Celebrating 85 years

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Celebrating 85 years
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Loreto
Chronicle
The Year
of Justice
Volume 26 No.1 June 2013
From the Principal
I
n this our 85th Anniversary
Year, it gives me great
pleasure as a past pupil, a past
staff member and now as the
Principal of this fine school to
“unveil” the much anticipated
College Master Plan.
This is a pivotal time in our
history as we look to further
develop the school in exciting ways to cater
not only for our increase in enrolment when
we introduce Year 7’s in 2015, but to seize the
opportunity, as the custodians of Loreto’s future,
to do this in a way that maximises the great
potential of this beautiful campus.
Vitally important elements of the Master Planning
process, which has been conducted for the
School Council by architects Thomson Adsett,
have been:
• Considerable consultation and review with
key stakeholder representative groups; &
• Formation of a Capital Works and Property
Committee, comprising community members
with industry expertise and experience,
who have provided invaluable advice and
assistance to the School Council.
The exciting vision that has emerged enhances
not only the many positive attributes and assets
that already exist, through refurbishment and
remodelling, but also adds some very exciting
new developments that will address important
educational imperatives which have been
identified through this process.
Cont. next page
Justice Prayer
Loving God,
In this year of justice, may the strength of Your
love become alive within us.
As we grow in harmony with You and Your
creation, may we love ourselves as You love us.
Give us the courage to open our eyes and
respond with compassion to the injustices that
surround us.
Grant us the wisdom to discern right from wrong
and enable us to make a difference.
Guide us to use our blessed gifts to empower the
powerless and give a voice to the voiceless.
Lord, let justice help us see the world without
assumptions and expectations.
Allow us to love the world we see.
(Australian Loreto Student Leaders)
Amen.
This is an edited extract from the
address by College Captains, Laura
Sclavos and Emmeline-Kate Ball, at
the Opening Assembly.
A
new year – an entire year’s worth
of wonderful opportunities! Many of
the moments in the year ahead will be
disguised as ordinary days, but each one
of us has the chance to make something
extraordinary out of them. The year
ahead will no doubt be overwhelming
and challenging at times. We all need to
be prepared to work hard. But I’m sure
2013 will also be incredibly rewarding
and enjoyable, filled with fun and exciting
opportunities. The motto for this year is
Dare to Dream – Loreto 13. Hopefully,
this encourages and inspires you all to
strive hard, follow your dreams and dare
to be great.
Each year, we celebrate one of the
five virtues of Mary Ward: Sincerity,
Verity, Felicity, Freedom and, in 2013,
Justice. At the beginning of the summer
holidays, we were fortunate enough to
meet with other Loreto School Captains
across Australia to discuss what Justice
is and how to incorporate Justice into
our school lives. At this conference, we
realised that in order to provide Justice,
we must first understand it. When we
hear the word Justice, the first vision that
often comes to mind is a set of scales
which represents Justice as fairness,
righteousness, abiding by the law and
doing the right thing. While this is all
(L-R) Laura Sclavos & Emmeline-Kate Ball
true, Justice is more than that. It is about
choosing to do what is right, even when it is
the most difficult option. It is about being able
to recognise the prejudice that is in our world
and respond with compassion to make a
difference. To be Just is to have courage and
wisdom to give a voice to the voiceless and
empower the powerless.
Most importantly, Justice is realising the
dignity and worth of every individual. We can
try to eradicate as many injustices as we
want, but it means nothing if we belittle the
people we are helping or think that we are
better than them.
This year, we would like to introduce a Justice
motto that we hope will guide us to be Just
Loreto women. This motto is: See Truth,
Feel Gratitude, Act Justly. We believe that
this captures the idea of opening our eyes to
the difficulties that others experience. It also
expresses the idea of being thankful for the
gifts in our own lives and genuinely wanting
to share these with others. With these things
in mind, we can then provide Justice to those
who need it.
Good luck for this year! Be guided by the
wise words of Douglas Pagel: “Follow your
dreams. Work hard. Be kind. Have fun.
Find strength. Be truthful. Have faith… and
remember to smile and hope and help.”
Celebrating 85 years
Laura Sclavos & Emmeline-Kate Ball
2013 Loreto College Captains
1928 – 2013
Be seekers of truth and doers of justice
Cont. from page 1
The first Stage of development is set
to commence before year’s end and,
provided that funding permits, will
include:
• A Year Level building, which in a future
Stage will be expanded to become a
Performing Arts Precinct with theatre
capacity for 500;
• Refurbishment and extension of the
existing Home Economics and Textile
rooms to create a new senior hospitality
kitchen and courtyard;
• Remodelling the Tuckshop and
upgrading the Undercroft and its
surrounds;
• Expanding the capacity of the student
reception office; and
• Adding and improving staff study areas
to cater for additional staff.
The second major improvement being
proposed beyond Stage 1 is to relocate
the Library to the very heart of the school
– housing it in the Casket Building, so
rich in story and heritage - thus creating a
central learning hub for students and staff.
In 2013, as we look “beyond today”, we
seek to re-imagine and re-define the
physical amenities of the College in ways
that are exciting and purposeful. But,
most importantly, we look to do this in
ways that are respectful of our heritage
and consistent with our ethos. The very
beautiful campus we enjoy today is
unquestionably the legacy left to us by
the sisters themselves and the many
previous generations of students, parents
and staff. We offer them both thanks and
deep appreciation.
Our forebears have entrusted this unique
legacy to us, a legacy on which we can
now build. Each of us therefore has a
responsibility, in our own way and within
our own capacities, to provide careful
stewardship through continuous care and
Future Stage: The addition of a Performing Arts Theatre and transformation of the ground floor of the
Year Level building to a foyer.
arly in 2013, we welcomed
Catherine Shipton to the newly
created role of Community Relations
& Development Manager. Catherine
comes to us with a wealth of
experience in education fundraising,
alumni relations and not-for-profit
businesses.
You would be aware that many
schools have long-established
Foundations and/or Development
Offices. With the launch of our
Master Plan and impending capital
works, the time was most definitely
right to introduce a Loreto College
Community Relations &
Coorparoo Development Office.
Catherine has hit the ground running Development Manager
and she looks forward to keeping our Catherine Shipton
entire community up-to-date with all
the significant milestones of our eagerly anticipated Plan.
Catherine can be contacted by phoning 07 3394 9957 or
emailing [email protected].
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Mrs Cheryl Hamilton
Stage One: A new Year Level building, featuring a bronze curved screen, architecturally expressing musicality,
theatre and performance. The partial screening provides a series of learning environments and external
settings where students can interact and socialise. The ground floor of this building will eventually become the
foyer for The Performing Arts Theatre.
The New
Development Office
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loving improvement. With the support of
the entire community, I know that together
we can and will make a lasting difference
“beyond today”.
