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chool life at Loreto Mandeville Hall moves quickly. From the first Orientation sessions that begin the new School year, to the moving liturgies and Graduation ceremonies that mark the end of certain periods of schooling, there are a wealth of experiences that define the year,

that engage our students, challenging their minds, bodies and hearts.

2005 has been the Loreto Year of "Women". Throughout the year, all students from Years Prep12 have engaged with this theme through a conscious focus on significant women, pastand present: they have explored the lives of women of substance and women of purpose, women who have

made a difference. In many cases, these have been our own Lot-eto women of past years.

As you enjoy this final Mandevillian for 2005, as you read about the achievements of our stucents,

and as you appreciate the range of activities and worthy projects in which they have been involved, I know that you will agree that these students also are exceptional Loreto women. As teachers we are blessed, for at Loreto Mandeville Hall, we see the extraordinary every day.

We pray togetherthatthe joys and blessings of the Christmas season reach all those in need within our community.

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Mary Ward "Twinning" Program

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t the Loreto Leadersh p Conference of 2004, we learned of the Loreto "Twinning" program that had been instigated underthe auspices of Mary Ward International. Thechallenge

for all Loreto schools was to make a commitment to broadening

the knowledge of staff and students of Loreto education in other countries, and continuing the work and the 400 year tradition of the ibvm.

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Loreto Mandeville Hall has been twinned with two schools in

5 - Sr Jacqueline (Al,mager) sho'w'ing I.ouise and Catherine the development

Mauritius. Our Senior School has been twinned with Loreto

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College, Quatre Borne, while our Junior School has been twinned

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with Loreto College, Curepipe. With these new found links, we took

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the opportunity to trave| to Mauritius in early September 2005 to

8 - Catherine Sim chats with.licamarea Prep students

establishing lines of communication with these schools.

Our aim was to visit the schools, while being immersed in Mauritian culture. We were able to have initial discussions with staff in both

Editorial Committee

the schools and will maintain these links into the future with the

possibility of staff or student exchange and curriculum initiatives at

Photography, Lynne Beck and Sandra Editor, Amanda Apthorpe

LMH. It was certainly heartening that the Loreto Mauritius schools

Assistant Editor, Judy Broad

were as enthusiastic about consolidating these early links as we

Junior School, Catherine Sim

were.

In addition, we were privileged to visit two of the other Loreto schools; Loreto Rose Hill is the administrative centre of Lot-eto

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Mauritius, and Loreto Port Louis, that recently celebrated its 160

Loreto Mandeville Hall

years anniversary.

10 Mandeville Crescent, Toorak, 3142 Phone 9823 8100 Fax 9823 8120

We are indeed fortunate to be part of a global Loreto network

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contributing to the education of future generations.

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Sr Ruth Winship ibvm, a past Principal of our School and astrongand constant supporter of Lot-eto Mandeville Hall. Early in October this year Sr Ruth was honoured at Government House with a Victorian Senior

Achiever of the Year Award 2005. Sr Ruth received the following commendation in this citation which was read for her:

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Sister Ruth Winship has been a member of the Lot-eto Sisters for 66

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years. She has held significant leadership positions including Principal

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and Superior of Loreto Mandeville Hall, Superior of Loreto Kirribilli

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(Sydney) and Deputy Principal of St Mary's University College. In retirement, Sister Ruth was asked to set up a hostel for elderly

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Sisters of the Order which she then went on to manage. Now living atthe Cabrini nursing home in Ashwood, Sister Ruth continues caring for those in need, running book groups and the hostel shop, taking

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computer lessons and organising liturgies.

We are very proud of Sr Ruth and the entire School Community of Loreto Mandeville Hall shares in her joy at being recognised

for this Award. She is a most deserving and worthy recipient.

Sr Ruth continues to be an active friend and mentor to many in outcommunity.

(Dr) Susan Stevens

With Thanks to Mrs Rose Doolan -

Deputy Principal-Director of Pastoral Care It is with sadness that we farewelled Mrs Rose Doolan from the staff,

mid-way through 2005. Due to ongoing health concerns, Mrs Doolan resigned from the School, and will be greatly missed. During her time at Loreto Mandeville Hall, Mrs Doolan led the pastoral care programs with energy and enthusiasm. Mrs Doolan's contribution to the School as a

member of the Leadership Team, a wonderful and dedicated teacher, a respected mentor to the students from Years 7-12, a listening ear, and an expert organizer for small details and broader matters concerning our students and their overall wellbeing, has been greatly appreciated. We thank Mrs Doolan for all that she has given to Loreto, and we wish her well as she continues to recover.

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First Communion

14:ick Row: Stephanie Pideock Georgia Wheeler 1<chece,i Hurle·v·\Vi.e Olivia \Vells

Catherine John 1.,tura Bennett 1 i.itinali Burn Fratices Ravid.1

Middle Row: Ms Louise PC\'ton

Dr Susan Steven. Katherine.b·ci.sati C.trinela Cosentin„ Lillian Mver

Cliristina Nelson Amy Vaugh.,11 Eliza Hfirrison I .ditra Cutroni lit·. (;craldine Lucie Mis. I.i'/ Blackie .

Front Row: Tess Whitford Elizabeth Bartonc

Natasha Robinson Brittany Arlove Fr De. Dwver Micaela De I.tlca Madeleine Tehan Brittanv Blatifelder

Imogen Jenkins

n Sunday 31 July, the Year 4 girls and their fathers celebrated a special Mass. It started at 9.00am in LMH's lovely Chapel of Christ the King. We greeted our celebrant, Father Malone, and Phoebe, from Year 4 Gold welcomed everyone and introduced the entrance hymn to begin Mass. It was a beautiful Mass and the singing was lovely. Our Communion Reflection was a slideshow presentation of our camp at Flinders. After Mass, we had breakfast in Caf& Mandeville. Breakfast included sausages, bacon, rolls, fresh fruit, orange juice and coffee. It was a f

great celebration and special time with our dads.

Back Row: Ms Louke Pevton

Jessica Gribbin Madeleine (41irk Isabella Baker Isabel I lennessy Miss I,Pz Blackie

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Celebrate your wedding in our beautiful Chapel of Christ the King

Biddy & Michael's Wedding

Contact: Mrs Pat O'Halloran or Mrs Dot Peters 1.

Wedding Looramators Loreto Mandeville Hall 10 Mmideville Crescent Toorak VIC 3142 Tel: 9823 810() Fax: 9823 8120 $1

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Tuesday 4 April

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Tuesday 16 May

9.00am - 10.00am

Tuesday 18 july

9.00am - 10.00am

Tuesday 15 August

9.00am - 10.00am

Wednesday 11 October

9.00am - 1 0.00am

Loreto Mandeville Hall

Open Mornings 2006: School Tours and Open Mornings are a great way to discover all that Loreto Mandeville Hall has to offer. School tours and Information

Mornings provide an opportunity for future parents and students to meet our Principal, Dr Susan Stevens, the Deputy Principals, teaching staff and current students of Loreto Mandeville Hall. You can also view the School facilities; hear about the wide range of curriculum choices as well as our excellent academic results and

our pastoral care programs.

To arrange an appointment at any other time, please To help prospective parents make an informed decision concerning

contact Mrs Anita McKinnon, Director of Admissions on 9823 8100 or contact the Admissions Office on 9823 8211

their daughter's education at Loreto Mandeville Hall, we warmly invite you to attend one of the following Open Mornings in the

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Junior and Senior School during 2006.

email: admissions@lmh.vic.edu.au For further information about Loreto Mandeville Hall

please visit our website at: www.Imh.vic.edu.au

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School Office Bearers 2006

Congratulations:

School Councillors

Fenina Acance

SRC Team Leaders

Annabelle Crowe

Clare Condon

School Captain 2006:

Lucy Donovan

Georgette Scanlon (below left)

Isabelle Lane

Anthea Fell

School Vice Captain 2006:

Grainne Murray

I.ucy Donovan (below righo

Leanne Nguyen

Nicola Fuller

Eleanor Downie

Chloe Gardner

Caroline Power

Bridget Lester

Emily Richards

Tahlia Madden

Emma Roche

Jessica Minear

Carla Sano

Bridget Noonan

Laura Sullivan

Stephanie Sabatino Georgette Scanlon

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been awarded the YTU (Yarra Theological Union) award "for outstanding contribution to the life of YTU". This award was given in

acknowledgment of Damian s work organising choirs for the liturgies at YTU over the past six

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With thanks to our out-going Leaders

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In Term 3 the Year 3s and 4s have been wrote fairytales and built castles.

We have had a great time designing our own castle and researching the features and history behind these medieval homes. Did you know that castles were built for protection for the protection of lords and ladies and their families during the Middle Ages? There were so many wars at that time that people needed walls and towers to post sentries to look out

for enemies. They also built their castles on hills, mountains and cliff tops so that enemies could be seen approaching from afar. Castles had many different rooms and many people with many jobs lived within their walls.

There was no glass in the windows, so tapestries were woven to keep the castles warm. We loved learning about castles and learning about the technology used to build them.

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To make a booking please detach the reply slip below and post it to:

Loreto Toorak Past Pupils Association c/o P.O. Box 140, Kew Victoria 3101

All bookings will be confirmed. Enquiries: Angela 4.-1

LaManna 0410 443 377

Loreto Toorak Historic iMansion Tour at Loreto

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Mandeville Hall on Sunday 30th April 2006 Please tick your preferred tour option below

[3 - Tour of Mandeville Hall between 2.00-3.00pm followed by afternoon tea at 3.00pm

i The Loreto Toorak Past Pupils' Association invites you on a Tour of the Historic Mansion at Loreto Mandeville Hall

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U - Afternoon tea at 3.00pm followed by a tour of Mandevi l le Hall between 4.00 - 5.00pm

Sunday 30 tl' April 2006

Please reserve ______ place(s) for

See areas rarely opened to visitors and trace the architectural history of this magnificent building, with local heritage expert LM H Archivist Steve Stefan.

Daytime contact phone number(s):

(Name)

Names of those attending: Cost $30.00 Includes a booklet. guided tour, information on restoration and a sumptuous afternoon tea.

An early response is advised as numbers are strictly limited - RSVP by Friday 23 April

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1 have enclosed S _____________ ($30 per person) for the cost of the tour & afternoon tea

Cheques or Money Orders payable to Loreto Toorak Past Pupils Association. Credit Card facilities not available.

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Reading Rocks Day

n Monday 22 August Prep to Year 6 dressed up as Rock Stars to celebrate Book Week.Every student was able to show off her great costume. In Year 2 we made masks and a lolly bag. Year 5 made postcards. Later we went back to our classrooms and everyone was awarded a certificate and a treat.

