1996 Yearbook by Loreto Toorak

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Cover: The y)irit of 1.(,ict,) c·lic ()111]),1.%(·+ 111(· cal ing and fric'11(1411ip that contilitic·% to (·xi.t :14 ic·:110 1),t.<. Our froill cover frattll-('f \Ii<% Patlicia \Ic),1.111 with 4111(lent•; 11-om the .junic)!- 1111(1 %(·iliol- School. -I'lw) repirsent the 1111111) gills who 1121\(· cxperic·need her cal-e all(1 interest over 27 vears cit 1.c,irto Mandnille 1 |all. The back cover pic tilt'(·% a litimber of- ('ill'1 (·lit k·,11' 12 9111(lent K at stages over their 13 wars 01 frienchhip Itt 1.()1'/ R).

On page one (oppositc) Ii|clong hicticlhhips arc i]111%11.11((l frolil Nc'lic)(,lclavs ;11 I.(,1'cto \1.111(lc'\'ille I lilli

dating- 1,ack over 60 vear. The li,M plicitograph wa. taken in 11):;.5 in front ofthe Stablc· (now the litiNitic·hs Office) , ah wa, the ilic )41 1-(·ccut photo, taken thi4 war. \11% Irelic Sullivan (1)111 11(·20 1111(1 \11-4 .joan Con:mughton (McC,11·del) ic·Ittit ,·c' in all foiii- photof. 111-0 (:c )11 11,11 Ightc )11'S (1,Ill:111(·1-3. K,itc· (Smith) ancljo 1 1.€)11('1 ,,11 1 ) a tt c lic k < 11.()1 cto 1111(1 1 Iwil- 4,11 ighters ilir tlic third gencration lit 1.oreto Mandeville I lail - .\111 1,1 Sinith (3(·211 6). Citic)line Smith and K,itc Loncrgan (Year 7) and I .c )i,i•c· 1 .c,i,ergan (34·art)).

Also of intl·rev is the fact 1 1 1,11 \11-5 Benv 14'1> 1 1 11 1 h Els' ).111(1, 1)111 1 i cl. $( 11]pted the st.11 11(· in the Mal-) \\'ard building. Bein is pictured in the 11)68 photo and again iii the 1996 photograph.

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(L- R) Noreen Skeehan, Irene Dunlea, Joan McCardel and Pat MeMahon

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(L-R) Irene Dunlea, , Yvonne Wearne, Phyllil

(unknown ski instructorlM Joan McCardel

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(Standing) Mrs Betty Flynn (Hegarty),

(seated L-R) Mrs Mary Connaughton, Mrs Irene Sullivan (Dunlea),

Mrs Joan Connaughton (McCardel), Mrs Phyllis O'Rorke (Wearne)

1996

(L-R) Mrs Irene Sullivan (Dunlea),

Mrs Betty Flynn (Hegarty) and Mrs Joan Connaughton (McCardel)

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\|i,lhers' ANv)(i.ition 11:(.1,(,1·t ancll·:clitrn·ial

Welcome to our 1996

Magazine The world-wide Loreto tradition 01 c'(111('Iltion W.,s

established more than 400 rears ago. C :ommitted to the education 01'girls, -1- mission at Loreto Mandeville Hall

i.% to nurture the growth of cal),11)1(. comp.issionate, inclependent, committed Christian wonwn who are characterised by firedom of spirit, felicitz. a personal integlitv. a love of learning. the Hearch lin' 11-lith, and a Concein for justice.

Here is the spirit of Loreto. It is the spirit that gives

us life, quic kens our imagination. and fuels our enthusiasm. Spirit of creativitv and innovation, it delights in responcling to the ever new signs of the times and expresses itself in ever new win A. It N a spirit of freedom. It rejoices in differences lic·tweeli individuals and, at the %:ime time. in the communion of individuals.

This school magazine is our tribute to tile spirit of Loreto. It N our testimonv to the rich and niviiad

manitestations of the spirit of 1.(,1 ('to in our school, Loreto Mandevillc· Hall. iii 1996. (Dr) Anne Hunt

Prilicipal

Dr Anne Hunt

Mr Andrew Schmidt, School Coordinator:

Mrs Alison Miller, Deputy Principal Director of Pastoral Care; Mr Robert

Dernelley, Deputy Principal - Director of Studies.

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9 j %4 '4/ Sr Helen Maguire IBVM, Head of the Junior School

Miss Patricia Moylan, Deputy Head of the Junior School

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School Captain's Report At the end 1,1 1.ist Year. tht· twche clected councillors went awav for a weekend to trv to find a fitting theme for this vear. After m lic h debate. it Was (1( ('ided that we %11(1111(1 confront c )111-selve< and the I.c )1-(·to schoel t.tinilv, with the

c lilillenge to "1'nile as Inclividual,C.

It is with conxic!(·table pride, and a (1(·al of nisfaction. that 1 am able to sav at the cud of this vear, that the (|c'inanclx 01 that ch,1]lciigr have 1.111*ch l,cen nict. Main' c·x.unpic·% of this spi-ing- to inind: the exc'(·llc·11(c· of the Perfol Illing .\I ts Festival: the excitement of-Year 10 dancing- classes: 111(· ('11111,11 11(1(11 ie ofthe viltions vear |(·\('1 campx: 1111(1 the wc)11(1(·1-Ital (·sprit de cor])% that was evident on the Year 124 linal (lav. At the begilmmg of the wal, tlic· 1,orcto school comilitinitv joilied 1(,gether tc) celebrate Familv 1),tv. 1'111-(lits,

1(,1( her>; 2111(1 Atitclents cong-reg,ned on the school oval to 1),11'tic ipate in th is jOU)11% 0( (»ic)11.,1% the band plaved linixic, to which the Ntll(lents wi·re perimp< more attll]1'Cl to than the parents. The dav 11'11% a greal %11(('C'AN, and C)('(·asions %11(11 21, thi, 1111]v exc·inplifv the %])irit that iN Manderil](·.

Frast Day, I t)c)6. i 1]tistrated th c· appropriateness c )1 the clic,sen tlic·111(· for t lic· vear, "lilite as Itic livic It 1.11 s ". With the weatherworking agailist them. the councillors were fora·(1 to act quic kh to lind soniething to amuse thi 111.,11)'.1 lillint 211 1(1 Scilic)1' sc-hool %111(lents sc) keen to join in th(· c clebrations, Demonst,-ating licililit-able initiative, thc· ('cm tic illors

No{)11 fillc cl the school g, mimsillin with vitclent•; and st,111 cloing the -\ 1 ttl,lis]1 - and the -1411% Stop". The enthlisiastic participation ofall vilclents fi·om Prep to Wal- 12, iii this. as in other instance.. has inadi· 1996 a mellic)1'111)1(· war. No school familv would bc' c c )11 4 )](·te withom the trachers. I would like to thank them c m I,chal 1- (,1 all st ticli i, 1% at 1 .(>irto, for their dedication. fill)])(,1-1 and good hililic )111- thioll,411(,lit the vear. Our 11)(·cial thanks gors to Year 12 Coordinator. Mrs Mat·gairt Smith and the Yeai· 12 trachers, whose constant (levotion and dedication ('listil-cd we Survived the tti,11% liticl tribulations of\'CE.

\Vithout the conunitment and Alippoit ofthe 191)19 councillors. the manv events that took place clilling thiN veal

\${)111(1 not have been possible·. Sciphic Gannon and I would like to thank them fince,-clv for their dedication :111(1 h·adership. We would like to further extend our thanks to the \2.11 12 claxs of 1 996. for t|wil- il-ienciship ancl cooperation. Thev macie our tasks No much easier.

Mv heartfeh thanks troes to Sophie Gantion, for her constant slipport and frieliciship. Throughout the yeal, Nile was alwavs committed to her task as School Vice-Captain and was willing to help in anv way. She could bring a smile to mr face even at the worst of tinws. For her genernsitv and love, I will be eternally gratefuL As I reflect on the vears I have spent at Mandeville. 1 find it hard to believe that I will no lotiger walk thi ough the Clendon Road gates. readv to start a new dav. 1-hc Year 12 gi]-14 of 1996 have had the ic,1111€latiotls of their

education laid for tlic·in, and it i. now up to them to build their i liture. 1997 will see a liew generation 01 Kills begin al I.cn-eto Mandeville 11.111. 1 trust that their time at the school will be as happv and fulfilling as mine hax bren. My conficlent expect,ition is that at its encl. ther too wiH be able to look bark and reflect with warinth and gratitude upon the effortx of the 1.cn-cto familv to prepare them for the challenge< that will confrolit 11]cm 21% celtic;itc·cl, Catholic \(H'llg Wollic,11.

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Felicity McGrath, 1996 School Captain and Sophie Gannon, School Vice-Captain,

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1996 School Councillors 752'4 '

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Back, L.R: Christine Sammartino, Bianca Pepe, Sarah Whiting, Elspeth Martini, Sophie Gannon, Aisling O'Donnell, Felicity McGrath Front: Genevieve Barton, Virginia Grant, Rachel Doyle, Pia Taylor, Emily O'Connell

School Captains:

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Back, L-R: Elspeth Martini (Orchestra Leader), Lisa Arthur (Debating Captain). Elizabeth McCartney (Senior Chorister) Front: Jacquie Carroll (Sports Captain), Christine Sammartino (Music Captain), Melissa Migliardi (Concert Band Leader)

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School

Religious Education

Anzac day liturgy: Amy Hulett and Caroline Bainbridge, Year 5

Being a Prayer Leader Dill-ing the first %(·111(·ster of the 1996 Achool i car I

Anzac Day liturgy Victoria Gregory

1-(1)1-('Ac'litc'(1 my class bv |)(·ing- a praver leader. Reing .1

Our First Communion Day On 25.ltig-list, 199(9. 32·ai- 3 gills al-rived at St. Peter's C .hill'ch, 1-oorak with tlic·ir families and friencts! As we

linect 11]) in order 0111(·ight. Mrs (:.11-1-011 und \In Peters called us to get our candles which we madi· during mt

lc·sions. Then it was time to go insicle and take (,ill' 1,1,1('es i 11 c),11 litinilv 1)(·ws which |lad lovely nalne Nigns on them,

1,1-,Iyer leader nic·ans a lot of things. .\% a ])1'11\(·1' leader you help with sclic )01 litill-gies :111(1.1.Ms(·11 11)lie.. Yoll learn

how to lead a gloltp praver, how to ])1,1, a Nilt'Itt praver u )lit'Allf and al)<)111 the different kinclf of prin·cr. Each weck we incet with \11% Peters and either organiw a pravel cn liturgy. Reing a ])1-iner leader mc·ant a lot to mc· and lin Allir it nwant a 101 10 21|1 the other prayer hut(lers!

inad<· bv the c ].isses in t|ir.jilitior Sc-lic )(,1. c·si)(ciallv for

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ils. Evervone Mang 'Come to the FC·ast' a) we welcomed 1,2111('1· 1.c'()11,11(1 und the other Pric·%14. \Ve all macle the

sign ofthe cross 1(,gc·tlic·i' then Father Leonard said a few

words. It was special (1111 ing the (:os')( 1 becausi ieal' 3 girk cliwi-ibuted the loaves and lixlinx jut like the cliNciplo clid tor.Jo» u'hen he clid the big iniracle und

lai thollunds 01' people. \Ve all Krote oul nalnes on

liu·m too so that 111:un prople iwilild prin· fol- 11% and

have a ket·],sake. Then parents and daughters said the Pravel-% 01 the Filithful and Illici thut (.itili· the Offeiton 1'1'ocession with Oowers and candles and 1)1-cacl ancl wine

on top of 11 1)t'lilitiful altal· cloth cli'Xignal by 2111 0111 fumilics. Even·one was singing "A Gift From Yoiti C liilclirn". After tlic· 1<,tch,itistic Praver fur Chilciren, we 1-Reived Christ for the Iii-st time ever in our lives. We lit

oltv xpecial ('2111(11(·S on the alt.11- and \Vent olit of the church with familics iii a procession. \\'01·(1% don't go ful enough to describe what we were feeling in our healts.

Samantli.1.ji-('issati, Alegan 01 lihir. Year 3

My First Holy Communion M y grannv s.iici that 11 1 clir hs was macle will] low. On

the Special (111)' of Fi]St Ck,Imiltillion, mi little MiNter had been to a partv and we were a bit late getting to the chill'ch. We walked in with our caliclics lit (we (1(·corated them in the art room and we macle c .11 1(11(· lic,Iders). Ihere was a beautiful chohi \\hen I held the candie for

the (:ospel, it maile a be:illtiful glow in mv face. When I walked up to receive the Bc,ch c,1 C 711-ist I felt so excited. Now I can 't wait till next Silliclin· to receive it again. I hau· put all inv special gifts in inv I lok Box. Philippa C lil-isti.111. Year :1

Anzac Day liturgy: Arabella Hickey and Stephanie Clarke, Year 2

4 Family Week: Year 4 admire their family photos

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Sacraments

Reconciliation Day

First Communion 3rd Row L-

R Father Pat Negri, Mrs Maureen Carroll, Father

()11 23 juk 1996 1 made my Reconciliation, It was a

Michael Ryan SJ, Meghan Andrew, Philippa Christian,

wonderful service. My favourite part was going up and lighting a candie and thinking that all my sins have been

Vanessa Groom, Victoria Gregory, Alexandra Podolakin, Hannah Silvasich, Bridget Blackburn, Michelle Smitheram, Jennifer Ames, Sarah Maule, Britt Densmore,

foi-given. And then I realised mv Mum had tears in her

Father Anthony Fisher OR Mons. Anthony Thorn.

eve. and it macle me feel happv inside. Eli/abeth Corrigan. Wai- 4

My Reconciliation day was one ofthe best days ofmy life, becillise mv KiliN were taken from me.

Georgina Martin, Year 4

2nd Row L-R Sarah Cleary, Samantha Jreissati,

Georgina Tiernan, Alexandra Cuttler, Nicole Anderson Stephanie Lukan, Madeline Tilley, Shauna Kyle, Victoria Frew, Samantha Holdsworth, Georgina Cavanagh, Lisa Valmorbida. Front Row L-R Mrs Dot Peters, Joanna Ryan, Megan O'Hehir, Stephanie Haikal, Emma Ireland, Father Brian Leonard. Jane Eves, Victoria Meehan. Alexandra Catalano, Ella Henschke, Sr Helen Maguire IBVM.

Ms Reconciliation was very Al)<·cial to me brc;itise God had forgiven mv sins, My favourite· part was when I went

up to Sister Helen and lit mv candie. Sophie Shal-p. Year 4

C )n 23),11¥ 191)6 1 made mv Reconciliation. It was a verv

mc,ving ceremony. I feet great now that I have revealed mr secrets. I ,kin very grateful for inv teacher and friends. Clelia 1)ovle. Year 4

Sister Helen Maguire IBVM and Julia Curtain, Year 4, light the

My Reconciliation was special because when it had finished I felt girat because my sins had been forgiven. It was a very special moment when I lit im· c :1!lelle, to be united with (:od.

Amanda Cavaliough. Year 4

candles at Reconciliation

First Communion Home

Meetings On Fitst Communion Day we gathered at St Pitri 's Church in TooraL \Ve received the bodv of Christ.

There was a xpecial meeting at In· home for First (knuniunion. There were two inore meetings at the home of Alexandra Podolakin and Saniantha p-chissati.

['hev were very special times. At mv nireting I Wa,4 iii the R.E. Diania about the Prodigal Daughter and the

Forgiving Father. Mv mum helped to sew up the special Liturgical movement during the entrance procession at First Reconciliation

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21]tar cloth with Emmils mum. It is so beautiful, Nicole Anderson, Year :1

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Junior School Staff 3,d Row L-R Miss Liz Blackie, Sr Margaret O'Sullivan IBVM, Miss Sonia Francazio, Miss Nicole Curtain, Miss Jayne Webster, Miss Denise Heed, Mrs Maureen Carroll, Mrs Karine Hodder.

2nd Row L-R Mrs Penny Trebilcock, Mrs Geraldine Lucie, Mrs Virginia Moloney, Mrs Vera Rozkin, Mrs Dot Peters, Miss Catherine Sim Miss Kate Whelan, Mrs Gabby Warren, Mrs Alison Durham.

Front Row L-R Mrs Kathy O'Connell, Mrs Barbara Heyhoe, Miss Pat Moylan, Sr Helen Maguire IBVM, Miss Catherine Maimone, Miss Vanessa Healy, Mrs Simona Tudor, Mrs Robyn Kay. Absent: M ss Deana Dodds.

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Mrs Gabby Warren and Miss Catherine Maimone

r Miss Deana Dodds

Mrs Maureen Carroll

Mrs Virginia Moloney

Miss Vanessa Healy and Miss Kate Whelan

Miss Liz Blackie and friends

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Future Problem Solving Years 1&2 Back Row -

Sarah Doyle, Meaghan O'Sullivan,

Danielle Carew, Holly Roach, Stephanie Rizzardi. Nicole Butler-

Front Row - Simone Spendlove, Stepianie Maynes, Daisy Maroun, Mrs Karine Hodder, Rebecca Ireland, Holly Bradshaw. Elly Mantas.

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Future Problem Solving Years 3&4 Back Row - Stephanie Haikal, Samantha Jreissati, Emma Ireland, Emilia Sala, Sophie Sharp, Meghan Andrew, Megan O'Hehir. Front Row - Jessica Horewood, Claudine Wright,

Gabrielle Connolly, Miss Catherine Maimone, Bridget Blackburn. Nicole Gunn, Zoe Taylor.

Future Problem Solving - Year 6 Left to Right - Mrs Geraldine Lucie, Julia Dickson, Elizabeth Ames, Sarah Fennell,

Julia Pereira - Godinho, Mrs Penny Trebilcock. Absent -

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Amy Gillon, Zoe Leyland.

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(centre) Jane Kenny (1997 School Athletics Captain) 3. Alison Spence 4. Athletes relaxing 5. Tessa Custance

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Junior School Cross Country Team Back Row -

Ellie Paterson, Kelly Moore, Julia Dickson, Annabel Doyle, Felicity Whelan, Dominik White. Edwina Olver.

Centre Row - Katherine Stowell, Anna Smith. Alice Trumble, Anna Bowker, Joanna Downing, Samara Madden, Jessica Carter, Miss Jayne Webster. Front Row - Georgina Tiernan, Beth Nathan, Georgina Balmer, Kesiah Madden, Natalie McNamee, Emily Tiernan, Tahlia Madden.

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Junior School Swimming Team Back Row -

Donlinik White, Alexandra Dickeson, Millicent Chalmers, Clare Dunin, Felicity Whelan, Elizabeth Ames, Sophie Groom,

Melanie Dalheimer, Jessica Noonan, Joanna Downing. Centre Row - Miss Jayne Webster. Katie Campbell, _eah Lim, Jacinta Demetriou, Edwina Olver, Louisa Page, Sarah Green.

Katherine Napier, Ellie Paterson, Jessica Carter, Camilla Hopkins, Lucie Chalmers.

Front Row - Georgina Tiernan, Emily Tiernan, Samantha Barrett, Lucy Kenny, Alexandra Podolakin, Mardi Taylor, Sarah Maule. Cristin Burr's, Briana Fitzgerald, Sophie Sharp. Absent -

Lillian Savage.

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Junior School Diving Squad Left to Right - Natalie Sharp, Alice Trumble, Ellie Paterson, Miss Jayne Webster, Tessa Custance, Edwina Olver, Philippa Johnston.

Junior School Hockey Squad

Back Row - Miss Jayne Webster, Kelly Moore,

Me'anie Dalheimer, Karsha Dickinson, Alexandra Dickeson, Dominik White,

Meghan Sweeney. Front Row - Julia Curtain, Emilia Sala, Beth Nathan,

Philippa Johnston, Abby Chadderton, Georgina Flood, Alice Trumble. Absent - Amy Gillon.

Year 6 Netball Squad Back Row - Catherine Sullivan, Lucy Virtue, Annabel Doyle, Georgina Doyle, Felicity Whelan,

Millicent Chalmers.

Centre Row - Ellie Paterson, Jacqueline Funder, Sally Brookes, Anna Balmer, Lilian Richards, Edwina Olver, Miss Jayne Webster. Front Row - Anna Bowker, Joanna Downing,

Anna Hutchins, Jacqueline Reid, Laura Gallard, Yvette Haikal.

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f Junior School Choir Back Row - Elizabeth Ames, Sophie Paillard, Hannah Silvasich, Annabel Doyle, Georgina Doyle, Jacqueline Low, Kate Tilley. Fifth Row -

Leah Lim, Anna Balmer (Vice Captain), Kelly Moore, Julia Dickson (Captain), Yana Bittar, Katherine Connolly, Lilian Richards.

Fourth Row - Amy Gillon, Ellie Paterson, Anna Hutchins, Kathryn Finemore, Katie Rose Smith, Madeline Tilley, Laura Hertaeg, Jasmine Gillespie, Mrs Wendy Todd. Third Row - Julia Curtain, Alexandra Wallish, Henned Zita. Camilla Hopkins, Natalie Sharp, Julia Pleadin, Emilia Savage, Claudine Wright, Maggie Jones. Second Row - Sophie Sharp, Michelle Smitheram, Victoria Gregory, Zoe Taylor, Bridget Alianadale, Nicole Gunn, Alexandra Podolakin, Stephanie Lukan, Caroline Johnson. Front Row - Jane Eves, Stephanie Hajkal, Emma Ireland, Nicole Anderson, Meghan Sweeney, Meghan Andrew, Victoria Meehan, Megan O'Hehir. Absent -

Clare Dunin, Vanessa Moreira, Yvette Haikal, Zoe Leyland.

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Mrs Jennifer Meachem, Samara Madden, Sophie Groom, Mrs Lucy Crowther. Mrs Leonie Conolan (Conductor),

Alice Trumble, Ms Jane Schleiger. Third Row - Lucy Kenny, Sophie Cuttler, Jessica Young, Kate Tilley, Louise Rocchi (Leader), Renata Anderson. Second Row - Alexandra Wallish, Amanda Fuller, Felicity Stewart, Tracey Pahor, Katherine Stowell. Front Row -

Sophie Paillard, Tiffany Chiang, Brighid Fahy, Beth Nathan, Emily Tiernan, Elizabeth Ames.

Absent - Andrea Pahor, Clare Dunin, Julien Gibson, Megan Prescott, Zoe Leyland.

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Junior School Wind Band Back Row - Dominik White, :45 3,.3-5

Mrs Lucy Crowther (Conductor), Mrs Jennifer Meachem, Laura Hertaeg

Middle Row - Samara Madden, Alice Trumble.

Front Row - Julia Dickson, Lauren Prescott,

Julia Pereira-Godinho, Rosemary Hopkins. Absent - Anne Bowker, Andrea Pahor.

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Junior School Recorder Ensembles Back Row - Holly Dwyer, Kate Tilley, Hannah Silvasich, Alison Regan, Yana Bittar. Centre Row - Philippa Johnston,

Amanda Fuller, Alice Trumble, Katherine Stowell, Miss Deana Dodds. Front Row - Elsa Musolino, Kesiah Madden,

Anra Balmer, Georgina Balmer, Stephanie Draycott (Vice Captain) Absent - Zoe Leyland (Captain), 'V

Andrea Pahor, Julien Gibson.

Junior School String Orchestra Back Row -

Ms Jane Schleiger (Conductor),

Felic ty Stewart, Sophie Paillard, Kate Tilley.

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Front Row - Tiffany Chiang, Emily Tiernan,

Tracey Pahor, Beth Nathan, Elizabeth Ames. Absent -

Clare Dunin, Megan Prescott, 0

Julien Gibson.

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Junior School Sports Captains

L-R: Julia Pereira-Godinho, Anna Balmer, Clare Dunin, Stephanie

Back Row L-R:

Draycott, Samara Madden, Julia Dickson, Louise Rocchi,

Leah Lim

Zoe Leyland

Joanna Downing, Louise Page, Georgina Doyle,

Front Row: Melanie Dalheimer, Diana Bowman, Edwina Olver, Bernadetta Soszynski

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Clockwise from top right: 1.Anzac Day Liturgy - Sarah Doyle, Year 4. t

2. Avesia Calman, and Brighid Fahy, Year 5, pan for gold at Sovereign Hill. 3. Senator MeGauran and cyclist, Narelle Peterson, explain the Australian Super Bike refined by RMIT and ridden in the Atlanta Olympics. 4. First Aid by Year 6: Sarah Fennell adjusts the sling on patient, Felicity Whelan. 5. "Heads down" for the Junjor School Swimming Team,

6. (Centre photo): Georgina Cavanagh, Year 5, a: Sovereign Hill. 7. Football Fever in Year 2! (Back Row), L-R: Vanessa Wong Taj, Charlotte Chalmers, Georgette Scanlon, Daniele Wilton, Arabella

Junior School Creative Arts Captains L-R: Katie-Rose Smith. Lillian Savage, Annabel Doyle, Alice Trumble

Hickey. Centre: Danielle Carew and Katrina Cavanough. (Front): Meaghan O'Sullivan, Stephanie Clark, Jacqueline Savage and Daisy Maroun.

8. Mr Kim Francis and Dr Robert Ashcroft with their daughters Carla and Jennifer, Year 5, after the Father Daughter Mass.

Colour page captions Page 17 Clockwise from top right: 1. Motherb Day Elizabeth Snowden and Amanda Valmorbida. Prep.

2. Alexandra Cuttler and Meghan Andrew.Year 3 3. "On the bus" Kate Tilley and Zoe Leyland, Year 6.

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Clockwise frorn top right: 1. Book Week Celebrations, Year 2. 2. Year 6 Car'np Coach Ride. 3. Henned Zifa, Year 5, at the Mini Olympics.

4. Listening to the trees at the Botanic Gardens: Mrs Geraldine Lucie, Daisy Maroun, Jessica Minear, Danielle Carew and Eleanor

4. Katherine Stowell and Charlotte McFarland, Year 6.

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5. Prudence Maynes, Year 1.

5. Joanna Downing, Andrea Rockliffe and Bernadetta Soszynski,

6. Madeleine Tostevin and Alix Hauser, Prep. 7. Prudence Maynes, Rebecca Ireland and Alexandra Blackburn, Year 1.

8. Zoe Wood, Katherine Tzelil, Daniella Stutt and Diarne Petras,

Year 6.

6. "By the pricking of my thumbs..7 Shakespearian witches,Sarah Cleary and Megan O'Hehir,Year 3. 7. Prep Easter Bonnet Parade.

Year 1.

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9. Year 6 at Parliament House.

Clockwise from top right: 1. Nicole Butler, Stephanie Clarke and

Page 18 Clockwise from top right: 1. Clowning around: Emily Freezer and Georgina Martin, Year 4. 2. Year 4 at prayer in the Prayer Room.

Magda Soszynski. Year 1, with Art teacher, Mrs Alison Durham 2. Clare Peachey, Sarah Dungey, Arabella Hickey, Lauren D'Aprano and Katrina Cavanough, Year 2 3. Year 3 art

3. Jennifer Astcroft, Fiona Tracey, Monika Soszynski, Eliza Ralph

4. Teddy Bears by Year 4

and Katherine Rawling, Year 5.

5. Year 5 Book Week "Punks" by Amy Hutlett (left) and Megan

4."How shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?" recited by Georgina Tiernan, Year 3. 5. Following the Sensory Trail on camp: Eliza Sweeney and Bridget Allanadale, Year 4.

6. Year 6 watching a skywriter.

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2. Georgina Ryan bushwalking. 3. Jessica Fetterplace and Daniela Norman

Program: Edwina Galbally, Priscilla Brown, Carrodus, Julianne O'Doherty and Jolie Cross. 7

5. Tournamenl of Minds: (Back) Catherine Ryan, Rosannah Healy, Megan V lalters. Katie Taylor, Georgina Coleman (Front) Emily Smith, Annabel Smith.

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display Home Economics fare.

2. Jamie Cordon and her father at Year 7

Father/Daughter Mass.

3. Former Olympians, Mitzi Ferguson and Bob Lay with Year 7 students.

4. Ros;annah Healy and Mrs Felicity Karsz. 5. Equestrienne Winners: Georgiana Quinnt Phoebe Knowles, and Philippa Whiting with

Hermione Knowles (Y 12 '95). 6. Down to earth! Mrs Julie Stanley and Carolhe O'Conne l.

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1. Premier's Awards: Mr Jeff Kennett autographs Award book for Emily Bell (Y 12 '95)

2. Laren Mathey receives a helping hand from Artist in Residence, Mr Danny McCubbin 3. Councillors with Loreto Ballarat students at Leadership training course. 4. Nancy Sposato.

5. Year 8 Music students with Young Australian of the Year, Rebecca Chambers. 6. Mrs Lynne Beck, Mr Guy Anderson and the Cross Country team take a breah'

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Maths Olympiad Back Row - Anna Balmer, Julia Dickson,

Bernadetta Soszynski, Elizabeth Ames, Alexandra Dickeson.

Centre Row · Diana Bowman, Andrea Rockliffe,

Mia Cusack. Dominik White, Sarah Fennell,

Charlotte McFarland, Sister Helen Maguire IBVM. 4

Front Row - Katherine Stowell, Tracey Pahor, Julia Pereira-Godinho. Jacqueline Reid, Tessa Custance, Yvette Haikal, Camilla Hopkins, Natalie Sharp. Absent - Zoe Leyland.

Tournament of Minds Back Row · Sarah Fennell, Yana Bittar,

Bernadetta Soszynsk, Katherine Barwood, Kate Tilley, Kelly Moore, vennifer Astcroft. Centre Row -

Jacinta Demetriou, Jacqueline Reid,

Alice Trumble Jacqueline Funder, Joanna Downing, Jullen Gibson.

Front Row - Margaret Walsh, Henned Zifa, Hannah Coleman, Natalie Sharp, Be-h Nathan. Stephanie Draycott.

Absent -Zoe Leyland, Amy G,lion.

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Mandeville Mirror Back Row - Karsha Dickinson, Elizabeth Ames,

Kate Tilley, Clare Dunin, Bernadetta Soszynski, Millicent Chalmers, Melanie Dalheimer. V

Centre Row - Mrs Penny Trebilcock, Andrea Rockliffe, Sarah Fennell, Sally Brookes, Julia Dickson, Anna Balmer, Dominik White,

Edwina Olver, Mia Cusack. r

Front Row - Lucy Ludescher, Julia Pereira-Godinho,

Anna Smith, Joanna Downing, Yvette Haikal,

Katie-Rose Smith, Tracey Pahor, Katherine Stowell.

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Prep Prep 3rd Row L- R Camilla Counsel. Paris Taranto,

Madeleine Tostevin, Rebecca Howie,

Trystyn Bowe, Emilie Fellay, Joanne Gruba. 2nd Row L-R Victoria Hammond,

Lauren Fowler, Elizabeth Snowden,

Brighid Ginnane-Smith, Kaitlyn Wilton, Grace Campbell, Kirsty Kearney, Amanda Valmorbida. 'A,

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3rd Row L-R Ashleigh Kubiak, Alix Hauser. Mandy-Jane Maroun, Alexandra Greig. Isabelle Hayes. Teacher Miss Kate Whelan

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1)1-1111111 wt· did a plin abc)lit Tiddel ick. I le wa, a big

frog who had a bigger thirst. He drank :111 the water and li·ft ticilie for the animals. \Ve were Atistralian Animak r

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Brighicl Ginnane-Smith, Rebecca Howic

Library The Libi-arv N fatita.Ntic because we get to borrow books and Miss Modan readh us stolich. \Ve get to draw

pictures about book.. For Book Week' we made book illarks.

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Alix I lauser, Al.ictchlrine Tostevin

Ashleigh Kubiak. and Trystyn Bowe

Our Class Pet ()tlt class h''S '1 1)(.1.

h ih a bird 11.lined Paddv. He

1)(·longs to Miss \1'11(·lati and we all help to look after him. I Ie tweets when w<· Ming in the ('1,14;room. lie likes to look at the mirror , 111 iht ' time, we think he thinks he haut 1-1-iclid iii it!

Pal A Taranto, Victoria I lainmond

Alexandra Greig

Easter Bonnets \\e nia(le Ea.tcr boinicts. We wore them to the picnic which celebrated when we became 'tilll-time' Loreto Mandeville 11.111 stllcic'tlts.

Emilie· Fellav. Ii»t,n Rowe

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Preps dressed up for Book Week

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Science Week \Vhen wi· visited the Science Lab wc wol (· the special cont< 1111(1 glasse... \Ve were looking at inter™ing thing·#.

The inicroN<'ope inade little thingf imich bigger, Ashleigh K„biak, Amancia \1,1„,c,il,icia

Mother's Day 1'(1 ce|('1)1-ate Mother'% Din· we (11-essed lip in olit linnunnt clotlici \Ve Mang Nong>, and (lid a ])14+ tor our Aillins. It Was glrut full.

Eli/al)(·th Snowden. Gracc C :.unpl)(111

Readiiig Party At our Reading- Part, we got certificates .ind got to take home reader. for the first time.

Kirstv Kearney, Alititch-Jant· Maroun

Brighid Ginnane-Smith examines a slide under the microscope

Computer \\'c *) h) tbc O)111)llter !'(H)111. SoluctimcM we g{) with oiti' War 2 |ilicidio. '1),1//le draw' i.% great 1,(·ca»c U)11

call (11'11\v' pictilll'% witholit 11,ing te\t».

.llc'Xillich.1 Greig. 142,ill)·n \\'ilton

Music \\'11('11 we go to Music we lihe different ilist!-ilinctits

Preps on excursion at the Botart Gardens

We learn songs. It ix fun, cy,eciallv when we U.Ne thi

gl<,c·ketisi,ick Isal,ellc I l.nes. L.itii-en Fowler

Mrs Simona Tudor takes a Prep French class

French French is litti! ()111

Bonjoili". \Ve count. sing and pia' Emilie Fellay practising her music

.]c).111 lic· C .1'lll).1, ( himilla Collilsel

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Year 1 r.

Year 1 3rd Row L- R Briny McArthur, Holly Roach,

Stephanie Clarke, Rebecca Moore, India Prior, Vittoria Careri, Miriam Black, Bianca Koffman,

Magdalena Soszynski, Stephanie Rizzardi. 2nd Row L-R Elly Mantas, Zoe Wood,

Rebecca Ireland, Amelia Wainwright-Connell, Francesca Anderl, Alexandra Blackburn,

Prudence Maynes, Daniella Stutt. 3rd Row L-R Diarne Petras, Katherine Tzelil,

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Sarah Doyle, Melissa Jreissati, Elizabeth Gannon, Simone Spendlove, Jessica Lane. Nicole Butler.

Teacher Miss Vanessa Healy

We like story writing and one time Alexandra wrote a four page story. We like writing because you get to make up ilililir' stories. Writing is great fun. Stephanie Rizzardi. Alexandra 141.1< kbitrn

At the Botanic (:,11-(1(114 we macle pot pourri with herbs

from the lic·i-b gai-den. We potted pot plants that had pink flowelf. It wa.% a fun dav. Melissa.]reksati. Zoe \Vood

Our Buddic, are Year Five Blue and thes- al c nice to us.

They (11 inv ancl write with i,1. They also 1,1,1,· with tix. C ),11 Buddies are funny. Ellv Maiitas. Simone Spendlove

We have new comptiters and we like to work cm Delecta-Pet and to see how last we can type On Stick; Bear. We feel verv grown up when we are on the compliter>i. Hollv Roach. jessica Lane

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Briny McArthur

Miss Dod(10 is our music tracher. She teaclic; 11% to play tile recorder .111(1 fing lots of cong•v. Our favourite Sollg is H'alt/ing Matilda. Mit·iam Black. Rebecca hrland

During Book Week we cliessed up as book characters. \Ve paradcd around the school in our costilino aild we

Ic:11 Ill .11)out writing a book. We want to be authors when We groh' lip.

Sal-ah Dovlc , Pt 11(lence Ma>llt'X

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Sarah Doyle, Holly Roach and Melissa Jreissati

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Elly Mantas and Vittoria Careri

Bianca Koffman, Rebecca Ireland and Katherine Tzeljl

We did an Atistralian plav about tlic· First Fleet. Everyone knew their lines reallv well but we were verv nervous. Daniella >hutt. Rebecca Moore

We went to the Mini Olvmpics. We all came from diflei-ent countries and tried to win a med.il. We think it

would be fun to be an athlete :it the Olympic x. Bianca Koffnian. Katherine Tzelil. .linelia

\\'ainwright-Coiltiell 111 French we pretend to be French girls buving an icecieain. We al>40 sing songs und our favoin-ite one ix Le Mai-chand de glaces, We love French. Magcla Sc,grnski, Nicole Butler

Elizabeth Gannon

On Wednes(lin' night we have homework. We look

fonvard to doing our homework because sometimes it is ven hard. \Ve like homework night. Vittoria Carcri, Dianie Pen·,10

At Art we have been very busv. We made some paper people and fail-ies. We used clin- and made finger prippets. You have to wear Your art smock because it >011 dolit vou will get dit-tr. India Prion Eliiabeth Gannon

We have been learning about tadpoles, Bianca brought

Ac,ine tadpole eggs to school from her dam. The eggs Imve turned into tadpoles and we feed them fish food. Thev will soon be frog+.

Stephanie Clarke, Briny McArthur

Melissa Jreissati and Stephanie Clarke

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Year 2 Year 2 3rd Row L-R Hannah Smith,

Meaghan O'Sullivan, Arabella Hickey,

Georgia Charleson, Stephanie Maynes, Charlotte Chalmers, Victoria Flood, Stephanie Clark, Grace Mighell, Eleanor Dunin. 2nd Row L-R Danielle Carew, Daisy Maroun, Bridget Noonan, Charlotte Campbell, Daniele Wilton. Georgette Scanlon,

Tahlia Madden, Alice Landy. Katrina Cavanough, Holly Bradshaw. Front Row L-R Jessica Minear.

Lauren D'Aprano, Elise Nicholson, L

Jacqueline Savage, Clare Peachey,

Vanessa Wong-Tai, Sarah Dungey. Absent Cassandra Carmody-Stephens. Teacher Mrs Geraldine Lucie

Our Hopes and Dreams...

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I would like to be a jockcv and ride over the jilinp,; ancl

bumps and |lillips: Winning a medal would also be 'B-

Eleanor Dttilin

\Vhen I grow up I woukl like to bc a scientist becalisc· 1 €·njcn M ic·lice and experiment and I would love to be iii

101% (11 competitions. One ofmv experiments was when I 11(lded powder to coke and it turned vellowish and 1,icmijidi.

Charlotte Campbell

I in>tild like to be a gvinna,t in the Olunpic< and a

Stephanie Maynes (back) and Holly Bradshaw

teacher when I leave school bc·c .ttisc· I am good at both. M, ittic )111 ite hill,ject woilld be Physical Education! Grace MighcH

Dianionds and Lollies! C :an voil imagille wcaring 14)11\ jewellen' on a Ntring? Our Wal- 12 Couticillor, 19,1 1 .I,|01. helped ils to maki· a varic·tv ofwondet lit] jewcHen: I hev looked ton good to illht wear- No vou glic'44(·cl it! Before thi· end ofthe lew )11 there w» 011!v oile vihig ]CIE

Pill abu) 1(111(1111)(1'% everv chil(10 bit-thclav and giwh

vow a lollipop alid a 1)1-inri- card for ,(,111 1,ilthilin, Danielle C .il'CW

St'ic·11(c i>, not.just 1('111'lling, iO lim. 34'.11- 2 welit 1() the

Acience 1.11)(,1 .itc,ry. \Ve experi memed and we w in c·(1 and before our c) c·% appeal-ed %1,1\11·2 T'llilia Mactclen

Dancing mermaids: Katrjna Cavanough, Cassandra CarmodyStephens and Jessica Minear

The Magical Herb Garden

Something Batty

On oill first excilixion we had a vihit to the herb

At ilic' Botanic Gardens we learnt that the sap 01 the

gill'(1(114. \\'c lilacle pot polirri and %11]ellal the licl·bs. Al)'

Irc·c N like its blood - it i 1 c'ects the sap to l ive. Did you alsc ) know that Bat. do even·thing- up.ide down except when

mother joined our gi·c )11]) to hcl]) ill-4 Lucie . Evel yone reallv en joved themic·IVes cs],CCiallv when we hugged the

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We noticed a 11·ec with red sap which looked like red glitter. We :11>u) *aw' a 11-ec< with t,#c 1 1.,ce.¢ On one side it

Winter is...little white dots...no wait! Thevic· gold and Milver and they drop on vour window.

looked reall, happy and on the other Kicle it looked

Daniele \Vilion

gruinpv! 11,11111,ili Sillitli

®ring is...llc)\V('1·% blooming, animals having 1)111)it·x. fi'esh air in the nun-ning, the pink sky.

Typing Fingers

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We all low computer because welcal-11 how to "touch wpe", that mi·,111% not to look at the kril)(,cit-(1,

Winter ix...a time when snow falls to the ground und allimals %11(·lter in their hollic·N.

1,·al,ella Hickey

Into the Deep Sea Treasures

Stephanie C .1.11·ke \011111111 is...wh(·11 the wind blor\·4 the IleeN 11'0111 Mid<· to

sicle; swish. uvish. wish.

\Ve turned C)111 class]-00111 int<) a Ill lihi·unl of Nhel|.4.

Steph.inie Mit,lic·N

\Ve even displawd a "paper Nantilils" shell found (,11 Kangaroo Nand 1,(·ach. 1 his slic·l] is the place where

c (i'tain typcs (,1 octopi kn' their eggs -like a craclle! Our

U'inter is...%(·(·ing animals collecting food for the next 4( '1,4()1 1.

teacher, Mi-% 1.ncic- clisplaved a sca dragon called

Chur Peachey

PhuR·chi.

Georgia (71.illeson

Hilinmer iN...llc )1. (1.1//ling .lin and g).11 kling cold water. Lain-en 1)'Aprano Slitilincr i%...1(11]onadc in a gh». \\'inter is...footprint.4 in tlic Nnow. :\litilinil i>;...('CH)] bal-e trecE. >,pring i.N...opening llc )\#'(·1·4. 1'1111(·%44a Wong-Tai

Stituiner A like a dog pouncing through water: there 1% latighter through the air -the children are watching. V

Gcorgettc .%(union

Sununer is...hot weather. pkning in the park and lic·king 1()]lip{)1)%. Georgette Scanlon with lion

Grace Mighell with bear

friend (Georgia Charleson)

(Mandy-Jane Maroun, Prep)

1).lisy Marotin \litunm ix when 1)(.ilitiful leaves lilli to the ground and 1 ('Mt.

Vive la France!

MI·agh.iii (,Atillivan

Frcuch lesson N arc· full ofexciting activities. We learn the French alphabet and davs of the week. AH the

Autumn i.%...1.tinbow leaves, fresh fruit, children plaving.

French worcli are macie up of :11174,7.ing letters! Our

Alice Landv

litvourite song ix Vilai„ 14'lit ChaL Dicl yon know that "Ily" in French is 1,1 1]ic)11(·11(9

Summer R...•arkling blue nater. pkn· in the water jeffica Milic.<11-

hoping to 41(· Aliadow fish. Victoria Flood

Dilling pi .1>cl' it is a peaceful time. \Vhen people go 10 1 leaven, we pray for them. When prople don't have any food or nic,lwy, we help by thinking 01- ways to 1-aise

money which will help them. At assemblv, 0111- class

Summer brings the wal·111111 1111(1 the golden sun. Sal-ah 1)111]gey

prayer theme was Alltumn. We ellessed as tlle foul seasons of the rear and showed how each season N

Summer is...to sit uncler a xhadv tree and have a picnic

important and is .1 gift fi-om God.

when the trees are at tlieil- 1*·st - in full leaf. Elise Nicholxon

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Year 3 Year 3 3rd Row L-R Alexandra Cuttler,

Georgina Tiernan, Meghan Andrew, Britt Densmore, Shauna Kyle,

Stephanie Lukan, Alexandra Podolakin, Jennifer Ames, Nicole Anderson, 4j

Samantha Holdsworth, Victoria Frew, Emma Ireland.

2nd Row L-R Samantha Jreissati,

Sarah Maule, Victoria Gregory, Maggie Jones, Bridget Blackburn, Madeline Tilley, Vanessa Groom, Philippa Christian,

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Michelle Smitheram, Sarah Cleary.

Front Row L-R Jane Eves, Joanna Ryan, Victoria Meehan, Lisa Valmorbida, V

Megan O'Hehir, Stephanie Haikal, Ella Henschke. Absent: Alexandra Catalano Teacher Mrs Maureen Carroll

In Year 3 -You Can Geta

Degree! Did you know that? Some people are going for the PSD which is the Public Speaking Degree and some people will get the MOO which is the Master of Outstanding Organisation. You could get the DOLL which is the Diploma of Lasting Listening and that is a ven- important one! I think 1 could get a TTD - a Times Tables Degree!

Bridget Blackburn

Shakespearian dancers: L-R: Stephanie Lukan, Michelle Smitheram, Sarah Maule, Victoria Gregory and Vanessa Groom ..

The Best Thing The best thing in Year 3 is my favourite prayer song called 'Me and Mr- Friend' and the wav all the girls do the actions.

Nicole Andersoil

Queen of the Week Alexandra Catalano (Commenced 16/7/96)

When we crown the Queen. Mrs Carroll alwavs asks

An Unusual Thing

"Do vou have anv roval blood?"

Iii Year 3 we have an unusual thing called PriT'ate

Mail. Every week we are given the name of a girl in class

I did. and Mo didjane and we loved being Queen for a week'

jane Des, Victoria Gregory

who is our partner to write to and its a getting to know vou activitv. The Year 3 Queen and the Treasure bring

the mailbox to Mrs Carroll everv Fridav. She picks oiit a letter to check for a high standard and the date 11111Mt

Private Mail

always be on the inside. Before the mail is delivered,

Private Mail is niv most favourite thing in Year 3

Megan sars the Private Mail Poem about -Bring me a

because it is a special keepsake letter and we collect

letter postinati..."

them. Shauna Kvle

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Meghan Andrew

Shakespeare In Year 3 1 have started a ti-aclition iii War 3 because Mi-M

./ 1

CarroN wanted me to 1-ccitt· the lines "C)ut Out Bric·f

C :1111(11(·" at praver time cach (lav 00 1 learnt to g the whole verse and taught it to the irst of the class, Now

everpme knows it reallv well. I just GUA believe that

Shake.g)care thought that women ('c)111(111't act. I disagrce and the Year 3 c lass clid Shakespeare at Sharc· lime to prove he was wrong! Vic unia 11(·chan

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Britt Densmore and Madeline Tilley introducing the President of the Shakespeare Club

The Lap 1.1.

