Cover Story: Korovian Olympian’s School Homecoming Sport and Wellbeing issue December 2012

DECEMBER 2012 KOROVIAN
December 2012 Number 62
Cover Story:
Korovian Olympian’s School Homecoming
Sport and Wellbeing issue
DECEMBER 2012 KOROVIAN
From the Principal
THE KOROVIAN
December 2012 Number 62
Published by
Korowa Anglican Girls’ School
Ranfurlie Crescent, Glen Iris
Victoria, Australia 3146
Welcome to the latest issue of the Korovian
magazine. One of our School Goals for this
year has been to promote the benefits of health
and wellbeing and physical activity, which is
the theme of this magazine. Today’s students
have many opportunities to enjoy sport and to
learn about healthy living. From the early primary
years where children begin to understand what
a team sport means through to Year 12 with our
elite sportswomen exemplifying the benefits of
hard work and dedication, there are a myriad
of positive experiences along the way. The
opportunities offered through Girls’ Sport Victoria
are enormous and include many less traditional
sports – there is something for everyone.
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The entire Korowa Community was thrilled about
Rowena Webster’s selection for the Australian
Women’s Water Polo Team to compete in this
year’s Olympic Games in London. Rowena was
involved in several sports during her years at
Korowa, and credits her exposure to GSV Water
Polo in Year 7 as the first step in her journey to
the Olympics. We congratulate Rowena and her
team on their success in winning a Bronze Medal
in a thrilling finish. Representing Australia and
achieving success at such an elite level requires
an extreme commitment and absolute focus, for
which we salute Rowena and all members of the
Australian Olympic Team.
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Contributors
Sarah Brook
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Sandra Turner
Cover Photography:
Michael Miller
Alumni Photography
(Catherine Bateman and Sal Frances):
Simon Conlon
As we prepare to farewell the Class of 2012, we
congratulate them on their fine contributions
to life at Korowa this year and throughout their
schooling. The Year 12 Student Leaders have
enthused the student body about being involved
in this year’s Big Day In, staff-student sporting
matches, debates with St Kevin’s students and
International Master Chef. House Spirit has also
been present in abundance throughout the year,
with Akehurst being particularly successful. We
thank all Year 12 students for their leadership and
wish them every success in the years to come.
2012 has been a fabulous year at Korowa in
which students have demonstrated excellence
in a diverse range of achievements. It has been
a privilege to congratulate the girls at Speech
Night and several recent Assemblies at which we
have presented certificates and prizes in English,
Mathematics, Chemistry, Music and Languages
to mention only a few. It is heartwarming to
see the girls supporting, encouraging and
congratulating their peers at these presentations.
I wish all Korowa families past, present and
future, a very happy conclusion to 2012!
Mrs Christine Jenkins
Korowa on the go
Cover image note:
Rowena Webster (‘05) pictured with
Korowa’s Junior water polo team.
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DECEMBER 2012 KOROVIAN
Olympic hero’s homecoming
As the sun began to break through Melbourne’s
Spring clouds, crowds of excited Korowa girls
armed with iPhones lined the gates of Ranfurlie
Crescent in anticipation. To the casual observer
it would seem that boy band One Direction’s
appearance was imminent!
But for these Korowa girls it was the arrival of our
very own Olympic medallist and Korovian Rowena
Webster (’05) that brought on a rousing cheer that
resounded through the school. A bronze water
polo medallist in the 2012 London Games, Rowie’s
achievement captured the imagination of her school.
For Rowie Webster, the homecoming was poignant.
“This is literally where it all began. Before my sisters
and I came to Korowa, I didn’t even know what
water polo was.” Rowie began her Korowa journey
in 2000 as a Year 7 student and before then played
AFL and basketball.
She began playing basketball from the age of 5
and had always aspired to represent Australia in
the Olympics as a basketballer. “For as long as I
can remember, my dream was to go to an Olympic
games and represent my country”.
However it was her introduction to GSV Waterpolo
at Korowa that charted a course leading her to
Olympic glory. After playing competitively, she put
in ‘hours and hours’ of training and steadily worked
towards her first break – a spot on Australia’s Junior
World Championship water polo team at the 2007
Portugal Games, winning Gold after defeating
China 8-6 in the final.
Rowie went on to more glory competing at the
2009 World Championships in Rome finishing sixth
overall. Her tough defensive spirit within the team
was also coming to light.
She is described as ‘one of the toughest defenders
in water polo’ who prides herself on not being easily
intimidated and at the London Games and was
charged with stopping the world’s best forwards.
She went on to win silver medals at the FINA World
League Finals and FINA World Cup in 2010.
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2012 was undoubtedly a milestone year for Rowie
with the Olympics and the realisation of a long-held
dream. “I had had a very promising year leading
up to the London Olympics. I was named 2011
Australian Player of the Year and Victorian Tigers
Most Valuable Player for the 2012 season. The
Olympic selection was a dream come true. The
hours of blood, sweat and tears were really starting
to pay dividends. Having my country’s flag on
my water polo cap, my family and friends in the
crowd watching me accept my bronze medal is the
proudest moment of my life. I was honoured just
to be amongst the 410 athletes competing on the
world stage, but to come away with a medal was
the icing on the cake”.
Rowie was just another ‘Korowa girl’ during her visit,
happily letting the girls wear her medal and chatting
to our Junior Water Polo squad. When recalling her
favourite teachers, subjects and water polo training
sessions, the girls were captivated to see how an
Olympian was once just like them.
“Korowa is a smaller school which I really liked. Two
of my sisters also went to Korowa, so it was very
much a part of my family life. All three Webster
girls played water polo in the Korowa pool, beating
Lauriston’s 14 year winning streak in 2000. “I have
always wanted to be the best, playing water polo in
this school with my older sisters is what started the
flame burning.”
True to the ‘I can. I will.’ spirit of Korowa and even
with her demanding training schedule, Rowie
is currently completing a Bachelor of Physical
Education in Secondary Teaching. “There’s no rest
for the wicked,” she laughs.
Next up in Rowie’s indomitable sights is the
World Championships in July 2013 to be held in
Barcelona.
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DECEMBER 2012 KOROVIAN
Korowa’s sporting journey
From the earliest days, sport was part of the fabric of
life at Korowa. The importance of offering a diverse
and well-rounded education with physical education
was emphasised from Korowa’s first days. We take a
look at the evolving journey of sport at Korowa through
the years:
1962
Korowa named
Equal Premiers in
interschool softball
competition.
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Education classes
each week for each
girl – including
apparatus,
gymnastics and folk
dancing.
Korowa held
Schoolgirls
Championship
Swimming Cup
from 1940 -1944.
Rounders was the
only team game
played.
Basketball, Hockey,
Tennis, Softball
played.
1924
First inter-House
Athletics carnival
held.
Lifesaving
certificates and
medallions
awarded.
Tennis was played.
Physical Drill
exercises were
practised daily.
1919
First full sports day
held.
Physical
education lessons
commenced.
Tennis and
basketball were
popular activities.
First tennis court
laid on Ranfurlie
campus.
First competitive
match of basketball
(now called netball)
played.
Proposed
introduction of
baseball.
1957
Archbishop Dr J.J.
Booth opens new
Sports Pavilion.
1931
School oval laid out
in present location.
1958
Korowa girls
participated in
dance formations
for Children’s
Assembly for the
Queen Mother.
Hockey and
baseball played.
1937
Korowa
recorded first
championship
win in
inter-school
Athletics
competition.
Younger girls
played basketball
and volleyball
house matches.
Tennis, basketball,
softball and
hockey were
popular games.