We all had a fantastic day!

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In August, author Mark Greenwood visited our School. He

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Mark's wife is the

illustrator of his books and many of his inspirations come from his daughter, Cody. Mari< shared his amazing life experiences and he showed us many photos that his books were based on. He used real Information to write his books,

but also made up a few things to give his stories a twist. We enjoyed listening to Mark Greenwood.

Year 5 visit the Police Academy During Term 3, Year 5 went to the Police Academy for the Police in Schools program. Senior Constable

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Lindsay showed us the Chapel in the Police Academy, which is mainly used for Police funerals and weddings and the Mess Hall, where all the police officers and recruits have their meals.

We then visited the shooting range. This was the highlight for all the girls. We were firstly shown a room where the guns are cleaned and repaired if broken. Then it was off to the observation room where the sergeant invited us to come inside the shooting range. He explained how an officer has to be able to shoot the cardboard figure from fifteen metres away.

Recently, a life-like village has been built, with two houses, a service station, one bank and a hotel. We also saw the training jails which have windows and no locks.

The Police Academy was fun and I now understand

the hard training the police have to endure just to protect you and me.

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Individual Differences

Morerecently,theBelIShakespeare

Company Make a Scene Competition has attracted the keen interest of

The Individual Differences Department has again aimed to represent the diverse interests and strengths of students at Loreto Mandeville Hall this year by offering a range of exciting activitiesandopportunities. Ithasbeen wonderful indeed tosee the girls embracing these opportunities with such enthusiasm.

Tournament ofMinds

Year 9 students who studied Romeo

and ju/iet in English. The students

have been working on artwork that creatively represents a Jo·anne Stergiou, Year 9 entered the

Shakespearean phrase or saying

Make A Scene competition with this

in a modern way.

creative cake

The highlight of the Individual Differences calendar is certainly Tournament of Minds. This year, four LMH teams, two senior and two junior, entered the competition. The girls formed cross-

Young Rexearchers Program

year level teams and presented solutions to both a long-term and

During the ]uly holiday break, a number of students enrolled in

a spontaneous challenge at the Regional Final held at Swinburne

the Young Researchers Program. This program, offered through the

University of Technology. The teams chose their long-term problem

University of Melbourne, gives highly able students in Years 7-10 the

from one of three, Language and Literature, Social Sciences or Maths and Engineering. and had six weeks to develop a creative solution. By contrast, the spontaneous challenge allowed only a few minutes of

chance to delve deeply into an area of academic interest. The July

preparation time.

writing.

All the teams performed well in both challenges, but the most

Program included workshops on analytical chemistry, mathematical problem solving, classical and contemporary poetry and creative

Philosophy

rewarding aspect of the Tournament was witnessing the enthusiasm

As in previous years, a number of students in Years 7,8 and 9

and excitement of the girls as they formed friendships with girls in otheryearlevelsand developed teamworl<and communication skills. In

have had the opportunity to undertake Philosophy. Girls in Year

the Junior School, Imogen Jenkins, Annabel Jones, Charlotte Bowden,

thought, while Year 9 philosophers have been investigating the

Madeleine Tehan, Charlotte Russo, Siobhan Cooke and Eliza Sholly entered the Language Literature Challenge, 'Take a Haiku'. Stephanie

ideas of beauty and

Cassin, Kate McNamara, Bernadette Walsh, Laura Cutroni, Alice

Year 8 girls have been

Tovey, Amy Pereira and Olivia Wells entered the Maths Engineering

considering the concepts

7 have been exploring definitions of Philosophy and the nature of

rights and responsibility.

Challenge, 'Segments and Spans'. In the Senior School, Leah Marino

of happiness, change and

(Yr 10) and herteam, consistingof Claire Wong, Veronique Campion,

childhood. A feature of

Erin Ryan, Elizabeth Park, Clare Daly and Marissa Piazza, entered the

the Year 8 course is the

Social Sciences Challenge, 'Making a World of Difference'. Jennifer

concertina quote books

Taylor (Yr 10) and her team, consisting of Tess Chappell, jinghan Xia,

the girls make and in

Freya Timmer-Arends, Carly Gregg, Alice Bisits and Harriet Horsfall,

which they store quotes

entered the Maths Engineering Challenge, 'Segments and Spans'.

they find significant.

Year 8 Philosophy concertina quote books

Trivia Challenge Earlier in the year

Year 6 Maths Extension

a large number of girls

This year, Maths Extension students in Year 6 have had a Senior

in Years 7,8 and 9 took the

School teacher taking their weekly classes. They have worked

opportunity of

enthusiastically on a range of Investigative and problem solving tasks,

entering the Epilepsy

including their entry into the Australian Mathematics Challenge

Foundation of Victoria

earlier in the year. Recently, the girls have been studying the Game of

Trivia Challenge. In all,

Life, an activity designed to demonstrate cellular automation.

twenty-eight girls took part in the quiz and

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raised over $400 for

the Epilepsy Foundation in the process. Eight

Year 7 Epilepsy Trivi·a Challenge Finalibts

gir|s went on to take part in the recent online

final: Stephanie Chow, Nicola Stevenson, Amanda Chong-Halliday, Harriet Hot-sfall, Nicola Anglin, Claire Wong, Jinghan Xia and Mary Shuttleworth.

Competitions Students have also been encouraged to enter local and national poetry and writing competitions over the course of the year. The

Year 6 Maths

Taronga Foundation 2005 Poetry Prize attracted the interest of several

Extension

senior students, while the Australian Catholics Young Journalist Award 2005 generated articles from students across the Senior School.Students in Years 10,11 and 12werealsogiventheopportunity to enter the Corporate Social Responsibility Competition.

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History Challenge

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Over the part few years, the History Department has offered the students at LMH the opportunity to take part in the National History Challenge. The Challenge takes place through Terms 2 and 3 and provides

2:0-4,-,=, Sabrina Hoare, ClareJonesand Alel<sandra Lobaza (Year 10)

f,.d, have won the National Judging in their chosen category 'The History of Sport'.

an extended addition to the School's History program. This yean twenty four students from Years 7-10 tool< part in the Challenge, focusing on the theme 'Australians All'. Some of the topiCS researched were Australian

Sport, Australian Heritage, Mandatory Detention, the Great Ocean Road and Australian Cuisine. The process started at the end of Term 2 when we were asked to choose a topic that not only interested us, but

The girls flew to Canberra for a ceremony on the 30 November to be presented with their award by the Hon.

Dr Brendan Nelson MP for Education, Science and Training.

The ceremony was held at Parliament House in Canberra.

challenged us as well. Over the holiday period, we were then sent to research and develop our own ideas on our chosen topic and respond

to it as a museum display, essay, website or a video. On 14 August, all the participants attended the regional judging held at Southwood Boys' Grammar School in Ringwood. Different panels of judges listened to our presentations and asked many relevant questions. In the end, five teams

progressed through to the State judging which was held on 28 August.

Again different panels of judges looked and asked questions about the presentations. From there, three LMH teams progressed to the National Finals. Congratulations to all the girls who tool< part in the Challenge.

This has been a fantastic experience to be a part of, but we could not have had the enormous success that we have had without the wonderful help of both Mr Frigo and Mrs Ryan who have been there for all the students throughout the competition. We would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their support and help over the past two terms, and we eagerly await next year's competition.

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Aleks:indra Lobaza Year 10

glass architecture, to the pristine grass lawns

and despite our attempt to eavesdrop on

thatsurrounded the top security of America's

Senator Barnaby Joyce, we still did not learn

embassy.

whether he would follow his party line and vote for Telstra!

Next stop was, to the excitement of the Legal Studies girls. a tour of the High Court.

Year 12 Politics students in the heart of Canberra

To Canberra

Thegrand atmosphere was almost intimidating and filled the budding lawyers amongst us with

Feeling quite satisfied, incredibly tired and

ambition. The high ceilings left us feeling small

ready to go home, we headed for the airport.

as we stood in the same room where our

Our trip to the nation's Capital was

Constitution has been interpreted in cases

fantastic, something we will never forget, and

such as Mabo and the Franklin Dam; decisions

a beneficial way to see our studies in practice.

that altered the division of powers between

Thanl< you to Ms McCarty and Ms Paull for

the State and Commonwealth governments.

giving us this opportunity.

Parliament House was the next stop, the

Question Time in both the House of

and two teachers flew very bright

Representatives and the Senate, where we saw

and early, to Canberra. Filled with

parliamentary theatre up close. We attended

anticipation, the girls were preparing to

afternoon tea with Senate President Paul

impress MPs with questions about Telstra,

Calvert, Senator Rod Kemp and Treasurer

VSU and Industrial Relations.

and local MP for Higgins, Peter Costello.

girls in blue proceeded to the National War Memorial. It was here that we paid tribute to history's events and Australia's role in war times. The tomb of the Unknown Soldier was

a moving highlight.

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highlight of our journey! Here we attended

n 18 August, nineteen Loreto girls

When we arrived in chilly Canberra the

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President Calvert proved to be a favourite with our group. We were luci<y enough to be given a personal tour of his chambers and display of his treasures given to him from esteemed international political leaders.

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Parliament House, we bumped into; Amanda

A trip around the world was to come; of course this meant a glance at all the foreign embassies. We saw them all: from Sweden's

Vanstone, Barnaby joyce, Brendan Nelson

With Senator Paul Calvert, the President of the

and Bob Brown. A photo opportunity with

Senate. I.-R: Sarah Pound, Catharine Georgiou,

Senator Bob Brown was a thrill for all of us

Is·abella Jabara, Julia Hall and Chloe Parker

Wbat's in a name?

Many years ago, it wasthe Senior Library which provided curriculum

support services to the Senior School. Essentially, it was a book-based

: service with a non-fiction collection numbering about 25,000 books.

This was supplemented by journals and audio-visual items. The Teacher Librarians provided support to teachers and their classes by assisting

them in the use of such resources, producing pathfinders (resource

guides) and maintaining a vertical file of newspaper clippings.

The arrival of the Internet soon changed this focus. The Senior

Library had the School's first connection to the Internet with a single U computer housed in the workroom. With the advent of increasing 1

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numbers of online resources, the focus moved away from books to some extent. The information was now at the hub of the services

- provided. Thus, the Senior Library became the Information Services Centre and remained so for approximately seven years.

In more recent times, the School has moved to a largely online

curriculum and the Information Services staff have undertaken an enormous amountof work in providingacohesive link toall appropriate electronic and online resoui-ces through a section of the school intranet. This became known as Learning Resources. Students are able toaccess online databases, encyclopedias. tips on notetaking. copyrightand plagiarism to name buta few both atschool and from home.

