S udents from Pre-P rimary p erform the an nual Nati vi y Play for amil y and friends in the Heat her Barr Mem or al Chape l
This edition of 8/a ckwa tch showcases the many l earning o pportunities available for our stude nts n Pre-Ki nd ergarten h rough to Year 6. I have always co nsidered the fact that PLC s a PreKindergarte n to Year 12 Sc hool a precious legacy as it g ives us a privileged opp ortu ni t y to watch you n g g irl s b ossom nto co nfident, compassionate and knowledgeab e young women. We can best cater for the develop mental cha n ges across these fo rma tive years through our structure o f sub - Schoo ls and th s edition f oc u ses of our Early Learn ing Centre (Pre- Ki ndergarte n to Year 2) and Pr mary School (Years 3 to 6).
wonder wha t you remember o f your primary years of ed u cation?
Our early years a re so signif cant in sh aping our love of learn ng and what wou d want for every ch ld is that these f ormat ve years are full of the wo nd er and joy o lea rnin g
My ea r iest pe rsona memory is o f stubbornly refus i ng to co m e down from the giddy heights of a jung e gym in Kindergarten f o r a more structured ind oor act ivity. I l ke to t hi nk that an independent spirit, determ in at ion and sense of adve ntu re were character tra its alread y evident bu my teachers m ay ha ve had a different pe rspecti ve! However, I d o ook back with fo nd memories of teache rs who nu rtured cu ri osity and imaginat o n; led me to d iffe rent worlds through t he power of stories, d ra m a and music wh il e g ui d ng the developmen of social skills and respec for o t hers O co urse the maste ry of t m es tab les a nd spe l ing ists were also part o f th e daily rout ne. So some things have not changed!
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has m oved on to new cha lenges n the nat ona l ed u ca ti o n are na we are g rat efu for the ene rg y, pass ion and t ran s o r mati o nal vis on tha t sh e brought to PLC Juni
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The above , believe are sti fundamental to learn ing n th e early years. Nume racy and literacy rema in founda tion sk i l s fo r fe ong learning w hi le we seek to bui d on the awe and wo nder that young lea rn ers brin g to the Schoo l environment. Wh il e chalk and blackboards have been rep laced by interact ve wh it eboa rd s and the world s iteral y at our ch i ld ren' s fingertips nurturin g cu rio s ty imagination and innovation is as sign ificant for today's wo r d as t was o r yesterda ys.
What is fu ndamentally differen t, h owever, is the des ire to move away f rom the 'on e size fits a l' a pproach to teach ng and learning to a d ifferentiated approach t ha recogn ises the indi vidu a child their unique gifts and interest s, p rio r knowledge and lea rn ng sty les
We are indebted to Janet Wi mot, as former Head o f Ju n o r School (1998 to September 201 0), f or be i ng instrumenta n eading a differentiated teaching practice in t h e Junior School. A p assionate educator Janet challenged us a l to im agine a nd pra ct ice an educat on in wh ich every child is val u ed for the g ifts th ey bring to Schoo an d where t h ei r ric h set of ntelligences is ho istica ly nurtu red.
Janet ntroduced the In t ern ati o na Baccalau reate Prim ary Years Programme (PY P) in 2003 as a curri culum that wou d best p repare
Col leg e as Hea d o f i s Jun ior Schoo l.
Hea th er w ill be lead ng a t eam o f comm itted p ro f ess ona sta ff in h e PLC Jun or Schoo who con t nu e to st ri
BETH BLACKWOOD
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Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) Results 2010
Each year, Year 12 students of PLC achieve consistently creditable results in the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) Examinations and in the INSTEP (VET) programme.
PLC is a non - selective school, providing open entry for prospective students, and these excellent results reflect the value that we add as a School.
Graduation
In 2010, 99.4% of Year 12 PLC students achieved secondary graduation through the Western Australian Certificate of Education with gir s exce l ling in both academic and vocational courses. In the WACE Examinations:
o 5.7% achieved an ATAR of 99.00 or above which means they were in the top 1% of candidates in the state.
o 27.8% had an ATAR above 95.00- the top 5% in the state.
o 51.9% had an ATAR above 90.00 - the top 10% of the state.
Awards and Achievements
General Exhibitions were awarded to our joint Dux of School, Bonnie de la Hunty and Sarah Co le and to lsabe l la Bor shoff. We congratulate them on thi s ex ceptiona achievement.
General Eexhibitions are awarded to the 40 eligible students with the highest Curriculum Counc i award scores based on the average of five scaled scores with at least two from each of the humanities/ social sciences list and the mathematics/science list.
Course Exhibitions were awarded to Sarah Clapin (Dance) and lsabella Borshoff (Literature)
A Course Exhibition may be awarded to the top eligible student obtaining the highest combined mark in a WACE course.
Certificates of Distinction
Certificates of Distinction were awarded to Hannah Tunstill (Biologica Sc ences); Bonnie de la Hunty (Chemistry); Sarah Clapin (Dance); Mariko Hunt and Grace Taylor (English); Eleni Bacopanos (Geography); Raena Kaur (Human Biological Science); lsabella Borshoff (Literature); Bonnie de la Hunty (Mathematics); Mariko Hunt and Philippa Martino (Media Production and Analysis); Katelyn Prend ville (Phys ical Education Studies)
A Special Certificate of Distinction was awarded to Eloisa Dickinson (Media Production and Analysis).
Certifi cat es of dist nction are aw arded to eligible students who are in the t op 0.5 per cent of candidates based on the WACE course score or t h e top two candidates (wh chever is greate r) in a WACE course.
A spe c a l ce rt ificate of distinction is awarded to a student not eligible for the award of a certificate of distinction because the general criteria for eligibility have not been satisfied, but who has o herwi se satisfied all the requirements for the award of a certificate of di stinc ion. it is based on the WACE course score and will be awarded only to candidates within the top 0 5 per cent of those sitting the examination.
Certificates of Excellence
19 PLC students achieved Certificates of Excellence. These certificates are awarded to each eligib le student who obtains at least 18 grades of'/>: in WACE course un it s or equivalents and achieved the WACE.
Certificates of Excellence were awa r ded to Prue Batchelor, lsabella Borshoff, Me issa Brumby, Sarah Clap i n, Sarah Co e, Amy Cox, Molly Dale, Bonnie de la Hunty, Madeleine di Francesco, Daniella Har an, Raena Kaur, Flora Lolev, Philippa Martino, Nicole Mumford, Sophie Pemberton, Nicole P atell, Kay-Lyn Tan, Grace Taylor and Hannah Tunstill.
Top Fifteen Performing Schools i n the State
In 2010 PLC was listed amongst the top fifteen performing schools in 20 WACE subjects/courses of study.
This list recognise the strength of achievement of schoo s in a particular subject (at least 12 students must be enrolled). They are compiled from the percentage of students at each schoo who achieved a sca led mark of 75 or more (in WACE). Schools are then ranked acco rdingly
WACE Courses
Accounting and Finance 3AB
Biological Sciences 3AB
Chemistry 3AB
Dance 3AB
Drama 3AB
Economics 3AB
English 3AB
Food Science and Technology 2AB
French 3AB
Literature 3AB
Materia s, Design and Technology - Textiles 3AB
Mathematics 3CD 3AB 2CD
Mathematics Specialist 3CD
Media Production and Analysis 3AB
Modern History 3AB
Po l itics and Law 3AB
Psychology 3AB
Visual Arts 3AB
Annual Giving Programme 2010
PLC is extremely grateful fo r a ll the supporters of this year's Annual Giving programme.
Thi s programme reaches out to th e community every year, raising funds to assist in providing educat ional opportunities to the studen ts of PLC. Large or small, all contributions are most welcome and highly valued.
Th e three areas for which the Annual Giving programme aimed to raise funds in 2010 were the PLC Foundation Building Fund, the PLC Foundation Scholarship Fund and the PLC Library Fund.
Those PLC Alumni and supporters who donated to the PLC Foundation Building Fund this year contributed to the Generations: Enriching the Future campaign, w ith pr ocee d s sup po rti ng the purchase of retractable seating in the new Swim and Recreation Centre. This seat ing will provide an attractive and practical gift that w ill be used by specators for performances, assemb ies and indoor sport ing matches.
You can st ill help by contributing to the Annual Giving programme. it is not too late Please go to www.plc.wa.edu.au and visit Giving to PLC\Annual Giving or call Ellaine Hislop on +6 1 8 9424 6534.
We offer our heartfelt gratitude to the Alilnual Giving donors of 2010 listed below, and to those who wished to remain anonymous Thank you for your generosity
Mrs Margaret Atkins OAM (Cusack 1947)
Mrs Janis Barclay (Drummon d 1949)
Mrs Judy Battaglia (1963)
Miss Les lie Benjamin (1964)
Mrs Sylvia Brandenburg (Leeke 1951)
Lady Jean Brodie-Hall AM (Siatyer 1942)
Mrs Jeanette Clay (Raad 1946)
Mrs Kaye Cooper (Palmer 1958)
Hon June Craig AM ( Lynn 1947)
Mrs Mary Crawford-Gemmell (Crawford 1947)
Ms Joanne Cruickshank ( 1977)
Mrs Lesley & Mr Peter Davies
Mrs Ainslie De Vos (Mews 1964)
Mrs Florence Dubois (Liss im an 1940)
Dr Anne Durack (1963)
Mrs Barbara Evans (Baty 1951)
Mrs Kim Far ley (Metcalf 1962)
Miss Barbara Finch (1950)
Mrs Beverley Fitzgerald (Bird 1954)
Mrs Susan Fortugno (Dukes 1982 )
Mrs Carole Gamble (Bull 1964)
Ms Anne Gunneii-Townsend (Gunnel! 1970)
Mrs Pamela & Mr Jeffrey Ha lford
Ms Ca the rine Hatch (1981)
Dr Margaret Henderson (1932)
Miss Clarissa House (1992)
Mrs Grace Howden (Thomson 1935)
Mrs Shelley Hutchison (Sutherland 1949)
Dr Patricia Kailis AM OBE
Mrs Elizabeth Kelly (Weygers 1963)
Mrs Ethelmary Kenworthy (Cook 1949)
Mrs Anne Kyle (Jago 1948)
Ms Margot Lang (R ichards 1952)
Mrs Julie Larkin (Sedgman 1951)
Mrs Verona Lea (Baron-Hay 1949)
Mrs Rosalind Lilley (McCielland 1961)
Mrs Patsy Littlejohn (Sioane 1949)
Ms Helen Love (1973)
Mrs Geraldene Lowe-Ahmad (Lowe 1955)
Mrs Ann Macliver (Bird 1952)
Mrs Brenda Mazzucchelli (Sioane 1957)
Mrs Patricia Meharry-Ridley (Meharry 1960)
Mrs Jan Muggleton (Fuller 1968)
Mrs Jean George (Ciai rs 1947) The Honourable Robert Nicholson AO
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
During 2010 more than 280 families made voluntary contributions to the school when paying fees. This commitment to the ongoing future of the capital development of the PLC campus is sincerely appreciated.
Mrs Esme Park (Suther land 1946)
Ms Rosalind Paterson PLC Class of 1956
Mrs Jud y Pratt (Creek 1951)
Mrs Laura Raiter (Einihovici 1951)
Ms Jennife r Ran kin
Mr Graham Reynolds OAM
Dr Jennifer Rogers (1972)
Mrs Dallas Rose (Dunnet 1939)
Mrs Deirdre Sanders (Schorer 1950)
Mrs Barbara Sewe ll (Buchanan 1949)
Mrs Iris Smith (Williams 1947)
Miss Coralie Solomon ( 1946)
Mrs Margaret Stamper (Monger 1947)
Dr Rodney & Mrs Jacqueline Steens
Mrs Marguerita (Margo) Stretch AM (Brown 1955)
Mrs Wendy Tushingham (Jago 1946)
Mrs Alison Tweedie (McNeil 1951)
Mrs Thelma Webster (Fisher 1947)
Mrs Susan Wooller (Gordon 1969)
Our goal is to continue developing our Master Plan and Infrastructure to ensure that PLC will carry on providing educational excellence for future generations. Developments include the current Swim and Recreation Centre that incorporates an indoor swimming pool and recreational space, and refurbishment of the Senior School. With the assistance of supporters such as those making the voluntary contribution, we will realise these objectives.
Thank you for your support to the ongoing progress of PLC.
lsab ell a Bor shoff Sarah Co e Bonn ie de la Hunty
Generations: Enriching the Future
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r re nt PLC g rls, a nd generati o ns to co me.
Thank yo u to the fo ll ow in g fami l ies, and t o th ose w h o wished t o re m a n anonymo us, w ho have sh ow n th eir su p po rt a nd commitm ent to th e sc hool , and to eve ry PLC stud en t by m aki ng p edge s a nd g ift s to t h e Gene rations: En r chin g t he Fu t ure campa gn.
Silver Level Donor
Simo n & Al son Turn er
Bronze Level Donors
Th e Lag ral Fami ly Tr ust
Mi mi & Wi ly Pa ck er
Sta n Perro n Cha r itab e Trust
Tr a ha r Fami y
Major Donors
Ala n & He ena Donnel y
A an & Megan St ein
Andrew, Ka y, Sara h, Rebecca & lsobe Cole
Barton Fami y Charitable Trus t
Brad ley Fam ly
Carter Fam i ly
Craig & Kat r ina Bu rton
David & Patty va n der Wait
David, Ch ristine, Georgina ,
Em m a & James Tho rpe
Dona dson Fami y
Far r Fa m y
Fit z gera ld Fam ly
Georg i na Purv s & Fam i ly
Hynes Fam ly
an & Chantal Macl iver
an & Jayne Middlemas
James & Eileen Cullen
Kuma rasi n ghe Fam ly
Lauder Fam ly
Lewis Family
McKenzie Fami ly
M ichael & Sue Fou lds
Mur ray Family
Ostergaard Family
PLC Old Co legians' Assoc ation
Powe Fami y
Robert & Kate Gou ld
Sm th-Gander Fa m y
Steve & Sara h John ston
Tho rn ton - Reill y Fam ly
Tony & F on a Taylor
Va n Beem Fa m i ly
Associate Donors
BassetVRob in son Fam ly
Ben son Fam il y
Beth Blackwo o d
Boug h er Fa m ly
Breida hl Fa mil y
Brendan a n d Sue Ad er
Brett & Dene L ndsay
Brian & Gerrardine McE ihi n n ey
Cadee Fami ly
Camero n & Cather ne Shep h a rd
Carol & Mervyn Har d ie
Cary & Ash ley Dry
Cerina & Ga r ry Tr iglavcanin
Chavaune Francis
Ch r sti n e & Jo h n Hedges
Co in Dunsto n in memory o
Eileen Dunston, Pr inci pal
Cowan Fami ly
Craig & Tracy Russel l
Crompton Fam i ly
Davis Fami ly
Don & An ta Eftos
Douga Family
Dr & Mrs B G Shepher d
Dr & M rs Go estan
Deryc k & Ka ren E helston
Everett Fam ly
Fa i rweathe r Family
Fou kes Family
Geoff & Jenn ifer S mpson
Goldf i nch Fami ly
Gub b ay Fami y
Gu o tt Fam ly
Ha rvey Fam il y
Hi s o p Fa m i y
Ja h ney & Jordana Sm it h
Ja rr ett Fa mil y
Jaso n & Li zz e Mar i nko
John & Kate Atk in s
John & Sal ly Jones
Joh n s Fa m y
Joy n er Fami y
Jud y Keys
K sten Sw ck & David Nelson
Kozak Family
L nd a Ke nya n
Lo ck Jo int Austra ia
Ma lone Fa m i y Manno in Fami y
Margaret Sm it h (Bou rne 1948)
Ma r k & Sally Eva n s
Martin & Gill an Ki r kness
McC oskey Fami y
McLerie Fam ly
Mike & Debra Ke ly
Mi l ls Fami y Mit chell Fami ly
Mr & Mrs I G Dowley
Mr & Mrs Kor d c
Paul Ba ley
Peter & Maiza n Ahern
Ph li p & Mary Byrne
Prof Ka ren S mmer
Quinl va n Family
Rakich Fam ly
Rober & Sa ra Frank yn
Rob nso n Fami y Rodda Family
Russel & Mary Clohessy
Sana lwas h ita
Sara h Besha r (J on es)
Ste ff e n Fa m ily
Ste p han ie & Ga ry Py ne
Steve & Lo retta Bake r
Stewa rVWe d gwood Fami ly
St irling Fam il y
Sue an d la n Hobson
To ny & Sal y Se p arovic
van der Wee le Fami y Vermeersch Fa m i y Wac kett Fami ly
The Summers Society
PLC's community has a long his o ry of generosity. The be nef its of many bequest s that have been receive d o ver the years are evid e nt to th s day
The Summers Society, named and inspired by Dr Vera Summers, has been established to provide an opportunity for PLC to reco g ni se and thank those who choose to contribu e to the longterm future of the school.
The Soc ety encourages graduate s and supporters of PLC to continu e the tradition of philanthropy that began with a bequest rom Dr Summe rs, staff member of PLC from 1920 and Principal from 1934 to 1961.
Thank you to the members of the Summers Society who are ensuring that future generations of PLC students will continue to benefit from the modern and progress ve school that so many others have enjoyed and benefitted from: Ms Robyn Ahern, Mr s Margaret Atkins OAM (Cusak 1947), Hon June Craig AM (Lynn 1947), Mrs Mimi Packer (Ciough 1982), M s Angela Vincent (1956), Miss Jud th Vincent (1956), and our newe st member, Mrs Denise Murray (Chapman 1966).
PLC greatly appreciates the supporters of the school, both philanthropic and personal, who assist in allowing the school to embrace opportunities and face challenges as a leading educator of young w omen.
I you ar e giving consideration to contributing to the long-term future of the school by providing a gift to PLC in your Will, please con sider advising us of your in t entions This will provide u s with the ability to plan for the future, and enable PLC to thank you, invite you to significant school function s di sc uss projects that a re o f particular intere st and welcome you to the Summers Society
For informat ion on how you can make a differenc e to PLC in the future by making a g ft in you r Will, please contact Deve lo pment Co - ordinator Ellaine Hislop for a confidential d scu ss io n on + 61 8 94246534 or email ehislop @ plc.wa.edu.au
Pre- Pr m ary stud en t s Zar na Mu nshi Shay Boy e, So ph ya Th om as, Libb y Ma rt n Bra xto n Henr i, lns ia h R az, Sca rl ette M urph y p erfo rm ed th e a n nu al Pre- Pr ma ry Nat iv ty w ith their class ma tes.
Th e 2010 Pr e- Pr ma ry Nativity, a long - standing trad tion at PLC, w as ba sed on he book Email: Jesus @ Bethlehem by Hilary Robin son, a mod ern day ve rsion of the Christmas story th at con siders ho w w e might hear th e news of his birth if Jesus w ere born t oday.
Technology support for youngsters
" Tell me, and will forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me and I will understand." Confucius 450 B. C.
1° provides a personal support and training centre for students, staff and parents during the school day 1o staff provide technical and appl cation support, w ith a clear purpose to offer help and support t o all members of t he PLC community for all information and learning technolog es. t s the 'heart and soul' of techno ogie s in t he Junior School Whi le 1° wa s initially implemented on th e Middle a nd Senior School campu s, coa che s are available i n th e Ath ena Centre and often work dir ectly in the classroom to support an nt egrated and hands -on approach to learn ng with technology.
In 2011, an Information and Learning Technology coach wi be located in the Athena Centre several days a week, while 1° coaches will be availab le. Furthermore, over lunch time every day a staff member wi l be avai lable to fix technica problems for students and staff.
Teacher s n th e PLC Junior Schoo l utilise a large number of innovativ e technologi es in their classrooms. For example daily teaching and learning can include SmartBoards, MacBooks, Macs, Pod Tou ch es , di g i a ca meras and camcorders, mo vie s, podcasts, photo slideshow s, and the crea t ion of com c str ps and fl ye rs. What is mo re, in 2011 stud ents will use iPads for research and creation.
pads: Nidia Kittyansub and lsabella Campbell are engrossed in the new technology
iPad trial in Junior School
During Book Week in Augus t Year 4 girls were fortunate to trial the atest re ease from Apple, the iPad.
The Pr e- Primary students illu strat ed their understanding of modern forms of communications that utilise the media, including news reports and films and th e internet.
This ce ebrat ion w as linked to th e clas s s Term 4 inqu i ry into h e nt erconn ectedness of human-m ade system s and communi t es , th e central idea being that form s o f communic at ion a re man - mad e Th e Nat ivity enabl ed Pre - Prima ry par ent s and g randparents to w itn ess th e child re n's developm ent ov er th e ye ar, particularly in erm s of con f id enc e music skills and th eir ability to collaborate w ith th ei r p ee rs
Welcome Heather Pope; Head of Junior School
PLC warmly welcomed the appointment of Heather Pope as the new Head of Junior School, who commenced in January 2011.
An educator for more than 30 years, Heather began her teaching career in New Zealand and brings significant experience in early childhood, pre-primary and primary, as well as secondary education.
She possesses a strong international perspective, having lived and worked in Hong Kong for the past 10 years. Prior to joining PLC she held the position of Deputy Principal at Kowloon Junior School, an IB World School that follows the Primary Years Programme (PYP), and has an enrolment of 900 students across two Junior School campuses.
Heather has been committed to leading and managing staff to be reflective, professional and active in improving learning and teaching outcomes for every child, with a focus on numeracy and literacy competencies.
Additionally, she has experience having been seconded by the English Schools Foundation as a consultant across their schools guiding inclusive education for students with special needs, English as an additional language, and gifted and talented.
Heather brings to the role of Head of Junior School valuable leadership experience, wisdom and enthusiasm. She looks forward with enthusiasm and anticipation to new challenges and rewarding experiences at PLC.
BET H BLACKWOOD Principal
Th e 1° t eam prov ides integra tra ning and support to ensure such technologies are used to their ful est educat onal potential during the ear y years of students' development.
1° in the Athena Centre will also serve as the foundat on for the 21st Century Skills programme, which will rollout from Pre -Kindergarten to Year 6 student s during 2011. Combined with the one-on-one MacBook programme o r Year 5 and 6 st udent s and learning initiative s for studen ts in Pre-Kind ergarten to Year 4, the 2 1s Ce ntury Sk ill s progr amme w ill nurture a nd scaffold student s' tec hnolog y sk l ls t o ensure th ey are re ady to manag e th ei r own lapt op s and ind epe nden t ly and sa f ely u se on in e rese arch and social n et wo rking tool s by the tim e th ey ent er Midd le School.
Th e ov erarch ng goal o f 1° is to p rovid e stud ents with ski l ls and t echnology tool s that a re rigorous, relevant and challenging, pr epa ring t hem for a global 21st Century and helping th em reach t h eir pot ent al with i n th e Int ernationa Baccalaur eat e curriculum.
An extremely exciting educational tool, the iPads allowed the students to create their own plays and record their voices as narrator or actor, surf the web, browse the extensive library of videos on YouTube, as well as interact with various other applications.
The serious side of the trial involved determining whether iPads aid the comprehension of written texts. For the trial, each student read a regular printed text, The Story of the Grass, New Moon and the Possum then read an interactive iBook of Toy Story utilising a narrator, animated clips from the motion picture and highlighted words to ensure the girls read at a good pace.
The results were pretty conclusive. Comprehension levels were far better for the iBook than the printed text Furthermore, the girls were excited by the chance to learn by using the iPads.
lt will be interesting to see how iPads can be utilised in our teaching and learning in the future.
