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LORETO Maiideville Hall Tooral<

Catholic School for Girls ELC to VCE

•A 10 Mandeville Crescent, Toorak Victoria 3142, Australia

Telephone 03 9823 8100 Facsimile 03 9823 8120 Website www,loretotooral<.vic.edu.au 4

"1 am among you as one who serves." Luke 22:27

"8ut be doers Of the word, and not merely heorers

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nppear sucb as you are and be sucit as you appear

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SINCERITY Let go of the mask, Live the truth within

"No good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does o bad tree bear good fruit;

for each tree is known by its own fruit ...The good person out Ofthe good

"But when you give o banquet, invite the poor, the crippled,

treasure of the heart produces good ... fbr it is out ofthe abundance ofthe

the lame, and the blind." Luke / 4: /3

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From the Principal very year in the life of a school is unique. 2008 has been a

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significant one for the School, and for all members of the School Community, past and present, for this year saw the installation of the Mary Ward sculpture, and the timely and beautiful t

restoration of the Chapel of Christ the King. Symbols have always played a big part in the expression of faith - outward symbols of our distinctiveness 4

as a Loreto School, such as the Mary Ward sculpture. are important. and we delight in sharing this very same symbol with our sister Lot-eto Schools in Australia.

I present to you, with pride, the following record of the activities and achievements of the students of Loreto Mandeville Hall 2008. Students

of all year levels have participated wholeheartedly in the broad life of the School, and are to be congratulated for all their efforts. They are simply amazing young women in every respect. The determination of our students to make a difference in the world through their active participation in many diffei-ent projects of Social Justice is one of the finest outcomes of a Loreto education. Each of us has so much to give, and so much for which to giVe thanks: 1 further congratulate each student from Year Preparatory to 12, for her contribution in our Works of Justice progi-am

Mother Mary Gonzaga Barry herself attached great importance to the development of a culture of gratitude. In that spirit, I wish to thank the staff of this outstanding school, for the important work they do. As Mother Mary Gonzaga Barry said to her staff:

Win the heart of a little child

And you can mould the character of a woman

Whose influence wi# extend and be still enriching the world

When we have long been dead and forgotten.

Let us i-ejoice in the blessing of the 2008 School year!

Dr Susan Stevens

LORETO Mandeville Hall 2008

Leadership 11 Captains of School 2008

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s we both come to the end of

our school life at Loreto, it has

become more apparent in our minds that a Loreto education

gives us more than just facts and figures, it also gives us a sense of social justice, a passion to achieve our best in everything we do and friendships that will last a lifetime.

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our lives during our final year of school. The e idea of letting go of the mask and liVing the truth within, we believe applies not only to

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alike. As Mary Ward said, 'to appear such as you are and to be such as you appear' is particularly appropriate in today's society

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where we need to praise beauty that is more than sl<in deep.

L-R: Captains of School Annabelle Healey and Gabrielle Coles

When we look back on our days at Loreto, we celebrate the times

The commitment of Year 12 has allowed us to appreciate the

that the class of 2008 has had together, From Year 7 Record Night

guidance and wisdom of our teachers, even more than in previous

to relaxing on the Rooftop Garden in Year 9, dancing classes in Year

years. The understanding and management of our homeroom

10, and to the way in which the Common Room has brought us all

teachers, Mrs Hanson, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Allan and Ms Beck, as

together in our final year. The unity and leadership of the Class of

well as all members of staff, has been appreciated by the entire

2008 was reflected in many aspects of School life this year, from

year level. Our particular thanks go to our Year Level Coordinator

sporting events to music concerts and the Performing Arts Festival.

Ms McCarty whose guidance and support this year has been truly

We thank and congratulate all students, from Preparatory to Year

admirable. The gratitude of the year level, for her hard work and

12, who have given to the School through sharing their time and

dedication, could not be of a higher level. As Year 12s, we have

talents.

come to particu|arly value the support given to us by our teachers.

At Loreto Mandeville Hall all students are blessed to have such

caringand professional teachers. We thank all of you on behalf of all This year, it has been evident to us that being a part of the Loreto

the girls. We would also like to especially thank Dr Stevens whose

Community is more than just working within our immediate school,

work within the School is much appreciated by all students, and

but also contributing to causes abroad is something that is unique

whose assistance and guidance has been so helpful this year.

to the Loreto Family. Many of us had the honour of meeting Sr Ephigenia Gachiri ibvm and Sr Margaret Chege ibvm from Kenya, and the way we were able to assist their work reflected the idea of

We have thoroughly enjoyed our years at Loreto and although we

Loreto being more than a school, but an entire global network. We

will no longer be at school we will always be a part of the Loreto

are very proud that, as a School Community, we were able to raise

Family. We wish the School Community all the best for 2009.

over $21,000 during Happy Week to support their work, Gabrielle Coles and Annabelle Healey

Captains of Scbool 2008

WORKS OF JUSTICE

vet- the last couple of years we have thought a lot about how our students can, not only be well informed about the

world around them, but also take an active role in making it a better world. The classroom can take care of some of this, but we also saw a need to make the habit of thinking of, and acting for others an integral part of our students'

education, and not just an added extra. Thus Works of Justice was born.

The Works of Justice program, which began in Term I this year, aims to get students participating in activities that help others and help to build community. In Years Preparatory to 6. students are given an awareness of social justice issues and, in Years 7 to 12, they are called upon to get involved more actively, whether in their own local community or in activities provided by the School.

