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INCORPORATING "COR UNUM" THE ALUMNAE NEWSLETTER

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CONTENTS 

1. SOPHIE’S COTTAGE 2. SPRING FAIR

From the Board Chair

From the Principal

Project Based Learning

Celebration of Achievement

12 Vale, Class of 2015 14 Teaching & Learning 16 Spring Fair 19 School Board 20 KRB Rugby Lunch 21 Sport 24 Sophie’s Cottage 25 Future Developments 26 The Class of 2005, 10 Years On 28 Sandwiches & Song 29 Sacré Coeur Association of NSW & Chapel Society COVER PHOTO Project Based Learning 2015 EDITORIAL TEAM Mary Cook, Director of Development Rebecca Curran, Communications Manager Nikki Clark, Multimedia Designer

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 FROM THE BOARD CHAIR Board Chair’s address at Celebration of Achievement I am pleased to join you in celebration of another year of achievement at Kincoppal-Rose Bay School. At the beginning of the school year, I joined our staff at the Opening Staff Liturgy in the School Chapel where we prayed for God’s blessing during 2015. We have indeed shared many blessings this year. Among them the welcoming of our 3-year old children to Sophie’s Cottage, soon to be housed in a new ELC, the re-purposed Cottage by the Sea below the Junior School. In July Sister Rita Carroll rscj, our retiring Deputy Chair, formally opened the Sister Philomene Tiernan rscj Learning Centre. I give recognition to Sister Rita Carroll on her retirement from the Board after nine years of service to this community, and thank her for her support as Deputy Chair and her role as Chair of our Governance Committee.

The service of Sister Rita, as with the service of all members of the Society of the Sacred Heart, has been a profound blessing for this School. We acknowledge their fundamental role in the history of our School since the arrival of the first sisters in 1882, and we give thanks for the blessing of their charism which they have bequeathed to us. Sister Carroll, who resides at our sister school, Stuartholme, in Brisbane, represented the School Board at the Celebration of Achievement last year. She spoke to you about Mother Janet Erskine Stuart, an outstanding Sacred Heart educator, after whom the School named our Year 7 Community Learning Space, the Stuart Centre, on its opening in 2014, the Centenary of her visit to Australia in 1914, and her death later that year. Sister Rita is an authority on Mother Janet Erskine Stuart and her association with the history of Stuartholme School. When I visited Stuartholme in Brisbane she presented me with a copy of Janet Erskine Stuart’s book, The Education of Catholic Girls, her legacy to educators, written over one hundred years ago. It includes a passage relevant to our celebration this evening. "There are impressive and solemn moments in the life of a large school which remain in the memory. The close of a year, with its retrospect and anticipation, its restrained emotion from the pathos which attends all endings and beginnings in life, fills even the younger children with some transient realisation of the meaning of it all."

1. BRYAN CURTIN & AGUSTINA FLORES PITTON (YEAR 9) AT CELEBRATION OF ACHIEVEMENT 2015

Pathos is an interesting word to use in connection with the end of a school year. It may be more apposite in describing the emotions of our Year 12 students at our Vale Celebration in September, as they contemplated leaving our community after many years. I do not sense a high level of pathos among our students this evening. Perhaps the prevailing emotion is more one of anticipation of the holidays ahead and the conclusion of our ceremony this evening.

I thank our Principal Mrs Hilary JohnstonCroke for her close collaboration with the Board, and for another year of leadership in developing our School as place of excellence in teaching and learning.

In conclusion, I give thanks for the blessing of our Leadership Team and our staff who collaborate with us in the Mission of the Society.

I thank also my fellow Board members for their careful direction and commitment to the School, and all those in our school community who have supported us in our endeavours.

I thank our Principal Mrs Hilary Johnston-Croke for her close collaboration with the Board, and for another year of leadership in developing our School as a place of excellence in teaching and learning. I thank also my fellow Board members for their careful direction and commitment to the School, and all those in our school community who have supported us in our endeavours. Finally, I wish you and your families a safe and holy Christmas and every blessing for the New Year. Bryan Curtin Board Chair Friday 4 December 2015

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL 

HSC YEAR SCHOLARS FROM THE CLASS OF 2015 ‘LEANING IN’ AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY

During 2015 we have encouraged all of our students to be the best they can be in many areas of school life, and to use the many gifts they have in the best ways possible. Students have been encouraged to reflect on their own experiences to deepen meaning in their lives. They understand that learning involves experiences both within and beyond the classroom, and that they have many opportunities for the development of critical thinking, creativity, and problem solving skills, as well as developing confidence, persistence, resilience, and compassion. I have been proud of the way so many of our students have demonstrated these qualities in 2015. At the Vale Ceremony in September for the Year 12 Graduating Class, I discussed the importance of legacy and asked these students, "what would their legacy be?" I spoke to the Class of 2015 about legacy and about how they would like to be remembered by subsequent generations of KRB students. I believe a part of their legacy will be their desire to be the best they can be, their enthusiasm, creativity, support of each other and their commitment to the community of the School. In the years to come we will look forward to hearing and seeing how they have developed themselves and how they’ve chosen to make their legacy to the world. They have definitely left a significant legacy at Kincoppal-Rose Bay. In a year full of significant achievements, Kincoppal-Rose Bay has shown that while we are progressing, we can also take time to reflect on the legacy left by those who have gone before us. This year we continued to develop the legacy of Sister Philomene Tiernan rscj in a number of ways. These include the Opening of the Sister Philomene Tiernan rscj Learning Centre and the Memory Tree on the Noviceship Lawn, which we set up following the Liturgy held on 17 July 2015, the anniversary of the death of Sister Phil. We also launched the Sister Philomene Tiernan rscj Boarding Bursary for a new student in 2016. This Bursary was made possible by the generous donations of many of our community. Many of the names of these donors are on the donor boards outside the Learning Centre. We hope to add to these plaques through further donations, which will 4

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 FROM THE PRINCIPAL enable us to make this bursary one for both tuition and boarding. This year as well Sister Rita Carroll rscj retired from the KRB School Board. Sister Carroll has been a highly significant member of the Board, Chair of the Governance Committee and Deputy Chair of the Board for two years. She opened the Sister Philomene Tiernan rscj Learning Centre in July 2015. This was special for Sister Carroll as she is a first cousin of Sister Phil. I am grateful to Sister Carroll for her wisdom and her support of all that we do here at KRB. Our Celebration of Achievement was a vibrant event that showcased the many achievements and talents of our students across many areas of the school. KRB was privileged to welcome the Dawson family, Sandy, Alex Hunter and their daughters Freya and Holly, Year 3, and to thank them for the generous donation of a prize from the Katrina Dawson Foundation. The prize is offered in memory of Katrina Dawson, who died tragically in the Lindt Café Siege in December 2014. The Foundation wanted to offer a prize to schools where Katrina’s family had a strong connection. This year's inaugural winner is Georgina Harrison, Year 11, Head Boarder, who demonstrated 100% commitment to her academic studies, her involvement in co-curricular activities, and who has displayed a positive and compassionate manner in the way in which she relates to her peers and those around her. The importance of developing critical thinking skills has been at the forefront of our learning this year, and the Project Based 3

Learning programs held in Term 4, were a particular example of this. These programs are designed to facilitate collaboration, creativity, innovation, critical thinking and problem solving, risk taking and respect for others. Developing digitally literate students is a 21st Century priority, and while not all students need to become coding experts or programmers, we teach problem solving by developing an ability to tackle real world issues. In the last two weeks of Term 4, Year 7 and 8 students became stewards of our Sacred Heart heritage through the development of the KRB Living Museum. The campus is now dotted with professional information panels that outline various exhibits. Audio guides, images and AV resources can be accessed using a smartphone. Virtual visitors can interact with the museum via a website and campus map, all designed, curated and constructed by our very talented Year 7 and 8 students. Year 9 Project Based Learning included the City Immersion Program with its research, social justice focus, and a day developing an event at the Australian College of Management, in Manly. Year 10 were participants in the G10 Business Week. They had to resurrect a failing swimwear label, working with business, finance, human resources and marketing professionals, to create a pitch to present in a 'shark tank' style showdown.

