1998 Yearbook by Loreto Toorak

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Front cover: (Left to right) All:inta Alittinier, Rebek:117 ,/

cjorinack, Ayaka Soga, Gabriella Sgro and Stephanie Mattei 04-ep). Back cover: Kati-ina Hood, jenica Lee, josephine Oldliam, Chiara Slienoy and jodie Fry (Year 12), Covei photos: Mrs Lume Beck.

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Contents 1 1'1·liic·ipall \\'clcome & Administralive t(·,am

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War 9 (icathr writing

1. limint· School Drama

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Ycal lo hmoduction

5. bmior Hellool .\1114ic

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)(·ar li) (t-(·alive writing

6. tchcic,1 (lqnah/. Rcpon

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32·:il· 1()11111(· & 1() Gold phot(,4

7. 4(110(11 (()1111(ill<)1.. Liptaill. & Leader

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3/·ai 1() (hu·n &· D) 14(·(11)!i<,to.

8. Scnic)1 .%(·110011)]ama

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9. Al·nior .%(·hool \1110

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Yi·Ill' 11 |liti'(,chiction

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National Youth Reconciliation Comention

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\Mu· 11 Bltic & 11 (;01(1 1)1101(10

'Iii],ute to \Ils .\IMon Miller

>49. Y·,n· 11 Gri·cn & 11 Red photin

Pel-forining :\1'1\ Ic·Ntival

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War 11( *alive writing

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Performing .\1·13 1,(·Xtival

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U·,11 11 Creative writing

limic)1- School |1111(,(111(·tic)11

92. Yar 11 Creative writing

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Staff Photo & Fit-Nt Commililion

113. Wal 12 ilidividual ])11(,tor

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Staff Pa,ge

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Religion. 1-:(111(,ttion

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War 12 photo+ & Year 12 -1-i·:tchcn

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Wat 12(,011'ige

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War 12 ( 1-cative writing 32,11 12 (xcative writin,g

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2.1 \Par 3 26. 3'cal· 4 Billi· 27. \c·.11 41111ic 2,4. Year 4 Gold 2.9. Year 4 Gold 3(),

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Yeat- 3 Bhu·

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32. Year .5 Gold 33. Year 5 Gold

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\2·111' 12 Crealive Writin,g

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Ve:tr 12 Crealive writing

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.htil(lio Art

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thuno ,\A

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1:cligiciti. 1·.cltic,itic)11

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®ort. (lq,tain's Report

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1(,9. Sport' (:(,11.tgr 11(k

Allik·tic·$

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1·'. Art

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)Par 2 21.

Year 12 1)11(,tos

93. 32·:u- 12 photos

21. ADar 1 21 Year 2

c·,11 14) C ,1 c:unc writing

War .5 Rcd

N('1|)It|I

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Badmintoll & Tent,N

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.huinnuing & Diving

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(rtic·kit & (:1-0.0 (inmin

11 Year .5 Red 3(;.

k·.11- 6 Blue

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Year 6 11]11(·

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Year 6 C ,(,Id

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Wal' 8 C ;old

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Wai- 8 Red

11. Year 6 Red

12. junior School Mil.Nic M. 11

junior School \It,Nic 11111ior School I .c :1(1(·1-%

43. Junior Achool Sport

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110( kn k >h>liball

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Vollevi),111 &· lt.iNk< 11,:i]1

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Nkiing (]tiniork· Acilior %(lic>01)

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(A·iitim+tic,&Acrobic,

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F,quetrian & \\';Her Polo

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Debang

122. iliN{ 14(lic„t€ 121

Rn» & Cehic 1411.scinble&, Mi{1(lic >k hool Band

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.hi·Mot (11(,ir & Vocal Flisemble

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hmior School Sport

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Ntaqi· 11.111(1 & Concen Band

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Junior School ®ort

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Itillior School %1)(,11

Mandeville String & I.nicic) S)]Ill,llc )11\ ()1-chesti-.iN

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Colour 11,tg(·4

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Mi·nic,i %(·11(101 Ess.i)' Competition

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Senior >k+1001 Fic,11'Competition

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inior *hool Essity' (Anpnmni .NI·niot Ac hool Essay Competition

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Selii<)1' .Nch(,c)| Ititic)(111(tic)11 Yeal- 7 littic)(Itic·tion

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Year 7 Creati\·c writing

131

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War 7111"e & 7 (;old plioto,

1:;2. Loreto lit\31 Comimmitv & Ancilliti·v Stall

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32.·ai· 7 Gi·ccu & 7 Red 1,11010.0

133. Amillarv siall

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ihi· 7 (.it·:uive writing·

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\*cal· 8 linroduclion

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I'lilli'i])11|'0 Report cont.

72. Year 8 11111(· & Ac .i,1,1 plic>to

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Priticip,114 Report cont.

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Year 8 (Accn K· S Red ])11010.%

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I'lincipah 14('T)()1-t c'(,Ill.

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\An- 8 Creative writing

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I'litic·i],cil'A Report (·(>111.

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Wal· 8 (.t'clitive \lit1144

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\2·ar 8 C :i·c·,itivi· writing

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32'at- 9 hinA)(hiclion

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76. War 9 11]iu· A· 9 (:old phot»

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1,<11·(·111% .\™ic. Report & 1·clitorial

71). War 9 Green & 9 14·d pljolos

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'war 9 C .1(''itive "1·iting

2 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Principah Report

I'lincipal's 14(·poitcc).1.

Junhn Nch,ic,:cl,<,iI 4(lic,(,I(Innuil Repon

Welcome to our 1998

Magazine \\'clcome to -1 1998 Schon] Al,tga/ine. May it lich], convev liu· jovs and blessiligs, the (-(·1(·Inations and 111(· 1111111\ C)(-(,thions, the endeavoul·& and :whiC'\'C'll]('llts of

this year :11 1,(,tric) Al.iticli·ville [1,11]. The Eng·lish philosopher, 14. 4. Peters. wrote: 1:(Itication. then. can have no (·11(14 bevolict ithcli. Its vallic' (1(1'i\'CM ji'{)111

pril!(i])1(·0 11(1 %121!i(1111-(1% implicitin it. To be edlicated N 1101 to hilic· arrived .it a de>itination. it i.% to travel with a

cli['1(·rent \ic·w. What is ic·cillil'(·cl is lic,t 1,·i-(·tihh preparation for )inething thilt lie; aluuct. but to work with a precision, passion and tasti· at worthwhile things chal lie at hand." To work with 1,1-(·cision, passion ancl taste at worthwhile things that lie at hand, to this ilideed 1%33*

c )ill- 1998 School Magazine :11)1111(1:ilit]V litt€·Mts. Be it ;111 to tlic greater glorv of (;ocl, in tlic· 7,irit (il' c )in- toundress, Man \\'111(1. 11]1(1 mav volt the reaclerf eli joi the fruits of oill endca\-(Mix.

Dr Anne Hunt (Principal)

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Mr Andrew Schmidt (School Coordinator), Mr Robert Dernelley (Deputy Principal- Director of Studies), Dr Susan Stevens (Deputy Principal- Director of Pastoral Care Y7-12).

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Miss Cathy Sim (Deputy Head of the Junior School) and Mrs Kathy O'Connell (Head of the Junior School)

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Junior School Music and Drama Clockwise from top left: 1. Nicole Anderson (Y 5), Lucie Chalmers, Sara MacLeod ard Clare Walsh (Y 6)

receive guidance from Mr Colin Cameron. 2. Choir at St Patrick's Cathedral Mass. 3. Danele Wilton (Y 4).

4. Karen Merwart (Y 6). 5. Junior School Choir conducted by Miss Deana Dodds performing a- Robert Blackwood Hall. Opposite page Clockwise from top left: 1. Year 6 'Jungle' Emily Galbraith and Meghan Sweeney. 2. Year 4 play: Arabella Hickey, Danielle Carew, Stephanie Maynes, Katrina Cavanough, Tahlia Madden, Charlotte Campbell (Kneeling) Sophie Carnegie and LJCy Donovan, 3.Caroline Johnson, Emilia Sala, Anthea Scully and

Briana Fitzgerald (Y 6). 4. Julia Peadin (Y 6). 5. Emily Tiernan and Eliza Sweeney (Y 6) 6. Year 4 Ocean play: Lauren Benson and Megan O'Heh,r. 7. Year 6 cast of 'Jungle" take a curtain call.

School Captain's Report Eight vears ago Al:mdeville entered mv life. 1.noting back I sce a voung gil·1. ilillocent and lillive, 1101 litivlir. but unaware. Since then I have 1.ilighed. cricd and tijtimatelv completed an import.int leg in niv journev of life. ThM j ()111-11(-' 1% 1101

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encompassing tile multitude of people I have met at 1.oreto, from 2,11 war levels, who will never be forgotten.

|,lit cheriwhed for their iliclivic!11.11 clil.ilities .111(1 +],rcial gilix as unique to than », theit |iligerprilits. r-

It)98 h,10 giwil lis .1 111\ii,1(1 01 titne.4. 11(,th good Itticl bad. For Year 12+, this ;e:u- 11,13 1 >cen tough. but wt· have

4111 \ived. g-rown and indecd tritiliil)11(·d. Bring %('hool Capt,lin has |)( ci 1 thi· greateNt ( 11,111(i ige of 111, Iiit. 1,111 it has al.40 given inc the nic)*t enriching 01 expelic·11(c·%. I love thih %(lic)01. 1 love it. 1),1*Mion for lifc. ib adveliture, it•% 111<'inoric>.. it•N hiv,)1, ,111(1 its future. but

1,(·1'11,4,4 111(,Ht {)1 1111. 1 love it. %],i]-it. 11* 1.(,1-ito V,ilit Ii\(. in a smile. a ti·:11. a nwinon', and .1 1 Illg. It is where we air

m <)111 lives tocia) and tomorrow. 1111(1 it (1(·lic. the Phoebe Knowles (School Captain) 1,(,t lliclai'ies of chiss, pride, 1 ).li 1 1 11 l id <ti ffel-i ng. 1171 (.t helU'(· 111( 1(Hill(1 1)(·gs in >,(]11,11'(' 114)|4% 01 the epil<)inc ()1

conformitv. wc :11·(' ('111)1·aced and welcomed. For th<· 1.c )1-('to 7)irit y)(·,tle; ofbelonging. 1(}, 11]th genel-(141\. felicit, and ilitegriti - 21 bhwprint for life. l lc·1 (·. wi· al·e not 111(,illded. but litil tilird. As 1 1(·ave the familiar wall·; and hil]14 (,1 11,111(1(·\illi· 1 lim gratc·lili for the cclrication bextowed (ni ine 1„ lin Ic'.tcher•. The, Imve. at all timer. 1 )('c'li vi])1,(,1 tive .nul (icclicatc'(1. [ wi )111(1 ('01)t'(-i,111, like to thank \It Elicit. the Wal 12 Coordinator, for his c·(3119.1111 derotion to AH the git-1.,ind mvfc·If. Tojo .\mott. 'C ) Capt.lin, my Captain', >'011 have 1)('('11 11 great 1 I i(·11(1 but :11%40 ven hill)1)()1'tive. 1 hank vou No much. 1 hc· 1 .c )1(·10 (·tlic I. i.4 so enticlic hed in mv life th:it it will never le.ne Ilic. \Viwn I walk out (11 the ( 1(·11(lon Road

gates for 111(· 1,1.1 time in %(11001 1111iform I :lin comforted iii thi knindeclge that ! am but leaving the ])11,·sical Intiklitigr

\Ve will |c·main cternail, c·li,Ill(·liged to Be thi· chang-c unt want to %(·c iii the world' (11)98 School Theme) a. we \'(·liture ilito thi· Illiljill])]wcl place that i. our filture. I look back (,1 1 111)· school Ve.,1-s with Nuch folicllic·,4.1,111 11% 1 |c·avc. am excited bv the open door (,1 1999 and the

plethot.t (,1 opportunities it reptrwent\. 1 wid) aH Ilicift· at I.(,irto Mandeville 1 1,111 tile ven 1)(*41 for theil ilitill-c .it thiM great Khool 01 0111-0.

Phoebe 1,11(m'les (School (hipt.lin)

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gp Dr Anne Hunt (Principal) with Phoebe Knowles (School Captain) and Joanne Amott (School Vice Captain) at the fjrst

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School assembly for 1998.

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Loreto Mandeville Hall School Councillors 1998 2nd Row L-R Rachel Hoy Rochelle Howie Rachel Ball Lucy Maule Nancy Sposato Jessica Moretti Michelle Rodrigues Front Row L-R Clare O'Neil Margherita Boemo Phoebe Knowles (Captain) Joanne Amott (Vice-Captain) Meg Ockelshaw

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School Captains and Music Leaders: Hochelle Howie (Music Captain) Catherine Meehan (Debating Captain) Tiffany Loft (Senior Chorister) Marie-Danielle Turner (Orchestra Leader) Caroline O'Brien (Sports Captain) Katsy Lee (Concert Band and Stage Band Leader)

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Senior Drama

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Clockwise from top left: 1. "Dr Faustus" "devils' (Bac<) Kate

Edmonds, Beth Jones (Front) Amy Tinetti, Megan Downing and Melissa Hii. 2. Putting on the greasepaint. 3. Newsreaders: Eloise Porter, Kirsty McLaughlin and Christina Collard.

4. Year 9 Ritual classes. 5.Holly Dwyer and Genevieve O'Connor (Y 8) on stage in House Drama play. 6. Mary Fonti as Lucifer.

7 Bridget Cleary (Dr Faustus) and Claire McKeown (Mephisto)

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Top (From front) Laura Riley, Roxanna Ryan, Karer, Lee Samara Madden, Charlotte Algie. (Centre) Victorious band members and their teachers with trophies won in Sydney (see Music Report page 122) (Bottom left) On strings: Kate Ralph, Margherita Boemo, Jennifer Palisse and Georgina Molloy. (Right) Kamy Lee on tuba.

The National Youth

ilicligenow; 1114tl-alialis. an opportlinit, that we

Reconciliation Convention Attending thi· National Youth Reconciii.ltion

Convention :it Konnilcia College. DIll-win. opened up OUr hearth 1111(1 111311(10 to the reconciliation pron». \]ong with :150 vudents of v;11-ious age•; anct backgrounds from everv corner of AiiA i .ilia, wc

1),il-ticipated in disc ilision , 1111(1(7-took workslinps in iliclig-(.11€)110 art. intiNie and writing. 110 well .19 being

privileged to 11(.11 a number 01 (living-wihhed glic·+10 9,1·ak iii)out whal recollciliation lize:111 1 to them and their vihion

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1(·concilhanni in

Ait<tralia. 11,

1-('41){)11([ing- to ach of these %])(·((·hc·% iii small group cliN(tiNNic)11%. we werc able to formulate a illitill)(·r of

:1(tion statements .ilid recommenclations ill the 211-(·.14 (,1

1-(coliciliation in y)(,it. ,lit. ],Ilignage and |1('litage. cducation. hi·alth :111(1 vouth. The flittements formi·(1

the baxir 01' a Jouth (hanci thal war pre.cnicd to Acirator john |lerron, the Minihter for Aboriginal \|I,lit'M. Prime Millister.]01111 Howarcl and Kim lic·,ish·y, the 1.(uder 01 the ()1)1)(,Aition, bv Niatc· 1('])1-c·%(·111:tti\(·A in 1.11(<.Ill|v. The c harter was bascd c )11 the (Ilitcc)111(·0 4 )1 the ( 1)11\·ention and i. a tool for the voices (A' vouth.

Ihe (:c)11\(·ntion \vax the illitiative of a gic)111) 01 vil(lents from |v )1'Ini](1,1 (1)11(·ge who littended the Reconciii:,tion Convelition iii Al<·11),)111·ne in It)t)7 :111(1

weir shocked al how Ncarcely volilli \Vt·i-C repICM'!11(·d, Ilic·i' (·inbarked on a projeet /0 give the vouth voia· inul enable the le:1(1(·1% (,1 t<)111( )1 1(„0' to have a h.1, in the

Ititure. The group callecl tlic'llich» the %1.\11%. which is

enthitsia\tically embraced. .\A \'ictoriant ive air not expo Ned to the Aboriginal ( til i nre to the <am (· (1(·gire lis pec)])1(. liVing iii \Vestel-11 .\11%11,1]i,1. Queendand and the Northci 13

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1111(1('i-wtillicling of the Cillt lil'i1 wa• . as a restilt. limited. B,

7*·licling time with manv hicligrnous stildents we found that c liltil 1-al illicit'l st:111(ling ix the ker to reconciliation , ancl that volith hokl this key. For 11%. reconciIi.ition is 11 i{)1,1 11('\ tliat all ,lit\ti .ilianA

nuist take. It i. a journe, where each penon give. of t hem *ch·eN :ind the 11 recl 11 l ict de.41 (1% of c )1 l ic·1.+ become

their own. h is a two \V:le proce 0[ c'liltill'al 111](1(1-standing- whcle know](·dge :111(1 undc,-st.111(ling of both (-1111111·es lirecls to be 1„ 11-Alli·(1. Reconciliation ix al,out uniting Aust!-alia ax one alul ic·>q)(cting the diversitv 01 culture, lau· and religion. U'e 1(11 the C :onferenci· 1(·21<Aiii-ed tlmt pcopic are wH]ing to 1.ike u )lith scric )1141\ :111(1 also took with tix a

Mti-ong (1(·clication to the reconciliation pron». Upon retil]!ling to .\Ic·11)(,rlilic·, wr |(bi incd a group called the \'iCS!.\144. the \'ictolian branch of the Stticlenth '|hat

\(tion 14(·({)ticiliation %(·tic)11%1\ and we meet regularly whh Mudenh fnn odu·r MCHMHrnne vhm#+ who ancluled the (.{)11clition. (,lit .tini A to illic)|ve the

4('llool communitic·% iii the proccK of reconciliation mid ('11('c)111-age under«nuting within the Nchool of the rich

and fav'inating- culture (d :\11%11'alills own indigrnowM population. \Ve hope that the ripple; caused In this one

group \vill drop Alto the vast {)(can .111(11(·ach the wider coininunit\. 40 that we an work together lot· a united '/11(1 1)1(>$1)('1·on. |111,11·c.

*hort for Ant(1(·111% rhat Action 14(('{)11('iliation >,('lic)tiNIV.

1 he\ C )1-g:in i.w< 1 the (:C )11 12'1·ence under the gl lidance ofil

.](,wic P.,1-kinhon and.Jigsica Fetterplace (32·iii 11)

Ic\#' tc.tchers and the grotip 1,(·ars tc·stimonv to how initch youth (·2111 achieve if tht') plit their 11!il](1% to 4(,mething.

\\ h ile t h e wcck waw a l ot of h i n an d i nanv 1 i ir t)( 1011 i p. weir formed. we .ilic, took part in $(·tion. del),ttes .01(1 litrilt·(1 to he.11-1-rending storicg li c ,}11 %,c·.Ike]-4 1 i c,Iii tlic

volen generation. \12· were privill·ged to take part in the

\\'llkadi CI'l'('Inony, 11 ccremonv which many indigenoux people haw not even had the opportinitv to sce, Thi•; ceremom· sunbolist·(1 healing- :111(1 w:15 ( (,11(111( ted over a

three-elin period inchicling- gic)1111(1 prep:tration. dancing and chantinu. The (limax of the cerein{ )11)· wa.

when non-ill(lig-enolls and ill(lig(·11(,Il. people Mhared a Incal in Ailence on the A,111(1 while |ixtening to the t ribal elder speak. 1 Ic· spoke ol-his ])(·c )])1(·'% connection to the land and the i]11 1)(,rtance of joint liliclentanding betweell (lifferent cultures. He Jlowed u.4 a liew w:n 01

thinking and we lelt with ai, iliclcr< t'il),ll)le selise ofinner pe,ici·. -1-his \0 .14 11 1(· high light of thc live days for 1)0 t b 01 ith 11% it provided lis with an insight into ilicligrnons ('1111111'e and a chance to participate m the 1 ich 1 1-11(litic )1 1 c )1 thi, Culture.

\\'e spent a large proportion of (1111- tillie CIA<·11>King what it meant to reconcile and what has to be clone to itchieve reconciliation. The conference enabled 11% to

heal' the o],inic)11% of both ilicligclic),ts and non-

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Farewell to our Deputy Principal Alison Miller 11)79 - 11)98: Think of all those Perforniing .Art Fistivals, Allisic concerts. drama ])(lf{)11]1,111(·eN. 1111(1 aH thore announcementx over the PA und, of coill-se, the

school Itisittil,lies. It has been twilitv ye.1,+ of trulv clisting,INhed xervici·,ind contribution to Otir %(11001 -,1.N

teacher. %,11- C k )(,1-clinator, Deputy Principal. lind Acting Principal. All ilic wol-]clk a stage and Alison h.th certain|, been on it, and bark Ktage too, iii all Ac )1-th c )i \0'.1,0..\0 \t'11 ax her 1,11-i<)114 official role,i, Alli·4 1)cell 111(·11{or :ind

glli(1(· to 40 111:111)' of 11%. Atlicle,liti. parent. :111(1 «111, at \Ill'low; point. :11(,tig (,iii j{)ill-11(·vs. No wc)111% cou](11-(·1111,

do jitwia· to the debt of gratitilcle we (,irc her and the admiration .ind .111(·dion in which ive hold her. It .c(·1110

to inc thilt. ill these ten ve,11% that we hau· worked Mrs Alison Miller

loget|u·r c )11 the 1.c·,1(1( ]-Ship li1.1111, .\|ison 1 1.10 1)(·en like

Ilic· 1),ill,Ist of the ship - not in terms of her weight. 1 hast ( 11 10 11(Id - 1),11 in her Xtradying ])1'( sence. keeping- 114 in 1,11]ancc· and on 11'ack. .\11 of its who worked Closch

Tribute to Mrs Miller 1 111-1-ived lit I.(,1(·10 11.nicleville 1 1.111 iii 1.)91 Itild inost

with her know Dist how conxisu·n 11\ and initen th·

olthi, tinic \Ir. Alison Miller plaved an inlegral part in

\]ison called it %1 1-aight ancl clear.

nn +Clund j (}11111('V.

.\s I ponclerect Aliv)11's vii'tilt·+. I w.th 1.c.lilincled 01 the

Her awarelle.+ 01 pent,nal grooming and ith

1{)111 (.11-(linal vilttics - pillclence. illitice. fortit,1(1(· 2,11(1

importance. hah 1,]aved. and will 1,!in a },Ilt 1 iii thc· Ii\·0

temperance - for thcv .11·c %0 chill']v to l)(· 4(·CH in her.

ofhcl- 5111(lent\,111(1 thow dic ic)11(hal. ThRwa.jilht {)11(·

1 1(·r concern for jillice won her the (·11<)1]nott< 1'('V)('(-1

of the inain thing. \11-4 Miller gave hel- ft 11(lent..

of the xt11(1('111%. 1 |cr 1()1 tittl€lc \VAN 111,11!i{Cht in her

tiliswerving (1('clication .111(1 litilhiling 1(nalt, to the Achool :111(1 her perseverance in what A. Ilt tillwh. a ven

cli[Ii('1111 and demanding 1-01(·. Pitlch·nce and 1(111])(·ance \\'cre ainph' clcilic)lixtr,itt·d ill that Mile balance ofdisc'ipline '111(1 carc that "'41% No charactcristic

Mt-4 Miller \0-,10 1101 iliclg-mental. 111 It alwan Nupportive. >)11(· wir; dedicawd and committed to Loreto, Ntrong' in her h·adel·Nhip \(·t 11]v) ((1114)21%4ionate in litticM

of tired or ],ain . Slic· worked litclths,%1>' to til,1 ic )Id thi vahies ofthe school, u ;1+ (-c )111!ilitted :11 all times to high Ntand:u·(1% :ind c\(-(·11(·11(·(· at all levels.

of her. Ntickle i thill slic· was for standal-cls. and which we

1(·allv appreci.11((1, the st:111(1.11'(14 urre lic'ic·r iii(,ir hnportant than the welfure of the stit(1(·lits. 01 hat was alwin'$ Ali016 Iii q prioriti.

1.(,1-cto M.11 1(trville 11,111 as .1 school 1.1]nih h.ts felt

%11-(„Wh tlic· 1,1,11·k lic· Ints inade, 1,11t her itilltic·]ic·c· on

the sclic)01 will ](·inain. ner high expectation>; hitic· pu>.hal the Nt.tticlardh .11 1.<)1'('to to a new height. .\|(>re

1-herc R Icalk lic) (1(,111)ting at all that.\lison A a tral Al.li v \Vard kind of woman. She was lic) 1.,ir-weather 1 1-iend. 1,1 It aN I,tithful ancl 11% conscic'litiouh .1% tlic cia, i.

long. 1 1(·rs was that tough kind of ficlclitv and commitment. through thick and thin. in good time. and ill Int<1.

th.111 that. whenever a cli|lic tilt sitilatioll 2,1-(,sc . sl le U :i·. at

all ti111('0 :1)])1().1(11,11)1(· .111(1 .11)]c to offer guidance. wiNcloin anct advia·. Mrs Miller. over thi· wath vou have touched init 1 1\

propk·. m-·11 included. C )11 1,chall ofus all. th,ink yon M) Much.

1 hank yon loo k ) Alison'% 1111>1),111(1. Norman. who

Phoebe 141](mle>M (Sc·hoo] Captain)

\Uth tilil,illitig in hiN Mit])])()it for our Nchool. Our hope

und prayet- for both Alixon and Norman: we wi.h vou wcH. we wish voil (Tcry happilic'AN 1,11(1 111(·%,ing. we hicl v()11 "Not lill-cwc]1 1)lit fure fonvard." into thc next vage

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Phoebe Knowles (School Captain) and Joanne Arnott (School Vice Captain) leading the Farewell Assembly to honour Mrs Alison Miller on her retirement.

Left: A farewell toast!

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Opposite page clockwise from top left: 1. Melissa Hii, Emily Smith, Anna-Marie Black, Annabel Smith, Kate Edmonds, Lucy David. 2. Phoebe Knowles. 3. Georgina Ryan and Kelly Gallivan. 4. Felicity Whelan. 5, Natalie Hunter. 6. Mulhall leaders accept their trophies - Nancy Sposato, Jessica Shirley. Gemma Fleurisson, Katherine McCartney. Tiffany Loft.

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2nd Row L-R Michelle Seymour Catherine Maimone Deana Dodds Kate Whelan Andrea Vance Liz Blackie Dot Peters Front Row L-

R Tiffany Pullin Virginia Hand Catherine Sim (Deputy Head of Junior School) Kathy O'Connell (Head of Junior School)

Fadia Zogheib Barbara Heyhoe Alison Durham

Absent Kerry Curran Robyn Kay Pauline Noble Vera Rozkin Gabby Warren

First Communion Back Row: Mrs Dot Peters, Rosemary Tracey, Rebecca Ireland, Melissa Jreissati, Alexandra Blackburn, Amelia Wainwright-Connell, Miriam Certi Righi, Zoe Wood, Pia White, Anthea Fell, Dr Anne Hunt.

Second Row: Mrs Karine Hodder, Daniella Stutt, India Prior, Holly Roach, Prudence Maynes, Alexandra Cottee, Simone McCann, Miriam Black. Lucinda Lacava, Jessica Lane, Bianca Koffman, Mrs Kathy O'Connell.

Third Row: Father Kel Sharkey, Diarne Petras, Katherine Tzelil, Elizabeth Gannon, Stephanie Clarke, Elly Mantas, Monsignor Gerald Cudmore, Lauren Benson, Rebecca Moore, Sarah Doyle, Anastasia McNamara, Stephanie Rizzardi Monsignor Anthony Toms.

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Clockwise from top left: 1. Spot the :eachers· 2. "Miss Honey" Malmone. 3. Miss Michelle Seymour. 4. Mrs Barbara Heyhoe, Miss Cathy Sir-n with Cathy's cousin Ms Helen-Mary Pilbeam. 5. Miss Andrea Vance and Miss Kate Whelari. 6. "New students!'

Junior School Religious Education 117/h God j Spi,·il I (.9/1 (.hange Alr 11}n-/d This was the theme (and the challenge) for the

Tullior School stilclents this rear and for a lifetime 21% (,1-11-isti,iii women educated iii the 1.oreto trailition 01 Marv Ward.

As we journey towards the new Millemlium. this vear as Catholics. we have foats.Ned on the presence and activitv of the Holv Spirit and the signs of hope we <ce around lis. So too. in <)11]- jililic)1' Schoo] we have considered closelv the wavs iii which we can look at our own lives and at the lives of thor iii nced. alid with the

guidance of the Hoh· Spirit. become people ofen richingchange iii our world.

How have we approached this challenge? Through the formal Religious Eellic .Ition Program

we bilild on the child}·CIA own life experiencer. leading them to an awarene,% of (-;od'.4 part in tlic,c' event 4. 1-hi, is flirther enhanced bv .ittchntion to ihe trachiligN .111(1 rich traditions of the Catholic Church. conched in the

Retreat Day: Jacqueline Savage and Mrs Dot Peters

knowledge that we are called to liu· our live< as followers of.Iestls. to be people of love and compils.ion. to be people of action. We have acklicmleclged the Spirit in Our Inallv liturgical celebration#...as a blilior Nchool

group, a class glotip, 11% a whole Achool communin. Through the liturgical and praver life of the ·11001 we have celebrated the scavons and feasts of the C :hill c h veai...1.ent, Holv \\-eek. Easter. Pentecost. Advent

Christmas, along with the leasts ot St Patrick, St.joseph, the Annunciation. Our 1.ach I lelp of Ch,ivialiN, the Sacred Heart the Ascension and the .\Asumption.

We have celebrated the first reception of the Sacraments of Reconciliation ai id Eucharist.

Family Week was a time of praver and great celebration of our families as well as wonderful fund

raising for the Catholic Familv Welfure Bill-£·all. C)ncr

The Last Supper forms part of Holy Week Visual Arts Presentation in the Junior School

again the girls astounded all with their ama/ing 1-t'Xiii™. demonstrating one wav to bring about change for tlic ,>c· iii need.

Much thought alld pknining 1,) the gir], went into

the 'Make a Meal project where groups c,1 stitcl11 its iii a 1 1 classes created nourishing meal packs for those· in need of food. These were gathered togrther and alter our

Eucharistic celebration. proented to the Sacred 11(·art Mission in St Kilcla.

Omar Bedran colitinues to be supported by our gil-14 and we are all delighted to receive his leItc'l·s .11]d :1111111.11 'repoit' and thank God that we have helped in soinc small way to change his life.

During Mission Week we looked at stories of c,ine Atistralians invol,rd ill Mission and were imited to

reflect on our own stories as prople of misxion...those stories which loudlv speak of God.4 loving wav< and enriching life-giving change.

Mi-s Dot Peters *inior School Religious Ecilic lition (1,<)1(liiiatc,r)

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Prep Prep 2nd Row L-R Eliza Grant Emilie Hickey

Rebekah Lewis Bridget O'Brier' Anna Church Ayaka Soga Chloe Lucchesi Nicola Stevenson Kleo Tzelil Natalie Wilkinson

Stephanie Byrnes Front Row L-R Rebekah Cormack

Camilla Flook Stephanie Mattel Lisette Campbell Gabriella Nugent Gabriella Sgro Atlanta Mutimer Eliza Qujnert Absent Georgina Gannon Catherine Leonard

Teacher Miss Kate Whelan

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I am special because.... .I love inv family; 1 have 11 ic·licls to plav With. Ayak.i Soga

...1 help people and xharc im' things. Rebekah 1.ewix

.....(ind looks after ine. 1 am good at home and cat hcahhv food.

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Anna Church

..1 share inv thiligs Illul God loves nic.

Atlanta Mutimer

.....God macle me. I love even'thing. I am a friend and I

care for people. I ain happy and helpful. Bridget O'Brien Book Week: Rebekah Lewis, Sally Hartmanis

..I am 1,1,1 1 01- (;od's familv :ind I love him. Emilie Hickey ...I am a good friend and I love mv 1.11]lilv. Chloe Lucchesi

,..God loves nw. 1 care for people. 1 care for 11.itllir and evervt h i lig. Catheline Le(,11.11(1

Outdoor Art: Georgina Gannon, Lisette Campbell

Stick insects enthrall Chloe Lucchesi

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Feeding the Chickens Eliza Quinert, Georgina Gannon, Emilie Hickey

Botanic Gardens Visit: Anna Church

.....God inacle me like 1 11]11, I love mv familv. (:Ilillilla Flook

.....Ciod love, me, He inacle me and I le 11111(1(· 111\ 1)111)v brother. I love (;od.

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.....I care for people and animals. I care for evervihing iii the world.

Stephanie B,·rne.. ..God looks after u s and I am loved. 4

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.....I :im a fi·iend and I look after mv hiencti. God is mv friend too. Nicola >11(1(·lhon

...1 %11.11'e with lin si.ters and 1 let people· pl.1, . 1.Ac'tic· (linipbill At the Botanic gardens: Eliza Grant, Gabriella Sgro, Stephanie

Mattei

...1 Min part 01 (.c)(1 0 lailli|v anil l love inv 1.1]nily. Stephanic· Maltei

....,1 love pcopic·, I prav and sav &(11'1'v. 1 th:ink (:oct for letting 11% on carth. C;((11-gina (:annoll

..1 Ilm lowd. I am a good Ilic,11(1. Natalie \\Filkinson

..1 am healthy and I do things right. t

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.....1 carc for 11,11111'c. I am part (,1 ( :C)(1'\ big family. (;111)1·ic·Ila Nugent

.....1 take (·al-c' c)I l)lant\, animals :Ilicl ilisects, 1 am part (,1 God'N famih. 1 1,Ill, with 111\ 11'ictick 14:]i/a Quilic 1 1

..1 :lin nice alicl I shair. I help people. Rel,i·kah (:onnack ..God (.11-cs for lih and I am cal-ed for bv mv famih.

Science Week Activities: Gabriella Nugent and Stephanie Byrnes

Eliza (;railt

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Year 1 Year 1 3rd Row L-R El zabeth Barrett

Megan Allanadale Tahlia Walton-Miller Samantha Bell-Goodman Danica Patawaran

Julia Sweeney Alexandra Fitzgerald

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Eugenie Prior Megan Swinstead 2nd Row L- R Teresa Certi Righi

Mary Shuttleworth Siana Madden Eliza Tiernan

.i. Caitlin Spence Julia Canavan Annelise Brown

O-2 Stephanie John

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Alice Callaghan Catherine Eves

Nikita Demetriou Alexandra Higgins Veronique Campion

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Teacher Ms Michelle Lindeman

1998

Gratitude Journals

Technology 111 'leclill(,log-y we niade toys. We had to learn about

Writiug· ill our Gratitudejournals is a sperial lime in Yearl.

"# tht' 0/14· p/-ure)'you eY,e,· sar in rour entire likis 77/0/ik }'rm,

material .mil then we made plans for our tovs. We wrote

U will be enough." lic.re m·e some I hotighIJ of grati 1 11(le /(,r the

down a li>t ofevervthing we needed then we Inade them.

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"I am tri-ateful I made mv bcci this morning all by

.Izilia >4,1'c·c·ney, Stephanie· Jolin

im'sell." Nat.,sh.1 Barison

"I am grateful that we st.,ited the Mactiline club and the Macle|ine club is fun and we have books and they air

Madeline Activity Day

to]) secret ancl Miss I.indeman is nice and school is full and PMP N fun too und :111 the other vil*·cts air fun." Eli/.alwth Barrett

"I :ini so hicky! When I loxe mv teeth the tooth fairv alwavs comes!" Nikita Demetric)11

I am grateful for a wonderful clay. Toclav it was lovely all the tillie.".jolia Unavall

Iii May all of the Year 1 Mt11(1(111% got di-C.M.Ked up a, Madeline for the day! We played Madeline gaines and won Macle|ine prizes. We did Madeline work toc) and we

typed our own Madeline advelitures on the comput€·1 with our Year 5 1,11(1(lics. We all got to have a Madeline

Partv for 1111]ch .111(1 evervone had to bring some 12)0(1 in. Att re\'oill

"I am gratelili Doctor Hunt gave 11% an icvpole toclay.

C .,litlin Spencr, Alexandra Fiwirerald

11 wax 40 degrces. Alexanclia 1 lig(}ins 1 am grateful that I ain ven safe". Alexandi a

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"1 am u-rateful that I will be a better person by gcitingtip e.11'h· for Letit."Annelise Brown "1 will make mr bed for Lent. My Mum will be grateful.- T.thlia Walton-Miller

"I am grateful I am i reilly good at dancing." Mat v

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"I am grateful (:od gave me and vou clotlics and I love roses." Danica Patawal .111

"I am grateful my house is sale frc,m the iii es." Megan Swilixte.id -1 am grateful that we had PMP toclav. 1 think Miss \\21,ster likes me and I like her." Eliza -1-iernan "1 am tri ateful I have a Mum and a Dad and food atid

illink to keep m .ilive." Megan Allanaciale God loves evei yone." Alice Callaghan

Lucky Day I was so hicky yesterday I went to the lab. We macie a niatmet car ancl a paper truck and I had fuli! There were stick insects. Sainantlia Bell-Goodman

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Madeline Activity Day: Julia Canavan, Natasha Barison

Recount Plan for a Recount Who? Me, Mum, Dacl, Etic·,.jacin 1,1, Tiana. What? Staving in a llcit INe . Uhere? F.ildon. \\ hen? 14,1 ichn·.

\Vhv? For a holidav.

On Friclay, Mum, Dad, Elic..jacinta, 14,11 1,1 :111(1 1 arc going- to Kildon to stay in a housc· fur a holiday. Nikita Demetrion

Toymaking in Technology: Anabelle Wong-Tai, Tahlia Walton Miller. Danica Patawarran, Mary Shuttleworth

English 'CLASS' Program Em h monting we do English mul we work in j (,1,1 groups (1{)ing di#Prent or'/irlities. 7 her arr called the .1 7/ge/s. Fairies, /'ixie., and Flues.

"1 love Madeline Club activities like pen pal and putting the ston' 311 Order. 1.ligellic Pnor

1 like making words with magnetic' letters." Villic<Na R<,1 )ins on

"It is fun pla>'ing- Bing(, \vith the words of the weeL

Shum Maclden

1 like practising spelling with Look. Slim. Coven Learning about Rocks: Alexandra England, Venessa Robinson,

\\'rite, Check". Megan .\11:illaclale

Elizabeth Barrett, Julia Sweeney

Plan for a Narrative Who? Prillc-e. I'linci·%4, Squid \\'hen? Olden clav,; Where? A 1.111(1 1.11' awin-

Evems: The xquicl strals the pritic (·xes to bc hix wife. The prince saves her.

1 lappv Ending: Thn get married.

The Princess and the Squid: A Science Week: Eliza Tiernan, Teresa Certi Righi

Narrative ()ncr upon a time, in the olden days, iii a land fur

We love Rocks!

away, there lived a Prince and a 14 incess and a squid.

Injune Libby taught us more about rocks. rlitanium is in Xmal-ties. cool mints and toothpaste. C k,pper is lised

One dav a giant squid came along to the Prina·ss

for wire. Talc is used to make powder and thev jilst 11(1(1

1)(·c ;ifixe lie wanted a wife.

pertiline. We 113,1 aliiminium inside jitice packets, and chip packets and foil. We were learning al)(mt t()ckf Ag

Ilic· Priticess was as beautiful as a spring morning.

111(· Prilice haved the Princess With Ilix Mword and

kined the gi.mi squid and they got iii:111-ied.

Mcictice.

Eli/al,c·th Barrett

\'01'(,Iliqlic' C .,1111 ])ic)11 and Teres,1 Certi-Rig-hi

Whale Bones

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()11 Flidav we went to Too]-adin Alillini· l,if,· (k·litl·(· \\'e \·ent on .1 nature walk :tround Tool*adin. In thi

t(,tic·h tank we tonched cral).4, sea ill'( hins, 2111(1 a Ac,

cucninber. 111(·Ii we went on a boat ride with Mangi·ovi

lack We went to the whale room. 1'11(·1·c were whah bones in the whale room. It w.,1 great fun! Almabelle Wong-Tai

Budding Scientists: Megan Allanadale, Annelise Brown, Eugenie Prior, Siana Madden

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Year 2 Year 2 3rd Row L-R Jessica Cheeseman

Kirsty Kearney Stephanje Phan Naomi Scully Madeleine Tostevjn Jacqueline Taranto Fiona Pearse Mandy-Jane Maroun

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Rebecca Howie Elizabeth Doy·e

2nd Row L-R Isabelle Hayes Lauren Fowler

Gabrielle Coles Britteny Stewart Kaitlyn Wilton Brighid Ginnane-Smith Rafaela Scully Grace Campbell Victoria Hammond

Hannah Fiepatrick Front Row L-R Camilla Counsel

Ashleigh Kubiak Charlotte De Oliveira Emilie Fellay Amanda Valmorbida Joanne Gruba Bethany England Alix Hauser

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Teachers Ms Paunne Noble Ms Kerry Curran TUR 2

Mrs Maureen Carroll

Sliakesp care Workshop

Strain Your Biltin

1.li/,il)(·th 1)(,\1(·'4 1,111111 (,inic· to \2·ar 2 Xhakc·41,(·arc

UP might make 1(,liic.thing out of Ntring .111(1 for

(:lili). She had hecu to visit .%11-litford on Avon al!(1 +11(·

examph· vou might create %(,111(thing- c,lit of:1 41(,e. \In

came with props 30 we could be chin-acters in the plav

Carroll 311),A th:lt i(le,1% people arc 11111)<)1'tant.

Ihe Merchant 01 Venice'. \11-4 Do\'le u» 1-(ullv

Camilla nninsel

profe,sional :ind %11(· brought the boxes With 111(1441,;tr.. written 011 (11(·In Illid the big ine»age A "all that glitters

N not gold". You might be nice on the outside 1)111 are

New Girl

u )it nice 011 the inside? Amilild,1 \'ilill)(,1-1)ida

1 .im a lic·w gil-1 this war .11 Mandeville. It Ini4 changed mv life and I love being a Lot-cto girl becattic I have lots of new fric·licts. Mv mum iJ verv happv for inc.

Computers iii Year 2

Brittem' Stewart

We use computers to filicl illic)]-lil.ition. We ai·c .11,;o k·arning to touch type and I ,lin a computer room monitor. Last week we used geometric shape; to builcl inaths dexign*. We also insed '14:tile€x 14(,c,ks' progl:1111 to

design cards for 'Father's Day'. ]oxica Chi·ocinan

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Shakespeare Workshop: Mrs Angela Doyle, Paris Taranto, Amanda Valmorbida, Isabelle Hayes

A Midsumnier Night's Diram Y·ill- 2 A Vit(t,ing- Al),ikey)('are and <)111 favourite iN A Midwilinner Nights [)1(Inn. Two of its ('11,11-,ict(1% 211-e

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Bonom - Nick Bottom. a man who plays .1 donkev who is in love with .1 111(,thcl· stal· - the lovelv litania - c.)lic·(1101 -

the fairic·. whobe hilsl),ilicl. 1,2ing Obeic)]i. :vatih .1 little 111()1-('Ittl(·]lti{)11.

"Private Mail" Partners: Kirsty Kearney, Bethany England

.\4111(·igh Kill)i,ik, 11('thain Eng-lancl

Year 2 Maths Strain Your Brain Wr in ritch (111,· to do (1111 1,(st

\lith 'Me 2,11(1 the Teacher ancl the 'Speed Test' 1-ime. tai)]ch .111(1 telling the time imwtilnes iA hard. but 11]ov timi·% linC Gabrielle Colex

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hi Term O tic. Wal- 2 (lid Strain %,ur Bi.tin. C)na· we

1111(1 to make something out ohtring! I made a boot bag out c)[a 1)()()t mid a tcd(h bear [i>,hing- with \tring. Grace C hunpbell

Fishy Ill c )1(· of oll i ,1(lll,trillins we have lish from .1

MicINummer Night'X Dream called King Obri·on. (lucen

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\11,(1(lt·int' 1-0.41('\'in. Eli/iii)eth Dovle

Hermit Crabs We have I lermit Cral); ili '+ai· 2. C)tic· clin' thev all

Shakespeare Club "A Rose by any other name": Rafaela Scully

c.tiped. Miss .Sill, found Macbeth iii tht' Yearl corridor.

Poet's Corner

aild Sh,ikespeare was found in the garden bv a Year 3

1 |,Unlct wax found in the Pre]) (111%%1'{)(lin Har the heater girL One dav Mrs 1 levhoe ahnost crunched Sli,ikey,c·,i] e In Year 2 there'% so much to do. Tlmt is wh,7 I like it

under her foot iii the school (11.lice. \11 s Cat'roll has put them in a bigger tank with a licli

Kit Atv Keanu·v

joanne (:1-1 11)11. Ralhcla Sctill

Pipskintinkle \\ hen I aw her I was "fairv" scarcel. Nhe wa like the

last flashing light ofa fading sunset. Naomi Sc lilli

Write Me A Letter \\'i-itc me a letter clian

Write mc a lenci· do!

Fishy Business

For I will write (me

\Ve have two lifh in k.,1- 2 caHed Romeo .Hul.jillict.

And sencl it to voli!

juliet died liu·n Romeo got sul and died too. That 's the

K.titlrn Wilton

s.lim· 1,4 what happened il, Shakcy,r.,1-c'+ st(,1-v. Brighid (,ililililic·->hnith

Private Mail

A Bit Fishy \Ve Went to the Tooraditi \1111'ilic· Life Centre 1)(·(,izixe

Everv gill iii \En' 2 wants to write al,out Priuue Mail.

this is the War ofthe C)(-can and we aic· sluclving "Fixin'

It ix %(1 gl'('.11 (·14'1-i' week and l'tri illit'inTS %11(1 when it 'M

Bilsiliess." We inet 'Mang-row.lack' and he onlv had ilinc and a hali lingers 1,(·(,ilise ofthe 1,lilli'ip. We plav .Special

over. It iN 1-(·1111\. realh sl,ecial 1111(1 iti hard to explitin whz ifvou Imve never been tillie*.

music in clas< called 'Cast Your Eves on the ()(-(·an' ancl 1.auren Fowler

we inake occan wit\·c·% with long pieces of bllic· chiff<)11. Holuctiincs I (12111(·c with.joanne. (:,lilli|111 1111(1 \A't<)lia. Rebecca Howic. Victoria I lammond

Maths

Fairy Stories Phi- 2 wrotc fal„,lous fairv stories and thev all

When we plav 7-ell the Time' Ainaticla and Camilla air the Bingo nicinitors. \Ve arc learning fast to tell the tinic! It is now two thilt€

hiclucled magic and excitement. We all did drafts. then 111:11 gin check before wi' published oin- copiex. Charlotte De Oliveira, Ainand,1 Vahnorbida

Isabelle Haves. Alix I 121114(·I-

Maths I ain the (71;impion of Jk·ar 2 'R,)11 the Dice' for nitinber Iheti. 1 ain addic ted to it! \Enuh 11.iiown

Year 2 Science Iii the .c·nic,1- sciena· 1.11) we inacle KI.IME! Mrs

C,111()11 gave 11% 111(,|calle, at the Kialt No that we could

find ()111 11,11111(1'. \Ve had to observe thing·% together

and maki· notes. We (li%( 11*Ked protective clothing :111(1 S.tic·|v. Mrs (:al-roll demonstrated with chemic·,11% c 1,11(·cl

PV.\ (3()1111) .111(1 14(,rax (1()1111) ill 111(',1%111'ing (Tlill<1(l'.4. We watched foi- change· and it bic·anic clear goo! Some girM called it FLUBBER! \\'c· coloured it and covered it

with gladwrap to proted the cal-pet iii (,ill- classrooin. Rebeca Howic

Visit from Fairy Tissletoff: Brighid Ginane Smith

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Year 3 Year 3 3rd Row L- R Daniella Stutt Elizabeth Gannon

Lucinda Lacava India Prior Prudence Maynes Bianca Koffman Stephanie Clarke Rebecca Moore Holly Roach 2nd Row L-R Eleanor Dunin Zoe Wood

Miriam Certi Righi Alexandra Blackburn Melissa Jreissati Rosemary Tracey Rebecca Ireland Miriam Black

Front Row L-R Stephanie Rizzardi Anastasia MeNamara Jessica Lane

Elly Mantas Katherine Tzelil Sarah Doyle Sarah Fitzpatrick Diarne Petras Absent Simone McCann

Arnel a Wainwright-Connell

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Teacher Mrs Karine Hodder

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Fantastic Friends

Every hiend M gwcial in th<·il- own wav. You can make 1'1-irl)(1% with :mvolic· ilic'11[(ling voill- wor•%1 cm·Inv. A

fricnd N the inost precious gift in the world .111(1 1 clon t know whin 1 (1 do without my frielicls. \\'hat won](1 vou (10 without voll I·K? .·\A .Jesit; 4.iid in the Ten Conunanclments. -1.ove th, ticighbour" and that we

Aliould fet a good example. Even il 11'ic'licls hill-t voill feelings vow should forgive liu·m. Evervone in the c 1:» is clifferent and we %11(,ul,1 11'ir to do .111 we can to get IiIong with cach other. Jessica 1..111(', Daniella Stlitt Energy projects: Melissa Jreissati. Rebecca Moore

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Projects In wcond term we did an Energv Project. Projects are 101+ ofwork. but 1,]sc) lots of lilli. There were al)(,lit

sevell p.irts to the project, but each one was walk ilitc'I'('Ming. We had to do an acrostic poein ,11)out

energv. a inemi of food in Cas<· c >1 a 1,1.iciout. a picm 1-e 410,ving a lic,itic·hold task before and after the

intl-oduction of clectiicitv. a warning sign showing the Fantastic Friends: Zoe Wood, Elizabeth Gannon, Alexandra Blackburn

dangers ofelic'tricitv :111(1 then ],istlv we had to build mi

clectric (il-cult. \Ve 114(·(1 hattelic<, wires. a globe· and a

switch. Thix was great hin and Noine people in the (12» Ehow<·(1 xi-cat inugination like Anastasia. She ]11,1(le a

My Big Day Out h ix 111\' bil'th<hn and I am having a big %lit ])1-ise. 1 cloiA know what it i, vet! Mi,in Maid that we ale going to ilic· 1,(·11(·h :11 .1)(mt 11 0'clock or 12 0'clock. It iN ;11)(,lit

11 (, clock now. 40 Alitin said we slion](1 go now. so we will have a little bit more time ilt the brach. Mum Maid

lighth(,114,· .111(1 \\'ilidinill which Nlic called "Candle iii the \Vind." Other chi](11-(11 macie a ballet %(cllc· and .111(,thel

did ;11 1 11(i„al-ium thal lit lip. We had threc week. to do it :111(1 evervolic 1'(·.111\ ell joved it and we learnt .1 lot. Amelill Waillis-light-Colmell. Relic·c ca hriand

1|ral 1 an ulv> iin'itc a |1-iend o\'( 1'. Sc) I ilir ital loc. \\'lien

wr got to the brach we had 11 big picnic' and then I saw a

vign f.n-ing "1).\NGEIC Therc was a path 2,11(1 the Kign wa,; on the path. 1 Htoc)(1 14) 1,11(1 followed [lic· path and il came to tlic· sca. There wric· Al].11-kx swhnming· in the 41:illow water. I went back ancl got 7,(,('. We 1-,111 clown

and the shat·k, were Knapping· thrit teeth. Zoc· and I both 1.linted. Mitin ic),111(1 liM .111(1 thoughi we should h.ic· Monu·thing to cat. 21(· said it waslit a good idca to O-0

swhnining- 01- the, might have liN for littic h. lic 1,121rc'cl cricket on thi· beach .ind conected Ni·,1 slic·114. .\A the stin

began to Act we headed home. What a fun "Big 1-).1, C)lit.