Year 4 tea cher
WIL BAKER
2011 Junior School Leadership Team established
During this time of leadership change in the Junior School we are fortunate to have a team of professional and experienced staff who will continue to provide a caring and stimulating learning environment for our young learners.
The 2011 Junior School Leadership Team has been appointed to provide continuity, corporate knowledge and educational experience, as well as support for staff and our new Head of Junior School, Heather Pope
The team members comprise: Meredith Beer as Junior School Head of Staff with responsibility for the day to day running of the Junior School, staffing and professional development.
• Jenny Rickwood as PYP Co -ordinator from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 2 and eo - Director of the Athena Centre.
• Libby Renton as PYP Co-ordinator for Years 3 to 6 and fellow eo-Director of the Athena Centre.
The Junior School Leadership Team will help ensure a stable environment for students in the Junior School and provide consistency in leadership and the del very of Internationa l Baccalaureate programme across the who le school from PreKindergarten to Year 12.
PLC sisters dominate literature p riz e
Sisters Eva (Year 4 ) and Elizabeth Ma rsh (Year 1) took out both the poetry and prose catego ri es for students in Yea rs 1 to 4 in the Now and The n L tera t ure Pri ze
Children's writ i ng s valued and al l stude nts are enco uraged to exp ress them sel ves f rom t he earlies age hrou gh vari ous fo r ms of writing Th ey are tau g h t d ifferen l tera ry ski ls, t h e po w er of words and ho w th ey are used
The girl s' r esults i n the Now a nd Th en Literatu r e Pr ze reflects the schoo l' s consistent success n public crea t ive w r t in g compe it io ns A PLC the school's Learn n g Enr ichment Centre staff sup p o rt th e l iterary t a ents of both Eva and E zabet h.
Eva is a highl y m otivated and en ga ged stu den t and a pro l ific reader
Sh e en oys exp ress in g her ideas o n p ape r th ro ugh narra t ive w rit ng Eva recent y ac h ieved a distinction i n the UNSW/ICAS w ri ing test , w h ich pl aced her in the o p 10 pe r ce nt of Year 4 st u dents in West ern A ust rali a.
El iza bet h loves w riti ng storie s that she sh ares w t h he r class mates Sh e u ses orig nal , creative ideas and a b road voca bulary, wh ic h i nsp ire ot her w riters in h er class.
Eli za b eth w rot e he r p oe m The S orm fo ll owing Perth 's i nfamous ha lsto r m early in 20 10 , whi le Eva s sto ry Flashba ck re f ect ed on treasu r ed , spec ial t m es wit h h er grandm oth er a nd t h e r weekly tri ps t o the lo cal l brary
Translating movement into music
Dr Joa n Po pe was in v t ed to PLC after Junio r Sc h ool M usic teacher Ji ll Ailsa part cipat ed in a prof ess ion a l development w or ksh op s b ased on the Da lcro ze m eth od of teach in g m u s c. Em le Jacques- Dalcroze d eve oped this m ethod , w hi ch connects music, movement, mind and b ody, in th e late 1800s.
In her esson s with Earl y Learn n g students Dr Pope d emonstrated how move m ent tra ns lates p o werfu y to improved m us c ski lls. Sh e had st udents ist en t o t he rhythms of mu s c p ieces and ex press w h at they heard th roug h m o ve m ent.
Dr Pop e took the youn g s ud ent s on a fascina ti ng o u rn ey as she explored the t hem e of Equinox
Pre Pr im ary student Paige Symons, pictu red perfo rm ng a vio n piece with Sophia ltal iano (Year 1), participated in Dalcro ze method m usic c asses led by Dr Pope.
Junior Schoo l s th e begin ning of a n outsta nd ing and exci i ng earning journey t ha t takes our students from young chi d ren t o young women w h o strive to ach ieve personal excel lence and wh o believe in their ow n ability to make an active contr bution to th e world in which they l ive.
The education o f every ch i d begins the day they are born. When children ente r he fi rst phase of their f o rma l school years at PLC, they bring with t hem d verse pe rsona l experiences and vary n g knowledge and un derstandings. Ch ld ren also br ing w ith them th eir o wn unique g ifts persona lities and ind vi dual ity. Junior Sc hoo st aff aim to develop ndividual students and embrace the diversity and differences that exist across year groups.
Du ring thei r ea rly years of schoo lin g children begin to devel op confidence a nd a concept of themse ves as learners. t is in the Junior Schoo l years tha t chi d ren a lso ea rn the basic numeracy an d literacy skills that f orm the foundat ion o f thei r future learni ng. As an nternational Bacca laureate world schoo l, PLC celebrates the wond er and awe of our st udents providing the m with opport un ities t o explore ind ividua l areas of inte rest and su pporting them to pursue the ir passions. The Primary Years Programme is a perfect veh ic e t o encourage our st udents to become cr itica l thin kers, and to em power them to quest on and to seek answe rs.
PLC expl citly supp orts the nqu iry- based approach to ea rning and teaching that s embedded in much o f th e draft Australia n Na tion al Curriculum doc um entatio n, and Junior School students at PLC are taught l teracy and numeracy skills in th is way This yea r, Junior School teachers wi l begin i mp ementing some of the A ustra li an National Curriculum documents, which ha ve played an integral par in the 2011 p an ni ng and programm in g process.
In 20 10 sta ff had the oppo rtunity to begin interact i ng with the Math emat cs and English docum ents, wh ile this year t h ey w ll rev ew the Histo ry and Science docum ents, ready for imp lementat on in 2012.
At PLC, we be l eve we ed ucate ch il dren for life. We offer lea rni ng opportuniti es th at extend beyo nd aca d emic exce l ence to n clude the deve opment of the who e ch il d , i ncorporat ing th eir social, mag in at ive, creative, spir itua and physical se lves. Co nf d ence , se f-estee m and resilience a re fostered at schoo as they are o f paramo unt mportance.
The Junior Sc hool aims to p rovid e a caring, sa f e and ba anced environment i n w hich our st udents fee supported a nd enco uraged as they str ve to ach ieve persona excellence. Teac h ers w o rk to provide educatio nal programmes that a re stimu lat ing, cha engin g rigorous and engaging and we take pr de in present in g our stude nts with a w ide and var ied cu rri culum from Pre-Kinde rg arten hrou gh to Year 6.
Many adu lts clearly remembe r the ir Ju nior Schoo years an d val ue the many essons they lea rnt durin g that time Junior Schoo years are undoubted ly significant in develop i ng students who w l become ndependent, en t husiast ic an d conf dent learne rs for life stud ents who believe that they ca n be anyth i ng th ey want to be and do anyth ing they wa nt to do.
CATE BEGB I E
Act ing Head of Ju n or Schoo l, Term 4 201 0
Year 6 Primary Years
Programme Exhibition
On Thursday 23 September 2010, Year 6 girls presented the r PY P Exhibition to family, School and local commun ity members, teachers from other Perth PYP schools and throug h the use of techno log y, students from Scotch College and an Esp erance Primary School.
The Exhibition was an exciting and busy morning where the gir s demon strated their knowledg e and learning by talking with guest s and sharing their Exhibition Jou rnals and their colourful and informative display boards.
The key purpo se of the PYP Exhibition is fo r students to demon st ra t e how independent and responsible they can be with their learn i ng while they engage in an in -depth, collaborative inqu i ry. Thi s yea r's topics were wide ranging and pro vi ded the students a va riety of real-life situations that inspired them to take relevant, authent c and significant action. Students investigated various topics und er the central idea of The world is what you make it; causes of homelessness, home securi y for seniors, bu ll ying, care for native animals, the history of PLC, childhood asthma, and a healthy foods cookbook to name a few.
Th e process of getting the girls ready to take ownership of the ir learning through a student generated inquiry commences as soon as children start i n our Junior Sc hool. PYP students acquire knowledge whilst applying and developing the vita ski lls of questioning , research , inquiry, self-management and communication.
The PLC Junior Schoo has a unique way of preparing girls fo r he Exhibition At the commencement of Yea r 6 the gir s select an interest group or committee that they wor k with throughout th e year to gain an nsight into their areas of nterest. This i mmersi on supports the girls in their selection and understanding of real l ife ss ues and enables them to do more in -d ep t h research as th e year progresses.
Fol lowing their Exhibition, the girls shared their learning via Skype with PYP School Services Associate Reg onal Manager Mario Gauci. Mario was cl early imp ressed with th e passion and depth of understanding demonstrated by the Year 6 girls
BEER Junior School Head of Staff
Music to the ears of hearing impaired
In the proces s of learn ng how Music is a means of Un versal Comm uni ca t ion ', Year 4 girls ha ve been invest iga t i ng the cu t u ral inf uences n mu sical genres , t hat m essa ges are exp ress ed t hro ug h mus ic and the sc ience of so un d t ransfer and recepti o n Th s ra sed the q uestion am ongst the stude nt s: " If m usic is a mea ns of universa l commu nicat on, how do peo pl e w ith heari ng diffi cu l ies enga g e with and enjoy m usic "?
Rep rese ntative s from t h e We st A ustral an Inst itute fo r Deaf Edu cat ion (WA DE) vis ited Yea r 4 to exp lain t he sc ience of hea ri ng loss, co nd uct a spel li ng t est n wh ich students heard wo rds w ith reduced cl ari t y, as some dea peop e wo u ld hear t hem , and to teach stud ents how people su ff er i ng from a hearing imp ai rm ent ca n enj oy music n t he 2 1st Century Fo r examp e, impro vem ents in hea r ng aid s and coc h ea r implan t s mean t hat i Pods can be p ugged d rectl y into hes e a ds o give t he user au d ib le and und istorted u nes n add ition t o t his, t he teache r and a t ran slato r f ro m WA IDE taught he g irls the Austra li a n S g n Lan guage (A USLAN) sig ns to accompa ny th e Beatles' song Let it Be AUSLAN does not si m ply trans ate t he wo rds or phrases ; t interp rets the m ea n ngs be h nd them , allow ng the girls to get a bett er und ersta nding of t he beauti fu , haunti ng lyrics.
By the end of c ass the g ir ls simultaneo usly sang and s gned :
Walking School Bus powers on
St udents pro ud y led the way to Fres hwater Bay on 6 A ug ust 20 10 as Weste rn Aust ralia n Prem ier Co lin Barnett oined hem on t he week y Walkin g Sc hoo Bus to catc h up on school news
Th e stud ents we re exci t ed a bout th e Premie r' s recog ni t io n of t he Scho ol 's lo ng-te rm comm itment to th e i nitiati ve that enables yo un g er stude nts o wa k from schoo l wi th the assistan ce of parent vo lunteers.
PLC's co mmitm ent t o the Wal king Sch oo Bus rece nt ly saw long-te rm vo lunt eers and stude nt part ic pants re w arded for th eir d ed icat on to the g ro up at a Jun o r Schoo l assembly by th e Shire of Pepperm nt Grove and Depa rt me nt of Transpo rt.
Volunteer esco rt Dr Jenny-Anne Hansen - Knarh o i, Yea r 6 stu d ents
So ph ia Hanse n- Kn arho i and lsobe Co e and Ciara Tay o r (Year 5) were recogn sed f or the r ongo in g com mitment to th e afterno on ac iv ty t hrough reg ul ar part icipa tion in he PLC Wa l k ng Schoo l Bus ove r the pa st six years.
The W al ki ng Sc hoo Bus is va lu ed at PLC as i encou rages a hea lth y li fes yle b y combining so cia activity with i ncid en ta l exe rci se, effecti vely im provi ng studen t itn ess wh le s multaneo us y reduci ng traffic congesti on around the ca mpu s
The activ ity ali gns well w ith he PLC et ho s and ou r commitm ent to se rvi ce and promoti ng a healthy lifest yle. The g rou p of train ed pare nts w ho vo unteer to w a k with the childre n are exce ll ent role mod e s and the ch ildren ha ve fu n w h il st getti ng val ua ble exerc se
The n iti ative also help s m in m se the en vironm ent al impact of so many ca rs o n th e road
WA DE t eac her Jane Cox (r gh t) and tran s ator Lor rai ne Farrell y d em o nstrat e
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The in t ative is co -o rd inated a nd encou raged by the Departm ent of Tran spo rt thro ugh its TraveiSm a rt Program.
MEREDITH
Sophia Hansen-Knarho (Year 5) and l sobe Cole (Year 6) led the P emier on the Walking Schoo Bus.
Students raise $1 0,000 for global community
Starving children in some of the world's poorest countries have been supported by Year 5 and 6 students who raised more than $10,000 via World Vision's annual 40 Hour Famine.
Year 6 girls Phoebe Metcalf and Eva Annand rallied their teachers and friends to get behind the cause after their participation in a match box exercise conducted by World Vision to demonstrate issues affecting children in developing countries.
The exercise he l ped students understand some of the hardships associated w th poverty and short y after, the two students invited all girls in Years 5 and 6 to participate in the 40 Hour Famine to help alleviate the global food crisis.
Due to health and safety concerns related to children fasting for extended periods of time the girls researched alternative methods of conducting a 40 Hour Famine and decided to schedu e a school week of famine that involved a day each dedicated to not utilising technology, e ectricity and furniture, and a rice and water diet.
Their organisation of the Fam ine enabled Phoebe and Eva to comp lement their learning on the issue of child poverty with a commitment to make a difference by raising funds for those in need and increasing awareness of g lobal issues among their peers.
Phoebe said she was pleased to have developed a 40 Hour Famine programme that interested and challenged so many girls.
"The four days of the famine weren't too difficu t. We were surprised to be so inconvenienced by the no-furniture day lt was very uncomfortable sitting on the floor in class and assembly and not being able to rest our things on tab es, but think the most difficult day for everyone was the rice and water d iet because the ration was so small."
Eva said that although the initiative was time consuming, with lots of planning, reminders to return money and lunchtimes spent collecting and counting funds, she was happy to have helped raise so much money for peop le living in poverty.
"We gave each of the students a target of $30 to raise but we ended up doubling that amount. We're really grateful for the support of Year 5 and 6 students and their families, and our teachers who helped organise the days and bank the money."
The fundraising efforts of Year 5 and 6 students, combined with those of PLC's older students, saw the school raise almost $17, 000 for World Vision via the 40 Hour Famine.
overcome the Global Food Crisis.
PLC is p roud to cele b ra t e the achievements of our s x Indigenous stu d ents who g raduated in 2 0 10 w ith Western Austra ian Cert f icates of Education.
Head Prefect Kimberley Benjamin and peers Atteya Thomas, Rokiya Bin Swami , Ron ta Bradshaw, Calyca Roge rs and Hay ey Rivers formed t he 201 0 cohort of Indigenous Leave rs who have been exemplary in demonstrating to the ent re PLC community the benefits of sharing their ves with Indigenous people
Typ ca ly, these gir s have proven to be fabu lous and responsible role models w ith a fine sense of fun. They have appl ed themselves to their studies and have been mot vated to achieve academic success. In turn they have been well supported by PLC staff who have shown enormous goodw i l and pleasure in assisting the girls to reach their goals.
Atteya is aiming for entry into medicine at university and is very for t unate to have been mentored by Professor Fiona Stanley of the Te lethon Institute for Chi ld Health Research
Kimberley has long dreamed of a career in the med ia and is planning to study media, fi l m and televis ion at Curtin Univers ty, and is conside ring post-graduate studies at WAAPA.
Talented dancer and member of the PLC Dance Compa ny, Rokiya, successfully auditioned for the National Abo riginal and Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA) Dance College in Sydney. While she wou ld be thrilled to attend NAISDA, Rokiya is also considering undertak i ng a degree in Science at UWA.
Hayley was also accepted into NAISDA with a career in the performing arts in mind Hayley has put her interest in Early Childhood teaching on hold to pursue this opportunity.
Having participated in the INSTEP vocational education stream at PLC during her senior school years, Ronita aims to commence a clerical traineesh p w ith mining company HWE.
A recent l ife-changing exchange trip to Japan, where she assisted in teaching English to local students, led Calyca to work towards a career teaching English as a second language. Th s wil enable her to combine a love of teaching w ith a natural proficiency in English.
The six girls strongly identify as a group; they support each other and play a valuable role in mentoring younger Aboriginal students at PLC. They are like siblings in an environment far from their family networks. Nevertheless they are as individual as any six girls could be and we wish each of them every success in their future.
Phoebe Metcalf (left) checks the total amount raised by Junior School students during the 40 Hour Famine while Eva Annand displays the seeds of different food that will potentially be grown to help
Skills and spirit of participation showcased on Arts Day
Arts Day once again bonded students throughout the school in their common pursuit of the arts, and simultaneously showcased the extraordinary talents and efforts of girls in an array of arts-related activities.
Initially instigated in 1973 at the suggestion of former Science teacher and Principal of Tranby College Joanne Bed nail (Bower) who questioned why the school had House-based sports competitions and not arts, Arts Day has long been considered a very special day at PLC.
In the early years, the Arts Festival (as it was then cal led) displayed arts, crafts and performing arts (dance, drama and music), in addition to debating and public speaking. Today a broad spectrum of arts - related activities and events is featured from students spanning Years 1 to 12. In addition to the inaugural activities, Arts Day now showcases student work in photography, video, visual art, clothing and textile design, cookery, technology and materials, and creative writing.
Former Principal Hazel Day has fond memories of her involvement in, and witnessing the fruits of the girls' labour, on Arts Day, from her early role at PLC working in Speech and Drama to her later roles as Deputy Principal and Principal.
"When retired from PLC I received many letters from ex students. One particular y stays in my mind. lt contained a sentence that talked of 'the intangible lessons about pride, dedication, the will to succeed and to meet life's challenges head on' that the writer had earnt from her time at PLC. I think it is the extra curricular activities that help greatly to deliver these aspects of life at PLC," Mrs Day said.
Arts Day is not just good fun - it benefits girls in many ways. With an emphasis on participation and House spirit, and fostering awareness and love of the arts, the day offers students different learning environments that enable individuals with specific talents to proudly share them with their peers, staff and parents.
Furthermore, the planning and rehearsing of House Dance and ensemble performances enable students to develop teamwork and leadership skills and enhance their resilience.
"Activities like Arts Day provide girls with opportunities to develop self-confidence, to work with others to help their House do well, to learn from each other and to become a valued and valuable member of their communities," said Mrs Day.
PLC students participated with exceptional results in Curtin Business School's selective Excelerate programme that provided outstanding Year 12 students the opportunity to complete an industry-based Economics unit at Curtin University while simultaneously completing WACE at school.
Molly Dale achieved a high distinction for the unit and was awarded the Economics Medal as the best-performing student, while Katie Roach achieved a distinction in the first year university unit.
The school was pleased to support the girls' applications for the eo-curricular opportunity because of the considerable intellectual extension likely to result from the programme, including improved critical thinking, experience working in a team environment and effective public presentation skills.
In addition to consolidating and extending their knowledge of economics via Excelerate's programme of lectures and tutorials, both M oily and Katie benefited from the friendly, competitive rivalry of their classmates from schools throughout the metropolitan area.
Participation in Excelerate enabled both PLC students to apply their economics knowledge to real-world situations and access to extension materials, as well as giving the Leaving students the added benefit of an early introduction to university life with classes and lectures held at the university's Bentley campus.
The semester-long unit of Macroeconomics at Curtin was based on the same topics, textbooks and exams as regular university students and complemented the WACE Economics unit undertaken by the girls at PLC.
Katie said the unit significantly improved her understanding of Economics schoolwork. "The overlap of our school and uni courses was really beneficial because we completed the Curtin exam before our Semester 1 school exam and were able to apply the feedback to our school assessment," she said.
Both students will receive a full credit for completing the unit should they choose to undertake their tertiary studies at Curtin University. This will give Katie a head start when she commences studies at Curtin in actuarial science, a discipline that applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risks in the insurance and finance industries.
Molly's achievement of the prestigious Economics Medal opens up potential career opportunities; however, while she is interested in a career in business she remains uncertain about her future tertiary education focus.
Head of Curtin Business School's Exelerate Economics programme Stephen Kemp recognised and honoured both students' achievements at a school assembly where he formally awarded Molly the Economics Medal and gave both girls' their certificates of graduation.
Success for Media students
Year 12 Media Production and Analysis students Sacha Barker, Georgia Franklin and Brittany Notley were recently nominated for the 201 0 TAFE TEE Media Review Awards.
The awards were open to all 2010 Year 12 students and the awards night itself showcased the work of the top media students for the year. The girls' film, entitled Mind's Eye, was selected as one of four finalists in the state for the category of Best Short Fiction Film. The selection of the students' film as a finalist is to be highly commended and continues the tradition of PLC being a finalist in this category since the inaugural awards in 2007.
Additional y, 2009 Leavers Jade Bates, Ella Jackson, Eliza Kavanagh and Chloe Leaker recently had their TEE Media production nominated as a finalist in the national ATOM Awards in the category of Senior Secondary Short Fiction. This was also a huge accomplishment for PLC as just four films Australia-wide were selected.
Curtin Business School's Stephen Kemp (centre) awards Katie Roach (right) and Molly Dale their certificates of graduat ion.
International Baccalaureate Diploma commences
Senior School students at PLC are now able to choose between WA Courses of Study, a vocational pathway or the Internatio nal Baccalaureate Diploma for their final two years of secondary schooling.
This choice follows f ull authorisation for PLC to offer the IB Diploma programme. The Year 10 students of 2010 are the first cohort of students to be offered the alternative pathway for Years 11 and 12.
Authority was granted fol lowing a forma process that required professional training of staff teaching to the Diploma; documentat ion of schoo pol cies and courses relating to Diploma; and an authorisation visit that was led by the regiona representative for IB, Greg Valentine.
The option of undertaking the Diploma has been introd uced as a natural extension of the Primary Years and Middle Years programmes alrea dy offered at PLC with shared philosoph ies, terminology, Learner Profi es and IB mission.
The Diploma continues the global focus of ed ucation in the Primary and Middle Years p rogramme s by educat ng o ur students to be internationally minded; a trait they will require w h et h er they go on to live and work in Perth or oversea s.
What s more, the Diploma comp lements th e sc ho ol's holistic philosophy i n that it requires students to not only be st i mulated academical y but to also cha ll enge themse lves beyond the classroom through Creativity, Action and Service (CAS). lt also offers an opportunity for stude nts to pursue an area of personal in terest through the Extended Essay.
The Diploma is considered to provide academ c balance in that it requires a breadth of study across six subjects that cover experience in languages, humanit es, experimental sciences and mathematics, in addition to an arts subject.
The Theory of Knowledge course cha ll enges students to ask, "How do we know what we know?" lt aims to develop a student's cr iti ca l capacity to an alyse, make connect ons, cons id er possib ili ties and understand that all individua and cu ltural perspect ives may have st rengths and weaknesses. In help i ng the girls to understand the nature of knowledge, th is course has relevance to all subjects in the Diploma and is a sound foundat ion for life ong learn ing.
Additional ly, the IB D p oma is recognised by eading universities as setting a standa rd for the academic challenge needed in preparatio n for university success.
Year 11 students who se lected the Diploma option commenced the ir studies in Term 4, 2010.
PLC and Scotch trial shared classes
Both PLC and Scotch Col ege n o w teac h to t he Internation a Bacca la ureate programme a nd are conside ring sy n chronising the r t im et ab les to enab le increased choices and o p portunities in the numb er of subjects offered o students. The f rst subject to see co m b in ed classes w as Spa nish which has bee n ava i lable as an IB Dip o m a subject at Sco t ch since 2009 and is now ava i lable for the firs t tim e t o PLC st u dents compl et ing Year 11 in 2011.