Our Junior School students have this year been very engaged with their Field of Studies projects. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) has played a large role within the Junior School, with Year 3 exploring the benefits of solar powered cars, and Year 4 looking at the wonder robotics. The importance that we place on community was demonstrated at the Spring Fair held in November. The Fair was preceded by a Mass followed by a performance from the Scots Pipe Band and officially opened by the Hon. Gabrielle Upton MP, member for Vaucluse and Attorney General of New South Wales. Many students and their families, together with staff and members of the broader community, attended the festivities. It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces and KRB in action. Thank you to all the members of the KRB community, who throughout this year have in different ways left their own special legacy on our School: the students for your energy and enthusiasm for your learning and all other activities, our dedicated staff who work to ensure that all students can achieve their best, the Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Heart who support all we do here at KRB, the members of our School Board who offer wisdom and insight, and support our mission as a Sacred Heart School, and our parents who so wholeheartedly involve themselves in the KRB community. Hilary Johnston-Croke Principal

1. YEAR 12 2015 YEAR SCHOLARS 'LEANING IN' AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY 2015 2. CLOCKWISE: ALEX HUNTER, HOLLY DAWSON, HILARY JOHNSTON-CROKE, GEORGINA HARRISON, SANDY DAWSON & FREYA DAWSON AT CELEBRATION OF ACHIEVEMENT 2015 3. YEAR 9 CITY IMMERSION 4. OPENING OF SPRING FAIR 2015

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PROJECT-BASED LEARNINGď&#x192;˘

It is the second last day of the school year and the library is abuzz with activity and excitement as students from Years 7 and 8 make final adjustments for the official opening of the KRB Living Museum. Information panels are being mounted next to exhibits, last edits are made to the website and the events management team are ensuring that everything is ready for the opening ceremony. For almost two weeks, teams of web developers, graphic designers, historians, project managers, writers, film directors and editors have been busy, working together to turn their school into a museum. This is typically a time when teachers struggle to engage students, with the summer holidays being so close. Not this year, though. There are plenty of staff on hand but the students are in charge. Thoroughly engaged and in control, they know exactly what needs to be done and are making it happen with confidence and maturity. The situation was much the same for our Year 9 students a short distance across the harbour in Manly a few days earlier, where they prepared and hosted a formal dinner in the Great Hall at the International College of Management. Our Year 10 students thrilled us all with the results of their fundraising efforts in the Philanthropy Program as well as their solutions to the G10 Business Week project. This is Project Based Learning (PBL) at KRB where high engagement, deep learning and loads of fun are the hallmarks of our annual programs. 1 & 3. YEAR 10 G10 BUSINESS WEEK 2. YEAR 9 CITY IMMERSION 4. YEAR 3 MINECRAFT 5. IPADS IN THE JUNIOR SCHOOL 6. YEAR 6 FIELD OF STUDIES PAGE 8 - 7. YEAR 3 SOLAR SPRINT CARS 8. YEAR 4 ROBOTICS 9. YEAR 9 AMAZING RACE

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 PROJECT-BASED LEARNING What is PBL?

What are the benefits of running PBL programs?

PBL (Project-Based Learning) is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period to investigate and respond to an engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge. Students are empowered to take control of the learning process and collaborate as they would in a work environment, to plan and deliver a response to the project brief.

Maile Carnegie, Managing Director of Google Australia, recently raised the alarm about educating the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs. At KRB, we have been leading this charge for many years now through innovation in learning and teaching programs across the School, especially in our PBL programs. They enrich the curriculum by developing future-focused thinking, skills and knowledge in areas such as social entrepreneurship, digital technologies, science and mathematics, engineering, sustainability and social return. PBL programs are designed to facilitate collaboration, creativity, innovation, critical thinking and problem solving in a learning context, where authentic, real-world solutions and outcomes are developed, driven and implemented by the students themselves.

The project brief is carefully designed so that students: • Practise and develop skills such as critical thinking, problemsolving, collaboration, communication and self-management • Can produce an authentic and useful product, that has realistic significance beyond the learning context • Engage in a rigorous, extended process of asking questions, finding resources and applying information • Can make their own decisions about the project, including how they work and what they create • Give, receive, and use feedback to improve their process and products. PBL is not an especially new way of teaching. It was popular at the beginning of the 20th century, championed by John Dewey, an American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer, who stated that “education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” Since then, digital technologies have reignited interest in PBL, making it easier than ever before for students to conduct serious research, produce high-quality work, keep a record of the entire process, and share their creations with the world.

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PROJECT BASED LEARNING How does KRB do PBL? • Year 1 students have been using iPad apps to develop French language videos to support language learning for other students. • Year 4 students developed scientific, technological, engineering and mathematical skills through the use of the LEGO Mindstorm EV3 robots. They learnt how to program the robots to start, move, pause, continue and even reverse into a parking spot. Further challenges include using touch sensors to start the program and allowing the robots to manoeuvre when they encountered a solid obstacle. • Year 3 students worked in teams and used the virtual reality software Minecraft to create homes for newly arrived Syrian refugees. The project brief required the use of renewable energy resources, privacy for individuals and families, and a library area or communal space with internet facilities, to stay in touch with loved ones. • Year 3 students also designed and built model solar cars and entered them into the MiniSprint Model Solar Car Challenge run by the University of NSW. The competition included many primary and secondary schools from across Sydney, and KRB was awarded a first and third place from a starting list of 24 entrants. Our budding scientists and engineers had opportunities and time to design, build, test and modify their model cars, and gained a greater insight into solar power, a promising energy source for the future. • The Year 6 Field of Studies program took six weeks of learning time to formulate, research and synthesise information that formed answers to overarching questions about areas and topics of interest to them. Some of the topics covered were: what impact does online gaming have on young children and what influence do Barbie dolls have on children’s thoughts, values and beliefs?

• Year 7 and 8 students became stewards of our Sacred Heart heritage through the development of the KRB Living Museum. The campus is now dotted with professional looking information panels that outline various exhibits. Further information such as audio guides, ‘then and now’ images and audiovisual resources can be accessed using a smartphone and the QR code on the information panel. Virtual visitors interact with the Museum via a website and campus map, all designed, curated and constructed by our students. • Year 9 students spent the day at the International College of Management in Manly where their project was to prepare and host a dinner in the Great Hall for their families and friends. They were divided into four groups: event coordination, front-of-house, entertainment, and a group of chefs. They spent the day working with college staff preparing the food, organising and arranging entertainment, and managing the event. The day ended with a magnificent meal and entertainment. • Year 10 students collaborate annually during the G10 Business Week to develop solutions to a realistic commercial problem. Most recently, they were asked to resurrect a failing swimwear brand, addressing financial, marketing and human resources facets of the business. They developed a business strategy and made a pitch to a panel of judges who considered their proposals for a takeover of the brand in a 'shark tank' style showdown. Project Based Learning’s time has come. The experience of thousands of teachers and students across all grade levels and subject areas, backed by a sound body of research, confirms that PBL is an effective and enjoyable way to learn. It is also an effective experience for developing deeper learning competencies required for success in further education, careers and civic life. We are pleased to be able to engage our students’ hearts, minds and love of learning in these exciting and innovative curriculum projects.

Jonathan Saurine, Director of Learning Innovation 7

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CELEBRATION OF ACHIEVEMENT

The Celebration of Achievement, held on Friday 4 December, displayed the achievements of a broad range of students from Years 3 to 11. Silk Pennants were presented to students from Kindergarten to Year 6 who had achieved five Cor Unum Awards. In her address Principal, Hilary Johnston-Croke spoke of the many achievements of the students in 2015. “This year, I have seen our students in action, and truly living out the goals of Sacred Heart education. Students are both globally and socially aware, they are confident, persistent and resilient, and develop these qualities through their learning experiences both in and out of the classroom. And that’s what it means to be a Sacred Heart student in today’s world. Our Sacred Heart goals, which underpin the life of our students, are still very much alive and relevant today as they were over 200 years ago when the order was initiated by St Madeleine Sophie Barat. The Sisters themselves were leaders in innovation, constantly reinterpreting the goals throughout the years. To us, innovation means experiencing the future now.” The Principal cited many examples of the ways that Sacred Heart values are enduring, how they guide us, shape us and how they are more relevant than ever. Students have embraced the five goals of Sacred Heart education, through: • Social justice initiatives, including Prayers for Refugees, where students wrote a prayer for the Burmese/Myanmar refugees from Kincoppal-Rose Bay. These were placed on an interactive map alongside Sacred Heart schools across the globe • Involvement and achievement in innovative projects, including the UNSW MiniSprint Model Solar Car Challenge, and the National Mathematics Talent Quest, won by Year 7 students with their research on Maths in Disneyland • Participation in a number of co-curricular activities in Music, Drama, Debating and Public Speaking. A highlight was the achievement of the Year 6 Team who won the 2015 ISDA Debating Competition • Achievement at a high level in IGSSA, CIS, State and National sporting competitions.

