November 2012 - Walford Anglican School for Girls

The Walford Magazine
Welcome to our New Magazine: Jewell
Walford now has many online publications, facebook pages and even a phone App but we have
decided that a twice yearly paper magazine would give us a chance to tell you what is happening
here in more detail and with more colour.
We have chosen to call our new magazine Jewell, a name still well known to many in the school.
It is the name that Miss M J Baker gradually assumed as she led the school from 1917-1955. It was
Miss Mabel Jewell Baker who created our very first school magazine to share the stories of the
school’s remarkable girls at the start of her term in December 1917.
In these pages, we say farewell to Helen Trebilcock, Principal of Walford 2004-2012 and also learn
about technology at Walford. Please enjoy reading our second and final edition for 2012. Guest speaker at Walford
Speech Night in 2009, Frances
Adamson (left), is welcomed by
the Principal, Helen Trebilcock
and Pamela Martin, Chair of
Walford Council.
Contents
Council News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Thanks and Farewell to our Principal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Reflections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
IT at Walford: 2 Short Stories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Council News
Pamela Martin, Chair of Council
IT Usage – iPads in Middle Years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Focus On: Middle School Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Helen Reid Hall Development: Plaques and Donor List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Looking Back: Walford’s Jubilee 120 Years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Postcards from OS: Frances Adamson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
New Starts, Fond Memories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Diary Dates for Coming Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Editors
Libby Emery & Ana Gozalo
Telephone. 8373 4062 Email. [email protected]
Walford Anglican School for Girls
316 Unley Road Hyde Park SA 5061
Telephone. 8272 6555
walford.asn.au
CRICOS No: 00563J
Published by Walford Anglican School for Girls Inc
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As we approach the final Term of 2012 we recognise
that it is a time of great significance for the School
and its wider community.
Not only has the School gone through a great renewal period as far as
built facilities are concerned, but pastoral care, progression in academic
excellence and expansion of co-curricular activities have also enhanced
our educational effort for our students.
When Helen Trebilcock was appointed as Principal in 2004, the then
Chairman of the Council of Governors, Richard Krantz said:
Helen is a remarkable woman whose energy and drive continued right
up until her departure. The delivery of the revamped Early Learning
Centre was her final gift to us and we are delighted with the progress
since its inception at the start of this school year. The addition of a new
Boarding House, Music Centre, Cafeteria, and Multi-purpose Hall have
enhanced, not just the look of the school, but the activities and offerings
we can provide for our girls. In particular, Helen’s drive to revamp the
House system has added to the ways in which we have been able to
deliver pastoral care and mentoring to our students.
“Helen is not only acknowledged as an outstanding Principal, but also
as an excellent teacher of English and History. Helen comes to us
with considerable experience in educational leadership, a very strong
commitment to girls’ schooling and the respect of her peers for her
energetic, inspirational and dedicated approach to her work.”
On behalf of Council, and on behalf of the Walford community, I wish
to thank Helen for all that she has done for Walford and to record
our thanks by saying that we all have enormous respect for her
professionalism, admiration for her great abilities and much affection
for her as a person. It has been a joy to work with her.
During the break between Terms 3 and 4, a seamless transition
has taken place, which sees the end of the Trebilcock era and the
commencement of the stewardship of Ms Rebecca Clarke as Principal
of Walford. We are delighted to welcome Rebecca in her new role and
look forward to a long, productive and happy association with her as
our new Principal of Walford.
As Principal of Walford, Helen fulfilled all the expectations that those
words promised and more. It has always been obvious to us that her
joy of teaching and educating girls has, and will have, an enduring
effect on the character of our School and the lives of the girls who
have been students under her leadership.
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Thanks and Farewell
to Our Principal
Helen Trebilcock
(2004 – 2012)
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Reflections
Helen Trebilcock, Walford Principal 2004-2012
It’s always a delicate balancing act to allow a school
to change without destroying its unique fabric, its
ethos or traditions. Although an excellent school,
I knew Walford was ready to change in some ways
when I arrived.
I had no intention to alter Walford’s long reputation as a highly
academic school, and over the last eight years I believe our girls’
results have shown that this has been enhanced. Our teaching staff are
remarkable educationalists, held in high stead throughout the state,
and very generous in the time and effort they expend on their students.
The numbers of academic prizes students have won in all subjects
reflect the ability of the girls themselves. It is amazing that nearly all
of Walford’s students go onto university full of confidence and ready
for success. I have loved teaching here with the questions, debate and
insight the girls have shown in their lessons.
What has changed most is our campus. The new boarding house is
inside the school grounds and all of the girls can easily access the new
music suites and cafeteria. The Margaret Taylor Library is bigger and
more open and two newly built classrooms completed our growing,
double streamed, junior school. MJ Baker House has an elegant art
gallery and art studios upstairs and a drawing room full of memorabilia
downstairs. This year the Adamson Centre, full of early learning
children opened. My pride and joy is the new Sports Centre with
both inside and outside courts which allows our students to train
more efficiently.
I have been delighted to see our camp program expand and offer real
adventure and international service tours to girls ready to challenge
themselves. The new pastoral House system has given a House identity
to every member of the school and added colour to our lives. Teaching
and learning with iPads has allowed for experimentation and new
skills and knowledge. But at the heart of all we do are the values and
traditions of Walford.
