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Vietnam Pilgrimage 10 Social

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Venerable Mary Ward 14

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Mary Ward Connect Week 15 St Peter's ELC 16

Reunions

Camps

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Alouette

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Heritage

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Music

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Sport

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Development - Community 33 Development - Past Pupils - Reunions 42

Past Pupil Profiles 47 News Snippets 50 Family

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Reunions Calendar 54

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EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

LORETO Mandeville Hall Toorak

Editor, Amanda Apthorpe

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

Website www. loretotoorak.vic.edu.au

Assistant Editor, Judy Broad Development Office, Rose Doolan, Kylie Lawtey Past Pupils, Kate Russell, Kellie Bird

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Photography, Josephine Fagan, Nicole Harbison and Sandra Jane

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Cover Design; Josephine Fagan

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- rincipaf Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak is going from strength to strength in every area of School operation. With great pride and joy as a whole School Community

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we congratulate the Class of 2009 for their achievements, both academic and co-curricular. The

outstanding results that are delivered each year, consistently, are a credit to the hard work and dedication of our students, and the accompanying work and expertise of the teaching and support staff.

Our wonderful Junior School has been recently extended to deliver additional classroom spaces, J refurbished staff facilities and upgrades of several other indoor and outdoor spaces (refer to page 32 for photographs). It was a pleasure to welcome our Junior School students to their new classrooms at the commencement of second term. In line

with our approach within the School to continue improvements to grounds and facilities in

an environmentally responsible way, these latest Junior School works have included several important green features jn design and for future sustainable and responsible operation: Ceiling Insulation

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Extensive internal wall and floor insulation to minimise internal noise, and noise transference between spaces and floor levels Window awnings to adjust and monitor light Tinted window glass to reflect UV and direct sun light

Internal louvre windows to enable cross ventilation of fresh air drawn from the outside and expelled through the openable louvres at the top of the skylight

The louvres above the large skylight/atrium in the new Year 6 area will open and close according to weather conditions and the build up of hot air internally

Energy efficient, reverse cycle, inverter air-conditioners Lights and air-conditioning operate from movement sensors Air-conditioning will shut down when the windows are opened

Generous areas of glass (internal and external) to maximise the use of natural light Energy efficient lights Non-toxic paint

Building materials and floor coverings meet environmental guidelines 120,000 litre underground water tank for harvesting water from the new roof of the Junior School

Students can monitor the impact of the weather on the operation of the building's sustainable features through the computer screen that has been installed in the breakout area and is linked to the weather station on the roof.

Caring for and respecting the environment is an imperative for us as members of a faith community; we continue to both teach and model this responsibility at School in a number of different ways.

This beautiful edition of the Mar-devillian records for us so much of what it means to be Loreto - our students, past pupils, extended community - we all share in the continuing story and its strong foundations. Importantly, 2010 is the national Loreto Year of "Verity".

All students from Years Preparatory - Year 12 have engaged with this theme through a conscious focus on verity, and its meaning and application in our lives. In and through all our endeavours, Mary Ward called us all to "be seekers of truth and doers of justice"; it is a continuing call.

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Boreto JICandeoiffe @faff Joorab in 2010 We warmly invite you to attend one of the following Open Mornings in our Junior School and Senior School. Please join us for a tour of the School followed by morning tea with the Principal and senior members ofstaffon:

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Wednesday 5 May Friday

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Wednesday 8 September Thursday

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All School Tours commence at 9.0()am with a welcome address by the Principal and

conclude at 10.0()am. To confirm your attendance or for further information. please contact the Admissions Office on 9823 82]1 or eniail admissions(adoretotoorak.vic.edu.au or visit our website www.loretotoorak.vic.edu.au

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Ele Coreto 9Ifandeuilfe J {atiEJoorat famit) proudty congratulate.B it.sl)ear 13 3 1,_idents o 2009 As an open entry school, Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak celebrates the results of all the girls who have shown dedication and commitment to their studies and the very high professionalism of the teaching staff.

J{igi,lights (4 the Liear inetude 8% of our students achieved an ENTER score above 99.00 placing them in the top 1 % of the state.

1294 of our graduating Year 12 students achieved an ENTER score of 98.00 or above. placing them in the top 2% of the state.

30% of the students received an ENTER of 95.00 or above (compared with 5% state-wide).

49% achieved scores of 90.00 or above (compared with 10% state-wide).

72°/o ot our students achieved an ENTER score of 80.00 or above.

60% of all grades were A or A+.

27% of all study scores were 40 or above.

The median study score for the class of 2009 was 36.

Perfect scores of 50 were achieved by 4 students.

University Extension Programs:

Alice Godfree achieved a High Distinction in Geography from Monash University.

Ewa Lobaza achieved an H 1 for English from the University of Melbourne.

Danica Patawaran achieved an Hl for Art History from the University of Melbourne.

Natasha Simonds achieved an Hl and the Prize for Academic Excellence in Art History from the University of Melbourne.

Jinghan Xia achieved an Hl iii Mathematics from the University of Melbourne.

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our ajarinest congratiliations to our Utices of setiool

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We also celebrate and congratulate those many students who achieved results over and above their expectations.

Many girls achieved their own personal goals and developed skills and interests in a diverse range of co-curricular and community service programs throughout tile year.

In particular we congratulate the class of 2009 for the strength of their results. With a median ENTER of 89.15, this class has demonstrated that with commitment, consistency and working together, wonderful results can be achieved.

We wish our VCE graduates happiness and success in the year ahead. May they continue to strive for excellence in all that they do. May they go on to use their gifts and talents to help build a better world.

In the words of Mary Ward, founder of the Loreto Order, "women in time to come will do much". Once again, we congratulate the Class of 2009 for all they have achieved.

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Congratulations: 1. Sarah Glynn, Monash Prize for Excellence

2. Olivia Coburn, Dorothy Sullivan Music Prize

3. Rachel Cheng, Margaret Pratt Science Scholarship 4

4. Annabel Jones, Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program

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Scholars Program

Congratulations to Subject Prize recipients: 3 Art: Anne-Therese Ryan 1 Biology: Eugenie Prior

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Literature: Julia Walker

Mathematical Methods: Erica Yeung

Business Management: Georgia

Music Solo Performance: Olivia

Hunter, Celia Mallard, Olivia Purdue

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Chemistry: Theresa Nguyen

National Politics: Alice Godfree

Economics: Richa Deshpande

Physical Education: Lexie Griffin

i English: Genevieve Venosta

Physics: Jinghan Xia

1 French: Theresa Nguyen

Specialist Mathematics: Jinghan Xia

Further Mathematics: Lexie Griffin

Studio Art: Alice Callaghan, Madelaine

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Health & Human Development:

Texts and Traditions: Bridget

Hayley Crigan

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History - Renaissance: Julia Walker

Theatre Studies: Ewa Lobaza

History - Revolutions: Ivy Nguyen

VET Equine: Astrid Vinycomb

Indonesian: Jacqueline O'Connor

Legal Studies: Alice Godfree

Congratulations to Top Arts Selection: Shannon Contin, Alexandra Higgins, Lucina Lane, Stephannie Roll and Megan Swinstead

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Academic Awards 2009 Congratulations Year 12 2009:

Duces of School - Theresa Nguyen and Julia Walker

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General Academic Awards:

(pictured at right with their parents) 1. Alice Godfree

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AYoung Entrepreneur

Isabella Commins, Year 11 won the 2009 State Final of the School

Entrepreneur of the Year sponsored by Ernst and Young. Isabella designed a shoe made from the waste products of a printing 4147

company and presented a model for how this could be used to assist developing countries, on an impressive scale.

At right: Isabella with Commerce teachers Mr Ed Smithers and Mrs Margaret Wilson

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Olivia Wells, Year 10 is one of only ten recipients of this year's Premier's Spirit of ANZAC prize, announced by the Premier

at a special reception at the Shrine of Remembrance.

Olivia researched the experiences of Australian soldiers in Burma during World War 2. She made contact with diggers who were 'on the line' and presented her findings in a moving short story.

As part of the prize, Olivia undertook a two week study tour to the Thai-Burma Railway, including Hellfire Pass, and the Western Front in France and Belgium.

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Individual Differences Epilepsy Trivia Challenge

Scarlet Stiletto Awards

Loreto Mandeville Hall is again entering the Epilepsy Foundation

Nese Gezer, who is currently in Year 9, won the Young Writer

of Victoria Trivia Challenge this year. Designed to raise

division of the annual Scarlet Stiletto Awards, a women's crime

awareness of epilepsy and funds for the Epilepsy Foundation

and mystery short story competition, late last year with her story

of Victoria, this quiz asks students in Years 7 to 10 to compete

Devil in the Mirror. This has been a favourite with Loreto Toorak

against each other in teams of four. So far, more than 130

students for a number of years now and it is the second time

students have expressed interest in the Quiz which is due to take

Nese has won the award.

place late in May. The top team at each year level will go on to compete in the state-wide online final.

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Top Arts 2009

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Loreto Mandeville

Hall is to be represented by five students in this year's highly prestigious Top Arts: VCE 2009 exhibition at the lan Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square from 1 April tol 4 June, 2010. Pictured left to right: Lucina Lane, Alexandra Higgins,

Megan Swinstead, Stephannie Roll and Shannon Contin will have their artworks exhibited at the NGV alongside the works of fiftytwo other VCE Art and Studio Art students from across Victoria.

It is a great honour that our students' work has been selected for inclusion from approximately three thousand applicants. We are delighted and proud to be the most highly represented school in

of our students, Madelaine Clancy and Alice Callaghan for Studio

the exhibition with roughly nine percent of exhibitors. 1 would also

Art and Anne-Therese Ryan for Art. This result is evidence of the

like to recognise Marianne Blazevic and Frances Tighe whose

commitment and dedication applied to the study of Art by both the

artworks were short listed for inclusion in the exhibition.

students and their teachers. What a wonderful result.

The Art department would also like to acknowledge the

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outstanding achievement of a perfect VCE score gained by three

Head of Art

2010 VCE Art Trip to Canberra On Sunday 28 February, twenty-six very fortunate VCE Art and

Cezanne, van Gogh, Gauguin as well as many others, the girls

Studio Art students and their teachers flew to Canberra to view

were then given a tour of the gallery's own collection. During this

the highly acclaimed Masterpieces from Paris Exhibition at the

experience the students had the opportunity to see and discuss

National Gallery of Australia. This spectacular exhibition features

artworks such as Jackson Pollock's Blue poles and Andy Warhol's

112 of some of the best-known works of modern art from the

Campbell's soup cans.

Musee d'Orsay in Paris. A special educational viewing of the

Whiie in Canberra, the students visited the Australian War

exhibition was organized for the girls at 9.00am on Monday

Memorial where they viewed the current exhibition Love and War

morning, so the students were able to examine the exhibition

which they thoroughly enjoyed. They also visited the Australian

without the general public hampering their view. After spending

Museum and Portrait Gallery. The girls were enthralled by all they

a couple of hours viewing the works of Monet, Degas, Seurat,

saw on this special weekend tour.

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In the early morning of 14 December 2009, twenty

the children, though it shocked us all to find out that they only

Year 11 Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak students and three

get fed twice a day. Although those three days were extremely

teachers boarded a flight to Vietnam, filled with nerves but

hard on us all, it was very rewarding to know that we had

plenty of excitement. Once we walked out the airport doors into

contributed what seemed so little, but to them, was a lot. On

Ho Chi Minh City we were greeted by not only our tour guide

our last day there was quite a few tears.