KRB SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS 2016 • Sr Philomene Tiernan rscj Boarding Bursary: Ruby Kohler, Year 11, Boarder, from St Stephen’s Catholic College, North Queensland • Margaret Kirkpatrick Scholarship: Persoula Moustoukis, Year 11, Boarder, from St Mary’s Star of the Sea, Wollongong • Bill Burcher Foundation Scholarship: Isabella Mason, Year 10, Boarder, from West Wyalong High School • Academic: Caitlin Risstrom, Year 9, Boarder, from Penrith Christian School • Academic: Emmeline Fletcher, Year 7, from Balmain Public School • Academic: Molly North, Year 7, from St Aidan’s Primary School, Maroubra • Academic: Harriet Cook, Year 7, from Kincoppal-Rose Bay School • Academic: Bianca Meli, Year 7, from Kincoppal-Rose Bay School

1. SACRED HEART AWARD RECIPIENTS WITH SR MARY SHANAHAN RSCJ & SR JOAN PENDER RSCJ, PROVINCIAL 2. SILK PENNANT RECIPIENTS 3. HIP HOP DANCE 4. ISABELLA ZUCCON, CHARLOTTE LAUNDY & EVA SMITH 5. YEARS 3 TO 5 PRIZE WINNERS

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CELEBRATION OF ACHIEVEMENT 

2015 YEAR SCHOLARS Year 3 Holly Dawson

Paris Mir

Claudia Hopkins

Jasmine Tan

Abbie Murphy

Anna Johnston

Angel Zhao

Eva Jacobson

Eloise North

Claire Kelly

Camille White

Freya McKinley-Rowe

Emilie Oayda

Harriet King

Molly Windsor

Chiara Marchi

Isabella O’Gorman

Olivia Maganas

Laura Wotherspoon

Lauren Nolan

Natasha Ong

Monna Muldoon

Jennifer Wratten

Year 4 Grace Carter

Lily Roberts

Eliza Murphy

Jia Ni Zhou

Phoebe Thackray

Lucy Roberts-Lovell

Maya Wood

Kate Schweitzer

Year 11 Prue Anderson

Madeleine Scott

Michela Castiglia

Lilli Meikle

Year 8 Cassandra Banks

Niamh Tomlinson

Yutong (Dora) Chen

Maximilian Stoddard

Martha Castellini

Cong (Amanda) Zhu

Georgina Cusick

Milena Von Muenster

Ella Cusack Zoe Davidson

Year 10 Georgia Boonen

Megan Fitzgerald

Year 5 Isabella Bustos-McNeil

Honor Douglas

Sophie Bradley

Ellen Hall

Jessica Fong

Sarah Crosby

Georgina Harrison

Ella Hannon

Claudia Fanuli

Ruby Harrison

Madeleine Kan

Lily Fuller

Grace Harrison

Bella Lamaro

Rose Garnett

Chloe Kennedy

Taylor Mooney

Nadia Gilbert

Jade Laidlaw

Laeticia Pajanacci

Garner Hancock

Yuheng (Jade) Liang

Penelope Hughes

Daisy Parmenter

Georgia Hinds

Laura Ligonis

Sophia Laverty

Emma Peers Tejero

Vivian Ho

Vanessa Luvio

Bianca Meli

Jacquelyn Reimer

Sarah Johnston

Yeyan Ma

Charlotte Smeallie

Cyan Swan

Xinyu Li

Madeleine Maganas

Michaela Sorrenti

Lara Taylor

Mia Mahony

Eva Masur

Siwen (Wendy) Xin

Margaux Taylor

Jessica Marr

Madeleine McDonald

Year 7 Lilli Black

Kimika Uehara

Teriza Mir

Natalie McDowell

Year 9 Grace Banks

Elena Mitchell

Phoebe McGeoch

Isabella Monardo

Maggie O’Toole

Amy O’Reilly

Clara Peers Tejero

Kathryn Parsons

Caroline Reilly

Sofia Psarros

Anastasia Savvides

Anne Reddick

Sophie Stack

Kiara Reyes

Xutong Zhong

Alexandra Field Myfanwy Hill-Caulfield

Alessia Gallimore Reeves Hancock Alice Pembroke Hailey Thill-Turke Lauren Whiting Year 6 Harriet Cook

Mary Castellini

Catherine Brunker

Lucy Chubb

Agustina Flores Pitton

Charlotte Ekins

Allegra Gardiner

Mary Franklin

Jessica Gardiner

Alice Hodgson

Juliet Gollan

Miki Kennedy

Ruby Green

Emma Mellick

Hannah Guy

Annabelle Stevens

KATRINA DAWSON FOUNDATION PRIZE Georgina Harrison (Year 11)

2015 SACRED HEART AWARDS Year 3 Poppy Mayo

Year 6 Olivia Laundy

Year 9 Skye O’Neil

Year 4 Matilda Waugh

Year 7 Lily Roberts Year 8 Madeleine Kan

Year 10 Teriza Mir

Year 5 Thomasina Cook

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Year 11 Eliza McCristal

JUNIOR SCHOOL COR UNUM SILK PENNANTS Kindergarten

Year 3

Archie Castellini

Christian Langley

Giselle Langley

Poppy Mayo

Lewis McKinley-Rowe Honor Murrihy Jagger Short

Year 4 Jed Katekar Charlotte Laundy

Year 1 Emily Bartlett Lucas Coe Eleanor Fogg Sophia Markovic Matilda Newey Cesare Peroni Alfred (Fred) Robertson Poppy Senes Zara Sgambellone Delilah Sharafutdinova Isla Walter 4

Year 2 Daisy Chalkley Gabrielle Cheung

Hugo Levy Téophile Schmidt Emma Shiels Matilda Waugh Year 5 Thomasina Cook Grace Croft Grace Dacres-Mannings Eva Hannon Amelia Marr Annalisa Morcos Anna Norfolk Poppy O’Donnell Lauren Whiting

Lachlan McInnes

Year 6 Amelia Edwards

Allegra Pantzer

Coco Fishlock

Sophia Playoust

Olivia Laundy

Kate Shiels

Claudia Mayo

Annabelle Waugh

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VALE CLASS OF 2015 

The Vale Mass, Graduation Ceremony and Lunch were held on Friday 11 September. In her Graduation speech, the Principal, Hilary Johnston-Croke, spoke to the Year 12 Class about what their legacy would be upon leaving Kincoppal–Rose Bay. “For me, it is the students’ wish to be the best they can be, their enthusiasm, creativity, support of each other and their commitment to the community of the School.” The Principal emphasised that graduation is actually a beginning, “the commencement of the new you, equipped and shaped by our school community.” 2

The Class of 2015 wanted to be remembered for: • Their determination to do well • Their appreciation of their teachers for the inspiration and support they have given • Their appreciation of the gifts of each other • Valuing the strong and loving community they have been part of at KRB • Their resilience • Developing the spirit of the student body. Their Year Coordinator, Shelley Bartley said about them as a Year Group: “The Class of 2015 are a vivacious cohort, full of creativity, warmth and a zest for everything they undertake to do. We have enjoyed and appreciated their humour, their frankness, and their ability to reflect on the challenges that life brings. We know they will put their wonderful hearts and minds into their bright futures.”

The Principal pointed out the many ways which the Class had left a significant legacy, as an inspiring group of leaders who created opportunities for their peers and younger students to participate in the life of the School. “Many of the students of 2015 leave a strong intellectual legacy for others to follow, with almost 40% of students receiving Year Scholar awards based on their HSC assessment marks.” The Class also took part in many initiatives to raise money and/or awareness for a variety of causes, including Nepal, Bowraville and Caritas. Their major social justice initiative was raising awareness and money for Westmead Children’s Hospital Bandaged Bear Appeal in Term 2.

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1. BLUE RIBBON AWARD RECIPIENTS 'LEANING IN' 2 & 3. VALE MASS

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Many took advantage of the Global Exchange program to develop their cultural awareness, to live and study in another country and to develop international networks. They showed much commitment to sport with 44 students receiving a Gold Sports Award for participation in a sport for at least five years. Twenty-nine of these students have represented the School in three or more sports for five or more years.

In conclusion, the Principal reminded each student of the special mark she had left on the KRB community. “Think about the first day you walked through the gates into Kincoppal-Rose Bay, think about how you have grown, the person you have become. Think of today as the commencement of the new you, equipped and shaped by our school community. In the years to come we will look forward to hearing and seeing how you have developed yourselves and how you’ve chosen to make your legacy to the world." Special Awards • 35 students were given Year Scholar Awards for their outstanding achievement in the HSC Assessment Program; Sasha Allerton, Kate Filippelis, Arabella Robinson, Phoebe Anderson, Isabelle Frisken, Liana Romeo, Victoria Anderson, Francesca Gazal, Frances Ryan, Emilie Bucci, Lily Gordon, Emily Shaw, Emily Bulkeley, Monica Jones, Claire Shephard, Sarah Cooper, Sophie Kondilios, Claudia Thackray, Stephanie Dammann, Elinore Larnach, Zetian Wang, Francesca Daniel, Antonia McGrath, Camille White, Tamika Dartnell-Moore, Genevieve Murphy, Molly Windsor, Madison David, Georgia Nankivell, Laura Wotherspoon, Isabella Dimattina-Beven, Alice Nowlan, Jennifer Wratten, Ella Ottaviano, and Jia Ni Zhou.