St ud ent s parti cipatin g in th e meshed Spanish cl ass continue to benefit from th e known advantag es o f single sex educa t io n, wh le experiencin g addit ion al co-educatio nal opportunities.
By learn n g in the co mbin ed cl asses, our stu d ents are provided with a new ex p eri ence that in vo ves colla b orating and ea rn ing with studen s of another gender. Thi s will effectively prese nt a meaningful and prod u ctive transition t o tert ary education
Staff research published in international academic journal
Physical Education teacher Matthew Do n aldson's research on sw mmin g performance and the inf uence of task complexity a mong ch il d ren with and without development coordinat io n disorde rs has bee n p u blished in the Inte rnat onal Journa l of Aquat c Research and Educati o n
Matthew co ll a borated with University of Western Austral ia researchers Professor Brian Blanksby and N Pau l Heard to determine w hether children w ith a marked impa irment n the developmen o motor coordinat o n, or Development Coord i nation Disorder (DCD), affected children's abi ity and rate o f learn ng sw imm ing tasks such as reestyle and bas ic precu r sor skil ls.
The researc h co nfirmed the earn in g and performa nce o f t asks by chi dren with DCD was assoc ia ted most with task repet itio n an d vision. This suggest s that swimming teac hi ng methods and instru ct o n sho uld be spec ifi c, simp le and i nterspersed w ith hand signals.
Knowledge of the research results that children with DCD learn more slowly s expected to en ab le teach ers , parents and the children themse lves to have realistic expectat ons in the water, and fo r cla ss sizes for such ch ildren to be sma ller
The co n clusion of the research was that a suppo rt ve earning environment for child ren w ith moto r learning difficu l ies wou d enable them to achieve the i mportant sw m ming sk ill compete nc es and reduce the r drop-out rates in learn to sw m programmes , en suring they have appropriate oppo rtun i ies to f or active and healthy l ifestyles.
Matthew hopes the research finding s will inform more effect ve sw i mming instru ction for ch ildren w it h development coo rd i nation d iso rde r
At PLC, Matthew has assisted n the coordinat ion of the Sports l n k, a p rogram tha t provides children w th movement d f f cult es a n opportun ity to develop their soc ial skil ls, fitness and p ro motes transition into community sport. He is coordinating the sw i mming program at PLC and is keen to develop student's capacit ies ac ross al age groups and abilities.
Ms Blackwood and former Scotch Co lege Headmaster Reverend Syme consider the two - way co laboration t o be a w ise u se of resources as well as a means of in creasing subject options for students. The partnership is likely t o see future ali gn n g of timetab es to f acilitate further opportunities for students of b oth WACE and Dip oma.
PLC and Scotch currently enjoy a shared Apple technology p latform that enables the community to be in t ouch anywhere and anyt i me, independent of their campus. Furthermore, the schools share an iTunes U site - an innovative m ethod of sharing educat onal information and content with current and prospective students.
Othe r recent col laborat ions betwee n th e schools have i nvo ved Year 12 students participating in combined academic revision cl asses in preparation for t heir final year exams , and ongoing connect o n s in sport, music and art.
Wh il e the schoo leaders celebrate collaboration between the schools to improve educational opportunities for students, t hey remain committed to maintaining th e r independence and sin gle sex status.
St udents deal for debat ng are o f ten described by oth ers with ad j ecti ves such as chatterbox , co m edian, argume ntat ive, ta kative, erud te, pe rsuasive, ente rta n i ng , st ory-teller and hum o rous.
The 20 10 Western Austra li an Debat ng League compet it io n was a ter rif c season for PLC w ith Yea r 9 student A li sh a Maclea n a part o f the PLC Junior team w hi ch wo n the Divisio n Pe nn ant n the WA Debat in g League PLC competed in the compet t o n aga nst stude nts who represented a cross-sect on of the m et ropolitan State and In dependent sc hoo ls.
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Head of Se nior School Nees ha Fl int prepares to ta ke Yea r 1 1 students Samant ha S arr, Abigai l Sim, Eva Kruimer and Andie So nes t o Scotch College fo r a shared Spanish class.
A is ha Macl ean proud y d sp lays t he penn ant won by th e PLC Jun or Debat in g team
2011 Student Prefecture
From the Head Prefect
When I first walked onto the grounds of Presbyter an Ladies' College, tartan clad and nervous as any new girl on her first day, I never imagined that I would be where am today. The only thing running through my mind was the constant stream of new fa ces and names that had blurred into one long, confusing motion-strip. And three and a half years later, I can safely say that now I can plac e every one of those faces to a name, and vice versa. This school has given me so much in the years I have been here; fr iends, education and great expe ri ences, and now I've been given the honour of be ing Head Prefect.
In this role I am determined to give back to the school at east some of what I have learned in my past and what I plan to learn in my future. Before I moved to Australia, I lived in Singapore, attend ng one of th e top IB schools in the wor ld, Un ited World College of South East As ia. UWC was the epitome of internationalism and cu ltura awareness. Students came from all corners of the world; from Canada, Czech Republic, Kenya and Australia. So I plan to continue where our 2010 Head Prefect Kimba left off, and expand the breadt h of her work in cultural awareness. I want to show PLC the world beyond Austra ia, and to in cite the desire in PLC students to exp lore it. Understanding comes from awareness, and awareness comes from experience.
We live in a wo rld where we are so often comfortable in the confines of our room s, browsing the net and watching documentaries on a screen instead of actually facing it i n real life We have al l the means to be out there, yet we often choose not to The lim it does not exist, unless we place it there ourselves. By understand in g t his, and getting out into the rea world, I know I can grow and have grown from my expe ri ences. If you ask me my nationality, the real answer is that I'm international; am Austra ian, Sri Lankan, Singaporean, Czech, and every other nationality that I have had the pleasure to come across.
And international students are wha t every PLC student can be, and wha t I want to he p them become. Whether or not Senior students are undertaking an IB course or a WACE course, if you do your best and have th e determination, initiative, b ra very and heart to be an international citizen, you can. When we meet each other, no matter what our background, when we real ise that really, all we are is flesh, blood, bone and 70 per cent water, that's when real awareness and equality w l finally be a reality.
DINU KUMARASINGHE
Head Prefect
Trifecta of prizes for student historian
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, prese ntat on and size. Alexa nd ra rea li sed her d sp lay f o r t he Exhib tio n needed to be mean ng fu l and sturdy to t rave we fr om aud ence to aud ence. W th his i n m ind she bu i lt a d ora ma of a battlef e d housed wi th n an art ill ery box, and incorporated tang i b e i nks via the nclu sion of World Wa r I reli cs.
The d o ra m a w as disp layed at Pa r iament Ho u se , Ca nb erra where i was v ewed by Me m be rs of Parli ame nt and th e many successfu st udents, invited g uests and h istorians w ho attended the presentat on of prizes on 23 Novembe r Alexandra was flown to t he p resentation ceremo ny wh ere she accepted $900 pr ize money, meda li o ns and cert if icates ac ro ss the three catego r es
Alexand ra sa id i took cou rage t o put her work f o rward to be udged an d she was amazed t o rece ive recogn t o n f o r her eff orts, particu ar y because she fe lt so pass o nate about t he sub ect o her entry.
"The most va uable concept I ea rnt v a the project w as th e wa y i n which pe rso nal connections to an event br ng it to life I f oc used on the powe rfu story of Pr iva t e Ma rt i n O M eara beca use I ho ug ht h s story of va lo u r, co ntrasted by h s su bseq uent insa nit y, w ou ld ca pt ure peop le s m ag in ation," A lexa nd ra sa id.
" I ga i ned a good understa nd in g of th e power of v sual d sp ays and this know edge really helped defin e my display. "
A exandra co n i nues her studies n H story and Mi l ta ry h isto ry, i n which she has a particu ar interest n Senior Schoo at PLC.
Si nce her success in the Nat ona Histo ry Awards was pub li shed in the Post newspaper, Alex has been inv ted to be the keyn ot e speaker at the Ka raka tta Club's ANZAC Day l un ch in 201 1
of Alexandra s resea rch. Alexandra s photog raphed w th Fede ra
Swan song for long-time music teacher
Long-time PLC voice teacher
Maribeth Wi ll iamson was farewelled by the school following a career spanning 29 years.
Originally from the United States, Maribeth attended Indiana University School of Speech and Drama and began her career in Perth at the Playhouse Theatre. After returning to the United States briefly to further her vocal studies in 1981, a contract with the Western Australian Opera Company brought her back to Perth.
While performing as soloist with the Perth Oratory Choir, Maribeth was invited to teach Voice at PLC by the Principal, Miss Heather Barr.
"As an extention to individual lessons, we introduced an ensemble class which soon became known as the PLC Chorale. The enthusiasm and vocal excellence of the founding choristers set the benchmark which has continued to attract, chal lenge and inspire vocal students over the years ."
As a balanced performing unit, Chorale was invited to join with many colleges, providing the soprano and alto voices for numerous musicals and oratorios. These included Oh What a Lovely War with Scotch College, 0/iver and Pirates of Penzance with Aquinas, Mikado and Vivaldi's Gloria with Trinity, as well as Mozart's Vespers with Guildford Grammar School, among many others. The combined colleges ensemble with Trinity College choristers has enjoyed an unbroken association for 20 years.
"In 2001 the Trinity/PLC Chorale attended an international music festival at the Sydney Opera House and was awarded gold," Maribeth said. Two more tours have followed, to the Welsh Eisteddfod in 2003, and to Beijing in 2009.
There have been many old Collegians who have sought to continue singing after leaving PLC. Students receiving international acclaim are early Chorale members, Sara MacLiver, Kathryn McCusker, Caitlyn Hulcup, and more recently, Katya Webb. Many outstanding vocalists have gone into the area of teaching, including Philippa Tan (1996), the current Head of Music Curriculum at PLC, who takes up the reins as Maribeth departs.
"Whether or not our students decide on a career in music or not, the joy of participation at school provides the patrons of tomorrow. Music is a gift we carry throughout our lives. lt is truly food for the soul. At PLC, we encourage students to foster the art of singing through personal example and generosity to others within the ensemble. lt is a recipe for success," Maribeth said.
"I have loved my 29 year association with PLC and wish colleagues and students, both past and present, every success for 2011 and beyond. "
In her retirement Maribeth looks forward to grandmother duties and singing lessons with her 11 - year-old granddaughter, Violet.
Students published 1n poetry anthology
Eight PLC students have been published in the annual Prima Lux student poetry anthology, with two poems by the same student selected for publication.
Head of Senior School Eng ish Roland Leach encourages students to submit their work for the anthology, which this year featured 55 poems by students throughout the State.
The poems by PLC students covered a diverse range of subjects including farm life, grandmothers and school, in addition to more obscure subjects such as soggy fruitcake and the process of wak ng up.
Edited by Veronica Lake and with a foreword by the Chair of the Literature Board of Australia Council for the Arts, Dennis Haskell, Prima Lux is considered the prime anthology of student poetry.
PLC has long held a reputation for the development of talented student writers, as il ustrated by 2010 Leaver Nicole Mumford i n her poem:
7.45 in the Maths Corridor
There are ghosts in the maths corridor.
lt is whi le the schoo awakes from its slumber, Gently stirr ng to the scuffing of heels And whirring of leaf-blowers, When the ghosts are most alive.
You can hear them sigh in the hollow corridor, The clicking of locks, The footsteps on the damp, dank carpet. They haunt the few living things, Engaged with computers and music, While they wait for the others to arrive.
One by one the girls trudge up the stairs. Soon the corridor will be abuzz
With laughter and squeals, Gossip and expletives.
The chorus of clanging locker doors
Disrupts the frequencies upon which the ghosts feed, And thus, they are chased away By the gaggles of girls that travel Along the blue-carpeted path.
But the laughter is displaced. lt is asphyxiated.
Classrooms are occupied, Lockers emptied.
And so the ghosts come out to play again: They escape the air vents as they open, Make your lunch go soggy And lick your neck during exams.
You can hear them breathing when you are alone.
Year 11 student Kaili Bradshaw recently transported a table she made in Stage 1 CD Materials Course back to its place of origin on the family's south Kojaneerup property. Kaili designed the table for her family's homestead porch where they have a drink and watch the sun rise or set over the property.
The timber Kaili used to create the table legs were initially old fence posts that she sa lvaged from the shearing shed. The wood was discoloured grey and featured split holes, and was destined for the fireplace until Kaili salvaged the wood and undertook the significant task of machining back the posts.
Patience was required as she worked on the twisted table slab, sanding it back to a rustic finish and completing it with an exterior varnish to create a piece of furniture ideally suited to its final resting place.
The jarrah table, which was created over just eight weeks, is an attractive and practical illustration of Kaili's mastery of woodwork techniques.
Kaili said her joy in making things out of wood was partly due to living on a farm where plenty of wood was readily available.
"I really enjoy woodwork because I like designing and then creating things, and I believe wooden furniture and objects look great. I find woodwork really fun and the practical aspect of the subject provides a nice change to the classroom learning that is done in most other subjects," she said.
"I also love the fact that can create a nice piece of furniture at school and take it home and use it. For example the table I made now sits on the porch outside my house and provides something that friends and family can gather around."
'Magnifique' achievement by students
Year 10 PLC students dominated the recent Alliance examinations in Western Australia, taking out five of the top 10 places.
PLC Head of Languages, Janet Weston, said the girls' achievements illustrated the school's commitment to teaching languages other than English as a way of helping girls develop an interest in, and understanding and respect of, other people and their cultures.
"At PLC we believe learning languages other than English helps students develop critical thinking as well as analytical and problem solving skills," Mrs Weston said.
"French is one of three languages currently available to our girls and is taught from Pre-primary to Year 12. The other languages offered at PLC are Japanese and Spanish and in 2011, Mandarin will be available for the first time to Year 5 students," she said.
As many as 180 PLC French students sat the Alliance exam in August which comprised listening, reading and writing sections. The top 30 students in each year level from Years 10 to 12 in Western Australia, including 11 PLC students, were then invited to undertake an oral exam.
The Year 10 students who were recognised by the Alliance for their outstanding results included Marissa Loh (third place), Eleanor Norman (fourth), Merry Li (fifth), Kate Franklyn (sixth) and Arielle Tay (ninth).
Other PLC students to be placed in the top 10 in the State included Year 11 student Cazza Dun ham and 2010 Leaver Isa bel la Borshoff.
PLC students awarded in literature contest
Year 7 studen t Ame li a Murray continued he r run of success n The West Australian Young Writers' Contest by aking out rst priz e i n the Years 7 to 8 Poetry category.
PLC ha s been at the forefront of creati ve w riting in the State f o r many years The school sponsored the p ublication of Br llig, a nationwide journal that ran to 12 editions f rom 1995 to 2001, and many students have been published in the annual journal Prima Lux.
Amelia said she had entered the Young Wr iters' Contest since she was in Year 1 and experienced much success, including w ns in both prose and poetry categories. She has been interested in creati ve writing ever since her Year 1 teacher noticed her interest and encouraged her to continue wr iting
"I enjoy writing because there are no ru les and no right or wrong. I also like being able to weave in personal experiences and determine the direction of my writing," she said.
Amelia's talent for creative writing has also been recognised at PLC and extended via one -on -one mentoring sessions with Head o f Senior School English, Roland Leach
Amelia wrot e the poem Why Iron? after h er grandmother witnessed the young board er p ay after-school netbal in what she perceived to be an un - ironed sports skirt. This led to a family discussion about the need to be well groomed.
PLC featured nine finalists in the Young W ri ters' Contest and t ook out many of the pr zes
PLC prize winners in the Young Writers Contest includ ed t h e following students:
Mia Separovic (Year 5), Fourth in Year 5/ 6 Prose
Amelia Murray (Year 7), Won Year 7/8 Poetry
Merry Li (Year 10), Runner-Up in Year 9/10 Poetry
Sarah Cole (Year 12) Runner Up in Year 11 12 Poetry and Run ner Up in Year 11 / 12 Prose
Nicola Hard (Year 12), Thi rd in Year 11 / 12 Po etry
Nicol e Mumfo rd (Year 12) and Hann a h Tunstill w ere finalist s in t he Year 11 / 12 Poetry whil e
Molly Dale (Year 12) was a finalist in the Year 11 / 12 Prose category
The girls' success s highlighted when tak ng into account the fact that more than 4,000 entries were recei ved in the contest, with u st 10 entries sel ected f or the final round n ea ch of the six year groups.
Am eli a s success in the Young Writers' Contest follow ed her wi n in the Now and Then Literature Pri ze w hich Year 12 stud ent Sarah Col e a so won (poetry category).
Contemporary choreographer pushes the boundaries
the concept o f travel lin g without really movi ng; trave ll ng o a desti nat io n th a keeps movin g further away the closer you ge t o it. In other words, trying to break through the boundary.
The weekend d ance workshop effect ively enco uraged and enabled the sc hool's p erformers to expa nd the ir reperto ire, work w ith an exc iting new t alent and expe ri ence a different sty e of co ntemporary dance The workshop co ncluded w ith a show ing for fam il
Swings
every afternoon
we ran to the swings in the park.
we swung: up and down up and down up and down o ur shoes never scraping th e g round.
we saw the sa nd b eneath us flas h es of green eucalypt and a stretch of sky some days the sky was translucent wedding gown white, on others i was blue, very b lu e, the bl u est sky above our f eet, an d o n rare occa sions it was dark g rey w th waterbomb clouds.
every afternoon we were a ways there staring at the sky.
Merry Li (Year 1 0)
During Term 3 Dance and Drama stude nts were ntroduced to an exciting new performance piece by New York-based Aust ra l an dancer and choreographer Rebecca McCormac.
Rebecca current y dances with two companies in New York; Tapfusion and Dance Works and is an Honours gradua t e o f th e WA Academy o Performing Arts. She has been dancing in the B g Apple for the past four years.
Director of Th eatre Arts Fiona Tholet invited Rebecca to choreograph a eo-cu r ricular work for students from Yea rs 9 to 1 1 as a means of further exposing them to work ng with high-class dance profess onals.
Rebecca led a contemporary class followed by a collabo rat ve workshop, and taught the choreograp hy for a piece cen tred on
Bliss on a cake slice
Book autho r, cu rrent pa rent and Old Collegian Ki rsty Carre (Reyn olds 1979) joined stude nts in the kitc hen and shared her passion for organic f ood and old - as hioned customer se rvice, in addition to bak ng a d electab le fl ou rl ess chocolate cake.
Ki rsty was asked to sh are a recipe w th t h e Year 10 gir s that was sp ectacular and beyond the rea ms of the i r usua reperto re Each st udent cooked her own cake comp lete w ith a chocolate collar
Kirsty co-authored a beautifu ly photog raphed large format book featur ng her recipes and local produce, Essence : Discover Flavours from the West Australian Coast She bel eves that food br i ngs about st rong emotions, an d w o rking with people dedicated to creat ng good food is immensely sa t isfyi ng and en oyab e.
Kirst y's prod u ce s we l known by Open Garden Day shoppers as the mues b rand she launc hed as a healthy b reakfast is so ld at the Open Garden Day market. In ad d it on to keeping u p w ith the demand fo r her muesli , Kirsty run s Ez way in Swanbou rne , a commun ty su perm ar ket that stocks h ea th y, ready- made food and organic opt io n s.
to the creation of characters and th e com mu n cation of su b t ext.
The i ncurs o n by Rebecca lustrates the schoo l' s comm tme nt to provide st ud ents w ith opportunities that he p them ach eve th eir academic and p erformance potential.
Above: Yea r 10 students Rebecca Lynch (s tting) and Sam Sta rr perform the r new dance piece based on th e concept of travell ing.
Right: New York based dance choreographe Rebecca McCormac.
Kirsty Jenk ns C au d
Haberland , Am y Stew art, Amelia Jeffri es , Rachae Farquhar, Kate McE hinney, Dylann Cransw ck , E la G een, Ell en Ken n ed y, Ruby Van Beem Hann
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learning civics and citizenship in Canberra
Year 9 students studying civics and citizenship were provid ed th e opportunity to tra ve to the h eart of th e country's d emocracy, Canberra, to exper ience what our nation s capital has to offer.
The tour to the Australian Cap ita Ter rito ry encouraged students to develop an awarenes s of the rights and responsibi ity of ndi vid ua s within Au stral an communities and co n s der the b enefits of a democrati c society
Emma Krantz ref ected that, "Each ind ivi dual member of th e community has unique wants and need s, a nd active participat on in polit ics al lows th ese to be addressed the most effective way poss i b e."
Over the course of the trip the studen t s we re ab e to di scover th e various ways i n which citizens can participate within th e po liti ca l system and infl uence the decisions that are made in th e i nte res t o f improving Austra ian society.
Ade laide Crossing said that on the tour she learnt about th e voti ng system, h e h istory of the democrac y in Austra ia an d how peop le could be involved in t he political system.
Activities desig n ed to hel p student s understand the importa n ce of educa ion and the ways in which Au stra ia' s democrati c system works as w el as being inform ed on curren and pa st polit ca l ss u es, were helpful to Alma Jovanovic who said, " With knowledge I can make more informed choices about th e pol itical system in Austra ia; voting responsibly and not repea t ing histo ry. "
Emma was part icu ar ly moved by the A boriginal Tent Emb assy in Canberra as an illustration of th e m p ort ance of d emo cratic in stitutions and Australian citizen s righ t s to free speech a nd free assemb y. Sh e w rote:
A mass of ent and Banners surround Old Parliam ent Hou se
Reminding th e p o lit ician s of the I njustice of the th eft of the abor gin es lan d.
G reatly powerful , our leaders can n ot escape th e sight. Sti l I ndig enous str ife doesn't cease
Neverth eless, they protest
A cting for a better fu t ure. Th eir
Land ruled by us.
Th ey have more right to this land than us yet they
Eternally fight for th e democratic right and fr ee doms our N ation is so proud o f
They are sti l not treated as equal s
Eve n though it sadd ens me, th e sight nspi res m e to do
M o re. Only act on w ll
Break the g ass between their lives and ou rs Only
A ction w i ll make museum artifacts real tools.
Success will come, but it will not be ad equate The on y
Sweetness wi l be bitter wh en w e end the w ar that should ha ve end ed
Yeste rday
Combining creativity and care
PLC fam ili es th is provided a year's worth of comfort packs for women in cr isis as a resu t of domesti c v o lence, h omelessness, menta hea lth ssues or substance abuse.
The an nua appeal s part o the sc hoo l' s ong o i ng serv ce earn i ng pa rtnersh p with Un t ing Ca re West , a nd thi s year saw fa mi li es don a e g ood s inc ud ng person al items suc h as t o i etr es, in add it ion to man cheste r, cloth i ng and notebooks, for women seek i ng suppo rt at Wyn Carr House.
Dur ng Term 3, the school commun ty w as invited to donate it ems such as deodo rant, t o othbrushes, shampoo, san ita ry item s and clothing Students then d ivided the goods evenly to create in d ivi du al comfort packs for women seeking refuge.
The response fr om st u d ents, fam ili es and st aff wa s ove rwhe m n gly pos ive, w th the sc ho ol provid ing al m ost 100 pa cks.
Fr om a comm un t y and service ea rn i ng perspect ive, the appea l su ccessfully ra ises aw arene ss of some of the cr iti ca c rcumsta n ces face d by peop e withi n our soc iety, wh il e prov iding an avenue for st u den s to demon strate compass ion and kin d ness.