Bianca Koffinan

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Energy Projects: Prudence Maynes

Sacred Heart MissiOIl On 26 june we had to bring food for the ],c·ople who 211(·10 1,3 formnate Its 11%. \Irs I locliler divided tix into

grolipf and then we |lad to put together incal,; ilic]11(ling breakfa« Ilinch and (linner. T\(' then decided what we

wou ld al l bri ng. We 11:,cl .1 week t o bri ng all t h c· food a n d

then we packed it 11]1 nic·ch- into 1 1:,sketH and 1,(,xeN

1/41%...

decorating ilicm to make them look nice. We wi-ote a 11(,te to clic·h laini]\ hoping thcv wou|(1 cilic)\ the food und Noinc 01 0 even plit Nervictto in. On the last (111)' 01 teriii wt· had a liturge Und ;i man alm· froin the inission

and c c )11(·acct the food. I le said we had done a good job and tliat the people )·calk 11(·((1(·d the food. Thal macie 11% fuel !(.1111,· good. India Plion 11(.liff,1.11(·issati

Packing meals for needy families: Daniella Stutt, Bianca Koffman

Charlotte's Web In lk·,11- 3 we read C hinlotte'N \\211, all together. It took a few weckA because it is .1 long book, but c.,c.1 ,(,ne had a m ili at reading. The main c h.11-11('ters in the book were

(.11,11'loth· the gider. \Vilbur the pig, Tenipictoll the lut ancl ill(' |,u 111,-ard animals. \Filbur was going to be killed for bacon and ham. so Charlotte thought of this tcnific

plan so {hat Will)111-'s life would be spared. The plan was Footy Clinic: Eleanor Dunin, Holly Roach

to make out that Wilbur was a up special pig. Charlotte did this bv weaving words in her web. like "humble.'

Footy Clinic

Will,in s owner< believed the pl.111 and Wilbur lived happilv ever after. After we h.icl finished the book we

Iii Api-il two footballer, c:une to our schooL The,

were Garv Learmonth ancl Tony Brown. 1-hev showed us

watched the viclec) 2111(1 (licl lots of fun activitics. Evervone loved Charlotte.% \\.<11).

how to do drop ptints and hand p,isxes. It was lots oft'un.

.\11.,st.ixia 11( Nanmra. 9,11 .111 Dovie and I.tic·inda

Two other sdic)(,1% alxo joined 11%. Thcv were 1..1,11 iNtern and Sarn· Cocur. We made lots of new friencls. 1)('c .,11%(·

we partnered girls liom ilic· two otlwr schools. After the

footv clinic we got their :ultographs alld then shared

111(,1 Ililiur tea with our liew hielick The 12)(),V p|.1,('1 4 toIcl

11>, that the most impoitant thing to reinember N thative lic,zilchit st.irt rinoking- ci,9,11(·tte, becaust· ill h.id fol voill- hcalth. \Ve thought that the ('linic wax realk· cooL

42 4,

Miriam C .ci-ti Righi, 7.oc· \12,(,(1, >;imone \1< C .111 I,

Sleepover: Amelia Wainwright-Connell

Pride of Erin: Simone McCann and Prudence Maynes

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Year 4 Blue Year 4 Blue 2nd Row L-R Victoria Flood

Stephanie Maynes Jessica Healey

Charlotte Campbell Lucy Donovan

Tahlia Madden Bridget Noonan Katrina Cavanough Pia White

1' 1

Front Row L-R Lauren D'Aprano Danielle Carew Hannah Smith Grace Mighell Arabella Hickey Jacqueline Savage Laura Petrucci Prudence Moylan Nicole Tan

Jacquie Chia Sarah Dungey Absent Danielle Leonard Teacher Miss Catherine Sim

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WAMILLE ULL

YEAR 4 IllfE 199,

Hippo Deep Cioun in the %\Valnp 01 \|(·11)ottrne there lived A hippopotilm „h named X.11-go. \'al-go had a wn· hard and xacl life. llc cliclift h.n-c ain' hippor or ain'one to pl.n With. 112 11(·\'rt %,l\V the (Dther uninuls iii the /00. 110

thought. "11 onlv......if unl, 1 c'(,111(1. '1'11,tt'N it. Ill c·,Clip(· 1-ight now." %0 whi·li the n,okeeper, came he clid a big 1-c),ii- and ran out of the cloor. -Yes: Ye.%! Now I :im fire

like a hippo fliou](1 be. But lit'St I'm 1.1-(,ing 10 Ner the animals to 1)121\ mid have fun: I know. 1 11 go and *re the lion., thev will like me."

Lunchtime: Danielle Carew, Lauren D'Aprano, Arabella Hickey

"14()AR! RO.\R! go awav. go back to whet c vou came fix,111.

Dolphins

"\Vhv don't voti like inc? I am a hippopohuntis.

.%imining through the water

"\Vllv dolit voil go to the butterilic«"

Splashing in the sea

C)h. it i< 11111(·11 too llc,t in there and I clonh have

wings, but I wiNli 1 (+A,111(1 pla, with vou. Mavbc I fliolild

hunping lieal- the shorc Thev air verv (100(· to ine

go back to mv cage. What? Thcv have got illic)thel- hippo! llip: Ilip' I loorav! Now I can phi· with hilil.sc,phic· C :Iii tiegic

Eating on the ocean floor Nudging awav the %11:Ii-k

Doing tricks quite close to ships So unich frn- thenic park*

Plaving iii their 1 )<1(1

€

(;iving ricles al slic,lr Frolicking on the beaches To cnic·]-tain Ii, inore

JU|hln I |lint/,1

Maths Tasks: Danielle Leonard, Bridget Noonan

Sam The Seal One (1,1, there \Yah .1 %('Ill ('2111((1 >Uin. llc Mu·(1 iii the

water. I le wanted to have <111111(· animal + in the /00 living with him. C)ne clav a 41(,1-in came ancl all the trce•i were knocked down into I he water. Sam was wn' sac 1 111(· trees 1111(1 fullell (1(nvil. 1 1(· was 421(1 1),7·.iliM' it was hih home. 1 1(·

called the other ·.11% to help him, 1 |el]) me get the trces from the water!" The other *cals, who were his

11 ic·11(ls. helped hini. 1 le got hi>; lovek hotne back again. Prudence Mo,lan

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Problem Solving: Jillian Hunter, Jacquie Chia

Dolphins bwitnining in the water

Plaving on a wave

Eating 11(·ar the beach I have a dolphin c i a/c. >;trancled on a beach

(Illtght ill liN|ll'111171% 11('th

People I lish to help \11(1 In to keep them wet Danic'lit· Carcw

The Beach

Maths Games: Jacqueline Savage, Victoria Flood

Running on the Nand

Animal Poem

Alliling on a wave King-ing- lic·,11' the rock•;

hwhnnng in 111( H,11(1

Whitt a lovel: dav

1.,1/ing in the %1111 Roaring in the jungh·

Ricling lip the pier Climbing lip a tire

\Vatch (,lit 1(,1 th:lt Will

b\\imming in the water 1 In' look M me!

GaHoping- in the pmtdock Climbing *11) a trce

1)1'(·Ssing ill the beach hollxc

Snouting- ill a Xt'

Fifhing iii mv boat

Please doll 't cat me

.Sleeping on a towel 1 (10111 liced mv Colit. Ltic, D<,Iin)\,in

Xwallowing- lip 1),111,111,10 Alittiching on .ome leave.

Digging 11]) the gal-den Dony x])ank mc pleaxe! Charionc Campbell

Me Cle.ming teeth in the bathroom Sleeping in inv bed Falling down the Atail·x I think I,-c luu-t mv head

Phn'ing- in thi· garden \Vatching the 1.1

Dancille ill the living room

Sophie Carnegie on camp

And mr dog A on mi· knee

Kittens Baking in the kitchen 41(·eping on the bed

Eating what I madc

(litubing up a Hee

1 cut mv ling(·r with the knnt

Purring on a lap

Now I need Iii-st :iici

ihat 1)('Ic)116% to ine

Katrina C :.i\*,11](,tigh

Eating· in the kitchen

lumping· here and there Biting on inv finger Pil|ling olit mv Imir

hniffing lit the dog food Nic·(,wing at the cat 111!111)ing lip .1 tlee >;crecc·hing like a bat

Climbing lip my shoulder Teming mummy's hat H h.itever %liall I do With this little brat?

Danic]Ic' 1.(·c,n.iici

Year 4 Play: Hannah Smith

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Year 4 Gold Year 4 Gold 2nd Row L- R Cassandra Carmody-Stephens

Annabelle Dwyer Emily Richards Tess Mornane Daniele Wilton Georgette Scanlon Daisy Maroun Charlotte Chalmers Stephanie Clark Elise Nicholson Front Row L-R Jessica Minear

Meaghan O'Sullivan Signoree Scully

Vanessa Wong-Tai Anthea Fell Megan O'Hehir Alexandra Cottee Clare Peachey

Lauren Benson Chloe Gardner Andrea Ingberg Teacher Mrs Gabby Warren

1 1-"rk b

Hr'+fL NA UU 2 -1|b i

1=01 1%"OL YEAR 4 018 1990

Doug the Duck!

Jungle Paws

Hi! Mv imme's Doug and rin a cltick. I'vejust had a

Mv name is Reel, and I was born high up in a tice.

nunwificent Alecp on a lily pad. 1 have the bext life,

Rtist,- is im· sister and my rough brothers are Tim and

because I have .1 el /..It borne, 1 have a girlfriend (who

Toin. I am gentle·like mv sister Rusly, the c)]11,- girl ill olli

l'In 11-oing to propose to tomorrow!) and it 's not duck

fainilv. Soon witer we wele born, inv 1)1(,thers were

wason! Oh no, 1 lin-got m get ilic· rintz: 011. Ill go afte,

11,1111)ling around the hollow in oill' tler. though their

I have another sleep. Sticlclenh· 1 woke tip and to 111}

eves were not open vet. 1 low do I know all thix vou ask?

hon-01- 1 heard gun shots! I did look at mv calenclat

It'% because we Red panclas have exce],tic)11.illy good

clidiA P I.jilinped off the li]V pacl and fell +aight in the

hearilig.

water. (1 .ockil, 1 can swim). I got out ofthe water. raccd

Our eves were open now 211 1([ mv 1 )1-C )t hel-% were f 111 1 of

through the forest and Maw Im· fainilv thing away iii

inischiel liow thal thev c'(,111(1 Nec. Thev were a tral

panic! "(;et down or ther're troing to Aliont voit!" 'Too

handful for mv mum!

1.11 c :" Ah'-1)1-i cle-to-be fell 10 1 he ground. NOC )00! Then

It was time for its to fend for c)111-selves and for our

m,7 famil\' chopped. N()000! I jilst kn' there, my life was

111111'[1 to bll\-C 11%. 1% \ve Wile gl'(Ming Up. \\'C \Vere

not worth living.

unaware of this at the time. It all happened like this. Emilv Richards

Oile night inv Intlin welit out, this time joi- intlch lonuer than ils,la]. 11,· 111-(,thers, mr sister :111(1 1 got tired of

waiting and our eves just had to (10>(·, .ind we lill 21%1£·ep. In the nk)rning my mum still 11.1(1 not retill'11(1(1. I was worried. Ac) 1 Xtepped out 01710 21 1)1 2111('11. Because it was

so foggv, 1 fen off onto the (lanip 1-ain forest llcior. 1 y.

Aniciled sonic leaves and bainboo and ate thein for 1,1-,·akihxt.

Then through the l,lishes I s.m' the most 1,<1:liltiful Reel Pancla, I had ever scen. I loved her ancl sbc loved

me. So we decided to get 171.71 1·ied and we hacl a famil)·, a girl and three bovs.

Megan Ollehir Reconciliation Workshop: Alice Landy

3606

Martians and Aliens! ! ! 11,11'tians and Aliens milst be %171.11 ul than lis,

because they can get to its, but we can't get to them. But

then it they .ire sinal ter than tls, how come whenever

thev come to earth, they always visit Mi- and \11 s Nobodv who live in a caravall in the clesert? You never hear .111<)itt

them going to Visit Queen Elizabeth at Buckinghani

Palace! lt's always some crazv person that comes out saying, "Help, help, I saw an alien!" Think about it, 2111(1 keep your eyes open fbi Martians and Aliens. Chloe (:ardner

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CSIRO Visit: Charlotte Chalmers, Daniele Wilton

True Love 'lit'110. 1'111 the great. the [,11)111<)11% Ang<'10 tile ant! \\71,11 was, thati Yoll've 11(,'el- heal-cl of inc: \knA-(' got to be kidcling! Well let me get on with mv ston·. It all happened when 1 wa>, walking along· the Year 1

bookslic·If. 1 saw a verv tall gill bringing in a Nhiln

contailler. 1 could not sce into the container for thetr

\'11.4 11 ghur c )11 the glass. Being a bit llc,An· 111\·Melf, I welit to have a looL (Of ((,titNc· 1 311(,wed off iii front of the i·

1.iclv g)iclet-h firxt.) I looked ink) the container. I wah Year 4 Drama: Jessica Minear. Georgette Scanlon

linder u N])cl]. I jil>,1 Na\V lin t]-11(· ]Ove .\ligch the ant.

The Land of Wlizzamix

famotis line 'I li lovelv! Want to go c )lit with the great

[ got ilito the ant 1.11-111 2111(1 1(,11]ul her :111(1 11>cd lin

.\11,4('10/ and then when %11(· Maid \0 1 wah (1(J-.,01.tted. Ihe land of\\'ll//i,Inix W,14 quite .in orditurv tropical

island with the listial palin tires and peaceful Atin loving

I fai l i t ed. 1 wen t t o hospi t al an d hew 1 am tc·| l ing vow t h is

idandel-%. 111(· 1%11ill(1(7% lived ill 11.11-inonv with the (;Covertte >Unlol]

ani,nals lind life Wits %,Vect until the dav the 1111(]Cal

ex])10>,ion occurl-ed.

ilic pec)],In allililah and the ])1,1111* weic· all ti,illsfolined al,(1 vi-ang-ch mixed. when this nia.Nve explosion crupted. .\11 life .1, we know it waN desti'oved forever. New species like the ..Oinkinhops" were formed. I hoe \Vc·re it c oinlination 01 pig :111(11-,11)bit. rhe c )inkinhops clecided to plan ahead in c.,sc· the tic'i-ce tribe that caused the explosion was to xtrike again. The oinkinhops fonned an armv. Ther were a gentle race. even if thev were a little mixed up. but the\' W¢)111(111't let theit- island be halined ag-ain.

It wayin't long before that foolixh tribe struck atrain. But this time the Oinkinhops weir reach·! The,· all set off

46 . 1'

in xhips. plann and Uuiks. -1 Iead for the chic·f k hut." velled one Oinkinhop. Down caine the huC The fierce tribe were furic,tls! 1 low could anvbodv treat theln this

win? Now thcv were getting- a ta.Ste of their own medicine. Now thev might think morc' ('111-clil]Iv about

other natic)16 feelings. The tribe quick], sent a ]11(·AS:lue thal thev were v ,1-1-v and wanted to make peace. Prace wa, 111,1(1(' but C )11lv if ther pron)Ned to never agaill lot nuclear boinlh anywhere.

rhe onlv people thal know about the 13]and of \Vu/zatilix N thiN tribe. Thn .11·c sc) ashamed that the,

Lunchtime: Elise Nicholson, Andrea Ingberg, Cassandra CarmodyStephens, Meaghan O'Sullivan

swore lic·vcr to tell anvom· abolit them, so that the,

((,lild live in ]1(·ace. Ther- 11(,cr have told ancl never will. C:iii vou keep a secret: C )lifill lic.[lic-,111(1

A Dog's Day Out ()11(· (lin a little gill went off to &(lic )01. Slic left itt 11(,111(· a puppi (10* \Vio happened to be 111( . Whell 411(· 1111(1 gone to Ac-11001.1 st.11 ted whilling I)c'c'.1,INt· I wah 1.1(1. No I went for a walk :111(1 1 came illside a rather 1,11'ge

builcling. I found lot< of children it. Then I lound a little room. I went inxide. The children started aving "\\'hol that?" "1 In Nali-(cl (,1 (Ic,gs." screained one of the

children. 1 ht,11-teel chewing schoo] 1'('l)(,it* and chi](11'('16 papers. Thn were vummv! 1 was pti//led. Evel ,(,11(· was in veHow and bluc. Ihi·n I Maw a face I had seen })clc,ir.

No I went and smell her. I had %]nelt herbefore. The girl +aid " I hi is im 1)()G." Evervone looked lit her. >k, slic·

took mi· home and 1 newr went to M·11001 agaill. Tess Mornane, Emily Richards and Olivia Pellicano

ChaMone (:h,,1171(i,

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Year 5 Blue Year 5 Blue 3rd Row L- R Jennifer Ames Sarah Maule

Chloe Skalitsis Alexandra Bingham Chloe Ralph Vanessa Groom Victoria Gregory Jacqueline Moore Hannah Carrodus

2nd Row L-R Meghan Andrew Alexandra Cuttler Stephanie Pirrie Molly Gardner Georgia Virtue Julia Hughan Stefanie Richards Stephanie Lukan Bridget Nathan Front Row L-R Jane Eves Ella Henschke

Nicola Rawling Georgina Tiernan Samantha Jreissat Nicola Flook Rebecca Edwards Victoria Meehan

Stephanie Hannon Absent Stephanie Sheldon

LOREfO

Teacher Miss Liz Blackie

YEAM 6 al'

Year 5 Camp 36·ar .3 went on a callip to Movereign Hill on 1 1 juh. \Ve travelled lip 11 1)11% and reached Sovereign Ilill 211-(mnd 9.00 am. \\'c were Shown to our cal)in>i, then wc

got changrd into some old £,ishicnied clothec. Our clic,01 wa.0 caned the Mitin Stlect %('hool and our te;whel 1 11.line wa. Sil-. 11(' had 1111}Ch .tild (linner at the

New York 11.iken· and I tholight it WaN clilic-ic )114. 0111

1)unks wi·ir litii-h· comfurtai)h· 40 1 had a good 11 igl]6 40·p. On the hw in we had an hour to 4])end our 111()11(·v. \\'c hopped on the 1)11% 1111(1 arrived al the (11-cal Nont|wil! \\'c)(,INhed. h \1114 lii,11'vellotiN. After all ourtinic

at .4(,\ c'i c'ign 1 Mil uc arrived 1)Itc k at %( lic)01 1-,tt lic·r ti red cni 16 Jul/.

Science Week: Jennifer Ames, Stephanie Sheldon

Senior School Science 1·.Ila [ Ic·nxchke

\Vc alt 111, 1)Ill-plc· cabliligc' leinch and added 111('thdated V,ilith and hot water and that \#':1% our r= -4

iliclicator. \Vc te®cl llc )1 1chold liquidh to we whether tile, were .icid. liciltral c )1 1).1.ic. lemon juice \1·.14 all ariel. U'hen we had lillished we macie a 1)111,1)ling 1111>21111(·

Gcorgia Virtue, Stephanie 1.11]un

':#4

Year 5 ball: Hannah Carrodus. Chloe Skalitis

Drama 1)1·aina b, Inn with .\Ir. Kin.

U'c do lotic)1 game; and lot.(31 1)111,%.

1*, pz

Even·otic· ctijovs writing them. ilic,tigh Iliev taki· a few Chn..

1 hc galne. Ill-c good. the gamc. air lilli. I lowever. the gltines are active and yoll h.lve to bc :dert. 11 'c)ll are not volt will foon go out i Chic,c· Skali 144. 1 .111< +a C .t ooin

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Technology: Samantha Jreissati

How The Crow Became Black C)ncr lipon a tiine all birds wric· while. The whitc

Families F riends air like families, alwavs a lot of fun.

cagle wa the leacler 01 211] the birds. I le \u,ii](1(1,111(.·c und

A ilitising und xharing, except for xonic·.

teach all ofthe white birds. One ofthe bil·(1% called (·1-ou

M unp·, and (1.1(1%. doing- whath, not done.

diclift want to listen or learn anv more. The (-roi#

I n the kitchen we're helping liltilli.

thought of a plan. llc started to ic·.l.c .ilicl mock ilic

L 06 01 cooking i X be ing (1(,1 1 c·,

cag·Ic. The e.,gle thought tile CrowN |,chavic),11' wa>, jil>d a

I n a wav ill reallv fun,

pluSe. |)lit the ( rout beluviour ommwal. The Cal,je

E xcept for when we're lic·ing citittil,.

thought, -'IhiN l,it·(1 ]Ic·(·(1% to bc taught a le>,son." Thc

S isters and brothers are OK. except for when thevir

c.,gle aix<) thought Of a 1,1,111. 11(· (,1-g,11!i>,cd a part, iii a

14()iNK imar.

big cave. C )f c c )111 Ac crow wils deligh t ed to be i nvite·(1: 1 Ic

walked graight into cagle'% plim. What crow clicliA kii{), was thal c.,gle had plit (11-, grass arotilicl the c In·c ancl

(;corgina lic·rnan

Gold!

planned to st·t the drv gl:Iss on firc! The crow was at the

G old i>, 1,(·Illitiltil, golclis ft,1- Ic,c,Is.

back <,1 the cave ancl he got burnt black. That ix wh¥ the

O Id people (1(,1111,111 for it. voung people do!

crow now h.14 black 12·athers.

L 01% of people conic with %11\-ing-4. then end with gold Nicola Rawling

Aliliviligs!

D on't be fook·(11) its beautiful irilection. dig and p.n '1 ](>t ()1 ./t/('lltic)11'

julia I Ilighan

Art and Pottery: Stephanie Richards. Victoria Gregory, Stephanie Lukan, Stephanie Pirrie

Gold Rush G lowing gold N paradise· for the poor. O1(1 or new, pcople want more. L ilt](· anic)zints are found of this ti-(,i>,ttic, 1)lit.....

D ang-crous 1)11%11 1-anger. wil] stral it wh c lievel-! R (·al go](li>; Mch, 1,iit fooK gold A poor.

In the Computer Lab: Stephanie Lukan, Sarah Maule

U nder the (1119 voul] lind morc and inore,

S elling and bm·ing ix 11 (11,1lgernits job. H c ,]ders of this Wrasilic. watch (mt, vou might bc r<AAR·(1!

Sport 111!ul)]ing. 1111'lling. c,11-twhecling· arotiticl.

Nic·ola Flook

Dancing Intel illinping. how wc ](·ap 4111(1 1,(,1111(1. Gh·]x now· hne up. then answer the role, IL have the bc·>,1 fun i, evervone'% go:,1.

I'lic'sclavs al,cl \\'ednesdays. the on|v two clays, Where until the k·xxon'% over. evervone Ami

\\'c clolA mind iliA hot 01- ilin litaing· cold. 1.0

27.

1.-

19.3

Ifitw c )111 41)011 1(»on well alwass bl· 1,(,lci.

7.8:

jennifer .\Ines

Ictut

Peacernaker iler In Year 5 Ju· arc learning about being a peaccinaker. 11(·ing a ])('11(-cm:iker means vou hin·(· to respect (:od and Dthers in everv win vou Can . 11(·ing a peacemaker itic.,110 ron tn' to milk(· peace with evervolie alicl not carnse 11·otible I)(·tween one another.

Gold Incursion: Victoria Meehan, Nicola Flook, Stephanie Lukan, Ella Henschke, Julia Hughan, Bridget Nathan, Molly Gardner

Alexancli-,1 C littlel

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Year 5 Gold Year 5 Gold 3rd Row L- R Natalie Senior Kate Sala

Sarah Pound Genevieve Cracknell

Georgina Sinclair Amy Noonan Jessica Stagg Michelle Smitheram Julia Hall

.r $

2nd Row L- R Jennifer Wong Lauren Amante

Christina King Julia Pashula Samantha Holdsworth Stephanie Schultz Nicole Anderson Caitlin Mios

Alexandra Catalano

Front Row L-R Meghan Keary Joanna Ryan Phoebe Pownall Peta Dermatis Romy Baker Ksenya Masendycz Jacqueline Bouchier Kylie Wallace Monica Lillas Teacher Ms Andrea Vance

34.::a nAR 510L1 199.

Sovereign Hill Camp Thir ic·ar our camp wa. al %(„creign Hill iii B.111.11:it. I

We hact to (11-efs tip in ven old clothes and pirtend we were girlf from the 185(k \Ve littended Achoo] 14) there and m,+ Inwheit name w- Ma'am. Our Mchool was

called St Peter'%. We were graded into cla.™14 bv our heiglit and I wi,+ in Year .3. \Ve had .1 Mhort bic·ak in the morning Illicl Al.I'am clic).c jilic·v red apple for li to Cat.

\\11 ile we at e t hem we skipped and plaved Wi th a c'z ip and ball. For hinch we went down to a nearb, bakerv and

met up with the other c la.™·4. C )11 the last clav we were allowed to go down to the shops and we were allowed to %f

chop till we dropped for nvo houri. then s.1(11) it i'.10 tilile to Ec) M) Wc· 1,(,ati-ded the 1,11% .111(1 drove to The Great

Southern Woolshed. \Ve watched one show with a dog who rounded up all the Nheep. then he did some tricks for ils. Aftenvards we wel-c .1]1(nved to holcl the .111imals:

they were M) c·zite. I had a great time on thi· c .Unp 211]cl I

think I am V,c.iking fot- even·one who welit. Nal-ah Pound

Small Bunks! Alexandra Catalano, Stephanie Lukan (Year 5 Blue), Michelle Smitheram

Cross Age Everv xecond Fri clav we have C :1 1),0 Age with the Wai-

1 Attlclents. SonwthneS we go to their classroom :111(1 Nometimes thev come to orn-%. \\2· do lots of things like· make magnetic Anakes, help them with their maths, watch movies and go to the collipliter lab to tvpc· Madeline Storin with our buclclic·u. We each have a

buddv that is like a parmev with whom we cio t-un thing'%·

\Ve have a lot of fun at Cross Age, \Ve even make pi//,.1.' Katc hal.1

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Year 5 Ball: Amy Noonan. Caitlin Mios

The Computer Laboratory Ihe Computer Lai) iN a special ronin iii the Achool. It is special because evervone like™ it. The, like plaving Lenunings, going on the Ititi·i 11(·t und doing a Learning-

to-t) pc gallie c .111(1(1 Itaps. 1 he C :01711)11ter Lab not oiiI, teachcs kids to tvpc. it als{) improws vour editing skills and voit learn to file vour work. 011 the 1]11('1·net vou can

look up some web sights like \Vinnic the Pooh. \\'llen voll reach the Loreto page. 0111- home page. voll can go 2111\ ,hel'c. The annoving thing i. that il vou tvpe in the wrong- adch-exs the sci (·en will %,n F.RROR. \'icolt· .\11(1(·14011

The Internet l'his vcar, 5 Gold worked on ilic· 1,1 ic·:·tic t. The lit-st

th€· gi'(,11(·Mt 1)itic·, ch.n.,c tcl' (,1 It]1 til( \ 'it]}]i(· t11(· time we wc·lit c )11 it we t\·ped in al 1 21(1(li c's, and we founcl Pooh. 11(8#+CY<·1·, 2)11 Inn'C to tvpc exact|v the right

address with everv full xtop and (121%11 or (·|sc a note will

come lip 011 thi· Screen Min·ing "en·01· . OIll- class thinks th,It tlic |litertict isgicut,nul wc h{,pc ic,visit the \\'in]!ic the Pooh wel™itt· again vnnetime.

All Dressed Up· Meghan Keary

Science Week KMuna M,isciichc,

In Science Week we clid ]01% (,1 interesting thingx incllicling going 11]) to tht· Senior School science lili) and

doing- trallv full expeliments. l'he expeliment Ycal- 5 clicl \,-.14 to do with a cal)],age. \\'11.11 wc had to ch) was

chop it lip into little pica·% and ],lit it in a glass beaker, Ihen we experimented b# 1)titting it ill hot water and mixing it with thing< like hi-carb Ac ,(la. vilic'g.11'. Nocia

water 2111(1 inaliv mot·c. After wc had put the (,11)1)age ,111(1 bi-carb soda in the beakri· we watched the mixtill-(· till-n

llc)111 plirple to 1)]lic. Phoebe Powl).l11

Taking a Rest! Phoebe Pownall, Jennifer Wong, Amy Noonan. Kathryn Sharpe

Book Week In the seventh wi·c·k c )1 li·i·,11 i ii war Book WeeL On

Mondin· C.it'i C ),w C.,1171(· Ch-('44cd 14) in .1 ('C )41111ll(' from a

movic. book or a telivixion Fliow, 1.010 01 people came (11(Ased lip 210 pcople li·om C .i·<·ase like: thi· pink ladies, the 1'-1,it (ls ancl thi· cheri Ic·.,clers.

1)111-ing the (lav \Ve al| *11 pilt int{) Li-olli)>; 1111(1 Ntincd in thoxe groill)% tilitil |1111(hlinic .111(1 did actkitic·N with the trachers. Some of thi· activitics weir 1.c.,cling a book and then playing· a boai-(1 game to (10 with thi· book,

reacling a book ancl 111(11 (11 ;nving- a picture 01 the main characters, and making a WAX"1 14:1) poster and clav dogs.

C),1 fiicclin we had the Flving Bookworin come and cto le.11]v fun 11 pla,% .111(1 talk abolit Book Week. On 7 hursclav a 1.1(1\ called .\Imc came to the Iii)1 .11-r and told vi>i-ic·r. Slic· did a nick iii the liticldle of the St<)1 V

(;corgina Shiclaii

In Science Class: Sarah Pound, Alexandra Catalano

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Year 5 Red Year 5 Red

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3rd Row L-R Nicole Jee Lucy Wilkinson

P-*_-- ./. -., R.

Bridget Blackburn Madeline Tilley

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Alexandra Podolakin Victoria Cavanagh

Rebeccah Panozza Alexandra Terrill

2nd Row L-R Mollie Buxton

Natalie Cheeseman Danielle Seoud

Dimitra Constantopoulos Sunday Barca Irving Laura Brown Stephanie De Oliveira Alexandra Smith Natasha Darrigan Britt Densmore Front Row L- R Stephanie Haikal

Gabriella Farrjes Laura Mermigas

Emma Ireland Chloe Chiem Grace Callaghan Sarah Cleary Angela Basil Jenna Flack L

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Stephanie Chiarolli

MA-VILLE Ilill

Teacher Miss Sonia Francazio

11.01 =Ill YEAR/m Im

Yellow r'

Yellcm iM tiw %1111. It: % 1

Yellow is a (1.lis, for im mum.

YcHow ix a colour thal A |11-ight. \Dllow is the coloiti' 01 .t ligilt. Yellow remiticl•; mc of the beach.

32'llow N a stripe (111 a lecch!! I like 'cllow. 1 hopc vort do. Blit thert·'% oiii· ( (>Intll- 1 (lon't like and it A 1)111( .

4 Gi eeii Grcen N :1 coloill· that c\('lunk'A Mccil. (;recn i.$,1 colotil thatix not me:ill.

(11-cen iN |11[lin ,111(1 it is :13 Nwect Ils honcy. Green are thi· le:lve; Muck on the trees. Year 5 Ball: Chloe Chiem, Gabriella Farries, Rebeccah Panozza, Grace Callaghan

(.tren N the col{)111' ()1 apple; 1111(1 peal'X. It R even the coloill' 01.oine pcople'% hair! \I,iclcli i ic·I ille

Dragon Charming Soiig I looked for nn dragon here .111(1 thric 11111 1 ((>111(111't find billi 21!ipijhcl'(· No over the %(·a und on the land

I %2111' a green mil lipon tile sand \4 the till (c)111(14 lip .111(1 the Milil goe; (1(m-11

I go back to ]11, 01(len dav town So (11':,gon. (11-,,54()11 plea.4(· wake lip For ific)li (101! t vou Kon 11111\'c Atip llc roar. 1]ix roar with Kilch glcut power 111,11 all the ground goes brown und Noiti

A he 41.ikes. liN dav begil™ with .1 1,1111 c ,[ green 4]noke and :1 clwov grill

Mo I found 111\ (11-agon Nate at last

And all my worries air in thi· p,1%1 Nicolt·.Jee

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Maths Task Centre: Natalie Cheesman, Dimitra Constantopoulos

Our Camp at Sovereign Hill I had a great time at Sovereign Hill. 1 es])(c'i,1]h elljovecl Ilic· sc hool because 11(.11-lit what ther learnt in the 1850's. Yoit really felt like· voll were olic· 01. thc· children iii the 18501 11('c·:ills< we (11·e»rd up ill c,Icl('ti (lav clothes. We .11!40 had to act like we were living ill the

185(G. 1 alsc, cnjoved it 1,(·c , 111.w all ofthe people in Im' (·abin wer(· im 11'i(·11(1.X, 11 wax fun walking 111-(>illicl the

lowl™hip 1)((-ause vow got a chance to Sce all liu· c)]d 41101)% and buv things. The Notind und Light %11(nv u·:1% 1'(·,111,· scan· 1 )('c·,illse it was al)(1111 the attacking of the

F.wrek.1 Nt(,c Lack·. When I got lic,inc· I wished I was still 111(·rt·.

Stephallic Chinrolli

At Sovereign Hill: Victoria Cavanagh, Jenna Flack, Alexandra Smith, Laura Mermigas, Laura Brown, Sarah Cleary

Colourful Chemistry! Stephanie Haikal, Danielle Seoud, Alexandra Smith

Going Online Fxcrv Thilisclav ive go to the Compliter I.al).

Ac,tric·tinics we do /1,11)% u'licic· wi· leart] how to touch

tvpc. \Ve ;1140 plin' g-,1111(·h .111(1 hi )lii(·tilnes we t,pe up storie; taxing- C :I,it·i. \\01 k&. \\(· have macie slidc· 411(,\1'.4 for c )ill' Prep i,lictdies lising Kid Pix Studio. Iii rlerm 3 we

slark·(1 lising the 1 11147'nct. F.u·rv Thill-Aclav we look forward to our vi,it to the Lab.

Nic])Imnic De C )|i\'c·irn, Alexciticli·n Podolakin

The Biass Programme In \'car .3, we participate·cl in th(· 141-,i% progi,tinine, 11(* had a choice of pla>·ing tic}inbonc, chninct, french horn or trumpet. The songs that we leartit for tlic big cona·1-1 for our pal-entA wrir: The 14..tgic Summit Mill-ch, 1101 Cross Bims, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star .uicl C )]i \'\'|1(71 the >MilitA. \U |callit (1111 ilixtrulnent for tw'o terin,%. At the end of Terin 1\vo we ic)111(1 decide to continuc or not It wah lotxc)| 11111. Emnm hc·land. 1.tic·r \\ilkin•uni

Maths Task Centre: Natasha Darrigan, Mollie Buxton, Angela Basil

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Year 6 Blue %G Year 6 Blue 3rd Row L- R Julia Szondy Anthea Scully 141 Natalie Carew Lucie Chalmers Katia Santilli

Claudine Wright 2nd Row L-R Caitlin D'Aprano Sofia Martinez Briana Fitzgerald Georgina Martin

Megan Hunter Caitlin McCormack Kesiah Madden

Front Row L.R Sara MacLeod :·- Rebecca Green Claire White Cristin Burns - 1--· Caroline Johnson Rachel Sernmens

Z Michelle Moussi Raffaella Baker Carly Lagana

Absent Nicole Gunn Emilia Sala

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Teacher Ms Tiffany Pullin

¥[Al! 6 ILLIE 19"

Library Iii Librarv vou can read a book 1.earn how to swim, ride and cook.

\Vhile voti trad voil can go to (lificit·lit plaa·4. You inect 101% ofwril-(1 and wonderful new faa·..

Yoll cim let your imagination 1-1111 wild And Still bc· a sweet, in lic)€·ent child. The books are there for all to borrow.

If voll miSS olit toda> voll call g() t<)111()1-low.

The I titc·rnet is for its to explore and to share. Evervotu· takes a turn, which is mil·.

The.Juniot- School librai·v is so inuch fun. Thanks to \Irs Iland. iti the bew niw'

Briana Fitzgerald

Caroline Johnson receives Communion from Miss Tiffany Pullin during the Simply Sharing Mass

Drama

Orchestra

Evervone like· ch-ama.

Even Thuisday to the nitisic room we go.

It 24 1(,ts ()1' l'illl.

To practi.w sonic pirce; we clo not know.

Buil<ling zip our acting Akilk

Up and down, up and down got·x iny bow.

1% great for evervolic.

Iii a few weeks we will put ati ,1 .how.

Will- (i })lit 011 a performam·c,

SO even 11Mn>(121, 1 plav inv violin.

\t the end 01 c\( 1-\ wal.

And v )on the higher gi·acle I hope to be in, Nia )IC

.\]icl the motto .111 the actors have,

(.11]111 " Is cletinitch*, "No Fear!

Al, c 1.144 jitht loves cll-,11]i.L .\1 the end c )1 u Ttic.%(1,1 . \Ve (,111 1 Wait 't ill the 11(·\t ( 111(',

fo keep working on Miti 1,1.1, Megan I hilitct

Governinent AH of term two the stticlenth in Ye,11· 6

Learnt 211)0111 (;overninent and politic..

\Ve did a report on Local 1111(1 >;tate And later that tel ]11 Wc had a del),ite.

For a Specia] treat we went to Parlialnent 1 1011%(·. It wa; %0 big. 11(·it like A Ill()11*e.

I reall, enjowd le.lilling 211)(>lit Government life. Cristin Burns and Claudine Wright testing electrical circuits in the Senior School Science Lab

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But I clon't think Ill grow up to be a politicianb wife! Lucie (:h.ill tlers

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Book Week Dress Up Day ()11 11(111(lay we :111 had u parade, \Ve all welit .11(nind gradc bv gracie. 1'.,el m'One \101< 1.111('V (11'C,NA,

And all the feather boas maile a big iness. Each Year 6 did a 1,]av al,out a book, C)lic· of them w.14 about a chook. C)ve]-all. it was a lot of fun, I wish I coilld h.n·(· 2,11(,ther one, Clah c· White

Bruce Uliately - Author Visit Bruce Wh.tick visited oill- Ach{)01 olic (lin-.

HE.4 an author/illtistrator who calne during- Mav. I Ic Nhowed 110 Noinc of }lis fant.,stic books,

And to](1 11% Accreth how he thinks his dog looks. Julia Szondy and Emilia Sala dressed up for Book Week

Uh (1(,4-4 quite ugly," hc was heard to %.lv. "But flic·'4 alwar'% happv 1111(1 readv to plin·.I tlic,1 oughlv en jo) ( cl Bruce \\licitch s vi•;it.

Echtica Camp

If he conics aguill 1 wonh want to iniss it.

We hopped on tlic bus at 9:15.

Cristin Burns

A bunch of giggling girls. we were all verv kt·en. We stopped at the park toi a little niack.

The Flying Bookworm

Do not forget vour backpack!

We got to Echuca. we had lot., <,1 fun, We even had a paddle stramer ride in the stin. \Ve went to tile science musellin called 1)iscoverv.

I-he Fhing Bookworm came to our school. /0 entert.tin 11% and to be .1 12)(,1.

U ter the vertical slide we needed a recoverv,

Ihev performed to 11% plaY after phn-,

Home time came at the end of the thil'd dav,

\\hich were great i.un that special clav. \11(1 il thev coine to 1..111.11. next vear.

Our canip had encled Vin vad to A.n·. Ki,Niah Macklen

We will all give tlic·in a nice big- cheer. Katia Santilli

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Natalie Carew, Sara MacLeod, Briana Fitzgerald and Sofia Martinez helping out during a presentation on mjnerals 1

Physical Education P.E. lessons are lots of fun.

Skipping .111(1 frj-ilililling air just soinc.

Achieving vour 1)(·st is what it 'A about, No get tixed to it and have no doubt. Xoccer .111(1 Softball are what Eve en joved, 1 14·ou happen to loxe don't get annoved. 1 he hoops and 1 ings air number (,lie, Nicole Gunn. Zoe Taylor (Year 6 Gold) and (back) Claudine Wright enjoy morning tea on camp

Recaw;e Nwinging on them is No much fun. Caitlin \Ic·(]c,1-mack

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Year 6 Gold Year 6 Gold 3rd Row L-R Anne-Marie Edgley Karen Merwart Jessica Noonan Emily Bishop Jessica Carter Emilia Savage Ebony Eades

2nd Row L-R Aimee Dale Zoe Taylor Eljzabeth Corrigan Julia Pleadin Emma Mulkearns Anthea Kypreos Front Row L-R Meghan Sweeney Hachel Carew Sophie Sharp Emily Freezer jn f

Georgina Balmer Emily Tiernan Jessica Horewood Anna Ralph Clare Walsh

Absent Natalie MoNamee Laura Stewart Teacher Miss Catherine Maimone 4

p aINEIUE liU

Ufliat am I? \ tlic· 111(,1-ning- bell rang for Achool. 1 \1'.1% pulled olit of the (111,;tv xhclf and on to a %ttit-(11 table with a

beatitiful cloth over it. Sticlclcilly the light, went out with a Al).11 k. Then I heard %(>It music anct people tarted

talking. 1 Naw a bright light ((,ining towarch me, then the

l.'-

bright light was put on top of lin head. The light wax |)111-ning inc and 1 1,(,4,111 to inell. The bright hght waN blown out (,11 the top of inv· heacl. Tht· 11111*ic· ht(,1,1,(·cl and the light. ainc back on. \\'hat :tin I? A candie.

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Ufliat am I?

U I was switched on at the back I Ech a %11 (,1 Ig- sill ge ofpower. Thc· power went through nn thrd wires. it \\,14 in clechil,·ing :ind All(!Clenh' BANG. inv fuct' 1)('(':une

Learning about electrical circuits: Karen Merwart and

col{)111-1 111 and alight. Al.lin ic·('i-(11% 111'C kept in mc which

Emily Galbraith

1 can read when no one is looking. Ah best Ii·iciici can

help ow with 1,1, work and the %111.111 kevs on mv head

Ufliat am I ?

bring either coloured or 1,1.ick 011(,iv on mi facc.

U hall me i. picked lip off im ba·c. the pailillil

\\11:lt ilin P A coinpliter. .itill,1 11('11(lin

1)1111( hing on un 111111111\ i>, con.«int lintil I ,lin connected

to .111(,ther b»c. 1.111(11 when the pain 11,14 Ntopped. 1 jump 11]). This time <'ig<}ling and wriggling while making

a verv still noic· iii the room. 1 21111 lifted 1 11) .Witill. This will contilille lintil nn leg R plilled olit oftlic· W,111. /\'11.11 :lin |? A telephone. .

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T/\711 at am If It wa. unother olic of 1110% grellxv (lav.. 1 \,ihh that Nhe would v,11 1 to wN, me. Soinetime; I have to hold it

No tightli bil[ I would not clare via]) in (-,19· Alic· got into

11-ouble. 1 hold tip billic)11.4 of btraills cach (121\ and tAct Ktretched verv c:N]v. 1 have clo/ens of brothers Illicl

sisters and get kept in a (11-awer. Well, timc· to go in ful 2111(,ther phificall, Strailling (lay. Whilt am B An elastic band. Zoe Taylor and Laura Stewart

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Enhh·BRhop

Music Everv Thursdin· morning I walk across the (n Ill to the

Senic,1- School (11 1 ing- mv 11(·an %,ixophotic. I love plaving the Naxophone 1)(7'.1114< Ii·hen I get better Al playing I hope to joill the.la,0/ 11:11]cl. I (ii jov liNtening to

the I.c,irto \1;111(ic,ille 1 1,111 sttic!(·nts phning ja// at liu· Robcrt Blackwood 11.ill c c )lic crt alld (,lic clin· 1 wolild like

1() j(lit] 111('1]1. 141]lili.1 .Na\'ap-C

Computer lesson: Rachel Carew, Natalie McNamee, Jessica Carter

Twenty Years from Now In twentv ,(·:11- time the I.ishion will be 1-lictic·.ill,

Clilic·rent. 1·'.'(.1-\onc uill "·cal ltilg]11»(·4 :,11 u·ar becan<c pollution 11:14 :1*'IC'(ted thi· C )/C )11(· 1 ,Ii'(·1. %1111.Cl-(·en will

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11(,1 bc (Ilective :lgailift the st]-ong l'\ 1+In'+ 340 %(ic·litisth

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will invent a new %111)4tance called Extra Hil'(,lig- l.\. ('i-(·am. This cream is ho xtrong. that tlic· chemic,114 111,ike the Nkin turn green for a while. 1 he clothing haN

change·(1 1)('c ,111%(· 01 the incri·ased littil,LI'litillr, \\ho

A l fl j.

11('(·(14 warm c lother I)('c .ilisc it N No hot i 11 Mell,ourne all

1(,11- 1-(,lilicls (2lic·t·11%11111(1 i>, a (1(4(it !)((·au>,c the flin got Science Week: Anthea Kypreos, Sophie Sharp

Mo hot and it c .1110(·d the tiwine palk. to slowlv inell. The flitilic look bleak for {)111' cli,11(,lillielit.

Mathematics

14'il'Cn \Il·nval-t

AN 1 sat at mv drearv desk. inv light Ilickered as if it

was telling me to chalige inv fluore.Ncent light globe. I sat . t7 and watched im- calculator and tapped m Nome 11111111)erc. I looked at mv Maths project. 1 knew that I had to fillish furilishing mv house while keeping within the

budget. Mv· sweat\· hands %1(mh- toucbed the te](·l,lione.

After dialling the number, a voung inati'x voice an>Avered abruptiv. I put on tii,r inost 21(11111 voice No that he „'c,lild

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not think that I wir; plaving a joke. After I received the

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verv reas{)11.11,1(· cllic,te for dw c .11-pet. 1 41{),#·1,· le.ilic·(1 back on im· chair. I rellected clwerful|v on how much I

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1 •. '':r:104 L.:.1.-.·-549 ,0•4'4· •t.7J7-AD'.;f,07.aBA< g££6-4'652¢' -atir 41",t.dqu,n-:€lt Georgina Balmer and Emma Mulkearns made-up for "Jungle"

Life iii Twenty Years 1 (unno{ believe how inlich the \¥(,lid has changed in

twelitv ve;it·N. Jit>it vntel·(1:n· when I w.,4 walking down the %11(·et I was Ill Inost knocked over bv mv Mon ()11 his Ihing Nk.tleboarcl .iici 1 11, blish.ind in his new BMW sc,1.11-

powered car. 1 linall, got clown to the cloth<·% Allop and Maw inv daughter trving on a Imit- 01 Milver ])"111% aim adjusting thcln to herd/(·1)(·(-Illtxc onc Kin· lit< all. \\'hen Igot hoinc· I wa< 4,11\ing 401 ('llc„(· some food from the ('c)111])111(·1- :11](1 111(·1 1 it came through the trap door, 1 ate it Al,light 11,1,1. h k ain.i/ing how tillic·4 have chang-ed. Science Week: Anna Ralph, Aimee Dale

Meghan Sweene,

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Year 6 Red Year 6 Red 3rd Row L-R Lucy Freer Dominie Trescowthick Alison Smitheram

Sarah Green Emily Heinnen Rachelle Pitard Amanda Cavanough 2nd Row L-R Samantha Barrett

Bridget Allanadale Celia Doyle Julia Curtain Sophie Serong Mardl Taylor Kate Gangitano

Front Row L-R Jessica Carelli Caitlin Davey Amy Hayes Bridget Moran Sophia Mornane Mairin Sheahan Amy McLennan

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Kerri-Anne Van Munster Simone Tyson Absent Gabrielle Connolly Eliza Sweeney Teacher Ms Michelle Seymour

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Picture Story Books

Camp Reflections

Picture ston' books 111-c IC·,111\' great lilli.

C )ne of my extra-special moments oil camp was

And everv gii-1 has now made one.

during praver time. We were on the banks ofthe Murrav

We got stanted right .lwav,

River: nature was all 211·ound tls.

H'liting .ilicl drawing- for inanv' a long (121)<

Dominic Trescowthic·k

While· c (,louring the pictures I could Mee, Ama/ing illustrations staring al tile.

I TY» terrified ofthe \'C'ltical MIide but the pcople who

Finalh \Khen it'% litne to binct,

had been on it before st:11 ted cheering me on alicl they

You have to 1111\'(' a creative inind.

gave me the coill'age to go down.

hoon .14 the fillixhing- tollchex were done, We knew the 1.,tinch was going to be fun!

Bridget Moran, 1)(,ininic· Trescowthick

Kerri-Anne \'an illitixter

31)(·Cial 111()1llt·lits (m camp for me were ill <)111· cal)ins when we were talking, working or going to slecp. \42 wric· with our Ii-iends.

Sophie Scrong When we phn'cd gaines with Michael even'one cooperated and worked as a telim. Lucv Frcer

At thi· 0/ \|11/e the prople in the middle ofthe tillize

helped 11% if we were smc'k or were lost finding our war 1-()1111(1.

Sophie. Mol 11. 111(' Bridget Allanadale with her grandparents at Year 6 Book Launch

Parliament House 1.11.st term Year 6 went to Parlialnent House

Ilic building was huge, I felt like a mc,lise! The House of Commons which was u-reen,

Repiesents oaks and a tinic tliat has been. 1 Xettled ilito a 1,11'gr. Coiniv seat, While Robert Dovie M.P. gave us a treat!

Questions were asked, And answers passed.

But the clock was ticking, we had to go,

So hopefullv now, 1 should know, All .11»ut Parliament at its best

Because back at school, were sure tO have a test!

Amanda Cavanough

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Musicmaking on Camp: Lucy Freer, Rachelle Pitard

Science Week Science week was reall>· fun, \Ve learnt a lot about the %1111.

1-hat plants die when the, thir« \Ve leann w inuch we neark burst.

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Cross Age Activities Fire! 'Fire. fire!" velled \Irs Maguire. '\Vater. water." cried Mr Moitai.

"Fire brigade, fire brig-.icli·." shouted \14 Lemonacle. 16 hot, it'S hot," said Ladv Collotte

'\\21] excape iii a boat," suggested 1 1)own the liver." scilicaled Mrs I.ivei Liclies first," cricel Father Hurst. 'Men econd.- called \Ii- 110Beckoned.

'Get the oars," aied .\11% Mall.se.

"\\'hat a getawav," boasted Maclaine FeclawIn -141!t l'in left behind!" mo.med Sir Kind.