31 students were presented with Blue Ribbon Awards for students who have demonstrated: • Strong support for the School’s Christian character, philosophy and practices, shown in both personal manners and actions • Initiative and commitment in performance of specific leadership responsibility • Service to the School – going above and beyond their required expectations to serve students and community • An active and independent approach to learning.

4. L-R TAMIKA DARTNELL-MOORE, EMILY SHAW, MOLLY WINDSOR, HILARY JOHNSTON-CROKE, SOPHIA GRADY & SASHA ALLERTON 5. CLAIRE WEEKS & LILI JACKSON 6. JANE, FRANCES & PAUL RYAN 7. YEAR 12, 2015

The students were: Sasha Allerton, Liberty Griffin, Arabella Robinson, Phoebe Anderson, Alice Ham, Liana Romeo, Stephanie Dammann, Alice Hamblin, Frances Ryan, Francesca Daniel, Monica Jones, Emily Shaw, Isabella Dimattina-Beven, Sophie Kondilios, Claudia Thackray, Kate Filippelis, Emily Lord, Emily Thompson, Francesca Gazal, Lucy Macarthur Onslow, Camille White, Maddisen Gazal, Antonia McGrath, Molly Windsor, Grace Gerathy, Madeleine Mercer, Laura Wotherspoon, Sophia Grady, Alice Nowlan, Congcong Wu, and Jia Ni Zhou. • The Principal’s Award for Resilience was awarded to Tamika Dartnell-Moore for being a role model in the way in which she dealt with challenging circumstances • The Archbishop of Sydney Award was awarded to Head Girl, Emily Shaw • Sasha Allerton was awarded the Patricia Bowyer Award for her contribution to social justice issues • The Peg Magoffin Award was awarded to Sophia Grady for her outstanding service to the School • Molly Windsor was presented with the Sacred Heart Award for her active commitment to the Sacred Heart Goals.

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TEACHING & LEARNING 

HSC VISUAL ARTS & DESIGN

Visual Arts and Design encourages freedom of expression, learning to look at the world in a not so obvious and literal way, with a view of acceptance, tolerance and understanding. Our Year 12 students exemplify this in their work and convey their own personal interpretations of their world, challenging us to also look at things a little differently. The HSC Art and Design Exhibition held in August this year in the Edwina Taylor Clark Auditorium, showcased the wonderful work and creative talent of 38 Visual Art and Design and Technology students.

"If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original." Aristotle

The works were a strong reflection of the efforts the students put into the conceptual element of their artworks and design projects. Each student created her work using a strong conceptual framework, embracing a social, political and personal commentary, and they did an exceptional job in balancing their material and conceptual practice. Each year, the Principal selects an artwork for the Principal’s Award for the school collection. This year Alice Ham’s artwork, No.3 was chosen as part of this ongoing legacy to inspire future artists at KRB. This was announced at the Vale Ceremony in September, 2015.

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1. ART WORK OF ALICE HAM 2. ART WORK OF BIJANKA BACIC 3. ART WORK OF SOPHIE KONDILIOS 4. ART WORK OF CONG CONG WU 5. ART WORK OF STEPHANIE DAMMANN 6 & 7. BOWRAVILLE 2015 8. CUT CURLS FOR CANCER, GABRIELLE JAMES BENNETT, LARA PARMENTER, NATALIE MCDOWELL & MEGAN FITZGERALD

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KRB has always had a strong presence in the HSC ArtExpress and this year was no exception, with four of our students being nominated from over 9,000 students from NSW. Bijanka Bacic, Congcong Wu, Sophie Kondilios and Stephanie Dammann were nominated for their artworks, excelling in their chosen media and conceptual practice. Stephanie's work was chosen for inclusion.

BOWRAVILLE

The Bowraville Project, held annually in the September break is always a life-changing experience for KRB Year 11 students. Director of Mission, John Mooney, staff members Alycia Chapple, Caroline Anderson and Diane Wilson, Year 11 students and Gap students, coordinated a holiday camp at St Mary’s School in Bowraville for five days. Students were able to assist the staff in supporting the St Mary’s students during the camp, where they taught the younger students the importance of education, good hygiene and healthy eating, while also having a lot of fun taking part in creative activities and sport. “Bowraville gave many of us an opportunity to experience a culture so different from our own, in our own backyard. Our sporting and creative abilities were put to the test daily, interacting with the children, and in doing so we learnt so much not only about them and their stories but also about ourselves. It was an amazing opportunity that enabled us to understand how we can give back to our own community.” Antoinette Radford, Year 11, Head of Liturgy

KRB GIRLS CUT CURLS FOR CANCER

It wasn’t your average lunch time on the Harbour Terrace, yes there was fun, frivolity, music and dancing but there was also an air of purpose. On Thursday 3 December, 30 Year 11 students had volunteered to cut their ponytails off to benefit those going through cancer treatment. The hair collected was sent to Pantene Beautiful Lengths to make into wigs. Lara Parmenter, Year 11, was inspired to organise the event, to help women undergoing cancer treatment, by her own mum who she lost to the disease a few years ago. Lara estimated that the hair collected at the event would be enough to make three wigs. Collectively, these students raised close to $17,000 for the Cancer Council. Lara said, “seeing all the girls making the sacrifice and being excited about it was inspiring. It has been an amazing experience.” 8

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SPRING FAIR 

The Kincoppal-Rose Bay Spring Fair took place on Sunday 8 November 2015 at the Fernon Family Fields. It featured a jam-packed program of over 100 market stalls, fun amusement rides for children, a great line-up of entertainment provided by the Scots Pipe Band and KRB students, and lots of fair food favourites to sample.

Our sponsors:

The festivities began at 9.00am with Mass in the School Chapel, followed by the Opening of the Fair by the Hon Gabrielle Upton MP, member for Vaucluse and Attorney General of New South Wales. All who attended enjoyed the array of market stalls hosted by local retailers and families. Highlights included Secret Garden, Bangers & Buns and Pre-loved Clothing. The sheep demonstration and stalls with produce straight from the farm, reflected the importance of our KRB boarding community. Social justice was also a strong focus at the Fair with two stalls, the WEFT Stall, supporting the Burmese refugees and the CANA Stall, which raises funds and awareness for reskilling homeless people, selling goods to support these projects.

Gold –Vision

Many enjoyed Sideshow Alley, with a giant bungee trampoline, fiberglass fun slide, special ops obstacle course and an animal farm. Entertainment continued throughout the day on two stages by talented dancers, musicians and singers from both the KRB Junior and Senior Schools. We extend our thanks to all those who assisted in making the Fair a huge success. We especially thank: The Spring Fair Committee: • • • • • •

Jo Patterson and Rosalind Meehan – Co-convenors Hugh Windsor, President of the P&F Association Martha Robertson Melinda Gardiner Leanne Smeallie Steve Caulfield

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Premium: Jason Pantzer, Phillips Pantzer Donnelley Silver – Green Options Bronze – Solutions Property Services and Striking Smile Dentistry

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SCHOOL BOARD & FAREWELL SISTER RITA CARROLL RSCJ The inaugural Meeting of the Kincoppal – Rose Bay School Council took place on Wednesday 27 April 1977. The new Council included members of the Society of the Sacred Heart, the parent body, and alumni, all of whom, along with their interest in the future of the School, brought particular skills and expertise to the Council. Nan Kelly, who was Chair in 1988 when this photograph was taken, was a member of the first Council. On 9 December 2015 a dinner to acknowledge the wonderful contribution of Sister Rita Carroll rscj to the Kincoppal – Rose Bay School Board was held at the School. Current Board members, those who had been part of the Board while Sister Carroll was a member, and spouses were present. Sister Carroll has provided much wisdom to the Board, in her role as Deputy Chair and as Chair of the Governance Committee. She has been a member of the Board for nine years.

