“Throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
editors
Mark Twain’s philosophy on life appears to encapsulate the PLC school ethos and thus his wise words were chosen as the theme for this year’s Kookaburra
Each and every day at PLC we are presented with opportunities to music, sport, or otherwise. However, the school aims not only these domains, but also to shape our identities as independent women of the 21st Century.
Each chapter in the story of our
possibility to explore, dream and discover, and it is this story that Kookaburra 2010. Every picture and article somehow encompasses what it means not only to be a student of PLC, but a member of the school community.
We noticed while browsing through previous Kookaburras the changes and transitions that have eventuated as PLC has progressed, in order to offer yet another opportunity to its students. However, a strong sense of participation and enthusiasm remains constant within every publication. From Arts Day, which saw many girls showcase a variety of talents, to the Athletics carnival, it has been a joy to see girls taking a risk and giving everything a go. The vivacity of PLC girls past and present has always been visible in Kookaburra photographs and articles, and this is what we have aimed to preserve in the 2010 edition.
Risk-taking is an integral part of pursuing our dreams, but it can also be scary. Nevertheless, we must remember that without risking failure, we can also never risk success. For the Leavers of 2010, our time here has undoubtedly prepared us for all the extraordinary things that lie beyond the security of school life. It is in this coming time that we will be pushed to take risks as we chase our goals. However, as we prepare to sail away from the safe harbour of PLC and into our future lives, we may rest assured that the fond memories of sunny days on the Quad and countless trips to the Tech Centre will linger between these pages.
Isabella
Borshoff, Kookaburra Literary Editor and Catherine Brogan, Kookaburra Photographic Editor
I spent much of my early childhood wishing I was a boy for it seemed to me that they had all the fun – in fact, they were the gender encouraged to ‘throw off the bowlines’. Perhaps that’s why I was receptive in the 1970s to the voice of Germaine Greer who, on the publication of her book The Female Eunuch advocated equality for women. She was amongst the
the notion that a woman’s place was in the home and challenged the stereotyped expectations of the time, as to what women and men should or should not do. The choices and rights to equality enjoyed by us today are very much due to feminist activists of the 1970s such as Germaine Greer, Gloria Steinem and Betty Freidan.
Fast-forward 30 years and I was not going to miss the opportunity this year to listen to Germaine Greer speak at the Alliance of Girls’ Schools’ Conference. Now one of Australia's 'Living National Treasures' she still has a reputation for being provocative, as well as rather eccentric, and does not shy away from stating her opinion regardless of how unpalatable her ideas may be to the audience. I was interested in hearing her
equality of opportunity for women in Australia. However, her belief that women have made very few inroads into equality, particularly with regards to corporate or civic leadership fell on disappointed ears. Disappointed because we all work in schools for girls where on a daily basis we witness the talent, commitment, intelligence and active engagement of young women in all spheres of human endeavour.
Statistics tend to support Germaine’s view that inroads for equality for women have been eroded in Australia, which was once a world leader in the struggle for gender equality. It is now clear that recent decades have seen the undoing of many earlier achievements. For example,
governments to give women the vote in 1902 but today only one
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holding 30 per cent of federal government seats.
The corporate world is faring no better. According to the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA), Australia ranks below the percentages of women executives in New Zealand, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom holding only 8.4 per cent of ASX 200 board positions in 2010. In the
underrepresented with only 12 per cent of female judges in the Federal Court, 22 per cent on the Federal Magistrates Court while representation on State and Territory Supreme Courts averages just 18 per cent. Additionally, the growing pay gap between the sexes is now higher than it was at the height of the women's liberation movement. Women were earning on average 88 per cent of the male average wage in 1977 but that had fallen back to just 82 per cent in May 2010. This disparity sets women up
worth up to $1 million. That leaves a long way to go before there is anything resembling equality!
However, I believe there have been many hopeful signs for women across 2010. In June, while travelling to Tanzania, I was inundated by text messages from family and friends to alert me to the advent of Australia’s
means that the two most powerful positions in the land – that of Governor General and Prime Minister – are now occupied by women. What wonderful role models for today’s young women! The Federal government has also introduced legislation for 18 weeks of paid maternity leave. While not as generous as Sweden’s world-leading leave scheme of 13 months paid leave, at a much higher pay rate, it is nevertheless a long overdue piece of legislation for working women.
Women need to support each other to go into top positions. Throughout 2010 I have witnessed PLC students be supportive of each
arts, academically, in service as well as leadership roles. Being respectful of one another and giving support is part of the culture at PLC. I had the privilege of travelling with a group of Year 11 and 12 students to Tanzania where their resilience and sense of social justice were seriously challenged. They literally surmounted the highest peak (Mt Meru) through determination but also the support and encouragement of each other. This edition of Kookaburra showcases the active participation of girls in all aspects of School life.
A remarkable young woman, Kimberley Benjamin, has led the students this year. As Head Prefect she has set an example to us all in seizing opportunities, giving one’s best and being prepared to move beyond her comfort zone to try new things. She was elected Head Prefect because of these and other personal qualities, such as integrity
and positive attitude, but she has also broken perceived boundaries and stereotypes as one of our Kimberley Indigenous scholarship students. She is a wonderful example of the theme for this Kookaburra. Someone who has ‘thrown off the bowlines; sailed away from a safe harbor; caught the trade winds in her sails. She has dared to explore, dream and discover’.
And so, like many other Principals of all girls’ schools, I left Germaine Greer’s address believing that we are educating young women today who will re-shape opportunities for equality and reconciliation, who will demonstrate leadership styles based on inclusiveness and collaboration and who will support each other to achieve of
‘Explore. Discover. Dream.’
Beth Blackwood, Principal
fun! It’s an old but well-used saying and so appropriate to open
Head Prefect.
years, I am astounded at the many happy memories that spring to mind. PLC is an amazing place that offers so many opportunities for girls within both the School and wider communities. A range of events, programs and projects is always available for girls to enjoy, be challenged, watch, initiate, and in which to shine.
My personal highlights this year include the following:
The incredible talent demonstrated by performers in the school musical, Cabaret
The talk show ‘Sun Shiny Days’ by Year 12 students at student assembly with special guests Justin Beiber, Barack Obama and Julia Gillard. The girls also revealed a trailer of ‘Boarder Wants A Boyfriend’.
The Student Council’s loss in the annual netball game with Scotch boys. Sorry we lost the trophy, but I have great hopes for the Year 12 girls of 2011 to reclaim it.
The staff who once again outshone us with their dance on Arts Day, and the Year 12 cohort with Tammy’s special Footloose
Michael Jackson and his fellow zombie pack who performed a scary, spine-chilling dance routine of Thriller on the quad on Friday the 13th! This was later performed at Senior School assembly with the help of Mr Callier, Mr Trimboli and Mr Donaldson.
The Year 12s proved Ms Flint wrong when we were branded too ‘groupy’ and subsequently instigated Friday Feasts, where every second Friday lunchtime we would crank up the music, sit in a huge circle on the Quad next to someone we wouldn’t normally sit with and share a plate of food. This was highly successful and helped develop
interconnected friendships that brought Year 12 girls closer
It is with a small degree of sadness, but a heart full of happiness and
on this wondrous year. The Year 12 cohort has shared many successes and achievements, endured many dreaded tests and assignments, enjoyed funny, zany moments and had our fair share of tears and stress. These are all part and parcel of the
I have been inspired by my supportive family, close friends among both boarding and day girls, and the many dedicated teachers at PLC who have contributed to my vital and memorable experience of a PLC education.
Year 12 girls have lived by our motto, Yes We Can, a quote adopted by the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama. The motto inspired students and staff to believe they could achieve anything and they were triumphant. The participation and involvement girls demonstrated in all areas of the School increased and their strength and determination made the Year 12 girls and I feel honoured to have shared this inspiration with the whole school. Members of the PLC community gathered faith in themselves by repeating those three words and remembered that nothing is impossible. Three words can also help someone out when they’re feeling down; ‘How are you?’ and even ‘What’s your name?’ Someone important taught me that. Three words: Yes We Can I believe the following quote epitomises the belief of PLC’s dedicated staff; ‘Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.’ As students we recognise that our teachers and Boarding House staff have worked tirelessly to ensure all students reach their potential as lifelong learners. On behalf of the Year 12 cohort I thank all staff for helping us achieve, for having high expectations of us, and for challenging and supporting our learning.
I would especially like to extend
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my gratitude to Ms Blackwood for providing support and guiding me and everyone at PLC through this challenging year. Thank you also to Ms Flint for always being determined, hardworking and ready for a quick chat and a laugh; your advice has been invaluable. Finally, thanks to Ms Brandenburg for her hard work with the Year 12s.
We appreciated her efforts. On behalf of all PLC students, I extend thanks to all our sensational staff! I also thank Phoebe Carre who did
Prefect. We had an awesome year of chuckles and brilliant ideas that paid off. I also congratulate 2011 Head Prefect Dinu Kumarasinghe who I am sure will do such a fantastic job. Hopefully by the end of next year everyone will know how to pronounce her name (Denu Koo-mah-rah-sing-ha).
To my wonderful, fellow Year 12s; let’s say our goodbyes and appreciations quickly and hug each other tightly before we head off on our various post-school journeys. I wish you all bright and successful futures and hope your dreams and aspirations come
true. Remember the special times we had and cherish the memories forever.
As my parting gift, I share this quote from Nelson Mandela: “After climbing a great hill, one more hills to climb… I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended.”
I look forward to coming back to School and reuniting with my peers as PLC Old Collegians. But for now, Thank you! Galiya! Wanyji ngangga jarli. (Goodbye! See you again!)
Kimberley Benjamin, Head Prefect
service review
in Term 3, hundreds of PLC girls dressed up in Halloween costumes, danced on the Quad and bought from the Fundraising Fair. The sight of everyone taking part in Service throughout the happiness. From Free Dress days, Pancake Day and cake stalls, to Make A Difference Week, the 40Hour Famine and Service Team meetings, the commitment to Service of our PLC community this year has been amazing, as has been the joyful manner in which they participated.
Empowerment of women was the motivation for my Service focus this year, at both local and global levels. Here at PLC we are privileged to live fortunate lives and are provided education, equality, safety and opportunity. Yet we are such a small minority. Millions of women face disadvantage, poverty and violence and have no possibility of receiving an education. Empowering women is certainly a priority for the PLC community, and through this year’s Service focus it has been my aim to raise awareness and highlight the need to support women around the world who remain the victims of inequality.
Students have participated in hundreds of Service and fundraising activities this year including Service tours to Cambodia, the Kimberley and Tanzania. The tours involved building houses in remote Cambodian villages, rehabilitating sun bears, painting at a Mother Theresa HIV/AIDS orphanage, supporting remote Indigenous communities and restoring a school in Tanzania. As well as the active, hands-on work undertaken during these tours, students spent many months fundraising to enable the projects to be successful.
Each term the PLC community supports a Service appeal that provides an opportunity for everyone in the School community to get behind a common cause and help people, locally. This year we collected toys and food for Christmas hampers, donated
books to support literacy in the Kimberley, collected cans of food for the homeless and provided items for comfort packs for women at the the Wyn Carr Women’s Refuge. These donations have enabled us to make a real impact on the lives of those living around us.
The Service Teams, comprising students focussed on the environment, social justice and reconciliation and our Overseas Representative, enjoyed collaborating and setting goals for their work. This was visible particularly during Make A Difference Week, which involved guest speakers, activities and fundraisers aimed at making a difference and raising awareness in each of our focus areas.
Thanks to PLC Service Learning Co-ordinator Ms Bahen whose dedication to helping others has been inspirational. Thanks also to students who opened their minds and willingly participated in Service to help others. As Margaret Mead once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Throughout this year I have seen countless acts of PLC girls being thoughtful and committed citizens.
I have enjoyed being the Service Captain this year and I wish 2011 all the best.
Georgia Westbrook, Service Prefect
BACK ROW: Ms B Blackwood, Madelyn Milne, Madeleine Di Francesco, Sophie Clapin, Prue Batchelor, Zoe Barham, Sarah Clapin, Sarah Cole, Ms N Flint
FRONT ROW: Georgia Westbrook, Georgia Denny, Catherine van der Walt, Kimberley Benjamin, Phoebe Carre, Hannah Tunstill, Tamsin McLinden
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This year’s School motto was derived from Obama’s campaign, Yes We Can. It was these three words that enabled the Student Council to encourage the participation of students within the School community. The motto motivated girls to take part in as many House and co-curricular activities as possible, giving PLC many highs in Inter-School competitions.
Being neither a singer nor dancer I was reluctant to audition this year for the School musical Cabaret
Yet knowing I was responsible for setting an example and giving everything a go, I went for it.
Sharing one of the lead roles with Head Prefect Kimberley Benjamin was one of the highlights of my PLC years. Working so closely with such talented girls from Years 9 to 12, the age differences between us were forgotten and replaced by tightly knitted bonds amongst the cast. After watching other schools’ productions it was clear that our Head of Theatre Arts, Ms Tholet, directs highly professional productions.
PLC has taken the lead in introducing positive psychology strategies into the School environment in an effort to build better individuals, families and communities. Throughout the year
students have been encouraged to share with their House Tutor Group three blessings they experienced that day. This new practice has helped girls to always look on the bright side of life. At the beginning of 2010 Senior School students were asked to set goals for the present and future, so as to aim high academically. I chose to support the movement of positive psychology by emailing students weekly ‘Phoebe’s Phun Phacts’ which were full of general trivia to brighten up Monday mornings. Phoebe’s Phinal Phun Phact: think of a fat, shy, freckle-faced kid arriving at PLC in Year 7 – that was me. I soon realised the only way to be part of something is to participate in everything and that was especially important at School because PLC offers so much more than an education; it offers opportunities.
Handing the position of Deputy Head Prefect 2011 to Caroline Smirk gives me such joy, knowing she will bring endless enthusiasm and capability to the job.
I wish Caroline and the Year 12 students of 2011 all the best in
Phoebe Carre, Deputy Head Prefect
overseas review
The Service Team of 2010 began with a contribution to the annual MAD (Make A Difference) Week. The Monday of that week was Overseas Day, the theme being ‘International Sports’. During lunchtime the girls enjoyed many sports with everyone getting involved and having fun while trying something new. Also popular on the day was a tempting food stall featuring macaroons, baklava and many other cakes. The money raised from the stall was destined for countries in need.
PLC has been actively promoting intercultural awareness for many years and this year was no exception with the hosting of international socials and regular discussions about world issues.
The inaugural PLC International Day of the World’s Indigenous People Concert featured such acts as a classical Indian Dance, a dreamtime story, a tribal African beat and a haunting Italian song. This celebration was very successful.
The Overseas Committee planned many events during 2010 and held monthly meetings in which discussion was encouraged and anyone interested was warmly welcomed. The topics varied from meeting to meeting, however issues such as the environment and social justice were often brought up as they affect countries all over the world. A main focus this year was animal cruelty, with a particular emphasis on the plight of sun bears in Cambodia.
In a school such as PLC, where students hail from countries as diverse as China, South Africa, Austria, Singapore, Indonesia and Japan, we thought it was important for students to realise their country was represented and to acknowledge their own national identity as a valuable part of our multicultural Australian society. This year has been challenging for the international community with fallout from the Global Financial Crisis as well as countless natural disasters, including the devastating Haiti earthquake and in Pakistan. However, the time
and energy students contributed to help those less fortunate than themselves has amazed me.
international awareness at PLC and wouldn’t have been possible without the help of Ms Lukin, the Overseas Team and all the PLC students who showed an interest and willingness to give new things a go. I am proud to have worked with the Service Team of 2010 and say good luck to the Overseas and Service Teams of 2011.