Although it is early days, we have been extremely pleased with the level of commitment shown by our students to this ideal, More students have been involved in school-based activities and many have gone out into their own communities seeking opportunities to be of service. Below is a list of just some of the things that students have been doing on their own: • Helping an elderly neighbour with shopping • Helping with the holiday program at their old primary school

• Visiting a nursing home • Helping run a stall at a fete • Volunteer lifesaving • Helping at a theatre workshop for children • Sorting food packages at church • Community tree planting

All of this is apart from the activities that many students have undertaken at school. We have seen an increase in the numbers of students participating in activities such as Friday Night School, Epworth Ministry, Pied Piper Good Friday Appeal and Blood Bank, as well as students taking the initiative to organise fundraising for the 40 Hour Famine, the Anti-Cancer Council and the Opening the Doors Foundation. The Social Justice Club has continued to flourish and has been the forum for some interesting and informed discussions.

At the end of each term, all students from Preparatory to Year12 are given the opportunity to reflect on Works of Justice in their Service Journals in terms of their personal development as a result of their experiences. They will take their Service Journal with

them when they leave the School as a reminder of what they have achieved.

Here are some short reports on some of the more prominent activities that have happened this year.

Friday Night School

Friday Night School. the refugee tutoring service run by St Vincent de Paul in East Melbourne, continues to be well attended by

students from Years 10 to 12, with several students going week in, week out and building strong bonds with the students that they tutor. Three of our Year 11 students also gave up the first weekend of their September holidays to attend the Friday Night School Camp with seventy Friday Night School students.

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Social Justice Pied Piper On Good Friday, over one hundred and thirty students from Years 9 to 12 and twenty parents assembled at Loreto Mandeville Hall to collect money from the surrounding area, Teaming up with other schools in our area, they raised over $20,000. They are to be congratulated on giving up their own time for this worthy cause.

Some of the students who gathered to collect money on Good Friday

Christmas Shoe Box Appeal At the end of 2007 Years 7 and 8 participated in a Christmas Shoe Box Appeal, donating gifts to families affected by the drought in Northern Victoria. The gifts which the girls packed in shoe boxes brought much delight to many children and their parents. This appeal gave the girls an opportunity to help families like ourselves enjoy Christmas,

It was pleasing to receive such moving letters of thanks from families toUChed by this appeal, all of whom felt blessed that they were supported by our girls.

Epworth Ministry As in previous years, twenty girls from Years I I and 12 underwent training to take Communion to the sick at Epworth Hospital. In this role they are commissioned from St Ignatius Church in Richmond. (see photograph page 21)

Opening the Doors Foundation The Opening the Doors Foundation is an organisation that supports Aboriginal families with education expenses to help ensure that their children can remain in the education of their choice. Students from Year 11. acting completely on their own in response to The Hon Kevin Rudd's Apology. have made the Foundation the focus of a fundraising campaign. So far, over $500 has been raised.

Furthermore, in September twelve Year 11 girls acted as hostesses at the OTDF Gala Dinner, its major annual fundraiser. We applaud their efforts and initiative.

Kathy johnston of the Opening the Doors Foundation accepting a cheque from Claire Wong, Year 11.

Happy Week and the Feast Day Walk for Women This year, for the second time, the focus of oui- fundraising was St- Ephigenia Gachiri's work in Kenya. The Lot-eto Sisters there have worked for many years campaigning against the practice of Female Genital Mutilation. Fundraising activities during Happy Week included an auction of several members of staff, rice bowl day and the Walk for Women, now in its second year. The money raised (over $21,000) will help Sr Ephigenia reach her goal of building a 'Holistic Growth and Research Centre'.

St- Ephigenia Gachiri ibvm from Kenya with School Leaders

Tiwi Islanders visit

During Term 3 we welcomed a group of students from Tiwi College on Melville Island to Loreto Mandeville Hall. The Tiwi Islander girls visited Melbourne as part of a cultural excursion with their school and were hosted by eight families from Loreto. During the

week the students visited a range of Melbourne attractions such as the Zoo, the lan Potter Gallery, the MCG. Reach Foundation and the Victoria Market. They also attended training with the Melbourne Denions and saw them have one of their rare wins for the year against the Eagles, Each night, however, the Tiwi girls travelled home with their Loreto hosts: despite the shock of the cold winter climate the Tiwi girls were warmly embraced by their Loreto families. Experiencing the rat-ity of trains and trams, developing a fondness for central heating and enjoying shopping tripS. family meals and listening to music were some of tne highlights for our visitors. For our hosts, the opportunity to learn more about life in one of the most remote and ancient parts of Australia and to consider our role in the journey towards Reconciliation in Australia was a wonderful experience and one we hope will be the start of an ongoing relationship between our two schools. Our sincere thanks go to the Loreto families who so genei-ously hosted the Tiwi students.

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Social Iustice Attendance at seminars

A number of our Year 10,1 I and 12 students have attended Social Justice seminars and training days this year, run by organisations such as Cat-itas, St Vincent de Paul, justice Education in Catholic Schools and World Vision. Attendance at such events helps to inspire students and spur them on to further action and the trickledown effect to other students has been plain to see.

Speakers at assembly This year we have been fortunate to have several guests at assemblies talking about social justice issues. Sr Gemma Simmonds CJ spoke of the importance of sincerity. Sr Ephigenia spoke to the Year 10 to 12 students about her work in Kenya. Sr Janet Palafox, Executive Officer of Mary Ward International Australia, gave a beautiful talk on the importance of volunteer work (including how good it looks on a CV!). Kathy Johnston, Development Officer of the Opening the Doors Foundation, spoke about the work of the foundation. On each occasion

senior students had the opportunity to speak atgreater length with ourguests and learn more about the issues raised.