I am sure that for many of the pilgrims one of the major

David, but also by the extreme humidity and pollution. We soon were in the midst of the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh

highlights was the food. We were taken to a restaurant each

City; hundreds of motorbikes weaving through traffic, beeping

night by our tour guide, David. One memorable meal was at

continuously. We came across many different sights; from the

the Barbeque Garden, an outdoor restaurant where we cooked

amazing Christmas lights to a man begging with only one arm.

our own meals on barbeques in the centre of the table. It was

With these sights came smells of air pollution and food.

Sister Trish Franklin, a Loreto sister, has devoted her

like we were dining under the stars as the trees above us were filled with fairy lights

We were lucky enough to visit some of the popular

life to help improve education in disadvantaged villages. We were fortunate to sit in on one of the classes she teaches each

tourist attractions in and around Ho Chi Minh City, including

week at the blind school. As soon as we entered the gates

the Mekong Delta and the Cu Chi Tunnels. We took part in a

of the school we were greeted by the Principal who was very

home-stay on the Mekong Delta for one night, where we ate

proud and keen to show us around his school. We all brought

traditional food from the area and slept under large mosquito

toys with us that had different textures and noises to hand out

nets. During our stay we exolored some of the surrounding

when we visited each class. It was truly amazing to see these

islands and their small industries such as coconut candy,

children move around the school by themselves, and even more

floating markets, fish sauce and rice paper manufacture. We

inspiring to find out that many of the students actually finish

also enjoyed an eventful bike ride which took us through

school and attend university. We also saw the playground that

narrow, winding roads and past many typical houses of the

was built with the money raised through Loreto Toorak's social

Mekong.

justice raffle. Visiting this school offered us an introduction of what to expect over the next three days at the orphanage.

On our first day at the orphanage we were all a little

Ten days later it was time to leave and although we were sad, we were ready to come back home and share our stories of excitement, sadness and inspiration.

anxious as we were about to experience something that none

It is hard to sum up all these once-in-a-lifetime

of us had ever done before. We divided into four groups and

experiences that we have al had in a few short paragraphs, but

worked in different rooms each day. Each of these rooms

it is safe to say that visiting Sister Trish, the Blind School and

was filled with rows and rows of beds containing children of

the Orphanage really opened our eyes and had a great positive

different ages and with varying disabilities, most of these being

impact on us all.

very severe. For everyone it was very confronting to see these children, some were tied to beds to stop them harming themselves and others around them. We fed and played with

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An Inspiring Visit Early in Term 1 Sister Elizabeth Donnan ibvm came to talk to Year 7 students about her work in Zambia, Africa. Sr Elizabeth

now lives in Zambia near a small town called Lukulu (the Town of Plenty), but once taught Science and Maths at Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak.

Sr Elizabeth helps develop educational programs for the local children by providing sports equipment that she takes around to each school and running sessions with colouring activities and

arts and crafts. Many of the children have never had anything to play with before so these are very special occasions.

The mentors and teachers at the schools in Zambia are paid with

food such as wheat rather than money. Sr Elizabeth has worked on projects such as building schools, furnishing them with chairs and tables and sinking bores to access ground water. Many

people in Zambia have HIV AIDS which means that mothers are unwell or die and cannot feed their babies. Sr Elizabeth's

colleague, Irish Loreto Sister Pat Mulvaney ibvm decided to open a medical centre for the parents and babies who are in desperate need of help and raised funds to make a special nutritional formula for the babies.

The visit from Sr Elizabeth was inspirational for every Year 7 student and made us all think about how privileged we are to have such a wonderful education and to live in such a pristine area. We would like to thank Sr Elizabeth for her time and effort

in coming to talk to us. The money raised by the annual Year 7 Record Night will be sent to help Sr Elizabeth in her work.

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At a time when others are partying or thinking of themselves, eight of our students who had just completed Year 12 joined thirty

other young people from leading Melbourne schools in a four day live-in camp just prior to Christmas 2009. A selection process for the camp has to occur as we always have many more students volunteering than can be accommodated in the boarding school at Xavier, where the live-in camp is held. The selected students in

2009 were: Stephanie Gorman, Megan Swinstead, Jinghan Xia, Siana Madden, Theresa Nguyen, Jacinta Smith, Elizabeth Olney and Madelaine Clancy. They were mentors to children with a range of disabilities, including Cerebral Palsy, Autism and Down

Syndrome, aged between 7 and 15 years. Each student worked in partnership with a child with a disability for the entire period

of the camp, supporting them with feeding, bathing, and fun activities during the day, and caring for them overnight. Teaching staff and medical volunteers from within the school communities

supported the students throughout the camp. Our students showed great patience, charisma and care with their assigned camper, at a time in the year when families of these children desperately need a break.

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Year 5 Father Daughter Mass

On Sunday 14 March, the Year 5s celebrated their Father Daughter Mass. The Gospel was the story of the Prodigal Son. Leading up to Mass we discussed the Gospel story and the importance of forgiveness. We then made a bookmark for our Dads with an example of a time when our Dads had forgiven us. It was a lovely Mass and was followed by breakfast where we gave our Fathers the bookmarks we had made.

Sophie Giannaros and Teagan Duggan

Reconciliation Plays

While the Year 3s and 4s were preparing for their

Reconciliation, we acted some plays about negative and positive friendship and behaviour scenes. We broke into groups of three, and we became different characters such as a mum, dad, brother, sister, son,

daughter etc. We worked through the four Stages of Reconciliation: Admit, Say Sorry, Forgive and Make up. We tried to use the four stages to guide our role

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As a class we read The Story of Zacchaeus, we

learnt that he stole money from people and Jesus forgave him and helped him to see he was doing the wrong thing. Zacchaeus reconciled with the people in Jericho.

We enjoyed presenting our plays to each other.

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On Wednesday 10 March the girls from Preparatory to Year 2 hosted the first

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Loreto - St Kevin's buddy visits.

The program has been operating for many years now and has four scheduled visits a year. Each school has their turn to

organise and host an activity session and shared lunch.

While the talk and interaction often starts

slowly, it does not take long before the mixing of genders took off, and the

beginnings of great bonds between the Loreto and St Kevin's buddies are

apparent.

Ms Liz Blackie Year 2 Homeroom Teacher

The Venerable Mary Ward On 19 December 2009 His Holiness Benedict XVI formally promulgated the Decree recognising the 'heroic virtue' demonstrated by Mary Ward and thereby conferring on her the title 'Venerable'. Her cause will now go forward to the next stage in the process towards beatification and eventual canonisation.

The cause for Mary Ward's canonisation was opened in 1929. The historical research was begun by Fr Grisar SJ and completed by Sr Immolata Wetter CJ accompanied by the Postulator Fr Paul Molinari SJ and the Relator Fr Peter Gumpel SJ. This was

accepted by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in 1995. The theologians completed their investigation in May 2009 and recommended unanimously that

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Mary Ward Connect Week 2010 Mary Ward Connect Week took place during the week following the Labour Day weekend. This year, fewer visiting students were involved than those involved in the inaugural year of MWC. We hosted twelve students from Loreto Normanhurst

(Sydney) and Loreto Coorparoo (Brisbane), and Year 10 students from Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak went to stay in the home of students at each of those Loreto schools.

During the time our visitors were here, they made

presentations to Years 7 and 10, and they spent time in the Junior School. On the Thursday of MWC week, the visitors and their Year 10 hosts travelled to Loreto

Ballarat, where they met up with the Ballarat girls and their visitors from Loreto Kirribilli (Sydney) and Loreto Marryatville (Adelaide). After assembly and morning tea, all the girls involved in MWC headed to Sovereign Hill for the afternoon. This was a great way for students from the six participating Loreto schools to get together, meet each other and share stories.

Our MWC students and Mr Ed Smithers spent time

in sunny Brisbane at Loreto Coorparoo and, as part of that program, they spent a day at Seaworld. Other Loreto students from Loreto Normanhurst were also at

Coorparoo. The other group of Toorak students and Ms Sophie Hunter headed to Loreto Normanhurst where they had the opportunity to meet not only Normanhurst and Coorparoo students, but also Marryatville, Ballarat and Kirribilli students during their excursion across the Sydney Harbour Bridge and to the Sydney Opera House.

Mary Ward Connect Week is a wonderful way for the Year 10 girls to meet other Loreto students from around Australia, and to live with another family for a short time. It is also a great opportunity for Loreto Toorak families to host incoming students and show them all

that Melbourne has to offer. The program would not be successful without the generosity of our host families

and I wish to thank all those who were involved this year, especially those who took more than one student as we were short on host families.

My thanks also to Mr Smithers and Ms Hunter for making themselves available to accompany our travelling

parties, and to Mrs Margaret Wilson who coordinated the program at Loreto Toorak.

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Deputy Principal - Director of Junior School, Loreto Toorak LSAC representative

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During the last weeks of Term 1 a number of Easter moments were embraced at the ELC. Purple cloths on our reflection tables and walls, Easter Egg trees and the children talking about Jesus

and his mates having dinner to name just a few! As there were no cars when Jesus was a grown-up and people walked everywhere, the children have discussed how the people needed to wash their feet and how Jesus washed the feet of his friends!

During Specialist time we have been learning some songs with Miss Anna (including the Chicken Dance. Hot Cross Buns and Bertie Bunny)

Miss Anna has also been sharing with the children

a gentle version of the Easter story, that Jesus died and then rose/came alive again. On Tuesday 23 March those at the ELC had a visit to our St Peter's Church and took part in an Easter Liturgy. These are all little steps to develop awareness and spirituality in our lives.

FKA Plague at the ELC Of course, the hatching of the chickens is a wonderful sign of new life and has been embraced by all at the ELC in many of the different 'languages' of learning. Dramatic play - acting out the hatching; singing different songs of eggs, birds and chickens;

dancing - the birdie dance and a liturgical interpretive movement to The

Easter Song,- making chickens with clay; observational

drawing of chickens; small and large group discussions of what we see when we look at the chickens and what we know and

would like to know about the chickens; observing and discussing what we have seen first-hand from the eggs, the excitement of

the chickens hatching and then the changes that occur as the chickens grow.

continues and continues and continues! We are also experiencing and learning about the responsibility of caring for other life. This is a very powerful learning tool for many of our children. Some of the chickens returned to the farm at the end of Term 1 and others

have gone to live at one of the ELC children's farm. Sister Mary also visited us, thanking the children and their families for their generous donations of Easter Eggs. Sister Mary is going to pass iese eggs on to other children to hopefully make their Easter iore enjoyable too.

ls Kylie McLennan, Director of St Peter's ELC

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Association of Loreto Toorak was opened in South Melbourne in 1912. This was one of Mother Gonzaga Barry's dreams as she was well aware of the pressures on working women in poorer families as well as the benefits of a properly run kindergarten

to small children.This Kindergarten was a member of the Free Kindergarten Association (FKA), which in 2009 celebrated their 100 year anniversary. As a part of the FKA 100 year celebrations, plaques were presented to all kindergartens who were members at the time.