Amelia Spackman, Overseas Captain
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SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Principal
Ms Beth Blackwood BA, DipEd
Deputy Principal Senior School
Mr Keith Anderson BSc(Hons), GradDipScEd, DipEd
Deputy Principal Middle School
Mrs Kim Edwards MEdMan, BPE, DipEd
Head of Junior School
Mrs Janet Wilmot MEd, PTD, MACE
T1-3
Head of Middle School
Mrs Sharon Anderson BEd,DipTeach
Head of Senior School
Mrs Neesha Flint BSc, DipEd
Director of Finance and Administration
Mr Sam Kronja BCom, CA ACIS
Director of Operations
Mr Robert Niven
Director of Community Relations
Ms Chavaune Francis
Human Resources Manager
Mrs Tina Phillips GradDipBus(HR), DipMktng, DipBus, DipHRM, CertIV WTA
Head of Staff
Mrs Chris Robinson TC, DipFashion&Design
Director of ILT Mrs Anna Hu
BEd(Hons), DipTeach S2
Co-Director of Boarding
Mrs Leanne McTavish BA, BEd
Co-Director of Boarding
Mr Malcolm McTavish BBus, GradDipAcct
SENIOR STAFF
Chaplain Rev Elke Riekmann BA
Indigenous Liaison Co-ordinator
Ms Jennie Wise MEd, GradDipMan, BPsych, DipOT
Senior School Counsellor
Mrs Dionne Pole MPsych, BA(Hons) S1
Middle School Counsellor
Ms Heather Rodoreda BPsych, BA(Hons), DipEd
Junior School Counsellor
Mrs Amanda Bahen BPsych, DipEd S1
Junior School Counsellor
Ms Liezl Addinall MSocSc(Psych), BSc(Hons)Psych S2
Accountant
Mrs Wendy Castles BCom, ASCPA
Registrar Ms Rosemary Lukin
Acting MS/SS Counsellor
Dr Monique Robinson PhD, MPsych(Clinical), BA(Hons)
KEY LEARNING AREAS
CURRICULUM LEADERS
Deputy Head of Junior School
Ms Cate Begbie BTeach, BEd(Hons), MEd(Special Needs)
Co-ordinator Athena Centre
Mrs Meredith Beer DipTeach, BEd Co-ordinator Learning Enrichment
Ms Priscilla Carlisle BEd(Hons)
Special Needs, DipTeach, AdvCertSpecialNeeds, CELTA
Head of Senior School Mathematics
Mr Greg Jones BA
Head of Middle School Mathematics
Mr Greg Ladner MEd, BSc, DipEd, DipCouns
Head of Senior School English
Mr Roland Leach MPhil, BA, DipEd
Head of Middle School English
Mrs Victoria Biggs MEd(Special Needs), BEd, DipTeach, GradCertSpecial Needs S1
Head of Middle School English
Mrs Rebecca Garbenis MEd, GradDipEd, BA S2
Head of Senior School Science
Mr Greg Moran MEd, GradCertViticulture
Head of Middle School Humanities
Ms Geetha Nair BSocSc(Hons), DipEd Head of Middle School Science
CertVetNurse T1-3
Acting Head of Middle School Science
Mrs Elke McKay MAPhys(Hons), PGCE, MSc T4
Head of Technology and Enterprise 7-12
Ms Philippa D'Sylva BEd, DipEd, DipHEc
Director of Theatre Arts 7-12
Ms Fiona Tholet BA, DipEd
Director of Music
Mr Mark Thomas BMus, DipEd
Head of LOTE 7-12
Mrs Janet Weston BA(Joint Hons), BEd, PGCE
Head of Music (Curriculum) 7-12
Miss Philippa Tan MMusStudies, BMus(Hons), BMusEd
Director of Visual Arts 7-12
Ms Sarah Chescoe BA(Hons), DipEd Director of Library Resources
Mr Gary Green BEd T1,2 and 4
Director LEC 7-12
Mrs Erica Walker BEd, BSocWk
Director of Outdoor Education
Mr Peter Nidd BAppSc, DipEd
Head of Sport Mr Luke Callier
BEng(Hons)
Curriculum Co-ordinator
Ms Toni Jefferies BA(Education)
Community & Service Learning Coordinator Ms Tracey Bahen DipTeach, AssocDipAppSc, CertIV WT
Director Career Education
Mrs Jenny Hetherington BA(Hons), DipEd
Assisting Supervisor Boarding
Ms Sarah Robey BA, DipEd T1,3 and 4
YEAR CO-ORDINATORS PASTORAL CARE
Year 7 Mrs Niamh Fitzpatrick BA, DipEd, MEd(AppLing)
Year 8 Ms Tamsin Anderson BSc(Hons), PGCE(UK)
Year 9 Mr Gary Green BEd
Year 10 Mr Michael Hinchley BEd
Year 11 Ms Rebecca Watts BA, GradDipSecEd
Year 12 Ms Jane Brandenburg BSc, DipEd
HOUSE ADVISORS
Baird Mr Matthew Donaldson BPE, BSc(Hons), GradDipEd
Carmichael Ms Sarah Robey BA, DipEd
Ferguson Mr Murray Saunders BA, DipTeach
McNeil Ms Soni Bailey BA, GradDipEd
Stewart Ms Melinda Honeychurch BSc, DipEd
Summers Ms Narelle Lange BEd
ACADEMIC
JUNIOR SCHOOL
Miss Cassandra Adams BSc, DipEd, MEd
Early Learning Music Specialist
Ms Jill Ailsa BEd
Mr Wil Baker BSc(Hons), DipEd
IT Dr Kim Balnaves PhD, BA, BEd
Mrs Carey Bouwer HDipEd, PGCE
Ms Jacqui Brennan BA T2
Mrs Daniela Chacon Navarro DipPrEd, BEd T1
Ms Kerri Cresswell GradDipEd, BA(Ed)
Mr Paul Fleuren MTeach, BEd S2
Art Mrs Colleen Garland DipArtEd
Physical Education
Ms Joanna Hammond BA(Hons), PGCE
Mr Paul Harrison BEd
Mrs Megan Hooper BEd, BTeach(ECE)
Ms Kristin Humphreys BA, DipEd
Ms Debra Kempe MEd(Gifted), GradDipEd, BEd, DipTeach
Early Learning Team Leader
Ms Louise Mann BEd, DipTeach
Mr Paul O'Brien MEd, BEd(Hons)
Miss Julie-Anne Oke BEd(ECE)
Ms Nina Ormonde GradDipECS, BSc
Ms Prue Peardon GradDipEd, BApSc
French Mrs Helen Prescott BA(Hons), PGCE
Ms Libby Renton MEd, BEd, GradCertEd
Mrs Su-Ann Richards DipTeach, DipTECE
Mrs Jennifer Rickwood BA(Ed)
Music Mr Iain Robbie BMusEd, BMus
Learning Enrichment
Ms Beverley Spencer
DipTeach
Mr Kevin Sullivan MEd, GradDipEd, BA
Mrs Jessica Symes GradDipEd, BA
Mrs Alison Viney GradDipScEd, BA, DipTeach
Mrs Rosalea Wallace BEd, DipTeach
Mrs Jill Willetts BA
Physical Education Miss Gemma Wood GradDipEd, BASocSc
French Mrs Colleen Wood BEd
Learning Enrichment Mrs Karen Woods MEd, BEd, DipTeach
ACADEMIC
MIDDLE & SENIOR SCHOOL
Science Ms Tamsin Anderson BSc(Hons), PGCE(UK)
Technology and Enterprise
Ms Hilde Apel BVisArts, GradDipEd
English Mrs Soni Bailey BA, GradDipEd
Physical Education Mrs Judy Boyne BEd, DipTeach
Science Ms Zoe Bozinis BEng, GradDipEd S1
Science Ms Jane Brandenburg BSc, DipEd T1-3
English Mrs Linda Bynon BA, DipEd
Theatre Arts Mrs Liane Campbell BEd, DipEd, DipBusMktng Language B (French)
Miss Anne Chamot MPhil, BA, DipEd
Dance Miss Kristal Charles-Twight BEd T1-T3
English Mrs Ronni Chern MA, BA S1
Mathematics Mrs Trudy Chick BSc, DipEd
Music Ms Anne Coughlan BA(Ed), BEd, Suzuki Accred(Int)
English Ms Jennifer Crisp BEd, DipTeach S2
Technology and Enterprise
Ms Jenny Cullen BEd,DipHEc, DipTeach, GradCertALD
Physical Education
Mrs Christina Davini BEd
Science Ms Larnae Domoney BSc, GradDipEd T2-T4
Physical Education
Mr Matthew Donaldson BPE, BSc(Hons), GradDipEd Technology and Enterprise
Miss Adrianne Evans BA, GradDipEd, CertIV WTA
Learning Enrichment
Mrs Susan Falkner BA(Hons), GradDipEd
Language B (Japanese)
Ms Niamh Fitzpatrick BA, DipEd, MEd(AppLing)
Technology and Enterprise
Mrs Jane Frame TC, DipHomeEc
Science Mr John Fry MSc(Hons), DipEd
English Ms Rebecca Garbenis MEd, GradDipEd, BA S1
Language B (French)
Mrs Tania Ghossein BA, GradDipEd
Dance Mrs Paige Gordon BA, BEd, DipPerfArts T2-4
Library Resource Centre
Mrs Deanna Graber BA, BEd
Physical Education
Mrs Esther Hanbidge BEd S2
Science Mr Peter Hanbidge BSc(Hons), PGCE, S2
English Mrs Sharon Hawley BA,DipEd T2
Mathematics Ms Patricia Higgins MEd, BEng, DipEd Technology and Enterprise
Mr Michael Hinchley BEd
Learning Enrichment Mrs Susan Hodge DipTeachESL
Science Ms Guinevere Hodges
MA(Hons), PGCE
Language B (French)
Mrs Nadia Holloway BA, DipLing Mathematics
Ms Melinda Honeychurch BSc, DipEd
Mathematics Mr Asif Howard BSc, GradDipEd
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Mrs Pamela Jane BA, DipEd, LTCL
Mathematics Ms Toni Jefferies BA
Science Ms Lesley Kaye MScEd, BSc, DipSc, DipTeach T4
Dance Miss Kristin Keighery BEd
Science Mrs Sarah Kelly GradDipEd,BSc S1
English Ms Narelle Lange BEd
Physical Education Mr Jonathon Lewis BEd(Hons) S1
Visual Arts Mrs Margaret Litton BEd, AssocArtTech S1
English Mrs Luise Lowndes BEd T2, T4
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Mr Duncan MacLaurin BA, BEd
Language B (French) Mrs Jane Massey BA, DipEd
Science Mrs Elke McKay
MAPhys(Hons), PGCE, MSc, T1-3
Mathematics Mrs Debbie McPhee BPE, DipEd
Physical Education Ms Kobie McGurk
GradDipEd, BSc
Accounting Mr Malcolm McTavish
GradDipAcct, BBus
Technology and Enterprise
Ms Carla Miragliotta BAppSc, DipEd
Humanities Mr Keith Neale BEd, DipEd
Physical Education Ms Casey Neame BEd
Humanities Mrs Pauline O'Hara BA, DipEd
Dance Ms Melanie Pepper GradDipEd, BA(Hons)
Visual Arts Ms Sarah Robey BA, DipEd Technology and Enterprise
Mrs Christine Robinson TC, DipTextiles&Design
Mathematics Mrs Ann Saffen
GradDipEd, BSc
Humanities Mr Murray Saunders BA, DipTeach
Humanities Mr Chris Scholten BA, BA(Ed)
Library Resource Centre
Mrs Alicia Sherring BA(Hons)
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Mrs Ann Smith GradDipEd, BA
English Ms Emma Solomon GradDipEd, BA(Hons)
Mathematics Mrs Shelley Stewart BSc, DipEd
Language B (Japanese) Ms Kumiko Sue GradDipEd, BA, CSDM
Learning Enrichment Ms Maylin Tai
BEd(SpecEd)
Mathematics Mrs Mairead Taylor
MREd, BEd, BA
Mathematics Ms Kristy Timms BA, DipEd
Science Mr Neil van Herk BA, BEd T4
Technology and Enterprise
Ms Joan Videnieks DipHomeEc
Learning Enrichment Mrs Erica Walker BEd(SpecEd), BSocWk
Humanities Ms Margot Warburton BA, BEd, CertIVFIFL- French
Technology and Enterprise
Ms Rebecca Watts GradDipSecEd, BA
Mathematics Mr Greg Williams MEd, BSc, BEd, DipEd
Mathematics Mrs Kerrie Williams GradDipComp, BSc
Science Miss Alana Wilson GradDipEd, BSc
Science Dr Brenda Winning PhD, BSc
Humanities Mr David Yates GradDipEd, BBus
MUSIC/PIPE/BAND INSTRUMENTAL
TEACHERS
Pipe Band Mrs Kerry Jones
Piano Ms Ga Won Kim BMus, MMus
Bagpipes Mrs Ailsa Miller
Clarinet Ms Melissa Sojan BMusEd
Violin/Viola Ms Michelle Wilson
Voice Ms Maribeth Williamson
GENERAL STAFF
Library Mrs Jenny Astle DipAppSc
Administration Ms Anna Bailey-Thiele
S2
Administration Ms Sandy Barbir BSc, DipEd
Administration Ms Deb Barnaby
Education Assistant
Miss Annabelle Barnaby
Out of School Care Co-ordinator
Mrs Brenda Bishop NNEB
Education Assistant Mrs Lesley Brady CertIIITA
Senior Laboratory Technician
Ms Angela Carlino
Administration Ms Saundra Corr
ILT Mr Philip Cummins BSc(Hons)
Classroom Support Miss Anna Curry
Administration Ms Esme Derrington
Administration Mrs Joanna DoboszKamasz MArch&UrbanDesign
Education Assistant Miss Marita Draper
CertIII TA
Maintenance Assistant Mr Ian Elshaw
Outdoor Education Specialist
Miss Joycelyn Evans CertIV OutdoorRec
ILT Mr Serge Flora BLaws (Belgrade)
School Shop Assistant
Mrs Marion Forster
Theatre Manager Mr Ben Fry AdDipPerf
Junior School Library Mrs Maria Giglia
DipLibStudies
Administration Ms Linda Green
Administration Mrs Jane Hard
Education Assistant Special Needs
Ms Janet Haar CertIV TA
Accounts Mrs Bernadette Henri
DipBookKeeping
Groundsperson Mr Glenn Hermans
Development Co-ordinator
Mrs Ellaine Hislop
Maintenance Manager
Mr Chris Holloway DipBuildersReg
Laboratory Technician Miss Fran Howl
BSc
Head Rowing Coach Mr Bill Hutton
NSCA L2 Rowing
ILT Operations Manager
Mr Geoff Jagoe BSc, DipEd
Alumni Co-ordinator Mrs Colette
James
Reception Student Services
Mrs Amy Jorgensen
Visual Arts Technician
Miss Illiana Jordanov MA, BA
PA to Principal Mrs Debbie Lee
Maintenance Mr Wayne Lillis
Archivist Mrs Shannon Lovelady
Laboratory Technician
Ms Elizabeth Lourensz CertIV LabTech, CertIV TA (SpecNeeds) S2
Education Assistant Ms Kellie Lynch
CertIII TA
Functions Co-ordinator
Mrs Elaine Masterson Dip Food Prep
Library Mrs Lin Matthews
Administration - Music
Mrs Kate Montague
Assistant to Deputy Principal MS
Miss Felicity McKeever
Maintenance Mr Damien McLeod
Education Assistant
Ms Francesca Meehan DipEdAss
Registered Nurse Mrs Janet Moullin
BAppSc(Nursing), CertCH, RN
Classroom Support Mrs Val Myers
Accounts Mrs Sandra Otranto BCom
Outdoor Education Specialist
Miss Deborah Pether BSc, CertIV
Outdoor Ed
Education Assistant Miss Kate Phillips
CertIII TA, DisabilityWork, CertIV
YouthWk,CommServ
Accounts/Payroll Mrs Linda Pinto BSc
Registered Nurse Ms Lynne Power RN
Community and Education Advisor
Ms Jenny Rankin BA, MA,TCTHC, LSDA
Education Assistant Mrs Heather Riley
RN
1 Degree Ms Macie Rudoff BA, MScEdTeach
Maintenance Co-ordinator
Mr Ross Sala Tenna
CertTradeStudies(Electrical Fitter)
Reception Middle School
Mrs Theresa Scott
Administration Mrs Maureen Seubert
Ms Ann Seymour
Administration Ms Di Simmons
Physical Education Admin Support
Mrs Louise Smith
Registered Nurse Mrs Nanette Smith
RN
Assistant to Head of Junior School
Mrs Leanne Stainton
Classroom Support Ms Haley Staples
Canteen Mrs Wendy Stower
Classroom Support Mr Edward Taylor
Reception Senior School Ms Lyn Taylor
Council Secretary Mrs Karen Taylor
GAID
Communications and Publications
Co-ordinator Ms Dionne Tindale BPE, GradDipJourn
ILT Mr Paul Trimboli
Canteen Ms Pam Tucker S1
School Shop Assistant Mrs Dee Wells
Assistant to Deputy Principal Senior
School Ms Min Yee BA, BCom
Library Ms Molly Yeong BA, DipLibStudies
ILT Mrs Sandra Young
Education Assistant
Miss Leniette Zalsman GradDipEd(ECS)
BOARDING HOUSE STAFF
Receptionist Ms Colette Booysen
Team Leader Mrs Lee Nugent
Team Leader Mrs Julie Orrock
Supervisor Miss Justine Keys DipAppSc
Supervisor Miss Kirsty Nugent BA, DipAppSocSc, CertResCare
Supervisor Ms Louisa Smith
DipCHNursing
Supervisor Ms Gloria Adams
Supervisor Miss Kate Mugliston BSc
Boarding Assistant Ms Melissa Beale
Boarding Assistant Ms Laura Kevan
Boarding Assistant
Ms Mia Poklepovich
Bus Driver Mr Paul Stewart
VISITING MUSIC TUTORS
Ms Jane Blanchard BA
Ms Joanne Brown BMusPerf, GradDipEd
Miss Allie Clarke BMus
Ms Jessica Davey BMusPerf
Ms Stephanie Dean BMus(Hons)
Ms Dorée Dixon BBus, BMus
Mrs Julie Durant BA,DipEd
Mr Steven Harmer
Mr Adam Hawksworth BMus(Hons), GradDipEd, AMusA
Mr Shane Pooley BA
Ms Christine Reitzenstein
Ms Jessica Sardi BPA(Hons), ADMT
Mr Mark Shanahan BMus
Mrs Hiroko Smith
Ms Louise Tayler-Lloyd BMusEd, AMusA, AssDipBr
Ms Jennifer Tingley BMus
Mrs Rennae van der Laan
Mrs Rebecca Vouyoucalos BMus
Combined Year 11 and 12 classes provided increased flexibility and choice for girls.
