We are Heart people The
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We are Heart people The
Newsletter of the Alumnae Association of the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh We are Heart people The Seed December 2011 Vol.3 No.2 ISSN 1837-5316 Cathrine D. At OLSH we are Heart people who touch the Hearts of Others These words remind us of our identity as members of the OLSH College Bentleigh family. Over recent months, we have had the opportunity to confer the inaugural Flame Scholarship Award for a Year 10 student on Bianca Fernandes. The award has been made possible because of the generosity of members of our alumnae. This is a significant contribution to building the tradition that is our College. Indeed it is about touching the Hearts of Others. The ability to articulate who we are as OLSH College and what is foundational to our spirit is the way that we keep this spirit alive in our hearts. The symbolic use of the name “Flame” for the scholarship award continues to build the connections between past and present students. It is a privilege for the College community to have the example and inspiration of our alumnae who carry the flame of the OLSH spirit with them. This flame is about touching the hearts of others because we ourselves have experienced what it is to love and be loved. In our OLSH spirit, the flame means we ask the questions about God’s love. It means we walk the journey of life and deeply listen to God’s spirit in our hearts. It means that we come to know that: “Faith is more about openness of heart to take the journey to keep moving forward than it is about reaching any imagined destination”. (Michael Hansen SJ “The Land of Walking Trees”) Regnet Christus! Anne O’Loughlin College Principal Project Sam D. In term 3, the Year 11 Visual Communication students, with the wonderful support of their teacher, Ms Chris West, participated in a design exercise called The Seed Project. The purpose of this project was to create “thank you” cards based on the concept of a seed to send to donors to the Flame Scholarship Award. Hannah W. All students were given a design brief and then experimented with a variety of media and methods including freehand drawing, photography, lino cut, intaglio and collage. The fruits of their labour are displayed here and on pages 12-13. Although it was very hard to choose from all the ideas that the girls came up with, five students were selected as finalists to develop their concepts to the end stage of ready to use cards. The girls are Catherine D’Amico, Samantha Didulo, Grace Falvo, Sarah Ferris, and Hannah Williamson. Congratulations to these five. And thank you to all 12 students for participating in the spirit of the exercise and for making their own contribution to “keeping the flame alive”. Sarah F. Grace F . E . D . I . T . O . R . I . A . L Alumnae Events in 2012 Secretary Class Reunions From the An exciting new development for the Alumnae Association in 2011 has been the granting of the inaugural Flame Scholarship Award to Year 10 student, Bianca Fernandes. This award would not have been possible without the generous gifts, large and small, of donors to the tax deductible Flame Scholarship Fund. While every gift is valued, special mention must be made of two recent large donations. A sum of $1,000 was given by a kind regular sponsor and donor, an alumna from the 1960s. Another significant donation of $5,000 was made by the parents of three girls who attended the College in the 1990s. This couple, as do other donors, believe very strongly in the ethos of service and wish to remain anonymous. The class of 1961 is also acknowledged for their two group donations this year. We thank all our alumnae donors for their special contribution to the education of other OLSH students who will benefit greatly from their great spirit of generosity. As well as our committed donors, the Alumnae Association also benefits from the kind support of sponsors and volunteers. This year we thank Morea (Stevens) Reid, 1961, of SalonQuip; Rosa and Patrick Warren of The Present Cupboard; Louise Brock (teacher) and Louise (Oldham) Rayner, 1990. Thank you for being Heart people. Shane O’Neil Alumnae Secretary All reunions are open to every past student who was part of a particular class for any period of time, be that one year or six years, or any number in between. Class of 1957-1962 Plans are afoot for a 50-year reunion next year. Please contact Marcia (née Bretherton) Clohesy on [email protected] or 03 9808 2245 or 0407 922 210 or Margaret (née Brunton) Ellis on [email protected] or 03 9722 2668 or 0407 556 834 if you’d like to get involved. Class of 1967-1972 Soon we will be 40, so we are going to celebrate. Contact Patrica O’Hare on [email protected] or 0418 558 463 or Maureen (née Wilson) Malone on [email protected] or 0400 030 040. Class of 1977-1982 Class of 1987-1992 Class of 1997-2002 Next year, you will be 30, 20 and 10 respectively. If you’d like to help organise one of these reunions, please contact Shane O’Neil by Friday 2 December 2011. Class of 1986-1991 Did you complete Year 12 at OLSH in 1991 and/or Year 11 in 1990 or spend any time in this class from 1986 onwards? We’re going to be 21 next year so planning has started to get this group reconnected. Contact Amanda Benson on [email protected] for more information. Girls’ Big Day Out At the Races After the success of the first OLSH Girls’ Big Day Out at the Races held at Caulfield Racecourse last July, we have decided to make this a biennial event open to all alumnae, family and friends to attend. If anyone is interested in helping to organise this gala event for 2012, please contact Shane O’Neil. Sorry Apologies for two errors in the last edition of Flame. In the Vale notice for Ilona Zimmerman (Vol.3 No.1), we inadvertently forgot to mention that Ilona’s daughter, Megan Probyn, 1994, also attended OLSH. Megan now has her PhD in Physiology and works in the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Queensland. Also in the “Flame Girls” section, Anne Lopez was incorrectly listed as being from the class of 1990. She graduated in 1980. Enquiries For more information about alumnae events, please contact Shane