Social Justice Club

The Social justice Club has been increasingly active as the year has progressed

andisagreatplacetoget together with otherlike-minded students. A particular :, highlight was the conversation the members had with Kathy Johnston from the Opening the Doors Foundation following her presentation at the School

Sister Janet Palafox ibvm meets Social justice Councillors Sarah Olle and Isabella Thomson and

Social Justice Coordinator Matthew Eddy

Assembly in August. To quote Ms Johnston, '1 greatly enjoyed my visit to Loreto and the chance to talk further with you at the Social Justice Club meeting following the Assembly - which I have to acknowledge as the best I've ever attended

It has been an exciting year in the Social justice life of the School and we confidently head towards a time when all Loreto girls routinely think of how they can help to create a more just society, A.lattbeic Eddr

Social Jitstii·e Coordinator

Editorial Committee Editor, Amanda Apthorpe

SOCIAL JUSTICE 2008

Assistant Editor, Judy Broad Junior School, Elizabeth Blackie

Photography, Josephine Fagan & Sandra Jane

This year in Social Justice we have been organising fundraisers for many people, including Sr. Ephigenia in Kenya to help women's health.

This year we have launched the new works of Justice booklet for all the girls in Junior School to record all of their contributions to the

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fundraisers. Social Justice Leaders have allocated classes to visit and

10 Mandeville Crescent, Toorak, 3142

talk to the younger students about the fundraisers and how they can

Phone 9823 8100 Fax 9823 8120

contribute. Social Justice is a fun way to learn about the people who live in this world that are less fortunate than us and to help us realise

Loreto Website www.loretotoorak.vic.edu.au

how lucky we are.

Final artwork by Kreate Graphics.

Natalie Cain and Rosalie Colantuono, Year 6

Kevin Calthorpe - kevin@kreategraphics.com.au

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Social Justice, Environment, Sport. Music,

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Leadrship Staff SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM

Ms Di Cornish, B. Comm, Dip. Ed, Grad. Dip. ICTE, Grad. Cert.

Careers Counselling

Principal: Dr Susan Stevens, Ph.D. (Melb), M.Ed.(Ed.Admin), M.Mus., A.Mus.A., Grad.Dip.(Adolescent Health and Welfare), Grad. Dip. Theol, MACE, MACEA Deputy Principal - Director of Studies: Ms Elizabeth Burns, B.Sc., Dip. Ed., B.Ed., M.Ed.St., A.Mus.A., FACE

Deputy Principal - Director of Pastoral Care (Years 7 - 12): Mrs Mary Petrie, MEd(Melb), BSc(Hons), DipEd(Sec), Grad Dip Ed Studies (Student Welfare), MACE

Deputy Principal - Director of Junior School: Ms Louise Peyton, Dip.T., B.Ed., M.Ed., Post Grad Dip Ed St (Student Welfare) Deputy Director of junior School: Miss Catherine Sim, Dip.T,, Grad.

Dip.(Spec.Ed.), M. Ed. (Ed Admin)

Director of Business Operations: Mr lan James, FCIS, ACIM, AIMM, MACE, Dip. Ed., Dip. CM. B. Com

Director of School Operations: Mr Andrew Schmidt, B.App.Sc., Dip. Ed.

Ms Mel Dalheimer, B Ed PE, Grad Dip. Outdoor Environment ED Ms Gillian Darcy, B.A. (Hons) M.A.

Mrs Aurelie Digle-Joseph, Postgraduate Dip. in Law (Paris), Grad.

Dip. Ed. (Monash)

Miss Deana Dodds, Grad. Dip. Mus., Dip. T (Pr), A. Mus. A. (piano), A. Mus. A. (recorder) Mi-s Diane Draper, M.Ed., B. Ed., HDT(s)

IMr David Dunn, BA, BD, TPTC, MACE, 81, ATMS Mi- Matthew Eddy, B. A. (Hons), Grad, Dip. Ed.

Ms Mandy Edwards, Dip. Children's Services. Cert. Early Childhood Mrs Anne Elliott. B.Mus., Dip.Ed.

Miss Josephine Fagan, BFA(Hons), Grad. Dip. Ed. (Vis Arts), Adv. Diploma Arts (Electronic Design & Interactive Media) Mi- Ron Ferdinands, B.A., Dip.Ed., M.A.C.E.

SCHOOL TEACHING STAFF

Mrs Kathleen Flynn, Dip. T., Cert. (Art/design), Cert. (Gifted Ed.)

Senior School

Dr Susannah Foulds-Elliott, B.Mus. (Hons). B.A, Dip.Ed. PhD

Dr Jim Abbott, B. Sc. (Hons), PhD Dip. Ed. Mrs Rosemary Abbott, B.Soc.Sc.(Lib), Dip.Ed., M.Bus.(I.T.)

Mrs Annette Allan, B.Sc., Dip.Ed., Grad.Dip.Maths Ed. Ms Wendy Anderson, Diploma of Art (Music Perf.), Grad. Dip. Ed. St. (Student Welfare)

Mrs Amanda Apthorpe, B.Ed., B.Ed.(Post Grad.), M.Sc., M. A.