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Many new courses available to Year 11 and 12 students have provided increased flexibility and choice for girls.
WACE courses implemented in implementation of the new Stage
1, 2 and 3 WACE courses, with over 60 different courses for girls to select to study. Many courses are now available to both Year 11 and Year 12 students, often in combined Year 11 and 12 classes, which provide increased girls. During 2010 there were more than 300 different course combinations being studied.
To facilitate this degree of choice the Year 11 and Year 12 academic years at PLC have been aligned from Term 4, 2010, with all Senior School students starting their courses in October. Examinations for Years 11 and 12 have been synchronised and all students will have four Terms to complete each pair of units. The Year 12s will then write their WACE examinations the following November.
Ever-Evolving Technology
Just in time for the start of this year’s courses, the wiki server was launched to provide a quick and effective method of collaboration and resource sharing. In less than a year the number of wiki pages has grown to over 10,000 across all years in the School. Every academic department has pages for each course, and many students have created their own pages in subjects ranging from French through to Science, Humanities and Drama, often in creative ways to exploit the power of this technology to improve learning outcomes. Parents have been provided access to the wikis using their own secure login to view the work of the School.
One year into the trial period of providing iPod Touches to the Year 11 and 12 students, it was decided to extend the trial another year and provide them to the Year 11 girls of 2011. These were distributed to students in Term 4 this year with the added choice of allowing the girls to use their own iPod Touch or their iPhone on the school network. Girls have been using
charts for studying, and translators for French. These devices have given students immediate access to email, viewing teaching videos, and browsing the web. The use of ultra mobile devices is continuing to be explored by a trial of iPads by various groups of students and teachers across Junior School through to Senior School.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Begins After several years of planning for the introduction of the Diploma,
4. The students who selected to
will spend the next two years studying six subjects in addition to Theory of Knowledge. The girls will also complete a number of projects based on Creativity, Action and Service, and an Extended Essay in a subject area of their
choice. It is also planned for the Diploma students from PLC and Scotch College to work together on aspects of their courses.
Taking Success for Granted?
Student academic success at PLC is never taken for granted and continues to be evident as a result of the hard work and successful partnerships of teachers, students and parents. Many girls demonstrated personal academic excellence as they strived to achieve their personal best in school tests, assignments, assessments and performances, in addition to sporting competitions. Students spent many hours of study, training and rehearsals to achieve their best. Eleven of our Leaving students achieved Academic Honours in recognition of their achievement of 15 A grades and nothing less than a B across their Year 11 and Year 12 studies, and Subject Pockets were awarded to Year 11 and 12 girls who attained a high benchmark. Pockets were also awarded for Sport, Music, Art, Drama and Dance.
Year 10 students completed their Middle Years’ Programme Personal Projects and the MYP Exhibition showcased the amazing range of skills and abilities among our girls. The Year 7 to 12 Revolution art exhibition was also an outstanding success, with a wide range of techniques and media demonstrated by students.
Once again, our girls achieved excellence in community, State and national academic competitions across subjects including Mathematics, Science, English, Humanities, Second Languages and the Arts, through to Design and Technology and sporting competitions.
Keith Anderson, Deputy Principal
Each school has a character and personality that becomes meaningful to those who pass through its corridors and classrooms and walk or play in its grounds.
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I remain proud of my school and the magazine serves to remind me of my school days.
I have 10 copies of the Rustenburg Magazine at home and remain proud of my school that opened in 1894. The magazine serves to remind me of my school days and I was pleased to note when visiting it in my remained much as it was when I was a pupil there. Each school has a character and personality that becomes meaningful to those who pass through its corridors and classrooms and walk or play in its grounds. They provide one with a sense of belonging and build on traditions whilst creating personal memories and associations.
My 12 years at PLC have made me proud of this school and of the staff and students who have
and spirit that are uniquely PLC. This edition of the Kookaburra with its informal photographs and one of every Leaver, together with class photographs from Pre Kindergarten to Year 12 and reports, will play its part in recording the history of the school in the year 2010. Another reason for creating such a magazine is surely the memories that it will evoke in the minds of its readers in the years to come. I wonder what readers will think as they return to these pages?
I trust that the PLC experience as stated in our Mission Statement will remain, even though so many aspects of school life will change over time, and much of what we see today will become unrecognisable in the future. PLC will always nurture the individual and encourage a community of friends and the values of responsibility, respect for others, integrity, engagement and independence that will always exist. It is my belief that the ethos of the school permeates life at PLC and is felt as strongly by the oldest Old Collegians as our young students today.
The wording that concludes the Mission Statement is powerful –“An atmosphere of learning for life where character and leadership are fostered to serve and shape the world.” Over the years that I have watched PLC students develop, I have become convinced that PLC girls will serve and shape the world. They do today and have the capacity to use their knowledge together with creativity change that is needed if this world when PLC students of 2010 read this Kookaburra in 2050 they will know that they have served and shaped the world and I hope that it is a happier and healthier place as a result of their efforts.
Janet Wilmot, Head of Junior School (Terms 1-3)
pre kindergarten
PRE-KINDERGARTEN
BACK ROW: Mrs Su-Ann Richards, Mrs Lesley Brady
THIRD ROW: Yahya Sadek, Phoebe Vines, Minti Kitcher, Mia Fletcher-Falco, Paige Murphy, Hamish Rae
SECOND ROW: Eirwyn Siford, Ben Rundus, Willem Campbell, Jack Herczykowski, Lucy Law
FRONT ROW: Annabel Price, Isabella O’Neill, Paige Flowerdew, Natasha Playford
ABSENT: Tyson Matich
During Book Week, Pre- Kindergarten students had a teddy bears’ picnic. Everyone brought their favourite Teddy Bear to school. The children learnt about the Very Hungry Caterpillar as part of the inquiry, Stories We Love. They also learnt about numbers by counting the things that caterpillars eat, and painted the parts of a caterpillar.
kindergarten
KINDERGARTEN O
BACK ROW: Mrs Nina Ormonde, Henry Mills, Mikayla Bowen, Charlie Reynolds, Sophie Kestel, Alex Miles-Kingston, Ms Bella Barnaby
MIDDLE ROW: Poppy Kimberley, Charles Greenwood, Annie Cullity, Matilda Kitchen, Harrison Wright, Amilia McKenzie
FRONT ROW: Matthias Steffen, Tess Marinko, Coco Paganin, Sasha Browne, Paisley Pearl Backshall, Estella Weir, Daniel Kerfoot
KINDERGARTEN W
BACK ROW: Ms Francesca Meehan, James Cowan, Alasdair Orr, Alex Sklenka, Mrs Rosalea Wallace, Hugo Fischer, William Fairweather, Stanislas Stimbre, Mrs Nina Ormonde
MIDDLE ROW: Anna Kennedy, Nicolas Langsford, Edward Black, Will Colvin, Zach Viiala, Hudson Fogarty, Mischa Siciliano
FRONT ROW: Sophia Papandroulakis, Denby Shephard, Lewis McGrath, Finn O’Neill, Sissy Crawford, Alara John
ABSENT: Jack Long, Sophie Long
Kindergarten students studied art in an interesting, engaging, enlightening and messy inquiry. An inquiry into Mathematics was fun. A mathematical corner and a mini shop were the perfect ways to learn and play with all things involving numbers. Number diaries were taken home to enable further understanding of Mathematics. This year we also learnt about communities and how people contribute to a community.
Pre Primary students visited Herdsman Wildlife Centre to investigate a pool of water and look for all the things that float and Perth Zoo where the penguins were popular. The Water Corporation visited class to talk about ecosystems and conservation of water.
pre primary
PRE-PRIMARY C
BACK ROW: Miss Kate Phillips, Anna Kathrina Ostergaard, Oliver Hird, Annabelle Barrie, Shay Boyle, Sarah Schmidt, Kian Pelechaty, Tiggy Pollard, Mrs Daniela Chacon
FRONT ROW: Thomas Le Page, Molly Alderson, Finn Buxton, Alia Corcoran, Braxton Henri, Zarina Munshi, Angus Bisset
ABSENT: Ms Janet Haar, Takoda Reid
PRE-PRIMARY O
BACK ROW: Miss Marita Draper, Miss Julie-Anne Oke, Mrs Heather Riley
MIDDLE ROW: Insiah Riaz, Libby Martin, Holly McIntosh, Jemima Ickeringill, Sophya Thomas, Juliette Jarrett, Seren Price
FRONT ROW: Anoushka Paganin, Charlotte Goldingham, Scarlette Murphy, Jasmine Kestel, Chloe Fleay, Kiah Sadler, Paige Symons
ABSENT: Yasmin Vijayasekaran
During play times, Year 1 girls played with their friends, built new relationships and chose their own activities. Many children integrated their learning into play and engaged in writing or reading activities that supported their play.
For their research project, each girl chose an animal and researched, organised information and then presented booklets and posters to the class.
The girls learnt about water and made posters to demonstrate their knowledge. They thought about where water comes from and made graffitti boards by drawing pictures and writing facts about water.
year 1
YEAR 1
BACK ROW: Mrs Carey Bouwer, Grace Mitchell, Monet Van Straalen, Charlotte Fairweather, Eloise Middlemas, Isobel Weir, Jemima Davies, Dimity Andrews, Ms Leniette Zalsman
MIDDLE ROW: Emily Rundus, Ariana Papandroulakis, Samantha Cooke, Lola Hanna, Annie Mitchell, Elizabeth Marsh, Katie Mahony, Ginger Fogarty
FRONT ROW: Emma Ramirez, Sophia Italiano, Audrey Chegwidden, Beth Playford, Flora Malcolmson, Audrey Vertannes, Felicity Ostergaard
ABSENT: Scarlett Kimberley
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YEAR 2
BACK ROW: Georgia Stokes, Luisa Fletcher-Falco, Georgia Kestel, Laura Bailey, Sophie Butler, Olivia Bisset, Carla Ryan, Sarah Guilfoyle, Ms Cassandra Adams
MIDDLE ROW: Jasmine White, Jaspa Kathiravelu, Elise Sklenka, Elizabeth Crawford, Georgia Hyde, Piper Murphy, Iman Marinko, Charlotte Wellmann, Sophie Lim
FRONT ROW: Anya Henharen, Lara Odgers, Juliette Hansen-Knarhoi, Madeleine Black, Harper Shephard, Nicola Gullotti, Giorgia Chin, Charlotte Berrisford-Thompson
ABSENT: Ms Kellie Lynch
Year 2 girls visited their buddies from PLC Year 6 and Scotch College. They participated in swimming classes at the University of Western Australia and visited Sculptures By the Sea. The girls also travelled to Fremantle to see a performance by the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre and have lunch at Cicerellos. The students created new things from old, discovered where milk comes from and learnt how to milk a cow.
Year 3 student enjoyed literacy activities with procedure writing and by creating brochures on different countries. Girls read The Princess and the Frog on iPads and produced media speeches and booklets. Students visited Fremantle Literature Centre as well as Fremantle Gaol, Scitech and the IPSHA Art Exhibition.
