No. 01 February 2015
OSA Committee members give an enormous amount of time to the Association voluntarily. Thanks to their input, we are improving member benefits and running events for all to enjoy throughout the year. I encourage you to visit the School website (www.sthildas.wa.edu.au) for the committee listing and contact committee members with your suggestions. Please let me know if you would like to become more actively involved on the committee yourself. There are many opportunities that call for a variety of skills.
Welcome and very best wishes to you all for the New Year. In particular the OSA welcomes St Hilda’s 12th Principal, Mrs Kim Kiepe, and our newest Old Scholar members, the Class 2014. All Old Scholars are invited to a special event to greet Kim and I eagerly encourage you to refer to the following page for details. We bound into 2015 full of enthusiasm and excitement with a Calendar of Events already in place for the coming 12 months. Our traditional events such as the annual Bazaar and 70+ Morning Tea once again feature as crowd favourites, while momentum continues to build for activities such as the Mentoring Morning and Social Golf Day amongst others. On behalf of the OSA Committee I would like to congratulate the recent School graduates on their academic (ATAR) and Vocational(VET) results. Each girl (and her family) must be applauded for their perseverance through the tough times and their aspirations to succeed through dedicated effort. Congratulations and well done. The Valedictory Dinner that concludes Year 12 provides an important opportunity to thank our incoming Financial Life Members for their support of the Association. Thank you to the families who recognise the value of this membership and encourage their daughters to remain connected through the School alumni. This support allows us to strengthen our services and ‘give back’ to the School for the benefit of current students.
L to R: Angela Heaton (Mitchell, ’75) welcoming Michele Gould to the OSA at the 2014 Valedictory dinner.
Each year we recognise the outstanding input of staff who have provided service to the School for over 20 years, or have provided exceptional service during their tenure at St Hilda’s. We recognise their loyal service by extending Honorary Life Membership to the OSA and last year proudly welcomed: Mrs Joy Shepherd former Principal Mrs Julie Quan-Sing Rowlands former Head of Junior School Mr Steve Latawski English Mrs Judy Christopher Library and Mrs Rita Charles Junior School teacher I would also like to take this opportunity to extend our most grateful thanks to Denise Stransky (Lodge, ’74) who retired last year after a respected and valuable long term on the OSA Committee and School Council.
Denise Stransky (Lodge, ‘74)
Our Association endeavours to celebrate achievements, rejoice in news of marriages and births and be considerate and empathetic to our members who may not have had such happy times during the year. Our common thread is that we all went to the same School, and because of this bond, we care for each other. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all well for 2015 and do hope to see many of you during the year. Angela Heaton (Mitchell, ’75)