Enrolment Processes
Agreed Timeline
Year 7 & Year 8 2015 – Applications
closed on 30 April 2012. Offers sent
during Term 2 2012 with acceptance of
offers closing on 15 June 2012.
For students in Years 5 and 6
in 2013.
Applications received after 30 April
2012 will be placed on a waiting list.
Year 7 2016 – Applications closed
on 8 February 2013. Offers sent
during Term 1 2013 with acceptance
of offers closing on 1 April 2013.
Applications received after 8
February 2013 will be placed on a
waiting list.
Year 3 NAPLAN results will
be required.
Ongoing – Applications close on 8
February when students are in Year
4. Offers to be sent during Term 1
with acceptance of offers closing
on 1 April in that same year, when
students are in Year 4.
Applications received after 8
February, when students are in Year
4, will be placed on a waiting list.
Year 3 NAPLAN results will
be required.
For students in Year 4 in 2013.
Note: From 2013, All Hallows’
will offer places in Year 5 with the
same closing date for acceptance
of offers as for Year 7 places
(i.e. 1 April) in all RI schools.
For students in Year 3 in 2013
and younger.
Sr Mary Muirhead ibvm
This is an edited extract from Sr Deirdre Browne’s Eulogy for Sr Mary Muirhead.
I
n her biographical sketch for the
Province archives, Mary spoke with
modesty of her success at the Melbourne
Conservatorium prior to entering religious
life. But her records show another story.
As a 1st year student in the Bachelor of
Music Degree, she gained six 1st class
Honours, was awarded the prestigious
Wright Prize for piano accompaniment,
and an Ormond Exhibition. The promise
of this talent must have been clearly
before her eyes, yet she courageously
responded to an insistent call within
herself to become a religious, sacrificing
her personal dream for another of
loving service.
On 31 May 1940, Feast of Our Lady of
Reparation, Mary entered the Novitiate
in Ballarat and took the name, Reparata.
‘Rep’, as she came to be known
affectionately by her devoted students,
soon established her place firmly in
their hearts in two significant ways: as a
master musician and a compassionate
Infirmarian, who year after year carried
ailing boarders’ trays up three flights
of stairs!
Mary graced Loreto schools as Head of
Music for a total of 62 years, 30 of which
were spent in Ballarat, 25 in Brisbane and
seven in Sydney. Who could ever forget
the musical productions she mounted:
‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’ in Mary’s
Live & Wired
Sunday 20 October
4.00pm to 7.00pm
Deshon Oval
Loreto College
O
ur popular music afternoon on
the Oval will be bigger and
better than ever in 2013, in honour
of the College’s 85th Anniversary.
Join us for an evening of music
and entertainment, featuring Loreto
ensembles, Villanova bands,
international food, games and
much more!
Mount, and ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ in
Sydney! The Kirribilli students showed
immense loyalty to her when the school
was taken to court over the Superstar
production. They thought of Mary as a
superstar and Harry M Miller, on track to
sue the school, didn’t rate at all!
Many parishes also benefited from her
gifts. She worked mainly in Star of the
Sea (Kirribilli), Our Lady of Mt Carmel
(Coorparoo) and later in St Aloysius
(Caulfield). On retirement, Mary spotted
another opportunity. She was accepted
in the first music therapy course
offered at Melbourne Conservatorium.
For many years she was friend and
practitioner at a centre in Brisbane,
known as SWARA. Her work came
to the attention of the composer
Malcolm Williamson, then Master of
the Queen’s Music. He recommended
her to the Nicholas Foundation and
our enterprising Mary was funded to
explore centres of excellence in this
field in New York.
Mary was always on the lookout for the
best use of her gifts. And all the better
if there was a bit of adventure attached!
In 1972 she went with Sr Anne Byrne
to Rome, Venice, Paris, Vienna, on
a music tour which culminated in
Budapest, where they observed the
Kodaly method of music tuition. In
Hungary, they contacted our IBVM
sisters who were unable to live publicly
as religious during the Communist
regime. Mary was so touched by their
plight that from that time until now,
she sent clothing and money to these
women. Only last year Chris Burke
ibvm was able to visit Sr Madeleina, an
old friend of Mary’s, and brought back
photos and grateful wishes.
The fact is Mary was a daring do-er,
an entrepreneur of the best kind.
Everything sprang from that vital
cord within her of love, care and
compassion, including her ‘ministry of
letter writing’ which consumed hours
of her time. She believed in ‘going to
the top’, writing about matters of civic
concern. There was her letter to the
General Manager of Myer Brisbane,
requesting that there be a Christmas
window with real meaning. Standards
were slipping! In fact the Province
Archives hold letters to and from former
Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Lord
Mayor Robert Doyle, Timothy Radcliffe
OP, (then Master of the world wide
Dominican Order); Yehudi Menuhin,
Gai Waterhouse, Sir Anthony Hopkins,
the Lady in Waiting to the Queen, and
even the Papal Nuncio in Australia.
Mary at the piano.
Sr Mary Muirhead
(far left) and
Sr Deirdre Browne
(far right) at
Federation in
Coorparoo in
August 2009.
Mary’s recent correspondence with
the Governor General, Quentin Bryce,
resulted in this important personage
visiting her for afternoon tea earlier
this year.
In the relaxation of her senior years
Mary could just be herself, enjoy a
good chat, play the piano, share the
newspaper with friends, find ways of
putting her money down on a good nag
for the Caulfield Cup (and hauling in
the loot); pop down the street, pray and
read. She was a gracious presence
in so many people’s lives, always
interested in our well being and forever
grateful for any help she received.
Thank you, thank you, thank you was
a mantra in her life.
Finally in the words of Carmel Dunne,
recently retired Principal of Loreto
Coorparoo:
Mary was a woman of ideas who
translated all that was good into music
and soul.
When she suffered she held herself
even more regally, and crashed
through pain.
She loved her vocation and lived it
out with daily commitment, sometimes
dredging strength from the depth of
her being.
When in pain she offered that as well,
and just got on with it.
A woman of beauty, of brilliance
and music.
Thank you, Mary, for the gift of your
life shared with us. It is all music. May
you now join the best of the heavenly
chorus, go to ‘the top’, and sing the
words of the Loreto Holiday Hymn to
Our Lady, with full delight: So shall
we laugh in the latter day, O Causa
Nostrae Laetitiae! Magnificat! Amen!
Deirdre Browne ibvm
18.12.12
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Celebrating 85 years
1928 – 2013
A
fter the Loreto Sisters arrived in Australia
from Ireland in 1875, they established
schools in Ballarat, Portland, Melbourne,
Sydney and Perth before coming to Brisbane
in 1927 at the invitation of Archbishop
James Duhig.
Six Loreto Sisters established a convent
at “Kemendine” in Cavendish Road, a
significant two storey colonial home with wide
verandahs, previously occupied by Colonel
Edward Deshon, C.M.G., a British Officer
of the 68th Light Infantry. Built in 1889, this
impressive house stood on a commanding
hillside site overlooking the rolling hills of
Coorparoo. In February 1928, the sisters
opened their school in “Kemendine” with
eight pupils.