We did the LAP in Year 3. It is a test for all chools.

There was a time when You could ask questions and a time when vou were asked not to talk and then wi· clicl

some activities. It was hard work.

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Mrs Dot Peters, Junior School Religious Education Coordinator, assists Year 3 girls, Joanna Ryan, Ella Henschke and Vanessa Groom, in the preparation of dough at a First Communion Meeting

Megan 01 lehil

Maths/Science We go to the Maths Task (:entir and Science Room.

Science in the Senior School In the Science 1.al, we learned about Descaites and we made The Cartexian Diver. This is about floating and

sinking. Mrs Carroll made a (liver iii pink lemonacle!

I love going there! Once, I stood on the bench and got

clressed up with protective clothing such as goggli·% ancl a big white· coat like clad's .uid some gloves like vow lise to do the (lidics. We have made the Carte>ian Diver, a tov that llc).its ancl we have k .11·lit al)(,lit Archimecks,

Philippa Christian

BAR Denno·

Pandora's Box We air Ntticli·ing- C :reek Mi'tholotrv. In ch·ama we air doing 'Pandoral Box' and oine other tale,; oflong- ago. Madeline Tillev

Science In Year 3 we drew a diagram of the Archimcilcx' C :andle. We als<) drew a diagram 01 the C enesian Diver

;md we did floating experiments. We macle the cliwi- iii the xenior %017001 Acietia· 1.11)01-aton·.

Lisa Vahnorbid.1, Saiali 11:uile

Year 3 playing football

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Year 4 Blue Year 4 Blue 3rd Row L-R Georgina Martin, Eliza Sweeney, Chloe Skalitsis, Lucy Freer, Julia Pleadin, Natalie MeNamee,

Caroline Johnson, Bridget Allanadale, Emilia Sala. 2nd Row L-R Jessica Carelli,

Amanda Cavanough, Jessica Carter, Katia Santilli, Alison Smitheram.

Jessica Noonan, Julia Szondy.

Elizabeth Corrigan, Mardi Taylor, Carly Lagana.

, Front Row L-R Sophie Sharp,

1 Michelle Moussi, Celia Doyle,

Briana Fitzgerald, Emily Freeze', Caitlin D'Aprano. Teacher Mrs Kar ne Hodder

Maths Task Centre Everv \12(hic·Adin· afternoon wc· go to Ilic· Maths Itisk C klitic. \\'c eitlit'l- do tasks 01- Construction. U'e cho{)%1 .1

partner we would like to work With. There .ile two levelh of tasks - cah, mid hard. 111 construction we either buikl

towel.4 alsing- a varictv of materials, play galneS or Cio other activities. \10:t of the girls in the gritele like the bitil(ling blockf. \Ve use a book to hel]) 114 build oill towers and the bist full is when We topple them. Iii t.,sks nic,st of the girls like Y''o//ne,·/ Four'or tn'ing- to work out the reallv hard tafks. After we linish we have to fill in <)111 Sheet: to know whal task,; we have and havent €1(,11(·.

Most 01 11% do .11 1(·ir;t two tasks a week and then we c .117

go on with colistruction. The thing we like best al)olit the Maths 1-aNk Centic· is fach week there A something cliffurt·lit to (10.

Emik Freen·r, Mardi Tinlor.

Elizabeth Corrigan, Michelle Moussi

Celia Doyle and Mardi Taylor work on a task in the Maths Centre

Fundraising for Omar At the beginning of the rcm- \11-4 llc)(1(ler told 11% aboilt i illich .iising and plit ils int{) paili. \\'c had to think of (,in- own full(11'.tising· icic,iN. \1'c clid 1.lfilc., the 1,(·Mt

(11-(·%ed tedd, competition, cake stalls. 1,(,1,1,ing apples, glic» wha« in the box colupetition. catwalk paradti.

performances ;111(1 colouring competitic)110. The, werc all real|v lilli. We 11,1(1 10 1.Ii.w inoncv· for ()111:11, who k a

little hov that Mandeville supportx in the Philippilic·N. lh. llc)elder read 114 vories and Nlic),verl 11% pictill·cs {)1 ()111211- and his family. The 1-(·st of the incnin we raised went to the I.oreto Sisters in C hunbodia 1111(1 Broome,

1111(1 to help oth(·10 who need it. \Ve 1-,li4( (1101% 01 111(,11(9 illid had fun doing it. 1<inilia Sala. C.(7),gina Martin, Fundraising by bobbing for apples

34 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

.jessica Noonan, C :ark· 1.igium

Space Visit In March a lady came to tell us about space. We

learnt al,out the historrohpacnhip and how the)'were ilivented. Natalie MeNatnee had to (11,·ses its in an

axtronalit's Allit, readv to go into Space. We also saw a video about the lift-offwhen the Iii-st men landed on the

i '90

moon. Wc learnt how inuch I zin it woukl be to cat iii

Space und how different it N to rating on F,in th. 11,·c ,itise

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on Earth there ix gravin· and there is no gravity iii Space.

Marcli and Katia had to try and jump up ancl down while

1'· ..i• .·-2 h.<702

cllinking a glass of water to demonstrate gravity. It was

really funny and hard to iici. Thev clid a good .job. We enjoyed our visitor.

Natalie MeNamee tries on an astronaut's suit

Chloe Skalitsis. Amanda Cavallough, Natalie Mc\.zinee, Katia Santilli

After Care After Care starts from 3.]Op.ni.-6.OOP.in. At After

Care we get drinks, sweet biscuits, Saladas or fairy bread. After we have finished eating and drinking, we play all sorts of games like Mastermind, Trouble, Chiedo, Monopoly, Spoons and lots more games. The)+ also have

totem teimis, where you hit the ball on the piece of

string attached to a pole. We have a 1 0+ter where Volt

At./.91™-f J

stick your name on to plav. Sometimes we dc) 0111 homework iii the homework room. The teachers are

Mis, Curtain, Miss Reed and Miss Toward. They are really nice and look after zis. Caitlin D'Aprano

Computers Each Monclay all Year Four Blite go to the Comptiter

Room. The programs we plav air Maths Circu.,, Puzzle 7hnks, C:,-ammar Gremlins, Dragon 's librld, Sticky Bear Maths 2 and we publish our writing 011 the (:hilcli en 's Writing and Publishing Centre. Sometimes we work on our own computer mollitors. Natalie MeNainee and Carly I.agana go up to the compitter centre and set our

disks lip for us, which saves time. We all love going to use the computers and we learn a lot. It is fun printing out what we have written and then we share it with the class.

Elizabeth Corrigan on her way up!

Alison Smitheram,Julia Pleadin, Mardi Taylor

The Human Body Mad Hatter's Day

In first term we learnt about the Human Body. We

On 16 luglist, the Yeal- Twel\·e Couticillors organised

a 'Mad llatter's Day' for the jililior SchooL We had to wear a wacky hat to school. Some were big, small,

colourful and very funny - like the cappitccino hat and the breakfast tray hat. Year Twehr oi-ganised gaines for

had to write an acrostic pocni as part ofour project. Hearts

Umbilical Cord Mcmth

Ankle Nc»;c

us. There was a game called trickv doughnuts. You had

to put your hands behind vour back .111(1 li-v to eat the

Back

doughnut on the string. They also gave awav firddo

OCM) p 11,Lg- 1 1%

frogx and lollies. After hinch thi*t e wax a lic.isure hunt

Diapllragm

for lollies. That was lots of fun.

Y-(]hronic)%(,inc

Eliza Sweeney

Jessia C :.11 c lli, juli.i S/.c )11(k

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Year 4 Gold Year 4 Gold 3rd Row L- R Madeleine Hunter,

Jessica Horewood, Cristin Burns, Amy Hayes, Kesiah Madden, Zoe Taylor, Georgina Balmer. Samantha Barrett, Aimee Dale. 2nd Row L- R Claudine Wright, Julia Curtain,

Lucie Chalmers, Natalie Carew, Sarah Green,

Gabrielle Connolly, Dominie Trescowthick,

4 4

Emilia Savage. Front Row L-R Simone Tyson Meghan Sweeney, Laura Stewart, Anna Ralph, Rachel Carew, Sara MacLeod. Absent Nicole Gunn, Karen Merwart.

Teacher Mrs Gabby Warren

Swimming Sports

French

|'he clav we had all becn waiting for liact come. Year

War 4 C .cild have French twice a week for half an

3 and ·1 were kit 1„Iiti iston re,tch to compete agailist :111

11()111. Maclame, our French teacher·. A verv nice 1111(1 312(·

1(·InnA. Barn. Alc)111:ine, Mulhall and \\1,t-(1 for ilic

makes French lun to learn. Sonic· of ilic· thing>, we have

2%-imming Sports. There were about 33 events and our

learnt thir vear air: the correct wav to addi'(» people,

4)01'10 tracher st,il-led it I)\ i,1,·ing "011 vour marks. get

Haines of famih· members, clates, dins. liumbers,

sci. GoL \Vith a blow 01 a whistle we were (,11 and. With a

months. Ic )c ,(l ancl inatir- other thingM. Wc look forward

might; 1-oar from teams, liu· events staited. lime ticked

to going on with our French in flititic ic·an.

bv and it came to the i·11(1 as the linal score was

Nicole Gunn

announced. Evervone was silent .11icl the tcain was called

out. It was "WARD" who wcir in the lead. Mondin· calne,

the wilming team was .111 llc)1111(*ed. These scores were .111 :idded up with the 6.5.4 and 3 swimming spoi-th clavs, 1-he team who came fil-st Wits Mt'l .HAI.1. and whh a

might; rnar from the All 1.11.\LL team, the Swimming

Ainv I law.N. Georgina Bahner. Kesiah Al,iddi·n

1) ram a .

Doing Drama with Alt'•; Kin· is the best in the workL Reacting Nt-1 ipt>4 1111(1 acting oilt plavs is all ilitereNting It(-ti/it'.

All vou hinr to dc) i.4 lise voill- imagination to c trate c-h''lacters.

Mi-s Kay comes up with all sorts of ideas. €774.

And then when our lesson is over we look forward to

In the Prayer Room: Anna Ralph, Cristin Burns and Claudine Wright

next week. 1.llc ie Challners, Sara Macleod

-\Ailien I was New to Loreto

When I Iii-wt came to Loreto I (licliA know anvoire tiom lk·ar ·1 (;01(1 but I knew Caroline from War 4 Blue.

I phnrd with C hu-oline most of the tinw blit after a few (1.ivs I inade Nome other 11'iends 21% well. 1 like Lot-(·to ·

bette·i- than m\' c )1(1 sc-lic)(,11,(·causc· 1 like the colours of the uniform ancl I have Inc,1-(· il-iend•; lit 1.c,irto which ix

a happv. caring school. Nicole Gunn

Karen Merwart (Commenced 23/4/96)

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Kmen Merwart

Family Week 1) Ii,-ing Family Week we 1-,lised inc>nev for the homeless by getting prople to sponsor its for our [)aliceA-thon. Fxerv clav we (1, itic (·cl and got our paper st,unped. At ilic end of Family Week we had a fainilv hinch, did

Some fun dancing- ancl drew the 1 .iftle. Ihrough Family

Week it 11111(le ils 1 c inc·mbel how important (,ill families air and we thank (:od ful- their love and kindne»s.

1),iting Fainilv Week we al] nied verv hard to raise 111(,licv und a.4 11 1-,Mult Wi· could xenci a ]211-ge aniount to thi· honic·less. After Familv Week we :1111,41 good that we lud helped the lic)111(·1(» and the conitnunitv iii general.

Atina Ralph. Samantha Barrett On Camp: Rachel Carew, Georgjna Balmer and Meghan Sweeney

Art Art is (11-arving, colouring, modelling and cloing mally

Maths

lim things. Year 4 have been learning about figures and

Almpes and doing simple models of people. Art is doing fun things and making something of >·our own design. Sketching and drawing are hitportant skill>A to learn. Painting A fun using lots ofiniglit colours. You can paint iii dve over crayons which look>; verv £ tratirc. F.vet-vone slion](1 en joy Art becaux<· i t is 1 un and exciting- and is a

In our class Year 4 Gold we plav the BEST Alaths gaines vou could ever imagine. We would recommend 0111- Maths Games with Mi x Warren. Since we Ntatted

doing Maths gaines we have improved a lot in 011] tai.)les, 11-action., and liumber understanding. \11·4 \\1111 (·11 has helped 11% So inuch iii \|,1111%. Laura Stewart, >;hnone Tvson

very important letti iiing- skill iii life. C landhu·\Vi ight

Music Book Week

Ill Year 4 (;old we have all solis of less(,1 11 1111(1 one

UP 1,11 love books. We ,,11 love Book \\I·c k! Book \Veek

wits No much il!11 1)('(unse we (11('ssed up as book

special (me is Music. We .11| love music. \Ve learn about ill| c lit tbrent notes and we even leal-11 recordel. Recorder

characters and we Ills<) marched around the basketball

inake; a squeaky llc,isc· il vou (1()11't plav it ])1 ,)])('1'|V, 1)lit

(-c )tilt and evervone saw what flinm' costumes we wore.

once vou get the hang. 01 it. it sounds fine. The milsic

F.vervon e had stic·h creative cost unies. 1 (11 c·ss(·cl up as

teacher is reallv interesting. Her n.unt· N MAK Doddx. Cristin Burns. Ailnet· 1).ile

C :1111 ( :11.1 of Grease alict nn' fl ic·licl.jess came 21% a Carlton

pl;n t.1. A lot of people came as Morticia out 01 the Adams Family. The thelne Was "Any Where, Anv lime, Ally lic,c,k".

Book Week Visitors In Auglist. Canwron Miller and 1)ominique Falla

Madeleine I hniter

catne to our school for Book Week. The,- talked al,out their book ttbodlore and their new book 11>wther Or Not.

1)ominique told its how they went about illustrating the books. I think it is verv creative the win thev do their

pictures frn- these illustrations with wood and paper and Moilietilnes even.]tist wood. dW * J4

jessica I lorewood

Art i

In War 4 we do lots of +111)jects but one of our 1.1\'c),11-ites ix Art. In Art we learn lots of things like

clc·Migning, clay niaking, painting, collage and Ints inore. C)111' leachet- Mis 1)itiham is an artixt liti-*c·11- and she

thinks we will be artists or artistic people·. We go to art

once a week and ipend oni· and a half 11(,zits there. We Reaching the limit in the Maths Centre: Anna Ralph, Rachel Carew, Sara MacLeod and Georgina Balmer

think art is great. >hirali Green,julia Curtain

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Year 5 Blue Year 5 Blue 3rd Row L- R Claudia Moloney, Jane Tehan,

Laura Hertaeg, Megan Prescott, Sophie Groom, Christianne Borovec, Katie Nicholson.

2nd Row L-R Sarah Ryan, Natalie Geros, Alexandra Wallish, Monika Soszynski. Grace Rowe, Lara Paturzo.

Front Row L-R Eliza Ralph,

i -4 /1

Katherine Hauling. Aimee Mohren, Rebecca Finney, Vanessa Moreira,

Caroline Bainbridge, Fiona Tracey, Amy Hulett. Absent Jennifer Ashcroft, Renata Anderson. Teacher Miss Liz Blackie

Omar Activity Even month in our class. two people work on an acti,it, to raise moncv for a little bov. 0111,11- 1% his 1121.11('

and our job is to help raise inone,· for his education, clothing. hoitsing und evervihing a little bov would

need. I worked with Rehecat and we had a l.uckw Dip

and

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10.00

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-".'I'.-.ic

Vant»a Morcira

Cross Age Tutoripg Georgette Scanlon and Elise Njcholson. Year 2, with Sarah Ryan, Year 5

Ranger Rover One clav in Aptil. all Year Five gathercd together to see Ranger Rover and his clog. '1)igh€. Ranger Rover talight 11% about how to approach a dog %,11(h· alid we x.,w som e x-1-avs of (logs who were sick. We had a visit bi a vet

and a dog catcher from the Litv of Stonnington. 'llw 'dog catcher told 110 how mam. cats and dogs are Visit by Ranger Rover and Digby: Lucy Dole, Jane Tehan and Avesia Calman

38 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

abandoned each war. .lim- Hulett

The Father Daughter Mass Earlier this year, Year 5 had a Father Daughter Mass.

Because this special (lav was Palm Sunclay, we processed into the Chapel with pilms. During Mass we had a Liturgical Dance performed In· a group of girls. The Gospel reacling was dramatised. We sang lots of Mongs which ever>Tone joined iii. After Mass there was a kn'ely breakfast of sausages and bacon. Ilic· breakfast was for the fathers to meet and get to know each other bener. Kate Itm·ling. Megan Presc (,tt 0,

0©4

School at Sovereign Hill: Back Row: Avesia Calman, Renata

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Anderson, Bridget Cash Front: Fiona Tracey, Lucy Dole, Jessica Gamble, Laura Hertaeg

Art Mis Durhain is our Art Teacher,

And Art ix her special feature. She thinks we air quite claft. Whell Slle Nio t() teach 11% Cralt. 9*fi*

On clays when she teaches 11% potterv. She hopes we will win tlic lottery. When we macie felt out of raw wool, She wished slic· could leave the school. 1

But over ;ill I think Art is cooL

At St Peter's School Sovereign Hill

1.ilic· Tehan

A School Poem >k-hool on the whole Is not all fun \Ve Kit there for hours

To xee how things are done Maths is terrible, a

A tral big cli ag \\'11(·11 we have to multiph All <mi- faces sag 87-3 is horrible

A big waste of ti ine

Copving down all those notes l'hen niaking them fine Whv cio we have to do Quota? Oh whv, 011 whv?

Learning all 11-lose long, hard worch [t'+ amazing how we find the time

C)nly kidding, schools great fun All the things I nwntioned

24*l .

L J

['hev reallv are

Ven' well clone

Panning for Gold at Sovereign Hill: Jennifer Ashcroft, Abby Renal.a Anderson

Chadderton and Grace Rowe

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Year 5 Gold Year 5 Gold 3rd Row L-R Julienne Lacava,

Jessica Young, Laura Wagg, Yana Bittar, Bridget Scanlon, Amanda Reardon. 2nd Row L-R Leia Bonacci, Brighid Fahy, Alexandra Kay, Julien Gibson, Amanda Fuller, Carla Francis, Alexandra Sweeney Front Row L-R Hannah Coleman,

Beth Nathan, Renuka Rajadurai, Andrea Pahor, Madeleine Campbell Lucy Kenny, Sophie Cuttler, Georgina Cavanagh, Tiffany Chiang.

Absent Emily Dougherty. Teacher Mrs Virginia Moloney 1L

Renuka Rajadurai paying her school fees to "Sir" at Sovereign Hill

Impressions of oiii- Camp

Emily Dougherty

11 wa>; good living at the (.c)]clliclcls in the 1830% and

Cross Age

di'essing tip in the clothes 01 the (lav.

\\'hell wevisited the Convcnt\Vith ourblic!(lics. in the

C ).ik P.tilour we saw a st·cret place where once they kept jewellerv and gold. We saw' 1)(.ilitiful wil](lows and al] organ i»ide the C hapel,

Rebra·a Howit·, 1,.unrn Fowler, Alix ll,itiser (14-ep). Yana Bittar, jillien Gil)>011. 11,11111,th «01(inall

I learnt what it W.,4 like for thi· mc·n. women :111(1

children on the goldlic·]clx,

1 enjoved gc,ing- to all (,Id lashic,licd school und

Nitting lip very sti'aight when wc· le.irlit ,('1-, clifferent thing-% Milch :1% cro»»Ritch.

I learnt that tile people who lived there in the 185()1 had a ven· tough time cal·ning enough mone; to <Un alive,

I was the ink monitor at the go|(lfield Achool and had

Cross Age

to iii] the ink wells (·Itc h morning-:

During the ()1,·mpic (;aines we learnt about the Ancient 01)'inpics too, We macie masks of Zeus. We

Our tcacher wax 11 Mt]-id in,Ul who had to be called "Hit·'.

coloured in the temple where the Greek prople went to

Our classrooms had a fire to keep 11% warm.

visit the Statue (,1 ZI'll>.

01,1 ainp was grcal f illi l)( ing with 211] our fl ielicls.

\'ic toria Hammond. Trvs[\ 11 Howe (Prep), Latll'.1

hophie C.littlci. Amanda Fuller. lillie'lille Lac:n-a.

Wagg, ( 111'12, Fraticix

Bridget Scanlon ,.jitlien Gilison

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Thoughts about Coming to Loreto in Year 5 Lm e to i s difj}'rent JI-om m N old school berause 1,4, lem·}1 m nre and (to more.

Everrone wa.# 11{'IN kind to me when I ca itte mui mmle me frel verN ille'lcome.

11); fkiz,(,ti,ile part of bring at I.(11*,to h tlicil eleerillting bi interesti,1 g / like this .w·hool berou.we it ha.5 /08 of dil Irrent subjects like l),7/ma, ,·17/, Al/I.%-ir aud Social Studie.5 which / had /10/ doue

bejore and there mr et,joyable ric·tivitit.# #m-h a., .\/riths ihsk (''ellire.

/t i hard /0 r/muge v·hools but omr rou .w//h, iu /1 7 li,/1. 1/4 ver¥ exm//1,4

with all the >*ort, 11(,ine %11(,IN and the

A.,signme,it., u,t' a,-7' giveu, 11> /em·n a /nuglinge here mul have help with our Maillf and flwlling i j ive need il, .-\Ic·xandi-,1 Kay, Beth Nathan, Amancla Reardon, 1.218,1 \1'agg. I lannah Coleinan

Madeleine Campbell and her cousin Katie Campbell finding their fortune at the diggings

Book Week \1 Achool there werc 111.111\· interesting costumes to

look al. 1 came in im· P..1.'s from '7 7'hink / ji.,t .ww .9,1/a (1(LU,\". Andrea Pahor

When I came to school everybody was inqUisitiVe as I was dressed to be I lomer Simpson, It wax girat full preparing· lit holne because W'c have the big deci.4on who we air going to be. This ix the best week in the

.Dmhw sclic)(,1.

Bi ighicl F,ili

1 was alixious. nervous bill very excited, 1 was dressed

PiN·%4 . I

lip :1% the :saucepan man! Evervone had 1.111 lastic cosmines. rl'here was Bart Simpson, Snuggle Pot and

C i!(1(11<· l'ie. Thert· weu· 14-5'I,sic·s, punks, toucan s, C .inderella and even Madeleine. h was trulv a great dav

ending with our activity with „ill· 1)11(1(Ilies! Rmula R.il ,2(1111 ,ii

Hannah Coleman outside the stable door at Sovereign Hill

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Year 5 Red Year 5 Red 3rd Row L- R Avesia Calman, Bridget Cash,

Kelly Moore, Christina Carey. Jessica Foley. Sarah Perlchard, Megan O'Connell. .0

2nd Row L-R Amanda Schultz,

Georgina Flood. Anne-Marie Edgley, Rachelle Pitard, Lucy Dole, Susan Accary, Katie Campbell. Front Row L-R Emily Tiernan,

Jessica Gamble, Margaret Walsh, Henned Zifa, Georgia Fillmore, Abby Chadderton, Jessica lerardo, Elsa Musolino. Teacher Miss Sonia Francazio

Drania In Terin 1 rve clict ,\I,c„·ig·inal l,1.irs with .3 11!ue ancl 5 Gold. 5 Red.,4 pkn. w.,4 called "77„

(h{ rlew

rind Ow Mop"ki

110/1 ". -11 wre were *ix Curlew people. foill· 14:111%111'c )(,4 =

and ninc narrators. Evenone pei·1(,1 ined up iii Mandeville 1 1,211.

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Mi-s KIn' is the 1)1-ama teacher, slic helps ils to make

the plinS bettel. \Ve :11(' also doing little 1)1,114 ill front of the clie™. Noine oft}win are "77u-ec Bill.r (;nat.0 ( 11.14.F· ..The

Three Little Pigs", "Cinderella", "Aladdin" mui the -1·juperciA New (7(,/ha ". We get all our costilines f'rom \Ii'A Ka,·.

Mrs Kin- helps 11% choose the appl-op!-ilitc Costumes for the character we are plaving. Drama is great fun! !!

Katie C hunpbell. Racbelle Pitard

Team mates in the Mini Olympics: Jessica Gamble, Year 5, and Carly Lagana, Year 4

Mini Olympics ()11 Friclav we had the Loreto 11.111(1(·,illc· 1 1.Al Mini

C)1,+Inpic·. Evervolic w.14 in 11 1(·ain or was an official. Jc»ic.1 Folev was in >+Aill alic! 1·juilv· Tier'nan was in the Xetherlanch. 11<· did full activitics like g-vin. 1),tiketi,4,11. long jillup. high jilin]). bol»dedding. 11(.Ilch voHev bull.

Carmen Woods (Commenced 8/10/961

eqi,(·MIrian. 1'1111!lilig, hili'(lles 2111(1 %(,ccer. The will Iiing countrics were C .1-4,11 141-itaili, Scotland .111(1 |1-('1,111(1. We

Maths Task Centre

liked the hill'(11(·s. higli jump. gun and 1,(,1 )sleclcling the 1)<·st 1)(·C·,1 li xt· we had 1 1 11 1 and 111(·v were quick :ind we had

Everv Thut sclav we go to the Mail™ Task (:clitic·. we

mam' turns. We liked bol)%1(·(1(ling becativ' it waN

11]ternak· c·ach week 11 c }lii const i·tic·tion and t.,sks. 14:1(-h

(,liginal. (11(lieve li.4 ')

task has cither it reel clot which means it N a logic t,iNk. a

\11-% 1 10(1(ler wa.A the equestlian official and Nlic

bluc dot which ilic·an>; it h.2, to do with 11111111)(iN. a vellow

cilissed il]) in a horse riding outlit. She looked gl-cat.

(101 which means it (le.11% With xpace .11](1 vollillie, or a

Miss Mailnolic· (11 (·ssed lip ill her beach \(,llc, 1,2111 gral-

o-ircii clot ine.111% it is a task that works with

and whill we were pkning beach vollev ball we ],lit /inc

ilic,1%111'('inent. Working in the Al.,ths Ta•;k (.c·]itic· i. lim

£)11 oill' 11(,ses (1)l'(':11 1%(· it wax vel-v hot voll knowER)

1111(1 wc learn manv clifierent problem Ank ing skills.

Emih 1-iernan..Jessica Folev

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Georgina Flood. 1 1(·lilic,(17.ill,1

Brass Progr amme During the First Sc inester we p.,1 tic ipated in a 1,1-ass progranime in music. We either learnt the Trumpet. 7-1-c,inhone 01- the French Horn. Our class was split into two grotips; one group went (,li Wednesclin' and tllc other gi-oup wi·lit on Fridav. 0111 tchachers were Miss

Alicierxon. Mrs Crowther .111(1 All- Maison. I.earning

these 111·ass ilisti-liliiclits was a great experience for .Ill of us because· it taught 11% to think al,out blowing .111(1

concent],iting on the note at the Manic time. It was also

good because we had never leal-lit this tedmique of milsic before. This 1,1-ass programme helped us with oui thcorv in ch». It inspired a lot of pcople to Continue le,il-ning a 111-ass ilistrument. At the encl of the First

Scine.ter Ive 11(·1(1 a concert for the parcnts and te,tcherx. \Ve realli (111.joved the 1,1-ass programme. C.hlixtina Cal-(·v, All,g-an ()'Colitic,11

Margaret Walsh and Julienne Gibson on camp

Goldfields Life This veai-'s camp was a fantastic experience for al] 01 tls. It was .1 good chance to le,„-11 111)out \'ici< )1-i,14 goldrush and voung Achoolgirls from the 1 83(G, Men and women probablv foillid the coliclitions of living oil

tile goldfields verv diffic 91lt because it was hard work, dirty and most people Colll€1 not afful-(1 1111,-thing because thev were verv poot·.

We experienced school in the (;old Ruxh Era. School in the 1850's was verv difierent fi-om todav, h was wi-v

strict and fot-mal. Their were two schools in Sovereign Hill - The Red I lill National School and St Peter's icli 001..

Kell) Moore, Al)11, C .17:,(1(1(iton

-mi" A I Cross Age Tutoring: Christina Carey, Year 5, and Jessica Lane, Year 1

Fundraising with Year 5 Red

At Loreto Mandevilli 111,11 we ale spon>(,iing· a bov caHed Omar. Omar M from the Philippines and we are spc,tiAoring him beause his litinily Ims barely enough

money to keep themxclves alive. We :,1 c Al)(,lisoling him

14 Iii 44>26 4 j. .. f ,

to go to Achool and for his familv to have a better life. To

keep on sponsoring- Oinai- wil have to raise over $300 every year. To cio that crery class has to raise over $30.00 each. Now we will tell vou abom Year 3 Reel lillidraising We air having cotitc·sts of everv xort voii can think of. Here are Noinc of out· contests: Ilow inam· 101|ies iii a

jar?, a ral'lle, a colouring Competition, how manv 1,(,1,(c )111 st'(·cls in .1 but paper plane race and cleaning

c )1 cliskt{ )])%. Our c lass Ims raised $97.15 so fur. We hope Using Kapla blocks in the Maths Centre: Rachelle Pitard and Megan O'Connell

to keep ()111,11· alive and weN. Els.1 Muxolino. Susan Acc'an

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Year 6 Blue Year 6 Blue 3rd Row L-R Phoebe Lipscombe, Catherine Sullivan, Alison Regan, Annabel Doyle, Hannah Silvasich, Melanie Dalheimer, Katherine Connolly. 2nd Row L-R Julia Pereira-Godinho,

Laura Gallard, Kathryn Finemore, Lilian Richards, Dominik White, Mia Cusack,

Holly Dwyer, Katie-Rose Smith. Front Row L-R Stephanie Draycott, Lucy Ludescher, Lillian Savage, Anna Smith, Yvette Haikal, Genevieve O'Connor,

Samara Madden, Camillia Hopkins, Natalie Sharp. Absent Kathryn Lachal

Teacher Miss Catherine Sim, Sr Helen

Maguire IBVM

/\fe love to sit in the Library

Super Stars

\U· love to Kil in the library,

Making iltistralia Proud

Ic, hear the page; crackle and flip,

On Friday, 26july, 1.oreto Mandeville I Mil had a Mini

[c) taste the words from the teacher's lips,

Olympics. Australia was very proud of all who

1<, touch a book ancl trad for a while,

participated. Sister liclen, Prinic Miniver, macie a

['o see the chiklirn fi-own and sinile,

speech, 2111(1 then 101(1 11% which countiv she tliought

ro smell the ink lipon the pages,

reall> showed the true sportsmanship ,111(1 spirit of the

We love to sit iii the library for ages.

Mini Olvmpics. "Well, I ain proud of all the countries,

Anna Smith and Kathryn Finemore

but, France stood out the most. They cheered on their members and did evervthing pet fectlv".

Holly Dwyer -a

Touch typing! Lucy Ludescher, Melani,e Dalheimer, Kathryn Finemore

Kevin Lee Kevin Lee Crl·tainh' Showed Year Five and Six from Loreto Mandeville Hall what t o cio with eight lingers

two thilinbs, a imixic computer and the thirty-three

Samara Madden at the Year 6 camp

coloured strings on his Gaelic harp. The coloured stril]it's represented clifferent notes so that you know thern better and don't have to count the strings to find

'c" etc. The music computer sounded like a CD or tape recorder but really it h.id many other biittons to change the sound of the harp. The Garlic harp had knobs instead of ped:ils to lise to change the length of the harp's notes. Before Kevin came I thought the (:aelic

harp (,lilv 1,1.1)'ed classical but when he played Labomba,

Library This year Six Blue have had two lessons each week. Everv year we have book week. It's one of tile highlights ofour library lessons. The whole }unioi School has a set activity to complete. Then they get dressed up iii costumes aS a book character.

Waterfallx, Greelisleeves, Twinkle. Twinkle Little Stat

In our librarv lessons Miss Moylan, our library

and I can't recall any other naines, I realised 1 was

Wacher, reads 11% books fi·om the junior school libl-ary.

wrong. When he did a rock and roll .song on his (hielic

We alilook forward to our libran· le>ixons because we all

harp we stood lip .ilicl (1.ilic <(1. I found it very intel'esting

en.jor reading. We hope you can come and enjoy our

mid he was a hmnv man.

library lessons with us. Amm Smith

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1.,1111-41 (;allard .111(1 Phoebe Lipscombe

The Olympic Games Da, C)ne: The opening ceremonv opens with pride.

Day Two: Up on the horses the equestriennes tide. Day Three: The swinuners hop into the pooL Din· Folir: The shooters all obey every nile. Dav Five: The Awesome Foursome do their best. Dav Six: The Atistralian vachters beat the rest.

% -f

Dav Seven: The beach voHeyball team hits the ball. Dav Eight: The basketball plavers stand tip tail. I),n' Nine: The target is hit bv ilic· archers, sti-ong. Dav' Ten: Cat hv Fircinai 1 (1(, t·An't go wrong. 1).n· F.leven: -llic shuttlecock i, hit up high. Day Twelve: The baseball is hit into the sky.

Cooling off! Dominik White and Holly Dwyer

Day Thii-teen: The boxing gloves are all put on.

Political Life

1)av Fou,-teen: The (livers dive with a verv |(,licl "BONG".

AN we sal anticipating his arrival we wondered whitt he wotild look like. A nwmber of parliament sec·med

Day Sixteen: Gymnasts do ic,inc· fascinating moves,

pretty important. We heard his lk)(,tste],si, evenh· walking

The ()1\*mpics arc over and that is that.

Dav Fifteen: Perfection, as the hockey team proves,

Day Seventeen The closing ceremony ends with a chat.

towards the cloor. We heard him speak. Hey, this voice

}111ht P(·I'(dra-(;C)(111111()

Mounds like a voice coming from a happr, funny man not a Xerious member of parliament. Could it be? Any wav who Maid members (,1- parliament are serious? Nobody! Mr Doyle walked in pecring .11·ound the room with a giant grhi on hi>, face. 1111-c,zighout his talk he

inentioned man> different AMpects of the Atate (invernment. Then he demonstrated the kind of acting

they clid in ]),11-liallic·lit. I bunped ilihight when I heard him yell c,lit. It souncled like the real politicians. An incident where Robcrt got lipset and angn- was

when he wax threatened and the person who wroti· the threatening letter knew IIic naine ofhi + chil<11·en, Manv of the mc·]111)(·rs irc)1 one and it said that (,lic· dav they wolild open their cloor ancl HAN(2 1 lk,und that awful. I le said that the <)111\ bad thing about government is thal he bairly gets to ser his fumil, because he works

Kathryn Lachal (Commenced 29/7/96)

ANZAC Day On the eve of ANZAC (lav we hact an ANZ.\('.

cel e b rat i on h ere a t sch oo 1, We heard a few ] )( ) c 1 11 %, M ( )1 ig,4

atic! 1,1 avers then I laid inv· c i c „s with pride for iny girat grandpa. I ir)litul the liturgy very peaceful,

4(·ven davs a week. Robert was a funnv man and fun to

Did you know that ANk\C stands for Auxtralian and

talk to. I le gaw ils packs of information to help us with

New Zealand Armv Corps? \Vorld War 1 went from 191.1-

our state project. When \Ve go to Parlialnent llc)11.Sc. I

1918. Australia fought with the Allies against Turkcv.

hope to se<· hiin again!

The Australial™ 1.,licled in (:.illipoli and the cove that Welte 1 laikal

they landed in was later nained AN>.AC Cow. World War 1 was started by the assassination of ,·\1'c'licitike Fl-21117 Ferdinand. The ANZACS trallv landed in the wrong

place. The two l'iont lines were very close. 1 |cre Simpson

and his clonke>' 1-c·Knied many people. Many lives were 1

lost due to the war.

The reel poppv todav is lised ils a svinbol of ret licilibranee. Lucv 1.tidocher

Genevieve O'Connor, Katherine Connolly and Anna Smith ready for

Cross Age friends: Stephanie Draycott with Mardi Taylor (Year 4)

the Year 6 camp

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Year 6 Gold Year 6 Gold 3rd Row L-R Sally Brookes, Millicent Chalmers, Felicity Whelan, Georgina Doyle, Clare Dunin, Katherine Barwood, Elizabeth Ames.

2nd Row L-R Ellie Paterson, Sarah Fennell,

Eliza Nisbet, Julia Dickson, Louisa Page. Jacqueline Funder, Katherine Napier. Front Row L-R Rosemary Hopkins, Zoe Leyland, Jasmine Gillespie. Anne Bowker, Anna Hutchins, Natacha Moussi, Edwina Olver,

Alice Trumble, Philippa Johnston. Absent Amy Gillon

( Teacher Mrs Kathy O'Connell, Sr Helen Maguire IBVM

Parliament House!!!! We went to Parliament I Iouse, U'here we c'(,111(11€t hear a scatter of a mouse.

Quiet here. quiet there. V\'ent

the

big

old

house.

Who J·011't Inove 1-11(,tion 111ltil 2111 211-(.· there,

Paper worL documents. checking and more, 1 hi·n another politician take•; the floor. nic tour is almost over.

I.-

--a-din

Ministers, Senator>; evernvliere,

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4.-44

./&...........9/I'll'll'll'll//1 # '* 1.4# 5*31"

\\'c air getting our coats,

Year 6 camp: Felicity Stewart and Rosemary Hopkins

We have fillished 0111' visit.

Ulien do we get a ,ute? Georgina Dovle, Katherine Barwood

Sport Sport, A Mo much full, Iii the raill or in the stin.

Jumping. i unning. bouncing. plaving, Evervdav we air saving, Yeah' Yeah this is great. And wchr never ever 1,itc.

So 11-lanv groups to Choose from evern#-herc. Skiing, swimming, hitting. throwing. And in Year Nine we wi]1 be rowing. Evervdin· therA something tO do,

Never boring. always new! Winning. losing it cloe.%11't 111,1tter. You i#'ill alwavs hear us chatter. Amy Gillon

Anne Bowker, Sallv Brookes

Cross Age -milf/al/3//15.31 /Trm:*RQ// 2#,7/ .

Cross .Age can be leallv fun When we go (,lit under the %1111

=Ame

Making nia/ew and plaving gaines Bov this must be a giant phase

:Illigra,659/1/3//n' . 7 lijmilill

Everv time we meet lip with tile·in We +ar hello and then greer thein

We ate happi and so ale thev -- '=,

Until we sin good-bve for another clar Felicitv Whclan. Ann (:illon

46 LORETO · IMandeville Hall

Jacqueline Funder and Ellie Paterson

Year 6 In General Year Six N a busv time

And we start at twelitv to nine. 6 Gold. 6 Red and 6 Blize

Alrvavs have sonwthing to do. Maths, English. Homework too No (nic ever savs Boo Hoo!

Throughout the clav we work and plav And we alwavs get our %in.

Jasmine Gillespie, Alice Trumble and Millicent Chalmers

All the rooms are verv cosv

Which makes our checks verv ros,-, Now it coines to the encl of the clav

And tomon ow we will have another pla€

N.,tacha \1(,1!ssi. jacqueline Fill,cle,

Camp Poem! For camp we went to the Mul-ray. We arrived at school in a great big hurn·. We got on the 1)11%, Without mitch fuss

Then the teachers counted evervone of its.

We h.icl heaps of fun, To be exact about a tonne.

As (1]tertailiment we put on a show Then off to bcci we did go. We were all given lots to eat And then we found out Ech u ca'% where the waters meet.

On the steamer we got to steel-, And the Mill-1-a)· water was brown. not clear. After our beds were all maile. \Ve set off for the Pemn ..\Irade.

We found out about Echuca'% historv,

And we heard about the bridge 111)+Aten. We all went to the Oz Mate

Which turned olit to be an enormous craze. S

O 1- to bed ix where we were Ment,

Aticl that is exactly where we wen t I We all got up late, Which felt real],· great. First Aid: Sally Brookes bandaging Zoe Leyland

I lad breakthst, no fuss,

Then got onto the bus.

Huff ' n Puff Every nun-ning at twelitv to nine

TherA huil '11 puffwhen the weather's fine. Skipping. dancing and fun gaines too.

It was time for ils to go,

And it wasii't verv long to Benclig-o When we arrived we went down a mine

And most of lis felt just fine. Being at the inine was ic',ill\. fun,

Ihere's ahvavs sonwthing for me and vou,

And for lunch we went to a church.

So dolit forget to irv vour best.

Then the bits started with a lurch.

And maybe yoll'll be better than the rest. Millicent Chalineri Edwina ()]ve,

Finallv we arrived back at school,

And aH of us said camp was cool! Elizabeth Ames, Zoe Leviand

Anna Hutchins and Felicity Whelan

Katherine Napier, Sarah Fennell and Philippa Johnston

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Year 6 Red Year 6 Red 3rd Row L-R Karsha Dickinson, Kate Tilley, Jacqueline Low, Lauren Prescott, Lucy Virtue,

Sophie Paillard, Alexandra Dickeson.

2nd Row L-R Tessa Custance. Leah Lim,

Felicity Stewart, Bernadetta Soszynski, Anna Balmer, Andrea Rockliffe, Katherine Stowell.

Front Row L-R Tracey Pahor r

Catherine

Psettoudis,

Diana

Bowman,

L Charlotte McFarland, Joanna Downing, t Jacqueline Reid, Louise Rocchi, Jacinta Demetriou, Sara Toby. Teacher Miss Catherine Maimone,

Sr Helen Maguire IBVM

French

Library

Bonjour Madame ct Monsieur!

Some I.ibraric, air big and some al-c· small.

French N a wonderful language that we learn from

We havca gre at one at Mandeville Hall.

Prep to Year Six.

Miss \Ic „lan N there to open the door.

Bon.jour filles et garcons. We learnt about the French c illtuir .11 1 (1 its delig-htful exportx such as perfumes. foods and wines.

Comc right in and she '11 xhow vou inore! Ihere are books to read and gaines to pl.1, Come right iii and star' for the chnt

Qui es 111? Madaine. tiloilsieur, fille oil garcon? We learn how to iiitroduce oui selves, tell other, about where we live and about our live>.

Come on and give our Librai)' a call

Bee:irise we have a great one at Mandeville 11,111. Diana Bcm-inan

Faire tu aimer ecole?

I know if 1 ever get lost in Paris I will know what to

ask. where to go. \li levoiN Au revoir! Ait revoir!

Lauren Prexcott

The Meeting Pool N

Our class. Year Six Red. performed a plav for the school and our parents. It was called "The Meeting

1,001"

1\'e worked on thix plav during our Draina lessons and each girl had to aticlition for a part. I was a ninsquito. We worked and practised the pl.,3 for a whole term before we performed it and when we finalk did, it was a great sticcess. Belen-e we performed our plav we had to prepare our costumes and learn our lines. We had many i chearsals cliti-ing school so that we could get evervthing

perfect. We performed our plav in Mandeville Hall iii

On camp: Mrs Dot Peters, Charlotte McFarland, Diana Bowmanl Clare Dunin, Jacqueline Low

the Senioi- School and all the other classes and Oll]

parents came to watch zis. At the end of our

Sport

pelibrmance we were congrattilated bv all. Leah Lim

Miss Wel)ster. our Sport Teacher. 01 ganies great

activities it)1- 11% to participate in. This yeal- we h,icl a ski

Homework

team which performed wry well. Most weekends we wozild go to Mt Buller to train hard so we worild race

I low to do lm· homework

A ell.

1 cio it everv night

-Ihe

race 1% called

the Iliterschool

(lianipionships". We raced on Sk,line against different

I love to do inv honwwork

schools and tried our hai-clest to win. Mv divihion. which

And I alrvavs (ret it right I love to dc, inv homework

was I)ivision Four. came eighth place which was very

1 do it every clar

good. The Ski Team runs throughout tile 4(hool from

I even love these nieii in white that are taking me awav! Diana Bowman

48 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

14-cp to Year Twelve. 1-i»a Cihtatice

Library Books are for vou Books aic 1,line Ilien vou need Scine illf<)1111,1tion

.}11>,1 11>,c a |itt](· 1111,1,gliutic)11. Come to the Librarv And tix(· iiI]the resoitrce

Thev Will c (i taink hclp von With 2111 Your different courses.

Conic· to the Libi-arv and Read, read, read.

There are mally absorbing books With manv amusing looks. Riverboat cruise: Charlotte McFarland, Sally Brookes, Anna Balmer

>)(, sit dow'11,

and Leah Lim

()pen a book At anv time, iii anv old nook

Homework

And have a look.

Iii War Six we have (lit 1·irm teachers for main

Books ai·i· for vou

411|,jects, inchicling .11,1111(ill,ltics, English aild French.

Books arc for inc

This means that we 1.chcc·ive lic,iiici·cn-k from thesc

ho don't just Mit there in a bother

Coinc in und xec what I#(,11(1(·1-lul things the 1.11)!-al-v h» Ic) c)'lki

subjects which I think i. excellent pirparation 101- thc Senior Scllc)(,1. It als(, mi·,111% that there is a great vatic·ti in thi· activities which we imist tackle· at hoinc·.

(luheMne 113(ftoudM

In Math, we air given probleins to solve, graphs to plot and projects to coinplete. English allows us to learn the formal st]-11('ture of writing as well as 1)(·ing creative. Exci-(i.%(·% about Conversations alloW 11% to practise the French language. Sophie Paillai·d

Andrea Rockliffe and Tracey Pahor take over the steering!

Sport Playing sport two times a week and 4

Huffing and puffing every morning. All Year Sizes pick Captains for .Kport .ilicl

Swimming lessons are provided c·ach zear. ,.\1avs Ititi-oducing new sports to all girls. Also

'rr

Cc,ilecting points for their team.

Athletics ix a part of our sport le»unis,

Alison Spence (Commenced 8/10/96)

Laughing while learning.

French

Enjoving the game.