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julia C 'iti tain. Wai· 6 and Jessica Minear, War 4

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Simone Tyson, Jessica Carelli, Sarah Green, Bridget Moran, Alison Smitheram

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Junior School Choir 5th Row L- R Vanessa Groom Alexandra Bingham Alison Smitheram Sarah Green Emily Heinnen Chloe Ralph Briana Fitzgerald 4th Row L- R Jessica Healey Rebecca Green (Vice-Captain) Kate Sala Cristin Burns Georgia Virtue Amelia Wainwright Connell

Christina King

3rd Row L-R Stephanie Maynes Rebecca Edwards Nicola Rawling Nicola Flook Victoria Flood Melissa Jreissati 2nd Row L-R Meghan Keary Nicole Tan Rebecca Ireland Annabelle Dwyer Zoe Wood Prudence Maynes

Front Row L-R Bridget Allanadale (Captain) Bianca Koffman Chloe Gardner Jessica Minear Simone McCann Jessica Lane Kylie Wallace Lauren D'Aprano Teacher Miss Deana Dodds

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Junior School Orchestra 5th Row L-R Sophie Sharp Sophje Serong Nicole Gunn Sarah Green Madeleine Tilley Sofia Martinez Amy McLennan 4th Row L-R Bridget Blackburn Jennifer Ames Kate Sala Chloe Skalitsis Alexandra Cuttler Rachel Carew Carly Lagana

3rd Row L-R Georgina Tiernan Katrina Cavanough Rebecca Edwards Emily Tiernan Nicola Flook Hannah Carrodus Alexandra Blackburn 2nd Row L-R Anthea Fell Rebecca Ireland Stephanie Clark Cassandra Carmody-Stephens Stephanie Maynes Zoe Wood Megan O'Hehir Front Row L-R Emily Freezer Jessica Minear Danielle Carew Meaghan O'Sullivan Arabella Hickey Vanessa Wong-Tai India Prior Stephanie Rizzardi Anthea Kypreos Absent Nicole Anderson Claire White Teacher Mrs Leonie Conolan

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Junior Recorder Ensemble 3rd Row L- R Nicole Gunn Vanessa Groom

Karen Merwart Alison Smitheram

Claudine Wright Julia Pleadin Bridget Blackburn 2nd Row L-R Bridget Allanadale Anthea Kypreos Zoe Taylor Lucy Wilkinson Jessica Stagg Caroline Johnson Rachel Sernmens Front Row L- R Julja Szondy (Captain)

Ella Henschke Carly Lagana Cristin Burns Sophie Sharp Jennifer Ames Caitlin Davey

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(Vice-Captain) Alexandra Blackburn Meghan Keary Teacher Miss Deana Dodds

Advanced Recorder Ensemble 2nd Row L- R Laura Hertaeg Julia Pleadin

Stella Gray Hannah Silvasich Yana Bittar Claudine Wright Hannah Coleman

Front Row L-R Julia Szondy Rachel Semmens Bridget Allanadale Zoe Taylor Caitlin Davey Elsa Musolino Anthea Kypreos Cristin Burns

Absent Sophie Groom Renata Anderson Teacher Miss Deana Dodds

Junior Wind Band 4th Row L-R Sophie Serong Sarah Green Julia Szondy Sofia Martinez Georgina Martin 3rd Row L- R Emily Freezer Megan Hunter

Kesiah Madden Lucy Wilkinson Ebony Eades Amy Noonan

2nd Row L-R Emily Tiernan Jessica Horewood Laura Stewart Kathryn Sharpe Claire White Emma Ireland

Front Row L-R Sophie Sharp Anna Ralph Rachel Carew Rachel Semmens Carly Lagana Clare Walsh Sara Macleod Rachelle Pitard

Absent Emilia Sala Emilia Savage Zoe Taylor Bridget Allanadale Lucie Chalmers Nicole Anderson Teacher Mrs Jennifer Meachem

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Junior School Sports Captains Back Row Meghan Sweeney (Captain of Mornane), Kesiah Madden (Captain of Barry), Sarah Green (Captain of Ward), Emily Tjernan (Captain of Mulhall)

Front Row Mardi Taylor (Vice-Captain of Morr'lane), Natalie McNamee (Vice-Captain of Barry), Jessica Noonan (Vice-Captain of Ward). Anna Ralph (Vice-Captain of Mulhall) <t

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Captains Briana Fitzgerald (Captain of Mulhall), Julia Curtain (Captain of Barry), Lucie Chalmers (Captain of Ward), Amanda Cavanough (Captain of Mornane)

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Anthea Kypreos (Captain of

Orchestra), Bridget Allanadale (Captain of Choir), Julia Szondy (Captain of Recorder), Rachelle Pitard (Captain of Wind Band) Front Row:

Emily Freezer (Captain of

Orchestra). Rebecca Green (Captain of

Choir), Caitlin Davey (Captain of Recorder), Sophie Sharp (Captain of Wind Band)

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Junior School Swimming Team 5th Row L-R Kesjah Madden Julia Pleadin Jessica Noonan Alison Smitheram Mardi Taylor 4th Row L-

R Stephanie Sheldon Samantha Barrett Bridget Noonan Jacqueline Moore Bridget Moran Jessica Stagg

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R Sunday Barca Irving Michelle Smitheram Sophie Sharp Stephanie Pirrie Cristin Burns Claire White

2nd Row L-R Natasha Darrigan Daniele Wilton Emily Tiernan Amy Noonan Tahlia Madden Stephanie Lukan

Front Row L-R Briana Fitzgerald (Captain) Grace Mighell Jessica Healey Caitlin Mios Charlotte Chalmers Georgina Tiernan Pia White Sara MacLeod

Absent Lucie Chalmers (Captain) Alexandra Cottee Jacqueline Savage Teacher Miss Jayne Webster

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Junior School Cross Country Team 5th Row L- R Bridget Moran Caitlin McCormack Kesiah Madden

Jessica Carter Bridget Blackburn Ebony Eades Chloe Skalitsis 4th Row L. R Natalie MeNamee Jacqueline Moore

Ernma Mulkearns Eliza Sweeney Georgina Balmer 3rd Row L- R Bridget Nathan Georgia Virtue Claire White

Raffaella Baker Georgette Scanlon 2nd Row L-R Nicola Flook Hannah Carrodus Daniele Wilton

Tahlia Madden Alexandra Smith Georgina Tiernan Clare Walsh Front Row L-R Meaghan O'Sullivan Annabelle Dwyer Jenna Flack Grace Mighell Stephanie Maynes Stephanie Clark Kylie Wallace Absent Alexandra Cottee Julia Curtain Emilia Sala

Teacher Miss Jayne Webster

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Junior School Athletics Team - Winners of Armadale District Athletics Championships for a record 6th consecutive year. (more photos opposite page). Back Row:

Sarah Green, Madeline Tilley, Jessica Carter, Chloe Ralph, Miss Jayne Webster. Bridget Blackburn, Karen Merwart,

Kesiah Madden 5th Row:

Mardi Taylor, Elizabeth Corrigan, Dominie Trescowthick, Emilia Sala, Julia Pleadin, Victoria Gregory, Lucy Wilkinson.

Briana Fitzgerald, Emma Mulkearns, Stephanie De Oliveira. 4th Row:

Michelle Smitheram, Bridget Moran, Bridget Allanadale, Bridget Nathan, Natalie McNamee. Emily Tiernan, Raffaella Baker,

Stephanie Pirrie, Bridget Noonan, Natasha Darrigan 3rd Row:

Miss Liz Blackle, Alexandra Blackburn. Charlotte Chalmers, Georgina Tiernan, Anna Ralph, Michelle Moussi, Hannah Carrodus

Tess Mornane, Stephanie Lukan, Miss Tiffany Pullin.

2nd Row: Alexandra Catalano, Prudence Moylan, Olivia Pellicano, Rachelle Pitard (Captain of Athletics), Georgina Balmer (Captain of Athletics), Grace Mighell, Arabella Hickey, Jessica Healey, Danielle Seoud. Front Row: Prudence Maynes, Jacqui Chia, Elise Nicholson, Stephanie Rizzardi, Clare Peachey, Jenna Flack, Sara MacLeod, Tahlia Madden. Absent:

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Junior School Athletics Team Members, Alexandra Bingham, Arabella Hickey, Chloe Ralph

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Athletic Champions Clockwise from top left:

1. 11 Years 4 x 100rn Relay Zone Finalists: Bridget Blackburn, Alexandra Bingham, Danielle Seoud, Sarah Green. 2. Athletics Captains: Georgina Balmer, Rachelle Pitard with Miss Jayne Webster accepting the trophy. 3.12 Years 4 x 100m Relay Zone Finalists: Jessica Noonan, Rachelle Pitard, Kesiah Madden, q

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Junior School Fencing

Junior School Tennis

2nd Row L- R Dan elle Leonard Chloe Gardner Renuka Rajadurai

2nd Row L- R Amy Noonan Bridget Allanadale Meghan Sweeriey

Front Row L- R Julia Hughan

Front Row L- R Georgina Balmer Natalie MeNamee

Absent Alexandra Cottee

Jacqueline Moore Teacher Miss Jayne Webster

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Junior School Ski Team members at Mt Buller

Anthea Fell, Lauren Benson, Daniele Wilton, Charlotte De Oliveira, Eleanor Dunin.

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Catherine Leonard, Rebekah Cormack and Stephanie Byrnes (Prep). 4. Prudence Moylan (Y 4) with her father John Moylan. 5. Year 5 at National School Sovereign Hill. 6.Year 1 Prayer Assembly.

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2. Victoria Hammond, Ashleigh Kubiak, Grace Campbell, Stephanie Phan, Fiona Pearse (Y 2). 3. Olivia Pellicano (Y 4).

4. Daniella Stutt (Y 3) and Rebekah Cormack (Prep) with the Flying Bookworm. 5. Emily Freezer, Emily Tiernan, Laura Stewart and Meghan Sweeney (Y 6). (Centre) Julia Pleadin and Anthea Kypreos (Y 6).

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Grace Callaghan and Gabriella Farries (Y 5). 5. Measuring up: Julia Canavan (Y 1). 6. Emilie Hickey (Prep). (Centre) Kaitlyn Wilton (Y2).

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Opposite page from top left: 1. Mrs Alison Miller receives a Loreto Guard of Honour at ter final assembly. 2. Katrina Connellan and Kiara Chiodi welcome

Mr John Brumby (Leader of the Opposition) to a Politics class. 3. Louise Lonergan and Elizabeth Fox show their true colours. 4. Loreto rowers: Rachel Griffiths,

Stephanie Foley, Alice Papaluca, Rebecca Prescott (back), Zoe Croker, Simone Ball, Beth La Brooy, Bonnie Connellan, (and front) Madeleine Scanlon and

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Georgia Foley and Krisrina Boemo. 4. The "Wild West" comes to

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Clockwise frorn top left: 1. GPSVSA Carnival 3rd in Medley and Freestyle Relays: Dominik White,

Jessica Curtain, Joanna Downing and Courtney Ryan. 2. Leah Lim (Y 8). 3. Natalie Carter, Natalie Campbell and Candice Carter admire the spring flowers. 3. Josie Parkinsor (Y 11) in traditional Yabusame costume in Japan. 4. Caroline O'Brier' (School Sports Captain) with Prep teacher Miss Kate Whelan and Bridget O'Brier' after a sports talk to the Preps. 5. Year 12 Chemistry: Catherine Wilkinson and Lucinda Gannon. · Sk

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Dr Susan Stevens to Loreto. 5. Rachel Floy receives her athletics medal

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Year 7 Parent/Daughter Mass. 2. Presentations at the Athletics Sports. 3. Aerobics stars: Natalie Bossong, Cheryl Holt, Jessica Ries and Kate Fetterplace. 4. Kate Jackson and

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the foolpath! This N where thi· 11(1\'c·inure of

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Jennifer Ashcroft Clare Arborl Bridget Scanlon Kelly Moore Yana Bittar Paige Tyrrell Meg Waldron

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Sally-Anne Tiernan Madeleine Campbell Amanda Reardon Emma Norman

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Samantha Seoud Emily Packer Alana Agnew Ernma Gandolfo Front Row L-R Jane Matheson

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Amanda Schultz Jane Tehan Lucy Kenny Leia Bonacci Andrea Pahor Amy Hulett

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3rd Row L- R Gabrielle Berends

Fiona Tracey Clare Ferguson Laura Wagg Claudia Certi Righi Katharine Logan Christianne Borovec Susan Accary TRY

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Stephanie Senior Felicity McLeay Julien Gibson Jessica Gamble Brighid Fahy 'f V

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Katherine Rawling Eliza Ralph Claire Gibbs Natalie Fernando Lauren Smith Emmie Lewis

Beth Nathan Abby Chadderton Sarah Leddin Absent Jessica Young Teachers Mrs Ruth Taft Miss Leesa Hale

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3rd Row L-R Stella Gray Alice MeNamara Jessica Foley Megan O'Connell Jessica Price-Purnell Sarah Stonehouse

Bridget Cash Julienne Lacava Avesia Calman Emily Dougherty 2nd Row L- R Caroline Bainbridge Ailsa Landers Ariana Badunas

Vanessa Moreira Georgia Fillmore Katie Nicholson Lucy Black Rebecca Finney Front Row L-R Alexandra Sweeney Darn Nguyen Sarah Ryan Geralyn Tan Sophie Cuttler Hannah Coleman Vivien Gu Kirstyn Campbell Margaret Walsh Danielle Bouchier

Teachers Mrs Patsy Hanson Ms Daryl Jenner

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My Grandfather

Atility Lill

Mv granclpa is 11 11 illv unique and woliderful persoll.

11; .\unh Lili N in her late eighties. She M the Nihter

Hc was an elic·,grtic· poison, but as the b·cat x pa»ied it

of illi great grandiather on Inv mother's Nicic of the

was so gl to Nc·(· a walking stick enter his clail, lifc. I can

1 .Imilv. I have met .\11171, Lili c )111\ twice. but we formed

still remember .itting on his lap while 1 54,1/rd up at h iN

:,1 1 immediate bond. 1 found it] her a quality which had

windarathet-cd face. his wrinkle; creafing into a smile.

proved its(·11 untraccable in ilin' of lin Clorer famih

Ilic·re w.i alwavM a cliNtant twinkle in his c·>r, a twinkle

ancestors: the gift 01 music. MiNc is like (,Lit- .ccret

ftc,in hi% childhood. Mv grandpa low·% inc· a lot und he

kniguage, it h.ts 1,1-(,ilght w; together it] a beautiful and

w,14 the onc who nallic·cl Inc. I hc (41 alicl ( :ben [,ttilik·'s

unique win. I like to think that tlic· feeling is reciprocaL

ti c·.,sure'. 1 waN vet v s],c·chi| to him .14 1 was hiN c )1 ilv

and I am cquallv )(·cial to her. .lillils· Lili is a gl'(,it

granddangliter. lit' 1 1,14 liC\(·1 t.ilked 11111('11 211){)lit the

gl-1111(11]inther 11(1-4(111. wt milk)-tillrateh 11(,11(· of her

p.1%1. I've alwavs wondered whal Inul happened to him.

great grand<'hi](Ircii have developed the passionate love

Now I know cmct unde' 9.111(1 thi· paill and misen he has

{,i ilitific that I 11,1,·c . \Ve 11:lic ic)11 11(1 thir exti'.Ic )1(linarv

bern ihi-ough.

genetic· link which h.1% 3{)111(·how managed to (Ic·al- the

1)111-ing IliN uniu·Nt, lile, the .4(·cond World Wal

hiti·(11(· of ilic· 1,1t two grlic·i'Iitic)]14 and 1,111(1 within me.

startal. I liM ttiliverfit) moval to the \\(·ft C)| China where

In initil\ \Yari we are 40 cloic. vet %0 1,11,1\vav. \\'c have. 11

the.japane hacllit vet illvadi·(1. On the wav there. he

what fecins like all uncanm 1 111 11 c )1 event.4. m,11 1,1gc·(1 to

inct unr grandmothi· . Thev stll(lied together, and thrce

first liticl (·ach (,ther. and tlic·n lincl inusic.

to four \(·ars litter when the war had ended. ther went

Allim I.ill liu·% Illoill· 011 .ill old f:11*111 (.tilt·(1

back to >;hanghai a 11(1 got married. My 61 4111(li),11-( 111%

'|'atter(tale', in Glenrowan. The nanic· 'Patterdale' is

lived iii a 12)zit-torn hotarc with gi,iticlp:6 [,imih. Thcv

.litcr a larin 1))' the ..unc 11.1,11(· in T»linania where ()11(· of

wel'c· le,tv )11,il,ly wcalth, and had the hixillic+ c )| life. The lamil, had cm tic·d .1 lace 1 .ic·ton· and led a perfectlv good life Until the comiminixt part)' took over Chill;6 m,li ill,il 1(1 and Inade life 11 living Iligilt 111211-('.

her hils]),ilicls 1('lations, the fallic)11% pailiter. Jolili C.lou·t, li\cd .ind painted. 11(,1(· is :in ilitc·]-(ving connection, evidence that artist>C blood i.>, unractcd to ;0-ti>t€ 1)100(1. C.h 1,1-()\¥,in N ill the 1)11.11 in northern

111(· comumni.01 patty took over {)111' 1.imi],1 1.,(·torv in >;hanghai. 1 .iu·kil\. we h:id 1111(,ther 1,1·anch in llc)11*·

Nong. Bec:ill.4(· the factory w,1. the family 1)11%int·,N. mv gl-lilicll),tic·lits. tin grand 1111(1(,4. and iny grand alintx moved to I long Kong to 1-liti the 1,1('tory. After < nu· brin-, invglandpa con|(111't Nt.111(1 the thought 01-hib F"('1114'111 Ill(,Ill· iii Mic hc)111(·1,111(1. %0 he and un grandilic,ther headed back to Chi 1 1.1 to look al ter them.

\Vhcn Inv gic,11 grandpal'ents p.1.sed .1,$*,Ir- they left

the wholl· hoil.(· to Inv grandparenth.,\|t('1 111,11!v ycal·N n nation:11 clira•;ter occlitird: therc W.14 11 C tiltill.il

Revolution. Thc· government took 1,11 0,11- val„ables but grandpa maniturd to hide a few %111,111 y)(1(·lai ornaments.

rhe governnwnt rented out three *14)1·ep (,1 <)111- hol® 1111(1 onlv |c t 11% live ,)11 olic llc)(,1-. Mv grandfather w,1% a

trachel- aticl they wel-( lft 1 1 i .11( (1 with much respect . The go\(·illincut 11)11(le Inv „1,111(11:Ither do the joi)0 thut

nobody wanted to (10. like cle,ming the greet on a frce/ing (1.1. clt'.,nilig out .1 1-c)(,in in whic·11 Mic'(] had

1)(·cli 111(,]ted, 1111(1 |,Iring· tar on the Ati·ects on a forty

\ictoria. 11(·ar W.Illgaratta. right in the heart of 'Ned 11('11\ C :<)11]ltrv'. ThiN A a (Itil-1\ remote .11'('21 (>I l'ict(}lia.

not thi· Ac)It of place Ill.it won](1 ilitilic'(tiliici)' spling to i n i n d » al l i d e.11 pl au' fo r :111 01 ( 1 w i dowed wo m a n t o l ive alotic. So it takn a sit-ong. ;il,le woman to lic· al)]c· to

nistaill thiN .(,rtc}Ilifc.t,le. It k (plitch 1.4.iti,it·kable i·callv. Aunt, 1.ill iN, 1111(lc,lil)tc·(11), Mill a verv beautiful

rionian. Two big bright (·vo alld .1 long and prominent lic).St· compliment her M}lt laa· 01,11ii,1/.ing·k filic, sinooth al,(1 1 (·111.11-kablv tatit %1in. Like a well macie piece of chruic, Allitty I.ill will never lose her V,i·ing. She wHI ;ilwin. remain a \(·n' clt·gant womati. It ix hard to 1)('Iici·(1 that .\untv Lili and 1 have c )111\ 4(7.11 cach <)111( ]- a 1 11(11-(1

two times, as I feel I know her sc , tot.illy. EN·r Mince our firv nweling. Auntv I.ill inut I have exchanged lettct< fairly s],c )1-11(lically. ()11(·11 we will go through 1)111-+ of writing to rach other when. for

rxample, an impol-tant event lur; taken place in one of (1111 ]ive>, 11%11,11]i ininc. 1 will Illn,liN write and tcH her of

degl'c'c' (1,1,. 1 hey als{) tormred him even· single dav. Mv

:un' 11111<ic:11 achievements and I often like to plit in Holne

2-vill(lfuther was a verv brave man who hoped for the

unictv :1% 1 8-v hard not to give the impl™ion thal their

1)(·41. Bc·(·aus(· 01 Iii s (1(·termination to survive and to look

is nothing more to lilk· for me than nmsic. 1 love to

after hiM lamili. c)111- finnil)· sill-Tived this cruel period. Mv grandfather is now living in China with mv

receive Aunt)' 1 .ill's 1(·h]),)11+L'% which tend to focuh Ntiong|V on the content of inv lener. 1 woncler whether

grandmother. After v, main vean. 111(·v are htill living on

that is becatihe %1]c· feal N talt·0 oflwr own life will borc Ine

the second floor of the ok! house which once belonurd

01- that there is 1 1(,thing to tell. .1 his is .1 \]lame, as 1

to inv great-grandfather. 1 he 11(,11%(· now h,14 prelilig

would love to 11('211 more about her life. .Amitv 1.ill iN

pailit,111(11-(,tting w(,c)(1. blit tile incilic)rio 01 111(· 1)11>t

alwavs ven· x11141)!tive 1111(1 encoill-aging, and

will never facle froin that lic,i14(. Mv grandiather A lic)\V

occ.Nonalli her letter: come with the exciting %111'1)1·Ne

living with cancer, but I inn sure that his (1('termination

ofa phitic) book as well. 1 love .\11111,7 1.ill s 1·tic·rs ancl it

wi 11 overcome t he i c .11- wh ich takes over soint· people. My

iN ver, %1)ecial that 1 h.lve Imil thr privilege to form hitch

el-,11 )(litither is a ren impoitant prison to me ancl I love

a delightful relationship with such an exit-,torclinary

hiln ven- cleark-.

U'()111'111.

\'ivic·11 C .ti. Year 7

70 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Stella Gra>, 32·ar 7

Year 8 ,=i +

11 y '9*

d. 1

*441 3-

Year 8 Blue 3rd Row L-R Alison Spence Sara Toby Eliza Nisbet Kate Tilley Lauren Prescott Annabel Doyle Lucy Virtue Jacqueline Low Sally Brookes Elizabeth Ames

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2nd Row L-R Clementina Watson

Jacqueline Funder Joanna Downing Sarah Fennell Catherine Sullivan

Sophie Paillard Jessica Curtain Natalie Campbell

Front Row L-R Stephanie Draycott Andrea Rocklitte Sarah Mizzi Natacha Mouss

Elli Hughan Elizabeth Nolan Felicity McGill Tristi Phillips Philippa Johnston Teachers Mrs Lynne Beck Ms Anne Callahan (Absent)

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Year 8 Gold

3rd Row L- R Mia Cusack Katherine Connolly

a 44*

i Felicity Durham Claire Macfarlan

Felicity Stewart Dickeson Grace DeaconAlexandra Elisabeth Hunter Louisa Page 2nd Row L-R Leah Lim Ye Liu Claire O'Dowd

1 Kathryn Lachal Caitlin Sheahan

ty Catherine Pseftoudis Lucy Pollerd Sarah O'Halloran Front Row L-R Tracey Pahor Yvette Haikal Katie Rose Smith Julia Pereira-Godinho

Anna Smith Edwina Olver Crystal Casas

Jane Li Georgina Jordan

Absent Georgina Doyle Teachers Miss Carolyn Fox ·4

LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Mrs Dianne Swann

-I Year 8 Green 3rd Row L- R Holly Dwyer Christina Meurer

Bianca Sabatino Veronica McGee .__ Hannah Silvasich Laura Blewitt Anna Balmer Eg Dominik White 2nd Row L-R Genevieve O'Connor

Charlotte MeFarland Zoe Leyland Siobhan McLaughlin Angela Brewster Kathryn Finemore Julia Dickson Ellie Paterson Elizabeth Donald

Front Row L-R Natalie Sharp Rosemary Hopkins Jasmine Gillespie Laura Gallard Jacqueline Reid Anna Kaluzny Maree Agiazis Rosalee Oldham Felicity Conlan Lucy Ludescher Teachers Mrs Shirley Chapman Mrs Anne Bennett (Absent)

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Year 8 Red 3rd Row L-R Kathryn Turnbull Emily Portelli Chloe Wilson Katherine Barwood

Felicity Whelan Millicent Chalmers

Rachel Bachowski Anna Hutchins 2nd Row L-R Louise Rocchi

Phoebe Lipscombe Tanya Chaves

Courtney Ryan Lillian Savage Alice Trumble Melissa King Sophie Korevaar Amanda Cumbrae-Stewart

Front Row L-R Stephanie Lord Katherine Stowell Jacinta Demetriou

Diana Bowman Camilla Hopkins Anne Bowker Samara Madden Alexandra Suffren 1

Jessica Buckley Absent Erin Breheny Teachers Mr Nick Frigo Ms Anna Robertson (Absent)

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 73

Watching the Sun Go By 111(1(' coInc, a great wind und a 7,1,liter of rain.

Windows Noincti!11(·4 1 feel 1% if 1 '111 natching thing-4 | n nu

Fill,Illv 1 1-(111]ise: iA winter agaill.

illride a winclow. The h.1/V, clistinct noise of .1 traili

Looking- up into the darkening· skv,

squeaking- c )11 111(· trackx signals 11 11(,ther weekday.

And watching the Min go by,

Nianding on the platforin are the pcople, school kids,

Lighming- Atikes. the tires Mt:lit 10 NW,li,

1)11.inessmen .111(1 women. all who arc· participants o['the

And le,no iwt .Swept lilian.

traill ganic, not Nomething vow enjoy, something unt do. A 1 sit inxicle un· window 1 watch the people nwtfic)(licall) Rop (111 2,11(1 of|, trapped in tile pace o[.citv

.\ uic·al big 11,\\(; 1111(1 11 light No bright Clouds beginning to (·|,ish and fight, l'he rhoo, 1 \vcar arc lic) Ic)ng·cr lic·al.

Iii(· which ilic'V (1111,1 1101 C.SCape. .\1 11{ )1 11(St the M·,1 01 pcopic lies Ine. a Alic)1't, 211'(1-21,qc-weight 12) ve,11 (,Icl,

C .1 .1(111.111\ gening home at 1,19.

tning to make· it to school. Hhile the sc·.1 of 1,(,clies

The rilin i>; >,c) 11(,in t|1111 it Iloods to mv lect.

14111ming- past the 11'(·(·S so lust.

1-11.hes like a ticlal wave to the 7:.58 expri·.4,4 to Eli liclcrs

The winclis h.11(1. it 1,111-11% inv' ch(('kx.

%11-('ct, a hiend tlial 1 inct ;11(,lig· the wn\' and I Atand (111

Finallv g-citing to the (1(,or which creaks.

platic), Di Nix W.liting for the 1(» t]1.111 (1·aillint .111(1 often law 8:()3 to -Ic)(n·ak.

Silliggling ill) in nn' bed .40 wal-iii.

F.illing .1.Slce]) til the winter %11{)111.% (lawn. Lowise Rocchi. 3&.11- 8

After Nigning the infitilic)11. 'Late Book {)11(-c agaill,

ancl veal-ing to mvielf thlit I will complain to the MET about the late trains (m the Frankston Litic, 1 walk slowk

to chiss, kicking a stone .11(,lig the wav. It'x not 111]ti| 1 lug un bag lipst,li i % that 1 1-c,ilihe in 171·iclav: C :11.11,(11

Guess Who?

.\44<·inbl, Dav. 1 i'tish over to the Chapel. where Mi-4 Beck \\'hois citte and (11(1(1]v?\\'ho N nice to hug?

Uive; me one 01 those '\(bil 1(1 1,11(' 11,4,1it< 10010. 40 I

Who i,; wl-apped up nice .111(1 warm ill 11 1)11]11]i· 1-lig?

quicklv crawl back in;icle mr window anct quirtly sit and

\\'11{) ki·(·p. pal'enth tip,ill night?

collect Im 111(,lights.

I he bodics sivarin :tgain. Noine running. 11% if Maths A

\\'ho want>% food all (I'll:

\\'ho (loc·% not cal·c whal there N to do but jltv Want+ to

the mc,st lili])()11.ilit thing on cal·th! I arrive In the

hiligh und plav?

clarxrooin Con thne, initid voll), {)11]v tc)(liNcoverthal our

Who likeg k) splash zi·ound in the bath 1111(1 looks at

Icacher N nwav and there ix u 'private mulv' period. Ao I

books :ind tovs?

Ilike thi.N oppormnity to work on my Hixtory essin. A t1 Xt

\\'lic, like· to smile :tticl gill'gle at lots Ofgil·1% al!(l lic)%?

\\11( n I \#'11% twtting right into the Mfc oi l'ing Arthur. the

A bal,v R the an>,wer to all the thing\,11)ovc

1)('l| 1-ings. 16 rea·%% time. Aconstant 1)]tal· 011)111(· 11()(lic.

Bllt the most importam thing (,1 all. a baln· ix (,111('Olle

holding- 11111('slil),11-4. 16]ili. At'(,titilic. Al, i'riends and I

take up the Maint· 1,1.la·, a bench in the top quad und

7*Thd to hnr. %:11111112* Madden. Yeill' H

Ntill-1 2-211)1)ing 11\1':ti ,11)()lit nothing of 1(·,11 imporlance. 1 41 hall-listening to them and hall-11(,tic·ing hoi, 111,111) '111(,11(1(41,lir i,1111]111)t.>C there air lit lin %(13()01. Being a

The Fly

reclhead 1 stick olit like a xxore thilinb among-M a communitv of blonde and brown heads, While I don't

Like a b.ill c .ilight in a c'.it'M ('law

mind this. 1 still wonder why prople todav al-c so

I he big black spicter N.tw it.

concerned with thing•; like Imii· coloin·. In the (tiNiana· 1

Like a little black clot

sce a \Par 11 Accletlv applving ])(nvder to her nosc,

Iii a Acit (11 white.

hoping llc)1)1)(h cim sec her. but I do.

The spider hesitating

1 often think that tlic ])(·!Monalitic™ of the gill; at iny sclic >01 are clerived from the constant 1-acts. phases and

10 take its first bite.

Like a worin it wriggled

trchnologic· of pasving times. In tin]('4 ])11+t their have

To e>cape the hap.

been the Beatles. Flor#-er Power, Grip Bal] and Agent 86

Illt· MI,icler behind it

hbusclf, Maxwell himu·t. Theic have now been rephurd

Readv to x11:ip!!!

with the Spice (:it-lf, 72·1|v Ttibbin and Agents Mulcler Catherine I,st,lic)11(IA. War H

al,(1 S€'tilli:,41)inc thing.4 ( 11,1!ige for the bcner. 2111(1 Noine Ic )1- the worse. Iii timch to come. 111,1,1)(· we can learn to

The Sky Scraper

ignoir the !11(·dia and ((>11('('liti-lite on the import:llit dngs in Ilic. |'he %('11()01 clay conti]111(·s, tile kililling g-rows inore

Like it clitictur watching its prey,

Am·ns,1 1,11(1 the relief'(,1 the |,c'll greater. \\'lit'li the day

Like a bntlin thrown higll ancl straigill.

ends. I get bac k on tlic· 11-,tin. 11],iking· Ililit :111-ilill){)11:kilt

Like a giant towering inenacinglv abou· the (·it\'1)(·low,

(1(·t{)111- to the milk bar on licattv Avemic and contilltic

Like a stack 01 11, Iok timt fecined il woll](1 +001 1 1 ,111.

011 111;' wav. \\'11(·ti the traili pulls up lit lillick')ill'll st:ition.

Like a still nre tinable to inove with the

I re:i|Ne that I imixt walk home and thall don't haw mv

*m'n oflifc around it,

kc·vs. Eic·iithing's a 111,11- when voll're watching it from

Like a 1):11 ('lit watching its lititamcd children.

inside a window.

Allim Smith and Caitlin Sheahilli, War 8

74 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Katherinc >®well. U :11· 8

Family Album

The Grand Old Mr Frigo

Books came mmbling down. I sighed, the ever-

Oh, the grand old Mi- Frigo, he h.icl 10,()00 girls. 1 Ie

ina-c·asing pile of books liliticlilv St.icked on the

m..(hed them up to the top of the hill and marched

bookshelf had bern waiting for %()111(1(,11< to 1,1-lisll pa>;1.

them down ag-aill, and up ag-aill. and down agaili. and

As I bent down to begin the 1,11)(,iious t,i.Nk of replacing

tip again, and clown again, (X 1 00).

them, something caught im eve. It was c )111- familv

Oh. the gralic[ 01(1 Mr Frigo, he ha(1 1(£000 gil-Ix, he

all,izin. In tlic· p.ixt 1 1-('171(·1]11-)cred Ilicking through the

nurched them down to the botunn of the hill and told

1)11]kv, clust-covered plioto :ill)um to find the odd picture

them a riddle, 111(·n 11,111-('hed thein lip again.

for M·lic)01 but I ](·alised that I had never actuall, 9 liclic·(i

Oh. the grand old \Ii- Frigc )9 he had 10,()()() girls. he

this book carefulh. So. bring .1 1,(1 son who iM ell.Mily side-

1„,11-ched them clown to the botton] of the hill macle

tracked from a t.,sk. I sat ciown :111(1 opened it.

then) clitill) 21 wall about HH) lifnes. then nurched them

Ihe fint couph· of pages were lilli·(1 With ancexton

it}) Ilgaill.

miknown to me, posed illismiling iii their black .111(1

011, the grand old Mr Frigo, he hail H£000 girls, he

whitc· portrails. 1 skimmed over thes(· 1)11010% until I

111111-ched them down to thi· 1)(ittom of the hill, gave

calne to more recent (>no ofill\,41,111(11):11-cub tliat were

liwin a cup, maile them 1-111] thi-ough a mam. then

Still creainy whiti' 1111(1 brown in colour. This wa.Na sicle of

mv wi/clied gl,111(1]),11'c'lits which I had never Ncen. Ah

grandmother, Monwone who fic)\#r'1% at propic who ])111 boltles of toinitto satice on the clitifier table. %100(1 with

her head tilted 11.ick gtill,ing beer straight out of the bottle. Mv gimicillither (,11 thc· c,ther hand, wa, in the

process c)|clressing the tchic·tant fainih dog in a top hat al/(1 ti<.

l'hen catne tlu· beginning<,1 col<,1,1 photos. 1 looked (Ic),4(·]v .it lin four-vear-old clad with hi.4 (lilh. 1)lond luir

ancl pluxtic telephone hc·Ict opxicli· down to his (·ar and I noticed the sti·iking res(·till)]ance to Ine. 1 found m>

inum. sper(ling (lown the (ttivc·wav of her litinih holne on a 11(·w pair of rollet- sk.11(·0. 1 ..lter c )11 there wel-c

photc)% of inv intlin and clact tc,gc'ther (,11 their trip 111-(11111(1 the world. 16 hal-(1 10 1)(lin'(· 1|mt lin p.tic·lith, the pcople in inv life Who al·(· Mo ,(·lixil,Ic· and who growl when I xtin up too late. arc the ulne voung. wi|(1, Ic .ti less, hipp¥4ike prople 11,11 iging lipsicle down ll c )111 tl'(('M. 1 woll(Icred \vhen they changcd. I turned over the page and there \Vah :1 511,lilgel)

m.11-ched them 11]) Ilgaill. Oh. the grand okl \11- Frig-o, he had 1(),C)()() girk ht·

Inarched 111(.·In up to the toi) of the hill, inacle tlic·in

,„14\\'el- Trivial Piti-Milit clitc<Ntions Ii-om 11)71). then 111.11(hal thein down again.

Oh. the grand old Mr Frigo. he had 1().c)()() girls. he inarchal 111(·in 11]) to liu· top of the hill, 11111(le thein (·al |1-4)/(·11 (1(blighlitit\. tl/(11/ m.it-ched them clown agaill. Oh. the grand ok{ Mi- Frig< I. he had 10,()()0 girls. he ]11,11-(11(·(1 111(·m lip 1() 111(· t{)1) {)|' tliC· hill. m,1(1(1 111(·/11 limbo lill(1(·1- a (lisco l)all in a (-age going round at al)(Illt

Ikin per hour, th(·13 111,11(11(·(1 thein (lown an·ain. Oh, the grand 01(1 &11- Fritic), he hacl ](),000 gil']M, he marched them tip to the top of the hill, m.,cle them 1)lit their pillows in a big age, liu·11 mill-('11(·cl them clown :44.Il]11.

Oh. the gl.,11 1(1 01(1 \Ir Frigc), he had 1().c)()() girls. he

lii,11'( hed thi til lil) to the top 01 the hill, macie th(·111 get 011.1 bus. took thi·in to \Altrallih lic'lich, inacle them sit mi&(1-abl, in iii(· s.,11(1 .111(1 41111\ihili· he stitil).iked. macie

1.imiliar b.thy stal'ing (,lit lit me \Vith itx bllic· ews. My

thein cat 1)1('-1111,(le A,111(1\Vic·he. fill((1 With proa·MAL'(1

mother and flither looked over the inlant pic )11(llv ancl

111(·Itth. tlk." took them home agaaii,mn!!!!

contililted w;itching .14 th,lt bal), tookitx fit-M steps. Then

N C )1,1

over the p.lge the girl mi-ned into a chill,by toddler and

No Wachers wel c· harmed clili'ing this clunping

then :1 child at kiliclci'gill'ten, head bent over 21% Nhe

experience (n- the making of thiN (1()('11]11(lit and the

furic)11Mly tried to compic·te 111111 challi'liging jigN:m;

Ptl//h.. 16 9 1-ange 1 Imt I was :ic·mally there. 1 :1(·tii,il h looked

like 111.11 :incl did those things, allhough 1 clon't

1(),000 girls .11-(·,111 making xtrad)· progress in Imensive Clur. After 25 ,(·ars of therapv, and provicling iii(·\ nmke a | 1111 recoverv, 1 1 il·v All c )111(1 be as good as ilt·w. Diana 110\vinan, E- 8

Ic·,licilil)(·r. 1 1-(·alixed thlit thal'% whi 1)17<)10% iur v)

iinportant. They help 11% piece together our live, 11(nu things we cannot recall. 1 skimined over mv 1)1'(itlier's and 49(·A photo.% alicl then 111 1-ned the page. It w.,0 blank. I wondered what \vould be there next time the

booksh(·11(·ame' ttit}11)ling down. Dominik \\'hile. Yem· 8

A Limerick Their once was a Kilino wrestler named Prue

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Who. one clin·. had lic,thing to do.

So she jumped up und down. Weliting a 11'(,Wn,

.\11(1 ('.illsing .ill c.t! thquilke or two. Tanui Chaves, Year K

Art by Elizabeth Nolan, Year 8

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Rush Hour at McDonald's

A Child

The clock struck 5.00 pm. The 1-11411 began. litivinessmen

His Minall 1)(,dr.

and women packed up and headed for home. taking

Like a blossoming plant with a Kit],plc new stein.

onlv one cletout. to xtop .it M< 1)4,11.ild's.

Swaving in tile wind,

Cashier; brought in new change.

1 watch it bend.

Frv 11],ikers girded their loins.

His skin.

The rush had begun.

1.ike a soft new fabric-,

Cars stir.imed through the drive in. ordering what the

Silk. satin and lace.

peol,li< heart; (1(141-ccl.

His face is searching for somebody,

Insicle. tillf rang. pancakes and meat pattics finled.

Somebode· to embrace.

chips cooked and cashiers were run off their feet.

A chilel i , like the Mittishine,

Colitimling shouts of "MA'allie meals, large coke 2111(1 small fries".

Inipatient niothers with kids Ac'iraming "more, more" at their fect.

Bringing light to the world.

A child i>, like the stars in the night sky, Shining like a pearL His expirssion is of innocence,

Quent·>; pilled out the door.

Bewildercd and unsure.

Evet \1)< ick was hot and tired, Hanting to sit clown. Passei-Abv looked on. brinlised,

Seagulk and pigrons swooped outside. fighting over dropped chips.

1 Ie has the gift of fircdom.

That hc doesn t xecin to et-1 joy. His check like the red of poses. And ews of the bllic of the sell.

Old couples patiently eating their pancakes. People fighting over places in the queues. The sinell of fat and %,igar wafted out the door. Flowers got battered and bruised with bag. and people's

A little Clli!(1.

Cold and lotielv,

Staring- graight at ine. Wette I laikal. 12,11· 8

eagerness to get iii>;ide.

Foreign tourists looked on iii .unazement. Never had ther seen an event like this.

Managers looked out with glee. It was winter and the smidae lii,ic-liine was at a standstill.

Eternity

The crowd started to thin out.

Workers came out und started to arep the floor.

People went home. Suddenlv ever>·thing came to a grinding halt. The rudi was over.

Claire 04)owd. War 8

The lic'Id ofwheat A the golden door of heaven illiiting 11-1(' 11)

A ray c 11 1,1-ight heavenlv light The golden halo 01- an augeL A nir'stical world waiting to be entered A choir of anoelf inging a sweet melod,

The echoing somid. 01 a soothing harp A Noit bed of clelicate roses, and

A met·k ungel singing voli to sh·ep. Sarah O'Halloran and Le,th Lim, Jk·,it- 8

My Baby The clav N a chilel.

loillig aild able. Its skin ir soft and wnooth.

But as the days go by, it becomes drv and cracked. Oile din' 1 was il·rey,citisible and left him unattended. Somehow he got into the kiln. I ran to get mr baln. blit it wa, ton late. Rig-or nionis set in. He was dead.

Is there enough time to make a new clin inc,clel Befort· the Art Show?

Lino block print by Jessica Curtain, Year 8

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Felicitv Iliti·ham and (:race Dracon. 32.11- 8

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Year 9

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Year 9 Blue 3rd Row L-R El zabeth Hurley Demetra Pollalis Jennifer Palisse

Rosannah Healy Rebecca Sharrock Jessica Heinnen Johanna Shembrey 2nd Row L-R Maria Jaskierniak

Georgina Molloy Jane Macfarlan Kasia Horfiniak Lucika Mora Zara D'Cotta

Georgia Foley Catherine Ryan Front Row L.R Diana Tung Rita Samuel Truong-An Pham Kathleen Dawson Daniela Panto Kristina Boemo Natalie Gileno

Michelle Podbury Uyen Nguyen Absent Vasudha Sarna Edwina White Teachers Ms Sandra Jane Mrs Natalie Caruso

Year 9 Gold 3rd Row L-R Alexandra Wood Bree Martin

Alice Dessewffy Melanie Ringersma Madeleine Dowling Julia Matheson Sara Clark Claire Richardson

2nd Row L-R Natalie Bossong Catherine Black Rebecca Whitty Julie Bentley Jaime Cordon Caroline Whelan Chloe Podolakin Front Row L-R Chandini Kao

Christine Skalitsis Nicole Lee Sarah Dynon Emily Whelan Alexis Kelleher Nicole Mamouzis Lucy Fang Helen Beatty Isabelle Kitchen Teachers Ms Wendy Rickarby Ms Kathy Paterson

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Year 9 Green

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3rd Row L- R Lucy MeNamara Eleanor Nash

Sophie Prjce Edwina Scanlon Natalie Grant Natalie Albantow Lucy McTiernan 2nd Row L- R Katherine Mann Mary Li

Caroline Smith Bridget Hall Celeste Kininmonth Stefanie Fitzgerald Rachel Quinert Celina Vines Candice Carter

Front Row L-R Katherine Johannes

Nicole Dwyer Katherine Senior Lara Signorino Genevieve Meehan Alexandra Stafford Jessica Ries Caroline O'Connell Frances Acance

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Absent Amanda Schembri

Teachers Mrs Lesley Gillespie Ms Cathy 'Woodhouse

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Year 9 Red 3rd Row L- R Anna Mansour Stacy Polas

Amelia Hartley Emily Trenchard Kate Lonergan Krystal Sherry Alecia Mustey Louisa Sullivan Andree Pianta

2nd Row L-R Kate Fetterplace Joanna Patocs Jessica Cuttler Lauren M helcic

Louise Pearse Claire Ogilvy Sarah Stewart Jacqueline Koutoumas Front Row L-R Amelia Johannes

Deniece Fon Anna Bartl Saskia Taylor Alexandra Robins Lauren Matthey Caitlin Noble Jacqueline Halpin Katerina Asimakopoulos Cheryl Holt

Teachers Mr Roger Gill Mrs Pamela Davies

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Impossible Mission

I took tile parcel .111(1 nn heart pc)111 ided. 1 Inicl done

1 fat htltlnped. .\111,1/Cd. 1 1(,Il- con!(1 hl)CO \\lut a

it..p) U-c )11]cl be v ) proud, but I had to make it .ill the w.ti

vidicillolls propohal. Ilill)()*Mil)|c. 01' W.ts it? I lornal to

1)(·forc 1 could Mbe] this IniANion as complete·. I ptihhal

Ilic (· h(.1 .

111)' win through the 1,1.Nic strap. that hung clown iroill

"LooL it'K not hard. 1 think we 0,1,· it to oursel\(·h.

F) Assill C d inc.

the entralice.

C insing- back Unto the park sicle 01 Bin-ki· Rc)Iici. 1

But had it ever been clones I nican, 1 (1 11(·,cr heard

varted 10 1-Cturn holne :11'{)111(1 th(· park. 1 Mopped

of Nlich a thing. :\11(1 Ine? Doing that? \\'lut a illiNhion!

hallivav and Ntared at tlw green ficld that hn' to Inv right.

\\'Imt all :1(lventtlic'. ((,tild it be clone?

14)1111)11,111. ivhc,ther wc like it or not. 111'111 ('1111]lot |i\(. Oil |1 ttit 'th>lic..

Dicl I have to 111)41,% it? 10(111) was a clav 01 expeliinenting. whi- not alt right through it? 11)(·gan to c·lit 2,(i'off the ovaL '1 1(ii step. 111 |ir>,t tltitil 1 1)(·('11111(·

She war right. M)' initin had left 114 1, plate 01-Clit Up

conlident. 1 took gl e.it v l'icles :ic I'c)%+ 111.it c ); .il illitil 1 wah

pincapple to 11(,111'i>.11 li al alternooll tcatime: it wahil t

about halfu'In-,1(-ross. 1 heard panting: 1 rlowly 1111-ned

enong-h. 11 (lichi t Nuit the tvpc 01 elin it was.

lk)ll!1(1...

lik h-c alolle, we're lical'h .c·ven .111(1...wchr rich."

1 c iii-led back m, linger; to rewal the shi in gold c (,in

in the palin ofnn hand. I clicilit collic· across thir %01-1 01 111(,liev evel-v din.

-1.ook. 1 have thesc ." She 1„1]Ic'(1 her hand from her pocket to rew·al several objects: a whistle. a gobstoppl·1 and three fift\'-cent coinA.

"Mmin, 1 1'('])lit·cl, -the monev they|I take. the oliu·itwo we liould keep for future lise. "Arc von inf 1hninf

1 ret c ill clown the viret. hall-kipping. hal'Lglilic)],ing. 1 h,icl a finall amount of time and a big task to fullil. It was certainlv not the fil-Nt time mr '11(·st friend 1111(1 next

door nei®bour'. jo, und I harl been left alone. But it was the first time we'(1 been left alone, with money. Mi

parents wozildiA be back till well after Ses.line Street pel'1111])5 even Iliter 1'121, 1(·hoo]. lo had agreed to v.tv .it mv house ill case Nomenne rang, and I was lo go and get Il. 40111(· dea·lit .litel-noon te.1.

I decided to go arouncl the park. It was a dania·rous

phice. 1)054% ran wild. '0)11 could ilever be Allic· if yoil'd inake it thi-ough. It 1% .10 the 11(·St option. I came to Burke Ro,icl. 11 was c crtaill]) 1 )llsy: cal-s

momed past. 1 c .11('11,11\ inade inv wav to the liA·ht·;. C·.littiou.lv avoiding the ci-ack.. The w<()11(1 Challenge

wits the crossing of Burke Roacl: I pwisccl the xyinbol und the green light %llc,ne. 1\11(m+ing that thi. was the igii, I took the |irht tep. I hurric·(1 11(]'(>A,. 111]11ing-

\10· heart 51.11-n·(1 1.1(ing. m, kner. 1,11-ned to jel]V .Ind

mblingers feh hot and Mic·ky. Behind me, trotting .11(,lig al inv 11('('1% was...11 (;('1'man Mwplwl-d. I didiA turn around. I blit,(11\ continucd walking- forwar(1% with inv

head facing the dog at mv heels. 1 tlic,aight thal il I kept inv eve. on him. he \1-()111(111 't irr :Itiithitig li,Istv. 1 |t· wits

hinested in im' precious carg-0, that much 1 knew. 40 1 clid what any 1,(hol(1('toi hot c hipH with a clog chasing volt w<)111(1 do. It',li%ed the pal-crl abow mv head. cvcs Atill on the dog. \\hen he Ntill hadil 1 10-St ilitcl-(·Mt, 1

panicked even more. 1 decided to make a 1 1111 for it. It wax j»t a few blocks. I turned to run, al,(1 then in 11(1111

0| ine, jumI)ing, lulming. trotting and vapping, wax a 121] ge g-roup 01 clogs. 1 here weir twenty or ho: big (Ing.. Minall w ,ippers. hairv ilic)]ister+. <cary mong„·15, spott) beasts, fake looking poodles. 1 was terrilied. All of them and the German %!le])1wl-(1 at my heels: I was done for. 1 bc·gan to jog. still holding the chip•; above mv head.

Ihey clictii't leave ine and more seemed to join in. I Al:inced at the vit]4 1), 1ition in the sky, Oh no! What sort of mistak<· had I macle? It was afternoon ancl

'1)()(;11( )l'R in the p.,1-k. I wils +Ilt louncled by the drooling canine.. It was tinw for action. but what? C)11. ijh,it 1() (h)?

1 viic·lt the chipf. \C)' 1 thought. but im fear look

contic )1. I lipped open the parcel and threw some chips

over ni, %11(,111(1(·r, a few of the clog-h Ntoppecl to (1(„ ),1 1 them. 1 threw Nonic· ilic)re and *cu·ral othcl- (1(,10

1111'ough inv inind the word,% 01 a great inan th,11 \7{)111(1

MIC)])ped cluning me to lind tile precioux food. 1 kept

help ine vitiiu· through 111\ iniffion. "Stop. look und

thi-owing 11.111(tfuls of chip behind inc, warcling {)11

11%1(·11." | got to the other Midc and wil)(7111]v ic)1(heacl. 1

tic':11-]v all the dogs. 1)(,g c),ilic·ls over tlic· other Kide 01

looked :11 im emptv wrist: 1 11:1(1 no idca what the time

liu· C)\'Ill imixt have bt'('11 ,tilltlMi'(1. A kit)11; xeven year old

was. 1 was lic .il']v thel-c. I looked around .111(1 there it win.

v litill,ling l,liliclh .1, 1·c)+% an c )\al with a hall ('inpn parcel

"Three dollars littv worth of hot c hipx pleaxe." I

(,1 c hip. 1-,ti%(·cl like a trophy over her 11(·acl. Iling·ing- back

,,1111()lilli'('(1.

The man in the liNh and chip 4]lop %11]ili·(1 ple.thanth and dic| the Milver No,op into the pan of hot hicd 1('llill:11]14 {)1 l)()1:11(K·$. ..>kilt?"

11,111(till]N of hot (·hip. to ,1 1-111)1)1(· 01 \111,1,ing. clic)(,ling (1{)4%

Finally there was jl141 me al 'cl tlic· C .ci'inan >il(,1,11('1(1. I groped insick· the torn pitic (·1 onh to lind...no ('hip<

|(·ft, ilig the potato c.ike. h would have to do. lilli'lii(l to

You onlv liu· ona·.

[hce my foe and Ihing liu· potato cake :ts ful- A mv sissv

"Yh please."

gracle two arm* would manage. The (ic ,<*s head followed

1 Maw hini pop in a *inall potato cake al<)1154 with the

the arc 1111(1 he with c )11 to find it. 1 flung my arms lip in

chips. I le winked al mei -There vou go. 1 I,ive a 11 ice clav. "

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the air. livs c-|c·tic hect. \'icton'. I kept 1-itiming until I 1(,tched Nittill),·16-1.

Ofof ",42/gu

1 burst open the door where .Jo .at awaiting lin

I Can Do This

1-(·till-ll.

She looked tip hopefully but I shook my lic·acl.

(Winner 50 word Short Story

We ate pitu·apple 41(·lith. Wl· h.ul loht precic )11

Competition)

111(,lic> but we hacl gailic'(t No Inuch ]11(,re. 1 glicss with

experience colnes wis<1(,iii,".10 comforted me.

'I'old Milm 1 a )111(1 1 c·acl: she asks, "1 lai cl words as well?"

We m·vcr spoke of the experience .Brain.