While donated it em s are tradit ona lly pac ked in re-usab e PLC t ote bags, th s year th e activity was integrated into the cur ri cu lu m, wi t h Year 8 Art studen s designing a nd p rinti ng ca ico bags for u se as comfort packs.
Year 8 students show off their unique bag des g ns and a sa mpl e of some of the co mfort bags crea ed for women
long-standing school leader retires
As a new Principal at PLC in 1997 could not have been more fortunate than to have had Jenny Ran kin as Deputy Principa l. Wh en I look back at my early days of leaders hi p I recognise how mportant she was as my compass for PLC tradit ions , values, ethos and cu ture. Her experience , wisdom and ntellectua l strength were m atched with profess onal sm and an attitude th at teaching was a vocat on not just a job. Her loya ty t o PLC , its students and staff, h as been unwavering across her 24 years of serv ce to the schoo l.
Jenny was appointed by Princ pal, Heather Barr to the ro le of Head of English Department in 1987. At th at time she had 20 years of professiona experience teach i ng both Engl ish and Li teratu re at local Pe rt h schools as wel as overseas. She holds a M asters degree from Co rn ell University, United St ates, and ac ross the years has maintained a love of learn in g and extens ve knowledge of Literatu re. t w as under Jenny's eadership that PLC's reputat ion f or, and history of, outstanding TEE resu lts f or English a nd Literature was established. Her expertise was recognised by th e Secondary Education Authority for whom she acted as a consultant f or m any years in the cur ri culum area of Eng li sh and Commun cat on.
Jenny moved to t he pos tio n of Head of Staff and Deputy Prin cip al under Haze Day n 1994 and held th s ro e until 2005. Her attent io n to detai l, organ isation skil s and work ethic ensured th e smooth running of a dynamic and comp lex organisat on. Fu rtherm o re, Jenny's sensit ivity to the needs of others and countless sma ll, b ut significant, acts o f kindness helped create an amiable and ca rin g school env i ronment.
Since stepp in g down f rom h er ro le as Deputy Prin cipa l Jen ny has cont nued t o work on a p art-t i m e basis as Co mm unicat ions Consu ltant f o r school publ cations and documents.
We have b een p ri vileged to have Jenny s nfluence and ea d ersh p at PLC. Sh e leads by examp le n h er respect for others , qui et wi sd om and appreciat o n of the imp ortant val u es in life. She rep resents what we wou d want or ou r students n being compass on ate, know ledgeab e and interested n th e w o r d around her. She remains a valued m ember of the PLC commun ity who we w sh fu lfi ment n their ret irement.
BETH BLACKWOOD
Pr nci pa l
For the third consecutive year, Year 2 students at Mosman Park Primary School have received a stunning photograph of themselves gifted by Year 10 PLC students who collaborated with their young buddies to consolidate their learning in Media.
Over five sessions the Year 10 girls engaged with younger students to better understand how photographic techniques effectively convey meaning. The aim of the collaboration was for PLC students to learn about the contribution of photography in the wider community and demonstrate their understanding of how to capture the essence of someone's personality through a series of photojournalistic images.
Having studied photojournalism and the need for such images to be timely, objective and show a narrative, the photographers spent time developing a relationship with their buddy and then worked to convey the essence of that student's personality.
The project was particularly effective in encouraging PLC students to focus beyond themselves and engage with community service, a cornerstone of the International Baccalaureate programme.
Year 10 student Zoe Akindele -Obe said she developed a number of interview questions to help her build a special relationship with her buddy, and enable the creation of a unique and meaningful photographic journal.
"To get to know my buddy Myrel I first used casua interview techniques. We then talked about the positives of primary school life and living in Perth, and spent time exploring her school and its activities. This involved playing on the monkey bars and having running races," Zoe said.
"As the week progressed brought out my camera and attempted to capture Myrel's spirit in my photos. I loved interacting, learning and playing with my buddy and the fact that I was creating a friendship at the same time as a school media project really made this an enjoyable type of community service. I also enjoyed the unpredictability of the work."
Tessa Poot was buddied with Casper who was initially very shy until Tessa realised he had a passion for video games. "Once he got talking about them he came to life and had hundreds of stories to tell.
The project confirmed that learning is often more effective and long-lasting when it is seen to have a purpose.
The media project is one of four annual PLC collaborations with students from Mosman Park Primary School and Mosman Park School of the Deaf.
- lntercultural Service learning
Twelve students from both Presbyterian Ladies' College and Scotch College travelled to Tanzania where they spent their winter school holidays building classrooms, distributing educational resources and donating funds to schools in underprivileged areas of the African nation.
Principal Beth Blackwood and five other staff members from the schools joined students on the three-week service learning tour. Over the previous 12 months the participating students had raised $ 18,000 via a variety of fundraising methods to purchase materials in readiness for the commencement of restoration work in the small vi l lage of Matipwi i.
Once they arrived in the village, students and staff laboured alongside local tradesmen and secondary school students on assigned tasks to renovate three classrooms and a staff office at the local school. While the work was physically demanding, completion of the project was immensely satisfying. In addition to delivering improved educational learning and teaching facilities, the renovation paid tribute to the generosity of PLC and Scotch community members who contributed to fundraising activities for the project.
The travelling students experienced traditional customs and utilised newly acquired Swahi language skills, in addition to singing a traditional song as part of their cultural greeting.
Village children keen to play and practise their English were welcome distractions for the tour members who benefited by better understanding and appreciating the local culture. Tours such as the bi-ennial trip to Tanzania are useful in exposing students to a different experience of the world around them, particularly regarding the place of women in a more traditional society than ours, and helping them discover their ability to make a difference to the lives of others.
Through working and p aying with villagers, the students gained a pe rspective of how fortunate they are in terms of personal wealth, and discovered there is not necessarily a connection between wealth and happiness.
In addition to the service aspect of the tour, the students stayed at the International School in Moshi, part of the global family of International schools to which both PLC and Scotch belong, as well as visited pr mary schools to provide educational resources. A visit to Umoja Primary School enabled PLC to strengthen its existing relationship with the school.
In an effort to appreciate and understand Tanzania's natural environment, the students set out on a challenging four-day climb of Africa's third highest mountain, Mt Meru. A safari tour also enabled them to see other national attractions of the nation.
Kimberley Warrand and Jessica Armstrong celebrate climbing to the peak of Mt Meru.
Kimberley Warrand, Dylan Warner, Mia Carlton, Oliver Mills and staff member Matthew Donaldson worked together with local high school students to build a schoolroom at Matipwili.
Kimberley Warrand keeps a lookout for wild animals on safari. Friendly village children flank Amelia Spackman.
Strikina ima es dis la ed in photographic essays
Year 11 Media and Analysis students completed a photo essay to demonstrate their understanding of the concept of photojourna li sm.
Students planned and produced an essay of eight to 12 photos for publication in a medium of their choice that represented a oca issue, cultural group, person/occupation, public event, or subculture from a particular viewpoint.
Girls applied their knowledge of codes and conventions, style, narrative structure and edit ng skills to construct a particular po nt of view in the r images. They also aimed to demonstrate effective composition and photographic techniques and apply practical skills to the theory learnt in class.
After conducting an interview and creating their photograph ic essays, the Senior School students presented their images in a creative manner and accompanied them with reflective materials.
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Service learning in Cambodia
Dur in g Sept embe r and October, 201 0, two groups of Yea r 10 students paren t s and teachers t ravel led t o Cambod a to u nderta ke a t hree-day o r entat ion and house- bu il ding project n a vill age outside the cap ital, Phnom Penh.
The house bu il d ing was done in conjunct ion w ith a no ndenomina t ona Christia n A id Organi satio n cal led Ta b ith a Foundat on tha t was establ shed t o provide aid to t he rural poor of Cambodia.
The groups also visited the M ssio n of Charity Orphanage, Free t he Bear Founda ti o n and other v ages t o donate suppl ies reso u rces, water filte rs and o give the i r time.
The generous su pp ort of members of the schoo l and w der commun ties he ped the g roups ac hi eve the bui d i ng o 3 0 ho uses at a cost of $1500 each and the fu nd ng of 20 water we ll s a $200 each.
The PLC Christ an ethos s abo ut be ng there fo r oth ers and respond i ng to hei r needs. Of ten we l im i ourse lves to re lat o nsh ps in which we fee comfortab le and sa e, but t here s so much t o be gained from experiences tha take us beyond our co mfo rt zo ne. People with d iffere nt abilit ies and expe riences can share ns g ht with us and he p shap e our viewpo nt o n life.
Such peop le ca n also he p us u nd ersta nd some of the d i fi cu lt questions i n li fe, su ch as why s here suffering i n the world o r wh at makes ife worthw hi le, o r what it t akes for someone to be res pected and d gn ifi ed.
Time spent n Cambo dia proved t o be an immense y m ovi ng experience and a powerfu educa io n f or our stude nts a nd s nce their return to t heir homes and sc hoo , hey have fe t em po w ered by t he d ffe rence they have made and t he vast con trast of t heir fortunate ives in Austra ia.
lt is im po rtant fo r our stude nts to ref lect upon the d ifference hey can make and learn from t ouch in g t he li ves of o hers. Service has much to give and t each
ow: Caroline Smirk demonstrated the casual, tranquil vibe of the beach lifestyle enjoyed by so many people in Perth
right: Emi y Grinsh aw evoked the fr eedom and fellowship she feels when horse riding
Below right: Megan Ca meron illu strated the rich, luxe bent typical of fashion photography
Student wellbeing supported
PLC provides a system of pastoral care that enables every student to have a sense of belonging and access to support, with three registered psychologists across Junior, Middle and Senior Schools who help ensure the holistic care and emotional wellbeing of all students As a result, most students accept school counsellors as a valuable resource and a vital part of school life.
Old Collegian Monique Robinson (1995), who has a PhD and Masters degree in Clinical Psychology, is filling the role of Senior School counsellor while Dionne Pole is on maternity leave. Dr Robinson believes she is fortunate to enjoy a contract that sees her counsel four days a week at PLC and concurrent y conduct research at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research; an arrangement that enab les her to maintain a broad range of professional networks in Perth among the medical, psychological and psychiatric fraternity.
"Psychological problems in students can lead to underperformance, inability to work and focus, and inattentive and chronic behaviour. At PLC there is a counsellor for every age group to help students deal with any issues, ensuring continuity of care throughout students' school years from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12," she said.
"We're proud that PLC has a system which ensures few students slip through the cracks. When we're not able to resolve a student's problems promptly it is vital that we refer her to a GP, psychologist or specialist for treatment," Dr Robinson said.
Monique was recently recognised for her research into the effects of stress and invited to present her paper at the Marce Society conference in Pittsburgh, United States, focusing on women's mental health. From there, she presented a seminar at Columbia University in New York before returning to school with new ideas and an international network of professionals in the field of women's mental health; an area highly relevant to her work with PLC students.
"I was thrilled to present my work in the US, particularly to the Columbia group who have similar research interests to me. Many of the conference sessions were relevant to my work with adolescent girls at PLC, particularly new research related to the link between hormones and mood disorders from Prof David Rubinow, who is a fascinating presenter In my role, it is vital to have a solid understanding of women's health issues," Dr Robinson said.
A travel research grant from the Friends of the Institute assisted the counsellor to travel to the United States and present her paper titled Prenatal Stress and Child Behavioural Problems: Influence of the number, type and timing of stressful life events. Dr Robinson's research conducted for the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research concluded that experiencing stressful events during pregnancy was a significant risk factor for the development of behavioural problems in children.
FROM THE PARENTS' COMMITTEE
The Parents' Committee continued to support events conducted for the PLC community during Terms 3 and 4 of 2010, including the Valedictory Dinner on 21 October.
Our Scholarship Subcommittee undertook the difficult task of selecting winners from what was once again a range of immensely talented and accomplished applicants. The Parents' Committee Scholarships award tuition fees for one term to one student entering Year 9 and one entering Year 11. The Scholarships aim to reward students who best demonstrate the values that underpin the school's ho istic approach to education, meaning that academic achievement is not in itself a prerequisite for success. The pr mary emphasis is on endeavour across activities including academic, sporting, artistic, and musical, community service and philanthropy. Parents on this subcommittee consider it to be one of the most rewarding of the Committee roles. The students never fail to impress with their organisational skills, commitment to a huge range of activities, and confidence and eloquence at interview. The worthy winners of the 2010 Parents' Committee Scholarships were Annabel Watts (Year 8) and Hannah Bougher (Year 10).
Next year will see us actively promoting to both parents and students an increased awareness of the Scholarships and the benefits of the application process.
The Fees Incentive Draw continues to allow us to make a material contribution to the PLC community. Funds raised in Terms 3 and 4, and throughout the 2011 school year, will be applied to the purchase of artificial turf around the new Swim and Recreation Centre.
The Parents' Committee Annual General Meeting was held on 17 September. Special thanks go to retiring committee members Julie Bradley and Ashok Desai for their service to the Committee and the wider PLC community. Thanks also to Mala Dharmananda for her time as Committee Secretary and to Suze Leitao for volunteering to take over the role. I share my appreciation for the new blood that has enabled us to take an almost full Committee into 2011.
The fact that many of these newcomers are Junior School parents is fantastic, as it guarantees a healthy future for the Committee for many years to come.
1 thank Principal Beth Blackwood, Director of Community Relations Chavaune Francis, and the members of the Parents' Committee for their contributions of expertise, time and effort. The support of Community Relations Co-ordinator Chloe Rothery and now Dionne Tindale; Director of Finance and Administration Sam Kronja; Director of Operations Bob Niven; Accountant Wendy Castles; and Functions and Cafeteria Manager Elaine Masterson are also much appreciated.
The Parents' Committee could not provide its services for the PLC community without volunteers. Our Committee comprises parents with a wide range of skills who wish to contribute to the school community but are only available outside normal working hours. The roles we undertake are rarely onerous but like any vo l unteer group, we depend on new blood. All parents are welcome to attend our monthly meetings, each of which is noted in the school calendar and in Links enewsletter. Should you wish to raise any issue for consideration by the Parents' Committee, or express an interest in joining, please email parentscommittee@plc.wa.edu.au
We look forward to welcoming new and continuing parents at our annual Sundowner scheduled for Friday 11 February 2011 in the Senior School Quadrangle.
TO N Y LOFTHOUSE
Parents' Committee President
Annabel Watts Hannah Bougher
FROM THE PlC AUXILIARY
I have been President of the PLC Auxiliary for the past two years and in that time have been fortunate to be supported by the members of two outstanding Executive Committees and a really wonderful array of other office bearers and year representatives. I feel that, together, we have achieved quite a few milestones over that time
At the beginning of 2009, we introduced the first PLC Outdoor Cinema Evening , when we showed Get Smart, and followed up that success by showing Mamma Mia! this year. I am pleased to report that planning is already underway for next year's event, which will be held on Friday 18 March wi t h a sausage sizzle and stal ls sell ng ice creams , coo dri nks, gourmet hampers and glow products. All members of the PLC Community are nv ted to attend this free fami y event.
We have continued the popu ar City Country Lunch tradition tha t is held on the Thursday before the Te rm 1 Boarders' ong weekend. However t his year we modified he format to a finger food lunch in the Boarders' Si t ing Room inst ead of holding the function as a sit down lunch at a local restaurant. This meant it was easier for parents to mix and enabled us to keep the price significantly lower than it had been for some years.
In Term 2, 2009 we held our first cooking demonstration and book sale, when natural food cook and author Jude Blereau showed a packed Drama Centre how to make some of her most popular dishes. A morning tea was he ld afterwards and copies of Jude's books were so d. The $2,000 raised from that eve nt was used to support some of the many service projects that students have undertaken.
Throughout 2009 and 2010 we have provided tea and coffee on the morning of Auxiliary Meetings, from 8.30 am onwards. This appears to have encouraged many more parents to attend the two 9.00 am meetings that are held each term. The meetings were also followed by morning tea, which enabled further networking among participating parents.
This year we introduced another new event to our calendar, the Auxiliary Tenn is Morning lt was held at the Peppermint Grove Tennis Club and included coaching, games, match play and morning tea. We were delighted by the success of the inaugural tennis gathering and have added it to our 2011 calendar.
In 2010, we introduced Guidelines and a Form for a Proposal Seeking Financial Support from the Auxiliary. This form is now found on the school website under the Auxiliary tab, and enables members of the community to apply for, or to suggest a use for, some of the funds raised by the Auxiliary each year. The form has been used by a number of parents who have successfully applied for Auxiliary funding to support an area of the school that is close to their hearts!
In Term 3 this year we introduced two types of PLC mug s with matching ceramic coasters, all of which are shown in the photograph on page 43 Due to their availability at Auxiliary meetings and Open Garden Day, the first order has already sold out. A second order of mugs and coasters has been placed. They are avai able for purchase by emai ing the Auxiliary at auxiliary@plc.wa.edu.au
Anot h er exciting initiative ntroduced thi s yea r is the Auxiliary Community Electronic Notice Board , abb reviated to ACE Notice Board. All parents and o lder students can submit an advertisement to the Auxiliary's Notice Board Co-ordinator, and when approved the adverts will be p aced on ACE. The Notice Board typically advertises second hand books, sporting eq u pment and musical instruments, in addition to services provided by students, such as babys tt i ng and tutoring. Notification of Auxi iary events will also be placed on ACE, and parents wishing to communicate with others regarding networking proposals , such as a morning wa king group, are also invited to use the facility To view the gu delines and instructions for ACE, go to the Auxiliary tab on t he PLC website.
Once again, members of the Auxiliary ran a very successful Op en Garden Day in October. The weather was perfect and we had beautiful gardens to visit, in addition to many inspiring craft sta ll s and delicious food at h e Cafe. This event is the principal Auxil iary fund raiser of the year and once again, thanks to t he hard work of so many parents, we were able to add significantly to the funds raised by the Auxiliary and applied for the benefit of the whole school.
The Junior School Disco held on Friday 29 October was also a huge success. This year's Purple Power theme inspired all of the ch ildren to splash on a touch or more of purple and have a f antastic night! More than 200 students and siblings attended and had a fabulous time over the two hours of dancing and entertainment.
Auxiliary members d id a wonderful job plann ing and transforming the Sports Centre in October for the Valedictory Dinner for Year 12s and their parents. lt was a beautiful send-off for the girls and their familie s, made even more special by the wonderful attent on to d etai by thi s year's dedicated team of Auxili ary members.
In Term 4 we trial led a new and regular opportunity for parents to catch up by introducing the Auxi iary Morning Tea Af te r Ass embl ies that are held fortnightly on Fr day mornings when the Junior, Middle and Senior School Assemblies are held on the same day. The morning teas have so far been extreme y popular and will be run in 2011.
As always, the Auxiliary has been greatly enhanced by the participation and hard work of enthus iastic Year representat ves who organise cla ss-specific events throughout the year, from p zza evenings to spo rt s mornings and from fat her/daughter breakfasts to morn in g teas. Th ese functions help parents to forge vital li nks with other parents n t heir daughte rs' year groups. I thank all of the Year reps for their dedication to assisting w th this task.
am del ghted to report that we have Auxiliary reps for all 1 5 Year groups n 20 11 and that 20 of the other 21 Auxi iary posit ons ha ve also been filled. At the time of writing, we still have no nominations for President, so next year's comm ittee may be requ red to bra instorm some innovative app roac hes !
Our first meeting of 2011 will be he d on Monday 14 February in the Boarders' Sitti ng Room. As usual, tea and coffee will be ava il able from 8.30 am onwards The meeting w i begin at 9.00 am and will be followed by morning tea. All m embers of the PLC Co mmuni ty are we lcome to attend our meetings. Pa rking is ava il ab e at Star of the Sea
We encourage you to email any enqu iries, comments or suggest ions to the Auxiliary at auxiliary@plc.wa.edu.a u
Thank you to al l t he inspirational peop e I have had the pleasure of working with over during my years on Auxiliary, especia lly those who have given me such marvellous support during the past two years as President. We have made a great team and achieved a ot wh lst having fun! I w ill miss working with you all.
On behalf of the Auxiliary, I wish a l members of the PLC communi ty a happy and fulfil lin g year.
AN N IE DUNCAN Auxiliary President,
2010
Old Collegians' Association
FROM THE OLD COLLEGIANS' ASSOCIATION
Our annual Quiz Night is an event open to the wider school community and provides important funding of the bursaries that we provide for PLC students. The 2010 event was held on Frid ay 18 June, and, as in past years, was a very popular function With the generous support of Kailis jewel lery and the donation of prizes from the PLC and wider local communit es, we we re able to rai se almost $5000 Congratulations to Phi ippa Cook who won the major p rize of the evening; a stunning pi ece of Kailis jewellery Our 2011 Quiz Night, to be held on Friday 29 July, is sure to be another great evening, so pencil this date in your diaries now.
The Year 13 Brunch was held on Sunday 8 August 2010 in the school Cafeteria Dur ng the year following gra duation many Lea vers are away from home studying or travell i ng so we were very pleas ed when a large group of young ladies from he Class of 2009 attended their Year 13 Brunch
Head of Staff Chris Robinson, Head of Senior School Neesha Flint, and teachers John Fry, Nicole Dorrington , Gwy nn Hodges and Greg Moran joined the former students. Fol lowing a welcome by Alumni Co-ordinator Colette James the school's most recent Old Co llegians we re addressed by Ra Stewart who represented the Old Collegians' Assoc ation an d Neesha Flint who welcomed t hem on behalf of staff back to sc hool.
The Brunch was a perfect opportunity fo r form er classmates to renew friendships and catch up informally with th eir former teachers.
The Old Collegians Association AGM w as held on Sunda y 15 August at Mosmans and it couldn t have been a better excuse fo r a group of ladies to do lunch ; a gorgeous sunny day on the river, beautiful ood, wi ne, fashion and ewe llery were enjoyed by all. The formalit ies were over very quickly an d a group of five Year 13 s modeled stunn ing designs by Ki rsten Shadb o lt (2004) for her label Pape r Sky co mpl emented by beautiful jewel ery from Ka ili s. I thoroughly recom m end and encourage fell ow Old Collegians to boo k a table at next year's Annual General Meeting, as it was a lot of fun and a great opportu ni ty to catch up with friends in a relaxed environm ent.
The AGM also saw the retirement of our fabulous Pres dent of the past four years, Jenny Freemantle (Busby 19 83) and her Vice Pres id ent, Ra Stewart (1982). Jenny, Ra and th eir team have been instrumental in fostering alumni relationsh ips within the grea ter PLC commun ity, rev ewing the Old Collegians' Assoc ation Constitution and generally improving syste ms for event pl a nnin g and communications to ena ble future committees to be fully br efed on p rocedures and protocols. Both ladies have remained on the committee and bee n a great support to me during the early months of my role as Preside nt. I thank retiring committee members Kathy
Bonus (Lefroy 1983), Vicki Rakich (Beresford 1982) and Leo Nye (Nurse 1983) for th eir hard work ens urin g all Old Co ll eg ians are well represented by the Old Colleg ans' Association and th at th e OCA contin ues to hrive, nnovate and above all, be a resou rce to th e wider schoo co mmunity.
At the Valedictory Dinner on 21 Octob er the OCA cont inue d t s tradition of presenting the year's Leavers with a beaut iful sil ver bracelet, eng raved with the ir year of valedictory. After th e se rvice and formal proceedings, talented stude nts among cl ass of 20 10 entertained us w th music and a DVD presentation of th e hi gh li g hts of their PLC schoo years.