The girls learnt about housing design and fire safety and made puppets to tell the French version of Three Little Pigs
year 3
YEAR 3H
BACK ROW: Saffron Fairweather, Rachel Hammond, Tegan Quinlivan, Chaise Aslander, Anais Hudson, Jacqui Swick, Imogen Hall
MIDDLE ROW: Claire Shannon-Vermillion, Ruby Fogarty, Gabrielle Kennedy, Georgina Dunsdon, Lucie O’Sullivan, Molly Goldingham, Olivia Langsford, Mrs Kristin Humphreys
FRONT ROW: Emma Rose Playford, Mealea Rowlands, Siena McMeeken, Katya Dharmananda Day, Rebecca Smith, Isabela Safar, Lauren Madacsi, Lucy Alderson
YEAR 3S
BACK ROW: Lucy Jarrett, Michaela Glinsky, Jemima Keys, Grace Lauder, Alice Roden, Moonyean Le Roux, Candace Ethelston, Mr Kevin Sullivan
MIDDLE ROW: Felicity Cooke, Sophie Gubbay, Ada Perkins, Molly Haitjema, Eva Mallon, Aya Smith, Georgina Purvis, Imogen Duncan
FRONT ROW: Charlotte Le Page, Eliza Anderson, Talola John, Rebecca Speirs, Hunter Smith, Talia Papantoniou, Sadie Malcolmson
An inquiry into where we are in place and time involved an excursion to the West Australian Museum and the Art Gallery of Western Australia where students learnt about Indigenous Australian art. The girls’ inquiry into the natural world and its laws saw them study the interaction between the natural world (physical and biological) and human societies, and the impact of scientific and technological advances on society and on the environment. Students undertook experiments investigating concepts such as gravity, movement of the universe and the environment in space. Through this they learnt about collecting, recording and interpreting data. Another inquiry involved the girls looking into the idea of sharing the planet.
year 4
YEAR 4B
BACK ROW:
Tish Martin, Kate Wilson, Isobel Byars, Sasha Whiddon, Eva Marsh
MIDDLE ROW:
Ella Henharen, Emily Perrignon, Stella Palmer, Ruby Guilfoyle, Tiarna McGillivray, Riley Brogan
FRONT ROW:
Isabella Draper, Margot Van Der Steen, Rachael Connor, Eliza Donaldson, Martha McKenzie, Georgia Andrews
ABSENT: Mr William Baker, Millie Freemantle
YEAR 4R
BACK ROW:
Ms Libby Renton, Grace Bowen, Grace Farrell, Grace Usher, Olivia Swanbeck, Amy Stegena, Olivia Dry
MIDDLE ROW:
Isabelle Lewis, Natalie Everett, Arabella Davies, Zoë Malone, Poppy Evans, Maya Pelechaty, Jessica Ezekiel
FRONT ROW:
Carissa Cardaci, Julie-Anne Martis, Scarlett Downes, Sissi Dewing, Catherine Jones, Amelia Black, Renya Golestani
ABSENT: Emily Windsor
YEAR 4V
BACK ROW:
Saskia Thomas, Emily Davies, Ellie Mellen, Alia Golestani, Nidia Kitiyansub, Annabelle Muir
MIDDLE ROW:
Emma Thorpe, Zoe Seale, Lucy Constantine, Mrs Alison Viney, Eleanor Swick, Giorgi Devereux, Isabella McGregor
FRONT ROW: Ruby De Marte, Grace Johnson, Indiana Foskett, Isabella Campbell, Georgina Thorpe, Georgina Aitken, Misha Riaz
Girls in Year 5 explored diversity by looking at how religion and culture shape our values and beliefs. Students interviewed members of the Perth Mosque, St George’s Cathedral and the Fo Guang Shan Temple in an attempt to discover the core values of each religion and the commonalties that exist. Research into where we are in place and time involved students creating digi-journals that explored the perspective of convicts as they travelled from England to Australia, and the impact of their arrival on Indigenous Australians. In their inquiry on how we organise ourselves, the girls explored how systems enable the world to function, investigating areas such as personal organisation as well as natural and mechanical systems. Students also explored the structure and interconnectedness of the body’s nervous system.
year 5
YEAR 5O
BACK ROW:
Lily McMeeken, Tatjana Fischer, Farrah Corrigan, Rebecca Dunsdon, Anna Wedgwood, Sascha Wilhelm
MIDDLE ROW:
Emily Bradley, Abby Cooke, Ciara Taylor, Mr Paul O’Brien, Eliza Millar, Olivia Ickeringill, Isobel Ferguson
FRONT ROW:
Jonica Fairweather, Brie Ratten, Ava Fogarty, Bethany Guy, Kate Curtis, Emma Peet, Imogen Aitken, May Tokui
ABSENT: Issy Thwaites
YEAR 5P
BACK ROW:
Tiffany Evans, Georgina Middlemas, Blessing Emole, Alexandra Cowan, Harri McGrath, Alexandra Swanbeck
MIDDLE ROW:
Maddison Pyne, Miah Smith, Katherine Graham, Ms Prue Peardon, Ava Cadee, Laura Simpson, Olivia Kerr
FRONT ROW:
Juliette Adler, Olivia Sewell, Sylvie Chadwick, Charlene Green, Sophia Azzopardi, Sarah Jones, Caitlyn Brennan, Shannon Doherty
YEAR 5SK
BACK ROW: Prada Herron, Olivia Triglavcanin, Millie Evans, Mia Separovic, Anne-Louise de Vroet, Hannah Johns, Claire Fitzgerald
MIDDLE ROW:
Sophea Rowlands, Arianne Kane, Max Anna Van Meeuwen, Emer Lewis, Emma Rose Bougher, Georgia Burton, Rachel Cornelius
FRONT ROW:
Susannah Wong, Courtney Nation, Natasha Vertannes, Lily Gubbay, Jana Papantoniou, Eliza Hardy, Ellen Odgers
ABSENT: Ms Debra Kempe
Year 6 students participated in House Dance, and the Athletics and Swimming carnivals, in addition to enjoying the Year 6 Outdoor Education camp. Girls prepared and presented their committee work for the culmination of their Primary Years Programme journey, the PYP Exhibition. Students worked with charity and community groups to explore the theme, The World is What You Make It.
year 6
YEAR 6C
BACK ROW:
Jade Sadler, Emily Ezekiel-Midwood, Tabitha Malet, Eleanor McLarty, Paegan Erwin, Isabelle Archer, Sophie Rodda, Isabella O’Loughlin
MIDDLE ROW:
Matilda Morfesse, Alice Reilly, Elena Rayner, Isobel Cole, Madison Pillinger, Imogen Mohr, Nicki Armstrong, Katherine Descant, Isabel Black
FRONT ROW:
Elizabeth Mews, Sarah Holmsen, Olivia Lowson, Olivia Italiano, Grace Chapman, Lauren Sutherland, Phoebe Johnson, Bronte Wackett
ABSENT: Mrs Kerri Cresswell
YEAR 6H
BACK ROW:
Grace Whiddon, Lara Stewart, Brooke Gagiero, Eleanor Simpson, Phoebe Metcalf, Marli van Breda, Lauren Butler, Nicole Battley
MIDDLE ROW:
Matilda Birchmore, Julianne Dutton, Amelia Mantle, Amelia Eftos, Mr Paul Harrison, Catherine Calder, Elise Walsh, Amy Johnston, Eliza Perkins
FRONT ROW:
Farah Sadek, Zosia Tindale, Emma Drury, Eva Annand, Emma-Jane Wellman, Maddison Georgiades, Isobel Evans, Charlotte Lee, Brittany Cumming
YEAR 6S
BACK ROW:
Emmanuelle Lee, Lia Marinko, Eliza Reilly, Lexi Mary, Siobhan le Roux, Gabi Morris, Annika Wilson, Harriet Martin
MIDDLE ROW:
Shilo Read, Anneka Swan, Eve Constantine, Isabella Steffen, Mrs Jessica Symes, Yasmeen Razvi, Teah Pelechaty, Lauren Timms, Charlotte Smith
FRONT ROW:
Myra Shah, Lucy Seale, Sophia Hansen-Knarhoi, Mandhakini Krishnan, Hayley McAlpine, Emily Ford, Isabella De Marte, Louisa Dry, Lily Gherbaz
By providing warmth, encouraging vitality, harnessing their energy and developing a vibrant place to learn, we enable our students to dare to dream - and achieve them.
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I see the importance of having dreams and living them.
At the end of Term 2, I was fortunate to take some time out travelling in the beautiful Kimberley in the north of the State. I enjoyed the warmth of the beautiful northern winter, the vibrant contrasts in scenery, the special sounds of the Australian outback and a burst of energy! the highlights of my northern dream a reality, that I realised two things. between my travels to the north and what I see and feel in the Middle School, and the second; the importance of us all having dreams and living them.
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Warmth
There is nothing like the feel of the warm, winter sun on your back and there is nothing like the warmth of our Middle School girls. Visitors to our school frequently comment positively about PLC, the highlight of which is our girls whose vibrant personalities and friendly natures help set PLC apart. When visitors arrive in the Middle School, our striking building and exciting facilities always impress them, but what many remark on is the warmth of our girls who are unfailingly friendly and take time to welcome visitors with a “hello” and a genuine smile.
Vibrancy
The Kimberley region is a vibrant place to visit - there is inspiration everywhere you look and interesting and innovative events to enjoy. The PLC Middle School is the same. From Book Week dress up days, to cake stalls to raise funds for those in need, to the joint PLC/Scotch production Tales of the Arabian Nights and the general classroom atmosphere, there is a real vibrancy about our School. Outdoor Education camps at Icy Creek for Year 7s and Conto’s Camp Ground for Year 8 and 9 students
offered opportunities for girls to challenge themselves and enjoy being close to nature. Programmes such as Friends For Youth, and the Cyberfriendly project, were each designed to assist girls in developing resilience, which is so vital in today’s world, and add to the diversity of what we offer at PLC. Our Feeling Good positive psychology approach throughout Middle School also aids the girls in taking a positive outlook on life, equipping them with the skills
arise, and help them to accept and value themselves as individuals and part of a diverse and vibrant community. Girls from the Middle School are involved in a multitude of activities which they undertake with enthusiasm, creating a vital and palpable energy and a vibrant place in which to learn and work.
Special Sounds
The Middle School sounds entirely different than the spinifex pigeon and other northern birds and wildlife, but it is just as atmospheric! It is rarely a quiet place – in fact on Staff Days when the girls are away, the School becomes just a building, losing one of its most endearing qualities –the buzz and babble of voices and laughter and squeals of delight. On
building. Healthy arguments spill from rooms on Tuesday mornings as Debating teams prepare for their contests, and the intonations of well-modulated voices ring from classrooms as girls stage oral presentations. These are the delightful sounds of Middle School.
Energy
The quiet, latent energy of the Kimberley isn’t quite the same as the obvious energy in the Middle School. Our energy is more of an overt style punctuated by a sense of determination and drive. I am always amazed at just how much energy the girls have. Their involvement in the academic programme, the co-curricular life of the school, and in the broader community is something that is truly inspirational. The girls’ willingness to take on
new challenges, ability to adapt to change, and their unfailing desire to be the best they can are attributes that I admire. The energy that emanates from our girls and permeates every aspect of our day is something that I value greatly because it gives me a boost.
As Karen Reivich says in her book
The Resilience Factor: “If we wish to improve our mood we should … appreciate the journey, not so much the arrival there.” Being around Middle School girls is an instant antidote to a bad mood. While my journey to the Kimberley was a lovely sojourn, in a way I may just as well have stayed home. I am lucky that every single day, I enjoy and appreciate my journey at school and I have the girls to thank for that.
However, if I had stayed home, I would not have had the immense satisfaction of having a lived a dream. At a recent conference I was reminded of a WB Yeats’ poem, He Wishes for the Cloth of Heaven.
Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and half light, I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
Dreams are valuable and precious, but can be fragile, and sometimes we feel vulnerable in the face of the challenges we meet in striving to achieve them. When Middle School girls spread their dreams under our feet, we give our support wholeheartedly; we tread softly, so as not to crumple them. By providing warmth, encouraging vitality, harnessing their energy and developing a vibrant place to learn, we enable our students to dare to dream - and achieve them.
Sharon Anderson, Head of Middle School
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The Year 12 girls have been generous, warm-spirited and incredibly hard working. Their participation in school events was impressive and the 2010 Student Council has ably led the cohort.
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The Year 10s are the first year group in the history of the school to be offered the option of undertaking the IB Diploma.
2010 was a year of opportunities for Senior School students. The girls have had 1 Degree assist with their technology needs, all girls have been provided with a quota for printing, and printers would only print when staff and student were present at the printer. This helped save paper wastage and made the school ‘greener’. provided longer Library hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays to enable girls to remain in the Library as late as 7.00 pm if they wished to form study groups or do homework prior to going home.
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Many Senior School students were involved in the 2010 School musical Cabaret. Others went to Tanzania with Scotch boys on a Service tour where they utilised $18,000 they had fundraised to help renovate a school and assist others with resources. Other girls raised more than $1,000 at the Kate Reilly stall for Royal Perth Hospital Cardiac Transplant Unit. Year 10 students made a very smooth entry into Senior School. They have enjoyed the ability of Year 10 Co-ordinator Mr Hinchley to make them see the humour in all situations. The girls enjoyed the Year 10 Social which had the theme of Jungle Safari. This Year group has fabulous athletes, and the Year 10 rowers had an amazing year, winning most of their races.
group to experience a three-term
four terms for their Year 11 and 12 studies. This change should result during their senior years. The Year
in the history of the School to be offered the option of undertaking the IB Diploma.
Year 11s had a beautiful dance held in the school Cafeteria, which was transformed for the night into ‘Alice in Wonderland’. There was a tea party with more food than the girls could have ever imagined, and best of all was the Croquembouche
watched their parents preparing the Cafeteria with Bougainvillea
highlight of the night was Mr Fry dressed in a bunny suit and Year 11 Co-ordinator Ms Watts organised the event in her usual no-fuss manner.
was made to the voting system for student leaders. This involved an opportunity for girls to state the positions they were vying for and has made the system fairer for all concerned.
The Year 12 students of 2010 were
with a microwave, fridge and hot water, as well as a quiet room for study. The girls have really enjoyed
the space and the opportunity for different friendship groups to intermingle. As the year advanced, they blended and supported each other.
the Year 12s had their Ball at the Sheraton Hotel, in the Golden Ballroom, a venue the girls appreciated. The room was decorated elegantly and every girl felt like Cinderella for the evening. The girls’ Year Co-ordinator of three years, Ms Brandenburg, did a fantastic job organising the event and I know the girls will remember their Ball forever.
The Year 12 girls have been generous, warm-spirited and incredibly hard working. Their participation in school events was impressive and the 2010 Student Council has ably led the cohort.
Indigenous Head Prefect, has led the school with a down-to-earth nature and a fantastic sense of humour, in addition to sharing stories of her culture and life. Throughout the year, Kimberley transformed into Obama, Michael Jackson and back to Kimba. I hope one day in the future, when the girls re-read this article, they will reminisce about their School days; sunny days on the Quad, the PJ party, the Year 12 Dance on Arts Day, as well as the laughter, sports carnivals and many more personal memories. Thank you for the friendship girls - you will be missed.
Neesha Flint, Head of Senior School
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We have the ability to laugh with each other, and at ourselves; a valuable trait that ensures we develop the resilience required for living with 120 other girls.
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Boarders: we are known around School as the girls who run to lunch and are never afraid to give anything a go. Although we are often loud and enthusiastic, boarders do not lack generosity, never hesitating to share washing powder or toothpaste or to lend a shoulder to cry on.
the traditional Boarders Closed Weekend’ where the girls separated into tribes of Spice Girls, Pirates, GI Joes, Flashdance and Grease, and participated in a range of fun activities. The weekend resulted in much mingling of the year groups, bridging that gap between the eldest Year 12 students and the babies of the Boarding House, our Year 7s who are happy to share a cheeky joke with a Year 12 student.