Ic)1(11),icl 1 could count tising lingers: hc· itsks, 'lip to

My parents c-amr home later than expecti·(1 1111(1 with

\vhat?"

than thev brought Ii>,h anct chips.jo xmved for dinner. Rounni lhah.ibarD

rold Gran I con](1 5,1)' 'I lippopot.unn.d %11(· 11>kx, "\\'Imt 211)(,lit 11()11(,1111(·ss?"

rold im little brothet· I could ch'.1, .irt-(,1,1.11 1(4. I Ic· 3.ticl, "\47%11 1 ('{)111(1 do that!"

An 1'11:/in. Year 9

Strong is the Smell of Destruction

A Time to Think?

Sti'Ong i.4 tllf' snwll of destruction. 1111%1ifires all al,hur.

A time to think Debris. AN all(11-111)ble. 1% 21 til!1(' 11(H st·(·11

A misty, cloudv han·.

Among these 1)114\· Clan When Inw can sit and

%11'ong ix the smell of. de.*liction,

()11(' can wonder

\Val I)]allt·N. battle fields,

\1)(,lit <)111 21]11,1/ing wa\,4

I he stench of ron ing (c)1'])4(·s, Dcath llc)tic'o; arc st'.11(·(1.

\Vhy i.s thi, tillic' lic\'cl- 211),11!dant I.ike the appli· 1 1.(·c,6

Strong A the Mincl| c)| (1(ftitiction,

No one knows this simple quextion

Mii,dlc.%% killings here and there,

\Ve all have lic(·clic) pic.1.c.

1 he silic·11 c )1 iii-ect gunpowder, And 111(·1(·4 no-one |(·It to Carc.

Please· the wor](l. Alexandra Wood, Yeal' 9

C)ill (11(11('MM %1](lillAnd c )111- 111.111,0 11 iends

Laugh and cry abolit oill- 1)1()1)]clils

Never Ke<·ing click

The Heat Below

Whv (·IllA we vop?

I feel a 1.11-ire shadow latmch over me. Slowlv I frel 0

Just for a second

nn'self briwr lowered down. lic·low I #ce a steamv, water\

To comemplate our lives

substatia·. Finally I hit the %111-faa·. 16 boiling hot, I

To think about the good and the bacl

can't breath. I am sinking. This is mv end.

And what 1121% 111,1(le tls Mad.

A quick hake ancl the te,il,ag was hiuiled tc , *,ifety.

.Jitlic Bentler, Year 9

Kathleen Daw,on. Wai· 9

The Fiiial Offensive

Betrayal

Napoleon plitised womentarily, admiring hiN

A long tinw ago. the cal u·,1% a Nkillal teacher who Inul tlic· licni as its %111(le],t.

achinvment+. 11 had sic·Ined like ages. vel tic·.,1-1\ all \1·.iN

('(111(111(·red. Sinip]\' one ininor op<·ration and the entire

"You hinr Ic·arned all voit will lic·(·cl." N.ticl the c.11. The

lion Ainiled wic-ki·(11) alic[ 01,11-ti·(1 (11,1.ing- the (·at who (]ttickly climbed up a trech.

region \1'(,111(1 be part of hi>, territorv. 1 h· Net abolit (C)111111('11(ing, when a Xhrill voice exclaimed:

"Napoleon! Stop th.it! ....1)amned cat'% 1,(·c·11 41)1'.1#ing-

"Iley! Em clicliA teach me how to climb!" Lucv Fang. Year 9

in the g,11(lcil .tg,Ii]E C :atherinc Rvan. Wai- 9

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Ke'

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-32%. Well - 111\ hilsband's mother was ill. She ills(,

'Petty Fours'

recillired :111 operation. So. 11.111[1 .111), we rushed to her

"(Un'.. (hrat to inect von. 11(m long is it... three vears. t\Vo lit ](.t.41?"

4(le lis Noon ir; we could. After 111, hilsband pel-formed the operatioll on his 111(,ther. ive ivent on another wor](1

'3'cah. girat to meet unt :14 11(·11. \\'hat A it voll i·c doing now?-

trip. Oh. iti onh our Neventh time. After 2,11, nn 11141)2111(1 i. %0 hucco.ful. \\'c have ellough inon<\ to |11%1

"()11. girat job. (icbitipliter conslillant. Al(H),(H) a u.,11'.

:1 fail- whih·. We hau· a bank account in.jel Sev."

I ti fallt»;tic. ho llitic'll ilic,lic·v. % 1 ()(1,4)00 a u·ar. 1011 we'i c

C )h re,Ilh'? Mi h i lsl );mci had 111 1 accoun t ill .]CrM'V. but

itist taken over this new coinpativ. Poor blokes,.. forced

thev had to inove it to 11 1111'ger Aland. where the\' c ould

tocomcand join ourlilin ofbad bovs. Did I tcH von ho\v

1101(1 all (,lit- 11,(,11(·v."

1-he conwi Jation (licliA (·11(1 liu·1-c. Angela exc 11£('(1

intic'h 1 w» c.u lling* S 1 (H).(HH) a ve"r. 111.11 4... whal (-an 1 4,1:i |low ilia·. >U)..11-c vou Xiii]

hel-%('11 to the bathroom. to re-apph liel- rougr. %11(· returned short]\. her curtain of Chanel \0. 5

Ming with vour \!tlin 1|1('11?"

'7 11... Mate. lic Bw remembered... 1 gona go. Catch

stit-i·(,imiling her. Slic· sipped her coi·.11-blue cocktail. then li'illined 1)11Ailic·Ms...

lip later. All-ightH

1'11:,t wah the lart we saw of him that evening. 11 thow

\11(1 %0 thev contililted. For three llc)111's %11,tight.

two %trapping gc·litic·incn wel-clit 41,111(ling under our

.\ligela and Rosita compari·cl (\('1\thing uncler the %1111.

lilac. conon banner procillililing \\'(·1(c)]ilc· to the (:1,140

Clotheu jol™. fainilin, even pch. IN in\' point bconning

of 11)791 1 won|cl swear I wa, back in the 1,1,„gl ound. ill

cle.11-? Their ht{ }lies \#cre :ililic). 114 convilicing 11.4 tlic·ir

the (c,lill).111\ of |() vi'.11 old bob. It 3 lurcl to beheve

tatt, attempts lit a 'furkshire ;Ic-cent. littt that was the la>,t 1 ht·.11-d of theit' c (,lim'(IMation. as I wa>. called .livin In (,lic·

Ac,iii,1tilil<·A.

Mature. Relim·cl. hnprove, remarkal,]v with age.

()1.111(, stt'(1(.11%.

..%0 11(1,1(linistres, Pete]·A...Do von find 11% chanurd

\1'11() ain 1 (les<'ii|)ing - the inen and women at thiN Iii lic tion? Cel-tainlv not. Thehe .11-C the characteristic. 01

im humble glass of (:11,11-ct<)!inin. 1987 Vilitage. What .1

reinarkable vear... Oh. Ihn getting- #i(1(111-acked again ,.. Ah. c )11(·c again we air witnessing the sitine c )1(1 storv. 32·<.

from 1 1 vt·ars ago? Now. wchr 117,11111-e. Nophisticated 111<·1111,elf (,1 4{)(ict\. (1()11't vou agic·i·?" 1 secirth' %iniled to mpx<·11. as I littellipted to lie tlil'oligh im' tecth... Rebecca Peirint, War 10

I 've I,ren here before. Everv 29 july Ic )1- the 1.1+1 14 >·cars. Even· vear olle expects the reunion to be cordial. to sin the h·ast. Cordial? The closest we will ever get to corclial

is the lact that we air in-ing it to jane Matherf. exMudent. recelith 111111('(1 nun - who for obvious reaM)11%

woulchit touch the bubbh with a ten foot pole:

()11(' would assitine that belmvic)111' 11111)1'ove; with age. 1[ i.% i licleed 1 1-llc· thilt chilclhood traits follow voll

U.Mgosimill//"42##Clmi,#flikE3.Lifilfililifwilijil

liu-oughout life. No. thi·se men and women hinrilt ch,tliged a bit. Some would arirtic· thev :lic· worfe.

%(·cm•; logical. thal the skin of childhood immatitlit, Mhed the monient \(Jil '41·ow up. But thor people uic here with a irng-(·,itic'(·. This is the night to rep,n' old

cm·mics lor making tlwir teenage ve: 1 X a AC (·ne olit 01 ; vicic)114]v 1111-11]1111%111,2 horrot- Ii]111. ()11. thcv want 10 11(

73211

here - (10]12 1)2· 11]ist,iken. There is 11 %((1(,1 1„trning

4 v.,flf'-13-0. 32_73i

defirc to hillit out thcil' prev. ntt awav at 111(·in dowlv. 4111)11(·tv - then move iii lor the kill.

\\c·11. At li.iv uni would expect the female, to be

-f b //9L#50

more Avilised 111,111 their inale counlerparts? (,tic» agaill. The Kil'1% arc :,4 pett, .1% ever. %1,111-1,(·Iling tiwil

chiws. delennined IC) gain ttltinut<· 414)1('inacv: the popuhnin: the Stattl. th('\ It'.it'licd loi·. -C )h ht·110 Rosit,1. What a 1,1(.lvt,·c· 10 %(·C \(,ll .,gaill". .\11,4('116 UnCe \Va.N (H)/ing With %111·(·,1>an. c<),tted with 2

Ntlgar. 1 low me vour"

Illist |ine. thank uni I was awfullv disappointed not to catch up 1.1%1 rennion. I con](111'1 :111(11(1. I accoinpanic·(1 (,c{)11.

Ill \

darling hilsband. to New York. to visit his lather. llc ill - so we 1-lished over as Moon ils we con](l. But I hein-cl

)'c,ti cliclnh atttlicl c itlic·i:

Art by Veronica Callaghan, Year 10

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Year 10 Blue 3rd Row L-R Amy Killen Rachel Griffiths Tina Vanspall Natalie-Jane Edwards Alice Papaluca Mary Gallivan Julia Kortt Adelaide Hamilton Green Ella Rosvoll

2nd Row L-R Miranda Hindle Jaiping Fu Alisha Treacy Emily Gaidzkar Annie Merrylees Sarah Portelli Christina Collard Front Row L-R Sof a Vaccar

Mary-Louise Leone Andrea Kaliviotis Natalie Hunter Rebecca Pereira Leah Betts

Georgina Coleman Lucy David Daniella Zampierollo Absent Anneliese Gannon

Teachers Mrs Amanda Apthorpe Mrs Allison Hart

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Year 10 Gold 3rd Row L-R Sarah Akikusa Rebecca Nolan

Louisa King Aisling Fay Erin Griffin Rebecca Prescott Jane Stewart Gianna Sabbadini

-2nd Row L-R Anna Bryant

Caroline Whitehead Sally Finemore Stephanie Maule Katherine MeMahon

Jennifer Hopkins Nicole Haddow Kye Williams Front Row L-R Casey Gunn Fiorelle Amore Belinda Bowman Fiona Dohrmann

Emma Finney Nicola Roberts Cassandra Fry Kelly Lennon Vanessa Von der Muhll Absent Philippa DeMarco Elizabeth O'Day Teachers Mrs Maya Abeyratne Ms Marie Brown (Absent)

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Year 10 Green 3rd Row L-R Sarah Dyson Emily Smith

ell... 4.2 4

Madeleine Scanlon Vanessa Condello Michelle Funder Phoebe Nolan Samantha Dermatis Greta Lacava Esther Rowe

Alana Spadaro 2nd Row L-R Caroline Chen Simone Ball

Alisha Hnatjuk Kate Edmonds Marisa Hadfield Charlotte Algie Jane Serong Front Row L-R Elise McLagan Megan Downing Jessica O'Keeffe Veronica Callaghan Claire McLennan Melina Shenoy Erika Lanza Patricia Nigro Andrea Vaz r

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Teachers Mr Malcolm Farnsworth Mrs Jill Barnett

Year 10 Red 3rd Row L- R Stephanie Foley Annabel Smith

Kristie-Lee Rennex Caroline Wallace

Clare Noonan Bonnie Savage Anna Flynn Beth La Brooy Zoe Croker 2nd Row L- R Catherine Vines Eliza Suffren

Laura Riley Bonnie Connellan Claire Southall Anna Fox Emily McLeay Front Row L-R Ngoc Le Neela Velan V

Julia Dehm Sarah Ho Natalie Carter Lana Cridland Beth Jones You M An

Tuong-Vi Pham

Absent Tessa Spring Teachers Mrs Margot Thompson Mr Guy Anderson

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Head of the Schoolgirls' Regatta 1998 1.ast veal- 1 made the somewhat insalli' decision to

row again. liiah and It hectic 11,lining- schecillic began. We went on %11111111(·r lic,liclan. I tried to fit in the

occasic )11,11 1-lin 4 11- acrobic Fic·KNion t{) prepair !11\'bod, for the tough sic,g. The last week of the holict,n + came

quickly and thiS mi·ant rowing ('limp. el'goN. 1-11 114 1111(1 inallv' rowing Re»ion,Finallv. 1 lound out that 1 was in the Year 1() Third

Mil,itti·red. I (c )111€llit belle'\'C it. Aller evervthing we 1-1 workcd for. to go out in the repechai-ge. Olih when I tried to get c )11, c )1 c )111- boat alicl I fell over. did I realisc·

that I had rowed .13 hai-cl ;,4 I possiblv could have. and deep itixicle tin heart. I know that I £ c)111(liA 11,ive pulled one stroke iii that race anv harder. The reality is thal they were a better crew and we gave it our all. .Stindarill<)1'lling calne.,111(1 1 w':14 +til] 11)het about the 1.1(·ing- 011 4,11111(lav 1,lit we luci (,11(· thing left to (10. \Ve

1111(111't won a 1-aa· all weekend: In ilic petile linal we h.ul to licat evervone to prove that we were better than our 1(.%1111% %11<)"·cd.

crew and Ben war 111, coach. %(·11()01 ivent 1),th·k and it \#+21%

c )tily right wi·ek* until the I h·acl o[ Schoolgii-Is' Regatta. h was tiring alicl thc· ilic)1·11ing 4,·MNions ch·i)!-c»cd nic

considering it wit. still cia]-k and I wa. rowing. Finally. alier kilomitrei of racing and countless practia· starts. 1 lead of the >U-hoolgi i li wa c,i ic· week invay. c )11 1- coach sat ilb down ancl t.ilked 11% throligh the race plan. "Now 11(,imic· - .14 .troki· vou Imve to i·(·main

From thT Ii,M vi·(Ike. we were .thead and we liever

looked l,Itc-k. \Vith 250 1]ic·tres to go. \11.(, c':inght all ('1101-inotth (1'111) and V) wc went on to a five length lic/t<)1/. \Ve had |inalk won a race when it counted. I w»

hapn ! Botinic Connellan. War 10

calin and 1-c ],trcd t|11-(,liglic)111 the whole racc." I certainh (lidiA iwed any 21(1(1('(1 presilir cm me at this time because I wax 11( 1-\(,liM enough 11% it wa€ I hilt-Nctin night. A wip (lown to the local %111(·win el™ured I had :111 111(· right foods for the big weekend ahead. 1 wrilt to bed on 111111-%(1:n· night feeling quic·th (c)illicit·lit 1)(·c·:in.w I klic·w that our (i·cw had lin exa·]lent

chance of winning- 0111' cliviNion. 121'id.n' afwrnoon. We mlist h.ne appeared a 1,1111(-11 c )1-gradc live< On the 1,11% we sang at thc· top>; 01 c)111- hings :111(1 talked aliont the exciling weckc·nci aheact. \Ve arrived at tlic· 14,11-won to

ni·ws tlmt Firl):ink and 111.C were our opposition ;11 1().03 the |(,11(ming 111()1'lling in our licat. Thix wil; thc. 1)01 11(·u, Icl hcal-(1 :111 4,1,()11.1)(·(,illw c\(i v litin· \U· h.id raced I·iI'l):tiik .zinl Nll.C wc'cl beaten thein both

verv cominciligh. WcH. as evervolic· can, we becalm· too confident. 32)11 U'<)111(lil l 1)('lin·c· it. \\'c· c.illght five ( lubs

in our |wat :ind 1 miwsed a couple of stroke·s. After a 411(>cking Ktart. wr inanag-cd co ptill together and on]\

Art by Vanessa Von der Muhll, Year 10

lost· to Firl).ink |)) 11;1]f a ]('llgth. ThiN ilic.int 'luit we would have to row the 111)%(,Ilite race of our live; ill liu·

repeclmrge to make it through to thi· final. \\'c went back to the motel to consoliclate. C )111- race was al 2.43

and we had to c ), 11•. %0 after a few banalms and 11 ( { )11 1)1(·

01 , el-sic)11% of Stop by the Spice (;irls to get tis fired lip, we were read, to race. It wilf going to be tough 1)('C ,luw we wanted it Inullv enotigh and deep clown 1 hoped the rest of the crew felt thi· Name wav.

I-lic· race bi·gan ancl we were sti-oke for stroke. 1hey pulled awar. blit we wi·re giving evervthing and again we were leveL I wax beginning to hili t. 1 th(,light that 1 was going to give up at one Atage clitting the race. But I dichit. liecause I wanted to win so 1,21(11\ and also

becalisc· 1 cc)111(llit.just stop rowing iii tlic' middle of a 1-ace. We had 200 11]etres to go mid it was time to power it hoim·. Merton Hall was a little bit ithead but wc were

*low'l) gah-ting. l. i,jorhumic·Iv, we uvie too low. 'they crossed the finish line first and im initial reaction was

that all ill)' hopes for winning tile clivision were

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Art by Anna Fox, Year 10

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Year 11 ' J

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Year 11 Blue 3rd Row L-R Caroline Conlan

Stephanie Doyle Lisa Charlton Christina Broussard Claire Baxter Kiara Chiodi

Susannah Bailey Katrina Connellan

Olivia Burns

2nd Row L-R Simone Bailey Jess ca Day Erin Buntine Genevieve Audley Jane Balmer Bridget Cleary Suzanne Castles Camille Deane Front Row L-R Jenni Bolton Krista Dale

Dianna Best Bridget Bourke Eliza Curtain Jessica Curley Louisa Bostock Lauren Buckley Absent Joan Allanadale Sarah Cichy Lauren Demetriou

Teachers Ms Joan Morgan Mrs Joy Barrett Mr Michael Mulcahy

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Year 11 Gold 3rd Row L-R Sophie Laurence Elizabeth Harvey Laura Haslehurst Katherine Gardiner Rebeka Jageurs Prue Hartley Kate Eichhorn Clare Gibson Arley Grey Roisin Gleich 2nd Row L-R Sineaid Hammer

Bronwyn Gatehouse Jessica Fetterplace Tessa Hall Joanne Halpin Anna Gallard Kristen Doyle Elizabeth Fox Kate Flack Front Row L-R Ellen Fox Natalie Flegg Olivia Garvey Bridget Hopkins Fiona Hegarty Charlotte Hickey Zoe Kitchen Mary Fonti j

Melissa Hii

Absent Bridget Hill

Teachers Ms Andrea Inglis Ms Catherine MeMahon

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1 Year 11 Green .4 3rd Row L-R Georgia McCormack

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6* Elanor Mclnerney Geraldine Nankervis Louise Lonergan Kirsty McLaughlin IA& Alison Pettigrew Rebecca McDonnell

14.1 Angela O'Connell Kamy Lee Ellie McMahon 2nd Row L-R Li Na Liu Kathleen McDonald

Dung Pham Karen Lee Sarah Perillo Amber Madden Josie Parkinson

Phoebe Nugent Julia MacDonald Claire McKeown

Front Row L-R Kathanne Marks

Beata Lukasiak Antonia Olthof Jannie Luj

Stephanie Ng Meaghan McLagan

m Jasmine Ong Lisa Lombardi Teachers Ms Angela Gemma Mr Eddie Kane (Absent)

Year 11 Red 3rd Row L-R Rebecca Wendland Hannah Price Catherine Whitehead

Jannah Taborsky Emma Poynton Sarah White Prudence Tehan Hannah Sharrock Beth Stewart

2nd Row L-R Stephanie Resciniti

Eloise Porter Katie Taylor Meg Wielgosz Emily Sheahan Lisa Wendland Jacqui Vidal Philippa Zahara Megan Walters Laura Zrnegac Front Row L-R Lauren Trumble May Wang Amy Wark Catherine Yokouchi Amy Tinetti Hannah Whiting Jennifer Turnbull Sarah Rowlands

Absent Victoria Toovey Sara Woodruff Teachers Mr Mark Bahr Ms Anne Muller

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Milin, pill that molic'v aw.tv; it'x mr turn to lilly yoll a coffee. 16 the least 1 can do, after all >/ou clicl 1).tv for iny cdocation - as vou No ('(]11(lith remind 111(...1've been mal* lim ; '/ /* ; '¢41 4

meaning 10 11.Nk vou, what do you think ;tbout 1)avid? Dicl you know we went to the Hame plimary school for two )'c·:114....Annvay, he Scrins to be the type of 111,111 )'(,11'(1 approve of...Iles inattite, stable, handsoine, hard working- and you sce how well he treats 1110...Speaking- 01 treat. what would you sm' to a fresh Chocolate (1(,litit?...I know, I know, our figures atTn't reallv in a position to be consuming fried Aweets, but if we make this 0111- last, we

can start Cleo's 'Thirty Days From Flab to Fab' diet Art by Georgia McCormack, Year 11

tomorrow; we'll beat those inherited wobblv thighs of ours...Come on Mum, I can smell them hom here...what

My Guiding Star Mummy, Mi-s jenkins is my new teacher. Today in

class we practised the lener C. She Maid mine were the best and gave me .1 1(,1]ipop. It was a re.illv Yummv st i .Iwl,c·, tv loHipop. 1 love strawben·v. You like Htrawl,(·1-1-v too, clon't you Muniti,y?... Mrs jenkins told inc timt I looked just like yon: now we can be twins! 1 want Salicly the h,lit (11'es,;er to cut my hair just like yours,

do you Nay, sprinkles or icing?...By the way. my ui'aduation ceremonv starts at 7.30.1)111 I'd like volt a licl

Dacl to be at the Liniversity by 7.00 for photos and tea; David'x .11%0 arriving <1111-ly...Anthony will be coming with vou and Dacl won't he? Plc·ase make sure Dacl ch-ives the

car there, Anthonv recenth,· got his probationar>· licence

and I want to make stlic· vou .,11 111'live in one piece„1 remember what it was like when I turned IS...1)0 yoll

recall the time that iny fliends ancl I...

we (·an we:,1 ili,Itching ilitupers and get the Maine shors and...What time is 1)addy coining home? I macle a new

Mum, thanks for minding the chil(lien. David

biend tc,clay. Her imme is Melanie. I aked Melanie if

couldn 't escape that work conference and the car A.ju,st

she had a bext friend. She said yes, her big sisterjulia. I

begging to be sci w'iced. Ilil scared the wheels will fall off

told her that my nnimmy was 1170' best friend...Melanie

if I drive another twent¥ kilometres...Have vou spoken to

said that she's going to have her 8t1i birthday party soon

Anthom' and Josie yet about Dad's 6()th Birtliday? We

and that I'm invited. Can I go please? It sounds like lots

ale goille ahead with the surprise party aren't we?...My

of fun. She said she's going to have a real clown and

fi-iend Hose from work told me that he could get lis a

ballc)(,iii and cake and all sorts of nice things. She's not

Uirat (leal on the reception place...by the way. how'A

iliriting :iny bov>+ thotigh because they have

rour back? You've been to t 11l1 (,steopath I take it...Dad's

gerills...There' s a new boy in my c lass this war. HA; 1 1111

leit eve isiA playing up again i.4 it?...Anyway Mitin, I '(1

of yucky Kern™. I (lon't like· him becittise he'x inean to

love to sta)' and chat but 1 inust be at the inechanics bv

inc. His 11.7.ne'A David and he kerps pulling mv h.lit .

1 1 (>('1(,ck..,"jolinnv Sweety, be good for Grandina, 2111(1

\Almt Alion](11 do Mummy?....

keep your sister out of Pop'% vegic g.11 clc·11"...111111]iks again Mum, 1'11 be back around 2.00 pm...make Mlll'C the

Ma rel,ix. It happens to everybody. 1 know you think

kids don't (·at too much apple pie„.

Ihn vour little· girl but we both knew that it was bound to happen soonct· or later. Really, stop crying. You can get the +taill out right?....filinvay, al,out Friday night, I

don't c.tie what you say, I'm going to the party. Everybody's going...They're only boys, tlic)' don't bite. I'm fourteen after <111, it's time I started going out more....What? INn not too young. Don't be ricliculous, don't v€)11 teinember what it was like at this age?...Now don't ove]-react, I'm not the one giving you those grey hails, and we both know that Dad's 211-c falling (,itt on their own accord...Yes 1 have asked my father, he sent me

back to you...listen...why clon't yolt ever listen? Stop ignoring mi·...the case is not closed! I IUII? I'M N()1 %11()UTING... You just (1(,11'1 title!(·t-st:md. No-une tilicic·ist,11(1>...!Iey. [s there .un; of vour apple pie left?....So wh.it do voll say, you lised to let Josic (mt al this

Mum, I've bought vou soine reel tulips - 1 know they're voill· 1,1(,illites. I still Can't believe what's

happener[....it first I wax in denial, but 1 have to be Ati onefor Dail and the kids...Antliony'% being an absolitte tower of strength for us all...I feel incomplete,

irresoltite...You're always been there to guide nic and now...well, I suppose I have to handle things on mr own. I've got David for support, but 110 one can ever till your shoes...Dad's hokling tip, but 1 know it must be the haidest 01] him: the little crease belween his eyes grows steadily deeper evely (1,1)'...hAN gone to St.ty with .joxic· mitil he ta·ts back on his lect...1've taken vour recipe book to my house, (Dacl never wax one for cooking), don't wonw - 1'11111,kint,zin vour apple pie...You have no

age (lidiA yon?...well okay maybe she was a little older,

idea how intlch 1111 2(,ing- to IniNX )'on...1 hope \'()11're

but limes are changing...come on Ma, let me go...What

looking down on tix, from wherever you air...

if I clo the dishes for a week?...

90 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Mary Fonti, Year 11

The Mystery of My Mo ther

Diazaifu

1 wake myself 111), twisting- Ill)(1 till Iling.Ilicl th 1'2,41ing

You want to go back in time you May? 1 '11 take voll

abolit. 1 lic· quiel. fecling tile· (1(·c·p thu,b of inv heart

t|wre. Back to the Oric·lit. to the rich rects and gc )1(1% c )1

1)(minling ut 111\ t(·inplo. (,ic).il,ing. | In to 1-oll c)\(·r to

the .\Sian Empire. Come with Inc to the land of the

evade ilic· sinall %11,11,4 01 light es(,4 )ing through im

rixing- sim..\R,m. known in the \\'estern tonglic· Ili.|111)1111.

illitailiA. I growl al inv Alic·(·ix .111(1 111\' 1)((1(-lothes.

\\'Ar travelling to the sollth, clown to /' i,ki,oka. Sotitulx

hopch»|v tang·lcd iii inv ar]» inict iclp. 1 11.lu· 11 vivid recollection oil»t night and Itin thrown into a renewed

flurrv 01 kicking and glitinl)ling. Eving in inoody kinglun-, 1 bl-ood ovel- 1], adio]14. 111.lgllil'ing ado|('4('ent

illsecuritic•; in im' ah-cadv p.lined and tender head. MT· door creaks open und I call Nee the noon in»hilic sweeping acrors the cal·pet iii a gr,lden arch. Quic-kh 1 sc·rew in; eves %'ilit. feigning %]eep with little Akill as I trv to suppress mv agitated breath. Catitiouslv I

like .1 1)1(·ath of fl-irli air. 1.tki· :11, Imnd. and let ine

guide ic)11 to the 1(·inple. to thi· Intin of prau·!1 1111(1 the 1'11\thmic claps of rimal. 11(71 111(· witter. 1-111,liing over the smooth. grev tone.. 11 A clear. und Ilecked with

Nilver 21% the \1111 (11,11(·cs on 111(· 1 1-c·lill,ling· glass, A il,idi (,1 red and gold, beneath the %111-luce. Now another of

c ream uncl red. -Ilic· kni oi c,11-p glide thi-ough their cooL .iii·nt worict. Effot·tle•;. like the gentle movements of the .lapallest< Dance 01 the Cherrv Bio.™,in. Chern

B](14%0111. It R Spling and » the genth· \vind swavs the

open my right eve to barelv a ilit. Quicklv shutting it as I

branches of the delicate chern trecs, Ainall, 1(,1111(1

see Mum standing above me. deep till-1-ows forming on

prtals ofdelicate pink. soft like moth wings, lilt and swav

mr brow: 1 c ()111(1 never fool lic·i-. Her kiwes creak as Glie

to the ground. litteling the light brown Mand with a

reclines on the Ninall portion (,1 11-lattic·hi I have vacated

carpet of cri•;p white·s ancl pink•;.

for her. (:ingerly my mother plishes the loose st]-al](1% of

Cross thc· bridge, walk tlic smooth, worn platiks of

hair from inv face, Milic)(,thing it back behind m, c·.11% 21%

wood. ancl 1-lin vour hand along the rich red handrail.

whe had dolle when I was voting: h{)01]ling awin· the

huagint·. 1.(·gend Niti-1-()1111(1% the hmhi or bridge1.

Mlint and teast.0. '11111]ing over I vitld to inv inother'>,

C hratevt em·mic< air Maid to f.ill iii love af thn· walk over

caresM, 1 11(·Iting into her teliclet· embraa·. Now I am saft

it t<)getlic·'-. a>; thcv (·liter the 11(,ine of th(· gods. 1,0 you |ccl their toilch, do vou fec] their ],1-(wi](c' Millic)1111(1

,11(1 4()1111(l.

As I liti//le int{) 1]1, 11,11,14 warm gurgling hclh. I recaH (,thi·I· times like thi.. 1 was voilliger a Iici I \$'(,111(1 let linxcll be (11·awn into inv illothel-4 al-]11% to ('1111 11]). 'sling

11% a l,lig in a itig'. \\'hi·11 1 Imt't un c·If lic won](1 hold ine, t.lking im' 11-(111|)1(·4 as her own :1140. Mv eveS li'(Ittld £|litic )11(1 1 WC)/11(1 +11,ilc, 111(liat illg- a deep lind 11(11'lit ing love for hi·i'. 16 that Apecial w.1, 41(· cuddle. ine.

Mc )Ill('thing· allicillch hel·w thal leaves int· cocooned iii a 1 am empowered by this aul-a of mv motherk. \\'ords all· h.11(11, nea·XMan' 11% we prof(·4% oill lilm .liering love fur oile another. The powel- al)irles in thiw.

unt. or i: it tlic f.lith tha[ 112,% 1,(·(·11 1,·;'<11·enth p.,shcd into 111(' verv Ilir around the /)clitai/u for hi:11(11·('(1% of \'(·al·,0

|t'N (litiet. Voll Nav? 1 .iNICU. 171(' 11(,i\(· of praver Al,1 l oll IiciN u)11. Chin von }war it nowl Gentle riMing and Ill]1ing 111111111111#. Deep cupped hand claps 01 the inen. 1,11(1

9 ifter. f.iwier claps (,1 Ilic· women. Look around. Women (11-essed in ki///0/10,4 hc·;in· with knrrs of vich and deep

recK. golds. |,liti alicl green. walk Acm'h. held In the light bit,(ling% of their skii-ts. The men :11-c imposing ill their.rtiha/,/.4 a display ofsell-Clisciplim· and importance. Look up. Raise voill- eve>. up to tlic t\\'ixting. clegant %1 1-11€ ture of the inain building ofthe temple, Painted in gc )Icl and red with .1 frame c )| w#'c)(,cl., the picture, tc·11 a ston'. A >,ton (,1 win-1-iors of Ilic· ancient #aumrm. A story of the gock. The sti-Ong .!,il),1]ic'Mh charactel-4, known as

As mv mother leaves the room. I xt,-rtch out under

kaitil tell the stories in claborate script. You cannot read

the cal £·As ofa golden stin thal (11-ifts through my window

the story. 1 know. but you can feel it. Fill the strength

on the firsh bire/.c. I Contemplate the future of this

and power oftraclition. Itisinstilled into everv person iii

1-('lationship we share. I trust in mv motheA ilihtinctive

lapall.

love; it will ahvavs (livell in her heait: but will mv itiother

Now wi,ih. Make a wish. a pledge. or an aspil-ation,

alwavs bc in mv life? 1 cling-c from the verv thought of

\\i-iti· it down. fold it lip, and. pick a trce. All over the

lift· wit|unt m) mc,ther. There is 11 Ac·11.ation 01 guilt

sweeping thi oligh me: it st·(·m that th inking- thi alone Mlic)111(1 carn violc ilt rett il,lition. 1 11.1(1 thought *c']|i.h]v 'not there in inv lifc'. M)' motlici' sure]\ yearn>; foi- her

111(,ther. C )1 ma, 1 )(· she is at prace. 1)('ing a mother hersell. \\'hat R it to bc 11 111{)thers 1 wonder. \\hat

Streng-th milst ()11(' 1)(,As(·s>; to leleasc· c,lic A childhood

temple. there air trce covered with Iblded pieces of white paper. cach pieee holding a pers(,16 Al·cret ch(·11]n, 4(·(i-ct thought. asking for hclp from the Npiliti What did I wish for, volt ask? I cati't tell )'()it. IA a secret. 10 Staning to get (1:11·k now: the stin i>, St·tting- behind tlic· Millic,lic·tte of liu· sic ine dragon. A cool bire/i· cltiftv light|v through liu· 1 1-(·es. ,·\tic)ther shower of chern 1)10*,unn Npins to the ground. Noinc goes in vour 11.lit,

grasp ()11 c),whs own itic)111(·19 1 Allsi)(·ct I lim iii error here

<ome 1,1-lislws vour face. It'x like· a cli·c·.im. and I cic,iA

- 1 con](1 11('\(·1' al),111(1011 or ignort· un lical of lin

want to Wake. 1 .en go now. 11(,Id thi. image in u )111

niother. \VI,111 111\Ntcn abides within inv ]11(,ther...that

inind, thi il,1.tgr of ilch, spitilling. glolious coloill-s, lind

which I will inri- begin ic) 1111(lt·i st:11 1(1. 1 )lit forewl- feel.

Ilic' powei'ofuUdbuL

.·\Im \Vark. k·ai- 11

Pruc Tch,111, Year 11

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out (,lito the cobbled foot]),1111%. proinoting their

Florence - A portrait

c 111 1-ent projects. Meanwhile, al-lists (lit.11-Ic] ovel- which "

....1 11(1 this N the /'m*nU 0/ n /.adY , i c·t, 1.11'ks the tot 11·

of their creation•; is th(· 1)(·st. Men inr talking politics

gllicle. -You (·an 111111(,Nt Nee Bernardilii l .ilitii's line bi lldi

1),1*Nionatelv and ](,11(11\. with exaggerated gotill-ch and

xii'okes in the cill-IN along the haillilic·. 1 h·r elaborate

111(littic'/1 41:111((·4.

clothing and act(,1-11!tic·lits indicate 11(·i- high social ('lliss.

1 11-e,1(1 c .11('llillv :14 tlic· strectf Itir littered with rven

along with the fact that (,111, rich litisic)(latic· \voinen

kind of deaning fruit inicl 1-111)1)iNIi. A vial] clog 11.14

tended to bc· painted in Rc·imisscuu·i· 1·lorena· . "The

found a rotten cal'cass and ix gll:ucting his prize fiercely.

1,9(1)4 expression A conlident: Alic extules .111 ail' 01'quict

Flot-(·litines haw a mc)%1 primitive method of sewerage

hgnaL"

all(l (Ilainage. 1)111 Nt'(·111 perfectiv content to throw their

As I glance at this braittiltil lach. I begin to think of

holischold 1-zil)1)ish into the sti-(7't to be vited through

her 1,1.,ce in histon' and wolicler what liID would have

by scaveliging aniinals. 1 lowever, their xtrect x air paved

1*·en like in 15th (·eii,zin- Florence? Sticlcit·tihT. shesilliles

with stones that ale 111111()st Hillitiletlical. giving the

and bow. her head in acknowledgment, her hand gently

impi-(»ion of Roman order ancl tic·,itne.w

beckoning ine to conic with her and enter her world, the 'cradle of Reimiss.111('e'...

'The Lad€ gently tonches my sholl|(1(1 2111(1 1,(,ints allead. There A the church of Cam,ento di .Sm; .lici,7-n in

It could bc spling in Florence, vet there are no t]-ce.N

all it< glorv. .\4 1 cilierge 11·om the dark sti-(·i·t< cuid cold

in' |,irds. The rose Ill,%hed citv tc,llc hes the morning

clisinal 1.1(.1(1(·4. 1 ain overwhelilic·(1 1), tlic· Might (,1 thi>;

skilitic, %1)1:thiling 21 im'li.ul of ]).14tc·IN along the

beautiful church.

111(111111,linA. 111 the div,111(·c I hear excited crics and

\\'c go inxide to experience the V,atial harinonv. The

4,(,tits..14 1 111111 1 %(·(· a ])1-c)('('%ic)11 .11,1,1-oaching 114. 'The

c.211(11(·]ight on the Ii'('scoN A golden und warin. I cati Ace

111(14 explain< thal toclay is the special Ic·ast day of St

glimpses of tlic· exquisite /·17/ ,·1 „ge/ir·o panc·l paintings

lohn the Baptist. which her,11(1% the wason c )1-%])ling.

1111'ough the crowd. Evervotic A here - the llc )1)1(·s ;111(1

111(· coloill'Ill] woven 1 ).itiners ;il,peal- like sails on small

111 istoci-nts. the common people, 11-amp.N :ilid even single

1).11·ques, gliding genth· in 111(· wind. The pcople (-heel

women. who often come seeking singh· men to marry!

1(,11(lk :111(1 applaud ir·, the proa·Kion ]),1,4('S: evervone N

Not that I think iliat thi, would have much May in this

clip)\ing thi>, (,a a>,i(ni.

1 stalicl in t he Aleny,/0 1 Pr,·hic, Onark(·1 ), a huge squair,

m.itter. This N a pc)\-(i'fill male-(ic,Ininated sc)(-ictv. Savonarola, the malous Dominican Monk, who ix HOW

al)(,unding with energv. It Merms the nmrket i.4 A sOcial

the Pric,1, stancls at the pitlpit - his throne. His facial

centre, as well :1% the place for pill-chasing daily

expl-c.Nion i.% one of ferocitv, as he expouil(1% the

necessities. The .Werrmo Tic-ch/0 is full c,1 cliffercnt sinells,

consequences of the 1-tiling- Meclici family. The people

sights and colours. There are bunches of garlic and bay

listen intenth. Noinewhat 0,111-11>rd.

lavo Ntack<·(1 high on market table,4. Eliving the air a

Fimillv we polli- out c )1 the .4'mi .lic/17'0. 2111(1 4])1-ead (,lit

pmigent scent, litilike the refillc·(1 sinellh of mv moclern

01110 the Pint=(/ U'crhi-0 Vi·Iling -\'i\,1 (:Ii.Nto!" 1\11 (1,111(I

Win']cl.

and sing hunnx of praise, exhilarated with jov - I never

Partridges and plwaxants with their legi lied lie restles,ly on the ground. I find their squawks .111(1 cries 01 confusion di>,11-illiligh hilinan.

knew that Ma»; celebrations coitlcl be No anitilitted,

U tlic· cold, 1,1.ick darkness of night descends. I sc·em 10 1(,st· sight of "The 1.11(lv' and become anxiol!%.

Every venclor haN methodicallv laid out plc)(ltici·: for

Evervonc N retill·ning lic,ine to their vill». palac·o or

than it N alinost an art fonn. .Stalls in·(· larlen with an

'bed and lic),11-(11 It is now time for me to 1 (1t lt]-11 through

arrit: offresh It-ilit. vegetable> 1111(1(11(·Allitits. 'The Lady'

the framework .incl back to mv contempoinrv life. "Ihe

him(1% me an orange, and I notice the ctlli·k-eved golden

past is Illitilical 1)('C'.111Nc it ix the paNt remarks the tottl

*kinned chiktren %top their game and watch mc clohelv,

guide. ":111(1 we will never Ix· able to acc ill kitclv

I he orange i. 1,17.illci- and not .IN legill,11-4 shaped 214 the

delennine whal Floirmine life woillcl Inn-(· been like...

ones at home, and as I peel and eat it the children break

Alison Pettigi-c\<. 32"r 11

ilito laughter. 1 :tin anut/ed at the enormous number of h.iliclic 1-aft.4

cli>;phived. There arc reinedic, for sale, and each venclor sce 1 11% to have a (lit,il role as a consulting phrsician . Signs adwrtising bed and board attiact the beggal-% 2111(1 gvpxics who K·ould othenvise (1(,/e on the ground. \ voung gil'l selling tel-1-acotta pot, approaclle; ine: Alic· cannot be Inol-c than 16 \ c':u·4 (,Icl. 32·t. I llc)tice her

h,11 1(14 1,1-(· 1{,ligh and worn. hands that have ahradv

st,liered and toiled too Inlich. %11( ix Ninall in *tattlir and

wcanx plaili c |cithes c,Ihcan· Itil,ric. unlike· the illiMic)(121(')' whose adornmentr .11'(· richiv coloured. 1111(1 wown from

line Kilk - Fhurnic· s primary Multistry. 1 he I..id€ irestures me onwards. We entel- an area

where slic)])% line thi· streets. C hu-penter,C worksli ops spi] 1

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Art by Angela O'Connell, Year 11

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.. Joanne Amott

Eloise Armstrong

Maria Asimakopoulos

Virginia Ball

Rachel Ball

Sarah Balrner

Samantha Basford

Lizette Bell

Jennifer Bishop

Anna-Marie Black

Adele Brazenor

Tamara Brooks

Daniela Calabro

Tanja Caldow

J L Margherita Boerno

Year 12 - 1998

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Lauren Campbell

Georgina Carroll

Catherine Chamberlain

Michelle Chan

Anna Clarke

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Rachel Collard

Anne Conroy

Nicole Corcoran

Aimee Curtain

Sarah D'Silva

Marie Dermatis

Amanda Cosgriff

Rachel Couttle

... Jennifer Donald

Natasha Dougherty

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Sophie Dowling

Katherine Duggan

Gemma Fleurisson

Jane Foley

Anna Francis

Sarah Gandolfo

Lucinda Gannon

Thea Geddes

Julie Grouzis

Therese Hanrahan

Megan Haratsis

2 +A Jodie Fry

Kelly Gallivan

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Nicole Gialelis

Tamara Goncharow

ti A Victoria Heatley

Katrina Hood

lill Emmaline Jones

Rochelle Howie

Rachel Hoy

Kate Jackson

Stephanie Keenan

Erin Kennedy

... Regina Kaluzny

Anthea Kavanagh

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liAJ

Marta Kiernikowski

Catherine Killen

Phoebe Knowles

Georgina Labb

Claire Lachal

Jenica Lee

Katsy Lee

Aimee Lipscombe

Tiffany Loft

Lana Ma

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Ebonie Martello

Sarah Martini

Lucy Maule

Kate McFarland

Katherine McCartney

Angela McFarland

Catherine Meehan

Sunaina Miranda

Daniela Norman

Caroline O'Brien

Rachel Mclnerney

Marney McMillan

'44 Jessica Moretti

Carlene Ngoma

Monica Nisbet

Jennifer O'Connell

Meaghan O'Loughlin

Clare O'Neil

Meg Ockleshaw

Josephine Oldham

3 j. Brooke Pearson

•6 Kate Ralph

Erin Reade

Alice Penna

Kelly Peterson

Emily Petricola

Lauren Reed

Vivienne Ringersma

/91 Renee Reardon

11 Michelle Rodrigues

Jane Rogan

Chelsea Rowlings

4 1

Roxanna Ryan

Georgjna Ryan

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Chiara Shenoy

Jessica Shirley

Stella Spitaliorakis

Sharon Spinelly

Nancy Sposato

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=6 Samantha Stewart-Steele

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Olivia Sweeney

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Kate Turnbull

Emily Tr ibe

Fiona Tetley

A B Marie-Danielle Turner

Marisa Vaughan

Surini Wijayasinghe

Catherine Wilkinson

Louise Vautin

Kirsten White

Kasey Warner

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Year 12 Teachers Back L-R: Mr Brian Ellett (Year 12 Coordinator), Mr Peter Crewe. Mr Alon Kaiser Front: Mrs Joan Ryan, Mrs Barbara Watt, Mrs Margaret Smith, Mrs Kaye Young. Absent: Dr John Collins.

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Year 12 Clockwise from top. 1. Year 12 camp. 2. Sarah Gandolfol Daniela Norman, Katherine

Duggan. 3. Phoebe Knowles, Roxanna Ryan. Rachel Ball, Clare O'Neil. 4. Kirsten White, Monica Nisbet, Jennifer Donald,

Renee Patterson, Angela McFarland, Samantha Basford,

Fiona Tetley. 5. Tamara Goncharow, Brooke Pearson,

Nicole Corcoran, Erin Kennedy. 6. Rachel Hoy, Joanne Amott, Emjly Tribe.

ri34,L

We Are Such Things As Dreams Are Made Of Just the other (lav 111)- Seven-ve,lt'-01(1 (1.1111(liter said

sonwthing to ille which %11(1(lened me. She looked up at 1 ile with her ititic)(-ent, yet c litions. cic'('])-1,111 <· e)'c·A. which %('(·meel to be gleaming with cli,cliet. :111(1 flic· 11,1(1

asked, "Sant.is not tral. iN he M I Immy? Or the tooth fah-v 01- even Eater Bumn·? 1 11.71'0 what Tommv 11 11(1 111(·,'

1-hen Alic· hacl paused and looked down al tlic· book of thin t.tich which wi,+ chuched to her lic)(,liti 1-1 c licht. ah

ilit was hi·lino.st treasured po™·ANion. "\\hut about fairv 1,11(·0 - air tlic·) 1-Call Whcle (10(·0 1411})till/c] li,e?.,..(n(.il](lel-('lla?...... 1 (licliA know what to 4,1, to her. I low do von till a

4('1('11-yeal-01(1 tliat zow were tile 4)11(· who ])(}lighi all the

(:Illi,till,IN pre<(·111% 2111(1 crept out (1111'ing the car|\ 11<)111'$ of the morning. stiilling tlic tockings with gilts and

drinking the milk which slwcl left for %,mt.i? 1 low do von tcH a M·ven w.1 1- 01(1 thal W )11 took tlic· tooth which +11(· left „11 11(1 bectsicle table and voili'e the one rdic)

(1('liu·rect tlic· clit-ton of chocolate c·gie. making 1,111 lin'

prints in the grass> i low do yon t(·11 a Neven-yeal--old that Cindel-ella and Rapwn/(·1 al-(1 1101 real peoph·, that the)1( jilst ligments ofottl imagination? I hni on earth do vow |)(·gill to explaill to .1 0(i(·11-u·ar-01(1 thal a. 101 1,4 Ils |ove, gril(i(,sity .111(1 di·votion exist, >40 100 do >Unt.l, the Easter Bilimv and (:inderell,la

11('inembel-one clav, flist ic·('c·lith. when I wn. driving

10 111\' Moth(7''S place. wi· p.ls.(·(1 the i·(·liiic·i-v. To inc. it'+

11'ht thal-,1 1'('linery. Al>. cl,litghterhad tll!11(·d to me, with rveN fill(·cl with woncler. and exclaillic·cl. "40 that'% how

they make c loucls!" Th,it imuli· me |,iligh. blit :11 111(· Alline tilm·. fol- V,im· <trange li·110{)11. I wililted to cry. 1'0 her. thal place lookc·cl lii,lgical. Everv tilm· 1 go to inv

ever winital to leave tile hral' Ivt )lid.

Mv parents .11\vays wan tc·d the 1,<rt foi· inc: they Hanted inc tO 1)(· .Mil('('t·%%1111. culd the. woold alwavi

trinind me. whenever I got that Jiinv look in my eve, Iliat dreaming grt·; ,·cm nowhere. Thn ((,111(llit Imve 1)(·en hilthel 11-om the truth. Dre,iming nun not enable

rou ic) c |iln b the C h,pitit| i.1 ladden bilt whhout Anagination, the world would bc a wry empty place. \\ itll(>lit (il'caillh :Ill(1 14])i 1 ,ttiol™. 0111- live. 10'<)11|(1 be 1)leak .ind hollow. A. a child. I w:IN fo alixic)114 to grow up and be like inv purent.. I wanted to be able to read al! thosc book. in 1,1, littlwA room: to have .1 .wivelling

chair ancl a clerk <1,1.iltered with paper<. I warned to be re>,po»ible, illt<'lligent .11](1 Nuca»ful. The +11],1·cilic it-om ix th:11 c )11('c I reached adulthood, 1 warned to be a

child again. Now I 1(·alise that vicce,4 211 icl inteHigence hau· tic >thing to do with living, The tnith A tbal th{,se Mlic) ,Ir Ill-)Ic to ilitaginc. 1)('line and H'{)11(ler, 1111(1(»tand morc in life· than sonwolic· who lives

virrolinded 11 121( 10 ancl figilir< and burilic» contiactf. SC)(il·ty plact'% Ho nmch elll])1]asi. on concli·IC· C )1*·cls

like inonev. that there 14 110 vocnn left for simph· Ii\ing and (11-c'aming. 1 {)11ce reacl that the mind is what mak(·4 hittii.tilf No

tillique lind I lic'\(·r forgot thut, 1,('(,Ill.Ne it N the till('41 thing 1 11:lve ever read. The mind R the ven (·:%(·11('c ol

hitinanity and the (ml) thing illat m.tkc· the hillii.1 11 litc cliffurent to the life experienced iii the kingdom 01 111]inuth. R the power of the lilind: olli (cil).1(it' to perceive. re"fon. imagine. {)1)<('1\·c :,11(1 develop (,111

inil)(14. Thc mind i. So precion. a Iici ,(·t wi· arc((,119 .intly Ic)]cl how to lisc it bv other people·. which wrn™ to take tliat 41)(·cial (lit,Ilitv .1#'.1), to (·1(,cle ith power. \Vhen I wit. 01 liclving Itt

lili\(isitv. 1 1(·ilic·1111)(·1

n,liling liclkclev. a I.imon. philosopher, who argned illat 10 1,(· i, to be percei,c·(E ancl this ix c,Iiic,thing

MotheA now. I look .it ilic· 1('lili(·rv thi'ough Inv

\vhich I firink I,clic'ic· in. The power of [)(1(c·plion R

(1,1 light(·1 4 (·u·N. :md 1 ,(·c whal %11(· ,(·c#. At 1 lig-ht. it

whal itiak<·0 thing, 1(,11 in lili·. 1 1-(·inctill,(i- \ihen I \1,14

almoxi lookslikc·Illic,ther ],1,111(·t. with all its briglu light#

jitht ill inV' tc·Clh. Chlivina. a (low hiend whoin 1 11:ul

and mift of·,moke - it look like a pictilic' i,iken .t}'aight

known for all im life. died tillgical|\ ill a car accident. 1

lic,111 (,11(· c,1111, cli,tighter'% lititv tale book.+,1 never want

11,1(1 [Clt %40 %,Wl, 1)(*('1111%(' Nhe \Vil* 440 r'(111119 itlic| 40

mv d.illghter 10 104(· her war (11 looking at thingf. When 1 11.1, )(,ting. inv pal·(·lits would often

11]nocent .111(1 h.,clli t wt experienced Iii(·. I 11:1(1 1(71 1,0 if 11 1).11-1 c )i ]11( had died with her. The accident had made

reprimand me for dit\(11'(,tining, 1 110(71 to write

ine quotion the uhoh· poilit of hic: 01 (illl p:l»ion for

counth» 41()1-ic>, al)0111 lairics and sca-(icattlt'('4 1111(1 init(1

growing- and living and I wondered il. tiltitillitch', we

wc ientiv.. but Ycl hide them in mr cli·sk. I ilhed to have

11.1\ r nothing to diow for it. llc )H ('\ er. one (Lv, 114 I wah

an ilnaginan' friclul 11.linccl Poklix, but 1 11,1(1 to hide hini

walking- home from %( 11001.1 had Ncen thiv little gill, with

21.4 Well. 1 1-Clll(·Illl)('1· when I wa. jil.Nt (·ight war0 old. my

:t billk, 11-ing-e 1111(1 1,114-taik +kil )1 )ing- lic ]-c )\\ the n )acl,

p,11'ents Inicl called Ine into whilt 1 11]wins cal|cd the

alicl for Nome ic,14(,11. slic· had reinindcd Ine (,1 mv

huttilt nms . 1)(·(mw· 1 u» never 1111{)\ved to go in there

friend. 1 li.1(1 %1,1 11(·cl 1-illic·mbet'ino- thilit(4 which I

without bring invited. The room, fc,i- me, was (11 1,)1 Inc )liM,

111(,light I (1 forgonen. 1 1.(111(1111)c·Ird how we lt,(·(1 to

with high Ceiling•;. coillitless row, 011,<ic,k,hehc·N Ittic[ a

ing und dance logither .111(1 1)141) tracher., and how

dok bigprr than im (1011. hotise. 1 Imcl climbcd onto

#te'(1 alwavs be the teacher and stanip nn· work with

111(' gililit chair ,111(1 Aptill :lic,lind in it. Acilit·,iling with

\\'ell i)onc' or 1·.xcel(1th I reincinbered the tillie whell

delight. until lin father had 4 Inplv reached 0111 11 hand

we'cl gone invav on lic,lic!.1, with her familv and siwaked

1,11(1 brought mv ride to a halt. 1 11.11 clay, im parents had

out during the carly h{)1114 of thi tiloilling to go to the

explaincd to ine thilt there wah 110 Santa Chills. thal

local eliseo. I remembered the time when wc both had

Hililiphiry was just an c )1(linary inan ch-crsed lip in a

c itii· fit·%1 kiss behind tlic· portai,les lit sc llc )1,1, and I ct got

1,cuu-'s Nitit. That (1.1. 111.icl felt as if the woi-Icl I knew was

4, ,11 ('cl inul 1-all awav. .·\+ I had watched that little gill

crumbling down upon me. 1 111,(1 felt 11: if'l 1121(1 411(1([c illy

closs the roai .111 thee nic}noric. had come llc)(,cling

1)((11 cat:,1,1111((1 into tlic' wor](1 of grow»ups, where

back to inc. and I had l,ttighed all the w,ti honic,

imagination ancl (11-rains were 1-ejected: where lic)-oile

thinkingofal! tile thilig% we'd done. 1-he point (,fall thi.%

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is. thal altholigh a uning life was ccrmitilv tak<·11 40

1111jll.hth·. in :1 Xtritilge Nort ofwav, for im·. Mile 11('\·el- died. (]Iii-lAtina i.4 ahvll\% there in mi head: in mv memorics, 40

Caffeine, Contemplation and Iii trospection

in thlit wav. Alic lives (>11 [,)1(·\'cr. .\11(1 1 think thati whal 14(·1'kclev incant whell he %,licl ilial 'to bc N to bc

perceived'. That ix whv the Inind i.4 40 i„,1,(,1'11,1,1 1,11(1 No

precioux -1)('c<,11%(· in it. ur hokl the world.