Francesca Nelson (1980) Old Collegians' Association President
The Old Co ll egians' Assoc at ion warmly welcomes its new President Francesca Nelson.
Francesca has a background in catering and ca tering management,
Kia and Prefects Kia Bradbeer (left) presents the 2011 Prefects w ith a g ft from Kail s for their co ntribution to th e PLC comm unity.
On 27 October the OCA hosted an inform al morning tea for th e 2011 Prefects and their parents n the sc hool Library. it was a g rea t opportunity f or the OCA comm ittee to m eet the i ncom i ng st ud ent leaders, congratu late them on their appointment and welcom e them as future OCA members Old Co ll egian Kia Bradbee r (2 00 2) p re sented each Prefect with a generous g ft of a beaut fu mother of pearl pen from Kailis.
I look forward t o an exciting new year of OCA activities n 201 1.
FRANCESCA NE LSON Old Co legians' Association President
2009 graduates Eleanor Edwa rd s, As ha Rokich and Elouise Eftos caught up wi th each other and thei r former t eache rs at the Year 13 Brunch hosted by th e Old Collegians'
Francesca Nel son and outgo ing Pres dent Jenny Freemant le catch up at the
ashion show
1950 - 60 YEAR REUNION
lt hardly seems 10 yea rs si nce the class of 1950 gath ered fo r its last major reunion
A group meets once a year on the fir s Monday in Septembe r, bu t on 17 August 2010 36 'old girls ' gathered at school for wha w as quite a full day
First Alumni Co -ord i nator Colette James (Wilmot 1969) ook us on a guid ed tour of the school and high l ig hted recent add itions (t o be hon es t, it was al l new to us), followed by some tim e in A rch ives with Shannon Lovelady (Mart n 1983). There was so much exc ted chatter on our arr val that Co ette had d ifficulty keeping everyo ne moving on the tour.
Reverend Elke Riekmann conducted a Servi ce n the Chapel and th e Middle School Choi r helped us with th e singing. Many of the g ro up commented on how good it was to see Elke back as Chapl ai n, even if only temporar ly
lt was most pleasing hat many of the class who now live o uts ide Western A ustralia were able to attend Wendy Field tra velled farthest, from Engla nd. Joan Goad (Hiller) came f rom New Zeala nd,
Ph ili ppa Davern (Ha esler) from Sydney, Alay ne Wa rden (Reid ) f ro m Wodonga , M argaret Lo we (Kirkwoo d) from Ca n berra and Betty Rid d ell (Esselm o nt) and Eli zabeth Bower (D ean) came from Ade a de
One o f the hig hlights for me was t he conti nuou s slide show p roduc ed by Sha nnon Lovelad y, featu ring photos t aken du r ng o ur time at sc ho ol and Beth Gamble' s (V ner) so n Kim k ndly gave h is time and too k lots of photos d uring lun ch. He t hen ad d ed those photos to the dis play maki ng a d elightfu coll ect o n o then' an d 'now
Our thanks to the Dining Roo m staff an d he gir s who served o ur delicious unch an d everyo ne at PLC who help ed ma ke our reunio n such a su ccessful and happy da y.
MARGARET LOWE (KIRKWOOD)
1955 - 55 YEAR REUNION
The 55 Year Reunion of the Class of 1955 was celebrated on 19 August 2 0 10 w th 10 of the O d Co leg ans from o ur cla ss jo ning the school at the Fou nders' Day Service. We a so enjoyed a deli ghtfu lunch. lt was great to welcome Gerri Ahmad (Lowe), who had travell ed f rom Singapo re. Despi te a spell in hosp ita whil e in Perth , Gerri arrived at the re union lu nch ust hours after be ing discha rged. What great PLC spir it! Her old classmates were so important she d id n 't want to miss her school reunion. We w ere, of course, all thr ill ed to see her.
A dinner was also held to celeb rate our 55th reun ion and th is f un ction w as g reatly enjoyed by 20 of us old friends Some amusing photo s were taken, part cu larly when Jeanette Dunkley was preparing to read out a specia l poem that Susa n G asfurd OAM had composed f or the gatheri ng. As Sue couldn 't be at th e dinner she deputed Jeanette to read it and record the reading Unfortunately, difficu lties occurred with the tape recorder. Jeanette and a helpful wa ite r t ried to solve the prob lem and discovered that the restau rant s po wer point was faulty, so Jeanette had to proceed reading without a recording.
Our 55 Year Reu nio n was a great success and we loo k forward t o future get-togethers. Many of us meet informally every three mo nths for lunch. Fo r any classmates wh o would like to j o in us, p lease contact me by ema l at margotstret ch@bigpond .com
MARGOT STRETCH (BROWN)
Sally Luttrell (A n d rews), Barb Lee (Lad
Margot Stretch (Brow n), Jenny Hasselle (M ayrhofer), Rae Gr ffin ( BUrton ) and Jan Miller (Bremner) catch up on news.
Penny Hoffman Ward) and Elaine Johnston (MacKintosh) chat over drinks.
Barbara Venn and Jeanette Dunkley catch up over dinner.
1970- 40 YEAR REUNION
The venue for our reunion on Sunday 24 October, 2010 was the Mosman Park Bowling Club with the back drop being spectacular views of the Swan River and City- a perfect setting for what was a very successful day.
After much hard work by the committee comprising myself, Pauline Hastie (Home), Kathy Caddy (Kirton), Ann Osborne (Mcllroy) and Vicki Larkins, we managed to track down 43 girls. About 20 girls started the day with a tour of the school that caused some chaos as the alarm was set off along the way.
We enjoyed a great day reminiscing and perusing the memorabilia, most of which was provided by Ann, and there was much laughter when recounting some of the 'naughty 'stories, especially those escapades the boarders got up to.
Caro Kennewell (Baker) flew in from NSW and many former boarders also travelled long distances to the reunion. A couple of the girls had never attended a reunion so there was a lot of catching up to do. For some the births of grandchildren marked this reunion and I guess the next in 10 years time will be marked by retirement.
Everyone who attended was pleased they had made the effort and commented that they would not miss the 50 Year reunion.
OLD GIRLS' INTER-SCHOOL GOLF DAY
The 45th combined IGSSA Golf Day was hosted by Iona on 11 October 2010 at Hartfield Country Club
PLC fielded a team of eight pairs which included Bev Copley (Matthews 1963), Libby Robertson (Moffat 1958), lo Anne Gibbs (Eyres 1957), Teeny Hill (Law 1959) , Kate Divitin (Giles 1974), Nanette O'Driscoll (Smith 1968), Karen Liggins (Hungerford 1965), Libby Hantke (Somervaille 1965), ludy Healy (Anderson 1971 ), Leonie Cooke (1971 ), Dee Atkinson (1966), And rea Reynolds (Hamersley 1981 ), Helen Dawson (Grant 1966), Carol Hardie (Anderson 1963), lane McNamara (1977) and lane Kingsnorth (Ferguson 1969).
lt was a great day of golf and fellowship, with St Hilda's winning the tournament and PLC finishing modestly in sixth plac e For the second consecutive year Libby Hantke and Karen Liggins (pictured) were our most successful pa r.
Old Collegians interested in being included in the mailing list for future golf events can contact lane Kingsnorth on 9384 8483
SALLY CLOHESSY (PATERSON)
Class of 2000
NEWS OF OLD COLLEGIANS
June lobry de Bruyn (Demel 1942)
June and husband A ex are li vin g at Hi lto n Aged Care where they moved after 50 in thei r family home in Ned ands.
Doreen Bathgate (McNeil 1945)
Doreen was once asked to se lect a suitable horse to b e ridd en by anot h er young wo man , Queen Elizabeth 11 , during her vis t to WA in 1954. Doreen has a keen int erest in hors es and for many years rode to the hunt n Bullsbrook, re iring f rom this just seven yea rs ago. Doreen tra in ed as a nurse at PMH and worked at Hol lywood Ho spita l.
Sh e is married and has three ch ldren, n ine grandchildren and five great g randc hildre n, w ith another on the way!
Marjorie Coleman (Paine 1945)
Though sh e no longer tea ches, Marjorie is still involved in text le ar and continues t o ex hibit her work.
Rayma Hemingway (1945)
Ray m a ived away from Perth for 30 years, working in a public rela ti ons related role and travelling extensive y. She s now living i n Perth and enjoying ca tching up w ith old f ri en ds.
lesley van Staveren (Bunce 1945)
In October 2009 Les ley was presented with a certificate from the Angl ican Mothers' Un on in recogni tion of 50 yea rs of membership and celebrated with a specia lunch eon Lesley resides in a nurs i ng hom e.
Beryl White (Jaffer 1945)
Beryl retired in 2009 and is very invol ved with th e Country Women's Association and playing bowls. Sh e had a knee operat on n 2009 and is awaiting a second operation.
Lorrie Woodland (Parrott 1945)
When her h usband Bi l was tran s erred to Papua New Guinea f o r his wo rk in the oil industry, Lorrie reti red as State Nurs ng Superi ntend ent of Occupational Health and Safety, but sub sequ entl y returned to w ork in that field. Th e coupl e now enjoys travelling with long trips by r oad thro u ghout WA planned for the fu t ure.
Jennifer 'Jenny' Blain (Fiintoff 1950)
Jenny s currently b lo gg ing for the ABC A rt s Gateways web site.
Kathleen (Beth) Blight (Turner 1950)
After 40 yea rs of f arm i ng n the Cor rog in d istrict and ra sing two ch ldren, Bet h and her husband r et i red and t ravelled aro und Austral ia, f nal ly sett lin g in Emu Point, Albany. Beth teaches p orcela i n art an d is in vo ved with th e Church Guild.
Bettine Chapman (Birdseye 1950)
For th e past 15 yea rs Betti ne ha s been an offic ia gu ide at Govern ment Hou se. Sh e is involved on co mmitt ees and s the ad es capt ain for her tenn s club.
Dawn Chivers (Reid 1950)
Since retiring from her work as a rec reat ion officer in both Ge rald t on and Wanne roo Dawn is a 'lad y o leisu re' who en oys m any acti vit ies, in cl ud ng cl ub 4 -wheel drivi ng a nd ca mp ng
Jennifer Cook (Ledger 1950)
After more than 35 yea rs wo rking in administration at Curtin, Jennifer is now retired and enj oys tra vel ling with her husband, part icu arly to Th ailand; they have v sited the country approximately 20 times!
Philippa Davern (Haesler 1950)
Philippa recent y ret red from runni n g a v neyard in the Hunter Va l ley. She now spen ds her t ime learn ng Italian, play in g t he piano, and wa ki ng her dog. Philippa a so enjoys helping d isa dva ntaged child ren w it h th eir literacy skil ls a t h e Exodus Tutor a Centre.
Wendy Field (1950)
Wendy has li ved n th e Un ited Kingdom , Singapore and Ita ly, w orking as a secretary and as a tran sl at or n t he Vat ican In 198 5 she completed t hree years of full -time st u dy in London fo r a deg ree in music and has si n ce taught cl ass mu sic and piano
Janet Meszaros (Watson 1950)
Janet complet ed her Ph D as a mature-aged student. She ha s fou r ch i dren and six grandchildren, and recent y v sited A fr ica w ith h er youngest so n an d h is fam ily Ja net be ong s to a al es of ti mes past' assoc iat o n that send s t ea m s of speakers to sch o o s to relate wha t l fe was l ike in th ei r youth.
Marion Milton (James 1950)
Marion and h er hus b and are act ive in their Church, and have recen tly become great grandparent s to Harvey
Judith Pinnell (La ngton 1950)
Jud i h stud ed at So u thampton Sch oo l of Art n the Uni ed Ki n gd om where she l ved o r m any yea rs Sh e is now based in Pert h and co nt inu ng he r text il e wo rk, whi ch has ta ke n to Ind ia severa ti m es an d to M ong o l a Jud ith exh ib its her work in Australi a and o verseas and ha s pub lish ed boo ks nclud in g Ta k e Silk: A Gu de to Silk Pap er for t he Crea tive Fibre A rt st and Silk Paper' Creations for the Fibre Art st (bot h M ilner Craft Ser es).
Bet Riddell (Esslem ont 1950)
Bet s d aughter and g ra nd ch i d ren ive with he r, wh ich mea n s t h ere s always p lenty of action She a so volu nteer s fo r h e Red Cross.
Deirdre Sanders (Schorer 1950)
Deirdre attend ed bu si n ess co lege bef o re w o rki n g fo r th e ABC, ma rrying an d h avin g fo ur ch il d ren The am i y li ved in Darwin o r 21 yea rs, before Dei rdre re tire d an d t ravel ed extens ive y Deird re en o ys ca ke deco ra i ng, chi na pa inting a nd d eco rative landscape pa in ti ng
Rosemary Cook ( Brayshaw 1962)
Rose mary n u rsed o r eig ht yea rs She has been liv ng 'u p no rt h since 1968 but s soon movi ng o Po panyin ni ng.
Rae Griffin (Burton 1955)
In 1959 Rae g rad uat ed n nursin g fr o m PMH before m arry n g an RAAF pi ot an d liv ng in Malays a and Qatar The couple ha d three ch ld re n and Rae n ow has o ur grandch il d ren Rae en joys vo lunteerin g wi t h t he Canc er Cou ncil, classical mus c an d t ra ve ling.
Judith Hall (Wils on 1955)
Ju di th m atr icu at ed as ma u re-ag ed st u d ent and h as b ee n teach ng Eng li sh fo r 15 years Sh e is especial y interested in st uden t welfare a nd stu dents w ith lea rn ng difficu ti es , and s cu rrently an act ng st ud en t welfa re offi cer
Janet 'Jan' M ill er (Bremner 1955)
Ja n attended bus ness college t hen w o rked at t he Bank o f NSW (Westpac) She has a daughter, Kirsty Carmody (Miller 1978) , a nd a so n M ar k. Janet later wo rked w t h ch il dren w ith speech and ea rnin g difficu t ies. She and h er husband ha ve enjo yed tra ve s to Britai n, Europe and Am er ica
Marguerita ' M argot Stretch AM ( Brow n Jennifer Etherin g t on (Nott 1970 ) 1955) Jenn f er d id a Bachelor o A rts at UWA
M argot s a h o m em aker, ph ys ot he ra pist, armer and vo unt eer wo rker or severa o r ga nisa io n s, b ut prima ril y w ith th e Red
Cross , f o r whi ch sh e rece ved an A M for serv ices in rura , S at e an d na ti o na spheres She cu rrent ly se rves on two nat o na boa rd s
Shelley Flave l ( 1968)
Shel ley wo rked i n h osp itali t y n Bunbury and Gera dto n, th en w orked for 14 yea rs as a qu ali f ied h o rti cu lturalist. She s no w sem iretired an d lives hap p ly in t he Sw an Vall ey
rid ng horses a nd enj oying t he co mp any of he r two da ughte rs an d f o ur g ran dc hi dren
Joanne Wild ( Roberts 1969)
Joa n ne s invo lved wi th com m un ty art, ncl u d ing wo rks h o ps at h e Ju n ct o n 20 10
Conference in Laun ceston , Tasm a n a, and currentl y sits o n he b oard of Tas ma nia n
Reg ona Art s
lynette Bodycoat (Chappel 1970)
In 199 0 Lynette and husband Greg Bo dycoa t (ex- Scotch ) left th eir f arm i n Ca rn am ah.
Th ey now divi de the ir t me bet wee n Perth and Mandu rah. A ft er m any years teac hi n g
En g l ish, Lynette is now pl anning h er reti rement. Lyn ette s daug hte rs are Nicole Bodycoat (1992) and Fiona Bolger (Bodycoat 1994)
Kathleen Dig w ood (1970)
Afte r co m p let ng an Honours degree in h istory an d po iti cs, Kathleen wo rked in Ed inburg h an d Sydn ey before ret u rning t o Perth. She ha s bee n em ployed in a var iety of ad mi nistra tive a nd advo ca cy ro es , inclu d in g chi ef of sta ff for a st ate g o vern m ent m niste r Ka th lee n s cu rren t y m ana g in g th e complai nts of u n awfu d sc rim nat on sectio n o f h e Equ al Oppo rt un t y Com m iss ion. Her h u sband is a p ro fe ss or at Murdoch and th ey have two da u g hters who are bot h co mpl e i ng aw/ a rts d eg rees
Jillian Egerton-Wa rburton (Pugh 1970)
A f te r com pl eting teacher t ra inin g Jill ian aug ht n Norsem an an d A lban y b efore marry ng Franklan d Ri ver farme r Co lin
Egerten-Warburto n n 1978 Th ei r farm is th e histo rica 'Yereminu p ', wh ich was first sett ed n 18 56 Th ey have th ree ch ldren; Grant, Diana Edgerto n-Warburton (1 997 ) a nd Jo nat hon , who are a f ar m ng
before teac h ing seconda ry schoo l, marryin g and havin g two chil dr en, wh o ar e now adu t s She now li ves in Du nsboro u g h an d s busy w o rk ng as a marr age ce lebra nt, hav ng pe rfo rm ed th
Jillian Green (Rae 1970) In 1981 , Jil
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Helen Hancock ( Lu ckett 1970) Afte r g radu at ng fro m t ea cher t rain ng n 197 3 Helen ta u g ht at Broo m ehil l Pr ma ry unti l 19 98 , g ain ing h er Bach e o r o r Ed u ca tion in 1984 In 197 5 she marri ed farme r Franc is an d t h ey had two son s an d a da ug ht er In 199 8 t hey so ld th e farm a nd mo ved to Perth, t hen Alba ny. Th ey recently bought a 100 -acre h o bb y f a rm in M o unt Barke r and are p a nn ing ho u se ren ovat on s and f arm d eve o pm ent.
Pr sc illa (Ca rol in e) 'Caro Kennewell (Baker 1970)
Ca ro ret urned t o the United Kingdom i n 19 70 and emb arked on a nursin g ca ree r th at sp an ned 23 yea rs She ret u rn ed o Au stral a n 1984 m arri ed n 198 6 , and h as fou r st epso ns a nd ni n e st ep-g ran d chi d ren! Aft er subsequ ent ca reers i n bea uty hera py and ref lexo log y, Ca ro s no w an au t hor sed civi l ce leb ra nt li vin g in NSW.
Julia levinson ( Mi les 1970) Ju ia stu d ied and wor ked in Italy. Her w o rk n t he airli n e i ndu stry w as f o l lo w ed by a ca ree r in to u ri sm th at ed h er back t o study. She s now an exec utive off icer n th e p lantat on f o restry ndu stry and has JU St re- o ca ted to Mel bo urn e to pursu e t h s ca reer.
Cathe rin e Nathan (Forte 1970) In 1999 Cathe ri ne m o ved from Perth to Alban y wh ere sh e is now a n ass ista nt in specia n eeds at Great So ut h ern Gramm a r. She has two ch il d ren Kenda (who ma rri ed ast Dece mb er) and M atthew.
Rosemary Noli (Thompson 1970)
Rosemary married Bob Noli in 1975. After his b rief stint working in the Middle East and on the land back in Australia, Bob studied medicine. During his first year of studies the couple's twin girls Sarah (1997) and Edwina (1997) were born and their son Andrew arrived in Bob's fifth year of medicine After h is graduation the family set off to the United Kingdom where Bob completed a year of anesthetics t raining.
Th e fami ly eventua l ly settled in Albany where Bob worked in genera l pract ice.
Rosemary st u died beauty therapy and her interests in cl ude na t ural med cine and garden i ng. The birth of twin g randch i ldren is imminen
Anne Plowman (Giles 1970)
An n e met Bri an Plowman in Canada and subsequent ly transferred from her stud es n physiotherapy at WAIT (now Curtin) to the University of A berta in Canada, where they married in 197 4. A n ne pursued a career in physiot h erapy and in 1983 the
couple relocated to Perth where Anne is currently working as a local area coordinator in the northern suburbs for the Disability Services Commission In 1984 Brian joined the inaugural staff at St Stephen's School in Duncraig where he is now deputy principal and where all three of their children attended. Anne and Brian often visit family in Canada and hope to do so even more in retirement.
Lee -Anne Randall (Williams 1970)
Lee-Anne married Neil Randa l (ex-Scotch) and hey have three sons; Sam, Ben and Jon Randall (a l ex-Scotch) who are a involved in the fami ly business, 'The Paddo' (Paddington Ale House), i n Mount Hawthorn Follow ng a 26-year career with Centrelink, Lee-An ne has been working as the accounts manager at Coca's Restaurant i n South Perth for the past nine yea rs.
Janice 'Jan' Zacher (Wilkins 1970)
After a career as a telephonist, Jan married farmer Dennis Zacher in 1978. The couple's son Simon was born in 1980 and daughter Karina in 1982, and Jan subsequently became an active volunteer at the children's school. In the CWA, Jan held the various positions of president, secretary and treasurer of her local branch, then div sional president. In 2000 she started her current full-time position as library officer at Kojonup Distr ct High School , and she continues to volunteer for the local newspaper and tour st centre. Jan and Denn s en oy travel and have recently become proud grandparents.
Beverley 'Bev Stanes (Tuckwell 1970)
After complet ing a Bachelor of Science at UWA, Bev tra ned as a secondary teacher and taught at Kulin District High School whe re she eventually became principa l. In 1988 she went on teaching exchange to Canada. Bevs career has also involved 18 months as principal consultant to Narrogin District Education Office. Bev is currently the pr i ncipal at Katanning Senior Hig h School. In 1974 Bev married Bruce Stanes and they have four children. Sons Le gh, Kim and Christian are ex-Scotch, and are enginee rs in partners h ip in the en gi n eering company Structural Focus. Erin (2007) is studying medicine at UWA.
Jenny Serich (Rogers 1972)
Jenny s proud to have been selected for represent Australia in the Over 55s Hockey team.
Penny Bryant (1980)
After a number of yea rs working for a mining company, Penny re t urned to full-time study in 2001 and is now iv ng an d work ng in Broome as a certified accountant for a reg onal Aboriginal medica service.
Elizabeth Campion (Herzfel 1980)
After completing a Bachelor or Educat ion in 1987, E izabeth taug ht mathematics at Wi l leton Sen o r High Schoo l (1984-1988), St Marks Angl ca n Community School (19891982) and Tr i nity Co l lege ( 1997 - 1998). In 1980 she marr ed Andrew at Guildford Grammar School Chapel and in 1994 Andrew started Campion Des gn Group, wit h El izabeth work ng part-time on the g roup's admin stration. They have a so n Michael (Scotch 201 0) and a daughter Sarah (PLC Year 11, 2011).
Samantha Carey (Strugnell 1980)
Samantha stud ed journa l ism then worked for Air India for a few years before marrying. She is now a busy mother to six children.
Alison 'Aii' Carlton (Bean 1980)
Ali married Dean Carlton in 1993 in Perth
She has just completed a graduate diploma in information and library studies and is currently working part-time at the WA Parliamentary Library. Ali grateful remembers former PLC staff member Barry Wicks and Year 10 guitar lessons; she continues to p lay. Ali also plays the mandolin in a local group and with the WA Mando l in Orchestra. Ali has a son and two daughters Mia (PLC Year 12 , 2011) and Erin (PLC Year 9, 2011 )
Jessica Reid (1998)
Volunteer's life saving campaign awarded
A media and communications campaign implemented by Jessica has contributed to saving 700 cats for Cat Haven and won her the title of Emerging PR Practitioner of the Year and Best Low CosVPro Bono campaign in WA. She subsequently won the Best Low CosVPro Bono campaign in Australia.
The national industry body, the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA), presented the State awards, and Jessica travelled to Darwin to receive her National award.