The work on updating and Improving these resources is done in collaboration with the various subject faculties and is ongoing.

As the work done bythe Teacher Librarians moved in the direction of proactivelysupporting learning within the School Community, it was felt that this Learning Resources nomenclature more accurately described the service provided and the place of that service within the school. For this reason, the Information Services Centre has now become the Learning Resources Centre.

The Learning Resources Centre and its Teacher Librarians will continue to work with teachers and students to provide them with the best possible learning opportunities. New resources and technologies will continue to be incorporated into our services in order to keep up with the every changing information needs of the 21'·L century. We look forward to meeting the challenges of the future.

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Le Petit Cbaperon Rouge et Les Trois Petits Cocbons

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t the end of Term 3 we had two wonderful performances

in French language. The first one was during Feast Day when Year 4 performed Le Petit Chaperon Rouge (The

performi one was thneglast'LThures TroisdaysofPetithe ttesrmCochons' with 3 Gold(The and 3 Three Blue Little Pigs) in

Little Red Riding Hood) in front of the Junior School. The second % 6¥4

front of Prep, Year I and Year 2.

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Literary BreakGst Renowned author and playwright Joanna Murray-Smith was an entertaining and inspiring guest

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i Breakfast organised by Mrs Sally McKenzie (pictured right with Ms Murray-Smith)

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n Term 3, staff from St Kevin's, Sacre Coeur and Loreto Mandevil e Hall

organised and implemented a Collaborative Program with the theme "What

About Us - Adolescents in the 21 St Century" for their Year 9 students. The

program was designed using the Victorian Essential Learning Standards as a guide.

Lot-eto Mandeville Hall students worked with half of the St Kevin's students. They selected atopic of intel-estand participated in athree session program. Some of the topics included; Too Close to Home, Have Your Say, Teenage Survival Kit, Making

Sense in the 21st Century, Big Bang, Citius/Altius/Fortius, Say What You Want Be Who You Are, Consumerism, and Media Documentary.

The program was very successful and enabled students from St Kevin's and Loreto

Mandeville Hall to interact, share ideas and discuss what are pertinent issues to adolescents of today.

I would like to acknowledge the hard work and enthusiasm shown by all staff involved in the program. A particular thanks needs to be extended to Michael Petrie Cfear 9 Coordinator, St Kevin's) and Mary Petrie (VCE Coordinator, Sacre

Coeur). Their ideas, passion and expertise produced a wonderful program for the students of all three schools.

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Year 7 and 8 Debating Season

-his debating season has been an exciting and prosperous one for the Years 7 and 8. As junior debaters, this new experience has been a

chance to extend our minds and our argumentative skills, while making

new friends and having a lot of fun.

The Year 7s had their first taste of debating this year, competing against many other schools at Trinity Grammar on Monday nights. The girls came to these events eager and prepared with fresh white ribbons, neat hair and massive grins in anticipation of the debate ahead of them. The talent shown in these

debates was outstanding, with the Year 7s presenting clear, organised and well prepared points that won them many of their debates.

The Year 8s also continued to show their enthusiasm in debating by attending both the junior debating at Trinity with the Year 7s, as well as extending

themselves to participate in the Year 9 debating at Scotch College. Again, they showed they were up to the challenge and produced exceptional debating skills; even if now and ther their debate had been prepared two nights before.

Overall, it was another enjoyable and exciting debating season for this new Ihe Inter I louse Debating trophies are accepted bv

generation of Lot-eto debaters.

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Year 7 Record Night

n june, Lot-eto Mandevil e Hall hosted the Year 7 Record Night for 2005 in Cafd Mandevil e. The theme was "Inspirational Women: Past and Present." Every girl dressed as a woman she admired or thought was inspirational. There were prizes for best dressed and the winner was Harriet Horsfall who was dressed as Dr Stevens! (see below right). The runners-up were Wonderwoman (Bridgette Gorman) and

Shirley Temple (Camilla Ratliff). The Record Night was the Year 7s major fundraising activity for the year and we

raised $640 for the Loreto Outreach in Zambia. ...... --3 All the girls went to a lot of effort to dress up for the occasion. A Dj joined us and played some great music which

made it a very fun night. We danced until our feet were sore and many of us wore high heels which lit ered the

fl oor.

We all left feeling tired but exhilarated. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the night and thought that it was one to be remembered! .

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Stephen Leek visits Loreto Mandeville Hall on July 24, members of the Year 7 and 8 Choir and students of Year 9 Music Elective had a treat in store when Stephen Leek presented a workshop for them. Stephen, a well known choral composer and musical director of the Australian Voices, in his usual energetic way, gave the girls a wonderful physical and vocal warm-up. There were exercises for breathing, posture, tone and focus. There was much laughter and a glorious mix of sounds - some quite comical, but all with the aim of producing a musical sound.

"I expected to be worked to the bone and mildly bored but this workshop proved to be a fun and amusing session which provided clear benefits by the bucket full". (Elizabeth Poppins, Year 8).

"It was a great experience. Stephen Leek did some new vocal exercises which we haven't done before. He focused mainly on sound and vowel alignment" (Georgie Toohey, Year 8).

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Congratulations to Stephanie Chow (Year 7) and Stephanie Ha Cfear residents. Sister Ruth The LM11 musicians with IO) who both gained their Associate of Music Performance Diploma Winship ibvm, who Sister Ruth Winship ibum (left) and during Term 4. This is an exceptional achievement for both girls, and organised the visit Mrs Mary Wright we thank their teacher, Mrs Lyn Dernelley for her wonderful work for us, was delighted preparing the girls for this examination.

to have Loreto girls

Stephanie Ha (at left) has been performing for the afternoon. Thank you to Stephanie Chow and

learning the Piano for eleven Olivia Coburn (Year 7), and Stephanie John, Theresa Nguyen and years. She also plays Violin and is a Julia Walker (Year 8). member of the Lot-eto Symphony Orchestra and Mandeville String

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Orchestra. Speaking of her ' teachershe says "... since starting with Mrs Dernelley in Year 6 at Loreto, music has been an unfolding journey expanding from plain exam pieces, to include greater variety and different piano repertoire. Coming into the Senior School, she gave me the chance to experience quartets, duets and two piano works. 1 would like to thank Mrs Dernelley for the effort she put into me and her unwavering support throughout this year."

Stephanie Chow (at right) has been playing the Piano for seven years. She also learns the

Cello and is currentlya memberof the St Cecilia's Stringsand the Loreto Symphony Orchestra.

She said "... doing my AMusA has been the greatest challenge in my life so far with the last few months extremely difficult, especially when trying not to lose focus. The whole year has been an experience that has extended my own boundaries."

The School greatly values both girls musical contributions to School life and is very proud of their achievements.

Clibs) liary OD,-ts,·roll Director of Musil U-1

The stunning success of our Glorious Music Festival at the end of Term 2 was certainly a testament to the high quality of music

that is explored within the School. Vivaldi's G/oria was both

the inspiration and the theme for this year's festival. On the night it was sung, played and conducted with excitement, as we celebrated

the glorious joy that music brings to our lives. From the beginning of the concert, with our Junior School students singing songs from 'The Sound of Music', our Loreto musicians in bands, choirs and orchestras

left the wonderfully appreciative audience impressed and fulfilled.

Works performed included Rumanion Folk Dances by Bartok, And So /t

Goes by Billy Joel, Sabre Dance by Khachaturian and Hungarian Dance No 6 by Brahms. It was a beautiful evening, reflective of the high standard

of music here at Loreto. Many thanks go to all the music staff, and to our devoted Director of Music, Miss Mary O'Driscoll.

Madeleine Stevens, School Music Captain

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have been delighted with the space and

The new Basement Drama Centre,

which was opened in Term 3 2005, is certainly is a wonderful teaching space

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If you explored The Basement, you would see evidence of the diversity and richness of

prepare for their Junior Interhouse Drama Competition.

the Drama program offered here at Loreto

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Stars in your eyes On Tuesday 23 August, the Echelon Theatre Company came to Loreto Mandeville Hall to present the play "Stars in Your

Eyes". It was a very exciting play about a boy who wanted to audition for the school band. One day, when he was about to go to school, he suddenly lost his song and then found himself in the lost and found room. Coral Clutter gave him some books to read to find his idea. These books included, Are We There Yet?, Lizzie Nonsense, The Boy, The Bear, The Barron and The Bard

and much more! The boy meet some new people and had some amazing adventures in each book. And in the end his song was ' always in his heart!

We thought the performance was very funny, and interesting, and we wouldn't mind seeing another Echelon Theatre company performance again next year!

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W

e value our dramatic collaboration with Xavier. The students and staff gain an enormous amount from working together with the staff from both schools. It is always an enriching experience to work together towards a mutual artistic goal. This year provided another fantastic production opportunity for our girls and the Xavier boys. Cosi, an acclaimed Australian play by Louis Nowra,

was directed by Mr Tony Corn Tony was ably assisted by Mr- Chris Fosdick and Mr Nathaniel Kiwi.

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diences were transported back to the Nineteen Twenties when the nnual Loreto/ St Kevin's College Musical took to the stage at The Ruby Tout Theatre (St Kevin's) for the production of The Boyfriend by Sandy Wilson. The large combined cast acted, danced and sang their way through this

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Toohey, Marnie Dunn and Sarah Clemens fortheir individual routines which gained medals in the IGS competition. Two of the teams also received medals for their performances,

-he trend that was started in the first half of the year continued

this semester, with increasing numbers of girls participating in

Despite the poor weather on the training weekends, the Ski team

most activities on the sports calendar. It is pleasing to see so

performed well in the Interschool Championships at Mt Buller in

manygirlsgetting involved in regularphysical activityand representing

the last week of August. A real improvement in the skiers' technique

the school in such a positive manner.

and style occurred over the season and the ski staff were pleased with the commitment and positive attitudes of the girls. Special congratulations to Alicia Simonds, Atlanta Mutimer and the Division

There have been two skill development clinics this semester

2 snowboard team for their excellent performances.

with Open Athletics being held at Duncan McKinnon in July and Junior Basketball being held in October. These sessions allow the development of skills and fitness and also allow the coaches to begin

The Fathers' Day Fun Run was held on a beautiful spring day which

the selection process for the season ahead.

unfortunately coincided with several sport finals, resulting in a low turnout. The event will be held in early April next year so the Friends of Sport will be encouraging you to bring family members

The GSV sports of Term 3 included Badminton, Soccer and

to participate ill a |ove|y socia| activity then. We're hoping the

Volleyball. Badminton was a little disadvantaged by the low number

Commonwealth Games will inspire some exciting performances!

of players; however, the girls played well in their matches against

more experienced teams and enjoyed the season. New players in all age divisions are encouraged to join badminton next year. The Senior

team was placed 3,d, the Intermediates 5th and Juniors 62#'. Soccer was a sport which had an explosion of players, with extra training

Term 4 sees new GSV seasons starting. LMH fielded several Basketball teams including one senior, three intermediate and six junior teams; Cricket has a senior and a junior team; and Water Polo has two

venues needing to be booked to accommodate three full teams of

teams. The final placings will be forwarded at the conclusion of the

junior players! The Senior team did extremely well throughout the

season. In the meantime, the weekly sport results are now being

season, narrowly missing making it to the finals and placing 2'id, while

posted on the school website for your information.

the Intermediate teams were both 5th and the Juniors were 6th and

4rh. The basic skills continued to develop in volleyball, with increasing numbers ofjuniors playing, and many Intermediate players competing in both their division as well as filling positions in the depleted Senior team. The Seniors finished 3'd, the Intermediate A team equal 2nd, the Intermediate B team 4th, the Junior A team was sixth and the Junior B team 5th.