1928
This photograph was taken in 1963 when the
school was 35 years old. The house in the top
left corner, now the site of the Mary Ward Centre,
was the primary school, while the house in the top
right corner (almost exactly where the new Year
Level Building will stand) was used for drama and
general classrooms. Many of the smaller buildings
around the Casket Building were Army huts;
a legacy of the war years, when the nuns and
boarders were evacuated to a disused grammar
school at Glen Innes, N.S.W., and Loreto Convent
was used as a convalescent home for Australian
Servicemen. The two buildings in this photograph
which survive today are the Casket Building,
funded by the proceeds of a winning Golden
Casket ticket and completed in 1933, and the
Administration Building, completed in 1954.
1963
This photograph was taken in 2003 to
commemorate the school’s 75th year (staff still
laugh when they remember the efforts made
to ensure the girls’ hair was perfectly tidy!).
Enormous change had occurred in the previous
40 years: both the primary school and boarding
school had been phased out in the 70’s and
“Kemendine” was demolished due to rotting
timber supports and floorboards. The main
classroom block was constructed over four
stages; Babylon was built and then completely
remodelled; the Mother Gonzaga Building and
Chapel, featuring timbers and wrought iron from
“Kemendine”, were added, followed by the Pool
and the Mary Ward Centre. The grounds were
also transformed with the construction of Deshon
Oval and a crescent path at the front of the
school replacing the original circular drive and
a peaceful central courtyard at the heart of the
school where “Kemendine” once stood. Since
this photograph was taken, Mulwith has been
constructed on the site of the previous convent.
2003
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The story of Loreto College
Coorparoo can be traced in the
following photographs.
A glimpse into the future
The magnitude of the development which has transformed Loreto Coorparoo over the past 85 years brings
perspective, courage and confidence to our planning for the future. The images below depict Stage 1 and Stage 2
of the newly released Master Plan.
The Loreto College Coorparoo
Master Plan Vision
Stage 1
A
unique opportunity to plan
holistically for Year 7 and to
establish a longer term Master Plan
vision for the College that expands and
supports the College curriculum whilst
retaining the listed building and serene
landscape qualities of the site.
Thomson Adsett
Specialist Design
Practice
Stage 1 will begin towards the end of
2013 and will include:
•
A new Year Level Building to the left
of the circular drive;
•
Refurbishment and extension of
the existing Home Economics and
Textile rooms;
•
Remodelling the Tuckshop and
upgrading the Undercroft;
•
Expanding the capacity of the
student reception office;
•
Adding and improving staff study
areas; and
•
Developing a new front reception
area adjacent to the circular drive.
Stage 2
Our medium term aims include:
•
Adding an auditorium to the new
Year Level Building to create a
Performing Arts Precinct with theatre
capacity for 500;
•
Converting the lower level of the new
Year Level building to a foyer/multipurpose space and sacred space;
•
Re-locating the Library to the
Casket Building to create a central
learning hub;
•
Re-development of the current
Library as general learning spaces;
•
Shaded structures providing
informal meeting areas and leafy
suburban views.
This Master Plan is the realisation of
shared aspirations amongst our alumni,
parents and friends, staff and students.
It builds on the foundations of the past
85 years and its success depends on
the vision, foresight and courage of
College leaders and the generosity and
support of the whole community. There
are exciting years ahead!
Donations to the Beyond Today Loreto
College Coorparoo Capital Campaign of
$2 or more are tax deductible and can be
made by visiting our website or by
contacting Catherine Shipton, Community
Relations and Development Manager on
07 3394 9957 or [email protected]
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Parent Gatherings
P&F Welcome Barbeque
New families were welcomed to the
College at the P & F Welcome Barbeque.
P&F Morning Tea
Parents enjoying a reassuring
tea or coffee after dropping
their daughters for their first
day at Loreto.
Year 12 Parent Gathering
Year 12 Parents share memories
and survival strategies!
Year 8 Parent
Gathering
Year 8 Parents gather
for drinks and nibbles
by the pool.
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Welcome Day
Morning Tea
Home Economics Department
staff and students provided
a delicious Morning Tea on
Welcome Day.
Year
11
Semi-Formal
Year 11 Semi-Formal
Year 11 girls sparkled and dazzled at their
Semi-Formal on 1 March at the Greek Club.
Council Dinner
Charming Year 9 Hostesses
Guest speaker
Sr Chris Burke
ibvm (L) with
College Principal
Mrs Cheryl Hamilton
Student leaders
enjoy the occasion
Council members, parents, students and staff mingle
at the Council Dinner
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Celebrating 85 Years:
the Great Gatsby Gala Ball
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GALA BALL
Celebrating
85 YEARS
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Staff Retirements
Alec Raymond
From the words
spoken by
Cathy O’Donoghue
The first thing
about Alec is he
is a character. He
loves to dress up
and adopt a role,
showing comic
timing and a sense
of fun. He is also the
consummate professional. We remember the
man with the shopping bags full of marking;
Julie Burgess
Mrs Julie Burgess
retired at the end of
2012 after 13 years
at Loreto Coorparoo
as Coordinator of
Learning Support.
Her teaching
career in both the
State and Catholic
sectors took her
to Queensland
Kathy
Hedemann
Honour Pocket
Awarded for
Service to School
Mrs Hedemann
has unfailingly and
generously fulfilled
her role as the Head
of the Loreto Library,
making a significant
contribution to
the College since she began in 1975. Mrs
Hedemann succeeded in making the Library
a vibrant, friendly place where students felt
welcome and stimulated. She embraced
change, being an enthusiastic participant in
several refurbishments of the Library and
Margaret Neale
Mrs Margaret Neale
retired at the end of
2012 after 24 years
at Loreto Coorparoo
and a teaching
career that spanned
both the State and
Catholic systems
in Brisbane and
Mt Isa. During her
time at Loreto, she
taught Chemistry, Science and Mathematics.
Her students and colleagues were privileged
to have an intelligent, highly qualified and
gifted teacher in their midst. She was both
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the man with the desk that resembled
the seven cities of Troy!
Alec reveres the power of language.
He understands well the power of a
good story which is a journey away from
self and into empathy with others. He
understands the beauty of poetry – of
words that involve the whole of oneself
– of words that evoke awe and wonder.
Alec is a man of faith who has deep
knowledge of scriptures and church. No
one can deny his authenticity and deep
sense of a relationship with God; he
believes in the power of prayer both in a
crisis and a celebration.
Alec loves to have a chat – a good
conversationalist and raconteur- and
frequently his precious family would be
a topic. Alec is a person of enormous
intellect with wonderful ability in music
and drama, but of great humility and
respect for the work of others.
towns large and small. Julie will be
remembered by many students as the
person who helped them thrive and
succeed during their years at Loreto.