Surf Lifesaving,
Soccer, Badminton
and Cricket were
popular activities.
Henri Schubert
(former Olympic
coach) assisted our
hurdlers runners to
Athletics success
throughout the
decade.
Inter-House and
Junior / Senior
matches held in
tennis, basketball,
softball and hockey.
1931
First inter-house
Swimming Sports
held.
Korowa competed
in School Aerobics
for first time.
Physical Education
introduced as a
VCE subject.
Badminton,
table tennis and
hand tennis
popular lunch
time activities.
1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s
2003
Korowa won
the GSV Golf
championships
1985
Swimming pool and
new gymnasium
opened.
Golf lessons
introduced.
Athletics and
Swimming were
popular.
Water polo success
for Senior team.
1984
Cricket team
formed.
Cross Country
running was
popular.
War years limit
some interschool
matches.
1920
Inter-school
Athletics Carnival
competition with
St.Michael’s,
Firbank and Tintern
established.
2001
Girls’ Sport Victoria
(GSV) formed with
24 competing girls
schools.
2006
Sports friendship
formed with Chilton
Saint James School
in New Zealand.
1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
1973
Aikido self defence
introduced.
1979
Rowing crew
competed on the
Yarra for the first
time.
Interschool ski team
braved freezing
weather to compete
at Mt. Buller.
1991
Junior School won
the GSA Swimming
Championship.
1991
Athletics team
recorded historic
10th win at AAGGS
Sports.
Korowa won
Senior Interschool
Swimming
Championships.
2010
Senior First
Rowing crew
won the C Final
at the Australian
Championships
giving them a
national ranking of
13th best crew.
2011
House Quidditch
competition
introduced.
2011
Korowa’s Diving
team won overall
Cup, Intermediate
and Junior
divisions at the
GSV Championship
Diving Carnival.
2012
Senior Cricket
team wins their
GSV zone.
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DECEMBER 2012 KOROVIAN
Korovian Sporting Hall of Fame
Drawing on a proud history of sporting tradition at the
school, Korowa’s past students have excelled in a range
of diverse sports living out the spirit of ‘I can. I will’.
Rosemary Hay (Shannon ‘50) (centre front)
Rosemary Hay
(Shannon ‘50) set a
new javelin record
for women with a
throw of 115 feet
at the University
interfaculty and
championship
sports meeting in
Melbourne.
1971
Adrienne Beames (’58), a past staff
member and student at Korowa
astonished when she ran a marathon
in 2 hours 46 minutes – the first
woman to break the three hour
barrier. She went on to set 13 other
records for running distances between
1500 metres and the marathon.
1992
Katherine Smith (’73) participated in
the Paralympian wheelchair sprints at
the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
1973
Robyn Rodd (Farrell ’72) won the
Bronze swimming medal at World
University Games in Moscow.
1977
Dr Robyn Heath (’77), named
Australian Under 16 Diving Champion.
1950s
1960s
1970s1980s
1961
Eva de Jong
(Duldig ’54) leading
international tennis
player represented
Australia and
Holland. In 1961
-1963, she played
at Wimbledon.
Continuing the
family tradition,
Eva’s daughter Tania
de Jong (’82) won a
tennis scholarship to
the US in 1983.
Adrienne Beames
1994
Kerrie Duff (Engel ’83) won Gold and
Silver medals at the 1994 Far Eastern
and South Pacific International Games
in Beijing.
2012
Rowena Webster (’05) won a Bronze
Medal in Water Polo at the London
Olympics.
1998
Kate Richardson (Anderson ’91)
won a Gold medal in Athletics at
Commonwealth Games.
Korovian and former staff member
Judy Gregory (Stanton ’60) competed
at the World Masters Swimming in
Europe.
1990s
Sarah Don
2000s
1985
Susan Williams (McIntosh ’86) won a
Gold medal in the Girls Under 15 years
90m hurdles at the Pacific Games.
2000
Kate Richardson (Anderson ’91) represented
Australia in 5000 metres track and field at
the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
1985
Ruth Chatwin (’85) was awarded a
softball scholarship to Nebraska State
University.
Tanya Sheer (’00) competed in the
swimming trials for the Sydney Olympics
1984
Kerrie Duff (Engel ’83) won the Bronze
medal in the 400m freestyle event at
the 1984 Paralympics, which were
co-hosted by the US and UK.
1986
Margaret Appleton (Appleton ’54) and
Beverley Wait (Horwood’51) won
the Inter Schools Golf Challenge for
Korowa at Kingston Heath. 2010s
Sarah Don (’00) Sports Captain in 2000
accompanied the Olympic torch around
Glen Iris.
Kate Richardson
2004
Penny Blackmore (’01) represented Australia
in Rhythmic Gymnastics at Athens Olympics.
Hannah Macdougall (’05) won the
Bronze medal in swimming relay event at
Paralympics in Athens.
Laura Denehy (’04) qualified to swim at the
Olympic trials.
2008
Hannah Macdougall (’05) selected for
Beijing Paralympic team.
2009
Sally Peers (2009) won the Wimbledon
Junior Doubles Title.
Sally Peers
Eva de Jong
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DECEMBER 2012 KOROVIAN
2012 – the year that was
By Korowa Sports Captain, Charlotte Killeen
My time as Sports Captain this year
has been such a fun and fantastic
experience that I will always cherish.
Sport has always been a huge part of
my life and having my year level and
teachers elect me into the position was
a real honour.
The year kicked off with the Annual GSV Sports’
Captains’ breakfast where Korowa addressed
the attendees and shared what Korowa’s sports
department offers to its girls and the girls’
enjoyment of sport. Myself and Emily Mellor
(Clarke Co-House Captain 2012) presented a
speech and the main point we made was that
Korowa being such a small school gives all girls
an opportunity to be involved in many different
sports. Participation in sport is encouraged.
Winning is not the most important thing, as
ultimately we want everyone to enjoy themselves
and be proud of their achievements. What we
have found though is that enjoyment often comes
hand in hand with success, as we have been
very competitive in some sports against schools
with much larger populations. In recent years our
most successful sports have been swimming
and softball.
It is my opinion that Girls’ Sport Victoria is a
fantastic organisation and it is great that Korowa
holds an alliance with it. Having so many sports
offered each Term means that there is something
of interest to most people and also sports that
they would probably never try if they weren’t
offered through GSV, for example, badminton or
diving. These teams aren’t year level based, so
It was my aim this year to try and
get others enjoying sport as much
as I do, and I seeing people
laughing and enjoying themselves,
and not caring about who wins
or loses was fantastic and very
rewarding.
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Charlotte Killeen, Sports Captain 2012
girls have the chance to mingle with other year
levels which is a great opportunity to widen social
circles and we see girls joining teams for social
reasons as well as for the fitness and wellbeing
benefits.
Something new that we tried this year was being
a part of the ‘Adidas Run Around The World’.
The aim was for students in schools all across
Australia to cover a kilometre each in hopes of
together, covering 40,000 km, the circumference
of the Earth. The PE staff and I felt this was a
perfect opportunity to remind everyone of the
importance of staying active and how great
getting the blood pumping during the day can be.
Together we covered over 200km to put towards
the grand total of 3.25 laps around the world!
With 2012 being the year of the London
Olympics, we had events broadcast in the Hall
at lunchtimes so students could support the
Aussies. Not only that, the Senior House Sport in
Term 3 had an Olympics theme where the girls
dressed up as an assigned country. We had
costumes ranging from ponchos to kimonos
and the involvement was fantastic. Term 3 also
brought a group of St. Kevin’s Year 12 boys to
the Korowa courts where they played a friendly
netball match against the Korowa Year 12s.