Although the boarders’ team didn’t really prove itself as capable in the staff/student race at the Inter-House Swimming carnival this year, we made up for it in spirit, with the rowdy roar of the chant ‘we are the boarders’,
of boarders as members of the PLC community. We bring spirit and outstanding participation to School life.
During Term 2 the Boarding House was surprisingly quiet due to the absence of both Ms Robey and Mr Eddy on long service leave. When Mr Eddy returned the Boarding House gladly welcomed back ‘sock murder’, a game which involved everyone in the Boarding House thinking about how to lure their fellow boarders into dark corners to murder them with their sock, without witnesses. Don’t worry girls; it is less than a year away until you have to dust off
contribution to the student assembly with the video, Boarder Wants a Boyfriend bringing out the true colours of the boarders and the sense of humour we share in the Boarding House. We have the ability to laugh with each other, and at ourselves; a valuable trait that ensures we develop the resilience required for living with 120 other girls.
As the year comes to a close it is time to welcome new renovations to the upper Boarders’ Sitting Room, and the Year 12s departure from the Boarding House will coincide with the departure of our beloved Brenda the vending machine, whose time with us has come to an end.
I wish good luck to 2011 Senior Boarder Erin Pope who I know will be successful in leading the Boarding House through the ups and downs of the coming year. Thanks to the Boarding House prefects of 2010; you have been a great support and your beautiful photos light up the entrance of the Boarding House for every boarder and visitor. To my lovely fellow boarders, my 120 sisters, I will miss you all and I entrust in you the task of keeping the Boarding House spirit alive for years to come!
Hannah Tunstill, Senior Boarder
beyond mcneil
PLC Ski Tour to Japan, Years 11 and 12, 5-17 January
PLC/Scotch Hockey Tour to South Africa, Years 10 to 12, 8-20 April
ISTA Drama Workshop, Year 10, 19-21 March
Sydney Arts Tour (NIDA), Years 11 and 12, 3-11 April
Pipe Band Tour to Singapore, Years 9 to 12, 4-11 July
PLC/Scotch Canberra Tour, Year 9, 26 June-3 July
Kimberley Service Tour, Years 10 to 12, 5-12 July
Cambodia Service Tours, September – October
Once again PLC students have pursued a diverse range of interests in many destinations across the globe.
Girls have conquered mountains in Tanzania, built houses in Cambodia, discussed global issues in Hong Kong, played bagpipes in Singapore and skiied the slopes of Japan, amongst many other international endeavours.
A bit closer to home was the Kimberley tour which presented students with an opportunity to engage in service and experience the culture of rural communities in Western Australia’s far north.
Drama students honed their acting skills at NIDA on the Sydney Arts Tour after PLC hosted the ISTA Drama Workshop in March.
Students from the Year 9 cohort travelled to Canberra where they engaged in activities at Parliament House and spent some time on the ski slopes.
The PLC Hockey team travelled to South Africa where they competed against teams from other schools and visited local townships where they demonstrated enthusiasm at the prospect of helping people less fortunate than themselves.
The audience sat on picnic blankets whilst experiencing the magic of PLC Music ensembles.
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It's nearly impossible to experience PLC without being involved in the arts.
The number of times in the history of human life that someone has said: “Words feeling,” sums up the need for the arts in our lives. Whether it is dance, drama, music, visual art, media, debating, public speaking, graphic design, just generally being involved in Arts Day, it’s nearly impossible involved in the arts.
On 28 March the annual PLC Proms Music Concert was held under the stars at the unique setting of the Quarry Amphitheatre, where the audience sat on picnic blankets whilst experiencing the magic of PLC Music ensembles. Later in the year the PLC Spring Concert was held in the intimate Octagon Theatre.
The month of May saw the talented cast of the 2010 musical Cabaret Tholet (Director), Miss Pepper (Choreographer), and Mr Thomas (Musical Director) as well as several others who assisted in the process of Cabaret, are to be congratulated on their highly professional work. I congratulate all girls involved in the cast and crew of the show; you were truly incredible and should be extremely proud.
I was blown away by the performances of my peers in the Year 12 Curriculum Production titled Behind Closed Doors. This combined production excerpts from plays such as Ruby Moon and The Removalists. The resulting creation was at times chilling to the bone and contrasted with moments of absurd hilarity. The work was a credit to the performers and Behind Closed Doors directors Ms Tholet and Miss Pascoe, as well as the Year 11 Curriculum Production that was held in August. This visual masterpiece impressed the audience.
It was also a busy year for PLC dancers. The 2010 Dance Showcase Ingress took place earlier than ever before and the dancers, along with their teachers Miss Keighery, Miss Pepper and Ms Gorden, who joined us this year whilst Miss Charles-Twight took long service leave, prepared and rehearsed many wonderful dance items for the event held in June. The show sold out and was considered a huge success. Along with the other Year 12 Dance students, I was a little sentimental
Dance Showcase. I thank Miss Keighery for a beautiful send off. For the PLC Dance Company, the hard work and preparations continued with performances of two works at the IGSSA Dance Festival: Do Not Leave Your Baggage Unattended and a new piece choreographed by Bernie Bernard and Lydia Bacopanos titled Corpse Bride. The PLC performers impressed the audience with their professional manner and innovative performances.
On Friday 17 September I attended the 2010 PLC Art Exhibition
Opening Revolution which showcased artworks created by all Visual Arts students from Years 7 to 12. I was thoroughly impressed by the stunning works that I viewed and I congratulate Ms Chescoe, Ms Apel, Mrs Litton and all the girls whose work was displayed on a fantastic exhibition.
One of the most exciting and anticipated days of the school year was Arts Day, the one day of the year in which all students and staff dress in crazy costumes and perform for everyone in Middle and Senior Schools. I believe it is important to acknowledge the lead up to Arts Day because it was hectic. I saw girls arrive at school at the crack of dawn to rehearse their House dances, and others eat lunch in a mouthful to hurry off to House Choir rehearsals. Students contributed so much time and energy prior to Arts Day to ensure their performances were polished. I thought the highlights of the day were again House Dance and House choir, as were the beautiful decorated cakes. It was great to see girls eagerly participate in every aspect of Arts Day.
Congratulations and best wishes to 2011 Arts Captain Abbey%Donaldson! And to all PLC students, I hope you are proud of your involvement and achievements in the arts this year. I am very grateful to have had such wonderful arts experiences during my time at PLC, experiences that will surely become some of my fondest memories of high school.
“An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.”
Tamsin McLinden, Arts Prefect
Rottnest: 8pm
that night paint peeled off doors, leaves curled on trees and the walls melted like orange-concrete Frosty Fruits leaving puddles on the tarmac roads. the trees spilled into the water inhaling and exhaling the roasting air while the insects pulsed under the earth plucking cool from the soil
that night wheels clicked with plastic bags from the general store hooked on handlebars
leading the smell of someone’s barbecue to the end of the streets
we have days of sea breeze salt on the washing line and puckered grass like chlorine crinkled car seats the smell of burning sausages wandering up the hill to warm hands and mosquitoes we have days to draw chalk lines on roads the holiday-long and the wind slides over houses like sunblock while we slide through trees and stingrays and fall asleep sunburnt and saintly.
but nights are for the ageing world when the wind stops to breathe when the heat sulks underground and
Sarah Cole, Year 12
Why Iron
Why, oh why, this stressful thing
That’s sometimes called ironing. It is supposed to make your clothes
Free from creases that everyone loathes.
I do believe it’s a waste of time
But mother thinks it’s quite sublime.
The iron is hot, there’s lots of danger, Especially to the stranger
Who doesn’t know the iron’s on.
For them, that is a largish con. That is why I do not believe
That much from ironing can be achieved.
Apart from getting yourself burned
What else from ironing can be earned?
Jeans that are perfect, shirts that are pressed. I don’t need to be wonderfully dressed!
But what Granny did was quite uncool, (I am currently at boarding school.)
Granny came to see me play Netball after school one day.
She decided my ironing must have ceased, Because my skirt was a little creased.
Granny had to put this to an end
She didn’t think creases were a very good trend. She told my mother over the phone.
Daddy heard, it made him moan, For he does even less ironing than I.
Neatly ironed shirts make him cry.
So I’m sure to cop it this weekend
When mother comes to Perth, to descend Upon the ever growing pile of rags
Under which the ironing board sags.
My ‘no-ironing’ policy hasn’t been diminished.
Amelia Murray ,Year 7
The true key to sporting success lies with courage and strength.
Ssport
Students participated in the various activities offered through the co-curricular sport programme and achieved true success.
Success is an idea that is often misconceived or confused. Many people believe that success comes from having a gold medal around your neck, receiving acknowledgement, and a relentless desire to get ahead. In fact, the true key to success lies with courage and strength. It is when you have lost a tennis false starting in a running race. But to compare our own success with that of others is a dangerous way to judge the quality of our lives.
Students participated this year in the various activities offered through the co-curricular sports programme and achieved true success. Our Inter-School results have been outstanding, with eight pennants achieved across different
of the most prestigious sports the 2010 Head of the River Rowing season.
IGSSA Inter-School sports competitions resulted in a number of achievements for PLC and our students:
Fifth overall at the Swimming carnival, with IGSSA records set by Year 7 students Anjelica Young (50m Backstroke) and Salwa Sadek (50m Breaststroke).
Third overall in the Tennis, with pennants won by the Junior A, C and D tennis teams.
Eighth position overall in the Volleyball, with the Junior A team winning the pennant.
Third place overall in the Cross Country competition with PLC hosting the event.
Fourth overall in the Netball with the Years 9/10 A, B and C teams taking out IGSSA pennants.
Second overall in the Hockey with Years 11/12 B and Years 9/10 A teams achieving the IGSSA pennants.
First place in the 2010 Rowing competition.
At the time of writing, Basketball, Soccer, Athletics and Softball results were yet to be determined. I congratulate the School’s many elite athletes on their outstanding achievements this year in diverse sports encompassing cross country, diving, equestrian events, rhythmic and artistic gymnastics, hockey, kayaking, rowing, surf lifesaving, tennis, trampolining and waterpolo. PLC girls have illustrated the PLC ethos of striving for excellence by competing at local, national and international levels in sports.
None of these achievements would have been possible without the endless support and time that Sports Department staff put into each and every student. Thanks to Mr Callier, Miss James, Mrs Davini, Mr Donaldson, Mrs Boyne, Miss Neame, Mrs Hanbidge and Mrs Smith.
Congratulations to Jessica PleydellBouverie on being elected the 2011 Sports Captain. I have no doubt she will lead the School to further sporting success next year. It has been a great privilege and honour to be a part of such an amazing sporting community. As 2010 Sports Captain my goal was to encourage and motivate all PLC girls to get involved in sport and be the best they can be. However, it was the girls who inspired me. They taught me to see sport in a light that I have never seen before. As a serious athlete, I had lost sight of the fun of competition but watching the girls’ enthusiasm and determination led me to feel a sense of honest passion and motivation. I am proud and admire the courage of every PLC student. I will treasure my experience as Sports Captain; for me, that is great success.
Catherine van der Walt, Sports Captain
There are six Houses at PLC - Baird, Carmichael, Ferguson, McNeil, Stewart and Summers. All girls become members of Houses on joining the School.
Hhouses
In the Middle and Senior School, Year groupings are split into House Tutor Groups. Members are expected to participate in and support House activities.
Each House has a Captain and Co-ordinators who are responsible for the organisation of sports, service and arts activities. These Year 12 positions are awarded the previous year. The Co-ordinators aim to involve as many girls as possible in all House events
House Advisers are members of staff are responsible for the House, its overall functioning, and the care, conduct and participation of House members in all activities.
In the Middle and Senior Schools, House points are awarded towards a House Emblem, and these are collated four times each year. These points are awarded by the House Adviser and student conjunction with the House Co-ordinators.