Dr Susan Stevens, Principal of Loreto Mandeville Pall Toorak,

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Louise Peyton, Deputy Principal and Director of Junior School, Kylie McLennan, Head of St Peter's Early Learning Centre, and

ELC staff Anna Munari, Jo Dowling, Robyn Tucker, Lindy Ekstedt and Zoe Swindells were delighted to accept the plague from FKA Vice-President Ted Rush and Dr Anne Kennedy, a member of the FKA Board of Management in December 2009. The plague is proudly on display in the foyer of St Peter's Early Learning Centre, the current Loreto Mandeville Hall Early Learning Centre, VVI11Ull 13 / paI LI lt!01 lip 111 CLIUUCLUL.'11 UG<VVUU,1 LI 15 1 0 IJII VI U L

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Year 11 Theatre Studies Evening On Wednesday 25 March, our ensemble of Year 11 Theatre Studies students proudly indulged in an evening of decadence, deceit and drama as they presented scenes from the classic neoclassicism gems Moliere's Tartuffe and Jean Racine's Phaedra. Flouting about in frivolity and fun, the cast of Tartuffe delighted the audience performing in our beautiful Oak Parlour, whilst dusk cast its shadow through

the stained glass windows of the great mansion foyer, illuminating the tragic world of Phaedra. Our Year 11 Theatre Studies students displayed a term's worth of rehearsals, culminating in an assessed performance which showcased their superb performance skills. It was a pleasure to share their talents with friends, family and peers! Next we move on to the Bard ...

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little group we must have looked, all of us chattering about our lic)/[

weekends, jumping up and down laughing. The reason we were

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building· Before we took ourtour we had to go through security 4,--4,1#i -- ·%. checks, and visited the amazing Queen's Hall. First we went to the Legislative Assembly which was all green: the furniture,

carpet, everything. Some of us were able to sit in the Speaker's Chair. The Upper House was splendid. It was decorated with real gold and the ceiling was pretty. Our tour guide told us lots of 6 fascinating facts. Did you know that before a law or act is made it is a Bill? Next we were amazed at the Legislative Council or the Upper House, which was all red. There were elegant beautiful furnishings and a magnificent ceiling. What a great excursion!

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A memorable moment on Year 7 Camp "I was hot, really hot. Taking two steps at a time, I walked slowly

On Thursday 25 March the students from Years 1 and 2

participated in a variety of activities as part of their Late Stay for 2010. The theme this year was "The Circus". The girls demonstrated much enthusiasm through their colourful costumes that .ncluded acrobats, clowns, ring masters and circus animals.

The afternoon consisted of face painting, cooking, party games and a circus skill session with "The Little Devils". The evening concluded with pizza for dinner and a DVD. Thank-you to the Year 12 Councillors for their assistance with the evening.

along the steep, gravelly track. Every now and then I caught glimpses of the cool blue ocean. The snow white peaks of the

mountainous waves breaking along the shoreline were impossible to resist. I had no choice. The dancing waves crashed as they

sang their melancholy song, their fingers reaching out along the sand but unable to reach me ... yet. Attaching myself to the

surfboard, I ran excitedly along the rapidly hardening sand, the intense smell of salt and seaweed filling my senses. The

waveswere splashing crazily and foam was spraying everywhere."

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Science Camp Late last year, a group of enthusiastic Loreto Toorak Young Scientists from Years 7 to 10 participated in a three day Science Camp at Queenscliff on the Bellarine Peninsula. At the Marine Discovery Centre we dissected fish, discovered a variety of sea creatures in the touch tank, went canoeing on Swan Bay and learnt more about Port Phillip Bay on a Marine Biology Cruise than we thought possible.

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Making the Most of Reading The importance of reading cannot be overemphasised. One of the main aims of the Teacher Librarians is to foster a love of

reading within the school community. Many

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· Browsing the large and up-to-date fiction collection, particularly the displays of new titles.

· Talking about their reading choices with one of the Teacher Librarians. Such informal discussion is very useful in clarifying their preferences, as the Teacher Librarians read extensively in the area of young adult fiction.

· Consulting the annotated lists available for both classroom reading and reading for pleasure. These lists are available in print form in the LRC and on the LRC page of MyLoreto. A list of

Year 12 Indonesian students learnt about international student life first hand from their tutors.

Indonesian Immersion Weekend

new titles is produced each month.

· Further reading suggestions may be found in the reviews on the State Library of Victoria's Inside a Dog web page www.insideadog.com.au. There is also a link from the LRC page of MyLoreto.

· Students are encouraged to make recommendations for new

purchases in our suggestion book. They will soon be able to do this online.

The inaugural Loreto Toorak Indonesian Immersion Weekend was held at International House, The University of Melbourne from 12 to 14 February, 2010. The Year 12 Indonesian class enjoyed a variety of activities that were designed to boost their language skills while opening their eyes to the multicultural richness of inner-city Melbourne. A highlight of the weekend was spending Saturday afternoon in small groups with tutors drawn from the Indonesian community studying in Melbourne. The girls went out

The opportunities for Loreto students to make the most of reading

for lunch with their tutors then returned to International House

are boundless.

for a lively conversation in Indonesian about the issues faced by overseas students in Australia.

Mrs Rosemary Abbott, Director of Learning Resources We look forward to this becoming a regular event for our VCE Indonesian students.

Mr Matthew Eddy and Ms Deryn Mansell, Indonesian Department

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The Year 8 Wasabi Japanese Music Incursion gave the girls the opportunity to play many different Japanese musical instruments including the drums, bells and cymbals. At the conclusion of the session the girls were very privileged to listen to Toshi and his wife Junko play the drums and cymbals as part of an ensemble. The Wasabi incursion was enjoyed by all students and gave the girls

a glimpse of the broad range of instruments that are a part of the Japanese culture. The incursion is directly linked to the Year 8 Music curriculum.

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Our historian, Jane Carolan and I took the long four hour drive to David's farm, and spent a few hours talking to him about his family and discovering the wonderful collection of photographs of his father, uncles and grandmother. David also has in his home, two pieces of furniture from Mandeville Hall- a Japanese screen and a display cabinet, both of which appear in early photographs of the interior of Mandeville Hall.

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David was kind enough to allow me to borrow the photo albums and have the photographs professionally copied for our own Heritage Collection and also for the City of Stonnington History Centre, who shared the cost of this project, as it included many photos of the other Ross Soden mansion in Toorak - Grong Grong.

Mrs Isabel Ross Soden, the widow of John Ross Soden, sometimes known as John

Ross, a sharebroker who had died at the age of 44 on 30 April 1892, occupied Mandeville Hall from 1903 to 1908. John died intestate, apparently from natural

causes and his estate was valued at only £481. Mrs Ross Soden had inherited a bequest from her relative and bachelor James Tyson, who held vast property holdings in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. Tyson died in December 1898 and his £2,000,000 estate was divided amongst his beneficiaries after an extended series of court cases involving the question of his domicile.

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The Ross Sodens had four sons - John,

Alfred, Harry and Gordon, all of whom went to Trinity College at the University of Melbourne. In 1904 Mrs Ross Soden and her sons and their tutor went on an extended world tour which is recorded

in the photographs taken by the boys, who were keen amateur photographers.

The diary of one of the sons survives and it describes his mother's shopping expeditions in Japan and China and it

was then that she must have purchased an extraordinarily detailed Japanese

screen and dinner gong, which appear in the Punch

magazine in 1905. The

journalist wrote that "She kindly consented to show me her collection [of Japanese

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works of art], which proved to be the finest I have ever seen." The Japanese screen with what appears to be three

dimensional porcelain flowers and foliage, a wonderfully carved timber, upright, round display cabinet and the diary, are still held

by Mr David Ross Soden.

Mrs Ross Soden's occupation of Mandeville Hall, together with her four

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she made her gardens available for a performance of Shakespeare's As You

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which was designed by Walter Butler in 1909. Mrs Ross Soden died on 21 November 1924. The sons went on to

pursue careers in medicine, art, the law

and engineering. Harry went offto war and was on the Ballarat when it was

torpedoed. He survived and returned with

photographs. Gordon was an aviator in the early development of New Guinea. John's days as a student and his early years as

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Music in 2010

when the year began and how well our Choral and Instrumental Captains led their houses. These girls are to be sincerely

With Term 1 well behind us I marvel at all that was achieved in

eight weeks. Our Junior School instrumental music programs

are all well underway with so many girls learning string, brass

congratulated for the work they did leading choirs of 140 or more girls, composing and conducting original compositions and arranging instrumental parts for their chosen choral piece.

and woodwind instruments. These programs are such valuable

introductions to instruments and at the conclusion of the programs many girls continue with their instrument.

'Loreto Sings', for Years Preparatory to Year 3 brings music literacy to the fore at the start of the school day three mornings a

week. The girls are loving their singing ... as I experienced when I visited a Preparatory music class with our School Music Captain, Oriana Kinsey, during first term.

Since the Performing Arts Festival we have commenced our Lunchtime Concerts and Oak Parlour Recitals with many girls keen to perform. A number of masterclasses are also scheduled for this year, with the first already taking place for our singing students towards the end of Term 1. We welcomed Ms Anne

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Junior School end-of-term Recitals have begun with 45 minute concerts taking place simultaneously in three venues to accommodate all performers. I was delighted this year to have

some Years 4 and 5 musicians perform at the 60+ Reunion in March. How delighted our past pupils were with the skill and

ability of some of our younger performers.

Many of our ensembles will also be participating in Eisteddfods and other community events during the year, which you will read

about in e-Bulletins and in the next Mandevillian. Our Clarinet

Quintet began their holidays by performing at the Stonnington

Rotary Carnival at Central Park, Malvern. The girls played beautifully to an appreciative crowd on a beautiful autumn morning.

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Term 2 began with the Woodwind Festival, Celebration of the

Performance Events

Piano, an Orchestral Workshop and our inaugural Brass and Percussion Concert. It is so worthwhile to have these wonderful

Junior School Ensembles Concert -Tuesday 1 June,

performances to showcase particular instrumental departments and you will read about these events in the next Mandevillian.

Chapel Concert - Tuesday 22 June, 6.00pm, Chapel of

The Archdiocese of Melbourne held its second Sacred Music

Concert in May at Hamer Hall and Loreto Toorak was well represented with seventy girls, from Years 9 to 12 singing and

5.00pm, Auditorium

Christ the King

\ Annual Music Concert - Monday 2 August, 7.30pm, Melbourne Town Hall

Singers' Soirde - Monday 6 September, 5.30pm,

eighteen girls in the orchestra.

Auditorium

You are warmly invited to attend any of our music recitals and performances throughout this year, all of which are advertised on

VCE Oak Parlour Recital - Tuesday 14 September, 7.30pm Spring Ensembles Concert - Thursday 16 September,

the School's Website: www.loretotoorak.vic.edu.au

4.00pm, Winnie's Wing

I particularly wish to draw your attention to the major performance dates which everyone is most welcome to attend.

Showcase Concert - Thursday 7 October, 7.30pm, Melba Hall (University of Melbourne) Junior School Recitals - Thursday 11 November,

Charlotte Coburn, AMusA - Recorder In November last year Charlotte Coburn (Year 8,2009) achieved her AMusA performance diploma on Recorder. Charlotte began learning both the recorder and piano when she was three years of age. In addition to her current recorder studies she also learns the oboe and is studying this instrument at AMEB Grade 6 level.

5.00pm&7.00pm, Auditorium Junior School Christmas Celebration - Thursday 25 November, 7.00pm, Auditorium

Miss Mary O'Driscoll Director of Music

Charlotte is a keen performer on recorder and has participated in many Eisteddfods, and Oak Parlour Recitals and Lunchtime Concerts at school. She is a member of the Senior Recorder

Friends of Music at Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak

Ensemble, Senior Choir and plays oboe in the Loreto Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band. Congratulations to Charlotte,

are delighted to announce

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Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak Performances will be presented by Loreto music staff and past music students of Loreto Toorak Enquiries

Olivia Coburn, AMusA - Flute

Annemaree Jones - gone56@bigpond.net.au Natalie Lowder - natalie.lowder@loretotoorak.vic.edu.au

Olivia Coburn achieved her AMusA on Flute in November 2009.