She has been an inspiration and
mentor to other staff in her Department
and developed strong working
relationships with Year Coordinators
and the College Counsellor to ensure
that students and families were given
integrated and effective support.
Julie was a passionate advocate
for her students and for the principle
of inclusion. She was professional,
practical and effective in her work,
always striving to provide students with
opportunities to flourish. Julie also has
a great sense of fun and many creative
talents. Her skills as an accompanist
were greatly valued, particularly in the
preparation for several Loreto/Villanova
musicals. We wish Julie every joy in her
retirement and lots of time to garden
and enjoy time with friends and family
leading the integration of technology.
Her felicitous nature shines through
her passion for books, exploration and
education, which has undoubtedly
enriched learning for the many
thousands of current and past students
and staff of Loreto.
Throughout her years in the Loreto
Community, Mrs Hedemann has
adopted the values and virtues of Mary
Ward. Mrs Hedemann’s compassionate
and caring disposition made her a
perfect Year 8 Homeroom Teacher,
instilling these same values into
the Year 8 students, encouraging,
inspiring and gently guiding them.
Mrs Hedemann’s sense of fun and
adventure is also admired by staff
and students alike, especially in her
participation in the Teacher’s Skit on
Mission Day, in which those famous piggy
tails never fail to return.
Mrs Hedemann has been a loyal and
valued member of staff and offered 38 and
a half years of service to the school, in
which she has enriched learning at Loreto,
inspiring others to venture into the literary
world. The qualities of sincerity, verity
and felicity can be seen in all that Mrs
Hedemann does and so we thank her for
her leadership, her passion, her laughter
and the example of life-long learning. She
has been an integral part of Loreto and
her outstanding service to school is to
be commended.
Written by Emmaline-Kate Ball &
Laura Sclavos, College Captains 2013
(on behalf of Loreto students 1975 – 2013)
meticulously organised and vibrantly
energetic, capturing her classes and
embedding mathematical and scientific
concepts in their minds forever!
For many years, Margaret held the
position of Year 11 Coordinator, offering
support, guidance and encouragement
to many hundreds of students, as well
as leadership and care to her team of
Year 11 Homeroom teachers. Margaret
is a wonderfully committed and loyal
teacher, daughter, wife, mother,
grandmother and friend. She is a true
Mary Ward woman: felicitous, sincere,
true and just. We wish her every joy
and blessing in retirement.
Alec, I hope you can look back on your
years as a teacher with some sense of
achievement, knowing that a traditional,
genuine, knowledgeable teacher
walked here, played his part and made
a difference. We would like to thank you
and wish you well in the future.
The Way It Is
This poem was used by Carmel Dunne
to reflect on continuity and change at
the retirement of Kathy Hedemann and
Alec Raymond.
There’s a thread you follow.
It goes among things that change.
But it doesn’t change.
People wonder about what you are pursuing.
You have to explain about the thread.
But it is hard for others to see.
While you hold it you can’t get lost.
Tragedies happen. People get hurt or die;
and you suffer and get old.
Nothing you can do can stop time’s unfolding.
You don’t ever let go of the thread.
William Stafford
P & F Student Dance
Creative ‘American’ costumes at the P&F Dance.
Mission Day
Mission Day was an outstanding
success with over $8000 being
raised for Catholic Missions and
Mary Ward International.
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Odds & Ends
Claire Mohr (2007) has been elected as
President of the University of Queensland
Medical Society for 2013.
Roslyn Franklin (Menhinnitt 1975) has
just been awarded a Doctor of Philosophy
from Griffith University. Her PhD thesis
topic was “Making waves: Contesting
the lifestyle marketing and sponsorship
of female surfers”. This thesis looked at
equity issues surrounding the sponsorship
of female surfers in competitive surfing.
Roslyn has been lecturing at Griffith
University in Teacher Education and has
been the Director of the Professional
Experience Office for many years. She
has recently been offered a position
lecturing in Personal Development, Health
and Physical Education at Southern Cross
University on both the new Gold Coast
campus and at Lismore campus and
will start work there in June. PE was her
original teaching area so she is looking
forward to getting back to an area she is
passionate about.
Melissa Ambrosini (2003) has had an
exciting 10 years since leaving Loreto!
She has danced at the Moulin Rouge
and starred in television shows such
as Packed to the Rafters and Home &
Away. She has recently written her first
eBook – 12 Steps to Wellness – which
describes her inner journey to happiness
and wellbeing. She generously shared
her story with current Year 12 students,
speaking with them about the importance
of self-love and self-acceptance.
Sandra Drew (Morrow 1960) began
at Loreto in 1953 and left in 1960. Her
mother (Joyce Armstrong) was also a
Loreto girl as were Sandra’s two sisters,
Prue and Vicki. Sandra married the
artist, the late William Drew, and has
lived for most of the last four decades in
Canterbury, England. She was the founder
of the organisation, Stour Valley Arts,
which is now internationally recognised
and an important part of cultural life in
South East England. She has been an
influential figure in promoting the work of
local artists and in making this accessible
to the community for its enjoyment. It is
this work that has earned her an MBE in
the recent Queen’s Honours list.
Barbara Gallagher (Kennedy 1952)
passed away on January 22 at 77 years
of age following a short battle with cancer.
She attended Loreto Coorparoo from 1948
– 1952 and was an exemplary prefect in
her senior year. A trained physiotherapist
(UQ 1955), Barbara went on to work at
Greenslopes Hospital, Glenn Innes and
internationally. In 1960 Barbara married
Orthopaedic Surgeon John Gallagher
and mothered eight children. Barbara’s
only daughter, Jane, also attended Loreto
Coorparoo (1978). Barbara was a talented
and nurturing woman who gave her time
to organisations including Pregnancy
Help and Meals on Wheels. Barbara
leaves behind her eight loving children
and 20 grandchildren and will forever be
remembered by the Class of 1952.
12 – Loreto Chronicle
M
any of you responded to our recent
mailing, asking for confirmation of contact
details. In fact, the response was nothing short
of amazing! As mentioned in our letter, The
Chronicle is a significant reason the College
remains strongly connected with our alumni
community. We will always do our utmost to
stay in touch so we can continue to bring this
publication to our Past Pupils.
A small number of you indicated a preference
for receiving The Chronicle via email, rather
than in hard copy through the post. This is
being explored and we hope to bring this
option to you shortly. Until then, a PDF version
is available on our website www.loreto.qld.edu.
au/news-and-events/the-chronicle/
Past Pupils are still able to update their
details by contacting the College, or by
completing and returning the cover sheet
provided with your magazine.
Mary Ward
International
M
Uniform
Changes
Year 12 students can now be distinguished
by more than their Senior badge with the
introduction of a special Senior ribbon – white
with a stripe of royal blue and gold.