When Miss Adamson employed her first teachers they were the first
women in South Australia allowed to gain a university degree. They
had the courage to believe that they could learn and think and contribute
to their world in a variety of ways. Their example lives on and we can
see this in our Alumni Awards as well as in each classroom.
My eight years here have been busy and very fulfilling. I believe that
being in the rush of school life is best for me. I have been honoured
to share the “growing up” of so many exceptional young girls. I have
thoroughly enjoyed working with remarkable teachers and very closely
with my Management staff. All who work at Walford are so committed
and friendly- there is always a cheery hello. I have got to know so many
families well. Over the years, I have had the great support of Council,
marvelled at the work done by our marketers and Development staff
and have been encouraged and helped by so many committees of
parents and old scholars who understand that it is in schools where the
future is formed.
I would like to thank the school community for the time I have spent
at the school and for my farewell. It was simply beautiful and one I will
cherish. It was warm, thoughtful, brave, sensitive and full of fun … very
much like our school itself.
My best wishes go with you all for the future.
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@Walford
IT
2 SHORT STORIES
Geoff Perkins, Director of IT/CT
I sat on the pavement on Unley Road with 25 Year 8
girls. Cars zipped by, doors slammed, birds tweeted.
We were surrounded by sounds. The 25 girls were
silent. They were silent for a full 15 minutes. I did
not believe it could be that such a group of girls
outside in the sunshine could sit in total silence for
so long during a poetry lesson. This was, however, no
ordinary poetry lesson, this was Mr. Atterton’s famous
poetry walk, freshly updated to take advantage of the
latest Walford IT initiative.
Understanding onomatopoeia takes some effort for a 12 or 14 year old
so poetry teachers have often taken a walk to listen to and note the
sounds going on about the class before attempting to be creative
about sounds and sound words. With our latest tool of mobile learning
Mr Atterton’s English classes have an opportunity to listen then carry
the sounds with them to their writing place where they can re-listen
to the sounds as they become creative.
The whole lesson was quite an innovation. We know there are many
apps on the iPad that can record sounds using the inbuilt microphone
but we wanted a little more. We wanted the students to note take as the
sounds happened. We knew about apps that allow you to note take and
record together so you can tap a note and hear the sound it refers to.
This is what we wanted the girls to try.
This is also where we began to apply a little new thinking to the lesson.
It is common in school for the teacher to tell the students what they
need to do and how to do it. This time we gave the girls what they
needed to achieve but asked them to find the best tool to meet the
need. We had a wonderful discussion of the relative merits of various
apps before the girls selected their app of choice and headed off to
Unley Road. There they sat in silence, knowing that all around them
were microphones waiting to capture their voice into a digital
recording. No one wants to have to hear their own voice played back.
The iPad in classrooms is causing us all to reconsider our vision of
teaching and learning. It is not the number of computers or the various
models in classrooms, the real benefit is teachers looking at these tools
to see how they can improve learning.
Our iPad initiative has been a success. The research we have done says
that most students enjoy having access all the time to whatever they
and their teacher deem relevant to learning. A number of students
commented on how wonderful it was to be able to do their homework
as they travelled homeward on the bus at the end of the day.
It is also important to note that an iPad is not a laptop replacement.
It is a new tool. It is a tool (as the media has noted) of the post PC era.
It does most of the things a laptop can do, but not everything and it
does quite a few things a laptop cannot do. We believe it does 80%
of what we want from technology in a school. The instant on, always
connectedness of it, however, gives many advantages you cannot get
from a traditional laptop. Its broad ecosystem of apps gives access to
a range of inexpensive, simple to learn, targeted learning tools. It is
changing our classrooms.
I was in a wonderfully creative maths class when a student asked of
her peers,
“How do you do that thing with a triangle - you know, the area thing?”
“It’s in your text book,” came the response from nearby.
The teacher and I stood and watched. The girl indicated that she did
not have her text book with her so one member of the class suggested,
“Who needs a text book when you have the entire knowledge of the
world in your iPad?”
That was a challenge too good for the class. They found a new reason
to delve into the Internet and hunt “that thing with a triangle”. This
highlights a new vision for a classroom where anything is available at
any time. This can be a challenge for teachers who need to rethink their
paradigm of learning, but the potential for twentieth century learners
is exciting.
A teacher recently described seeing a new level of discussion that
mobility learning afforded in her classroom. She was giving a lesson
about old-fashioned habits and behaviours. She discussed things that
few of the girls knew about. As the discussion progressed she noted it
took on a new tone as the girls used their iPads to augment her input.
The girls were on line during the discussion chasing their own thoughts
and bringing their discoveries to the whole class.
Marilyn Haysom, Walford Principal until 2004, had a vision for Walford
information technology. She did not like the flashy side of technology.
In the late 90s she saw schools using technology as a point of
difference but perhaps not always as a tool for serious learning. She
wanted our IT to “be there all the time”. She described a day when
the technology was an “of course” addition to the classroom, not an
“Oh Wow” contribution. The iPad program at Walford is a wonderful
example of “of course”. It is such a tiny device taking up almost no
space at all. It is however very powerful and always connected giving
it the potential to pervade teaching and learning across the campus.