O’Neil, Alumnae Secretary, on 03 8520 9263 or [email protected]. R . E . U . N . I . O . N Class of 1961-1966 Reunion Back row (L-R): Lorraine Hammam, Maureen (Cosgriff ) Dawson, Margaret (Adams) Board, Helen (Webster) Sully, Dawn (Healy) Simpson, Christine (McWilliam) Stephens, Val (Mueller) Cooper, Anne (Harkin) Jenkins, Renata (Kugler) Bodecky, Linda (Henderson) Bruce, Anne (Vaudrey) Felmingham, Helen (Banfield) Overend,Susan Best, Catherine (Gaynor) Russell, Christine (Ahern) Spence, Karen ( Jopling) Ferguson, Sr. Norah (Dominic) Hanrahan, Julie (Morris) Luiten, Christine (Wilson) Wakeling, Janis (Wishart) McCaffrey, Maureen (O’Hare) Garvey Front row: Rita (Smyth) Humphreys, Pauline (Dugan) Spitzer, Marie (Domigan) Davidson, Helen (Boyd) Tonking, Dorothea (Mueller) Kassell, Jill (Harkin) Ward, Catherine (Donovan) Scantlebury, Suzanne Hammam, Pat (Mulraney) Holcombe, Margaret (Ryan) Ford, Josephine (King) Leunig, Clare Dewan. On a glorious autumnal day, when the appropriate colours were brown and gold, 32 “OLSH Old Collegians” gathered in the multipurpose room at 111 Jasper Road for a trip down memory lane. Reminiscing, renewing acquaintances and catching up with old friends were all to be the order of the day. To give this reunion a lasting impression, a visual experience became the objective. The afternoon began with girls mingling in the foyer, laughing and chatting as they recognised each other, glass of champagne in hand. In their midst were six mannequins, adorned in the summer, winter and sports uniforms of the past and present, standing to attention like the old days of assembly. Noticeboards covered with old school photos and articles depicting the changes in house patrons, curriculum and sports program, not to mention the offerings at the canteen, were on show for everyone to see. a conducted school tour. This was a highlight of the day and a real eye-opener for everyone to realise OLSH had become an amazing learning environment with so many modern facilities – like a circuit room, for instance. Such was the enthusiasm created by the afternoon’s events, that many of the girls carried over into the night at the McKinnon Hotel and continued reminiscing. Since our April reunion, we have caught up twice more – so let’s keep the reconnections going. Anne (Vaudrey) Felmingham Sports Captain, 1965 and 1966 The visual experience was enhanced with a “Class of ’61-‘66” reunion banner and the dominant shades of mission brown, old gold, royal blue in the serviettes, balloons and cup cakes resplendent with the College crest on top. Afternoon tea, catered by Toni Angelopoulos (OLSH class of 1984) and Maria Galati, looked and tasted fabulous. Midway through the afternoon, like excited little schoolgirls beginning our first year at OLSH some 50 years earlier, we studiously followed Sr Liz (College Chaplain) and Shane O’Neil (Alumnae Secretary) on Science Lab Form 3A, 1962: (L-R) Jill Bunyard, Susan George, Judith Boyce, Frances Scott, Sister Madelina, Christine Danaher, Robyn Healy, Mary Stewart, Marie Domigan. F . L . A . M . E Nicola Marsh, 1986 Prior to becoming a bestselling author, Nicola worked as a physiotherapist for 13 years until she tired of saying “I’m going to write a book one day” and actually did it. She started writing in late 2001 and found once she started she couldn’t stop! Nicola currently writes for Harlequin Mills and Boon Romance and Modern Heat/Presents series. She has published 29 books and sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Nicola has fond memories of her days at OLSH and credits her early love of writing to Joy Carver. “She was an amazing English and English Lit teacher and I remember her fostering my penchant for creative writing. I may have taken a detour down the physiotherapy career path, but I’m rapt I’m now in my dream job, writing fiction I enjoy.” http://www.nicolamarsh.com. Pat O’Sullivan, 1961 I’m sitting in my classroom in the remote Northern Territory indigenous community of Ngukurr. It’s third term break and most of the teachers are flying out in a small one-engine plane for the 700km trip to Darwin, then heading onward to the ‘bright lights’. Me, I’m driving over the two big rivers that keep us shut in for six months of the year in ‘the wet’, and then going on to camp along the Savannah Way on the Gulf of Carpentaria. I’ve been up in the Top End for the past 14 years teaching, mostly in remote indigenous communities, sometimes as principal, other times as class teacher. At the end of 2011, I’m retiring to my little farm in the Strzeleckies in South Gippsland, Victoria, to grow vegies and bottle fruit – and to catch up with all of the family and friends I’ve missed so much. Stephanie Sotirakis, 2003 When she left OLSH at the end of Year 10 in 2001, Stephanie went on to complete Level 1 VCAL Certificates in Work Education and Transition Education at Holmesglen TAFE. She has worked in retail and travelled to France and says Paris and Normandy were her favourite places. She is also an accomplished pianist. At present, Stephanie is part of a School Ambassador Program organised by Marriot Support Services. She presents her story about what it is like to live with Asperger’s Syndrome to students in special schools and increasingly to audiences in mainstream schools. Stephanie recently returned to OLSH to give an inspiring talk to Year 10 students about her journey. 