Demolistrating' Sp(11'1.411,111%hip.

French ix taught bv M.,clame Ro,.kin,

Uniforms mu.st be worn,

Who .ilwavs teaches 11% to be keen,

Ciliming gaines that help get 11% fit.

We talk in French,

Action while running and jumping al)out.

While sitting oil our bench.

Ttiniblitig over und turning- an>und.

But when n time for her to go.

It,clitle-ing litnes, and

All our %])irits are verv low,

Olleting exc·Icise

>k) ill 411(lnesS we all hav...

Natural and true.

.111 revoil- which nwalls bve, bve. Leah 1.iln, 1.11('v Virtue

.Jacqueline Low

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Letter from Olivia Dcat Loiric) Staff. Sttictilith and Parents. \\'hen I xt.11-led .clion| here in 11)86. I clichit know

what kind (,1 thinip would happen in the iliturc. 1 dicl]1 1 know what kimi c )1 Ii-ien(10 I woll](l get. how milin' wars I wotild stav at I ,c,ic·to. Now here I am, 11 rears later. with

all thee pcoph'.11·01111(1 111(· who (-111·c ,11)0111111(' %0 11121(·h, 211 1(1 it N time to leave :1% 1 will be going to a m·\\' hc'llc )01 lu /1 'Car.

To all lin' 11-ic·11(1>. lim·an ALI.: Thank voll [brall the

good tilne, \ve lunc dured logether. Ill renwinbel- all of

vou. no matter what happens. Thank voii als<, for all the 411])1)¢)1-1 volt 11,1,(· given mc. 1'11 1-('111(ii,ber 111(· times we Imve dmred Ing-ether. 1 wish vou .ill the best of luck with tiw filturc.

I Hcliald alv) t'y)t'Ciallv· like to thank both thc.junior

and %(·nior staff. \\'itholit the hi·]p of thexc *pecial people I wotild not havt· achieved a, Hillch a. I have. Special thankf go to \11·% Petinv Trebilcock. \1•; Dard Ienner. Als Catherine MA[allon atict Mish Nicole Curt,tin. These prople have done a lot for inc, not olily

liliA velit- but in other ,(1111-% 100. Thev help inc, along with all the Ntiiclent.N With y,c·cial neech. 1 will alwav. remember I.oven) as a caline,

Aupportive. hclpfuL hiend|v %(11001. \Iv nunnoric>; ofvou will .,Iwin + be with inc·. I will .11\$-av•; k rep th (-1 liw liic )1-ie;

Olivia Curtain with Special Education teachers (back) Miss Nicole

of cu·none who Ims ever helped ine in mv 11 \(·an; iii

Curtain and Ms Daryl Jenner (front) 1Vs Catherine McMahon. (Inset)

Lorcto. 1 will anne and \Ait you (>11 111,111+ c)('(,INion,. 1

Mrs Penny Trebjlcock

wi l l nl i», \ 011 al l u 1-v ni t ich .

11'ho eke wotild be .11)1(· to work <)111 (,111- timciable. -

[hank vou ALI., olic(· again. Olivia (hirtaili

111 instlt'l<)11111,11)1(· job conhidering thi· twelve che,Nes,

six 7)(c ialist arc·Ils and the man, incidentab; thal tic(·cl to be coordinated.

Put Junv% an innate abilitv *0 +·p i]110 Mn 411!Ation and restore order before inain- of 11% 1(·alice that a

probhon exixt>. C)vcr the velti-% Pat h.14 lilt111.11]v· ic·((11(11(1 a fainih

tree y),111 liing initin gelierations 01 people ,#7114 ,+c lives 4 :ilf#j!

have been tonched 1) Loreta. I ler knowledge of Mt ticli·nts - present ancl ]).1,1 - and theit fainilic·% add>; to the Mch hi&ton (,1 (,Lit schooL For the lag 27 vears. Pat has been insti'llinental iii

911.

developing a wonderful junior School I.ibrarv where evenone experiences her warm welcome. She knows iici- wa, around it blindfolded and R able to put her hands on anv book or resource, 1-cg,11-clle.+s of how

Miss Patricia Moylan

<)1)%(111-c the IC'CpiC·St or topic min' be. Plit haN been like a Nchool ..mother". She N there to

Tribute to Pat Moylan \Vhcn tlic· whiNI]C 1,]c )\,+ at .3.1.3.lin. it'% not time to

meet u. in the morillne :111(1 0'(·1' watchful aH dav in ciric

c )1 need. |inall), when allisclone fol- tlic· day, she will bid il, farewell al night, She N greeted fondh bv 4111(1('lits in

9.8-1 1,·ork. Ill nu·i-ch P.zil kenle lor hc'ifiticlip oftca

the %('llic )1· .SchooL alid nk·litioned with 11|12 ( tion In 1)21.St

1(,1 the (111\: not :it Il{)117(' C)|('()111%(·.1)lit wellinto work itt

1)11])iN, 111:111, IN lig the wol-ck "Mihs lic),11111 A a ]("4('11(1".

1.oret<) 11.111(1(,ille 11,111. Whlit is Nlic doing itt thiN cally hollir >i|w i.+ 4(·tting tiN· (1.1, in motion- organifing ro•®1-0. (>111 morning- tra. ttll'lling on the pholocopier. al the read,· to organi.4(· (·111(·i-gencv 14·.tchel-0 it Nonwone lings in lili\\'c'll litul scanning the <chool for "thing-s tlmt need to be done".

50 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

\Ac. ch.cad thi· tholight 011,11'(·\'('lling Pat I t'om 1.01'('to after 27 :c·.1,01]cial declication.

\Vho coul(111!aine her for finall, having the whiule 1)10,1- allic)inE Thank vou Pat

\\'it h love from the junic 11 >U 11{ )01 >hal l , and lill th{)%c who have known and loved her.

.Sqetril

SEhool ' .

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Religious Education There is no Nlic h thing as (·asing yoursell into work iii the R.1·.. de])211 ttilent. It serms tlmt we are 11:11-(llv 11.,c k froin holidavs when wc .11(· beginning- to ])1-(·pair 1(11Easter. This rear ,\sh \4'(·cllic·sclav wrvia·s were held iti

each ch» with (12» t(·21(·11(·r conducting the Mervin·x with their stticlents. 1 he Easter l,itlit'g-V was very

beantiful. 111%tead of foa»ing on one 1).litictil,11' 114)(c't

of thi· P.,schal Ah,ster>· 0,11- prayer on I Ic,lv Thu™lay took tls thi ()11411 the three inost sarred clav< iii the

Christian calendal- U loly Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil). It c tilminated in a verv moving ceremony

of light led 1,;· 32·ar 10 tiicic·nts. For this and for manv other liturgies. Mrs Robvn Kin· i,*Asted in her own illimitable wav, with dramatic· 1,1-csentatiolls of reacling. from the New Testanwnt. This ways never more obvious

Feast Day Liturgy: (Back), L-R: Nicole Gialeli,Year 10, Jennifer Ashcroft,Year 5, Emmaline Jones, Year 10, Alana Spadaro. Year 8, (Front) Jessica Lane, Year 1, Amanda Valmorbida, Prep, and Alexandra Cuttler. Year 3

thall (1111'ing the 32'.11 9 Father/17.1llgliter \1.14% u'llen .1

gl'(ilip of .111(1('111% proclited :1 1)(':ilitifill liziinc 01 the

111(' experience of thoN,· who have (1(·dicated their live; to

(;ospel of the Blind Man.

the Kervia· oftlic· poor and the oppreffed. 1111(1 111,111\ of

Nolittit·to ixonnpli·ti· without inusic which 1-,Ii.ws(,iii-

olir usitors opened the eve, 01.%111(lent. und %1111| to the

11(111-K and inind. to (.c)(1. We .ll'(' 2,-1-IN(1111 to the 11),un'

need. of c Itti- brothers ancl 49(·n both in olll' own

Stliclents wlic) 11.iht with mw,ic at liturgics, and to Miss

countrv and over,(·as. 1 have .tbic) 1,(·c·ti impr<·ss(·cl at the

1)(,clils and the Mlisic Department. who give their time

zon iii which the Atil<]clits here Ntil)11(n-t fund raixing

alid theil t:t|(·111% to t'lihill'c that whative Ming N praverful,

activities for organisations which ask for {)111- Nlippoit.

11% wcH as tillic·1111!

[lic·xe itic-Ilicle thi· Red Cross. Amnestv ilitc·rnatic)11.11.

1.inclo has a very filic tiudition ofencouraging Faith

the ],c·ople of Bilt 111.1. Reel Nose I);n·, The Anti Cancer

1 )evelopment in tlit· 1 <,1-1 11 01- Reti-cal Days which :11 c' hekl

Council. 1,(·tik.ic·mia Research. 1 lospia· for people with

lit (,1(-h veill- leveL These have a different (·inphasiN at

AID.4, the Lorcto Mission in Victii,lin, ancl inanv inure.

(·ach k·vel with Year 7 |c,('lissing (,11 as])('c-ts of 11('Iii·f, 31·111

Once :tgain this v<·ar the R.14 1)(·l),11-tinent has

8 - Peac·eful Relatic,tihip+. k·ar 9 - RAk t.,king l,c·11.1,ioni

worked c·]c,xe], with the Pet-%(,nal Developilic·lit

and the >;acramciu of Reconciliation and 32·ai- 10 -

(:(111„Ilittee 10 21(1(11-(» ilill)(,Itant isstio Atich », drlito

\Apects of Reflection. War 11 shared a C ,]itivian Living

and alic)1101 with the God Squad and the Rethinking

(:amp with Navici- and War 12 examined le.,clership and

Drinking· Progranu and Nexit,illy revOn,ible 1)(haviour

Disc iplishil) chlihig their Mc'treat. 1 ain grcath indebted

with the Prignann· Action Centre. The Pat·cut

to all the R.149. Staff for thrit tinic ancl (·llc),till helping-

Information evening for thi· Rethinking Drinking

to maki· each of thi·.Ne (1,17% meallingfill warN c 11

Progi-:un was partic'111.11·lv wen received bv 1)111-('lits.

cltic·loping the |ile offaith 01 the gil·1+.

Nothing like a good chat with vour cl,ilight(·6 hiencl>, to

Young people love .1 good *tory .111(! thev respond

lind out what Alic· is capal)|c ofgrtling up to!!

very clithusia>itically to people who can colizinunicate

l'he R.E. 1)(]).11-tment w:IN als{) verv fortill).ite to

111('ir passion wit|10111 1).itronising illem. We have bren

obtain the xervices of Sister Li, l lc·pl)it 1,1 111VM, who

1(11-1111 1,ite this w,11' iii welcoming over 30 Apt,Iker. who

conducted a full dav scillinal- on %0111(· of the Merious

Inic· addressed the st „clents on a wide varietv of topics.

ethical issnes confroliting Anstralian Nocicti' wi we go

1'11(·se u)pie; ranged fi-om the liercls of refugrew iii our

into the next liiillennitim. This wir; well anen(14·(1 bv St,11 1

conununity, to It mc)ther. recounting in a deeplv moving-

from other sc hools as well as 1.MI 1 and provoked a good

and personal win. her experience of cal-ing for her

clcal of thought und (lijaission.

daughter who died from .111)S. Some of the speakers

1 his has been nn' lit-st rear at 1 .cn-etc) \1.ilicli·ville 1 1.111

who have .ic [dressi·cl th c· Ntzic 1(·111% have inell,(led Rev. 7'im

as 14.1<. Coordinator. 1 am grateful to the stal| for the

Covello, Mihs Angela >kivage. C .c)-01-dinator 01 \#P)111('16

very warm welcome 1 1.(crived when I artived, and for

celtic-ation programs in .·141.1. Pi-(>1(As<,1- Ali M.in iii from

the tremendous assktance I have bet·11 given bv lili

Nigeria, St- Anne Dixon from Roxie's Kitchen. and

nwmbers (d the R.E. Mal here. I hope I might bc able to

Mtorvteller. (:ill Di Stefano. Father Matilice Stillivan. a

repav their kindness next vear. Finall, I would like to pay

mi'mbel- 01 the Vincentian ()1-(ter. impiessccl the Year 12

tribute to the giris here at I .c,reto. I have founcl ilicin

stticlents with his honestv and litiinilitv iii trying to

111(,4 willing to accept lexponsibilitv for a varietv of

addic,% ihc qtic'Ations Joillig pcople have on Ac·\11,11

activities held within the R.E. Depanment. Thev ;irc verv

al)UNe within the Church. Iliese people all plaved an

2-enerous with their time ancl their t.ilents :wic! 1 am verv

91111,()]tant role ill e€111(,lting voung people ill the wihies

gratifill for the enthilsiastic response I have :ilwavs

of®%11% in the (,c).ipe] alicl ix.Slic, 1-('121ted to Sociljzistice.

received. (;od 1)]i·As tlic·in all!

I-here i s llc)thing quite No ills 1, h-ing lis hcaring first hand,

52 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

MA Mellie Brown (Religic),14 F.(ltic'.itic )11 C .(Ic)!(linator)

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Essay Competition Dear Mr Letinig Winlier -Jitilior Section 1)(..u \Ir 1.cu tiig.

1 .1111 Wl'iting to voll in 1-c.Npolise to vout' ic.('clit

0,11'tooli. 1 1,(·lic·ic thlit it Mend>, c,lit the „rong· AnpreSSion

211)out demolishing and rebuil(ling . for Nometilnes vou can 1)1ii](1 a better place, 01 lind happitic\% in a new home. In mv experience. it is not the pln-Mical place as sitch that is important. it i.4 more what vou make of that place that really mcitters. Let me explain.

I loved Inv 01(1 |1(.) tlse - its 1111 ique C 1 1.11-acte 1. it N Ve 11()W cloot-, its happy memories: lets.just say it „'alls c (,tild talk, 111:it house woukl never shut up! Evernvhere I looked iii thilt (ic'<'ic·pit blit wonderful c)|(1 lic)ils(· a illemon woukl conw to mr head, a rich goklen memorv. In this rambling Vic torian llc,lise c )11 its 1,|tiestolic

foundatic)11%. 1 lived with inv falizili. Mv· two 1)111'i nts, four Mihtel'%. two brotherN. dog. cat. und mo liNIi (1)ut *11(11; 110

Mv parents had informed me earlier that the 1,111(1 on u'llich (,111' liew hou.w was bililt was once a schooL 1 felt

even worse: a developer hacl clemolished a chilchrn'% Mchoo] so we could have a brand ucw hutch ofour own.

I h,icl nightmares of bul|(10/cru killing- c hilch-en who itood in the way, just Irving to defend their school. Once we arrived at our new hutch I looked at·ound.

\\'llere were .111 the Ilictil<)lies. the little man drawn on

the skii-ting- board? .\11 inv evcs cozild sce were pure, mute, white walls, gleaming with vacancv. Not a scratch had been laid upon them, all were perfect alicl new, but I guess that wa>; how mv parents liked it, Mr Lennig. 1

tiptoed into un' new room, mv face puckering With self pity. 7'here was liu balconv where I would sit .111(1 watch the thunder fight with the lightning. 1 he front cic,or was not even vellow! 1 lowever. when I took that litst Mt<·p into mi' new room with the iminaculate white willis :111(1 lin

hlige walk-iii wardrobc· where I wax sure 1 could sit and hide mul plin' mc)11,ter gmnes with 111¥ Ilien'.4 ;111(1

cltic-k) meant that 50.\Ima Rd, St Kilda. alwavs h.icl an

nephi·w>, I realised 1 had jubt op(·lic·(1 another tic·21%111-c

21111,1/ilig ')ti// 01 Ii|c. |t zi'» just vour sort of house; \Ve

cht'st. It N olic thing to look back on M p.11-tiallar

inacle t.lut ricket, old holise a huge part ofall (,lil li,(s. Olic clav it all got too itillch forinv ilic,ther. Alowhi,tlt

stitch· the house. like prople. began to disintegrate with age. As inv older il)ling'< left home to lind carcers and butches of their own, and when mv two fi,h died, my mother and father knew it was time to move. This time

thcv wanted a new house. with new ever, thing and lic,thing that woilld break down, fall apart or full to work. Thev sh-ung into action.

Before leaving that house, Mr Leunig. I took a long 1.1.t look .md recaHed:ill nn- 111(111(,lies. 1 s,lid '(;c)()(11)ve

to the little man on the skit-ting board ill mv l'c)(,in. I reincinbered drinving hhn, it was the (lav 1 fir.4/ IC·,11-111 to

ch-aw leg.% and what bener place to ])11,('tixe th,111 on the skirting boarcl' I went out <adlv to our wrather-be.iten balic,in· with it.% wrought iron laa·.Now Ah·1.c·iinig-, I will tcH vou al,out the highlight of inv childhood. which

mic!(,ill,lt·(lh- took place on the balconv at 50 11111,1 Road. ( )11 st c )1 111,· 11 ight,i. wrapped up in mv donna like a caterpillar in .1 (()cooli, 1 would watch the raill thunder down and spear the p.n'ing-, and wittic'%% the lightning1,1 gtic· with the thillicler. You woilld have lovcd illohe Mtorms, Ali· 1.iziliig, 1 did. Ever, time a slot-m struck, slate tiles woilld topple off the loofand Crash into the flower bi·(1% below. This woilld reduce inv mother to tcal-%: she

became edg-,· everv time the weather man dechurd

nwinon· 1)lit it is quite another thing to create them. Mr. 1 .C· ililig. I real i xed that I had 1 )(·C· 1 1 con Numed With

AcH pity. Now, ti])tocing· clown the stairs in inv new lic,Lise, 1 ir.iii.Ne that I am making this llc)lisc· more and more

livable all the time. 1 am making this llc)11%(· active with un.·mories. As I walk out through the trarclen, 1 view Mitin'% sweet pras 1-lilming 11]) the fence, in a wav like

little chilciren scurrving lip to class. I wonder if once a maths c·]axs h:icl been held here. I tipic)(· out to the ('c )111 tv.,1-(l; the pool is a blue haven ofvenT cold water, 111 tile· clistance it seems I can hear the children plaving. 1 shake nn lic·ad and walk back inside with a fitti\Iied Xmile 01) mv face.

Over the past Mix months, Mi· Li·imig. I have macle mv house into a home. and I think voii would have to agree

it is lint the ])11)'Sical place that maners, 1)111 Inore whilt vou make of it. 1 have compells.tted nicelv for mv treasured balconv. M\ 11])St.lil·x window iii im· 1(3{)111 1, where I sit and soak in the goings-on in ic·rth Stiret like 21 9){)111(c·. Wrapped up in 111\ coroon dootill I watch the

lightning (10 banle with the tlitiliclin- fi-om my window, and 1 can sec· the spectacular c it, 1 ights Nhilnmi l-ing iii

the distance, like little hands waving hello. 1 have hopes 01-1-e-enacting 'Rear Window' but sonwhow I donh think

man, mui-del-x will take place ill the Ainall cottage opposite mine! 1 love mv new house with its lillique

'chance ofit Mt€)1-in.' for she never knew how inam' more

character: let's itist sin·. ifits walls could t.ilk..\16 Perth

stc,rms thal old place could take.

Stiret \1(,111(1 have %(,lii(thing to Nav. Give it tillie· and there will Moon bc much mc)]r to tell. and tic, slilitting it

My reaction when leaving that house was itic l'eciii)le. It weined .14 if it 11(1(1 tic.14111(' cht'Nts. willful with

11'()11(1(·1-1111 c hildhood 111('111(,l ich. A hu'lle part (,1 inc had slipped awav, and the 97.·lussie Move boxes proved it. 1

11]).

ic)111% sincerely, F.Inilv >knith, Year 8

Cch :1% if .111 niT thoughts. 111(luories, 1){)%%('441{)114 In,(1

achievements were packed inic) boxcs, that'M all thly were ... box materlili.

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 53

Tread softly for yoll tread

Squares

tipon iny dreams

Whiner - Intermediate (Year 9) >Upilit-ch. \11 ('licile« 11(,1,11(11(» plaili of thein. vietching 2,(1-0.43 the wor](l. 111, 1(,1'Icl. 111<lting int{) a

Undying I.ove

1)lilliant while light. The gl.tre shilted, 4 1011(· into im'

Winner - Intermediate (Year 10)

fuce anct I avertal tin gan·. 1 blinked :1% the inug·ex

beful-c mi· 111()111(led into {)11(' another. Acitic'(·/ing mi I'lic·v have (11-('11111% for tlic·ir clii](1:-en. And their

eve; shut. 111; head grew cic)11(led. I felt (li//m, cou](1 feel

chHdren Imu· (11'caln% 1{)1 tlu·1]lh(·lu·%. Thcv want their

inv bod, 3,\Il\ing. A Nlight %]mkc .iticl I (4 )(·ned mv ew·4.

children to bc happv :111(1 %11('c'(,431111 alict nic)41 01:'11. thev

%(litilic'% ag.tin - tic). not %(111.11(0. 14('licfc-our,wd thi-ough

\vant \dut their chilchrn willit.

inv lic,ch. Ah veN. 1 1-(cc),41ised thi.4 1,111(c. It was familiar.

I'bev w,itch as theit· chilcil·('11 g·row lip. Thcv hokl

c'c,inh)1'ling.

tiwil hanctx :,+ 1| 1(·, c i·c ,%+ the ic).icl. make their lillic heN

Movelnent 1)(·11('iuh me caught inv attelition. A hoIt

every (1,1, for ten i'(.11-4.111('I uatch 11% th(·i le,lic for t|li

Minile touched mv lips. Mv head 1(Nted (114.ililil, 011 1 11\

fir>t (111; of .cnior SchooL and worn \%11(11 thcv colne

palin. Yo. thesc people I knciv. Thi·Ac people iverc in,

hollk· late. 'liu·# watch. and hoon wonder if theil

h)\·cd (,lic·x. inv· cheriNI](·cl (,iu·%. 1 watchcd tlic·in, xitting

childrell were ever live i.(·111-% 01(1. 1111(1 ic .tred to be

tall (,li tlitil hol-No. 11(11(14 hit,li .nul proild. \1\ futher Nat

withollt their \Illin or 1)21(1.

Ic·KAI alld omilions, a twinkle iii his eve brinning hiN

l'bev fight \vith their children. And their children

0,01 cxterior. Rin. of +tin flickered on hi, cliainond

light 1),ick. The, disagict· 011 ('\'c'i-,thing. :111(1 <c )itictimes

£ littccl c 1-own. vic,ked th(· irl,Itine· red velwl [lowing

it [ccb; 21% il- thcl 11 ll('\I'l' h.t\(· a (hilised ({)11\('1'411tion.

froin hi>, dic,illcler. Boicic hilii. tiic,tilital on her 4tc·(·cl

But when theil- child grt. %ick. the: '11 make tlic·In Nolip.

ill frolit ofthe *tont· 2.11,·41(.uting to the palace garclens,

1111(1 take them to the ductor, and worrv when thev've got

Mat im mc,ther. She was belititiful: goIden hair flowing

11 fc\(·i. No niatter hou inuch ilic€ic ba·n fighting.

from beneath a golden clown. rippling down thi· while

l'hev watch :15 tlwil- children make the fame mistakes

ilicath that enfolded her slight form. Together liu·;

11, thev did. But thcv don't *.1, anvilling. nell though it

wel-c a unified frolit. 4111-1(,1111(led In their faithful

breaks their helit'ts to Nee it. The, c·i, for their children.

servants. Knights weir clad in Nhining annour, voung

\\'hat the€ve done. what the€re doimf. and what thev

p.lgch appeared lulliinescent it] racliant white silk.

know thev will (10. Thev want to protect them froin

Bevond them, bevoilcl our peaceful .anctitarv, stictched

rventhing. But thev know tlic: calit.

a never ending plain. No tirch. 1 1(1 11(,it'en. jip;t all

1 hn· have their own secret (11-(,1111% for their children. I'lle, want them to be sticce..ful alict tzillilled. But ili{Kt

emel-ald giren gardet] clipping gelith· with the softh 1(,11154 4ope1

of al] 111('\ Want what their children Want. Thev Want

From mv 101 1,· position, perched hig-h in the castle

thciii to get a good jol). ancl a tamil\. ancl whatever ('14(.1

g.7/int.t (lou·n froin .1 ht{)iu· Iviticlow. 1 1-irst %.m tlic·in

it is thal thes think will inake their child happ\. Bec .11 [se

coming. C)lit' 111(,inent. the hot-i/on \5+11% 11 cn'still bllic

thats the onk thing- thev want for their chilclien. For

mil)!emished bv the burning vin. The next, a dark cloud

111(911 1() 1)(· 1114)n.

rosc fic )111 11(·neath the N]()11(· c )1 the plain. A long. 1)111(-k

And Kninetiine; thev vill creep in to their chi](11-(76

Iii](. black [lags 11\ing·, ic)(1€· (1(ti·i-ii]incclh' tcm,ii·(1% tis. Mv

rooin to r litch than Ja·p. To watch their (11(,tin h. And

hancls Ilew to iii\ cal-% as thi inder roarcd. breaking- the

lo check thut thcil-c vii| ali\c.

cal'Iici' tranquillit\. lilli wait, 11(,1 thlinder. jitst It

.\11(1 1 lic·it- children have diran™ 100. Thei know that

Ilicir parents know bIAL and thal the€ve bern thi'ough it all. lilli tlin vill (1{)]A lificn. Jilht like their p.11·ents clidiA lixten when the, were voung.

[li1111(1(11'<)11+ h-,11'-crv that pounded unvards 11.4 pn)(-lanning one thing. 1 bev wri c· going k) (1(·>,troV 11%. \h cu·+ wric· wide with fhock. terror chill lied

thi-oligh im mind. The ground Ii'lin|,led With the

ind while the, grow· 111). the, wl] g(,c)(11)w to thi·it'

vibration 01 the ononning hool 1,(·,1/4 alid a (1 01

parents :14 111(,1 nish off ilit{) the ])Illiground. But liu·\

ivarning· row from nn chext. caught iii nn' throat. MY+

ahuni call [or Milin or Dad wh(·11 thev mil.

illouth opened but li·1(·as((1 llc) Antind. 1 11'11% hclpless.

Flicn thcv grow up und 1-(AN· that it \vasti t Nuch a

watching the approaching iii\,iders in grow'ing hc„lot :,4

long- time ago th:it the, never left their .\|tlin'% (,1 1):,(1%

a realigtion (!,m·nal on inc. \1\ people clicliA vet know

*i(IC.

of the illituitictit (1.illger. Oblivic)11* to .t]L thev Illughed

l'hcv have Ilic·ir own (lic,1,11%, and thcv know' thitt

and h·olicked with conlidena· ainong· the vivid scarlet

their par<·1110 hau· their own fragiii· (11-(vilii, for tlic·in.

nourr, that 11-,tiliccl tlic pahur \1 ,111%. -1 bev,i'Al'L

liu·; 4(·(· 111,·i]- piti-enth won-ville and crving- 1*01- them.

i inprepared as lightning Ilashed in the <k, and the· cliti-k

1)111 thcv worn and cn enough for themhelve+.

clond loomed closer.

\lid even tholigh thev pretriul thev (tolit care what

121 ircu·r known 111,+ pcoplel rellexo to bc Alow.

1 11 ( ' i r pare n t s t h i n k . t h es (lon h l e t t i w i n 1 -4 .1( 1 1 h ( 4 1 -,c h ool

1()(lin. whcli a litht reMpon>,c wah * ilnportant » the air

work. jus[ i 11 caw their parent. think in no good.

we breathe. their Nunrmenth were hingllid. 11('11(13

Roxaium Run. War 10

54 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

1111-lic·(1. Nif'()1(10 were diawn. 1)111 all inou·(1 ,1.4 th<)11%11

14 -·,4 A

Al,ey

clitigged. The first line of clefence sermingly sli·cp-

future genelations to clijov, which would \#·c clic)(,Ne?

walked into position. A mere few' strps had thev taken

Which fillil 1(1(·quatelv rep}'C·,AL'ilth the interests and

before the clieinv was upon thein. Cries of hon-01- Ilew

vallieN of (,111 time? Even 111(11-c ililpoltanth. which lihn

fic,|11 my mouth :1% 1 wept, \0'litching- through Clenched

projects an image 01 11 M )(·icty that wi· \1-,Ilit I utilic

hands the destiziction of inv people, iny world. The t·:tin

genciationx to ,»ociate ivilll liA. a living reminder 01(ilil

1)·gan. shects of it dicing- through the now chonv xky.

Contlilmtion to the world? The :111vj(·r :tpl)('Ilth to me 10

Whistling winds whipped iny hair, as below on the

be bliliclitigh· c)1)ic,ils.

|),ittlclit·Id the black arnn· drew c·lose·r to my fortilied

I.et inc set the scelic: it begill>. c)11 a hi>,Ii gri·(·11

cast] c·. 141(,ocly corpses 1.n slain, c)] i h to be to·d over the

111<)11111,kin Noinewheir in Atixtria. Thc opening (1('cliti

ellemies' horses and canicd away. The emerald g·reen

1-011 while the camet·,1 skilfully sweeps over mill·\ of wil(l

ground was now c l imson, t he rain m ixing wit h the 1 ilood

1,111(1. A lone liguic' ellic.lues. The calicia ix (11'11\vii

to lorm a giant red sea that was lapping at the gates.

towal-(14 it. 11 #illgle 1,(,clv ('1\m|al mic! 11!il-(·cc,gnklble

Fron·n, mv heart heating wilcilv in stark contrast to my

among-st the mighti' Mill-1-(,imds. 1 he tension of the

deadened liinbs, 1 watched as the al inv Sl,itigltered the

Ilitilience heightens as we creep closer and closer to this

last of my people and began to move Slowly,

Ming-Ic figult. Th(· calnera contilitte>, to inou·. the figure

pill-1)(,setil|]v, towards inv king and queen. 1.ightning flashed. illtitilinating the black and reel 1,111(1*cape. A face shi-(,ticled with the black arinour of the im'aders glanced up at that precise moment and a

shudder coursed through my body. Evil eyes, a wicked triumphant smile. Mv once all-powerful king and queen. I now Maw shing- like trophies over the backs of the horses. I u.ized belwath me lis (ic'l cat c (,l!1 sed through everv fibre in mv body. My white arnn· wa) gone,

capmred 1,> the black army which stood at the castle gate, victorious. with tlitlinph echoed in their every inove. And the monled likiicts<·ape began to take on ill

delined shapes 011,lack and red, with four straight Nicles C )nce more. the Scene swain before me und I p]-c;ed the palms of iny hancls to 119' c>'cs. A glilistly linging. cheers of tritimph and a loud grating st,und swirled

an)und nn ears. Slowly, 111, ews opened, adjilghig to the gl.il'ing light surrouncling· inc. Then a facc Was in front of mine and I ji·i-ked back invollilitaril\, Evil nes, a

wicked tliumphant Minile ... and .1 11.111(1 1-c.tching for

A aimost lecognisable; a woman. spitilling wi|(Ih'; we air getting closer und closer. the camera moins in on her

face to reve,11 the cilic·nuA brightest star. julie Andi-(·ii+. wllo

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exclaination 'The 11111% are .Ilive with the Hound of

ninsic!' And fo beginx three 11(1111-% of ciliematic geniti.4.

a musical nmsterpirce which contains, in perfect equilibrium. lili the requilrilletib (,1 .1 film for 1111 gclicraticnis. 'The Sound of Music' ix. on the sill-1 .1('c, a musical

(:inderella Stol-> in which a \1'(,illd-1*· 111111 i. .ent fi-om

the convent on a jounwy of %('Illi·xploration that le:1(1% her to the position <)1 ,<C )('1 17<» to xeven voung childwn. Ilci,#c,ic.1 in

ti'llc, 1)(„-Inect'4-girl

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inwxpecteclls' falls in love witb tlic' chi](11'( 16 father and, tic·(·dless to <in', 11('\'(·t 1)(·('(,111(·s a mill. (.1 :inted. 111(·

Mon' i•; dreadfuHv predictable and highh tillic':ilistic. ilic

chal-acters air a little stercot, 1)(·(1 1,11(1 the perfornmnce•; (10 Kink ilito ilic .il,]),illing- al titnes. 1,lit to dismiss this film as one of thl· more commonplace examplch of 21)iii Cilitury £ ilic·ina wouki be .IN (lis,Istron. .111(1 ir;

111"Nk.

'Good game. came a Aliltlg voice. 'Btit the best will

alwav, win.' I glanced down, realis,ition creeping over me. Mv white arinv was gone; a black .11 inv was :11 my

door. And the black and ird squares of the chessboard Stal((1 11]) at me, mocking.

detriment.11 a>; a casc of 1,11-\ngitiN would be to .italic Andiew,6 voia·-box. 1 he ti ll(· 1)11111.ilic-(· of th i.4 film lich

embedded a little deeper than withill inog, 1111(lifill mci muir casily detected after Newral vit·wings. C )ne need

c )lilv sit thi'€)ligh all three 11(,111·% of'The Ac )111 1(1 c )f \Ill.dc' (without a break in order to achieve the full effect) on a

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handful of occasions al](lits sheer brilliance will emellir.

hir-iting all who see it to be as inuch iii love with it as I

The Greatest

am. For what c,ther feature fihn can boast a storyline tlilli

n inner - Senior Section

agrecable proportions thal everyone flom Bill the

tackln religion. politic .. loinance alld music ill hitch 11-uiterer to Her Majestr the Queen can 1111(1(·1-Stancl and

if joic cotild pr<vrve just mic Jilm joi· future generations.

en jow· it? It i.q 7-he Sound of AlliNic' alone th.11 .1(·hieves

whic-h loottld il be mul why?' After nrentli uwtching 'The

this, and 'The Nound of Music' alone· thal (1,·Nc·rves the

Xmold of Music' on television F„' 1 he It 11 11(1)'edlli time, I km®

recognition not onh' 01'c)111'schrs. Imt all who come after

what ill> an.uver 111(,uld be, Ind how to mm,im·c evenone el.w>? I

Ilit'i-c't{,re defirled 10 wlite the piece Jighth imigue in cheek, Ihough I jirmh believe every it,ord I lial,r wi'111('11.

flh.

Arguablv· the most (,1!(1(';tting- 1(·atilic· of this (inematic ('l.issic ix its lillisic. 14(,gel-% 1111(1 11;,111 I lier,tein

From 'The Great Dictator' to 'Gic·ase'. 'Ben I hir' to

created what A 1111(1(,111)tecll\' their l,l ightest 41,11- in this

'1411]) Fiction', the golden age of c ilwina Ims produced

Inotion picture, 1111(11 clullenge lin)' person Am to view

inanv' chisics. But of thi' thou>ands of example, of

'The .Nound 01'Milsic' and not bc humming at least one

citic·inatic excellence the last ((·titurv ha; pic)(luced. Whic h lihil ( c)111(1 be regarded 11% the bests \\'hal l inore, if faccd with the pi cispeel of prescrving oul\' one 11]111 for

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of itx (1(lightful til(·]c)(lic'% for the 1-ext of the dar, if not the weck. 1 silliilarl, doubt .111, viewer ofthe li]111 liaxiA

LOTE Visitors

anempted a few 1'{)1111(1% of 'Mv Favourite l'hings' wh(·n next the, wel-c laced with a thiratening Situation. And a

1)111 ing Ic)96 the school was plivileged to \0(·1((,Ine

Ical is (c,Itailih' to be brought to aln' ic.cling Sc)111 3 eve

Mathilde %(·Inpcv who joined Wai· 11 girls tor two

alter C :.11,1.zin Voll Trapphs heartfelt rendition of

inontl. Mathilde. Edwina lic,lbeac}6 lic,v «ter from

'1<(1(·hu·i«. or \Inthcl- .hitpelior'% stil-}'ing pellormance

Itordcalix, joilled in with 1,11 activities and impressed

of '(:limb Evel , lic),tinaill'. But who can look past the

cwrvolic· with her open 111!(1 Stililn dispo.Nition. Mathilde

Mong that is the film'% ti.,ines.ike. -lhe hill, are alive with

brought with her a gift froin her heacl tc·:tcher for the

111(· s,)1111(1 of tiltixic' is the lit-XI phrast' so ilicloctionsh·

sc lic)01 which was fornulk pic·sental to Dr. Illint (,tic·

uttel-( cl b, c )ill hernine. lind it is 1 c'surrecteel il i Nt·veral

|lilichtillic. The %(1 10(,1 communitv was %21(1 to see lu·I

xcelic·% iii the filin in a skilltil (lii-(7'torial plov' that

|cave 1),11 1-clt ('111·iched .111(1 c lilivened bv her Ntav With ll>.

reminds thi· viewer what this fihn iM all about. This. 1111(1

cach 01 the MOngs in the fihn. combine; 1,(·.1,itiful melody with It me•Mage relevant not {)111, 11(m', 1)lit fur ;ill time.

The fihn shotild not be.judged for its ]]ill.«al charin al(me. as the urasill-e trove of catch\· 11111(·% thal it

contains is the backdrop for 2111 enchanting tale of romance. Fraulein Maria anct Captain Von Trapp share a love tbal battle. ailailist the oclds 2111(1 11 illinphs ill a lillian that age Cal„101 wither. and will still be recogilized bv fliture generatic )11% ah one of the greatest pai] M of

Another visitor who arrived at Ilic v boo] mid-veal

was Ytikie Kc,I,avashi, our j.11'EP Mitclent and japanese ,,AAist.int. Yukie has t.iken part in manv cla<$(1% fic )117 Yeal 7 to Wai- 12 :ind assisted greath· in the film] preparations ofthe War 12 gii-1% for their In-al examination. Ynkie Ims lived with several host i.imilies and h.,0 experienced manv different litestiles in Melboill-lie. We arc grateful

for Yukiebs presence with us and wish her well whatewi slie min do next vear.

history. Howi·ver the 1-oacl to marital bliss is not a smooth one for the pail. and the altilience is forced to wait in Iinxions anticipation before the) can elljov ilic happv sight of Mt- and Mrs Von Trapp happih· in.it-ric·cl. The 1() inalitic theme of the 1 1111 is cal-1-ied .ilso bv the eldest

12)11 '11·app child. who at the age of 'Sixteen Going-on St·,('litccli' iN ('tijcning the trials and tribulationx of first

love. a love that is .t|No lili' from perfect. >hich themes as thiN air essilitial iii a fihn for the lic·xt generation. not unly for their elltit tainment vallic, 1)lit for theit- (ternal I clevance to people ofall :wes. \Vhile ain other fihn of the moclern cra i.+ likelY to

cleal with c )111\' olic· sig-nilicant theme. the real brilliance 1,chind 'The >knuul onllisic' lies in thi· 111(·1 that it goes illither than its pects. ancl manaires to tic· into its ah·cadv

adequate plot even 11[i-the!- poilith of relevance :111(1 importance for liu· plc·Xent and filime .iliclit·lic·(·. The fihn ((,litains a religion, .ispec·t that raises (lil(rtic)114 of

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what will lilicic)11},ted|v become enduring rele, .ilici. ['hrough the depittion of Mati:6 fuitli st]-Liggle aticl eventilitl .11)ilit, to live a life in which the two are able to

Mathilde Sempey, Exchange student from France, and her host sister, Edwina Holbeach, presenting a gift from Notre Dame School in Bordeaux to Loreto Mandeville Hall Principal, Dr Anne Hunt

co-exist. a valuable lesson is also t.lught to these of its who have sought similar an.a·ers in our own lives. Further lessons can be learnt through the Constallt yet

Attl)tic pc)litic'.111-('ltrelict·% thilt 111'C Ac'attered thi'()11,411(,lit the fihn. Set in pre-\\2,1-|d \\111- H Alistria, the film shows a nation losing its own identitv to the domineering Na/.i reginw. the black sh·,wika appearing a. a frequent chilling reminder of the perils of fascism. Such themes as these air skilfullv slipped into the girater context of the fihn. ad(ling to the overall lilcfs.lge of- the piece.

It R 1)((1111*c 01 the>.c All'Illiligh· ttilitill)(,1-tant .dicto th.11 the filin 11'1111%(c·11(14 its 111('Agic' CO1111).illic)11% 4111(1 i>;

cataptilted into a chess 01 its own. The combination of In»ic. 1'{)111,111('c'. rchgion und politio t]Kit exist Within

'The Hound of \IliNic' A to slich a (ic<grec 01 perfectic )11, that .111 who watch it can both enjov it and learn li c)111 it.

fo not pre•;crve it for all who come after 11% to enjov as wi· Imve would be a clihaster

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Ms Yukie Kobayashi

Ward celebrate after winning Junior Drama Sue Saxon Memorial Trophy

Junior Drama

Kate Edmonds

Jacqueline Halpin

Beth Jones

Erin Griffin and Julie Bentley

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Lauren Trumble and Lucinda Gannon

Mary Fonti

Senior Drama

Meg Ockleshaw

Michelle Rodrigues and Claire McKeown

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(Front) Mrs Bernadette Howell (Receptionist). Mrs Robyn Stapley (Student Secretary), Miss Jacqueline Buttigieg (Staff Secretary). 5. Sr Josephine Jeffery (School Archivist) 6. Mrs Margaret Bridger (Director of Development), Miss Tania Salzano (Community Relations Officer)

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Music A tillisiciall's titnetable: hours

Concert Batid achieved a Merit cit the Melbourne Bands'

of rehears:ils, music lessons and

Fectival. In addition, they performed M the Australian

routine, pracnce .linidst a 1)ilsy

Band and ()i-chesti·.I Direckn·s' Association Festival und

extra-curric'111,11' schedule and

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clemanding honwwork. Yet, a

repre>,ented the school with grat (lixtinction on various

sc·i, sc of' solidarity, inain/ 1.11 ighs

occasions, including the Fathers' Association 1)inner,

Seniol

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and it-ic·liciships which ic·lic·}i

1.MI·I Art Show and the Schools' Trade Fail, ax well as

8('1(,SS vear leve|% tlnite 111(·se

pclionning at the New Exhibition Centre and the

ilidivic]1121]X.

Telsti,1 Building.

Ninetern ninety-six proved to be an exhausting yeal. On Open Day, visitors were

Their have been some significant clialiges. We bade 1,11 ewell to Mrs Todd, our Director of Music, who is

ple.,salith· surprised to hear and see music ensembles

taking leave to ful ther her studies overseas, and thanked

dotted around the school. In March, all milsicians

her for her dedication and initiatives. Semester 2 saw the

boarded buses, destined for tile annual music camp iii

arrival of Mrs I lavdon, our Acting Director of Music,

Daylesford; an intense weekend of musicianship

who, along with Mrs Conolan, our new Head of Strings,

interwoven with laughs and a humorous talent quest.

shared with us her experience and professionalism.

Dming the Performing Arts Festival ensemble practices

There has been an innovative addition to (mi

cease, but musicians hastilv arrange music, madly

ensembles: the Stage Band. This group, which is

rehearse and attempt to meet the deinands of

basicallv a concert band without the woodwinds, was

sonietillics grumpy PAF Captains! However, not long

born out of student interest and is a credit to the hard

after this ectacle, the commitment and endurance of

work and determination of its founding inusicians and

our 11111sicialls was trilly tested as they prepared for our grandic,se Music Festival at Robert Blackwood Hall,

expose LMI-1 stil(lents to, and arouse 11101-C sUppOrt for

Molm.sh thiiversity. C ,(,tii[,lete with joyer music, a

Music by encouraging enseinbles to perform at

majestic fatifure and formal ilitrochictions, Ililisicians

askinblies. Meanwhile, the junior String+ and Brass

Mrs Meachem. Over this year, the aim has been to

fi-om both the junior and Senior Schools piesented an

Programme, operating at Years 3 and 3 respectivelv,

excellent cuhnitiation of their year's work. In the

shotild provide all ensembles with a weahh of talented

splenclid Kitit·01111(lings of the fainous Oak Pailour

young plavers ill future Ve'lix.

recitals continued. while Aeveral tale·lited students Und

Thank you to my fellow music leaders, Elspeth

the Loreto Symphony Orchestra enchanted us at the

Martini, Elizabeth McCarowv, and Melissa Migliardi for

VCZE :incl Sonata/Concerto Recital. The IliterholiNe

their constant %14,poit and olliStaticling learic'I'Nhip, and

Music Festival. introcluced in 1995, was .igain %11(-cissful.

()iii AL'(li('ate(1 illsti-litilellt,11 teacllel->; 2211(1 ('ll,(·ill|)1(·

Apart from school unctions, each of the elisembles

conductors. Similarly, I acknowledge 0111- talented I,MI-I

has its own commitinents. The Vocal Ensemble

musicians who generously give of their time and work extremely hard; they are the Music Depaitment and, in

performed at a private wedding, while Brian Hogg, a composer and conductor, featured as our Artist.-in-

their capable hands, the music of Loreto Mandeville

Residence, and offered a wealth of experience to

Hall has a promising future.

Concert Band. Despite Mrs Meacheni's illness and the

Christine S.immartino (Music Captain)

fact that they were performing iii a higher division,

Vocal Ensemble Back Row · Christina Broussard!

Elizabeth McCartney, Katsy Lee, Skye Alexander-Begbie, Christine Sammartino.

Front Row - Mrs Wendy Todd! Annabel Smith, Joan Allanadale,

Stephanie Doyle, Tiffany Loft, Lucy Johnson. Absent - Veronica Shine. Clare Gibson.

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Flute Ensemble

Brass Ensemble

Alexandra Angelatos, Melissa Migliardi, Mrs Barbara Johnston,

Back Row - Clare Noonan, Rachel Hoy. Anthea Kavanagh,

Roxanna Ryan, Anne Conroy.

Kate Dickson.

Centre Row - Katsy Lee, Karen Lee, Mrs Lucy Crowther, Laura Riley, Emily Smith. Front Row -

Rebecca Pereira, Kamy Lee.

Skye Alexander-Begbie.

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Jane Stewart, Christina Broussard, Katsy Lee, Miriam Slattery, Skye Alexander-Begbie, Elizabeth McCartney,

Mrs Wendy Todd. Fourth Row -

Third Row -

Emily Gaidzkar. Tiffany Loft, Stephanie Doyle, Christine Sammartino, Joan Allanadale, Annabel Smith.

Kamy Lee, Anna-Marie Black, Rachel Price, Sarah Price, Lauren-Jade Ryan, Brigitte-Jane Ryan.