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iPads in the Middle Years
Greg Atterton, Head of Middle School
It is difficult to ignore the impact that advances
in technology has had and is having on our lives
and even more difficult to stay abreast of the ever
changing technological landscape. Statistics such as
“Facebook users exceeds 1 billion” and “Pre -Orders
of the new iPhone5 top 2 million in the first 24 hours”
are indicative of how many of us use technology
on a daily basis as well as our desire to have the
latest gadget or device once it becomes available.
Advancements in medical science have provided
so many wonderful benefits to society and I am
confident that we all have marveled at what can now
be achieved as a result of new technology.
Education has certainly changed over the years and continues to evolve
as a result of new technology. Quills, ink pots and parchment have
already been replaced with laptops, digital projectors and interactive
whiteboards. However, the use of a mobile device such as the iPad has
literally placed the latest technology at the fingertips of our students
and staff. Most importantly a mobile device such as the iPad, with its
numerous applications combined with effective teaching practices,
continues to lead to improved learning outcomes for our students.
This is an exciting time to be at school. Mobile devices mean that we
can all have access to information and share and refine our conclusions.
Ideas and investigations are no longer confined to the resources within
the classroom; instead the latest research can be found at the push of a
button or the swipe of a screen. It also means that we can present our
findings in many different ways and to a variety of audiences. Teachers,
who challenge their students’ thinking, encourage their creativity, build
on prior knowledge and provide opportunities to explore and create
connections can have these effective practices amplified with the use of
a mobile device. A mobile device can assist students learn new things
in new ways and can appeal to the different learning styles that our
students possess. Our students are not intimidated or deterred by new
software or the latest gadgets but rather enjoy investigating the benefits
these tools have to offer.
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Class teachers have been using mobile devices for some time and
have engaged in regular professional development to improve their
skills and explore new applications that enhance the delivery of the
curriculum. The iPad provides our students with access to the school
Learning Management System to retrieve and submit assignments,
join class discussions, organise events and receive timely reminders.
Homework can be stored on the device rather than be found tattered
at the bottom of the student’s bag or mistakenly left at home and
will ensure school bags are lighter as ebooks become more readily
available. Students are able to access library resources anywhere,
anytime, through the new library system, Oliver, and will be well
placed to accept the challenges of future years as a result of being
familiar with, and comfortable using, these important programs
within the school.
During a 15 minute speech to parliament on Tuesday 9 October,
Julia Gillard made many powerful statements regarding gender
equality in the work place. Prime Minister Gillard also made what
I believe to be an important statement about striving for balance.
In her address to parliament she made the following point,
“It’s time for a national conversation about better balancing the needs
of men and women in work and at home. It is time to identify the
barriers that keep men away from their children and women locked
out of the top echelons of business. It’s time to reflect on how at the
same time our work lives became more intense - with mobile phones,
iDevices and 24hour emails - we also managed to make parenting
more intense, with more homework and pressure for extra-curricular
activities.”
Advancements in technology have certainly provided our teachers
and students with many benefits but like all things there is a need
for balance. As educators, it is important we are good stewards of
technology. Therefore it is vital that we critically evaluate, review and
reflect upon the use of technology within the school environment to
ensure improved learning outcomes for our students remains the focus
and that we continue to equip our young people with the necessary
skills to make sound judgements, valued contributions and navigate
their way through an ever changing society successfully.
This is not an easy task but I am fortunate to work with staff who are
dynamic, highly committed educators, dedicated to exploring and
fostering best teaching practices and who show genuine interest and
care for the welfare of students and their colleagues.
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Quotes from the Middle
School Committee
To me, leadership means that I have the
responsibility to represent my peers and
any problems or views they may have. It
means that I am someone that anyone
can approach and I can listen to their
thoughts and opinions and then try to do
something about them.
Lucy Aylward
Middle School
Committee
I believe that a leader shouldn’t
command but demonstrate the way to
inspire others to go forward. Being a
part of the Middle School Committee
was a wonderful opportunity that helped
me grow as a leader and form great
relationships with fellow students.
Sophie Bach
Greg Atterton, Head of Middle School
The Middle School Committee is a highly recognised student leadership
body within the school consisting of two elected representatives
from each of the Year 9 Tutor groups who hold office for a semester.
During their term in office, the Middle School Committee members
act as ambassadors at important school functions, represent Walford
at student leadership workshops, co-ordinate fund raising initiatives,
plan and conduct Middle School assemblies, discuss relevant issues
and suggest improvements at weekly meetings and offer support
and advice to younger students and their peers. I have been most
impressed with our students’ keen sense of cooperation, professional
conduct and many positive contributions they have made this year.
All should be proud of their efforts and I encourage each student to
maintain their diligence and continue to develop their leadership
skills throughout their senior years of schooling.
There are many different recipes for a
great leader, but for a Middle School
Committee leader, there’s an added
spice. We represent the students
wherever we are and show the world
why Walford is unique.