Personally these two events were the highlights
for me. It was my aim this year to try and get
others enjoying sport as much as I do. Seeing
people laughing and enjoying themselves, and
not caring about who wins or loses was fantastic
and very rewarding.
There is no doubt that Korowa has an amazing
sports department and it is an important part of
life at school. Girls leave Korowa having been
presented with fantastic sporting opportunities,
and an appreciation of the importance of health
and wellbeing in everyday life.
Korowa girls caught the attention of the local media for their efforts to promote daily activity and health
2012 SPORT HIGHLIGHTS
TERM 1
• The Swim Team won the GSV
Preliminary Swimming Carnival and the
Population Cup at the same carnival
• The Intermediate Diving Team won
their division in the GSV Championship
Carnival
• Several swimmers won medals at the
GSV Swimming Finals, they included:
• Bonny Gowty: Silver in the Year 11 100m freestyle and Bronze in the Year 11 medley relay
• Zoe Coates: Silver in the Year 11
50m breaststroke and Bronze in the Year 11 medley relay
• Grace Johnson: Bronze in the
Year 11 medley relay
• Rebecca Hurley-Wise: Bronze in the Year 11 medley relay
• Jenna Strauch: Gold in the Year 9 50m breaststroke
• Isabela Tolentino: Silver in the Year 7 50m breaststroke and Bronze in the Year 7 medley relay.
• Jemima Hutton: Bronze in the
Year 7 medley relay.
• Emily Patton: Bronze in the Year 7 medley relay
• Lily Toussaint: Bronze in the Year 7 medley relay
• Lauren Wilkins of Year 12 won a Silver
medal in shot put at the Victorian Junior
Championships. Lauren has qualified
for National Championships.
• The senior and Junior Softball Teams
made the GSV A Grade Grand Finals,
the Junior Team finished runners-up
and the Senior Team won the GSV
Softball Premiership for the second year
in a row.
• The Intermediate Tennis Team made the
GSV A grade grand final and finished
runners-up
• The Rowing Team achieved some
excellent results at the Head of
Schoolgirls’ Regatta including the
senior seconds and the year 10 firsts
winning Bronze Medals in their divisions.
• Two Korowa teams raced at the Girlsail
Regatta and both teams finished third in
their races.
TERM 2
• Korowa students achieved outstanding
results at the GSV Championship Cross
Country Carnival with the following
students finishing in the top ten in their
races Ainsley Baird, Isabel Tolentino,
Lucy Matthews, Grace Johnson and
Samantha Cooke.
• Jenna Strauch of Year 9 travelled to
Brisbane to compete in the Australian
Age Swimming Championships and
won two Gold medals in the 100m and
200m breaststroke. Jenna also won
Silver in the under 16 medley relay
swimming.
TERM 3
The following students won medals at the
GSV Track and Field Finals
• Gold: Lauren Wilkins – Year 12 Shot Put;
Jacquie Edwards – Year 10 Shot Put
• Silver: Charlotte Killeen – Year 12 Javelin
• Bronze: Lauren Wilkins – Year 12 Discus
• Bronze: Anna Dixon – Year 10 Hurdles
Sarah Cheney (Year 12) placed in the top
ten of the Division 1 Snowboard Cross
at the Victorian Interschools Snowsports
Championships and as a result Sarah
qualified for the National Championships
Jemima Hutton (Year 7) was selected as
Captain of the Victorian Junior Swimming
Team (10 – 12 years) to compete
at the National Schools Swimming
Championships.
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DECEMBER 2012 KOROVIAN
In 2012, Korowa bids farewell to four long-serving members of staff who have all
made a lasting impact on the school community. We wish them all well and offer our
best wishes for a safe and happy retirement.
Barbara commenced at Korowa
in 1992. Her commitment to
Korowa over the last 21 years
has been outstanding. There
are countless girls, parents and staff who have
been helped by Barbara, often in times of great
difficulty. We have been very fortunate to have
had the benefit of Barbara’s long experience
in schools generally, and her knowledge of the
School and our Community especially. Barbara
has contributed to pastoral care across the entire
School and has worked with individuals and small
groups of students. She has arranged countless
parent education seminars and has participated in
shaping our personal development programs.
JUSTINE WALEROWICZ
Head of Library
Information Services
Justine is a Teacher Librarian
who started at Korowa in 1999.
Over the last 14 years Justine
has overseen radical change in library services in
the community and at Korowa, and was a major
contributor to the design and development of our
new Library. She has promoted a love of reading
across Middle and Senior Schools, establishing
the Readers Cup and the Read-a-holics book
group.
Justine’s expertise in learning technologies and
the use of electronic databases has placed
Korowa Library Services at the forefront of
independent schools across Australia.
Staff Run For A Cause
Staff did their part to promote health and wellbeing in
2012. This year, as part of the School’s alliance with real
estate agency Jellis Craig, Korowa staff participated in
The Age Run Melbourne on Sunday 15 July.
The team’s collective effort helped support 38 Australian
women diagnosed with breast cancer every day.
In this team, there were 206 participants consisting
of Jellis Craig staff, family, suppliers and affiliated
community groups such as Korowa, in a massive
joint effort to raise money for Breast Cancer Network
Australia (BCNA). The team raised just over $47,000
for BCNA.
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DENISE TUNSTALL
School Chaplain
Rev’d Denise is a Korovian who
joined the Staff of Korowa in
Term 1, 2003. Over the last ten
years she has made a huge
contribution to faith and worship in the School,
to the teaching of Religious Education and to
the pastoral care of students, families and staff.
Denise brought with her her broad curriculum
expertise and her deep understanding of the
history and Anglican values of the School, which
have been invaluable. The School has truly been
fortunate to have a Korovian in such an important
role in the life of the School.
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ANNE EDWARDS
Laboratory Manager
Anne first commenced in the
Laboratory Manager position in
2004 after it had been held by
several temporary technicians.
She developed, in collaboration with the existing
laboratory technician, Nanda Joglekar, a new
environment for the practical management of the
science department.
Anne has been actively involved in the school life:
she was been pivotal in the design process of the
Science wing which was completed in 2009, has
been part of the OHS committee since 2009 and
was a technology mentor to non-teaching staff in
2007-08.
The Science Department will miss Anne as she is
not only a great Manager but also an amazingly
compassionate and good listener with lots of
appropriate advice.
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Highlights of Korowa events
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KBall
Jazz Soiree
A true testament to the strong community
connection at Korowa, the K-Ball was a
fun and glamorous evening. Exotic masks,
superb evening dresses and dapper
males in black tie all contributed to create
a sophisticated and elegant ambience.
The crowd danced the night away and
made generous bids in the live and silent
auctions. The sponsorship of Jellis Craig and
Snowgum and gifts from other companies
guaranteed the financial success of this
major KPA fundraising effort. The KPA
presented a $42,000 cheque to the School
– a substantial boost to the School’s sports
facilities redevelopment plans.
Korowa’s Jazz Soiree has become a
highlight of the musical calendar and this
year’s performance was as outstanding as
we have come to expect.
Premier’s VCE Awards
Honouring the top VCE achievers in the
State, this year Korowa was honoured to
celebrate the achievements of 2011 Dux,
Ariane Formosa, who received an award for
her studies in German. She was formally
presented with her certificate at a ceremony
held at Government House. Ariane achieved
an ATAR of 99.75 and is currently studying
an Arts/Law degree at the Australian
National University in Canberra.
The Da Capo Stage Band, directed by
Ben Nieuwkerk and Emily Caracella; and
Brass’n’Bassoon directed by Andrew Clare,
made their debut performances and gave
the audience a glimpse into the future of our
instrumental jazz music.