Second Row - Caitlin Noble, Emily McLeay, Marion Stephenson. Zoe Kitchen, Gemma Fleurisson. Brigid Anderson. Front Row Absent

Elizabeth O'Day, Charlotte Algie, Karen Lee, May Wang, Lucy Johnson, Lalitha Selvendra.

-Veronica Shine, Surin Wijayasinghe, Clare Gibson, Casey Gunn, Rebecca Prescott.

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St Cecilia's Orchestra

Brigid Anderson, Sarah Pinto, Rochelle Howie.

Back Row - Mrs Leonie Conolan, Jane Serong, Georgina Molloy, Jennifer Palisse, Belinda Bowman (Leader), Amelia Johannes.

Centre Row - Isabelle Kitchen, Lucy MeNamara, Rebecca Pereira, Karen Lee, Criseyda Robinson, Helen Beatty. Front Row - Chandini Kao, Melissa Hil, Jennifer Hopkins,

Charlotte Algie. Absent - Natalie Grant.

Loreto Symphony Orchestra Back Row - Mrs Leonie Conolan, Jessica Day, Catrina Boemo, Rosannah Healy, Stephanie Keenan, Annabel Smith. Joan Allanadale, Mrs Wendy Todd. Fifth Row -

Karen Lee, Emily Gaidzkar, Madeleine Healy, Anne Conroy, Marie-Danielle Turner, Elspeth Martini, Skye Alexander-Begbie

Fourth Row -

Rachel Ball, Anthea Kavanagh. Emily Smith. Kamy Lee, Katsy Lee, Roxanna Ryan, Phoebe Knowles, Lisa Charlton.

Third Row - Georgina Coleman, Beth La Brooy, Stephanie Doyle. Jenn fer Bishop. Simone Ball, Sunaina Miranda, Emma Wilson.

Second Row - Catherine Ryan, Melissa Migliardi, Sarah Pinto, Rochelle Howie, May Wang. Brigid Anderson, Patricia Nigro, Stephanie Resciniti.

Front Row. Sarah Martini, Jacinta Holmes, Margherita Boemo. Ebonie Martello, Rachel Melnerney. Absent - Tiffany Vickers, Alexandra Angelatos, Clare Gibson, Megan Walters.

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LMH Stage Band

Back Row - Annabel Smith, Catrina Boemo, Rosannah Healy,

Back Row -

Jennifer Palisse, Marie-Danielle Turner.

Mrs Jennifer Meachem (Conductor), Skye Alexander-Begbie.

Centre Row -

Third Row - Karen Lee, Roxanna Ryan, Anthea Kavanagh,

Mrs Leonie Conolan, Georgina Molloy, Madeleine Healy, Joan Allanadale, Jessica Day,

Kelly Gallivan, Rochelle Howie,

Rachel Hoy, Laura Riley.

Elspeth Martin i (Leader).

Second Row -

Front Row - Jacinta Holmes, Margherita Boemo, Ebonie Martello

Kamy Lee, Emily Smith, Anne Conroy, Katsy Lee

Clare Noonan.

Front Row - Jennifer Bishop, Caroline Whelan, Lauren Mihelcic, Anica Meehan.

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LMH Concert Band Back Row - Katsy Lee, Mrs Lucy Crowther, Clare Noonan, Kamy Lee, Anne Conroy, Mrs Jennifer Meachem (Conductor), Emily Smith. Fifth Row -

Rebecca Pereira Lauren Mihelcic, Jennifer Bishap, Anica Meehan, Caroline Whelan, Skye Alexander-Begbje.

Fourth Row - Anthea Kavanagh, Karen Lee, Roxanna Ryan, Rachel Hoy, Laura Riley. Third Row - Rachel Griffiths, Beth La Brooy, Clare O'Neil, Sarah Portelli, Phoebe Nugent, Neela Velan. Second Row - Patricia Nigro, Maria Asimakopoulos, Melissa Migliardi, Olivia Burns, Shona Hannaford. Front Row - Rochelle Howie, Sarah Pinto, Brigid Anderson, Kelly Gallivan. Absent -

Claire Baxter, Sarah Saunders.

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Clockwise below: 1. Jane Stewart,

2. Skye Alexander-Begbie. 3. Year 9 Ski Camp.

4. Feast Day clean up! 5. Year 12 Camp. 6. Lauren Trumble.

7.Guitarist Extraordinaire! Mr Peter Crewe.

8. Music Camp. Karen Lee, Kamy Lee, Olivia Burns, Phoebe Nugent, Stephanie Doyle, Zoe Kitchen and Lisa Charlton.

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4. Medieval Day: Madeleine Scanlon, Louisa King, Phoebe Nolan, Michelle Funder and Miranda Hindle.

5. Re-thinking Drinking Programme: Claire McKeown and Stephanie Doyle.

6. Winning Duo! Sarah Gurry and Julia Gurry. Opposite Page

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Hiroshima Day Liturgy

Right: Open Day Music ans: Brigid Anderson, Sarah Pinto and Rochelle Howie

Left: Year 11 History - Kena Buxton as a 1960's housewife

Below: Charmian Ong leads PAF rehearsals in the courtyard L

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Debating 1996 has been olic of the moxt successful vears in

Olice aguill. wc are seeing all eve -growing- suppon

debating at Loreto. Not onk· clid we have twchr trains,

for debat i ng i n t he sc 1 1001 and we wou I d l i ke to th ank all

which is more than la>it vear, but we also liad inore 1)i·st

the students wlic) participated to make it such a

Speaker, recorded 1111111 ever. We had man lant:Nic

successful velit: .\ special thanks nreds to be extended to

achicwments from lili our vear levels. especialh in D-

all the te,un captains 2111(1 the te' IZC lict 4, C'Apeciallv M +

grade. This i eal- D-grade te:un 1. made the quartrilinak

Hale, who aided iii the smootli i unning (,1 .inother rear.

and were c,tilv defeated hv 1 ],c,int. As Well. D-grade team

I hope next vear is .14 Kitccessful. it'11(,t more so. than this

4 came a recond place oll the 1.1(1(let- 21% did C-grade learn

/ eai:

I.isa Arthur (1)ebating Captain)

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A-Grade Debating Back Row -

Mrs Margaret Smith, Carla Pascoe,

Katherine Woodruff, Jane Castles, Christine Sammartino.

B-Grade Debating Back Row - Claire Papaluca, Charlotte Mulder, Sara Lynch, Louisa Coleman, Ms Leesa Hale.

Front Row - Maria Spitaliorakis, Kate Kuring, Gemma Deane,

Front Row - Marguerite Osborne. Edwina Holbeach,

Lisa Arthur, Aisling O'Donnell, Caroline Petricola. Sarah Whiting.

Georgiana Quinn, Jacinta Holmes, Priscilla Ruffolo. Absent - Edwina Hurley.

07-

Back Row - Annabel Smith. Lisa Charlton, Claire Baxter,

C-Grade Debating Back Row - Rachel Ball, Georgina Ryan, Clare O'Neil Vivienne Ringersma, Lucy Maule, Claire Lachal. Centre Row - Ms Leesa Hale, Sunaina Miranda, Roxanna Ryan,

Clare Noonan, Emma Poynton, Jane Stewart, Stephanie Doyle, Megan Walters.

Centre Row - Ms Leesa Hale, Emily Nolan, Jennifer Turnbull, Prue Tehan, Emily Smith, Kristen Doyle, Zoe Kitchen, Fiona Hegarty Claire McKeown.

Catherine Meehan, Meg Ockleshaw, Olivia Sweeney.

Front Row - Mary Fonti, Lauren Trumble, Eliza Curtain,

Front Row - Nancy Sposato, Tiffany Lot Kelly Gallivan,

Katherine MeMahon, Charlotte Algie, Georgina Coleman,

Margherita Boemo, Phoebe Knowles, Anna-Marie Black, Kasey Warner. Absent - Thea Geddes.

Melissa Hil, Andrea Vaz. Absent -

Anne-Maree O'Brien, Sarah Ho, Jane Balmer,

Sarah Cichy. Katie Taylor. Hannah Whiting.

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Sports Captain's Report Mport A an important part of our school lili·. und at

\Ve nitirt nevcr forget thal the primarv rea>on for

I .oreto t here .11-(1 1 11.11 I> c )1) 1,< ) 1 1 111 ] i t ics 1-01· gil lA, 1'(·gill-dless

participating should be for enjovment alid full. Sport

of,;tandard. to become im'olved at both interhouse and

slic,tild be an integral part oflife, as it provicles extensive

interschoo] levels. \Thilst en joving Npolt, Kills (1111:mce

1)(·lic·lits, both ])17>T,ical lilicl mental.

kills, develop Ic·adership potential and Ic,Ater IMen (14 1 ips.

1 11'11>1 1.()1 (·to will continue to be a leader in

ilit(,1-Nchool sport. \\'ith the 11(lvent of the claNS) 11(·w

1.oreto offer>, a rallge Of >,porh. 16 in totaL inchicling vich cliverse :1(·tivitics :is fl·jing. equestrian. ath](·tiou

Aport>; tilliloilli. wc hope our perionnance, on the fic·icl will be even classict- than thev are now!

I wiNh Loreto 2,11 the 1)(,st in %])(,1-1 for the littili·(·.

C ticket and water polo. This year 11,14 wen an hu'reave in participation. Ic,gether with

tlic»

1111111( 114·

('litlit,Mi''MI„

1111(1

lacquic· Carroll (Schoo] Al)ort. Captaill)

('ounnitment to trailling (liMplaval bv team 111('1111)('1·%. this has contril,tital lo coilsi.tent ic·%1111% in :ill arras.

with al] teams performing wei| at inter,NChool leveL Outstancling resttlts were Irc<)1(1('(1 in inamr sports und their were ;11%0 excrptional

incli, iclli.il

achic\(·inents. \Ve have the Mervia·% of Scu·i·11] (·xpert conches and the 1)(·11(lits are now being reaped. 14('('ent ilic)\Utic)i]% iii V)(,1-t gc) 11'{)111 >,trcligth to st I cligth, such as t he LMI I Nell),1 11 C .11 11), initiate·c I bv Mrs

Gillespie, which now has Mix teams competing on

Satiticlav mornings. Participation bv vounger vear le\(1x (12.11% 6-10) will ensure 1.Oreto'% strength in lic'tl).ill ill the long term. The involvement c)# senior ucli·lits .14

coaches provicles, c )1)1)(,1 timitic. for cross age interaction and development.

The Xavier/1.oreto swimming and diving club is verv pc)])111.11-, and perhaps M }Ine of the outht,ilicling 41#'ilnming l'esult>. can be atti-il,lited to thi%. The tomnastics club wek-omed new coach Vicki Evan< and continues to expand. with particular empha.is on.junior

participation. At the q'nior le\'c·| the acrobic·c te,zin lias worked liteles* for competitioti..

The importance of inte,-hc,11+c sport should be highlighted. Apart ft'oin providing oppoittillitic'% for girlf to take part in sport, it unifics gii-ls of .111.11)ilities phning ill a 1(,lind robin format. h ix really elic (,111'aging

to sce the 11(nixe spirit genciated on days 91(·h as the interhouse swimming and atlill·tic·. carnivals, 7'hiN wai-

:111 hotixes have beell in cloN<· ((,1111)ctition, with \\'ard

claiining victory in 1)(>th «·inuning- and lithletics c,linivalx. and Altilhall winning the gvilin»tics competition. 1 1(,IN· Spil-it C iti»; were invardecl to \\'ard

and Mulhall. ilith the emi)11,131% on enjovment, all lic)114(·f h.lve 1)(·( n gre,11 Contril)litorf to the %])ilit of the gc hc)(,1.

The Capt,lins of the int(·th{)11%(· ancl ilit(·1%(11001 sporting teains are to be thanked for their invalillible 0)111!ibiltions 1111(1 cong!,1111],tted on AliC}1 enthilsi»,tic

leadership. (11-atitude nul.t be extended to t|w PE staff: Ms Norman, Mi» Fox, Ms Mill,ti·(1, Ali-% Fet·(linands and

Mi-% Stobie, for all the tillie and effort thev })111 into thir arra, alld als(, to all the trachers wlic, assisted with warns.

Congratulations to all invohrd in sport this war. 1

encourage even inore gil-LS to Imincipate and have a go.

Jacquie Carroll, School Sports Captain and Mulhall Captain with Lisa Meehan, Vice Captain Mulhall

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Athletics Dilling- filst AL'llic'ster. athletics continued to develop its high profile in LMI I Sport. Around 100 gii-Is foi-med tbe athletics %(litact. assisted by coaclie:

All

We look forward to what is vire to be an exciting Term ·1. when allilc·ties Premier I.(·agtic· will commence

Man fird

1.ewa i i clcnvki

acy:tin. '1'hank vou to Miss Fox al](1 0111- c{)11(·hes and 1,11 who have assisted 1.11 H athletie; this war. It has bet·i 1 a

(sprilit/relav/hurdle« Mr Rod de IIigliden (distance)

privilege to captain the athletic·A train in It)1)6 and wc

alic[ 111- Tom Ilancock (throws). Our squad competed

wish next vear'x captains and athletics squad the best 01

commendablv in the GSSA, NCSA .111(1 (:PS\'S.\ Athletics

luck.

Cal-lin '110.

.Hilia (Min ((hiptaill) kind

\\(' have .1 group 01 vi bllg 11111'dlen .111(1 y,1-illters. but

Sal'ah (;1111 , (Vice-Captain)

this war has scen an incredible lift in field events,

partic'111:1-1\ throwing. .\(li·laide Hamilton-Green. Year 8. broke three recorilf iii hurclle; and disc-tif events wliile 1.:mra Rilev. teal- S. alio broke a discus record at the ( AS.\ carnivaL

Sara Pacilli. 32·ar 8, was omstanding. with five new records c reated thix vear, bulitcling a hurdler record at the (4,%\'AA carnival.

[li Xecolicl seinc·;ter. we entered a number ofteams iii

\NARD

the Vic torian sclic)(,1% relay ch,11]il,ic,liships. Three team.+ clid particularly well. The junior team. Scit-,111 Drnon, Natalie· Bossong, Ali·xis Kellcher and Emil, Whelan. filli•;hed seventh in the final of the -1 x 1(K)m: the

Ilitt1-ilic·cliate team, Sara Pacini, Adelaide I Iamihon-

Green. 1.ouisa King, Michelle Funder and Megan Downing. linished fourth iii the 4 x 1(Hhn final. The

2 -uy«ZE€2

Senior team. Sal-:th (;111'lr. ®lia Gurrv. .lane Kemn·, Catherinc Fernando and Madeline Hov. finished sixth

in the ·1 x 200m linal and eighth in the .1 x 1(Hhn linal. All trains shoilld be commended oil thec high qualit>

Julia Gurry and Sarah Gurry, School Athletics Captains and Ward

pei-formalices.

Captains, with the Interhouse Athletics Sports trophy

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Senior Athletics Team Back Row .

Margherita Boemo, Anika Walker, Lisa Meehan, Jennifer Zahara, Jane Richardson, Kate Dickson, Vivienne Ringersma,

Melissa Corbett. Emily Tribe, Madeline Hoy Centre Row - Genevieve Barton, Catherine Fernando, Anita McCarthy. Jane Kenny Johanna Audley. Olivia Elsley, Melissa Tribe.

Charlotte Mulder. Sophie Dowling, Daniela Norman, Sara Lynch.

Front Row - Jessica Moretti, Rachel Hoy, Catherine Longano, Chelsea Rowlings, Sarah Gurry (Vice Captain). Julia Gurry (Captain), Aimee Lipscombe, Samantha Basford, Rachel Collard, Olivia Sweeney.

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Junior Athletics Team Back Row -

Roisin Gleich, Madeleine Dowling, Emma Poynton, Michelle Funder, Tina Vanspall, Sara Pacini.

Sixth Row - Susannah Bailey, Edwina White, Eloise Porter, Adelaide Hamilton-Green, Kamy Lee, Jacqui Vidal. Melanie Ringersma. Fifth Row - Madeleine Scanlon, Jessica Curley, Celeste Kininmonth, Jessica Fetterplace, Simone Bailey, Rachel Griffiths. Fourth Row - Jennifer Turnbull, Alana Spadaro, Natalie Carter, Criseyda Robinson, Beth La Brooy, Sally Finemore, Megan Downing.

Third Row -Emily Whelan, Lara Signorino, Claire Richardson, Dianna Best, Amy Wark, Jessica Cuttler, Georgia Foley, Alecia Mustey. Second Row Front Row -

-Johanna Shembrey, Alexis Kelleher, Amelia Hartley, Natalie Bossong, Claire Ogilvy, Beata Lukasiak, Elise McLagan.

Kate Fetterplace, Lauren Mihelcic, Sarah Dynon. Anna Mansour, Anna Bryant, Lauren Matthey, Jacqueline Halpin.

M Year Level Champions: Rachel Hoy, Year 10: Sarah Dynon, Year 7: Jane Kenny, Year 11;

Baton change: Astrid Saldukas and

Jessica Fetterplace, Year 9, Sarah Gurry, Year 12; Adelaide Hamilton Green and Sara Pacini,

Aushra Saldukas

Equal Year 8.

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Swimming 1-11(' beginning ofa new .c·ason. The cark mornings! It had come around agaill. Swimming was in scason

Holt (32,11- 7) for outstanding performances thrnughout the Al.1%011.

once more and ilic· 11)96 MIH swimming team was

With tliese results linder our belt we heack·cl for the

about to begin xeven week. of hard and inten;ive

SCRI Diviion 1 carnival. where wi· ic·aped the benelit.

11.tilling.

of all <)111 trailling with an exceptional littinbel- of

Braving the cal-h ilic)11-ling chill ((i..}(hun). the

pel'%011,1111(11 tillic<+ bv placing f ilth in the.junior section,

swimming- squad began 11·ailling al Pr.thran pool even

fourth in the lit<'inic'(liate Nection and eighth in the

Tnexclin. \\-echies(lin- and Thursdav. with lic·w coaches

Ni·nior section. With these i'(1%111ts, we were placcd fifth

Katln' Roberts and Paul Penna. It was a ilieillot-able

overall - a well deferved end to the scafoti.

s('ason with manv higlilights.

\12 would like to commend .111 the gil.14 who

C )ill- first competition waN the Genazicitio meet which

p.1 l tic'ipated c )11 theil- conti 11 1 1 (·cl enthu fiasin throughout

wah a practice Carnival ill a competitive atinos])liere.

the scason. We are .%111(· that their will be :m

I lere we placed wcon€l. a great outcome for the 4 tari of

huprou·inent in 1.\11-1 91-inuning iii the u·,11% to Colne.

the Ne.1>on. The next two carni,-21]h, (:PATS·\ and G>;SA,

\Ve would like to thank Ms C .1111\ Norman. \I. Karin·

catised jubilation after the. hard work all girls put iii. We

Robert< and Mr Pait] Prima for tlwit- c,i-ganisation.

placed eighth and .eventh respec'tively, a well clese 1-ved

Aupport .111(1 ('11((>illagement illi-(bllgliout the Heahon.

effort considering the competition we were up agailist.

\VeN clotic girls!

.\11 gil-14 9%-ain personal bext. iii at least one 01 tlic

carnivak .111(1 foini· achieved thir feat iii all. Special

To-Marce De],Ic (Captain) und

cong-rattllations go to Eli/,1 Hilliren (Year 8) and Cherv]

Brigid Fit,gerald (Vice-Captaill)

Swimming and Diving Team Back Row - Kate Mcfarland, Michelle Funder, Jane Castles, Sara Lynch, Brigid King, Brigid Fitzgerald (Swimming and Diving Vice Captain). Jo-Maree Delac (Swimming Captain), Naomi Grant, Daniela Norman. Arley Grey

Centre Row - Mr Paul Penna, Megan Downing, Joanne Halpin, Jessica Fetterplace, Stephanie Maule, Olivia Sweeney, Penelope O'Loughlin (Diving Captain), Rachel Ball. Rebecca Nolan, Louisa Bostock, Bridget Hopkins, Simone Ball. Eliza Suffren, Ms Kathy Roberts.

Front Row - Kate Fetterplace. Jacqueline Halpin, Nicole Dwyer, Lauren Mihelcic, Alecia Mustey, Zara D'Cotta. Beata Lukasiak, Anna Mansour, Cheryl Holt.

Swimmers: Alicia Mustey, Jacqueline Halpin and Anna Mansour

Intermediate B Netball Team in action: Jessica Curley, Simone Ball, Samantha Dermatis

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(Netball report opposite page)

Cross Country Cross Country started early in Term 2, one week before our first Saturdav APS run!

respective age groups. The lit-st fout· c,1 the Intermediate learn to cross the line..jessica Fetterplace. 1):wiiela

We ti'.lined on Monclin· ilights around the Botanical

Norman. Lanren liticklev and jessica Moretti,

Garclens and along the Yarra River with Mi-x Beck. On

contributed to the team placing xecond. Melanic

Thilt-sdavs. Mr Anderson took 11% down to Como Park

.Hargeant. I.exic·v Horder, Virginia Grant and 711(i-exe

whele we ran vigorous hill sprints and obstacle Collises

1 1.1111-ahan assiti-ed the Senior team of third place. A

around the children 's plav equipment, Mi Anderson

junior teain al,40 perionned at its bert throughout the

en joved reliving his childhood clavs!

hnitation 1-uns. This team mainlv consisted of k·Ill- 7

Our inain competitions were APS Satill'(121>' morning-

girl, runnitig for the iii'st tune iii ounpetith'(· eveills.

11111% at varic,11% coilises 111'ound Melbourne, the 1111-thext

Congratillations to all girls who ]),titicipated in (1·033

awav bring Geclong Grallimar, Corio. These 1'1111%

countri this season. We hi)1)(· that thev will contimic

fillished a c ouple 01 ,<ecks into seconcl term and saw the beginning of the invitation nitis, inchicling the 1,\111

with thril i itiming thi (,ligholit their school life and bevond. Special tl-tanks must go to our coaches, Mr

'11(·tween the Bridges' run beside the Yan-a.

Anderson and Mi-s Beck, who tirelessh' trained alicl

At these runs o it r form peaked and we achieved our best results in vears. We perforined vcrv i¥(11 at the

supported its with great cleclication. 11]anks also to \line Kh.1111.11-21 for accompanving- 11% on our S.ititiclav juns.

SCHA, both itictivicluallv and on a team leveL Melanie

1.(·slev Ilorder (Captain) and

Sal-grant and jessica Fetterplace placed third in tlic·i i

<'it,Killia (.1.tilt (I'ic'(-(:.11)titill)

Cross Country Team Back Row -

Jennifer O'Connell Margherita Boemo, Caroline

O'Brien, Vivienne Ringersma, Lucy Maule, Therese Hanrahan. Centre Row - Mme Marie-Louise Khamara, Mrs Lynne Beck,

Jessica Moretti. Nancy Sposato, Chelsea Rowlings, Daniela Norman, Lauren Mihelcic, Mr Guy Anderson. Front Row -

Jessica Fetterplace, Amy Wark, Adelaide Hamilton-Green, Lesley Horder (Captain), Virginia Grant (Vice Captain), Georgia McCormack, Lauren Buckley. Absent -

Melanie Sargeant.

Netball The 1996 net})1111 se,1.Non at LMII w.1% both %11('cessfful

NetbaH at 1.Mil continues to grow as interest

and en®vable. At all levelA, junion Intermi·diate and

increases rapidlv everv vear. It has bren a privilege to be

Senior, girls demonstrated a high level of skill und

the netball captains 101 1996 and we wish next ve.11 +

admirable tam V)it'it.

1.Mil 11('ll)all teains and captains the 1)( st ofltic k. .Ililia Gurrv (Captain) and (;abriclic 1 1.111 (Vice-

LMII It·ains competed in a varicti· of interschool

competition s thix vear. ( :unt iml i ng 1 l'om last ve,16 debut

C.,1,1.iiii)

ill /hc Vic torian >;choolgirls Netball Competition al

Royal Park, the >U·niors finished (ith/9 in their clivision. the Intermediates 7th/7 and the.Juniors linislic·(12nd/5.

In thc· 1 egul.11' mlie competition, IMII trams were duain verv %11('cesxful With Al teams achieving xecoil(1 or thil'(1 pl,Ichigs. At the SCS.1 carnival l,MH entered three trains, two ofwhich macie it to the xemi-finals.

Thank you to all the PE w.ill. including Mis, Fox and Miss.Jane (Senior team), Mrs Gillespie and Ms Ritchie· (Imernichcliate trani), and 11% Cowall, My Timiev and

Mrs Stobic (junior teain) It)1- their continued vipport, encouragement and conmutment throughout thi· StwRM.

11 1 particular, a special thank vou to Mrs (;ilie s pie for her invohrment in Saturdav niorning netball. The LMIi netball club com 1 7 ic nced in August 1 99.5 with two teams: this )'ear, four new teams enterecl, thi ce of which macie

it to the grand final and two were victorious.

Senior Netball Team Back Row - Joanne Amott, Katherine Woodruff, Andrea Tilley, Sasha Milinkovic, Jane Richardson, Emily Tribe, Anne Conroy.

Centre Row - Miss Carolyn Fox, Sophie Dowling, Melissa Tribe, Sara Lynch, Anika Walker, Rachel Collard, Penelope O'Loughlin, Miss Sandra Jane.

Front Row - Genevieve Barton, Stephanie Johnston, Jennifer Donald, Gabrielle Hall (Vice Captain), Jacquie Carroll, Lisa Meehan. Absent -

Sarah Gurry, Julia Gurry (Captain).

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Tennis Co n g 1-ill 11 | at i o n s to a l l wh o ] )111 -t i c i pat ed i l l te i m i t t h i s vear. We were verv %11( C ('h;ful. wilming the >k·!liol- and

Innior Shields in Zonc· competilion. while c 11, i 1111('linccliate tc·ain waN Itilitic·l--up iii 11% .(·ction. I he Ilitiiors wilit tht-(itigh the Nt'liNOn ill,(1('1('.lied. whilst the hurnm·diate team win (Heated bv >hicir (:orill- which

Alil)%(·citic·1111\ won the Zonc· Shield. Ihe %(·iii<)1 ti'Ilin hailit,; im),t Nlica»ful &(·215(,li lli 20

u·arN. c)111\ Ic,xing thire Nit>, all x<.1%on .ilicl %111)4(clliclith· winning thc >Shic·Icl. As a restilt of their Zone win thev were %(·lected to 1,1.1, at the National 'li tiliN Centie, 011 thi· (ill] Septi·inber against five C )ther school>; .Clect,·Cl

Senior Tennis Team Back Row- Julia Gurry, Jacquie Carroll, Emily Harris, Sophie Dowling, Melissa Corbett, Catherine Chamberlain.

froin thi-ouglic)lit Victolia. %211-4111 (;111-1-r. .Iltlia (,il]-1-v,

Front Row - Mrs Joan Ryan. Catrina Boemo. Margherita Boemo,

14,11 i ina 1 lood and Olivia Elxlev were selected to plar.

Sarah Gurry (Vice Captain), Olivia Elsley (Captain), Claire Jenkins,

1111(1 afl<.1- 1-acing woinc extremch tough coinpetition were placed third in the State. The winner. Toorak C ,()]lege, will go on to ieptchent Victoria in Sulne, iii earlv December.

Virginia Grant. Absent - Melanie Sargeant, Katrina Hood.

Winning Isii't... U

Numerou.+ gi] 1+ p.,1-ticil).ited in thi· Kocnong >,chools

Bc,-boom: lic,-boom : Bo-boom! Mv heal-1 was 1,(,iting

Ch»% Court 'rellili; 1111,111.111,ent, 1-2115#ing {1'Om k.11-4 8-

reallv faxt. I )1141 had to win. I was ti·ving- to focus. bm with

12. Outst.711(ling performances were achic·ved bv (lite

all the exciteincill whilling .11-ound inc, I juxt (()11](hit. 1

Chalnbellain. Illid juha Gurrv and >ktrah Gurn. who

kept thinking·, I ('c )111(ln 't 1(14(· 11(,\V, tiot with all the expectation% I had. What :un I thinking. 1 111(,light, hachi 't I phnrd trimis enough to know I had {c) stav

won the ()pen Doubles (;rand Final for the Ac·cond 0)11%1.(-litl/(' U'.11.

.jacquie Carroll, Mar.111 (;un·v. Kati·ina Ilood and

foalsed on the gallic·? Obvic)1141\+ not, beculic all I a)111(1

C )livia F.INIc·v were a'No 4(·lected in the combined (;1'%\ H.\

think about wai nw. standing up tlwir, on the pc)(lium. holding lip mv trophi. No. no, 1 11111.Mt,A think al,out

squacl. but 1111|c,1-/1111,11(Ii' loxt to (11(· AP.% bv 011|v two

ilial. I clihciplinal nn'sell. I imist g·(1 01] with the gainc.

ganlcH. the clow,t roult for NoInc ve,11%. At the Telmis

Coaches A<4(,ciation (,| Victoria Tourn,1111('lit phnrd at

rhe galne progri»ed and 1 1(11 nizinl) 211] oven 1 just coulchi't secm to phn· well. 1 press,11-ed 11„rs<11. into

the National 1-en ni. c :ent,-c. 1.c,tric, macli· the final for

thillking that if I lost. it w<)111(1 confirm iliat I wil. a 110-

liu· thil-cl c c )11%(·('litivi· ve.11% (,11|v to |c),;e to Ic,< 1,-ak

hoper and that evervthing I worked for woulcl have been wasted..\0 .1 1-(vilt. 1 lili,%*c·(1 honic l),%11% and wits t( Ilil)ted to vcnt nn· anger al mv team mate. Eventuallv. it came

l'hank vou to :ill our helpful and suppot-live c c ).ic lic·s.

clown to match point. It was a hard sliot, and I It-ied. I

Ms Magi·i,th, AIrs Rvan, Al. \'c,i-man ancl MI C .ic·;,e, anct

reallv, reallv trici but I Inis,ed it 1111(1 lost ni) tic)1)11>'. .6 1 walked delectedlv off the coill-t pec,1,1(· gave ill(·

to all the git-1% for their counnitinent .111(1 for gi\'ing :14 111(· privilege of I i .,cling A tic h a MUCCessful learn. ()livia Elslev (Captain) and

Sarah Gurrv (Vice Captain)

Cricket

a pat cm the back and said. Bacl hick, love. vou played wcH'. I jit gave a pathetic imile and walked away, 1 knew I was a faillil'c.

\Vhile thinking these thoughts I NAW the hosts setting up the pc)(lium. and I fell into deeper depre.sion. But this soon turned to angel. and I began to find blame with the organisen, com-ts. anvthing I could think 011 1 clidn't actii.ilh' abuse them literallv, rather, in lin

imagination. 1 1,ottled lip mv aliger and was readv to blow at ain, minitte. Utihickilv for ine, 1 wax then called

11]) for thc presentation.

1 w.1% realli' (11-(.iding the prefentation be€ .Ilise I \V(,111(1 have to fake· a smile and laugh to 111.ike even·one think I uas c,kav. The presentation dragged on forever. 'Now we've got a little· surprisch I heard tile· 110.t ,11111()Ill]Cr. Mi attention ilickered for a mimite, then

clied on the thought tlmt it wa. pl c )1)111)1\ a trivial gestill·e ofg-(11(l-(,Miti' bv the organis('1% to .1|1 participants. Ihe host wid. 'The winner 01 the 11041 improved

Cricket Team Back Row - Aimee Curtain, Jennifer Zahara,

Samantha Stewart-Steele, Daniela Norman, Rachel de Zoete.

Front Row - Lalitha Selvendra, Marguerite Osborne,

Inval-cl is,,.Ellen Fox.' Now Alic· had mv full littention and

im· excil(·ment was bevond 1,(·liel. niaking it hard for inc

to go up to receive mv award. 1 then learnt the Ic·sxon I h.n·(· never forgotten: \\'inning ixilt evervthing: al Icaft. 11()1 ill t(·11!ZiN.

Catherine Fernando (Captain), Genevieve Barton (Vice Captain).

Catherine Longano, Lesley Horder.

82 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Ellen Fox, Year 9

Skiing I-his vear has proved to be a successful one for the Loreto Mandeville Hall Ski Team. The 1996 Sunsmai-t

Interschools Ski Championships took place at Mount Buller from 13 to 16 .\„grist. Our six teams, from both

junior and Senior School, competal in the Alpine cliscipline ag,tinst gills froin inain· schools throughout Vi< ic „ ic'.

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rhe highlight (,1 111(· competition was tht· opening- ,, V

ceremom- that took placc· 011 the Thurs(111\+ ewiling. \\'c' Iblil /,/Ix , | m,i] c hed 1)(·hind the lic·li)(,ili·ne I ligh >k·lion] 1)and iii -wib,/Ii,/ 1.,11111+)11, haithoc (.lallitimi' und St C .%111,7-ilic S.

---I.*/.I'.#.

Ilic· fireworks, im.+ and ski (1('1-11()11Ktrations that -

night 1,1(,light over 3000 4ttic{(1]1% together mid pl-oved

Rollerblading: dryland training

to be great hlit torcon,1,(titic,iN, 01,11 £11,10. Our (11-v-Und trailling throughout thc· u·,11· con.ated pri·dominailth

of rolle] 1,1,1(ling after sc llc)(,1. which was great full for Our resillts were fantastic. considering the limited ununint of training that 1% available on the %11(m. and the

Gannon fumilv - Sophie, Lucinda and Annclic·se - and liN,4,1 Custanct· are to be congratulated on their line performancer. Next vear we hope to xec inore girls in,·c>hrd

Ill

the

/'ict<)li.'ll

hiters('11(,01

Ski

Chainpic)11.Sliips und 111,1,1,0 even in events silch as (-1-oss Countrv, nic,guls 2111(1 snowboardilig. \Ve would like to extencl thanks to Ms Wel),ter and

Ms Norman for their help throughout tile season. Sophie Gannon (Captain) and Brigid Fitigerald (Vice-Captain

The Opening Ceremony, Mount Buller

i.w. 4

t.1

Ski Team (Whole School) Back Row -

Miss Carolyn Fox, Sophie Gannon (Captain), Brigid Fitzgerald (Vice Captain), Jacqueline Labb, Sarah Portelli, Natalie Carter,

Anneliese Gannon, Ms Cathy Norman. Centre Row -

Annie Merrylees, Clare Dunin, Candice Carter, Alexis Kelleher, Catherine Sullivan, Natalie Hunter, Tessa Custance,

Rachelle Pitard, Kate Fetterplace, Miss Jayne Webster.

Front Row - Avesia Calman, Jessica Gamble, Jessica Carter, Katie Campbell, Emilia Sala, Philippa Johnston, Madeleine Hunter, Carly Lagana, Leia Bonacci, Eleanor Dunin.

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Rowing After two terms of solid training iii 1995 and a

when· all 01 0111- ti-aliiing was to be plit 10 the test. Every

ruininer break. the racing· Meaxon of 1996 Atill·ted with il

rower and coach wah fired up and the intenSe

1-igorous high ahitilcle training C:unp at Falls Creck.

atmo.Nphere was juxt light fur KninC fierce n)mirtition.

[here. the scilic,1- sclind clichil-ed man, scat races at

For Ac,ine (-1-e,# 3. the c;unpaign Was stic Cessful. while for

temperatures below /rio, coili])(·ling for crew selection.

others ...

Meanwhile the Year 9 and 10 rowers contilitted their

Boasting 19 (·1-ews :111(1 1„ic·ked br· the Ic)11€1(·st

relentless :111(1 3(lf-s,Ic i ilicing training 1-(gitnes in the

supporters. the I.oreto Mandeville 1 1.111 squad was

g-vm ill \1(111)(,ill-ne .111(1 111(,lig the Sorrelitc) fornhore.

definitch .1 fc),-ce to bc reckoned with both on and oil

Ilw following week saw the sellior ic),vcrs reuniteel with Yeal- 9 and 10 at the training camp at the Melbourne Rowing Club sheds on the Yari-.1. There, the gil-1+ Nt] ligglecl thic )tigh (1,1,% ]),ic·ked with el'go,i. long I uns. acrobic, sessions and of cource seat races. a.4 ther

vicd for (·rew po>,ition*. ()11 the final (111\ of rowing (-amp the '\111111,11 1.MIl

C .lili) (:114,!lipionship I Imiclic·ap' was held. F.u·rv crew iii the boat clu h raced off for th c h (,tic ),11' of l)(·ing 1 lic· 1)(·st crew and beht vulli·r. '1'lic·si· awal·(14 went to the Sellior

[hird Four, an,1 to.j;uw Balmet- in the Sculling (·,+C'ill. Reganits throug-hout the Neason. leading up to the th·ad 01 the Schoolgirls Regatta. saw Inam' wins

accompanied bv the occasional medal ... and the

the watel-.

Outstanding restills were achieved bv the War Nille First, and the Yeal- Ten Fourth. who won their diviicub

untlight. Ck)11gratillations iti-C Ills<) extended to the Seniol- Seconci 1·'c)ill' and the >k·nint- Third Four who

1,1Iia·cl third .ilicl s€'conclill their rexpective linalx. Mpecial thanks to Al>; Millard. and the coache.. leachen Illl(1 1),11'ents who Alipported 114 tin-oughout tilt· /(41/')11.

Trailling for the It,t)7 Acie«m is i,Ii·<,1(1,· Well lIlidrl·wav. Lorcto Matick'\'ille I hill N the }10%1 v·hool for

the 1997 I lead ofthe Schoolgiris Reg-ana An wc hope· to +ec a large part of the school ('{)111!]illilit, clc)\,-11 on the Ilizi·won next March.

(Knfi)11;11 LM ...

After xeven week. it w.,1 lit),Illv time for the 11(·acl of

NeMut Knuvii ((.,1,1.ii ii) and

thi· Schoolgirls regatta, the ('illinination c )1 0111- heasoll,

jennifer Zahal-.1 (Via· Captain)

Year 10 Quad. Div 2: Kate Ralph, Clare O'Neil, Sarah r

Gandolfo, Emily Petricola

Senior Rowing Crews Back Row -

Pia Sabbadini. Vanessa Seconnino,

Catherine Stribley, Katherine Woodruff, Emily Tribe, Caroline Petricola. Centre Row -

Lesley Horder, Colette Herman,

Monique George, Aisling O'Donnell, Jane Castles, Claire Papaluca, Louisa Coleman, Ms Josie Millard. Front Row -

Georgina Coleman, Georgiana Quinn,

Jennifer Zahara (Vice Captain),

Nerita Benetti (Captain). Lucie Douez, Marielle Sullivan. Absent -

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Miriam Slattery.

Junior Rowing Crews Back Row - Aimee Lipscombe, Lucinda Gannon, Anne Conroy,

Vivienne Ringersma, Stephanie Keenan, Alice Penna, Sarah Gandolfo, Sara Little, Georgina Ryan. Sixth Row - Elizabeth Harvey, Louise Lonergan, Roxanna Ryan,

Lucy Maule. Wendy Spinelly, Caroline O'Brien, Alison Pettigrew, J5

Genevieve Audley, Elanor Mclnerney. Fifth Row - Jodie Fry, Rachel Ball, Sarah Cichy, Philippa Zahara,

Kate Mcfarland, Stephanie Doyle, Hannah Price, Natalie Flegg. Sarah Balmer.

Fourth Row - Amber Madden, Megan Walters, Jacqui Vidal,

Rachel Mclnerney, Anna-Marie Black, Emmaline Jones, Angela McFarland, Olivia Burns, Louisa Bostock. Third Row - Zoe Kitchen, Jessica Curley, Suzanne Castles, Ellie MeMahon, Kristen Doyle, Eliza Curtain, Jane Balmer, Josephine Oldham, Jane Foley. Second Row - Sara Woodruff, Simone Ball, Jessica Moretti.

Anna Clark, Meaghan O'Loughlin, Phoebe Knowles, Rachel Hoy Olivia Sweeney, Emily Petricola, Nancy Sposato, Amy Wark. Front Row -

Helen Beatty, Cassandra Fry, Alana Spadaro,

We were offltlic· final hact 1 )(·gilli. This was it! Our

Caroline Conlan, Julia Macdonald, Hannah Whiting, Charlotte Hickey, Jennifer Turnbull, Isabelle Kitchen.

crew 1111(1 11 reax< )11,11)] e Vart bilt t he ot h ers (l i(11)(·t ter. \Ve

Behind Left Pot - Belinda Bowman.

plished hal·(1. Irving cles])('1 ,ic·lv not to allow :111(,ther

Behind Right Pot - Jane Serong.

crew to ])1111 in 1-1-ont. As we attained 11 AL·adv pace.

Absent - Jennifer Bishop, Clare O'Neil, Kate Ralph, Erin Reade.

lic·linda toIcl us thal the other St (:.1110; c 1-ew was .thead.

\Ve had to push 11,11-(ler. -1.(71 go!' Alic' clic·cl. '\Ve're a team. ive can (10 it together. C k)lit'<titrate. F.ves iii vouiown boat. I .efs go!' The earlier words ofthe (,thers rang insicle mr head. I wanted to win this inori· than .un thing.

As a Team

1% we rowed undenic·ath the linal briclge. I feh c\-(·1 \(,lic'

'Race munl)(·t- 23, DiviMion Foiti. plc·axc row up to the litic·.' .\Iv heart wits pounding. 1 1(wked around nervoush·, feeling Mill-c· thal evervonc would hear it.

'Make Nur voll're readv, git; 1. Remember, wi'.1·(· a tram, we work logether :ts one teliti). 11(·lind.6 hoarxc voice \Vatching the race was nothing (c )11 11)Ill-ed to actuall,

competim(+ in it. 1% we approached the Xtaiting litic· im anxic·tv grew. Like olic· sinall molise gi'cm'ing instantlv to the Ni/c 01 .111 (·1(·1)11.11,t--un' Ittixicti' („'c·1-Whelliic (1 tile.

Intric, 4 touch up lighth please. 1.iglit touch .ils(, St Nilence.

push harcler girls-vou can do it, bilt w )11 Inn'(· to plish cvcn harder. WAr in third plaa·. I heard the jitilge'>; belli ring 1(,11(11\ and knew imnircliatch' that we c'(,111(Ilit will: hown'er we hachA

fillished the race Vet, so I rowal.just as hard as ever. .\5

Hhispered into thc microphone.

Cath .4.

in mv crew immediatch· pitsli 11:11·der with tlic·il-legs. '(;o,

our boat paxxed the linish line. having conic through in thir d

place. inv ill M

reactic)11

Wit>,

111%tant

disappointment. 1 lowever, 1 soon realised that I als<) had fecling 01' grcal jov..10\ bealtxc· thiM "'11% the bot nur I 11,1(1 ever rowed: thiN flist wa>11't about wilitling. it wax

:,bout working as a learn. commitment. fun. I had given it nn- all.

jennifer Turnbtill. 32.11' 9

'Rcnveis...Atictiticni ... Rcnv! '

Aerobics Aerobics Team Back Row - Katherine Woodruff, Jane Richardson,

Sophie Gannon (Captain), Lisa Meehan (Vice Captain). Centre Row - Caroline O'Brien. Lucinda Gannon,

Fiona Tetley, Penelope O'Loughlin, Jessica Fetterplace. Front Row - Nancy Sposato, Phoebe Knowles, Meaghan O'Loughlin, Claire Jenkins, Kate Ralph.

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Hockey >hop. (:c)1111-01. 1)libbie. 14'Ali. ilit. Goal. hix words that have been vital for the 1.MH hoc kev te.tins over the

sci,Non - a Scav,li which w.ls |1'aught with challenges plit

1(,1-ward In olir opponent., Sacir (:Helit'. 11('litone. Firbank. Shelford and fic·na.

111( Acnior te.un, consiving of t.ikined War 1(). 11 and 12 stlicic·lits. was .1 lic'W le:1111. At the beginning ofthe

%(·114{)11 we struggled to lind <)111- feet and remember c.,ch (,thi·6 natnes. M.mr a time clid \11 (:ill at hall-time

(]lti·Ntic)11 ils with '\\'hv (1(,li t vou hilk? (1111 lor the 1)2111. Let them know von're their.

\4 the weeks progresied. along with our skills, we developed into a group of hockev plavers who were able· to depend 011 Cach otlic] - in 11·llc te.un spirit. Never plit

Senior Basketball Team Back Row - Julia Gurry, Melissa Tribe, Sarah Gurry,

Mr Mark Langan-

Front Row - Carla Beacon, Georgina Francome, Jacquie Carroll (Vice Captain), Johanna Audley (Captain), Bridgette Holland.

off bv it defeat \ve .11)!,caircl each week readv for the next ti-aining session and hockev match.

l'hank vou to \Ir Gill, Mrs Ferdinands, and \Irs

\11 al|-chn round robbi te>;ted (1111 fitnes. hkills in four

Bal-11('tt for their efforts and cledication in coaching

phwhicalh· futigning- matches. Congl'atillations to

hocke, for thiN season and a final thank vou to .111 our

Sainanth,1 .Stewart-Steele who oil this dav <Cored oill- fil'Nt

cleclicated tratil lileinbers.

gult| tor the >•C''Soll.

Rachel de Zoetc (Captaill) and

()111 last inatch auain>t Hhclicurd proved to bc oill

Emilv c)'Connell Alic'-Captaill)

best with a top leam effort. showing that we 1('1111\* did builil (,111-elves it], thic,ligh the heason. Congratillittions

Basketball

here to Rachel Hov fol- scoring- c),11' second goal for the 4(hth<)11.

Cong,-,itulations to 14.tchel I lov .111(1 Al,lclt·lilli· llc i fur lin untstall(ling Melison, to Lisit Me(·han who wa. Il contiftent contlil)11101· and to Margherita Boemo who was Illwau; fil-(mg- ill (1('[('Ill(·. \Ve congratulatc and thank c )111' stat goalic Colletic· 1 lerman who had a top wa:on defending in the goals.

Ihc· Ilitc·1-lli(1(liate te:1111 11(llined good ic<lilts with

consisic·lith' c)111.st:117(ling' 1,('11(,1 1111*11(ex from Sal'Il Pacilli. Mil .ilicl.1 1 lindle. 14.,tic· Tinlor ancl 1:inina

Poulton. The junior team achieved a great IC·Mult bv coming third in their division.