Elaine Yu
To be an effective member of the Middle
School Committee, I believe the members
must be enthusiastic, trustworthy,
dedicated, open-minded, approachable
and able to convey messages as well as
ideas passed on from other students in
the Middle School.
Phoebe Chapley
A quality leader is one that believes
leadership comes from not just
themselves but all different people
within the group he or she is leading.
Zoe Hall
Middle School Committee 2011/2012 (opposite page)
Middle School Committee 2012/2013
Seated Row: Rowena Yu, Cosette Schilling, Madeline Nimmo,
Georgia Anderson, Lucy Page, Peta Macdonald, Chloe Welling
Seated Row: Anthida Pascoe, Charlotte Levy, Chantelle Nicholls,
Eirini Vrodos, Belinda Lesi, Eloise Bennett, Alisha Shastri, Elaine Yu,
Phoebe Chapley
Second Row: Stephanie Nomikos, Kathryn Sharley, Isabella Arlotta,
Esther Jones, Ellen Bird, Julia Scott, Nikita Shastri
Third Row: Hannah Coppin, Rebecca Cord-Udy, Emma Sam, Phoebe
Smith, Sarah Jones, Brie Abernethy
Second Row: Carla Phillips, Sophie Rees, Lucy Aylward, Philippa
Braund, Sophie Hall, Sophie Bach, Matilda Balding, Ruby Barritt
Teacher: Mr Greg Atterton
Teacher: Mr Greg Atterton
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Helen Reid Hall Donors
Helen Reid Hall
Seating Development:
Plaques & Donor List
Please take your seat
Karin Dunsford, Director of Development
Donors to the Helen Reid Hall refurbishment project were invited
to come and take their seat during an Open House in the Hall in
September. Grandparents, staff, students, old scholars, past parents
and friends of the School were delighted to find their special seat and
read not only their dedication but all of the others in the Hall. They
make fascinating reading and provide a snap shot of the School
community in 2012. All of the donors were thanked for their generous
support and are recognised again in this edition of Jewell. Without
their contribution, this Appeal and so many other projects in the
School’s history, would not be possible in such a short time frame.
In the July holidays the transformation of the Hall took place. All of
the original seating was painstakingly removed one by one, followed
by the lifting of the old broadloom carpet that had been installed 25
years ago. The Hall was reduced to a skeleton with just the “bones” of
the wooden staging exposed, providing the opportunity to improve the
stairs on each of the aisles by increasing the depth of the steps. The old
seating was prepared in bins for recycling collection, followed by the
excitement of opening the hundreds of boxes containing the new seats.
The carpet was first to be installed as the seating is bolted into the
floor. A contemporary new design that is complementary to the seating
had been chosen in carpet tiles, which would be an easier option for
maintenance and increase the longevity. The work has been of such a
high standard that it is almost impossible to detect the individual tiles
and the effect is superb. A colour scheme of three different hues, in the
same fabric, had been selected for the auditorium and each seat was
delivered ready with the new upholstery. A computer plan showing
which colour was to be placed in which row and seat number had
already determined the most aesthetic pattern for placement and so the
puzzle commenced to take shape. What a lift this has made to the Hall
which suddenly seemed brighter and very inviting.
After weeks of hard work the Hall was ready for the start of the third
school term and the placement of the dedication plaques could
commence too.
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Donors had and continue to have the opportunity to choose their own
row and seat number so they will always know where to find their
special spot. Some were influenced by favourite numbers, birth dates
and where they used to sit during school assemblies. The dedications
are also very individual so that they have significance to the donors.
The Chair of Council dedicated several seats to recognise the
outstanding service of staff including our retired School Principal,
Mrs Helen Trebilcock, and also the previous Director of Administration,
Mrs Jenni Paynter, both of whom attended the launch event. Other
dedications are from old scholars, some of whom have donated
collectively and had the plaque in all three names in memory of their
friendship at school. Other old scholars who are sisters have their names
and their years as students together on the plaque. Many parents have
also dedicated the seat to their daughter and listed her year in 2012 and
any special achievements such as being a student leader.
One plaque that does surprise simply reads: The Flopsy Bunnies!
The family who kindly donated to the project provided the inscription
to intrigue the girls who would be sitting in the seats and reading
the plaques. How their imaginations would be inspired - who are
the Flopsy Bunnies? Do they live at Walford? Do they ever come to
assemblies in the Hall? I encourage you all whenever you attend a
Walford event that you take the time to read the plaques on the seats
in front of you in thanks to those who showed their commitment to
Walford by contributing to this important improvement for the benefit
of the entire community. In 2013 the Hall will be a popular venue for
our Jubilee events as we celebrate the 120th year of Walford, so the
refurbishment has been most opportune.
If you wish you could also contribute towards the Hall Appeal
there are still some seat remaining and we would be most grateful
for your support.