4 G . I . R . L . S Debbi Arpini, 1985 After completing Year 10 in 1983, Debbi studied a TAFE Art course and went on to work for an art dealer. In her early twenties, she suddenly discovered a talent for singing and started performing and working in various studios as a session vocalist. For the past 15 years, Debbi has been a professional singer, MC and band manager, specialising in weddings and corporate events. With her current band Citrus, she is winning awards and doing some great high-profile corporate events with companies like Mercedes Benz, Microsoft and Eastlink, etc. This year Debbi was awarded “Best Ceremony Music” at the 2011 Australian Bridal Industry Awards for Victoria. Married with two young boys, Debbi also runs a recording studio in Bentleigh East with her husband, Petros. www.weddingsinger.com.au. Mary (Donovan) Smith, 1967 Bradshaws Business College was Mary’s destination after leaving OLSH in Year 9. At 19 she moved to South Africa with an OLSH classmate, Trish ( Jennings) Lucas, and later to England with older sister, Cathie (now Scantlebury), 1964. There Mary met her husband Terry Smith with whom she travelled the overland trek from England to Australia. In her early 30s, Mary with Terry and their two children, Christian and Lara, moved to the United States where she has lived for the past 24 years. After first an Arts Degree, then a Masters in Social Work, Mary decided to specialise in mental health. She now has a private practice as a clinical social worker and shares her professional and personal life with her partner Marty and two corgis. Hiking in the Sierra Nevada mountains is her favourite activity. Chris (Butts) van ommen Kloeke, 1989 When she left OLSH in 1989, College Captain Chris took a gap year, and worked for the ANZ Bank. In 1991 she began studying nursing, a career that took her around the world including a year as a private nurse for an Omani prince. In his employ, Chris was able to enjoy a dream life with private jet flights, trips to Oman several times, her own limousine drivers, trips to the Ritz in Paris (to visit the dentist, of course!) yachting holidays around the French Riviera and so on. She met her Canadian husband, Gerard, in Rome in 1996, and they now live in Sydney with their four children, who Chris says, “give me the best experiences of my life, whilst causing most of my grey hairs too!” F . L . A . M . E Tania (Marshall) Murray, 1987 Tania finished Year 12 in 1988 then took a year off to decide what she ‘wanted to be’. She completed an Applied Science Degree in 1991, majoring in Environmental Management. Unsure of job opportunities in that field, in 1992 Tania joined Victoria Police. In 2003, she bought a 50 acre farm in Hallora, West Gippsland. She married in 2005 and in 2008 went part-time with the police force and started up her own egg business. She began with five hens and discovered that she loved them and so her hen numbers have now grown to 450. Tania sell the eggs to cafés, B&Bs and pizza shops during the week and at various farmers’ markets on the weekends. Joanna Vrontzos, 2007 After OLSH, Joanna completed a Bachelor of Business at Monash University in 2010, majoring in accounting and marketing. Whilst studying, she worked part time at Bunnings Warehouse, first in Port Melbourne and then at Moorabbin. When she had finished her degree, she successfully applied for a role as the national buyer’s assistant for building materials and steel. Her job now involves working closely with the buyer of her category, suppliers and all Bunnings stores in Australia. Joanna’s duties include the maintenance of the price file (raising new items and changes of costs and retail prices in the Bunnings system), prompt processing of advertising material and preparation of material for supplier submissions, product reviews and trading terms. G . I . R . L . S Christina Cesario, 2003 A Bachelor of Communication in Advertising (Creative) at RMIT was Christina’s chosen field of study. when she finished Year 12. After that, she freelanced for a boutique ad agency, Venus Advertising, and also for a developing charity organisation, Breaking Through Barriers, before gaining employment at Henderson Greetings. She designs greeting cards and also produces advertising and graphic design material for the company. Outside work, she hopes to have an exhibition of illustrations and paintings in 2012. Sister Marisa, 2006, is also a creative type working as the Performing Arts Programming Coordinator at the Kingston Arts Centre. Angelina Mercuri , 1999 Following her graduation, Angelina completed a Bachelor of Biomedical Science at Monash University in 2002, then a Masters in Radiation Therapy in 2005. She currently works as a radiation therapist at Peter MacCallum, where she plans and administers radiation treatment to cancer patients. In her free time, Angelina does freelance makeup artistry for weddings and special occasions. She also uses these skills in the workplace, volunteering for initiatives such as Look Good... Feel Better; a free community service program in Australia that helps women manage the appearancerelated side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Sisters Salvina, 2004 and Josephine, 2000 also attended OLSH. Angelina is on the right with sister Salvina on the left. Super Seniors Standing (L-R): Anne Sullivan, Joan Ahern, Helen (McCarthy) Whyte, Andrea Morgan, Verion Stroud, Shane O’Neil, Patrice (Brown) Heffernan, Dianne (Hicks) Catterall. Seated: Jan (Collier) St. Lawrence and Margaret (Bull) Kelly. py ap h H 60t y Birthda Ten women from the class of 1968 gathered for lunch on Saturday 3 September at the Dingley International Hotel. The occasion – to celebrate multiple 60th birthdays. It was enough of a shock to actually acknowledge that we were all now officially Senior Citizens and therefore eligible for the cheap meals, but faces visibly paled when it was pointed out that 2013 would be the 50th anniversary of the group’s Year 7. A big reunion celebration for all is being planned for two years hence. 5 A . L . U . M . N . A . E Weddings Rosa Carta, 2001 The Lou Lou Bar in Knox City was where Rosa first met Nicolas Barbotin in 2006. They married at St Paul’s in Bentleigh on 27 November 2010 with Rosa’s sister, Daniella, 2002, as maid of honour. Following a reception at the Brighton Savoy, the happy couple honeymooned on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Nicolas is a supervisor at Ceil Motive Power in Hallam and Rosa is a childcare assistant at Pelican Childcare in Moorabbin. She says she “loves her job with her heart and soul” and is forever grateful to her teacher, Mrs Harms, for suggesting this career path. Rosa is absolutely convinced she couldn’t be doing anything better as her work brings her such pride and joy. Vales Megan (Burgess) Millman, 1979 Megan born 29 April 1962, passed away suddenly on 13 February 2011 from a brain aneurism. She was 48 years old and leaves behind husband Rick, and children Monica 21, Ethan 19, Caleb 14 and Katie 12. Megan