7 BAIRD
BACK ROW:
Cara Teusner-Gartland, Mia Hughie-Williams, Mia Del Popolo, Zoe Bailey, Alexandra D’Cruz, Aryaan Horne
MIDDLE ROW:
Ms Geetha Nair, Grace Sloan, Casey Kerr, Isobel Gammage, Cara Donnelly, India Bailey
FRONT ROW:
Eliza Rakich, Shawnee Turner, Alanna Curtis, Indiana Marusco, Rebecca Hobson
7 CARMICHAEL
BACK ROW:
Emma Stark, Chaya Ahern, Kate Campbell, Katherine Enright, Lily Garbutt-Wilkins
MIDDLE ROW:
Ms Kristal Charles-Twight, Sarah Ghossein, Madeline Conway, Elsa Silberstein, Mahnoor Gillani
FRONT ROW:
Gillian Scott, Morgan Bowen, Ruby Watkins, Hayley Siciliano, Sophie Bevan
ABSENT: Hadley Lindsay, Melissa Taylor
7 FERGUSON
BACK ROW:
Claire Breidahl, Harriet Haining, Maggie Joyner, Victoria Powe, Isabella Leunig
MIDDLE ROW:
Ms Sarah Chescoe, Laura Whiddon, Charlotte Boston, Malorie McLerie, Lara Miller
FRONT ROW:
Grace Hounslow, Taylor Graves, Amelia Murray, Ellen Dowley, Chelsea Craddock, Catriona Reynolds
7 MCNEIL BACK ROW:
Ebony Rizzo, Emma Weston, Eloise Purdy, Brianna Newnham
MIDDLE ROW:
Mrs Philippa D’Sylva, Brooke Maat, Imaan Shakibaee, Alanah Maclaurin, Mckenzie Eastman
FRONT ROW:
Salwa Sadek, Alice Ford, Sophie van der Steen, Freya Boyle, Olivia De Jonge
ABSENT: Jemima Berrisford-Thompson
7 STEWART BACK ROW:
Olivia Tate, Margaret Stroud, Katarina Welborn, Kira Vermeersch, Mia Evans, Hannah Garland
MIDDLE ROW:
Ms Alana Wilson, Jessica Picton-Warlow, Ailsa Edwards, Abbeygael McGrath, Cassidy Quantrill, Madison Paccani
FRONT ROW:
Amy Rieck, Cailin Harvey, Olivia Shannon, Jessica Heggaton, Noa Gubbay, Napin Karnchanachari, Nicole Jenkins
7 SUMMERS BACK ROW:
Alexandria Glinsky, Siena Zamin, Anjelica Young, Eleanor Seale, Aashi Pankaj, Talitha Golding
MIDDLE ROW:
Ms Margaret Warburton, Catriona Read, Phoebe
Donaldson, Jaimi Quinlivan, Shannon Schulz, Naomi Robinson
FRONT ROW:
Amber MacLeod, Georgia Ford, Poppy Price, Stella Bramley, Janelle Martis
8 BAIRD
BACK ROW:
Stephanie Leibovitch, Keely Atchison, Isobel Payne, Shireen Pandher, Alexandria Hynes
MIDDLE ROW:
Mrs Christina Davini, Raya Urbano, Mindy Kitiyansub, Emily Cooke, Miss Anne Chamot
FRONT ROW:
Serena Green, Sally Sinclair, Imogen Dawson, Aimèe Balfe, Darcey Pollard, Abigail Wackett
8 CARMICHAEL
BACK ROW:
Annique Cockerill, Kathryn Froend, Hannah Gregson, Leah Crabb, Nicola Russell
MIDDLE ROW:
Jacobsen, Alice Seymour, Gabriella Poga, Ms Rebecca Garbenis
FRONT ROW:
Nina Wise, Olivia-Kate Hasel, Mimi Robson, Abbey Mardon, Amy Kirkness
ABSENT: Chloe Ferris, Holly Phillips, Nina Willoughby
8 FERGUSON
BACK ROW: Kaila Endebrock-Brown, Annelise Willis, Poppy Burrell, Eliza Macdonald, Georgia Symons
MIDDLE ROW:
Mrs Ronni Chern, Elizabeth Trahar, Leonie Van Der Weele, Brianna Jones, Mrs Elke McKay
FRONT ROW:
Annabelle Broun, Emily Farquhar, Grace Harris, Paige Lynch
ABSENT: Pamela Diamond, Sabrina Dickinson
8 MCNEIL
BACK ROW:
Sana Iwashita, Catherine Tweedie, Isobel Camerer, Chloè Stimbre, Ella Newton, Ellen Frodsham
MIDDLE ROW:
Mrs Jane Frame, Katherine Sparrow, Rachele Devoto, Sannah Maclean, Tessa Moon, Ms Mel Pepper
FRONT ROW:
Molly Anderson, Manisha Malcolm, Rachel Gardner, Stella Brackenridge, Ellé Swanbeck
8 STEWART
BACK ROW:
Annabel Watts, Jessamy Boys, Lucy Stewart, Annarose Reilly, Alexandra Picton-Warlow, Alice Murdoch
MIDDLE ROW:
Miss Zoe Bozinis, Anneke Rose, Brittany Moss, Shania Rogers, Georgia Blake, Mrs Debbie McPhee
FRONT ROW:
Bryony Dougall, Nina Kennedy, Serena Louie, Anya Robinson, Sophie Henderson, Erin Carlton
ABSENT: Miranda Franklin
8 SUMMERS
BACK ROW:
Emilie Ong, Sarah Fitzgerald, Lucy Jenkins, Imogen Innes, Pia Bassett, Eugenia George
MIDDLE ROW:
Mrs S Falkner, Jaimi Nuttall, Morgan Witham, Chloe Moore, Sophie Edlin, Ms K Keighery
FRONT ROW:
Kelsey Lang, Lydia Kelly, Paige Harvey, Nicola Aniere, Ruby Gherbaz
9 BAIRD
BACK ROW: Alexandra O’Brien, Brianna Taylor-Ellison, Holly Schwelm, Genevieve Davidson, Madeleine Lofthouse, Annabelle Segler
THIRD ROW: Miranda Quenby, Anna McGuckin, Nidal Fradd, Amaani Alikhan, Eva Donnelly, Maisie Stein, Kendall Foulds
SECOND ROW: Mrs Pauline O’Hara, Alma Jovanovic, Leila Folland, Kelly Irving, Rachel Andrew, Madison Merenda, Ms Casey Neame
FRONT ROW: Lucy Yang, Roisin Mohr, Tyla Cranswick, Isabel McElhinney, Sarah Savliwala, Tara McCully
9 CARMICHAEL
BACK ROW: Anna Ogilby, Adelaide Crossing, Isabelle Masters, Kate Mannolini, Samantha Brenz-Verca, Eleanor Lang
THIRD ROW: Isobel Hicks, Kate Ventouras, Rebecca Warrand, Jenna Verryn, Kate Schweizer, Emily Byrne, Maoliosa Phelan
SECOND ROW: Mr Jonathan Lewis, Teneil McDonald, Jessica Siciliano, Sophia Glauert, Marika Stevens, Caitlin O’Shea, Mr Asif Howard
FRONT ROW: Emily Morris, Annabelle Simpson, Anne-Marie
Elise Wilson, Mia Egerton-Warburton
9 FERGUSON
BACK ROW: Gabrielle Clixby, Sophie Clyne, Michaela Miller, Jessica Moore, Deborah Fisher, Kayla Cunnold
THIRD ROW: Holly Boston, Zoe Davidson, Annabella Packer, Olivia Jurat, Tara Dunhill, Anna Clixby, Madison McLerie
SECOND ROW: Ms Hildy Apel, Pia Hofman, Gabrielle Ah-Won, Annie Bowman, Lavinia Wehr, Ms Maylin Tai
FRONT ROW: Rosemary Bradley, Scarlett Mackay, Ashley Dunne, Zoé Maxwell, Alexandra Strzelecki, Tess Parker
ABSENT: Siobhan Deacon
9 MCNEIL
BACK ROW: Christina MoreBooth, Anna Henderson, Emily Hains, Eliza Burton, Phoebe Ranford, Stephanie Forsyth
THIRD ROW: Grace NewtonWordsworth, Grace Jones, Ruby Frey, Isobel Martin, Ashley Cullen, Rebecca Cole, Daisy Douglas
SECOND ROW:
Ms Susan Hodge, Lucy Alcock, Madeleine King, Sabina Fischer, Genevieve McCloskey, Ms Nadia Holloway
FRONT ROW: Sophie Stockwell, Giorgia Callander, Nina Ahmed, Portia McDonald, Felicity Eustance, Jacqueline Knirnschild
9 STEWART
BACK ROW: Nicola Carter, Megan Rex, Claudia Nathan, Robyn Stuart, Emma Krantz, Tess Stroud
THIRD ROW: Morgan Paccani, Kate Forrester, Eliza Carre, Lauren Campbell, Isobel Szklarz, Gabrielle Hitchen, Anita Ibbitson
SECOND ROW: Ms Adrienne Evans, Brittany Rose, Elizabeth Drury, Hanneka Gerritsen, Sarah Sloan, Ms Carla Miragliotta
FRONT ROW: Isabelle Raiter, Natasha Thompson, Naomi Free, Imogen Ridout, Jana Harvey, Talia Clohessy
ABSENT: Rebecca Kaard
9 SUMMERS
BACK ROW: Miriam Hedges, Kimberley Shepherd, Alexis Quinlivan, Ella Woods, Sophie Foulkes, Monique Hard
THIRD ROW: Alisha Maclean, Jessica Murray, Stephanie Gallagher, Georgia Mulholland, Lucinda Diffen, Felicity Gallagher, Sophie Maitland
SECOND ROW: Mr Christopher Scholten, Bella Lemessurier, Allegra Di Francesco, Alexandra Malone, Anneliese Donaldson, Eve Bramley, Mrs Tania Ghossein
FRONT ROW: Genevieve Stirling, Georgia Woodward, Siobhan Johnston, Katelin Nelson, Jasmine MacLeod, Gabriella Vinten, Emily Jonklaas, Flavia Lane Fry
ABSENT: Ms Jane Massey
10
BAIRD
BACK ROW: Lee Bevan-Woodley, Bethan Millar, Madeleine Lutze, Andie Sones, Lily Annand, Dylann Cranswick, Stephanie Bell
THIRD ROW: Victoire McKelvie, Madeleine Edwards, Isabelle Roden, Grace Wilson, Georgia Clarke, Georgia Kavanagh, Nirvana Marchetti, Amelia Dymond
SECOND ROW: Mrs Trudy Chick, Jorja Gammage, Amelia Blanco, Rose Wilson, Lara Thompson, Sarah Clairs, Sarah Corke
FRONT ROW: India Pollard, Chloe Muskett, Natasha Hughie-Williams, Sonia Shah, Amelia McDermott, Georgia Ladner
10 CARMICHAEL
BACK ROW: Breanne Mills, Joanna Akehurst, Hannah Bougher, Tess Inglis, Olivia Seymour, Isabella Macliver
THIRD ROW: Jessica Russell, Scout Yeeda, Alexia Botha, Kate Franklyn, Elise Karageorge, Ellen Kennedy, Madeleine Swan
SECOND ROW: Mr David Yates,
Georgia Siciliano, Hannah Dunkley, Caitlin Davies, Madeline Smith-Gander
FRONT ROW: Katie Baronie Shaw, Eloise Taylor, Elinor Scott, Nikola Chung, Kate Wambeek, Freha Potter, Jessica Wellman
10 FERGUSON
BACK ROW: Sophie Taylor, Laura Hull, Minnie Burrell, Alexandra Bailey, Rebecca Duke, Lakshmi Jones, Rachael Read
THIRD ROW: Greta Mack, Anna Bradley, Alexandra Eftos, Jessica Harvey, Rachael McClellan Whittle, Megan Gammie, Tess Harken, Giselle Benson
SECOND ROW: Mr Greg Williams, Emily Reudavey, Olivia Pisano, Elise Labuschagne, Grace Blackman, Rebecca Lynch, Mrs Kerrie Williams
FRONT ROW: Grace MacLeod, Wynona Hill, Victoria Somers, Rachael Farquhar, Amelia Jeffries, Tayla Symons, Emily Mackay
10 MCNEIL
BACK ROW: Laura Peake, Tessa Poot, Britt Liebeck, Ella Green, Jessamy Burton, Maraiah Magson
THIRD ROW: Sophie Mills, Emily Gardner, Remy Trusler, Laurence Malloch, Georgie Moran, Emilie Stockwell, Kirsten Seinor
SECOND ROW: Mrs Shelley Stewart, Eleanor Norman, Laura Spackman, Mimi Crompton, Saskia Oma, Merry Li, Caitlin White
FRONT ROW: Mint Chaiyakul, Amarah Ingrilli, Kylie Yu, Lara Borshoff, Olivia Swan, Marissa Loh
ABSENT: Sophie Allen-Fisher, Rebecca Hepburn-Brown, Kate McElhinney
10 STEWART
BACK ROW: Brittany Pethick, Kate Pestell, Elizabeth Kuiper, Georgia Langoulant, Alana Martin, Emma Bennett
THIRD ROW: Indya Blake, Claudia Haberland, Annie Cormack, Annabelle Evans, Amy Stewart, Rosannah Edwards, Kirsty Jenkins
SECOND ROW: Mr Keith Neale, Zoë Akindele-Obe, Prue Dempster, Ariane Moir, Morgan Wolpers, Grace Moloney, Paige Counsell
FRONT ROW: Georgia Rankin, Sarah Campion, Aisling Sloan, Amelia Price, Madeleine Farr, Jessica Stone, Arielle Tay
ABSENT: Phoebe Robson
10 SUMMERS
BACK ROW: Shannon
Chamberlain, Georgia Ramm, Emily Mantle, Candice Stevens, Emma Bassett, Clara Cullen
THIRD ROW: Molly Anderson, Rose Murray, Rosie Burke, Brittany Sparrowhawk, Toby Joske, Ruby Van Beem, Daisy Atkins
SECOND ROW: Ms Guin Hodges, Rebecca Tran, Desnë Smalberger, Caitlin Brice, Madeleine Pervan, Eloise Nuttall, Ella Nield
FRONT ROW: Lauren Grey, Abigail Sim, Callee Pigram, Isabella Blakiston, Maddison Loxley, Nathascha Nelsiana Chandra, Arshya Pankaj
ABSENT: Samantha Starr
11 BAIRD
BACK ROW: Clare Woulfe, Rebecca Bentley, Claudia Berson, Megan Cameron, Kaili Bradshaw, Christina Robson, Chloe Corser
THIRD ROW: Amelia Quenby, Alyssa Baker, Alice Dormer, Eleanor Lofthouse, Dielle Horne, Hanane Ortega, Siobhan Mews, Sophie Brown
SECOND ROW: Megan Bilney, Jessica Armstrong, Brianna Barrett, Caitlin Bombara, Izabella Jandera, Elizabeth Alderson, Ms Patricia Higgins
FRONT ROW: Alexandra Thomas, Georgia Rakich, Rachel Godden, Alice Watt, Kira Cranswick, Ellen D’Cruz, Grace Turner
11 CARMICHAEL
BACK ROW: Erin Aberle-Leeming, Georgia Bird, Rachael Webster, Grace Westlake, Alexandra Masters, Lucy Farnsworth
THIRD ROW: Isabel Kordic, Abigail
Anna Gould, Angela Nathan, Amy Devine, Kerrin Walker
SECOND ROW: Laura Hejleh, Emily Simpson, Kimberley Warrand, Hillary Goldsmith, Stephanie Thornberry, Roisin Byers, Mr J Fry
FRONT ROW: Rebecca Leaversuch, Jessica Cockerill, Dinu Kumarasinghe, Alice GarbuttWilkins, Simone Ellies, Brigitte Brice, Lucy Clifton
ABSENT: Abbey Donaldson, Jessie Gao
11 FERGUSON
Charlie Gribble, Emily Miller, Lauren Kerr, Helena Bean, Caroline Smirk
THIRD ROW: Amberlie Boyd, Elizabeth Kenny, Rachel Barclay, Claudia Henderson, Ruby Burrell, Shu Li, Annabelle Porter
SECOND ROW: Lauren Willems, Lucy Curtin, Lauren Benson, Samantha Martin, Bethany Johns, Devon Lovelady, Mr Luke Callier
FRONT ROW: Molly Ball, Pia Chaffey, Isobel Hamilton, Alexandra O’Halloran, Emily Lynch, Tara Fenwick-Smith, Beatrice Harris, Isabella le Roux
11 MCNEIL
BACK ROW: Ciara Mitchell, Rosie Bahen-Wright, Mary Earl-Spurr, Alexandra Barrass, Jacqueline Yu, Olivia Grasso, Laura Hunter
THIRD ROW: Jenice McAdam, Alexandria Maclean, Hannah Newnes, Samantha McClurg, Jennifer Chappelle, Jesseca Lancaster, Tayla Seinor, Eve Callander
SECOND ROW: Charlotte Boyle, Johanna More-Booth, Linda Teirney, Erin Pope, Courtney Certoma, Melany Chapman, Amy Banks, Mr G Moran
FRONT ROW: Hannah Meier, Stephanie King, Camilla Eustance, Annabel Cowcher, Terra Tormey, Anna Swan, Emily James, Susan Murrey
11 STEWART
BACK ROW: Chelsea Brumby, Indiana Read, Natasha Gay, Samantha Palmer, Mia Carlton, Jessica Pleydell-Bouverie
THIRD ROW: Sarah Ransom, Isabelle Crohan, Sarah Naughton, Hannah Richardson, Claudia Del Borrello, Marli McGuckin, Annie Bradley
SECOND ROW: Emily Warton, Emma Heggaton, Brontae Kelly, Kelly Gorter, Tayla Willis, Miriam Williams, Mrs A Smith
FRONT ROW: Natsumi Enomata, Patricia Soegiantho, Caitlin Foulner, Alexandra Stroud, Chelsea Williamson, Sophie Forrester, Felicia Freind
ABSENT: Victoria Barton
11
SUMMERS
BACK ROW: Grace Moir, Joanna Wierzchos, Alexandra Turner, Catriona Dunham, Lilian Hedges, Anthea Maclean
THIRD ROW: Lynnett Ng, Emma Kelly, Ellen Marinko, Emily Grimshaw, Natasha Graham, Chloe Frith, Lily Robinson
SECOND ROW: Georgina Woods, Aimee Ford, Lucy Westbrook, Sophie Locke, Felicity Tan, Lily Woods, Mrs L Bynon
FRONT ROW: Jia-Ying Choong, Georgia Thomas, Elizabeth Ayers, Katie Lloyd, Claire Willis, Melanie-Jane Cattell
12 BAIRD
BACK ROW: Sophie Clapin, Madison Foulds, Sophie Pemberton, Bonnie de la Hunty, Alexandra Hutton, Jessie Pocklington, Ashleigh Civiello
THIRD ROW: Claudia Whitcombe, Tessa Litton-Del Popolo, Brittany Notley, Julia Dymond, Emma Thomas, Victoria Skinner, Madelaine Roden, Nina Garvey
SECOND ROW: Dr B Winning, Mara Day, Isabella Hynes, Chelsea Hughie-Williams, Sheridan Brady, Zoe Lutze, Amy Schulz
FRONT ROW: Philippa Martino, Rachel Bonus, Catherine van der Walt, Molly Dale, Suzanne Holding, Caitlin Scaife, Natalia Hasibuan
ABSENT: Nicola Kilbee
12 CARMICHAEL
BACK ROW: Gemma Swan, Angela Egerton-Warburton, Esther Glauert, Amelia Hawkins, Eleanor Styles, Prue Batchelor, Katherine Barblett
THIRD ROW: Jerri-Lee Matthews, Grace Chung, Sophie Ward, Eleni Bacopanos, Bonnie Stewart, Leona McArdle, Jacquelyn Plugge, Minna Shepherd
SECOND ROW: Ms F Tholet, Ariane Kingsbury, Emma Kirkness, Lucy Silberstein, Megan Kozak, Haylee Rivers, Amy Clasquin, Ms S Robey
FRONT ROW: Samantha Capelli, Tessa Brittain, Alexis Swan, Gagan Kullar, Kay-Lyn Tan, Molly Garbutt-Wilkins
12 FERGUSON
BACK ROW: Emma Shelton, Annabelle Henderson, Farrah Munshi, Katie Andersen, Jesse Burrell, Tess Grapsas, Eliza Whyte
THIRD ROW: Nicole Mumford, Eloisa Dickinson, Kaitlyn Wellstead, Sophie Carter, Grace Taylor, Chelsea Corbet, Nine Labuschagne, Sarah Clapin
SECOND ROW: Ms A Philpot, Zoe Hogan, Georgia Denny, Tessa Beale, Olivia Harries, Holly Beeton, Mr M Saunders
FRONT ROW: Shuling Wong, Alyssa Pisano, Helen Mackie, Katherine Scarff, Sarah Francis, Annabel Jeffries
ABSENT: Isabella Caporale, Elizabeth Dixon
12 MCNEIL
BACK ROW: Katelyn Prendiville, Grace Paterson-Miller, Eleanor Frew, Asha Harris, Laura Henderson, Madeleine Maguire, Atteya Thomas
THIRD ROW: Bronte Ranford, Sarah Cole, Anisah Nasir, Daniella Harlan, Nikki Glasfurd, Nicole Platell, Tobie-Anna Durk, Mariko Hunt
SECOND ROW: Mrs Soni Bailey, Erica Morgan, Rachael Mottershead, Ronita Bradshaw, Jordana Smith, Jessica Oliver, Phoebe Beurteaux, Mr Roland Leach
FRONT ROW: Amelia Spackman, Hannah Martin, Georgia O’Keefe, Isabella Borshoff, Lydia Culley, Jane Lapsley, Yukie Sato
12 STEWART
BACK ROW: Georgia Williss, Georgia Reid, Genevieve Graham, Zoe Robson, Lauren Hewett, Georgia Franklin
THIRD ROW: Phoebe Carre, Madelyn Milne, Catherine Brogan, Tamsin McLinden, Amy Donovan, Nikolah Vermeersch, Kendall Whyte
SECOND ROW: Ms M Honeychurch, Teresa Maguire, Grace Dempster, Lauren Rule, Flora Lolev, Calyca Rogers, Mrs L Campbell
FRONT ROW: Melissa Brumby, Prue Bowman, Irene Rogers, Isabelle Thompson, Lucille Desai, Amy Cox
ABSENT: Stephanie Wright
12 SUMMERS
BACK ROW: Tessa Randles, Emerson Tanney, Sacha Barker, Claire McCrorie, Zoe Barham, Belle Casey
THIRD ROW: Madeleine Di Francesco, Molly Gibson, Kimberley Benjamin, Elizabeth Gallagher, Kate Halsted, Anna Williams, Georgia Westbrook
SECOND ROW: Mrs E Walker, Hannah Tunstill, Nicola Hard, Jessica Stacey, Laura Grimshaw, Emma Falconer, Annie Giddy, Ms N Lange
FRONT ROW: Katherine Roach, Georgia Leech, Danielle Millar, Amelia Foulkes, Amelia HendersonPitman, Raena Kaur, Rokiyah Bin Swani
ABSENT: Bernadette Nebel, CodySue Turco
baird
It was the year of the ginger Ninjas, the orange flags, the lion suit and the unstoppable mighty Bairdians. 2010 was full of energy, determination, love and support for the orange house and all the girls within it.