Sr Mary Baulderstone, B. Sc., Dip Ed., Grad. Dip. Computer Ed. Mrs Lynne Beck, Teachers Diploma of Art, T.T.C. Mrs Anne Bennett, B.A., Dip.Ed., Grad.Dip.Ed. (Children's Literature), M.A.(Lit.Studs.)

Mr Vincent Berraud, Lic.LCE, M.FLE., Grad.Dip.Ed. Ms Catherine Blanden, BA (Social Sciences) La Trobe, Diploma of

Mr Peter Gatsios, B.A, Dip. Ed, Grad. Dip. Computer Science Mr Shingo Gibson-Suzuki, BMus, B. Ed. Mr Roger Gill, B.Sc., Dip.Ed.

Mrs Patsy Hanson, T.S.T.C., D.D.A., Grad.Dip.(R.E.) Miss Rebecca Harold, BA (Hons) Eng/ Drama, PACE Eng., Drama.

Mrs Allison Hart, B, Ed. (Biology & Home Ec.) Post Grad. Dip. (Student Welfare)

Mrs Kim Hauser, B.Ed.(Lib), M. Bus. (IT)

Ms Karen Howarth, B.Ed. Secondary Home Ec (Deakin), Post Grad.

Dip. (Student Welfare) Mrs Helen jaensch, B.Ed. (RE.) Miss Miao Miao jia (Angela jia), BA (journalism), Dip. Ed.

Education (Melb Uni)

Ms Sandra Jane, Dip.Art, Grad.Dip.Ed.

Ms Marika Borlase, Cert. Visual Arts, B.A. (Fine Arts), Grad. Dip.

Ms Annamaria Jones, B. Ed. Hons (Drama).

(Fine Arts), M.A. (Fine Arts), Dip. Ed. (Visual Arts)

Mr Alon Kaiser, B.A., Grad.Dip.Ed., Grad.Cert.(Comp.Ed), M.IT

Mrs Leesa Bos, B.Sc.(Hons.), Grad. Dip.Ed.

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Ms Celine Bouttecon, Master Sc. of Languages, Dip. French Teaching,

Ms Robyn Kay, B.Ed. (Creative Arts)

Bach. Ec. And Soc. (Admin)

Ms Michelle Brennan, B. Ed. (Physical Education)

Mrs judy Broad, B.A., Dip.Ed., Grad.Dip. (Library and Info. Science), Grad.Dip.(Children's Lit.)

Ms Tam Brothwell, Dip Ed, BA Applied Science Human Mov. Mr Michael Bucklow, B. Com. Dip. Ed. Ms Grania Burke, Dip. Arts (Music Perf), A.Mus.A. Mr Allen Burton, B. Soc Sci, Dip Ed.

Ms Catherine Close, BA (Hons), LLB (Hons), Dip. Ed. Mrs Mary Comer, Dip. Teaching (Primary), B.A, Dip, Rel. Ed,

Ms Tamara Kuldin, BA, Grad Dip. Ed.

Ms Kym Maclean, B.Ed. (Arts) Mrs Catherine Macleish, BCA (Drama), Dip. Ed., ASDA. Ms Deryn Mansell, BA, B.Lit(Hons), Grad Dip Ed, M.Ed (Melb Uni) Ms Aniela Marciniak, B.A., Dip.Ed.

Ms Bianca Marasco, B.Ex Sci, Grad. Dip. Ed., Grad. Cert. RE Ms jane-Marie Mason, BSc (Melb), B.MuS (Cologne), Grad. Dip. Arts (Melb),Grad. Dip. Ed. (Monash) (continued on page 16 & 17)

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Staff

Ms Michelle McCarty, B.A., Grad. Dip. Ed., Grad. Cert. RE, Grad.

Dip. Ed. Studies (Student Welfare)

Mrs Judith McCaughan, Dip. Teach (Primary), B. Ed., Grad. Dip. Ed. Admin.

Mr Jarrod McCluskey, B.Mus. (Music Perf.), Dip. Mus. Perf.

Mr Alexander McLeod, Grad Dip. Ed., B.A.

Ms jennifer McMillan, BA, Dip. Ed., M. Ed., Grad. Dip. Theol.

Mrs Sally McKenzie, B.A., Dip. Ed. Mrs Frances Moloney, B. App. Sci, Dip. Ed., Grad. Dip. Computer Ed.

Mr Kevin Moloney, M.Ed., B.Sci, Grad. Dip. RE, Grad. Dip. Ed., Grad.

Miss Leticia Cummins, B.Ed. Teach

Miss Melanie Driscoll, B.App.Sc., Dip.Ed. Mrs Alison Durham, Dip.Ed., Dip.Fashion Ms Jessica Flegel, B.A., B.Ed.

Ms Sonia Francazio, B,Teach, B.Ed. Post Grad. Dip. Ed. St. (Student Welfare)

Miss Natalie Gray, B. Arts, Dip. Ed. Mrs]ane Hunt, B. Ed. (PE)

Mrs Sophie Hunter, BA, Grad, Dip. Prof. Comm., Dip. Ed. Miss Julia Kortt, B. Ed (Primary)

Dip. Bus. MACE

Miss Peta Langford, B.T., B. Ed. Ph

Ms Sophie Morrison, B.A., Grad.Dip.Ed.

Mi-s Jane Lowe, Dip. T., B.Ed., Grad. Dip. Spec. Eo., M. Ed. (Special

Mr Michael Mulcahy, B.Sc., Dip,Ed,, Grad.Dip.Rel.Ed., Grad.Dip,

Ed).

Ed.St.(Student Welfare)

Ms Pamela Madden, BA, Grad Dip Librarianship. Cert Ed.