To our
Past Pupils,
thank you!
Year 8 students proudly model their new Loreto
blazer. It is made of a lighter fabric suited to the
Brisbane climate, has a white trim and beautiful
buttons with the Loreto crest!
ary Ward International is the
Loreto Sisters’ international
justice and development
program. It was established in
2002 to support the projects and
ministries of the Loreto Sisters for
economically disadvantaged and
marginalised people.
“Those who are poor or lack the very basics
of life, those in need of any kind, have a
special claim on our energies & love.”
IBVM Constitutions vol ii 2.7
You can help us make a difference by
raising awareness and advocating for social
change, making or encouraging donations
and bequests, and running education and
fundraising events within your school,
community or workplace.
The MWIA Volunteer Program is aimed at
Loreto students, past-pupils, staff, parents
and friends of the wider Loreto network
wishing to become more involved with
Loreto works for justice and development in
Australia and overseas.
To make a tax deductible donation, cheques
can be made out to the “Mary Ward
International Australian Foundation” and
sent to the office of Mary Ward International/
Australia, PO Box 4082, Auburn South Vic
3122. A formal receipt will be sent to the
donor acknowledging the gift, which may be
used for tax deductibility purposes. For more
information, go to www.loreto.org.au.
Reunion Date Claimers
Senior Past Pupils’ (50 Years+)
Mass & Lunch
30 Year Reunion – Class of 1983
15 Year Reunion – Class of 1998
Loreto College students warmly invite the
Loreto Senior Past Pupils to join them for
Semester Two Mass followed by lunch.
Details to come!
For more information please contact
Elisabeth Mastry (O’Regan)
[email protected]
Details to come!
For more information please contact
Cara Fox (Dickie)
[email protected]
Date: Thursday 25 July, 10.00am
20 Year Reunion – Class of 1993
10 Year Reunion – Class of 2003
Date: Saturday 7 September
Venue: Uptown Bar of the
Crosstown Eating House
Contact: Siobhan Carroll
[email protected] or
Danielle Long (Hancock)
[email protected]
Check our Facebook group
‘Loreto ‘93 Reunion’
1 Year Reunion – Class of 2012
Venue: Mary Ward Centre, Loreto College
Contact: Mrs Catherine Shipton
3394 9957 or [email protected]
50 Year Reunion – Class of 1963
Date: Saturday 27 July, 12 Midday
Venue: Loreto College
Contact: Mary Slingsby (Owen)
5422 0326 or [email protected]
Details to come!
For more information please contact
Siobhan Zielinski (Moloney)
[email protected]
Date: Friday 2 August
Venue: Loreto College
Contact: Mrs Lesley Bongaarts
3394 9999 or [email protected]
Calling
all Loreto
Coorparoo
Old Boys!
I
t’s not something that’s obvious
today but did you know that
Loreto Coorparoo has educated
generations of boys right up to
1971? Many of them have stayed
in touch and have an active
involvement with the College.
Our female Past Pupils are
very active in getting together
for reunions, putting the Old
Boys somewhat to shame! So
gentlemen, here’s your chance
to show the ladies how it’s done!
We are calling for ‘Expressions of
Interest’ for an Old Boys’ Reunion
in 2014. All alum years are
most welcome.
Interested? Please contact
Catherine Shipton, Community
Relations & Development
Manager on 3394 9957,
[email protected] or
Martine Whitton, Past Pupils
Association President,
[email protected].
Loreto guests from the class of 2002 at the wedding of Emma & Greg O’Neill:
(L-R) Maria Vorgias, Rachel McCarthy, Aisling McCartney, Emma O’Neill (Schofield),
Bridget O’Brien, Makala Ffrench, Melissa Cronin (Tucker)
Generations of Loreto guests
at the wedding of Clare &
Justin Coucill
Front: (L-R) Claire Mohr (2007),
Chloe Adams (2006),
Caroline Duncan (2007)
Middle: (L-R) Elizabeth Hempel
(1972), Maddie Hempel (2009),
Prue Hempel (Yr 11),
Clare Coucill (Hempel 2007),
Aisling Mulcahy (2007),
Julie Adams (1981), Judy Hempel
(Loreto Mandeville Hall 1944)
Back: (L-R) Margaret Stevenson
(1981), Elyce Houston (2007),
Heather Kirkup (2007),
Michael Hempel (1973),
Carla Hempel (2007), Terri Kerr
(2007), Sue Watson (1977)
Loreto Chronicle – 13
Awards 2012
Honour Pockets
Special Awards
It is a tradition at Loreto Coorparoo to recognise student achievement and contribution to College life by awarding Honour Pockets.
Honour Pockets are awarded to Year 12 students at the end of Semesters I & II and to Years 8 to 11 students in Semester II.
Congratulations to the following Honour Pocket recipients for 2012:
Each year, a number of special prizes are awarded
to students who have made an outstanding
contribution to the College community and whose
spirit, talent and commitment are an inspiration to
others. Congratulations to the following students:
Year 12
Year 11
NAME
SEMESTER 1
SEMESTER 2
NAME
SEMESTER 2
Emmeline Allison
Academic Excellence
Academic Excellence
Anthea Bach
Academic Excellence
Natalie Baker
Music
Madeline
Blanchfield
Academic Excellence
Academic Excellence
Samantha Bull
Music
School Spirit &
Academic Excellence
Sabrina Ciancio
Academic Excellence
Bernadette Curran
Academic Excellence
Sophie Catsoulis
Louise Chan
Academic Excellence
Larissa Claridge
Music & Academic Excellence Academic Excellence
Elana Forbes
Academic Excellence
Anna Cooke
School Spirit
Academic Excellence
Isabella Kirkman
Music
School Spirit
Sophie Kubler
Academic Excellence
Erin Leask
Academic Excellence
Olivia Mastry
Academic Excellence
Fiona McMahon
Academic Excellence
Hannah Reece
Academic Excellence
Alexandra Cracknell
Stephanie Esprester
School Spirit, Service to
Volleyball & Academic
Excellence
Rachel Farrah
Elise Fort
Academic Excellence
Music
Music & Service to Swimming
Naa Adjeley Sackey Academic Excellence
Jessica Healy
School Spirit
Madison Heinrich
Music
Eloise Jackson
Hannah Kassulke
Athletics & Service to Sport
Music, Service to Swimming
& Academic Excellence
Elizabeth Kehoe
School Spirit &
Academic Excellence
Sarah Bryant
Academic Excellence
Greta Carlson
Academic Excellence
Bridget Clark
Academic Excellence
Academic Excellence
Michelle Godwin
Academic Excellence
Service to Sport –
Basketball
Meg Ingram
Academic Excellence
Laura Kenyon
Academic Excellence
School Spirit
Sarah King
Academic Excellence
School Spirit
Rebecca Marshall
Academic Excellence
Service to Sport &
Academic Excellence
Abbey Martin
Academic Excellence
Chantel Morris
Academic Excellence
Anandi Padhee
Academic Excellence
Mia Page
Academic Excellence
Music & Academic Excellence Academic Excellence
Madeleine Little
Music
Fiona Malone
Academic Excellence
Sophia
Markey-Towler
Annick Mewing
Year 10
SEMESTER 2
Brigid King
Ashleigh O’Connor
Academic Excellence
Helen O’Dougherty
Music
Eden O’Sullivan
Academic Excellence
Maria Papamanolis
Music
Hannah Radvan
Academic Excellence
School Spirit & Academic
Excellence
Erin Stafford
Academic Excellence
Sarah Pettiford
Elizabeth Pike
Academic Excellence
Lauren Roberts
Music & Academic Excellence
Alessandra Roe
Bridget Sankey
Toula Savva
Service to School &
Academic Excellence
School Spirit
Grace Power
Kristina Sams
Academic Excellence
Academic Excellence
School Spirit
Academic Excellence
Service to Sport –
Basketball & School Spirit
Soccer
Service to Sport –
Touch Football
Service to Cross Country &
Academic Excellence
Service to Sport – Athletics