was the daughter of Ray (dec) and Carmel and loving sister to 16 siblings: Ray, Kathleen, Patricia, Marie, Christine, Tony, Greg, Jamie, Bernadette, Therese, Peter, Gerard, Brian (dec), Susie, Paul and Louise. Older sisters Marie 1966, Bernadette 1973, Therese 1975 and younger sisters Susie 1982 and Louise 1989 also attended OLSH. Megan is remembered as a very community minded person, great party-goer and wonderful dancer. The family all miss her terribly. Rachael Siebel, 1992 Rachael married Mark Powers on 27 February 2010 at Mt Buller Chapel. Rachael’s sister, Natalie Siebel (now Archibald) 1994, along with Rachael’s close friend, Bronwyn Fox, and Mark’s daughter, Jessica, made up the bridal party. After the reception at the Black Cockatoo Restaurant, Rachael and Mark honeymooned in Bali for six days and then in Morocco, Spain and Kuala Lumpur for four weeks. They are living in Moorabbin. Rachael and Mark now work together in their own mortgage broking business (Finance Mentors) which operates from Port Melbourne. www.financementors.com.au. N . E . W . S Lisa-Maria Johnstone, 2004 Lisa first met Jason La Porte when she was 5 and Jason was 7 years old. They lost touch for 12 years but Facebook brought them together again. On Saturday 18 December 2010, they married at St Paul’s Church, Bentleigh. The bridesmaids included two of Lisa’s classmates, Lauren Wyllie and Alisha Johnson. The wedding day was even more emotional and memorable than expected with Jason being involved in a motorbike accident the day before and going straight from hospital to the church. Lisa currently works as a program officer for WorkSafe Victoria and Jason as a customer service agent with Emirates Airlines. Carmel O’Brien, 1971 Carmel, born 6 June 1954, passed away just after her 57th birthday on 19 June 2011. Following her OLSH education, Carmel completed a Science degree and Dip Ed at Monash Uni. She began her professional life as a maths/science teacher working at schools in Victoria and Queensland. In later years she moved into systems development work with Fujitsu. Carmel was noted for her commitment, work ethic and no nonsense approach, but ultimately she will be remembered for her ability to always put others before herself. Carmel will be sadly missed by her husband, Dave Stevens, and her children, Jack, Matt and Kim, her four brothers and sister Kath (also class of 1971). .b. Janina WoodwardMillikin, 1981 Born 14 January 1964, Janina passed to eternal life on 25 August 2011. She was part of the class of 1981 and her three younger sisters Karin, 1981, Melissa, 1987 and Tanya, 1989, also attended OLSH. Janine’s final year report notes that she had participated actively in many sports, including netball and swimming, but says she “revealed rare talent especially in production of dramatic representations”. Janina had been working as School Adviser, Teaching and Learning at the Catholic Education Office, Southern Region, so was well known and respected in her professional capacity by many at the College. She was married to Geoff with two daughters, Jenna, 14 and Isabella,12. The priests of the St Columban Mission Society have offered a memorial mass for the repose of each of these souls. We entrust them and their families into the gentle care of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. 6 R . E . U . N . I . O . N Class of 1963 Reunion Lunch On Saturday 14 May this year, 12 girls from the class of 1958 – 1963 gathered with Sr Therese (Canice), one of our former teachers, for a lunch at the home of Liz (Child) Freeman-Hume. Apologies were received from another seven girls. Shane O’Neil, Alumnae Secretary, was there to meet the girls and also take photos for us. It was our first face to face contact with Shane and now we feel an extra connection to OLSH. It was a happy day with much laughter and chatter. Everyone was enthusiastic in their greetings, exchanging memories and stories. Some brought photos and spoke of their families. As we get older, thoughts turn to the experiences of the past and school days are often fondly remembered. Appreciation was expressed for the good education received at the College and the instilling of strong values and sense of self. After a most pleasant few hours, we agreed to meet again later in the year. It was lovely to be joined by Pam (Sullivan) Robins who has been living in the UK for 40 years and who was in Melbourne for a family reunion. We also had the company of Mary (Rudd) Dowling for the first time and all the girls were delighted to catch up with her after 50 years. Ildi (Zimmermann) Probyn who had recently died in April was remembered and we were happy that many of us had seen her at a lunch last year. We were recently put in touch with Gerrie (McNamara) Wonnacott who has been living in Toronto, Canada for 40 years. She now enjoys our email contact and will try to see us on her next visit to Australia. We are in touch by email with 22 ex-students but would love to hear from anyone else who receives Flame and would like to be included in our bi-annual gatherings. Liz (Child) Freeman-Hume Back row (L-R): Mary (Rudd) Dowling, Margaret (Lorkin) Borrett, Pam (Sullivan) Robins, Helen (Fields) Stevens, Eileen (Horan) Carter, Jan (Bailey) Campbell Front row: Dina Ferraro (formerly known as Leonarda Costanzo), Mary (Power) Black, Sr (Canice) Therese Farrell and Liz (Child) Freeman-Hume. In loving memory of Ilona (Ildi) Zimmerman who was also Class of 1963. 