3 a.m. when we finally

felt reflected ourselves in some way. This

dropped off. The second day passed quickly;

exercise led to interesting discussion, as it was

the Balance course, tile giant swing (terrifying

intriguing trying to determine what attracted

butt definitely exhilarating), environmental

people to a certain image. Before bed, Serena

ropes, the flying fox (I wonder if Mr

read a touching prayer that .she had written,

Andriopoulos' ears will ever be the same! ), the

about appreciation of being iii our year level at

.jail break and....Oh yes, that enormous towel'

Mandeville, a sentiment which no doubt

near the front door. Martin assured us that it

everybody shared. Very little sleep was had that

was only 10 nieters high. but I am quite

first night by many of us - and we came to

convinced that it was considerably higher than the Rialto! 'What do you me.an you want me to

breakfast bleary-eyed the following 11101'11 ing, ready for a day full of activities and preparation

step backwards over the edge? Have you

toi· the concert that night.

coiiipletely taken leave of your senses, man??!

One of' the most enjoyable exercises that we

!' Back on terra firma, I assured the girls yet

undertook in the morning was that of drawing

to take their turn that it was simple and not

our dinner table. It was surprising how much

iii the least scary! Well, perhaps justa bit.

could be revealed of our home life from the

That night we show-eased our talents at the

meals we share together. My mother was so

Talent Quest, presided over by the

pleased that I drew such a happy looking (very simple) picture tliat she liad it framed (!?). Our

irrepressible Anna and Nicolette. Even though many girls showed how very talented they

next session we spent talking about confronting our fears and failures, which was quite a

are, much to everyone's delight. The night

revealing and personal task.

there was only limited time for preparation,

ended with warm jam doughnuts and a good

During the afternoon we made plans for our

night's sleep - we were too tired to talk this

acts for the conce.rt, and went: on walks to the

time! The final day was very relaxing. with a

shops. tonie of us got up to crazy things like

swim at the local Warattah Bay beach on the

dyeing our hair. and jumping on the trampolines

way home. My own bed, a long, hot shower

until we felt quite giddy. We had an afternoon

session where we talked about our experiences with God; it was interesting to hear the different

Alibrandi Alive!

perceptions of God that our classmates and

We were particularly fortunate to have the

teachers shared. and perhaps rethink our views The Eucharist that we shared after dinner

successful novelist Melina Marchetti to speak to our Year 8 and Year 9 students on February 23rd. When we asked the eagerly assembled

was truly the highlight of the entire camp ( yes.

group of students who had read Melina

really! ). Father Michael MeGurr led the service,

Marchetti's novel, Looking for Alibrandi, the

and it was a time when we really felt the closeness of' the year level. I think that it was at

response was a sea of hands waving

of God.

this time inany of us realized that this is our final year, and we began to understand why

enthusiastically, Clearly this was an especially popular novel. The girls enjoyed listening to Melina telling about writing the novel, the

people say that school days will be greatly

decision to make it into a film, and her plans

missed when they are no longer a part of our

for the future. These plans include becoming an English teacher.

lives. After the Mass we had our concert, which

was hearn; of fun (and a once in a lifetime

Melina autographed the girls' copies of her

experience in seeing Mr Mulcahy apparently

wearing nothing but a towel.) Everyone retired

book and was mobbed in the playgrouiid by excited students before leaviilg to return to

to bed and slept quite soundly (save the acliing

Sydney.

stomachs from laughing so much!).

(Mrs) Margot Thompson (English Co-Ordinator, Senior School)

We left the following afternoon after a final liturgy and affirmation session. All in all, it was the perfect way to begin the final year of our school days. I think that we are all very lucky to be part of such a close, friendly and supportive year level.

A special thank you to the teachers involved, and to the students who made brilliant group leaders. Well done, and thank you for giving so much effort to a time that I'm sure all of us will

remember for years to come.