1. SCHOOL COUNCIL 1988. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: NANETTE KELLY, SR ANNE MCGRATH RSCJ, JOHN FRIDAY, SR BETTY MACMAHON RSCJ, IAN DUNCAN, BARNEY REMOND, PETER RAMSAY, JOHN SHELDON, GEOFFREY JOY, SR MARY SHANAHAN RSCJ, MARY BAYLDON & JOHN PIDCOCK 2. HILARY JOHNSTON-CROKE, PRINCIPAL & PAST BOARD CHAIRS GORDON GALT, BERNADETTE TOBIN WITH SR RITA CARROLL RSCJ & BOARD CHAIR BRYAN CURTIN 3. TONY MEAGHER & SR RITA CARROLL RSCJ 4. BRIAN CROKE, SUSIE STAFF & GORDON GALT 5. GREG COOPER, MICHELLE O’BRIEN & PENNY STURROCK

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KRB RUGBY LUNCH  Special thanks to our sponsors, for their wonderful support of this function:

Our fourth KRB Rugby Lunch was held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney in August. We were delighted to have over 440 guests, including current and past parents, past students and business associates attend. As well as providing an opportunity to celebrate together as a community, all funds raised from the Lunch are directed to the KRB Bursary Fund, set up to assist families who want a Sacred Heart education for their daughters, but who are in financial need.

Platinum Sponsor

Our MC at the lunch, parent Vince Sorrenti, kept us all thoroughly entertained as did the guest speakers, Laura Goodfellow (KRB 2013) who spoke of the benefits of her KRB education, Sarah Cook, Olympic rower and current Director of Rowing at St Joseph’s College, Anthony Minichiello, former Sydney Roosters player and Phil Waugh, former NSW Waratahs and Wallabies Rugby Union player. All provided insights into their careers and lives and their speeches were received with great humour and interest. Our auctioneer and parent Jason Pantzer also ran a highly successful auction.

Silver Sponsors

• MAN Group, organised by Jamie Douglas

Gold Sponsors • Catering Industries • BVN Architects • National Australia Bank • Gazal Corporation (Michael & Helen Gazal, David & Jaclyn Gazal, Richard & Laura Gazal) • Fugen Constructions (Tim Murphy, Dan & Jacquie Murphy) • Fuji Xerox • Ethan Group • Gunlake Concrete (Julian & Anne O’Neil, Simon & Belinda O’Neil) • Watson’s Bay Hotel (the Laundy & Short families) • Peter Warren Automotive (Paul & Liz Warren) • Churchill’s Sports Bar (Scott Young & Vanessa Miers)

Many thanks to the Rugby Lunch Committee of Tim Murphy, Chrissy Comino, Mary Cook, Sonia Jolliffe, Edwina Matthew, Phoebe Malouf, Rosalind Meehan, Martha Robertson, Tim Smeallie and Emma Stevens for their efforts in making the lunch such a successful event. Over $155,000 was raised and this will now be directed to the KRB Bursary Fund.

1. ALETHEA FLYNN, GWEN & MANNY SPINOLA & AARON ROWE 2. ALISON GREEN & RODNEY JOHNSTON 3. HELEN GAZAL, GINA FRISKEN & MARGUERITE KASS 4. PAUL GILES, MICHAEL GAZAL & TIM MURPHY 5. ANTHONY MINICHIELLO, PHIL WAUGH, JAMIE DOUGLAS & SARAH COOK 6. (L-R) PHIL WAUGH, ANTHONY MINICHIELLO, HILARY JOHNSTON-CROKE, VINCE SORRENTI, SARAH COOK & BRYAN CURTIN 1

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 SPORT

Kincoppal-Rose Bay students have continued to perform to an outstanding level across many codes of sport throughout 2015. All sporting teams maintained placements within the top nine Independent schools at all IGSSA Carnivals and events. KRB placed 5th overall at the IGSSA Swimming Carnival, 5th overall and winner of the Spender Cup at Tildesley Tennis, 8th overall at the Cross Country Carnival, 9th overall at IGSSA Athletics, 9th overall at IGSSA Gymnastics, and 2nd overall in the Term 1 Touch Football competition. IPSHA Carnivals are not measured with results, however Year 3-6 children have also continued to achieve excellent results across all areas of sport. In Swimming, the results achieved at NSWCIS gave KRB a large lead into the NSW All Schools Swimming Championships, with both Intermediate Freestyle and Medley Relay teams receiving silver medals. Standout individual achievements were Elly O’Donoghue, 3rd in 15yrs 100m Breaststroke and Rhiannon Carr, 1st in 16yrs 100m Butterfly and 1st in 16yrs 50m Butterfly. Both Elly O’Donoghue and Rhiannon Carr were selected to compete at the Pacific School Games in Adelaide in November. Rhiannon Carr placed 1st in both the 50m Butterfly and 100m Butterfly. Elly O’Donoghue placed 5th in the 50m and 100m Breaststroke. The Alumnae Tennis Cup, a traditional Tennis competition set up by the Alumnae of the Sacred Heart was held in Baradene, Auckland. The schools involved in the competition were; Baradene (Auckland), Stuartholme (Brisbane) and Sacré Coeur (Melbourne). After three days of tennis, KRB’s B team secured first place in their division and brought home to Sydney the Alumnae Tennis Cup. KRB’s A team placed 3rd against some very tough competition from Baradene and Stuartholme. Standout achievements in the All Schools Triathlon were received by; Quintessa Butcherine (swim), Ruby Harrison (bike), Phoebe McGeoch (run), 7th overall and 3rd NSWCIS, Jessica Gardiner (swim), Grace Harrison (bike), Lucy Edwards (run), 9th overall and 5th NSWCIS, Georgia Strain (swim), Annabelle Lowe (bike), Antonia McCristal (run), 16th overall and 10th NSWCIS. 21 OPEN GATE // DEC 14

KRB was very well represented in the Term 3 IGSSA Netball and Hockey Finals with 13 Netball teams and one Hockey team playing Grand Finals. Seven of the Netball and one Hockey team won their division to become Premiers. Lara Parmenter, Year 11, was Captain of the IGSSA team for the IGSSA Tri State tournament playing in the Independent Schoolgirls’ team. KRB had 10 Year 3-6 Netball teams playing in a 16 week Netball season in the Randwick Netball Club Association. Three of these teams played in Semi Finals with two teams reaching Grand Finals. The Year 5 Blue team was successful in winning their Grand Final. Our boys have been consistent with their representation in the annual Luke Ricketson 7 Aside Rugby League competition. The Year 4 KRB boys fought hard in attack and defence, winning all three Pool games. The boys then went on to the semi-finals, winning 5 tries to 4. They played in the Grand Final, drawing 3-3 at full time and going on into extra time, narrowly losing by one try. KRB 6 were Premiers of their division in Badminton, which is now becoming a popular sport in the KRB community. In September all students in K-6 were involved in a 'Jump off Day' for Jump Rope for Heart. Over the course of the program the students raised over $19,000 for the Heart Foundation. This initiative was led by the Junior School Sports Captains Eleanor Miller and Amelia Smith. They demonstrated excellent leadership throughout this event. At the IPSHA Rhythmic Gymnastics, the stand out achievements were: Foundation 1 1st place; Silvia Goldman, Rosie Meikle, Allegra Pantzer, Jamaica Levy, Aleksia Park Foundation 2 3rd place; Elena Goldman, Isabella Bustos-McNeil, Lily Fogg DECEMBER 2015 // OPEN GATE

SPORT  Category 2 Ball Group 1st place; Anoushka Nesbitt, Georgia St John, Lilli Meikle, Ellie Norburn Category 3 Hoop Group 1st place; Juliette Carr, Thomasina Cook, Eve McLeish, Alessia Gallimore The Level 5 Team placed 2nd Overall; Coco Remond, Amelia Smith, Lucia Parker KRB placed first overall as a team in Division 2 in Rhythmic Gymnastics and 3rd overall in Artistic Gymnastics at the IGSSA Gymnastics competition. Best individual results were Level 5 Georgia Strain, 3rd Rope, 3rd Hoop, 5th Clubs and Charlotte Robertson, 4th Rope, 5th Clubs. In the Artistic individual achievements Alessandra Gazal placed 3rd on Vault in Level 5, Paris Mir and Harriet Robertson placed equal 3rd on Vault for Level 4

At the State Gymnastics competition the Level 5 Team placed 2nd Overall in Artistic - Coco Remond, Amelia Smith and Lucia Parker. Outstanding Individual achievements were; Ariella Perkins 3rd on Beam for Level 1, Manon Spinola 7th on Bars for Level 3, Eleanor Miller 3rd on Vault for Level 4, Coco Remond 3rd on Beam and 5th on Floor for Level 5, Amelia Smith 1st on Vault and 7th on Floor for Level 5. In Snow sports, many students have continued to achieve excellence when competing at the regionals, State and National level. Standout results from KRB students from NSW (State) Interschools were: Alpine Division 2 - Allegra Gardiner, 12th Alpine Division 3 - Phoebe Hughes, 4th Alpine Division 4 - Penelope Hughes, 2nd Skier Cross Division 4 - Penelope Hughes, Sarah Noonan, 3rd These students progressed on to the Nationals, achieving outstanding results: Alpine Division 2 - Allegra Gardiner Alpine Division 3 - Phoebe Hughes, 7th Alpine Division 4 - Penelope Hughes, 3rd Skier Cross Division 4 - Penelope Hughes, 2nd

At Vale, Year 12 students were recognised for their dedication and commitment to KRB sport over a period of five years. In this Year 12 group 44 students received the special Gold Award. The Spirit of Sport Award in the Junior School also recognises students who have participated in a minimum of four years of sport during their time at KRB. In 2015, 22 Spirit of Sport Awards were presented to Year 6 students for their dedication and commitment to KRB Sport.