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1. Korowa’s Premier Award
winner and 2011 Dux Ariane
Formosa (centre) pictured
with Principal Mrs Christine
Jenkins (left) and Head of
Languages Mrs Dianne
Tamburro (right).
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BARBARA STOWE
School Counsellor
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Farewell
2. Jazz on Ranfurlie – an
annual musical highlight for
the Korowa community
3.KBall
4.KBall
The performances by Swing Choir under the
leadership of Shelley Dunlop demonstrated
why the Swing Choir is such a popular group
in the school. Likewise, under the creative
tutelage of Caroline Servadei, the Melodic
Minors were able to broaden their repertoire
by working with Melbourne jazz legend Steve
Sedergreen.
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DECEMBER 2012 KOROVIAN
How student wellbeing impacts student learning
An emerging interest of educational research has been the identification of those
factors and conditions that impact a student’s personal, social and academic
maturation and progress. This research indicates that effective education must
provide for the affective and social formation of students as well as their cognitive
and academic development. In this context, student wellbeing has been shown to
be a significant aspect of the personal, social and academic progress of students.
Student wellbeing is multi-faceted and influenced
by school and classroom climate, teacher support
and caring, student connectedness to school and
values education. It is evident in the research that
students who have a strong connection to their
school and peers and are well supported by staff
are more likely to experience better educational
outcomes. So what are we doing to ensure that
our girls at Korowa can achieve their best?
At Korowa, the strong value set deeply embedded
by the Anglican tradition provides the foundation
for school connectedness. The traditions of
Korowa such as the School Hymn, School Prayer
and the history of the school that lives through
the House System, the names of the buildings
and the regular events throughout the school year
provide the solidity and structure that the students
and staff can rely upon. The sense of community
amongst the staff and the many years of service
to the school by so many staff, which seems to
be a hallmark for Korowa, give a clear indication
that there is a deep caring by staff for the girls
and a great pride in the success and future of the
school.
Korowa has given a great deal of attention and
energy to enhance the use of IT in daily classroom
delivery. Twenty-first century learners has been the
buzz word for educators for some time now and
Korowa is leading the charge for developing the
skills needed by the girls with many schools keen
to learn our secrets. The Konnect page that forms
the platform from which each class disseminates
material, is a portal for communication amongst
the group thereby providing the medium for
group work tasks and displaying final pieces. This
enables students to make use of their rapidly
expanding range of twenty-first century skills. The
confidence that this platform provides the girls,
with their continuous input into its content, also
enhances the feeling of connectedness within
the class to each other, their teacher and to the
material they are learning.
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There are many aspects that need to work
together to create a classroom climate that
enhances student wellbeing. Absolutely vital to
classroom climate are the relationships between
the students and their teachers.
To have healthy relationships at school, it is
important that students feel comfortable to know
that they can go to staff to express how they feel.
When students operate from a perspective of
fear or uncertainty then communication fails and
support structures disappear.
At Korowa, we work hard to ensure the girls feel
that they are cared for and that each girl matters.
The pastoral care system is strong with Tutors
having daily contact with the girls. The Head of
Middle School and the four House Coordinators
are an ever present influence in the daily life of
the girls and an important point of contact for
any queries, concerns or issues for both the girls,
teaching staff and parents.
Emotional literacy is the ability to recognize,
understand and appropriately express
our emotions. Just as verbal literacy is the
basic building-block for reading and writing,
emotional literacy is the basis for perceiving
and communicating emotions. It is fine to have
clear and strong lines of communication within
the school, but if the girls do not know how
to express themselves and identify how they
and others might be feeling, then what results
can be misinterpretation, confusion and even
conflict. Becoming emotionally literate is learning
the alphabet, grammar and vocabulary of our
emotional lives. Many of the problems in modern
society are due, at least in part, to people being
unable to understand and appropriately express
emotion. Emotional literacy is a preventative
tool, which properly understood, can help solve
many social ills - violence, illness, drug abuse,
dysfunctional relationships, and global societal
conflicts.
Deputy Principal Student Wellbeing Ms Janine Waite-Cole pictured with Year 12 students Janet Kuang (left) and QianNi (Annie) Wang (right) at the Leavers’ Service.
As part of the personal development program
at Korowa, there is an increasing move towards
teaching emotional literacy. This year staff and
parents heard from Dr Craig Hassed about
Mindfulness and we are keen to implement this as
a core component of the personal development
program for students from 2013. We are also
keen to increase the use of restorative processes
in dealing with student behaviour and incidents
that occur.
The Australian Curriculum has identified essential
skills for twenty-first century learners naming them
as General Capabilities. It describes individuals
who can manage their own wellbeing, relate well
to others, make informed decisions about their
lives, become citizens who behave with ethical
integrity, relate to and communicate across
cultures, work for the common good and act with
responsibility at local, regional and global levels.
These General Capabilities will form the basis of
the personal development program as its new
structure unfolds from next year.
Having just experienced the Korowa Year 12
students in their final days at school before exams
and heard their reflections of their school days, I
am confident that Korowa has a well-designed
formula for student wellbeing. However, there is
always room for improvement, which we take into
consideration for future planning. Undoubtedly
many girls will cherish their school day memories
and miss the daily care from their teachers. In their
own unique way, we feel assured that they will each
develop ‘Korowa Confidence.’
Ms Janine Waite-Cole
Deputy Principal Student Wellbeing
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“It’s an exciting opportunity as the project really
aligns with my ideals around giving young women
the skills and then the resources to make their own
way in the world and make their own difference,”
says Catherine.
Catherine Bateman & Sal Frances
Korovians Catherine Bateman (’02) and Sal Frances (’93) are
using the power of the circus to transform the lives of young
women through nurturing self-esteem and leadership skills.
Since working together at YWCA Victoria, Catherine
and Sal secured council funding to develop their
unique social circus program FlyGirl, which is aimed
at young women ‘flying under the radar’. These
women tend to get left behind by more conventional
programs that target more highly disadvantaged
women.
“These young women seem to inhabit a kind of
nether region where their potential is completely
missed. FlyGirl gives them a space to recognise
their intrinsic value as individuals and members of
the community. The circus demonstrates that giving
things a go really does have the potential to make
you feel awesome and the discussions we hold with
the girls gives them a chance to express themselves
without fear of disapproval.
“It isn’t just a circus program. My area of particular
involvement is in engaging the young women in
critical discussion activities using short videos,
music, activities and art to start conversations about
where they want to be and how they want to live. To
the uninitiated, Sal describes the concept of social
circus as a tool for social change. “While learning
new tricks and skills is absolutely a part of it, it’s not
the main focus. It is the things that come from being
in that space, learning those tricks; challenging
yourself both physically and emotionally, the ways
that people connect with each other. Social circus
is run with the human interactions and journeys in
mind rather than being solely skills focused. It’s
particularly useful as it is so accessible to people of
all ages, abilities, body types and backgrounds.”
Catherine and Sal are now running Sunday afternoon
workshops with mothers and daughters aged 11 to
14 in which the social circus format provides a unique
conduit for mothers to share something special with
their daughter, discuss issues of body image and
confidence while learning new skills. As well as the
FlyGirl program, Catherine has also participated in
an AusAID-funded leadership program in Fiji as part
of a five-person training team that aimed to upskill 20
young women across the Pacific region. The program
covered extensive leadership skills that included
intensive circus training.
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And closer to home, Catherine and Sal are working
hard to continue running the mother/daughter Flygirl
program through YWCA Victoria and Westside
Circus next year. They have also applied for arts
grants to run school holiday workshops. “Whether
we are successful or not in our application, as long
as we’re continuing to do this work that we love,
we’ll be happy,” says Catherine.