& Academic Excellence
Greta Smart
Academic Excellence
Academic Excellence
Utkarsha Somalwar
Academic Excellence
Academic Excellence
Lucy Volling
Nina Waddell
Drama
School Spirit &
Academic Excellence
Service to School &
Academic Excellence
Dayna Watson
Music
Eloise West
Academic Excellence
Academic Excellence
Breeana Wyatt
Academic Excellence
Academic Excellence
14 – Loreto Chronicle
SR MARIA WELCH AWARD FOR
JUSTICE (YEAR 12)
Anna Cooke
SR ROSARIO NORTH AWARD FOR
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE (YEAR 12)
Eden O’Sullivan
SR THÉRÈSE DALY AWARD FOR
ENGLISH (YEAR 12)
Brigid King
SR HELEN SALTER/CARROLL FAMILY
AWARD FOR MATHEMATICS (YEAR 12)
Eden O’Sullivan
Academic Excellence
NAME
Music
Isabella Mammone
Laura Sclavos
AMANDA MILLIGAN MEMORIAL AWARD
FOR FELICITY (YEAR 12)
Brigid King
Year 9
NAME
SEMESTER 2
India Bennett
Academic Excellence
Leah Carey
Academic Excellence
Lauren Causer
Academic Excellence
SR JULIANA COUGHLAN CREATIVE
ARTS AWARD (YEAR 12)
Hannah Kassulke & Annick Mewing
ALLISON LAZENBY AWARD FOR SENIOR
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
Eloise Jackson
SR DOMINIC JONES AWARD FOR
SCHOOL SPIRIT (YEAR 10)
Marcie Bakker & Bridget Clark
MOYA HICKEY AWARD FOR RELIGION
(YEAR 10)
Amy Castorina
SR CLAIRE GARDINER AWARD FOR
SCIENCE (YEAR 10)
Alyssa Bell
MARGARET MACFARLANE AWARD FOR
JUNIOR SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
Georgia Johnson
Year 8
NAME
SEMESTER 2
Yasmin Abraham
Academic Excellence
Jessica Galpin
Academic Excellence
Tayla Jansen
Academic Excellence
Anna King
Academic Excellence
Brigitte Mastry
Academic Excellence
Julia Palmer
Academic Excellence
Madeleine McEniery Academic Excellence
Daniella Pham
Academic Excellence
Megan O'Connor
Academic Excellence
Rebecca Smith
Academic Excellence
Kate O'Sullivan
Academic Excellence
Christina Stephanos Academic Excellence
Lucia Palacios
Academic Excellence
Austin Whitewood
Academic Excellence
Matilda Ruffin
Academic Excellence
Taylor Whitewood
Academic Excellence
Georgia Christie
Sophia Clarke
Grea Effeney
Academic Excellence
Academic Excellence
Academic Excellence
Lauren Gleed
Academic Excellence
Georgia Johnson
Academic Excellence
Rachel Larkin
Academic Excellence
Destinations – Year 12 2012
Name
DESTINATION
ALLENDORF,
Tullee
Deferred Business Management at
The University of Qld
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Science
at The University of Qld
Bachelor of Creative Arts/Bachelor of
Education (Secondary) at The University of Qld
Bachelor of Media and Communication at the
Qld University of Technology
ALLISON,
Emmeline
BAKER, Natalie
BISHOP, Tiarne
Name
DESTINATION
Name
DESTINATION
PELECAS,
Sapphiroula
Bachelor of Business (Event Management);
(Sport Management) at Griffith University
PETTIFORD,
Sarah
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of
Communication at Griffith University
PIETROBON,
Melina
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and
Primary) at Australian Catholic University
PIKE, Elizabeth
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of
Communication at Griffith University
POLICHRONIS,
Eriana
Diploma of Justice Studies at
Southbank Institute of Technology
POWER, Bridget
Bachelor of Social Work at the
Qld University of Technology
POWER, Grace
Bachelor of Business Management/
Bachelor of Arts at The University of Qld
HINCHLIFFE,
Nicola
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and
Primary) at Australian Catholic University
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama) at the Qld
University of Technology
Bachelor of Exercise and Movement Science
at the Qld University of Technology
Bachelor of Zoology at the University of
New England
Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science at the
Qld University of Technology
Bachelor of Mass Communication at the
Qld University of Technology
Bachelor of Business Management/
Bachelor of Arts at The University of Qld
Bachelor of Nursing at the Qld University of
Technology
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery
at The University of Qld
PRENDERGAST,
Megan
Bachelor of Business (Hotel, Tourism, Event,
Real Estate and Property, or Sport)/Bachelor
of International Business at Griffith University
HO, Daphne
Working
REES, Aimee
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Creative
Industries at the Qld University of Technology
ROBERTS,
Lauren
Bachelor of Nutrition Science at the
Qld University of Technology
ROE, Alessandra
Bachelor of Laws at Griffith University
SAMIOS, Cara
Bachelor of Science at The University of Qld
SAMS, Kristina
Bachelor of Design (Architectural Studies) at
the Qld University of Technology
SANKEY, Bridget
Bachelor of Education in Physical Education at
Southeast Missouri State University
SAVVA, Toula
Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Laws at
The University of Qld
SHEARMAN,
Rosemary
Bachelor of Environmental Management at
The University of Qld
SMART, Greta
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Laws at the
Qld University of Technology
LITTLE,
Madeleine
Bachelor of Business (Event Management);
(Sport Management) at Griffith University
Bachelor of International Business at
Griffith University
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and
Primary) at Australian Catholic University
Bachelor of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at
The University of Qld
Bachelor of Business (Event Management);
(Sport Management) at Griffith University
Diploma of Justice Studies/Bachelor of Justice
at Southbank Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama) at the Qld
University of Technology
Bachelor of Business/
Bachelor of Media and Communication at the
Qld University of Technology
MBBS Provisional Entry for School-Leavers
(Bonded Medical Places) at
The University of Qld
Bachelor of Education (Primary) at the
Qld University of Technology
Bachelor of Creative Industries at the
Qld University of Technology
MADDERN,
Georgia
Interior Design course, CATC
MAKRAS, Eftihia
Cert III Patisserie at MSIT Mt Gravatt
GRAY, Ellie
HALL, Flynn
HANNAN,
Rebecca
HAWKINS,
Courtney
BLAKEWAY,
Jessica
Bachelor of Nursing at Griffith University
HAYES, Judi
BROWN, Kaitlyn
Bachelor of Arts at The University of Qld
HEALY, Jessica
Bachelor of Medical Sonography at
CQ University
Diploma of Business/Bachelor of Business at
Southbank Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Exercise and Movement Science
at the Qld University of Technology
Bachelor of Business (Event Management);
(Sport Management) at Griffith University
HEINRICH,
Madison
Bachelor of Arts at The University of Qld
HODGE, Rachel
BUCKMAN, Anita
BUDD, Danielle
CAMBACLIS,
Athanasia
CAREY, Ellen
CARNAVAS,
Frances
CARROLL, Beth
CATSOULIS,
Sophie
CHAN, Louise
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and
Primary) at Australian Catholic University
Bachelor of Music, Jazz Performance at the
Jazz Music Institute
Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of
Commerce at The University of Qld
HERZIG, Beth
HOELSCHER, Lili
HOLAHAN,
Brittany
HONAN, Brittany
CHAPMAN,
Helena
Bachelor of Arts at The University of Qld
JACKSON,
Annaliese
CHIN, Nikeissa
Bachelor of Business at Griffith University
JACKSON, Eloise
Bachelor of Business (International Hotel and
Tourism Management) at Griffith University.