Ms F J Adamson
Mrs A E Albrechtsen
Ms S Anderson
Mr T R Anderson
Mrs T Angelopoulos and Mr C Angelopoulos
Dr R Antoniazzi
Dr A E Arens
Dr D Ashby and Dr E Clark
Mrs A Auricht
Mr G Atterton
Dr M Ayres
Mrs K Bach
Mrs S A Badenoch
Dr C Balasis
Mr W A Balding
Dr A Barbour
Mrs M Bardy and Mr E Bardy
Ms K Barritt and Mr M Barritt
Mr M O Basedow
Mrs S Basten
Dr H N Beadnall
Dr L M Bedson and Dr C P Barnett
Mrs A Benny
Ms L E Black and Mr D C Black
Mrs W Blackwell
Dr J H Bourne and Mr J D Bourne
Dr D M Bridges AM
Mrs L K Brook
Miss C K Brooks
Mr P B Brooks
Mrs P Brooks OAM
Mrs V Brownrigg
Ms N J Bullock
Mrs H M Burge
Mrs D Butcher
Dr A Campbell
Mr P A and Ms B J Campbell
The Hon J Cashmore AM
Mrs C Catford
Mr D Chambers
Mrs M Chapley and Mr K Chapley
Mrs S Chapman
Ms R Clarke
Mrs A R Coghlan and Dr D W Coghlan
Archdeacon J P and Mrs K Collas
Mrs E Cook
Mrs C R Cooke and Mr J G Cooke
Ms M Cooper
Dr V J Cooper
Mrs E De Francesca
Mr R J Dennis
Ms B Doull
Mrs W M Dowd and Mr S Dowd
Mrs K Dunsford
Mr M Evans
Mrs R Facchin
Mrs A Figueroa
Mrs K M Fisher
Mrs G Forwood
Mrs J L Frauenfelder
Miss A L Gatley
Mrs A J Giotis
Mrs M Glynatsis
Ms C Goode
Rev’d B and Mrs C Goodes
Mrs K Goodwin and Mr J Goodwin
Mr M and Ms J Gowland
Ms A Gozalo
Mrs D M Gray
Miss P Hall
Dr V E Hall
Mrs C Hanel
Mrs M J Hanka
Mr P G Hawke
Mr N R and Mrs L A Hawkins
Mrs B Hayman
Mr P G Haysman
Mrs T S Headland
Dr C and Mrs L Hewitson
Dr S and Mrs R Hobbs
Mr A W and Mrs J C Hodge
Miss A Hodgson
Mrs F J Hoff
Mrs S Hoopmann
Mrs M R Horan
Miss B Huston
Mrs A M Jaensch
Dr M Jay
Mr R and Mrs P Johnston
Ms J H Jones
Mr R Jones - Parry
Dr R G Jones
Professor D M K Keefe
Mrs C Kelly
Dr F E and Mrs G R Kette
Mrs A Kudra and Mr V Kudra
Mr P Laity
Mrs A J Lange
Mrs S Laparidis and Dr C Laparidis
Mrs J Last
Ms J E London
Miss K F Long
Miss C L Luong
Mrs I Lynch
Mrs W Lyons
Ms T Madsen
Ms C A Martin
Mrs P Martin and Mr J R Martin
Ms R Maund and Mr S J Moreau
Mr R and Mrs L Mayer
Ms M McCormack
Mr B and Mrs L McCormick
Ms W L McFarlane
Dr C McGavigan and Dr A McGavigan
Mrs M McGill
Mrs D K and Mr J McKeough
Mrs S Michos
Mr K Middleton
Mr F G Moir
Mrs J Moller and Mr P Moller
Dr M Moody
Ms D Murdoch
Mrs P Murray
Mr R S Murray
Mr P J and Mrs D J Myhill
Mr G M and Mrs J E Nelligan
Mrs M Nemer and Mr L A Nemer
Dr M Nichols and Dr D Wilkinson
Mrs S Nicholson
Mrs V Nimmo and Mr B R Nimmo
Mrs J Oberdan and Mr J Oberdan
Mrs F O’Brien
Mr G G Palasis
Mrs C Papastamatis and Mr S Papastamatis
Ms M Parent
Mr R and Mrs K Parsons
Mrs N Paton
Mr C J Pearce and Ms L Jarvis
Mrs S Perks and Dr M C Perks
Mr P F and Mrs A S H Phillips
Dr S E Phipps
Mrs S Pontifex
Mrs V C Possingham
Ms K A Presser and Mr S P Richter
Prestige Dance Academy
Ms L Pretreger and Mr C Burns
Mr T and Mrs A Puntureri
Mrs W L Radloff
Mr G Rappensberg
Mrs M A Rechner
Mrs A L Roberts
Mrs C Robinson
Mrs N P Robinson
Mrs A Roller
Mr C Rositano
Miss S E Roxburgh
Ms E Rutherford
Mrs S Rutherford
Ms J Hollis-Sando and Dr B Sando
Mrs A Saunders
Dr B R Saxon
Ms J L Schammer and Mr C J Allen
Mrs S Scobie
Mr M Shearer AM
Dr G Sibanda
Miss C L Silvestri
Mr J A Sloan
Ms F Smith
Mrs R J Smith
Ms H Sobulis
Ms R M A Spencer
Mrs N Spyrou
Mrs L Stafford
Mrs A Standish
Ms F Steffensen
Ms A C Taliangis
Dr K Tay and Dr E Lam
Mrs M Taylor and Professor M Taylor
Mrs O Theodorakakos and Mr J
Theodorakakos
Mr M A and Mrs J A Thomas
Mrs M Thomas and Mr D Thomas
Dr E M Thompson
Mrs E Thompson
Mr R W Thomson
Mrs H Trebilcock and Mr B Simons
Mrs J E Tregenza
Mr C and Mrs S Tsamandanis
Dr K Tsirgiotis and Dr E Tsirgiotis
Ms K Tucker
Mr B and Mrs C Tully
Mrs S Vaile
Dr N Vrodos
Miss B Walter
Mrs M A Watts
Dr J A Wayte and Dr B R Parker
Mrs M K Whiting
Mr S and Ms S Wilson
Ms C Woolcock and Mr J Wartelle
Dr P Wyllie
Miss S Yang
Mrs S Yencken
Mr F and Mrs G Young
Dr A Zacest
Ms B Zhang
Mrs K Zirkel
Mrs J C Zotti
Walford Old Scholars’ Association 2012
Walford Junior School Parent Club 2012
Walford Parent Teacher Association 2012
Walford Staff Social Club
Blue & Gold Fundraising Committee
ELC & Junior School Staff
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LOOKING BACK
POSTCARD FROM OS
Left: Fifth generation
old scholar, Jazmin Marshall,finds the name of her
great grandmother in the old school register, with the
help of her Mother, Louise Ellis (Year 12 1979) (left)
and Grandmother, Barbara Chauncy (Walford 1945).