I look forward to continuing to encourage the vast majority of Loreto girls who choose to participate in sport and who enjoy being physically active whilst in a team environment. My thanks go to all of these participants for their energy and enthusiasm, and also to all of the coaches for their time, expertise and commitment to the development of skilled performance.

Term 3 was also very busy with Aerobics, Athletics, Gymnastics and Skiing.

£Mrs Sus,inne Line, Dirmor of Sport

Three teams and two individuals from Loreto were selected to

compete in Sydney at the National Aerobics Championships in September. After placing 2nd in the State Championships, the Year 10 'Starburst' trio went on to place 3'd in their division, while the

Commonwealth Games Flag

veteran Year 12 'Sassa Bomba' trio won gold at the Victorians and

placed 2'id in their division at the National Championships. The Pocket Rockets placed 4th and a special mention goes to Cassie Oaten who came 2nd in Victoria and placed 5'h at the National Championships in the Senior Individual Female category.

Athletics results included a fourth overall placing in the Preliminary Track and Field Carnival A, followed by a repeat 4'11 placing in the Division 2 Championships Carnival, 14 LMH girls were selected to

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compete in the Finals and particularcongratulations go to Clare Daly, Megan Lane, Siana Madden, Stephanie Maynes and Lillian Romano

for becoming medal winners. We also entered a number of teams into the Athletics Victoria Track Relays which saw many strong team efforts but no finals placings. r, 1.,i,U,

There were several excellent performances in Gymnastics competitions. Particular congratulations go to Megan Lane, Siobhan

Lane, Anna O'Callaghan, Stephanie Trikilis, Clare Daly, Georgie

Robert Doyle, Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party and Member for 11.ilvern, presented LAI 1 1 with our Commonwealth Games Flag.

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Interhouse Round Robin Results 2005 Mornane

Barry Seven

Eight

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Nine

Ten

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24

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Ward

Mulhall 18

14

20

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19

20

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Barry

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Mornane

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Mulhall

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Overall Placings Ward

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Interhouse Swimming and Diving Carnival

Age Group Medallions Year 7 Olivia Purdue/Lauren McNamara Mulhall/Mornane

Records set at the Carnival 100m Freestyle Maria Mowbray

Year 8 julia Sweeney Mornane 50m Freestyle Madeleine Tostevin Year 9 Madeleine Tostevin Ward

50m Breaststoke Sally Hartmanis Yea 10 Annabel Suffren Ward

50m Backstroke (Year 10) Annabel Suffren Year 11 Charlotte Chalmers Ward

Champion Open Swimmer - The Adele Holyrood Award

50m Backstroke (Year 9) Emily Higgins 50m Butterfly Madeleine Tostevin

Madeleine Tostevin Ward

Butterfly Champion - The Rowena Francis-Keen Trophy Madeleine Tostevin Ward

]-st Place Ward

Breaststroke Champion - the Katherine Francis Trophy

2nd Place Barry

Sally Hartmanis Barry

3d Place Mornane

Backstroke Champion - The Prue Francis Trophy

411 Place Mulhall

Annabel Suffren Ward

Freestyle Champion - LMH Aquatic Club Trophy Madeleine Tostevin Ward

Champion Diver - Eunice Bird Cup Brooke Wheler Mulhall

House Spirit Cup Mornane

Aerobics

Thanks to the hard work of the girls and our tireless, energetic and supportive coaches Kerryn Cormick, Eleanor Bunn and the

t's been another successful year in 2005 with 45 students from

senior leaders, we can boast State and National level success. Their

Years 4 to 12 in the Sport Aerobics Competition Squad. The girls

enthusiasm will inspire the squad to further success and maybe even

competed in six events from March to September, and two in

a World Champion in the years to come!

November.

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There were 60 enrolments in the Recreation Aerobics Club with

students from Years 3 to 9 working out once a week on their

AER®MAT

coordination, strength and general cardiovascular fitness. The Recreation Club has had a fulfilling year completing the Aerobics Routine - Car Wash and their own choreographed routines, performing once a term for family and friends.

The wonderful results achievedatnumerouscompetitionsthroughout theyear were a combination of hard work, dedication, early mot-nings and long hours of practice.

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AEROSkools Championships

At the AEROskools State competition the results included: The Pocl<et Rockets Team (Chiara Ardi, Eliza Quinert, Tess

McPherson and Bridgette Gorman - Year 7) placed I" and went on to the Australian championships to place 3'd,

The Shootin Stars Team (Lucy Adamson, Eugenie Prior and Alex Fitzgerald - Year 8) won the State Title and came 5th in Australia.

The Babalishous Team (Rejane Filipini, Isabella lafrate, Sophie Tostevin, Carla Ardi and Jacque Smith - Year 4) placed 3rd.

The Viva Team (Julia Walker, Ellie Gribbin, Alex Cowen and Stephanie John - Year 8) placed 4th.

Tlie Pocket Rockets Team (Tess XIc Pherson, Bridgette Gorman, Eliza 41 inert and Chi,1,-a Ardi at front)

Athletics

The Starlets team (Lea Troiana, Bridgete lannidus, Breanna Cilia and Charleotte Bowden - Year 6) placed 5th.

Term 3 has been extremely busy with all of the Athleticscommitments,

which began with the skills clinic, then two PB Meets held at Duncan McKinnon.

The Vanity Team (Nicola Anglin. Amelia Harrison, Veronique Campion and Tess Chappell - Year 8) placed 6th.

The GSV Preliminary Track and Field Carnival A at Olympic Park saw LMH placed 4'h on 752 points, with the juniors coming 4% the Intermediates 611 and the Seniors 68.

Sport Aerobics Championships Three teams and two individuals from Loreto were selected for

the Victorian state team, and travelled to compete at the Olympic

This entered us into the Division 2 Championships Carnival in which

we placed 4th overall on 810 points, with the Juniors coming 2"d, the Intermediates 6th and the Seniors 5[h.

Village in Sydney at the National Gymnastics Championships in

September. After placing 2nd in the State Championships, the Year 10

From these Carnivals, 14 LMH girls were selected to compete in

trio "Starburst" (Sarah Adamson, Prudence Maynes and Stephanie

the Finals, which acknowledge the top 8 performers in each event,

Rizzardi) then went on to place 3' d in their division, while the veteran

from all 24 GSV schools which competed in each carnival. Particular

Year 12 trio team 'Sassa Bomba' (Jenna Flack, julia Pashula and Alix

congratulations go to the medal recipients: Clare Daly - 2nd in Long

Smith) won gold at the Victorians and placed 2nd in their division at

Jump and 2nd in Triple Jump; Megan Lane - 2nd in Hurdles; Siana

the National Championships.

Madden - 2d in Shotput; Stephanie Maynes - 2'd in Hurdles; and Lillian

Cassie Oaten came 2nd in Victoria and placed 5£11 at the National Championships in the Senior Individual Female category and the

Romano - 2nd in Long Jump.

The Athletics Victoria Track Relays were held over two evenings at

Pocket Rockets placed 4th. Congratulations to coach Eleanor Bunn

Olympic Park, into which LMH entered 18 teams of four sprinters.

who also won an individualgold medal atthe Victorian Championships

Tuesday evening saw very windy and difficult conditions, but

in the Elite Female Division and came 4'1' in Australia.

fortunately Thursday was calmer weather! Although no teams went

through to the Finals, there were many strong team performances from our girls.

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Some of the LMH girls did very well in an extremely competitive field, with special mention going to Alicia Simonds who came 32/230 in the Division 2 Alpine GS, and Atlanta Mutimer who was placed in the top 14 out of over 50 competitors in both the Division 3 Boarder Cross and Snowboard GS. There were also some very pleasing team results with the Division 2 snowboarders just missing out on the Nationals

after finishing 8'11 in the Boarder cross and P in the Snowboarding GS. Only the top six teams are invited to compete in the Nationals each yeai-.

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There were several excellent performances and placings in the Gymnastics competitions this year. We had the largest entry of 54

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girls in the IGS and achieved the following results: Megan Lane 2nd overall in Division Al and P in her vault;

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Siobhan Lane 3'd overall in A2 with 2nd on vault and 3'd on floor; Anna

O'Callaghan Pt overall in C division; Stephanie Trikilis P in C division vault: Team I consisting of Hayley Crigan, Imogene Quinert, Carly Gregg, Rebecca Fleming and Alexa Madden 2'id

in their C session:

1.-R: Natasha Simonds, Stephanie Pirrie, Sarah Dalton, Olivia Dalton, Alicia Simonds, Sophie Griffiths, D.iniella Stutt

Team I consisting of Clare Daly, Georgie Toohey, Bridget Corcoran, Stephanie Gorman and Stephanie McDonald 2nd in their D session;

Clare Daly 3rd overall in Dj division with 2nd on vault and 3rd on bars; Georgie Toohey P on vault with a perfect 10.00: Marnie Dunn I" overall in DS division with Ist on vault and Ist on bars; and Sarah Clemens 2nd on bars in DS division.

Fathers' Day Fun Run

There were also some excellent performances in the APS Gymnastics

Despite the beautiful spring weatner, the turnout was quite low

Competition by Hayley Crigan, Rebecca Fleming, Imogene Quinert

this year which was disappointing for the members of the Friends

and Georgie Toohey.

of Sport. However, the walkers, joggers, chatters and skippers who did participate enjoyed the exercise, company and beautiful platters of fruit. An alternative date will be arranged for next yean so keep your eyes out for that event and join uS at the Tan for a wonderful

Skiing

energetic start to the day!