7 O . L . S . H G . I . R . From OLSH to London it’s a long way to come for dinner, but seven OLSH alumnae (including two sets of twins) meet there regularly to compare notes about their blossoming overseas careers as well as the good old days at OLSH. Maya Knight reports on the London Chapter of the OLSH Alumnae Association. ••• Throughout the past few years, a group of us from the 1997 class have found ourselves living overseas. Via a myriad of ties we have all managed to stay in touch, not only at home but also across the seas. Here’s what we have been up to since we left OLSH College 14 years ago. May 2011 elbourne, 2007 10 Year Reunion in M Maya Knight, Emily Dowling, Lauren Chaberka, Filia Garivaldis, Lara Dowling, Gina Robinson Maya Knight I have been living in London for two and a half years now. After studying public relations and journalism, I worked in media at home in print, radio and television. I then decided to join family and friends in the UK for work and travel opportunities and have travelled extensively, as have all the girls. Some of the highlights included Russia, Egypt, with Italy a favourite, and St Tropez too. I have been freelancing at Sky News and Associated Press as a producer on World News. Having just returned from a short secondment in New York, I am now looking to move to the US to pursue media work there. I have high hopes for the US but also look forward to eventually returning to Oz. Back row (L-R): Caroline Ricardo, Shelley Franklyn, Liz Benco, Amb row: Christine Boutros, Michelle Worthy, Carmelina La Rocca Front Worthy, Anna Rhea Yu, Maya Knight, Angelica Wszola, Lauren Chab Lauryn Cooke (left) has been in London for around four years. She works as a senior account manager in public relations within the hospitality industry, looking after some of London’s world-renowned restaurants such as The Ivy, Le Caprice and Scott’s in Mayfair. This has meant some special visits to Michelin star restaurants. Lauryn previously worked in radio in Australia at Austereo (Melbourne’s Fox FM and Triple M), where I bumped into her only to discover I was going to be working with her! Twin sister, Lynda Cooke (right), has been in London for around five years. She leads the marketing and communications department at Prescott & Conran, the London-based restaurant and hotel group, part-owned by legendary designer Terence Conran. Both girls live in Notting Hill, always know the best of the best when it comes to dining out and they still look exactly the same – 19 years since we all met and we still can’t quite tell them apart!! 8 L . S A . B . R ? . . ?O. .? .A ?. . D? . ? . ? . ? . ? Gina Robinson works as an account manager for a worldwide luxury lifestyle concierge company called Quintessentially. It’s the world’s leading private members’ club with a concierge service around the clock to its exclusive members, providing specialist advice and insider benefits for absolutely anything you can think of, from property, art, bespoke fashion and fine wine, through to luxury travel. She has recently moved to Hong Kong and before that lived in London for five years where she made the most of her proximity to Europe. Gina now plans to see as much of Asia as she can whilst living and working in China. Leanne Abriani has been living overseas now for five years following a three year stint in Sydney. In London she spent a fair bit of time working very successfully in project management roles for RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland), Barclays and Lloyds. She has travelled all over – including Central and South America, Asia, India and Italy for a cooking course. She lived on the famed Portobello Road in Notting Hill for some time above an antique store, but has since moved on to greener pastures in the US where, after taking some time out from travel in America, she has started a project manager job at Google in Mountain View, California. ber Roth, Jyoti Singh, Fiona Duncan, Claire Taylor Middle row: Rochelle Juriansz, Deborah John, Amanda berka, Joelle Chaperon (red bandana), Nadia Gendron. Since coming to London at the end of 2006, Emily Dowling, (left) has lived between London and Dublin with a six-month stint back home. For the last two years, she has been working in London with a project management company as reporting coordinator on Crossrail, which is the new high frequency, convenient and accessible railway for London and the South East. She lives in Putney with her husband Ed whom she married in 2008. They intend to remain in London for the next 10 years convinced that “the world is your oyster!” Emily’s twin, Laura Dowling, (right) has also been in the UK for almost six years and works as an account director for an advertising/marketing agency in central London. She has just left for an extensive trip around Central and South America, travelling for six months before she returns home. Both Emily and Laura were recently home on a visit to Melbourne for Caroline Ricardo’s wedding – also class of ’97, where Ellen Stuart (fellow OLSHie) was a bridesmaid. Another OLSHie, Lauren Chaberka recently joined us in London for a visit on her way to Russia. She works in Melbourne at Cruiseabout, a new brand of Flight Centre. Monika Ciurej and Filia Garivaldis also live in London and joined us for our catch up in June. And finally….a little shout out to some of our good friends still on the “home front” – Rowena Vilar, who lives in Sydney and has established herself as a successful performer – singing and dancing in shows such as We Will Rock You, Miss Saigon, Boy From Oz, and most recently Fame, where she played the main role of Carmen. Also in Melbourne is Amanda Worthy, a qualified massage therapist, who is currently working as a lab technitian in the Physiology department at Monash University. Anna Rhea Yu is married with two beautiful children – Issy and Nathan, and Marianne Bilandzic, is also married with two gorgeous girls and a new baby boy. You might be able to tie a kangaroo down, à la Rolf Harris, but you can’t tie an OLSH 1997 girl down! A . L . U . M . N . A . E Happy Birthday N . E . W . S In the Spotlight Two of our 2010 alumnae who shone in Italian while at OLSH have now continued their illustrious careers by strutting their stuff recently in a production with the Melbourne University Italian Theatre Group. Michela Poletta who received a 50/50 study score for Italian in 2009 and Laura Colaianni with a score 49/50 in 2010, starred in The Virtuous Burglar, a farce by satirical playwright, Dario Fo. Celebrating Trish Lucas’s 60th birthday at Tucks Ridge Winery, Red Hill, in January this year were two sets of sisters and close OLSH friends. Back row (L-R): Margaret Stewart, 1967; Catherine (Donovan) Scantlebury, 1965; Joanna ( Jennings) Armstrong, 1965. Front row: Trish ( Jennings) Lucas, 1967; Mary (Donovan) Smith, 1967. Babies Isabelle (Laville) Thomas, 2004 Amelia Patricia, born on 1 August 2011, is the second child of Isabelle