Olivia has been learning the flute since she was nine years of

age, first learning from her aunt and then from flute teachers at Loreto Toorak from 2003 onwards. Olivia plays recorder and gained her AMusA on this instrument when she was in

Year 9; she also gained a perfect score 50 for her Music Solo Performance subject last year. A highly able musician, Olivia

has contributed significantly to so many of the School's music activities over the years. Now in Year 12 she is a member of the Senior Recorder Ensemble, Senior Choir, Flute Quintet,

Loreto Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band. Sincerest

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Isabella Delaney, Year 7 Melbourne Recital Centre Bach Competition Isabella Delaney (Year 7) entered the Melbourne

Recital Centre's Inaugural Bach Competition this year playing recorder. Entries were called for from students

It was with great pleasure that we welcomed Brigid Coleridge (Year 12, 2005) to Loreto Mandeville Hall

last November to give a

up to the age of 18 and the

our senior violinists, prior to

first round of competition

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submit a recording of their performance of a piece/s by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Isabella made it to the finals

along with ten other entrants.

The finals took the form of

a lovely concert of music at the Melbourne Recital Centre

on the afternoon of Saturday 20 March. All who watched were

Since leaving school Brigid has undertaken a combined

Music/Arts Degree at the University of Melbourne.

She has now completed her Music degree, achieving First Class Honours for

performance.

very proud of Isabella's excellent performance, as she was the youngest competitor in the finals. Isabella's efforts were rewarded

Brigid is currently finishing

when she received the Encouragement Award from the judges

her Arts degree, as well

for her fine contribution to the concert. A superb performance

as furthering her violin

achievement for Isabella and congratulations to her teacher Miss Deana Dodds.

studies. She is a member of the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra and is also

playing with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Brigid has been accepted into the National Academy of Music from the second

half of this year and we look forward to further

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Rebuilding Communities Through Music Congratulations to the 2009 School Music Leaders who raised $570 for the Rebuilding Communities Through Music Victorian Bushfires fundraising appeal last year. The girls achieved this from gold coin donations at two informal lunchtime music events

and at the Chapel Concert. This year's Music Leaders are hoping to raise a similar amount. The money has gone to a central fund; a not-for-profit organisation which will purchase instruments and equipment for schools in need, once their facilities have been rebuilt.

Any families who have instruments at home, in good condition, that are no longer being used and that they would like to donate to this appeal, please contact Mary O'Driscoll, Director of Music.

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This regatta is for beginners, many of whom have never before ventured into

a boat. They are learning the arcane terms of rowing: catches and riggers and bow and stroke. In the early mornings,

evenings or weekends, they gather on the banks of the Yarra 1dli

for training. The outward journey in the boat may be fraught but the return journey is nearly always joyful and satisfying.

The Foot of the River regatta, held jointly each year by Loreto Toorak and Lauriston, is a wonderful day out and not to be

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Loreto Toorak and all GSV schools have therefore been asked to assemble an item for a display reflecting sport at our School. This project provides an excellent opportunity for two school departments to collaborate as well as the opportunity for Loreto Toorak to show the artistic talents of our art students.

Thank you to Ms Sandra Jane who worked closely with the Loreto Toorak students, in particular Catherine Lucas, Carly Gregg and Alexandra Saundry, to create a photograph (pictured above) that reflects and celebrates Loreto Toorak's passion for sport.

GSV Celebrates 10 Years Girls Sport Victoria Inc (GSV) was formed to create a uniform entity through which girls' sport in GSV participating schools could be supported, conducted, promoted and administered.

The development of the GSV sport program has proved exciting. A most rewarding element of the project has been the collaboration and collegiality of the twenty three member schools. Realistic issues such as transport, participation and equity of involvement, time, finance and facilities remain the challenge of not only school sport, but also that of sport within society.

During the formative years of GSV, as the potential of the new programs unfolds, what matters most is the girls, the striving, the participation, the journey and the experience.

Fundamental to the GSV project has been the shared passion to develop and promote a program igniting a spirit and interest amongst students to be actively and regularly involved in sport. GSV is to assist our young people with the development of skills and healthy attitudes towards involvement in physical activity and sport so that a pattern of physical activity is maintained throughout their lives, health is promoted and self worth enhanced.

Girls Sport Victoria will endeavour to present opportunities, challenges and rewards to all 16,500 young women for whom it was formed.

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Congratulations to the members of the GSV Swimming and

Loreto Toorak swept the pool at the

Diving team who advanced into the Division 1 Championship

GSV Swimming Finals Evening, an

Carnival. The swimming team finished in 3rd place overall with the

invitational event for the fastest girls

diving team finishing in an impressive 2nd place.

from the twenty-three GSV schools.

The sixty-five members of the swimming and diving team per-

Loreto Toorak won ten medals:

formed exceptionally well at the Championship Carnival with the

swimming team finishing in 5th place and the divers finishing in

Rachel Stewart 3rd place Breastroke

4th place overall - against some very tough competition. A very

Olivia Wells 3rd place Breastroke

impressive effort was made by the swimming team considering

and lst place Freestyle

that they entered this competition in P position.

Eliza Christie 3rd place Freestyle

Bridget Foley 1St place Breastroke Thank you to the captains of swimming and diving, Laura Foley, Lucy Higgins, Carly Gregg and Ellen Cullity for their leadership throughout the season.

Laura Foley 3rd place Backstroke

Year 9 Medley and Freestyle Relay 34 place: Caroline Johnston, Rachel

Stewart, Nicole Hurley & Bridget Foley

Year 10 Medley and Freestyle Relay 3rd and 2nd place: Eliza Christie, Isabella Casey, Olivia Wells & Anna Hughes Well done to the entire team for their efforts and thank you to

Dr Stevens and Ms Burns for their support at this competition.

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Victoria and LoretoToorak.

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as Secretary of the Victorian branch. At Loreto she was involved

Carmel Sim started her schooling at Loreto in the late 60s in Year

in the Publications Committee, School Safe Committee (in its

1. While I did not know Catherine at that stage, I know she loved

various guises), School Policy Committee, Gym and Aerobics

school and the opportunity to be taught by the Loreto Sisters. 1

Committee, Social Justice Committee, she was Chair of the school

imagine she would have been gently and regularly reminded to pull

Environment committee, and very involved in the celebrations

up her socks, get her hair off her face, do up her ribbons and top

of the 75th year of Loreto Toorak. She coordinated camps at a

button, carry her bag correctly - all those things that she reminded

number of levels and attended many school camps to get to know

students of regularly and with as much love for her students as

the students through a different means. Catherine's participation

she had experienced from her teachers in her early years at Loreto

in Professional Development is testament to her passion for

Mandeville Hall Toorak. Catherine has always loved and admired

education and desire to ensure that everything she did for her

the Sisters, and their influence contributed significantly to her

students and colleagues was 100 percent.

choice of career in Education.

Once Catherine had completed Year 12, she went to study

Teaching at the Institute of Catholic Education - Christ Campus,

Towards the end of the 90s and early OOs Catherine

completed a Masters of Education majoring in HR and Educational Administration. It was around this time that I renewed my

Oakleigh. She graduated in the early 80s and began her teaching

acquaintances with Catherine. (We actually met some years earlier

career in the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne. After a number of

when we were teaching Year 6 at our respective schools and

years, she made application to teach at Loreto Mandeville Hall Junior

had some students at a Writers' Literary Weekend in Kyneton!)

School. Her reference from her previous Principal noted that Catherine

Catherine's welcome to me and ability to teach me a// that is Loreto

is "...loved by all who come in contact with her. Parents and fellow

in such a supportive manner could not have been better. She is

teachers speak extremely highly of her capabilities and her charming

such a Mary Ward woman!

personality." It's amazing how some things never change!

"Cathy" Sim was appointed by Sr Deirdre Rofe, one of the Sisters she particularly loved and admired, then went on to work

Catherine's contribution to the development of others

in the profession is amazing. She always makes time to discuss pedagogy, curriculum content, learning needs, conflict

with the first lay Principal of a Loreto school in Australia, Dr Anne

management, bahaviour modification and all the other aspects of

Hunt. Anne noted on a number of occasions how blessed Loreto

the role with her colleagues, and is often in similar discussion with

was to have such a talented teacher as Catherine Sim. Catherine

parents in dealing with issues involving their daughters at home.

taught in all areas of the Junior School and provided support to a

She was involved in two research projects in the early 2000s. At

number of teachers new to Loreto and new to Education.

the Australian Principals' Centre she worked on a project on the

In the late 80s Catherine undertook postgraduate studies in Special

development of Professional Development pathways for teachers;

Education with a final placement at the Catholic specialist deaf

she was also involved in a mathematics education project through

centre in Ripponlea. Catherine had taught a number of students

RMIT teaching/demonstrating "behind the screen" so others could

with special needs early in her teaching career and was keen to

observe and critique the sessions. These were also filmed for

formalise her qualifications in this area. During her course, her eyes

professional development purposes.

were opened to the specific needs of integrated students, but also

In the mid-OOs, Catherine was involved in the Pastoral

to those of their families and the other students in their classes.

Review committee at Loreto Toorak, she also represented Loreto

Catherine has always been a passionate advocate for the right of all children to have the very best education and, with further study

Toorak at various Loreto Australia forums. I was indeed fortunate

to have the opportunity to travel with Catherine during 2005 to visit

and background in this area, she was instrumental in improving the

Loreto schools in Mauritius and Peru, and while we were away we

support allocation for integrated students at Loreto Toorak.

went to York, the birthplace of Mary Ward. Catherine was also on

The early 90s provided Catherine with scope to develop her expertise in a number of curriculum areas. She was involved in a Year 5 to 8 Mathematics and Science Professional Development

the staff team for the inaugural Vietnam Pilgrimage in 2005, and was instrumental in the establishment of Caf@ Mandeville at this time.

In accepting Catherine's resignation last term, Dr

group, and in the establishment of the Mathematics Task Centre

Susan Stevens noted the magnitude and quality of Catherine's

in Junior School. She introduced the cross-age "buddy" program

contribution in her years at Loreto Toorak, and acknowledged that

in the mid-90s making recommendations to Sr Helen Maguire ibvm, then Kathy O'Connell (previous Heads of Junior School) and

Catherine will be deeply missed.

Junior School staff about the opportunities for both academic and

a supportive colleague, a loyal and dedicated friend, and an

social development through such a program. She also assisted in

extraordinary woman that so many past and present parents,

creating a more flexible timetable to cater for its inclusion.

students and staff were in attendance or sent their best wishes to

Catherine's interest in computers and other areas of IT lead her to post-graduate studies in this area in the mid-90s. It was

It was a fitting tribute to a superb educator, a wonderful leader,

Catherine at her farewell in Junior School at the end of Term 1.

Catherine expressed her love and appreciation to the Sisters of the

also at this time that she made application for and was successful

Institute, and her dedication to the students, staff and parents at all

in taking on the position of Deputy Head of Junior School at Loreto,

levels of the school.

a position she held until her resignation in Term 1, 2010. In all her

Go well Catherine. Loreto has indeed been blessed to

years as Deputy Head, Catherine maintained contact with the

have had you as a student and staff member over so many years.

students and their families through her classroom teaching. She

You will be deeply missed.

prided herself on knowing the names of all students - and most of the names of their parents, and even some siblings!