Right: Miss Adamson’s School in Fisher Street,
Malvern in 1908. Marjorie Ritson is siting on the
right, in the second row, and is recognisable by
having her hair tied to one side.
CONGRATULATIONS
to Walford old scholar, Frances Adamson (Year 12 1978),
upon her appointment as the Australian Ambassador to China.
Walford’s Jubilee
120 years
Karin Dunsford, Director of Development
In 2013 Walford will celebrate 120 years of
education for girls. This wonderful achievement
will be commemorated with a Jubilee Year
program of special events and celebrations for
the entire Walford community.
Walford began on Monday 30 January in 1893 in the front room of the
family home of Miss Lydia Adamson, in Fisher Street, Malvern. The first
advertisement calling for enrolments was published in The Register
newspaper on 23 December 1892 and then again on 25 January it
simply read:
MISS ADAMSON, UNLEY ROAD, MALVERN School opens Monday, January 30.
Private lessons given in Music and Drawing.
Over a hundred small schools had begun in the state and thirty-one new
government schools had opened in 1892. Miss Adamson was already an
experienced educator having previously run a school at Norwood and
she must have had great confidence in her decision to open her doors in
Malvern. Of all of these schools only a few remained in business in the
mid twentieth century and only two of the girls’ schools from that time
are in operation today. Walford not only survived two world depressions
and two World Wars but it continued to grow and thrive into the much
admired school that it is today. When Miss Adamson opened the School
on that day, I wonder if she had ever imagined that it would be one of
Australia’s leading girls’ schools in 2013?
When the new Early Leaning Centre was opened in May of this year,
it was a privilege to have John Adamson, the great nephew of the
School’s founder, officially open the Adamson Centre. John’s memories
of his great-aunt were passed on to him by his father, Harry Mcfarlane
Adamson, who had also been a pupil at the school from 1917-1919 as
a five and six year old boy. Harry’s sisters Miriam and Margaret and
his brother Colin were also students in Lydia Adamson’s school. It
was wonderful for all at the opening ceremony to hear first hand of his
knowledge of his relative and Walford’s esteemed founder.
With courage and truth.
In 1910 and 1911 Miss Adamson travelled to England and visited her
mother’s birthplace at the village of Walford in Herefordshire. Then
upon her return to Adelaide, she re-named her school Walford for the
commencement of the 1912 school year. Lydia passed away at the age
of 51 years after a period of ill health, having shortly before sold her
school, Walford, to one of her teachers, Miss Ellen Benham, who was
one of the first female science graduates of Adelaide University in 1892
with second class honours in Geology and Physiology. The science
wing at Walford is named in her memory.
Miss Adamson had welcomed “little boys” into the early primary years
of her school and in fact young boys were part of the Walford student
population until 1984, being offered positions in the lower junior
primary years. Our Early Learning Centre now also provides for little
boys in Playgroup as well as the Three Year Old and Four Year Old
programs. It is rather interesting that in Walford’s history we have many
male old scholars who married Walford Girls! In fact Lydia Adamson’s
nephew, “Mac” married his childhood sweetheart, Allison Feuerhardt,
who was also an old scholar.
During the Jubilee Year we hope to hear from many of our old scholars
about their time at Walford and we would treasure any photographs,
newspaper clippings, School magazines and memorabilia from past
years. The Walford Archives is a treasure-trove of many special items
from the past.
It was such a delight to have met with Elizabeth Llewellyn (Walford 1947)
earlier this month when she donated a photo of all of Miss Adamson’s
students taken in 1908. The photo was a special one for her as it
included her mother, Marjorie Ritson, who was born in 1903. It was
quite a moment for us all to see the little girl in the photo and to
appreciate that her great-grand-daughter, Jazmin Marshall is a Year 11
student leader at Walford in 2013! Jazmin’s grandmother, aunts and
mother are also all proud old scholars of Walford.