and Trent Thomas. She is adored by her sister Sophie (born March 2010), who showers her with many kisses. Trent works for the ANZ. He and Isabelle met through their sisters, Brigitte Laville and Rachael Thomas, both from the class of 2005, who were and still are very good friends. Isabelle was College Captain in 2004 and Rachael had the same position in 2005. Michela and Laura both study Italian as a Breadth subject as part of their Melbourne Model degrees: Laura’s being Bachelor of Science, and Michela’s being Bachelor of Environments. Laura is also planning on crediting her Italian studies to a Diploma of Language to accompany her degree. If you look carefully at page 15, you will see Laura and Michela also prominent in the revelries at the 2010 Year 12 girls’ first year out cocktail party reunion. Congratulations We congratulate Jess Austin (class of 2010) on receiving an Australian Vocational Student Prize and Prime Minister’s Award for Skills Excellence in July. Students nominated were those who demonstrated outstanding vocational and employability skills, high achievement and commitment while undertaking a Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Schools program. Each winner received a certificate and $2000. Jess has completed her Certificate III in Animal Studies at OLSH and is continuing her studies in veterinary nursing. NEW OLSH Website! With great fanfare, the exciting new OLSH website was launched to the College community at a whole school assembly on the first day of term 3. The design was created to capture the feel and tradition of our community, at the same time portraying where we are heading in our future directions. 10 Parents and members of the public have described the new website as “beautiful”, “elegant”, “very professional”, “easy to navigate” and “truly reflecting the nurturing college environment”. But don’t take their word for it, make sure you visit and explore our new site; There is a section dedicated to the Alumnae under the School Community heading on the home page and already there are items for Class Reunions, Other Alumnae Events and News. Provision for a dedicated Alumnae portal is being investigated. Watch this space! Faye Jamieson, eLearning Leader A . L . U . M . N . A . E M . E . N . T . O . R . S Shape Your Dreams Year 9 Mentoring Breakfast “Have passion and follow your heart” was the message for success given to OLSH Year 9 students by Maria McCarthy, Vice President of Corporate Communications, BHP Billiton. At a breakfast held on Monday 27 June to mark the beginning of the College’s Year 9 Issoudun Week, Maria, also a past student, (1978), talked to the girls about the need to have the right attitude, stay focused and that it’s never too late to start again and try something different. Maria related many anecdotes from her days at OLSH including the inspiration she received from a fellow student, a sports captain, who wrote her a note saying: “You can do anything but it’s your choice”. This student is now a teacher at OLSH, Ms Maureen Malone, and fittingly, she works in the Careers area. Maureen and Ms Jyotika Singh, Year 9 Coordinator, were the main organisers of the breakfast, supported by other staff who attended the function. The name ‘Issoudun’ designates the curriculum that Year 9 students undertake. In using this title, we are acknowledging that Issoudun is the foundation site of the Congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in France. This was the location of important decision-making by young women, more than a century ago. The significance of their decisions made then, impacted on their future and ours. Our OLSH community in Bentleigh is here because they lived their dream. Back row (L-R): Jenna Grundy, Michelle Czech, Daniela (Biviano) Ascone, Melanie Scerri, Lauren (Crew) Savage, Tess Sweeney, Laura Mattmann, Laurie Walker, Leanne Tao Middle row: Fiona (Lathleiff ) Brewster, Catherine (Lucas) Pitts, Caitlin Malone, Bianca Hoban, Kelley Musster, Phillipa Dyt, Meg Boschetti, Shane O’Neil Front row: Maureen (Wilson) Malone, Anne (Crowe) Jamieson, Fiona Lucas, Patricia Palman, Elisabeth Lopez, Maria McCarthy, Marcia (Bretherton) Clohesy, Kellie (Foster) Elliot, Jessica Rafferty, Thalia Kurzel Absent: Adele Charalambous (who left early before the photo). Activities for the girls included visiting tertiary institutions, investigating occupational health and safety, résumé writing, performing mock interviews, researching industry specific areas, developing an individual action plan and completing a portfolio of work. Accompanying Maria were another 25 alumnae who came to speak with our girls. In this group there was enormous experience and a vast array of pathways followed including medicine, engineering, beauty and well-being, architecture, writing and graphic design, events management, neonatal nursing, paramedicine, police force, accounting and teaching. With a passion to make a difference, to strive for their very best, to have a sense of humour, an ability to accept the vulnerability of being human and yet rejoice in the very best of life – this is so much a part of what we see and hear at OLSH in both past and present students. OLSH girls can do anything! This year’s Issoudun Week had as its mantra the phrase “Shape Your Dreams”, with a pre-vocational emphasis. All the activities were designed to help the students develop the need to know and think creatively, whilst building teamwork, resilience, confidence and employability skills. Photography by Vanessa Thurgood and Rachel Porter T . H . A . N . K Margs The Two For service above and beyond the call of duty, you need look no further than the two Margarets who volunteer in the OLSH canteen. On the last Monday of each month, Margaret Diggerson and Margaret Clarke travel down Nepean Highway from Chelsea and Langwarrin respectively to do their regular shift serving salad rolls and sushi – and they have been doing this for 30 years. We recently said “thank you” to the two Margarets with roses and a special gift each – their own OLSH apron. From left: Margaret C, Cathy O and Marg D. Marg D first started at OLSH when her daughter Susan, 1968, began her schooling here in 1963. After a few years, Marg