\, I wit back iii an ititt-(is])(·ctive inood. 1,iligiliclh redined 011 a colich in the (knnilion Rocnn with lin coffee in onc hand and to»ted Nandivichin the other, I

[fon]\ I had read lict'kiln when I with a child. thing-N

begin to rellect on the ic)ill'11(·i. 1)(·gilli all]10,1 1*1, }car>,

wou](1111 11,11(' v(*itic·(1 No Inul. Pican>,c ill'cording to hih

ago. which N ic)01! to end. I ice] ah il l :1111 perched on the

phil()4(11)Iii. il 1 titih believed that Hant,1 (\ived. then he

(int ofa wave looking clown. linalk anailling that little

(licl.

bit (,f (laritv: sering for the lit'41 time nn 1)(·gilitling- .ind 1 h.11's whal Berkcle, nwatit, and th.it'% what 1 wanted

to tcH [in (lillighter. th,H .14 long » we |)(·]ine mid

|(unvard to un· end: wondering- how long· it will t,ike before the wave collap„% olit 11{)111 1111(ler inc.

perceive things, thev air 1-cal. 1 wanted to tell her tlmt

I c.ime to Loirto in Prep. The xchool, incleed the

what makes thingj n.,1. is thc· Mi·i™c of 'realnes< in c }lit

world. wa.4 4 (liflbrent phice then. ((11<)111'Itt| ch.119'illg\.

m ilicls.

pailitings .ilict other \'.11'ions Works of art ;tclorni·d the

And 30 1 had looked down at my daughter and

wails an (1 c filings, an cl '(li·G k-c („ t11-% : 1,1.1,41('1-cd with 1 (,1 1 cl

2111.4wered her. -just 11<'C·ause wc cannot sce %:Ima {11- the

and Colourful de.Migir; covered ()111 ck·xks. \Ve had to wear

Easter Bunny, doesift incan thevic tiot trit|. l'he inc)st

pinnies', so that we woulcill 't get (,itt' (11'isves (lit tv. and

real things ill life, cle,11. air thosc· thal 11€·ither inal] 1101

we looked kniginglv, adoringly, at the big gii-1.4 who cainc

children c .111 sce." She had simply 11()(1(1(·cl her head and Smiled. When I sci,1-ched ilitc) her cre.4, 1 ic)1111(1 that th( v

were olice agaill filled with :111 the m )11(1(·1 .ind belict th.11 a seven-ve.11-old's eve, slic)111(1 1)( . She 1111(1 tlit·ned to mc

on her way to bcci litic[ asked, "Will you come and 1-cad

Int· a story?" 1 allowed a Nmile ti) 4)reacl across mv face and answered, -1'11 be therc· in a tilimitc·."

from the other sicle of the oval. We Imcl a pilltic) in c )111 01,1.SllOO]11, and a C<)Ill])11tcl- that callic iIi >ixt<·(·11 boxe>i, \Ve were amazed to find (,111. There Wax 111,0 Firicla the

Fairy. Our teacher had told 11% 111.11 Alic was ill,isible, but

that wheliever a piece of paper rattled when there was lic) wind, it was Firi (111, Maring, 1 1(llc) 1 10 1,3. C)ne €1.1,·. c)111 teacher, Mi·+ 1 [till took 11% to 'The Fairr

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Dell'. This was re,illy .illother imme for the (;111(1(·. 1)lit the more inmginative 11:11]le xmck all through un· veari in the 111!lior School 2,11(1 even into Y .,1- 7, much to mv (1111),r!'1'2»ment. .\114 11111! toid 11% to lic· on the ground

and look up at the trec·x ancl that W we wert· good, we won](1 st·(· Firid:1 and hcr |1'il·11(1.4. I came home 11 1.u (1,1,·,

111)4(,littch positive that I had Mic·11 Flricla. 1 W.1% M ) vile. I believed %0 completch that 1 1121(1 obeved witholit quotion. It wah as if 141 had %0111(· 401-1 01 rpiphanv or cathartic experience and Ic,c,king bacL it was prol,al,h Inv filit experienct· of faith. Now, 13 veat·, huci. 11,ine bccoinc c„ic of the 'big

gil-K who]11 1 1121(1 both admired und feitird. those girls with the bealitiful braided 111.1/els, who (lidiA haw to

wear pinafores over their school (11 L·x,cs. \\'c , a.4 a war level have together crossed over to the other Nicle of the great green 'poticl into the Senior Sclic >c,]. C )ii i· clcsk# are no longer covered with |(111(1, colow 1-lill (1('bign.4. Ilistead our wallf ale covered with pictilics of Florence, Venice alic[ i Ilformation on the· cliscovery 01 111(· 14(,xetta

Stone. Oill ('C)inpliterN now conic in jilst oncbox,111(1 Al-C Minall enough to fit int<) 0111 1):tg. The worId has got X111:111(·ti

Finally, aH the skills we have learnt over the )(·ars are 1)citig pilt into 1,1-,1(lic,· Inid as wt· 1,1-(·1)arc Ic, cnil),11'k

ttpon the untside wor](1, (01 18 \Ve arc let 100>(' tlpoll it, depilicling 011 vour poilit 01 view) we wHI bc' prepared 1(,1' what tht· woilcl holdr Ic,i· tix.

\N the realiti c)1 (11'14. 11:16 1111(l other dread-filled -

acrom·ms crawl back int<) inv head. 1 1.Ike anoth (·1- sip 1,1

coffee ancl %]ouch even lilitlic·1- ilitc) 111\ chair, *11(')'ing ,

Art by Michelle Chan, Year 12

inT (·inpire and what I have acconi])11.41(71. lill:111)' Loft. 32·ar 12

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Nancy Sposato (Y 12) Chiara Shenoy (Y 12)

VCE

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Art

Stephanie Keenan (Y 12)

LUM

Nancy Sposato (Y 12)

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cartand c

Daniela Calabro (Y 12)

Suzanne Castles (Y 11)

10 r

Rachel Mclnerney (Y 12) Lizette Bell (Y 12)

Selective Memory

cach tillie 1 struggled up ret :111(,ther hill: 211111(iligh that probablv w,)111(1 have caused me fewer feelings of guilt

What Ntill-ted (lilt ,1% a fant,Ixtic ide.1 4(H)11 turned into

than il l'(1 beell ( MAing niz ilielicl Bec. 01'gallict of the

all ('clll.illv exciting 1-c.ility. I was to partic·ipate in a 650

ride and decider of the 1(,lite. Of cotil'se there was a

kilometir bike ricle. 1 1-om Svdne,· 10 Coft 4 11.ti-lic 11 ir. iii

rearon for avoiding the highwar, and it was a fair one

order to raise monev to build a school in Xepal. Initiall,

1(10: it i>, ill>,t 11(>t %211(· lor 1.4 ticler·, t{) travel at twelity

I learned of the ride whilst participating ill 21 (title'ic·lit

kiloinctic·% an hour on a highwin·. while cal-% and truck

prograin (c)11(llicted bv the harne organisation. After

career pitu at almost Mix tiInc $ that. No, we we 1-4. to cvcle

hearing al){)111 the children in Nepal. and the great

<)111- wav over the 111()tttltainous out>,kilt>, 01 the (;trat

thing< thal were inacle po<xii,le 11-om 1),aw 1-idcg. I macle

Divicting Rang-C.

mv decision - 1 would do it.

11, fir>,t ch.1]leng·c wa. thi 7,(,11401·41ip I !121(1 to

40 1 peddled mv trtitv mountain bike fi-om Wind•;or

obt:tin in order to participate in the tide. $750.()0 \vas

to Ihititic,g. conquering 250 kiloinctro iii the spaa· of

how much I had to rai.e. :c ) 1 :c·t .il,cnit .isking· fric·licls

and lamily for (1( )11,itic )110. Pledges of 31)(msorship (·ame

four dav. - 1)lit 1), 11() meal™ wi it a 4010 effort The

blt])])ott 2111(1 ('11(<)111'.lgement fl-om Illi new friend& was

in +·adilv, alicl 111\ hope werc high. A bright icla to

th(· ilisi)il-ation I needed to keep pedalling 111) tile

tuRc inoncv wa>, having 11 caslial clothe, (111\ here at

hicept·ht of hills. 1'1114. the aclcled knowledge thal '1),i>

%(lic)01. It il!%1:ilith· bon*ted mv toi:11 91{)1!%(,1-•;hip to over

Five' waN]A ful- awav. 1),n Five wit< the long-awaited rest

$650.00, ancl .1 1-ew replics 11-om Ic·ttel-,4 v·nt to i.,Inih

clay - finall, . a 41(c ])-ill. ancl 11 chance for Im ic':,1-('11(1 to

111<inbel·% assul·cd limi' that Inv goill wonkl be reached. 1

recover Jighth ! But the specch .11'tival of Da, Six saw lis

wits well on mv wav.

all back 011 0111- bikn at the break of (lit\m. having the

111 1,('twcen litil,lici>;ing nn ride, finding y)()11%01-Nhip. lixing up un· bike, arrang·ing- 11':Ill,%])(Illation to NS\V,

vifion ofthe next four da« 1(H) kilonic·tic·+ Act (learlv iii

our inin(10. Each (12,\ the (li«nia· lidden \1'(,lild get

keeping tip witb wchool work. ancl tackling im 1)211 1 time

progi-(»ivelv longer. and what Nt,11-tal off ah a forty

job, there was. ()1 ('c,lit'*C, training to ((,iNder. 1·'.ac h

kilometic· .11-iiggli· 011 the Iii-%1 (lits. Mooll turned ilito

Al),11*e milillt(' (>|(1,1,-light wa•% cither spent riding mv bike.

capable victing- c )11 cach of the 1,141 few davs. when the

011(·c'ling gililt; 1)c·(,ilise I \#,ivit. 11*·gan to |cclinore and inorc' confident of Im n'(ling .1|,i|itv thong-h, and

mc )1-(· c,tgrl- to go Ficlingl 1111\ ing 1 ictclen to Port \1(·11)()i11-1](· an(l back from Moorabbin one >ilitulav afternoon. I filt a bit la/\ 1)(7.111;i· I wast)'1 vet exhilit.ted.

(tiv:111((·+ cown·(1 1*(·re in exa» 01 (}lic htilictrcd kilc,iiiciic.4.

\1 living in (:0114 11.ul,nur on 1).1,)· Nitic· :ticitii·cl Ic·(·ling< of 4(11111)1-icle. il·%. 1 Inicl clcilic· it. 141 1-iclden liu· wholi· 650 kilometri·. (which actualh mrned out to be

\1\ fecl 01 the need lor training 4(·(·ined to titaki· nic oblivic)11% to the 1,1.1('kening *ki. *o ricling Imck 11-om 1'(,1-1 NIc'll)<,1111,c· It,r the Mccond tilne *aw inc *tlick in pouring raill. At Ic»t Icl be prepared for uct wcathel ' 1| onh Icl prepal·cd in,(·If %(> thoroughh for hill€ Al'living- late at night in Sulne\- 1), traili (|idiA tiveld the

lilliltit 11(1(· c }i hilk wh ich mitcle up t he NSU' 12111(14(-,l])( . It F\'11%,it until we were driving- to Wilicls« )1·, (,11! cliparilli-e witc for thi· ride, that 11,eg:111 10 Imve ome icle:, c )1 ,h .it

1 wils in for. "Would von be :11)1(to ride up th,11 hill?" 141

liel.\.(,itil) ask .1 felli)\$ particip.11,1. 1 1(·1 repk of "U·s, probably" would make nw 14·xs certain of mr capabilitv (,ic h time whe answered. \\*ith rach new hill Icl liltivelv

over 700 kilometic.,4 chic· to a mist(·11(ling- of map (igures) :111(1 1 \1 .14 Ntill alive. It w.i: not the M.tilic' kind of pride I wax |cchng juxt 11 1(·w clavs ago: that \vax th(' tvpc of pride which ])1-(\(·11 1(·(1 me I rom getting off mv bike when thingxwerc toligh -111\ Inilint u·,1% illging inc onward even 111(,tigh im 1)0(1, Wit. prot<·wing- v) 4tl·{)1igh. Blit when I reached C :0114 11,11-1)(mi. 1 was ulact that mv mi Iici had

woll till· battle. For now 1 1('|t a mol'(· pofili\(· 0(·115(· of pricle: 1 wi,+ prolld c )1 the accomp|Mhment. 11+ w.1+ c.lch mcinbel- of our ti·.1111. .111(1 %.ili,fied thal I hael achined

\11(·11 21 chmlenging goal. \Iter a te,1111 viNit to the 121111(,ll.% Big 14,111;11111. ive

convina· Ill\'sell that the routc well be viding· 1,()111(1 not

returned 10 S)(lnev bv wav of 11 Ilill('-hour bils trip,

be like this. Surelv iii planning a ride tlic, h.,(11)\1)11%c·(1

ri'i|'ic)11( ic,kingh making the comp.71-Non ofhow it had

all the hills, and opted fur liu· less 111(,illitailic)il, tri-1-nin?

illst taken 114 1]ine (lavs to tim'el the xame (liNIance. Of

Who waN I kiclcling-? \1\ *cli c,1,\+ic,tirli.

conne thi. ti]11(· we wei-( 11-avelling on the highwav.

"1\71(·11 penple construct roads thev should keep

whic h tc, nn' stal-prise (or was it >atislaction:) w.uni't as

Certain things ill mind" 1 announced to .iticitlic·i i ider, .14

flat :10 141 imagined. The elin after that haw me travelling

another glitelling clav of hilb; 1111(1 111(,1-C hill. (:1111(· to a

once agaill, thix time bv train, and all the wav back to

clost·. "Whv clicltit thev 1,1.ist out all the elin .ind rock

Mell){)111 lic . The u ip gave me time to catch lip on Home

between Svcllic·v and C :(,Ifs 1 12,11,(mr and make the whole

illuch liceded s](cp. but Still. clitite unexpectedlv, mv

road flat?". I :Ligge:ted. "then we Could be 11'21,ch]!ing

waking 11(1111-A were spent longing- to be back on mr bike.

throligh hills. inhtead ofover them.-

'Tm Ailic 11, bonom colild handle it," I thought. "and

'1'hey've .1]readv clotie that. was hiN replv. "it 's caHed the Pacific Hig·In-·."

tli(1 hills weren't all thrit haet..." Oh. and 1 11!most forgot it (licllit 1-aill (nia·.

So it was me who hacili't done her rescarch: if I hitd I

wotal€lnk have been c 111-King defenct·less 1-c),1(1-makers

102 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Catherinc Killen. 32·:it· 12

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ely

Film Review - Romeo & Juliet Twentieth Celitun Fox Dbreted bv 11,tz I.lilli inann

9)iked. 10.11770 6,1-(11111(1 tile 4(·t like a drugged ox and

c lel ive rN h i s nasal l i t i es ac th ough 1 radi n g from cue ca rds . jitliet % 1.ither i.+ a control froak and her mother, .1 wretched (1-carin-e, i; cletinitelv 011 something. One

Sci-cenplay b> Craig Pearch and Ba, 1.11111-lii.11111

gspects. from her tic'+ and glitillurs, that she is either

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and C.laire Danes

enduring Kitlicli-uwa] s1111.,turns from Valitiin, or is

Everbone know. the great romantic pairings of the

fecletiv %1111-ping the tilips. \Ve also have a Mercutio who

p.151 in which the chemistrv belween two huninarics

seems to have wandered iii froin the set of /47.9·il/0,

secined No perfect that thev appearcrl together iii film

Queen of the Deser/. and a grotesque partv scene, with its

after fihn. Hepburn and Tracy. Gable and I.ombard,

lacerating coloill s and thlore.*(C'nt costilines lifted

Torvill and I)can - all generated that magical 4,:irk that

viaight f i-om .Pric//r Ball)7)0111. 1.11111-111211111 9% previous

(1,3//led audiences aild anised theil- 11.,ines to be forever

effon.

linked in viewers' llc'arts and minds. Such however. is not

However, to he fair. there are Nome briglit spots iii

likely to be the fate of Danes and DiCapi·io, 101- thi

this otherwise dreary produclion. Father L.litience has

movie will certainlv Ccillse the most easilv pleased vow·tir

the 1-ight I).11.111(-e and .Itithoritv alicl compassion: Tdialt.

to seek elsewhere for their pleasure.

a suave Latino, ,ittacks hi. role like a starving tiger

Fans of the plar know that Romen. having endured

pling-ing it. fangs into a %1211) of 1-111·e explorer, and the

the agonies of being iii love with Rosaline, seeks a

Nul te ex11(1(·S a pleasant warmth and pragmatism that

replacement so alluring and ni,Ignetic that Alie can inake

contrast& dmi-ph with the cold nutelialism of jtilieff

him forget her predecessor's fabled (lark eves.

reptilian ]Nother.

DiCaprio finds his soutnate in the unlikclv perion of

Paradoxically. it is thes€· three performances which

D.ines, and the pubescent lovers form a team that niake;

c .1113(· the vic·wer ]110.41 paill. for they xerve to indicate

the 19,54 pairing 01 1.,1111-ence I I,It-,'e>' and Susan Shentall

what could have been a 1,1-illiant :iclaptation if- onh the

Accm divinch inspired b, comparison.

casting had been done with care itticl.ci,sitivity.

Ihe sight of the painfully plain :111(1 pit,Nic)111('%%

Romeo and jilliel '1 \·a

I.tihimann serves as a liseful

D,ines, wlic,he figure, to put it chai-itablv. leans toward

corrective for naive Bard faimtic. who associate

the masculitic. makes one stispect that the choice of hci

Shakespeare with the BBC.or chwma entlmsiasts who

feinale 1(·ad wits b.iN·cl on Mafia con lic·ctions rather than

,10%11lne that all .\1[sti-:ilian (thictors Confine their talent,4

t.tlent 21 lid bealitv.

to introspective vic·ws on what little· there is of our past.

Dant'% 11111)' be the movt homely screen presence rince

1-he traged, of thi Romeo a n c/./tilic'/ is t lilit the adaptation

Minnie Mouse: in all her movements she is awkward,

of a British classic bv a lively Australiali tiMing American

211 1(1 n ( 11 hel· sillill™ Ferin labotii·ed .ind sc·lf-cc >1™ciowN.

talent :111(1 technology, could have been a winner iii

Occasionally Alie numages a simper or two. or. ill ilic

pei-suading audiences that Shakespeare tritly did write

exce,-able bak·onv scene. a suggestive leer, but overall

for all people, for all time.

her deliverv is droned out with the elithusiasm of a

zombie reciting the phone directon·. Opposites may well anract, but the message of this

As it is, nobodv .should be surprised it yet another Relleration ('c)111(1 to maturity groaning at the mention 01 his 11.line.

film •ierins to be that similarities are what ignites tile

I.iii·tte Bell. 32.11- 12

spark of love, for Romeo, under the inillience of ali

Ecstasy tablet. and looking vcr, Nilly in all (,litfit cobbled from sardine tins and steel wooL has found someone as *111'h and flat-chested as hiliisclf.

We could forgive Verona bring (1(picted US ,1 +01-t Of post-1111(lear Surfers Pal-adise. We could even exaM the nt'i (lv U:1112 of Nic,litagilths. a mob of retarded louts who

appear to have been clothed ill a H.maiiall relief operation. What, 11(mever, is completely indefetisible i.4 the cast'% treatment oftlicir assigned rolei In the hancl

01 git teel Comeclialls. this, the umpteenth AclCell vel'MiC)11 of the dcathliff tragedv. wollict have been a marvellous

P.11 (,dj, Iii bricf. holli director and stars expec-1 11% to take them Arriously and to regal d t}lis version ah a valid acl,ip tatic)11. Wheti the ears are not being 1,1.thted bv the mega-

decibel music and rapiddire delivery of lines. the eve· air being- assaulted by the nic,st ph,Nically unanractive and talentless :ictors ever assembled for Inw fillii. 11(At

repulsive of aH is Bemolio, Roineos CO Llhill 1111(-1 conlident. who wearing his Nalliion-coloured hair

Art by Vivienne Ringersma, Year 12

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 103

.93,

Lana Mai

Lizette Bell

Jodie Fry

Michelie Chan

Year 12

$?,?,?i

Studio Art Vivienne Ringersma

Gemrna Fleurisson Alice Penna

Aimee Lipscombe

Year 12

Studio Art Aimee Lipscombe

k ift.>. /.

ji t

Sophie Dowling

Lana Mai

Religions Education

alld enet-glinto preparing ()111(·1110% 2111(1 4('110(11 limrgich. Nlic has illtic)(hic'c·d a }11(,lithlv Mas. which h.th been

i\N we comi· to tlic· ('11(1 of 2,1 1(,ther \(.11- in the 141:.

prepared I)\ vil(lent, from (lifferent yearlevels. Thegirls

1)('l),litinent. it N cliffic 11|t 10 1-( incinber eventhing 111,11

huve been hnited to pri·.ent rellectic,i™ on the Reading-+

11"0 1)((11 (1011(· 1111·(}tlxhout the \(·al·. What wr 1111151

01 thi· cl.n und lic'\(·r ((·21.(to unia/c with their iliNight*

:11\vin'% keep in inind N the fuel that we ow<· it to (1111

und their abilit\' to relate the \Vord 01 (;od to their own

v<)1111<' women to gi\(· them the best folindation |bi

livch. ()111 4-il-1% al-(· 21|v) encoilt'llged where\(·1- 1){)#ible to

li\ing 11 (:00 pel life .111(1 to encourage them to *(·(· tll(.

14·ad Chapel .\emblic. ic) th,11 the, feel (m-lic·i·Nhip 01

1,(·acc ancl ic)\ it can bring to tlic „4· wlic, take it xeric,11+Iv.

111( il- (Reli ])1'1\(11

This i, a %])(cia| ch.ill('lige to the unilig wh<, air >u) (,It(·1 confronted uitli ((11]ilicting- 111(·4%,tgo; and vallic, fl<)111

Next win- ive go into 7.3 mimite perincli which will be

the Ilit.clia 1111(l it requiro V)(·cial (c)111,14(, tc) 4(·c Ii),it

a ch,tlleng(· to all (,1 11,. For the 141< Depattment. it will

what iN bring offered to them ill the scal|,11- wol-Id ill:tv

pre;ent n. With oppontinitics 10 take moic· time with

not Ill\vav>, bring thein happinc».

h<)liu· part. 01 our (()111'xes ,/11(1 10 ./11( )"' 41/1(lenth gl (1./t

Oric· of the ilnportant war< in which wi· Imve tried to

40)])c for (la%%1()()111 It(·ti\'itio.

ch,111(11'ire c >lit. .Ntticlti] 1% to t,ike hold of the me»Mage 01

I would like to t.ike this opportunit, to thank ilic RE

le.vis .111(1 make it tlic it- own, is through c Ilir Ret 1-cat

>;tall here at 1.oreto Mandeville Hall. Ther work with

Progritinme which A ((Iliclilited at all u·ai· levelf. On

great (10(lic ation and linheltihlliv in their commitment to

ill( H· (lavs Fudents aw· given opportlinitio to reflect

(>111 .tlident..1-he Ntliclenth too :irc a wonderfuls,)111'Ce of

more (leeph· on their own liu·A. the (tilliculties the\

b™piration to us. Ther have a deep Ic,liging- for a

encounter in tning to be faithful to Whal thev know i.4

7)ilitual Ii|2 1111(lit N alwavs heartelling to .ce the win in

good. and thi· chall¢·11<(14 which await thrin ill giving of

which the, ate prepaled t{ I respond to all tile

th€·1114(·lves to the sel-vic'(· c )l othen. 321,11- 7 git-1% focti.4 on

opportunitics given to thein to develop thi· are.1 01 theit

the gilts thc·v hin·c bi·en given and the nic )01 Ill,propriate

li\(·4. 1 hope that next ve,11' 4(·c·% all of 11% g·row c](,%(11- to

wan thev can tric thcm to elihance tlichil- own live. und

thoM· of other.. Fol- ic·;Il- 8 111(· theme i. 11-iclicidlil).

Als Marie Brown (>U·niot- >,clic,o] Rcligiour tchac·ation

32·111' 9 %111(1(litj Npend Int,ch (11 111(il (lav ])1-(1),11-ing for

(1)()1-(111!411()1-)

C.omilitillitj >,crvia· ill Wal' 1() :n \u·11 21% looking at the

(1(·inanclu of new perv)11.11 1-Illitionhip which the; arc clcic|oping at thi>, Ntage oftheir li\(4. Ilic· k·ar 1() Retreat include·4 a (-('1('1)1':ttion of th(·

%.1( 1'.tinent 01 Reconciliation 11+ well a. ilic· (,1,1,{)1-111„in to ill\(>lve thellihilvc·% in v)]\ing the })toi)]ems which face

th(·lit .111(1 their pe<·13. I hiN \'(,Il. Year I l wc·lit with St 14(\MA %111(1('111+ to (hi-Atian 1.king' Cain}h. 111(·\ ru·re hchi at four (lifferent \(·1111€·N :111(1 were .11('c-ess|ill in

.i]Ic ,\#'ing 4111(1(·tits fnnn the two school, to get to know'

(·ach other and to rellect (,iii»;ue; which are important to them. There wa c >pportllilin for prin·el ,ind 1-t'll< ('lion 110 Wel| 11.4 the ewl- popul.11- gameN: I hc Ye,11 12 Reti-cat is .ilw;ns a special occasion for the 4111(1(·litf :14 it ix the last thne thev will go awa, tourther :15 11 group. Once again the focitf N on reth·ction on their own li,(*.

Year 7 Parent/Daughter Mass: (L-R) Sr Geraldine Larkins RSJ,

what the future inav hold for thein ancl the hnportance

Jessica Gamble, Megan O'Connell, Jessica Foley, Katherine

of forgivelitxs alld reconciliation 21% an important

Rawling, Fr John Martis, Jessica lerado

clement in living a fulfilled life. 1 \1» ven tollched thiN vear when I *aw the ic'%11]th of

tlic· Wal- 7 Sacred Storv Itc )ok. In this imil tlic· girls ai-(· »led to get 111(·1111)(·1-J of' their own {anlilic, 10 \\'lite

alic)lit them al!(lit wil, 11 w·rv moving experictice to read whitt Noinc of their 1)111'(·lits and 1(·],itives wrote to 111(·in. .\|finnation A an exti-(int']v hill)(,ttant \1'11\ in which ive can giw tlic· untiw comiclence and thi. hill-eli 11111.1 (Ic) 11

gl-cat (le,11 for tlic·.w ,()1111;t- r-il-]*. 111 the Ye:il- 11 1(·\1. :ind

Itistia· linit wi· weir .11)1(· for the lit'41 time to introchice

a ililit of vild\ {)11 .11)(,1-igill.l| 1,111(1 lixl». Thi, linit conchicled with 21 ven nk,ving |ittlt-g-v on thi, i«lic which wax conducted bv the War 11 %111(lents in the (;|11(Ic. \Ve .irc ver, fortilimic to hinc the ·rvia·* of Mrs Pal

()'llallorall who plit. an enornic),14 alm>unt of her tinic

106 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

, j Year 8 Retreat: Felicity Conlan and Jessica Buckley

Physical Education Staff and

Uti:%

School Sports Captain Mrs Felicity Ferdinands Caroline O'Brien (School Sports Captain) Miss Carolyn Fox (Physical Education Coordinator) Ms Wendy Hickarby

92: h, z,

School Sports Captain's Report

wouldift tisiullv participate iii. Mulhall took out the

For ininn· veais Aport has been a major part of

Nwimming. This rear the Swimming was hosted at the

Loreto. It is g-reat to Acc· that thix 11 11(lition is contilitling·,

new Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Albert

\thletics and Gunna.tic•;. while Ward won the

with sport having been more intltic·litial oil stitclents in

Park, which was enjoved 11' both SWinHUCI'.4 and

1998 than ever before. New spons. niore panicipants.

+Pectatori whilst otii· Athletics learn w.14 again

and even internatic>11.21 111,itches have contributed to this

privileged to experience the tlitill of competing itt

11111)1'ececlented level 01- sp(,1-ting activity at I,Mil. It is

C)]i-mpic Park. In the (:hanil,ionship Relay, Millhall

IbweAng

woi·k

betwcell

ancl

11:11-1-0Wh 10.41 to the teachers. It was pleasing to see so

stlengthening the imitv of the school. Evervwhere vou

main %111(lents haring .1 20 on track. iii the A-vin mid in

1(·11111

St 11(ll'tiiN

look there Itic' 1.oret{) siticlents giving their best lor the

the pc)(,1. not to mention the competition in the

rchool. 011 the lield, iii the pool and 011 the court. and

tri-andstandf (Hous«· Spirit)! Mornane ix to be

loving every milillte ofit,

congratillated on its exce']ent house spirit, winning both

Cross (knum'v experienced the 1.11-(reft i i.Ne in its h

of thelloilse >ipirit CH]»; that were conte.sted.

11111111)er of competitorN. (11121(11'tz],ling from 9 to 43.

The Senior Nell,all and Baskclball trains had the

1-hese sorts of figures air partic'ill,lih ple.INing 2,0 thev represelit. lin ilicl-(,14(· in the number of %111(lent>,

privilege c 11 c.(,inpeting- against teams from New 7.ealand

expelielicing the elijovment (lelived from phning spoit

St lide 11 1%

Although grcat leslilth on the field Imve and continue to be a proud ag)ect of Loreto Mandeville II.111'+ sporting-

iliternational game ancl later experience Knine New 711,11,111(1 culture as the opposilion performed a

culture, ah Sports C .21])taill, ilothing iN more significant

11-21(litional (1.ince on the steps of the historic house.

than seeing Attlcients Milliply wanting to be part of the tc·.1111 21€'tion.

in Iltiv. The afternoon was a 2.trat opportimity for :111 involved to reprexent

1=()retc)

IIi

1 would like to extend inv thanks to evervone who has

inade a cont ri 1,1 it ion to nmking Loreto sport i ng life st ich

Badminton this vear incide it. debut at the <chool.

it .ucce... Firsth-, the PE Ntaft, ill('111(ling the Dii'('(tor of

Coach. Nb Woodhouse, and Captain, Kals; Ler, have

clone a great job inwgrating the Kline into the school.

Sport, 11* (lithv Woodholise, the Phrsical Echication Coordinator, Miss Carolyn Fox, Mrs Felicity Fci·clinaticls,

l'he ganw struck a chord with a tillinber of students

Ms Wendv Rickarby, Miss Monica Wright, Miss jarne

from all vears who weir keen to sign tip. Thi.% promising-

\\'cbster and Ms.joxie Millard acc·c,inpanied bv her newly

xt211-1 will no doubt be expanded on in future wars in

born son Ned. the rowing niascot. Also. thanks to those

tenns of participation und competition.

othei- Mt,111 111(·1111)er, who have acted as coaches. alid to

There were many outstanding performanceN

throtigh(,lit the year which raised the School'.4 4])(,1'tingprolile. The %(·11101 Tennis Team kicked things off In winning the ZSA Competition. The Senior \Vaterpolo IL .1111 w.1.4 1111(lefeated, comfortably winning the Grand

the Spo 1 1% Captaills und external coaches. Special thanks goes to Mis Les](·v Gillespie who has c (ilitinuccl to be infltwlitial ill the phenomenal rate of growth that Neil):111 i.4 elli'rentiv experiencing. Her 1 1 1 1 1 -71 e 1 3 >; c

P'INS/()11

h)r

Neth.ill,

elic<)liralling

Final against St Catherine's. In Netball a number of our

pat ticipation, is clearlv reflected bv the (11(,inious

teams won their finals after dominating the re,14(,11. Out-

111(-rease over the vears. Iii 1995 1.NIH commenced the

cricketers had a fantastic time on the field, dropping

Meason with jitft 110'(1 teams. It hits now jumped to 18

only a sing-le match by one run. l'he Senior I locker

tean™ iii It)98. Finallv, thank.4 10 2111 stlicic'lits who

12.tin were unitickv to lose the Gritticl Final by one goal,

])articipate·cl.

while on the ski slopes our Division 2 skiers (litg their

I congratillate 2211 1,1ipils on their exec·]lent and

edges in hard to fini41 11 credible 1()th out of the 30

dedicated im'olveinent iii all I.oreto sporting teams. I

liools that competed in the Victorian Inteivhoo] Champioliships. 0111 \7(,Ile>ball te.uns also experienced

encourage aH %111(1(111.4 in the Senior and junior School

Aliccess with a finals win to the hnermedicties and a

sport joi- the benefit of the school and for vour personal

Round Robin victorv to the Senior Team,

satisfaction and development (lin'ing- the re.st of vout

1-he Interliouse h])(>iN were a great stic(·c·Ax once ,igain. Many students enjoyed the opportinity to

to continue to direct their skills and enet-gy towards

time heir .it Loreto Mandeville Hal] and far bevond,

Carolin.· O'Brien (>k-hool Sports Captain)

compete against their It'iends and in Sport,4 they

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11.-

...

This page clockwise from top left: 1. ZSA Prerniers: (Back) Ellen Fox, Joanne Halpin, Sophie Laurence, Catherine Chamberlair (Front) Emby Sheahan, Katrina Hood. Margherita Boemo, Laura Zmegac, Anthea Kavanagh.(Absent- Miranda Hindle, Prue Hartley, Hannah Price and Mon'ca Nisbet). 2. Philippa Johnston (Y 8). 3. Colourful swimmers. 4. Natalie Hunter. 5. Sarah Dynon receives her Year 9 Athletics Champion Award from Mrs Diana Hoy. Opposite page: 1. Diver in action. 2. Loreto Equestrian Club. 3. Alison Spence leads Jessica Fetterp ace and Amy Wark in a training run at the Athletics Training Camp. 4. House Captains: Olivia Sweeney and Katrina Hood (Morrlane), Jessica Moretti and Caroline O'Brien (Mulhall), Rachel Hoy and Joanne Amott (Barry), Anthea Kavanagh and Emily Petricola (Ward). 5. Boxercise: Bronwyn Gatehouse. 6. Skiers: Natalie Carter, Lucinda Gannon, Candice Carter, Dr Anne Hunt and Jessica Carter.

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Senior 1

School

Sport r

WARD

WAP·D

IllililisJijM/9/IM/8,2 .4.94&1wilillilililillillilillillilliillilillillilillilliullidllill

Senior Athletics 4th Row L- R Sophie Dowling Susannah Bailey Emma Poynton

IMichelle Funder Arley Grey Roisin Gleich 3rd Row L-R Rachel Hoy (Captain) Eloise Porter Josie Parkinson

Kamy Lee Aimee Lipscombe Caroline O'Brien Daniela Norman Simone Bailey Samantha Basford (Vice Captain) 2nd Row L-R Miranda Hindle Natalie Carter Tina Vanspall Dianna Best Renee Reardon Jessica Fetterplace Front Row L-R Vanessa Von der Muhll Lana Cridland

Claire McLennan Laura Riley Elizabeth O'Day Anna Bryant Beata Lukasiak Daniella Zampierollo

Absent Olivia Sweeney Amy Wark Louisa King Fiona Dohrmann Megan Downing Christina Collard Fiorelle Amore Sarah Dyson Coaches Miss Carolyn Fox Mr Tom Hancock

{Absent) Mr Manfred Lewandowski Mr Nick Frigo Mr Brian Ellett Mrs Allison Hart

Athletics

\\D (0111])('ted in two carni\111.+ in Terin 2. the GP>AN.\ and Ilic %(.S.\. 4{)111(· (,111.4t,all:ling ilicli\i{111.11

Ihe It)<)8 .lth]('tic, 4(:thon |)(·gan with a new :111(1

performancch wel(· 11(·hieved 1)\ 11 11Zli1)(·1- C )| {)111

exciting training camp al St Ke\'iIA (.c,Ilege. Sttic!(·111%

ath|(·teN. 111 1|1(· C :PSVS,·\ we were placed hh which wah a

from Years 7 10 12 experienced three lilli clavs training

fal)/11(,/1.5 effort hv liu· whole te,/111.

1111(1 expert coaching from All- M,Illfi-cd 1.(1\1.2111(1()\1.Aki

()111· highlightr For the ic·al inchided vilne

und lit' Tom 11;ilic(,c'k ((,111' lilliletic'N ('c),1(lic'%). Thi

c>litht,inding per|(,linances of <)111· rel,lv te.ittl* at the

camp al.No ((>1111)ined with .whnincij. cliver# .ind 1-(*(·1·0

Statc· 14(·|11, (.11.,1111)ic,li.%]iip. ()111 1 \ 8(H)111 l'16 tc·am of

40 we moved between St 14(.\·i'A College, tile rowing

Clail-c M.,(1.111.,11. Alihon Al)(.11((·, 1.alic, Crid|.111(1 :ind

Mlieds by tile· Yal-1·It and the "1'an .

Kate Fetterphur gailied il Kil\'( 1' inc·dal in thi.4 event.

Ihe competition xe.non M.ii·teel with .\Ililciicx

\\'c wotild like to th,ink \1,111[i·c·cl :,]id 'rom for liu·il·

li (·mier Lcautic· 1hich was lic·Id on \\I·chic·clin night%

t ilm· y lent coaching 11>. M i>4% 14)\ lor Inallaging (,111 te"in

and g;lve the gil-1% sc),11(· (·\11(·vic·lice iii ({)1111)(tition

und to allotha «111 dio helped al (mnivah. \Ve!| done

beful-c (,111 two big c.lilliv,114. The junior mid >k·nic,1

to al| tlic gil-1,; who competed this war and we wihh the

t(,1111% 1,(,th clunc Jth oli the (;rand Final night 01

.\1111('ticsTrain all the l)(M in !91)9.

Premier 1,(·aull(·.

14:ic-lic·I llc)\' (Cit],tain)

Junior Athletics 6th Row L-R Emily Whelan Alexandra Wood Kelly Moore j.

Melanie Ringersma Megan Prescott Jane Macfarlan 5th Row L-R Hannah O'Shaughnessy Eliza Nisbet

Claire Macfarlan Krystal Sherry Sally Brookes Bridget Scanlon Alecia Mustey 4th Row L- R Anna Balmer Julienne Lacava Natalie Bossong

Jennifer Ashcroft Sarah Stonehouse Alison Spence Lauren Mihelcic 3rd Row L- R Sarah Mizz Sarah Dynon Christina Meurer

Felicity Whelan Sophie Paillard Avesia Calman Al:ce McNamara 2nd Row L-R Jessica Curtain Natacha Moussi Jessica Gamble

Joanna Downing Courtney Ryan Elli Hughan Front Row L-R Stephanie Lord Beth Nathan Lucy Kenny

Rosalee Oldham Amanda Cumbrae-Stewart Kate Fetterplace Jessica lerardo Eliza Ralph Absent Alexandra Suffren Anna Hutchins Sarah Keech

Jacqueline Funder Anne Bowker Kathryn Turnbul, Coaches Miss Carolyn Fox Mr Tom Hancock

(Absent) Mr Manfred Lewandowski Mr Nick Frigo Mr Brian Ellett Mrs Allison Hart

110 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Rowing

The 1.111 1 1(,i-ing .4(·11%()11 was one of ilillil<'21%111'able

411((cxs. .Uthough llc) clip.% uric' won at the I It·11(1 01

SchoolgirIs' 14('gattil in May, across the board the club did WcH. With almost every rn·w ill tlic Nemi-linal.4 or final$. MOR. il]11)(,1-tillit]', ev11-1 rower clid her al)<ollite

best. and gave her utmost for the team. 11*re arc 1 12 1311 1 nnvers. Being 0 1,1-ge a 4,<1·T IA difficuh for Illl the diffelent vear levels to interact and

help c,tic· another. But every git-]'.s behaviour over the

it•

weekend showed that thix important goal had finallv been achievcd.

We a)111(1 sc·(· the Anprowinent from the beginning

*4;. 9

of the xcason. While on the gruelling Yan-a and Fall•;

Creek Rowing- CampN evel / ()1/(1 worked to her full pot-tial in all the imis, 1-ows litid citc uits. A c·nse 01 c:1111.il-aderie began to develop within the chib. Rowingtip to Nix times a week endlt» retrattas, stitil)iii 11 and

tiredne, clictift stop an>one. In fact it appeared to ell€ C )111·age evervone to work harder.

Senior Rowing 5th Row L-R Lauren Prescott Clare O'Neil (Captain) Stephanie Keenan Emily Tribe (Vice Captain) Anne Conroy Lucinda Gannon 4th Row L-

R Rachel Mclnerney Elanor Mclnerney Louise Lonergan Aimee Lipscombe Prue Tehan Jodie Fry

The seas<)11 wah inacle I)(,hsible 1), a ilitinber 01 wonderful people - All'H Lee Riines, Mt- Rob Zahara, 18-

3rd Row L-R Caroline O'Brien Jane Balmer Joanne Halpin

Ross Fetherstone, all our wonderful Coaches, the parents

Olivia Burns Natalie Flegg Angela McFarland Kristen Doyle

who a.%4isted 1,4 well. al i cl c )F C€) 11 1.4(', AS .JOXic' Millard. who has recentlv provided the club with a new mascot, Ned!

As the Rowing- Captains, we have never sern a group of git-13 work together so well. And it th:710 not a

2nd Row L-R Lucy Maule Phoebe Nugent Eliza Curtain Victoria Toovey Georgina Coleman Hannah Whiting

Front Row L-R Jessjca Moretti Charlotte Hickey Zoe Kitchen Rachel Hoy Emily Petricola Nancy Sposato Sara Woodruff Coach Ms Josie Millard

%11Cc<»1111 seavs, we (1()11 1- know w·hat .411(-ces,; N.

Clarc O'Neil (Captain) and EmilvTribe (Vice (11])taill)

4 4

Year 10 Rowing

Year 9 Rowing

5th Row L- R Jane Stewart Alice Papaluca Rebecca Prescott

3rd Row L-R Bridget Hall Sophie Price Edwna Scanlon

Michelle Fur-tder Phoebe Nolan Natalie-Jane Edwards

Kate Lonergan Chloe Podolakin Jane Macfarlan

4th Row L-

2nd Row L-R Georgia Foley Lucy McTiernan Rebecca Whitty Louise Pearse Alecia Mustey Sara Clark

R Madeleine Scanlon Beth La Brooy Aisling Fay

Anna Flynn Samantha Dermatis Bonnie Connellan 3rd Row L- R Sarah Portelli Alisha Treacy Zoe Croker

Front Row L-R Isabelle Kitchen Amanda Schembri Claire Ogilvy

Jennifer Hopkins Stephanie Foley Rachel Griffiths Kate Edrnonds

Caroline Smith Rachel Quinert Jessica Foley Jacqueline Halpin

2nd Row L-

Anna Bartl

R Laura Riley Charlotte MeFarland Alana Spadaro

Simone Ball Leah Betts Ncola Roberts Cassandra Fry

Absent Zara D'Cotta Elizabeth Hurley Nicole Dwyer

Front Row L-

Candice Carter Christine Skalitsis

R Daniella Zampierollo Patricia Nigro Jane Serong Claire McLennan Jessica Buckley Claire O'Dowd Belinda Bowman

Coach Ms Josie M Ilard

Vanessa Van der Muhll

Coach Ms Josie Millard (and Ned)

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 111

Netball [lic· it.,1.)8 Xetliall s<,1.Non was Ix )111 ,('1-\ Micce.4|111 :111(1

ven cninvable 1.01- cwrvone imolved. At :111 le,<·10. +mic,1. |Ilte!'111('(lillie and >h·nic),1 giris demolistrated a

high le, cl of•;kill and Itchilit .11)]c· ti·am y )it-it. I.All I te:111]% competed ill a valicti' (,1 [Ilt(.1.•rhool

Competition* thi·, ,cal· inchicling the Victorian AchoolgirK C liliti)1)ic>liN]li])0. the (:litliolic *hoolgirk' Z·S·A

(()11111('tition and the /.4.\ Ilit(»13(11()01 nutcho and the LN.\ Round &*M<.

Aft('I Nc·(ic)],ing all 11.ljol 1 1-ophil·N iii DiviNion 2 at the

Clitholic .4('11(Ic,lgil-1% (:{)111],c·tition 1.141 ve.11. :111 1.MII tcain.* inoved 11]) to DiviNion L ThiN. however. didn.1

Senior B Netball - Premiers ZSA Competition

prevent exception:11 rolilb being 11(hieved. C)lit of a

Back Row: Marie Dermatis, Natalie Flegg, Prue Hartley,

field of 1() in all (livisic)114. the Senic)!-Tcaln (32'2110 11,111(1

Angela O'Connell

12) placed [th. the War 10 tram came 7111. 32,11· 9 hh.

Front Row: Samantha Dermatis. Beata Lukasiak, Jessica Curley

War 8 5111 and the Year 7 team dth.

In the ZS.\ 11]tel-clic,01 rounck Intennecliate Team B

and Senior li·an™ B and C won their respective Grand Finals with Intermediate C being rmmers-up..\11 other 1.\111 trams were· viccrfful. each linidling Srd on their

12,(1(ler<. 11,11-1-cm-1, mi,™ing the Grand Final phn--0114. At the 7.S.\ Round 1401)in hekl at %.1, 1-C (:(,chill'. ]11(,Ir

exceptional restilt were achieved witll Scnic)1 0 and 1111(·1-Ilic·cliatc. coming- ht whilst thejunior. c.line 2tul.

th,ink unito all of ilic PE Ntaff, cy)(·('i,11]v \Iih, Fox.

\IN lanc. \11 + C .illry,ic .ind Al, Ritchie and \1+ Robel-thon for tiwir continned %11])1)(,1 L c'lic <)111 .lgement :111(1 c{)1]lillitinent throng-hout the Ac.IN()11.

Congrattllationx to everv gil'l who participated iii \(·11).111 thi. u·ar. and well (loile on the 1.litt»tic rchidth.

Senior C Netball - Premiers ZSA Competition

We hope it will continlic· in the future :111(1 \0· wish

Back Row:

evervont· the ht·t dhick 11(·xt war.

Kiara Chiodi, Olivia Burns. Beth La Brooy,

Hannah Price, Caroline O'Brien

banne .\]nott (Captain) and \|aric· 1)(·1'inati: (Via·

Front Row:

Chiptaiii)

Simone Ball. Eliza Suffren, Alana Spadaro,

Madeleine Scanlon

Senior Netball 2nd Row L-R Lisa Lombardi Sophie Laurence Jessica Fetterplace Front Row L-R Bridget Bourke Joanne Halpin Sarah White Joanne Amott (Captain) Susannah Bailey Marie Dermatis

Absent Jennjfer Donald Meaghan O'Loughlin

(Vice Captain of Netball)

Coaches Mss Carolyn Fox Ms Sandra Jane (Absent)

112 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Senior Badminton 3rd Row L-R Melanie Ringersma Caroline Wallace Clare Noonan Rosannah Healy Sara Clark 2nd Row L-R Anthea Kaliviotis Jennifer Fu

Georgina Molloy Rebecca Whitty Karen Lee Kamy Lee

Front Row L-R Ellen Fox Uyen Nguyen Neela Velan Sarah Ho Daniela Panto

Rebecca Pereira Ngoc Le Daniella Zampierollo

Absent Katsy Lee (Captain) Coach Ms Cathy Woodhouse

Badminton

Tennis

The I.All 1 142,(iminton C.1111) madc it. long- awaited

'llw It.)98 ic·nnix se,ison waM .in cxtic·inch xuariftil

cli·liti. in It.)98. Ilmve been waiting [c,i this for .SIX u·al-%.

one with .1 1,11,c' 1111]lil)('1- (,I i,2,1-ticipants from 1,11 le\·cls in

It has 1)(•en an exciting. en jovable and sticcisfitil wai

the %(4111)01 (11 1 loving the highs and lows 01 their Mellv )1 1.

with inain· entliti.astic participants. We have achin·icl

1 he.Dmic )1- Team. which consisted of over 15 cager

40111:· *111( 1'(,At ilig 1 ('411]b h )1 ( Hir 111-41 ve.ii' of co!111)Ctitic)11

gill<. 1 )|aved gl-(·;21 milic hes in their bid to litkc honw the

inot to nwiltion the hin we had)

Nhic·Id, lic,evever, in the final thev calic· a (10>r Accond.