As has been said often, it is the people who give an institution its
character and strength and make it successful. Walford is grateful
to its strength of leadership, quality of teachers and the loyalty of
its remarkable old scholars who have made it the fine school that is
celebrating 120 years. Let’s all enjoy the celebrations!
“I regard it as an honour and a privilege to be representing Australia
in China at a time when both countries are preparing to celebrate
the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in
December this year. China is already Australia’s largest trading partner,
our largest source of foreign students and our largest source of income
from tourism, but there is scope for us to develop out relationship much
further”, commented Frances.
The career journey of Frances Adamson shows the influence of her
family, her schooling under the leadership of Headmistress Dr Helen
Reid AM and her own strength, drive and conviction. Frances was
a student at Walford from 1972 until Year 12 in 1978. In Year 12 she
was elected Vice President of the Student Representative Council
and in 1978 shared the Science Dux award. Frances made a “first” for
women by succeeding in a traditional male domain, when in 1985 she
became the first woman to captain the University of Adelaide Rowing
Club, shortly after its centenary year. By this time she had already
represented the university in the State Lightweight Women’s Rowing
Championships in 1983.
The Honourable Jennifer Cashmore AM (Walford 1952), mother to
Frances and also a Walford old scholar, had already set a path for her
daughter to follow, as she had been a trail-blazer in politics herself, as
a Liberal Party member of the South Australian House of Assembly
from 1977 to 1993, representing the eastern suburbs seat of Coles.
Christine Adamson (Walford 1979), sister to Frances, has also enjoyed
an outstanding career in Law. In 2003 Christine was appointed a Senior
Counsel, after having practised full-time at the Sydney bar since 1989.
In 2011 Justice Christine Adamson was appointed as a Judge of the
Supreme Court of New South Wales. Jennifer and her daughters are
wonderful role models to our students and an inspiration to us all.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Economics, in 1985 Frances joined
the Department of Foreign Affairs and moved to Canberra. In 1987 she
accepted her first overseas assignment as Vice Consul, later promoted
to Consul, in the Australian Consulate in Hong Kong. Frances made
regular visits to Taiwan, during a period of marked political reform.
While in Hong Kong, Frances met and married Rod Bunten, until
recently a British diplomat, and together they have four children, the
eldest of whom, Claire, is also a Walford old scholar, graduating in 2009.
In 1992, Frances spent three months at the Australian Permanent
Mission to the United Nations in New York during the General
Assembly session. This was a time of optimism in international
relations which followed the fall of the Berlin Wall and saw the
admission to the United Nations of the new member states which were
previously part of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. From 1993-1997,
Frances was Political Counsellor at the Australian High Commission in
London, with responsibility for Asia-Pacific issues, the Middle East and
British politics.
Shortly after returning to Canberra, Frances was promoted to the Senior
Executive Service. In 2001, she was again posted overseas, as Head of
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the Australian Commerce and Industry Office in Taipei, and one of
15 women heading Australia’s 85 Embassies, High Commissions and
offices. In 2005, she returned to London as Australia’s Deputy High
Commissioner and in 2008 was Acting High Commissioner at Australia’s
oldest diplomatic mission.
Frances’s posting then brought her back to Australia where she took up
the position of Chief of Staff to the Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister for
Foreign Affairs and then the Minister of Defence from 2009 - 2010. In
this capacity, Frances was the Minister’s principal advisor on foreign
policy and she accompanied him on many of his visits to Pakistan, China,
the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Tonga, Samoa, New Zealand,
Thailand, the United Kingdom, Poland and Sweden. Again Frances has
led the way for Australian women by being the first woman to hold this
eminent and prestigious position.
Frances presented her diplomatic credentials to the President of the
People’s Republic of China, HE Mr Hu Jintao, on 16 August 2011.
Frances explains the responsibilities of her position: “My main role
is to seek to advance Australia’s interests in China, whether through
formal meetings with Chinese government ministries, accompanying
Australian ministers during their visits to China, discussing trends
in China’s economy with Australian companies, speaking to Chinese
university students about Australia, promoting Australian artists to
Chinese audiences or witnessing the signing of cooperation agreements
between Australians and Chinese universities.
“My working days are long, but endlessly varied, challenging and
stimulating. Living in China is like watching an industrial revolution
taking place before your own eyes, as 1.4 billion people seek to increase
their standard of living and expand their opportunities. Chinese
language, history and culture are endlessly fascinating, as the girls on
last year’s Walford China study tour had an opportunity to discover
for themselves.”
Needless to say, Frances is fluent
in Mandarin and in 2012, the Year
of the Dragon, she has participated
in many of the anniversary events
commemorating forty years of
cooperative diplomatic relations
between Australia and China and
celebrating the mutual friendship
into the future.
Frances, the Walford Community
is excited to celebrate your
international career and we look
forward to hearing more in the future.
Frances Adamson (right), in her final year
as a student, accompanies, special guest,
Joyce Skinner, to Speech Day, in 1978.
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NEW STARTS. FOND MEMORIES.
Diary Dates for Coming Events
Obituary to Mrs Molly Shakespeare
(Farr). Walford 1928.