After leaving Korowa in 2002, Catherine took a
year off from study and worked in South Africa for
six months at a school for children with intellectual
disabilities. She spent the rest of the year travelling
through Africa, Europe and North America before
returning to Australia to complete undergraduate
studies in Nursing and Health followed by a Master
of Public Health in 2008.
It was through her work at YWCA Victoria that
sparked the notion of using physical activity and
circus skills as an ‘empowerment tool’. “I was sort of
‘thrown’ into the deep end with my work using circus.
The opportunity came up and I jumped on it but I
was still somewhat sceptical of the use of physical
activity as an ‘empowerment tool’,” Catherine recalls.
“But it soon became apparent that while circus is a
physical activity, it’s very much non skills-based and
you can move from no experience to a relatively
high level of achievement very quickly. It’s physically
challenging but more importantly emotionally
challenging. It’s a non-competitive environment
where you need to build trust within the team.
Individuals are more acutely aware of having to
trust themselves rather than their peers, which is a
unique situation for them to negotiate.
“The leadership development potential of using
circus only dawned on me as time went on and
I witnessed the changes in my clients at YWCA
Victoria. Originally the program had been based
predominantly on body image issues but we
soon saw how it could be changed to include
citizenship, leadership, power and influence and self
awareness.”
Fellow Korovian Sal Frances has been working
for over a decade as a social circus specialist with
the likes of Westside Circus,Circus Oz and the
Women’s Circus. “As a feminist, working with young
women and helping to improve their situations has
always been a real joy,” explains Sal.
“Sal is a highly sought after circus trainer with
exceptional skills that I’m really lucky to have the
opportunity to work with,” Cath adds. “Working with
Cath has been great as it allows me to see all my
goals and aspirations for what social circus can do
be named and discussed and the results are quite
powerful. Combining our mutual goals of social
circus and community development just takes it to
an even greater level.”
Lisa Hindson
Lisa Hindson (’79) is one of the key
players in the driving seat to stage Rio’s
2016 Games – an event that promises
to reflect the colour and vibrancy of the
famed city. She has been working and
living in Rio part-time since 2008 and
also heads up a thriving Games planning
consultancy.
As Founder and Principal of LHC Global, Lisa
brings rare insight and expertise to Games
planning having worked on the management of
international sporting events for more than 20
years.
Her enviable sports management CV includes six
years as International Olympic Committee Head of
Games Operations, as well as roles with Games
Organising Committees, Bid Committees, a
National Olympic Committee and a National Sport
Federation.
It’s a career path that has provided a wealth of
experiences. “The diversity of the people I meet
and work with is remarkable. Then there are the
Games themselves and watching first-hand the
athletes’ achievements and challenges.”
While thinking about where her future may take her
while at Korowa, Lisa admits there was no master
plan. “Looking back, I struggled to understand the
breadth of options available but I chose to study
Phys. Ed. despite not wanting to be a teacher. I
naively thought it meant I wouldn’t have to work in
an office!”
She studied a Bachelor of Applied Science at the
now RMIT Preston campus and later on pursued
an MBA, MA and PhD in Sports Management
at the University of Iowa in the US, which she
completed in 1990.
Lisa’s ‘breakthrough role’ with Olympic and
Paralympic Games came in 1994 when she started
working for the 1996 Atlanta Games Organising
Committee.
“During this time the International Olympic
Committee would visit periodically to check
preparation and this continued during the Sydney
2000 Games. After Sydney, the IOC changed its
approach to take a more proactive role educating,
guiding and assisting host cities, which meant
they needed Games-experienced people,” Lisa
explains.
“As a result of this strategic change, I was hired
by the IOC where I became Head of Games
Operations. This gave me responsibility for a
portfolio of a dozen or so departments including
strategic and operational planning, venue
operations, construction and city operations.
“My role was initially to develop guidelines and
technical manuals that would help educate the
Organising Committee staff about the task ahead
of them, and then to deliver workshops and
seminars, monitor progress and assist as needed,”
she said.
Lisa’s role at the IOC, while based in Lausanne,
Switzerland, took her to all corners of the globe –
primarily to Games cities such as Vancouver, Rio
and London and more than 40 trips to China in the
seven years of preparations for the Beijing 2008
Games.
After six years at the IOC, Lisa established her own
business - LHC Global (www.gamesplanning.com)
- and today combines the best of both worlds in
her professional life, drawing on her IOC expertise
to continue as an independent advisor on Games
planning to Organising Committees while also
delivering IOC workshops and leading observer
tours in various countries during Games time.
And Lisa has embraced living as a Carioca (the
term local Rio residents call themselves). “It is a
truly beautiful city with spectacular topography that
will provide a stunning backdrop to the Games.
Cariocas love to live life to the full, they enjoy the
outdoors and sport and all social occasions so it is
difficult not to like!
“Living overseas in general is always interesting,
and always has its challenges such as learning
how to integrate with the local community,
speaking the language, understanding the banking
system and learning that the caipirinhas (local
cocktail) sold on the beach are more lethal than
usual!”
And like many Korovians, school memories and
House spirit still remain strong, with Lisa to this day,
‘equating Clarke to Collingwood’!
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Save The Date
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Korowa
Annual
Golf Day
Kingston Heath Golf
Club
Tuesday
30 April 2013
12.30pm shotgun star
t
Cost: $175pp
Some of the mouth-watering creations our Unit 3 & 4 Food Technology students have created as part of their final folios
Learning in focus: Food Technology
Since the opening of the Food Technology Centre
at Korowa in 2009, students have benefited from
the opportunity to learn the theory and techniques
of food technology in a professional kitchen
environment. 2012 also represented a significant
chapter in the teaching of Food Technology with
our first cohort of Unit 3 and 4 Food Technology
students. As part of their Unit 3 and 4 folios,
students have to produce 4-6 food items guided
by a theme of their choice. The theme is explored
through a month of intensive research and involves
gathering primary and secondary sources such
as interviews with local restaurateurs and sourcing
menus to help refine their theme.
The food items that are produced as a result have
to completely reflect the theme from source to plate.
Mali in My School
After a solid Term’s work from concept to display,
Junior School students’ vivid, sustainability
inspired design of Mali the Elephant was
displayed at local library Phoenix Park in August.
The students’ Mali sculpture is part of the
Melbourne Zoo’s ‘Mali in my School’ project which
50 schools including Korowa have participated in
to commemorate the 150th birthday of the Zoo.
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Memories of Junior School,
from former head of Junior School,
Winsome Thomas
A tour of the Junior School on Friday 4 May certainly
brought back many memories of my time as Head
of Junior School. What a privilege and honour it was
to lead the staff in a period of renewal.
On arrival in mid January 1983 Miss McPherson
warmly welcomed me in her office. At the end of
formalities she took me down to the Junior School,
handed me the key to all the lockers and then
turned and walked back to the Senior School. On
no occasion thereafter did she interfere in any
way. If she had any qualms about the thorough
shake-up to the curriculum and program for the
children she did not pass them on to me save
on one occasion when she indicated that the
change might have been a little swift in the area
of Mathematics. Yes, we were going from a strict
lock-step progression to allowing the students
to proceed at their own pace. Tournament of the
Minds was thoroughly enjoyed by the advanced
senior students.
It was a challenge for some of the staff to move
from a wholly teacher-directed program to one
where the students were provided with the
resources, support and the necessary skills for
self-directed learning to take place. Most of the
students took to this independence like ducks to
water. Indeed, it was a revelation for some of the
Senior School staff that our students were capable
of such enterprise. I made a habit of attending
some of the Senior School staff meetings so that
an integrated P-12 curriculum could be put in
place without a hiatus occurring between Junior
and Senior Schools.