\Illch of the Alica»

of baski,tball at I.c,i·cio

M.11](li·ville 111111 iii 199(;

(c,11 1)(' Iitil'it)111('(1 Ic) 111:

colmnitment 1111(1 expertixe 014·oache Mr Al,tik 1.:wigiii., Als Catin Not-man and

Mts Bal-1, Carrcri. The

(1(·(lication and I 1111]114ia•;m of 1(·21]11 mi mben m all \'(·al· levels waS :11%0 evident al

the cark im}rninit 11'lilling

hi·'.1,)11'.

At the begilming of the Meason, 11 learn colbisting (,1 git·14 li-om \'e:ur 7-9 was c·i

tered into the Zont· 14(>tllid

Rol,in at Firbank. The girl f overc:unc 11 fil.St-up los,% to

linish second. a highlv o )lill]-lulable (111(,rt a. the\ laced tolitrh (1)1111)ttition.

Tc)(lie %111(linan ancl Gret.1

1.:ic ,1, .1 scored well in a Ati-ong tram perfol-mance. This scason LMil also entered .]unior. 1171(11-11-1(cliate

and Sellic)1' teams into two itill-din competitions. The first was held at Dandenong Sports Centre. The St·nior

team performed best on this day, reaching tile Acinifill,11%. with Georgina Franconic. Sal'ah Gurrv and Melissa 1 1-ibe It.icling the way. -1 hix c (,111])(vition wai useful pi-actice for thi· SCS.\ carnival at Albert Park the 1(,11(>,ving weck. At thal carnival, thejunior team plaved 4it])ti·blv all (1.t\. ('Illit,1,11]v fillishing- 111]ilic'l»up to (1.C in their (tivisit,11. Michelle Funder :nul .\(li·laide

1 1,111,ilt<)1:-Green plaved %11-(illglv' all (lin·. The |litermediate tram. while not trilitil)11;int. displaved immense lighting spirit. The >;cnior team again reached the quarter-finals.

Senior Hockey Team

C,ong·ratillatic)11% to .111 1).li tic ipantx 4111(1 we wiNh \011

Back Row - Mr Roger Gill, Alexandra Bostock, Catrina Boemo,

inuch hul iii the fittllic. The %11('c'('NA ofilic.junior te,1111

Jacquie Carroll, Lisa Meehan, Pia Sabbadini, Monique George.

iticlicates l),INk<·tball will contintic its l)(,])111,11-itv at 1.\11 I

Margherita Boemo, Rachel Hoy. Emily O'Connell (Vice Captain), Rachel de Zoete (Captain), Madeline Hoy, Front Row -

next vcal

Colette Herman.

.johanna ,\11(lln (Captain) :111(1

Absent . Samantha Stewart-Steele.

jacquic Carroll (Vice Captain)

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Water Polo \t the begilming of Term 2 it wax great to see so

inam new fuces signing up to 1,1,1) 10'2,ter polo for the It)96 season ax we had lost manv Year 12 plavers from

11)1)5. With experience from a few of the Ac·nior players und enthu>i»ni h·(,in all, We \vere able to get quite a Atic)141 te.1111 111) and running.

[Taining at the State Swimining (:c'litir on Mondln mornings at times proved to be quite an arduc )11 task. however we were Ilick)· enough to have our coach, Amelia Mills. who inacle trailling both lilli alicl beneficial and the tcatn contilmed to show coininitment and

911)])(,1-t th 1 (ilighout the wason for which ther are to be c (,1111]1('11(1(,cl.

()111' Mist match aullitixt Shclford was a o-reat effort h

froin all. Although we 10.t 7-3, thi' te.,]n was to be cong-1'1,1111.ited bec .Ilixe for mam' it Was tlwit- first game

Water Polo Team Back Row - Miss Amelia Mills, Rachel Ball,

Monique O'Donoghue, Anika Walker, Anita McCarthy, Kate McFarland, Madeleine Scanlon, Miss Allison Rome.

Front Row - Eliza Suffren, Anthea Kavanagh,

Sara Lynch (Captain), Jacquie Carroll (Vice Captain),

The tcain contilincd to ])1.n' exit'(·inely vell ag.linst

Victoria Spillane, Anna Clarke.

*trong K..iilli*ton and \1('11)oul-lic Gill\' (;1-,1111111,11 1(21111%.

however the true talent .111(1 cli[).ibility of the team slione through when we won againxt Tintern 5-0 and Sacre C :(,elil· 8-3.

The scason. altlic)zigh %11(,1-1, proved to be most successful in Wrms of commitment and performance. We would like to thank our coach, Amelia, for her

expertihi· anct Mish Roinc for her colilinued Alipport and commitment. From here the I.MH Water Polo team can

onk- beconic· Atrong<i, and we wish all plavel A the best ot luck iii the future.

S.ii a Lrnch (Captain) and .lacquie ('an-011 (Vice-Captain)

Water Polo Training

Gymnastics

Miwl I 1

Gymnastics Team Back Row - Dianna Best, Louisa Bostock, Lucinda Gannon,

Penelope O'Loughlin (Captain), Meaghan O'Loughlin, Larissa Hickey (Vice Captain).

Centre Row - Beata Lukasiak, Jessica Fetterplace, Adelaide Hamilton-Green, Lucy Johnson, Nicole Dwyer, Jessica Moretti. Front Row - Kate Fetterplace.

In the Weights Room

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awav, once agaill we entered two teams :11](1 proved

Volleyball

victorious in both matche. with the A team winning 2-0

1-hk vear has st·en voller-ball %tiengthen iii the

and the B team also winning. 2-1. We must stress

school. Vollerbal| is a new sport al LM 1 1. in fact it ix unlv

1.(,1-(to'A iii})11|ous improve·ment in volln·ball over the

ill its Necolid vear, but H c (Icilic)llstrated a rapid

wal. It Imist have been the Collxistent 1 111'11(,lit k)

improw·ment in oui- skills (1111'illA the vear. Bring a new

training on Itic'%(lar 171(,lizings that aided thc rapid

sporL colupetition wa>, rather >,carce. |lowever. the

11111)1'(,\<Inent th,41 \Ve %11(,ued ill #)111' g-,2111(%.

vollc·)1)1111 team contilitted to enjov the game with weekh

M.im thanks .11-e extencled to our coach, 111- 7\1011

Kiliscr. for hiN .11]ill\ing AlitiCA Al](ltil)% (1111'ing coaching.

1)111('tic('>;.

In wcond term wr took part in the SCS.\ Rolilid

Inicl for hiN ic,litilitions ancl 1,(,sitive Nlippoit. which

14( 11)iii at Our I..,cl\' c )1' Mercv. 1 Icidell,ci g. coming a ven

contributed to <)111' %11('('eXHful %(·ason. Thank volt must

%11('c'(·N>;fu] third .tild ollh· mix.ing c)lit on the grand final

:1140 go to those 12 girli (vou know who voit air!) who

bv an anm,ing two points. The co]111)(·tition wits ven

consistently ancnded training· throughout the long

vicmg vet Mill xtill managed to show off the. .kill N

wanz dexpite the parsin of competition. I think

11( (ltlit-cd i n training. 111 Term 3 wc were able to put in a

evervone will .tgrce thal the season was thorough|v

Itilita>tic 1)(11(11'111.ilic'c· against 1.litiliston Kht·re wc

i.' ibnabh·.

proved too xtrong <)Ila· again and 1)(·at their verv tall

Genevieve Barton (Captain) and

learn 2-0, 2111(1 beat t|win once agilin in an extra Act.

latic· Castles (Vic'c-Captain)

O,1 1- ilixt match was agailist St Catherine'%. Plaving

Equestrian Club The Loreto Mandeville Hall Equestrian Club has been involu·(1 iii a varietv of events tliN vear. We

competed at a show in Hamilton ear|v in the vear With

outstanding results achieved bv Charlotte \Itilder, Cecilia Mvers :111(11[ermione Knowle; (32·ar 12, 1995).

Volleyball Team Back Row -

Karen Lee, Daniela Norman, Astrid Saldukas,

Iii .Jiiiic. 1.\IH lic,sted a gaines day competition at

Kamy Lee

Ic,oradin. Loreto clid exceptionall, well. fillishing with

Front Row - Edwjna Holbeach, Jodie Fry,

lit·st. xecond and third places in the Senior Division of

Genevieve Barton (Captain), Jane Castles (Vice Captain),

the 111(lividual Section and a Accond place in junior

Larissa Hickey, Marguerite Osborne. Absent - Katrina Hood

Divi>ion. In the team section I.\III fini,hed fit·st aticl Fc·(-c )1 Icl.

111 hepteinbel 1.MI I competed ill the Intel-Xchool State Champic,liships at the Vic tot·ian Equestrian Centre, 11(·.1((iliNfic](1. This was a thive dav con*ctition of a verv high standard. Whil.4 we achieved few ribbon .1

placingS. the majoriti' 01 Our 1 4·%111 t. were ill the upper/iniddic ofthclange. This w» a very good I'l'Nllit considering- that we arc a citi sclic)01 and had tc) compete agailiM mam' countl z schools who, obviouslv. have many

111(,re opporttinitin to ti,zin. 1 here u·21% al>,c) an average of 60 1-iclers in rach cheSS. rilic. til,1,011 placings were itchieved 1,3 Shantika Blacker (sixtli). C Pcilia My'ci·x (thil-(1)..111(1 (:corgialm (lilinn (fourth). '1'he Equestrian 1.cam Ims en loved a great war and we look fol-ward to continued %11('IC·4% in the veill-1 to C'Cline. I won](1 like to

Equestrian Club Back Row - Georgiana Quinn, Philippa Whiting. Front Row -

Dianna Best, Anneliese Gannon,

Mr Hob Dernelley Phoebe Knowles, Charlotte Mulder. Absent - Cecilia Myers, Sharnika Blacker.

88 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

extend a Vwcial thank ,(,it to Mi- Dernelln .111(1 MI 4 Knowles for all their timt· 1,11(1 .issistance. niank wit alxc,

to the parents of tile gil-1% in the train. who No willingh gave up main· hourS (11-iving to lili the events. Gent'giana Quinn (Captain)

914/, 1.12

Fencing The I.MH fencing team continued to grow 21% We gailicd 11(·w. entllusiaxtic fencers. We have be(·11 vet-v Allca»ful in our competitions with our new coach. Pieter I.( (<liwenberg, 11( lping 11>; improve our %kills. The .Jack Schac·fbi- Fencing Competition. held at I.MI 1, T,·11% verv encouraging with a total of 20 felice·rs attending. (.ung!'.itillationf to liclen Reattv u'lic) 11'(,11 the Jillii{,1 Hedion o| the t<)111!minent alld a corninendation to -Rltb

Celeste Kininmonth who alxo did verv well.

Fencing Team

l'his vear we were fortilli.Itc to enter the Victorian

Stephanie Resciniti (Captain), Celeste Kininmonth,

Schools C h.linpic,liship (-(,inpetition. AH four te.lin

Mr Pieter Leeuwenburgh, Clare Noonan, Helen Beatty

111(·inber·% Ii·lic·al extreinch' well and to the bot of th(·ir

abilitv. The 1.\11 1 felic-ing train was placed third ove,-,ill in the l'11(ler 15 Aection.

[lw girls have done verv well in other competitioni Ilu· John Fetherr (,c,lclen Foil aw· both LMI I Ic·tic·i·t-, illic)

t]1(·

fin,ils. Iii the

VUloMan

Iii(li\'icittal

Chainpic,]ixhip held in (,(clong-. Stephanic Rociniti (ic,zii·th) and C Ple>® Kininmonth (sc·,·ciuh) achieved

pel Nonal 1)(·St 1)('i fill 11]Illl( <·S. l'here have been a Milinber of other coinpetitions where all girls fenced \Vill. Cong-ratillations to .111 1111 I fencers on a successful vear. Keep up the good work for thi' wai-% t() CCline.

Stephanie Resciniti (Captain) Senior Softball Team 1995 Back Row -

Jennifer Zahara, Andrea Tilley, Melissa Corbett,

Jacquie Carroll.

Centre Row - Marguerite Osborne, Astrid Saldukas, Gabrielle

Year 7

Hall, Sara Lynch, Johanna Audley, Mrs Felicity Ferdinands. Front Row- Genevieve Barton, Lisa Meehan (Captain),

Jane Richardson (Vice Captain), Virginia Grant.

"Olympics"

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House Captains Barry: (Back, L.R) Olivia Elsley, Marion Stephenson, Catrina Boemo, Jennifer Zahara, Marguerite Osborne

Front: Miriam Slattery, Claire Scally, Lesley '

Horder, Gabrielle Hall, Katherine Sherry Absent:

Agnieszka Solon

%* W

Mornane: (Back, L.R} Virginia Grant, Carla Pascoe. Kate Kuring. Jane Richardson, Nerita Benetti Front:

Skye Alexander-Begbie. Ruth Tinetti, Mel ssa Tribe, Charmian Ong

Absent:

Melissa Migliardi, Pauline Ng and

Madeleine Healy

Mulhall: (Back, L-R} Victoria Spillane, Veronica Shine, Lisa Meehan, Brigid Anderson, Priscilla Ruffolo Front:

Gemma Deane, Jacquie Carroll.

Andrea Tilley, Sarah Whiting Absent: Elizabeth McCartney

Ward: (Back, L-R) Ellen Woodruff, Lisa Arthur, Julia Gurry, Sarah Gurry, Elspeth Martini Front: Genevieve Barton, Anita McCarthy, Jacinta Holmes, Christine Sammartino, Domenica Gullace

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Year 7

11#/h.

Freedom If vour stantein life

is to refer all things to Him, you will have

inner peace and a freeddrn to respond creatively to the needs of others

Year 7 Blue Back row L-R Caroline Smith, Georgia Foley, A

Lucy McTiernan, Edwina White, Natalie Grant, Elizabeth Hurley, Katherine Senior, Andree Pianta

2nd row L.R Miss Lisa Ritchie, Julie Bentley, Natalie Bossong, Lara Signorino, Alice

Dessewffy, Bridget Hall, Amelia Hartley,

Alecia Mustey, Claire Ogilvy. Saskia Taylor, Ms Catherine MeMahon t

Front row L-R Jacqueline Halpin, Cheryl Holt, Catherine Ryan, Lauren Mihelcic,

Mrs Felicity Ferdinands, Brigitte-Jane Ryan. Kristina Boemo, Anna Bart Deniece Fon 4,-1

4=f 4

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Year 7 Gold Back row L-R Stacy Polas, Celeste Kininmonth, Demetra Pollalis,

Rosannah Healy, Edwina Scanlon, .

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Julia Matheson, Kasia Horfiniak, Zarina Mir

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2nd row L-R Mrs Patsy Hanson. Hayley Collard, Rita Samuel, Johanna Shembrey, Genevieve Meehan. Lucy MeNamara, Sarah Stewart, Uyen Nguyen

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Front row L-R Katherine Johannes, Caroline Whelan, Christine Skalitsis, Jessica Ries, Kathleeen Dawson,

Caroline O'Connell, Nicole Dwyer. Lauren Matthey, Isabelle Kitchen Absent Mrs Sarah Perrett

92 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Year 7 Green Back row L- R Rachel Quinert, Lucika Mora,

Natalie Albantow, Margaret Cowan, Jennifer Palisse, Melanie Ringersma, Emily Whelan, Rebecca Whitty

2nd row L-R Miss Angela Gemma, Georgina Molloy, Samantha Bridgland, Claire Richardson, Catherine Blackl Alexis Kelleher, Candice Carter, Jane MacFarlan. Mrs Ruth Tatt

Front row L-R Amelia Johannes,

Kate Fetterplace, Vasudha Sarna, Chloe Podolakin, Geraldine Ong, Nicole Mamouzis, Celina Vines, Helen Beatty, Maria Jaskierniak

Absent Natalie Gileno

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Year 7 Red Back row L-R Jessica Cutler,

Kate Lonergan, Sophie Price, r»/

Madeleine Dowling, Angela Howard-Montalva, 84'

Jessica Heinnen, Daniela Panto, Kate Dalheimer

1.: 03¢, ,V

2nd row L-R Mrs Lynne Beck, Louise Sullivan, Amanda Schembri, Sara Clark!

Zara D'Cotta, Jaime Cordon, Anica Meehan, Alexandra Robins

Front row L-R Stefan e F tzgerald, Anna Mansour, Jacqueline Koutoumas, Eleanor Nash, Sarah Dynon. Katherine Manni Caitlin Noble, Chandini Kao

Absent Ms Daryl Jenner

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 93

Deadly Dreams

wa< ®wing 1,1,·a-it was actuallv a vol:-,ino. I hen it

simpped. This was the su·ne llc,in Tonis clirain. The

'Alitohwtte!' 11.tiia lialf whined a>, Nhe %110(,k and

burning i .14(·ade of hot liquid wah racing down the hill,

woke up her daughter. '\A'Imt?' The rep]\ came muflled

%11,light towards hei·. Toni raixed hit- al-nic as if to make

thi-ough Ic,tils thick (loona, 'Youir 64(,ing to be late,

It shic|(1 in front ofher and screamed. but thix time Alic

(0111(· on. get 11[)7 Toni'% 411',lggly hair <11!(11)]carv Cres

c (,1,1(111't wake up.

%111 1,1(·ccl al)()·c· the edgr of thi· doona. 'Wow. you look

Katherine Scnior. War 7

Aick lionn. How (10 yon lk·el?', Malia exclailiwd. 'Abolit :ix bacl as I look:' Toni mumbled befoic· vinking back tinder the covers ofher bed. 'All'ight. voll (un 41.n honic

toclay, bilt >-(,1 1 have to promise to go to sc·hoo] tomorrow. OKF Toni groaned before gl liliting what sec·med to be a 'Yes.' 'One more thing.' asked Maria, 'it was the dream

ligain, w.,slit it?' But Toni Was too deeply asic·ep to :11/Swer.

\11 lilil,c'lic\':il)le wave of 1)]iss washed over me. 1

could Ace the white feathered scag,111% gorging on a liteless lixh. dead like the dark c,1 night.,·\. I watched the seagulls peck and then iii,ble at their food. I leapt off

the cokl step leading to the sancly, crvstal-clear witter of

1 (mi s room was filled with red light. She ran out of lier romn. The walk were burning cill m-ound her. The tallest one was *wing Mra-it wa.\

Bliss

arttl

ally a volcano. The burning

the beach. Mv feet 4oaking in the Mand filt like a piece of ice nielting underneath ine. 1 vaillted along the fand where I sat down on a spirad out towel. In the distance

c fism cle of hot liquid was mcing down the hill, st)'aight mwarch

1 Could Hee Ilr-ing fish leaping Out of the water, their

het. 11.,t a., it was about to mcike impart, 7hui rm.,ed her arms

Col(,111-4 41,il„lilet-ing in the la)'% of the golden baH of fire

a.% 11 /(, mcike o .hield in p-out 4 her and srreamed. 'Wake up,

up in the ,kv. 1 lav down and rested mv head on what Ic·It

mia bell,i. crooned Matia in her comforting Italian

like .1 piHow stuffed with a tlic,zi,and of the silkic·st.

accent. '()11 1|11,11!' wailed Toni as She 1,11 1-Mt into Wars,

softest frathers. When the %1111 went down it looked .10 if

thinking c,1 the ill-(·am she'd just had. 'It's No horrible.' 1

a great fire that had lic·en burning for lic )111-h was Slowl,

know. Hambina. I km)w.' Toni hugged her mother tight

rilii ttic·, ing clown to a ')ark.

atid then rushcd off to the bathrootn. Froin (,litifide

iua C lark, Yem- 7

Malia could hear her dittighter throwing lip. \\hen she calne (,lit, Maria Haid decidecllv 'Yoll '1-c llc )1 wcH. I'm

taking yon to sce the doctor.' 72)ni w,)111(1 listiall,· have maile som(· wiN(·crack .it that moinent, but thi. time %411(1

did not. Maria noticed this. but Jaid nothing.

'()11. you ('1111 hop Clowil now.' Doctor .Joiles faid 1,1-iskh to Toni. Toni swiing her li·gs back over the cdge of the examination table and put her shirt lind jealih back on. Doctorjones invited Maria back into the rooin

A Limerick 111(·re <)11(-c· was a verv ful inall. whonicd to Iii a dain.

1 Ie made quite a (lin. and then hc· fell in. and that \01.4 the end ofthe inan.

Itilic Bentle} and Natalie (hant, Year 7

and offered her a chair. C )ncr Maria Wa.4 M·ttled she went

1 )ll. "12 >lli'.4 CANC istl 't much, reallv. 16 Ninlph· Stl-(g.

Tlie Most Beautiful Sight I

taking its toll. 1 prescribe a ilice, relaxing holiclav for

Had Ever Seen

l'oni.' Thank vou, L)octor,' Maria said politely as slic stood to leave. onlv waiting because Toni was hopping-

Ille dense forest canop, arched al,ove me like the

al)out, trring to ect her shors on, 'Yoll can pay at the

domed roof of a cathedral. The sunlight filtered

front clesk', Doctorjones added, just as Maria closed the

throligh. leaving· ilickering-, grecnish Coloured shaclows

office door.

on the clirt path. 14 1-ightly c c )1(,111-ed parrots swoopeel over

[ht-ce clavs later, Toni sat in the stin on the veranclah

the path like i'.tinbow-tailed comets. In the middle of.1

of her houl rooin. 'So thi* N where I anne 11·oin', slic

forest clearing, the icafv ceiling broke off and the

whispered to 11(·14('lf. 15(·2111tiful, Alltit? Maria (1(,C)ned

sillilight Ntic.lined down c,lito an al]111-ing hike of cl-,-stal

in Italian. 1 think 1 211,vavs preferred hah' to .\listralia,

clear water. Little Ailver fish darted arouncl iii the

lk·ali' 11]11,111)led Toni .is she nodcled off. Slic· 1111(llit had

dullowi while wave·s sl ).lik](·d micl dana·cliii the (ciltre.

2,11\ ilic)1-C (11(,11114 Milic-C .11-1 i\ilig iii |tah·. 1)lit was vill Gred

Ilic gi.14% waN a h'oh, 1)light grcell.,111(lilict-((liblv Noft

m<)At (11 111(· tillic·.

under mv fect. The Nk\. wa a piercing. a/ure 1)111(·. mul

Ilic· next thing Nhe knew, slic· woke up in her room.

llc).iting in it was the 1,1,1/ing vellow orb th.it \11(,lic

Ahe gl-illitc·(1. 1( )llecl over .111(1 looked at her clock It wa.

1)lig|lth·, caiting· ith \#+111!11 rays into everv exposed C ornct

3.00a.m. halian time. Thell %11(· realised the room was

ofthe clearing. It was tlic· inc,st 1,(.ititiful Night I had ever

fill(cl with a strange, red lig}11. She ran out of lic·1 1()(nu.

The hills were burning all an,und her. The tallest (,llc

94 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Caitlin Noble. Year 7

One Life

My Grandpa Pati].]c,hn t..,chal 12/5/1919-1/4/1993

Ilow to start

The person I admire is nn· gi-andfather. To me he was

I In not reall, sure.

alwavs known a.4 141. Pa was a person who had a great

It (11 11)' happened

Xelise 01 humour. I le had a familv ofseven children and

the vear betore.

a nal Jilic, known to ine ,Is (hun. ne had 22

A car crash turned faut

grnndchild]-en whom he dearly loved and who .ill loved

a life was lost.

him. Sadly, he died at 72 liom (,Icl age. and we all miss

Shnpli·enough,

him ati awful lot.

But at what cost?

Pa 211,0 c .i inc fi-oin a fut 11 i k· of Meven c hilch-en. I le was

the xecond youngest and had three brothers and three sisters. I le remained verv close to all his brothers and

sisters througliout his life. Pa went to X.Ii ier for Inost 01

Lives turned around. icars even' clav. Iin still not stive

when the pain will go awav.

his sclic )(,ling. I le excelled in valiolls 4,01-t, like football,

I 1('t- 11,1111( \#'113 1 .i Z,

0-icket and rowing.

a Citlirc of life.

Uter leaving AchooL he went to war, sen·incy in the 1

Air Foi-a·. but his plane was badly hit, Ic:„·ing him with c),ilv cnic· leg. 40 for the rest oihi>; life he hae! an aitilici.11

leg. After the war he took up dentistry. Gran and Pa lived in Hawthorn on Rive™lale Road. where all the

children (Im aillits and illicles) grew up. One of P.I'% other h,ves war the 1 1,1wthorn Football Chil). 1 Ie %11(iwr·cd

tip to mo>t of their gamex and was a true Nupporter. }Ic also loved racing. expecially Itt Flemington. There was

even .1 race named after his family and it still exists t c)(1.n , Bilt most of all he loved his golf. lie loved to tell ils al,out his hi,Ic-iti-(,lic. but (nic· xton' that often cainc lip

with aboill the 1 \vo photograplicrx who canic to the h<)11Al' and in the paper the lic·xi dav the headline was ONE LEGGED MAN \17-111 SE\'EN CHILDREN GETS

She was wonderfullv cheer Whv did Mhe die?

\\'.IM it becalls(' Flic· was tOO good.

too xpecial for thix woilct

1 hefe questions I want to ask. inake mv head whi 11.

Slic was a mother :111(1 wife, an aunt and a Ilic.11(1,

I ler life \·as too precious 1/1>,1 11) (·t](1. Illix isiA reall,· a ston· l)lit its mul-cd to m, heart. 1 look forward to the fliture,

vet I long for the 1).19.

lane Mmimhm, Year /

1 IC)LF.-IN-ONE! So of course lia was not happv because· he did not think ofhimst·lfas handicapped.

Seasons

I admire Pa because 11(· alwavs knew how to .litillse ils,

(·spec iallv with his inagic tricks. 1 le 11%( cl to plit on a little

Ihe Springishere. life k horn,

Show· u'licir 11(' clitil·tained it>, 2111 \vith hiN 21111:U.ing

Everyone reioices when this Ki·,1.on (1,1\VliN

magic. 1 Ic had a whole collection oftricks but one we IiI]

Winter i,4 ifC)1w, far, far awav,

got worried .11)(Int wils when hi stuck a knifi· into his ic·g.

Now let us focits on the new born (lays

1 he older {)11(·4 reassitird ils that it was oillv a fake.

>,11111111(11' ix still vet to come.

Another i-(·ry wcial memory wl· have ix when we

1.cO think of the futilir. full of lots of fun

til,11-ched with him everv vear in the ANZA(: Parade, We

Ailtumn will 1-iNc. when Summer falls,

al] got to wear his meclals and march with him. Everv

Evervthing (lic,; as Ac·,1,(111, run their conisc.

u·ar now 1):icl takes lis to the Pat-acle. \\'e all think of Pit

\nica ilec han .111(1 Anna M.111.Nour. 32.11- 7

and I frel quite emotional thinking- 01 the great times we lucit(,gether.

Pa al,v.n-A made an effort e.Mpecialli· when he welit

away. 1 Ie macie a point to write and think of iii The letters were louching and enjovable. and I have kept all his letters,ilid I will chelish thrin forever. 141 and Gran had a holiclav houxe in Sonrlito and

there was nothing Pa liked bettc·r than to have a holiday

What a Wonderful World! 1 lic stin rises and in.irks a new (lav.

I he worIcl looks beautiful in every w.n. The birds start to King aS the i c)(,ster c 1 (,ws.

They al| seem to know how their little song goes.

with his family, especiallv his grandchildi-en. 1 Ie i ised to

rhe tries swar iii the gentle 1,1-(Tre,

love taking 11% to tlic· beach and he would take off his leg

and the co 10 111 f 111 roses b looin wit h Case.

alid go for a fwini alid then wr wolild lound 14) Monic

The freshlv ('lit grass stands straight and tall,

children cm the beach and Pa would tell 11: and them

while little children throw and play bal].

al,out how he lost his leg in the war.

The houses look so quiet now.

Pa will ah#'avs be iii oul- hearts and we will never

a. bush people leave to milk their cows.

forget him. I would like to share with vou the linal quote

The stirets of the city become hustle Itticl 1)11>;tle,

in his litneral booklet which said 'To know him was to

while the leaves iii the tire.s and the bushes rustle.

love hiin.

What a zvolicli rfiil world we live in!

jacqueline Halpin, Year 7

Laul-en Mihelcic and Natalie Grant. War 7

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Year 8

C .'r. 'Ar.mf*7 t

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7%0 Horse

Be Specific

Look iii inV (·)*Cs, 12)1 1 Illil the horse,

Don't sm)· that vc)11 :tre.jealous,

\11(1 vou will sce questions of((,111-se,

Say the greell-evecl ilic,lister reared its ht·,icl.

\\11>, why, why ahvays ine?

Dotit tell me vou air sad,

When Will inv tinic Coinc when I will be free?

Sav why your happiness ix dead.

Free to roain the hills far and wide,

[)011'1 Kin· >·011 read a book

Amongst the occan. aiong With the licli·,

Sav )'cm lived the itnagination

With each aninml great illid small,

Of the work of a great author

And evel·v creature short and tall.

Aboilt a character's Kitillition.

Bilt for the time bring 1 1]lll;tll't (11'('Illn,

Donh sav vou had no clean clothex

For iny hopes are nothing more than a gleam,

In which to get clic·>sed

1 must obev mr master'X everv command.

hav vou stepped into a forest

Work fi-om dawn till cliisk in this 1111 just land,

Of some clothes not washed or pressed.

1.ook in my eyes, for I am the horse,

And please doll't say to ine

And voil will see questions of c-(,tirse,

That vou quite like to sing.

For every time you kick and whip me,

Put the notes into In)' mind

You'll know I am waiting to be set free...

And let then, soar on sihrr wing.

Caroline C ben, Wai· 8

Don't tell me vou are loiwlv,

rell me whv You terl this way. Sav whz' the colours have fUeled

Why your worlds become so grey. Tessa Spling, 32.11- 8

Blue

A Picture from the Album

Blue h the howling wind

Iii pill-sllit of a tiny swallow

Flicking through mv photo album mv eyes fell 11],on

Darling, swooping and rushing

a picture, a picture x0 1)<·,Ititiful that it stood out from

7111(,ligh the mingled trees.

the others. Looking deeper into that picture inv Inind

Blue is a twin|,ling· waterfull

can remember that scene from Year K camp.

Crashing down onto the rocks below

I was in War 8 at Camp Rumbug - a great camp with

And leaping· into the valley.

so many activities that were fil|)111()11, lilli. I wax with al|

Blize is the cold, icv floor

inv friends which made it even better. This xci·ne,

That Ii-ce/0 yolli fect

though, was not an activity, tior a f riend. 1,111 a pond. 1 Nat

When vou get out of bed

back i (nic,111)el-ing.

011 a troMtv winter's morning.

I mil down the

)7)(10' road with pebble, sliding m

un' #'et

Blue is the icel,eig that breaks away

and my calnera flicking my neck-lim' mid stinjdng each time. f

From the main body and i·oains ainile»sh·

kidfled to a hall and waited n· I.ug to catch up to me. U'r had

In the faceless inlisM of Arctic water.

reached the spot.

Blue is the sound of a train whistle blowing A long, droning sound

Eucaljptus filled my noshils and moulli. wn,ling shivers dozon in?; spine. It zoas m jal,ourite smell. Alr legs zoere itchz

Echoing throughout the 111011111:lin ranges

cl72(1 1//\' head hurt but I did not care been U.%7 1 wn.% .5 ta /t ding i n

And alousing birds from their nesting shunber.

front ofthe }nost itionderful ,(ene. i.ic{·10; 1 brought ng camera,'

Blue is the taste ofsour milk

Immht.

The sickening sensation

I stood (m a landing ofgmss with lall reeds in D-ont of me.

That vic,lentlv irritates your till,11,1>T.

The reeds separated down the middle and MI m either side like

Blue sounclx like the oa·an

velvet nortains on a slage. The) opemed k) present a Ii,onderful

As the waves 111Ah in and (11'ift out

liond, No still that thie wind did not even ru jjle it. Tail trees jonit

The saltv air wafts up the cliff face,

out of the und. some having bram'hes, Nome not. but thrN were

To where I am stancling iii wonderment and awe.

(ill .<c)(ching uwl. A large hill My behind the pond, 51(7'rounding

Blue feels like a cold Shoulcler

it an,l giving an elic·aged jecling m the whole scene. Ferns mul

A fierce Stal) ill the Clic·Mt

other lush plants 11'pre wrilking with Ihe wind, their ski,·Is

When sonwone you love turns away from you.

jlapping i.n the breeze.

Blue is the sound of a railistorin

'Click.' mr {amera gol it all in one instant. *OK. Ill be up

Pching down in sheets on an empty valle)

in a Necond 'cos I got the picture, ' l 11(,tited up m 1.tul who lects

An tiliC(,litic)11.11)|c f'or(·c

walking dowu the hill.

()1 11121111-,11 beautv and (1('Sti·tu·lion.

jenniffer Hopkilis, Yeal- 8

Yes. 1 can 1 emember that scene wcH. Fiona 1)(,hi tijitim , Year 8

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Year 8 Blue Back row L-R Greta Lacava, Aisling Fay,

Jane Stewart, Mary Gallivan, Samantha Dermatis, Anne-Maree O'Brier·, Gianna Sabbadini, Beth LaBrooy

2nd row L-R Mr Brian Ellett, Emily McLeay, Criseyda Robinson, Beth Jones, Adelaide Hamilton Green, Ella Rosvoll,

Kye Williams, Sally Finemore, Rachel Griffiths, Mrs Anne Bennett Front row L- R Charlotte Algie,

Rebecca Pereira, Esther Rowe,

14 5 I

Megan Downing, Mrs Dianne Swann, Kate Edmonds, Julia Kortt, Veronica Callaghan, Daniella Zampierollo rl r

i it

Year 8 Gold Back row L-R Anneliese Gannon,

Phoebe Nolan, Kristie-Lee Rennex,

Philippa DeMarco, Tina Vanspall, Rebecca Prescott, Marisa Hadfield, Vanessa Condello

2nd row L-R Mrs Lyn Gazal, Mary-Louise Leone, Zoe Croker, Honor Murdoch, Lauren-Jade Ryan, 1

Bonnie Connellan, Alisha Treacy, Nicola Roberts, Catherine Vines, Ms Leesa Hale

Front row L.R Patricia Nigro, Anna Bryant, Lucy David, Belinda Bowman, Jessica O'Keeffe, Jane Serong, Miranda Hindle, Kelly Lennon, Sofia Vaccari, Andrea Vaz

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Year 8 Green Back row L-R Anna Flynn, Sara Pacini, Bonnie Savage, Louisa King, Erin Griffin, Michelle Funder, Madeleine Scanlon,

Stephanie Foley, Rebecca Nolan 2nd row L-R Ms Jill Barnett, Amy Killen.

Anna Fox, Emily Smith, Sarah Ho, Laura Riley, Leah Betts, Emily Trenchard, Miss Carolyn Fox Front row L-R Erika Lanza,

Christina Collard, Casey Gunn, Cassandra Fry, Annie Merrylees, Catherine Moran, Alisha Hnatjuk, Natalie Hunter

Year 8 Red Back row L-R Stephanie Maule, Claire Southall, Annabel Smjth, Clare Noonan, Alice Papaluca, Natalie-Jane Edwards, 1

Natalie Carter, Sarah Portelli

2nd row L-R Mrs Julie Stanley, Tessa Spring, 't

Simone Ball, Emily Gaidzkar, Jennifer Hopkins, Alana Spadaro, Caroline Chen, Neela Velan, Ms Cathy Norman Front row L- R Katherine MeMahon,

r N

Sarah Dyson. Eliza Suffren, Fiona Dohrmann, Colleen Bloom, Emma Finney, Elizabeth O'Day, Georgina Coleman, Elise McLagan Absent: Mrs Jill Wheatland

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Grey

Monday Morning...

C.rev E the colour 01 voinit and bile,

Ten fortv nine. A door opens. Before thi· Aleneed

A lifeless (11 .Night. a scre.iming· child.

class of Eight Red lic·x a room filll'(1 with 1,1-.111(1 llc'\V,

It sine]1% 40 ,(,ill like boiled potatoes or milk.

Mparkling clean Macititoxh computers. cquipped with

It Ic·els like thunder :111(1 crumph·d silk.

C D-ROM .11]cl c (,c)1 speakers. I halk :Ic„1+1,· ou·i- to a 7,111-e

An endless tilimel, wet with fcar,

computer and scat nn'self in front of 11 hlige screen. 1

11 1(' coloill· of rain and an tiliseen te,11.

|111111)le ner\()114)' for a switch whose position I (1010

i llc Mwcat {)1 21 tnan. a ]:il)<)111-ing inother,

know! Ah ha, a button. Mv fitiger hits a small button

I lw clcath scent alic 1 (1,11 1 kii c<s of a Iii (' 5'(,11 stii (,ther.

hidden I,chilicl s],c,ikers And cc)1(ls. A chinw sc,ziticix and

A |)111 111 olit candle. a singed wick,

the sciren ttillis a I)light bilic· and small N)'1711)ols

\Vax Iroin a bechive, dalk ('lolicls, thic·k.

puncturc· thi· skv-like Aciren. The spectrum blue facles

Iliving- like porridge bland. not bitte] nor %0111,

awit, int{) a prach colollred menu Nc iren. Mv jaw (11-ops

11 looks like 41.1(low from a filtv foot tower.

210 1 .re the coloill 1111 icons Alcm'lv .ippcar. 1 mci\(· the

Grev frels like old kin. wrinkled aticl aging,

an-sor down to an inicrexting icon and clic·k twice. A

The coloillof' froth on a hlitain thati.4 raging.

dium brats fast and Nooil synchic,iii/(·N into an

A %11.Kclow dalk. a pencil bilint,

linf.uniliar tillic.

Rags in a basket. a drowned 1 lilit.

AH 211'(,1111(1 the room gil-ls experience a sitililar type

h A a blind colotil-. the her,6 (1(inise,

16 the ('(11(,ill- ofhate, age alic[ (1(,4)i,c,

(,[.lilld/(·ill(·ilt.

Ilook down the hai-d drive box and sce an indented

C .1-cv is cleacl. lifele alicl %11;illow,

box. Al) fillgrl-) tifitch to push the button next to it. 1

Rock·; tlmt are hard and a bov who iN SallOW.

watch. 1 11'ait. Oh (111, a trap cloor openf and a C .1) tray

1.ike &oil, 41.11 01- clay th,111 gone hard.

cme]-ReS from the nan-OW slit. I place a (1) that jitst

The colour of smog, saliva and lard.

happens to be hing next to nic into the compli]-tment

A hennit forlorn on a but stop scal,

ancl plish the button again. Nothing. Ah ha. I otice again

1 he c igarette butt c 1-lished by feet.

inove the ('ill xor and push <Play> on an icon that just

The sinell 01-1,11(1 eggs, pan I,tuilt oil,

happens to be screaining, 1 AM WHAT YOU ARE

The unspoken dilellima of ililier till-moil.

LOOKIN(; FOR!' 1 push plav. Heaven! Revolution

Gre)' is cleath, the opposite 01 gold,

begins beating away, what ftm. I never knew LT. 1.,1,0

1 he bit-th of nothing. a <ton· untold.

could be Ao much fun. A familiar sound begins to chime.

Katherine 'MIMahon, Yeal- 8

1-he period is over. Yes... it's a double! Claire Southall, Yeat- 8

Orange ()range is vigilant. confident and bold, It colours the Ailliset where the misty c 1()11(14 unfold. C)rang-e cal 1-ics niessage< and metes am warning It tinges the leaves on a cris]) Atittitnn morning.

Morning Frost I :nvoki· at Rumbug Camp with the st,11 Ij', stale air

Orange dances like· fairies' fect gracefully alicl light,

illoillid me and 111.1117 11111:lillilial- Snoirs. I found mv

And orange sounds like Airrns wailing through the

neck was verv Moic' and discovered that 111, pillow was on

iiight.

the llc)(,1-. As I got out c )1 1*·d to pick it up. I saw one of

C),-ange is the frel (il soft ancl firckled skin,

the most beantiful sights that I h.ir ever %(·eli. I saw

It N the 'fire in vour belly' that is hidden deep within.

cascading motintain ranges with little trers on them and

Orang, is tlic %(Illelching feel ofland between vour tors

every detail Mo clear. 1 could xec· 1 ,irm animals cating the

l|ic 1)til)|)ling 'Schwepperu·Scence' tickling ill your

grass miles awav. 14(low thoe rugged 11,(,tilit,litiA \Ver< white·. 1111{Ir' (1(,Ll(lx. circulating below ils in the vallev. 1

11{)%('.

Orange is the :harp %01111(1 offruit sliced by a knife

h.ld ahvavs (licalilccl of being higher th,ui the cloud\,

Ancl orange brings vitalitv that fills the emptiness 01 life.

ancl now inv (11'i·ain had coine true. I will never forget

Annabel %11]ith, 32·al 8

that ('legant inoment oflmillir. 1 wished attlmt mc,ment 1 had a calnera or a pencil to draw what 1 Naw. It was truly

Silver

a 1-1121>;terpi('Ct'.

Silver A (121//ling.

the effect of mv waking- 1)1 rath. I watched the %1111 rife.

A.4 I \Vil)(·cl iny hands on the fogging window, to clear 16 the coloill' that'% Illways thrust in the shadow· 01-gold.

The glare froin the Still pulled ine uwa)' 11(,in the

Silver N Captill·cd bv the ('1()11(1% ifthey're in a foul im>od.

window, and I crept back to bed and waited until the

11 1.11,gles .13 4171.111 pieces c )f chaner.

others woke. Rumbug (:amp was a wonderful camp with

It is the colc)ill- you would Met· it you got close enough to

tuany exciting activities outsicle as well as inside. For me

tlk' inc)(111.

the forest will remain the highlight. I shall never forget

Sihrr is ill the heart of tte.,cherv.

tllis camp.

Georgina Coleman. Year 8

100 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Elizabeth 01):zy, Year 8

Yetrg

Truthl Verity This is verity, to do what we have to do w Mary Ward

-11*ir1207%1

Year 9 Blue Back row L-R Sarah Cichy. Emily Sheahan, Clare Gibson, Jodie Studman,

Kirsty Mclaughlin, Bridget Hill, Kiara Chiodi, Prudence Tehan, Katrina Connellan

2nd row L-R Mr Peter Crewe, Simone Bailey, Ellie McMahon, Suzanne Castles,

Catherine Yokouchi, Kamy Lee. Jacqui Vidal, Eloise Porter, Kristen Doyle, Susannah Bailey, Caroline Conlan, Eliza Curtain, .

Ms Natalie Magrath

-, f,

Front row L-R Kathleeen McDonald,

Jennifer Turnbull, May Wang, Sara Woodruff,

»t

Ms Josie Millard, Natalie Flegg Alice Coathl Fiona Hegarty, Ellen Fox

F L ,

99&

tis

Year 9 Gold Back row L-R Elizabeth Harvey,

Sophie Laurence, Tessa Hall, Claire Baxter, 1 Prue Hartley, Louise Lonergan, Charlotte Pinnock, Olivia Burns,

i Angela O'Connell 2nd row L-R Jessica Curley, Emily Stowell,

Erin Buntine, Bridget Cleary, Jessica Day, Karen Lee, Camille Deane, Sarah Perillo,

Laura Zmegac, Ms Anne Callahan

i \44 f ¢

Front row L-R Lauren Trumble, Li Na Liu, Lauren Demetriou, Emma Wilson,

Tiffany Vickers, Joanne Halpin, Stephanie Ng, IN

Sarah Rowlands, Antonia Olthof

Absent Mrs Pamela Davies, Sarah Price

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Year 9 Green Back row L-R Roisin Gleich,

Christina Broussard, Stephanie Doyle,

Lisa Charlton, Rebeka Jageurs, Arley Grey, Genevieve Audley, Philippa Zahara,

- b

Joan Allanadale

2nd row L-R Mrs Cathy Stobie. Zoe Kitchen, Emily Nolan, Jessica Fetterplace, Phoebe Nugent, Victoria Toovey,

Georgia McCormack, Katie Taylor, Megan Walters, Geraldine Nankervis, Bridget Hopkins, Ms Kathy Paterson Front row L-R Mary Fonti, Lauren Buckley, '4

Meaghan McLagan, Jasmine Ong, r

41 1 LA

Sineaid Hammer, Olivia Curtain,

Sharnika Blacker, Amy Wark, Katharine Marks

1% r

V- 1

'-f.

Year 9 Red Back row L-R Bronwyn Gatehouse, Laura Haslehurst, Katherine Gardiner.

Emma Poynton, Sarah White. Alison Pettigrew, Elanor Mclnerney, Hannah Price

2nd row L-R Mrs Lesley Gillespie,

Krista Dale, Jane Balmer, Meg Wielgosz. Amber Madden, Beth Stewart, Kate Flack,

Anna Gallard, Louisa Bostock, Jenni Bolton, Hannah Whiting, Mr Guy Anderson Front row L- R Stephanie Resciniti,

Melissa Hil, Dianna Best, Olivja Garvey, I

Julia Macdonald, Amy Tinetti, Claire McKeown,

Charlotte Hickey, Beata Lukasiak

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 103

The Stai

Seeking Acceptance

1 lix naine A Andrew: hc R a vm.

Ihe playful shricks of excited chi](11-en plining

An inexorable, screaming, dwai-fed pinkness.

cricket iii the cli ivewin' echors throughout the Ati'ret. A

I liM demancls are sellish blit ill]1{)(·ent;

soft, olange and ])111'],lc glow filters the Enting light,

a 1)]ill(1. Clt'>I)( 1'.11(' ple,t for Allt'\'ival.

contrasting perfectly With the Hih'(·1 -g-]-c·(·11 Kimi le.lves,

Sleeping. eating, buttoning. litilillttoning

motionle.% in thi· still :iii: Ihe 11(.1,(·nly Mc·ent of firsh

A minitte parth·lc 01 duu

pasta wafts out <)1110 tlic Strect: the children continue

A voung bov hassles ,1 blue tongue li/,11·(1.

with their (ticket. hoon a light 41,1(le of gic·, cm'i·lops

Ilis clark, inte|ligent eveN (init 21 chilcti.41 cltiic)%it)',

:ind evelitil,ill)' Irplaa·% the Ac )It }).141(11.4, ,sign,Illing to the

ancl a /est ful- life.

children Ilmt their game will vion conw to an (iici. As

I Ii, stockv ph)'sique rellcits the tellacitv and pluck

tile first signs of cool (t.11'kne\0 .tpproach :111(1 the

ofthe vi,liliucs, child in a 1.unilv of eight.

ino«Initnes begin to hum noisilv. planning the i i

A lit)}timna while *here

revellge. the children scatter to the comfort Of theit

Forcing the 1·il(. liciltid down his thi-0.11.

llc)111(·S.

he fakes a smile.