Poppy Shmith (Year 12)

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The Year 7 Camp 4%5

After only one week in the Senior School, 100

Year 7 students headed off for a four day Orientation Camp. Accompanied by ten staff and two past pupils, the excited and happy group headed off for Rawson Village, 35kms north of

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On the way to Rawson we stopped off at Gumbuya Park for lunch and several hours of

great fun and hilarity on the rides. The staff enjoyed this stop-over as much as the students!

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We arrived at Rawson and bunkrooms were

immediately allocated. After settling in, it was time for a swim in the local pool. The next two days were filled with a variety of sniall group activities aimed at helping the girls to form new

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friendships and get to know the staff. The

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evenings were taken up with a quiz, a movie, and the all-important concert on the last night.

This proved to be a wonderful evening of entertainment with both staff and students

starring!

The extremely hot weather and a really full programme ensured that everyone arrived honie

tired but happy. Hopefully, friendships were formed that will be lasting and provide the basis for a memorable year in Year 7.

(Mrs) Sarah Perrett

(Year 7 Co-ordinator)

Louise Vautin (Year 9) has her copy of Looking For signed by author, Melina Marchetti

Alibrandi

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Invergowrie

It's Not Always What You

Foundation, 1995

Say But How You Say It!

The Inuergoturie Foundation was established

This year an innovation to the Voice and

trith the proceeds ofthe sale of 'Intergowrie', a

Speech programme has been introduced to

property bequeathed by Mr MePherson, Miss

Mandeville. As in previous years, the overall

Shaw and Mrs Taylor to the Headin istresses'

aim of the programme is to produce confident,

Association. This Association later became the

articulate young woinen with highly developed

Association of Independent Girls' Schools of

interpersonal and presentation skills. The

Victoria and

development and enhancement of a pleasant.

mouey is

made available each

rear for education purposes within Victoria.

Loreto Manderille Hall was fortunate to receive

unstrained vocal tone and the promotion of clarity of spe.ech underpin the programme.

three grants from the Foundation. One

The programme retains tlie familiar and

of these was $1000 for specialist coaching for

traditional Speech and Drama syllabus which

the athletics team. Details of other grants will be given in fliture editions of The Mandeuillian.

examination syllabus, assessed by individual

is examined by the AMEB. This is a graded

This year the P.E. Department has allocated

examination. which includes the oral

tlie money donated by the Invergowrie Foundation to athletics coaching at Loreto

interpretation of literature (prose, verse and

Mandeville Hall.

improvisation. To those Mandville girls to

We have been fortunate to employ the services of three specialist coaches for the 199,5 athletics season:

drama)

as well

as

movement

and

whoin a career in Speech and Drama appeals, this is the route which will lead to the

Associate Diploma of Speech and Drama - the minimum requisite professional qualification.

MR MANFRED LEWARDOWSKI

Usually, a Year 12 student would complete Gth Grade AMEE, and after leaving school

(Sprints/Hurdles)

• Level 3 Sprints/Hurdles Coach • Level 3 Weights Conditioning Coach • National Coach Australian Olympic Team, Barcelona

• Iliysical Education and History teacher

progress through 6th and 7th Grades to the Associate Diploma.

From this year, in addition to Speech and Drama, there are two other AMEB syllabuses being made available to Mandeville students: Speech

MR ROD DE HIGHDEN (Distance )

• Development Officer, Athletics Victoria • Level 1 Track and Field Coach

iii Action,

and

Drama

a n d

Communieation.

The Speech in Action syllabus focuses on

• Five times Australian Representative-

the development of communication and listening skills. Candidates elect to be

Cross Country

Twice 5kni State Champion in 11 Victorian State Championships MISS DENISE PASSMORE ( Throws) • Level 1 Throws Coach

examiiied either individually or in a small group. This course is becoming better known and more popular, and students enjoy the fr·eshness of its

approach to oral

communication.