2010 was an exceptional year, event in the Inter-House calendar, the Swimming carnival, Baird was outstanding, showing an abundance of enthusiastic participation on the day. This not only reinforced our House motto ‘participation’ but showcased the importance of getting out there and having a go.
During the Inter-House Athletics carnival there was always an orange blur throwing, catching, jumping, running or cheering. Baird girls constantly threw themselves into the event and all it had to offer, and the end result certainly showcased their hard work. Baird won the Senior InterHouse trophy, and placed second overall, an amazing achievement. Congratulations to Grace Wilson who was runner up Champion. Next on the agenda was Cross Country. It was a beautiful day with perfect weather for Baird to shine. The girls ran faster than ever to place Baird an amazing third overall. Eliza Rakich (Year 7) and Alex Thomas (Year 11) were runners up for their year groups, which were outstanding achievements. Thanks to the Baird Sports Co-ordinators Emma Thomas and Madison Foulds for their work across the Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics carnivals.
When Baird girls hear the word ‘Debating’ we can’t help but twitch with excitement. There was no doubt that Baird would put
Congratulations to all teams who made it to the second round, and congratulations to the Year 12 team which came face to face with their rivals Ferguson and took out gold, with none other than Debating Co-ordinator Molly Dale leading the way.
Arts Day is always a whirlwind, but is by far the most anticipated day of the year. With an array of colours (prominently orange)
the textiles room, and hanging on the art room walls, the day is always great fun. The highlight
as did the Auditorium and Chapel, weeks ahead of Arts Day with the sound of Grease. Bonnie de la Hunty, our House Choir Coordinator, patiently worked with each Year group to ensure we sounded perfect, and on the day we did, taking out third place. Thank you to Baird Arts Coordinator Pippa Martino. You never realise how close you are to the end until you hit Year
view. Your years through Junior, Middle and Senior Schools have passed so quickly, and you start
have done, and wish you hadn’t. Memories you have created, shared and cherished over the years will stick with you forever. The girls you have laughed, argued, and cried with will now become your lifelong friends. PLC has opened so many opportunities for me and I encourage everyone in Baird, whether they are a Year 7 or Year 12 student to give everything a go and try something new, because you will never know you can succeed if you never try.
I thank everyone who made my time at PLC memorable, particularly Baird House Adviser Mr Donaldson and Year 12 House Tutor Dr Winning.
To 2011 Baird House Captain Ellen D’Cruz, there is little I can say; I know you will do wonders with Baird. To the girls of the great orange House; farewell and good luck.
Sophie Clapin, Baird House Captain
‘Play the game, Carmichael,’ is the motto upheld and encouraged within the House of Blue. This formula, carried on since the formation of the House, is a goal I believe has been achieved throughout the 2010 school year. Amazing achievements among both individual and team performances demonstrated the true spirit of Carmichael.
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The year got off to an amazing start with the Inter-House Swimming carnival. The girls dived, jumped and splashed into the pools in the race for Champion House, and even girls who struggle to heartedly. The day ended with an overall fourth for Carmichael with the Middle School coming third
Thanks to Year 12 Sports Coordinators Ellie Styles and Minna Shepherd for their incredible enthusiasm and organisation. The participation and eagerness of all Carmichael girls demonstrated the essence of what the House is all about and really shone through on the day.
The girls’ motivation followed on to the next Inter-House event, Athletics. This sporting challenge is a personal favourite because of the range of events girls can participate in. Blue paint, streamers and lollies were out in force as girls threw, jumped, leaped and ran. Carmichael outdid itself, achieving third place overall. Special congratulations to our Year 10 Champion Georgie Siciliano. A few weeks later girls were faced with the tough but fun Inter-House Cross Country event. Participation in Cross Country was amazing, and the girls willing to exert themselves physically and mentally on the intimidating 1.5km fun run or the 3km competitive run deserve massive congratulations. Their hard work and efforts paid off with a second place result for Carmichael. Congratulations to our Champion Girls Hadley Lindsay (Year 7) and Kate Schweizer (Year 9). The tireless efforts put in by all runners epitomised what Carmichael is about and once again I thank Minna and Ellie for their amazing efforts which led to the event running with organisation and ease.
The year came to an exciting close with Arts Day, when Carmichael showed off its impressive performing and creative prowess. Carmichael Arts Co-ordinator Bonnie Stewart ensured the day ran smoothly and everyone in Blue participated. Art, music ensembles, individual
instrumentals, dance and drama items were spread across the day with a bit of Carmichael appearing everywhere. All of the excitement ended in the Sports Centre with the House Choir competition. The walls resonated with the beautiful harmonies of our amazing Choir Co-ordinator Megan Kozak. The hymn was followed by the upbeat and energetic Abba tune Take a Chance on Me. Every girl who participated in the choir was amazing and should feel proud because Megan led the House to
House meetings held every other week kept me preoccupied and provided the girls with a chance to catch up with each other, as well as hear Carmichael updates and announcements.
I thank the entire Year 12 Carmichael Tutor Group, our amazing and energetic tutor, Ms Tholet and our always organised House Adviser, Ms Robey. This year has been amazing and the Carmichael girls have made my grateful for the opportunity I have been given to lead the House. I am proud of each and every one of the Carmichael girls and wish them and 2011 Carmichael House Captain Laura Hejleh the best of luck next year. Keep up the energy girls and carry on the blue pride.
Prue Batchelor, Carmichael House Captain
In 2010, the school was once again set alight by the fiery red spirit and passion of the fabulous Ferguson House.
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the annual Inter-House Swimming carnival. In true Ferguson style, the
end, volunteering for as many races as possible and cheering for their fellow Fergos in the water. Congratulations to individual Champions Claire Breidahl (Year 7), Jessica Moore (Year 9), Giselle Benson (Year 11), and Amberlie Boyd and Beth Johns (Year 11).
The Athletics carnival was another display of Ferguson pride, with a sea of red shirts and face-paint jumping, running and throwing their way through another great day of competition. Congratulations go to Brianna Jones (Year 8), Jessica Moore (Year 9), Charlie Gribble (Year 11) and Sophie Carter (Year 12) on their outstanding individual achievements.
Next up was the Cross Country competition, which passed with a blur of red. Participation levels were at a record high in the competitive event, and all the girls put in an awesome effort.
Sophie Carter and Grace Taylor did
with the hectic Inter-House sports calendar, and I thank them for all their hard work.
With the help of House Coordinator Tess Grapsas, Fergo girls argued and rebutted their way through a fantastic season of Debating and Public Speaking. Fergo teams also dominated InterHouse Academics with the girls enthusiastically and correctly answering tricky questions.
The highlight of Term 3 was undoubtedly Arts Day. The creative as Fergo girls took on singing, cake decorating and photography with phenomenal gusto under the guidance of Arts Day Coordinator Katie Andersen. Under the tireless leadership of Choir Captain Annabelle Henderson, the inner Ferguson song-bird was coaxed out to the tune of Queen’s Somebody to Love. The dedication of the girls was great, and the generous amount of chocolate at each rehearsal lifted the girls’ morale and voices to new heights. in Ferguson House, I cried for a week because a girl already at PLC had told me Ferguson ‘never wins’. Whilst this has yet to be disproved, I have learned that it is the endless spirit and the great sense of friendship in the House that makes Ferguson so special. After such an incredible year, I will no doubt cry for another week when it comes time to say goodbye to such a wonderful, inspiring group of girls, and this time for all the right reasons!
To the Ferguson family of 2010, thank you. Your enthusiasm, countless red costumes and smiling faces have seen us through another fantastic year. Thank you to our House Adviser Mr Saunders and Year 12 tutor Ms Philpot, and to all the tutors for your energy and support.
Congratulations to incoming Ferguson House Captain Pia Chaffey and best of luck to all the outgoing Year 12s. Remember, as Fergo-heads, we burn brighter!
Sarah Clapin, Ferguson House Captain
This year has been filled with yellow from start to finish. From ridiculous costumes, zinc and face paint to full body suits and banana lollies, I think it’s safe to say we made our presence felt.
carnival and the huge number of girls who participated on the day made it a lot of fun. My thanks to House Sports Co-ordinators Erica Morgan and Grace Paterson-Millar who both made sure it all ran smoothly. Runner-up Champion went to Salwa Sadek (Year 7) and Sophie Stockwell (Year 9) and Champion Girl went to Jessamy Burton (Year 10). The Year 12s had a clean sweep of the Diving event with Champion Girl Nicole Platell and runner up Bronte Ranford. Our debaters and public speakers shone throughout the year under the guidance of Co-ordinator Isabella Borshoff. The Year 7, 8, 9 and 11 teams won Debating and in the Public Speaking competition, Year 7, 11 and 12 teams also won. Congratulations to the best speakers in the competition, Rebecca Cole, Madeleine King, Ruby Frey, Hannah Newnes, Erica Morgan and Rosie BahenWright. Everyone who participated contributed to an incredible achievement; I think we can safely say that McNeil dominated in this area.
The Athletics carnival saw a being paraded around the State Athletics Stadium. We managed
between skipping, dancing and twirling down the track. The titles of Champion Girl were won by Ella Newton and Katherine Sparrow (Year 8) and Anna Swan (Year 11), as well as runner-up Champions Steph Forsyth (Year 9) and Katelyn Prendiville (Year 12). Most importantly everyone had a go (and ate lots of lollies). Unbelievably, McNeil secured a victory in the Marching competition, a feat that has eluded the House for years, with the formation of a simple, yet effective ‘M’ shape - a true crowd pleaser.
On Arts Day I saw more McNeil entries than for any other House; in every section from cooking to woodwork McNeil was amazing. Madeleine Maguire, who helped organise everything leading up to easier. House Dance was a highlight and while the Senior School was robbed of a place, the Middle School placed a welleveryone singing to the tune of ‘Happy Day’ from Sister Act, but we couldn’t have done it without our tireless House Choir Coordinator Georgia O’Keefe. I don’t think there was a week in which McNeil girls didn’t do something that made me smile, laugh or stare in amazement. I’ve loved every minute of this year. But I couldn’t have done it alone; thanks to our incredible House Adviser Ms Bailey and all the House tutors, especially Mr Leach for putting up with us since Year 9.
Good luck to 2011 House Captain Rosie Bahen-Wright and I hope the 2011 cohort has a great year.
Sarah Cole, McNeil House
Captain
I could not have imagined a better year to lead the mean, green
fighting machine that is Stewart House. It has been a big year for us, to say the least.
With maximum participation in all areas of InterHouse competition, the girls’ efforts have really paid off.
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We made a big splash at the Swimming carnival proving to all unsuspecting Houses that we were a force to be reckoned with,
hard not to hear the Stewart girls at the Athletics carnival with the entire House on its feet cheering our participants home. Stewart was able to rise above the others and
the memory of the eldest members of Stewart House.
girls felt there was a need to maintain our newfound reputation for success. Driven by the hunger for more, every single girl participated in one way or another in the Cross Country competition. Stewart was able to claim another
to say thanks to TC Maguire and Lauren Rule for their dedication to the positions of Sports Coordinators.