Phoebe Hughes, Year 8, was selected to represent NSW in the Under 14 Girls State team at the Whistler Cup in April. This was Phoebe’s first international event. 5

1. KRB INTERMEDIATE FREESTYLE & MEDLEY RELAY TEAM AT NSW CIS SWIMMING 2. SACRÉ COEUR TENNIS TEAM 3. YEAR 5 BLUE PREMIER NETBALL TEAM 4. YEAR 7 TOUCH FOOTBALL TEAM 5. JUNIOR SCHOOL SPORT AWARD WINNERS 6. PHOEBE HUGHES 7. KRB NETBALL PREMIERS 8. 'JUMP ROPE FOR HEART' 9. YEAR 4 LUKE RICKETSON SHIELD 10. IGSSA GYMNASTICS

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SOPHIE'S COTTAGE 

ENJOYING THE NEW SPACE Sophie’s Cottage Long Day Care opened in 2015, starting in a classroom within the Joigny Centre. In 2016 Sophie’s Cottage has moved to the old Cottage by the Sea. The renovations done here have been truly successful in keeping the heritage elements of the building as well 2 as incorporating a sustainable space influenced by the surrounding natural environment of the Kincoppal-Rose Bay grounds. As children and parents enter the Centre they are immediately in awe of the views across Rose Bay. The children of Sophie’s Cottage dine in this space, enjoying delicious meals provided by the school kitchen.

Along with the vista, visitors are taken by the sense of peace and tranquillity, as the sustainable wooden furniture blends beautifully with the use of natural materials as resources. They are also impressed by the open planned, light filled learning spaces and contented, engaged vibe provided by the children as they follow their curiosities and authentic interests, wondering, dreaming, inventing and enquiring. A combination of philosophies from the Sacred Heart, Reggio Emilia and the Forest School, bring the passions of highly trained educators and the uniqueness of each child together, to provide the amazing learning and care space that is Sophie’s Cottage.

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 FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

JUNIOR SCHOOL MASTERPLAN

YEAR 12 LEARNING HUB

The first stage of the Junior School Masterplan will be implemented in 2016 with the building of Stage One, the new Administration Area. This is the beginning of a strategic approach to the upgrade of the Junior School over a number of years. The Masterplan will incorporate contemporary teaching and learning spaces, improved administration and recreation areas and the introduction of a new Early Learning Centre. The Master Plan will offer all students the opportunity for creative and critical thinking and an ability to develop a 'growth mindset' as they take on new challenges, both within and outside the classrooms. It also provides a learning environment that showcases the unique location and view towards Sydney Harbour.

This space will provide a learning and community environment for all Year 12 students. It will be located on the site of the current gymnasium and will offer Year 12 students a place for study, learning individually, and in groups. It will provide an excellent transition between school and tertiary study. The gym’s large cavernous double height space presents a great opportunity for transformation into a revitalised and vibrant series of spaces, consisting of four general learning areas, a multi-level amphitheatre, student common areas and facilities, quiet study spaces, meeting rooms and offices for staff, and improved access to the lower outdoor garden spaces.

In 2016 KRB will be actively seeking funds for Stage Two of the Masterplan. This incorporates an assembly area, Learning Hub and Kindergarten classrooms. Features include: • A modern multi-purpose area for Junior School assemblies, music and drama performances and for parent gatherings • Glass walls providing natural light and views to the Harbour • A Learning Hub to be used as a resource area and teaching space • Kindergarten classrooms. The cost of this development is $4 million. Our aim is to raise $2 million. We hope you will consider contributing to shaping the future of KRB by giving generously to this significant project.

Through interventions into the existing building fabric, there will be increased daylight, views and new vertical circulation creating a welcoming and unique learning environment, perfect for the final year students as they make the transition into future study and career paths. If you are interested in more information about these projects or would like to make a gift towards these developments, please contact: Mary Cook, Director of Development 9388 6024 or cookm@krb.nsw.edu.au 1. STAGE 2 JUNIOR SCHOOL MASTERPLAN 2 & 3. ARCHITECT'S IMPRESSION YEAR 12 LEARNING HUB

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ALUMNAE OF 2005 – TEN YEARS ON 

Some of the members of the Class of 2005 provided us with insights about their activities since graduating. JANE SLATTERY After leaving KRB in 2005, I undertook a Bachelor of Arts degree at Sydney University (2006-2009) majoring in History and Anthropology. I followed this up with a Juris Doctor degree at UTS (2010-2012). While at uni, I played the keyboard in my friend’s band called Convaire which won Triple J’s Unearthed Competition in 2010. While the idea of pop-stardom did occupy some of my thoughts, I thought it best to gain some professional experience, and so worked at Minter Ellison and later the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in their Counter Terrorism branch. Following my admission as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 2013, my boyfriend and I made the move to London. Since being in London, following the legal/investigative route, at first by working for both the Competition and Markets Authority and later, the Financial Conduct Authority, I’ve now taken on a new role at PwC, working in their Independence team. I’m looking forward to seeing what the future will bring, although I can’t wait to get back to Australia in April for some sunshine, sea and my sister’s wedding!

NICHOLA (NIKKY) MALOUF When I left school I completed a Bachelor of Medical Science and Bachelor of Law at the University of Wollongong. On completion of my university degree I obtained an internship at Clayton Utz in the commercial litigation team which I completed over six months. For the last two and a half years I have been working as Corporate Counsel at Meriton Group. In my role I look after all of Meriton Group’s litigation, including its construction, environment and planning law, work health and safety and commercial disputes.

AMELIA PASSMORE pictured with Alice Green (2005) After finishing at KRB I attended the University of Technology Sydney, where I undertook a Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Textiles for four years. During this time I worked in several retail positions and interned for a few different fashion labels to gain insight and experience. My first paid design job was as a Design Assistant at Pacific Brands for their underwear division, where I worked with a number of inspirational female mentors, who guided and encouraged me to explore the opportunities available to me within the company. I discovered an interest in the financial aspects of the business and decided to undertake an MBA through the University of Technology, to gain a more thorough understanding of business and broaden the options available to me. After starting my MBA, I transitioned into an Assistant Product Manager role at Pacific Brands where I was able to put into practice much of the theories and learning available to me in the MBA program.

MADDIE ELLIS

In 2005 we were leaving school and I had a vague idea that I wanted to do something business related, however not much more than that. I decided to attend UTS and completed a Bachelor of Business majoring in Accounting. Whilst there I enjoyed travelling the world and socialising with friends. After my first year of university I got a job doing a cadetship full time in an accounting firm whilst continuing my study part-time. These days I am now working as an accountant at an ASX listed Superannuation Company. In April of this year I returned to KRB to get married. This was a great experience, bringing back fond memories of my school years. 26

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 ALUMNAE OF 2005 CAITLIN TOBIN Since graduating from KRB, I have completed an Arts degree at the University of Sydney, where I majored in History and French, as well as a Law degree, at the University of Melbourne. Between finishing my Arts degree and starting my Law degree, I took a year off from study and spent six months volunteering in snowy Minnesota in the United States in a homeless shelter and a group home for people with disabilities. I also spent three months volunteering in the Palestinian Territories in a Conflict Resolution Centre where I taught basic computer skills to the local Women’s Group! When I finished my law degree I undertook a graduate year at a commercial law firm in Melbourne, where I now work as a solicitor in the firm’s employment law practice. Alongside work, I recently registered, along with a group of friends from work, as a Migration Agent to assist recently arrived asylum seekers with their Temporary Protection Visa applications.