• V.I.S. Athlete

In the Drama and Communication

• Second Australian ranking, 25th World ranking Hammer Throw

syllabus, the focus is on dramatic presentation, and tlie programme fosters the development

Australian Junior Representative - All Throws

We are very fortunate to have the support the Invergowrie Foundation contributes towards our schools athletes, and its assistance iii promoting

of ensemble performance skills and group decision-making expertise. Students are encouraged to use costumes, props, music and other effects when presenting. The AMEB introduced this in 1994 and it was received

and developing further the talents of our Athletics Squad.

with excitement and enthusiasm by students

(Miss) Carolyn Fox

the examination may include a performance

(P.E. Co-Ordinator. Senior School )

and teachers. A feature of the syllabus is that to an invited audience of family and friends.

Students undertaking the AMEBSpeech and

Drama and/or Speech in Action syllabus could perhaps, in addition, undertake the group

STOP PRESS CONGRATULATIONS! Sarah Gurry and Julia Gurry, Year 11:

I)rania and Communication exam at another

stage of the year. to extend and develop their experience.

Winners 6-3, 6-1 against MLC in the Open

Victoria appears to facing an acute sliortage

Doubles Kooyong Grass Court Schools' Tennis

of qualified teachers of Speech :ind Drama.

Championships.

Perhaps some Loreto girls niight give serious

Joanne Halpin and Laura Zmegac, Year 8: Winners 3-6,6-4,7-6 defeating Sacrd Coeur

consideration to a career in this field, which has so much to offer, both in Australia and overseas.

in the Under 14 Doubles.

Details of the term in tennis next issue.

(Mrs) Anne O'Shea

(Voice and Speech Teacher, Senior School)

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Past Pupil Profile

emigrate to Australia in 1956. which is what

- Moya O'Shea

both as a writer and performer with many of my

Moya O'Shea recalls, 'When I was at Mandeville Hall(1967-1976), we seemed to make

up plays for everything - History, French, Religion and English. This I loved (making up

the plays, not necessarily all of the subjects!).'

This love of writing plays eventually led Moya to her career in London as a writer for the BBC and other radio and television channels.

my parents did. I have been lucky to have worked idols, some ofwhom I used to watch on television

as a child when I probably should have been doing my homework'.

Moya loves catching up with news of' her schoolday

friends

both

through

the

'Mandevillian' and from the visitors who call on

her in London. She hopes to return to Loreto f'or her year group's twenty year reunion in 1996.

When Moya first left school she studied another of her interests, photography, at RMIT

Moya O'Shea

for two years. Although she enjoyed photography, she felt the need for a challenge, so she enrolled in the Murray School for Radio

and after ()lily a couple of months there she was offered a position with Radio 3UZ doing traffic reports. Moya's talent and quick wit soon became apparent in repartee with the morning radio

presenters and she was given a spot with Peter Meehan in a skit on Bo Derek playing the role of Flo Derek. aged 80. Further opportunities eventually led to six years as a radio presenter

for :3KZ, 3XY and 3AK, including 'KZ Koala Club' Children's Show for which she was writer.

presenter and producer, and a stint as writer and presenter in 'Rave' on the ABC. Nine years ago Moya ventured to England.

She remembers, 'Things were slow at first, but suddenly I began to pick up work - as an actress!

I have done theatre, quite a number of radio dramas for the BBC and more recently, television work for the BBC. However, my main interest these days is making up those plays!

BBC Radio has bought five of' my plays in the last couple of years and I have just been commissioned to write a six-part comedy series - 'Kalangadog Junction' which goes to air this year. It is about a doctor and his wife who

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Enjoying lunch after "Big

A Sister-Little Sister" Mass

40..< ilb are from left: Tamsin Santos and

Fiona Hammond (Year 12) with

Caroline Chen, Marissa Hadfield,

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Rebecca Prescott (Year 7)

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Family News Engagements Judy Quill ('86) to Richard Reid

Georgina Doyle ( Past pupil, Junior School) to Russell Kilroe-Smith

Danielle Field ('85) to Alan Fildes

Editor' s Mailbag A note from Caroline (Christina) Franks, known by her middle name Chantal at school,

who lives in Sydney with her American husband, Edwin aiid their daughter Brittany Rose Scarlett. Caroline, who has a Bachelor of Science.

and completed a Masters Degree last year in

Health Science Education is looking forward to Marriages

the birth of their second child in April.