This familiar scene recapture, the happiext 111(,111,711%

irving to catch the eye of the tall bloticle.

of my life. 1 have spent man)· evenings plining cricket

He crit>hes the emptv can with his han(15.

illitil tile light Icides, with the rest ofthe kids in nn' street.

The need to conform in a flag-i·ant wav

Neark 711 of my cricket 'companions' had clilli·i-thlit

is 2111 illogical fo*

ethnic backgrounds, the majority Italian. Mixing with a

Pri plexed. tilinulttious. Nelt-c'onscious

wide varien· of c tiltill·(s added a whole climel-INic)11 10 lin

A bright hpinkle in a clark sk)

life. For years I had been completely immersed in my

Thiid. wconcl. first gear.

neighbours' way of life; which I considered im own.

Round the collier, turn left,then right. Home soon.

Ihis was where I belonged: where I litted in. where 1 thought 1 would be forever.

>)(·11(1 live minutes with the kids,

1 w.1, sh.inered th(· clav we sold our lic)11%« the lic,11%(·

liNt(11 1() 1/A.1 1(n 1(11.

we had worked so hard 'to plit (,111- htallip c )11'. I never

Empty a few cans.

hnagined that we would be le.n·ing the cominunity iii

Bect.

whic-h zie were accepted.

Ill] be better iii a few ve,zix,

\Ve weren't moving fur. 1)lit when we (lict actil.ills

when the ki(G .11-c older

inove. the Cliff ('1(·ncr between the ti#() %111)lll-1)0 wax

A blate Of light

4wilicant. Now we are no louger part of a close-knit,

4hundpa. (handpa!

vibrant community. The atmosplwir i)(li||('1-('111, there is

I've cut mv lingel- and it'x ble,·ding!'

110 warm welcome, ilistead oillv a cold. stoin' Ailt·na·,

)'(Hing ;111(1 anXic)liM.

Ihc people Accm to i>,olate

ganng uncnik

thel·C· i; 11(, sell>,l· 01 communitv.

- 'Then well put a Hancl.iici on it' into wi/ened. genial eves.

Ihem.wlve; it-(,1 1 1 (,tlwl 5.

Ilic' cliversit, 1,('tween the two %111)lili)% N highly

evident The prop](· in mv new %111)lirb .11 e vel') narrow

1),iztime, ilight-tilne, telerision, bowls.

minded. It'% dillicult to birak into the abradv well-

A red sta)

extablished groups. 1 still feel xegregated 11·om them,

DeR·ated bv ti .11-INience,

linovt as il I am ilitruding.

the nonagen:,1-ian ix acutely :m·.11 c

'Friendliness is the word, and 'coffee shops' the

of his own 111(,1-talitv.

image. which I ililillecliateh· associate with mv old

But he cloes not retaliate:

neighbourhood. A constant hum of chatter fillt·(1 the air.

he has no need to fend off reality

1-lic aroma of slightly burnt grilled c heexe. blencled with

w'ith dreams :111(1 praverN.

coffee, filters throughout iny ilicmories, the Nctting vivid

Indeed he alinost welcomes it.

and alive. Evervotic· was 1 1-ic'licllv ancl at £·ase: I w,1%

as 'time's winged chariot' final]V c )114),tc'es him,

:,ccepted.

alul he rememberi

Co Icl, wil ,(lvvept beache. are what I associate with mv

A min u 1/' parti cle 01 d ust

new neighbourhood. Cold, Atilill-ilig Water 1,111% al-ound

We are but unt· more atoin

inv ankle iIA I nic·ander clown the brach front. The

in the repetitions mechanism of the itiliverfe.

9,1111(1 of thunder , /11111,1/,4

11,11# exAL

complementing the charcoal. heavy omilic )11% cloucls.

bilt lite A lure.

ill tile

(li>,1.111((.,

rhe setting is stark. I pas; a group of girls I know, they Claire 11,/Ater. 321 ar 9

make no effon to :ic'knowledge me. nor do I acknowledge thein: 1 :un alonc. Eli/..1 (kilt:lin, 3(·ar 9

104 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Memory

our house, Cathr and Nicholas returned to their saturn ofa house. Due to renorations, their air conditioner was

The woman sat clown beside Florence. 1 Iello clear.'

Florence opened her eyes and stal-ed at the woman without recognition. 'Are you a new nuise?' The ladv passed Florence some chocolates. 'No, just a visitor.' '12)11've collfused me with someone else,' said

Florence, closing her ews. Florence's daughter began to cn.

Megan Walters, 32·at 9

\Vinner, 50 Word Short Stor, Competition

not working.

Only nvo hours litter we received a phone call. Cathv and Chris were on their wav to Cabrini and thev wei·c

dropping Nicholas off at my Other sister's llc)lise. She too has a two year 01(1, but she is less clesli-uctive than Nicholas. Saskia is an angi·1. although when Nicholas is around she copies him. Those two have sc) much full going crazv togethen 1 was A.Nsured that it was onlv a false alarm. but an extraordinary excitement splin till-ough me. Somehow I had the feeling it wasli t .1 false .112,1-iii. 1

rang jacqui andjon, who were looking after Nic·liolas. Thev were iii (lesperate liercl of help. The two cousills are real nic,nkeys. The whole house had become a mess of tovs and junk, Our next task was

Bonfire The x.ind cold on our feet slowly drained all warnith and feeling from our toes. Five children trotted along the beach. (:hattel- Allriounded us and coldness lingered in t he ai r. Waves C 1·a.Nhed down on the shol c , as tli e warm

salt water %111)11('1-ged our feet. Foill- shadows surrounded me as we arrived at the pile of wood, leaves, newspaper and other fire fuel that had been placed there earlier. jacob, the c,iily boy, picked up the can of

gasolitic· and let the clear liquid rush out. soaking all beneath it. A match was lit and the firefly Ic·11, fell, fell. The bonfire crackk·d under the heat and the d.11-kness

that previously engulfed us was replaced by the friendh warmth. Sand ran through 0111- tillgers as we searched for sticks. We triumphed. jacob sang (nit an Aboriginal tune as he circled the fire dancing as it' he were

performing an ancient Aboriginal ritual. He lit his stick

ancl threw. 111(· stick turned into a fireball spiralling and pivoting. Like a high-speed ferris wheel it cut through

to calm them down and put them to bed. The first bit of trouble we 1-all into was that Saskia wanted to sleep in the col Nic was going to sleep iii. Nicholas clidn't want to sleep-full stop. Never in his life had he had so lillich fun. No parents and a whole houser to clestrov. Ilis own house had become tot.illv 'Niclic,las proof' No he couldnt cio anything too harsh in it.

Trving to put the prjamas on them was a challenge·. Chris, Cath)'s husband. had dropped Nic off with the wrong bag. He had taken NiA bag into hospital fol- the new baby. Sering this macle nw think of the rush and anxiety Chris must have felt. It must be the real thing. Jacqui and I went through the bag to see if there was anything for Nic in there. We were overanne with the

new baby sniell thats so soft and gentle. The smell from when Nicholax had worn them when he was a babv

1-111(111't completely disappeared. We were getting so

excited looking at the tiny babv clothes that wouk! sooil be filled with a baby. We were both going to be 2111 auntie agalll.

the clarkness.

.jacqui Ticial. Year 9

HourN passed. No liews vet but Nicholas was awake again. He and Saskia had gotten into the textas and were drawing- evervwhete. Mv three sisters, and I wele waiting

patientlv for the phone call. Excitement was bursting fi-om our weins. Nicholas and Saskia wel-i· 1'111111111g

Becoming an Aun tie ! It was a balmy, Millitililer's clav of 30°C. Mv sister Catherine, mv nephew Nichol,IN, and I were out by tll<1

P(K /1. 'Enjoving your last week of holiclavs before school Skisannal 1?'

'Stop rubbing it iii Cath). Guess what? Murn gid I could have the clay off school when you have your baby', Catliv's babv was due iii onlv two weeks. Bv then I would be back at school.

Oh I think I might.just squeeze it in before school st,irts', Cathy said humorousl,-.

'You wottlchi't clat-el I said quite scriouslv. After a refreshing swim, I baked a cake with Nic·holas.

His idea of helping was to spread the mess from one corner of the kitchen to the otlier. After cooling clown at

aic,zincl like inadiiien again. joii ,·as l'uniling 1110Uild tn-iniz to catch and keep lip with them. Suciclenly the phone rane so we got our last bets in. Jacqui picked up the phone and Nicholas and Saskia were i unning after her. jacqui% squeals were followed on by Saskia s. 'She had a boy' Jacqui screamed. 1 was so excited I screamed and said to Nic, 'Hey Nicholas vow've got a bal)) brother'. Almost as though he understood me. he squealed louder than ain·one mid started

1,trighing. His eves lit up und he ran to the photic·. It was the most exciting moment I had ever had. It

was exciting because I shared it with the two children and mv sisters. I had beconie an Auntie for the third

time. There's nothing I love mole than Illy thilli|v and now there's another little addition to love. An holli- later

1 held mv new nephew in my arms. Susannah Bailev, Wal- 9

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 105

Justice ..the kind of personal integrity and wholeness that comes

from right relationship with God

Year 10 -

What Cheesuz Me Off

Amongst The Masses 1 stildial the Unfamiliar faces. 1 Saw them screaming.

'Give me something for the painT' I sing out the latest

Scared, removed, screaming out for the one thing they'd

Bon Jovi song at the top of iii)' hings. Mv voice echoes

all lost. love, vouth, the good old clays, a small piece of

around the hot steainv shower. It alwavs amazes me how

themselves mavbe. 1 1,1iderstood, my pity went out to

good I sound in the sliower and how awful I sound when

thein. I was a bystander, simply there to sce the show, a

I sing with the school choir. Scrub, scrub, scrul)...wash

piece of the furniture, a lost face in the masses. How sad

my back...scrub, scrub, scrub...wash my hair...and then

it all was.

it happens. The niost linthinkable thing am'one can

The rain continued to pelt down rendering mc pc,werless against its force. 1 stood still, letting it embrace

possibly do to someone when they are iii the showerturn on the Cold water.

nw. A red rose caught iny eye in the far corner of .1 viscid

Now, 1 know that some thoughtless person iii im·

flowerbed. I was entranced br its rerinets, all

family must be using the water somewhere in the house.

liticomfortable feeling ran through my cold bodv. The

Ilowever it still ampucs me thal ther wouldn h have the

inaX>CM began to move mournfully inside. I jerked my

common Mensc· to wait i intil alter I got out of the shower.

evex awav from the rose and follc)wed.

Why is it that ont of 24 hours in the dav, during the ten

Standing in the (()1(1, damp h,111,1 frlt as if all ews

lililizites l'ill in the shower, Moineone 11.1,9 to 11%(' the Coicl

were on me. Mavbi· 1 clidiA look skid enough, but !

water? What c ould possiblv be so important? It'x not as if

1 dichit tell them that I was about to have a shower.

Service began and my eveN wandered, sill Z·C·King the

Bc·sides. the creakv slic,wer head c .in 1,(· heard for miles,

pictures that hung on the waH. I felt like one of those

and if thev clichft hear that, then ther wotild definitch

pic·tur« hanging there. for people to look at and seck

have heard nw singing! It 's jilst so annoying!

comfort in. or to pass and ig-nore.

L.'ticic·,-stalicling that the time limit iii my house is ten

I listened to the ser\·ice, soaking up the words. I felt

minutes a Alic):vt·r, 1 have to be really quick and not waste

a |inre Spin throtigh im boch,ts if I were bc'ing dragged

anv time. So I struggle out of the steaniv shower and I

huo depths I clichit want to explore. I had never had to

( 11(1 11]) Slicling across the wet bathroom 11(1(11. So there I

luce this |)(loic·. Was thi, what it wax like? People came

am. on iny butt in the Iniddle of the 1),Hhic)(,111 floor

and went. walking zip to the mictophone faving nice

when, woillchit vou know it. mv nic,thel- c asuallv walks in

things about her, crving then sitting down again. 1

to ask ine whal the noise ix about.

turned to ser her ift ,111(11()11, his face x])1.ittered with

'MUM' I whinge in anxiety. 7 '11 he out in two

trats. I ic· sniffed loudly then wiped his damp nose with

minutes!' So now Milin 1(·ave.4 the bathroom iii a had

the Alec·ve of hix Nuit 111,ir 1-ing its ch·Illilint·Nx. I no longer

felt pity. I felt a sachic·ss - not the kind of sadness you feel

'1.(,ilise! Ilurry up. I've got to have a xhower too!' My

when your friend savs slic hates yon, not the kind of

hrally patient' brother vellx. So l hilt ly 111-(11111(1 2111(1 try

«ineSS von fec] w'hon vou loxe 21 prize poSSe,Sion, but

to find a dry towel. But it is my hol,Xe of course, so

the kind 01 s.tclness I have never had to face brfore, the

naturally enaligh there al en't any! The on]> thing in the·

kind of xadness you fecl whili vou empathise with

bathroom I ((,111€1 1,(issibly ilse is the nicaxly liitle bath

someone clse's grief. I wanted to leach (,lit to this bo>·. 1

mat. It's either that or go nude! So I am left with llc)

wanted to help him. console· him, tcH hini it was alright,

option but to trv in vain to cover invxcli with it -il I get

but llc) words (ame to inc. I Ntood Still toi· 11 10% Necond>,

to im' room. Imagine ifmy cousins are visiting! ()1- worsc·

then Without warning, a screw fell loose and I fell offmy

vet, my older brother has a bunch of hiends over (Mit

wall ...1 cried.

would that be so bad?...)!

I watched the masses leave· the |i.,11 and foHowed. mr face still itained with tars.

falk about a fun ten minutes! The sad fact is that my

El:n· liever seems to get much better', I think to nirself as

I barely knew her, but that waxii't wh> I was erving. I

I trip over the cat.

felt a loss frn· 1 iiiinan lili·. Whv do we live to end life like

1,(,iliSC· Vautin, Year 10

this? U'hy clo we tr)' so hard to be happv when our lives c·nci in Kadness? No answer, came to me. I stood alone

staring again at the red rose, no longer feeling

uncomfortable in its pirsence. Amongst the masses 01 mourning faccs, the red rose was powerfuL strong, alive .IcMed.

Jessica Moretti. Year 10

Art by Jennifer Bishop

LORETO 4 Mandeville Hall 107

Year 10 Blue Back row L.R Tiffany Loft, Daniela Norman, Marney McMillan, Lucinda Gannon, Kelly Gallivan, Samantha Stewart-Steele, Rachel Collard, Catherine Killen,

Jennifer Bishop 2nd row L-R Mr Malcolm Farnsworth, 1

Fiona Tetley, Jodie Fry, Erin Kennedy, Catherine Wilkinson, Alice Smith,

Georgina Labb, Jennifer O'Connell, Rachel Couttie, Natasha Dougherty,

1 N

Maria Asimakopoulos, Mrs Shirley Chapman Front row L-R Megan Haratsis,

/ek

Sarah D Silva, Kate Ralph, Sarah Balmer, Mrs Amanda Apthorpe, Anna-Marie Black, Eloise Armstrong, Rochelle Howie,

fT M

Stella Spitaliorakis Absent Meg Ockleshaw, Aimee Curtain

Year 10 Gold Back row L-R Kate McFarland,

Sharon Wendy Spinelly, Anne Conroy, Vivienne Ringersma, Stephanie Keenan, Sarah Gandolfo, Joanne Amott, Anna Francis, Ebonie Martello

2nd row L-R Ms Marie Brown. Julie Grouzis, Brooke Pearson, Adele Brazenor,

Tamara Brooks, Caroline O'Brien,

Katherine Duggan, Anthea Kavanagh,

Chelsea Rowlings, Nicole Corcoran, Rachel Hoy, Catherine Chamberlain, Anna Clarke, Mrs Marie-Louise Khamara Front row L- R Jessica Shirley,

Tamara Goncharow, Tania Caldow,

Carlene Ngoma, Meagan Williams, Michelle Chan, Meaghan O'Loughlin, Erin Reade, Olivia Sweeney

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Year 10 Green Back row L-R Clajre Lachal, Georgina Ryan, Monica Nisbet, Margherita Boemo, Lana Mai, Alice Penna, Kate Turnbull, Sophie Dowling, Clea Walsh

2nd row L-R Mr Mark Bahr, Emmaline Jones, Marie-Danielle Turner, Lauren Reed, Lucy Maule, Therese Hanrahan,

Marisa Vaughan, Jane Rogan, Catherine Meehan, Jane Foley, Emily Petricola, Miss Allison Rome Front row L- R Michelle Rodrigues,

Kasey Warner, Nicole Gialeli, Victoria Heatley, Nancy Sposato, Regina Kaluzny, B

Sunaina Miranda, Renee Reardon,

Surini Wijayasinghe Absent Daniela Calabro

1./ U

0 Cj

Year 10 Red Back row L-R Roxanna Ryan, Katsy Lee, Thea Geddes, Sara Little, Katrina Hood, Clare O'Neil, Marta Kiernikowski,

Aimee Lipscombe 2nd row L-R Sarah Martini,

Rachel Mclnerney, Gemma Fleurisson, Rachel Ball, Kate Jackson,

Katherine McCartney, Kirsten White,

Angela Mcfarland, Louise Vautin, Mr Mark Langan

Front row L-R Chiara Shenoy, Josephine Oldham, Amanda Cosgriff, Virginia Ball, Phoebe Knowles, Georgina Carroll, Marie Derrnatis, Kelly Peterson, Jessica Moretti, Absent Ms Melinda Scash

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 109

Television's Shame

The Pigeon In many ways this arcade ix indistinguishable from

A cup of tea, a packet of bisc iii™ and time to sparc.

ain' other. It is lined with shop windows flaunting

just the right ingredients to make a good Sunday

different temptations: a lime green dress and matching

afternoon. Sprawled on my coinfr armchair, in the

boa draped across a plastic· figure, a glassware display

corner of the lounge-room, 1 mused that life (1(,c·An't get

with a thin blanket of dust, a varietv of half price hats.

much better than this.

Fact·less people move towards nameless destinations,

A nothing day. I reached for the I.V. guide and

talking, thinking, dreaming. There is a slight breeze but

surveyed the situation. Sundav afternoon sport, a

the pollution of the city has stolen its crisp edge. The sky

television must. Flicking through the chaniwls I settled

extends above the 1.-cade walls as a pathetic reminder of

for the 'Creain of the croph test cricket. It ix the third

the existence of nature with its grev tinge and sinudged

clav of the third test and Australia is in a commanding

clouds. Everything and everyone seems to be moving iii

position, having Sri Lanka on the back foot. Settling

perfect srnchronisation.

down to watch. I feel a sense of xecuritv.

In one sinall corner of the arcade sits a pigeon. A

Sixt' overs, three Milos, one lollipop and two packets

sweeping glance would notice unly a tvpical bird, its

of Tim Tams later I have reached the pinnacle of human

feathers caked with grime and lice and its beadv eyes

existence; I ant one with my television. The game has

revealing nothing. However, with a closer look the

become ilitense; Alistralia all out for all 1111111/ing total iii

presence of the pigcon changes the whole atmosphere

excess of four hundled; Sri Lanka sent in to bat with

of the arcade and the whole mood of the beholder. The

only ment) 11111]lites of the day's play remaining: a shaky

1,ird's scaled leg is bent out of shape and its wing rests

position if Sri Lanka were to lose a wicket. And then.

lincomfortably upon its back. The pigeon shuffles a little

'Melbourne viewers will now be leaving (,111- live

then abandons anv attempt to move. It 110 longer blends

telecast of the cricket to go to their claily news bulletin.'

into the grey stone of the arcade floor where it sits. Its

What! How could they stop the telecast with only ten

existence makes this arcade clifferent from the rest,

minittes of play renmining! It just wasn't reasonable. Lo

because now there is something else here; something

and behold, one militite later there was Brian Narlor on

other than menial business and pei-sonal direction. '1'lie

iny screen clioning out the claily lie\VS bulletin. No one

innocence :ind helplessness of a small bird has the

knows news like Brian.

ability to overshadow everything around it and to touch

My day had been ruilled. Aitel- spending 111 afternoon glued to tl](. cricket, surely, as a faithful

all those who notice. To evervone who sees it. the bird ceases to be a inere

viewer, I had the right to watch the last tell mimites of.

pigeon. It becomes the children next cloor who alwavs

play. Ten minutes! Steam spurting from my ears and my

liave bruises on their legs and faces. the old friend who

mind spinning with this ridiculous television

recently contracted HIV, the blind grandmother who

programming, I had no option blit to watch.

can never see her graridson. They all share a sorrow, a

I never thought ('liannel 9 would do it to me. I had

deep, burning desperation, to play, to see, to live. Iii this

faith in them. My judgement had proven false. I had

wav the pigeon reaches into the hearts of humans and

committed the c rinie of choosing th<. wrong channel. I rellected on mr fond memories of (]liannel 7. They

pulls out their grief and pig.

The image of the pigeon possesses the essence of the

too had entertained me on rainv days. Thev too had

inevitability of cleath. Its broken leg is a hire for the

diattereel nn· peace as the new.s came on. promising to

reaper who will come and steal its soul. The bird is not

tipclate score·s in the five set thriHer I had been watching

without a soul, through its pain, its torture, there is still

for the past four and a hall hours. 1 had nowhere to

life and while there is lit L there is a soul, and a feat- of

turn, Clialinels 7 and 9 had both betraved Inc, I had lost

deatli.

all confidence in them. Slowk I reached for the remote

People see it, stop and stare for a while. Occasionally Noine one will comment to whoever thev are with. Some

wonder if they could possiblv save it, then dismiss the idea. What is the point of trying to help the doomed? In

orir woi-1(1 this is just a pigeon. If it can't support its own life, who wills

Eventuallv evervone walks away, struggling to force its image and nic.Nsage to the back of their thoughts and the pigron stavs in its position, waiting. Rachel Ball, Year 10

Art by Marie-Danielle Turner

110 LORETO , Mandeville Hall

conti-01, feeling utterly disgusted. I did the inevitable. 1 turned mv once treasured television off. Katrina Hood, Year 10

Year ll

-Ihr.

Joy/ Felicity Be merry and doubt not our Master

Mary Ward

Year 11 Blue Back row L-R Anneke Barlow, Carla Beacon, Kena Buxton, Jennifer Datson,

Melissa Corbett, Skye Alexander-Begbie, Priscilla Brown, Anne Egan

2nd row L-R Mrs Kaye Young, Charlotte Carter, Katherine Castles,

Gendry Cordon, Sally Carrodus, j

Carolyn Agardy, Fiona Bremner, Tegan Baker, Sophie Bell, Alexandra Angelatos, Camille Diafas, Mrs Cate Slattery Front row L.R Brigid Anderson, Lucie Douez. Emily Ball, Monique George,

Mr Michael Mulcahy. Jolie Cross, Edwina Galbally, Louisa Coleman, 6

Kathryn Arbon Absent Alice Chan

----17-27--3

Year 11 Gold Back row L-R Amanda Ho,

Bridgette Holland, Madeline Hoy, Emily Harris Domenica Gullace, Lauren Lacava,

Emily Gregory, Madeleine Keogh, Gabrielle Harkins

2nd row L-R Miss Sandra Jane, '

Madeleine Healy, Samantha Hilbert, Sarah Joubert, Angela Hill, Ania Gruba, Jane Kenny, Naomi Grant, Cherie Lagana, Amy Hede. Mr Nicholas Frigo Front row L-R Aislinn Hammer,

Colette Herman, Edwina Hurley, Claire Jenkins Jacinta Holmes, Edwina Holbeach,

Gabrielle Hurst, Lucy Johnson Absent Shona Hannatord

112 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Year 11 Green Back row L-R Cecilia Myers, Fiona Nazzari, Kathleen McCIoskey, Sasha Milinkovic, Bonnie O'Brier', Larissa Natividad, Sara Lynch, Marika Psomotragos 2nd row L-R Mrs Simona Tudor, .

Anita McCarthy, Georgia McDonald, Georgiana Quinn, Fiona Livi, Carla Passaro, Airnee O'Sullivan-Hunter,

Monique O'Donoghue, Charlotte Mulder,

Catherine Longano, Monique Moussi, Mr Roger Gill a

Front row L.R Kim Lien, Julianne O'Doherty, Jane Merrylees, Claire Papaluca, ¥

Marguerite Osborne, Elissa Nolan, Sian Prosser, Caroline Perrett,

Krjstina Papamarkou

Year 11 Red Back row L-R Agn eszka Wrzesinski,

Astrid Saldukas, Catherine Stribley, Miriam Slattery, Danielle Sanders, Aushra Saldukas, Anika Walker, Edwina Wilson 2nd row L-R Mr Eddie Kane,

Melanie Sargeant, Melissa Tribe, Pia Sabbadini, Ruth Tinetti, Vanessa Seconnino, Emma Stutt,

Philippa Whiting, Marta Soszynski,

vit,

Ms Jane Cowan

Front row L-R Lalitha Selvendra,

Victoria Spillane, Marielle Sullivan, Claire Scally, Sarah Saunders, Katherine Sherry, Nicole Saint-Ange, Ashanthi Theivendran, Priscilla Ruffolo

LORETO · Flandeville Hall 113

Iminortal Me

'(1)inc· in to the lountre, I want voll to <ce 111,· latest

creation.' It was then 1 fit'%1 inct her. A lillie· pora'Min 1 Nit i 11 th(· lotilige room Mt,11-ing at her. ,·\11 1 re is

git-1 Mitting %(>litarv, iii the corner of the 1(,litig, room

myself. A MI)litar) figure, Whose ('01(1 porcelain features

with the 11(,st glectill of expressio» aptured within

perfecth illirror un' exprt»ion. Alic· iN the image 01 mc,

rach cont<)111- of her tiny face. With .111 the low· mv

23 ye.its previously. Tlmt 111(,iici. wan, Imil' cit'spci litely

mothel- 1('It for ine %11(· had Ac 111])ted her. cach inclent

0-ving to spring- into (111'14, clear |)111(· c·yes, tho,M· chill)1)v

al](1 curve ofher fuce inacle with the tender touch olinv

litile filig-('1-4 - disgili.\Cd lilischic| 111, Ignets readv to lind

mc )111(·6 2-entle ling('1·4. She 11,1(1 1,(,lit-cd all the love ;mci

tl-olible in everv ('ill)1)<)111(1 anct on everv wall, She has

pa>,sion and sacrilicc· of a mother int{) thix crcation.

1)(·C·il })11111)<·1'ed, illhxed over 1111(1 veHed ilt, given tt) on

hoping (1(·s])(7,ltely that it woilld ttal'll olit pelic'('t in the

Mid cried over - jilw as I have.

(iici. It was I who had been immortalixed. for my mother

()111' creator is olle 1111(1 the salne.

4 wal-in loving woman. all al tirt with a 1(·mper 110 Inilcl

had gulpted me.

Angela I Iii]. Year 11

:IN the waking colours ofthe world in the %1),ing, atid the

Iliendliest of dispo.Nitions. I ler love for 11% is not equal though. for it N ilic· slic trul, .icic,1-cs. .\11 im life mv

Beneath the Surface

mother Ims been tlwir. As a child I tised to borrow her

clothes 1111(1 111.ike-tip. Pralic·ing .11()1111(1. 111) awkward

littempts at imitating her all :lilltliement for the 1('St of my familz. In games I would not pla) unless I could be her

1 want to be the Maimmy' I woilld cry Still)1)(,1-illy, and I would alwavs be allowed. She was im protector, mv confidante. 1\71(·licg'(11- I was scared or loneli- she woukl

1-lish to mv sick·, Iraclv to protect me fi·om the gre.lt inonfterf that ili,+Aded tily Acc]11(led world. 1(·11'(,1'ising

lin' tranqil noit (A childhood exiNtence. 1,11(,lographs were tal<ru.

·10 1 grew older though, Allillilily became Mum .111(1 1 no long·et· borrowi·(1 her make-up and clothes. no need - I hi,(1 im· own. The 54,litici l plaved too now, als<) were clifferent. 'Milin inic4 and 1)11(1(lic·s' wits weaclih· replaa·cl bv gossip. I lisllions, 1)111'tic.4 and bovt,-ic·nds. Mv prok·ctor ilow became the monster in my lifc. our every oweling- a (()1]h-(,litliti<)11.

'lhn going..111(11 (1(}lit care what voll gy'. I wit.% still sc ) still,1,01·n. Sc)11111-tful. Sht· cried for her loss of me. bm 1 did not M·c.

/Va///ii//g begyin. 1 finished schoo] alicl stal·ted l ijiversit\ . 1 moved out

with fric'licls. Mum became Mary and I saw her on odd

Stiliclavs for dinner or the occaional shopping spirc'.

Glimpseh ot striking bliles. brilliant vellows and vivid greens flash before mV e)-CN. For an instant. I am without

purpose amo ngst t he 1 1 1vri ac 1 ot cx t i aordi n ary angrl fish, butt(11 11¥ fish. Aill-ECon fish and clainsel lifli. which

appear to be in such a hurrv. What important busitic·Gs could p(,Asiblv be preoccup>Ting them No? 1 1),ilely 11:lve lime to focils on these pecttlict) c 1('21tme: through the ctic roaching fog of nn snorkel mi™k before they swittly 1-ade be,(111(1 inv vision. However. mv isc,lation is 411(,1 1-

liu·d. Swittlv the clegance of the Moorish Ido| 1(,gether

with the delic·ate pink and purplish hi!(< of the little 1.lin 1,<IMN](11% air ilhltilitiated bv clitlil.t·cl rav: of %11]ilight in the xhallower coral recf water--all (711]-ancing and

magic'al vision which will 1('inain with inc alwavs. This array of spectacular recf lish, swimming and

foraging,litiong colourful coral g,11-(1(·11% which %1111(,liticl ine. pi'ovic-[o contraxting and changing .4(cwc.N of

hnmense beauty. 1 woncler in totai awe how God has (irated Noinething No delicate, No ],1-(·ciotth. 4{) lillicille. A Men.M· c )f .shame Ilickers in tlic· back ol iny inind as I recall how cach clav I so € 2,1-clesS]v ignore thiN beality of £ reation. the main· Other gifts of life. I watch the varions lish species Illitigrilv exploit every conceivable mic'l-(>habitat on the rect, be it Col,11 rubble and

boulders, co]-al clunips and bi-,lilchc<. pools and

Scilnetilnes We met in the citv for coffee. I had no nionev,

lagoons. the reef flats, the crest, and slopes. Driven by a

1,11 1 I had 1 1-c·eclom. She told ine I could move back home

desil-c for Aill \A'ill, the ilieclianical activity N only

for a while if I ileccled to, lust ho you Could Nave Noinc monev'. she stiggexted (,lgerly. 1 declined the offer. It was toc) 1.11- fi-om Uni hiends and mv social life. She

g|:111€ ((1 Niclewavs and %111-ligged shotilders. She 111](1(ihiood - I think.

Thr moul,l w,n tai;rn, painting begun. 1 defei-red Universitv, got a joi). '1'm going to ti'avel'' I announced. Et 11 ( )1 )(·. Amet-ira. So lilitc h to sc e :111 (1 do.

Alli· got postcal-(1%, wheiii had time. 'Yon wotild love it herc. The wcather N great!' 1 returned h,)111(· ten moinhs later, folit' kilo·, heavier and

ch ('])1)' 1,11111(,cl. /·frn. hai/+ ritici d,·i'.*,. /·)1Ah<.d.

I ivent to Nec her 1101 long after mv return home, Slic looked a little older, but she was still my mother. 1 had missed her.

114 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

licitural. to be expected. Yet mv own sellish plit-Sliits. the n egl e c t o f pe o p le a ro u n d l u e, 1 i l y i ll i s t 1 -C a t i ri c' l i t o f t h i n g,N precious. cannot be No eaxilv disinissed ac part of Iny need to live; rather is it not taking life for granted? Mv oversi/ed T-shirt balloon.4 out around tin

Shottlclers in the water ir; 1 +wim. This additional weight acids to the g-rowing exhauxtion in inv legN. 1 |cavic·r .111(1

heavier 1 becoine its if drawn ilito the unknown depths ofthe water. like a sink<·1· 01· an :ilic-11{)1· scarching I (11- its

mark. I find m,sell thinking aboilt what it would be like to drown. the Meeming·lv harinled Hater Middenlv

11'((bluing opprt»ive, overpowel-ing, !(,1\ing ine 11('11)]ess. A wave of unca.Miness and fear paises Illt-ough ine. I am not ready to C<)lill-(>lit Mitch ic,2-4. 1 (lihtract Hn'#cll, Concentrating ii™tead upon the inixed %(lic)01 of Continued next page

Amall coral reef lish llc)'el-ing and weaving 111()1111(1 a

exh.ilisting dav Alic)pl,ing, we sit down to have a coffee

clump of coral in the foreground. It N not easv to

and a muffin and spend tilne together doing· something·

cli>card All unple.,sant thought.4.

we both enjov - eating. Our snack time gives 11% time to

A (·00 1 Xea bree/r pric kles my exposed Akin and I long 12)1- the warmth of the penetrating afternoon sun to

catch lip and chat about the past weeL I often wish we could do it everv day, 1)itt then it mav not fc·(·11] Ao

return, to comfort me once more. A 1,11'ge boldlv marked

Apecial.

liNh on mv left 1(,litinch· swallows several sinaller fish.

Mum h .iM 21|wavs 1 c ),1 iici it hard to let go of mc ariel 1 11\

Ille clixtilict taste of salt in my molith, from the water

chil(lhood. On{· distinct memory was my Mist (lav at

which has sceped into my nu,lithpirce, 1,iti-11% mv

Achool. It was a healt-wrenching experience for inv mum

t C )142 IC .

11]laginc heing consigned to (lwel] here forever.

who peeled nn gripping spider h·gs from her body as I poured inv te:ti-M onto her lumper. However. We put on

Di·spite tlic· firn/.ied activitv, the quic·tness is dcafelling,

a 1,1-ave, artificial face, stood back and let the tracher

choking. Mv nwthodical 1,1-(·,ithing· ix the onlv respite in

take over.

the calm stillness which elic'itcles me, In and (nit, 'lhe

Mitin, moir oftell than not is demanding, claiming

blood thunders through 111\ telli])les. With cach new

'It's for vour own good', 011 her worst (lavs, 11(11

birath. the |(·cling of reprieve within mc is heightened. A.4 1]14· gen 11(· ctil-1-ent cal lies me filither .111(1 further

anvoi ie with in three blocks - I glies& 1 Iii s has alwan kept

powerful, clemanding high-pitchal voice zvould Mair

acrosh this brilliantly hlic·(1 1.11]cls{-ape. 1 conwmplate

me ftc,in misbehilving. ()11 (,ther occasions she is a xticky-

what the futille hokls for this invaltiabli· ccosvstelli. and

braL She pokes and pries into lin· 1)11%ilic·As, iii airas

al>u) for im' own exixtence. iny own breath of Mfe which

where I (lon't alwavs want her. 1 am forever hearing the

can be pist ax tenlicuts.

phi·asch. '\A'here art· vou u·oing·", '\\'11(,1 going?' 2111(1 t'

Allx,111(11'11 i\Ilgelatos, Wal- 11

'What time will vou get hollie·?' She Dist (1(,i·%11't

1111(1(Istand that I'm fifteen years old, I'm growing lip, micl I (1(,11't want her to know evervthing about im life,

Mum-My Everything. | Mve Voil evel St(,pped .111(1 tholight just how 11121( h >001 11- mum (10<·s for vott? 1 have. More 1111(1 more cach

€1.1 1 realise the vit.,1101(· mine plays in my lifc. She has an ililltic·na· on ine that has imule inc inorc :Ir#'111'(· of

lilt, which inevitably, has macli· me a bener person. Mum has a face that mc),t prople rellic]111)(r, Sometimes, with little make·lip and in her pailiting clothes. slic· looks grev :incl i lither witchlike. C)ther times

When I was born, Mum mach· a choice that 11(·r 1-01(·

as a mother wa>; Net for life. She was un life %11])])(Irt on

whoin 1 would depend constant h . As inv tic·(·c!% changed. her vole as a mother would change for me. 111 mv vic·,s

%lic c'chi tainlv, (il lic,1 1,ci ic'('tiv) 111(('ts herexpect,itic,tls c )1 ihis nnponant nde.

Mum nwans evervthing to me. She ix Illisellish,

wliable and is always concerned for other people.0 wellbeing. Ahe k the person who hah 11111(!c tilr Childhood 1-icher. and nn' (11'(·,11]14 come tnic. \\ lic·ther Milin A

her cul-|) hair, sinalt clothes .ilid braining Amile reveal a prina·%%. 11111 her love for life 1111(1 commitment to our 1.imily ix whitt mattel-4. 1111(1 its thest· qualitics which

life. and what she can do to make it easier or better.

convey her uniclitc'lic·AN.

chilel'% neccls 1,3 \1'(11 21% Mitin has for inc!

fliriouS or cheerfill. %11( 14 forcicr concerned With ill)'

In in)· Ic,i thcoming aclult life, I hope 1 can fullil my

Mum is loval 1111(1 devowd to (,111- family, a reliable

Fiona li\'i. 141 11

sc)111'c'(· c )t sill)],ort \·ho wHI alwavs keep her promise liticl help (mi, when help is liceded. Her role iii my life is ongoing. Shek nn' 11|ann in the nnu·ning, inv inaid and

taxi-ch-i\'c·i- thi·oughout the elin-, alict 111\ cook at night. She,s mv doctor when I'm sick. m\· teacher when I don't 111 1(lihi-%tand, 1111(1 Inc,st commonlv mv hiend whom I trust [kn- advice.

A Glimpse Into The Ancient World 1 had arrived iii Cairo not knowing what to expect

but 1 1%21% c (11-taililv not prepared fol- my first experience

I often watch Milin at her work, and %11( ix inspiring.

of the clc·scrt. Refore me was a sight unlike· anvthing I

She |11111(110 every situation, even .1 (lisix. and

had previously scen. It evoked an emotion I h.icl not

14)])1-(121( hes her colleag-lies in %11(·11 41 1 elaxed and optimistic manner. She Ims 1-('spect for everyone in anv

pirviousl)· known. It was so large and nwsterions.

Looking at the mightv pvrainids, eternal s,-1111)(,1% c )1

situation. I hope when I get a job, 1 cali have the Mattie desire, optimism and filith that mir mum has 12)1- her

an age long- 12-one, I l'elt ver>' small alicl ANgnificant. 1

C)('Cll),tli<)11.

Sphinx. He st:ki-ed at ine a, though he were trving te teH

till lied inv eves to that lion-like stolle anilli.11. the

When I reflect on the memories I have, the one thing

me >4(,int·thing, not knowing whether or tic)t to smile. I

that como Ati,light to tilind iN Mhopping. We both love, and live for it. Shopping- is 0111- weekend Activity, our

stat-ed back feeling awkward and confused, but there was

tillie to get away from (1111- work and worries. To make

with my %111'101111(lings. The wind strengthened .111(1 im

the day enjoyable Milin nwkes a bet that we can't come

uneasiness inctraxed. Mr imagination was pkning tricks

still some kind of strange and nEstetious connection

home until we bur' something, hoping the item we

purchase is a great |).it gain. Often after our long.

Continued pagr 116

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 115

11% I felt the presence of glic,sts of a bvgone age and I

had totallv liu-own nic off bal,111(·(·, and while all inv

turned to vi·join in> i.imily who had been funowing inC.

h ic 1 1 €1,4 4(·c ined to be coping wen. 1 had inixal I (·I'lit WA.

The 1-()21(lfide 1-111)1)i417 disturbed me. 1 low a,111(1 the

At this stage ill nn- life. I think I w<)111(1 h,tic· probably

constant linerol inodern tillief be 1,(i}nitted to taint the

encled up on the id:nul with nothing. litiable to decide

beauty of this Illic ient place? 1 Mill had a Kilise 01

what to take. lic ),ic'\.cr, things chang,·d ax the )'('211·+

excitement. niv heart wax Mill racing as I looked back

41ippcd inist, froin ((111111%ion to accept,tna· of th(,Ne

and ga/cd in awe at the wonderx o| past wor](14.

:11{)1111(1 me and a know'ledge of what I w.inted to cio,

11< had hinch Mitting on the (12'4(·rt 4,111(1 1111(1 ;1% 1

1-111]1(·1

111'til

li iculcl.

tillit (,1 11]'

I hliN

culne

looked towardi the slowlv flc)\ving water. of the Nile. 1

independence. Out calne the Denvents again. aiong

saw a woinali (11'('ANect complculv in black. her face

will] a love forother art fonnx: inv tc·(1(li 1-i·%111]iccl his old

vciled. Slic· %(c·incd to glide over the (Ic·*crt lic,lcling a

place and I continued to read books. though the, 1111(1

1.,ig-c lai· ofwater on her slic,lild(·r. 11 wax olib· the inixt>

never trail)' lost their place on the |,c·(1>icle tal,Ic·. And so,

citv 01 modern Cairn in the (liStance thal kept Int· 11\#111-(·

here I :11]1 kie,Iin, forced to make this deci;ion. however

of 111) phur in tilne.

ll!lilll)(11'1:illt it iN

1 watched tht· woman :111(1 Maw that she wils 111(,ving

hi 11),tking this (1('cision. I realise that the ]):Dit has

tow.,1-(1% a hin.ill nuid-brick home which was clc).t· 4

gone. \1)' (1('(Nic)11 11()\, A 111(,re thoughtful and stlidied.

where :111 illic'|c,thed child was crving iii the (1(,orwav.

If I \'i rc· to st.n' on a cic·sert ixland for the 1-(14 01 mv life

1 he little bor,aw nw .01(1 0111· cvcx 111(·t. M)· 1-Ic·.lit Lch so

Ed really hau· to think about what I want to do with my

hean· ivith piti. l'he child Ntuck hix ilittinl) into Iii>;

life before I decide what to taki·.

inc) ilth and waved with the remain in<) lingeri. I lis crving

Firsth. I want to be happv. All 1.(111(·ed would be a

fic,1,1*·cl and his i·>·cs sti,iled. I 11iiled, quickly mounted

box of w.lter colour pailits to Matixh inC. Alter all, the

liu· horse ;ind left with a derp sense of helplessness. 1

Ncenen· A provicled on the island. the ]),tinti,1 u•;hes .irc

hild no heart to return to ]11> 1(hinantic fantasio; of the

casily macie' fi·om animal hair and the paper fi'om tree

1)\1'amids and their gil,11'(lian. I was !)ack in the world c )1

bark or leave;. ()111(11- aspirations wolt](1 be to :ic-hieve

harsh realitv.

sonwthing- different and mi,ke otliers happv.

Ilic woman and bet child had shown me thilt life for

I I <)11 c·\'er, this nun prow a hit hard when st, cilic led on

the poor in EX-vpt had 1 1 01 changed in main' hmi elitels 01

a clewrt iwland. 01-iginally, I thought that lilinbe I wcitild

vears. I had seen living evidence of today and yesterday,

take a computer with a modem thilt worked on Holar

and I had also experienced the romantic f.,(r of the

power. However, I decided tlmt I am not a technician

grandeur 01' an aticirm civilization still alive in the 20th

and if Nonwthing went wrong with the computer thlit

C:('lltlll-V.

would be the end of it. So, 1 think a truck load of books

.Jane Kennv. Year 11

that can't break clown woold be good. all written in

different st,Tles to include any chang-es in taste or mood

Desert Island

I miglit experielic c. I have one item still to c lic >c)<c·. Al'. iiland life,

I was first :,sked the well known questic )11: 'What are

however. is looking 1-lither coinfortable as I liC· on a

the three things vou would take ifvoil were %11 .111(led on

hammock inade <)1 ,ines. with a book in mv h.ilid. (}itt in

a (lexert i>;11111(11 + when 1 was abolit Arven %'Cal'M (11(1.

the Hilli on the 1,(·ach with a beautiful view. 1 have im

At 8:34 am on 30 October 11)79, when I Iii'st met thi.

new pet monkeys and in about thire minuti·., I think Ill

ox,·gen craving Hot·]d, I know that ni, choice 01 Ki'Imt to

build lip the fire a bit and then get ollt 111,1),lint..1|wn

t.lke on a clesert island W'(,111(1 1121\'e I,ecli ven' Milliple:

Ill paint one ofthe tropical birds that ilist landed on tlu·

Three nu)ther,4. In thiN way, 1 could get milk at whatever

Ilaimnock and once th,Itx done, I think Ill go and

time I wished and there w(,111(1 alwav•; be someone to

collect hinch - all al-rav of fresh tropical flitit>; :111(1 It

dunge inv nappies. At the age 01 211)(mt eighteen

grilled lih. Al wi the mouth watering hinch. 1 lie back in

nuniths. 1 think a time on a (1('scited island nun' have

the hammock at the end ofit Stressful mol-Iling and full

proved benclicial, as 1 believe there air no (·lectric

usleep in the stin. 1 wake 14) 1,111'111

power points in which to 1,1,1(·c %11|c,t)' pills. I was in War Two when I was first formallv asked the

7 hal enclh the (11-eam and brgins the nightmare. 1 am

unc of those lillicit'tilli,lte people who 1)ill 110 e.ihil, :111(1

question. and macie to write clown mv Iii™wcr. This Iii-St

hatn it. Mv third object Wi,lild therefore have to bc an

time. I .ilis\%'chi ed that I would take nn ted(h· bear who

('11(11(» flipph 01-bl1114(·reeli'

had been with ine xince inv' 1)irth. a 11(,zixi· lilli (111)()<)1«

Ectwin .1 1 Ic )11)(1.tch. War 11

and im box (11 1)(7 wents.