Ms Tess Oddy, BA, Grad. Dip. Ed.

Mi*s Vicl<i McNamara, B.Ed., Grad.Dip.(Technology)

Miss Mary O'Driscoll, B.Mus., Dip. Ed., A.Mus.A., Grad.Dip. A.E.M.

Mrs Marie-Laure Mimoun-Sorel, Licence Communication/Media,

Mr David Oldham, B.Eng(Elec)., Dip.Ed., A.Mus.A.

Dip. Ed. Mrs Andrea Moscato, B.Ed.

Ms Angela O'Shea, B. Ed. (PE), Grad. Dip. RE Ms Kathy Paterson, B.A., T.S.T.C.

Ms Antoinette Poulton, B.A., Dip. Ed., M.Ed. (Special Education) Mrs Bronwyn Russell, BA, Dip. Ed, Dip. Lib. Sci, MA (Lib and Inf Sc)

Mr Michael Moses, BA (Hons), Grad. Dip. Edu., Grad. Dip. Info.

Management

Mrs Sarah Ogilvy, B. Ed. (Primary) (Hons) Mrs Jeanette O'Brien, Dip. T. (Primary), Grad. Dip. Sp. Ed., Grad.

Mrs Joan Ryan, Teach.Cert., B.Ed.

Dip. (Tesol), Grad. Cert. Early Teaching Intervention.

Dr Briony Schrooi-, BA Hons (Monash), Dip. Ed. (Melb), PhD

Ms Catrina O'Leary, Dip.T.,B.Ed(ACU),Grad.Dip.Ed(Melb)

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Ms Fiona O'Rourke, B. Ed., Lic. Dip. Speech and Di-ama (L.S.M.D.),

Mrs Margot Thompson, B.A., M.A. (Hons.), Dip. Ed.

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Ms Kelly Turra, B. Ed. (secondary), B. App. Sc. Human Movement.

Ms Sonia Papasergio, B.T., B.Ed.

Mr Richard Walker, B.Ed.

Mrs Belinda Prestney, B.A., B.T.

Mrs Barbara Watt, B.A.(Hons.), Grad.Dip.Ed., M.Ed.Studs.

Mrs Andrea Savage, Dip. T. (Primary), Grad, Dip. Music

Ms Isabella Webster, BA (Hons), Dip Ed.

Mi- Gary Thomas, B.A., B. Teach., B.A (Hons)

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Miss Geraldine Woods, B. Ed.

Mrs Margaret Wilson, B. Ec., Dip. Ed., M. Ed. Stud.

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Miss Elizabeth Blackie, Dip.T.. B.Ed., Grad.Dip.(Ed. Admin)

Ms Zoe Swindells, B. Ed. (primary) / B. A. Dip. Children's Service's

Mrs Margaret Bowden, Dip.T., B.Ed., Gi-ad.Dip (Sp.Ed.) Miss Ellen Bretherton, B.Ed.

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Mrs jo Lonergan, B. App. Sci (Medical Laboratory Science) Miss Natalie Lowder

Mrs Anita McKinnon, B. Ed.

Mr James McQueen Mrs Teresa Mierzwa

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warmer conditions than the ,0.00. The newly refurbished Chapel of Christ the King looked beautiful, particularly with the First Communicants in their lovely dresses.

We were fortunate to have Father Lari-y Nemerand Father John Martis celebrate Mass for us. The Choir made up from Year 4,5 and 6 girls sang beautifully, particularly when singing Panis Ange#cus during the Offei-tory Procession.

Preparation for this Sacrament commenced in Term I during Religious Education lessons in their classrooms, Girls also participated in a Retreat Day, where they decorated candles to be used on their Communion day, wrote invitations to their

special guests and completed individual banners which were displayed around the Chapel. Father Brendan Hayes came to speal< to the git-Is about the significance of receiving the Eucharist fot- the first time.

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it as a chance to recover. The highlight of the day would have to be Ms Burns' description and presentation of her trip to India. This was both informative and held our interest intently throughout the entire time. The array of photos combined with the many stories of Ms Burns' time at the Loreto schools in India really opened our minds to the problems that are going on around us and made

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everyone in the room keen to help children, like those on the streets of India, who are less fortunate than us. Overall, the day was enjoyable and many students got a lot out of the day.

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Claire Wong, Ilona Stuart, Elizabeth Park, Frances Tighe, Erin Ryan, Megan Swinstead, Stephanie McDonald, Nikita Demetriou, Jacqueline·Le

Row 1:

Natalie Freund, Renee Brady, Johanna Gregor, Siana Madden, Carina Healy, Julia Walker, Tessa Kuiper, Samantha Visser, Hannah Goodall

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Charlotte Keel, Irini Kefalianos, Lexie Griffin, Georgia Hill, Alice Godfree, Gemma Kenna, Mikaela Maher, Jacqueline O'Connell, Maryrose Tiernan

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Julia Sweeney, Jacquelyn Tamblyn

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Row 3:

Melan Allanadale, Carly Gilbert, Stephanie Gorman, Elizabeth Poppins, Chervil Tan, Stephannie Roll, Rebecca Moorhead, Emma Jakeman, Ewa Lobaza

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Eliza Minti Samantha Gibbs, Eve Litlas, Ella Mannix, Elizabeth Jones, Danica Patawaran, Freya Timmer-Arends, Anne-Therese Ryan

Row 1:

Amelia Harrison, Ma Lethbridge, Eliza Tiernan, Jacinta Smith, Genevieve Venosta, Shannon Contln, Alexandra Cowen, Anthea Gasparini, Andrea Leslie

Teacher:

Fadia Zo,heil

Year Level Coordinator: Karen Howarth

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the athletes performed very well in the Olympics. We are very proud of them. We were lucky enough to have two of our Australian athletes showing us around the AIS. They taught us many things about how hard these athletes work. They told us that many of these athletes train 5-7 days a week to perform to the best of their ability. Afterwards we enjoyed some fun activities

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suddenly we felt very sad. Our tour guide explained the significance of red poppies and the way everything was set out. It was a very sombre moment. As we walked, we felt very grateful to those who lost their

lives protecting us and our country. The sights we saw that day will always be remembered.