\.i'(· ililili;iged tc) 11 1,tintaill 11 1'(1111|:it- 11 .lining plc)gl-:lin

0,1 Monclin li,i,chtime., and althnigh thejunic)1·'1(·am

l'11(1(·r the watchful ga/c· 4,1 \11- Gill the girls i inproved

Ilic·it killf thic,ligh ])111'tic'ipation iii the competition.

clid pot will a g.1111(· (Illl-ing the Ne,tic)11, the gil'1% 1)(,iliia·(1

Ihe Inwrmediate Tram, with the help of Mn

back kind |illislic·(l ilic· %(·11.4(,1 1 bv winning {11(· 7.%·\ 14(,1111(1

C:,11-11>c). w;14 als„ al)1(· to reach the linals and \V,1.4 a

Robin. The >U·nior 'I'(·ain als{ 1 ha,1 a slmkv start but went

1,11|ailt lt,litic·1-111). The Wal- 8 and 9 gil'1% 1111(·11(led

on t,) Accul-e third placing overall.

trailling regillarly, and were keen to lich'.ince through

1 wotild like to extend 1]unks to our talented coaclic,4

the roll'uk

Ms Rick:, 11)¥ alicl NIN 142 )(,clhouse If,1- their lilli,iiling

Mrs Rvan c c ,ic bcci the Scitior Team to victory. With

All]),{)it :111(1 ('11('{)111:tgrmcm, 1111(1 1 :11.AC) would like to

(mr train of players from Years 10 - 12, wr were abk· to

thank the gills for ;ill Ih<·ir (·lithil>i:ixin in wanting to

cnic,\ c )111'%(Ives while displaving fillitastic· tennis skills.

play. It was c )11(·n (lit licult to pick plavers (lue to lili) i ted

\Ve,ither conditionx (111 the Sciii()1' se:isc)ti 411()1·1, though

1)'a(rh.

gill,4 1).ittled (,n thic)11,411 soarilnl ton])craturc·>,

11 hax been a primih·ge to be part of the ne\1 1.Alll 11,1(irlinion (:lublitid I wi,h next ve,11-4 LAIH B.rclininton

[cam and (:,i},taills 111(· 1*·41 0|hic·k!

excceding ·IC) C. hic[(· from the routine interschoo] matches. AH ]11(·int)(·1% of the 1(·imi# 1(..1111.% werc ill\'01\'cd in

I<,212 Lee (Captain)

competition< held at Mell)(,tinic· Park. .\11 1(·111110

petionm·d wc·11. clisplaving- a high level of skill. The Acnic>1 1(·,lin won their /one, advalicing to the 1-111,11%. where h :inhoe C .1 ,lm ill,11 (1('fi·ated 11%. \Ve were aka f

invited to plav in the TCAV >k·hool Teams' 7(,litilinnent '

where \5(· faced tough opponents Mitch 21.4 \\'cs](·i and h'anhor. unce ;wam.

(1)11,2-ratihitionx to .111 1'(,1 1111 extreniciv %11('(c»Ill| A

3..iff.,9 pfy

Meason. \Ve woiild like· to tb.ink Mrs Rvali, Mt-,4 ( 2.11·11%0

,Ii](1 M i' ( :ill for leading their teams, and especiall\' M.4 UP )(,clholixe for :ill her 01 -ganisation.

Fll Senior Tennis

WcH dotic· girls ancl wi· wish you the best of hick 12,1 next year! Marglic·rit,t Boemo (Captain) and Katlina Ilood

(Vici· Captain)

2nd Row L- R Ellen Fox Sophie Laurence Emily Sheehan Miranda

Hindle Prue Hartley Catherine Chamberlain Hannah Price Front Row L-R Anthea Kavanagh Sophie Dowling

Marglierita Boemo (Captain) Katrina Hood (Vice Captain) Joanne Halpjn Laura Zmegac Abseint Monica Nisbet

Coach Mrs Joan Ryan

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 113

Swimming \\'c hine lilli>,hed the switmning xcil.%(11101

And h·1 11% tell von it ha>; been great.

At 5.·15 am three lime; a week

9fbR

We gl'ace All'll)(,11111( 1 Iigh with our brilliant pin·%iclue. Getting 11]) at *Init 11111)( lic'\'Ill)|c lAne And into a pool (1(·Ac·I,cs llc) Ilivilic. But it lili pilid offat the (icil,1//,1110 111((t Where we came wcoild. 011 what a 12,11:

To cclebrate mid-Acason we 11:1(1 11 palic·,11<(· swim bir:tkv Bet yon were ji·,11(111.4 jit>,1 for a %(·cv. Our next conipc·tition waN the .40;.A Il hich Loreto lic).ht i d, c )11 11 hilt a (1.I)'! Our grcat reslilt>; contililled on S.11111-da>'A When we proved at the All %(lic)(,1% that weir here to stav.

Swimming 6th Row L· R Daniela Norman Kate Eichhorn Jannah Taborsky

Michelle Funder Phoebe Nolan Arley Grey

Now our best 01 the best compc·ted at thi· \'[Cs

5th Row L

Where ther shove·cl off theit- wacky swim tricks.

Hannah O'Shaughnessy Kate McFarland Kelly Moore

We encled the %< .ru )11 with (tillner at I ..1 1'(,1-c hetta

4th Row L- R Paige Tyrell Dominik White Laura Blewitt

R Rachel Ball (Vice Captain) Christina Carey

Kristy Hodges Millicent Chalmers

C)111 01 (litilit,1- and trailling, 14(· 4,11' clinner i. better. A hig·. big thank von 10 0111' c c 11(-hes Megan :11 1(11'21111 Froin 1)(·gitillilig 1(> (·11(1 thev gave it their all.

Jessica Fetterplace Alison Spence Lauren Mihelcic Anna Mansour 3rd Row L- R Caroline Conlan Olivia Garvey Angela McFarland

Laura Wagg Jessica Foley Eliza Suffren Emma Norman 2nd Row L- R Amanda Curnbrae-Stewart Courtney Ryan

Joanna Downing Jessica Curtain Hannah Keely \\'c wot 11(1 211.No like to thank Ms \\c ,(,cllic,tise

Front Row L- R Claire Gibbs Kirstyn Campbell Cheryl Holt

Your Ipport :111(1 ( 11( ()111'agement has 1)(·(·11 gl'ouse. 12) c )1 1 1'1.,1,illow; team good luck licxt \'(·111

You Imic 40 nutch potentin],111(1 nothing to 1(,11.

Claire O'Dowd Kate Argentino Kate Fetterplace Alexandra Suffren Alexandra Sweeney Absent Megan Downing Olivia Sweeney (Captain) Coaches Mr Paul Penna Ms Megan Holt, Ms Cathy Woodhouse (absent)

So keep up the girat work Kills and tic·xi )'(.11- wi encourlige even'(nic k) give swimming a gc). It is No milch hiti!

Divi iig l iu· repirsentation ofthe It.)1)8 Diving >,(111,1(.1 111 cach

41)(cial 111(,lition for out«nuling 1)(11'01-111:,11((%. p.11 ticipation :111(I (1(·clication go to - .1{ 1.11!11.1 Dc)H lillig. jessic .1 Clil-tain, Ck }lirtner Rvan, Dominik Whiti· Alexandra Sli[ 1 irn. 11,11 Iiali ()'Sli,izighne.sy, K.IN Fetterplace, Cherv] 11<)11, 1.:Itiven Alilicicic, 11(·gan

Downing, Flint Slillien, .lissica Fetterplace and Kati

Canliull Im. 1)(cll (,litst,111(ling. Their keen and athletic

reN)(1114(· 1(> trainiing AL·xxiC)11%. prograinx nild cainpM al'c to be conunended. The ClithliNia>111 was vNil)|(· it-oin (lav

one and the %11(('i» of the 1,11-ger teatil brought new hopeful prospeaN for the Iliture 01 divingl

['he two competitioliN. the (:PST'SA and thc. %(:h:\ were held in l'erm 1. The provided the gil'14 With

McFallatid.

Olivia Sweenev (Captain) and Rachel Ball (Vici (hiplain)

experictice

."1(1

op]H)!tunities

It)r

per>,{)11:11

21(hievement.%. joanna Downing ancl Philippa Ic,litist€)11 achic\(·d outstanding- slice-c». 1 7 1(· team gives full credit to our coach, Miss Monica I\'riglit. AN her (Ic·clication to training- 11,14 xignificant in

44* i

thclevdung %11{-(C- 01 (li\ing in It)98. I hope that the gill>, enjoved their participation in

(living und 1 wish Ilic·m the Ix·xt of luc k in ilic year, to (-{)Ill('.

4,1111:witlm 14:l#()1'(1 (C,lpt.liti)

Diving 2nd Row L-R Kate Fetterplace Joanna Downing Natalie Sharp

; 14

Philippa Johnston Front Row L- R Jessica Fetterplace Anna Francis

4/)/ j

Samantha Basford (Captain) Catherine Black Coach Miss Monica Wright

114 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Cricket "Welcome back to the \\'<·s](·v Cricket Oval lin' the

IiI tb match in the 191)7 1 11 t·rschool Challenge. between Lorcto \11111(ler-ille 11.111 und \Volev. \K 11,<Inc N Richie

Benand. 1 am votil' c c )111 111(·litator for toilin: Pre.enth

raill has halted 1,1.n. alicl it looks like...vc·p. I'w ilist 1(((R·cd word that the inatch 11.1% been (11]led ofE Th,11% a %111111('

loilling nic in the colinnentan· box i>; the 1.\111

(,a])t,Zill. ,\dch' lh,0/(11<)1, und Vi((' (:11)1,till, 1),ltli Norinan. \\'cH gil'Ix. how 11,1% the Measoll lilli'm'( 11( (1 for unn' te.nur

Wrh' - -11'Ar 11.1(1 21 1.1111.14,iC heas{)11 Richic. wi· have

woll three ollt (,1-0111' folll' galnes. Our filst inatch agailiv

Our 1.11(1, of Mcir, was well fought olit: we weir exti-(·inch· confident with the bat a. well as in ilic field. 1).tili .111(1 1 both retired on 25 1-111™, Ahnec C ,111-taill

d i spl avec 1 outstan di ng wic ·ke t-keep i ng sk i l ls a n d t l i e gh 1 % who plaved their iii .st unitch slic,zild also be c c 11]]inended fur the All])ci'l) effort Ilic·v plit ill. Unfortillicitch the game dipped through our lingers bvjust (,lic· 1 till." /tic-hie- "Yes. stiper efic 11-1. that. Dani - 'I\'e :11,0 1,1.1,('d well against U'(·sle, (Glen

Cricket 2nd Row L-R Lauren Trumble Adele Brazenor (Captain) Samantha Stewart-Steele Daniela Norman (Vice Captain) Catherine Chamberlain Front Row L-R Aimee Curtain Katrina Hood Lisa Lombardi

Beata Lukasiak Sarah Perillo Chiara Shenoy Coach Mr Mark Bahr

\Vave]-In). Iherc wits 4(,ine outstancling bowling bv

Kat 1-il 1.1 Hood 2,11(1 exc client fielding bv Cate

1,/ph' - "C )111- other ni,it< 11('4 Were .lg-clitht C .11]-CV alld

C 71,11,11)(·1 1.lin and Catheritic· Killen. I.isa l ic )1111):licti .111(1

1 Itintingtower. Ag,tin>t (,il'cv we won convincing-]v.

lic·itta 1.1 ikasiak .11%0 played ext rcmely well. \U· won quite

Hamillitha Stewart-St(·ch· 111 ,(1 Chiara Slic·nov batted

convilicing-1\ in ilic· (·11(1. ()11(.Nt,Ilicling (·11(,1-t girls." /i'ir'hie- 'Yo. that U» 11 111.11-vell{)11% galne. Whal about

111(· two other ganic·O"

ficrcch and Kati·ina Hood and Dani bowled exii-emch·

weIL Again>,t litititingtower we nmiraged to Accure

another win, thanks to xonic· clriptiate lickling .111(1 bow|ing. Aimee (:tll taill (li 41)1110·ed fant,lgic ])('1'Nistence witli tlic· bat..

6%/de - 1\'(·11. it rcalk hax been a tii,int·lion>, 5(·114(,ii for the whole team. 1)ani--1

would just like· to sav a hilge thank w )11 to Mi-

Balw for ht'inir a Ureat coach. 1 le hax helped ux to improve our cricket kill. and has led lis to believe iii

24*

c )111 4(·Ives and plin' as .1 team."

.\(le](· Bi-,venor (( hiptain) and 1),itii(·1,1 Not'nmn (I'ic'(' (:14)/clill)

Cross Country I'llc Cross Countn· Team has had vet litic,ther I

-1%09'*

411((-(·4% 1 11 1

Meas()11

und al] membeh

1111141 1)(2

congratii],lied Rn their (·11(,1-10 over the last two t<·1-1110.

[lw out<tanding commitment to traillille Nc·Asion. and events de]Bolisti'ated (Inhilxilivic team y,il-it with the

]),Liticipation figill-es 11(,irl) (1{)111)lilig filia· hiv ve,li·.

Roisin Gletch Madeleine Scanlon Bonnie Connellan

\1:un· impressive performances were witnes;ed at the APS .111(1 5('11001 Competition•; i 11('l liding.]es)ica C kil-taill. Claire Macliti-1.111. i\]iNc)11 Spence,.jesica Fetic'il,lace and

4th Row L- R Alecia Mustey Alison Spence Kate MeFarland

C.,11(,line C) Ihien who phurd in the top ten on M·veral

Cross Country 5th Row L- R Kelly Moore Phoebe Nolan Michelle Funder

Hannah O'Shaughnessy Erin Kennedy Daniela Norman Claire Macfarlan

CH ('11>,1("14.

()111' last compi·lition hek! at Braeside Park topped

3rd Row L. R Jessica Fetterplace Lauren Mihelcic Louise Pearse

011 1 grat %(·21%011 01 (:1-04% Countrv with the.Illtliot·4

Andrea Pianta Simone Bailey Christina Meurer

phuing wanul 1111(1 the %(·119(11'4 1,1.ic'ing third overall.

2nd Row L-R Dominik White Caroline Smith Ellie Paterson Zoe Kitchen Amanda Cumbrae-Stewart Front Row L- R Kate Fetterplace Jessica Moretti Samara Madden

Chelsea Rowlings (Vice Captain) Caroline O'Brien (Captain) Jessica Curtain Anna Bryant Alexandra Suffren Absent Vivienne Ringersma Jessica Day Claire McLennan

Samantha Dermatis Georgina Labb Sarah Stonehouse Beth Nathan Coaches (Absent} Mr Guy Anderson Ms Julia Cullity

l'he rvetit al Koovong Park horted bv 1.(,ic lo \1:111(1(·ville

1 lai| 1,140 proved to be %11(-c'(shful with special thanks to Ms \Voodho„Ne. D,· 1 1 unl. the PE St.In ,„1(1 Nti,(1(·11% for

their organisittic)11 and a>,>,ixtillic·c on the clav. Chilic)11(1]. M..lillia C :lillity. %11{)111(1 al.40 be commended for her great dedialion to th<· 1(·am.

C ,11(,lilli· C) Illic·11 (C .1])tain) 2111(1 C hc·INca Rowlings

Ms Cathy Woodhouse

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Senior Hockey 3rd Row L-R Madeleine Scanlon Michelle Funder Samantha Stewart-Steele Aimee Curtain Daniela Norman Olivia Burns

2nd Row L-R Bonnie Connellan

Lauren Demetriou Megan Walters Josie Parkinson Miranda Hindle Alana Spadaro

Front Row L- R Emily Smith Beata Lukasiak

Dianna Best Margherita Boemo (Vice Captain) Rachel Hoy (Captain) Emma Poynton Melina Shenoy

Coach Mrs Felicity Ferdinands

()111- toughe>;t c )1)1)<)11(·lits were Fii·bank: ilin were victorions in 111(· final thi'il|i·t. From stc'})1)ing (,lit on 10

Hockey The It.)1)8 1 locker season W,1.4 01 Ic lilled with manv

the hocker fic](1,11 the xtal't c )1 the xeason we realiKed that

411((c·*scM und exciting moinents. \Vith eager plaverM

training WIt>, a 11111 1),1>;time (il VOU Were Hot itijiti'c·(l!).

it'(>111 each val le\('1. we weic· 111)]c to boast a junior I'cam (Yeal- 7). 11 11 1111(,1111(.cliate Te,lin (36,1114 8 and 9)

Ck)lit!-rattlitic)11% to .111 Ilic!ill)(ls of the scllud. 1(,1 the great offe,Nve work iii tlic· forward litic· :11]11 also ill the

and a Seniol- 01(·:un (%·al·+ 10- 12).

defence wheri· Itill })ack, and goane work logether.

Ihe .Jltllior. completed quit(· a Miccessful M·,thon.

liu· 7.4.\ 14(,imd Robili lic·Id at Firbank wils another

ll|Ihough thev wer(· 1111:ll)le to \Yin illrough to th(' fill,liN.

g-trat dav fillicl with ic'11,111.kable i,ell'01-111.ilic'(+. Well clom· 1,1,0 10 1]w Year 9-11 Kir].4 who macie· a great 11'

I'lle (·lithilsia>lil dic,w'11 by this Nquad of'gill>;, illic|(·1· the

watchful ga/c of Ms Mic·kai·by, proved that tic) matter the h·vel of skill, liu· p,Ii·tic·ipation :11 training and during inatches A the Inc)41 9114)<)11,ilit 11*M·t to a Nt!((i·<4111 1(·am.

great |inale to th(· season \VA. the Ntitclclit/staff llc )(ke;

Re,stilt,4 werc 4inilar for the [liternwdiate hum. :119)

tc·am with 111 11(· to %(·01(· which 1(·stilted ill :, 0 - 0 (11'11\#.

tram in the %])(·cial olic·-offgame versus 1.,1111·iNIon. 7'lic nutch. wher<· due to Mline verv tactical ])1.n. neither

coached bv \IN Ric'k,il·bv. The;c gilk weir 11]sc) 1111,il )1(· to

I hank voti to 1,11 tracher•; who ]),it'ticipated.

reach 111(· litill|A, 11<),0-('\'(·1 111,Itch nights slic),0'(·(1 that the expertiAC oftheircoach wax paving <)11. AH the effort l)lit

Ric·kai·br for their wonderful coaching and exit-cmc

ill thiM ic':11 rvill Ii,ittil',illy lead to ilic,re suca» in the

(le(lication to the 9 1('c·(·As (,1 a 11 thire te.im.x. Wi· wish the

|111/11'('.

beht for the trains in the It)1)1) Ne.,son .111(1 hopc ilmt the

[lu' Scnior 're,11!L who enjoved pkning in one 01 their gratch! %(·:thonx to (late. diy)1:ned %11('c'(» oil the

Xquad. contilitti· to grow and plin well.

\Ve would like to thank \Ii·. 7,·i·(liti.,11(10 ;Ind MA

Rachel Ilov (Captain) and Marglic·rit,1 15()(711(1

hockcv licld. \Ve n 1,11iaged to taki· a plaa· in th(· linal on

(/'ic'(' (:111)t'lill)

10:11 percenlage alter thirc· wins. om· 10.40 and om· (11-,tri.

S I

Senior Softball 2nd Row L-R Daniela Norman Samantha

Stewart-Steele Margherita Boemo Sarah White Adele Brazenor Susannah Bailey Front Row L-R Jennifer Turnbull Chiara

Shenoy Nicole Corcoran (Capt) Rachel Hoy (Vice Capta n) Katie Taylor Aimee Curtain Absent Bridget Hopkins Coach Ms Lisa Ritchie

116 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Volleyball Ihe ]998 vollevbal] Sca.Mon began verv well with the SCS.\ Vollevb:111 '1'ournament. An enthitsia.tic leain of

girls participated in the Rotiticl Rol,in agailist main Ki hools, and for the Iii'st match oftlic Meason, the 1(gillts Were Ven' ell< C )111 Ilg-1114.

An emhusiastic g.roup of 12 Yeai· 7,; maclc· up the

junior Tedin, who. throughout the xeason hau· illipic,ved condderablv. Ahhough the end re.%1111% did not reflect their cflk)1-ts and improvement<, thc· conche; were imp'(·shed and verv proud of their performana·M. I he Intermectiate Tram. con«ting of Wars 8 1111(19.

clid exceptic,imilv wcH, l'NI)1<.FEATED for the Neason. Finishing on top of tlic· 111(lder, the C .1 lind Film] tested both skill. anct teamwork for the gil-ls but tlic·v c :unc c )111 on top. AN this was the finst \car that the Z.S.\ Ii» nucle vollevl,all a fixtured competition, it was .1 great

Senior Volleyball 2nd Row L-R Lauren Trumble Andrea Kaliviotis Karen Lee

Front Row L-R Kamy Lee Daniela Norman Jodie Fry (Vice

:ic·hi·vement al](l a gri·,11 lic,llc,ili- to have 1.MI I aN the

Captain) Jennifer Fu

premier school.

Absent Katsy Lee (Captain)

Now. on to tlic Senior lih,1111. Although it w.,0 an

Coach Mr Alon Kaiser

intell-upted scason. we competed colisistentiv. comingthird overall. All the Kills competed well, 1,111 special

the gil-ls will continue· their great effort, in the vears to

mention imist irc) to Danic].1 Norman. K.,111,7 1 .re.

.fc·lillifer Fu and Andrea Kalir'intis. For both jodic Frv

1.ast bilt not least, we inti:t thank the coacho. \1%

(Vice Captain) and nn·self, this was our last se,IN(,11 and

Rickarbv, 11% 1\'c)(,(th(,11%(· 1111(1 \Ir Kaihi·r for their

after enjoving manv vears of school volle,ball we were

illithiling- support and encouragelnent througholit the

delighted to finish the Season winning the >'.SA Round

%(111%(il.

Robin. We are Acid to be leaving the te:un but hope that

K.,11 Lee (Captain) and.loclie Frv (Vice Captain)

€%:.2. -

Senior Basketball 2nd Row L-R Eloise Porter Kate McFarland Simone Bailey Front Row L-R Angela Mcfarland (Vice Captain)) Joanne Amott (Captain) Anna Francis Sarah White Absent Lauren Buckley Clare Gibson Rebekah Jaguers Coaches Ms Wendy Rickarby Mr Mark Langan

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let

Effil t

4 A

Ski Team (Junior and Senior School) Back Row:

Miss Carolyn Fox, Ms Jayne Webster, Avesia Calman, Natalie Carter, Kate Fetterplace, Anneliese Gannon, Candice Carter,

Sarah Portelli, Catherine Sullivan. Meg Waldron, Philippa Johnston, Sophie Lawrence. Felicity Conlan. Natalie Hunter, Katie Campbell, Caroline Conlan, Leia Bonacci, Ms Cathy Woodhouse Front Row: Lucinda Gannon (Captain of Skiing). Kaitlyn Wilton. Eleanor Dunin, Anthea Fell. Sara MacLeod (Junior School Captain of Skiing), Daniele Wilton, Jessica Carter (Junior School Captain of Skiing), Alexandra Cottee, Lauren Benson Absent:

Jessica Fetterplace, Charlotte De Oliveira, Stephanie De Oliveira

Skiiiig \0 the change in (-lilil,lic *11.11]cd the beginning 01,1 Act™ation:,1 ski wason. tlic· Mil[ Ski 12:un doniwd their

exchNvi· und twiv I.\111 >;ki \c,+ ancl hcanics anct began

their ch.ilic·liging. wt in hil!(1.ight. i'c'\Vill'(ling. cli-)'-1,111(1 training iti.Jitile..\0 the weeks drew cloxi- to our Triah \\1·i·kend on 1 8 ancl 19.jitiv. tlic' weittlic·i- picked upwhile the snow did not! Faced with a Alitiming %111]in dav, vet minimal :1111(,tints of viow. we raced the clock with

record ti ines and scared awav .111, potential compelition!

()111- fecond Illid filml trailling- weekend ill >k·pictill)(·i proved jir;t a>, good 11% we trained lor our xecond

discipline. cither sticm+1)<).Il'(ling. Illogillh or (41-00<-

bltic· rkies tllic)ligholit the week and the fact that for the

[il-41 litne ever, Dr I Ilint war coming- up to watch the Anowboarding al](11)ividon I alict 3 Gill..\11)inc!

14(,th >k·nic,i- andjunic 11- 1.Mil skiers did exceptionalk well in :111 c·,i·nt4 and cliviNiolif: In partic·lilar. the Di,Nion

2 git-K tram who plaa·(11(,th. with Natalic Carter :111(1 \lilic·linc Gatmon placing 1(ith and 17tli irspri-tivi·lv. Special mention imist 1,100 go tO.jc•;sica Fettil-place who plaa·(1 Kth in Division ] Cross Countrv Classical, ancl to Daniele Wilton who placed Hth in Division 4 hlic „,1,(,;,1-cling. when Khe „c,lild have linished 14t in her ')'Wit ./gc ..10/11).

\11 the gilk of the 1998 1,\III Ski '1'cam are to be counneticled 12)1- theit-(·(lbrt,and dedication to the t(·ain

(()111]trv.

1,(·21(lingup to the Int(·1'sclic)(,]h(:(,inpetition. c)111 (11 land training decreased while our nerveN ill(·reard! 0111-

hop(·4 1-01- 11 big dumping of Know (1,1.4 before the competition were 41.ittered. with race; le-Nchectilled or nioval to clifferent conici·% chic· to the lack of snow.

1 hnvever. thi, wa>; Moon .111 outweighed In ilic· perfed

118 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

thi. he»on. 1 \,(,111(1 like to thank .\li» \\'cl>,ter and 11:

\12)(,cllic,lir for all their time ancl effort thicilighom the wahon. I have thoroughlv enjoved lin five Ic'.11-4 in the

I.\11 1 Ski *1 (·am :111(1 ('tic (,ill':tgr anv girl to pit] tic'ipitte next ve'tr.

Ludnda (hunnn (Ski (r')1,1,i)

Gymnastics 4th Row L- R Jessica Fetterplace Felicity Whelan Natalie Bossong

fit 4€ 1, S. SNE E

Krystal Sherry Natacha Moussi Alice Trumble 3rd Row L-R Cheryl Holt Beata Lukasiak Clementina Watson Anna Hutchins Joanna Downing Anna Bryant Kate Fetterplace 2nd Row L- R Patricia Nigro Jessica Gamble Edwina Olver

Philippa Johnston Alana Agnew

Front Row L-R Sophie Sharp Emilia Sala Stephanie Draycott Anna Francis (Captain) Jessica Moretti (Vice Captain) Natalie Fernando Eliza Sweeney Rachel Carew Absent Melissa King Andrea Vaz Jane Matheson Jessica Ries Kathryn Finemore Nicole Dwyer Katherine Mann Coach Miss Monica Wright

hit<·1 niediati· DRision. Well done to all 3.1 girlf who

Gymnastics

0)1111)(.ted.

(4)]lgratulatic)11% to the (litil'( (;vilinaftic>, C |ill-) [{,t it>, dedicat ion. hard work :incl ('litlitisi,l.In th I·c Iligholli t he

I'llc I „1(·1'lic,tist· c :,711,1!:,tic Competition hekl ill Ic·t-iii 2. w;ts won I)\ .\1(,1 11.111(· clc'spite Acen competition

\'car. Not <)111\ have we %(·en .tli ilic·ic·ase ill the 1111}1]ber

frolil the other three lic)21%(1.

of participant>, 1)lit the re%11]ts over the \car have been

We won](1 like to expre»% 0111· gratillick· to everv gill

outsl,111(ling. \\'c \vou](1 like to cong-ratillate those gillA

who hax 1)(·('11 ill\01\·(·cl in the (A'llifilisticM (.ltil) thiM ve,11:

who have slic'(c·ssililli 1),14%((1 th(ir guilli:lstic· level te>t, this ic·ar. (;race Alighell (Ye,11- 4)..lillia Pashilla (War 5),

cuthz[Hia>In of the gil-1% th,11 11.I. vt('11,4/11(·11(·(1 the

Swplumic Lukan (32·:U -)) and Rachel C ..irew (ii·,11- 6) have .Al completed their Level 1 atic[ are now working toward, Level .5. Spi,('ial ic,ligratillatic)]14 to Philippa Joilliston for pliN;ing 1 .c'\('1 6. 2111(1 Eclwina Olver lotpassing Level 7. It was .1 m.11-\'c'11(,11% effort bv all. Our %11(('c» waN Itirther excinplificd bv olit ic'%1111% in

1-om Prep thi-(,igh to Yeal' 12. It is th(· spirit and the

St.linina of the sport and the girls tlic·inxclve,i Finalh . a great deal c )1 0111- accompli•dunclith thi'oughout Ilic war wele clue· to the hard work alid cleclication of olll- I Icad Coach. Mix. Monica Wright. who hits plit all her encrgics into expanding

11.11'ticipatic)11 ;111(1 i)1-1,1-evic)11.tli•;in ofthe (-1111).

the IG>; (Al,111:,Mics (:(,1,11)(·tition which procceded ou·r

I hank to evervonc· involic·d. It 11:th been It lant.thtic

three clavs at >A C :,ttherincl und \11.C. \\'c· :vittli'sxcd top 6 ])|acing·% in all te,1111 (tivisioni :nul a win hz the .%(·nior ['cam col™isting of.\111]a 11,111(-is..ic·vica Moretti. |w|]v

ve;It' for 111(· (;illl] 1,thtic. CIllb and we w:Ah vow the bl·St 01 hick for the future.

\Ima Francis (C .1])taill) lilict le.sic.1 Moretti

Peterson and lic·ata 1.likiNak..41,i·cial mention nitat .ilso

(/'i((' (:Ill)t.lill)

go to Krv>;tal .Shen'v who was placed :trd in the Aerobics 4th Row L-R Elizabeth O'Day Anna Gallard Hannah Sharrock Sarah White Emily Sheahan Jennifer Turnbull Kathleen McDonald Ellen Fox -0

3rd Row L- R Jacinta Demetriou Maree Agiazis Christina Meurer

Kate Tilley Claire MacFarlan Charlotte McFarland Kate Stowell Natalie Sharp

2nd Row L-R Joanna Downing Alice Trumble Felicity Whelan Natacha Moussi Anna Hutchins Philippa Johnston

Front Row L-R Cheryl Holt Alexandra Robins Krystal Sherry Phoebe Knowles (Captain) Natalie Bossong Ellie Paterson Kate Fetterplace Absent Meaghan O'Loughlin (Vice Captain) Anna Smith

Kathryn Finemore Kathryn Turnbull Melissa King Jessica Ries Nicole Dwyer

Coach Miss Monica Wright

Aerobics

worked with ex £ c ')tiona] s pol-'spenons hip. mat mitv and

dedication to their sport and team. \\-hilst rach girl i h i N vear the Actubit + Club h,1% 541 ( nvil t reinelidoush .

makes her own ilictiviclual contribution thev compete

The gil-14 endure long .bc·Asions of | 1 Itining lit Cal-h· alid

logethen as one. C)11 stage. the advelialin, vet >dicer

lite 11()111 4 of the (1.1. the Hanic Nong tlitlin])ing 1)114%

exhaustion. is lilli)('lin·able.

repeated a few thousand times and lots (,1-sweat, all for a

I would like to thank olti- coach Alihs Monic,1 Uright

1-oiltilic· which 1.1.Nts a mere three mililltes. 1 his ix a fast

uncl als(, Meag-han 01,(,ughlin (Vice C.,iptain).

sport and to be up there vou haw to be tough. These

Each gi 1-1 has participated. trained and competed in an impl e.Nve and 11'111, 1.oreto spirit . 1 wi.11 vou the bc.1

girls .11-(·.

.Jessica Ries. Natalie· 11(,0.ong. (:het-vi Ilolt and Kate Fetterplace have competed particularlv wcH and have a Ntrong 1 littll e .1. a team. However aH tramh are to be

of luck for vour Iterobic-4 and sporting iliture. (knigl-atitilitic)tls. i'lieobe Knowle. (Capt:lin)

commended on their .11((-c·%4ful <cason. 1-11(·p have all

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Equestrian

.th:f; 1 t $

Noinc poli>,hed riding boolx, 111\\'11 j<)(lli])111-4,1('111-Icts. :1 few poilic. :111(1 we :ur 91. Thix u·al- 111(· 14(]tic·htrian 11 1(·1111)('1 + hn,( done .ome 3(·vic)11% i iding. \Ve now have all even big,(1(7- mti,11)('1'Nhip, including' Notne .Jililior

Achool girls, Each girl 1111% riclclen well. illl})1-oving her ow·ral] riding :il,ility. llc>1%(· 1-icling i•, a t(·am sport. 1 lowever vour p:trincl· 1.4 1 4,1< i

an anini,11. thil.% 11(11-inal a)]11]1111,i(Iltion iN (lilliclilt' In

the illiniatill·c cternhv of a Clav, (·11(·11 gill lilliht 1(·:1111 to 1111(1(·rt,111(1 Illicl icy)ect their horse. I himatch. the hol'xe and rider mu.xi work ;10 olic te.lin, a coach may

Equestrian

acl,ise. 1)111 ('%4(·]itialk the horNe and its lider arc· alone.

3rd Row L-R Dominique Spanos Alexandra Stafford

11i.% }):11-tller.%hip and 1)()11(11)(·tween horse und rider can

Jessica Heinnen Jane MacFarlan Jacqueline Low

be 11-11]v fltl]lillg alicl exciting.

2nd Row L-R Grace Callaghan Deminie Trescowthick

A big collgratillations goo to all git-1% of the (.1111).

Dianna Best Tristi Phillips Alexandra Cottee Front Row L-R Holly Dwyer Gabriella Farries Rebeccah Panozza

Phoebe Knowles (Captain) Bridget Cash Clementina Watson

expeciallv those joining us for 111(· Iii-st time this year. 1 would like to invite :111 iliteristed gills to join, v{)11 (lon't

Beata Lukasiak Genevieve O'Connor

tic·ed unti· own 11()1·.c. jil\t a love of them and some

Team Managers Mr Rob Dernelley Ms Andrea Inglis

ent]111.4iasin. We also offer 11 bils to .ind from Clendon

Road to the Equestrian Cent 1-c and the Cenur caters fol all levels of expericna· with failt»tic llc )]·Ac·A. Genevieve C) Ck,tilion Dominique Spanox and Dianna Best have liciden exceptionaH¥ well 2111(1 al] gills :tre to be congratill,Ital on their riding Neason. I wixh them lili the 1)nt and hope tlmt theycontititic· to low the 9 )(,1-1 with as littlch passion as I cio. Phoebe Knowles (Captain)

.41

Anthea Kavanagh (Vice Captain) and Rachel Ball (Captain) accept the Winners' Trophy on behalf of the Loreto Water Polo team

Water Polo 2nd Row L-R Rachel Ball (Captain) Millicent Chalmers

Waterpolo Thix veal- has 1,(·en thc· best in the entire hiworv of

\Vaterpolo at 1 .MI L With a team 1,1 imming with st,11-X, iu· achic·ved what Ims always been oill- cit'>,tiny; an tilldefeated Neason. ilic'111(ling a Grand Final w'i 1 1 ag,linht

Jannah Taborsky Anna Balmer Sally Brookes Front Row L-R Alexandra Suffren Anthea Kavanagh (Vice Captain)) Jessica Curtain Courtney Ryan Amanda Cumbrae-Stewart Eliza Suffren Stephanie Lord Coach Ms Amelia Mills

Team Manager Ms Cathy Woodhouse (absent)

St C Ittlit line h.

The Kenson *'11% hill of highlighti ilic'lliding- a very clost· ()11(-Lic).11 wil i over 11(n-owa which allinu·(1 11.4 10

\\'c would like to th.ink the phnurs :111(1 our coach, NIA

reach 11 ic· linal . WC .11.40 ,1('('c)]14)|ishi·cl a titimber 01. other

imelia Mills. '1'hanks .i]Mo to :111 the teachers :111(1

efforth» will.4 ovcl· PLC (whoni w·e 1,(,11 16-0), 111.C,

%111(1(.111% who caine to Hipl)(n-1 110 (111 thal fire/ing cold

We>dev and (,11,11)( t ivc·11 (,irls' C.;1';unmal· to 11,2111(· 11 few.

Grand Final night al I linvihorn PooL Finall>1 we \V{)111(!

Chir (1(,tilililition w.1% accentil,11( cl bv the 1,1(·t th.11 the

like to bid the new, revolittic,iiisc·(1 team well for the

t(·11113 Inaill]> (-()1lhi.ted of Year 8 14-ir]A who had llc'\,1

1 litllir and we hope that thif new winning era contimicS

plaved before. We 1111(Mt give :1 special meminn to Rebc·ka

for [111111\ Vell A

1.lgettrh :111(1.j,tlinali 11,1,<,1·.kv, whow· Imcac,me skill and 11:111(lv' hints (·113,11'('(1 tb,it wc never ]001 u game.

120 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Rachel Ball (Captain) and Anthea Kinanagh (Vice Captain)

Debating This Ims bcc·i i the most slic-c essful ve,11- ever for tile

1.111 1 (1(·Initers with three teams making it 1111·ough to the Vic-lorian Final.. D-(h-ade Team I. c c „„1)1-iNing Rosannah I leah . D.tilicla Panto. C ..ltherim· Rvan. 11(·Ic·ii

itc'att)'and (,corijiu Mo|10\. Tvoll throu the Ii]At two

rounds of finals. tbell thi· C)(·to and (limt-tc·1 -Finals before loxing iii a Mplit dec'Non iii the .Sc·ini-Finals. The (>Gracle Ir.illi 1 (,1 1·.mih· Smith. Annabel >hnith. Vanessa

CondeHo, Georgina (.2,leman ancl Katherine NIc'Al,ilic)11 reached the Quarn·,-Final>; ancl the 1)-Gracie· ical,1 2 inacle it to the v·colicl round of [inalh. \\'c·11 dolic· also to D-(irade ic·am 3 who linished second on the ladder in

the Melbourne I ligh Region behind our Te.un I &·2

A Grade Debating 2nd Row L-R Rachel Ball Kelly Gallivan Lucinda Gannon Clare O'Neil (Captain) Catherine Meehan (Captain)

who fillished equal jil-st, Cong! litillations to Rosaimah

Phoebe Knowles

Heah who was honoured with a D..1.1 . hwaimic· .\ward

Front Row L-R Sunaina Miranda Vivienne Ringersma

tor best (libater iii Melbourne I ligh Region D-Grade.

Houst· Debating was again a vigorous competition with Ward taking out the Sc·nic,r Divkion and Mulhall

Margherita Boer·no Claire Lachal Anna-Marie Black Lucy Maule Absent Meg Ockleshaw Team Coordinator Mr Malcolm Farnsworth

the jimior section. Thank-vou to mv fellow I lottie

Debating Captains for 01-ganising the teams and adjudicating the Year 7 and H clchl).itcr. Ah sincere thankr N exic·licled to all debaters.

p,irticlilarlv the tram captilinA. and the nwmbris (,1 staff w'ho have worked so hard this u·ar, c·speciallv' Mix I hile for all her ortrankition and Mit],port. 1\(' elijoved mv time drbating for I.\III and wish thi· new Scllc )01

Debating Captaill all the 1,<Nt. (;ood hick to the lt)<)9 debaters. No (10111,1 there \vill be main %11('c'(·s#(·s to Unal.

(:atheline Meellan (School I)(1).iting- C ..1],tain)

B Grade Debating 2nd Row L-R Kristen Doyle Kate Eichhorn Stephanie Doyle Katie Taylor

Front Row L-R Eliza Curtain Emma Poynton Elizabeth Fox Megan Walters Mary Fonti (Captain) Team Coordinator (Absent) Ms Kathy Paterson

C Grade Debating 2nd Row L-R Annabel Smith Vanessa Condello Jane Stewart 9

Emily Smith (Captain)

Front Row L-R Cassandra Fry Nicole Haddow

Katherine MeMahon Georgina Coleman Natalie Hunter Belinda Bowman Vanessa Von der Muhll

Absent Bonnie Connellan (Captain) Simone Ball Charlotte Algie

Team Coordinators (Absent) Mrs Margot Thompson Mrs Anne Bennett

D Grade Debating 3rd Row L-R Daniela Panto Emily Whelan Rosannah Healy

(Captain) Natalie Grant (Captain) Annabel Doyle Sally Brookes 2nd Row L-R Catherine Ryan Camilla Hopkins Katherine Senior Rebecca Whitty Anna Balmer Chloe Wilson Genevieve Meehan Front Row L-R Alexandra Suffren (Captain) Frances Acance Jessica Curtain (Captain) Amanda Cumbrae-Stewart Celina Vines Sarah Dynon Jacqueline Funder Yvette Haikal Absent Helen Beatty Georgina Molloy Madeleine Dowling Natalie Albantow

Team Coordinators (Absent) Mrs Barbara Watt Mrs Pamela Davies Miss Leesa Hale Catherine Meehan

(School Debating Captain)

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Music 1998 V

Ihis var h» been all exc-(·],tic,11.illv exciting onc for the \IliNic F,ic 1111, with 111,111\ Glic ('( %%(14.

Main' (ilic'llibles participated iii ('ivt'(1(110(1%. competitiolls and lestivals, achieving some wn ple:lfing restilts. Particill:,1'1, Alicce.«1'111 wel·c Vocal l·.tiN<·mble.

%(·nior Choir. Concert Band .0 1(1 the Advanced Recorder

F.lisemble. 11 1 11(1(lition to thi·;. the \1:,tictch,illc· St,-ing

Orcholl'.1 wah invited to perform lit tlic' .\11%traliall Rochelle Howie (School Music Captain)

String Teacher< Association Conferencr :111(1 w:14 highh IrM:11'(tecl.

This ve,11- Maw the fir>t interstate trip bv :111 (·11,(·inble, with the (:uncert Band anct Stage liand going to Nullic, and bring bill<·ted with 1.01-t'to N<)1-111,ilihill-%1 .11(1(·1114.

Other nilific'll cu·111% withili the Ac ]1001 11:1\·c

((,litinued to grow :111(1 [10111·ixh An·ouglu)ut the ('(,111·Ac of flic· war. The ().tk Plilloiti- recitals, held once a tel-Ill,

lhis 1111(,wed 11• Ic) >,11'c·ligthen th(· tic·% 1)clween the two

provided a vital.fOrmal opportunitv for %111(lentS to

%(110014. per|orin for und with the Nonnanhut'Nt

1)(i|(}lili 10 :t \,t'|(c)11ing .11(lic'I](-C. il! 1)1('])1":ttic)11 for

Mildents .111(1 enter in .1 (()1111)('tition ill >,\ (111('\. |t Was .1

\111·.14 exam. and other performances. Main girls alv )

most exciting and rewarding experience for the %111(lents

took advantage· of the ilic,lithh '1 .ill tchtilne (k )11(-c·i'ts:

and the music staff. and we were delighted to win three

u'llich provided .1 Milililar. tile)llgh ](» |c,lin.,1, fol-11111 for

major .mar(14.

411,11-ing music and gailling performance expericncr.

Ihc Yeat· 2 Ntrino- 11(,u-nuninc and the Yrai· 5 \Vind

Progranunc· arc .(,ing 11-(,in %11-ength to reng-th .ilicl '1

1)111-ent'4, flic'11(ls. St.111 .111(1 %111(1(·litA welt 11-cated to 4(,inc wry plects ing pri 1 (,1-111.,lic Lks from thi se 11(n·ia· st licic·tits. Manv fine itictivi (lual pri i c )1'1 11,11 1('cks wele delivered in C)ak Parlour Recitals. 1.1111(htillic· (1)11(t·rh und the

Honata 'Concel-to Concen. 1 am delighted to *re fo

Inanv sluclents clihicloping their performance kills and Mt:/111111.1.

The Music Facultv strive; to provide 1,11 1.oreto Mandeville 1 1.111 sttidents with the opportililitv to enjoJ

:111(1 expelience 11 wide variet, of 1111!Mical Nt\'le and performance opporttillities. It N verv pleasing to sce %40 11]am stliclilits availing tlictilfelves of 111(·.c· and :1('hieving No much sticcess.

Cong-rattliatiol™ to 2,11 stilclent+ al,(1 stati c)11 their verv filic· .1(hievelnents.

All-% \Vencl, Todd (Director 01 \111%ic)

Manv illiproveinci,1% have becu macie to the maisie progranune at Loreto wince I :11 tived at the school iii 14-cp .oine 12 wars ago. Git-ls iii Wars 2 and 5 now pal-ticipate in the %tring and brash programmes. These provide an im'.illiable opportittlit, 1)\ lill€,wing the gills to participate iii unific· and ensembler from a ,(11-v w )ling 112,<'.

1-his vear. ensemble,% have 1,(·en hick, enough to

travel awav from Melbourne to perform elsewhere. including Choir and Vocal Enxemble to Ballarat, and

Stage Band and Concert Band to Nulner. Many have competed in coinpetitions. c·ist,·(1(11(,cls and novehv performances. Noine ciKei171)le>, inclucling- Choir and Atagi· 8,111(111:1\'c been fortunate enough to benclit from

the talents ofguest conductol·% thic)11*hout the veill·. 1-0 1,11(1(ling unixicialix. the lilost itill)(,itant experiences can bc those where there N the opport,initi to gain perfonnance experience. or le:11-11 It-om milsiciallA more hunlied and experienced than ilic.]11%(']vef. li (lin be fic·11 that there i>; 110 Alic)lt,lge Of

Music

inch opportunitic·% al 1.01('to. hnegral to %11('|1 11 wonderlill School 11111·ic

It)<.)8 11;1% 11(·(·11 all t,11 joval,le :111(1 411('cc,4,1 11] Wal' 01 illtihiC· lit 1,(11'(·IC).

It began with thi· Muxic (limp to Rutherford Park.

prngramme lit-c the wachers here, including \11'% 1('Inn' \Icachcin (Concert Bancl. Atilgi' 11,1 jct). \11% 1.c·ollie Conolan (01(hew].1. String ()1'(hi'Ntra) and. of ('c)lit;(.

Darloiford. a I,tisi .ind 1(lic'.11%,11-packed wrekend 01

ilt-i \Vendv Tockl (Senior (:hoir, \'ocal F.11c·itil,Ic·), a.

music making. This proved to be a ,-11]likil)1(· c )1)I)(„'ttillitv

1#(·11 aN the litilii(·rous other ilisti-innentalti·,1('her, and

m form strong- 1)()11(17 and hiendships across vear levels.

Ilic· work of Mixs 1)can.1 1)odds in the .]tillic)1' >Ic licm|.

reMulting- in 11101'c pl-( >Ic*ional. ('()11(Miu· ('114('inble..

\\*ithont their hard noil and (1(·(lication. main' of th(·xe

.\Itixic (hunp alv) provided 11% with the opportililit, to

cu·lit. 1,(,illd not bc po«ible..\14{) 1-cy){)11%il)](· fin' lunch

bi tiNh up {)11 01 Ii- fkills in 1)1-(7),11-ation for the Annual

of the behind tlic· rnes work .tre liu· le.,cler, of the

AlliMic F/'Mtival.

ilidividual t'114(·mbles.

rhis Fcstival . hekl al Rolx·rt Blackwood I lall.

Ill mv linal wal- 211 1.(11·C·to, I can appreciate liu·

Monash l,1 Ii\(·1·sit,·, proved wt again to bc a inc )st

C AL-( 1|('llt illttfic progi.unine offered to 4111(lent*. 1 wixh

fliccessful 2,11(1 exciting night of Inusic. with all groups

t h i · m e m be 1 % o f l i c x I i ( ·a r ' S e 11 % ( · 1 111 )1 ( ·% t h e beh t o f h i c k i l l

performing to extreinelv high Ntliticlar(15. The ]),11·tict,1,11

:ill their musical pu 1-hilits. and hope that 1991). .wid the

1,1(,illites on tht· ilight were the %(hool Vocal 1·:tixemble

icar. to Coinc. prove to be It\ vic('c·NNittl. 11'llitful mid

(A'ho have continued throughout the u·.11· in their

en jovable 11% 11)98.

sticcess) and the Achool Stagc· liand.

122 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Rochclle llc)\Vic (Capt:lin c )[. Music)

Brass Ensemble 3rd Row L-R Charlotte Algie Emily Smith Clare Noonan Katsy Lee Kamy Lee Laura Riley 2nd Row L-R Laura Wagg Alice Trumble Karen Lee Roxanna Ryan Rebecca Pereira Samara Madden Laura Hertaeg Front Row L.R Leia Bonacci Katherine Rawling Jessica Gamble Georgina Flood Beth Nathan Renuka Rajadurai Absent Renata Anderson Conor McLaughlin Teacher Ms Wendy Anderson

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Celtic Ensemble 2nd Row L-R Hannah Coleman Julien Gibson

Yana Bittar Sophie Paillard Brighid Fahy Front Row L-R TiMany Ch ang Andrea Vaz Alice MeNamara Julia Dehm Bridget Cash Joanna Patocs Tracey Pahor Absent Julia Dehm Joan Allanadale Jessica Day Teacher Ms Jane Schleiger (Absent)

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Middle School Band 4th Row L-R Celina Vines Laura Wagg Sophie Groom Elizabeth Hunter Conor McLaughlin Julia Dickson Caitlin Sheahan 3rd Row L-R Sarah O'Halloran Rachel Bachowski Tanya Chaves Lucy Pollerd Amanda Cumbrae-Stewart Diana Bowman Julia Godhino 2nd Row L- R Jane Tehan Jessica Gamble Georgina Flood Georgina Jordan Laura Hertaeg

Front Row L-R Katherine Rawling Beth Nathan Hannah Coleman Stephanie Davis Emma Gandolfo Andrea Pahor Renuka Rajadurai Leia Bonacci

Absent Catherine Sullivan Jessica Foley Clementina Watson Renata Anderson Kathleen Dawson Teacher Mrs Jennifer Meachem

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Senior Choir 5th Row L-R Catherine Meehan Stephanie Doyle Joan Allanadale

Annabel Doyle Clare Gibson Christina Broussard Lisa Charlton Katsy Lee 4th Row L-R Katherine Senior Rochelle Howie Elizabeth Ames

Annabel Smith Marisa Hadfield Tiffany Lott Yana Bittar Kasia Horfiniak

3rd Row L-R Joanna Patocs Ernjly McLeay Claudia Certi Righi Bridget Cleary Stella Gray Caitlin Noble Mary Li 2nd Row L-R Surini Wijayasinghe Henned Zifa Anna-Marie Black

Megan Downing Tanya Chaves Genevieve Meehan Front Row L-R Leah Lim Caitlin Sheahan Lucy David

Stephanie Senior Frances Acance Jane Li Katarina Asimakopoulos Jane Matheson Kate Carnegie .%

Absent Christina Collard Camille Deane

Teacher Mrs Wendy Todd

Vocal Ensemble 2nd Row L-R Tiffany Lott Katsy Lee Christina Broussard Clare Gibson Lisa Charlton Anna-Marie Black Front Row L-R Annabel Smith

Megan Downing Lucy David Stephanie Doyle Joan Allanadale

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Caitlin Noble Joanna Patocs Absent Camille Deane

Teacher Mrs Wendy Todd

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Senior Choir and Vocal Ensemble 1998 has been both a hectic allil sliccissful ,-Cal- 101

both the Senior Choir and Vocal Ensemble. Iii March,

the St'lliol School and.junior SC-|1001 Choil %, along with the Choir from Presilitation College. were invited to lead the singing al the St Pati-ick*s Dav Mass at the

Cathedral. This was a ullique and valilable learning experience for thl· girk For a weekend in Mar, both the Senior Choir ancl Vocal Ensemble. as well as .ill the other music ensembles. traveHed to Rutherford Park iii Daviestord

for the Annual Muxic Camp. The weekend of intensive rehearals. in preparation for t I1(1 Music Fc·stival injunc. was immenselv bencticial bic imse it allowed 11% to

reheal'Mi· 011 a more regular basix than war possible at schooL Both Choir and Vocal perfonned wcH on tlic· evening. and our effort in rehe.11%211% paid off. Shortl, after the Music Festival. the Vocal Ensemble.

appearing for the Iii-st tinie iii cnir new pertorniance

unifi )1'111,. competed in the 14(11001]dara Eixtect€11< 1(1. Happilv. we gained third plaa· iii tlie Open Nection. August alwavs secins to be the busiest month for the Choir and this vear was no exceptic)11, At the beginning of' tht· month. the Vocal Ensemble pei 1-ormed iii the

Voices of Women Festival which was organked bv Fave

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Dinnont und the Melbourne Women'% Choir. and he](1

at the Melbourne Town 1 1,111. This was a girat

opportunitv for the girls becatisc· it allowed them to xec· 2111(1 lic,ii- other en.embles work and perform.