Vicki Brennan ('77) to Mark Herold 17/12/94

Michael Deany (Past pupil, Junior School) to rio Cowley 18/2/95 Marcia Hunt ('78) to Andrew Breadmore 17/2/95

Carolitie (McConnachie, '80) and Grant

Gooden have nioved to Cheltenham recently.

They have two boys, Matthew, 8 years and Nicholas 5 years.

Patricia Malouf ('86) to Steven Brindle 22/10/94

Rachael Barlow ('87) to Lachlan Slieman 14/1/95

Rebecca Farrell ('84) to Garry Fenton 13/1/95 Caroline Trescowthick ('84) to James Paterson

Kathy (Garretty) and her husband Michael Clarkson welcomed their new son (see Notices),

born in Sabah, Malaysia in January, a brother for Patrick. They are living in Malaysia for two years wliere Michael has an engineering contract.

12/11/94

Cate Fewster ('87) to Anthony Crowley 14/1/9.3 Felicity O'Shea ('86) to Adrian Kennedy 10/12/94

,Sally Humphris, an Economics Graduate from Monash, is now living in Sydney where she works as a stockbroker.

Fiona Toussaint ('86) to Kent Roberts 21/1/9;3

Fiona Breen ('88) to Andrew Waving 3/9/94 Births

To Catherine (Bradley) and Peter Kudelka, a

daughter. Caroline Veronica To Felicity (Pierce) and Philip Small, a son,

Special plea from the Editor.

It would facilitate publication if contributors to the Family News page could provide details as set out in the notices and a contact phone

number should further details be required.

Thank you.

Edward Malcolm

To Moira (Curtain) and Karun Singh, a daughter, Mikhaela Shakti To Genevieve (McCann) and Russell White. a

daughter, Sarah Margarett

To Gilliaii (Vella) and Peter Wright, a SoIl, Christopher Robert To Mii·ella (Martin) and David Townshend, a

Attention

1965 Year Group 30 Year Reunion of Loreto Mandeville Hall

daughter. Florence To Fiona (MacLaren) and Roger Langley, a son, Nicholas Frank

Saturday 17 june at 12.30 pm at home of Sara Hennessy (Barrett)

To Kathy (Garretty) and Michael Clai·kson. a

son, Adam Peter To Nicola (Morris) and Andrew Smith. a son, James Patrick

Enquiries:

Sara Hennessy (Barrett) 592 5855 Lizzie Jones (McCann) 510 1602

To Sarah (Bowden) and John Adams, a daughter, Maisie Clare To Dianne ( LMH Staff) and Steve Swann, a

daughter. Olivia Jane To Bi·igid (Curtain) and Douglas Buchanan, a daughter, Miranda Clare Deaths

Our prayers and sympathy are exteiided to

FINAL REMINDER

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Loreto Past Pupils' Golf Day

the family and friends of: Sue Saxon (LMH Staff) (See meniorial article

Monday 8th May 1995

this issue)

Gaye MeGrath, niother of Elizabeth ( Year 12.

1994) and Felicity (Year 11)

Contact

Jenny Carr: 787 5610

Inter-House Athletics On Thursday March 16tli, once again the whole school travelled to Olympic Park for our annual Inter-House Athletics Carnival. It was a

superb day and we were particularly blessed with the weather being fine and sunny. The programme included more events this year: Triple,Jump was a ne.w event held at eacli year level, while the inclusion of Shot Put and Discus

events in the day's programme were warmly

received by spectators. c Those events were previously conducted on another day back at

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school.)