From the late 90s Catherine was actively involved in

the Junior School Heads Association Australia (now Independent

Ms Louise Peyton Deputy Principal Director of Junior School

Primary School Heads' Association) including an extended period

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A performer of great versatility, the distinguished soprano Merlyn Quaife

has performed opera, oratorio. Lieder, chamber music and contemporary music to great acclaim throughout Australia and Europe. She has also performed as soloist with the Singapore Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic and the Voronesz Philharmonic in Russia. Merlyn has appeared with all the

State Opera Companies in roles ranging from the bel canto Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor to the minimalist Chiang Ch'ing in Nixon in China. She has

performed with all the Symphony Australia orchestras, featured in repertoire of every conceivable style from Handel to Ligeti, as well as recorded a

number of CDs including Aria for John Edward Eyre by David Lumsdaine

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ACRATH members have been linked with Tenaganita as they organised two rescues of young women coming to East Malaysia from the Philippines: the young women thought they would earn a good income in the hospitality industry. The women found themselves in a brothel and were unable to escape. One still had her mobile phone so she phoned home: her family alerted some Filipino sisters who in turn asked the Malaysian Tenaganita to help. Tenaganita organised the rescue, found sisters who could offer support, and then helped Malaysian authorities to understand how highly traumatised women with no passports could be safely repatriated.

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Michael Tsotsos, President of the Parents' Association, had great pleasure in presenting

a cheque to Dr Susan Stevens for $41,000. In 2009, the Loreto Mandeville Hall Parents' Association raised money for the refurbishment and upgrade of the catering facilities within the School.

President's Report 2009 2i

What a wonderful year it has been. The organisation of a number of highly successful events has demonstrated the determination of the School community to pull together in what began

as a year where the financial climate was very unstable.

It is with this in mind that first and foremost thanks should be extended to Loretta Cinque, Liz Hunt and Claire Girardi as Parent

Representative Coordinators who worked tirelessly throughout the year bringing together the wonderful work of the Year Level Parent Representatives and providing them with support and guidance. The Parent Representatives invited us to combine our efforts as a School Community and as an entity with one joint effort to undertake to raise funds on behalf of the Parents' Association.

The functions held this year were:

* Tennis Day: coordinated by Susan Russo and Judy Leahy was very well attended and managed to raise much needed funds.

* Fathers' Dinner: coordinated by John Date, Ben Quist, Mark Topy and Russell Howcroft which was a huge success being held again at The Australian Club where our guest speaker Sally Capp managed to captivate the audience. * Ladies' Luncheon: coordinated by Louise Docquile and Nina Hummerston together with their team which was attended by over 300 women and was an extraordinarily successful event both socially and financially. * Father/Daughter Masses: these were ably run by Peter Walsh who was assisted by many fathers and which again proved to be an important and special event both for the girls and their fathers. * Year Level Cocktail Parties: run by Parent Representatives from most year levels. Although a Whole School Cocktail Party kicked off our year, most Year Level Parent Representatives chose to organise Year Level Cocktail Parties to raise some more funds for our girls and should be congratulated.

Finally I would like to thank the unassuming Development Office with Rose Doolan as Director of Development and her team, Kylie Lawtey, Yvette Stanley and Kellie Bird and of course the always giving parents that make up the Loreto community.

Loreto Welcomes A major focus of our role here in the Development Office is working with the Parents' Association through the Loreto Welcomes Program. The Loreto Welcomes Program is a collaborative effort between the School and parent volunteers which is designed to:

* Facilitate communication between School and parents * Welcome new families into the Loreto School community * Provide a support structure for parents

We are proud to announce that this year the Loreto Welcomes Program has attracted sixty-five Parent Representatives across Junior and Senior School.

Loretta Cinque and Elizabeth Hunt, 2010 Parent

The Role of a Parent Representative is as follows:

Representative Coordinators

* To provide support to the School, their Year Level and at general School events * To provide support to the Parents' Association in its fundraising endeavours * To support the Development Office and Admissions & Marketing Office initiatives, and to provide ongoing feedback to the Program Coordinators

The Loreto Welcomes Program combines the resources and leadership of the School with the generosity and goodwill of Parent Representatives to welcome new families into the School community and promote amongst all parents a spirit of participation and mutual support.

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Loreto Welcomes Cocktail Evening On Tuesday 16 February 2010, close to 150 of our new parents along with our

Loreto Welcomes Parent Representatives and Loreto Toorak staff, gathered

under Winnie's Wing for the Loreto Welcomes Cocktail Evening, to celebrate

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the commencement of a new year, and for many, the introduction to a new school community.

The weather was delightful, and all enjoyed a balmy evening under Winnie's Wing listening to the dulcet tones of Michael Bubld as we sipped champagne and indulged in delicious and delightful canapas by Sodexo.

As a new and exciting dessert option, we were treated to a delectable

Chocolate Hedgehog from our very own publication of Loreto Cooks! »»»It was a lovely occasion for our new families to connect with their Welcome

Families and to meet other new parents in their daughter's year level. We -- -. _

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grateful for the presence of our Junior School Staff and our Senior School Year Level Coordinators. r-'.3_i We were delighted to hear that all of our new students have made a calm and effortless transition to their new school.

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that exists throughout our School Community. Our Principal, Dr Susan Stevens, extended her welcome to the new families and reminded them how much we value

parent contribution in School life and how important our Welcome Families are in providing support for our entire parent community.

Many thanks are to be extended to the Loreto Welcomes Parent Coordinators,

Loretta Cinque and Liz Hunt and to the Parent Representatives fortheir assistance and constant communication with their respective class levels and the families who are new to our School.

Major Fundraising Events

Loreto Secondo

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and Wednesday 23 June from 1.00pm to 4.00pm.

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Development Office -Annua[ giving 2010 THE OPEN CIRCLE Since its inception Loreto Toorak has relied upon the School Community's direct support in giving generously to improve facilities for our girls. In the last three years over -

$458,000 has been gifted to the School's Annual Giving projects. The students are the

beneficiaries; on their behalf I thank you for your generosity. i2 Your recent support has enabled the beautiful refurbishment of the Chapel (see opposite). This sacred space in the heart of our School is now used extensively by our Loreto Community with many weddings of Past Pupils now celebrated here. Annual

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Annual Giving 2010 is continuing this project with the development of The Glade (formerly The Gully and The Grotto) into an amphitheatre with its tiered seating providing a place of assembly resonant of the agora in ancient Greece echoing names such as Sophocles, Sappho and Hipparchia. This outdoor teaching and learning venue will be 11

extensively used for: recitals, literary and dramatic presentations, ceremonial activities and music. For our sporting enthusiasts, the amphitheatre seating will overlook activities on the Oval. Debaters will have a "Speaker's Corner" A la Hyde Park, resplendent with a built-in soapbox. A feature of the design includes a paved courtyard space suitable for our shared entertainments and functions under the watchful eye of the Mary Ward sculpture.

The amphitheatre will be known as The Open Circle, a name which richly evokes Mary Ward's "Circle of Friends" as depicted in the famous Painted Life. It is intended to recognise those in our School Community whose contributions make this project possible by

engraving the names of donors into the beautiful stone seating of The Open Circle for posterity. To assist us in the allocation of donor names to the seating that is available for naming, 1 encourage you to advise us promptly of your wish.

Your support is vital to the success of this project; all gifts are warmly appreciated and are fully tax-deductible. 1 invite you to share our vision for this development of the School and join me in investing in the future of our girls at Loreto Toorak by contributing to Annual Giving

2010. A brochure will be mailed to you before June, enquiries to the Development Office 03 9823 8167.

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Simon and Genevieve Moore

Michael and Fiona Burn

Brendan and Grace O'Brier,

Barbara Buxton

Trish O'Connor

Christopher and Helene Canavan

Patricia O'Halloran

Tony and Loretta Cinque

Loreto Toorak Parents' Association

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Loreto Toorak Past Pupils' Association

Alex and Nicola Commins

John and Dina Pattison

Bill and Diana Connell

Jan Paull

Peter and Susan Crigan

John and Carolyn Pereira

Stephen and Jan Curtain

Robert Piazza

Narendra and Arti Deshpande

Pam Pickering

Alex and Rommy Fabbri

Chris Pidcock and Lisa Barker

Margaret Fanning

Christopher Poppins and Anna Martin-

Tony and Judy Fitzgerald

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Stephen and Katrina Prior

Lolita Frederico

Michael and Caroline Quinert

Alan and Elisabeth Gasparini

Richard and Rosemary Raw

Peter and Linda George

Peter Fleming and Maree Rogers

Philip and Joanne Gibbs

Peter and Gabrielle Rowsthorn

Glen and Kerrie Gilbert

Patrick and Susan Russo

Stephen and Tricia Gorman

Adrienne Ryan

Sebastian and Priscilla Kiernan

Declan and Maureen Ryan

Don and Judy Gregg

John and Karen Sheldon

David and Lorraine Gregor

David and Margaret Smith

Peter and Melanie Hannon

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Nicholas and Jane Healey

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Andrew Mansour and Judy Leahy

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The photos illustrate the range of projects undertaken over the last few years. These projects, benefiting our students, are the direct result of the generosity of our School Community.

Development Office Reunions Class of 1959

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There was a familiar feeling arriving at Loreto Mandeville Hall on a Membersofthe CIassof 1950 andthose who left School priorto 1950

perfect spring day - walking up the drive, climbing the front steps

were welcomed back for our Annual 60 Plus Reunion Luncheon in

and entering the imposing Victorian reception rooms. This was the

March. For some, the Reunion was their first opportunity to revisit

setting for our Fiftieth Reunion Luncheon held in the Reception

the School. A highlight of the day was a concert given by Junior

Room on 10 October 2009, a charming room we had rarely visited.

School Musicians from Years 4 and 5 who performed with poise,

Gathered together were thirty smiling faces of Past Pupils - which

confidence and skill.

snapped into focus as soon as a name was uttered - a chattering crowd sharing memories of a bygone era. Some had travelled from interstate and overseas.

How interesting it was to catch up and reminisce on our Loreto Education and the fun we had together at school. Remember the nuns of our early days, in their wimples and veils, and elegant -M#**9,«ME7' f /24/li'

floor sweeping black habits? Remember our lisle stockings and suspender belts, almost as hot in the summer as the nuns must have been? Playing sport in our blue bloomers and stockings was archaic even then. And gloves were compulsory too.

Most of the girls shared a brief outline of their lives after school different paths, diverse careers - a professor, farmers, business women, teachers, nurses - largely combined with being mothers and grandmothers. So many of us completed degrees as mature-

aged students. There was no rush to do this fifty years ago. But we (L to R) June tv; ....: t.,J coan Kiernan a. c Faumie i-

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It was a great turnout for the occasion and a joy to reconnect with so many of our old school friends. Fascinating to see the amazing swimming and sporting facilities of the extended school; girls competed for the first time in swimming sports in our final year.

We missed the atmosphere of polished care in the old house, once constantly full of life with nuns and boarders, but how lucky we were to be invited back to celebrate our special event in such lovely surroundings.

We know now how privileged we were to attend Loreto Mandeville Hall, and how the qualities of friendship and loyalty have seen many of us still sharing the bonds forged fifty years ago.