CLARKE,
Bachelor of Nutrition Science at the Qld
Alexandra
University of Technology
Diploma of Business Administration –
CLEARY, Natasha
Finance, at Brisbane North Institute of TAFE
Diploma of Beauty Therapy at the
CODD, Hailey
College of Natural Beauty
COHEN,
Diploma of Events Management at
Samantha
Southbank TAFE
CLARIDGE,
Larissa
COOKE, Anna
Bachelor of Arts at The University of Qld
CRACKNELL,
Alexandra
Bachelor of Social Science at
The University of Qld
Bachelor of Education (Primary) at the
Qld University of Technology
CURREY, Emma
DANCE,
Cassandra
Film and Television Course at NIDA
Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Psychological
Science at Griffith University
Bachelor of Biomedical Science at
DAVIES, Eliza
Qld University of Technology
Bachelor of Psychological Science/
DENNEHY, Zoe
Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
at Griffith University
Bachelor of Social Work at
DODD, Hayley
The University of Qld
Diploma of Hospitality at
EDWARDS, Molly
Southbank Institute of Technology
EDWARDS,
Bachelor of Public Health at the
Rebekah
Qld University of Technology
DAVEY, Elizabeth
ELLIOTT,
Ceinwyn
Working full time
ESPRESTER,
Stephanie
Bachelor of International Studies at
The University of Qld
FARLEY,
Annaliese
Working
FITZGERALD,
Tegan
Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science at the
Qld University of Technology
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and
Primary) at Australian Catholic University
Bachelor of Business (Event Management);
(Sport Management) at Griffith University
Ski Instructor course with Education
Adventures, Canada
FLOURENTZOU,
Yana
Bachelor of Arts at The University of Qld
FARRAH, Rachel
FELSCHOW,
Laura
FILIPPAKIS,
Eleftheria
KASSULKE,
Hannah
KEHOE, Elizabeth
KING, Brigid
LACEY, Madeleine
Bachelor of Laws at the Australian National
University (Canberra)
MAMMONE,
Diploma of Nursing at Southbank Institute
Isabella
of Technology
MARKEYBachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Science at
TOWLER, Sophia The University of Qld
Bachelor of Nursing Science/Midwifery at
MARSH, Larissa
James Cook University
McAULIFFE,
Working at Carthills Tailored Accounting,
Georgia
Junior Administration Assistant
MCLENNAN,
Bachelor of Communication at Griffith
Ashleigh
University
Bachelor of Nutrition Science at the Qld
MEWING, Annick
University of Technology
MALONE, Fiona
SOMALWAR,
Utkarsha
Bachelor of Engineering at
The University of Qld
STACEY, Lauren
Bachelor of Science at the
Qld University of Technology
STANTON, Kate
Bachelor of Business (International Tourism
and Hotel Management) at Griffith University
STORER, Caitlin
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of
Communication at Griffith University
STUCKEY, Renee
Bachelor of Speech Pathology at
The University of Qld
SULLIVAN, Lily
Bachelor of Arts at The University of Qld
TANG, Lisa
Bachelor of Corporate Systems Management
at the Qld University of Technology
THURLOW, Peta
Diploma of Justice Studies/Bachelor of
Criminology and Criminal Justice at TAFE Qld
TOOHEY, Erin
Diploma of Business at
Southbank Institute of Technology
VARCADOS,
Joanne
Bachelor of Business at the
Qld University of Technology
VAUX, Sarah
Bachelor of Health Sciences at
The University of Qld
VICKERMAN,
Samantha
Bachelor of Applied Science at
The University of Qld
VO, Sandy
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Business at
the Qld University of Technology
MIOTTI, Claire
Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2
nursing)/Bachelor of Nursing at Southbank
Institute of Technology
MOROSIN, Emily
Diploma of Graphic Design at TAFE Qld
MURPHY,
Christina
Diploma of Justice Studies at TAFE Qld
VOLLING, Lucy
Bachelor of Social Work at the
Qld University of Technology
MYERS, Bridget
Bachelor of Nursing at Australian
Catholic University
VORKAS,
Anastasia
NEWMAN,
Rebecca
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Fine Arts
(Creative and Professional Writing) at the
Qld University of Technology
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Media
and Communication at the Qld University of
Technology
WADDELL, Nina
Bachelor of Health Science (Pre-medicine) at
the University of Auckland
NICOLAS, Peta
Deferred Bachelor of Nutrition Science at the
Qld University of Technology
WATSON, Dayna
Bachelor of Music Technology at Griffith
University
NYSTROM,
Cheyanne
Working
WEST, Eloise
Bachelor of Business Management/
Bachelor of Science at The University of Qld
O'CONNOR,
Ashleigh
WIEMANN,
Courtney
Diploma of Graphic Design at TAFE Qld
O'DOUGHERTY,
Helen
WILLIAMS,
Lauren
Diploma Business at Mt Gravatt MSIT
WONG, Tiffany
Bachelor of Education (Primary) at
Christian Heritage College
WOOD, Emma
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and
Primary) at Australian Catholic University
WRICE, Kirsty
Bachelor of Creative Industries at the
Qld University of Technology
WYATT, Breeana
Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/
Bachelor of Business at the Qld University
of Technology
YOUNG,
Maddison-Rose
Diploma of Business/Bachelor of Business at
Southbank Institute of Technology
FULLER, Kate
Gap year
GIBBS, Sophie
Bachelor of Arts at Griffith University
GILLIS, Jessica