ALEXANDRA ZIRILLI Following my final year at KRB I studied a Bachelor of Arts and Science degree at the University of Sydney (2006 - 2009) majoring in Italian Studies. I then commenced the Juris Doctor degree at the University of Technology, Sydney. During my studies at UTS I took a semester off to return to Griffith, NSW, work the vintage and travel to Europe. I then returned to Sydney to complete my studies. In 2013 I was admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales and have since been practising as a family law solicitor in Griffith, NSW.

MADELEINE BURKE After graduating I went straight to university in the Hunter Valley. I completed two years of a Psychology degree and then decided to switch to something a little more creative. I always loved design and coding through school, so I started a degree in Visual Communication and Design, where I met my partner Eivind in first year. After graduating I decided to opt for a part time studio role in Sydney and keep growing my freelance design and web development business that I’d started during university. Business steadily grew and I found myself with more work than I, as one person, could handle. Eivind decided to leave his studio role and join me and we rebranded as Hyphen, a digital development company where we provide web design and development services to start-ups and commercial brands. In March 2014, I wanted a side-project to sink my teeth into. I started an online publication, The Daily Mark, that focuses on what’s new and making a mark in Beauty, Tech and Lifestyle, and now allows me to work with amazing brands like Dyson, Dove and Nespresso. Earlier this year, I started my third business, Blogger Boss, to target a market that came to me after starting The Daily Mark – bloggers and online publishers who love to write, but hate the tech side of things. I created an online course to teach the tech side of blogging and we’ve taught over 1,000 bloggers so far.

KATE JONES pictured with Margaret Ferguson, Head of Music When I was at school I always dreamed of becoming a doctor. Having left Rose Bay unable to sit the HSC due to glandular fever, I received an estimated ATAR and went to Sydney University to study Science. I finished my Science degree with a major in Pharmacology and minor in Anatomy. I decided to study teaching at UTS and worked for the University of Notre Dame while I completed my degree. Unfortunately towards the end of my last practicum I was unwell and went blind for three months. My family came together to help me finish off the degree by reading articles to me, typing up my dictated essays and proof reading everything I wrote. For the next two years I worked as a casual teacher in a number of Sydney schools and was a lecturer and tutor at the University of Notre Dame. During this whole time in the back of my mind was the dream of medicine. It was after sitting GAMSAT (a medical entrance exam) for the third time that I was beginning to think that my dream would never be a reality. However, I got an interview for Flinders University in Adelaide. Fast forward two years – I have just finished and passed my second year medical exams. I am now in a place where I am learning constantly, I feel like I was always meant to be here and I love every minute of it. The people I have met, and the things I have done, have made me who I am and gotten me to where I am. I am so grateful to my family and friends who have been there for me every step of the way.

NATALIE GRENFELL (COYNE) I graduated from the University of Sydney, with a Bachelor of Arts and Social Science in 2010. Initially, I worked with the Commonwealth Bank and then at the end of 2011, I moved to British Columbia in Canada, where I worked as an Assistant Accountant during the ski season. Following this, I spent 10 months travelling around America and Europe with my now husband who I married in February 2014 at KRB. When we returned from overseas, I started working at BRI Ferrier, an Insolvency Accounting firm, and studied for my Masters of Professional Accountancy, at the University of Technology, Sydney. I was awarded my Masters in 2014 and am now currently completing the Chartered Accountants course, while working as a Senior Accountant with the same firm. DECEMBER 2015 // OPEN GATE

SANDWICHES & SONG 

SANDWICHES & SONG

Sandwiches and Song, held for past students from Kincoppal – Rose Bay, who left school fifty years ago or more, took place on Monday 19 October. This year the Classes of 1945 and 1946 celebrated their reunion, organised by Sister Margaret McKay rscj. (RB'45) and Mary Cavanagh (Curtin, K '45). Guests at the function included Alison Stephen (Rose Bay, 1938) and Tim Odillo Maher (Kincoppal, 1940). It was a memorable occasion and we were delighted to have Laura Goodfellow, Head Boarder of the Class of 2013 speak of her experiences while at School, and the difference they had made to her life. The lunch was also an opportunity to speak about the Bequest program and to encourage members of our community to consider supporting the School in this very significant area.

If you are interested in making a Bequest to Kincoppal – Rose Bay School, please contact Mary Cook, Director of Development on (02) 9388 6024 for a confidential discussion.

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 COR UNUM The Sacré Coeur Committee in conjunction with the Development Office has held two annual events in the last few months. In September, we held the High Tea on the Harbour Terrace. This was only our second High Tea and was well supported by a wide range of age groups with numbers up on last year. Fine china, ribbon sandwiches, delicate cakes, and champagne with a sparkling Harbour backdrop made for a perfect afternoon. Funds raised from this event will be directed to the Bursary Fund. We will hold the event again next year and would love to see even more of you there! Sandwiches and Song held in October was an opportunity for our more senior past students of Kincoppal and Rose Bay to return to the School and connect with old friends. After all aren't old friends the best friends! This year the invitations were extended to those having left school for 50 years or more. We were also thrilled to see several spouses in attendance! A special welcome was given to the Kincoppal and Rose Bay classes of 1955 who were celebrating their 60 year reunion. The visitors celebrated a liturgy in the Chapel followed by lunch in the Edwina Taylor Clark Auditorium and were thoroughly entertained by the choir under the direction of our wonderful Mark Stubley. What a day! So that's it for 2016! A very special thank you must go to Mary Cook and Rosalind Meehan in the Development Office. They have not only given us so much assistance to make our events successful but have also been so much support to me personally as I settle into my new role. May I also thank Denise Jones who I now have on speed dial and a very special thank you to Sister McKay and Sister Shanahan, my mentors and friends who are always so kind and supportive of me.

I wish everyone good health and happiness as we welcome in 2016! Liz Clunies-Ross (Linton, '84) President Sacré Coeur Association of NSW

CHAPEL SOCIETY The Chapel Bell Turret - A memorial to Reverend Mother Vercruysse The stone work of the bell turret above the Chapel sanctuary has recently been restored by the School, using Sydney firm, RCJ Stonemasons Pty Ltd. There wasn't a bell turret in the original design of the Chapel. In 1883 Reverend Mother Fébronie Vercruysse had engaged the services of the brilliant and controversial Canadian-born Boston-trained architect John Horbury Hunt to build the Convent and the Chapel. Mother Vercruysse returned to England for a visit, however sadly fell ill and died there in 1895, long before the commencement of the Chapel. Her Belgian family generously ensured its completion. Architect Hunt resolved to add the simple bell turret to the Chapel in her memory and at his own expense. The bell which arrived in 1901 is named 'Rosario' because the Convent journals record that Mother Vercruysse paced the length and breadth of the Chapel foundations while saying the Rosary. The bell has a new coat of paint and the gong was sandblasted and hot dip galvanized. The Chapel is considered to be the masterpiece of Horbury Hunt’s achievements. His life and work can be found in the book John Horbury Hunt, Radical Architect by Peter Reynolds, Lesley Muir and Joy Hughes. I am indebted to Patricia Horsley for her outstanding research of the school journals. To mark the 125th anniversary of the installation of the 1890 Puget organ in the convent chapel in Bordeaux, a lunchtime recital was arranged in November, 2015. In choosing the repertoire to highlight the organ’s tonal colours, Pastor de Lasala featured French and French Canadian composers over four centuries. This was very well received and we hope to do more of the same next year. Ann Henderson President, Chapel Society www.puget-organ-restoration.org.au

1. CLOCKWISE: HANNAH GUY (YEAR 11), ELIZABETH CLARK (DEPUTY PRINCIPAL), MEGAN FITZGERALD (HEAD GIRL, 2015-2016) & ALISON STEPHEN (RB’38) 2. MARGARET WARD (LENEHAN, RB’57) & PHOEBE MCGEOCH (YEAR 11) 3. KINCOPPAL CLASSES, 1961-1964 4. ROSE BAY CLASS OF 1952 5. KINCOPPAL CLASSES, 1954, 1955 & 1956 WITH ELIZABETH CLARK & LAURA GOODFELLOW (2013) ABOVE (CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT): ELIZABETH CLUNIES-ROSS (LINTON, ’84) WITH HER DAUGHTERS ALEXANDRA (2012) & MADELEINE (2014) AT MADDIE’S GRADUATION 2014, PASTOR DE LASALA, THE BELL TURRET

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REUNIONS 

CLASS OF 1985 - Amelia Toohey

KINCOPPAL CLASS OF 1965 - Geraldine O'Brien “You look exactly the same!” The cries rang out through the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron as each newcomer appeared. There you were, minus the pale blue uniform, 50 years older, not at all the girl you were however still (each of us, apparently) looking 'exactly the same'. What remains 'exactly the same', we found, were the memories, the shared laughter and the renewed pleasure in each other’s company. Colleen Hayes (O’Neill) said, "Kincoppal gave me the best friends of my life and was really good to me during some of the bad times." Sue Salier (O’Neil Shaw) said, “they allowed me to be me, and my education at Kincoppal has stood by me all my life." Sarah Salt (Harris) brought us together and Noni Lewis (Peoples) came with a Kincoppal shoulder bag with the crest and motto, Le Devoir Avant Tout. Inside was a Speech Night prize list, her Leaving Certificate French exam and her school timetable with each hour marked out, with Saturdays devoted to 'sleep, sleep, breakfast, hairwash, tennis and every GPS football fixture!'