took some time off from OLSH, working at St Bede’s as her boys came of secondary school age. Then daughter Catherine, 1986, arrived at OLSH in 1981 and Margaret just never stopped doing canteen duty. Granddaughter Sarah also attended the College from 2007-2009. Teaching & Learning The Science of It’s always great to hear from students how their teachers have inspired them. Here is just one example of that sort of feedback. If you have a story about a teacher you’d like to share, please send it in. Ms Oro was such an inspiring Biology teacher, I’ll never forget her. I remember wanting to sit at the front of the class with my friends whom I am still very close with today – Uyen Dinh, Sally Charleston, Lia Anagnosteas and Robin Bui. All of us now work in the field of Biology. Uyen works in the intensive care ward for babies at Monash Medical Centre, Sally is a midwife who also teaches nursing at Charles Darwin University, Lia is an environmental health officer for the City of Casey, Robin is a doctor in the emergency ward at Box Hill Hospital, and I am head of science at Scoresby Secondary College. Australia OLSH in This year marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Australian province of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, when the mission became self-sufficient from the mother order in France. The first five OLSH Sisters had arrived 26 years earlier from France, on 31 January 1885, and landed in Botany Bay, Sydney where the work of the OLSH sisters in Australia began. Sam D. 12 Y . O . U A . N . D In 1981, Marg C’s daughter Michelle, 1986, also began her schooling at OLSH and that was the beginning of a very firm canteen friendship between the two Margarets. Sister Rachael, 1994, followed Michelle to OLSH and her mother just kept coming to do canteen duty. Both Margarets claim that canteen manager, Cathy Osborne (née Vaudrey) is the reason they keep coming. Cathy, herself an alumna from the class of 1968, had three daughters at OLSH: Nicole, 1990, Fiona, 1995, and Kate, 1996. The two Margarets say that when Cathy finishes up at OLSH, then it’s time for them to leave too. I remember a particular experiment we did on tomatoes where we spoke about ideas in biotechnology which are really relevant today – genetic modification and stem cell treatment. I also remember our fun excursion to the Werribee Open Range Zoo when we went on a real safari adventure. But what I remember most was how much I really enjoyed studying Biology, how my friends and I, who thought we were very cool, raced each other to answer questions from Ms Oro, and what a lovely lady she was to give us her mobile number so that we could contact her to ask for help if we needed it while studying for our exams – and did she get contacted. For many years now, I’ve wanted to say thank you to Ms Oro. I truly believe her awesome teaching, charisma and care helped shape the meaningful lives my close friends and I live today. Alison McGregor, 1998 Head of Science, Scoresby Secondary College Alison’s science students did very well in the recent Science Week awards, winning recognition from the City of Knox for their environmental learning and community engagement projects. To mark this significant milestone, a special Mass was celebrated on Our Lady’s birthday, 8 September, at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church in Randwick, where the chief celebrant was Cardinal Pell. The Eucharist was concelebrated with a large number of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. The Superior General, Sr Mary Fyfe fdnsc, a 1964 alumna of OLSH College, Bentleigh, travelled from Rome to be present, and the Bentleigh community was also represented by Board and staff members. We thank the OLSH Sisters – past, present and future – for their selfless pioneering work. Margaret A. T . H . A . N . K Y . O . U The Lollipop Lady A . G . A . I . N Anyone who has attended OLSH in the last decade or so will remember the hard-working lollipop lady at the Jasper Road crossing but, they may not know her name nor that she sent her two daughters to OLSH. Marisa Carta arrived in Australia from Sicily in mid 1975. Twenty-five years later she started as our road crossing supervisor, working every school day from 8.15-9.00am and again from 3.15-4.00pm. Marisa loves her job and says she is proud to be the lollipop lady. “I’m always there, always on time,” she beams with a twinkle, “not like some others.” She sees her work as being to “look after the kids, make it safe for them to go to school, safe to go home” but says it is very hard to do her job. Many drivers don’t slow down or respect the 40 km signs and she says some even pass right under her stop sign. (For those who know how tiny Marisa is, it’s just as well her stop sign is almost twice as big as she is). We thank Marisa for her dedicated care and concern. Hundreds of OLSH girls have been safely shepherded across Jasper Road with her trademark cheery call of “Ciao, bella. Have a good day!” Rain, hail or shine, Marisa guides OLSH students as they cross busy Jasper Road. Shannon McInnes (left) and Hayley Lyons (right) are just two of Marisa’s “darlings”. Daughter Rosa, 2001, is featured in the Weddings section on page 6. Second child, Daniella, 2002, works for GIO Insurance. In October this year, Marisa clocked up 11 years as a crossing supervisor. She was recently awarded a special badge by the City of Glen Eira in recognition of her long service. Proud to be an O LSH Girl “Shocked”, “overjoyed” and “excited” were the words used by Bianca Fernandes, (centre) to describe how she felt when her name was announced as the recipient of the inaugural Flame Scholarship Award. Congratulating her soon afterwards are Ms Barbara Bretherton, (left) past Chair of the College Board and Alumnae Association representative, and Ms Shane O’Neil, (right) Alumnae Secretary. Reflection Here are some Christmas thoughts for you. They are compliments of John O’Donohue, (1956-2008), an Irish poet, author, priest and Hegelian philosopher. I arise today Blessed by all things, Wings of breath, Delight of eyes, Wonder of whisper, Intimacy of touch, Eternity of soul, Urgency of thought, Miracle of health, Embrace of God. May I live this day. Donations to the Flame Scholarship Fund are tax deductible so we would welcome further generous gifts. As the fund grows, we may be able to offer awards to more students. Sr Elizabeth Taylor College Chaplain Caitlin M. Gabriela N. 13 R . E . U . N . I . O . N ! 