Enthusiastic and colourful cheer squads created great spirit and atmosphere throughout

the afternoon. Congratulations must go to all houses for the effort put into their outfits and of

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course, their house chants.

Some highlights of the day included the

Captains' 60111 handicap race, Championship Relay and the Staff Relay.

Overall results for the day were as follows: HOUSE SPIRIT: MORNANE

YEAR LEVEL CHAMPIONS: Year 7: ADELAIDE IMMILTI)N-GREEN (Mulhall) Year 8 : CLAIRE BAXTER (Ward)

Year 9: RACHEL HOY Barry) Year 10: JANE KENNY (Mulliall) rfel

Year 11: JULIA GURRY and SARAH GURRY c Ware!)

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Year 12: CAMILLA BOURKE (Mormine) CHAMPION ATHLETE:

ADELAIDE HAMILTON-GREEN.

Left, Alice Hume and Marian Bare, Ward House

Captains with the Winner's Trophy.

Year 7, (Mulhall).

Adelaide won first place iii the 200in, 400ni, Long Jump and Triple Jump events, and set new records iii two of' these events.

HOUSE POINTS

Year Level Champions from left Year 12

Camilla Bourke

Year 10 Jane Kenny Year 9

Rachel Hoy

Year 7

Adelaide Hamilton-Green

Year 11 Sarah Gurry and Julia Gurry (Equal) Absent, Year 8: Claire Baxter

First: WARD Second: BARRY Third: MULHALL Fourth: MORNANE

(Miss) Carolyn Fox (P.E. Co-Ordinator, Senior School)

Editorial MaIidevillian Loreto Mandeville Hall

10 Mandeville Crescent, Toorak 3142 Phone 826 0211

Editorial Committee:

Editor, Margaret Quill: Junior School, Virginia Moloney: The Community, Sr. Ellison Taffe; Mothers' Association, Jenny Johnstone: Past Pupils' Association, Andrea Maule; Photographer. Lyn Gazal, Typesetting and pi·inting: New Litho Pty. Ltd., 124 Union Road. Surrey Hills, 3127

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At the start of the year we launched a Cross-

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aims to foster friendships between age groups, educating both groups through interaction. Each class has another to work with and meet with

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every two weeks.

The Preps and the Year 5s joined tc,gether ailil toui'(1(1 the Cli,ipel and the Historic House,

and walked back over the oval. The Preps had is

heard of'the Chapel' and 'the Oval' - now they know where and what these places are! The

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Year ds demonstrated their responsibility in

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The Year 4 and 6 classes explored the iii·ea of' technology. They were given a design brief which asked them to make a household item oLit of a

piece of newspaper and 30cm of sticky tape. The -

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class levels worked on diffbrent aspects of' the

These Cross-Age meetings will cover all aspects of the curriculum - Maths, Language, Computer etc. The girls look forward to these sessions together and we are sure the year will continue with a great deal of enthusiasm.

(Mrs) Sally O'Byrne and (Miss) Cathy Sim Cross-Age Co-Ordinators, Junior School

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Cross- age group set out to tour the historic house

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Preserving our heritage 8 p.m. Thursday, May 4,1995 Lecture by our conservator, Robyn Sloggett Come to a lecture by Ms Robyn Sloggett of the Ian Potter Art Conservation Centre, The

University of Melbourne. Learil about the architectural and cultural significance of our

beautiful historic house and our plans for its conservatic,n.

RSVP: The Receptionist, Anna Watson on 826 0211 by Wednesday, May 3

"Gonzaga Barry" is christened by Dr Anne Hunt, Principal.

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oiily in the temperature but also in our 7-Rj dominance of both the Yarra and Barwon rivers. E- 4

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L.arrum, Loretto again proved dominant on the ¢ water.

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Geelong College and Ruyton respectively. At

continued and on Wednesday 1st February we

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The final week of racing before the Head of

the Schoolgirls was held on the Barwon River.