The Choir was ake fortunate enough to participate in a workshop with American compoSer/conductor Betti- Bert,lux. in which we i-chearsed come of her new

compositioni The input of \Ii·+ Bertatix w.1.0 invallt,11)le

in view of the fact thilt we were just about to perform in the Waverley Eisteddfod. where both the Choii- and Vocal Ensemble· received a %230.00 encouragement award.

Fo] lowing I\-averl<·v, both en Acinbles then nuvelled to Ballarat to perform iii the Roval South Sti-ret

Competition. The Vocal Ensemble achin·ed Fii-st Place in their rection, 1,11(1 the Scnior Choir gained Second Place in their section. This 11·,1% a fantastic achier-ement.

and the girls are to be congratul.tied on thcit- COnsi•tent and hard work thi (mgholit the war.

I would like to take this opportunit, to thank the tilember; of the >k·nior Choir and Vocal EnM·mble for their hard work and dedication over the „·ar and a

spec ial thank you to kirs \Venclv Tocld. oill cledicated and talented Director of Mlisic. I wish the girls of the (:lic,ii- and Vocal 1·.iiemble the bert of-luck for 1999.

Tifitun Loft (Senior (.liorist<·]-)

»2-••-le

Concert Band 5th Row L-R Johanna Shernbrey Clare O'Neil

Natalie Grant Clare Noonan Kelly Gallivan Beth La Brooy 5

4th Row L. R Lauren Mihelcic Megan Walters

Caroline Whelan Katsy Lee Jennifer Bishop Veronica McGee Phoebe Nugent Dominik White 3rd Row L- R Karen Lee Laura Riley Sarah Portelli

Emily Smith Kamy Lee Jennifer Fu Elizabeth Hunter Roxanna Ryan 2nd Row L- R Stephanie Resciniti Caroline Chen

Patricia Nigro Elizabeth O'Day Diana Bowman Jenica Lee Isabelle Kitchen Stella Gray May Wang Sunaina Miranda Front Row L-R Rebecca Pereira Jane Matheson

Katherine McMahon Alice Trumble Charlotte Algie Neela Velan Samara Madden Lauren Matthey Absent Olivia Burns Nicole Lee Georgina Flood Teacher Mrs Jennifer Meachem

Stage Band 3rd Row L- R Emily Smith Katsy Lee Clare Noonan

Jennifer Bishop Kelly Gallivan

2nd Row L-R Roxanna Ryan Lauren Mihelcic Karen Lee Jennifer Fu Rochelle Howie

Front Row L-R Samara Madden Laura Riley Diana Bowman Charlotte Algie Jenica Lee Caroline Whelan

Absent Nicole Lee

f: 6.-

Teacher Mrs Jennifer Meachem

Concert Band and Stage Band

we had a job lo do - we gathered at Not'manhurst ancl St,Lited our final preparation before the u)inpetition

What a year it has }wen for both Concert Band .111(1

that night. All of liM were sc) 11(i \'c,ils as we waited and

Stage Band. This vear we were fortunate enough to have the oppoitililitv to play in S)'clizev. Pieparation consixted

waited to go on static. We performed extremely well

of extra and extensive rehears.ils, and added

thlinibs lip.

performance opportunities to gain experience.

during the pei formance and Mrs Meachem gave the An excellent performance restilted in us receiving

There wei-e a number of events that both Concert

several trophies including Best Brass Section, Best

Band and Stage Band took pat t in during the year. Olic

Woodwind Section and the Overall 1st Place. As well, we

was the Music Festival .it Robert Blackwood Hall where

won S400.00 prize inoller .ind a Certificate of High

everyone worked extremely hard to achieve an outstanding- performance. Another was the Melbourne

Distinction. Our success continued on Saturday with Stage Band putting on a inarvellous show and it took out

School Band Music Festival where we had a sensational

the Best Trombone Section Trophy and a Certificate ot

performance placing Yrd out of 52 in the B Grade

Distinctioi i.

Division, winning the bronze shield.

I-he success of Concen Band and Stage Band were

We also played on Open Days, Assemblies, and the

lilailll)- due to the connibution of Mrs jennifer

Cocktail Party. You name it; we did it, but all for the

Meachem, our conductor, and Ms Uendy Anderson, our

benefit of phning to the best of our ability. which

1,1-ass teacher, and a group of committed Illusicians who

enabled 11% to achieve the ultimate result in Syclney.

of ten gave up their 11111('htilnes in order to have

Before we departed for Sydney. our last rehearsal. again an extensive one. was followed by a 'send oil-'

Acl(litional reheal Sals.

a)11(('11. \U· perforined our plc)#1,11}line in front of a

Concert Bancl and the Stage Band. h was a good wav to

group of supportive parents before leaving Mell)<)111'lic

finish the year with a trip to Sydney. We have worked

on Thurs(lay 17 September.

111111'sday was an exciting clay. We caught the plane to Svdnev and oil .11 l'ival. a coach wax waiting to take 11% to 1.c)]rto Normanhurst to mect our lic,st lamilies. '1'11( host

1.iinilies were tiiendlv and lovely to even;one and ther

It has been a great honour bring both the Leader of

hard as a team. A team th.It I .11\vavs hacl fun with, a learn

that 1 will always chetish, a tram th:11 1 will newr forget and a team that I will ,ilways inisM. lettsv Lee (Leacle]- 01 (ic,tic·ci·t Band .ind I.c.,clcu· of

Stage Band)

made our trip even more en jovable. On Friday, we knew

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Mandeville String Orchestra L-R Diana Tung Jennifer Palisse Rosannah Healy Ebonie Martello Margherita· Boemo Marie-Danielle Turner Annabel Smith

Absent Stella Gray Nicole Lee Georgina Molloy Teacher Mrs Leonie Conolan (absent)

Loreto Symphony Orchestra 4th Row L-R Emily Smith Veronica McGee Margherita Boemo Jennifer Palisse Natalie Grant Rosannah Healy Beth La Brooy

Katsy Lee 3rd Row L- R Laura Riley Rochelle Howie

Katherine McMahon Charlotte Algie Annabel Smith Marie-Danielle Turner

Megan Walters Karny Lee

2nd Row L-R Stephanie Resciniti Belinda Bowman May Wang Rebecca Pereira Georgina Coleman Karen Lee Sunaina Mjranda Catherine Ryan Jane Serong Chandini Kao Front Row L-R Diana Tung Tracey Pahor Vanessa Von der Muhll Amelia Johannes

Samara Madden Amanda Fuller Patricia Nigro Caitlin Noble Jane Matheson

Absent Nicole Lee Georgina Molloy

t. 4*4

Louise Rocchi Stella Gray Ebonie Martello

Lucy Fang Alison Spence Clementina Watson Helen Beatty

Teacher Mrs Leonie Conolan (absent)

String Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra 1998 has bren a \ c·i-\ excitin<r aild 1,11%5 war for the

111€mbers of the 1.01-('to %,inpllc)in Orchestra and the MandeviHe String C),-chestra. 9, mphonv Orchestrai iii·st

pelic )1 111,111('C oc ctilird in late March where we plaved at the 1 .oreto \11111(k, ilic· 1 lilli ( )pen Dav. St 1-ing ( )1-chesti-21 abso performed in March to an enthliNia>itic audictice .11 the School Cocktail Partv.

In M.1,7 the \Illsic Camp haw everv music ensemble· travel to till· pict ill-cs(]11(· ((,lillin·Xide of Dil\1('Mford ful

intense relic,Ii-3.ilx iii preparation for the \[tisic Fivival. Ilie Alusic Festival at Robert Blackwood 1 1,111 on It).june was the climax ofall the hard work of both trachee; and

Atliclents throughout thi· war and a woliclerful night foi all.

Uter a break (hic to tlic· 1 1-antic preparation for the Perfonning .\1-ts Fe•tival. String- C )1'(hnti-a 1-(11111-ned to reheal·Nals with vigolli-. tillt,lging past vilclelits to participate in liu· Al'ST.\ St 1-ing Conference at Iniverritv |Iigh .School in the .]lliv·llc)]iclin·%. With <)111

126 LORETO · IMandeville Hall

dedicated conductor \In Leonic Conolan a. President. the At ST-\ Confel-ence welcomed ill 14111 ,itic)11.111,

acclaimed musiciair; to work with voung .tring 01'Chestrah llc)111 thi·oughout .lithtralia und New h·Illand.

This proved to be a wonderful aint enlightening experience for ux. The Sonata Concerto Concert iii %(1)1(inber :vas an

enjovable experience for the S,ill])11(,in' C)!che.*a .14 they accompanied two soloists: Rochelle ] lowic and Nicole Lee. in their delightful plaving oft\*+c i c,1 \Ic ,/.arO

most fainow; piano conce]-tos. It was a verv successful night for all involved. String Ovelic>,11,1 al>u) enjoved ])('11{)1111ing an

Impressionist :11](1 Baroque program for the VCR Art Exhibition in

(At(,1)(91

Extra-(1111-i€11]ar activitic,

included perfol-mances 11 the string quarict lit a legal conference ill Pentridge Pri·u )11 and at \11-% Mill('1 1

fiurwell partv. Thank. to all gil-14 for thril- p.11 tic'ipation and entlillsi.14111 alicl to MI+ I.c·onie Conolan. c )111 (-1 ) 11(111ct(/)11

Marie-Danicllc Turner (School Orcht'Arn 1.(·ader)

Barry House Leaders 2nd Row L- R Rachel Hoy Rachel Ball

Joanne Amott Margherita Boemo

Front Row L-R Anna Smith Jannie Lui Kamy Lee Katie Rose Smith

Mornane House Leaders 2nd Row L-R Jacqueline Funder Stephanie Doyle Katrina Hood Vivienne Ringersma Marie-Danielle Turner

Front Row L-R Stephanie Ng Olivia Sweeney Lucy Pollerd Megan Haratsis Phoebe Knowles

0 ir ti.4ttuy ... ,

Mulhall House Leaders 2nd Row L-R Caroline O'Brien Claire Lachal

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Lucinda Gannon Sally Brooks Tiffany Loft

Front Row L-R Jessica Moretti Nancy Sposato May Wang Katherine Stowell

Ward House Leaders 2nd Row L-R Anthea Kavanagh Kelly Gallivan Claire Macfarlan Emily Petricola Sunajna Miranda Front Row L-R Louise Rocchi Jenica Lee

Simone Bajley Sarah Martini Melissa Hii

. 'Aft. 3

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Essay Competition Year 9 Winner

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clix,-uption of tlic),c lizi·% M])react outwal-(14. 2111(·(-ting th<)>C ('10%(·1- 10 the li|(· Stronglv, and then i:,cling awav .liticting cach per%on Ic» Ati-{)11gly' tli.in the (>11(· before. 1 hi· *tone droph

told me: Davicl wa< clch,id.

I cried.,111(1 hc held 111( . 1 Ic waN Crving too. Ah brain welit litillil). 1-('filsing to ])1{)(('4% the information. 1),l\icl

w.-A cle.,(1. I le (-c )111(hA be. it waA possible. 11(,1 1)It: ict:

Bilt it waN 1 1-lle. And Ao w<· cried.

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1)crt hiend tokl ine u lot Of thein feh gltihv for not

bining a red now on Red Nort· 1)21.

Ah lici)11(16 dcath wa. at tlic' ('(liti-c of the circles.

Che 1 ipples slil rail. wahhing ovel- teachers,

The (ic ic toi-% 1.iici it \V;13 '>hiclclen lilitilit Delith %,11(11 (,Inc'

Aaplablt,111(-Ch, our neighbours - 1)11111)ing gentlv against

- which meant. reallv. that the, 1111(1110 idell whir he clied.

11105(' people (,11 the peripherv 01 111) f.,11 ily.s world :tild

Iii* nitinc \va+ David.

cli.lippearing. lher' (licilit have eliciligh eneigi to ])11+11

I he Iii-st 1-ipple

l)n·{)lid.

\111\, hix 111(,ther. \\'11% afft·ch·(1 the Inoxt. 11(·1- \hole

Another <tolic, poised in iny hand. Ready to di-op. h

life Inul revohrd al'(,uncl 1)21¥id. She had moved out of

1.1]14, and the ripples spiracl - a watel--cillake, wreaking its

home rather than give him up. whc·li D.,cl *aid she'(l

(1('.4 luction al the (entl-c, The ripplt·.M lc)+ing force ah

have to :1(lopt hiln out. It wain h long- before \Ium and 1

tht·v sprt·acl 11(bilitlie epia·litic.

talked him around - their u-21% s<)11(·thing .71)(1111 David

One event affecting the entire pond.

that made vou love him. I.eaving 1),1(1 in a room with

C ..titlin Noble, War 9

him. alcme. was all it took. Amr wax welconic·(l back with

open anns, although Alic· opted to Mav in her 11:11 iliflead of coming home. The common pIii .ist1 is, 'Slic· was (levastated: Iths

Year 8 Equal First Winner

If Only

prol),11)1, 111(,1-e .tccill-ate to sav Nhe was cleqi-oved. We

[he colitililic,lis bu>iinc·. and bustlc· 01 111(· world

brought her back holne after the hineral, 2111(1 Alic'% been

10(lav is enough to (11-i\·c anv 11()1 inal Iltlinall ill>:ttle.

here n.ci- hilice. She Nith in her room fol- 111(,ht ofthe clav.

Ilwir is alwabs. al,vay, c >itic·thing that 1 1(·(€14 to be (lone.

and starch out of the winclow. Sometilnes slic· cries, but

There is .11\,;i,%. alwavs a (1('11(lline th.it lie(·(1% to bc met.

]110%t 01-the tcar> dried up long ago. l'he Accond ripple Next iii line wi·re Alum, Dad and 111\'self. The (lin it

happenccl I w.14 111 sclic)01. 2111(1 211'1 ived home to find the house de.c·,ted. A h;tily written note was itick to the 11-idge:

1,>¥1 nie, (;,te l, A ///34 \

1)017 know when bacl<. Al n m

1 (lich I t won-y - Alitin was c )11(·11 I lishing off to one 1)]ace or ;111()ther for no app:trent re»,on. I did In)

1-here is al,van. 11]ways pt-(14%111-e to clo more; to do 1,(tici: 11'11)? Becall;c that is life. To achieve vou have to 1)11%11 voursclf. 1.ifc ix a contilitic)11% pilhh to be happier. 111(,1-(·

prosperotiN. 01 higher ranking. What wallv is it to be contenti .Sonic rav ]11.111-ied life. but then vou are 111\un.

pushing yourself to be a bener parmer. to have (litilic't 1(·adv on tillic. to avoid lightx. to eart] a vi':1(1\ inounc.

|'(·1-haps it N when ()11(' N in primar, 5(·11()01. Yoll h .1,·c

parents and teachers to look alter 1111.111(iall)()1)1(·ms. to gri vow whet-c vou need to go. to oiler voli a helping 111111(1, to protect voill' i litic)('ent eves and cal.\ 11-om

homc·work and tii,tic·d on liu· Ir|(·vision. It \Vil. :111(,thel-

ollences that (,ne %0 yoting twed not I)(· paity to. Yet

houl- beful-c I Imted to worn'. Mum never \vent on one

even 21% a voling· child there arc :11\\,lis probli·inA.

of hel- 41)111 -01-tlic.-moment visits for this long without checking on ine. 1 went to the phom· and (lialled Aim''s

Friendihip A a in,lin <)11(·. Hcnior %( 11001 bring, with it a 1,11 busier working- schi·(lille, options to participate iii

numbel. 1 Ict it ling milil the connection wa. broken

extra-(111'1-ic filar activitic·$ and an inci-c»inglv hectic

awunnaticallv. I rang Dad at Ill(. office. 1,lit he w.,%11't

hc )cial life. .1.11(1-c N 11]Win's 6,(,i„g ic) 1,(' 11\'Ailable the

there. 1 1-('411ifc·(1 4()111(.thing· lillist 11,11(·11.ippelic·d to .Ann

c\('ll>.c tliat ){)11 wel-c 'too 1)114) ic) (c)!ij])1(·te the

- 01 1),nid - for both of t|icin to bc gone.

homework'. And the thing A. thistendr tube truc.\\']mt

It was vet another lic)1111)('Ic)1-( I ]1(·ard the (·,it· in the

with partics. Mport. a hiend,hip bit>t-tt]) alul an

drivewin. 1 1-,111 0111 111(· back door and waited on the

exurmch (liffic wit inath 1 11(,1)lein al\$ .1\% in your mind.

:tairs. 1)21(1 (-limbed c )111 of the c kit <111(1 walked +11 :iight

it 1,4 often (79 to (]tlit(' Nililph forget to do votir

past me. into the house. When I came back inside, he

hcmwwork.

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N>,

Sc), 1,11,>' a>, 1,<cs, we go thi-ough life not i-calk

thinking :ibout win' we .11(· M) litixv. I Ic)i(·i-(·1-, liu·ir arc· inany tilne>, whell we Jearn fOr It ])1.lic' Of Acilitlide; 11 place wheir we con](1 go 2111(1 find paa· :111(1 (plict: u place where we coll](1 jitst flow down :111(1 }chix without

havin,r to even think about deadlitic·s ot- paving bilk (,lit big t(·41 or trailling for a Nport>, carnival. Evervbodv 11.14 .1 pic'1111'c' c)|hvhere thiN ideal place would bc. I believe it i. 1111\',Ivs het in onci mind und 1(·IC'1+red to H·hen

evervihing- secm< to be g€·Iling tix) much. Jitst a gliml)%(· 01 thix place is enough to keep us going. It is .ilmost like the light at the enci 01 the tunner - a reward. For solne this ,c·cial plaa· is jil>,t bed - where ic)11 C.111

catch 14) 011 some much-needed sk·cp. For others it is on alli>d,111(1 iii the illi(1(1]c {)111(nvheic - noilitel-tuptioliN, llc) 111.ili-11111(le inventions 1 elli ing thril- ugl) heads Illicl desti-c)Ving U OliCC illitollched. pic'tillesque elimitoilincnt. For others it M a clark. quict hicle)-hole, where you can sliliggle ill .111(1 perhapN not be formd. Sonic prefer big. lig-ht expanses of land that .11-e ])c.iceful 1111(1 bectiltiful. Whatever or wherever volit fpecial s.,lic 1112,1-,· iN. it N 11

rellection oil the Solt of ])01·%<)11 vou truk :11-e. For with peace and quiet conies the abilitv to get inore in touch with the tral vou.

For me the place I would go to seek prace. quict and titne to think i,; a (1(·serted 11(·2,(h. It would be a place lillic)21(lic'(l l))' ilimi 1111(l tic) 111.lit('llic„<f,ic)1-11(,r h,11(l I looked I wolild Nel· 111) Migns Of illili,ttill-al change. The bach 1'(,111(1 be ttillittered and there \vould be llc)

poihoned fi\11 01- bil-cls littering the g)Iii·kling white hand, Wilt native 21»Nes \1()111(1 grow avolind the +Illul (11111( 4.

lic)inc· to main' little creaturn. Rig, smooth rocks \0()111(1 dot the beach in .11, iticihtiligilishable pattern. I.,lige, 11(m'(1'ing trecx vich as tlic wattle wollict gic)\v (,11 the

grassland bordering- the .and. Thi·xe tire. would be honic· tc) chit],ing· bil-cls - oId and voung. big and Ninall. Ilw ocean its( ]fwould 1 1-11|v be a %(·21 c )1 life. Big and 1)(,itii i f ill , sparkl ing- 1 )111('-greel 1, i I would stret ch c )11\,·ards

lorever. Rock pools tic·ming with Ii\11 and ocicl-Ic,c,king Me:,-plants wollid (lot the shoreline, Crab. would xcilttle to and 11-0 ax the waw·s, 11-othv and white, crashed on the

beach. The water - cooL vet 1-ell-(*Shing - would offel ,1 Milliplc \\·21)· to i c'lai and lical. Day bv dav I would %it ill the still, relax ill ill(· 1-ock

pools, swim in the sea and listen to the whispers of nature. By night I would lie back and watch tile stars nvinkle away and %(1211-ch the ino{)11'0 sad looking face for

Iwixwers. And Mo the clays and night. would pass. 11 onh I hact the litile to go. C :laire M.ic f.,1 lilli, Year 24

Year 7 Winner

A Peaceftil Place The w{)1 (1% whil l i 11 an Illign·. choppv %(121, forilling a ilicl'cilc·%% tide that 1,1111% atic)111 conficlena· and wadio awav vour Accuritv. I'lic· Achools,it-(1 talint, grow into a Nt(·adv ('1(,Ncenclo that nutches the inci·c,lsing pain vou fecL 'All look fur a wav (,lit. on|v to |ind that vou mlist

face the terrillilig realitv - that there i. none. Then, voil do it. Yoll (1'v. The nwnacing face; turn into 112,111(10% p<){)13 and vou lilli. Ihc te,trs ((,litilim' to rain (10\Vil

lipon )()111- 1)lilised and batteled face as you reach your oillv· 4,111(NI,Ii·\ in .1 (1.ingi'lotiA \#()11(1.

%)111- eves are 111111-red now, blinded bv tra]-s of pitin. Anger %urges zip inside vour bodv, a hot red firc that refuses to be exting-ilished. It continnes to grow imtil it

penetrates everv part of }'(,iii' mental alicl physical being. 1)111'lling awav am' reason or Manitv that vou might have had left. Then. in an in>;tant it dies, leaving nothing but 21 peaceful s.,clliess. You (11-v vour eves and vt.,re iii wonder at tlic images. which Am ie)1111(1 vou.

Above vou, Aim-dappled le,nrs wave gentlv agailist a deep blue skv, .c,c,thing your soril with their gentle

1-11\thin.. 32)11 lean on a glialled. weathered tree stilinp and woncler U it, like you, has had to (111(lli]-c inexplicable ])aill. \111% MI'lll-n' beneath wur fect ill .111

eternal hive of activity, oblivious of the world thilt 41111()1111(15 th(·111. How voll wi.411 vou cottld be an ant.

(;ras; waveS in the wind and as vou listen to it< 1(·11(ler

whi%])(ling von 11(·gilito relax. You tread Noftlv (lown the hill. (.11-(lill thilt vour

clum<v fect do not destroy the delicate organisms bencath voll. Once >rou arrive at the bottom you follow vour inc,St prinutive ill>,tinct and licad 1(,wal-(b; the alhning M),111(1 (,1 1-iliming\\'2iter. AN the rel-reshing lic],lid \:'.1.4WN Awav i-(,111 *(·ar, alid re-Indrates volli' parched throat, voil become 111(,ir aware of the Nouncl. that

Aut-1-ound uni. A kookaburra knighs, his hai·Ah song· mixillir with a sweeter cmc to bring mlisic to will Cal s.

Eucalypt leave, rititle secrets that unly they should know. \Vater trickles daintilv al-ound rocks. The enormous

beaut, and sanctity of this place overwhehus volt and voii sink down to rest in thi· soft and welcoming moss. You feel regret kit bringing- 21112-el to 511('11 11 s.icred

place. knowing now the full poiver of its beauty. This iN a place ruled bv nature and for a hilinall to ill 11-11(le wolild

be a perilous excicist. You realise that while· 11'(· cannot participate in this ]11,11'vellous cvcle of life we can Mill gain ho much by observing. While places like· this exist 9 peace will %11 1-ch' prevail. Ilanimli Coleman. Yeai· 7

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Year 8 Equal First Wilmer

Yeal' 1 0 \\'innel

My Secret Retreat

Peace

Ihi· pale g-reen light %111-1()1111(ling Inc ·4(·cm. tc) clinic'(·

The chilcil-('11 ar·c re.4.», Itilgry. Ther hover 1,1.ound

and .wav 11% a brec/(· 111%11(·s the long- g·tren Icave.. 11] the

inc, their wide cre., trving to (liwinct in, lint (>|\1%ion. 1

mid-morning still]1(» .1 bird can bc heard cavolling a. it

cannot t('ent IC) diged ain' 01' the 11()Ve] I :lin sti)po<ed to

gli{Ics 21('1-()44 li Neeming-h ('11(11('4,4 ('\]);111.M' 01'1)|tle, In the

be reading. 1 glance mound the ic,cnn. '1'he floor N

clihiance a ride-(,1 1 mower chew< 1 11) thi· graj; 11% if it had

*cattcred with tovs and tili Acillancous pil//1( ])ica·X. The

not Ix·en fed foi· weckf. The sweet scent of rotting grass

ti|(·vision blares :1% hilinan Mized b.limimM (1.111(·c· and

clipping'M is carried fol- mile; 011 21 cal·Cfree brecze.

Ming. h is thi· w\'enth tinW We have watched thiN

Insidc nn· cavernous 1-00111 of living green, the NoIt

p.li tic ill:,1- viden. Even the c hi](11-(·11 lail to be anitist·(1 by

trudi-ils ofthe ;incient WilloW illitter 21% ifthey are excited

the gitiliming anct 1(:lping- they sce oil sciren, 1 lillic )1(1

al)0111 an e,ent to come. The sturclv brown trunk stands

the prall], apph· sll}illat.4, 41111-(1-('1111 lilid other R)(1(ller

i I i t h e 111 ic 1(11 (' % 1 i p] )(, i l i n g th e l ivi ng wal 1. an d } ct h se< 111 +

paraphernalia :111(1 lind the ell<·rgv to leave the llc)tise.

as if it loo. 1-(·lic·% on tht·in :14 they rely on it. The

Al(,ng tlli. strect the children air easilv distracted. 1

patchwork gr.tu, which grows where it can catch the

All liggle to hold c)]110 Inv nepliew. who xecins

glitilinet-N of light that Ila.\11 thic,ligh the 1 1-onds. like

mes!11('t-ised bv the passing train. 11 isiA until we walk

Citilics flitting here and there and then vanishing

211'1)1111(1 the corner and pas•; the gambo thal the hill)1)lli)

witliont a trace, is still wet with ilic lii,1,-ning dew. 1 he

01 tlic .Strect ;111(1 tlidlic A 1<)1-gotteli. 111(.· 1(billitain

(11-ops glisten like lim Crystals thal sliticiclcr liticl then fall

pwinps trickles of water thal create lipple.% in the pond.

nith (11(· Alig]11(·Al ilic)\(·inent. 11(·tucc]1 119(> 01- the o](1

Go|(IliNIi (1111·1 111(,iding the Mnall Pla>]16. The ])|av

rong·11 1)1·anc lic a %])idilt w·ch lul% caught dic (1(·w. Tht

cquipinent %111.0 in the :liternoon %1111 ,14 111(· Chil<lirn

cli·op< on the silk are like a delicate crnt,11 11(·cklace.

(lash to :111(1 from the vings :111(1 4id(·3. I C{)11,11)9(1 011 tile

rellecting the light int{) 11 Illi'rilul of litilll)(nv colotlit'(1

hi,Ji g-tar+. Ilic· a,c,liic·,·« ol the grcnilicl >UHAIH·% inv

0/'4.

Mwcatv forc head .1 11(1 1 press mv li 1 12( 1-4 .12'ailist t he cold

l'he silence that Ims now deia·nded, with the midday

soil. For the lit'%1 linic illat (121, 1 (1(15<· Inv· evi·3 ;ind can

hi·at, is coinplete. Not even n whis])(·ling- 1,1,tz'lia] 1)1'('c·7('

hcal lin st(·ads breathilig. 11 I concentrate I Can lical the

cl.1 1-(15 to clistlill) the c :ilm. 11 st·i·ili; a, ifthe wlic)]c· woild

water dripping in the pond wid for an miant I think I

iN a>1(·cp, eveli the u>;Hally bil,v 1)(·eN who lic·t :10 il lili· ix

hear the found of thi· goldlixh lips as thev ki» the

one big 1-ncr witholit a tillishing line, secm to be

.bill tace of the water, The 1,1111(1 is ],laving and its meHow

overcome bv the he.it.

tunes waft thi-ough thi· tires and mingle with the bird

The palc· green light filter, through the till froticK

calls. AN 1 open inv evex I see several people Mitting or

and >ilirrinind> ine. a,4 if waliting to protectinc froin tbe

king in the park. A lady sits on (,lie of thc· 01(1 park

harsh light c it lihicle mv sc·(·ret retirat. In Ille Ntil| 11(·ss I am

benche.4 throwing breadertit-111); to the hilligry sparrows.

lelt alone with my tlic,tight; which flitter ;111(1 |lutter

next to her a inan is Nlilinped, hi>, wearv c)'cs watching

at-ound my head like bulk·Illic,4, trapped in a jai-.

the wind (·haw li·in» along the path, but thev arc both

longing to Ilv fire·ly. 1 Icati back agai:ist tl/(. warm, lough

conic·lit. They loo. can relax iii the p.tlk. thcv c.ul (·4(-ape

Inul, Ic·(·ling liu· ancient energy con,-sc· throtigh ith

the hill-(Nhip and humili:ttion oflifc. 1. like the y):11·1·ows

u'ith. 1 wolicic,i' wh.lt %1(,t in thiN u illow \unlid 11:lic· to te||

1111(11'(,])1(·llidnnent. 1 lere il i>; c»v to Ict vour ])1(>111(·111%

al,olitit,(\i,tena· herc. |)('ingon thi.%+pot 1-orhiti!(11-(·(1%

be (·| 1,1+<·(1 awav bv the wind, Therc 1% a 11(·autv .11)001

of years, watching over the garden like :1 11(·1(17(,lent

collapsing on the cool carth and knowing· that life will contil]11(· witholit voll for 11 111()111(·111. 1 Icir I can make

l'he light in.Mide begins to wane as |)11!iNed. pill])1(·

time to think, I call (-104(· 1 11¥ eves 1111(1 forget al)(,ilt time.

(1011(1% ('101(·Clin on the Min. axi| wanting to hide it frotn

\Yhen I can feel the cal th, Ace the tirc·% and heal

Sonwthing. The wind pick.4 11]) Ag,liB litfulk githhing

1)('Illitittli Noilluls 1 1-(·alise that the \voricl iN gl{)1'ing- 1111(1

here and 111(·re, a.x though anxic>ti,+ scarching for

then I can |ind peace.

sc,iiic·thing- li,9 . Ilic· peaceful Ntillness of the da) 11,1%

Annabel Sinith, 32.11- 10

been replaced by an ominoti. tense silitice as tholigh evervthing is waitilig, anxiouslv for the storm to come. A flash of- light anc.1 a (i»h of iliziticlen like a crescenclo froin an orchestra. hel,llcl the blorin. The ful,

warni (11-ops fall on to the receptive (,11111. Under lily canop\' I stav .4,11'e and drv, wai ling for the storm to al),ite, and for the Still to shine over the wet and Nhive] ing

1,1 1 1(1,('ape again, drving out thc· plants which emerge 1)light al!(1(1,1//ling like newly waslic·(l clotile·x. But, for the tirm' 1)< hig. the Ii](111(>toiloilf llc,iv· 01

1,lill (11illi1illing ilit<) the carth R enough to %(·11(1 inv Gred 1,(,ch to \Icep. 1<11/211)(·th .\Inc·%. War X

130 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Art by Claire Richardson, Year 9

Year 11 Winner

incredibl, 1 illique. 1 could not (c)]lti-01 111;'self. and

Circles

before 1 knew it, the jar was almost emptv.

It was a bleak wintrv afternoon when the postman blew his whistle, signalling vet unother boinbardinc·lit of

nwatiing](·Ms trash. Bills. bills. billA. and hey. wait, what 's thix? The xcrawled writing traci -1-0 the ladv of the 1 MUM.'.

rhe Honourable Sii.an \Ic Ign(·Ms: Well. I have never secti anvthing like this before, and

I sat sprawled on the red velvet mifu that lav in front of the fire and thought about the (;eneral and im-

51-andinother. .%11€1(lenly I nincililwred why I had not scen the General for a while. Whilst on a 10 week

so joill-n. mir gi-1111(111(,thi·r and the General had had a fight - rig-ht tilicler the Eiffel Ic)17·1 .

-32·s, thal s right" I tholight. ancl then thev had never spoken again. \111) then. would the General be bencling

with an urge of curic,sit)'. shnil,i! to that which led Alice

mv grandmother ilicil-111,ilacle? AM this thinking was

to follow the white i-abbit. I broke the old wax seal. and

giving me a 11(.idache. C .il-cles :i])])(,ired in from of my

foaissed my eyes to look upon a scrawled hand

eves, dancing, changing colour und size.

unknown to me. The letter read: Nuwl n.

I had to rinir Aunes.

Fin 21]h I contacted her, between her appearance at a

Pleaxe pnfl enclosed a pot of WHO- grandnmthert favourite mci ,·Iricilcicic,. He) Icist thou,LAIts 1,101, um mkM ((15(4, thiA mro·inalade, a.5 #he knew how mu(-11 N{,1, lm,e,1 1<umquras.

Charity Auclion and her lawn bowls tinal. "Agnes" I choked as I was beannitw increasinglv

di//v :111(1 reason was slipping from mv grasp. 'Agiwi clidiit Nanna ancl the (:ctieral have a terrible

(rm'x L)"40'11. \\'eli. I have to admit thal I had heard of Mme

Dupont before. as she had bren my gl-.111€llii{)111(·1's nextdoor neighbour for a number of vears now. Hown·er, 1 always had the impression that she was deranged. 1 held

iii my hand a jal- whose glass was Mo |ine that even the Jightest touch threatened to break it. Engraved 11]1 111-ound its edges wi·re Cil'Cle•i: thous:,11(1% upon thousaildh of little clic](·%. And. on Closer inspection. 1 realised that lilacle up withill the circles. were laller circles. The hape and colouring of the jar itself w.th

incredibly Parisienne, even the lid :idded to the 'art 11()11,eall' feel.

liewildered bevend belief, I placed the .jar 011 the

malic,gativ table bexide ine and I began to think of mv gl Ill 1 €11 1 iot h L1. As shi h.wl (lied onk six nionths ago, her lovingmeltion was still verv painful. helltimental teal-% spi-ang ver, eaxilv to my macie-up eves. Reacling over the letter

again, 1 faw a pc,stscript which I had not previously noticed:

fight?" '32·4 clear, altogether a n-agic· affail: I 111(,light voll knew all about it!"

1·s, ves, I did. But. wait, if the>' had a fight. whv did he send her nicit-iii,ilacle?"

'\\Dil, to tr) aild patch things up I glless. "

Agnes, where did you find tile jar of 111.11111.1111(le

when Nanna clic·(1?"

"Mliv, on her table (lear. she was cating it for breakfast. She rang ine up to tell inc that she was going to send vou some bec-littie she loved it, and knew that vou would love it tooK

The rooin was V,inning now. and I cozild not stop nn·sell from seeing c irc les. Cil-Cles witilin '4117211 ler circles.

within bigger circles. Circles evervwhere, mv watch, the window, iny plate, the phone.

'Agnes". I whispered "did the) er'(·1' find out how N.ilina clied?"

"Hs clear. thev said it wac food poisoning. .lisenic ill her food, something she had had for breakfast." "\\'hat did she have for breakfast .igaili?" \Jhv nicil 111:Ilacle. I cio believe."

PX This marmalade was a gi fl 'c) Noto· grandmother f)-om the

Stephanit· Doyle, Year 11

(;enern L

"Oh". I thought, "The (;cneral". Mv grandinother

had ah. quite a loving friendship with the General ever fince the cleath of 111, grandfather. soint· 20 ve.,1-% acm. [lw General had alwavs been a <urrogate grandfuther to me, alicl this tholight alone wax reassiti-ing. I picked up the jai- and headed through to the kitchen, as it was time for ti·.1 alicl 0.111€h ic-]ws. I sat the

jar before ine. I h ad 111,1-11\'s loved nmrmalitcle, 2111(1 th e jar looked relativeh full. A+ I removed the period lid I

noticed that the jar had ahradv been opened. and that 5

a considerable amount h .id been 1-(·in< A'ed. ThiN and the

'\Veight Watchers 111(·1111 oil the fridge did not Mtop ilic h-om preparing a incil-inalacle 11(1\vich. C)ne taste wotilclift kill ine:

[ sprearl the amber liquid on a piece (,1 warm. white bi'cad. 1 bit into the delicacv. the golden 111ai'mal.,cle

coating my mouth with a taste that way familicil, and yet.

Art by Lauren Matthey, Year 9

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Business Office and Development Office Staff: (L-R) Mr lan James (Director of Business Operations), Ms Tania Salzano (Community Relations Sr Josephine Jeffery IBVM

Officer), Mrs Sybil Johannes (Accounts Officer), Mrs Judy Reid (Director of Development),

(School Archivist)

Mrs Usha Lai (Assistant Accounts Officer), Mrs Geraldine Ilott (Business Operations Assistant).

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 133

Principal's Report 1998 It is such ali exciting time to be a Catholic school iii At i s t ral i a. Th e re are so 1 nam, vi t al i Asues t o b c add resse d

11% a new millcimillin dawns, and ah we anne to a critical

Irfi Y

lillicture iii our history: native proples' rights, the Stolen Generations

Repon,

1·(·concili,iticni.

1 1(1>,111,

republicanism, taxation reform, milltic illturalism, immigration, con.Nervation of the enviromnent, just to nalne a few at the forefront of media alt<·iltion during

\40¢ 4

the coiti'Me of this ve.,1 . Tlic·Xe air questions of profound ir

inq)ortance to the developinent of Alistralia'x identity ancl the fashioning c )1 <)11 filtilir as a 1 1:ltion. Molrover,

that filtilic' illtilliitely |ies in the hands ofour vouth, We

, j

in Achoob; hau· the great privilege Mict rexponsibility of

* fa#;. 4 Y

inforining- 111(·in ,111(11(,1-ming- then], and of introducing them to the debate on tllcse crucial issues. The Catholic·

4(11001 brings a distinctlv Catholic· imagination to that task. r['he word 'callic,lic' cletives from the Greek words, hc// ho/oit - 'on the whole', and thetrin lies the kev to the

Catholic imagination, this lillivel'Mal holizon 2,11(1 fi'.une 01 i eference.

l.le the chan,ge wm want /0 xee in the worM: this u'as the

theme which School Captain Phoebe Knowles and

Madeleine Healy (Dux of Loreto Mandeville Hall 1997) is presented with her award by Dr Anne Hunt (Principal)

achiered .1 .core of 90.00 or above (compated to 10% State-wide). 61% of our %111(lents achieved 80.00 or

above (compared to 20% St ate-wide); al icl 93% achieved scores 01 50.00 or abore (compared to .50% State-wicle). The niedian score was 84.35.

School Vice Captain IManne Ainott. together with the Year 12 Councillors, chose for the school for 1998. It was

a fine theme, one that captuies the I.oreto Commitment to education of the conscience and development of an

abiding sense ofsocial responsibility and a wholehearted commitment to the welfare of 'the whole'. The theme

was fitting- testitilony to our aim as educators to guide 0111- voung people to formulate for themselves a vision of the whole world and of how thcv are going to lise their gifts and talents to create that wor-ld, togetlier with a sense of what ther teel called to be and called to dc) with their lives. That is our filliclattlental concern. It finds

expression in every (limension of school life - currie zil:u-

and co-CliI'lic'illar, the ilitellectital, 1)11\'sical, social, and Apiritil,11,

Special events and awards and outstanding results It was a great pieasure and privilege to welcome His Grace. Archbishop George Pell as our celebrant for our Family Day Mass, and that afterwards he joined with our school fainilv for our ti aditional Family Day picnic gathering on the Front Lawn. In Term 2 we welcomed Dr Susan Stevens as Deputy Principal - Director of Pastoral Care (Year 7-12).

Natalie Hunter 010) undertook a holnestav visit to

Ftikunka Kaisei Girls High School in Japan in Tenn 3 holiclay. Five teams (tliree Ii-om Senior School and two

fron] junior) competed in Tournament of Mind>;, with Tram 2 (Rcisannah Ilcaly Yt), Catherine Rvan Yt),

Katherine Senior ¥t), Natalie· Grant Yt), jane Tehan YL

Year 12 (1997) results

Ainv Ihilett YL Natalie (:cros U) winning 281

We commenced 1998 with 960 stticlents (301 iii the

Jimior School :111(1 (951) in the Senior School) and with a deep sense of pride in the achievements of Year 12

(1 997). Outst,111(ling V(:F. restilts weir achieved bv Dux

Honourable Mention in the Lang-wage/Litc·ratilic Ac·ction. Meg- Wic·lgosz (Yl 1 ) was selected, on the basis of .in (·xxay competition, bv Parkx Victorhi to be one oi l()0 ;11111),1.%.4,1(1(,1 + to pl (1.Ni'lit the views ofyoung Vic torians on

of School 1997 Madeleine I Icaly, and bv Eclwina

111(· fliture of our state'% parks. Sophie Korn·aar (YS)

I Ic)]beach, Kim Lien, Alexandra Ang(·l.itos, Kitte

won a prin· in the State-wirle Sayembarn Indonesian

M((Hoskey, Carolvt, Agilicly, Mitiam Slattery, Sal 1111

1.,wgii,ige Competition, iii a fic'ld of 1300 compelitors.

Saunders, and Lati.432, Natividad, all of whom achiered a

111 the Youth Pix Photographic Awards, Nancy Sposato

TER of 98.00 or al,ove, placing them iii the top 2% of

012) won ls,t 1,]ace, C 71,ti·lotte Hickey (Yl l ) 2nd, Alice

the Ntate. Special cong-1.111,1,111<)11% to Brigid Ailderson

Penna (Y12) ird, Sophie 1)owling (Y12) a Mc·lit Award.

(Politics), Kim Lien (Phvsics), Sarah S.ill]1(lers

.jodie Fry (Y12) a Merit Award, and Geinma Fleurisson

(Liter,lim-e) who won It)1)7 VCR Premici· Awards, and to

(Y12) 1111 Elic<)iii'Ilgeinent Award. Together (,iii Atticlents

Edwita

won all lilit olie award in the competition! Camille

11(11]wach

1111(1

Kini

I,ien

w h (,

"()11

Commonwealth Australian Students' Awards ($2,000).

Dealle (Yll) won a merit certificate iii the Ilford

Overall, 5% of the Year 12 stitclents achieved a TER

Schools' Photography Con*elition. School Captain

al,ove 99.00 (Compated to 1 % State-wide) and 9% above

Phoebe Knowles (Yl 2) won the district final of the

98.00 frompared to 2% State-wide). 16% achieved

1.ions' Club Youth of the Year competition. Phoebe also

scores above 95.00 (compared to 5% State-wide). 31%

[2.ltured iii //1.%,7/pe - Sen im' Secondary Studeuts' l.iterm·r

134 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Alt/gr/zim'. Helict of Alt. M. S,111(11-,1 .jane, produced her

Iii 1999. what was previou.Nh the Year 8 camp

second book: Art is ... Making, Creating & Appreciating (jacarancla. 1998). Our Ile.id <,1111) sical Education, MN C.11-01)-n Fox won the It)98 \\'omen'% 400m at the St.liveli

pl-(,gramme will be incot-porated i illo the Yeal- 7 (11,111(liging ouuloor education (,linp experience (with

(;iii. 6,11 place at the National Track and Fiekl

the assihtance 01 ()111(1(,or tchication Group). 1,1 2000 we

prograintne. while the Year 89 will partic ipate in a more

Ch,unpionshi])0 in the 400m 1 Illidles, alid .1 111·i )11/('

propose to offur an even mot-(· ch,111(·liging outdoor

medal lit the Stati· Championships in the Women'%

edlication experience to Ye:il- t)x.

Iici,tatlih,ii, Ona· again. the xtliclen,% have 111.1(1(· great ( fic)]-ts 2111(1

The Co-curricillar programme

achic·ved Nll],(·rl) 1-(glilts in their Iliticl-rai.Ning for local

M whic: The c :c)11(·crl Band won the |41-011/c' Shic](1 at

anclinternational charities. 111 doing- No, tlic>' colitintic a

the Mellic),titic· Schools' Ban<10 Fi·tival. and Itcst

long and fine tradition at our rchool of working for

11),chind Section, lic·>t 141·,IJA .Hection inid 14(rt Ou·rall

tlic)>c h» privileged than on,Mel\·c·%.

lit tht' illiNt],dian Aculcilly of- Music (:(,114)('tition in

One 01 the great highlights of the u·,11- wa the \'(:14

S\'cllu·v. The Stage liand won 14,·Mt rl't (,ttll)(,11(· Section at

Stilclent Al)(·Ilk<·16% Forum which the School Capt:tins

the .ilisti-Illian Ac·adenn' of Nliixic- (:ampetition. The

and Vice Captains (,1 our five brother and MINIC]- Achools

Sli lior (:llc )it- achic, c·(1 211(1 place at the Itcn ,il Solith

- Sacic-· (:c)(·111 . Grt).1.Zano FC 1 C ,(,llc.ge, St Ke,·inx

Street Competition - Secondary Schoo] Choith Section.

College and X.„·ic·i- ( lc,lic·ge, mic] 1.01·cto Alitiiclevilli· 11.111

Ilic. Vocal En.winble won :ti·cl place at lic,iocm(lar.1

- organif(·(1 12)1- VCE %111(1(·1114, inviting It)98 Young

Eiht((1(11(,cl. an I Ic,lic,iii ,11)1(1 Mention at the \\.irci lev

Australian of tlic 32·ar. Tan Le, to be tlic· glic·st speaker.

Eistedclfud. the Monash Prin· al the Waverlev

Thi. w.ls a 111.11 iellon. evelling, vcrv inlic·h to the c irclit 01 cull- C aptain und Vice (,apt,lin. Phoebe ,ind jo, who instigated the project.

(:tirriculum developinents ()11 line *crvices: \Ve live in a tillit· 01' ilic!'(11\iligh

Eisted(11(,cl. and N place at Renal South Suret Competition - Ck )111('inporary Second:Il·v School (:hoil-M. 1-he Mandi·ville Xtring- Orchi·xtra coinprking, past 2111(1 procnt stliclent>;, Wit,% |1()1(,tti-ed to be illvited to

perform al the .illitralia Soing Trachers' A™)ciation (:C )11 ferclice.

1,1],id technological chanur and inforimition expal™ion.

Ourgoal A to cquip our stit(lent, with the es>ientia] Nkills, attittides and values to cleal with the exciting challenges offured bv these Changes. to enhance the (>litcomeN of

tlic·ii- primary and secondan· school programme, and to emich them in preparation for their tranfition from school to tri tian' Mildy aticl the workplace. With this goal in mind. we have nioved further aheacl with our techtiologv iniliatives in 1998. We are now into the third

year of the notebook programme and :111 members of staff. Jitilic,1- alld Senior School. llc,w have notchook

computerc. The installation of the I.ocal Area Neiwork (1.AN) throughout the Ach<)01. 0)1111((-ting al] Mection#

electronicallv was a most significant development this veal·. \\'c· wen· .11,0 dilighted to lininch I.()1(·to

Mandeville I |all into c i licvs]).Ic-(· this ye:14 with a

Once again. there have been Noine outstanding individual achievelm·lits: jane Matheson (37) won 2nd pri/c in Piano solo, 11-1:1 ve:ii K, Encouragement Award fk)1

Pi.111()

.%010 12 >cars, together with an

Encouragement Award for Piano Duet. 12 Ic·ar. & under

at the I).111(lelic)]lg Eisted(lic,(1..j.ine was Finalist iii tile

Dell Facey Scholarship for Piano Solo 12 vears & uncler (Act piece). She 11%0 won an I Ionourable Mention, Piano Solo. 12 vears & under at the lic,loonclara

Eiwteddfod, and Hic! prim in the Des .Stevei-,11 Sc'lic )1.71-ship, Piam) Solo, 12 vi·ars & under .it The Musical Societs c il \ic·toria. Maric·-1).i]Iic·]le Turner (Y12,

vic)]in) won the Ii(·MIC)11 (:011((110 (:(,inpctition :ind perfonned with distinction in the Ileph/iball Memihill

competition. Strphanic Res€·initi (Yl 1. Ilitte) 1)(i Ic),-med

dvnamic \Veb Nite.

\ Rivilic'lure of the %(·179(,1 .%(11001 lituctal)]c in

lt)1)1) - I peric)(ls per dav: For millir· i'('at·% now wi' 11,1,·e operined on .1 7 peric )(l day, with Xeven ·15 mimile classes each clav. Aft(·1- careful cot™ideration, we have decided

to inow 10 21 4 period clav. with foin· 75 minute c lassch each (111. 7'enchers look forward to longer peric)(14 with their cla™·r ill 11)99. 111 111( „-ing to a ·1 ],cric)(1 cl,n. our ain, A to provide a mol·c effective ,111(1(·ation of tifilt· lot-

0 *%-..

teaching and learning und a aliner working environment for trachers 1111(1 Attl<lentx. C)titdoor F.(liti-ation: Thanks to the iretic·i-osit, ancl

commitment (>1 Wtall. 1)11%11\#'illking hits become a reglilillic,ittire ofthe ·lic)(,1 vear. with option:al walks offered to sti 1(1(lits (1111'ing- weckends or school holic!:ns. This has

led to a reconxideration of our ('111'1ent (,1111]»; prograimne and a (li'(iNion to build a (c){)1'clinated c)lit(tool- cclm·ation programme (P - 12) which will offer our stitch·lits Xtilmilitting- c )1)1)()1-ttillitic.% 1,11(1 c hallellges.

Marie-Danielle Turner

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 135

in 11 Special (lmiert with the .Ntt/uki Group at the

\Viliter ()1\Ilipics ill Nagatio. jap,lit. Ilittilieth Coleman (37. recorder) won 2ti(1 place at the Ring·wood

Eivt(1(1(!lk ,(1 ;mci 2nd place at the \\'averley 1·rivectclic,cl. \1111,11)el >hnith (370. vic)lin) went <)11 1111 ovi·t-xea.s 1 t il) with the C h,11111)(i· Strings 01- Mell)()111-11(· which won Et

prin· in all ilit(.1-111'tional colill)('tition in \'icilim. Cong]'2"ll]:ltic)!h to.jenni (Jillping) Fu (Vic). piano) who gained her A.Mils..1. this Ve:11'. Ck)lig-rattilation. to the

inove than 200 htlicic·lit% who .lic('e,Alilly illicic'I·took *11<14 exai» during the courn· of the vear.