0 1 1 0 0 2 o ss a cl – re o m y n a t re c e s o n s s i ’ t I f the Neither rain nor cold, nor the fact it was Grand Final Eve could keep enthusiastic members of the class of 2001 from celebrating their 10-year reunion recently. The venue was the Secret Garden, a trendy bar hidden down the back of the Metropole complex off Fitzroy Street, St Kilda. Organisers Julie Jamison and Jacinta Moore (2001 College Captain), helped by Sharni Kelly, were thrilled with the turn up given the atrocious weather conditions. The reunion was 90% organised via Facebook which proved very successful in reaching most of the class, except for those who had married and changed their names. “It was so lovely to see such a positive response from the girls who attended,” said Julie. “It was worth the effort and we’ll certainly use social media again for the next reunion – just 10 short years away.” It was nice to see Prinita Ruban who left OLSH in Year 9 when her family moved to Western Australia, where she still lives. Luckily the reunion coincided with the week Prinita was attending a conference in Melbourne for her employer, British Petroleum. Now, it’s just another 10 years untill the class of 2011 is 20!! 14 Back row (L-R): Louise Hopper, Esther Martin, Elizabeth Commons, Crystal Parlevliet, Jessica Beatson, Jacqui Dingle, Jane Carolan Middle Row: Carla Olsson, Michelle Cleary, Catherine Lucas, Tessa Maguire, Julie Jamison, Janice Senn, Martina Cleary Front row: Luisa Ballerini, Elizabeth (Malone) Jones, Carmen (Ricardo) Sapsed, Emma-Jade Li, Geraldine Pigeot, Sarah Cochrane, Jacinta Moore (College Captain), Bettina Edwards, Tanya Madhusudan. Also present but arrived after the photo: Sharni Kelly, Simone Willans (College Vice Captain), Jhilik Avram, Meredith Newman, Prinita Ruban. R . E . U . N . I . O . N Class of 2010 – Party girls The art deco surrounds of Oakleigh-Carnegie RSL set the scene for the first year out reunion of the 2010 Year 12 group on Thursday 15 September 2011. Green, white and blue balloons added to the ambience as did some 2010 music on a CD burned for the evening by Natalie Abilmona who arrived early to help put up some streamers. Laura Colaianni also contributed to the evening by creating a beautiful invitation and by managing the Facebook side of the communication process. Thanks to Morea (Stevens) Reid of SalonQuip and also Rosa and Patrick Warren of The Present Cupboard for their donation of items for the lucky door prizes. Our guest photographer for the evening was Rachel Porter of Year 11 who gamely turned up for the evening’s work despite being unwell. Special mention must go to the teachers who came along to the evening despite many other pressing commitments. Thanks to Anne O’Loughlin, Bern Anderson, Pauline Canty, Dina Oro, Maureen Malone, Gayle Roberts and Linda Naylor. It was good to see the genuine friendship between the staff and now ex-students. So much has already changed in less than 12 months. Will teachers and girls be still able to recognize each other in another nine years when the 10-year reunion takes place? Only time will tell. Photography by Rachel Porter 15 C . L . A . S . S O . F 2 . 0 . 1 . 1 Introducing our newest alumnae... Row 5 (L-R): Alicia Mitchell, Cody Thomas, Cassandra McKee, Madeline Kyriacopoulos, Hannah Faulks, Maegan Harper, Stefania Achtypis, Bridie Malone, Bree Haggett, Abby Scholes, Madeline Wood, Annie Mirabile, Allison Weerappah, Eliza Dunn, Petrina Stratoudakis, Aleksandra Mazurek, Deanna Taylor, Olivia Franklin. Row 4: April Scholes, Rachael O’Halloran, Natalie Marguglio, Aunima Khondkar, Maria Francis, Victoria Parella, Olanda Mossad, Hannah Fredrickson, Cara McDonald, Gabriella Bull, Christine Volaris, Lauren Kirby, Victoria Simpson, Cleo Yerolemis, Laura Burgess, Georgia Mara, Nina Leontaridis, Jennifer Ngodara. Row 3: Billie Cull, Chiara Valcastelli, Erin Knight, Moona Kozma, Evelyn Zeglinas, Jessica Rezk, Oubada El-Ali, Alice Little, Ellen Murphy, Sophie Lichoudaris, Tessa Garamszegi, Ellen Quinn, Sophia Tzitzivakos, Stephanie Marcu, Megan Henchel, Amanda Kachab. Row 2: Elodie Baya, Madeleine Szabo, Christina Vescio, Kristene Rimbaldo, Selina Nguyen, Alicia Stilla, Cassandra Mercuri, Amy Linden, Shannon Durkin, Rebecca Rosenfeld, Emma Traynor, Georgia Bourke, Chantelle Alberico, Laura Iudica, Cristina Cafasso, Donna Paech. Row 1: Natalie Thorson, Madeline Palmington, Kerissa Carron, Madeleine Supple, Francesca Leuzzi, Daniella Di Carlo, Angel Kotevski, Alexandra Angerami, Tiejen Prins, Kassandra Leslie, Isabella Viglione, Tayla Dougall, Nicole Jansz, Laura Jemetta, Marie Sioukas, Marisa Loiacono, Natasha Karamesinis, Danielle Tapai. Our Archives We are pleased to be able to welcome Lee Toll as the new College Archivist. Lee, most recently the Assistant Principal for Faith and Mission, retired from teaching at the end of 2010. However, we are delighted she is able to return one day a week to manage the College’s archives. As our Archivist, Lee is building on the faithful work carried out for a number years by Sr Nora Hanrahan, formerly Sr Mary St Dominic, who taught at OLSH from 1962-1963. If anyone has anything concerning the College she would like to donate, that would be much appreciated. Please contact Lee by email on [email protected] or leave a message for her at the school on 03 8520 9200. Your Say If you have some news to share, or just want to get in touch, here’s how: Fifty years ago, on 15 August 1961, the Feast of the Assumption was celebrated with the Children of Mary out in force. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College 111 Jasper Road, Bentleigh, VIC 3204 Tel: 03 8520 9200 Fax: 03 8520 9299 Ms Shane O’Neil Alumnae Secretary Tel: 03 8520 9263 Email: [email protected] Printed on 55% recycled, 45% sustainable plantation paper, elemental chlorine free. Email: [email protected] Web: www.olsh.vic.edu.au
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