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Out & A bout Excursion to 'The Melbourne Story' at the Melbourne Museum As part of our Inquiry Unit on Victoria, the Year 3 and 4 students went to the Melbourne Museum to explore the exhibition, 'The Melbourne Story'. It was fantastic. Here are some interesting facts we learned:

Phar Lap was an amazing horse having won a total of 37 races. Hjs heart was conserved and his bones re structured to make a life looking statue of Phar Lap. Did you know that his name stands for 'Lightning' in Siamese? Phar Lap's death was a mystery.,.many believed that the great horse was poisoned.

We observed photographs of the city of Melbourne's Collins and Bout-ke Streets from the 1800's until now, noting the major changes that were evident, such as roads being built, population growing, telegraphic lines being installed, transport changing from horse and carriages to trains.

In 1838, the first Melbourne Newspaper was written called 'The Advertiser'.

1850-1880: Eurel<a was uprising. The Gold Diggers found the Golden Nugget which was 55 metres underground in East Ballarat.

In 1854 the Australian first electric telegraph line was installed between Melbourne and Williamstown, In 1890, Depression struck in Melbourne which toi-e many families apart, as many men lost their jobs. People were involved in marches through the city to Par|iament to make a stand and fight for justice.

In 1912 the Australian Coat of Arms was granted Royal Warrant by King George V, when Melbourne was the Capital of Australia. We drew the six symbols and flags from each state which are represented on the Coat of Arms.

In 1912, Luna Park was built in St. Kilda. We had fun riding on the Big Dipper and sitting on the Moon, which means Luna.

In 1992, the Australian War Museum opened. There is an Honour Board of the names of soldiers who left Melbourne ports to fighton distant battlefields.

Did you know that in 1978-86, there was a toll on the Westgate Bridge? Cars paid $1.50 to cross the bridge and it was slightly higher for sernivans and trucks. In 1971 the Bridge collapsed.

We learnt so much information about Melbourne during our excursion. We are truly convinced now that 'Victoria is the Place to be'.

Out and About at the ELC Right: collecting orders for the Save the Elephants Project Below: planting a bean seed

Below right: visiting the elephants at Melbourne Zoo

School Debating Captain's Report 2008 "Men are never so /ike/y to settle a question rightly as when

they discuss it freely,„ Thomas Babington, Lord Macaulay

On 11 August, Year 12s Rebecca Howie, Harriet Fell and Gabi-ielle Coles battled out the topic 'that rules were made to be broken' in

he ability to debate and construct a reasoned argument is not

only a useful skill, but an indispensible one in the world we live in today. As Thomas Babington suggests, the discussion of

both (or all) sides of an issue is what leads us to develop informed, reasonable and just opinions, on which We then base our decisions.

an epic debate against their St Kevin's counterparts Sean Blackall, Ryan Porter and Ronan O'Donnell. Year I Is Stephanie John, Claire

Wong and Tess Chappell also debated in the annual 'Great Debate' against Scotch College on 8 October, showing off their impressive

debating skills as they argued 'that the best things in life are free'.

Both debates were highly entertaining and put some of our most senior debaters in the spotlight to display their talents before the rest of the School.

Lot-eto debaters learn that both sides of an issue or argument can be justified and supported - it is not simply a matter of who is 'right' or 'wrong' - and are encouraged to think logically. critically and laterally. The development of oratorical and persuasive skills is also, of course, central to the practice of debating. This is not to mention the thrilling intellectual challenge that debating provides, as well as its celebrated social aspects within and outside of the school.

The year's debating successes and achievements were celebrated at

the annual Debating Dinner on 21 October. As always, it was a very enjoyable night which serves as a perfect event to thank all students who debate at Loreto for their contribution throughout the year, their coaches for their help and expertise, and their parents for their continued support.

Each year, the popularity of debating at Loreto increases and 2008

has been no exception. With more students participating in debating than ever before, it is no surprise that Loreto has enjoyed continued success and improvement in all aspects of debating. This year, thirteen teams of Loreto girls from Years 9 to 12 were entered in the Senior DAV (Debaters Association of Victoria) competition three teams at each of A, B and C grades and four teams at D grade.

The senior debaters competed in five rounds of debating at Scotch College, with a number of girls from each year level being named

However the success of the 2008 debating program at Lot-eto could not have been possible without the efforts of our Debating Coordinator, Mrs Sally McKenzie. Our greatest thanks are due to Mrs McKenzie, whose hard work and enthusiasm ensure that our

School's growing appreciation for the art of debating will continue to flourish in the coming years.

Rebemi Howie, Scbood Ca ptain of Debating 2008

as Best Speaker throughout the season and several teams only narrowly missing out on competing in the finals. Loreto Mandeville

Hall also had the honour of hosting the annual DAV Swannie Awards

on 16 September, which awards the competition's highest-scoring speakers.