A wonderful 2005 Interschools season with 27 students participating from Year 2 to Year 12, culminated in the Championships at Mt Buller in the last week of August. The soaking rain of the Sunday was soon forgotten as the sun made its appearance on Monday and blessed us

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with five days of fantastic weather. It was certainly a change from the two training weekends where we had trouble seeing our hands in front of our faces at times and certainly had difficulty seeing the ski runs on which we were training.

Mr Schmidt would like to congratulate all of the girls on their efforts and results this year. As mentioned earlier, the training weekends were not held in the most favourable conditions, but the staff were

very really pleased with the attitude of all of thegirls and their ability to make the most of the time together on the snow. There was a real improvement in the skiers' technique and style over the season.

A special thank you to the Senior leaders Sarah Dalton (c) and Steph Pirrie (vc) for all of their help and to the junior co-leaders Matilda Parolini and Breana Cilia who made sure that the younger members were aware of what was happening with the team.

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SENIOR

1st - Ward

Ist - Mornane

2nd - Mulhall

2nd- Mulhall

3rd - Mornane

3rd- Ward

4th - Barry

4tli - Barry

OPEN

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Ist - Mornane

2nd- Ward

2nd- Ward

3rd - Barry

3rd - Barry

4th - Mulhall

4th - Mulliall

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vet- eighty girls participated in sessions in the pool at school and in boats on the Yarra River throughout the Learn to Row and Development Programs in Term 3. The girls

managed the cold conditions very well and made significant progress with their rowing technique. By the end of the term we had crews demonstrating the fundamentals of rowing - timing and technical proficiency! Congratulations to all Year 8 rowers on their efforts during the term. A commitment to sport and great team spit it was displayed by all.

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The Fabulous

weretwo deep! Crews had been "assessed"andgraded intocategories

(Fifth) "Foot

the increasing numbers of crews who have had previous experience

of the River"

beforehand so they rowed against crews of a similar standard. With

(either at school or in previous "Foots"), the committee have sought to create enough opportunities for everybody to be a winner!

2005 The competition was fast and furious although it has to be said that

-he famous Foot of the River was held for the fifth time

on 29 May on a grey day

on the Yarra. Many in the Loreto/

the standard was variable at times. 600 metres can be longer than it looks! Nevertheless, there was a lot of laughter (not just from the bank) and lots of adults remembered what it was like to have fun for a day.

Lauriston community will already know of its charms and recognize the logo when they see it on Teeshirts in gyms and on fun runs around Melbourne.

At the spit roast lunch on the bank afterwards, medals were awarded for best crews but also a Five Foot medal was struck for those hardy souls who had entered every year since the event began.

The Foot of the River is a joint fund-raising venture between Loreto Mandeville Hall and Lauriston Girls' School. It is the parents'

opportunity to discover for themselves the joys of this frustrating but wonderful sport.

In 2006, there will be a 200+ category for crews whose combined age is over 200 years with each individual member being over 50

years. Corporate crews are very welcome. In fact, anyone at all is eligible to row; they do not need to have a connection to either As always, thefii-sttentacles of interest wentoutduringthe children's

school.

rowing season which, as these parents now know, is merely a precursor to The Main Event, which is their own rowing season.

After the Foot this year, many rowers expressed enthusiasm to do it all again. The time to start preparing is NOW! Get fit with your

Having acclimatized to early mornings in jeffries Parade, the parents learned of the beauty of the Yarra as the city awakes around it. Many

children! Drop them off at the river and do the Tan, walk the dog,

renew that gym membership. And when the school rowing season is

dropped off children and then tool< the opportunity to walk or run

over, it will be YOUR TURN TO SHINE! Don't let the kids have all

"The Tan", gradually getting themselves fitter for the coming season.

the fun.

The "Foot" season started in late April with crews being formed in small pockets of apprehension around the suburbs. "Should I do it?"

"Will I be fit enough?" "But I've never even held an oar!" All perfectly natural reactions, and exactly what the committee wanted.

The Foot of the River 2006 regatta (the Sensational Sixth!) is on Sunday 28 May, with the Cocktail party on Friday 21 April. FOTR

This is a regatta for novices, for those for whom the closest they have

brochures are available on line now and will be distributed in hard

come to rowing is cheering from the bank at Carrum. In four weeks,

copy on a riverbank near you SOON. Contact your school rowing

they go from being shivering masses of insecurity to lean, mean racing

head or email regrant@deloitte.com.au.

machines (more or less!)

The Foot season began at the now traditional cocl<tail party at

Melbourne Rowing Club rooms. They streamed upstairs, faces alight, ready to check out their opposition, collect their Tee-shirt and hear the words of wisdom from those who had gone before them.

This year, the highlight of the night was the auction of a brand new state-of-the-art Concept 11 rowing ergometer from Sykes rowing in Geelong. Bidding was fastand furious and the winningbiddersecured for himself a training step ahead.

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The next morning saw the official start of training. Crews assembled

on the banks, ready to be shown the finer points of slides, riggers and oars. In the Foot, each crew is assigned a cox(swain), a coach

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and a boat for the duration of their four-week season. The first row

is often a frustrating experience but soon they are old hands and can be seen casually discussing blade depth and control on the slide as if they'd been doing it all their lives.

Regatta Day, Sunday 29 May 2005, dawned grey and wintry but the enthusiastic crowds lined the banks of the Yarra. In some places they

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Gareth Evans, now Director of the International Crisis Group, gave one of the most incisive speeches, receiving a standing ovation.

The milling, colourful crowds, the busyness of the UN and all that talk could not, however, deafen US to the cries of pain coming from

across the globe - HIV/AIDS orphans, 12000 abducted children from Northern Uganda, rape in Darfur and the ceaseless and largely

unnoticed decimation of the people in the Democratic Republic of

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Congo. Would that our political leaders could have heard those anguished voices and committed themselves to halving poverty by

2015. Kofi Annan said this is your house and we came to the house of the UN so that we might better understand the complexities, the injustices and the achievements of the family of nations.

The closing address was given by the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner,

Shirin Ebadi from Tehran. Her final words to us: significant human endeavours often begin with o dream.

We re-grouped back at St Hilda's to begin our dream for an IBVM/ RSCJ network, communicating and collaborating on issues of justice, peace and the integrity of creation.

Justice, Peace and the

Integrity of Creation New York Style

For the next few days, despite cramped and very hot conditions, Colum and Brogan, led us through a

very

challenging but utterly

practical process. We worked together to formulate a common vision, identified the supports and resources needed, established a plan of action and finally wrote out a contract. Each morning Colum and Brogan presented our ideas made sense of and written up. Now

we await Colum's promised report where we see, in black and white, what we promised to do.

We gathered, sixteen IBVMs and six RSCJs from Australia, Canada, East Africa, England, India, Ireland, japan, Mauritius, Nepal, Peru, South Africa, Spain and USA, in New York on 5 September to begin the many discussions, debates and processes around the UN and issues of justice, peace and the integrity of creation.

It wasn't all work - dinners were had in the multitude of ethnic

restaurants along our part of Broadway, coffees drunk in outdoor cafes, walks along the river and excursions to galleries, Times Square and to Ground Zero on September I Ith. At the UN reception, overlooking the Hudson River and the soaring city skyline, the

The residence for some and the meeting place for all was St Hilda's, a retreat house, in the immediate neighbourhood of Columbia University, run by a monastic order of Episcopalian sisters - much ringingof bells, chantingof office, silentbreal<fasts butoverwhelmingly warm hospitality and a genuine interest in all of our activities.

We queued for hours to be photographed, registered and tagged before we could take part in the Non Government Conference at the UN. Entitled, Our Challenge: Voices for Peace, Partnerships and Renewal,

the conference focussed on the contribution of civil society to the UN, the future of the UN and the Millennium Development Goals.

Taking part in a UN meeting requires a certain resilience, as chere is nothing but talking for hours at a time. For the three days there were

panels of experts, workshops and round table discussions to which Margaret Sewe (Kenya) and Pat Murray (Ireland/Italy) contributed.

ordinary and the celebrated drank the wine of nations, sharing food

and conversation. Wangari Maathai and Mary Robinson spoke in the nearby Riverside Church and some of us took partin a demonstration to "Wake Up" our slumbering political leaders. On a memorable

night we gathered at 80,1, Street, with all the RSC's from New York, for mass and dinner.

On the final day, gifts from many cultures were shared. Now begins

the hard part, making the dream and the experience a reality in our lives and the life of our provinces.

Libby Rogerson ibum

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2005 - A great

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car s wor

k by the

Parents ssociation!

rincipal Dr Susan Stevens was delighted to accept a cheque for $40,000

from Parents Association President Denis O'Hara at the November

meeting. Those at the meeting, in consultation with Dr Stevens, decided

to contribute the funds toward the purchase of a grand piano for the Patricia Schaefer Centre. The availability of agrand piano will enrich the whole School use of the centre at assemblies, open days and performances.

Brianna Travers

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t Brianna Travers, who has been dancing for eight years, won two Ceili titles at the 2005 Australian Irish Dancing National Championships, which were held recently on the Gold Coast.

contestants get an aggregate ranking for -

School of Irish Dancing, plus added practice

the heavy dance, the light dance and the

at home.

set dance.

Meanwhile, apart from dancing, my

Brianna, who came fifth in the Solo

section of the Victorian Irish Dancing

Championships, came 15th overall out of 108 girls in her section of this style of Irish

A Year 9 student, Brianna, won the

"Under 16 Own Choreography Girls Two Hand" title, for which she and a partner competed against 36 other teams and she also won the "Under 16 Figure Dance" title.

dancing at the national championships.

She says that the both the Ceili and Solo dances involve an enormous amount

of practice and hard work, as well as having to focus on things such as keeping lines with other dancers, while all are uniform

In the figure event she was one of sixteen dancers who told a dramatic story through complex dancing incorporating modern dance moves.

n move me nt.

"Solo dancing is more focused on executing

commitments at Loreto

Mandeville Hall included athletics, cross country, soccer, debating, the senior choir

and preparing for my Grade Six piano exam.

This was my sixth national championship, 1 so as well as participating in them on the I

Gold Coast twice, I have also competed in

Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth. I

Competing at this level requires extremel fitness and endurance, flexibility, strength, 11 and motivation," she says. i i

moves well and using and owning the Briana started Irish dancing when her

stage," she says.

She was also in the team of four dancers to come second in the "Under 16

co-curricular

parents, because of their Irish heritage, "This section is very cut throat

took her to a dance class held locally.

competition and there is no room for

Girls Four Hand" event.