Bachelor of International Hotel & Tourism
Management at The University of Qld
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Laws at the
Qld University of Technology
Bachelor of Nursing at the
Qld University of Technology
Diploma of Business and Commerce Studies/
O'HANLON, Josie
Bachelor of Business at TAFE Qld
O'SULLIVAN,
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws at
Eden
The University of Qld
O'SULLIVAN,
Bachelor of Business (Event Management);
Libby
(Sport Management) at Griffith University
PAPAMANOLIS,
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Interactive and Visual
Maria
Design) at the Qld University of Technology
GILLMAN,
Rebecca
Bachelor of Science at Griffith University
PATERDIS, Leah
Bachelor of Business at CQ University
GOODELLIS,
Lauren
Diploma of Business at Southbank Institute
of Technology
PEARCE, Ellen
Certificate IV at Southbank Institute of
Technology
Bachelor of Education – Special Education at
Griffith University
Bachelor of Creative Industries/
FOWLER, Hannah Bachelor of Human Services at the
Qld University of Technology
FORT, Elise
SMYTHE, Tasmyn Bachelor of Social Work at Griffith University
Loreto Chronicle – 15
BIRTHS
To Lorelle (Maddigan 1996) and
Aaron Hillman, a daughter, Madison,
sister to Siarna
To Eliza (Ditchman 1998) and
Nath Roberts, a daughter, Lola Jean
To Bronwyn (Roche 1994) and
Joe Barker, a son Nate Rylen, brother
to Finn, Riley and Imogen
MARRIAGES
Ashleigh Arthy (2005) & Daniel Marrinan
Nicole Maddigan (1999) & Patrick Cameron
Clare Hempel (2007) & Justin Coucill
Kimberley Geraghty (1999) &
Cameron Jack
Emma Schofield (2002) & Greg O’Neill
Megan Dickie (2001) & Sean Neagle
Velecia Lazarou (2008) &
George Antanorakis
Kimberley Geraghty (1999) was married in Hall, ACT, at
St Francis Xavier Church, to Cameron Jack. Kimberley
and Cameron work for Defence Forces Australia and
have settled into their new home in Canberra after a
honeymoon in Hawaii.
Emma Schofield
(2002) married
Greg O’Neill (son of
Rosemary O’Neill,
member of Loreto
Coorparoo teaching
staff) on 28 September
2012 at St James
Catholic Church,
Coorparoo.
Nate Barker
To Jane (Elson 1999) and Cameron
Brown, twin sons, James Peter and
Harry Edward
Megan Dickie (2001)
and Sean Neagle were
married on Saturday
27 April 2013 at The
Cathedral of Saint
Stephen, Brisbane.
Megan’s bridesmaids included her
sister, Cara Fox (Dickie 1998 and
Loreto staff), Laura Phillips (2001)
and Jessica McIlwain (2001).
ENGAGEMENTS
To Pamela (Starr 1997) and
John Gangemi, a daughter, Lilli May
tarr-Gangemi, sister to Chloe
Lilli May Starr-Gangemi
To Clare (Holmes 2001) and
Michael Rigby, a son, Henry John
Henry Rigby
To Penny Vaitsas (1998), a son, Marco
To Susan (O’Mahony 1992)
and Simon Vertullo, a son,
George David Angelo
16 – Loreto Chronicle
Velecia Lazarou
(2008) married
George Antanorakis
on 8 June 2013 at
The Greek Orthodox
Church of St George,
West End.
(L-R) Marissa Antonarakis,
Lisa Peterson (2008),
Yiota Demetriou (2007),
Velecia Lazarou (2008),
Liana Kouzoukas (Year 11),
Tara Giorgas (2011),
Kristelle Tumini (2010).
DEATHS
Hubertus Willems, father of Julie Allen (1988)
and Kylie Walsh (1990)
Douglas Barry (1952), brother of Kay Cohen
(1959)
Barbara Woodroffe, mother of Tanya Muller (1980)
Mary Menhinnitt, mother of Roslyn Franklin (1975)
Joan Meehan, mother of Jenny Cranston (1970),
Cathy Terry (1972), Jayne Kelly (1975), Tricia
Page (1981) and grandmother of Abigail Page
(2011) and Georgia Terry (2011)
Anne Groeneveld, mother of Astrid Stiller (1975)
Kyriakos Ambrosiou, grandfather of Maria
Nicolaou (Vaitsas 1994) and Penny Vaitsas (1998)
Peter Delaney, father of Susan Delaney (1979)
Leo Roessler, husband of Mary Roessler (Piggott
1949) and father of Kathy Sexton (1971) and
Helen Beirne (1973)
Margaret Nance (Drum 1949), mother of
Angela Hocking (1973) and Cathy Nance (1975)
Kenneth Malcolm Grant, father of Fiona
Meecham (staff) and grandfather of Larissa
Meecham (2006) and Hannah Meecham (2011)
Barbara Gallagher (Kennedy 1952), sister of
Kathleen Pigott (1950) and mother of
Jane Corbett (1978)
Kerri-Maree Roman, mother of Alana Houston
(2011) and Elyce Houston (2007)
Dr Kevin Everding, grandfather of Clare Pekin
(2010) and Bridget Pekin (Year 11)
Margaret Duryea (Kelly 1948), mother of
Catherine (Cate 1979), sister of Anthony,
Pat Tiernan (1952) and Catherine Kelly (1962)
Kellie Clare Geraghty (Davis 2001), passed
away on 2 January 2013 aged 28 years.
Beloved wife of Luke, mother of Mason, Ella
and Jack (both angels). Beloved daughter
of Lee and Gayle Davis, daughter-in-law of
Angie and Bill Geraghty, sister of Sean and
Christina, aunt and special friend.
Marie Sefton, mother of Georgina Sefton
(1988)
Paula (Peggy) Love (Webb) sister of
Cecily Donoghue (1944)
Joan Luddy (Carrick 1931), mother of Mary
Luddy (1960) and sister of Aileen Walsh,
Norrie McDonald and Stan Carrick
Del Toomey (Salter) sister of Shirley (1952)
and Helen (1956)
Sr Mary Shelley ibvm (Sr Marita)
Sr Mary Muirhead ibvm
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Melissa Pike (2002) & Chris Ogden
Alison Dower (2004) & Daniel Little
Holly Montgomery (2002) & Aaron Oliver
Kelly Calder (2007) & Jonathan Sgherza