Shantha Cokis (Dharmalingam 1980)
Shantha stu d ied psycho ogy at UWA th en a Masters n int erdi sciplinary studies at UNSW. She worked in pol icy an d commun it y development in Perth and Sydney, before embark in g on a career in fashio n, subsequent ly estab l ishing the store Periscop e n King Stre et, Perth. Shantha ha s been married for 20 years and has two teenaged daughters
linda Cooke (Hockey 1980)
After complet ing an agricu lt ure d eg ree and trave ling, in the late 1980 s Lin da worked at the Internationa Wool Secretariat in London. She subsequently tra n ed staff at Au stralian Wom en in Agr iculture (AWiA) in Fremantle, and then worked in economics roels based in the centra l Wheatbelt for the Department of Agricultu re before moving t o farm consu lt an cy. In 1985 Linda married Grant Cooke and they have three daughters, Kate (13), ls a ( 11) and Lucy (9). Th ey li ve o n th e f amily f arm in the Northam area.
Jillian 'Jill' Dare (1980)
Jill runs her own consult i ng and leadership development orga n sat on and, having practiced yoga for th e past 20 years, s undertaking a yoga t each er training cours e. She is married with two son s, aged 13 and 11 r es p ectively. Jill' s ot h er pa ss ion s are lo n g lun ch es with g irl f ri ends, daily swim s n th e oc ean and w alks wi t h her dog.
Jessica contributes as a vo lunteer at Cat Haven in addition to working ful time in emergency services. Her achievement comes with less than two years exper ence in the industry.
In addition to saving lives, the campaign achieved record-breakin g adoption rates and disseminated messages to the public about the responsibilities of pet ownership.
Jessica attained the awards with no budget or media team.
"it's fantastic to have had this acknowledgment so early in my career, as well as profile the great work of Cat Haven," she said
Dianne 'Didie' Debenham (Wishaw 1980)
Fourteen years ago Did e returned to Perth with her husband and three children. She currently enjo ys wo rking in a schoo canteen
Diana Diamond (McLellan 1980)
Diana is a pub ic re atio ns con sult ant and s mar ri ed w th three ch ildren ; Ja mes an d Robert (curren t Scotch stud ent s) and Pamela (PLC Year 9 , 2011 ).
Sara Flavelle (1980)
Sara worked up no rt h on sheep stat o ns and gravity survey team s, and then n Melbourne for cost n g agents, as hion houses and rock 'n ro ll promoters. Eventu ally she took up a role i n th e news room at Channel7. In 1988 Sa ra returned to Perth and worked as a j ournalist at TWN7 and 6 1X, then 96 FM an d ABC Radio National. Current y she is a postgradu ate scholarship s off cer at UWA. Her dau ghter is lrene Rogers (2010) and h er son Alan Rogers (Scotch 2008 ) is curren t ly study in g engineeri n g at Mel bourne Un iversity
Karen Fleischer (1980)
After studying aw a UWA, Karen w or ked in London for three yea rs before return n g t o Perth to o in a arge law firm . She was t h en General Coun se l o an ASX li st ed agric u ltural compan y u nti l 20 10. Currentl y Karen is legal con su ltant to a Un ited States-based fo restry compan y with nterests i n A u st rali a, and is Presid ent o f the WA Reg o n al Cou nci l of Redkit e, an A u stra ia - wi de c harity p roviding financ a , emot io na l and edu cat io na supp ort to chi dren w th cancer, and th eir fa mil ies.
Janine Hughes (Braddock 1980)
After com pl et ing a degree i n En g lish w ith a majo r in o u rnalism at Curtin , Janine worked ma inly as a sub edito r an d journa ist for agri cultu ral pub l cat ion s such as Farm Weekly. For t h e past six years sh e has ectured part- ime at Cu rtin an d runs her own publ ic relations com p any. Janine has b ee n ma rri ed f o r 23 yea rs and has four ch i ldren
Julie lbbitson (Chester 1980)
Julie comp leted nurs ng at PM H and worked in real estate part-time or f ve years. She current ly w orks the ni g ht shift at PMH and is marri ed with three ch ld ren
Julie Gibbs (1980)
In 199 1 Jul ie married Be lgian n ational Georg es Bernard Huyben s and th ey moved to Sing ap ore, then Perth and Germany, b efor e returning to Singa p ore n 2 002 Hav ing completed a nursin g diploma, in 2 00 0 Jul ie gained a nursing degree bef ore und ertaking postgradua t e studies in co un se li ng with the A us ra ian College of Ap p ied Psycho ogy. Sin ce 200 4 , she has w or ked as a col ege cou nse llor at the United Coll ege of South East As a w hi ch has 3000 st ud ents comprising 65 nat io na ti es. Ju l e a nd Georges have two d aught ers, Cha rl otte a nd M ath ilde.
Andrea Gillett (1980)
Fo r th e past 18 years An d rea h as been nu rsi ng i n intensive care at PMH, spec a ising in cardia c care and bereave m ent. In 1997, in th e PLC Ch apel, she marr ed Dav id Mitchell and t hey have two child ren, Jessica (PLC Year 8 , 2012) and Simo n Th e family enj oys t ravel l ing around Au stra ia in their ca m perva n and And rea says th at, un l ike her sc ho ol d ays, she is now ve ry f it and enjoys p ay ing t en nis.
Suzanne Halsall ( Biechynden 1980)
After working in Queensland and on the family farm in Beve rley, Suzanne sta rted a photographic bus in ess in 198 5 and marr ed photographer Andrew in 19 88. Suzanne is now a full -time arti st and plans to stud y in 20 1 1 with a view to teach art in the futur e They have fou r chil d ren; Adam (19), Be n ( 16), Danie ll e (1 5) an d Kend a (1 3).
Ktima Heathcote (Duguid 1980)
A fter complet ng a Bac h elor of Arts in literat ure and journ al ism a WAIT (n ow Curt in), Kt ima was a journ alist for tab o id s and w o m en's maga z in es in Sydney an d Londo n. In 2003 sh e returned to A ustra l ia as a su b-ed tor on Bris bane's Courier Ma il and a ecturer/tutor in ournalism at Quee ns and Univers ty of Technology. Ktima now l ves n Tenna nt Creek, No rt h ern Te rritory, whe re sh e has set up Ba rkly W ri ters Ink and a li terary prog ram for loca l w riters Ktima adores her stepd au g hter and has re kin d le d a pass io n f or a rt via d raw ng and scu lpture.
Georgina Jones (Olden 1980)
Geo rgi na stud ied Phys ca l Ed ucat on bef ore com pleting a Master of Education at UWA
A f t er marrying and h aving two daughte rs sh e co mpleted a diploma in ref exo logy an d cu rrently wo rks as a therapy ass istant an d se lf-e m p loyed refl exolo g ist.
Belinda Kelsa ll (1 980)
Belin d a now ow ns a film production company p rod ucin g d ramas, documentaries and TV commercia s. She is cur rent ly workin g on a TV se ri es and has several ot h er product ons n deve opment.
Lynnette Kohler ( 1980)
Lynnette studied i nter or d esign at Leede rvil le TA FE followed by a Ba chelor of Arts in v sua l arts, text ile des ign and photography at ECU. She now has a des gn business in Leederv ill e.
In 1995 Lynette marr ed art st Adrian Baldsing and t h ey have a dau g hter, Lo a Roshana Lew is (1 980)
After travell ng to Eu rope and 'wast ing a few years ', Ros han a returned to stud y and in 1990 comp let ed a degree n architectu re.
She then became an art dealer and re-opened Lister Ga ll ery. Roshana is on the board of the Pe rth Institute of Contempo ra ry Art and she frequent ly trave ls. Rosha na has two daughters, lsabel Calder (2 009 ) and Catherine Calde r (PLC Yea r 7, 2011)
Jane Mozley ( Evans 1980)
After a few years travelling, Jane ended up in London where sh e worked as a trave consultant and m et her husband , M ark. They settled in Perth and are the proud parents of Ni cho as ( 16) a nd Sarah ( 14). In 200 2 Jane comp e ed a Di ploma for Educatio n Assistants at ECU and has found her n che in ife wo rking at F oreat Park Pre- Pr mary School and at a ki ndergarten in Ka rr nyup.
Carolyn Newma n (1980)
After work ng i n En gland Europe, the M dd e East, Sydney, Rot tn est Island an d C aremont , in 2 00 3 Caro yn moved so uth t o manage the ce ll ar d oor at Rosa b rook Margaret River Win es where she spe nt three years ea rning all about t h e Sout h West w ne i ndustry Since 2006 Ca r o yn has lived i n Busse to n, working n fin anc ia admin st ra ti o n in th e educatio n secto r. She h as recent y returned from a sho rt wo rkin g holid ay on a ca ttl e station in the Pi lba ra
Lula O Keeffe ( Ve ntouras 1980)
Lula stud ied p rim ary teaching and speec h and drama , trave ll ed to Europe fo r e ght months and su bsequent y spent fiv e yea rs work i ng n reta il f ashion, which invo lved a significant amo unt of trave lli ng. For th e ast 16 years she has been working as a travel consu tant. Lula s marr ed with two boys
She cont inues to w ork part-time.
Bethwyn ' Bet h ' O'Neil (Chrystal 1980)
A f ter studying occ u pationa the rapy at Curtin, Beth stud ed vocal jaz z at WAA PA. She ma rried in 1994 and moved w th h er husband to De nm ark, WA, where sh e established a co mmun ity choir and ralli ed to prese rve the an c ent fo rests In 2002 the coup e mo ved back to Perth with th eir two boys and from 2003 to 2008 Bet h worked as an occupationa therapy tutor and lecturer at Cu rt i n Beth will soon be amo ng the inaugu ra co h ort of gradua t es in the Bachelo r of App li ed Science in M idwifery. She is ava il ab le to deliver the gra nd ch ld ren of her PLC co ntemporaries
Rochelle Ove rington (Car rie 1980)
Afte r attend ng Claremont Teache rs Co ll ege, Rochelle moved to Derby and wo rked w it h Australia Post, then transfe rred back to Perth where she conti nued to work w ith Austra ia Post until 1991. In 2002 she j o ined dance f tness comp any Ae ro Dance as a n instructor. Roche ll e married Brad in 1989 at the Cottesloe C vi c Centre and they have two boys t he e dest is studying an mat o n at TAFE and Trav s is aim ing to st udy eng n eer i ng at UWA.
Jessica and her cat Pxie.
Sarah Davey ( Davis 200 0 )
El izabeth Newnham
(2000)
Elizabeth completed h er PhD at UWA ast year and wa s in v ted to work at Harvard Uni versity in Boston wit h fo rmer child soldiers from Sierra Leone to deter mine t he f act ors that impact on psychological adjus t ment following vi olent t rauma
In recognition of her work, the American Aust ralian Associatio n and Morgan Stanley recently recognised Eliz abeth by awarding her the prestigious Morgan Stanley Pa ediatrics Fellowship at a ben efit dinn er in New York. Rupert Murdoch an d Malcolm Bin ks (Chairman of the Educat ion Fund) presented t he award and Elizabeth was congratu ated with a kiss on t he cheek from Hugh Jackman
Elizabeth is enjoying livi ng in Boston and sa d it w as exciting to be working with such an impressive research team at Harvard
"I am currently working with leaders n child health and human rights to identify the specific risk and protecti ve factors in children affected by violence. By identifying those children at greatest risk, we wil l be able to effectively p ro vi de humani t arian assistance and psychological treatments in post-conflict settings
"Violence affects children all over the world. W hether it is in a war zone, in Sierra Leone, or a suburb in Au stralia, millions of children are vuln erabl e to trauma. In ord er to h elp tho se chi dren, it is vital th a w e investigate the psychologi cal impact s of viole nce, and develop effective treatm ents. Improving child health is th e key to sustainable development," Elizabeth said
Sally Repton (Nottage 1980)
After complet in g a Bachelor of Commerce, Sa ll y worked in human resources in the banking sector before comp leting postgraduate studies at Curtin. Sa l ly moved to the Wheatbelt where she became a reg onal coordinator at CY O'Conner College of TAFE and subsequently a regional training and development manager in the WA Country Health Serv ice. Sal y s married with three children and ives on a farm in Tammin.
Shelley Rose (1980)
After training in catering and hotel management, Shelley wo rked n h osp ita lity and farming in country towns, and in the Kimberley region of WA and New Zea land.
For the past 15 years she has been running a bed and breakfast establ ishment in Mosman Park.
Sally Rossen (Field 1980)
Afte r studying architecture at UWA, Sally worked in Pert h for the State government, mainly designing public schools, then lived and worked in London before returning to Perth. Sally is married with three children including Lucy (PLC Year 8, 2011) and Mollie (PLC Year 8, 2014) and works casua ly as a cons ultant architect.
"it is my goa t o d evelo p an innova tive program me of pa ed iatric mental healthcare app icable fo r treating traum a-affected children in an Au stra lian environ m ent. The Fellowship w l no t on ly advance critical res earch, but a so the appl ication of w o rld class ideas and th e d evelopm ent o f co la borati ve p art nerships between the United States and Austral ia ."
Donna Shepherd (1980)
After comp eting a degree in arts and English at Curtin, Donna undertook a Masters degree in intercultural and international management in Vermont, United States. She has since worked as a film director/producer and free lancer, and is cur rently a nonexecut ive director for Wo rld V sion Austral a and International. Donna is married with hree stepchildren and two grandchildren
Susan Smith (Porteous 1980)
Susan completed physical ed u cat ion studies at UWA fo ll owed by a Diploma in Education in primary teaching from ECU. She taught in several State schools and at Christ Church Grammar School before marrying and moving to Canberra for nine years. Since re turning to Perth, Susan has taught phys ical ed ucation part-time at Hol ywood Primary School. She has two daughters.
Susan Thompson (Carter 1980)
Susan completed nursin g studies at WAIT (now Curtin), followed by m idwifery at St Jo hn of God Hospita , Subiaco. In 1987 she married David (Scotc h 1979) and experienced farm life and work at Katann ng Hosp it al. Currently Susan is working w ith the Aboriginal hea lth programme A Smart Start, whic h is targeted at families with children aged up to four years. Susan has three ch ildren; a son Harrison (Scotch 2007), and PLC boarders I sa belle (201 0) and Natasha (Year 10, 2011 ) The fam ily recently moved to a new farm 30 kilometres east of Katann ing
Victoria Torrance (Newton 1980)
After studying mus c at bo th UWA and WAAPA and perform ing in Perth, in 1990
V ctori a relocat ed to London and wor ked as a jazz and pop singer She had a Top 10 hit in the Un ited Kingdom with th e group Str ke and toured with them around the United Kingdom, Europe, Japan and Brazil. In 2006 she married a Scots man, Russel and at the end of 2007 they relocat ed to Perth. Victoria currently lectures in jazz and contempora ry voca s at WAAPA and reg ularly p erforms in Pe rth , Melbourn e and Kuala Lumpu r
Tessa McOnie (2 0 08)
Portraying the magic of Indigenous Australians
The first so o art exhibition by recent PLC graduate Tessa McOnie (2008) received an overwhe lm ng response, with all exhibited charcoal draw ngs and oil pain t works so ld.
To the Core, presented by Linton and Kay Contemporary in Subiaco, depicted members of the Kupungari Abo riginal Community that Tessa met i n 2008 during PLC's Kimberley service learning trip where she attended the K mberley Aborig in al Law and Culture Centre (KALACC) Fest ival.
Her artwo rks contest the perception of dysfunctional Aboriginal fam l es portrayed in the media by revealing an intimate learning experience about herself, the traditiona l owne rs of Australia, and what it means to be family.
Tessa said the trip was illuminating because the Ind genous peop le she met lived their daily lives and saw things complete ly differently from anyone else she knew.
"Kids in the Kimberley look afte r each other and earn from the r own experiences. They seem to govern themselves with little gu dance from their parents, yet the commun ty struct ure is obviously very important and the Elders are the unden iab le voice of reason," Tessa said.
"I never saw a child cry and I found that amazing. The trip really taught me how family works and tried to reflect that in my art," she said
With several awards credited to her, Tessa is cons dered a ris i ng star on the Perth art scene, having already demonstrated technical skill, sens itiv ity and artistic i nsight that belie her young age.
Since her exhibition Tessa has been work i ng on about 40 commissions, including so me very large pieces. Th e majo rity of the works are portraits that Tess a paints after meeting the subjects to understand how to best portray them. In general, Tessa spends the equivalent of about fulltime week pa i nting each portrait.
"I find that every subject has something unique about him or her; a kind of sparkle which I try to capture in paint," she said.
"I'm forever learning and changing as an artist and that keeps me motivated," she said.
Last year Tessa had an arrangement with Scotch Co llege that saw her work with students as the sc ho ol's art ist in res id ence She was a so prov ided her own studio space More recent y, she has been work ng from a North Fremantle studio comp et ng commissioned works and creating p ieces for her second solo exhibit on.
''I'm cu rrently work i ng on paintings for my 2011 exhibition wh ch will feature portra ts of Indigenous peop e with anima s, as an extension of my work i n To the Core. I ai m to show the unique bo nd between Indigenou s Austra lian s and an ma ls that most peop le haven't see n," she said.
Tessa's lucky b reak with Linton and Kay Contemporary stud o resulted from a paint ng she exhibited in the bi-ennial Art at Perth Co ll ege col lect ve as an emerging art st. The stud io wa s mpressed with her wo r k and subseque ntly go in touch to estab li sh collaborat ion
"This year I'm aim ng to enter my pa nti ngs in art exhibitions n the local commun ty as we l as larger compet t ons such as the A l bany and Metro art awards and the Black Swan and Archibald portrait pr izes. it would be a ma j or coup if my work was accepted into the ar ger awards," Tessa sa d.
"With the hel p of the gallery, I wi ll be starting work on an Archibald Prize entry featuring one of Australia's top Indigenous
painters, Tom my W atson. I w i l meet h m at h is home n A li ce Springs and take photos and sketches over a coup e of days. t's an honour to be inv ted to paint Tom my; hi s work is capt ivating and I am so gratefu for the oppo rtunity "
Tessa sa id the suppo rt of her parents as she bypassed a un iversity deg ree and ventu red on a career as a professional art ist had been a huge influence, and as a result she bel eves it s vita for her to be ndependent and do things her own w ay
"I have a ways been creative and I kept busy do ing art through school as wel l as attend i ng night classes at art school. never saw myself doing anyth n g else and my pa rents remember me sayi ng when I was ve ry yo ung that wanted to be an artist when I grew up.
"My sk il s have deve oped under the instruction of teachers at the C aremont Schoo l of Art , part icularly Drewfus Gates who emphas sed the importance of colo ur in paint ng , Richa rd Marito who helped me understand shape and physica st ructu re and d 'Hang Yamon who developed my ab il ty to convey tone and atmospheric change," Tessa said.
"In the long term I want my art to push the boundaries , become internationa and he p the environment Essent ial ly, want to leave the earth having he ped it."
Tessa contemp ates he r painting ent i ed Daisy
Saibra Twigg (Gomme 1980)
Saibra is mother to three and was a nurse in palliative care until she bought a travel agency several years ago.
Dimity Wehr (Malloch 1980)
After moving from Esperance earlier this year, Dimity now lives in Fremantle and works in the Office of Assessment Teaching and Learning at Curtin. She enjoys painting and yoga.
Alison Willis (Evans 1980)
A li son's family moved to Sydney where she completed studies in economics at Macquarie University, and then qua l ified as a chartered accountant. She was tran sfe rred to the United Kingdom where she worked on-and -off for 14 years. In 1993 A ison married James and in 2001 they moved back to Sydney, w here Alison now wo rks part - time. Alison and her husband have two children; Emma (11) and Henry (9).
Peata Wishart (Burgess 1980)
Peata studied pharmacy, then worked and travelled She now owns a pharmacy in a busy medical centre in Perth and has a 15 year-old son.
Jane Chambers (Evans 1987)
Jane travel ed, nursed in the alcohol and drug area, married and has three boys. Aher 12 years of full - i me parenting, he r nursing registration has been rein stated. She aims to work part - time while juggling chi dren, anima s and sport.
Shae Kuehlmann (1990)
Since graduating from PLC, Shae has been travelling and living abroad. She moved to Germany and completed Year 13 at Ritzerfeld Gymnasium before returning to Australia to study a Bachelor of Arts majoring in commerce at Curtin. She then moved to Sydney to undertake a degree i n performing arts at The Actors' Centre. Shae is currently working in film and television in Las Angeles, California, and writing her first feature film Welcome to Sun/and, whic h will be filmed early in 2011. In 2010 Shae performed a show at the Edinburgh Festival, Scotland.
Marnie Downer (1987)
Marnie spent 10 years working in the Middle East and Asia before returning to Perth in 2005 to study naturopathy. She has a practice in Mount Lawley.
Candice Chong (1996)
Aher graduating in international business from Curtin, Candice has been living in Singapore for the past nine years and current y has a project management role with a digital marketing agency.
Sarah Kirkby (Miles 1996)
In 2007 Sarah married W l iam Kirkby in Margaret River and they now li ve on a 10,000 acre farm in Moree, NSW. Their daughter Rose was born in 2008 and a second child was due any day at the tim e of writing. Sarah owns a fashion boutique in her local town and manages the farm's accounts. She lik es to tra ve l as often as possible and still keeps in touch w ith her friends from PLC.
Kelly Nunn (Webster 1997)
Ke l ly graduated from Curtin Un versity with a Bachelor or Science in environmental health. After living and working all over Australia, sh e is now based in Wickham. Kelly has a son Toby (2) and baby daughter Tahlia.
Natasha Mclnnes (1999)
Natasha has just announced her engagement to Thomas Huxtable. She is living in South Australia and plans to marry in September, 2011.
laura Young (2007)
Laura is in her f nal semester studying communications, majoring in broadcasting and JOurnalism, at ECU. She has volunteered as a presenter on Sport FM 91.3 as part of the Dr ve Show team.
Rebecca 'Bee' Crommelin (2009) Bee is studying communications and comme rce at UWA and working part -t ime.
Frances 'Fran' Foulkes-Taylor {2009)
Fran spent the early part of 2010 as a governess on Mundrabella Station on the Nullabor. She was then based in the United Kingdom and worked and travelled through Europe. In 2011 she commenced stud ies at Curtin University.
Ailsa McKechnie (2009)
Ailsa took a gap year and spent s x months attending high school in the United States on student exchange. She has returned to Perth and is currently working.
Ainsley Moore (2009)
Ainsley is working toward s a Bachelor of Arts in performanc e studies at Curtin.
Natasha Pringle (2009)
Natasha is studying for a Bachelor of Health Sciences at Curtin
Alice Riddle (2009)
Since leaving PLC, Alice commenced studies in fashion design at Curtin.
Georgie Saggers (2009)
Georgie took a gap year to work fulltime, thus ensuring that she could move to Melbourne in 2011 to study at the Wh it ehouse Fashion Institute of Design
Matilda Sebire (2009)
After travelling via Canada, Greece and Spain, Matilda commenced studies in anthropology, fi lm and visual culture at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Portia Smallbone (2009)
Portia is studying medicine at UWA and teaches dance classes at night. She is auditioning for STEPS.
lauren Smith (2009)
Lauren is currently studying medicine at UWA.
Hannah Steens (2009)
Hannah has undertaken a Bachelor of Arts at Curtin majoring in fashion, and is work in g at Ricarda clothing store in Dalkeith.
Marina Takahashi (2009)
Marina is studying law and politics at Nagoya Universi y, Japan. She plays tennis tournaments representing her university. Marina hopes one day to return to Perth.