Much took place in those eight years: a beforeschool exercise program began, camps were
introduced, an artist-in-residence became a
feature of the year, themes were followed, special
days were celebrated, excursions were frequent,
the Early Learning Centre was established,
extension programs became the norm, computers
were introduced and the place was always a hive
of activity. At the conclusion of Speech Day in
1990 one of the mothers quietly approached me
and said, “Mrs Thomas, this Junior School is one
of education’s best kept secrets.” I needed no
other affirmation or reward.
Jessie Patrick Society
In late August, we were
delighted to welcome
members of the Jessie
Patrick Society to an
evening of Chamber
Music in our Music School. The
program included “Allegro” from
Autumn, Four Seasons by Vivaldi and
the first Movement from Mendelssohn’s
Piano Trio Opus 49 in D Minor, all
performed beautifully by four student
ensembles. It was a lovely occasion,
thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Have you thought about leaving a
bequest to Korowa and joining the
Jessie Patrick Society? Your gift will
continue to make the real difference in
ensuring wonderful opportunities for
our students, now and into the future.
Please contact the Development
Office for further information.
From the Archives
Thank you to the donors of memorabilia to the Korowa Archives in the past 12 months
Kay Stephens (’68)
Jane Clark (’74)
Annie Sterck (current staff)
Libbi Gorr (’82)
Rosemary Berrell (Allan ’67)
Elizabeth Williams (Howie ’67)
Wendy Propsting (Proudlock ’68)
Alison Whelan (Stavely ’57)
The Colston family (Katie ’99
and Edwina ’00)
Nicole Richards (Ralton ’81)
Sally Donaldson (‘68)
Ula Eddie (Hill ’43)
Jan Miller (Kostos ’60)
Items include student
workbooks from the 1960s,
programs, snapshots from the
1950s, Peggy Robinson’s 1928
Prize Book, the 1941 Choral
Festival photo, teasets, a finely
embroidered hot water bottle
cover made in Craft classes in
the 1950s and recent and past
uniforms.
Korowa’s Choir enjoyed great success in the Choral Competitions held by the Associated Girls’ Grammar Schools during
the 1930s and by 1940 we had won the competition 5 years in a row. Our choir was regularly congratulated on the high
quality of its singing. In 1941 the competition was changed to a Festival to increase the appreciation of good music. Mrs
Henry Thomas is pictured conducting our School Choir at the 1941 Choral Festival. Miss Betty Johnson can be seen
accompanying the Choir on the cello. Image courtesy of ‘The Age’ and donated by Ula Eddie (Hill ’43).
“The Boarders of Korowa”
Korovian Jennifer Jaeger (’78), with the assistance of the Korovian
Club, has recently published a collection of boarders’ memories
of their time in our boarding house. The book is a compilation of
reminiscences from Korowa boarders from the early days through to
the 1960s. It provides a fascinating glimpse into the history of Korowa
and life as a boarder. To purchase your copy, simply complete the
order form enclosed with your magazine.
What is a Boarder?
Between the innocence of babyhood and the dignity of womanhood
we find a half-starved being called a Boarder. Boarders come in various
colours, sizes and weights – mostly heavy. A Boarder is Innocence
talking after lights out – Beauty in borrowed clothes – Truth with its
homework undone – Wisdom after exam results – and the Hope of the
Future with a hole in its sock. A Boarder has the appetite of an elephant,
a passion for jazz, the curiousity of a cat, a hatred of homework, the
digestion of a fire-eater, and the lungs of a dictator. A Boarder likes icecream and fruit salad, new dresses, shoes, make-up and “boys.” She is
not much for youth concerts, two-year-old dresses, Saturdays, handme-downs, homework and staying in for the week-end. To day-girls
a Boarder is a nerve-wracking nuisance, but who would the teachers
growl at if there were no Boarders at Korowa?
Rosemary Read, 16 Years, Leaving
(Excerpt from Palm Leaf, 1955, published in ‘The Boarders of Korowa’)
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DECEMBER 2012
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KOROVIAN CLUB NEWS
From the President
The Korovian Club continues to go from strength
to strength with warm hearted committee
meetings and new ideas for the School. The
Korovian Club is committed to maintaining a
presence in the School community and meeting
with Korovians of all ages, including prospective
Korovians.
A proud initiative for the committee this year has
been the development of the Arts and Debating
Captains boards. Shelby Versa (‘10) brought the
idea to the committee when she finished school
and led research into the boards with the help
of Sandra Turner in Archives. The Korovian Club
funded the boards and they are now proudly
hanging in the assembly hall.
A movie night for all Korovians was held on
Tuesday 18 September at Pinewood Cinema. The
movie ‘Hope Springs’ was enjoyed by all who
attended and there were plenty of laughs. The
committee hopes to organise more events such
as this one in the future.
Reunions continue to be a great way for past
students to get together and catch up. The
reunion for school leavers who graduated one
year ago is an annual function organised by the
Korovian Club Committee. Esther Schroeder and
Anique Muttiah (’11) made beautiful invitations
and there was a wonderful turn out on Friday 14
September. The committee really enjoyed the
opportunity to meet the recent graduates.
An annual highlight for the committee is the
Combined Old Girls Meeting at which past
students from girls schools across Victoria meet
to discuss issues facing women’s education
and share ideas about past student association
activities. This year’s meeting was held at Tintern.
It is always lovely to meet members of other
school’s committees and hear how they are
engaging with past students.
The Year 12 Leavers Breakfast was a special
occasion and a great opportunity for the girls to
gain an official welcome into the Korovian Club
from members of the Korovian Club Committee.
I would like to thank the Korovian Club
Committee members for their contribution to the
club and the school this year, their tireless efforts
and enthusiasm are much appreciated. I look
forward to another fulfilling year as the President
of the Korovian Club Committee.
Best wishes,
Elspeth De Fanti (Coker ’02)
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NEWS
Phyllis McBean (Carss-Ross ’29)
celebrated her 100th birthday
in May, making her our
oldest living Korovian! After a
successful career in Real Estate
where she worked until she was
83 years of age, she still keeps
her finger on the pulse with
regular coffee meetings with her
old work colleagues and her
daily ritual is to read the stock
market reports.
She married Henry Malcolm
McBean in 1936 and had two
children, Felicity and Ross.
This was followed up with five
grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren, all of whom
hope to inherit the gift of
longevity of life.
Phyllis was overwhelmed by the
out pouring of congratulations
from the Queen, the Governor
General, the Prime Minister,
Tony Abbott, and many friends
who were not able to attend
the celebrations. As she blew
out the candle on her 100th
themed birthday cake, she
remarked, that she did not
need to make a wish today as
it had already come true – she
was surrounded by all the
people she loves celebrating
her fabulous life.
Barbara Longmuir (Hamilton
’50) has been a guide at
Melbourne Zoo for the last
20 years. With a particular
interest in birds, Barbara
has noticed there are many
beautiful birds living outside
of the enclosures as well.
Superb Fairy-wrens, Eastern
Spinebills, White-browed
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Scrubwrens can be seen most
days; Rainbow Lorikeets and
Bell Miners are noisy and
easy to spot; Blackbirds and
Song Thrushes flit around in
the Gorilla Rainforest; and
Nankeen Night-herons wait
to pick up the leftovers from
the pelicans. Barbara is also
a member of Zoo’s Speakers
Panel, addressing a wide
variety of community groups
on the conservation programs
undertaken at Zoos Victoria’s
three properties.