Al, Iii'st w·.11' in the Ac ilic)] sclic )01 grined to chang-c evervthing. First (,1 1,11, mr teelcly, which bv thix time had

.>,0 1<,LE#6/1 2/,0

1121(1 its head re-Acwn thi-(c· ti]11(4 1111(1 1111(1 alxo

1111(1€,1 golic· .iii ilitclise flic·ial. scrincd to have stly)])(·(1 out of the limelight. Ilistrad, 11 new idea 01 the need to

sticce(·cl took his place, provicling direction und soinething to which I held onto lighth. Being in an envil-unment which demancled No much 1111 01 a Sliclclen

116 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Art by Olivia Curtain, Year 9

One Way Ticket to Success

1 sat back in the reclitier satisfied with the clt·cision

that 1 had macle. that no challeng-c was too great and

At a Accond glance my (lirams serined to shatter in .1

that I would climb that 111(}lintain and cross all)' bridge

matter 01 seconds. As the realisation set in. it became

when 1 came to it. I wolild not allow anvthing to stand in

appal-ent tliat this year I might Itc tuallv have to work.

inv w.iv. I could t.iste the sweetties< of victorv and hear

\\'ork? The repetition of in>+ Ic·a,t favowi·itc word rang

Ilic· Mong '\\'c al-c the (:11:impions' plin'ing (()111(111('(1|v iii

like a Achool bell iii mr 1(·nic litth· 111-nin. You incan hard

the back c )1 mr mind.

work? It Wastit just work, but klitickle grinding. back

,·\11 those vears of phning I..1,-)*el I.c,it at kinden when

breaking work that w<,tild most likely ic·suit in a sweatv

everyone· else plaved doctorM, would pay off for

brow .it the annpletion ofeach *chool (lay.

something. I li·It those Ic·w minittes with a (,ne wav ticket

It is filimy how 1 was sc) casih tempted. bv one quick glimpse ,it the TER of 91).1, into giving up. But no Law

to inv clic·,ilii. It Was„'t flill 1.11'C. but a cona·Non would do for now!

1 c jiti,a Colrimin. lear 11

ic )111'4(· wonkl ever get 1-icl ofnic that casilv. No. Id lig-lit to achieve inv hic-long' innbition ofhaving .2 11,tchclor of

Law/Commerce hanging al)ove im· mahogany desk, covered in pencil ,] 1.1,'ings .11 1(1 1 1),111 elitors of long ago: photos of Achool 11-ielicls, past loves Conly 21 select few

The Moment That Lasted Ali

Eternity

though. 11% there woilld not be enough room for the

At thi, mulnelit in tinte, 1 ain st,inding iii the pulpit

whole collection!) and the relies of last weekend's Age. I

c)! St. Prti l- s Church at mv grandinother'K litliel-al. 1 am

was deterinined not to let in)' dreain Mv out the window

about to be the second reader. reading the First 1.ettei

like a weightless frather.

1 would work 1-0111 (lusk till dawn, allowing mysill to break only for a quick. wholesome bite to eat. and to bathe and sleep. Someliow I doubteel that I wo,11(1 be able to c-lit back on my litlial of twel\'r hollis Klecp ,111(1 five ('ill», of coffec. .\17(1. inavbc. 1 was going a bit too 1.11

culting out 'Scinfeld' five nights .1 week, X-Files' , 'Footv Show', 'Picket Fetice, , -Partv of Five' and inv (l,iii

exercise of walking the dog around the block to check out the 11.i·thorn 'talent'. No, 11.)<)6 would have to be a

reformed vear with no 111, 11-lish mag,1/ilic·+ c)1 1)(>sA.

Gulp. What was I trying to achieve? A placcment at 11(·11)(,8-11(· Uni c n .in carlv placcmetit six luct under the gr<nind?

Perhaps I could opt lor the c»i' 11*In' out and he allother S.11-ah (11-.IMA< ): Ihr trot contacts that cio

calligraphy quite well alid could fablicate a Bachelor of Law/Commerce quite conviticingk. But. no, that would

of St Paill to the Col'ilithialls.

\% 1 trach up to adjust the micrnphonc, I feel thi· adrenalin flow thi-ough in)· body. Fear washes over me knowing that at least two hillich·cd s{)1 1·cm-1 ill, vet ilnentive pairs ofeves are foctixed clirectlv on tile. Outside. the distant song of a bird can bi· heard

fuitit])' 11% it brings forth its ilic·li)(lious tillie'. oblivic)11% to tht· silence· and sorrow within the crowd below. Out

through the 11-ont doors, the wind can bc 11(,11(1 as it whistles and moans thi-ough gaps illicler the doors. and c ) lit side the t 1-c·(·s rustle and creak. Inxicle the church. the

%1116 1-,n'\ 1)cat (lown through the Stailled-gia. A'indows. cirating- a kalcicloxcope effect. Ilic,tights fla>,h through inv inind like Hplinters of g|:144. 1 want to lead well, knowing that this is the (,til,

chance I will have and 1 want mv gl.111(1111(,ther to be

proud ofme. 1 whisper to mviell, Tm doing this for ,·c)11 Nan.' A woman lowards the back of the church Nobs lowdlv into her handkerchiel. Mr own eves lili with tears

111(qui miNKing Oilt {)11 tossitill inv Ilic.)1-tar board lip iii the

,11 the sudden realisation of in)· own griel. I cannot

air when I had linally gracitiated, like they all do on the

believe that I am looking through my own i·vcs and feel

1)01 - all opportunitv not to be missed:

(1.i/ed bv the vision that is unfolding before me. 1 1,·(11 as

Once I had recovered from the initial shock of seeing

if I am in the middle ofa tragic diram, unlv in this one

the TER that I would harc to achieve, and iny heart rate

I can never wake up. I refuse to let mrself cry. Instead I

hail normalised to under 80 beats per minute. I started

glance brieflv at the coffin befrur inc. It ix No hard to

to contemplate othi:r ((,ill-ses that I mav wish to cio iii

accept that the grandmother 1 have known and loved so

and unly if, I clidiA get into mr preterred course. Alarine

much is now so cold and liteless inside the ornate

Bir,/041 7 No, 141 get bored at the %:111]c jokes -

rosewood collin below me. I begin to feel nervous

'Soincilling %111Ills lishv Illound here'- being told ewry

wondering what I will (1(,il l Falter on nly words. or ilhny

clav. I ne(·(led Ac )11](·thing that silited im' per.sonalitv more

voice is too quic't. 01' if I break down and c rv hallivin·

than studying tish for a living'. /'olitirs f The thought of

Uu ozigh.

working with Kcatings ancl Kennetts everulav N enoligh

Unt,;icle. the bird ings it, nugnificent 'iong again

to plit anyone in their light mind off politici. NO!

ancl somehow I frel mv gl'.111(1111(,th(·1 1 pirsence

Law/Commerce was 11.,shing in neon. It was like· two

silitounding nic·. Min·be she N now ilic· bit·(1.11-ing high.

littlejillitilinies phning gaines in inv head. One seemed

frce from paili and carthly restlictions. 1 feel a Mense of

to contemplate Nttl(1)-ing every cour,c under the Am,

relief knowing- 111,11 slic is sottic·\*hc·i-(· watching inc, and

without even anempting her preferred ic)lit-he. She was

that I am not entirek alone. I feel h('1- ic,issilling hand

pessimistic and (11111. The other was vibrant and kept

on inv xhoulcler, gllicling nit·. tcHing nic' th.11 Cvervt}ling

cheering: Law! Law! Law! She was determined and

will be all right. I somehow find the (()111 Ilge within inc

would newl- give ill), no matter how much the other one

ancl I know that now is the time tlmt I mlist begin.

ilic·(1 to per>aude her. 1 11(linircd her. 1 called her Lou.

>;hoint I lannaford, 32,11 11

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Year 12

Women I hope in God, it will be seen that women in time will do much

Mary Ward

/.-

13-4 mt,--B . : * - ¢e?y,· ·

Clockwise from top right:

1. Marlo Urquhart, Agnieszka Solon, Jane Howard.

2 Last Day (Independence Day) for Year 12. 3. It's a Hard Life!.

4. Feast Day Fun Nerita Benetti, Jane Richardson and Andrea Tilley. 5. "Look, No feet!"Kate Kuring.

Year 12

40 1

Terese Antonious

Lisa Arthur

Johanna Audley

Andrea Ball

Genevieve Barton

Danielle Bettenay

Catrina Boemo

Alexandra Bostock

Claudia Buttazzoni

ful Nerita Benetti

L -

Jacquie Carroll

Jane Castles

Anna Charnberlain

Jessica Cichy

Rachel de Zoete

C- 13.

Gemma Deane

Jo-Maree Delac

Kate Dickson

Jacqueline Dowling

Rachel Doyle

Angela Dwyer

Olivia Elsley

Kathleen Fagan

Marika Fengler

Catherine Fernando

t lovanah Fielding

Brigid Fitzgerald

Sarita Flanagan

Prudence Foley

Catherine Fonti

Georgina Francome

Sophie Gannon

Brigitte Garvey

Claire Gittings

Anita Goh

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Year 12

1, t- ' 4

Sarah Gurry

0 Gabrielle Hall

Larissa Hickey

9 f

Stephanie Johnston

Alexandra Kastaniotis

Brigid King

Emily Kishida

Debbie Kononada

Kate Kuring

Jacqueline Labb

Michelle Levy

Renee Loricchiella

Emily Ludescher

Lauren Mal

Andrea Marostica

4 --3

Elspeth Martini

Elizabeth McCartney

Felicity MeGrath

Lisa Meehan

Anna Messina

WkiLJ Melissa Migliardi

Mary Moreno-Lagar

Laura Mulcahy

Pauline Ng

Lisa O'Callaghan

Emily O'Connell

Aisling O'Donnell

Penelope O'Loughlin

Emma Ogilvy

Charmian Ong

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Year 12

A £ to

k imi

Carla Pascoe

Justine Patterson

Caroline Petricola

Sarah Pinto

Silvana Raydan

Hayley Richards

Jane Richardson

Jade Signorino

Agnieszka Solon

Maria Spitaliorakis

Bianca Pepe

•1

Rachel Price

Vanessa Radovic

Christine Sammartino

Veronica Shine

4*UU,& i: Marion Stephenson

Pia TE iylor

Laurie Tomkins

Andrea Tilley

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41 9-mi:t i Andrea Vidal

Tahnee Walker

Katherine Woodruff

Jennifer Zahara

Marlo Urquhart

Ika Wawrykowicz

121%

Rachel White

Sarah Whiting

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Year 12 Teachers

(L-R) Mrs Sue Stockdale, Mrs Linda Tinney, Mrs Barbara Watt, Mrs Margot Thompson. Mrs Margaret Smith, Mr Alon Kaiser. Mrs Joan Ryan, Ms Glenda Romeril

122 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

And I Held HiI11. On 17 Aligust 11)62 Peter Feeliter Attempted

tc)

c·,capt· East (;ennain·. ... Fechter lin· in no inalls land for fil tv mimite\.

*.....:

Gik-

bleeding to cleall] as hundreds 01 West 14(·t-litic·1 % ancl US

M,]clic·ix looked on helplesslv across the barbed wire. '\Vest Genlian police threw over b,111(|ago. but Fechter was too weak to pick them up. E.ist German

£j

police later dragged him awav bv his fecv. '... Doc'illilents later found ill the E.,st German Necirt

polia· liles after German tillilication %11(nv Fecliter was

allowed to bleed %10\VA' to (lcath becilti there w,24 no

officer pres(·nt with the aut|ic,lin' to xenclgil,11-cls into llc) 111;114 LINI.

There is a body. Male. Dving. rl'here air guards.

Barbed wire. h Keenis a tvpical war Acene, nothing particukulv different There air v) inanv of these t\'pes

of pictures in the nic·elia 1(,clin- that most have stoppeel having .lin' real impact oil me. Bilt not this one. It it too (·41>v to become defc'liNitist·(1 to ihc horror ofhtlinanitv.

I liN nailic· wax Peter Fechter. No longer a bodv, but a

person. I can't st·c· his face. 1)lit I can h look awar Iloiii

' 11

thi; inlimaw moment in 11 stnulger'% life, There is %011(thing just so llc,1-1-iblv saclin the wav hi,; 11(21(1 1-alls

back against the arin of the solclier. 1-Ic·lpless.

\'11111( lable.

In the photo he is I).11-cir alive, Soon after. he died. More t han anvth ing 1 want t o take h i m i n to inv anns and c lacllc him, 1(111 him evervihing will be allight. But I

Photo reprinted with permission of The Age and AAP

calit. And it wils]A. Becillise 14·ter Fechter (lied.

He was eighteen. 7\11 mv | 1'1(11(1% 1,1'(' till ilinu eighteen. But even tholigh we arc thi. wme Ilge, I reallv

What abolit the %01(liers. the olic·A who glitilicd hilii

hinr lic) idea what hiN life wax like. 11] in; ('c ),lifc)]lable,

down, the ones who watch(·cl him dic? Did thev let

Australian. middle class existence the hon-ors. that

111<'111%(']ve. feel? 7 Ilch c)!der miti] looks alin<).t (',ill<)114.1)lit

forced a 1,0,· bair|v a man to risk his lifb for western

the vounger one ... I think he is frightencd. Ile hitust·]1

firedom, hold no phur. Except in mv mind. \A'hat was he thinking as he prepared to c,Ncape?

looks not much 01(ler than Peter Fec liter. Did he n·(·1

forget his blood-,tained 11.111(10

\\ h al t h (,1 W h / % h i t h i 11 1 as t h e bul l ct M d i d ? \\'11.11 (,c ( 11 1,i ed

I want to know why Peter Fechter died. 1 want to

Peter Itchtill minclin his conscious Iii()inent,; .iN he lav

know whv %(,incotic· who shotild be fift, two thix vein

dving between two wor](1%? 1 \vant to know. I wonder if Peter Fechter wa, ali-aid of death.

lighti·en is inuch too Young to dic. I wonder about whom he 1,·It behind - a mother, father. siAter, brother.

n ever l ived 1),st ei gh teen . 1 wan t sollicon<· to explai n t h e wi,Ate of life, the 1041 opportunitv. the hope citing·ltixhod. 1 want 14·ter Fechter to know how much I cair.

Mavbc a girlfrictict. sitting at borne, praving for his <afe

Elizilbi·th \1(C ..titnev. 32·at- 12

deliverv into a new life. Who lowd Peter Fcc hter? What clicl thev do when he u·.iM 2·one? Did he hear the c.lib; of the West lic·i-liners and US

1,\p. (;11,H-(lian C ,11,11·cls k ) 111(4· WIll| ch·,ith trial'. .Ihe Age. 13/7 /96 pt)

sc)|cliers? Coilld he t.lkc· comfort in the fact that he was

not alone as he kn' dving Mo horriblv, sc, unfairlv. so excruciatingh' close to life and living? And his 11'iend. The one who macie it across. I can

11('.11- hiin now - screaining- 14·tel 4 11.unc 21>, il that imt>,t

A Starting Point

heal him ancl bring him to Mafetv. 1 low coilld Voil stand

I le tectered for a inoinent Und then toppled. 029·mid

watching your friend clie, knowing vou h,icl xitrvived?

over. The ground l'tished 1(,i-ward Imcl he 1,111(led

What twist of fule was it that chose to end Peter

12),cefulh. Ther had warned him abolit going near the

Fech te, s life then? What kind ofa person was killed that

cdge but 11(m ...slowly lind pailitill])- he stood lip. He

dav? 1 imagine him to be intelligent. a great thinker.

woulclli.11-11, he \V(,111(1. ()11(· dav he wou|cl fl,· like .Ill the

1 know he liacl sc,i-tic·thing special within him, for how c·INe could he have had the couragr to risk so nitich?

other pigeonx. \Ieg Wielgosi.. Year 9

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 123

land, its natiti·al resouires, and the hihabitants and their

Memories Of Mauritius

culture. Side by sicle with one 2111(,their. the people are Sititated in the 111(lian Ocean to the Nouth-east of

rea(lily open to help those in iici·d. Without monev, they

Ali ica is a little sub-tropical island called Mauritius. This

are able to focus on what they aliradv have to please

island is mv familis place of origin and echoes illy

theniselves - money is least important. Every day goes by

childhood nlemolies. Most of these memories take me

in a relaxed way. There is no r11%11ing around. no chaos,

back to the luscions beaches where my family and I

just time to enjoy the passing scellery.

would spend whole davs soaking lip the sun and

1 he traditional dance called the sega unite; the

exploring the illicic·1--water world. Dad, the best diver in

people in fun and love. t'suallv this is clanced on the

t h e wo rld . wo illil take h i s snorke 1 ancl go fa r o u t to sea to

beach around a blazing open file. The clruin beat 1111(1

dive amongst the crystal clear waters. He loved to study

singers create an ilitiniate atmosphere of togetherm·As

marine life closclv. Many tinics, I would lose sight (,1 him

and cultural bonding. 111 flowing long Akirts and

as he went under water for very lengthv periods. I would

adorned in exotic flowers, the smiling women dance

1):mic, but was ahvavs relieved when he reappeared.

around. hips moving fiom side to fide. -1-he men drink

Milm, mostly preoccupied by keeping- an eve on the

and talk loucllv amongst themselves. Food is passed

nine of 11% kids. would always be relaxing linder the big

around and people alice again rejoice in a celebration

sheltering palm tires. She Colild never handle the

of the enjovment of life. Being part of these festivities

radiant burning ravs of tile Alill. As for me, they (lidii't

brought great joy to my familv. I remember cle:,1-lv the

bother me at all. I would be too bus\' building mr sand

faces of inv parent>, excited and contentci while ill the

castles or digging the Itisc inating sliells from deep illiciTr

prexence of friencls and acquaintances.

the sand. Mv older Nistel A, no doubt were alwavs talking

These mi·inories of Manrititts I will cherish forever.

to the local bors on the beach. Near the end of tlie (lay

Perhaps c hildh ood in c i ii 01-i (1% a ir 111 7 1-eliable and t end to

as the sun ,:mished, off to partics we would go. There

recall the happy times and gloss over any hardships.

was ahvars heaps of dancing and clelicious food there to

Nevel-theless. I would Choose to return to ni)' native

cat but the .1€111]ts. partic·111.11-ly l).id, weir nic,stly

countrv given the chance. Torn awav from Malilitilts. 1

interested in the alcohol. However, the most thi-illing

know well that it i.4 there that I belong. with Inv familv,

part of the night which I remember especially

inv people and iny ancestral land. Little i sland of

Has

fishing bv mounlight. Iii groups, we woulil set off in the

Mazii-itius, vou are sadlv missed.

boats with the men and their big nets. Back on shore, we

lovanah Fielding. War 12.

would run to Mum to boast about our catch of huge

crabs and prawns with pride. This always built upon the atmosphere of excitement and celebration. Evenone

The Rooster Crow

was totallv happv. On the wav home. with the saltv sea

'Kii cukoo kii!' I shrill at the top of inv hings, doing-

sincll in the air 2211(1 sand between our toes, we would

latigh atic.1 chant. When we linath' reached home. Dad would pick each oile of 11]) and put us to bed. At other time·%. the waterfull and rushing river would call 11.4. Onh' a short trek from our house, the echoes of th c crickets, birds and other creature, and the Nouncls of

the splashing waterfull would reach tis fioni the

distance. In girat .11]licipation, we would all nish down the ti-ail tilitil evelitually catching a glimpse of the river.

With extrcine caution. we followed the stepping stones iii the water which lead its to the waterfall. Here, amict.st

the cool and refreshing- surioundings, we would stand

under the waterfull, hilighing alid squealing and disrupting the calmness of this place of natural beauty. Dad. always fzill of energy and action, claringh· climbed

the rocky cliffs to clive off into the pool below him. Cheering, we kids would splash about iii the water in ainitzement. When we had enoligh, Dad would take lis linne.

Although inam .ire pover tv Ati-icken. life for most people in Mauritins is constantlv full of happiness and fun. Rather than turning to the hixuries thal money Call bili. the native people of the island find other means of enjoving lile. lihile caring, sharing and simply living

each day to the fullest, life. e.gjecially lamily life in Mauritius is alwavs happy. With little money, the people turn to what they have of greatest value which is the

124 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

mv best impersonation of a moster... It'N morning and ith thne for the mf)tiler m commence her

flutiev as a housell,ife. Breakkist needs to be prepared, clothes licive to be hand-zoashed and the floor has m be mopped. The mother counts with her jingers the coj,inin task, she has to curomplish 16 the end of the dax. Wilh exaggerated vietching of the

anns, moaning as theN peel the blankets offtheir bodies, the

husband mid the child st(nuly rise. The balg start, to cry mid tile mot}in

rushes

over to her The table has been set. plastic

chopiticks are poised on k* oj pink plastic bowls. Todax's main course, rubber jish and vegetables, is positioned in the middle, on top Of a {ciidboard box. Rice is served with a pmrelain *ocm. Bal,xs evie# are subsiding. Thr mother. the litisbmid and the

child pick lip their imciginan chopsticks and %tari eating.

Wr are playing masak, the game of 1-louse'. My sivter< and L the drama thi-eesome of the Ong

household. perform in the privac)' of ou]- bedrooms (-IlianA God! ).

As years pass by, our (lavs of 'House' ebb invav along with other forgotten 111(inories. .And one by one we reach adolexc ence-the part of our lives that Mum dreads. We debate world issues with

indignation. Our busy, sepatate, liu·A are habitual: oill inteirsts are different. We have left the clars of 'House'

annpletely. Continued next page

»101

When I st.ki't i el-niniscing about the bvgone nugiCal tilneS. jasmine und Gel,11(line (1011't reallv have linv

recollection ofthem. Maybe I have more ofa long-tri·in 1„( 111(,1-' ...

On the bed, covered with w'llow moons against an orange

1 lautaiiall backdrop. itly little bod) Jqi(inned from the touch Of r,;hi #uger.4. The must¥ Tic|ijet c in-talus were drmen. The while fan circled l'igoroush over me. A mosquito landed on the bed. 1 wailed with indignation but m ¥ C i.in were not appect,w>d. 1)(ul reached for m, arm ami ... dicId ...mr ('Nes ivelled wi f h tem'N aud I howled with paiu as un' dislocated arm hung limph lA' my ide. The dial)er w,n left oil the conter of the bed and I),ul nnhed m telephone jk,r lit,Ip.

C)ill- clavS of pla)'ing '1-louse' are gone forever.hidden within liners and layers of other keeps.ikes. The toy furniture and cutlerv were left bark in the tov trunk in

Siligapore. Our memories of oill chikihood gaines air presci-ved in two vellowed photos of tls plaving- 1)octors and Nurses'. To nic· it do-A nunter il- what I have remembered N not accurate. 11'11,11 1 1-(hilicinber N more

important than the luctB; 1 1-(lilcitil)er those distinctive, Rulliliar. vet Ullidentilied Snu·Ils. the atinoMphere. the

Ic·clings experienced ... and at the back. there'+ alwavN 111,11 whinv voic·c callinuout. 'Ching. Ching, it'% my titrn to do the rooster Call.

(,11,ii-inian Ong, War 12

cleark associating the Word "ftil,ll|ous" witli something

invoking paint claY, dirty hands and mess)' smocks. After hastilv letting out the dog, cleaning my teeth, 1111(1 tidying 11,)' room. I urged Mum to hurry (,lit to the car. She didn't take long. She knew how keen I was and how important this c lass was to me. Even Itt that time of im· lifk·, 1 wanted to be a painter 01- artist of some ki nd. I had visions of 171-Melf as the main exhibitor Itt some

notable gallerv. I Was going to make it. I wi,+ sure I Wc „ ild.

Alter Muin had deposited inc, I met op with a few of mi' new classmates. They were all.just as excited alid

impatient for that clin 's art class as I wax. l'here had bren intlch chlitter abolit the coming event for clavs. and now, it had fitmliv arrived and my little heart wax lititt t.,ing. Mv 11-iencls and I Ac,od out.dde on the li eshlv painted netball court and put on oill smc,ck*. These had

c )11 i o 1 1 Adv been bough t a coz ip l e c )1 4 /,e, 100 1,7 1-gr so as to 1,ist thi'(,ligholit our stay in the junior %(hool. (Pal'ents tend to do that Soil of thing. I glic» c)111- (11-(»o were over,ii/rd and olll- blit/('1%, too, were roolliv. to allow Col-

ollt- ili(9'ilitble "growth Mirt".) At inorning .isscitiblv, no llc·sh was visible as the huge Amocks, pulled ovel- our Mihool (11'c·$4(4, coliil)1('tch' covered (,lit hand.. Yet. the class w,ls not to be held until after rect·»C

Going out into the plavground wben the 1),·11 1,111% for recexs, 1 now recall the excitement which had been

mounting in me ,111(1 all of mv fellow Prep Stll(1('llts. At

Smocks of Life

that time, thi· 'War 6 girls had walked past 10 the oval looking at tis knowing-lv. I was to do the same six vc·ars

As I walk across 111(· Sc·nic )1 School clit.1(11-ang-le, in mv

later. 1 liey knew, as L too, have learnt, that (,iii i.cal

first week of Year 12, I am on mv wav to attend my first

woilld hoon dissipate und thal we woilld realise the

Studio Art 3/4 class of 1 t)£)(1. I have cic,titled my

contilitic )11% grind (11 sc hoc,1 and work.

cuxtomary, 1.,cled pink shirt which has witnessed many a

I look at those callow Kills as tlic·v now skip .ic·ross the

watercul<)111: acn'lic :111(1 pastel masterpirce. Renmants

(ill.1(11-angle.ind know much more about what lies ilic·ad

of cver\' piece 01 Hork I In\'c completcd, or unctupted,

for 111(iii than 1 clid when I was a sixt|1 gi,tcler. For a

daub this Amock. If it could on|v talk. whal tales of

111(,ment. I vearn to return to thoxe carefree (lavs. when

yesten'car c (,111(1 it tcH! This shirt i (placed im· Prep

I was anxiolls to learn and jilit waited breathlessh· to go

sinock when I inou·(1 21(t'{)%% the oval to the >;eniot·

t() %011()()1.

School in Year 7.

Each dam was a new clawn. 1 wish 1 could wear thril

Over Inv shoulder, 1 Catch a glimpsc of Prep girls of

shoes ancl 01 how' 1 long· for thc)%(· i egulation bilic und

It)(,6 Alillilling ill thrit' 11(.11 1'(„is (11 two. to keep lip with

white checked Aniocks again! Now, I experience unlv

tlic·il- 1,·i,cller. They are wearing their firshly ironed blue

xtress ancl lack of entlilisiasm. I have a clesk piled with

and white· checked art Amocks and their faces air alight

work and a floor litic·i-ed with newspapers. Now. 1 have

with wide-ewd wonden illst as milic· was, 40 manv Tears

the work to do. but 110 longrr do I cagerly complete it.

1/17).

I renwinber I had woken up an hour carlv on the day

The collage that is my lilc1 has taken years to assemble. These da,A. I can stand back and take a look.

of my first art lesson. Little (lid I know I was al)(,lit to

I can sense the bigger picture. 1 now realise all those

meet mv f liture passion. I was 40 excited. I could barely

vears of celtic-ation do have a purpose and going back

sc·tile the night befure. Mum had set the .11.11-m, but

wotild inean re-Irving the teals, re-living the pain, re-

there was no need....... so voung. so innocent. so naive

1.iughing the laughs. I know 1 must get on with nn life

was I.

and what is past, is gone forever. However. I can look

When 1 hit the floor in the morning, the first thing I did was to pack my school bag. 1 had mv new alt sniock

neatly folded on the top, Mo it was ready to put on as

1-orward to other challenges and the otherjoys that my life slil-ch· has to offer.

1.esley Horder, Year 12

soon as I arrived at the schools front gates. That was my reason for bc·ing so eager on that wal-in and sulmy morning in the first week of my school life in lt)84. I was

to have nn' fii-st practical alt lesson and Mis O Bvrne had promised us that it would be fabulous. I remember

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 125

Debut

the s,line: 'Next ple,1*eC '\\211 take it tic,in thi· top, 'Thanks. We'11 contact you it yon've got the parC -1-hat'+

hilence w.idic.s over me as the elevator opel™. I walk

just the w.1, it goes. vou spend .111 vour life going round

swift|v unto the mauve coloured carpet, linnly gripping tatic·i-ed heets of paper in one hand and a fake fur Coat

alld round in c ircles tiliti| 4<)111(7)1,e makes an opening and lets vou in the door. I'm still waiting.

in the other. The elevator door c lose, quickly, just

'%11.San, Susan MCI,cal?'

mising m, 1)121(·k satin skirt. An arrow leads me along- a

1 1 Cre

climlv lit corridor. The zvalls air hung with gl,ttlioic,lix

Please. Conic thiN wav.'

photo; in expensive li.unes. Envious of those pictured. I

Ihe 3.11 1, water h.,4 dried and the butterllies quick h

Amile and walk awav, knowing that one dav Ill get mv

disappear - I'm readv. This time will be different

chance. 1 .Ittempt to hurry but mv fuct c!-w with pain as

F.mili Kixhicla, Year 12

blisters begin to form around mv tor<. Belicting (town I

genth· touch the point of Ill)+ shoe - left foot pinkie serms to be the worst. Dishearn·ned bv the pain 1 keep walking and reach the end of the col-1-ide . Inside the glass doon I find 111vself in a (lifferent

en,ironment. Nervon.* I quic kh prepal-c nnself ancl walk towards ilic· front desk. Busy on the phone, the 1.iclv at the front clesk tells me to write mv name in a black

book and then to take a seat. Prettv voung gills iii low

neck tops, mini skinx and high-heels sit inatientlv as thev trw' to recall their lines. Competition as usiti:il! Sollietimi· I think I would kill to be twent, again. but

perhaps age has advantages too. The room is relativelv quic·t. soft whispers in the background and the ih,·thmic tick of the clock. Stroking- strands of mv hair I ti-v to

relax. but noticing the neglected legrowth unk reminds me of the urgent nced for inv hairdresser.

1-he heater is on high .111(11 'm wearing two skinic.N. a

jumper ,ind a woollen cardigan as the forecast i,4 a 'chill€ 14 degrees. 1 .i,11-s! Minall beads ofsweat begin to form on nn- forehead and ti-ickle past the cornet- of my

ever. along mv cheek. then slicle down mv chin. 1 ti-, to reach for a tissue Without clistitil,ing· the people surrounding me. Slowl¥. I belicl mv head clown towards

iny knees. Mv hair falls untidily over tin thce, blinding me 21 + I at tempt t o m 1/i p t he bag. sitii:, ted i ncomrnient ly

8 i cler mv chair. hnpatientiv I lift it from under the chair

and place it on inv lap. 1.1, hair falls back into place alicl I cross mv legs. The ladv beside me ix not pleased bv my 'aw.ikening.' I Ier fake evebrow, arch .10 she 111111% to stai-c· at me. She c rosses her arms and shuts her eves. as a mother would cio with a mischievowN child.

Studio Art by Catherine Fonti. Year 12 /

I he last tisxlle. Not even enough to blow un- nose

and wipe the Nweat. Ws, the sweat K still falling. Swarins of butterilies iii\'ade mv stomach. Looking clown 1 lili li

to the paper before ine. Olle corner fag#. rve been fiddling with it for too long - three weeks to be exact. It

has dominated mv life, taped against even- household object imaginable: chairs, the toilet cloor. the shower sciren ... but iii a few hours this itill,ortant piece of

paper will be laid to rest iii tiny shirds. As I wait impatientlv for lin naine to be called. I fold the corner

Photo Finish

clown with mv thumb and raise mv cres. Everwthing is

AN the fiek[ charged down the Ill'.tighi. the crowd

just the way it Was tell minutes ago. 1-he lady be,ide me

cheered lowdk. Peter ellew hiN whip lind made It 1.1.t

is still Concentrating. or pet-haps she's sleeping? 16 12 0clock. atictitions start at 12:13. There are ten

hantic (laxh at his rivals. At the 1(H). he was racing· neckalid-neck with the fin*ourite, a noxe iii lic)111 mawl,e,.,

of tis here. plus the ladv behind the cream coloill·ed

14·ter. it'% 1,1-(·akfust time.

defk. 1 don't expect this to be anv diliti-ent fi-om the two

... 1 hc 1-iclerless rocking horse raced on .

I had thix Iiic)1-ning. or the twent, 1.19 week. It'% alwavs 126 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Dianna Best, War 9

Junior School Report Mother Trre,a of Calcutta once saicl "I look at the

individual. 1 can love onlv one person at a time. I can feed only (me pa-son at a time.Just otic, one, cme...Sanic thing fur vou....just begin„.une. (me, one."

Ourjunior School thenw for 11)96, Reach olit - Share - Make a Difterence. offered a similar challenge and an

opportunity for c·ach member ofour Achool communitv. y

We found we Cc)illcl rexpond in manv and varied wavs. 1 1ic „igh participating in i literschool ort, perforining

in eistedclfuds ancl Concerts or competing ill events like T<,111-inunent of Minds, Future Problem Solving and Maths Oh·mpiad. we were al,le tO sh.ur our talents with the connilittiitv. But mole importantlv we have shown a commitinent to God and HiN people through our prayers and thi·ough our concern and generosity to those who are less lottliliatc.

We cannot eradicate poverty from the world, but as Mother Teresa stiggested. we cozild make a diftbrence in the life of one individual. In the junior School we

sponsor through PIAN International Ailstralia. C )mal Bedran, a young Filipino bov. Tlic Kills and their trachers have been clithusiastic in their stipport for O m a r a n d t l i t - o u g h t h e i r e f fo r t s t h e y a l ,N o e 1 1 h a n c e t h e i r own Nves.

We have reached out fai- and wide during the war. Sr 1 1-ish Franklin IBUI iii Vietnam. Si- Ang¢·la Ki·liiiecli IBVM iii Melbourne, ST Helen Parer IBVM iii Alice

Sr Helen Maguire IBVM

Al,rings. Si- Margaret Noone 11WM 1111€1 Ver, Special Kids and a I.oirto School iii Kenva are members of the

Loreto Fainih- wi· have helped tinanciallv. Through

and liturgics, Father Daughter Masses, Sacramental

Project Compassion, Family Week, Simplv Sharing Week

Programs, our nuning All/.10 1)11;' crirmoin·, MC·hool

and our ,1 11,poit of the Sacred I Icart Alission, we have

callips, outdoor educatiC )11 CtiVitiC>), 2111 dis])1211 0. (11-,1111,1

inade liti-ther efforts to be signs of hope· for others.

perfornmnces. and cross age activities wo,11(1 1101 be

1996 hax been a rich and procluctive vear in the area

possible without thi dedication 2,11(1 elithlisia,111 Allown

of currictilitili. Alter a very successful strings program

bv the staff of the Junior Sclic)(,1. Ther' are totallv

introduced into the Year 2 and 3 classe. in 1995 we

committed to nurturing the girls in their cal-e. therebv

enhanced the music area bv a Brass Program in wai- .1

fulfilling a role that truly (toes inake a cliscernible

this war. In the 32·111· 6 National Maths Oh 1111)121(1,

dil le 1 (·lice.

Dominik White gained a perfect score. a feat achieved

As 1 prepare to take a vear's sabbatical leave litter

bv 011]v 25 student + out of .111 istirnated 30.000

tivent, tive vears of primarv Principalship. 1111(1 So

1)111-ticipailts. Overall {)111- tram perfurmerlexceptionalh

complete inv telin as I lead of Loreto Mandeville Hall

well .ind we are proud of them .111.

junior SchooL I would wish to record 111,- appreciation of

One of the outstanding special events held this Veal

1,11 the staff and palticularlv Miss Pat \10,·lan, Deput,

was the Milli ()1)'inpic>; ill which everv Atildent

1 lead. for the lovaltv 2111€1 commitment which contribute

participated representing ,-,11-ious countries, The spiril and Al,orting attitilde displaved was exemplal-v and

so mile h to the caritio- environment ofour sclic)01. To the

contributed to a highlight of 0111- school ve,11 . We have

whether bv shaling their holnes with ils for lilectillus

111.zin parents who have contributed in Ho 111:illv wars.

u-one from Ati-ength to stiength in our sporting-

and class fillictions. or bv assisting with activities like

21('llievements winning the districl swimming and

Tournament of Minds and sport; cla,+A. thank voit all

athletic competitions and thus qualifting tor Zone and

most Mlicerek for voill- hell). and. for the privilege of

National finals co,111,rtitions. During 1996 we have

ecilicating vour (laughters. which has bern a most

celebrated Book Week, Family Week. Science \Veek,

enriching and rewarding experience for me.

Maths Week, Phrsical Education Week, Peace Week.

I hope that in sonic small war I have lived out this

Mission Week. to nanw but a few. Thi·se have provided

vear'; theme. Reach out - Share - Make a Difference.

excell('111 nwall>, to integrate the (111-1-i(11111111 into 0111

cluring im' time with voll at 1.01-eto.

total school life, in exciting. cieative and innovative

FOR ALL THAT H» BEEN - THANKS.

wavs. C )ic cni se these occasions as with the school praver

Helen Maguire IBVM (1 lead ()1 Thc'.junior School)

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Principal's School Report for 1996 As the great Alfi-cd North Whitchead said No poignanth: "Eclucation ha, but one aini: life in all it, lichliess and manifestations. This lottv alin ix achieved

to the degree that stiic!(·nts experience school lifr in al] its lic|lill» and 111:lilifi·Stations. Cert,link. it h.1% been

another ch,illc·tiging and exhilarating vear for ils. It is an

0*llunt,

alino>,t ilill)<)<Ail)]e task to dch<]ibc the unignificenth rich

alicl (-c )1(,111'ful tapestrv of opi)(,1 1 tillitv, c hallengr. vitalitv ;111(1.jo> in c )111- 191)6 schoc)| community oft.)20 children,

1 F.R over 99.00 On other words, a Xcorc in the top 1% c ,|

their familicK. theit t,·11(her>; and our vast extended

wildents act·(re; the St.itc). (:cnigi.ltll],dions ton 10 199.5

Ac hc)<,1 lanh.

School C,aptain Alia· I litine with a TEMol t)8.75.

\Ve commenced the 11)98 Mellon] vear with 922

Iii total, 8% ofthe 32·111 12 %111(1(·lib achieved a 1-1·,R

All,(lentx (21)1 in the jitilic )1 School .111(1631 iii tht· Senior

al)ove 99.00 (compaird to 1% Slate-wicle) and 16%

>;c hool). lcd bv School Captain Felicity Mc(;rath and

above 98.(M) (compared to 2% State-wide). 31 %

School Vice Captain Sophie Gannon anc! the War 12

achiC·ved C-ores above 95.00 (compared to 5% State-

(:ouncillors for 199(3, wlic, chose - Unite 11% Individnals -

wide). ·i.,/0 achieved a %(ore of 90.(}0 or al,ove

t k) ()/

(comparcd to 14)% Slate-wicle). 61% 01 c )111- stitclents

as the theme for the vear.

achieved 80.00 or above frompal-ed to 20% State-wide):

Year 12 (1995) results

1111(1 90% achieved scoirs of 30.00 or al)ove (coinpared

\\'hat better war' to begin .1 new xchool vear than with

to 30% State-wide).

the tremencic)11% pride and jov we had with the news of

Pirmier's Aw:11'(18 (awal-decl to the top 5 Htliclent.

the wonderful achiewments of our War 12 (11)95)

i,(·i-c )As the >; tate in c·ach sit]*·ct, in totai 220 awai-(1% were

graduates: Veronica Ang-elatos (141-lglish. Alt Cit, iii

made) were won bv \'cronica .\11gelatox (Ai-t.

I [iitorv, 1 .iterature. French, Texts and Ti;,clitionx)

1.iterature). Emilv Bell (Studio Arts). Fion:1 1 lanunond

achieved a TER of 99.95 (the nmximum TER possible,

(Pcilitical Studies), Emily Roberts (Pcilitical Studies),

with unly 20 students of the 42,000 ill the State who

Ainv Scallv (ilistorv), Penin- Olouglilin (Text and

graduated iii 1995 achieving this Acore) and was our Dux

liaclitions), and C Viristitic· %,illitiiarlino (Mtific Nistorv

of School fur 1993.

and Stiles). 14·nin and (liristine received Premie,-94 Awards while in Year 11 (lt)93). as did ilinv in 11)91 a

remalkable achievement. Finall>, Commonwealth Stitclents' Awards (with pri/e monev of %2.000 all(1 unlv 125 awarded in the State· of Victoria) were won by Veronica Angelati,K, Fion,i I lainniond. Sarali O'Bvrne, and Amv Scallv.

\'CE Music stitclent. Natlialit· Resciniti ( 12/95), was

invited to pei-Ibrm in the VCE Excellence iii Perfonning '44'4'49

Arts events (Milsic Solo and Grolip Perfornance). VCE At-t stitilli its, Emily Bell. 1 .(·litia C ..11111)le,julia Rochelle

1995 Dux of Loreto Mandeville Hall

ancl Veronica Angrlatos (12/95), had their artwork

Veronica Angelatos is congratulated by her parents after the

xelected for the VCE TOP CATS Exhibition lit the

presentation of the Dux Award

National GaHery of Victoria. With (,111, 111)(,111 ninety

C)ilistalicling lest,11% were alsc) achieved bv Sarah

O'Bvrne (1<nglish, Mathrinatical Methods, Speci.dist Maths. C lici ili,trv. .\lini-,ilian I li.ton·, L 'nivei·hity Maths),

Muclents' work from lic'ic,ss thc· State in the exhibition,

this wils a great achievellicilt for thein and a grcat tlibute tc) ()111

Art Dcpi Ii-tlll('llt.

Sophic Trumble (1·',ng'lixh, Mathenmtical \1(·thods, SI,ecialist Maths, Chemistrv, 1 jiterature, Auxtralian

Special events and :twards 2111(1

Iliston, Univi·]sit, Maths), Amy >;cally (Ellgli•h.

outstanding results

Literature, Al[Htl-allan

i listorv,

P(,litical

Silicil, '

Indonesian. Further Mathematic x, L! 1,ivel·%ity Politics),

Christine Sammartino (11/95) was awill-(1(·(1 the 15)1)5

Al(,1121%11 Pri/c »i the top LMII W·,i:· 1 1 stticlcut.

It)115 Sc lic,01 Vice Captain Fic,im Hammond (F.ng-lish.

()ill- %111(1(·nix achieved stilling restilts . 11 the 1.)96

Australian I listory, City in I listory, 1.iteramre, Politic Ill

Alliance |zi .ilic-ai,(· compitition with outstanding teslilts

Stlidies. Texts and 1-1 liclitic)liM), Natash,1 110]mes

achieved by Madelf·inc I Ical, (11/96) who won [i:-st

(1<nglish, Matlicti].ttical Methods, Specialist Maths,

prize in the oral Xection of the competition, equal

Chemistry, Ph>·sics. Frelich, Milsic Craft, lexts and

xecond prize in the wrinen Arctic)11, and first prim 11% the

Traditions), and F.dwina (Poppr) Shinith (English.

bext Yal 11 c.,licliclate overall: an([ .\1(·x.111(11'.1 .\ligc·latof

\tisti.ilian I listorv, Cit)' in 1 listory, Literattili. 1.t'gal

(11/96) who won Iii'st prin· iii the writteli sectic)11 for

Stticlies, Text x and Tradition« all of whom achieved a

Yeal 11.

128 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

We were delighted to receive a second visit fi-0111 oill Sister schoc,1 in.1.11)1111, Fukuoka Kai.Nei Girls High School, with \Irs Iovoko %,isaki and Miss Yinniko I hisanari.

together with their 18 slitclc·lits, here with us lor almost

threr weeks on a honic· stin· visit. Thank voit once agaill to the 1.111]ilies who have graciou,Nly .111(1 generously

hosted oill- japanese gitests. We were also delighted to welcoine Mi>,s Yukie Kol,in·ashi, froin Nagatio, as

japanese language· teaching assistant for Semester 2.

Maths Olympiad Award Winner Dominik White, Year 6. with Sister Helen Maguire IBVM

Senior School) whow book 17.7·: /'holng,aphr hax just been pill,lished, ready for ilse in Accondal , sclic)01%

21( 1-0%44 Victoria ill 1997.

Curric11111111 initiatives ()11*(,ing renew 01 (,ill- (111-1-ic'lihilili>, vital to our goal Our Japanese exchange students enjoy a joke with Year 5 Gold

of keeping pace with changing lice(!S aild elill·i'ging de\'clopments iii ecilic·ation.

Religious Education: At the heart (,1 out- ( clucational

French exchange Xtudent, Mathilde Sempey, joined tls for 6 weeks from Notre Dame, Borcleatix, where we are

also working on building an outroing sister-school relatic,liship.

Macleleine Healy (11/96) was selected to participate in the BIIP F.ligincering· Sunmwl· School 11)97 iii Svdner

in jamian· 1997. Madeleine was also selected from a licld of over 700 applicants to participate in the fil-st National Atixtralian Bank Youth Fiittii-es Forum held in

Sulliev in .jillv. .ilex.,11(11 11 .X]lgelatos (11/96) was sch·(ted to attend the CRA National Youth Science

Forum in December lt.)96 -.j.ltiizill-v 11)t)7. with onlv 276 Stliclents selected froin inc,tr than 2,000 applicant, across .\listi-alia. Phoebe Knowles (10/96) was chosen as

one of the (1(|egates to reprocilt An>;tralia at the 1996

misMion N the task of educating not oillv· the mind but

the heart of each stilclent. so that she will have the openheartedness, the open-mindeclness, the stiength of character and the Courage to live a life that is characterised bv those vii-mes we hc,Icl sc) clear .1% a

Loreto school: freedom of spirit felicitr. justice and inteuriti·. Every area of the Clinic'illum is gealed to this ecitic·ation of the heart. llc)ne more so than Religic)114

Education. Clearly, prolessional (trvelopment for our RE teachers N vital to liLli'turing- the religious. faith ancl

inoral drulopinent (11 0111 students. We were delig-hted to have >h· Elizalic·th 1 Icpburn 114\31 concluct an ilise,-via· dav with RE staff on traching ethics (with RE Ntall froin olher schoolx al>u) .mimhng) as well 6 Xeminars on ethicx with %1.11-% 11 & 12.

1 liternational Youth Camp in Atlanta. t'S.·\.