2012
Mrs Molly Shakespeare (Farr) also
sadly passed away in October having
achieved her 100th birthday in April
2012. Molly had attended Walford
with her three sisters, Muriel, Kathleen
and Audrey. Molly’s daughter, Barbara
Trowse (Walford 1958) is also a
Walford old scholar.
Tuesday 4 December
Junior School Christmas Concert
Wednesday 5 December
Orientation Day
Thursday 6 December
Service of Lessons and Carols, St Peter’s Cathedral
We would appreciate knowing when
our old scholars are celebrating their
very special 100th year and welcome
information from relatives and friends.
We would be so pleased to be able to
identify our oldest Walford girl.
Obituary to Miss Constance Magarey. Walford 1923.
Miss Constance Magarey was born in 1912 and on Christmas Eve
of this year she would have achieved her 100th year and enjoyed
the title of Walford’s oldest living old scholar. Sadly, Miss Magarey,
one of the legends of Walford’s history, peacefully passed away
on 6 August 2012. Her funeral service was conducted by Walford
Chaplain, Reverend Tracey Gracey at St Chads Anglican Church
in Fullarton.
Constance Magarey attended Walford as a student from 1926-1930
when she came from her home at Waverley Ridge in Crafers to live
with her cousins at Norwood. She won several prestigious prizes in
the Royal Drawing Society Examinations while a student and enjoyed
the study of English literature. Several of her poems were published
in the Walford House magazine. However, it was after her school
years that she became well known by the Walford community for
her service to the School by running the Walford Tuckshop and
for riding her three-wheeler bicycle! Constance retained a life-long
interest in Walford activities and since the passing away of her
cousin Kathleen, she has endowed a Speech Night prize.
The Kathleen Magarey Prize for Courtesy is presented to a Year 12
student who has shown courtesy and consideration to others.
It is certainly fitting that a family friend dedicated one of the seats
in the Helen Reid Hall, as part of the refurbishment project, to
Miss Constance Magarey, to honour her contribution to the history
of Walford.
COBWEBS
Cobwebs airy and silken,
Fairy-like, fine and light,
Woven by a spider
In a single night.
In garrets drear and lonely,
Twined on the garden wall,
We find you there among them,
From the sky you seem to fall.
People dislike the spiders,
But, oh, what harm have they done?
For they weave the lovely cobwebs
That shimmer in the sun.
Constance Magarey (Form IV A)
Walford House Magazine
August 1927
Constance Magarey
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Monday 10 December
Walford Speech Night, Helen Reid Hall
Molly Shakespeare (Farr)
Births
Jane Trengove (‘92) a daughter Indigo May Trengove Roberts
on 29.01.12
Gemma Wilson (nee Gibson ‘02) a daughter Harriet Emily Wilson
on 20.04.12
Nicole Blackwell (nee Vile ‘89) a daughter Pippa May Blackwell
on 12.05.12
Jacqui Bourne (‘02) a daughter Savanah Bourne October 2012
2013
With courage and truth.
Sunday 20 January
Scholarship Applications Close
Deaths
Isobel Bennett (Rowe ’35) on 07.11.10
Joy Barrie (Barnett ‘34) on 20.04.11
Helen Berriman (Brice ’45) on 29.11.11
Allison Milnes (’90) on 01.02.12
Annette Blight (Thomas ’41) on 10.02.12
Joan Ringwood (’36) on 12.07.12
Alison Stalley (Day ’41) on 15.07.12
Sue Rogers (Measday ’63) on 18.07.12
Constance Magarey (‘29) on 05.08.12
Joy Gebhardt (Dawes ‘43) on 19.08.12
Molly Shakespeare (Farr ‘28) on 06.10.12
Judith Faint (Auldrs ’50) on 05.11.12
Tuesday 29 January
Term 1 Commences
Wednesday 30 January
Walford turns 120 years old!
Wednesday 6 February
Welcome to New Parents Drinks
Saturday 9 February
ACER Scholarship Examinations
Friday 1 March
PTA BBQ Picnic
Friday 15 March
S-E Dinner for Parents and Old Scholars
Engagements
Anne Last engaged to Steve Scudamore on 30.03.12.
Marriages
Natasha McInnes (‘03) married Thomas Huxtable on 03.09.11
Rebecca Lathlean (‘98) married James Peacock on 17.09.11
Anne Trengove (‘88) married Peter Kovac on 17.12.11
Leah Spehr (‘02) married Christopher Swain on 18.02.12
Eleni Perdikoyiannis (‘99) married Rody Papas on 10.03.12
Claire DeBats (‘97) married Richard Brudenell in Brisbane
on 31.03.2012
APOLOGY TO BRYONY JORY (1958)
Our sincere apologies to Bryony Jory (1958), her family and friends,
for the incorrect listing as deceased in our previous edition of Jewell.
(She advised us that on that date she was enjoying herself out at lunch).
Friday 31 May
Old Scholars’ Jubilee Reunion Dinner
Saturday 1 June
30 Year Reunion Lunch
McLaren Vale
Saturday 26 October
Walford Jubilee Ball, Wine Centre
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yesterday and today
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