Gayle Plumridge and Patt Ogge

Above: Members of the Class of 2008 with Past Pupils' AssociaL

President. Caroline Power (centre) from the Class of 2006

Class of 2008

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(1963) and Wendy Gesini (1959) all from Loreto Toorak The Loreto Ex-Students' Reunion in Canberra saw Past Pupils from all the Loreto Schools in Australia and many of the Loreto Sisters gather to share Mass and Lunch. Reports were given

Dr Susan Stevens and staff members took great pleasure in

about Loreto Federation and the Rome Pilgrimage.

welcoming the Class of 2008 back to School just a year after

It was great to catch up with our most recent Loreto Toorak arrival

classes finished. Travel tales, university stories and the general

in Canberra, Catherine Meehan, 1998, who had only moved to

chatter that comes with a large gathering of very enthusiastic

Canberra from Melbourne on the previous day.

women made it a great night for all. Laura Voss and Sarah Olle

Merran Hunter, Normanhurst President of the Ex-Students'

shared fascinating stories of their experiences in India as recipients

Association and Secretary Cynthia Kimlin organised a wonderful

of the St Omer Scholarship.

day for everyone.

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On 16 October 2009, about fifty girls from the Class of 1984 IL to /-9 Kate rt/jeorn (I·'(r?:2 9 Off fiyfla and Latme (-64.jvn,-.

were reunited at The Great Provider in Elwood for our 25 Year

Reunion. It was hard work tracking down the many lost girls, but the cyber sleuthing (special thanks to Sarah Gamble!) was worth it. Our Class had been scattered far and wide, both interstate

and overseas, undertaking a diversity of occupations and some extremely impressive achievements. The intervening years quickly fell away as we reacquainted ourselves and caught up on all the A

news, marvelling at how grown up we had become since the day we roller skated down Malvern Road for our last day of school all

those years ago. We spent a few happy hours talking, laughing and exchanging stories both happy and sad. It was fabulous to see everyone contented and well 25 years on. Some photos of the night will be posted on Catherine Chiba's Facebook account for anyone interested.

Catherine Chiba

Class of 1974

looking forward to being able to attend but had to

pull out at the last minute.

For those of you who tend to steer well clear of Reunions,

I remembered Jenny from

think again in future. For the Class of 1974 it was a wonderful

our 30 year Reunion; still

opportunity to catch up with so many familiar faces. In all honesty

recovering from the effects of

my school years at Loreto Toorak were not the best of times for

chemo she was in incredibly

me. However, for countless years I have felt a special bond with

high spirits - an amazing

so many of my old classmates. Years will go by and yet it still only

woman. Jenny lost her long

feels like yesterday we last caught up. Our 35 Year Reunion was

battle with cancer and sadly

no exception.

passed away less than two weeks after our Reunion.

Our thoughts were with her Held at the home of Vicki Rainford, a fabulous choice of venue as

the atmosphere was relaxed and we could "party" until the early

on the night and we had a drink to celebrate her life.

hours of the morning (which some of us did), the evening was a great success. Several of the boys from the early years almost made it but at the last minute were unable to attend. Boys, in

I look forward to seeing

future please come - you too were part of that year group from

many of you at our 40 year

1962 to 1974. I am sure you would have enjoyed the camaraderie.

Reunion (40 years - perish the thought!)

Official photos were not taken on the evening. Instead, I have

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Jude Davey (Partington)

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Past Pupils LORETO CONNECTS

Making connections in the spirit of Mary Ward

President's Report

Finally, 1 would liketo express mygratitude tothose involved directly with the Past Pupils' Association: the Committee Members and the Development Office. Hours upon hours of behind the scenes work

We have already enjoyed a marvellous start to 2010 with the

is done in such a liberal and generous way, and I thank them for

International Women's Day Breakfast proving to be an apt way to

their support. There are several fantastic events taking place in

celebrate women in true Loreto style. The various events we are

2010, so I look forward to seeing as many Past Pupils as possible

hosting this year include our Afternoon of Reflection, focussing on

involved this year.

the thoughts and writings of Mary Ward, the Annual Card Day, GLS

Caroline Power (2006)

Breakfast, Annual Mass in November, and an exciting new event the Past Pupils' Cocktail Party on Friday 8 October 2010.

President, Loreto Toorak Past Pupils' Association

Please check the PPA Calendar in this edition of the Mandevillian

and note the dates in your diary. We would be delighted if you could

join us. This year it is our turn to host the Annual GLS Breakfast at the MCG. The Genazzano, Loreto Toorak and Sacre Coeur

communities eagerly look forward to a bracing start to the day on the first Wednesday of Septemberand I can highly recommend that you bring a group and make or join a table. The theme "Challenge

and Change" will, I am sure, resonate with everyone. Any raffle prize donations or offers of sponsorship will be gratefully accepted.

The Past Pupils' Cocktail Party on Friday 8 October is a night not to be missed. Come back to Loreto Toorak and catch up with friends

from your School days. Whether you finished one, two, ten, fifty or seventy years ago, this is a night to celebrate the bond we share as Loreto Women.

Thank you to those who have already joined Mandevilli@ns OnLine. If you haven't joined, do it now, as it is a fantastic way to

Some members of the Loreto Toorak Past Pupils' Association after a meeting

stay in touch with your friends and your school!

THE CLASS OF 1975

THE 30 YEAR REUNION

35 YEAR REUNION

CLASS OF 1980

Friday 18 June 2010

SATURDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2010

7pm - 11 pm

The Evening will commence at Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak with Drinks

VENUEAND DETAILS

and a Tour of the School.

TO BE CONFIRMED

This will be followed by a Cocktail Party at Toorak Bowling Club.

Enquiries:

Jill Reynolds jillreynolds@mac.com

PLEASE PUT THIS DATE IN YOUR DIARY

Prue Holyman prue@mandp.com.au

Enquiries:

Kate Russell kate.russell@loretotoorak.vic.edu.au

Kate McCulloch (Winship)

Kate Russell kate.russell@loretotoorak.vic.edu.au

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Making connections in the spirit of Mary Ward

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WARD Australia INTERN V IONAL

Mary Ward International Australia funds many projects throughout the world being undertaken by Loreto Sisters to educate, empower and enrich the lives of people facing countless challenges. With a particular focuson the needs of women and children in communities, it strives to promote justice, equal rights and dignity for all.

(L-R): Jaylene and Alden from St Mary's, Broome

For many in our Indigenous communities, opportunities are limited by difficulties experienced as children try to "keep up" in formal education settings. In this edition we focus on MWIA's support of the Reading Recovery Program in the Kimberley which is achieving positive results and giving children the confidence to succeed. The

doing so "for fun". It has also enabled teachers to form positive partnerships with parents and caregivers, who had only ever had negative experiences with schools - in their own education and that of their child.

Loreto Sisters, through MWIA and with the generous support of Past Pupils, are funding Reading Recovery in six primary schools in the Kimberley for three years.

"One of the most rewarding things... comes after a parent has watched their child in a session...Countless parents ... have cried after seeing the success of their child and then cried again because

"Children's confidence and self esteem have increased and they

they wish their older child had access to ... Reading Recovery."

are more positive towards school,"

The Reading Recovery Program in the Kimberley has assisted

Improvements have been noted across all areas of curriculum not

children, once lost and overwhelmed, to realise their potential. St

only in reading but also within the classroom and in other literacy

Joseph's Kununurra, St Mary's College in Broome, Holy Rosary

activities. The children's oral language has been significantly

School, Derby and St Joseph's Wyndham, have all reported

enhanced. Participation and behaviour in the classroom have

significant advances in learning and self esteem for the children

improved and as the children's confidence and self esteem have

participating in the program. Positive outcomes observed since the

increased they have developed more positive attitudes towards

program commenced include the fact that children now express

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pleasure in reading books and take an active interest in reading.

They have also discovered the joy of writing stories and have been

All the schools have expressed their gratitude to MWIA, their passion for the program, their commitment to the children and their wish for more teachers to be trained so that the program can extend to the many needy children with low levels of literacy who do not have access to the program.

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Download a template of the letter from the MWIA section at www.loreto.org.au

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Past Pupils Past Pupil Profiles Deirdre O'Day, Class of 1956 A Personal Memoir of Mother Madeleine

Mother Madeleine communicated her own deep love of music in a manner which has remained with me. 1 shared her profoundly spiritual and expressive feelings about music as well as a respect for its intellectual content, and remain convinced that had she

not chosen to be a nun she would have been a great keyboard I came under the benign and inspirational tutelage of Mother

Madeleine as a piano student at age twelve or thirteen. I was somewhat

awe-struck, having been told by my

artist and composer. She had certain heroes in music, of whom I most clearly recall Bach and Beethoven and the Romanian pianist and composer Dinu Lipatti. She exhorted me to listen to Lipatti's recordings, especially to his famous last concert at Besancon, shortly before his tragically early death in 1950.

original piano teacher that it was

only gifted students who were thus chosen, and that much would be expected of me in terms of hard work, dedication and results! Mother Madeleine guided methrough the 4th to 7th grade, and I was apprehensive at the prospect, but excited too.

Music was and remains a great passion for me, something I inherited

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time doing intensive ballet training outside of school hours, so the two

arts complemented each other very happily. Mother Madeleine with her artist's instinct, exploited this

duality and encouraged me in both pursuits. I was very fortunate.

As a chorister too she managed to coax my voice to encompass

She deployed vivid imagery in order to communicate subtleties of technique too. One unforgettable image was connected with 'touch'. She insisted on rigorous fingerexercises daily to strengthen each finger to hammer-like precision and build up such perfect control and flexibility that one could also strike the note as if it were soft, malleable: to 'go into the moss' as she described it. She would then demonstrate this technique with magnificent aplomb and the

ivories seemed to melt beneath her powerful yet caressing touch.

Such an exemplar to follow! But as well as technique she insisted on 'musicianship' which I think she valued more highly. Anyone, she would say - with sufficient application, determination and hard work - can master the technique necessary to be able to play difficult works with technical virtuosity. But such performances are hollow without the interpretive skill of the true musician allowing her soul to speak.

what now seems unimaginably high soprano notes. Today my lifeworn and crackly voice barely reaches the middle ranges of the

Mother Madeleine was both amused and sympathetic about my

mezzo-soprano! Butthe joy of music-making remains and that was

acute fear of piano examinations. It is no exaggeration to say that I

what Mother Madeleine nurtured so assiduously in all of us. In the

suffered sheer torment in anticipation of these events. On the fatal

choir she contrived somehow to make us sing like angels, filling the

day, clutching my music tightly, 1 would commence the solitary walk

chapel with the pure sound of fresh young voices. We were far from

along the Green Verandah, white-faced, grim and trembling, sick to

angels - clumsy adolescent girls who would rather be doing almost

the stomach, on into the cool, dim, silent hall of the Mansion and to

anything than suffering the rigorous repetitive discipline of singing as one voice. 1 remember the choir festival of Catholic schools in

the early fifties, for which she drilled us remorselessly for months.

my destination, the library, with its fine beautiful piano, to await the summons from inside. But somehow, due to her expert teaching and encouragement I survived these traumatic experiences, and along with her other fortunate pupils, achieved good results.