In May and June this year,
Robyn Drake (Barlow ‘70), Jan
Cumming (Whitehead ‘70) and
Wendy Little (Bedford ‘70),
together with their husbands
and several friends, rode 350
kilometres over 8 days along
the Danube bike trail next to
the Danube River. The trail took
them from Passau in Germany
to Vienna in Austria. Their travel
arrangements were made by
Sally Tobing (Schwartz ’70).
Anita Modok (’78) and
Kate Stanley (Campigli ’78)
organised a reunion lunch for a
group of their classmates last
year. In addition to those in the
photo, Kristin Dale (Elrick ’78),
Annette Rosenblum (’78), Lisa
Carr (’78) and Stephanie Napier
(Pascoe ’78) were also there for
a lovely afternoon.
Elizabeth Lazell (Roberts ’79)
writes: In late September 2012,
four longstanding friends from
Korowa school days celebrated
their 50th birthdays during a
weekend in the Yarra Valley.
Joanne McMahon (Collins ‘79),
Penny Kerr (’79), Elizabeth
Lazell (Roberts ‘79) and
Vicki Brown (’79) were joined
by Jo’s husband Tim and
Elizabeth’s husband Graham.
Vicki’s husband Michael was
in Germany. Jo’s, Penny’s
and Vicki’s were elsewhere,
leaving free concentration on
enjoyment. It was the first such
reunion in 3 years and since
Elizabeth’s lengthy treatment in
the UK for breast cancer, this
was a very special time with
cherished friends.
1. Phyllis and her daughter,
Felicity Read, read Phyllis’
birthday card from the
Queen.
2. Wendy Little (Bedford ’70),
Jan Cumming (Whitehead
’70), Robyn Drake (Barlow
’70) 3. Back Row: Jennifer Jaeger
(’78), Andrea Hearn (’78),
Pam Kabel (Sprague ’78),
Giselle Darling (’78), Heather
Andrew (’78), Jill Smith (Stow
’78), Louise Skacej (’78)
Front Row: Jenni Colliver
(Thomson ’78), Kate Stanley
(Campigli ’78), Anita Modok
(’78), Sandy Batten (’78),
Wendy McClusky (Edmanson
’78), Anne Thiel (Whitehead
’78)
Jo planned our beautiful
weekend superbly. Lunch at
Yering Winery on the Saturday
was delicious against a
backdrop of views over the
valley as the scenery updated
minutely with rolling clouds,
rain, hail then brilliant sunshine
throughout hours of catching
up. Champagne was required
with a lot of talking involved.
Vicki brought along her Korowa
school Hymn Book complete
with scribblings written when
we weren’t allowed to talk
during assembly. Vicki also
brought the family pet rabbit.
When at school Vicki would
have been likely to secretly tuck
a pet rabbit under her desk
for the day, slipping it lettuce
occasionally. Instead of it being
under the restaurant table this
rabbit sat quietly in its hutch
in an airy parked car until we
finished lunch. After a very long
lunch & a short caress of pet
rabbit, we dawdled around the
Yering gallery & bar.
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DECEMBER 2012 KOROVIAN
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1. Dr Helen Tope, Mr Christopher Woodthorpe, United Nations Information Centre, Senator the Hon Don Farrell, Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water.
(Courtesy of Andrew Tatnell, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water Population and Communities)
2. Elizabeth Lazell(nee Roberts), Vicki Brown, Joanne McMahon(nee Collins), Penny Kerry
Unable to properly see the old homestead
due to weddings in progress, we read up
on the history of Yering winery which set the
scene for the rest of the weekend.
Accommodation at Balgownie Estate, just
up the road from Yering, provided superb
joint apartments for evenings of laughter
and walks down memory lane. Needless
to say good wine was enjoyed. Penny
brought an album of the annual school
photos: did we really wear those uniforms?
A game of ‘remember the student name’
produced hilarity. Relaxing in the spa
facilities and walking the estate added to
this. Balgownie breakfasts overlooking the
Yarra Valley provided a yearning for Australia
for Elizabeth. Vicki joined us for breakfast at
Balgownie as she lives nearby.
On the Sunday we relaxed on a customised
wine tour with ‘Grape Escape’ taking control
at the wheel & booking lunch at Tokar estate
for us. It was wonderful to taste many good
wines and some absolutely superb ones,
plus some cider too. The easy day together
tasting some of Australia’s best produce is
one to remain in the happiest of memories.
Quite how Elizabeth and Graham were to
get their wine purchases back to the UK
had yet to be investigated, and Penny was
rapidly planning the ability to squeeze wine
into carry-on luggage back to Coolum. Jo
and Tim’s teenage sons weren’t getting their
hands on these wines but might get to taste
some of the cider being taken home.
Between lives in Coolum QLD, the UK &
Melbourne, we have stayed longstanding
good friends since meeting at Korowa. It
was very, very hard to say goodbye until
the next time. Thank goodness for Skype &
Facetime.
Helen Tope (’80) has recently been awarded
a certificate of recognition by the Federal
Government “for her international leadership
on helping countries to transition from using
ozone depleting substances to alternatives
for medical purposes, and for her domestic
leadership on ozone protection policies
while at the Victorian Environment Protection
Authority”.
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On the occasion of the 25th anniversary
of the signing of the Montreal Protocol
on Substances that Deplete the Ozone
Layer, the Australian Government
recognised the significant efforts by several
Australians for their sustained, long-term
commitment to ozone layer protection,
for contributing to national leadership on
this issue and helping to create a lasting
international legacy. As part of international
celebrations, Parliamentary Secretary for
Sustainability and Urban Water, Senator the
Hon. Don Farrell, paid tribute to members of
the Australian science community, industry
and the public sector who have been at
the forefront of these global efforts. Of the
nominations received, seven individuals
were recommended who have contributed
most to Australia’s phase-out of ozone
depleting substances and to implementation
of the Montreal Protocol more broadly. Caroline Cotton (Chartres ’87) has
completed a PhD in English at Monash
University.
Rowena Hutson (’02) has just finished
a successful season of her one-woman
show ‘The Unstoppable, Unsung Story of
Shaky M’ at the Melbourne Fringe Festival.
Performing without words, Rowena draws
on her experiences and those of her mum,
who was diagnosed with early-onset
Parkinson’s Disease twenty years ago. The
wordlessness is important, Rowena says,
as it reflects how Parkinson’s sufferers —
whose voices often diminish as their
illness progresses — are treated by those
around them.
Births
Suzie Whyte (Hicks ’86) – a son, Archie
Jonathan. Brother for Sophie.
Lisa Gawith (Chaffey ’90) – a daughter,
Lottie Lynette Patricia. Sister for Maddie and
Chloe.
Jessica Coles (Stokes ’91) – a daughter,
Frances Marie. Sister for Bianca, Elizabeth
and Josephine.
Melanie Small (Smith ’93) – a daughter,
Isabelle Alannah. Sister for Mitchell and
Lachlan.
Michelle Welsh (Tesoriero ’94) – a daughter,
Piper Jeannie.
Melissa Crozier (Harding ’96) – a son,
William Jack.
Josette Dunn (Cole ’00) – a daughter,
Clover Grace Winter.
Engagements
Nicky Craig (’06) is engaged to Tom Breen.
Marriages
Taryn Harding (’84) married Gareth Flegg
in Melbourne in April 2012. They live in
Twickenham in the UK.
Andrea McKay (’90) married Tim Seipolt
in February 2011, after 17 years together.
Andrea and Tim have two children: Eloise, 6
and Jess, 4.