Ceili Dancing consists of teams of 2,4,6,8 and 16 dancers, whilst solo is

completely dancing alone. Solo dancing is

My parents recall that I wasn't very keen 4

making one mistake, or slip on stage.

Leading up to

the

national

championships, I was taking up to 15 hours

macie up of three Inain dances for which of classes a week at the Christine Ayres

Justice Rafffe -lhe annual Year 11 J

on attending these dance classes at first, but gradually I have come to love it," she :

says. -_. __-_.. __.__ ___ _._ __...

ustice RafHe was held in Term 4. The funds raised ($2,000) will be taken to several

groups of disadvantaged children in Vietnam in December, by fourteen Year 11 students and three staff members.

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On Friday 7 October, Year 12s and their teachers gathered to celebrate a special mass in remembrance of their friend and fellow classmate Chloe Skalitsis, who died in May this year. The mass was an important way to honour Chloe as the end of the year approached and the Class of 2005 prepared to graduate from Loreto Mandeville Hall. At the conclusion of this beautifully reflective and prayerful liturgy, all present moved to the garden, where a memorial plague and beautiful pink rose were blessed by our celebrant Father Brian O'Sullivan and set into the earth in Chloe's memory. Heartfelt thanks go to all those who contributed to this ceremony and to those who have supported the Year 12 students throughout this year. Michelle McCarty, Year /2 Coordinator

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A Gift in Remembrance

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Year 12 Parents will be aware that, a short time ago, a plague was placed in the garden bed near the oval in memory of Chloe Skalitsis. When Chloe died. a number of Year 12 parents gathered funds together with the intention of remembering Chloe in a

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meaningful way. This money has helped to provide the plague commemorating Chloe's life. We thank those who contributed

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to this gift as we remember both the fragility and the resilience of life.

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Principal's Dinner for Prep Parents 21 March 2005

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LMH Heritage Centre Staff at Loreto Mandeville Hall

Although our students are now accustomed to lay staff in the

Work has commenced on developing a register of all our staff both

classroom, it wasn't always that way. Although lay staff appear to

lay and religious. If you can help by providing us with the contactL

have been at Loreto Mandeville Hall since at least the Second World

details of past staff of LMH, please contact Lynne Rosenthal in the

War, it wasn't until the I 960s that the Loreto Sisters saw the urgent

Development Office on 9823 8148.

need to seek the assistance of a great deal more lay staff to help educate the growing numbers of girls attending the School.

Sle·ve' Ste'jint He,-itage Collectioll G Records Manager

Records held in the Heritage Centre appear to show that as early as 1946, lay staff were appointed to, not only teach the students, but to also undertake domestic work around the school ground. In 1946, the summary of wages records show that Denis O'Callaghan was appointed as a part-time gardener, assisting the Sisters in maintaining the wonderful gardens surrounding Mandevil/e Ha//.

In 1947, Edgar Cohen wasappointedasoneof thefirstlay staff, teaching Science. Records of Mrs Cohen indicate that she had qualifications in chemistry, physics, botany and biology. She completed her Bachelor of Science (Ist Class Honours) in Vienna in 1925, her Masters of Science in 1928 and trained as a pathologist in Paris. Mrs Cohen had been a senior science master and senior master of modern languages at Ivanhoe Grammar School. Although the records of Mrs Cohen are extensive, detailing where and when she was born and the fact that she was married, records in general on staff prior to the I 970s are very scarce.

Records such as Inspectors Reports provide a wealth of information.

The 1969 report states that "in general they [staff] are adequately qualified to meet the needs of the Class A system. The majority of

those engaged with instruction at the levels concerned are graduates or have the necessary specialist qualifications appropriate to their subjects".

Top: Mother Dc,rothea Walker IBVM mowing the lawn in front of Mandeville

Hal/. Behind her is Dinny, tile gardener who supported the

community for Inativ vcars. c 194()s

With just under 300 students, both boys and girls, in the Junior School, the teaching staff of 1962 was dominated by lay staff under the direction of M Francis Anthony Matha IBVM (Sr Toni). The Inspectors Report Book outlines the qualifications of the staff which

Left 1.-R: Mr. Patricia Schaefer, Airs Diane Pemberton and Mrs

(.in,le louning c. 1970s

included studies overseas in India, Budapest and England. At least one staff member had completed her studies at Mercer House; the well respected Teacher Training College in Armadale that provided

the Independent Schools of Melbourne with hundreds of expertly trained teachers.

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11,111 Toorak Community with

Cill-dinal Cerretti on the front

steps of.1/andevil/c Hall

As partof thebroadercurriculumoffered tothestudents, Mr Edward Heffernane came each week in 1945 to "teach some of the children

who have special aptitude". He also gave lectures every second Thursday and in the final term of 1945, he showed the students

"how to appreciate art, what to look for when studying pictures and showed them the principles for composition on the epidiascope, also the works of some of the Masters."

Also in 1945, Miss Howard, "an experienced and highly-qualified teacher" undertook weaving with the intermediate class and decorative needlework with the sub-intermediate classes. Although Miss Eileen Brenan from Bjelke-Petersen's initially conducted the physical education classes, in 1956, the records indicate that she also

taught "ballroom and fancy dancing". And Mrs Hauden conducted Domestic Training in the kitchen for students every Monday afternoon from 2.20pm until 4.50pm.

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PAST PUPILS

Loreto Toorak Past Pupils' Association

President's Report e

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A /hat an incredible innings I have had during my

involvement with the Loreto Past Pupils Association.

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As Federation President I experienced the most wonderful coming togetherof a disparategroupof Loreto past pupils, each with differing expertise. 1 acknowledge with profound thanks the commitment of Federation Committee members: Sarah Rey, Vice President, Sue

Martens, Treasurer, Christine Allanadale, Secretary, Marylou Bayley, Deidre Black, Elizabeth Burns, Christine Croker, Penny Gamble, Emily Hummerston, Nicole Gibson, Madeline Hoy, Rosemary MacLeod, Sr Toni Matha, Andrea Maule, Barbara Nott, Mardi Tovey,

Ann de Castella ( 1 lall '49), seated left, and Geraldine Mi Cubberv

(Barclar '49), long time school friend:, were warmly greeted at the PPA Extraorilinarld,leeting on 10 November when they attended to offer their stil,1 wrt.

Stephanie Woodruff, ably supported by Lynne Rosenthal from the Development Office. At Loreto Federation, $7,500 was raised for the Alola Foundation, to assist mothers and babies in Timor-Leste,

This was a generous and practical response to assistance requested

byguestspeaker Kirsty Sword Gusmao, wife of Xenana, the President of the world's newest nation.

The pastyearhas been mostsuccessful forourCommittee, culminating in the gathering of 310 wonderful women on 7th September forthe 3rd successful Genazzano, Loreto and Sacre Coeur Women's Breakfast at the new RACV Club.

Amanda Stefanovski (Doquile '86) and Angela La Manna ('80) are arranging the Historic House Tour planned for early next year. As I write, Kate Russell is planning the Annual Mass to be held on Sunday

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20th of November and we are effecting repairs to the house at 94,

Blairgowrie, which we own and maintain for the use of the Loreto Sisters. We have continued the traditional annual Mary Ward

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Bursary of $12,000 to the School and we look forward to presenting

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the Mary Ward Prize to a Year 12 student at the Final Assembly.

As President I have also enjoyed working with Sister Christine Burke, the Provincial of Loreto Australia, to formulate the

relationship between Lot-eto Federation and Mary Ward

I bt Pupils' Association Committee 2006

International, representing the Order internationally and a

1.-R Standing: Angela La Manna '80 Vice President, Mardi l'ovey (Swann

non government voting representation at the United Nations.

87) President, Sue Martens (Alighell '67) Treasurer, Sr Toni Matha ibvm, Kate Rwisell (Normanhurst '76).

My term as President has been most enjoyable and on 10 November a new Committee was elected for 2006. 1 believe it is the opportune time to hand over to a fresh contingent who will have the wonderful experience of meeting 6 times per year to manage a great legacy including sharing and nurturing their spirituality, and using their commonsense while addressing and giving support to some of the intense challenges that arise in our lives today.

lane Natban, Past President.

1,-R Seated: Anna Mcirelles (MeKinnon '81) Vice President, Lowis,1 Sullivan 01 Secretary, Lynne Rosenthal (I.MI I Staff).

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We warm

Mandevillians forge a

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ly invite yoTIto Bridge in The' Basement!

political path!

i Come and play Bridge or Solo in the newly

renovated Basement of the Historic House at

Bto Mandeville Hall and enjoy a delicious Imt lunch with your friends in the majestick

1 root ns of the beauti ful Historic House. All

,ceeds from this event will support the Deirdre Rofe Scholarship.

T he Victorian Parliamentary Internship Program is a joint

program run through the Political Science Departments of Monash, Melbourne and Victoria Universities in conjunction

with the Victorian Parliamentary Library. Only 30 students are accepted each semester.

Students undertaking the program are attached to a Member of Parliament and complete a research project in an area of interest nominated by their member. This research project culminates in a policy report which as well as forming the principal assessment for the subject is also held in perpetuity in the Library of the Parliament of Victoria. The program provides a unique form of study and experience for the interns and is highly regarded in political circles,

When: Friday 26 May 2006 Plea

se phone Lynne Rosenthal, 9823 8148, to

with many previous interns going on to work in the political field, and one having become a Member of Parliament.

We are delighted thatthree Loreto Mandeville Hall old girls have had their hard work and interest rewarded with a place in the program.

The girls were placed with a variety of MPs. Their topics are just as diverse-research into local sports clubs, early childhood education

inquire or register.

and the role of parliament as a forum for debate. The interns have all

We warmly invite your participation and supporti

developed new skills ranging from conducting professional interviews and intensive document searches to how to instruct a cricketer in

the nets or how to make a finger painting! As all the girls will attest, it has certainly been a worthwhile and rewarding experience and one

which may well set them on the path to being political leaders of the future.

PPA Golf Day 2006

The annual Past Pupils' Golf Day for 2006 will *„„v,,- be held at The Peninsula Country Golf Club, Frankston, on Monday 15 May 2006. This is a -1 --U 1- fantastic opportunity for Past Pupils who play

golf to enjoy a game on the highly rated

Peninsula Course, followed by Lunch at the Club.