The rowing camps were very successful and

This enabled all crews to familiarize themselves

prepared all crews, especially the First Eight,

with the course and again see how their rowing

for their first regatta, Head of the Yarra, an

compared with the opposition.

8.6km race from the city to Hawthorn Rowing

We had a GREAT weekend at the Head of the

Club. They rowed extremely well, and came third

Schoolgirls Regatta, winning five cups, three at

in the Sciioolgirls' Division.

Year 9. one at Year 10, and the Senior Quad

Tile Victorian Universities Regatta in

Scull I)ivision 1. As well, our Senior First Four

February provided Loreto with the first wins of

made its way to the Final-the first time we

the season. These victories came with the Senior

have ever made it. Of our 17 crews, eiglit made

Quad, Year 10 First and Year 9 First crews. The next week of racing provided a scorcher, not

it to the Finals. The teams were:

Year 9 Quad 1

Year 9 Quad 2

Year 9 Fourths

Anne Conroy

Nancy Sposah,

Stephanie Keenan

Clare O'Neil

Vivienne Ringersina Jodie Fry

Catherine Stribley Sally Carrodus

Kate Ralph

Meg Ockleshaw

Jennifbr Zahara

Jane Foley

Lucinda Gannon

Emily Petricola

Cate Chamberlain

Edwina Holbeach

Lucie Douez

Phoebe Knowles

Meaghan O'Lc,ughlin Philippa Zahara

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Thanks to the students and staff who came

down and supported us. The clieer squad was superb. Very special thanks and congratulations to our Director of Rowing, Miss .Josie Millard.

Senior Quad,

Well done to everyone in the Club - students, staff, coaches and parents, and a special thank

Div. 1 Winners

you to Rob Zahara.

boat "Gonzaga

Belinda Gibson (Captain of Boats) and Alice Hume (Vice-Captain of' Boats)

rowing in the new Barry"

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had our annual rowing camp dinner at Sofia's.

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there! The following Monday was the first day of rowing canip in Melbourne for the Seniors, Year 10 and Year 9. Training and selection

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fitness in the form of el·gos, rowing and running in order to be selected. However, it did not end

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The next weekend the Rowing Club was again divided between the Yarra and, this time,

our first rowing camp away, at Anglesea, for senior crews. The four days provided the 20 rowers with an opportunity to display their

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In 1609, Mary Ward and her first companions. after taking a last meal together in England (small inset). are shown ready to leave their homeland.

In the other section of the painting, they are boarding the ship which is to take them to St Omer

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- A Woman for Today Loreto Mandeville Hall was delighted to host

a public lecture on Friday evening, March 17.

by Sr Roswitha Bach IBVM, from Germany. Sr Roswitha lives iii the Augsburg I BVM

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community, where the 50 pictures depicting various events from Mary Ward:s life (called the Painted Life) are to be found. The series of

paintings was commissioned by the Institutte

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while Mary Ward was >still alive and was

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completed by about 1700. Si Roswitha based

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her talk on a selection of the pictures from the Painted Life. It was a most in()ving and thoughtproving talk, reminding us of Mary Ward's spiritual life, her unwavering faith in the

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Sr Roswitha Bach IBVM

Providence of God, despite the many difficulties and set-backs she endured. not least being the

coincided with the start of the weekend of' the

papal Bull of Suppression ofthe Institute. Mary

Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta on the River

Ward's apostolic work, particularly the

Barwon. At the very time of her presentation,

establishment of schools for the education of'

our own IBVM fleet was on its way to Geelong.

girls, grew out of this unshakeable faith.

tliere to achieve some great results, including

One of' the pictures shows Mary Ward in what

five trophies. Mary Ward would indeed be proud

we now claim as the first IBVM boat. It was a

of all that her followers have achieved in the

most fitting reference, as Sr Roswithis lecture

350 years since her death.