Amy Woods (2009)
Amy undertook a one-year Rotary exchange to Switzerland; an experience that she loved and that involved extensive trave to Italy, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, Holland, France and Spain.
Amy now speaks fluent German. After experiencing a white Christmas in St Moritz, Amy returns to Perth mid-January, 2011.
Janine Murray (2007)
Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist, Delhi 2010
Following her exciting win in the Rhythmic Gymnastics team competition at the Commonwealth Games in October, Janine has her sights set firmly on the London Olympics in 2012. In addition to winning the team event for Australia, Janine finished seventh in the all-round section, and fifth and sixth in the ribbon and ball categories.
The Delhi Games has been a major focus of Janine's ove r the last four year, particularly considering she missed out on selection for the previous Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne.
Janine trains at the Rhythmic Gymnastics High Performance Centre; countless hours of dedication have certainly paid off. Janine said the experience of w nn i ng at the Games was overwhelming and it was amazing to take part in such a high - level competition.
On her return to Australia Janine took a well-earned break and in 2011 she will train for the World Championships to be held in Montpelier, France and the World University Games in China.
Janine continues to study Sport and Exercise Science part time at UWA and hopes to graduate at the end of 2011. Janine performs her Ball routine in Delhi.
Margarita 'Rita' Artelaris (Kanakis 1952) 15 May 1935 - 27 February 2010
Rita, who was born and ived in Cottesloe all her life, came to PLC in 1944 from North Cottes oe Primary School. She had a happy chi ld hood with her brot h er Peter and parents
Dim it r and Clement in e Ka nak is and had many wonderfu l memor es of family times sp ent p icnicking on the Swan River and Cottesloe Beac h
After eaving PLC Rita enjoyed working as a secreta ry for radio station 6PR. She later married the love of h er ife, Tony Arte ari s, who was born on the mythical Greek Island of lthaca, where R ta's parents were also born. Th eir happy marr iage of 50 years was b lessed w ith th ree ch ldren; Stathi, Margot and Dimitri.
Ri ta and Tony owned and worked i n their success ful bus ness, Cotteslo e Fi sh Supp y, n Napoleon St re et, Cottesloe for more than 40 years. The y bought the business from Tony's father who had run it for the 40 yea rs prior Although now gone, the business is one of a handfu of wel -remembered Napoleon Street icons.
A devoted grandmother, Rita adored her three grandchildren through Margot; Bianca (2002) , Palassi (Scotch College) and Andonia Kailis (2009) , an d she always enjoyed and found great pride in attending her granddaughters' events at PLC, including all of Andonia's drama performances and Arts Day, 2009. Her grandchildren's friends knew Rita as a fantastic and talented cook. Her other interest s included sewing p laying piano, reading, gardening, attending th e theatre and movies Exercise and fitness were high priorities and sh e followed a healthy Mediterranean d et. She also travelled exte nsively t h roughout her life and visited
the island of lthaca many t i mes with her be oved family In 2009 she made one last, trip to lthaca with her daughter Margot
Over the yea rs Rita attended many Old Co ll egian reunions and made the effort to attend her class get-toget h er at Kings Park towards the end o f 2009. Soon afte r Tony's d ea th Rita deve loped non- smoke rs' lun g cancer. She remained relati ve y we until just before Christma s 2009 and was only hospital zed at Hollywood two days before she passed away. She fought her i ln ess with courage and dignity, with the support of her loving fami y A gentle, gracious ady now at rest.
Alison Sally' Mary Micklejohn Cairns (1935)
23 September 1918 - 14 June 201 0
Alison , or Sally as friends knew her, was the youngest of s x children and attended PLC in 1934 and 1935. She wa ked to school each day from Nyleeta, her fami ly home in Central Avenue, Swanbourne, with other girls who lived nea rb y including Coral Thomas (Pascoe 1937) , Glenice Gordon (Pascoe 1939} , Nancy McKenzie (Hardie 1935) , Joyce Hardey (McKee 1936) and Billie Hosken (Hancock 1937) Sally was popular amongst her school friends and became lifelong frien ds with Verna Rowbotham (Ross 1937) , Jo yce and Coral, w ho maintained the i r week ly visi ts throughout A l ison's life.
After schoo , Sal ly trained and wo rked as a secretary and in 1938 served on the O d Co legia n s' Association Committee. In 1941 she took up sing ing lessons and was living a vibrant life. On 20 February 1942, aged 23, she awoke with a nasty dose of the 'flu. By the fol lowing morning sh e was paral ysed
from the waist down and diagnosed with poli omyel iti s. lt was thought she'd caught it from one of the thousands of unscreened evacuees fleeing Singapore, w hi ch had fa len t he week before. What followed was eight months in the Infectiou s Disease s Hospita l at Shenton Park.
In an effort to keep her sp in e stra ght, ort hopaedic surg eons encased Sally in a hori zontal steel sp int th at left only her hea d and arms fr ee. She lived in th at sp int for t wo yea rs. Gradually, with the help of a li vein nurse, grim determination, an indomitable sense of humour and an overwhelmingly positive attitude, her strength increased to th e point where she could sta n d with the aid of a walking frame and sit in an armchair, somethi ng she never again took for granted. With intensi ve phys iotherapy and exe rcise, Sal y progressed to the point whe re she was only in the sp l nt at night and could walk sh ort distances with the aid of elbow crutches Eve ntually she was able to walk her dog the several miles to North Street beach at Cottes oe and back
During Sally's ea rl y recuperation she remembered the joy singing gave her and promised herse f she wou d sta rt lessons again wit hin five years, a target she beat by six months She entered the 1946 Music Teachers' Association annual music fe stival's mezzo-soprano solo and champion so o sectio n, winning both and receiving excellent reports. Late r, she gave weekly so lo broadcasts on the ABC's Memory Tim e and Concert Hour. Sal y was also a soloist with the WA Symphony Orchestra and a member of the UWA Choral Society.
Never ha ving let polio define or inhibit her, for 10 years Sal ly ran the local Girl Guide Company, which she found enormous ly rewarding. She enjoyed her membership of
the Myola Club in Claremont and later took up pottery, wate rc olour painting and pastel drawing, having discovered she was quite artistic. In 1994 Sally re uctant ly moved from Nyleeta, the home in which she was born 75 years before (now listed with the Nationa Trust), to an apartment i n St Lo u s Estate Througho u h er life Sally maintained a wide c rcle of friends and regularly atte n ded services at St Aidan's in Claremont un t il conf i ned to a wheelcha r and her unit i n later years.
In 2005 she sai d , "All in al I've had a wonderful life enhanced, strangely enough, by my exper ences due to co ntracting pol io." Indeed , she lived a remarkab le life and died aged 91, having outl ve d a l of her sib li ngs.
Vaire Dora Campbell (AIIison 1949) 16 August 1932 - 12 July 2010
We were saddened to hear of Vaire's passing following several years of declining health. Prior to 2007 she was a regu lar attendee at PLC events, most often brought along by Margaret Smith (Rowsell 1949), whom she met at PLC Kindergarten, aged six, when she commenced at the school in 1938. The pair went rig ht through PLC together until their Leaving in 1949 and remained the be st of friends throughout their ives
In 1956 Vaire married Geoffrey Campbe and in time they had three children; Susan, Graham and Rodney The marriage subsequent ly disso ved and Vaire was left to rai se them alone She was further devastated when Susan died sudden ly at Swanbourne i n 1986 aged 22
In 1993 Vaire re tire d from h er position at Beatty Park as the office secretary for the WA branch of Aust ralian Swi mming, a
position sh e had held for 23 years, and the adm ini st rat ion acknowledged that sw immin g had ost a devoted, dedicated so ul. In 2000 Vaire's dedication was rewarded w h en she was nominated for, and among the firs t to receive, an Australian Sports Medal (part of the Order of Australia) for h er contribut ion to swimming through the pro vis ion of support services.
After Vaire's reti rement Margaret and her husband Le s Smith inv it ed her to a sp iritu al hea ing service, which marked a major change n her li fe; Vaire became int eres ed in spiritua l h eal ng and eventua ll y became a Reverend for th e Highgate Spiritual st Church.
In recent years Vaire's health markedly declined, greatly impacting her mobi ity and she was unable to walk even the shorte st distances without the aid of calipers and a wa king frame. Most recently she su ffered with card ac prob ems, for which she underwent several serious operations. Vaire slowly recovered from eac h surgery, but soon after the last, caught a dreadful cold which was too much for her fragile health. She passed away aged 77.
Vanessa Barbara Coates (Goldsmith 1968)
1 May 1951- 11 July 2010
An only ch ild , Vanessa was schooled in Melbourne and Perth before beginning at PLC in 1962. She excel ed at school, was awarded Du x man y t imes and in her fi na year, was on the Kookaburra magazine committee and a Prefect. Ol d Co ll eg ians from that t ime remember a warm, friendly, popular girl, particularly among the boarders w ho she oft en i nvited home to give th em a break from the Board ng Hou se.
After sc hool Vanessa fol lowed in the footsteps of her father and grandfather and b egan a cade ship at the Daily News. This requ red part time st udy at UWA and it was there she met Pete r Coates. After a yea r spent exploring Europe together, th ey marri ed in 1973. The births of their two older daughters, Sarah and Emily, fo llowed before Pet er' s work took the family to Bogor, In d onesia. There, Vanessa became the resident tour guide, vo lun teered at the loca orphanage and discovered golf and Bridge.
You ngest daughter Jo was born on a return trip to Perth before the family resumed their ndonesian adventure.
Returning to WA in the early 1980 s, Vanessa bu i t her family dream hom e in Appl ecross and resumed her journalism work at th e Daily News She worked on the t e ev ision pages, w hi ch included programme reviews and celebrity interviews with peopl e ike Daryl Some rs, Kylie Minog u e, John Farnham and the ent ire cast of Home and Away. To her daughters, i seemed Vanessa had the most exciti n g job n the wor ld! In 1989 she accepted th e pos ition of Directo r of Development and Marketing at Penrhos Co lege, w here her daughters la er fini shed th ei r sc hooling In 2005 Vanessa moved
to Chri st Ch urch Gramma r School and she retired in 2007.
Vanessa's na tural talen t as an interior designer was put to good u se d u ring the building and deco ratin g of several beautifu hom es throughout her life w ith Pet er and beyond, in locations suc h as Applecross Dunsborough and Ya ll ingup Usually immaculat e and always glamo rous, Vanessa spen hours planting hu ndred s of trees to create beautiful gardens, wi th her trademar k red ipst ick an d pearls n place In 2005, Vanessa relocated to A pplecross where she spe nt her na years playing g o lf at Roya Perth Go lf C ub and Br idg e with the Melvil e club.
Vanessa's death at 59 from a h eart attack was unexpected Her daug hters, who are struggling with the sudden lo ss of their oving mother, remember a woman who wanted nothing more than for her daughters to succeed i n life and who in stincti ve ly guided all t h ree in the righ t direction for their chose n caree rs. Th ey remember her crazy asso rt ment of beloved pets; from her first ; a bobtai lizard, to a monkey called Humphrey, five Siamese cats, a golden retri ever and many others , alt hou g h sh e never ma naged to buy the alpacas she dream ed of owning. Lastly, they remember her ba ckwards be l ly aughs, which soun ded so funny that others h e plessly joined in. Vanessa is also remembered for her overwhelm ng oy at becoming a g randmot h er in November 2009. Vanessa remains fo rever in their hearts.
Pamela Constance Cusack (Currie 1946)
25 January 1930 - 21 June 2010
An only ch il d, Pam came to PLC in 1943 from North Cottes loe Primary School. She was a keen pa rticipant in sports an d academics , and in 1945 she was on t he basketball team as wel as a Prefect. She was an outstanding athlete, representing the school many times at Inter-School Athletics. Pam was also an exce ll ent Prefect; her children often heard stor es from her schoo l friends of how deeply she affected thei r lives at school. Whet h er they were new to PLC, lonely or homes ick , Pam reached out to them, took them under her wi n g an d helpe d smooth their transit ion to Senio r School. She was a ways en couraging an d supporti ve , and cheris h ed the lifelong f ri en d s she developed during these years
In 1946 Pam was McNei House Captai n and Head Prefect, wh ich set the bar for her daughters Jenny Elphick (Cusack 1968) and Judy Riddell (Cusack 1969) and grandd aughters P ppa Elphick (1996) and Libby Elphick (1998) Al four were als o Captains duri ng thei r t i m e; Jenny, Judy and Libby of McNe il House, and Pippa of McNeil Sport s.
Aft er leaving sc hoo l, Pam train ed as a nu rse but it wasn't long before she met and fel l in love with Jo hn Cusack, son of Mrs Olive 'Dosh Cusack (Deputy Principal 1941-1962) and they married in 1950. The couple first lived in a sma ll house on the Warwick Park farm in Moora where the r two daughters were bo rn. The coolest plac e was the laundry 's conc rete floor and on hot days this was whe re each baby na pped. On one occasion however, a large brown snake ha d the same id ea !
In time th e fam ily acqu red a property at Dandaragan and began clear ng the and and bu ld ng a h ome. They named t Tambrey for Tamb rey Sta t o n near Roebourne , whe re John was bo rn, an d in 1954 h ey m o ved into what wou ld be their first and la st fam i y home The r th ird child Tim was bo rn in 1956 Pam never shied away from hard w ork and eac h year Joh n cleared anoth er pad d ock for Pam who con t in ued plant ing an d tending the garden s wh ch today a most hi de h e house.
City-g irl Pa m fu ly embraced al it meant t o ive in the co untry. She joined spo rting cl u bs and was act ively i nvolved with the Red Cr oss and CWA n M oo ra and Dandaraga n. She also attended Dan daraga n Church w here her loud and enthus astic sing i ng was so m e i mes a cause of emba rrassment f o r her chi ldren; however her enjoy ment was unden iab e. When the ime came to send her ch il dren to board ing sc ho ol, Pam was t h eir strong est supporte r The ir fr iends were a ways we come to the farm on sch ool hol da ys and noth n g was too m uch tro ubl e to ensure her guests' comfort an d enjoyment. Pam relis hed the excuse o r a cha t, something fo r wh ch sh e was we l known. She also oved Sc rabb e and Bri dge and spendi ng t im e w th her f riends Later, when she was finally abl e, she had some ad ventures t rave lli ng w ith her great friend Jan Wallman (Martin 1946)
In the ate 1990s Pam began to develop Altzheime r's disea se, which inev tab ly progressed Her sweet nature remained, however, and sh e was a ways interested n the young ones and life aro und h er. Access to her memories w as spo radic but when prompted by a su dden , unexpected question from PLC A rch ivist Shannon Lovelady, Pam wou ld always a nswer qu ck y and co rrect y before asking sweetly, a heartbeat ater,
"Sorry d ear, what was it you needed to know'"
A though h er h ea lth deter o rated , John lacke d the heart o put Pam nto ca re and she remained at Tambrey unti l Febru ary 2010 Fo r the ast five months of her ife Pam was at Ho llywo od Age Ca re Home wh ere she d ied peacefu l y, aged 80. Pa m was a devoted wife of 60 years, ovi ng mot her of th ree, grandmother of e ght, great g ran dmother of one a nd great frie nd to man y.
Maida Margaret Gorham formerly Porter (Moss 1939) 16 October 1922 - 29 July 2010
Maida was bo rn i n Ha rvey bu t g rew up wi th her s ster Nancy Hordacre (Moss 1941 ) and brot hers Fra nk and C em o n the banks of the Swa n R ver in Bicton where heir fa th er Cec i was supervisor of the Anim a Qua rantine Stat on Cec il w as a WW I vet eran wi th the 1Oth L ght Horse Regime nt, served during the Ga l i po li campaign and rece ved a Military Meda l in France He supp lemented his supervisor's i ncome by catc h i ng an d se llin g r ver cobb er in his spa re t me, even tually ea rn i ng enough money to buy land fronting B ackwa ll Reach Pa rade w here he built a home f or his wife, Marion , and ra sed a fam i ly.
Maida showed ea r y promise during h er educati o n at R chm ond Primary Sc hool. A s Dr Summers was a friend of t he fam il y s, she suggested Mai da sit for a scho la rsh p to PLC. She subsequent y won an aca dem ic sc ho arsh ip and comme nced at PLC i n 1934. Ma da happi y mm ersed herself n the various spo rt ng an d aca de mic opportun i ies available and the early pro mise she'd shown cam e to fruition. Gifted in both sport and academ cs , Maida was Dux of Su b Lea ving
Fo rm VIA n 1938 , Capta i n o Netball n 1938 and 1939 , Carm chae Ho u se Ca pta n f or bo th 1938 a nd 1939, a nd Head Pref ect in 1939.
Af er eav i ng PLC , Ma ida undertook teac hers' train in g and her f rs t post ing was at Onger up whe re she taught 18 childre n rang i ng n age from s x to 16 She ater accepted a scho larsh p to study phys ica l educatio n at Melbourne Un vers ty and on g raduati ng she ret urn ed to WA to teach n th is f e d. Around th is t im e M aida entered an ea rly forerunn er o f the M iss Au s ral a co mpet t on rais n g fun ds for Wa r Veterans. She repre sented Fre mant e and was a fi na l st. Maida a lso represe nted he St ate in su rf lifesa v i ng a nd swi m min g (breastst roke) and ater took up go lf, p aying at Cottes loe
In 1947 M a da mar ried Lya l Porter, who w as hea vily nvo lved wi th tra inin g and dr v n g the ma ny pace rs hi s fami ly owned and raced at Richmond Raceway Living n Bicton n ear her c h ldhood hom e, Ma ida and Lya ll had a so n, Max, and th ree daughters; Nanette Thomas former ly Poynton ( Porter 1966) , Jenny Bourke ( Porter 1969 ) an d Lynne Porter ( 1972). Her g ra ndd aught ers Natasha Murrihy (Poynton 1992 ) and Amy Brunsdo n ( Poynton 1995) we re als o educated at PLC.
Ma ida married again in 1976 to w dower Eddie Gorham. The rs was a happy un on and i nclus ve of a l eig ht chil d ren ro m both marr ages. M aida and Edd ie enjoyed renovat ng hou ses and gardens an d as a res u t , moved hou se ma ny times w ith i n Cottes loe
For most of he r life, M aida was ext reme ly socia l and i nvo ved w th her ri ends and PLC. but in recent yea rs sh e beca me i ncreasi ng ly fra il and w thdraw n Unfa ling ly po t e and
charming, her final years of life were spent mainly in the company of her family with occasiona coffee morn ngs with close friends Lunch with her daughters at John Street Cafe every Wednesday and Saturday were routine.
In July 2010, aged 87, Maida developed pneumon ia and died peacefu ly a short time later. Ma da is remembered as a gift ed and inspi ri ng individual, a wonderfu l friend and companion, and a loving wife, mother, stepmo th er, grandmother and great grandmothe r.
Jennifer Rosma Hiskins (Corbett 1954) 17 April 1937 - 6 July 201 0
Jenny was the only chi d of Beryl Corbett (Rosman 1921 ), an inte llectual, and extraordina rily successful a - rounder. A Prefect for two years, with dist inctions for seven Junior subjects, and pockets as Kookaburra edito r and Captain of the Tennis team, in add tion t o being National Junior Tennis Champion, WA Open Golfing Champion and more, Beryl was one of the most memorable persona lities from PLC's early days.
Like her mother, Jenny boarded at PLC for five years beginning in 1949. Un ike her mother, she was quietly intelligent, subject to bu lying and didn't enjoy boarding. Consequently she did not invo ve herself in many eo-curricular clubs or activ ties while at school. She made a few close friends, but friendships were not easy for Jenny and they general ly didn't last. Despite this, Jenny kept the pocket of her school blazer carefully pressed between the pages of a book all her life (see Recent Access ons, Archives).
University was not a choice offered to Jenny after leaving school. She had wanted to be
a d octor b u ins t ead, she did t h e next best thing and excel led at nurs i ng.
In 1964 she marr ied Bertram 'Bernie' Hiskins. Their son Andrew (Hale Schoo l) was born the same year and Leanne (St Mary's) 13 months later. Jenny enjoyed playing sq u ash and when the children were younger she scored for Andrew's cricket team at Hale. She also volunteered at Princess Margaret and Sir Char les Gairdner Hospita ls.
Jenny preferred her own company and did not ike to socialise. In la er life she suffered dreadfu l ly w th arth ri t is and diabetes. On Sunday 4 July 2010 she suffered a fatal heart attack and died t wo days later.
Elizabeth 'Beth' Ashton Lee formerly Hill (Hunter 1934)
4 October 1917 - 12 August 2010
Beth was born in Northam a few minutes before her twin Malco m, always known as Mac. Their older sister Jean died from diphtheria when the twins were a most two and as a consequence the two remaining children were very close throughout their lives.
A tomboy, Beth had a wonderful time growing up in Northam before she and Mac went to Perth for sen or schooling; Beth at PLC and Mac at Scotch Co lege. Beth went on to complete her nurses' training at the Children's Hospital (now PMH), beginning a lifelong involvement w th the hospital, where she later volunteered unti l well into her 80s.
Beth enlisted in WW II and nursed at Hollywood Hospital as a l ieutenant. On a trip home to Northam on one of her weekends off, she was introduced to Austral ian Army Capta n Johnny Hill, the love of her l fe.
Johnny and Mac then went away to war and f or three years Beth did not know if either was al ive, as they were both taken as prisoners of war. Johnny returned in November 1945 and the couple married 10 days later. Remaining in the army, Johnny was transferred to Queens land; however Beth was not yet released to go. Sadly, he drowned in an army accident shortly before Beth was to join him.
In 1948 Beth married Ken Lee, who had taken some time convincing her to take another chance on love They built a home and sett ed in Bun bury where their two children, Malco m and Jocelyn Wi lson (Lee 1969) were born in 1949 and 1952 respective y. Beth was a loving mother and talented cook whose Pavlovas and apple pies were legendary Ken and Beth were also keen gardeners and grew every imaginable vegetable and Beth's favourite, pink roses, on their large block.
Ken was transferred to Perth in 1959 and the fami y moved to Dalkeith where they kept chickens in their carefully tended garden.
After his primary schooling at Dalkeith, Beth's son Malcolm went to Scotch College and Jocelyn to PLC. Beth loved to be involved with her children and worked in the Dalkeith Primary School's library for many years before moving on to the canteens at both Scotch and PLC.
Sadly, Beth was widowed for a second time in 1971, aged 53. She never remarried, say ng two husbands in a lifetime was enough. She continued to live in her Dalkeith home unti both ch i ldren were married and she then moved to a Nedlands villa where she remained until September 2009. Beth reveled in the arrival of grandchildren, five in total, and was immensely proud that Jocelyn's younger daughter M ega n
McCiorey (Wi lson 1999) was a PLC Pipe Band drummer and her older daughter Kathy Barton (Wilson 1996) comp leted paediatric training at PMH, which Beth always considered 'her' hospita l. Beth suffered a last, devastating shock when her son Malcolm died suddenly in March 2009 and after a short stint in Hollywood Hospital, she chose to move to the RSL Menora Gardens aged care fac lity. A lady to the end, she went to d nner every night n her pearls and drank a glass of red wine every evening, including her last. Her family is grateful for the care she received during her nine months at Menora Gardens.
A ong life, tinged with sadness, but well lived.