We gathered for our 30 year school reunion in the Turnbull Centre of the KRB Library for an informal lunch and get together, in September. Thirty-five girls came together from city, interstate and overseas, to share memories and to re-connect with each other. We paused to reflect on those class mates who were no longer with us, and to remember others who sent their apologies. Sophie Scott spoke of the work being done to establish the Sister Philomene Tiernan Boarding Bursary, set up to assist families who otherwise may not be able to attend the school, a very worthwhile cause. We all had a laugh over the photos of our school days. How young we all were! After lunch many of us took a tour of the School, sharing memories from our days spent at KRB, and to see the impressive changes made to the learning spaces and boarding facilities.

Class of ‘65

Class of ‘85

CLASS OF 1995 - Annabel Dunlop (Stitt) CLASS OF 1975 - Debbie McIvor (O'Connor) Just over 40 girls headed to the home of Jane Nash (Clift) for an evening of chatter, laughter and reminiscing! People had flown from Broome, Darwin, Yepoon, Melbourne, Canberra and lots of outback names. Was it really 40 years? Where did the time go? We were really lucky with our year; we had such a great, diverse group of girls, and as different as we all were, we all seemed to get on with each other. That night, many friendships were rekindled, new friendships formed and many phone numbers taken. Everyone was genuinely interested in everything about everyone else.

The class of 1995 celebrated our 20 year reunion in September. With over half of the year in attendance, including many who had travelled from overseas, interstate and from country NSW, it was a fantastic event. The reunion commenced with champagne on the Terrace and a tour of KRB. Everyone then moved to The Woollahra where there was much laughter and reminiscing. Shelley Bartley our Head Girl and currently a member of the KRB staff, spoke to the group and highlighted that while we have all gone in different directions after leaving school, we all retain the same Cor Unum values we shared during our time at KRB. We are lucky to have such a great peer group and there is much enthusiasm for the 25 year reunion.

We started the night at 6.00pm and it was midnight before we drew breath. Our voices were hoarse from talking and our faces were sore from laughing. We knew the night had to come to an end, however no one wanted to leave this fabulous group.

Class of ‘95

Class of ‘75

Class of 2005

OPEN GATE // DECEMBER 2015

CLASS OF 2005 - Natalie Grenfell (Coyne) The 2005 School Reunion was held on Sunday 6 December, 2015 at the 18 Footers Sailing Club in Double Bay. It was lovely seeing everyone and we all had a great time relating what we had been up to, since our five year school reunion in 2010. It was wonderful to see that the passing of time had helped everyone realise what a great connection we’ll always have with each other and KincoppalRose Bay. A few however, did note there were times we could have been more harmonious, such is life at a girl's senior school! It was great to see how many of the girls had remained friends and regularly see each other.

 NOTICES Births

• Jane (Cummins, ’99) and Brad Booker on the birth of their daughter, Zoe, sister for Thomas • Analea (Hill, 2000) and Joel Barnes, a daughter Isobel Debra

Marriages • • • • • • • • • • 2

Alexandra Lazar (‘03) and James Kanabar Jane Henderson (‘97) and Brian Combes Jenny Wei (‘06) and Mark Flynn Maddie Ellis (‘05) and Adam Gwynne Kate Staff (‘05) and Henry King Kelye Woodgate (‘89) and Dale Lieshout Luci Chiappini (Stuartholme) and Alex Corley Erica Sukmadjaja (‘06) and Henry Lam Alice Malouf (‘02) and Benjamin Adler Victoria Hall (’03) and Kristjan Young 4

Deaths • • • • •

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Richard Bucknell, husband of Suzie (Doherty, K ‘59) Kevin Lynch, husband of Ruth (Oxenham, K ‘50) Denis Rowe, husband of Robyn (Delaney, RB ‘58) Franz Strobl, husband of Margaret (Browne, (K ’52) and father of Victoria, ('94) Josephine Gillespie (O’Reilly, RB ’43) , Mother of Jann Roi, (Gillespie, ’69), Maria Jarvis (Gillespie, 72) and Margaret Wilson (Gillespie, ‘76) Constance Crisp, Hughes (K’42), sister of Robert, Tom and Geoffery Prudence Stitt, (Weaver, RB ’52), sister of Elizabeth Malloy, (Weaver, dec. RB ’44) and Jennifer (MacIntosh, RB’50) George Downing, husband of Helen, (Roberts, RB ’42), father of Rosemary Upham (Downing, ’70), Anna ('74) and Louise Surman (Downing, '77), brother of Dorothy Clouston (Downing, dec. RB ’42) Mary Robinson (Slattery, RB ’41), Pam Goodman (Bartlett, RB ’44), wife of Harry (dec.) mother of Elizabeth (’69) and Margaret (’74)

• Beatrice McDonald (Cahalan, K ’43) sister of Dominica O’Reilly (Cahalan, K ’52) • Rosemary Vaughan, mother of Fiona (’96) • Graham Rava, father of Leonie Prentice (Rava, dec. ’84) • Douglas Salier, husband of Susan (O'Neil-Shaw, K ’65) and father of Amber ('94) • Ross Last, husband of Mary (Mahon, RB ’61), father of Anna (’88), Sarah (’93) and Josephine Andrews (Last, ’97), brother of Philip • Elayn Gemmell, mother of Nikki (’84) • Josephine Miles, mother of Bernice (’84) • William Cammack, father of Mary Burston (Cammack, ’63) • Harley O’Regan, husband of Marie (dec.), father of Louise (dec.), Brigid Young ( O’Regan, K ’71) and Justine Young (O’Regan, K ’64) • Ray Mainsbridge, husband of Beverley (Coombes, K ’48) father of Norman (Sam) Johnston, husband of Anne, and father of Belinda (’86)

1. ALICE MALOUF & BENJAMIN ADLER 2. ISOBEL DEBRA BARNES 3. ZOE BOOKER 4. VICTORIA HALL & KRISTJIAN YOUNG

DECEMBER 2015 // OPEN GATE

KRB KEY DATES 2016

Years 11 & 12 Family Mass & Morning Tea

Sunday 6 March

Musical Performance - evenings

Friday 18 & Saturday 19 March

Musical Performance - matinee

Sunday 20 March

Years 5 & 7 Grandparents' & Special Friends' Morning

Tuesday 22 March

Morning Tea for Alumnae who are Current Parents

Tuesday 29 March

Junior School Mothers' Day Mass & Breakfast

Friday 6 May

Senior School Mothers' Day Lunch

Saturday 7 May

Years 3, 4 & 5 Family Mass & Morning Tea

Sunday 15 May

Procession of the Lanterns

Thursday 26 May

Sacred Heart Day

Friday 27 May

Sacré Coeur Association Mass & Morning Tea

Sunday 29 May

Joigny Grandparents' & Special Friends' Morning

Tuesday 31 May

Years 6, 7 & 8 Family Mass & Morning Tea

Sunday 5 June

Kindy, Years 1 & 2 Family Mass & Morning Tea

Sunday 19 June

Years 9 & 10 Family Mass & Morning Tea

Sunday 24 July

AGM Sacré Coeur Association of NSW

Sunday 31 July

KRB Rugby Lunch

Friday 5 August

Boarder Parent Function

Saturday 6 August

Visual Art & Design Opening

Wednesday 24 August

Junior School Fathers' Day Mass & Breakfast

Friday 2 September

Year 12 Mothers' Lunch

Friday 2 September

Senior School Father Daughter Dinner

Saturday 3 September

Year 12 Boarders' Farewell Dinner

Thursday 15 September

Vale Celebrations

Friday 16 September

Higher School Certificate Examinations commence

Monday 17 October

Sandwiches & Song

Monday 24 October

Year 12 Graduation Ball

Saturday 12 November

P&F Annual General Meeting

Wednesday 16 November

Orientation 2017

Friday 18 & Saturday 19 November

Year 6 Mass of Thanksgiving & High Tea

Tuesday 29 November

Carols Evening

Sunday 4 December

Celebration of Achievement

Thursday 8 December

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