Megan Esson (’97) married Jeff Pepper on
4 March 2012 at Sails on the Bay. Megan’s
sister, Sarah Tregoning (Esson ’00) was one
of her bridesmaids. Penny Bolton (Whitwell
’97) sang at the ceremony and Felicity
Wallace (Connell ’97) was a guest. Megan
and Jeff had a second reception in Canada in
June with Jeff’s extended family.
Elspeth Coker (’02) married Adrian De
Fanti on Sunday 8 July 2012 at Potters,
Warrandyte. The wedding service was led
by Korowa’s School Chaplain and Korovian,
Reverend Denise Tunstall (Smith ’67).
Elspeth was attended by her bridesmaid
Freya Coker (’08). Among the guests were
Reverend Denise, Ju-Lin Lee (’02), Freya,
Elspeth, Stephanie Yap (’08), Amy Wilkinson
(’02), Elizabeth Wood (’02) and Andrea
Weghorn (’02). Adrian’s jazz band ‘Shirazz’
provided the evening’s entertainment.
(pictured left to right) Reverend Denise, Ju-Lin Lee (’02),
Stephanie Yap (’08), Freya Coker (’08), Elspeth De Fanti (Coker ’02),
Amy Wilkinson (’02), Elizabeth Wood (’02) and Andrea Weghorn (’02).
Vale
Isabel Broadhurst (Boxall ’37)
passed away on 30 October
2011. She had lived in Port
Macquarie for the previous 15
years and is survived by her
children, Robert and Sally, 7
grandchildren and 12 great
grandchildren.
Joyce McRobbie (Gair ’43)
died suddenly on 28 February
2012.
Alison McInnes (Cook ’48)
passed away on 10 July 2012.
Judy Wallace (Kaye ’48) has
passed away.
Muriel Johnston (Junior School
teacher, 1967-81) passed away
in October 2012.
Joan Cover (Sim ’39) passed
away on 30 October 2012.
We extend our deepest
sympathies to the bereaved
families.
Liz Dann (’75), Susan Hurley (’72), Christine Jenkins, Gillian Clifford (Farley ’47), Helen Ellis (McLauchlan ’53),
Bettine Thorn (Bostock ’40), Ingrid Hadinek (’75), Gwenyth Lewis (Hast ’43), Janet Freyne (Boothroyd ’76).
Interstate
Reunions
Korowa’s Principal, Christine
Jenkins, has been delighted
to attend reunions in Brisbane,
Sydney and Canberra in the
last few months. In Sydney,
Korovians spanning 40 years,
including one who travelled
from Queensland, enjoyed
dinner at Vamps Bistro in
Paddington.
Korovians living in south-east
Queensland have been
meeting for many years and
this year, lunched at 16th on
Park in Milton.
Christine Jenkins joined the
reunion of the Canberra and
Districts Korovians for lunch
in late October. A highlight of
this annual gathering is always
a rousing rendition of the
School Hymn in the presence
of its author Beryl Richards
(McCleery ’39).
Back Row: Chris Sandow (Vanderkelen ’68), Carolyn McKenny (McCleery ’59),
Jill Schaefer (Douglas ’63), Christine Jenkins, Elizabeth MacDonald (Jaques ’69),
Chris Hillbrick-Boyd (Cowey ’65) Front Row: Beryl Richards (McCleery ’39), Lis Napier
(Blackman ’81), Helen Douglas (Bunn ’43), Judy Lane (Mason ’58)
KOROVIANS IN PRINT
We have another Korovian author:
Still Going Strong; the story of the Moyarra Honor Roll (Winner of the
Victorian Community History Award, 2007)
Jillian Durance (’64)
We’d love to keep our list up-to-date so please email sbrook@
korowa.vic.edu.au if you know of others who should be there.
Korovian visit
to Korowa
Korovian Sally Anne Doyle-Caddick
(‘77) visited Korowa on 21 June
with her husband the Reverend
Jeremy Caddick who is the Dean
of Emmanuel College Cambridge.
It was a pleasure to have them at
Assembly where Jeremy was the
guest preacher.
(from L-R)
Reverend Jeremy Caddick,
Mrs Sally Anne Doyle-Caddick,
Mrs Christine Jenkins and
Rev Denise Tunstall.
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Reunions – 27 October 2012
DECEMBER 2012 KOROVIAN
2013 Reunions
1958, 1968, 1978, 1988, 1998
Saturday 23 March, 2-4.30pm at
Korowa
Pre-1958 Wednesday 22 May
2008
Thursday 19 September, 7pm,
Venue to be confirmed
1963
Saturday 12 October, Lunch at
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Class Of 1962
1973, 1983, 1993, 2003
Saturday 26 October, 2-4.30pm
at Korowa
Invitations for all reunions are
sent about six weeks before the
event.
Do you remember when...?
We would love to include School
photographs of you and your
classmates in displays at your
reunion. If you have any photos
from your time at School, please
contact Sandra Turner, School
Archivist, who can organise to
have copies taken, or receive
them if you would like to donate
them to the School.
P: +61 3 9811 0252
E: [email protected]
Class Of 1972
Class Of 1982
Facebook and
Twitter
Class Of 1992
Korovian News
We are always keen to include news
from Korovians about what’s happening
in their lives.
You can email Sarah Brook at Korowa
on [email protected] or fill in
the form on the back of the address flyer
which came with this magazine and post
it back to the School.
Class Of 2002
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The Korowa Korovians
page continues to grow
– if you are interested
in joining the hundreds
of Korovians (and only
Korovians) who are
Friends with the Korovian
Facebook page, all you
need to do is search for
Korowa Korovians.
Korovians and other
members of the
community can also follow
Korowa on Twitter at:
twitter.com/KorowaAGS
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2013 Diary
Notes
TERM 1
Australia Day Holiday
Monday 28 January
Staff Commence
Tuesday 29 January
All Year 7 & Year 12
students commence
Thursday 31 January
Year 6, 8, 9, 10 & 11
students commence
Friday 1 February
ELC students commence
Monday 4 February
Open Morning
Tuesday 19 February
Korowa Twilight Fair
Friday 1 March
Labour Day
Monday 11 March
Reunions (Classes of 1958,
1968, 1978, 1988 & 1998)
Saturday 23 March
Term 1 Ends
Thursday 28 March
TERM 2
Staff Commence
Monday 15 April
Students Commence
Tuesday 16 April
ANZAC Day Public Holiday
Thursday 25 April
Korowa Annual Golf Day
Tuesday 30 April
Pre-1958 Reunion
Wednesday 22 May
Open Morning
Tue 28 May
Queen’s Birthday
Monday 10 June
Term 2 Ends
Friday 21 June
Contact Details
Korowa Anglican Girls’ School
Ranfurlie Crescent
Glen Iris Victoria 3146
Australia
P: +61 3 9811 0200
F: +61 3 9885 8378
E: [email protected]
www.korowa.vic.edu.au
Twitter: @KorowaAGS
Senior School Office P: +61 3 9811 0200
F: +61 3 9885 8378
Junior School Office
P: +61 3 9811 0244
Uniform Shop
P: +61 3 9811 0266
E: [email protected]
Please contact the Admissions
Office for enquiries regarding
enrolments
P: +61 3 9811 0292
E: [email protected]
Please contact the Development
Office for enquiries about
Korovian Club
Korowa Parents’ Association (KPA)
Friends of Junior School (FOJS)
Friends of Rowing
Friends of Netball
Friends of Snowsports
Friends of the Performing Arts
(FOPA)
Korowa Foundation
P: +61 3 9811 0295
E: [email protected]
Image republished from 1987 Palm Leaf.