Dr Audrey Little BA, DCEP, MA, DipEd PhD ( K ndergarten teacher, Junio r Branch, 1 94 8 - 195 3) 18 May 19 16 - 19 Oc t ober 2 010
Many Junior Branch Old Collegians will remember Dr Audrey Little who taught Kindergarten on the Victoria Avenue campus for its duration from 1948 to 1953.
Educated at Cottesloe Primary and Perth Girls' High School in East Perth, Audrey was an albino and legally blind all her life. In light of this, her academic achievements subsequent to undertaking wartime kindergarten teachers' training are impressive. During lectures at UWA she walked a constant path from her chair to the blackboard where she stood as close as six inches to painstakingly take notes, and she studied with the aid of an enormous magnifying glass.
Dr Little was appointed to UWA in January 1954. A scholarship to Berke ey University took her to California in 1962 where she studied the in ellectual development of infants, pub ish i ng her thesis in 1966. She considered the years at Berke ey the happiest of her life. Dr Little returned to UWA and in 1975 was appointed Director of the Child Study Centre (School of Psychology) where she establ shed the Except onal Ch i ldren's Program and authored five ch ild psychology books. She reti red in December 1981.
Dr Litt le en j oye d a ong and dist i nguished career in a fie ld she loved and taught many children over the years. Some Ne d lands Primary School chi ldren were brought to her for testing and observation, among them PLC staff membe r Jenny Rankin. "No doubt," she said, "they were noting our language acquisition and other such things. I can clearly remember being aware of the 'magic window' knowing they could see us "
Dr Little was a long term resident of Mosman Park's Riversea Hostel until a fall from her bed in 2008 necessitated a move to Melvista Nursing Home, Da l keith. Although she had some dementia, Dr Little was capable of making up her own mind and did this in the days before she died by declining to eat or drink. She passed away peacefully aged 94.
'Doff McNaught
Dorot hy was the midd e chi d and on ly daughte r of Ne e and Will iam Bold, Perth City Counci l 's longest serv ng Town Clerk after whom Bold Park is named. The Bolds lived in a rambl i ng, two-storey home i n Queens ea Drive, Cla remont. Doff sta rted at PLC in February 19 2 6 and every day she walked up th e hi l to PLC accompan ied by her older cousins who lived nearby; Barbara Jeffrey (1930) , Rae Renzow (Grieve 1930) and Katie Warnock (Grieve 1928) While at PLC aged 14, Dorothy passed her Junior Certif icate and AMusA exams
In 1931 Dorothy learned shorthand and typing at Underwood's Secretarial Co l lege, later working in th e Perth office of the Commonwealth Bank an d enjoying her life as a single girl in the 1930s. Active ly involved in the Pert h social scene, Dorothy stayed in touch with PLC through the Old Collegians' Association, performing occasional musical items for various OCA events. Her father played the organ at St Aidan's Church in Claremont every Sunday and the church played a very important part in the lives and social activities of all Bold family members
In the late 1930s, Dorothy met Ken McNaught, a chemist with Shell who had recently arrived from the Eastern States. They married at Christ Church in September 1939, just a few days after the start of World War 11, with Joan McAulay (Hicks 1931) as Dorothy's matron of honour. The coup e lived in Nedlands throughout the war years, during which their first two chi dren, John and Helen, were born. After the war Shell transferred the family back to Ken's home state of Queens and. Dorothy didn't enjoy her first years there, isolated from her family and friends in Perth. The situation imp roved
El1zabeth Lee formerly Hill (Hun Army Nurs Corps dunn WWII
Dorothy
(Bold 1932) 19 October 1915 - 14 December 2009
when the family move d to a new ly bu il t house i n ndooroopi ll y an d John and Helen starte d sc h ool. This coi nc ide d w it h the b i rth of their you n gest child , Bruce. In the early 1950s the fami ly moved back to Perth and into a big, old Cottesloe house
Abou this t ime, Dorothy became the proud owner of h er first ca r, an old grey Mo rri s M nor. This great y ncreased her n dependence and mobility, but she found the car was often reluctan t to start The stan d ard so lu tion was to ro ll -start the car down Marmion Street, at w h ich Dorothy became quite adept.
Dorothy provided a wo n derful ly caring env ronment for her children, with strong moral and ethical values Youngest son Bruc e fondly remembers when, as a smal boy walking home from North Cottesloe Prima ry School, h s mother would meet him with a chocolate m lk drink and biscu its fresh from the oven. He said, "A mother's bond w ith her children is something very spec al, and Mum gave her children everything and more."
Dorothy enjoyed good physical health for most of her long and active life, throughout which she was actively invo ved in many voluntary and community activities, particularly the Church Guild. In later years she also joined the Cottesloe Bowling Club and was active on committees and as a player for many years. Dorothy was an exce len t Bridge player, possibly due to her impressive quantitative ski lls and ability to remember numbers, facult es she retained until her la st days.
In later years Ken and Dorothy moved to St Louis Estate n Claremont. Widowed in 2007 after 67 happy years of marriage, Dorothy lost a littl e of her will to live. She even tually
moved to Melvista Nursing Home where she died aged 94.
Hospital and played tennis for over 30 years, in addition to being a ong time member of a Mahjong group.
Suzanne Pierre - Humbert (Piaistowe 1952)
21 June 1935- 15 February 2010
Suzanne started at PLC as a boarder during the war in 19 42, aged just six. lt could have been a daunti n g experience but fortunate y her cousin, Molly Paterson (Alien 1947) , was a few years her senior and also a boarder, and smoothed the way for Suzanne. She also had the company of her other cous ns Margot Wainwright (Piaistowe 1951) , Elizabeth Green (Piaistowe 1947) , Jenny Vermeer (Alien 1950) and Jill Van Brakel (Alien 1954, deceased).
After the war the family moved directly opposite PLC to 19 McNeil Street where Sue's bedroom ove rl ooked the Boarding House. Her younger sisters Jacquey Booth (Piaistowe 1964) and Terry Gardiner (Piaistowe 1966) spent all their school years at PLC and her brother Hugh Plaistowe attended the Kindergarten. Sue finished her time at PLC as a day student and went on to business co lleg e before joining the Bank of NSW as a ledger machinist and comptometrist.
Sue was a party gir and enjoyed the soc ial whirl. Maurice Pierre-Humbert soon caught her eye and before long they married, built th eir famil y home in the new suburb of Alfred Cove and raised a family comprising Miche ll e, Leanne and Timothy. During this time Sue worked as bookkeeper and business manager to support Maurie's Alfred Cove pharmacy. She was a so an active member of the Friends of Royal Perth
Sue's exper ence in Maurie's business led to other emp oyment after the pharmacy was sold and she worked as bookkeeper/office manager for severa l organ sations until her ret rement in the mid 1980s. Around this time she was delighted to discover she had a half brother, Robert Vitt enberg, who lives in Dampier, and this led to many happy trips to the Pil bara to catch up on lost time.
Maurie d ied in 2003 ending 47 years of marriage. Not long after this Sue was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. At the age of 74 her health rapidly declined. Sue is survived by her three children, seven grandchi ldren and her sib ings.
15 March 1928 - 21 August 2010
Jopie was evacuated from Temanggoeng, Java during WWII in 1940, with her younger sister Marie Roodenberg (van Baaren 1946 , see obituary Blackwatch Summer 2009) and younger brother Philip (Scotch) Jopie had an open, extroverted personality and throughout her life she enjoyed popularity and being the centre of attent on. During the yea rs that Jopie and Marie were at PLC they seemed to be at the core of much mischief and there are reports that if more than a few minutes lapsed without a sighting of either of the girls, it was enough to prompt a thorough search of the grounds by harried staff. "Ha s anyone see the van Baarens?" was a frequent refrain, particularly from Dr Summers. School holidays were spent with familie s who generously hosted all three van Baaren s and Jopie enjoyed many happy holiday s with the D'Arcys at Landor Station, Meekatharra, the Leakes at Cardonia, Kellerberrin and the Sutherland family at Glen View, Nokanning.
After the war, in 1946, the van Baarens returned to Rotterdam, Ho lland. There, Jopie attended Modevakschool (Fashion School) where she learned pattern making and sewing. Thereafter she was able to make dresses, gowns and other clothes in the latest fashions. In 1949 Jopie married Pieter 'Pim' van Tuyl, her childhood friend from Java. Their first two children, Pet er and Jenny, were born in Rotterdam before th e family returned to Indone sia for severa years where Pim worked as a pilot for Garuda Airlines. The couple's third child, Ronald, was born in Jakarta prior to the family relocating back to Holland in 1957 after Indonesian independence. The birth of two
more daughters, Linda and Joyce, followed. Sadly, Peter died from multiple sclerosis in 1980, and Jopie's marriage ended in 1986 when Pim decided to live in the warmer climate of Malaga, Spain, and Jopie wanted to stay near her children and grandchildren in Holland.
Jopie's son Ronald said his mother "spent some of the happiest years of her girlhood at PLC Place for Lost Cats' as she used to call it. For us, this enthusiasm has always been quite remarkable. Their parents were prisoners of the Japanese in Indonesia during those years and they had no news of them 'til their return at the end of the war. Nevertheless Jopie had the time of her life at your PLC Jopie was always talking about those great Australian years She was proud of her singing and her German (the two subjects she was good at) and she has always been contented and grateful. think that this contentment and gratitude are the two qualities I appreciated the most in my mother."
Due to various health issues, Jopie lived in care for many years. Most unusually in Holland, she was in possession of a Presbyterian Bible and attended weekly chapel in her nursing home She was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2010 and as her health declined, she told her children "I think I will feel it, somehow or other, when you occasionally place some flowers on my grave.
Jopie's surviving four chi ldren were with her when she died. May her sociable, gregarious spirit res t in peace.
Johanna 'Jopie' Cornelia van Baaren (1945)
News from Archives
SHANNON LOVELADY, ARCHIVIST
Cha rlotte Fairweather's Some of the Year 1 letters stored safely in Archives until 2021.
Year 6 students AI ice Reilly (left), dressed in an originalstyle PLC School un iform (1916-1933) and Jade Sad ler (right), dressed in t he 1950s Black Watch sum mer dress great grandmother, Dorothy Yeo (Forbes 1928), in original PLC uniform, 1928.
School Pledge
Thank yo u t o th e ma ny Old Coll egia ns who b rough to o ur attention compl ete versio n of the Schoo Pl edg e. Th e vers ion publish ed in the previ ous 8/ackwatch was missing th e third sente nce, wh ch read s: " I wil endeavour to be always loyal to th e staff, a nd to al l m y school f ellows."
Certificate of Appreciation
PLC A rchives has received a Certif ca t e of Appreciation for the schoo l' s contr i bution to the North bridg e H story Project. This in vo lved providing informat ion about and a photograp h of Orm ston Ho u se in Palm erston Street, North Pe rth , th e or igi na locat o n of PLC f rom 1916 to 1918.
Archives in and around the school
Year 1
In Term s 2 and 3, 2010 teachers Carey Bouwe r and Leniette Za sma n led their Yea r 1 class in an Inquiry into mu seum s and archives. I visited the Year 1 class to expla in h e purpose of Archives Some it ems took wit h me were fami y trees of the girls who had pa st family members at PLC; photos of PLC girl s from the early days, one of w h om wa s Charlotte Fairweather's (Year 1, 201 0) grea t grandmother Dorothy Yeo (Forbes 1928); an o ld PLC un ifo r m simil ar to that worn by Dorothy in h er 19 2 8 photo (see photos) ; a nd a 1966 reference wr tten by Mi ss Eil ee n Dunston for Alison Carroll (Coates 1966) , the grandmother of Katie Mahony (Year 1, 201 0) We fin sh ed the visit w ith a o ud and ta l kat ve h eritage wal k past Summers Hou se, Junior School, Finlayson Hou se w h ere t h ey admired the stonework an d visib e old roof str ucture, and Scorgie House whe re they saw and spoke wit h Reg istra r Rosemary Lukin (1968), before going inside to see the entrance arch and Carmi chael Ha ll A lo n g th e way showed t h em photo s of how th e buildin gs looked many yea rs ago and t he g irl s observed many chang es that had occurred over time
The class subsequen tl y visit ed Arch ives severa tim es, learning a bou t the con di tions that affect the integrity of sto r ed items suc h as ight , in sects du st, mould , damp , humid ity and tempe ratu re ext remes, as well as how items can deteri ora te over time.
At thei r fin a visit the girls decided to write a letter to be ret u rn ed to th e r fu ture Yea r 12 (202 1) se lves, sa ely st ored n Archives n t he mea nt im e. On 10 Octo b er, 2010 the gir s d e ive red th eir b eaut ifu ly
d ecora t ed letters w th much exc tem ent. The r names were recorded as eac h letter was p rese nt ed and w e th e n checked t h at th e lette rs were ree of dirt, pa ckaged them appropr ate ly an d put th em a in an archival qual ity envelo pe. Encl osing farewe ll k sses blown by a ll th e g irl s, th e enve lope was added to the i nven t ory an d safe ly stored in th e compactus, where it wi ll wait unti 2021.
Year 6
Throughout Septe m ber, Arc h ives regular y hosted three Yea r 6 g r ls keen to res earch t he h story of PLC for th e r Pr mary Years Prog ramm e Exh ibi t on. Jade Sadler , Alice Reilly a nd Madison Pillinger consulted old ssues of Kookaburra, the school's Photograp hi c Co l lectio n (digital and actual) and he H story of PLC boo klet written for Year 8 Humanities classes One wee k Jade and A li ce were allowed to d ress very carefu ly i n p rec io u s, old PLC un iforms Al ice wore an orig ina l- styl e navy pina f ore a nd b louse, with ie and hatband in the o r ig in al co lours of tan , pal e b lu e and gold f rom t he 1916 to 1933 era wh il e Ja d e wore Jane Thompson's (Stimson 1958) Black Watc h summer dress ntrodu ce d and worn for on y a few years dur ng the 1950s.
Each week the students asked myr ad q uestions of A rch ive s vo unteer Muffie Rogers (Prater 1948) , a m ong th em , on ea rn in g the old navy pin afo res were used as sports uniforms afte r 19 34, "How on ea rth wou d you p ay tenni s n th is?" , to whi ch Mu f fie qu ck ly repli ed " Qu te ea s ly ! I won m a ny m atches dressed ju st ike that." Th e gi r s shou ld be proud of t he r re su lting project What Does PL C Me an to Me ? which w as exhib ited w ith a l o the r Yea r 6
Nan Roberts (1927) on right, Offspr ng of 60 years second and third generation PLC studen t s in 1975. with friend, both n original PLC uniform.
PYP p rojects in th e Ju ni o r Sc hoo l o n Thu rsd ay 23 Sept em be r 2 0 10.
What Does PLC Mean to M e ? was sub seque ntly en t ered i nto t he
Statewide Ou r School in Hi story co mpetition , wh ich PLC wo n Th e prize was a co n cert at the schoo by 2009 Aust ra l an Ido w i n ner Stan Wal ker, an d was broadcast live o n 92.9's Brea kfast Sho w on Monda y 2 2 November 2010
The g r s entry, i n addit o n o parts of t he H sto ry of PLC boo k et can be vie w ed onl n e at http ://www ou rpag ei n history o rg Fo ll ow the prompt s to Our Schoo l in H st ory an d Vi ew Theme Groups
Wanted - original of 1975 photo
In ce eb rat o n o f PLC's 60th b rt hda y n 1975 a phot og rap h w as taken in the Greek amp hit hea tre mmed iate ly north of Car m ic hae Ha (no w g ard en s) en t itled Off spr ng o 60 yea rs l featu res 143 studen ts rom Ki ndergarten to Year 12 w ho re p resented the seco nd and t hird generation s o f hei r f am il ies at PLC. Arch ives see ks an original o f th is photo as t h e photo rep rodu ced n the 1975 ss u e of Kooka bu r ra s not clea r en o u g h to en arge or ide nti fy mo re than the f ro nt few ro ws o stude nt s.
The Scot ch boy n t he cent re of the fr o n ro w s R ch a rd Eva ns, so n of M ax (O d Sco tch Co ll eg an) and Barbara Evans (Baty 1951 )
Barbara contact ed A rc hives recen t ly and rem in d ed us t hat R ch ard and seve n ot her boys attended Yea r 1 a PLC tha t yea r as Yea r 1 a Scotc h College w a s f u ll
If you were n , o r can ide n ify anyone e se in th s p hotograph , p lease contact A rch ves Eve ry fa ce counts !
Old issues of Kookaburra on offer while stocks last
Arch ives has excess stoc k of Kookaburra issues from 1981 to 1998 and 2007 (no 1985 or 1990). If you would like a copy of one or more of these issues, please contact Archives.
Recent Accessions
Bruce McNaught, son of Doff McNaught (Bold 1932) 1925 Prospectus; 1928 and 1929 issues of Kookaburra; 1928 photo of the Senior School girls on the tennis courts at Scorgie House.
Ph il ippa Duke -Yonge
The chance to scan four photos and an article about an early 1960s tour unde rtaken by Phi ippa and Kerry Rollo ( Reill y 1956 ) throughout Europe the United States and Canada in a Sunbeam Alp ne (see photo).
Pat McKail (Hamilton 1944)
Two b lack and white photos taken on the afternoon of the Staff vs School h ockey match, 1942: One of Mrs Olive Cusack who began working at PLC the previous year (see photo) and the other of Mrs Pinnick 'armed' for the match.
Leanne Bengtsson
Blazer pocket that belonged to Leanne's mother, Jenny His ki n s (Corbett 1954 - see Obituaries) , carefully kept throughout Jenny's life between the pages of a book; three black and white p h otos of Jenny as a student at PLC: two c1949 aged 13 in both summer and winter uniform and one c1953 aged 16 in winter uniform; Jenny's enameled tiepin (visible in two of the three photos); innards of Jenny's autograph book, featuring signatures of many PLC staff, boarders and day g i rls from 1949 and 1950.
Jean Jensen (Small 1945)
A select on of six of the 29 craft, candlewicking, embossing, st tchery, sand and fabric painting books Jean has published in the past 20 years.
Anne Kyle (Jago 1948 )
Five black and white photos from 1945 and 1946: Mrs Olive Cusack, Miss Violet Major, A Team Basketbal , ASCM Camp at Waterman Bay and the gym d splay on Snowden Oval.
Geraldene Lowe Ahmad (Lowe 1955)
Textbooks used during Geraldene's time at PLC including: Cassel/'s French-English, English - French Pocket Dictionary previously used by Geraldene's mother, Claire Lowe (Luth 1923) ; The New Hudson Shakespeare, previously used by Erminie Ea stm a n (Rose 19 33), Nita Martin (McFarlane 1 947) , Jo cely n Lud e m a nn (Davy 1952) and Jenny Clements (George 1955 ); Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, previously used by June Myliu s (Gill 1948) , Jocelyn Ka rdash (Read 1949) , Judy Wo lfe ( Bec her 1953) and Adele Glauert (Lang 1954) ; The Nun's Priest's Tale from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales previously used by Je a n Leary (Hayman 1948) and Shirley Martin (C ary 1949 ); Tennyson Poetry and Prose, including two pages of Geraldene's Leaving Form notes; Never the Twain Shall Meet by Peter B Kyne.
Sylv ia Br a ndenburg (Leeke 1951 )
PLC Band's Melbourne tour windcheater which once belonged to Jane Brandenburg (1 9 79)
Peta Madale na, Scotch Colleg e A rchi v ist
Authorised digital copy of Simple Annuls by Old Scotch Collegian and Rhodes Scholar Douglas Reginald Gawler. Douglas Gawler's PLC related descendants include Su sett e Ste nhouse formerly Mo rison nee Gawler (past st aff 1970 -1 98 2), Deb M o rison ( 1975) and Fion a Zan i (Gawl er 1 9 76).
Stuart Creswell
The Schoolmaster's House: The story of a Threlkeld, Cumbria, house and its people, given to PLC Archives in thanks for research underta ken for the author re at i ng to the first residen t s of the Schoolmaster's House, w h o were the parents of Edith Whiteley. Edith came to WA to marry Scotch Col ege science teache r Ernest Whitaker i n 1923. Their daughter Rosamund Jefferis (Whitaker 19 4 1) , was born in 1924. Sadly, Ernest was killed in a train accident while crossi n g at Napier Street, Cottesloe in Novembe r 1927. In February 1928 Edith began working at PLC, becoming F rst Mistress (De p ut y Principa l) while Vera Summers was study ng at the Sorbonne. Edi h was appointed Principal of Kobee ya in 1931 befo re opening t he Academic Coaching Bureau in the centre of Perth in 1934, in partnership w ith Janet Dawson (nee Phemister, PLC Pri ncipal 1928-1933)
Alis on Sloper (Thomas 1960)
Kookaburra iss u es 1954-196 0 ; Alison's schoo l reports from 195419 60 inclus ve; A n nual Speech Day programmes from 1954, 19 56, 1959 and 1960; 19 55 Intermediate Swimming Certificate; 19 55 letter to A ison's athe r advisi n g she had won a 1956
Carmichael Scholarsh p; t he chance to scan Alison's Jun or (1958) and Matriculat on ( 1960) certificates; A l ison's mothercraft book w h ich il lu strates b eau t iful examples of her sc hool work
fan Bull (former Boarding House staff member)
Fr amed photo co ll age of lan's late wi f e, Gwen Bull (staff 1972199 6) with Boa rders n and around the Boarding House and g rounds c1990s.
Thanks to Archives volunteers
Muffie Rogers (Prater 1948) who has searched the records for any mention of Spanish Influenza in 1918-1919 as the resu l of an enquiry from Murdoch Honours student Ruth Johnston. Muffie ident fied many girls in 1940s albums, prov ding background and context to those photos
Current parent Christine Thorpe (Georgina and Emma Thorpe, Year 5, 2011) has completed data entry of the Accession Register; ama gamated and effectively streaml i ned sto rage of Kookaburra ; is comp eting a set o Kookabu r ra issues from 1917 - 1969 f or Pa rt 2 of the dig it sation p roject; and comp led a second reference set f or Arc h ives.
Year 9 Boarders Kelly lrving and Megan Rex who photocopied and referen ced al obituar es hat appea red in Blackwatch f rom 2000 - 2008.
Year 9 Boa rders Lucy Alcock , Mia Egerton-Warburton , Natasha Thompson and Gabi Ah-Won , who recorded and packed par of the Texti e Co lection into text ile boxes.
Previous Arc h iv st Di Allan an d former teacher Coralie Gadsdon , who have worked together to ratio nalise recent photos, con inued h e pack ng of the Tex ile Co l lection, pi n pointed PLC's h istori c partic i pat ion in both the Slazenger Cup and Sandover Shield t en nis competitions and other tasks
Bev Barry (Wilson 1948) who has been access ion ng and packing the Video Collection and assist in g to iden ti fy photos f rom the 1940s. Dr Veronica Davenport (Uren 1959) has recovered from recent bac k su r gery and is planning to return in 2011.
Kerry Rollo (Reilly 1956) and travell ng companion Philippa Duke-Yonge with their Sunbeam Alpine i n the Rocky Mountains, Canada.
Mrs Olive Cusack played in the Staff vs School hockey match, 1942
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A recipe book filled with family favourites - great gift idea!
Past and present students have provided their favourite, fool proof recipes for this delightful book. The PLC community has provided a selection of over 100 recipes that make the most of our seasonal produce, wonderful weather and fabulous lifestyle!
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PLC Old Collegians' Association Picnic Blanket
This beautiful merino wool blackwatch tartan picnic blanket is Australian made and has a quality rubber backing -just perfect for the summer months!
PLCOLDCOW.GIANS' ASSOCIATION
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