.%])(,it: 1 11(· .c'hoo] vear coininenced with our hmugural pir-heason Haining camp fur swimmers, clivel'%. 1'(m(·r 1111(1 .ithlite; at St. 14(sillb College. Over

Ic)111 (lavs liu· gil 1% trailic·(1 in tlic·i i' rexpective sports as wcH 11% C oming- tourther for Nome combitli·(1 0(·Asion# ,111(1

hmchis. Chiest gwaker 11.trg (:1-(,ii·lcy (,\1 14tl-:ili .111 li],ic'%;elitative in the 150(hn Athletie. Event at the .\11.inta C)]unpic (;aint·.+ in It)96) advi,cd the girl. on

Nancy Sposato. Dr Anne Hunt and Caroline O'Brien on Sports Day

i»lic.% 01(lict. exciriNc .111(1 tl,tining. S,jimming and Diving: C)iti- SwimminK 1,1.lin won

individual performances (1111-ing tlic .itilletics Ac,IM )11

211(1 Overall at the (,c·imuano Centenarv Swim Mect,

were achieved bv 1.1111.1 Cridland (370). Alicon %])('llc·(·

1)th Pl.ice at the (;PS\X.\. ancl.-,th Place at %(„%.\ (hosted

AN), Roitii (Ac·ich (3-11), Caroline ()111·ien (3'12).

this vear bv Lowto Mandevillt· Hall), Of partic illar note

Ic-,anna Downing (\11), Emma Povnton (17 1 j. 1.ticy

was <)111- :41-(l plaa· in the juilior Division Khowing <)111-

Kenm- 07), ancl Natalic Bc)*v:ng- At)).

depth and improw·mem in this age grolip. C)ill

Cross countn: \Ve wek·oined past pupillillia Cullitv

*Ail,jinel-% 1,clic)]-ined exceptionalk Well at the VCH»A

(12/93). as our (:tos. C .(1111111-v (:oach this ve.ti-. Out-

>;tate (]112111]pic)1-INhipx. \Vith Illl Our rela)' team. fillixhing in the top funr ])(,Nitions und exceptional iliclivictual swin™ from jehhica C .Ilitain AB) who received Bronze

APS Competitionx. At the Gl,>A'SA Race .it.Jell. Park. the

Med.ils in the 1 ' 1 3 1()Om Freeshle and iii the l:13 5()in

At the SCS.\ Competition.our.Junior te,un filliwhed 211(1,

Bl-(11™troke, andjoanna Downing (YS) who achieved -,th place iii the U].1 50m ButterAY. Congratillations to the

and our >k·nior Team Srd. with 12 +Chools compe:ing.

following gills for oubtancling pel-ic 11-inances

Crosh (:Oilliti , thih ve,11. with 1'1 schools and 3001-ilimer<

tlwotighout the season: jexhica C .111-taill (38), Jo,lillia

completing the course at H.\ >knith Resei-ve in Kooyong.

Downing (114). Com-mev Rvan (YS). Dominik White

1-clinis: hi the Z.S.\ Competition. our Senior Tram liniN]wd equal prelilict-> with Mentone C .irls hrainmar

(\14), Philippa johilton (111), Cheryl llc)It 01)), Kiite Fetterplace (M)), .jesica Fetterplace (171 1), jannah 1-aborsky (Yll). Welconw to Ms. Lisa Miller who has taken up the role of I lead Coach of Loreto Mancligille

team 01 clcclicated 1-11lmers enjoyed the weekh >kiturday 1 cain achieved outstanding reults. finishing 4 th ovel 1111.

Loreto Mandeville 1 1.,11 lic),ted the 7%.\ Invitational

willool. while our Intennecliates were defeated in the

Grand Final. In tile -1.(AV Competition .lt Mell)(,litie ParL the >k·nint-4 won their mne. The Senior Team was

HaH Swimming, with Mt·gan 1 1011 (12/9.1) 114 .\.4sig,11 it

llc)11(,1 1 Ird to be .clected to plav in t lie National >h·hools

Coach. The Ac]11:1(1 A developing well and is higger than

Trimis (rompetition at Melbourne Park.

ever now. with the inclilii<)11 of the gil-14 from Wal-4 1-6

1 & ic'kc·v: The 1.Mil Senic n- team reached ilic· Grand

(and perhaps the cxtra incentive of breakfust 1,(·ing

Final of the 7.%:\ Con}])('tition. Our juniors and

11 \*a i l a b l e .11 t e r ca 1 -1 \ m o rn i n g t i-a i l l i n g ) .

interinediate; improu·(1 imincn,wh over the AL»oil.

\1111(·lics: Our Atliletic, lic·inier 1.c·,ig·11(' ic·,tin

paving the wav for %11(((ss in |liturc Ve.11-4.

attailic·(1 Ith ])(,Nition in the.|unior .111(1 %(·nior DiviNic)11%

\\'atcr Polo: C)111 \Vater Polo te,in fillishal the %(»oil

iii the Grand Fil 1.11, The Athletic·N 'Ir.im achieved 1111

l111(1('1(·ated. winning the prcillierNhip convin,·ingh ill

Phur in the (A,>AN.\ Carniial. and >lih Place iii the

the Di, Aion 2 C .1-and Final .11 1 1.m*thorn Aquatic Centre,

Division I SCS.\ Carnival. Exceptional re,Nilits were

I he traiti \$'21% ax«ted In our Nation.11 1111(1 >hate

achieved lit the Vic torian Catholic >;clic)(,Is' Sports

R,V „ c·Nentativt·4: Rel,ck,th .lagi·urs (\"11) 1111(1 .J,mil,ili

Athletics (:h.itil,ic,lihips. with 1 gok! ilic'(1,11\ (1.,lila Cridland ¥10, Alison >;pen<·c· 33, >kirah Stonchous<· 37.

clet(·rmination. 1111(ler c (,ach Amelia Milk

.lessica Fetterpliur Yll). 6 Ailver medals. and 61)1·on/e ilic·dals. In the \'ic torian Schoolgit Is' Track Relay

fixture in 1998 and waf greeted with concidelable

Championships. Alison Spence (3}4). 1..111.1 C il-idland (Yl()). ( laire A|lic I,11-lan (¥8). ancl Kate Fetterplace (39)

I .11)(,1 sky (Yll). the whole tram working witb Badminton: Badminton became part of the 7.>A enthuNi»un bv the Ntliclent.4. Our Scilior tc·.1111 w.ix

won 2!id Place in the l 16 1 x HOOm Relay. Other re•;ults

])211-tic lil,11 ly competitive with manv gil'IN ning for the Mmited tcalli p<)4itions. Our .Jllilior Tcalll achieved

ful' 1,\111 incluck·(15111 Place in the li16 4 x 400m Relay,

exceHent results linifhing Preinier< in the ZSA Round

and 3111 Place iii the l 14 -1 x 1(H)m R(·1.tz, O,11Ntalicting

Robill.

136 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Arrobics: Manv different warns worked haM With

long training llc)111'% for valic)11% (()1111)(·titions thix real.

N partic,11,11-]v grateful to the parent•; on the Rowing C lili) Committee. >+c·cial thanks to the omgoing

Our Senior A Team (Kate Ircittiplace \1), Chers·l I lolt P.)..jessica Ilies Y.). Natalic lic >0« 1,1,4 31). Ellie P.itct-%(11 1 3}4,

11'(|coine to the new (:]111) lichclent. Mic'li:ic·11.(,11(·1-g,111.

i\]exandra I·tobili4 31). Ki·>·stal >Au·11-6 31), Nic-ole Dwvel-

Nethall: Fc )11- tcall,+ won 111(ir wav to thi· Z>;.\ C .1-:ilicl

11)). jil>,t

Inis<«1

tlle

fina| at thi

Victotian

President Ler Ritnes and 10 11(·11(1 Conch, Rob Zaharn.

Finals. with all other te,uns |inishing 31·,1 on their

Championships finishing· 1)th bv 7, points. At the

respective ladder<. The Ilitermediati· 14 1111(1 the Senic)1- B

Geclong- Acrobic (lmmpic )1™hips. thi· Dicam Ic.tin

& C train. filliNhed :14 Pirmici·4. winning thi'ir (;1·,ill(1

(Kate lic.t te l ])lace W. Chen.] I loh \11..]eN(·.1 Ric. 31) and

Finals. At the Zi.\ Round Rol,in - Seniorf won N Place.

Natalie· 11(,ixong 31)) finished Und, and the Three Non-

Iliti·t-]lic·(liate; 1%1. Ilitii<,1% 211(1, Four te,11]13 reached the

MIc,ncles Team (Alice Trumble 38. Natacha Motissi JB

wmi-final; c )1 the SCS.\ (Division |) competition, 121,11· 8

and Meli»,1 King YB) finished I hh out of 47 \ ictorian

winning .-,th, Yeat- 7 winning 4111, Year 1() winning Ah.

teams. C kingratillatiolls to thi· k·Ill' 9 Team (Kate

Ycal· 9 wililling 4th, a 11(1 the Sc ilic )1-·; 4th Place.

Fetterplace, Natalie itc,Asong-, C :hervl I 1011,.jessica Ries)

()111 %1/1(1/ Hts.

itiv{)1,-c·nic·lit

ill (|i>ariel 11(11)1111

For achic·\ ing 211(1 Placc· (out 01 65 teams) in the Victoria

competitic )1]% contitities to thrive, under the entlillsiastic

Acrobic· >;pring (11,illciwe.

dilection of \Ii-s. 1.edev Gillespie. We hacl three learns

Skiing: The 1.:\11 I Team performed exceptionally well iii the Victorian Interschools Ski Championships at

compete in the Ladies' Competition and another h,urteeii

teams in tile S.,turclar Schoolgirls' excellelit

Mt.Buller. with a record 27 competitors (from both

C.ompetition, al] achieving

.junior & .Senior) competing ainoligst 3000 competitors

Congratuhnions to Michelle Funder (370) who was

fi'om other schools. Special cominendation is clite to

:lival-decl Best and F.tirest in the top division 01 the

Natalie Carter 37(), Annelic·se Gannon Yl(), Natalie

Laclies' Competition. 1.ticy Ketinv (¥7) Rest and Fah·evt

Hunter YU), Nic·g \\'.ilchc)11 37, jessica Fenerplace Yll, Kate Fettit-place ¥.). hophic· 1 ..1111-ence Y] 1. and Danicle \\ ilton Yi. C )ul' ovel-all re:11]t:.111111(,1- %( hoo]. 1 hh olit of 82.Junior Gil-ls Sc'llc)()14, 2111(1 Sellior School 27111 out of 75 Senic„· (.it-ls' Sc·liools.

Vollevi),ill: Volicil).ill was int!-c)(llic-ed inte the ZS.\

compelition for liu· 111-st time in 191)8. and ()111- trams

participlited with 11 good measure of Nuca». The Illt('1-111((liate te,un reill,tined 1111(1£'feated for the $(·11%011 and linished Premicis iii the final. At thi· 7.S,\ R,)1111(1

Robin, atir Senior# :ic'hieved I st Place. 111 tri.111(Yliates

2,id. and litixion :li·il.

G)'11]11,1<ties: ( :c)ligl ,itillatic)11% to our %(11 tior Adulnced

ream (i\,1,1,1 Francis Y-[2, Ki·liv Peter>(,11 3'12,.Ic·ssica Moretti Yl 2, and Beata l.ilkasiak 311 ) who won Ist Place, and to Kivial Sherrv (131) who won Srd Place in the 11]cliviclual Overall Section of the IGS Gumilistics

Competition. Currently. there are 15 girls ti-aining and competing in the senior levels and the (A-11111:lstics C :lub contillites to grow in popularity throughout the Jitilior School, with fifty five junic„- School gii-ls enrolled in gunnastics classes.

Rowing: LMII Rowing Chib had another successful vear in 1998. At the Head 01 the Schoolgirls' (1 1()SG) Regalta in March, 22 crews and one sculler raced. Of these, 19 rowed their wav into the semi-linak and 13 made their finak \Ve had .1 lill!111*·1- of thul and 3rd

place\. We 111,0 enjoyed success in the regattas leading

1-(.Stilts.

iii the lii(ler 1 7. and Elisse jones (17) lk'41 11]id Faireft in the Under 13 clivision in the Alitumn Season.

Fencing: Out- 8 ,iclition ill fencing contilmes with a

Minall group of gil-]x practixing on Monclav attritic,(,11>. 1.NII 1 lic)ted two conetition,s (1111-ing the war: the.ack Ach.lefer C .4)111)(vition lilid the ()'Connor (:tip.

Eque.Mi rian C 7111): The C lub h.ls expanded greath· .1 llcl now iii(-llicles stliclitit. 1-1'om Nk·arN 5 and 6. A litlitil)(·1- 01

(1111111%i»tic >,tildent>, Ilit(·11(lt·(1 111('cts cllit'ing the u·al·,

competing ag:linst (111(1 .lil<)111(·1 ill (11£'Axage and hhow itillil,ilnf. Baskell,:ill has al>u, been included in the ZS.\ fixture

in 1998. providing excellent competition for orit1).tsketl).111(·1-N. Thank )(,11 to \|1-. RIn' Btic·klev (i.,ther of

Ic·,Mica anct 1.intirn) for his decticated coaching 01 the ht·nior team this vear. In the %(.S,..\ competition. c)Ill 1 tillic,i. Ilitermecliate and Senic „' te.im linished Ith. lili and Oth, i-c·>i,ectively.

Softball results fi-om last waxon were relativelv good, with all teams linishing ·lth or 5111 in the X.S.\ competition. However. with many declicated stzidents now training hard and displaving excellent te,imwork and skills. we ate beginning to witness .111 hnprovelnent in our softball results.

Cricket contimies to be .1 popill:11- spol-t. Our open trams Competed in tough local crnupetitions in 1998 in [Drm 4 in It)1)7. The, 1-mished thes<·ason with ni.ili\+ wills

und onk one ](,As. The MI,lad thiN rear A bigc)(·] than ever with manv vounger plavers taking- tip the sport.

lip to thi· 110%(i. with oiti- crews winning the overall

Cong-ratulationx to those 4111(le!11% who achic·ved

plity .11 clic· Ah,rc,inic) Regatt.1. 0111- bc·nic,i- cirw i,ic·ing

trmarkable Xii('cess in variollf Stille and National Sports

weli attlic \'RA regattits. anclour First (:ic·w winning the

competition. during thi· year: At thi· C ..1111)(·rra Australia

t 11 )

Achc){,lgir] 1·c)it}-4 (\(111 at the I |('11]Cy |4('gatta.

1):n, Weekend Tilles. Sarah Kerch (¥7), 1 (presenting the

C knlgratillations to Jill Bin-ston. coach of our %·ar 1()

\Vaverle)' Red Sox Primary A Tr.im, won C ,(11(1. Al the

Second Crew, who represented .\11%11-alia and won the

\'ictorian Surl Life Saving C .li.,ii,j,ionships in March lit

World Under 23 (lmmpionship at the l_Jnited Nations

Occan Grove. Michelle Funder (\'10) and Mc·gan

Cup Regatta in Greece iii .\ligust this year. The LMI I

Downing (37 0 ) won Gold in the U 16 Beach Sprint 14<·lav,

Rowing Chil) depends on the flipport (11.11! pal-ent, and

while Rac·hel I ic„ (372) won (;old in the UlS lic·:tch

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 137

Sp]-int Relin- and in the Open Beach Sprint Rehn.. Rachel

Congratulations to Erin Buntine who won a special

Hov (together with past pilpil Madelitic· llc>- 12/97)

encouragement awal-(1 in Di·sign and to Erin and Claire

went on to win 31-(1 Place in the Beach Sprilit Relar- at the

\IcK-wii who weir highlv commended for their

411+tralian Surf Life Saving Champic,liships in

duologite perfunnance.

Quee»Nland. jennifer Bishop (i'12) won Gold in the

Ill a much-revamped Performing At-tx Festival,

Senior Division of the National Kiti citi· 7-ournainern iii

leaclei-; were appointed in five main airas: Director.

Hobart and Gold in the National All-St,les Karate·

Musical 1)irector. Designer. C hot-ecdgi-apher and Stage

Tournament. Victot-i,iii Division in herage group. Alifon

Director. The performance waN staged in cal'h- Term i.

Spence AH) won Gold in Ul"; 10()177 and 80()111 events itt

\Ililhall was the overall winner. 1,140 winning the Dexign.

the \'ictoriall Littlt· Ailtletic'A (.11.1111])ic)tishil». .Aliv)11

Iliwl-limental .111(1 D.ilice :\,vards. Mornane won the

then represented the Victorian team at the Ailstralian

Choral/Vocal and Draina Award<. Cong-1-:IttilationS to 1111

Te.lins C .11.111]picniNhips ill 1101),lit whele she was placed

tile I lotises on :in exceptionallv high ft.itidard of

3rd in the 40Om event. She wax ako placcd ·lth in the

perlornnince and Ktagecraft.

Ul i State Crosh C ,(,lititi-)' (:11,11}i],iollships. together with Beth Nathan (3"7) who achieved 2811, iii the *.,ine ew·nt.

Ill the Victorian C Xcling.\.%3(,c iation U17 (;it-ls Mountaill Bike Zone Event (laire Baxter (Yl 1 ) won (;old. School

Spol-ts Captaill C .11(,line O'Brien (3'12) won (:old in the L 18 1)i,ision in the National \Itilital Motlici€ Da, 4km

Classic. Rebekah jageurs (3 11 ) won Gold whilst

li J

2- · 1

repre;enting ..lutralia in the l'20 National \\'ater Polo 1-eam competing in Europe..jannah Tabor.kv (Yll) wax helected for the \'ictorian \Valer Polo Te.,!11 and a. a

reserve for the .\lift!-alian Schoolgil-14 |c·am. Adele Bran·noi- (1-12) wa.4 Melected as 11 111(11]ber of the Victorian Women'% LUX Hockev Team, which won the Grancl Final ao-ailist South Atist 1-alia. Sal-,th \Vhite (37 1 ) .111(1 >humintha Dcrinatis (37()) were +Lic·cted for the

Mrs Robyn Kay and her Year 6 'pride of lions.

Victorian School C .irls' Netball Squad. .\1111,1 Bnant (3'10) achieved Stb in her agr group iii Run to the 'G

Year 6 staged a delightful itiusical pi-c )chictic)11,12< 1/ght

Philippa .johnston (34) pass(·(1 her Level 6 ('willimstics

fol ]):urnts and friends itt Hiniti-ling-ton Theatre iii

and Edwina Olver (33) passed her National I.evel 7 iii

September, with a cast of 80 udents. clirected ,111(1

Cr mii.,Mic-*. Dimiela Norman (37 2) wa, 3,4(·cteel for the

Suppol-teel 1)\ 4 4,1 1 Illeinber. Robvn Ka, 4 -Ic·nm

Victorian l.-21 1.11(-1-0»e train. uncl I.atia Crid],ind (31())

Meacheni. Colin C '.ameron and janine Geddes. The

for the t'16 Vic·torian L.ic losse Team. Both teliniN

inaugural Wal- 11 l'heatir Stliclies Class. together with

achieved Und in the \,Itional C h .Illipic )11hip<.

other Year 1() ancl 11 tuck·nt+. presented The 7 ,·agiral

1)1.tina: Drama h.th moved Illwad ill leaps :111(1 1,()1111(10

/liblor¥ 0/ L,)1- Fc/u.3/u0 at Stonning-ton Theatre iii October.

iii 11)98. We now offer classes from Prep-1 I and iii 191)9

I he range of theatrical etiects emploved In the cast and

Will extcnd the programme to include War 12. It Ims

crew were partic'ti|.tily elijorable. Bridget C leary (Yll)

been a busv wal·. 1,(12-inning· with tllc Innior H(,li>.c

u:ic· an exceptional perfornmnce as 1-)r Falistlts. Claire

Drama, which wit< held in Mandeville I fall, On this

McKrown (311 ) wa. ceitainlv .1 clevilish and persil.ixiw

OCCI,Sion we christened the 11( 11' ( 111-tai]14, which Certailih

Mephi•;to. and ll.in Fonti (3-11) as Lucifer was striking

adcled to the atmosphere and professionalixin of the

1111(1 ili,pressive in her dance routine with the seven

four performanceN. C rongratillations to the (·ast all(1 crew

de.1(11\' fill,2 Cong'rattilations to the Cast and crew for u

of thix veal-'s winner. Bai 1 v. with the plav. Oh, Illicit . 1

perfornmnce of a high standard and thankN to the Ntaff

Tangled \\-el).

who Atipported thein. joan Morgan (Directorh Janille

Iii ici-in 2. Fiona Blair, a graduate of the U:.\.

Gedde. (Production Managel-) and Fraser Kanc

directed ail ilit('1('sting and ilitligiling production 01

(Sound). A number of Dramit c lasses 1, 1 ('Mented :1 1-1,1 12-c

Macheth. ill :111(1 around the school grounch and the

of work to parems. students and firicti(10 around the

Historic I louse. 111(· attdiena· wa>, tic,ited to fire and

schoo] during Cirative:Uts week in Term ·1.

magic in the grove lilid a promenade thic)ligh the hall 01

All in all it Im·; been a very busv l,lit rewal-cling vear

the I listoric House thi ough to the Year 12 courtvard anc 1

for the Di-:1111.1 Department in both curricular and co-

be)()11(1. Stlidellts, staff and parents participated iii ill(1

curricillal' activitic.M. We look forward to mole exciting

production. niaking it a real cominunit, event AN, in

eVents ill tile 75tli Annivers.11 , \Cal,

1-erm 2. 321.11- 4 presented two 1,]avs for the ir parents iii Mandeville H.111 to (·clebrate the Year of the Ocean.

Debating: Thi. has undoubtedlv been the most successful vear ever for the 1.MH debaters with three

Year 11 Theati e Stliclic·% studelib entered the

te.11714 111.tking it through to the Victorian Finak. D-

region.11 Globe Shake•;pearc 1-cuival in three sectic>th.

Gracle (Year 9) ricam 1, comprising Rof:tiinah Heal\·.

Design. Scene an c 1 1) 11(,logile. achieving- s li i c c'.s in two {)1

Daniela Panto. Catherine Rvan. Helen Beattw and

those sections and proceeding to the State Finak.

Georgina Molloy, won through the first two rounc!. of

138 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

. <red finals. then the Octo and Quarter-Finals, before losing

Bushwalking: 1 hanks to Ntaft liwmbers, Peter Crewe.

in a split decision in the hemi-Finalf. 1'11(· C-(11 41(le (Ye.,1

Anne Muller and Felicitv Fer(linands, for a camp at

10) Team 1 of Emilv Smith. Atinabel Sinith. \'anc.4.1

I lat-1-irtville in AprH for stitclents from Years 9.10 and 11,

Condello. (:corgina Coleman :ind Katherine 11(\Lhon

involving two (1.ir'-walks fi-om Mt 1 lotham to Alt

reached tile (111.11-tit'-Finals and the D-Grade (32.21- 9)

Frathertop and fi-om Mt I lotham to Mt I.och. In the

1(·am 2 macle it to the Accond rounct (,1 linals. \\7(.11 done

1-crm 3 holiclavs. stall membel-% Peter Crewe. Felicity

21]so to D-Grade (War 8) -1-eam 3 who fi tii4hed 211(1 on

Fri-(lin:111(13. \\i·nds Rickarin. .\tigela (;emina. Mark

the ladder in the Melbourne I ligh Region. behind out

Bahl. F.d 1401. alicli·\1111< \|111]cl- accoinpanicd %111<1(·111%

I'cani>; I and 2, who iii-lished cqual ht. Cong,-,IttilationA

fi-om Wars .). 1().1 1.12 on a camp at Ticla] River. Wil.40}11

to Rosaimah I leah (39) who wah 11(,11(,ill-ed With a D..\.1'.

Promontor>. which im·ohrd thi-re (1.1-walks al·ound the

Swannic .\w:11-(1 for bew deluca- in Mell,ounu· 1 ligh

%(,lithern rection ofthe Pnun.

Region D-(.111(le. Cong],ittll:ltion>, to all participant. in hitrisch<)01 1)(1),iting- for their ticilic'ticic),14 clitlit,Kilisin and (1(.clication throughout the vear.

With thanks

1-11.ink< to the Atticlents. partic lilarly to the le.iclers 01 un-ion. activitic. 1111(1 groups. and inost panicular|v to c )111' %(-boo] Captain Phot·be Knowles and School Vice (:.11)1:lill.joanne.\111()11. for al| tllat theihave conull)ttled

1 22\ -

to vhool hpirit and %(]1001 life iii lt)98. I hank voll to the Parents' 1%%0('iation and. in

V MA

1),iltic ill.lit{) Ch:lil])('14(ili, 171,11-it,1 1111]l. The ANNociation ora-anised tlic· Cocktail Pariv on the From I .im 11 for

p.tlents in |('1)1-11,11-v .ilicl the Pi,1-(·1114 1)innet- 1)1111{ e in bme. both ofwhich were ven· en jovable occasions. The great highlight (,1 the war was the >k·hool Fail· ill No\(inber. a thoroughh clc'lightful c)(c·,thion and It g}'Cat

linancial vic ('ce loo. 4] )(·c·i,il Ili,illk< 1,1 1(1 c („ 1,I'lltillatic )11% to School 14..iii- Convenor, Stle Coleman, for her Aciling I hank 10,1 to the Past 141])ils' Assc)('iation. 1,11(1(·r the direction of Pw•;ident >hic ( )1 11(·p' and now Ti·('11.1 (:roker.

\\(· look forwai-(1 w'ith great exc·itement to liu· 75th 1,ittlic!.ir ((·1(·1,1-ation>; for the rchool iii It.)1)9. 111.ink vou to the Nt.iii , who iur witholit (1(,111 )t (,ill {}'reak·Nt 1'(9)111-ce. 111(uu. c caxc to be aman·(11)\ the

extrac,1-(linarv clcclicatic)]i :incl anninitincilt 01 thi· Miall at I.oreto M.lticti·ville 11,111. Thev work No verv hal-cl and

Stephanie Resciniti, Kate Gardiner and Andrea Vaz performing in Dr Faustus at Stonnington Theatre

with gl cat %(111(.1 (,sit) c )1 4,irit, 1 lumk voii to the School 1 -c'.,clership Team - K.,thv ()(:{)111 1(·11 (Ilead ohhe.junic)1>khool), ( .ithy Nim (1)(·plits Ilead of'thc ltillic,1->;chool). Sugn Stevens (1)eptitv Princip:11 - Director of P.thtoral

Care), Robert 1)(i'liclle) (1)(·1),ttv Principal - Dhrctor of Xmdies). Andrew Schinich (Sclic,01 Cont·dinator), and

lan .].lineN (1)i irctor of litisinch. C)])(1-,Ition,0, who together >,t(·ci thi>, great ship on its ('c),11-Ne With Atich fine judgcinent and sens<· of (lit'ection. Thank sou unce again to .\lison Mill<'i' (1)('1,11tv 11-incipal - 1)irector of Pahtoral Care), who rethrd at liii(1-vear, Iliter al}]ic,st

twents vears c )1 (,iltstanding xervice to 1.oretc) Malicleville 1 Iall.

Finallv. mam· tlianks to the Schc)(,1 Council. Paul Hov (Chairman). Bill Bra/enor. B.Ii-Inu-a Kitchen. David

Hearn·. Eli/.ibeth Bittt, Ke,·in li,ill,in. Rn·an Waddell. rimv \Ic Millan. Al,11.11,(·llc %(-linlon. Ellison Tallt 111\'\I. and .Alargiii·ct 11iiner 114\31 for their urnerous

commitment to the welfal-c and good govel-nance 01 0111school. How blessed we arc· that Loreto Mandeville Hall is entrifted to Anch dedicated and Conicielitious

g(n·(·1li()r>,(1)1-) .\ime 'lunt Vanessa Condello and Annabel Smith in Dr Faustus

Princip.11

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 139

Jtinior School Report 1998 [learing the ilitighter and chatter froni the stticlents (,litsicle mv office winclow as they encoul-age. motivate

and support each other. 1 am reminded of the joy we gain as ((111(',1101-%. 111(leed, as another vear di-:m·% to a

close we need to lake the time to reflect tipon the times (,1 (-cle},1-ation. the times c )1-new (-11.illenges, the times of Inourning and the time.% of fi·il.t 1-atioll 40 that wi· call travel fonvard confidentlv aild reassured.

1998 11,1% indcal been a time 01 growth ariel change. \Vith ])]c.1.4111-e we welcomed Miss Tiffanv Pullin, Maclame Fadia Zog-heib, Miss Panline Noble and Miss 3 24. 4

Kerrv .iii-ran to our.junior School staff this vear and we thailk them for their connibiltion to 0111' Community. Our highly skilled staff bring Mo many talents and so tillich c'lithilfiasin to 0111' School.

The .ltinioi- School theme for the wai "lt'ith God'.4

.,i,-it I ran rhange mr u,orh/"challenged ils, st,1(lenti and 41:iff alike. to bring :11,(>itt change and growth within ourselve, No that we can be more effective ( 111-istiati

people. Throughout the vear we celebrated as a (:alliolic

Mrs Kathy O'Connell (Head of the Junior School)

( ()1111111111itY ill %0 inam' WaL.N, enabling 11% to reflect upon

our theme. The c lass leadership in praver at asscmblb alic! iii ch». the Nharinc· ofour sorrow at the sudden loix

The highlv successful Ati'ings prog-ramme in Y€·ar 2

of Cathv Barrett. mother of Eli/abeth (1671' 1). the

2111(11)1»s programine iii Year 5 Continue to Complenlent

1114 clitations led bv te.ic hers and Atticic·lits within our

classroom m lihic. Many Kills discover the joy ofthe world

xpecial praver 1-nom and the exploration of the Catholic

of nitisic from these progi'ainmes and we were delighted

Faith within the classic)(,in, all created avelines for

bv their Olit stancling roult. once agaill at the Waver]Cy

rellection and celebration.

Eisteddfod and ilic· hidependent School.C MilsiC

Main class letters have been written to Omai- Bedran.

a #(,ling Filipino boy whom we support fill:ilic ially

through PLAN Interimtional Australia. Our junior %(11()01 agnin 1-Ilised all (,litg,111(ling 21111{)11111 for the Catholic Fainih \\-elfure Buiran to be the highext

fundraising group within Victolia. Our school family has

Festiuil.

1 he opportunitv to belong to Aciti,ids ill swimming,

dir+ing, skiing, athletics alld cross-country running Ims been extended thix ve:u- to aHow stii<lents iii Years 5 and

6 to join the 1.NIH Equestrian Club.

11 i A wonderful to see the number of ]),Ii'ents who

given as<istance to the Loreto family in such places 21%

support the spot-ting programme, either through

Vietnam. Kein·.1 and Alice Spi'ings ancl we gave stil,port

coaching or learn nmnagement. The entlillsiasm and

to Very Special Kids in Malvern. The Sacred Heart

sports,nal™hip displaved ix a delight to wittit» and once

Mission in St. Kilda i.. Coll.St,ilith' grateful for the

again our gills hau· gained olitstanding results ill

h,lilipers of food 40 th<,tightfulh prepared by the gil-ls

external cottil)<'titionf. due to theit- dedication and the

who a]war, give so elitlilixiasticallv as they consider how

conunitted (·11 urts c >i staill

Trains competed in the Tournanient of Alinds

1()1-tullate ther air.

['lie comprehensive review by the Registered

competition conducted by Monash IJniversity and

Schools' Board in August highlighted our strength,; as a

excelled at problem solving alicl ])1(selitation.

Achool and aftinned 11% in our educational philosopin 2111(1 goals. The traching i ii our Achool is c (·17 tred around the belief of our {4)1111(11-(As th.it "Women in time /0 Wi N

('0)}le

do murh". This belief is ax pertinent within our

Nocietv today as it was fuur hundred vears ago.

Information Technologv continues to xet new le.11'lling challenges for 11% all. .\.4 more classroon™ are connected to the Local Area Network, teaching and

learning opportunities becon-ic 11101·c varied Und exciting with the hludents being eclticated iii >40 mam facets 01 ,1((('ss and tltilis,ition. The challenge i.4 to teach

Philoxophv for Childreti i. another plc)gritlillne within the -11(,01 which develops these skills.

The Mandeville Mirror is a quarlei Ir newspaper prepared bv the Yeal- 6 stlldents, 11%ing the Atolie>; and graphics of-gliest writers alid illtistrators from other chiss levels. and sold within the :4(17001 communitv to raise fund>; for the inission>.

I.ile at Loreto ix exciting, always offering liN new cliallencres. 1 ain reminded of the words of Robert F Kennedv as the staff .111(-1 gliciol communitv cnet one

year, planning for tlic· next ... 71/ your hands /irs the /9//ure

oill- stticlitits to be discerning learners who can research

00010- IllorId and the 11(lfilment Of the best qualilie# of Noto cnen

and report effectively. Over the Christmas period our junior >;chool coinputer lab will move to an IBM

*irit'

plattorm. replacing the existing Apple Mile facilities.

140 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Kathv ()'Connell

(Ilead of thejunior School)

1998 School Council Report

Ihc·

1,1()])('11/

C.ninmittee. chahrd bv

A recent Mlidv of indel)(i](tent Nchools iii the l'nited

(:ouncillor Bill Bra/enor

States collchicled th,11 44(11<)01 Colincil effectiveness if

and comprising Peter

pivotai ill (1(<termining which schoolf improve. 111(leicl.

.Huffirn,

wise :iction on the part of tile Council will clitermilic·

C) 1.(nighlili.

which schools Mill-,-ive. This conclusion was the Ic,ins of

1111·111)1111, Anne I hilit, lan

]{)1ln 11(Hir,

a sl,ec·ial meeting- ofthe Coillicil. held over a weekend iii

hunt·>, Kathr ()'Connell,

carly February 1998, where discussions centred :it-ound

ancl 1-(,Hi

the role of the Council. a review of ith perfornialur and

pri-fornicd creclitabh. As

Parrott

its planx for the Achoo]'3 1111111·c. On that (lin' Council

this irport goes to pri·>,s,

considered and adopted five Mill)-1,1.111% of the. Nch<ic)]

we :11-c· confident thal, iii

Strategic plail that wel-(· plit fonvard bv our Iiincipal. 7 hese plans were in the areas of celtic ation (ilic'hiding inforimilion ti·chilology), phvxical 1.1(·ilitic. and

/]cce,/<an

reNc )111('cs. human Ic'sc )111-ces. fillinice, c{)111 Inmlication,

and developinelu.

[lu· iNsit(· thal k )(imed liti-ge .14 the Ilic )41 compelling 1(,1 the school was the r.lising Of Nill licient Cal)ital tO ilnplciliclit the htl.ttegic' propertv· ina>,t<·1 1)]an. 21(1(,pic·(1 in I.ilt.)7. The fint project of this proposed plan is the construction 01 .1 111,1]ti-prn-pose 9)01-14 complex on iii(·

It)99. we will obtain the

pla, 1]iing

Mr Paul Hoy (Chairman School Council)

approval that will (7111|)1(· the conniencement of the (()11%tillc'tion of the ]Illilti-])111'pow Nports facilitv. 111 far Ille inost illiportant acconiplishment of the C ,(,iltic'i| thih vear has bet·11 the re- (7114.14('111(1111 01 1)1

Anne Illint 11% Principal for a 1,11-ther terin 01' 3 )'c·,11'4. commencing I

Fc·1,1-ii,Ii·,·

I ggy.

1-lic·

(.()1111(-il

:1(knowledge,; tlmt €)11(1 01- its fillict:untlital !()1(·A N to

4,·lect the ')cit I'lincipalto lead the %(]1001. The (k)1111(il

trimis court arra at ilic· corner of (lenclon Road and

was unanimon, in nmking- this (1(·c Nion and firink

Alillicent Avenue. To ensure fillicling for thiN ],in·pose, Council detilinined to convene a Stlilicling coininittce

exti-11(11(!inarv %11(('(·44('A ilito the next centlil-i'.

belic·,c·\ dut the %(·11001 ix licm\\·cl] poisal to ((,illinlic it,

which would be chaired In .Schoo] Councill<)1 14(·ill

11)99 will bc the Sevent>-fifth ;1111!iwnal) of 0111

I laipin . Mill)1){)1-ted bv ( :(,mmitter 111( 1111)(·1 % 1)in·id Beanv.

%('lic)01. It wa,; in |t)21 111.11 the Loreto Ki>,te]-4 lit'Mt .11-1-ived

Maru-,11('t 1 10]mer, Marglic·rite Ruill..Illch Reid. Anne 1 hillt. lim james, Kittliv ()'Colmell, .\1(10 (:.1:icic,llc i.

al Mandeville 11,111, which was at that stage a rather

Michael l'chan. and 11.1111(·en C .t'cen, The role 01 thi;

Nina· then. To celebrate thiN most important C )4(-asion,

Committer A to implement the 1)c\'r](,I)11ient Plan tliat

thc; (1)1111(il h.10 ('11(101-Fal the c«iblihhinent of an

Tul# pre>,clited to the (R)1111(·il 1)) Principal Anne I Clint.

advi>(in' columittee to a.-t the Principal to ])|an the

1)ilictor of Dculopinent judv 14(id, .inct I)itc'(-tor of

(clebrationh. Councilic )1 14:Ii-1,ai·.1 Kitchen chairs thi;

ittlsilic. OperationS lan .1.1111(14. iii lati· It.)117. A< part 01 that plan, ilic whole <chool communit, will be aNked to

Ncanion ancl Elliron Talic· 111\'\I. together with <evel·Ill

(inbrace flind raising :1('tivities that will bcc)1'ganiscd In

.school personnel and representativeS from the Parenth'

the Coininitter during MAH).

1%%(,ciation. the Pliv 1'111)ilx' .\%%(,ciation, ht,ill- 2,11(1 Ntitclents (1)(,th.Jimic,1- and senic )1- Sc lic)(,1.«

It)98 \V» another Xtt((c,%[u] vcar for M hool

clil,1],idated boarding- 11(111·. I low lar we have come

|11]gc Committer, .thsisted bv (:(,liticillors Almahelle

clitc)111c'lits :Ind. with ililin})(1-4 (-104(· to hill ('14)11(in· and

1 hi· 1 1('c'(1 to focil. ill)(,11 pritic iples .Ii](1 vallic·% ill

appohned Achcwl ],LIA<,111,1 1(ri,(,11Ail,li· ftn· VAal

c·(111('ation (·ould not hau· been mui'(· starkl)' i·xi)1(»;cd

(()111111111!ic'.tti<)11% 11)1('4. ill(' C *)1111('i| (1(·t(·i Hill]<Ii t<)

bv the Pre•;ident c ,{ 11,11'vard liliveNtv who, when

tctininate its (knumunication>, (.ominittee. lilis A

%],eaking- at c'(1(·1)1,itions elin-ing its 35()th vear, was heard

te.tainent to the sticic·%% 01 the careful ])1.1111]ing of thiN

10 1)('inoan thal a recent 5111-vev of (llit-clit Nttldclits

Commince over recc'lit vears and the stic(cssful

revealed that their goals were, in this order: moner,

unpletnentation 01 thOSe 1)11]14 bv the >4·hool Multi,

p.litiallarly the C .c)Illitillilitv Relatic Ii™ Officer 1 .itiia

power and reptitation. Iii contrast, and as part of a review-of the Nelle)(,1's ])('1'1(,1]li,111(·c in the :11·(·a. the

Nal/.1110 and the Registrar 7.ena Roslan. Thi docs not

School Council at it+ Sty)tember nwi·ting wax 21(1(11-(·.43,·d

incan that we Mhould 10%(· vigilinice ill leg,11-([ to

b, Religic,ir; Ecitic·ation stall, Marie Brown, 1)01 Peters

enrolments. Their i. llc) room for complacencv. (lunpetition amongst ill(lependent %(11(,(11% ix %till keen. Our cul tent stliclents .111(1 the exic·em in which they air

and Pat (nialloran, wlic, c )litlined liu· esselitial

11('1(1 bv tlic· commullit, is <)111' 1)041 adverti.(·ment: 11111,

exper,Ne of 0111- le.,clers iii Rcliginits Education and

wc will contilme to rek on the whole *('11(>01 commitllin

Faith Development .111(1 thrir rvident cleclication to this 11]ost vital task. The Council took great pleasitir in

to proluote <)11]- Achoc)! to the wider Communitv.

principles and core valitt· of out- RE programme lit 1.oreto. The (:ouncil was much impl-(·sen| by the

Cou n cill or B} ) 1111 Madden wax appoi n ted t o chai r t he

conu-ratillating the staff on their progranune and

Finance Committee. 81-van wa·% 211)1, stipported In

reiterated it; sig)port for their efforts 10 Clivire that the

K ,

Committee nwmbers Ellison -lit]Te IB\31, Patrick

ti-aclitions of a Loreto eclitc·,ition are 111.lintained and

Sweene>, 1.C·% Coleman, Anne I Ililit. Ianbunes. Karin

ck.Trk)])Ccl.

C)'Conilell, jitch Reicl, (:111-iwine Owen and Gerakline

Palll I lin,

Ih,tt.

LORETO · Mandeville Hall 141

Parents' Association Report The famous lillihical Fiddler on the Roof'. c 1,1 1 c'till

i„to Loreto Mandeville Hall »; it c-i·101,1-Mic, it 7.51h ve:ii·.

Of particulal- huportance will be the illtioduction of a mt'lltoling prograin to wc|CoInc new pal-ents.

11(ing staged iii Melbourne, is sci in the sinall Jewi.411

1 would like to thank the school commililitv for

communit, of Anatevk.1 in Ts.,list Rlissia. 1 lere the

giving inc the opportililin to head the Pillelith'

people wrest a precin-ious living from the soil. and Ten'e,

\44(}ciation ill 11)98 1,11€1 1 congratillate and wifli Peter

the milkman. explains how their %11-(11,gth derive.N fi-om

Ic han good luck as the new Chairpet-M)11 for 1999.

the age-old law< of .Tradition: There is no doubt tliat

\Irs .\larita Ball. Chairperson Parents .ls<ociation

tradition plays an important role in the liu·h Of .ill 1,1 ils. For,;ome. the <51,1-ing ofti-aclitional tic4 iw more clifficult

*r.

than ful- ot liers „'11( ) ck) 711,1-ace the opportunitv to embark

on a new path. rlhere .11-e hown-el, timch when change is necessarv and in P.)96 the ('c,liticil {)11.oret<) 11:ilicit·ville

1 1.111 1-(·cognised thiN and moved to .inicilgamate the Mother>/ and Father< .-10%{)(ilitic,11% to form the Parents' A.™*iation. It con.Nicle]-cd Mitch an .thic)('iation was a

better reflection of the statrif quo. In the spirit of this thinking the 1998 Parent,/ Affc,ciation decided to move along .1 (liffel-ent path froin the tl-11(litional one in order to develop a colic·Nive group of both mothrn .iii(l

latherf.

To <tart the vear a spectacul,u· Cocktail Parn for more than 500 people was held in the grounds of the

Loreto musicans perform at the Parents' Association Carnivale

school in front of the Hi.toric House. To sce 10 111.iln

Cocktail Party

parents ])11]tring t<,gether 11.10 verv 0,1tish'ing for the (,1-gatii>;ers. hi.jime. tlic· Ii-iendship and low of It good

Editorial

p.,i-tv weir again er ident when a crowd of :13() pill-('lib enjoved a 'Night Under the St,110 iii New ()1·lealiN' at the

The expansion of Drama at Int-etc, and the

St Kild.1 Town Itall. Both this night and the Cocktail

contiliticd excellence of \111.Nic over many yean macie·

Part) are true listilnonv' 11) the faa that the Lorcto

tilew arth the €)1)\ioll\ choice for a coloiii- featilic in the

Paientx aic· a cohesive and united force.

1998 M,iga, i tie.

Ilic Pai-ents' As<(>ciation has uorked at maili other

Thanks to .ill who have aNsted ill the proclitition.

events througlic,lit the vear: Famil, D;tv. the Orientation

eeciall, 14,111).ti,1 H evhoe andjacqueli ne Bt i ttigicg who

and Open Dan, the Father/1).,Lighter \Ic,Ases: and the

once again completed the proclittiou4 task of word

Se< 011(11 Iand Book Salt· are Kinne oftlic·c. I I< ),v·\ el-. the

proceswing in their lisil.i| cooperative ancl efficient

2-reatest involvement of the Loreto P.tients hax come

manner. I :un extrellic'l)- grate|ful to Lism 11(·\Ia.4ter and

fi-om the inspiration, creativit, and long llc )111% of hairl

M.,lion \'ellits who lifsisted with the uncnviable task of

work that have gone into the preparation fat· the Fah-. As

proofirading. inobt (44<11 tial iii a publication ofthis si/e.

1 writc thi icport, wi· air approaching count clown thne

Special thank, to all the i,dtinmi the.junior School for

fin- 29 November and to have witneesed the ilivohement

their tltino#t cooperation :111(1 Nupport throughout the

of ..ch a wonderful group of mothers and fathen in the

year and for Mwavs inaking lii} inten uptions welcome.

lead lip to thiM (,tnt Ila•% been an holic)111-. The tillitv of

Thank vou to Pats, 11,inxon and 1.inne Beck for

]:11)oill- ancl the spil-it of the #(·11001 comnmnity, under

lavolit assistance (Sellior %(-11<)01) and to Calln' Siln, Liz

the expert guidance ofille Coleman. are evidence that

Blackie. .1.1, Iie \\211%ter and Kate Whelan (junior

the united force of mothers and fathri·f 1% the war' to a

School) for their contlibutiC)110 on our "working

slicie»ful pal-ent body for the ·11()01.

Satill-(lin·'.. As well .1% bring -official photographer"

There air 111 .111\ people who have contributed theil

la, tle 0-ave oillerouslv ofher time to assiv in other facet.%

efforti to the succos of this IC·,11% Parents' Ass<)('i:Ition.

of production, while liate calinlv alld Supel-1)]v

It N diffictilt to thank them all but there are sonic' whi,Ne

completed the colour page knout for alino.t the whole

efforts need to be acknowledged: Secretal-ics, Aimette

Magazine - a task lint for the faint hearted! l'hank vou

Frvohn Finemore and Maureen Gre(·11: the Tic,istri-er,

to >huicll.1.jane alicl 1., line Beck for their photographv

Jolin !!-clal](1, the Year Ck)€)(linators, Nharon |1'Cland

in the Sillior School .111(1 for the art pages lavout.

and Ros,2 Page: the convenor, of the Father/Daughter

1-hank von to all the ieachers and stliclents who

11 .thsex. Philip Mic han and Leon I lickev: and the

helped imine photographs with a V)(cial trieiition to

Fundraising und Social C <)11,-(1101%. Slic' Coleman ancl

Sal·,1 MacI.cod. 11(,imic Connellan. Caroline C) Brien

je.fica I licker . l'hank vou to them ancl to evervone who

and Phoebe Knowle..

helped with all of <)111- activitic·K. sociii] and f 1111(h'.lising.

Contributor to the publication. over the liti 6 ve.i'< and.

thi% vear.

11% Editor, I shall (-clt.lin|v iniss her. Final|v we hope voll,

Planning for next vear N now well under win. Even

parem will have the chance to have a Nignificant input

142 LORETO · Mandeville Hall

Phoebe has been a stlp(·1-b

the +111(1('111%. elijoi vour Maga/ine 11,0 21 record of !998. Margaret Quill (11(litor)

Let all men know that this is a

Rise from your grave

holy place.

As you soar with winds

release your anger and pain

"An man'\ dect,th diminishes me, because I am involved in

Melbourne'% Shrine of Remembrance is testament to

Victoria's glorious wai- dead. Not far awav, the untitled Aboriginal

Back to your homelands

Their find peace with our

Ma H hind ",

Sli 1 i llc

quietly

marks

Victoria's

acknowledgment of our history. Both commemorate death but the imposing Shrine honours those lost in a niassacre of ve,te, clay.

Our indigenolls past, ever

painful, is persistently and publicly unaddressed.

Spiritual nu.,ther - t.he land Before drifting off into the (11-eanitime. Its raw granite rock may appear insignificant in comparison to the smoothed and stately sandstone of the Memorial Shrine. However, this shline marks the

burial site to Melbourne's thirty-eight original tribes. Kul'ung, Biclit.,1, Dijila-matang, Diiliclliroa, Pallgerang, W111-1111-djeri arc.just a few, the list goes on. While the

The Shrinc stancls as a grand building dahning

Memorial Shi-inc lists personal signatures of people in

national impol lance yet iII'aditally Stic € ullibilic) to the

black ink, this rust-resistant plague is too small, fitting

decav and i list of time and pethaps frn· 111.iny,

only clan titles.

irrelivance. Whilst Untrists flock, trawk and snap their

i l l i derre p rese 11 t ed .

The Aboriginal people are

cameras, tiine 2,11(1 Mitri ounding wot·1(1, move on ,

The bones hekl here were retrieved fi'om 171,1*(·ililis

1(,1getting yesterclay, heedless of loinorrow, not held

and libraries across Atistralia. Like cle.,cl .illimals, the

1,ark by the past. But time will not alld cannot weary our sc)1(liers 01'yesterday.

Aboriginal proplc were classified on typewriter labels aA a rare Australian +1)(1(·ies. A bone 11·om al] Al)(,liginal

A time long ago, in terms ofyears, a l,ither fought for

child's arm, not long dead, lay alongside the ivory' and

another con litly'K crown and macie the Supreme

(1( (.iwilitr bones 01.111 extinct dinosaur. But, Mfe (loes not

sacrifice. 1 liM son ft)11(,wed in his footxteps a inere

belong to hixtory 11(,1- 18 the Confines o|'21 11111%I'llin.

generation later. It was futile. They stal,(1 today, 1)1'(,tired,

Today, Victoria acknow'leclgex 0111- 311:unc with an out

rn](1 and immobile, a staille, in a static (·liril-(,litiic·lit.

of the wav niche in c),11' 11(,t.iliiC (;.11(1(·11>; Illicl a xii].ill-

Ilwy air idolised mid pitied Ibr their pain, their blind

print 1,1.iclite, in English. No path leacls ils to or fi-om its

devotion to the icleal. 01 theit time.

One pillar alone bears the natnes of twenty-foul· clilltrent theatres of war. Thebrutal play of (leath and a

symplionvoistaccato 111,1(hille file. Billie·ls whi//rd aild punched fatal blows. Another man fell. Sixicen })<)1111(1 books furm a symbolic perimeter inside the chamber. I'hey bear seemingly countlesM nalnes impressed into a

>c·llowing page. A passing- eve (littifully pay.s respect but Ille gravity of a life cannot be summed up in a word 01

calligraphy amoligst 111111(11'ecls. Whyte C,W. ancl Whyte D.R. stare tip 1,]ankly from their page, the solind of their name fulling empty. The Mole clistiliction between one life and the next is an illitia] or two and unmn·row, the

page will be turned. Whyle C.W. will return to thi· datkness of a closed book.

point. Met trains hizily ramble past it, passengerM

oblivions. A clog fetches a stick, jumping over the rock and clc>clging- one of the poles. Shell, IBM ancl I Ivatt ian™ stair (low·11 from their mct.11 towel'%. I Ic)wever this

crag Ic'])1-esents sc) much mc,le. As a clismal rellection of

c „11- history, its C].lim Will contililic. [ts clain, will stalld fc)revel.

Thne has moved on, but has the idea billind our okl

catilloglic·(1 references trallv changed? Wi' lipologisc· for

generations ofgrnocide with a rock on a knol] secti onh by dew)ted.joggers 01 the Tan. While the offering 01 21

life to a foreign king-dc)in ix cominemorated by a Alitine in the heart of Melbourne, 1,1:·ge und doinhic·cring,

always wat('hing alic] always seen, our indigenous people go unacclaimed. Tht· exsence of our homeland, diversity, is under

The Memorial Shrine'; 1,1wns, vibrantly green and

11-licat .11-1(1 has been for a long time. Both race, can be

girl by concrete appear rigiclly ordered like a waiting

won. A l'vi-thic victory is not necessary to unite our wide

battalion, c (,lili asting with the Aboriginal shrinc,

brown land, Out· divided conununity, clevoid ofcolit·sion

unkempt and crucle. North, south, easi and west, paths

and perliaps compassion, must Stand together - for we

diverge fur from the Shrine; a stately <·sic,i-t, re,iclling

air .111 invokrd in mankind.

and Stretching (mt long lingers to beckon its people,

Phoebe Knowles, Year 12

The Aborigitial %111'ine lies not more than a few hundred inetres awaY, vet as a shrille to a neal- forgotten humanity, the Tan passes it by. Turn, wipe your tears and walk north, leave the

1 11). Donne, john c. 1571-1631 from Collins Gem Dictionary of C)-liotations, England 197().

Shrinc's imposing shadow. The Aboriginal shrine is easy to miss so be careful not to walk past. Despite its

(1(di/or's Note

shrunken size, this unassuming rock ix no more nor less

Phoel)/s article was one of O,113 50 pu:blished this yar in

significant than its cozititerpkilt. Reacl its inscription, a

"Inscape", a lilerary magazine. 11 won the award for a creative

selective plea:

descriplion of place)

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