\Ic·gan 1 1,11,Usis (9/,19(9) won an AMEB %1)(·ech and 1)1-ama aw.tic! for her achievement in the Speech and Driumt -Ihird Grade Exam in 1995. Phoebe Knowles

(t)/95) and Claire Ogiln' (41/95) won the Citv of Stonnington Bicentennial Scholarships for lt)95, 1)(uninik \\'hite (6/96) achieved an outst,111(ling· refult

in thi· 1 1,1,(i Maths Olvmpiad. with a perfect score: 011(· 01 onlv 111)(,lit 25 stlic!(·lits achieving this Scorc froIn 21111(,liu

approxiinatch+ 30.000 participantN acro», Anxtralia, New 71·aland, Vamiatti and Fiji.

Congratill,itic)114 to st,di ilic'llibers, Mihs Dcana 11,(lds (Music teacher in the.junior >;clic)(,1) who was awarcled her A.Mus..\. for piano. Mr Brian Ellett (3'cal- 8 C 2 ,<,1-clinator atict Chemistrv teacher) whose book 171{

C.'hemixt)-r was published ancl available for list· in schools in 1996. and to Ms Sandra jane (1 lead of Art iii the

Year 7 Retreat:

L-R: Celeste Kininmonth, Jessica Ries, Caitlin

Noble, Zarina Mir, Daniela Panto, Alexandra Robins, Johanna

Shembry, Anna Mansour, Sara Clark and Louisa Sullivan

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 129

Notebook computers at Year 10. 1996: The

Art: The annual October Art Show (,1 stlicic·lit win-k

ilitroduction o| stliclent-owlic·cl notebook computers has

was a anothel- hiperl) evelit, a girat tril)111(· to tlic· 1.11('lits

been 11,1 outstancling- 411('Ce<44. Although we experienced

of the jill(lent and of our .\1-1 1)(11),litiilt'lit.

a lillinber of tecthing problcinx in the cark' Mt,lge\. the

Ck)lig-ratillations to the \Vilmers of tlic· Yeal- 1 .evel .\\#7,11-(1%

<1 11(li'lil i 21 11(1 the 9.11 1 have inadc· 1-fi 11.11 kable progirss iii

for Beg Exhibit: i , (·11 Ng-uven and 14(,%.„ 1 „ah llc.,]v

Ille Ithe of thil most pow('1 lit] 1(·arning tool. We look Ic)·ward

Wit h

(-(}11,4(lerIll)le

l,1,1|111<i,1%111

(Year 7). Eli/..1 Suffirn and .·11 1 11.1 Fox (32,11- 8). Karen

1 1 1 (·

Lec :111(1 \Ian Fonti (Year 9) and 14.tic· Mc-(:,ll tlicv :111(1

contimiation of this programinc. At this stage we intend

Rachel \Ic-Inernev (Year 10). It :va.% a 1-,tir ])1(·11Nnrc

to keep the progrnmme lit War ](), in order to keep the

hicleed to welic,inc Danic'l Nic-(.ill,bill 21% (,iii- ,\1-tist-iii-

t(,

financial 1 )ill clen oil 1).11 (·11 1% :ts re.ls{ )11.11,1(' 114 1)<)%4ible.

Residence in the .\11 Department in It)1.)(i. 1)anic·l Ims

Technology in the curriculum: The hurochiction 01

:th'(·adv forged a replitation ic)1' hillisel| 11% Ati .\11Xtralian

notebook Computers iN C )111\ {)11(' IIN])(·ct (11'{)ill- ])11111% for

111'tiNt. IIiN contribution to school life in gencial alicl to

the incorporation of 11('\viv clnerging· inforination and

art in partic'111.il- at 1.\11 1 was (Aliti,linling. It w':1% a jo,

C )111

1,11(1 a privilege for ll, to have him with 11>. 111(1(·cd, we

1('11(hing-/le:111!ing progrinnincf. Cl)-|4()\1. the ilit<,111(·t.

have inade hill, an homman lifc-long nicinber of the

11]lilti-Inedia al](1 N])(,c'i.iliAt A{)11\#.lic, .il)1)]ication, in the

1.\111 %('lic)01 communitv!

('c)'1"11111('itic)11

techlic)]c)gic,

11]tc)

curriculitin. the e,1,11)]i%11111(·Ilt of a 4(11(){)1-wide LAN'

(Local Al·ca Network), ;111(11(·inote .1(((·XM optic)11% 111'(. 1111

Co-currie'111211- activities

c )11 thi· (11-11\ving | ic),il·cl. as part c )1 c )111 IT St 1-liteg-, 1)lan ..\4

Music: IlianA uni k ) tlic· Nll 14(' Maffillid %111(lents for

\ve live in a titne of ilic-1'(,tsiligh' 1,11)icl tc·chiic,logical

Ilic· m:,11\ clilightful performances and concerts wc have

change .111(1 ilifi )1111.ition expillision. c )111- go.11 i. to cquip

en.joved throtigh(,itt the ye:11: the ().tk P.irlour Recitak

c )111- stticirlitx with the c·%%(·litial skills. anitticles and vallies

Open 1).1,·. 1111]Clitime concerts. sclic)01 1,%4(·1111)lit·N .ind

to (lcal with the exciting challenge·s offured In tile.Ne

the animal Milsic Fc'stival al Monash lilliversitv. The

chango. ic) enhanci tlic (nitannes 01 their plilimn and

1 1(,list· ilitsic Competition. iliti-c)(luced in 1 41)5 a. a

AL'(c)11(1.21·> Ach<)01 progl·alnine, 1111(1 to enrich them in

restilt of the initiative of 11)1).5 School iltific· C ..ipt,tin

preparation for their ti,tiNtion trom school to tertian

Nata,Int llc,line.. cleit,()11%trated timt the Collipt·tition

Mildv and the workplace. Plaiming for a AL 1 1(1(,1-widc·

has a well-deserved place iii the extrn-(un-icular

I.\\ 1]Ils hcon a partictihn' focus in 1996. Thanks to the

programine. Ven' special con,gl'atillation* to Marie-

coininitter which has conxidered this i»;ue. ancl

Danielle Turner (10/96) who was awal-ded her I.. Mus.

r)CCiallv to pment.4, john It-claud. Peter Tinlor. mul

A. for the vic,lin ancltc).Jacinta I lolines (11/96) wlic) was

Paill (;allard. for their input alicl 2,>Siw.ina·.

awarded her 1..\103..\. ful- the Ce]10. .1.tcilit,1 211\0 WOM

University extension courses: \Ve have been offering-

Second prize in the 16 and Under strings Nection ofthe

11 L'iii\('1-Niti of Mell)(}lit-ne lit'Mt-rear mathematics £ c )1[1'se

fur 32.11- 12 sti,clents (as a late'-afternoon seminar. also

im-olving vilciclits 11-0111 other schools) for Ne\'cral ve:11-4

now. We were pleased ill 11)1)6 to extend the range of t.'niver,;itv course options to our Year 12 st„(lents to inclucli· Univei·xit, I listorv and Universit, Biologv (the laner in a tripartitc· :1-1-,mgc lnent betweell Sat 10 C (,clir. (;('11,1//.111()1111(11.\111). Civics Education: The ilitic)(111(tion of a (rivic•u·ourse

ill Yelii- 9 iii 1996 (t,iking the place of the previou.4 Australlan I liston- progi-:unme :11 111.11 leveD Ims plc )\'ed a great %11((ess. I liN progranmw, which v·cks to fi,>.ter a colitic! illicic·I'<t I,licling Illicl :tppirciation of Austl-,tli:6

politic.11. 1(·gal .111(1 ('('(111(,iliic Nvst(·ms. received .111 entlitiNiaftic rekpoll,c h'oin both xtildents and vil!11 English: john Killic·I- joined uN Its .J<)11 1'11.11iNt-in-

Remdence ill.]11 lic' . :ind | 2 )Htel-ed (-c )1 14 (1('1-211)1(· intel-('st ill the craft of writing. I lix 2111('('clotal c\'iclence of the win·

Jacinta Holmes, Year 11, awarded her L.Mus.A

one "makes a ston·" pic),ided a 1,1.11-velloliN insight for

the %111(1('lits. Fliglish |(·ctill-cr 1111(1 Writer. Dr 1.,(lia

1111)(; Waverlcv ENt(·(1(11(,cl. ullilt· Al.nic-1),tilic'llc \von the

\Vevers. delivered a most viduable %,·1 of lectures to {)111

Pan] \1('1)crinott \'i<)]ill >kho]:11'Nhip. open to plaver. aged 1.3 and Above, with pl i/e 111()11('\ (,1 .51..500. It wa.4 21

\'(1·: vitclenthon theircx,linination tc·\1%1(,1-1·Iliglidi And 1.it(·1'lilli'(·.

Drama: \Ve were delighted to introduce Drama ds a

verv sl)(·cial pleasure to welconw Rebecca C h,11111)(·rs. Uning .\livt.,lian of the War. who vijted till' %(·11001.

%111)ject into the %(ilior %('11001 I'lcaive progranunc.

Rel)(·cca i. lic)1 0111\ all (11,14.111(ling piani,t blit a in<)*t

starting with Years H and 9 iii 15)1)6. and moving up to

i lispiring voillig woman. Brian I logg joined lIN a. Artistin-Riicic·tic(· iii the \Ii,Mic· Depin-tinent. bringing with

U·ar m in 11)97 and then int{) \'CE in It)98. Music: Thc· huroduclion of an ilibil-111]irlital ]11'.IMA

hilli \,1,1 IX])('lic,11((' :14 pl'llc)1'llic]-. conductor .,11(1

progranune al Year .5. C{)111])]cinenting the xtrings

hnernationallv regarded composel- of will(1 1).111(1 and

1,1-(,gi-,itijim· 1,1 32·ar 2, was one ol the highlights of 11)96.

1,1-11%% cliN(·inble lilliNic. |he stliclents iIi the Concert

Ilw benefits of th,·se prograinmes .irc· 1111(.id)

Band thus had thc opportunin to work With a "real"

lic,lia·,11)1\· in evidence in the .lunior %(hool Orchestra

composer. 10 11%,1 their words. with great prolit :111(1

and Band.

(·11]C))'melit.

130 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Sport: A number of stil(lclits lichic·ved outst.111(ling

One ofthe highlights for I t)943 was the.Junior School

individual results, secilling places iii State trains: Sara

niumph .lt the Armadale DiNtl'ic·t Athk·ties >ort<. In

Pacitii (8. 96) was selected for the Under 14 state

1(imi,4, both Sellic,1- 1111(1 [linior (sccolichirv) teams won

1 1{,ckev team and was the Wains Vice Captain. Rel,cka

their Zone competitions. The S,litirdin· lictball

Jagem-4 (9./IHi) was si·lectcd for the 191)6 Vic lorian Schools Water Polo team 10 Compete in the .111 imal

competition. extablished in 1 96)5, under the Mill)('rl)

\tiftl.ili,111 School S[)<)1 1% Council Accoll(1111-v \\'ater Polo

direction of Mrs Lciley (:illexpie and with the enthusiastic assist:mci· of ])111-ents. 1117% proved a great

(.11,tilil,ionships in Brisbane. Adelaicle Ilinnilton Green

success. A highlight of 1 t)97 will stitrl, be the amilial

(9/96) was wlecti·(1 to compete in the \'atioint] hclic)()14

I -Ii·ad of the School Girl< Rowing Regatta on the

Track and Field Championships. repic·sinting \'ictoria

Barwon. with 1.&11 I as lic,st school. 1 Icart\' thanks to \11-+

in two l'11(1(·1- 1411111(11(· events. Adele Brazenor (10, 96)

Marita Ball. who has taken on the role of regatta

u·,1% chosen for the It)c)(8 Victorian Sccondan' Schoolx

convenor. to \Ii'x I.ec RimcM. Rowing (.]cil) l'ieNiclent.

llocke·v ti·am, competing in the 11.Itic)lill] champioliships

and to \Ir Rob Zahara, I lead Coach of thc I.\111 Rowing

in Pel-th. 1).„Iielit Not-man (1()/1)6) rcpi'('Nented Victoria

C 1/11).

in the l'nder 16 Nation.11 1.11( 1-0,™· C 71.1]ilpionships ill Adclaide. Melanie hargrant (1 L/96), with her two fellow

1(·at ]1 111('1111)(·Ix, won 111(· mixed. open age event ill the 111<U''h-iathlon (>kim, ricle and nin). an event \vith over

2,60() competitori Melanie wax aixo %(·lectal lot- the

Debating: Holli i liters('lloo] and inti'1'11(,lise del).tting·

compelition. wel·(· ven VIC((·%41'ul. The I).U' inter<(·11001 compitition was (·i],ancled hom right t{) 1,c·]ve trains per schooL Thc· 1)-Grade 1.\111 I team macie· its wa,

through the regular ic)1111(1% and plav-offs alic| ilito the

It.)1)6.\11%tralian St'lic)(,1% C 'ic )ss Cottiiti-\ Champic)!™hipx in Qucen.dancl. >heplmnic Resciniti (1) 96) achieved

C)(tc)-linals. wherc thev ivel-c (1(,1(,Inc·(1 bv jtlht one point.

Follith place and Ccleste Kinillinonth (7/1)6) Seventh

.tiliong 368 t<'11111% Nt:Ne-\vicle. mi c'Xcellent 1-c'%11|1. The (:-

phu'i· ill th(·

Vic toi'i.11

111(lkicllicil

11]iN placed the tt·am in the top Mixta·11 Icalus from

Fencing

Gracle 1.MIl 2 and the 1.\111 1 te,uns linislied >k·(c,iici in

Championshipx. Jessica Fettet·place (1()/96) achieved Illird placc overall in the Independent (:irbC Schools

theil- 1-(Apective regional grado. .\11 clil),tter. 11(·(illiticd

Gvinti.ixtics Con*clition. >;ophic Gannon (12/t)(;),

1,11(·lited oiat(,1-G were clifc(,u·ral.

Anneliese· Gannoil (8/96) 1111(1 -1(<4.1 C ustance ((9 96)

2,(hieved 411])('11) Ic·Mults in the Inter,chool Skiing-

Competition..jillia und Sarah (,111-1- (12 ·96) won the (,irK Open 1)(,111)Ics lit the Koovong l.invn IctilliN Club SchooK Gras•; Collit 'IC·imis 1(>1111jillill'llt. 1|11(1(·]ine

llc) (11/96) achieved a gold incclal in the Under 18 Beach hi,rint and a Milver incclal iii the l'11(1(1- 1(; c\('lit at the Victorian %111 1'1.ifc Saving Titles.

Vihitors to our %(]1001 11'(·cllic·litli 1-c·1]1111-k (,11 the extraordinan· 1-,ilige (,1- Mports which we offer to the stlick'ilts, :ill the more No. given (,111' Achool Ki/r and our 1-(lativch· liinital fucilitio on Mitc. .lthictics. >Rvilililling.

them.wlves wcH th lotighout the Neason :111(1 inam Drama: The War 91)1-lima (-1.1.Ns, tincler the clit'c·(·tic,il

of \In Robvn Kin·. entered thcir highl, creative

production 01 -Rime 01 the Ancic·in Maritic·i-" into the Catholic Schools 1)1-,1111,1 Fextival ill .\lig·11*t. (-()111])(11]ig· iiI»t ilil])1(»imch. I he War 8 [)rallill (1,» entel-cd their

Stlicit'1,1-deviN(·d ])111\. "The Secirt of the (;al-den". int,) 111(· Scici Ict·-1)rama Competition , winning an Encouragement Award. The 11,96 I louse Drama (.(,ilil)(·titioll (l(,111\+ (1(·111(,tixtilit((1 th(' Aili)%1,ti]Ii,t|

development of th< Mtitclent.C «44'('c raft .111(1 pe.-1-0.-nuince Nkills.

Acrol,in. Cricket l'cirnis. Skiing, Netball. lic,c·key,

Bushwalking: Thanks 212-ain to the gc·tic'ic)<in and

Softball. \Pillc·,·1),Ill. 11.,sketl).111. Diving. (1(»4% C k),111117 .

conunitinent of the stall. under the 1('11(1('1'Ahip of \Ir

\\'ater Polo. Gumustia, 1(·11('ing. Rowing, \\(ight,%

Petcr Crewc. 1)11%|i\\-Illking- is a verv well established p.11-1

Rocnn training. the Equest lian Club. :111 :11-c alive alicl

of the exti'11-('111 1 ic 111,11- progi :unme. with a lillinber of opportunitic·x for walks during the vear. Atticlents ancl stafflook forward to another trek to Nepal in December

wel] in an incl-casinglv challeliging- ancl competitive

i li te 1-4(·l lc)(,1 Sports envi ronmen t . Main· t h.inks to th (· st.il l who invest No inuch of thcm,wlve>; with 41!Ch genct'oxin in the Nports prograininc at 1..\11|.

It)(1(5.

Review of our school uniform: 1 lic· l nitonn Revic u

Committee contimied the work set iii plc,gic» in It.,1.)5. The new sports uniform was it\·ailable Ii·om the start of 1111)6 and proved a great sitic'(·As with the Achoo] 1.imil,·. The Nclic,01 uniform concepts. developed in It)1)5. were further refined and, at the Start of -12·rm 3, It.)1)6, the

proposc·(1 designs weir displin'ed iii both junior .111(1 Scnior >411001 1-ic-(7)tion al-Ca>, With all Ilic.1111)('1-4 Of the school familv invited to view the displav .ilicl to expic'%4

their views on a questionnaire. ()11 the basis of the 1

Munrv, \ve %11,1 11 now procced with change. to 111 (· %(-11001 tilliform. \\21 air confident th.it the new Milinmer (11-cs.

wHI be .1 .zilable for purchase at ilic %1211-1 ofTerm 1. It)6)7 Adelaide Hamilton Green, Year 9, School Athletics Champion and

and hopeful that the new winter uniform will be

State representative

available bv Term 2. 1997.

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 131

Conference of Principals of Australian Loreto

Ihe Past Pupils' Associatic)11, led bv Pi-Nclent kin

Schools: This was one of the highlights of inv vear as

Sic 0111(1', conducted a inost Successful Ill,litgural An

Principal. \Ve, the six I.(,reto xecondan· school

Exhibition and Sale in Februarv 199(i. We hope that this

principals, were particillarly honoured th.11 Sister

\vill become an annual event iii the school calc·nclar.

Provilic-ial Al.11 >· Wright IBVM was able to.join w, and to

Preparations air now under wav for the schoolx 75iIi

%11.11 e something ofher vision fc,1 our Australian Loreto

anniversan- celebrations in 11)99. A book recording the

schools as we approach the twenty-first century. As %1

school 's historv is aheady in progic·xs, under the cal,able

Man Wright reminded US NO poignalitlv. tradition is not

and cleclicated editorship of Miss Ruth Trait ancl with the

like a fossil - preserved. but long dead. It is not like a

assistailce ofa iminber of past pupils who will contribute

baton that is passed on iii a relav. like some kind oftime

essins and articles for the booL

cap.Nitle containing an oisificd artefact. Tradition is 01110

Education is so much more thall how to make a

vital and alive if it i. a vii)rant and evoking wality iii ()111-

living. It i.4 :11)out how to make a life. Thank you to the

schook \11,1-v Ward entleated her followers to meet the

stiff for all that they do in the noble lask of educating-

nerds of their times. To be true and faithful to olir

our young people, guiding them to fbi-mulate for

tradition is to applv it to 0111' own Mituationh. to ] expond

themselves a vision of how they are going 10 Use their

to the challenges, and to mcet the needs of our tilnes.

gilts to build a bener world. Our wachers do Ac) inuch

That is the challcnge to ux. The challenge calls 11% to

that is well al,ove .111(1 berond the call of dutv: the

idelititi' the littici.imental values that lie at the heart of

additional assistallce to the student outside of class time,

(,111 mishion. not to tocils on the particular practices in-

the careful preparation, the detailed correction. the

cilbtoms of :un' period. which lic'cessalilv chang-e with

words of advice, the Armpathitic Cal', together with the

time. h is .1 c h.illenge which requires .1 good ill C.,%11]r o i

malli and varied extracurricular activities, stlch :th the

the virtues which are clear to us :13 1.oreto schools -

bushwalking expeclitions. dw school Camps. the trips.

ilitegrity, silic clity, justice and felicit).

the leep-overs. the di-aina le.Ntivals, ports and music-

Appreciation

competitions and carnivals, del),ttes. Tournament (,1

Manv thanks to the School Council - Mi- Paul I lov

Minds, Turan.1 socials. activities too zillilieroll, to

(Chairman). Mr Bill Brazenor. Mrs Barbal·.1 Kitchen, Mi

nwntion. All this ix done on top of their traching and

David Heattv. Miss Eliobeth Butt, Mr Kevin Halpin, Mr

pastoral responsibilities, with exti 4101 clinarv generosity

Brvan Maclden, Mi-x-lenny \Ic\lillan, Mrs Stissan Pa;coe.

of spii it .

Sr Ellison -I .i[Te IBVM, and Sr Margarct 11(,iiner IBI'M -

1 hank vou to the School Leadership -I-cam whose

for their iltilailing dedication and committi,ent to the

colitribittion to the day to clav health und happiness of

wi·]fair of our school. With the School Sti .itegic Plan,

the 4(hool is zitterlv bevond nwasitir: St- Helen Maguire·

the Propertv Master Plan, and the hiformation

IB\'M (licacl of the junior School), Miss Pat llc„'lan

Technology Plan. together with procc·(lures for ongoing

(Deputy Head of thejunior School), Ahs .llison Miller

review. now in place, we are well positioned und direct cd

(I®puty Principal - Dii-ector of Pastoral Cale). Mr

to forge our way aheacl into the ti'entit·th-litst century.

Robert DerneHev (Deputy Principal - Director of

Iliank vou to the Fathers' and Mothers€ Associations

Studies), Mr Andrew Schmiclt (Schon] Coordinator).

and. in particular to Presiclents, Mr Paul Holland .ind

and Mr Ian James (Business Manager). Best wishes to

Mr< Kres Gruba. In 1996, the Father,C As,ciation

MiSM Pat Movlan who letilex froin the junior School at

cl(,11 2lk c 1 $27,000 to the school. enabling th c· purchase ot

the end of 1996 after twent)'-sc·ven vears ofconscientious

a babv grand piano for tlic.junior School Music-Drama

and loval service to orn- school. Miss Movlan is known

additional sports equipment. and imisical

and loved bv generations of I.kIH pupils. who Aliall miss

ilisti-zillit'lit s to .Nipport tile introduction of the

hei clearly. Saclly too, we bid furewell to St- I Ielen

insti-umental brass prograinme at Year 5. 1 he Mothers

Maguire. who leaves ux at the end of 11)(,(i. after four

Ass(,ciation cl<mated $35,00(). 2,1.40 assisting with the

years of dedicated i-vice to our Achool and tivent>-five

ptil Cha;e of instruments for the Music Departinent and

vears of.junic,1- School-Primarv School administration iii

enabling the establishment of a CD-ROM nenvork

loill' illistralian <tates. Si I Ielen will take ascil)batical vear

ale,L

fixteni iii Senior School librarv. The .1111.ilgarnation 01

in 1997, before moving on to her next c hallenge. Both

the tWO Ass<,ciations to form one Parents' Ass<,ciation

leave with our gratitude for .ill tlmt thew' have done and

nuirks a very significant and exciting development.

with our very best wishes for all that the futtlir 11(11(1% for 111 e 111 .

It is my great pleasure alld privilege to be part of-this airat school. It is not buildings or facilities or y)orts lields tliat make a school good. Rather, it is the proplc pal-ents, teachers and stliclent. - and the qualitv of their conunitment. cledication and vision, who make a school

a good school. This ix what makes Loreto Mandeville 11.111 the fine Ac 17001 that it is. "Women in time to come

will cio 111 1 tch ". said our f c )1111(11-ess, Mary Ward. Th at time is llc,W, because we together make it so. Musicians performing on Open Day

132 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

(1)1) Anne Hunt (Principal)

1996 SCHOOL COUNCIL REPORT At its flist meeting in 11)96 the (:ouncil acknowleclged thi ec key re,q,onsibilities: the sc hool's inission and clil-('c tion. ti-listeeship, and the support of the Pliticipa| and the xt,ti| in the operations at the School. To fulfil ilit'%(· 1'(·M)()1,sibilities it resolved that • br' cliuwing heavilv lipon the giliclance Met (,lit ill the

111\'11 Mission Statement, it woukl develop further the oategic planning- initi,Nives (·%1,11)11>,hed bv the

Council illicit·I .Iohn Arthur'% chairmat™hip in 1995 r

and develop policies that would enable these ],lai™ to be achieved;

• it \1'(,111(1 Colitilme to represent and enhance tile interests of the IBVM, to ensure that 1.c,reto

Mandeville Hall proudlv reinains a Catholic Khool for girls in the Mary Ward tradition, well into the next niillennium; and

• it wolild provide to our Principal, 1)1· Anne Hunt, mid her stall, leadership and resources to en,Nule that the School continties to peribl-in at the bigh levels ot recent ve.irs.

Strategic Plan The objective of the Strategic Plan adopted by the Fy*

(knincil in 1995 wa, to clearK identily coinprehen Mi\+C planning clirections for 1.oreto Mandeville 11:111 for the next 20 vears, to en>;ure that all initiatives that are

Mr Paul Hoy, Chairman of the School Council, and Dr Anne Hunt, Principal

implemented ti Hly satisfy the long tenn tic'((1% at the school and that resource, air tltiliNed 10 11txilnll!1

the liccipt 1111(1 omxideration of reportx flom the

effect. The Strategic Plan WAX NUIMinariNed iii a brochure

li iiic ip.il . oduT incnii,ers of gaff and the u,-

th,it wa.% clivi-il,lited wictch' 11111()till-Mt the school

('()111111ittl·(·>;

of the

Council.

IN,lic,

i'l'\*il'\0' :111(1

communitv in April 1996 and highlighted five kev airas

formulation iN initiallv deah with iii Mill)-Conunittee; and.

of coliceliti'ation - c,(llic,Nion, 1)11)'Sical facilitics and

whell

|c·solli-crs. human res<)111'(-cs, lili.,lice and promotic)lis.

recommendations for coliMideration and detennination

The Council is well pleased with its work iii identiff·ing

by the Council. This svstc·in operated effie·ienth in 11)96

these initiatives and ix aware that the careful articulation

and has enabled the Council to achieve all of tile goals

of policy to bring abolit these plans will be the major

it set at the begitining of the yeal.

appic,pri:ite,

br()11glit

Ibrwaill

.ls

focus of its activitv for manv Years to coine.

Personnel This vear the Council welcomed three new members

Property and Planning Committee Ihis Committee is one of the five Standing

CollitilitteeS Of Colilicil and in 1996 complised \11' Bill

- \11-s Jenny Nic Millan, a past pupil of the school, a

Brazenor (Chair), Dr Anne Hunt .41 Margaret

foi-mer director of curriculum al Geelong Grammar and

()'Sullivan, IBVM, Mr Peter Suffirn, Mr Henrv

currentlv the head of the I lerinitage 1 1011.Ne at Geelong

I-unibull, Mr.john C )loughlin, 111 Ian jameN :111(1 Mr

Grammar Schook Mr William [Bill] Brazenor. a current

rom Parrott.

parent and ,in engineer with a proven track record iii

1-0 better identili' the physical facilitic·% 1111(1 1'(sc,itt-ce

Engineering Design Services: and Mi Brvan Madden,

requirements of the

111%0 a current pal-ent and numaging director of ANZ

rec<)111111(11(led. und the C ()1111(·11 agi-ced, that

SC·(litili(IS.

Contilitting members of tlic Council are Mr Pilill

scho )1.

thc·

('c,illillitiC'e

expre»donx 01 lillit'tw bc v)11,4-ht froin coinpitent (()11%11ltant,% to receive a ('(,1ilili>,Mion to revic·w all existing

Hoy, [Chait ], Miss Eli/abeth Butt. St Mal-Karri 1 lonner,

I'l iliti<.,'

11;VM, Si- Ellison Taffe, IBI'M, Mi· David Beatty, Mi Kn·in

conceptual options and settle the Prnperti· Master Plan

1 la|pin, MI s %11%1111 Pascoe. Mrs Barbarn Kiti·hen, with Dr

of the school for the forthcoming- 20 vears.

Anne I hint and Mr litti +uncs as (·x-officio nwmlwi'K. 111(' principal fillictions ofthe (:ouncil for lt.#t)(i have

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A short list of 7 consultantA were approached, all 01 whoill had (le111(,listrated master planning capabilitics al

beclithe 1-('view lind detennhution of polic'ics thal .»iv

Mellic )111 11< schools in recent reari. After reviewing-

and guide the dav to clay opelations of the school and

submissions, the Conunittee recommencled, and the

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Ck)till(·il accepted. thal Peter Crone of Crone Rox. .\,chitect be ;Ippointed to work with the Committee to dcul{)1) 12 1,1.111 Cou'ling .ly,ect. 1-clitting to .,(Millitic'%. innovation. Ilexibilitv and expansion, Ilinctic)11.,1 performance. Mite planning, materials and tinishes,

capital costs. trchtic,Ing-v. maintenance. life n·cle :111(1 1-('(111-rent co>,t.

Filiance Committee

l'his C .c)]]ililittee comprist·4 \11 1)avid Beattv (Chair). Dr Anne litint. \11 141) ,111 Maclden, >h- Ellison While, IBI'M. >ir 11(·len Maguirc. Ill\-Al. \11- lan .james. \Ir Patrick Swei·ne,·. Mr Irs Coleman and Mr Tonv 72111.,s.

Din-ing ]11<)6 the Fillillice Committec contilitled to .14.iNt I,Ili 1.1111(14 1,11(1 hi•; 1,114ilic·NN office it! reviewing :111(1

In \(„tinber, the (:c)11111]itta· with Peter Crone,

11(hihing {)11 the fill.ilic·i.11],clic,1-inance ofthe school. Fec

wi th in the t i ine 1 .11 11< ,i| |(,c .u i1(1 1( ) 1 11(·m :11 icl lit .1 c c )4 1(·%%

0(tting- 1111(1 (c)]lection< were 111(,liitored .111(1 +111)il :ison·

than what Wax 1)11(lgeted fol-, 1,1-(,11(Ilv pirM·nted a superb

.,cl\'ice was proviclecliti litition to the I liNtoric Building-

Master Plan. This Plan \vax adopteel ('litlillsi.ibtic'.111\ and

Fund. the Scholai·ship Fit 11(1, the School liati|(ling- Flt]1(1

1(.1,1'('%( 1114 the platic,l ili 11])()11 which all (,l],ital I'( 4(,111 ( (·

and the libran Fund. The (1 Ii,imince wttled the

all<,c ,Itions wil| be macle for the nexi 20 vears and

policies unct(·11)inning the preparation of the litilim-ial

1)(·W)11(1.

accotilit ancl reports ofthc (:c,liticil. which for the lit'st

Propert, und Planning :11>,0 provided helpful

tinu· rilict· ih incorporation were requil-cd to be filed

9)(c ialist 11(1\Tice to the administration ,111(1 ill.,intenance

with the Reg-igi'ar of liic·orporated i\%,c iciations. i.\1,0,

41:111 in rchition to all Ill.tilitenance ancl capital worle;

1,enchmarking- activitic· weir conchicted lic 1'(,sh \.ilic)11%

perlonned at the %('Injo]. It al>,0 Connulated the whoors polic'\ on restoration of the hivi)lic holise and will

ill('(line :111(1 expendittire itt·111% 1(3 (·11%111'(· that liu· school

over,AL'L ith illl)clucillation in the ve,trf to ((unc.

1,(,lic'io air iii the pn,ce>,% ()1 being ('c,lirictc'i'(·cl ic) gilicle

1(]11,lilix (Hilq)(titi\(' \Vitli il. P('(t- Ac'|1()()1%. |'ili,il]

the (knincil 11% to when and how it Ah<)111(1 linplement it.N Ntl'Ittegic Planh.

Cornmunications and Derelopment (]C) 11 1 111 ittee

Council Review Committee Ihis ( (,1]illiitti·e comprixs Mr Patil Ilov (Ch,til). 1)1

\11-% Barbara Kitchen chair, thix Coimnitta· and was

buu· Hunt. Ar Ellixon l'affc, 111\'M, Mix, Elizabeth Butt

assisti·(11), Dr Anne Hillit. Mi Kevin Hall,in. \Ii- jane

and Mi-4 jeunv MI'llillan. When the \(·11(101 10'111

1),illiciluci-, Miss Eli/.abc·th Butt, Si- Ellison Taffe. Ill\'11.

incorporated in 199.5. the IBUI requested that the

Ar Helen Maguire. IBUM. 111+ I.tii jaine>, \[1-x \1.it-garct

C .c,litici] c'stablish a Committee to contilitic)11%1v review its

111-idger. Mrx 71·na Roslan and Mi» Tania sal,ano.

operations to insure that the %(17001 remains tilic to tile

This Committee is the stic'('es;or oftlie former liiblic

Relations Committee and has the bricfto provide advice

histilittel \Ii<sion Statement and the \1211·v Ward tradition.

areas of communications and

In addition, the Committee ovel-Hees al 1.iligementh

development ill<'111(ling marketing. promotion. fund-

for the induction and echication of new'nwmbers,

raixing 1111(1 l'Clations with the Achool communit\. 1)111-ing

reviews and advisic on the appoilitinent of member, to

11)96. Coinnmnicationf and Development h.ts cleark

the (:ouncil. .1,24ists in the %(<lection and appoilitment of

identilied its fillictions. It has ,i,Misted the xchool aiul the

member. to standing commitwes, evalliates the

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(1)1111(il iIi fornmlating pc)lic-iC< 1-('Iliting t<) Mtl'.ttegic

performance of the C.ounci] and it>i 111('1111)('13. :111(1

tr:u™poll ,11-1-,111getilt'111,A, the >4(11()01 f ])1'('Ne]1('C 111 the

ovel-Ace>, the Coinnmnication proce» between the

un'hn 3(11(lulx i,llfl, flunbn11411%, MaNon ukh p,St

Council and the Achool community. Finallv, the

pupAN and exili Ilg and p,1<1 1),ll<'llf + and Uu·

C.onunitti'(' 15 ills{) 1-ecillil-cd to %111)1){n-t the 111-ilicipal to

111. l i n t ( · 11.i n c e o f 111 ( ' sch oo l ' s c l li t,11 )ase o f 1 )11.Nt p .1 p i 1 % a n d

ensure thal her objectives for the %(hoo] can be

pa>t parenth. The C :c )111!ilittee ha. a close relation,;hip with the %('licm{)1'4 Regi,+al-. 1.('int 14(,41,ili. the Nc'hoc)]

During- 1996 the ( 3,11 iici] Review C .c,m m ince Nol icited

communitv rehitions office, headed bv Tania Sail.anc)

expt'(»ions of intel'('st 11(,In th(' Schoo] p.11'(·ni

and the Development Dilector, Marglurt Blidger. 1111(1

((,li]11]ltllitr t<) 1(,ill it>. 0111)-('C)]litllitti·t'% 111(1 \AVIA

lus provided hclpful advice :111(1 Nupport to cach oftlic·re

heartened 1„ the qualitv ;mci 1]111111)(·1' c)| 1 ( spoll\('s th.it

\'(·rv nnportant 4€-hool offices.

were readved. The Council 11.14 tic)\#' adopic·(1 lilis

Folloning 11 1('cllit'Mt to the (:<)1111(i] 1(, ashi.t ill the

proccts ;1% iti >411('('C·>•Nion plan tor its committee>4 10

review of ils operationA, the Cominitten through Keviii

ensure that liew blood iN injected into all 1,(,lic'r

I lalpin. acted :10,1 1.icilitator to thi· Piti·ent.,\55(,ciations

clitclinillittion I)(,clic. .u the Achool.

of tile school. rexillting· in their anm|*imation, which \vaN .tgrced to bv the \1(,ther€ A»;ociation alic! the

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Fathers' .\01(,ciation at an historic gene]-al meeting

1 he C :c >illic il wa•; well :11 icl experth supported hy the

when the I .(,1 cto Al,111(leville Hall Parent< Association

1.01(to Ilistittlte throng-houl the paht ve:,1, firm\· 1)\' the

wil>, c 1 ('Ilt(·(1. 7 hi>, C ,(,tilillittec will Comililic· to loster a

Provincial. Sr \larv \\1-ight. IBIM, convening a nu·cling

close liaison with the new .\sh(,ciatic )11 t{ ) .lvsist it to

ofthi· chah'])(·rhoth off|1 1.oreto Schoo]% in Auxtralia to

achic·\'cit, go:114 to litither support the operations oftlic

adviN(· 01 the 111>,tititte'% 1-(1(Illirement>, and Nitggestint™ for the conduct of Ach<)(317. Thib \Vah an ex((11(·111

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oppol-mnits to benchmark our school with other Loreto

Fathers' Association

sch()01% .ind to (·stablish worthwhile· colitact>; 40 that

icleas and advice can be accessed and exchanged in the

Report

future. Ihc·sc lilictingx will be held annuallv and will be inost |)(·11(·ficial for the (C{)1111(il.

1)m-ing the vear. Si Deirchr Rofe. 114\'M. a past Prilicipal at the Achool. wils,11)1)(,inted .Ls an Ils,istant to

the Provincial in the co-01-(litiation und X14)port of ,)11

1'11(· 1.01(to Haher/ .\sxc,ciation 11:1% c)11((· 21#,1,11 luci

a 111(,Mt slic'cessful vcar Ic·acling up to the ill,iligural (,2)1111)incil Parents' 1%>c,ciation iii lt)1)7.

I.c,icto chools iii Anstralia. The vole has clearlv

Ihi· Achool vcar cominenced with the -\\'c|come to

articulated goals and objectives u·hich will ,»ift both the

New Parents (:ockt,iiI Partv" ancl. c )1- con]-se. ilic· Familv

Council and the Principal to pur.sue 1111(1 :Rllic've the

Dav, which, with filic weather and .1 1,11'ge crowd, was a

Man· Ward vision. Si· Deirdre Rofe is well known iii oill

communitv and with the depth of knowledge gained

resounding- succexs. rI'hesc· events create an opportitiliti for new .111(1 01(1 1,111-clit to mix sociallv. establish new

chiting her 10 ve:21% 11% Priticipal al our school we air

fi'il'11(1%11ip>; alld lell(u· oid acquaintanceN in pi-(paration

c'()1]licic·lit that wc will benefit greatly from her counsel.

for the fonhcoming vear. l'he annual Father>' Dinner in March was another

Tile Principal and Staff Ilic· Colilicil recogilises that its achievement. clepencl

most en lovable evening. The fathers appirciated the invokrment of the Sclion] Captain, Felicite· \1((huth alid Vice Captain, Sophic Gatmon. who addressed the

1,Ii'gelv' 011 the stipport it has received from the rtaff at the school and. over the past war. manv demands have

gathering on the issues likelv to affect the stticlents

bern made on Dr Anne Hunt, her execlitive team ancl

throughout 1996 and pirsented their thrine - "l'niti· as

alltimatch· the \.11-iou>, 111(·1111)c1-4 of v.111' to conipile,

111(lividuals- as well 11% thril- Ntrategies for coping with the

analvAL·. prepare and present detailed int'ormation to

challcugn of their V(,E vear.

enablc· the review and determination of policies..111 this

Ilie Entertailiment Night irturtied to I.ort·to ill.lialle

\1·:1% achieved .10 an adbilict to the prhne itctivit\' of the

alicl what a resurrection it was! .Alic >ther fant,litic social

school - the celtic .ition of (,111' st licic·nts. l'he (:ouncil

evening wa>; had bv all, with loacE of high pirited

acknowledges thi·ir contlililition and expiciscs its deep

activitics and who could forget Peter Keenan'x. pinpoint accuran', foot 1),iss froin the Nlage to the fur end of the

gratitudc for an these endcavoin·%. the Council als<) extends warm congratul,ltions to all teaching- 41,111.11%111(' academic ancl (,ther achievements of recclit times .ir

11 11|v a nwasure of their dedication, skill and expertise, 1,11111 1 lov (]liair School (1()1111(il

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hall!

1·:ic·li\(,tit,U lach .it the school 11.1% the opportuniti to :111('11(1 her ical· le\'cl Father Dauglnel 11,14% alld

Breakfast. ThiN event. whic'11 haN becn .1 11-,aclitional pan c){Achool lifc·for sitch a long tinic. provicles an excellent forum for fathers and their dang-hters to come tc,grther

its olic. to express thrit- cominitment to the school valties. These pleas.1111 Sliliclav mornings arc ah,-avs well patl-onised and highlv regarded. It 1% a pilv ;ind disappoiliting thatthe fenior Atticlent>, tend to drop their atteliclance. which del)lives 111.111, fathers of the Opportlillit}' to Ineet (,ther pal-int, imd, 01 colir>c, to participate iii the Clilinal T ple:14111-e that follow. Ic, Rob Anclerson, Com·enot· of the Father/1),ilighter Masses. and liE tircless team of workers. thank voll for

volli' Aigilificant coliti-il)lition ill 1996. The Combined Pal-ent>' Annual Dinner and Auction

Night WaN, as a|wavs. ali c )1 11 xt.111(ling st Ica» sc )('i,1111' and ill the raising- ofadditional funds to support the facilities for our daughters' future education. Thank voll, in

partic'111.11. to 1)111}ic·11 T.n·lor .ind the other fathers who Year 7 Father/Daughter Mass: L-R: Lara Signorino, Jessica Ries, Claire Ogilvy, Lauren Mihelcic, Anna Mansour and Andrea Pianta

Congratulations

gave their tune to ('t)%111-e the Nuccess 01 the evelling. 1998 has (Litainh- been a ic·ar of chanur in

preparation for the lillitir. The Fathers' ,\ssociation Ims acerpted the 1 c·( c )1 71 llc'11(1.1 tion ofthe ( :ollege ( :otitle i 1 to nwrge -1 1(·sout-(·ex with those of the Mother€

Ihe IB\'M joil™ with the whole chool communit> in

1xxociation to forin a ({)1111)ined Parent* .\44(,Ciation.

congratulating our Principal, Di- Anne Ihint. on lic·, entrv into -\\-lic)'% Who It.)1)7". This iN .1 significant ;ic·hic·\'c·ment which retlects the qualificationh and

which will be able lo make sig-Ilificant contril,litions to

acaclemic excellence which .Ume blings to her role of

anmlgamation (loes not, however, Signal an (·11(1 to

leader,hip in the school.

traditional hinctions of the former axxociations. The

the contimting tic((·As of the Lorcto Mandeville I lilli

parent boch . and to the wider communin . The

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Father/Daughter Masses will continue uncler the c til-rent fbi-mat and also, the Fathers' Dinner iii March

Mothers' Association

will be retained as part of the school cal<·11(1,11.

Report

[-lic' Combined Parents' Association in It)t)7 will face

a new set of challenges which will be tackled b, our

xtrong basc of dedicated pal-clits comniltted to the continuing- sticcess of the Achool. The fathers ivelconw

and look fonsard to joining and working with mothers

The ,·cal- colilinenced with the Mother€ Association

provkling refl e>Junents for 1 lew pal-( lits and stltcli'lits oil orientation and iii fc,1-1}i.ition (lavx as well as for vkitors to

the school on Open Dav. Early in the war we held our

01 0111 gills. As the Loreto Fathers' Association moves forward to

a new identitv, 1 would like to take this opportitilit; to thank those fathers, who have been active over man

allimal tennis clay. We were once again blessed with beautiful weather which added to the (11 jovment of all who attended.

a foundation upon which the school counnunitv cali

1-his was followed soon after by a film night the proc·recls of which went towards the Loreto Child

build a strong. cohesive, independent tinanciallv sound

Xponsorship iii India.

years, for their efforts and contributions in establishing

und supportive Combined Parents' Asxociation and I

For the first time. a Parents' Foritin was organised for

invite Wn all to take up the opportunity to continue that

all parents in the schooL This (lav was wcH littelicled 2111(1 all who canic· found it most rewarding and infot-mative.

eNsential %11],port. Paul 1 1011.ind CPI-(·siclent)

My thanks to the laclies who organised the clav. Our major function, the Animal 1.1111('llcon and Fashion Parade at the Grand Huitt was again enjovable and slic'('esst ill. The flishions of Trena Varitros were lovelv to look at and certainls' verv wearable. This dav is

alwavs a verv spc·Mal social (lav when hiends catch up and enjov each other's companv. The Animal Dinner Dance and Auction lit Caullield

Ract·course wax a great nig-lit's enteitaininent and a

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litiaticial success.

We are now moving towards the amalganution of the Mother•C and Fathers' Associations to form one Parents'

Association which I believe is a ven· positive move. both for the %('hool and for our (laughters. The time·% ahead

xhozild prove exciting and h izitfuL I would like to sincerelv thank mv entire Committee

for all their help and support. Ki vs Gruba (President)

Sharing breakfast after the Year 5 Father Daughter Mass: Mr Peter

Fuller and Amanda, Mr John Fillmore and Georgia, Mr Rick Prescott

Editorial

and Megan

Man, people· are involved in the production of this record of the vear. I wotild like to th:ink those staft

members on the Magazine Committee for their wonderful work - Cathz Sini. Eli/libeth Blackie and Kate

Whelan. and for photographv, jarne Webster (Junior

4011001) together with Patsy Hanson. 1.pme Beck and I.vn Gaial (Senior School). The hours of n-ping bi Barbara Hewhoe and Jacqueline Buttigicg were greatly iippi-(ciated. Special thanks to jacquie (1111011 (Sports Captain) alld Melinda Scash 01- collection ofarticles, to Pat Movlan, Le,dev (:illespic and Sarah Perritt for their

lisual name checking expertise, to hallv O'Bvrne who uencrousl)- helped with the 111)·out. and to Marion Velill.4 fur assistance with ])1001-1-eading. 1 would like to pav a

4)ecial tribute to Lvn Ganil who ix taking leave next vear.

Mrs Lyn Gazal

./L 21 Mrs Margaret Quill

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Lyn'i nicignificent photography and design work over the vears have ensured a high qualitv presentation 01

our Magazine and her cooperation and ti-iendship will be especiallv missed. Margaret Quill (Editor)