While I was studying for the higher grades, Mother Madeleine

instigated and insisted upon a strict regime of lengthy daily practice

One final and enduring memory is of standing by the piano in her

which she was ruthless in policing. 1 remember rising at 6am in

tiny music cell, having struggled to master some difficult piece,

order to fit in my practice before school. I was keen to succeed and

watching Mother Madeleine demonstrate a certain passage. Like

loved playing anyway. But of course there were times, probably

all great performers she made it look so effortless, yet so infinitely

many, when Mother Madeleine knew that I had not been as diligent

subtle. But the thing that has lingered in my mind, is the sense of

as I ought, and she would demand with a twinkle in her clever blue

eyes, 'Well now Deirdre, give me an account of your stewardship!'

her total communion with the instrument and the music and of her

great joy.

I would quake, knowing full well what she meant, and that she knew very well I was slacking. If she felt I was not up to the mark, she would invoke the name of my adored father whom she much admired: 'And what would your poor dear father say about this?' she would ask. She knew it was the surest way to make me try harder.

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Development Office Past Pupil Profiles I would have to say that the three years I spent studying for my MBA were some of the most rewarding of my career. A highlight was the group of peers to whom I grew very close as we all tried to juggle families, work and study. 1 learned very quickly those around me whom I could trust to do what they had promised and to value the enormous level of talent and experience in the room.

It really was an exciting time. 1 graduated three weeks before the birth of our daughter Jemima.

Soon after returning to work from maternity leave, 1 moved into the not-for-profit sector.

Many not-for-profit and community

organisations are realising that business thinking can be used to achieve their social and/or environmental mission - an approach generally referred to as social enterprise. Businesses such as Fifteen restaurant and The Big Issue are two very good examples of social enterprise.

I now work with a social enterprise development company called Social Traders.

We work with community organisations to

develop new social enterprises. 1 manage the social enterprise

Libby Ward Christie Class of 1988 I finished Year 12 at Loreto Toorak in 1988 and went on to gain a

double degree in Arts/Science from The University of Melbourne.

I had always loved the sciences, particularly the natural sciences,

and did an honours year in zoology focusing on population ecology.

investment and growth portfolio; working intensively with new social enterprise ideas each year to bring them to investment readiness and ultimately operation. This also involves managing a financing pool, which provides corporate and private foundations with the means to invest in commercially viable business ideas that achieve very sound social and environmental outcomes, such

After graduating, I went to work with a private ecological consulting firm before returning to The University of Melbourne to undertake post-graduate study in landscape architecture.

as providing housing, employment and training opportunities for highly marginalised members of the community.

Landscape

architecture brought together my interests in the environment and how people relate to the natural world. My Master's thesis looked at

design in zoos and how people's inclinations towards conservation can be influenced by their emotional reactions triggered by the way in which the animals are exhibited.

After completing my studies, 1 worked at Manningham City Council as an environmental and open space planner. I took this job

because I thought it would offer interesting technical challenges, as it is a metropolitan area with large amounts of remnant habitat.

When people ask me what I enjoy so much about my work, 1 often reply that social enterprises are the ultimate business challenge - not only do you need to be profitable like any other business, you need to find ways of staying afloat and achieving your social mission.

I think my years since school have been full of highlights. 1 loved uni and managed to keep on returning to study as new interests continued to emerge. I have always loved the work I do, and it

has continued to change and evolve with my interests. However,

Afteronly a littletime, I was surprised to realise thatthething I really

work and study pale agakist the love and support I receive from

enjoyed about local government was working with the community

my husband Neil. Neil and I met on the bus on the way to work.

to achieve what they wanted for their local area.

He was working at Manningham as a consultant to establish

Local government presented me with many career development

their geographic information system (GIS). I had done some

opportunities. After about eighteen months, I was seconded to a

rudimentary GIS work as part of my landscape architecture and geography studies and we found that we immediately shared an

strategic business planning role. This involved working with the community to identify their aspirations for the municipality, and

interest. He asked me to join his mixed touch-football team and

then working across the organisation to realise these objectives.

we were married two years later. We have been married for eight

As my focus shifted further into management and the business

years now. Our daughter Jemima will be four in June.

operations, 1 commenced an MBA at Melbourne Business School, part-time, while continuing to work at Manningham full-time.

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I have such great memories of school and of the girls in my year.

We had our 20 Year Reunion in 2008 and it was amazing to chat

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Past Pupiis Past Pupil Profiles to people I had not seen for many years and to hear of their many

be, but it continues to unfold and I continue to be guided by my

and varied achievements. 1 remember a very strong feeling of

family, my friends and my ever-evolving interests.

belonging and family that epitomised my time at Loreto. I was in Year 12 in 1988, when the entire Senior School embarked on the Pilgrimage to Central Australia, to mark Australia's Bicentenary.

800 Loreto girls set off to ask what the Bicentenary meant to each of us personally and to Australia as a nation. For most of us it

Loreto Family International

was the first time we had seen the interior of Australia or spoken

Mass and Morning Tea

with an Indigenous Australian. Originally, the Pilgrimage was Sister Elizabeth Donnan's idea, as was, 1 believe, dancing classes at Turana. 1 recall with fondness the same originality of thought in Sr Liz's physics classes. There were only about twelve of us

Supporters of Loreto Family International are warmly invited to the Biennial Mass and Morning Tea

studying physics at that time, and we would have classes with Sr Liz up in rooms that were above the old stables. In those classes

Sr Liz would bring to life the principles of physics with cotton reels,

Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak

sticky tape and string. It always amazed me that the experiments

Chapel of Christ the King

worked, but they did!

Sunday 6 June 2010 10am

I feel so lucky and grateful to have had the opportunity to have a Loreto education, infused with the belief that women are capable of everything that Mary Ward predicted. 1 distinctly remember the

Loreto Ladies' Luncheon

rude shock of realising, in my first semester at uni, that sexism still existed. Prior to that, I had thought of feminism as an "ism" that

Friday 10 September

had passed (like cubism) and that the world view had changed as a result. Some people may see this as terribly naive and not a good educational outcome at all. But I would beg to differ. While clad in my blue uniform, I had been protected from the prejudices that

Past Pupils are warmly invited to attend the Luncheon and are encouraged to organise a Past Pupils' table.

I swiftly learned still existed in certain quarters. My time at Loreto had allowed me to gain a strong sense of myself - my strengths

For further information please contact Kylie in the Development Office 9823 8167

and weaknesses - which enabled me to (hopefully) live up to Mary Ward's famous credo. I'm not sure what I expected my journey to

An important date for your diary A NIGHT AT MANDEVILLE HALL

All Past Pupils are warmly invited to attend the Past Pupils' Cocktail Party

Friday 8 October 2010 7pm - 10pm

This will be a fabulous opportunity to gather with

friends from your School days in the beautiful rooms of Mandeville Hall.

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Further details will be available on the Website and in

coming e Bulletins Enquiries: Kate Russell 9823 8148

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Development Office News Snippets her transition from being a professional working woman to full-time stay-at-home mum. Nicole is a clinical psychologist and a mother

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of two young sons. She has worked as a clinical psychologist with adolescents and young adults in public health and more recently, in private practice. Nicole is currently involved in mental health research. She lives in Melbourne.

Moya O'Shea 1976 is currently working as a television, animation '1

and radio writer in London. She recently had her first stage play produced by the New Farnham Rep in Surrey. Moya has written

many original plays for BBC Radio Drama and also adapted a number of books for radio including A Town Like Alice, The Group

Christine Boyle 1989 and Michael Sheedy (above) who were

and Show Boat. Her TV work includes Byker Grove and Doctors for

married in January 2010, first met when they were in the Loreto

BBC and numerous episodes of animated series. She also works

and St Kevin's musical in Year 10.

as a voice-over artist doing voices for commercials and animation and revoices a lot of British commercials for Australian Television.

As a member of BAFTA, Moya is able to vote in the film and TV

Caroline Gazengel (Nelson) 1989 (second from right) made the

awards and see tons of movies, which she loves.

trip out from France to be Christine's Matron of Honour.

Virginia Banks 1982 sent news recently from Sydney, 7 have Bonnie Connellan 2000 is currently working in Sponsorship for

been living in Sydney since 1988 and apart from a three year stint

the Victoria Racing Club. Having started her career in hospitality

back in Melbourne have been here all that time. I am married, live

and catering, Bonnie then worked in Event Management before

in Mosman and have one daughter, Sophie. I am the marketing

moving to Sport Sponsorship. Bonnie can occasionally be found

director of a fashion brand called VERGE and was one of the

at The Fleece, a pub in South Melbourne owned by her parents

founding members of the brand in 1997. I travel a fair bit with work

and two other Loreto families. Not surprisingly, there are many past

and enjoy coming home to Melbourne as much as possible. We

Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak girls working there.

have showrooms in Bennetts Lane off Little Lonsdale Street and

I enjoy being in the city of Melbourne a few times a year. I love skiing and visit the NSW ski fields in the winter and head to Italy Leonie Wood 1980 was last year's winner of the Blake Dawson

or America in December/January with the family. All is good in my

Prize for Business Literature. This is an annual award established

part of the world."

as a way of encouraging the highest possible standards of literary commentary on Australian business and financial affairs. Launched in 2004 by Blake Dawson and the State Library of NSW, the Prize

Megan O'Hehir 2006 produced a number of the iconic images of

aims to promote the highest standards in business writing targeted

Mandeville Hall featured in the extremely popular Loreto Cooks

at the general reader.

for one of her university assignments. They have received many

The $30,000 Prize is now acknowledged as being Australia's most

compliments from members of our Loreto community.

important award for business literature. The book, Funny Business: The Rise and Fall of Steve Vizard, tells the compelling story of this much loved comedian, businessman and chat show host who had

a well-documented fall from grace.

Emily Russell 2007 Monash University Fine Arts student, has been invited to show a short film which she made recently, at the

Loop 2010 Video Art Fair in Barcelona. It will be taken over by one of Emily's teachers, who is curator of the Australian section of the festival. The work of approximately seven Australian students will

Nicole Hall 1992 has recently published her first book,

Diary of a First Time Mum

be featured.

(Finch Publishing). It is an amusing record 1 1

its doubts, delights and disappointments. 4&, i,ip, *.x r<,,..