Arts Day was a huge success and a real showcase of Stewart talents. The girls expressed themselves through dance and drama and demonstrated their artistic style in the creative arts by cooking delicious food and creating small masterpieces. I thank Arts Co-ordinator Amy Cox for her leadership and constant smile, and for gently reminding the girls that their music form was due or they didn’t actually have to be a dancer to be in House Dance. I’d also like to mention the amazing work of Choir Co-ordinator Irené Rogers whose charges impressed the audience on Arts Day. Without fail the girls braced early morning chills and gave up lunchtimes and afternoons to participate in Inter-House activities throughout the year. With higher numbers of participants in Stewart compared to the other Houses, they played a range of sports from badminton to nukeum ball, strongly argued their point in Debating and captivated audiences with their Public Speaking, all under the guidance of our Public Speaking and Debating Co-ordinator Catherine Brogan. Stewart girls battled in the InterHouse Academic competition using a combination of knowledge
and humour as their weapons of choice.
The girls embraced the Stewart House motto of ‘through the hard to the high’ and were truly rewarded. If the girls keep up their love of just giving it a go and giving it their all, I can see Stewart providing all other Houses with many challenges in the future.
I thank our Year 12 Tutor Mrs Weston and Stewart House Adviser Ms Honeychurch for their support and assistance throughout the year.
I would like to congratulate 2011 Stewart House Captain Mia Carlton. I believe Stewart House is in very capable hands.
Madelyn
Milne, Stewart House Captain
summers
To me, purple is a colour that expresses a sense of unity, creativity and enthusiasm. In 2010 I truly believe every Summers girl has embodied these characteristics in all she has achieved.
Summers’ power was unleashed Inter-House Swimming carnival. Not only did we participate with enthusiasm and willingness, we left Challenge Stadium winning the Middle, Senior and Overall trophies. I sincerely thank Sports Co-ordinators Anna Williams and Elizabeth Gallagher for their organisation and help throughout the season. Congratulations to Anjelica Young (Year 7) who won Champion Girl and smashed the 50m freestyle and breaststroke records. Congratulations also to Champion Girls Lucy Jenkins (Year 8), Emily Mantle (Year 10), Anna Williams (Year 12), Tessa Randles (Year 12 runner up) and Phoebe Donaldson (Year 7, runner-up Diving) for their brilliant efforts. The next major event of the year was the Athletics carnival and although Summers did not place, we had many passionate participants. I believe the girls learned a valuable lesson from Athletics; that despite prowess, you need to aim high, wear purple with pride and passion, and most importantly, enjoy yourself. Cross Country was another display of strong House spirit from Summers with wonderful efforts by both Emily Mantle (Year 10 Champion) and Annie Donaldson (Year 9 runner up).
The success of Summers continued throughout the year with House sports including basketball, softball, netball, hockey, volleyball, soccer and badminton. Again our Sports Co-ordinators were invaluable in the organisational process for these activities.
Public Speaking and Debating events saw Summers’ power unleash in a different way. We chatted our way through the season with style, and I thank all the girls for their tireless enthusiasm, especially Public Speaking and Debating Co-ordinator Emerson Tanney, who did a brilliant job in organising and supporting the girls throughout the season.
Summerians proved to be skilful dance, drama, public speaking and LOTE. The morning started
off with House Dance, in which our Senior School girls placed
who participated on the day and special thanks to Arts Co-ordinator Rokiyah Bin Swani and Choir Coordinator Molly Gibson.
As the year comes to a close, I thank every Summers girl for their sports, academics and arts. Your dedication and enthusiasm have all contributed to our successes. Thanks also to the House Tutors for your guidance and support, and special thanks to House Adviser Ms Lange and Year 12 Tutor Ms Walker whose sense of humour, reliability and encouragement have been greatly appreciated. Thanks also to the Year 12 girls; I’ve been lucky to spend 20 minutes of every day with girls whose company I enjoy so much. Best wishes to 2011 Summers House Captain Georgia Thomas and the 2011 cohort; I hope your year is as fun and rewarding as 2010 has been for me.
Zoe Barham, Summers House Captain
Rokiyah Bin Swani
Rachel Bonus
Isabella Borshoff
Prue Bowman Ronita Bradshaw
Katie Andersen Eleni Bacopanos
Katherine Barblett
Zoe Barham Sacha Barker
Sheridan Brady
Tessa Brittain
Catherine Brogan Melissa Brumby Jesse Burrell
Prue Batchelor
Tessa Beale
Holly Beeton
Kimberley Benjamin Phoebe Beurteaux
Samantha Capelli Isabella Caporale Phoebe Carre
Sophie Carter Belle Casey
Mara Day
Bonnie de la Hunty Grace Dempster Georgia Denny Lucille Desai
Grace Chung Ashleigh Civiello Sarah Clapin
Sophie Clapin Amy Clasquin
Madeleine Di Francesco Eloisa Dickinson
Elizabeth Dixon Amy Donovan Tobie-Anna Durk
Sarah Cole Chelsea Corbet Amy Cox
Lydia Culley Molly Dale
Julia Dymond
Angela Egerton-Warburton
Emma Falconer
Madison Foulds
Amelia Foulkes
Genevieve Graham Tess Grapsas
Laura Grimshaw Kate Halsted Nicola Hard
Sarah Francis Georgia Franklin Eleanor Frew
Elizabeth Gallagher Molly Garbutt-Wilkins
Daniella Harlan Olivia Harries
Asha Harris
Natalia Hasibuan Amelia Hawkins
Nina Garvey Molly Gibson Annie Giddy
Nikki Glasfurd Esther Glauert
Annabelle Henderson
Laura Henderson
Amelia Henderson-Pitman
Lauren Hewett
Zoe Hogan
Megan Kozak Gagan Kullar
Nine Labuschagne Jane Lapsley Georgia Leech
Suzanne Holding Chelsea Hughie-Williams
Mariko Hunt
Alexandra Hutton Isabella Hynes
Tessa Litton-Del Popolo Flora Lolev
Zoe Lutze
Helen Mackie Madeleine Maguire
Annabel Jeffries Raena Kaur
Nicola Kilbee
Ariane Kingsbury Emma Kirkness
Teresa Maguire Hannah Martin
Philippa Martino
Jerri-Lee Matthews
Leona McArdle
Brittany Notley Georgia O’Keefe Jessica Oliver
Grace Paterson-Miller Sophie Pemberton
Claire McCrorie Tamsin McLinden
Danielle Millar
Madelyn Milne Erica Morgan
Alyssa Pisano
Nicole Platell
Jacquelyn Plugge Jessie Pocklington Katelyn Prendiville
Rachael Mottershead Nicole Mumford Farrah Munshi
Anisah Nasir
Bernadette Nebel
Tessa Randles Bronte Ranford Georgia Reid
Haylee Rivers
Katherine Roach
Minna Shepherd Lucy Silberstein
Victoria Skinner Jordana Smith Amelia Spackman
Zoe Robson Madelaine Roden Irene Rogers Calyca Rogers Lauren Rule
Jessica Stacey Bonnie Stewart
Eleanor Styles
Alexis Swan Gemma Swan
Yukie Sato
Caitlin Scaife
Katherine Scarff Amy Schulz
Emma Shelton
Kay-Lyn Tan
Emerson Tanney Grace Taylor
Emma Thomas Atteya Thomas
Kendall Whyte Anna Williams Georgia Williss Shuling Wong Stephanie Wright
Isabelle Thompson
Hannah Tunstill
Cody-Sue Turco
Catherine van der Walt Nikolah Vermeersch
Sophie Ward Kaitlyn Wellstead Georgia Westbrook
Claudia Whitcombe Eliza Whyte
Pockets are awarded to students across all areas (Principal’s Citizenship, Academic, Sport, Arts and Community Service) who have demonstrated outstanding performance, commitment, contribution, service and leadership across their years at PLC.
P pockets 2010
Principal’s Citizenship Pockets
Megan Kozak
Nicole Mumford
Principal’s Pockets
Isabella Borshoff
Bonnie de la Hunty
Academic Honours
Prue Batchelor
Isabella Borshoff
Melissa Brumby
Sarah Cole
Amy Cox
Bonnie de la Hunty
Madeleine Di Francesco
Nicole Mumford
Sophie Pemberton
Nicole Platell
Grace Taylor
ACADEMIC SUBJECT POCKETS
Accounting and Finance
Philippa Martino
Biological Sciences 3AB
Hannah Tunstill
Chemistry 3AB
Eleni Bacopanos
Isabella Borshoff
Melissa Brumby
Hea Chung
Sarah Cole
Amy Cox
Molly Dale
Bonnie de la Hunty
Madeleine Di Francesco
Raena Kaur
Ariane Kingsbury
Erica Morgan
Nicole Platell
Grace Taylor
Hannah Tunstill
Dance 3AB
Eleni Bacopanos
Sarah Clapin
Tamsin McLinden
Shuling Wong
Drama 3AB
Zoe Barham
Kimberley Benjamin
Phoebe Carre
Kate Halsted
Emma Kirkness
Philippa Martino
French 3AB
Isabella Borshoff
Amy Cox
Nicola Hard
Daniella Harlan
Nicole Mumford
Sophie Pemberton
Literature 3AB
Isabella Borshoff
Sarah Clapin
Sarah Cole
Molly Dale
Bonnie de la Hunty
Daniella Harlan
Emma Kirkness
Nicole Mumford
Sophie Pemberton
Katelyn Prendiville
Hannah Tunstill
Materials Design & Technology-
Textiles 3AB
Amy Schulz
Mathematics 3CD
Isabella Borshoff
Melissa Brumby
Bonnie de la Hunty
Hannah Tunstill
Mathematics Specialist 3CD
Melissa Brumby
Sarah Cole
Bonnie de la Hunty
Madeleine Di Francesco
Raena Kaur
Kay-Lyn Tan
Modern History 3AB
Isabella Borshoff
Music 3AB
Bonnie de la Hunty
Physics 3AB
Isabella Borshoff
Melissa Brumby
Sarah Cole
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Politics & Law 3AB
Nicole Mumford
Grace Taylor
Psychology 3AB
Samantha Capelli
Jacquelyn Plugge
Visual Arts 3AB
Alexandra Hutton
CO-CURRICULAR
Arts Pockets
Drama
Kimberley Benjamin
Zoe Barham
Angela Egerton-Warburton
Laura Henderson
Suzanne Holding
Rachael Mottershead
Lucy Silberstein
Shuling Wong
Abbey Donaldson
Camilla Eustance
Hillary Goldsmith
Dinu Kumarasinghe
Alexandria Mclean
Caroline Smirk
Terra Tormey
Lucy Westbrook
Dance
Hillary Goldsmith
Anna Gould
Natasha Graham
Laura Hejleh
Rokiyah Bin Swani
Rachel Bonus
Sarah Clapin
Samantha Capelli
Angela Egerton-Warburton
Molly Garbutt-Wilkins
Amelia Hawkins
Madeleine Maguire
Danielle Millar
Cody-Sue Turco
Anna Williams
Arts Participation Pocket
Rachel Bonus
Samantha Capelli
Abbey Donaldson
Emma Kirkness
Megan Kozak
Danielle Millar
Arts Honours
Samantha Capelli
Laura Henderson
Megan Kozak
Georgia Leech
Tamsin McLinden
Public Speaking Pocket
Molly Dale
Megan Kozak
Debating Pocket
Megan Kozak
Dinu Kumarasinghe
Hannah Newnes
SPORTS POCKETS
Athletics
Kimberley Benjamin
Sophie Carter
Charlie Gribble
Erica Morgan
Katelyn Prendiville
Basketball
Grace Taylor
Hockey
Prue Batchelor
Elizabeth Gallagher
Lauren Rule
Eleanor Styles
Netball
Kimberley Benjamin
Sophie Carter
Rowing
Alexandra Hutton
Teresa Maguire
Georgia Reid
Soccer
Elizabeth Alderson
Eleanor Lofthouse
Softball
Prue Batchelor
Sophie Carter
Sarah Clapin
Tennis
Elizabeth Alderson
Isabella Borshoff
Lauren Rule
Volleyball
Prue Batchelor
Sophie Clapin
Waterpolo
Amelia Foulkes
Tessa Randles
Lauren Rule
Sports Participation
Jessica Pleydell-Bouverie
Sports Service
Amberlie Boyd
SERVICE POCKETS
Elizabeth Alderson
Tessa Beale
Isabella Blakiston
Isabella Borshoff
Prue Bowman
Bonnie de la Hunty
Madeleine Di Francesco
Alice Dormer
Tobie-Anna Durk
Annabelle Henderson
Laura Henderson
Lauren Hewett
Isabella Hynes
Megan Kozak
Jane Lapsley
Madeleine Lofthouse
Jacquelyn Plugge
Emily Simpson
Grace Westlake
Morgan Wolpers
Stephanie Wright
MUSIC POCKETS
Ensemble Pockets 2010
PLC/Schotch Symphonic Wind
Ensemble Pockets
Tessa Beale
Mara Day
Amelia Foulkes
Megan Kozak
Nicole Mumford
Katherine Roach
Bonny Stewart
Georgia Westbrook
Claudia Whitcombe
PLC/Scotch Chamber Orchestra Pockets
Ashleigh Civiello
Amy Cox
Bonnie de la Hunty
Madeleine Di Francesco
Annabelle Henderson
PLC/Scotch Vocal Ensemble Pockets
Isabella Borshoff
Sarah Cole
Georgia Leech
Pipe Band Pockets
Rachel Bonus
Samantha Capelli
Isabella Caporale
Ashleigh Civiello
Amy Cox
Daniella Harlan
Alexandra Hutton
Georgia Leech
Tasmin McLinden
Nicole Mumford
Bonny Stewart
Georgia Westbrook
Chorale Pockets
Samantha Capelli
Sarah Cole
Mara Day
Bonnie de la Hunty
Madeleine Di Francesco
Emma Kirkness
Megan Kozak
Georgia Leech
Georgia O’Keefe
Bartok Orchestra Pockets
Ashleigh Civiello
Sarah Cole
Amy Cox
Bonnie de la Hunty
Madeleine Di Francesco
Annabelle Henderson
Concert Band Pockets
Tessa Beale
Melissa Brumby
Sophie Clapin
Mara Day
Amelia Foulkes
Laura Henderson
Megan Kozak
Nicole Mumford
Jessica Oliver
Katherine Roach
Zoe Robson
Bonnie Stewart
Georgia Westbrook
Claudia Whitcombe
Stage Band Pockets
Katie Andersen
Tessa Beale
Megan Kozak
Katherine Roach
Zoe Robson
Kay-Lyn Tan
Chamber Ensemble Pockets
Katie Andersen (percussion ensemble)
Amy Cox (string quartet/guitar ensemble)
Bonnie de la Hunty (string quartet)
Madeleine Di Francesco (string quartet)
Annabelle Henderson (string quartet)
Music Participation Pockets
Tessa Beale
Ashleigh Civiello
Sarah Cole
Amy Cox
Mara Day
Bonnie de la Hunty
Madeleine Di Francesco
Annabelle Henderson
Megan Kozak
Georgia Leech
Nicole Mumford
Tessa Randles
Katherine Roach
Zoe Robson
Bonnie Stewart
Georgia Westbrook
Honours Pockets
Tessa Beale
Ashleigh Civiello
Sarah Cole
Amy Cox
Bonnie de la Hunty
Madeleine Di Francesco
Annabelle Henderson
Megan Kozak
Georgia Leech
Nicole Mumford
Katherine Roach
Bonny Stewart
Georgia Westbrook
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