Meanwhile, our junior debaters had the chance to debate in the

Junior Secondary Program (]SP) at Trinity Grammar. This program provides an introduction to debating for Year 7 and 8 students,

through which they are able to learn the basic elements of debating before participating in three rounds of competition. We look forward to seeing the girls who tool< part in the junior Secondary Program debating in the senior competition in the next few years.

The Interhouse Competition was again a fantastic opportunity for girls in all Senior School year levels to participate in debating. Each House provided two teams for each year level, some of these girls

debating for the first time. We congratulate Barry for winning both Junior and Senior divisions, as well as the House Debating Captains and Vice-Captains who co-ordinated and helped in the organisation of each and every team that competed for their House,

Rebecca Howie, School Captain of 1)ebating and M rs Sally M, Kenzic, Lunchtime exhibition debates are always much-anticipated events that all girls can attend and we were able to organise two this year.

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Naomt Penny, J·.icqueline Leahv, Susan I lodginar, Cas,andra Siaritbalo>, Ella van der Menve. Carlotta Thomson, Olivia Coburn, Chervil Tan,

Grace Kerr, Erin R\·an, 1·:lizabeth Park, Siobhan Stagg, Rebecca Moorhead, Oriand Kinsey. Ivy Nguyen, Sarah Gh·nn Ron· 3:

.\I.ieve Mart.i·n. Catherine Leigh, Emma.=:ikeri.in, Isabella 'Ihomson, 12- Chappell, Siohhan Cooke, Rosa:ind Stanley, Nicol.· Stevenson, Kate

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Sophie Merrick. (;corgie White, Sarah Olle. Claire \Vong, Sarah Pilpageorgioll, (;iuli·.1 MCG·Illar,in, 11·nille Gilbert, Brianna Travers Row 1 :

1-:Ilic 1-.ilibri, K.ize Cullity, Amy Pereira, Eve Lili.is, I).nic.1 Parm·,iran, Anne- I heresc Ryan, Rebecca I lowie (Captain), Natasha Simonds,

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On 21 August, Kim Dale visited the Junior School. Kim told us stories about I how she came up with some of the ideas for her books and what inspired her to write books as well as illustrate them. After we sat back and listened f

to some of her stories, Kim showed us how to draw the Tawny Frogmouth from her book 'Little Tawny." We all drew unique pictures of it and enjoyed looking at how other people drew Litt/e Tawny. Kim also shared with us how she came to illustrate her books. It was one of the most inspiring stories most of us had ever heard. She told us how devoted she was to animals and

how we too should treat them as we would treat a human being. Kim taught each of us something to remember and when the Recess bell went for Year 6 to leave, no one wanted to go! Meeting Kim Dale was a wonderful experience and we hope to meet her again!

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Book Week Dress Up Day! This year for Book Week the theme was FUEL YOUR MIND!

For Dress Up Day we had to go as something related to the theme of Book Week or as a character of one of the best seller books.

The Learning Resource Leaders wentaround interviewing people about their costumes.

Some of the students were dressed as cars, rockets even food like lollies and chocolate.

The teachers also had to dress up. The teacher who won Best Dress Award was Miss. Bretherton who went as a

Space Girl.

At the start of the day everyone went into the Multi Purpose Room (MPR) and we had the Dress Parade.

Then we were all told that our first activity would be reading and making things.

At the end of the day we all came back to the MPR and some groups were chosen to perform what they had done in their activities.

We then announced one or two students from each class

for an honorable mention award for their costumes.

It was a very long day but at the end of it we were all

happy and grateful for having the chance to dress up in honor of the Book Week theme as well as participate in fun activities with our friends.

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Curridilum Book Week would not have been complete without a little

fun, dancing and singing. This was brought to our junior School by a performance from 'Rev It Up' musical. The musical was something that all the students and teachers enjoyed! Much enthusiasm and energy were displayed as many students had the chance to join in with the two actors on stage. The musical

incorporated aspects from all this year's short-listed books. It showed us a special message about each of them. We were all

very fortunate to have the musical come to our School as it was the highlight of Book Week!

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I believe Wat the correct use of grammar is essential to everyone's lives. It hurts me to think of how many people misuse the common form of grammar

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that we, in Year 6, have almost been taking for granted. I am not aware of the reasons why our generation, as well as our older generation, has become so fond of texting. Thus, it has nearly become our new grammar.

As the days roll by, so many job applications have been tossed into the bin due to

incorrect grammar and spelling. Adults are making spelling mistakes frequently because of incorrect pronunciation of words. It's absolutely appalling when you look at the standard our older generation is setting for the new generation.

I feel that there are only three words to describe my feelings towards this matter: outrage, disappointment, and surprise. ,\,IL,. , ,7., A,·,i,

Literacy week On Monday I September we had literacy week at school. In Year 3 we all bought literacy games to school and played them with each other in mixed classes.

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greater visual appeal, we have installed attractive new shelves to best display the front covers of new books, We have

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The case of the Disappearing froglet On Wednesday 13 August, eleven Year 4 students from Mrs Bowden's individual Differences group. travelled to Healesville Sanctuary to help

solve the mystery of the Disappearing froglet. After listening to frog

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calls from species of frogs in the area, teams, along with students from other schools, worked together in both creekside habitatand floodplains to solve the case of the disappearing froglet. The groups observed and

recorded clues that had been left. They checked phosphate levels in the water, took the temperature of creek water, noted poisonous chemicals in the area, noted cat footprints and discussed all of their findings with staff at the sanctuary.

