Eleanor Burt being made an Honorary Vice-President at our AGM, an honour rarely bestowed.
St Margaret’s College Old Girls’ Association Welcome to our Autumn/Winter edition of Evergreen.
event the alert levels changed and allowed us to include
Somewhere in between this edition and the last one
parents. We would have been one of the few schools
we had summer, although for those of us living in
who proceeded with a successful farewell event for
Christchurch we have been left wondering what
their Year 13 students and this was met with gratitude
happened to it!
from both parents and girls. All credit must be given
As you know from the last edition, our preferred method is now sending the magazine digitally. If you’re still receiving a hard copy and would prefer a digital one or vice versa, please let our Old Girls’ Co-ordinator, Emma Bradley know and she will make the necessary changes. We made the difficult decision to postpone last year’s reunion weekend events so this year we will be hosting a ‘double’ event. Reunion weekend will be 28-30 October and we remain very optimistic this will eventuate. A brief outline, with more details to follow in the next few months – a cocktail party at the school on Friday 28 October, year group photos and school tours on Saturday 29 October and Chapel on Sunday 30
to Diana Patchett and Jane Lougher, Director of Community Relations, who encouraged us to take it to the eleventh hour before making a decision. They were confident the alert levels would change and indeed they did. The positive feedback we received about the format has contributed to our decision to keep this format for the leavers this year. To date, none of our scheduled events have taken place, however many have been rescheduled, so we encourage you to frequently look on the school website under the Old Girls’ tab for new dates. What we have done recently is launch on Instagram and we’re excited this platform will help us to connect with more of our younger Old Girls in particular. Our handle is smcoga,
October. Mark it in your diary now, reunion weekend
yes all lower case as Instagram is, so please follow us.
is always so much fun. It’s my year group’s 50 years on
Enjoy the colours of autumn and the change of season.
this year, and I know many of us find it hard to believe our 3rd form year was that long ago. With border restrictions easing, we look forward to welcoming Old Girls from overseas again, as we have in the past. The traditional Leavers’ Dinner/Ball evolved last year into a Leavers’ Cocktail function. Four days prior to the
We, your committee, are very focused on our mission of “nurturing connections – past, present and future” and look forward to seeing you at an event during the year. Until then, keep well. Susan Mohammed, SMCOGA President
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