Anna Francis 1998 (Staff), competed in the Iron Man Australia

Nicole shares her innermost thoughts on all 7--7WdEE;

coming second in the 30-34 years division.

of the unpredictable life of a new mum - with j

breastfeeding, mastitis, sleep deprivation,

body changes and the joy of getting to know

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her new baby. She also shares her thoughts on ..Millizil 50

Triathalon, Port Macquarie. She was the ninth woman over the line

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Past Pupils' Association Calendar Apr-Dec 2010 Term 2: Monday 12 April - Friday 25 June Thur 15 April

Past Pupils' Association Annual General Meeting 7.30pm Conservatory

Wed 21 April

GLS Breakfast Meeting 7.00pm Conservatory

Mon 10 May

Past Pupils' Association Golf Day Peninsula Golf Club

Sun 23 May

Past Pupils'Association Time for Reflection 2pm Chapel of Christ the King

Thur 27 May

Past Pupils'Association Meeting 7.30pm Conservatory

Sun 6 June

Loreto Family International Mass and Morning Tea 10am Chapel and Oak Parlour

Fri 11 June

Past Pupils' Association Card Day 10.30am Mandeville Hall

Term 3: Monday 19 July - Friday 17 September Wed 21 July

GLS Breakfast Meeting 7.00pm Conservatory

Sat 7 Aug

An Enchanted Aisle Soiree

Wed 18 Aug

GLS Breakfast Meeting 7.00pm Conservatory

Thur 19 Aug

Past Pupils' Association Meeting 7.30pm Conservatory

Thur 26 Aug

GLS Breakfast Final Meeting 9.00am - 2.00pm Conservatory

Wed 1 Sept

Breakfast Series - Genazzano, Loreto and Sacrd Coeur Past Pupils' 7am MCG

Thur 9 Sept

Past Parents' Cocktail Party 7pm Mandeville Hall

Fri 10 Sept

Loreto Ladies Luncheon 11.30am Zinc

Thur 16 Sept

Class of 2009 Cocktail Party 6pm Mandeville Hall

Thur 16 Sept

Past Pupils' Association Meeting 7.30pm Conservatory (after Cocktail Party)

Term 4: Monday 4 October - Friday 10 December Fri 8 Oct

Past Pupils' Cocktail Party 7pm Mandeville Hall

Thur 28 Oct

Past Pupils' Association Meeting 7.30pm Conservatory

Tue 9 Nov

Annual Thanksgiving Mass 6pm Chapel

Wed 17 Nov

GLS Breakfast Review Meeting 7.00pm Conservatory

Sun 21 Nov

Past Pupils' Association Annual Mass 10am

For enquiries about any of the above events please contact Kate Russell, Development Officer - Alumni Relations

Phone: 9823 8148 Email: kate.russell@loretotoorak.vic.edu.au or go to our Website www.loretotoorak.vic.edu.au/community/alumni and view the Events section

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If you have not received two e Bulletins updating you about Reunions and Events, please ring the Development Office on 9823 8148 or 9823 8167 to clarify your email address or email kate.russell@loretotoorak.vic.edu.au

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Development Office Family News

HOWELL

Births

HUMMERSTON Emily 1993 and David Husband, Anthony lan

BARTON

born 18/9/2009 brother for Jack

born 26/12/2009

Genevieve 1996 and Ross Elijah, William Barton

KELLY

Joanna 1994 and Maxwell Naylor, Cooper Luke

KNOWLES

Lisa 1989 and Duane Vivian, Joshua born

KUBALE

Marika (staff) and Justin Hayes, Raphaella Sedn

MADIGAN

Sarah 1987 and John Wilhelm, Heidi Elizabeth

Dee 1987 and Carl Willis, Josephine, born 30/12/2009 sister for Thomas and Peter

born 05/11/2009

BURKE

Katrina 1993 and Brant Chapman, Sophie Anne born 21/1/2009 sister for Annabelle Louise

30/7/2009, brother for Alannah and Sam

BORLASE

Hermione 1995 and Stuart Hose, Harry James born 19/12/2009

born 26/10/2009 brother for Indiana

BREARLEY

Fiona 1993, Maia Jane Fletcher Kelly born 25/8/2009 in Vancouver BC

born 1 3/3/2009

BASFORD

Karen 1990 and Andrew Reszka, Hugo James,

McGUIGAN

Brigid 1986 and Sam Wright, Sophie Alice born 2/11/2009 sister for Toby and Hugo

born 14/7/2009 sister for Olivia, Claudia and Charlie MEEHAN BRYAN

James 1963 (Year 2) and Virginia Matiga, Moya Antoinette born 1 6/7/2009

Olivia 1995 and Stephen Strubel, Georgia Grace Catherine born 10/6/2009 sister for Harrison Oscar MEEHAN

CADE

Marika 1992 and Ashley Davison, Imogen Lucy

Belinda (staff) and Jonathan, Millicent Belinda

born 27/5/2009 sister for Bridie Louise and

born 5/11/2009 sister for Olivia, Sophie and

Hamish Mark

Thomas MARTIN

CONROY

Janelle (Staff) and Scott, Emily Grace, born 15/12/2009 sister for Brett

Anne 1998 and David Storey, Sophie Mary born 30/8/2009 in Dubai MARSAN

COULTER

DENNIS

Charles Arthur born 16/2/2009 brother for

Harrison born 19/8/2009

Arabella

Sara 1991 and Justin Hannebery, Patrick Dennis

ODDY

Camilla 1991 and Adam Jones, Maggie Barbara,

O NEILL

Sarah 1990 and David Searby, Henry David born

PRICE

FRASER

Anna 1993 and Matt McCann, Rupert Michael

RABL

born 29/9/2009 brother for Lawson, Oscar and

Monty

Leo

Shivaun 1992 and Adrian Sebastiano, Amelie

RUSSELL

Sophie 1993 and Sam Nash, Chloe Sophie born

Amy 1997 and Adam Partridge, Lily Joan born

SAMMUT

Sally 1994 and Chris Shepherdson, George Banks born 7/11/2009

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Sonia (Staff) and Rodney, Xavier John born 8/4/2010

SCARFF

Virginia 1991 and Cameron Orr, India Grace born 18/1/2010

22/2/2010 sister for Isaac

HOWARD

Carolyn 1992 and Russell Brown, Lucy Elizabeth born 22/2/2010 sister for Oliver

26/10/2009 sister for Jack and Henry HEDE

Imogen 1986 and Andrew James, Dash

Mark born 16/7/2009 brother for Jemima and

Nina born 22/10/2009 sister for Luca

FREEMAN

Jennifer 1989 and John Saunders, Jessica Erin born 14/10/2008 sister for Emily Ann

12/10/2009 brother for Holly, Charlie and Daisy FOGARTY

Erin 1987 and John Brand, Henry Alan born 12/2/2010

born 19/10/2009 sister for Louis

FOGARTY

Tess (Staff) and Scott Kyle, Evie Autumn born 23/12/2009

born 28/10/2009, brother for Sophia

DRAKE

Francesca 1990 and James Agostini,

Clementine 1994 and Scott Ellis, Jack

SHULMAN

Jason and Emma, Zachary Nate born 9/4/2010 brother for Mia

TAYLOR

Pia 1996 and Timothy Connolly, Ava Rose born

BENCH

Jenny (nee Chalmers 1974) on 11/11/09 wife of

24/5/2009

Gerrard mother of Alex and Louise

Andrea 1996 and Andrew Baillie, Georgia Marie

Zara

sister of Sally Elliott 1972 Ann Dwyer 1975 and TILLEY

born 6/2/2010 BURGI

TOMLINSON Catherine 1986 and John Watson, Finn David

Year 11

born 3/3/2008 brother for Banjo

VANDERVENNE Sam (Staff) and Shannon Rigbye, Hudson born

Kathleen on 5/2/10 mother of Caitlyn Year 12 aunt of Margaret 2003, Clare 2004 and Bernadette

CANESTRA

9/4/10

John on 1/10/2009 father of Alita Davis 1971 Bart

Canestra 1965 Karen Kelly 1975 and Cathy Tsigaras 1981

Engagements

CARR

Kate (nee Leyden 1991) wife of Nicholas, daughter of Ros and John sister of Simone 1994

BORGHESI

Julia 1991 to Martin Monro on 9/11/2009

IERARDO

Jessica 1993 to Benjamin Frazer on 31/12/2009

LANGFORD

Peta (Staff) to Nicholas Wolosiuk on 31/12/2009

PEYTON

Louise (Staff) to John Toohey on 21/3/2010

SPADARO

Alana 2000 to Steve Mason on 26/10/2009

WOODRUFF

Katherine 1996 to Chris Archer on 20/7/2009

Marriages BOYLE

Christine 1989 to Michael Sheehy on 30/1/2010

CONTESSA

Leanne (Staff) to Calum O'Doherty on 4/4/2010.

COPLEY

Yasmin 1995 to Matthew Cohen on 14/11/2009

D'SOUZA

Vanessa 1993 to Calvin Borgonha on 17/5/2009

John, Paul and Michael

CASS

Mary (nee Power 1928) on 31/3/2010 wife of John (dec) mother of Barbara Jennifer James (dec) Virginia and Jacqueline

DOWNEY

Rosemary (nee Campbell 1968) wife of Michael Downey mother of Bret and Luke and loving grandmother

GREGORY-POHLOW

Matthew in 2007 aged 18 suddenly

and tragically son of Catherine Pohlow 1979

GARRETT

Joan (nee Hooper 1935) on 11/3/2010 wife of Michael (dec) mother of Sheana Coorparoo 1967

MARRON

John husband of Helen (nee Healy 1943) father

of Sally Stagg 1973 grandfather of Jessica Stagg 2005

MCPHERSON Lynette on 8/3/10 wife of Duncan mother of Tess Year 12, Hamish and Tom

DOYLE

Kristen 1999 to Carl Migliorini on 17/1/2009 MINOGUE

DOYLE

Patricia (nee Carolan 1933) on 20/10/2009 wife of Michael sister of Bernadette Broadbent 1938

Rachel 1996 to Chris Trebilcock on 1/2/2009

mother of Rose-Mary MULCAHY

Laura 1996 to Michael Gargano on 27/3/2010

NISBET

Monica 1998 to James Fry on 21/2/2009

RICHARDS

Ann 1991 to Lachlan Bennett on 24/11/2007

SAUVAGE

Kristie (staff) to Jarred Kelly on 24/10/2009

O'DRISCOLL Therese Catherine (Dinny) on 25/2/2010 mother of Mary O'Driscoll (Staff), Bill and Tony

REID

Sr Veronica ibvm on 30/9/2009 former Staff Member and much loved Loreto Sister

RODIS WOODRUFF

Dimitrios

Ellen 1997 to Daniel Cusack on 27/3/2010

Deaths

Steven in April 2010 father of Nelle Year 7 and

WIELGOSZ

Heather on 18/2/2010 mother of Meg 1999 and Matthew

The Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak Community extends sincere condolences to the families of the following members of our Community:

BALL

Sam on 9/12/2009 husband of Marita father of Rachel 1998 and Simone 2000

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May-October 2010

Reunion

Coordinators

Date

Venue

Class of 1955

TBC Enquiries:

TBC Possibly late October 2010

TBC

Saturday 1 May 2010

Mass and Tour of School

Kate Russell

Class of 1970

Angela Allen (Clark) Gabrielle England

then Dinner at Venue

Joan McLean

Class of 1975

Jill Reynolds

Friday 18 June 2010

TBC

Saturday 11 September 2010

Tour of School then Cocktail

Prue Holyman Class of 1980

Kate McCulloch (Winship)

Party atToorak Bowling Club Class of 1990

Danielle Kift

Friday 22 October 2010

Genevieve Daly

Tour of School then Cocktail

Party at Toorak Bowling Club

Class of 1995

Belinda Cade

TBC

TBC

Class of 2000

Stephanie Foley

Friday 30 July 2010

Tour of School then Cocktail

Party at Venue Class of 2005

Rebecca Edwards

Friday 13 August 2010

Tour of School then Cocktail

Party at Venue Class of 2009

Kate Russell

Thursday 16 September 2010

Cocktail Party in Mandeville Hall

If you are in a Reunion Class this year, please ensure that the School has your current address details. If you are not receiving

copies of the Mandevillian we do not have your correct address. Please email or ring Kate Russell, Development Officer - Alumni Relations kate.russell@loretotoorak.vic.edu.au 99238148.

You are warmly invited to an elegant soiree.

An Enchanted Aisle

Experience the music and visual art of Loreto Alumni 41

Brigid Burke Helen Edwards Mary Ley

Saturday 7 August 2010 5:30pm to 8:00pm Mandeville Hall, Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak

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Proceeds to the Sr Deirdre Rofe Scholarship Fund Excellent door prizes, selected artwork for sale .-

Tickets $65

Enquiries: Kate Russell Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak Development Office 9823 8148

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