STAFF NEWS Erica Lane married Edward Breffit on Saturday 11th June, 2011 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St George Catholic Church, Enfield. Many from the NLCS family were in attendance including Kate Stanley, Roxy Alexander, Tanika Morjaria, Meera Somji, Gabi Pereira and Sarah Lasher from Erica’s Tutor group as well as ONLs Lowrie Robertson (2010) and Nayani Anpalagan (2010). From the staff were Geraldine Castle (PE), Elisabet Gunzi (and family), Margaret Wheatley and Fleur Delany from the Geography Dept, Rebecca Gregory (History) and former staff Mary Wenham (MFL), Toby Waterson (Geog) and Stella Taylor (PE).
Mr & Mrs E Breffit
Ed’s note: Toby and Stella have gone out to NLCS, JeJu.
Congratulations to Steven Berryman (Music) on completing his PhD in
composition. Dr Berryman was able to work alongside Anthony Powers, Arlene Sierra and ONL composer, Judith Weir (1972) to complete a portfolio of compositions. One of Dr Berryman’s orchestral pieces in the portfolio was selected for the BBC National Orchestra of Wales Welsh Composers’ Showcase and ‘Cypher’ was performed at BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Bay, in February 2011.
STAFF VALETE 2011 Penny Tabraham Penny Tabraham joined the PE Department in 1982; her talent was soon recognised and after two years she was promoted to Head of Department. In 1996, recognising Mrs Tabraham’s energy and natural empathy for the younger girls in the Senior School, Mrs Clanchy appointed her to the major pastoral role of Head of Middle School; a role she made her own and developed enthusiastically for the next 15 years. Mrs Tabraham knew each and every girl in the school and generations of ONLs besides. She possessed a unique combination of organisational skills (she would be the first to spot something amiss in
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Mr & Mrs P Stutely
Susie Bentley married Peter Stuteley on 14th April 2011 at Rowton Castle in Shropshire. Susie's family flew over from Ireland to join the wedding party who included colleagues from the Science Dept: Paul McKeating, Jon Linklater and Kate Fleming.
the calendar) and pastoral sensitivity. She managed to keep a fine balance between disciplinarian (you really could hear a pin drop before Middle School assemblies) and sympathetic listener. Mrs Tabraham developed a wonderful relationship with parents too; hearing her speak at the Year 7 induction evening every year, no parent could ever doubt the tender loving care their daughter would receive when she joined the Senior School. As Pastoral Deputy Head, I am enormously grateful to Mrs Tabraham for her boundless enthusiasm, enormous capacity for hard work, her warmth, dedication and integrity as Head of Middle School. We all wish her well and hope she enjoys a long and happy retirement. Mrs Tabraham’s three daughters, Zoe,
Jemma and Amy, are all ONLs and I am sure the Tabraham family will all stay in touch with school, perhaps coming to support some home matches! By Mrs Barbara Pomeroy Deputy Head (Pastoral)