We are revising the mailing list for next year, 1 and would warmly welcome new golfers. If you

wish to be sent an entry form or if you no longer 11

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Wish to receive an entry form, please notify Cathy Ockleshaw, 773 Toorak Road, East Hawthorn

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3123, Phone 9824 6801 or Deidre Black, 23

Stevenson Street, Kew 3101, Telephone 9853 9611:

LJ Diana Bowman (2002) is currently studving Arts/Law at the Universitv of Melbourne, Elizabeth Ames (2002) is Ctirrently stlidving Arts/Diplonia of

Modern Langliages at the University ot-Melbourne and Celina (Sally) Vines is currently studving Arts/Law at Monash University.

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The Loreto Toorak Past Pupils' Association

A World Wide Connection

invites you on a Tour of the Historic Mansion at Loreto Mandeville Hall

Sunday 30th April 2006

ou don't have to be a computer whiz to enjoy the benefits of our past pupils' networking directory, Mandevilli@ns OnLine.

Any past student can join this on-line community and share career or leisure interests

See areas rarely opened to visitors and trace the

use the Bulletin Board

architectural history of this magnificent building,

keep in touch with classmates

with local heritage expert, LMH Archivist Steve

search the world for Mandevillians

take advantage of Business discounts

Stefan.

Enjoy a delicious, homemade Afternoon Tea before or after your Tour.

You'll find us via the school website www.Imh.vic.edu.au, then click

Cost $30.00

on Past Pupils and Mandevilli@ns OnLine. To login for the first time all you need is your name (current name unless you've recently

married and haven't advised the School!) date of birth and the year you did or would have done Year 12. Now you're a member! How easy is that!

See the advertisement on Page 8 and return the reply slip to book your Tour

You can supply as much or as little information as you want, promote your business (we had over 500 hits for the month of November!) register your interests, contact any past student registered on the Directory or send an introductory email to encourage other friends to join up too!

Please contact the Development Office if you have questions or

[Annual Giving Appeal 2005

Email Lynne.Rosenthal@Imh.vic.edu.au or

As another busy year draws to a close, we thank you, our donors

Ron.Ferdinands@Imh.vic.edu.au or telephone Lynne on (03) 9823 8148

p who contribute your talents, time, expertise and finances to our

require assistance.

1 School. Youare recognised byname inourReporton Philanthropic Support for the School which comes with this Mandevillian. Every

gift counts. < . iii the two years that we have focussed on the Deirdre Rofe

' Scholarship through the AnnuaIGivingAppeal,you,the Past Pupils,

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y have contributed $64,125 to the Scholarship! What a fantastic : achievement. This will enable the School to begin awarding a part - Scholarshipandourdreamistocontinuebuildingthe Funduntila full Scholarship can be awarded. Thankyou foryourgift, your passion and your willingnessto actonyourdesireto makethis Scholarshipa ireality for Loreto. The power of onecan neverbe underestimated!,

Lynne Rosenthal

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"Designing Women

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This year's combined breakfast gathering of past pupils from

Genazzano, Loreto Mandeville Hall and Sacre Coeur tool<

place in September at the new RACV Club Banquet Room

with spectacular views from the I 7tll floor.

From the moment the lift doors opened there was an audible buzz in the room as over 310 women greeted old friends and new, with Loreto old girls particularly keen to share memories with the Loreto Sisters present. The bountiful breal<fast arrived as we were all inspired by the speakers - Genazzano's Anna Borghesi, Loreto's Eli Giannini and Sacre Coeur's Dr Catherine Crock. Anna, a graduate from NIDA, launched into costume design, winning the Australian Institute Award for Best Costume Design for her outstanding work on the film, Ned Kelly. Eli Giannini has forged an award winning career in architecture and has headed the Royal Institute of Architects. Dr Catherine Crock pursued a medical career and has created ground breaking pain management techniques using music at the Royal

1.-R Dr Susan Stevens (Principul-Loreta Mandeville Hall),

Children's Hospital and other paediatric centres.

1\is Eli Giati n i iii ('76), Ms Jane Nathan (Retiring President,

An enjoyable time was had by all with the promise to meet again next

year foranother wonderful reunion. It was well worth the early start

Past Pupils' Association), Nicole.lee (School Captain) and Rebecca Edwards (School Vice Captain) at the Genazzano, Saere Coeur, Loreto Women's Breakfast.

- such an inspiring way to start the day!

The Breakfast is held on the first Wednesday in September each year- the next one being held on September 6,2006.

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1,-14: Lvnne Rosenthal -I)evelopment Officer Loreto Toorak, Kate Russell-Loreta Normanhurst, Sr Ruth Winship ibum- Loreto

For your Diary: Genanano, Sacre Coeur and

Toorak, Louise Guinane-Mary's Mount, Sue Hicks- Loreta

Loreto Women's Breakfast 2006

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Anim Hayes-granddaughterot Loreto loorak past pupil,

Toorak, Marv Lou Bin·lev- Loreto Toorak.

Scated 1,-R: Ails.1 Landers- Loreto Toorak, Julie 1 .anders- mother of A ilsa, Maiella Maliony- mother of past and present students of Saerc Coeur, at the new RACV Club for the Conibined Schools Breakfast.

rThe Past Pupils' Associations of Genazzano FC College, Loreto Mandeville Hall and Sacr6 Coeur, extend a warm invitation foryou

*to attend the special combined Past Pupils Women's Breakfast on

Wednesday 6th September 2006 from 7:00 am - 8:30 am.

'Venue and Speakers to be advised - keep your eye on the website

wwolinli.ric.edu.au from midyear 2006.

PAST PUPILS

2005 Reunions

Class of 1989 gathered for a family Picnic on the Oval at Lot-eto

Class Reunions

Mandeville Hall on Sunday 13 November 2005. The Oval was the perfect place to gather on such a beautiful sunny afternoon, The Reunion began with a Tour of the Historic House, Barry Centre, Caf6

Reunion Class of 1975

Mandeville, the new Drama Centre and a wander around old class

A fun and frivolous night was had by all at our 30 year reunion. We were delighted to catch up with Jane Kelly, Anne McPhee, Jennifer Collins, Sonia Dillon and Toni Matha ibvm as we toured the Historic

House, Barry Sports Centre and new Drama Centre. Thirty years ago such areas were forbidden territory. Forty three reunited and many more sent apologies and their news. We partied on at Prost Bar sharing many a memory and laugh. Andrew Arundel, one of the

two boys who dared to accept our invitation, led us in a rendition of Queen of Loreto. The spirit of Mandeville 1975 is stil I very much alive and well! Until 2015, when we meet again!

rooms. It was a pleasure to see the spread of picnic rugs and hampers on the lawn and to hear the laughter of children as a picnic lunch was enjoyed by all. Thanks to Claire Barnard (Leoncelli) and jo M cAuliffe

(Hyland) for organising this Reunion to renew old friendships and also to support fundraising for the Deirdre Rofe Scholarship.

Class of 1995 gathered for their 10 Year Reunion on Saturday 10 September. It all began with a Tour of the School at 4 pm with the

usual glass of champagne, lively chatter and exchange of news. The evening continued at The Flying Duck Hotel in Prahran and, from all accounts, it was a great night together. Thanks to Clare Soppitt,

jill Revnolds

Loretta Bourke and Melissa Tilley for their contact with their classmates to make this Reunion an enjoyable event for all.

Class of 1998 gathered on Friday 29 July at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Centre to catch up on the news. Phoebe Knowles and Viv Ringersma got this Reunion under way and said the chance to catch up with everyone was wonderful!

Class of 2000,5 Year Reunion, Friday 25 November 2005. Watch for their Report in the first Mandevillian issue for 2006!

Class of 2004 gathered at the Malvern Hotel for their One Year Out: Reunion on Thursday 28 July 2005. It was slow to get under way

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but, by all accounts, the girls enjoyed the chance to catch up on the news.

Reunions in 2006

Class of 1946, 60 Years - early April 2006 - Contact Lynne Rosenthal, 9823 8148..

Class of 1966, 40 Years-Saturday 13 May 2006-Contact Fran Knight(McEnroe), At the end of Grade I at Loreto Tooral<, Bill Martin gave his good

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friend Andrew Arundel a present of a little car as they parted to go to different schools. At the 30 year Reunion, Andrew and Bill met

Class of 1986,

up again, not knowing if the other would be attending, and Andrew

Contact Judy Reid 9509 4715 richjude@bigpond.net.au

presented the original car back to Bill.

Class of 2001, 5 Years - Stefanie Fitzgerald and Rosannah Healy are hoping to gather a small team of girls to organise their 5 year reunion in 2006. If you would like to take part or have some suggestions ·

please contact Stefanie at Imh5yearreunion06@hotmail.com or· 0401056474.

Class of 2()()5

will be invited to attend the School Assembly to present the Dux ofi, 2005 early in Term 1 2006 so keep an eye out for your invitation!

The Classes of 1956, 1976, and 1996 are in need of someone to get the ball rolling - remember there's lots of help provided through the School so it is not a huge task,

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and can actually be fun! If you are from one of these year groups 1

or any other year and you would like to arrange a Reunion, just 1 call Lynne Rosenthal at School on 03 9823 8148. Just do it! J ,/.di".

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PAST PUPILS

10/10/05, brother for Buster.

ROSSIGNOLO

Births

Marisa (Staff) and Vince, Massimo (Max) 25/6/05, brother for Chelsea.

SHARP

BOSCI

Lisa (Staff) and Jamie, second son Atticus

Frederick 10/8/05, brother for Chloe.

Jacqueline '88 and Richard Cleveland, Emily SULLIVAN

Francescia, 8/7/05.

Rosalind '89 and Ben james, William Albert

Siobhan '90 and Peter McCormack, Henry Edward 21/3/05.

BUCHANAN

Jenny '90 and Wei Ch'ng, Lauren 25/4/05.

CALMAN

Julia '91 and Anthony Jarvis, Indiana 19/3/05.

CONLAN

Pauline '89 and Dan Trindade, Amy Olinda 30/10/05, sister of Chloe.

CUST

Felicity '88 and Robert Walker, Pollyanna Kate 22/4/05. Sister for Ned.

DAVIS

Dorothy '89 and Stephen Oliver, Francesca Mary 14/7/05.

DAWSON

Engagements

Kelley '01 and

Brett Toohill, Alysha Grace

CARNOVALE

Rebecca '91 to Nick Stocks 9/10/05.

MILANO

Elisa '95 to Joshua Hunter, 23/4/05.

NICHOLLS

Annabel '94 to Ben Parry, 30/8/05.

MAKIV

Angela '94 to Sam Baillieu 15/9/05.

9/6/05.

DOQUILE

Amanda '86 and Tony Stefanovski, James Anthony 3/11/05.

FITZSIMONS

Jill (Staff) and Bill, twins Sophie Alexandra and

Marriages

Rachel Cate 5/10/05.

FRIGO

GAYNOR

BOWEN

Elizabeth '94 to Peter Conquest, 18/12/04.

9/11/05.

DAVIS

Olivia '87 to Stephen Oliver, 6/1/05.

Christine '89 and Philip Joho, Max Oliver

HARRIS

Kate '94 to jonathon Hardwick, 12/3/05.

HANRAHAN

Elizabeth '92 to Andrew Harrison, 1/5/04.

HORSFALL

Amber '95 to Peter van Wijngaarden,

Nick (Staff) and Katie (Eury '89), Charlotte Rose

30/9/04.

GRAY

Samantha '85 and Christopher Hoelter, Annabel Alice 17/8/05, sister to Emily Olivia 1/12/03.

HANRAHAN

11/6/05.

Kathryn '85 and Jonathon Collopy, Archie Jack 29/4/05. Brother for Oscar and Harriet.

HANRAHAN

Anne '89 and Michael Hart, Immogen IO/l2/04.

HUNT

Cathy (staff), and Michael, Dillon Woodhouse 17/8/05.

Deaths BRENNAN

Niall on 6/7/05 and Elaine on 28/9/05, husband and

wife. Parents of Sally '72, Rosemary Herrera '73, LAWLER

Victoria '91 and james Watson, Georgia Monique

Angela '75, Gabriel '77 and Catriona '79 and sons

19/8/05.

LECHTE

LIDDELL

Melanie '90 and Tim Farrell, Chloe 26/5/05.

Christopher, Peter and Patrick.

CONQUEST

Pompey on 20/9/05. Mother of Tony '60, Simon '62, Liv '64, Marg McEIrea '67, James '70,

Freya '88 and Scott Loring, Ethan Liddell

Cas Corrie '77 and Andrew '79. Grandmother of

22/2/05.

14 including Emma '88 and Great-Grandmother MADIGAN

MC ARDLE

Diedire '87 and Carl Willis, Peter 11/2/05.

Elizabeth (Liz) '90 and Scott Martin, Benjamin

of 3.

FLANAGAN

Alexander 14/2/05.

MOLONEY

MORRISON

father of Sue Lally '63, jill Tehan '67 and Anne Flanagan '70.

Nicole '86 and Mark Gibson, Anna Therese 30/8/05.

John (Jack) on 14/10/05 husband of Rosemary,

FOLEY

Dorothy '46, in NSW, 10/11/05.

GALBALLY

Francis Eugene (Frank) on 12/10/05, husband of

Sophie (staff) and Andy Short, Matilda Rose 20/11/05

Bernadette (O'Bryan '43), loving father of Michael O'DONOGHUE

Danielle '90 and Anthony Kift, Henry john

Yrl '56, David Yrl '58, Francis Y,-2 '60, Simon Yrl

11/2/05.

PRICE

'62, Joseph Yr2 '67, Elsa Yr5 '70, Paul Yrl '67 and Bernard. Well remembered and sadly missed by

]ennifer '89 and John Saunders, Emily Ann

extended family and friends in the Loreto

7/3/05.

community.

RABL

Imogen '86 and Andrew james, Lawson Rabl james on 12/7/02 and Oscar Rabl James 17/8/04.

HANRAHAN

John 4/12/04. Loving husband of Patricia (Boyle '54). Father of Kathryn Collopy '85, Paul, Anne

RALPH

Sally '85 and Richard Charles, Angus 14/9/05.

Hart '89, Elizabeth Harrison '92 and Therese '98.

loreto mandeville hal] 2005

HAYES

Peggy (Hegarty '29) on 10/11/05. Mother of Margaret, Mary, Theresa, Genevieve and Marcella

Mary Allan Miles (Kenny '33)

all past pupils of Loreto Mary's Mount.

HEATH

William (Bill) on 22/10/05 husband of Ann Heath (Brenan '46), father of jane '73, Simon, Susan Vaughan '78, John, David Yrl '74 and Sarah '88.

HENDRICK

the family being characterised by very strong personalities, the girls were able to form the Kenny String Quartet. These early foundations

Sr Mary, ibvm, Mother Antoninus, on 31/10/05

developed her love of life, her commitment to family and her strong

in Ireland. A loved and valued member of the

willed nature.

LMH staff for many years.

MAULE

McKENZIE

Mary Allan Miles (Bub or Mutti) was born in Malvern, the youngest of four girls, all of whom attended Loreto Mandeville Hall. Despite

From a very early age Allan loved with a passion, cars, speed and all

Herbertlames 8/9/05. Father to Stephen & father

things mechanical. Driving from the age of seven, she started serious

in law to Andrea '68.

racing from about 1933.

Loving grandfather to Stephanie '00, Lucy '98,

In 1939, Allan was on her way to Monte Carlo to compete for

Sarah '05 and Tom.

Jaguar as Australia's first international female racing driver when the

Elizabeth(Eskdale '49) on 3/8/05, sister of Ann de Castella (Hall '49), Catherine Southall (Hall

outbreak of wai- prevented her from reaching her destination. Allan

joined the women's war effort at home and was commissioned a WAAF Officer.

'66) and

Jenny Hall '74. Mother of jane Bryan (Britt '74)

In 1944, she married RAAF Officer Garth Tetley Miles and together

and Sue Densmore (Britt '75). Grandmother of

they made a home in Malvern, Victoria. They had four children and

Britt Densmore '05.

the following 30 years were busy raising, and moving a family around the world, with air force postings.

MILES

Allan ( Mary Allan Kenny'33) in NSW on 13/06/05 in her 90th year. Sister of Irene Quigley '26 (dec),

Garth and Allan retired to Mollymook in 1975 to enjoy the beauty

Kathleen '26 and Sheila Galbally '29 (dec).

of the area with the odd game of golf. Sadly, Garth passed away in

MULLANY

Helen '54 on 1/6/05.

MURPHY

Colin on 5/4/05. Father of Dr Patrice Murphy '79 and Michael (Xavier '80).

NEALE

1983. In the past 22 years Allan continued her passion of driving and appreciation of sport and travel. Allan loved the company of people and had six grandchildren and recently one great grand daughter.

A remarkable woman! May she rest in peace.

Wendy (Ward '47) in NSW on 31/7/05. Mother of

Jennifer, Amanda and Victoria and grandmother

11, is pien' int , contributed by Ian Miles - son oj Mary Allan Miles.

of 7.

O'DONOGHUE Phyllis (Kennedy) on 28/7/05. Former LMH member of staff, ballet teacher.

SKALITSIS

Chloe '05 on 29/5/05.

r Mary Antonius Hendrik 7 Sr Sonia Dillon, ibvm, provided an insight into the life of Sr Mary Antoninus at the Past Pupils' Annual Mass on Sunday 20 November. This is an excerpt from the Eulogy given by Sr Sonia.

"As Shakespeare told us, 'All the World's A Stage.' < A Gift of Love 4'llc

r Stevens and everyone working and studying at Loreto Mandeville Hall gives thanks for the life and loving generosity of past student Helen Mullany (Class of '54). Helen was a student here for quite a short time in Years 9 to I I but always

maintained a deep affeCtion for the School and a strong interest in Catholic education. Her most recent visit to the School WaS tO

attend her Class of '54 Fifty Year Reunion in july 2004.

And we at Loreto knew, and remember today one of the great players in our lives.

Sr Mary Antoninus Hendrick taught at many Loreto schools in Australia, including Loreto Mandeville Hall in the 70's, and she

was not easy to forget. The voice, the eyes, the Irish charm, the encouraging way with students, made this Sister unforgettable if you were in her class. She gave all to whatever class she taught.

There were no half measures. It is said that children who tended

to be 'recalcitrant' in other classes, enjoyed Sr. Antoninus' class so much. She believed in them and they wanted to learn. She used to say to these children, "You are my little chickees."

Helen passed away in Junethis year. In her will she has remembered

Mary Hendrick lived for the greater glory of God, and, in her own

her old School with a generous bequest to be applied to providing an

style, she encouraged and helped others to do the same.

Art/Music Scholarship. Whata wonderful way to supportthe School and to help bring a Loreto education to students into the future!

We give thanks for this gift and pray that Helen rests in peace in God's loving arms.

While we pray that she will rest in peace, we are confident that we have a friend at the Court of Heaven, and thank God that this

3 same lady, Sr Mary Antoninus Hendrick brought to Australia the 'lilt of Irish laughter', her teaching skills and her love of Christ the i King."

PAST PUPILS

First Past Pugil Marriage in our Lhapel

W

hen I finished my school years at Mandeville in 1992 and walked out the Clendon Road gates for the last time as a student, there was both great joy and sadness -

excitement at what was ahead, and a hope that I was not leaving this place for the last time.

When Michael Blood and I became engaged ten years later, I was

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thrilled to learn that the Chapel was available for weddings. With such a magnificent setting, and the sense of tradition and history, we 1<new the Chapel was the perfect place for us to be married. I was very proud and happy when Mick loved it as much as I did.

Walking through the Historic House and into the Chapel for the rehearsal, the memories were so vivid - orientation day with mum

C another Loreto old girl, as was her mother), my Year 7 Blue classroom directly above where I was now standing, the FatherDaughter Masses and the Oak Parlor recitals, as well as many funny and mischievous moments!

The two wedding co-ordinators, Pat O'Halloran and Dot Peters

Biddv and Alichael Blood, 11 December 2004.

(both long serving past staff members) were of great assistance.

Blessed with great weather, on December 112004, we walked down the aisle to be married by Fr Chris Gleeson S.j. Looking around the Chapel on my wedding day, it was wonderful to see our families and friends, including Sr Ruth Winship, my Mandeville schoolmates, my sisters Anna and Meg and my niece Cate, a current Year 6 Mandeville

girl. There was a real sense of belonging, not only to our families, but to the wider Loreto family. Mick and I feel so privileged to have started our married life in such a special way.

Biddy Blood (Cmmingbain '92)

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Biddy with her sisters and brother 1.-R Patrick Cunningham, Meg Kelliher (Cunningham '88), Biddy Cunningham '92, Anna Gowers (Cunningham '86).

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Wedding of Amber Horsfull ('95)

Amber and Peter van \Viing,tarden, 11.1 li lle 2005.

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1.-11 Kyla Dinsmore (1 lorsiall '87), Ainher I lorst-:111 '95 and Kathryn Bantion '95.

Jane Nathan (left) immediate P·ast President of the Loreto

Toorak Past lill,ils Association

being presented with flowers by Mardi '1'ovey, President 2006, in recognition of her exceptional contribution to the Association.

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