At the end of a long day our students not only were able to solve which species of frog was disappearing, but they were also able to explain the i-easons why the frogs were unable to survive. Our students left Healesville with a list of ten things they could do and vowed to take action to help save frogs.

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Year 8: Renee Kazanis, Stephanie Cassin, Nathalie Uong, and Kate

Individual Differences

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Year 9: Sarah Davis, Dora Cosentino, Mary Nguyen, and Siobhan

A large number of girls took part in the Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria

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Trivia Challenge this year. A total of sixty-eight students from Years

7 to 10 took part in the Quiz and in so doing, they raised over $600

Year 10: Susan Hodgman, Sarah McNena, Sarah Papageorgiou, and Lucy Moore.

for the Foundation.

Despite some connection problems and illness on the day, the

Four teams went on to compete in the online Finals:

Year 9 students went on to win their category of the competition.

Year 7: Molly Cooke, Milly England, Imogen Jenkins, and Elizabeth

Congratu|ations to Sarah, Dora. Mary and Siobhan! We expect they

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Commerce Faculty Report 2008 A full complement of Commerce subjects is now being taught in Years 9-12 with students enjoying learning about these relevant and dynamic subjects. This year saw the introduction of an exciting new Commerce elective in the second semester

of Year 10 and Business Management being taught in Year 12 for the first time. All students in Years 9 and 10 study a semesterof Commerce, while VCE students can choose from Economics, Business Management, Legal Studies and Politics.

Commerce week was a fun filled week in May where all students and staff were able to participate in, and enjoy, a range of activities. The week coincided with Law week as well as the handing down of the 2008-09 Federal Budget. There were daily quiz questions to challenge students. the BIG debate between Staff and students on "Whether Australia

should become a Republic" and lunchtime board games with a commerce

theme. Our special guest speaker for the week was Deputy CEO of the Business Council of Australia and Chief Economist, Ms Melinda Cilento,

who spoke about careers in Economics and her role in the BCA (see photo on opposite page bottom right). The Year 12 Politics and Economics

students enjoyed a postBudget working breakfast at school

while

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fortunate to attend the Higgins 200 Club Post-Budget Breakfast to hear the Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MR (then> Shadow Treasurer and now Leader

of the Liberal Party, present his views on the budget. Ella van der Merwe was one of a small number of people who was able to pose a question to Mr Turnbull.

The Business Management students had some excellent guest speakers visit. Mr Allen Dowsett, the Victorian Corporate Sales Manager for Qantas and Mr Mark Rodman from Echelon provided students with a valuable insight into the workings of major corporatons.

The Legal Studies students were very fortunate to be able to participate in the School's Education Program at HM Barwon Prison. Students listened intently to a small number of prisoners and then asked interesting and probing questions. The prisoners also sent a strong warning about the dangers of using drugs and alcohol.

Students also visited the Magistrate's Court during the year to learn about the legal system. Year 10 Commerce students went on excursion to the Collingwood Neighbourhood justice Centre to learn about this alternative and new type of legal system based on restorative justice.

The Year 12 Economics class also had the benefit of having Economists speak to them about the state of the Australian and global economy. In a year where economics has been at the forefront of the news it was very beneficial to hear Economist's views first hand. Ms]essica Trinder fromthe Reserve Bankof

Australia presented an excellent tall< on the role of the RBA and monetary policy, while Mr Spiros Papadopoulos from the National Australia Bank gavea fantastictall<on economic objectives, policies and the global financial cris. However. the highlight was attending the public hearing of the House

of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on Monday 8 September, when Mr Glenn Stevens, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (pictured at right), presented his statement on Monetary policy and then faced a series of questions from the Committee. Emily Ratnam was also one of the people able to ask Mr Stevens a question. (continued on next Dage)

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(This was the week the US financial crisis worsened, the Liberal Party changed leaders and Mr Costello's book was launched.) First stop was a very informative talk at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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(DFAT) where the girls heard about the broad range of important work done by this department. We then went to Parliament House and met with the Hon Mr Peter Costello MR He spoke informally with the girls about last year's election, the role of opposition parties and current policy debate. The girls asked many good questjons. A fiery Question time followed and the 90 minutes was extremely valuable and at times very entertaining! After question time we had the pleasure of spending some time with the Hon Ms Maxine Mc Kew MR Member for Bennelong. She spoke about wining her seat in Parliament against the former Prime Minister, john Howard, the move from journalism to politics and her work as a politician. She was very engaging and generous with her time. The day ended with a bus tour of the Embassies. It was a very worthwhile, interesting and educational day

It has been an exciting year in the world of Commerce and so I would IiI<e to thank students for their high level of engagement in their studies and Commerce faculty staff for the excellent work in their subject areas and generous contribution to our faculty, 3.17-5 Margaret M'ilion

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(pictured at top right), who as the Shadow Treasurer, voiced his views about the first Rudd Government budget, Mainly business

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ours, within the electorate of Higgins such as Melbourne Grammar, Carey and Scotch were invited. The room was filled with more than five hundred guests, sitting down to a gourmet breakfast - the former Treasurer Hon Peter Costello MP was present along with

many other prominent figures in the economic world. Mr Turnbull addressed controversial issues such as 'alco-pops' and the future of our healthcare system as raised in the 2008-2009 Budget. We were

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lucky enough, as students, to be given the opportunity to address

questions to the Shadow Treasurer about what he might have done differently had his party been in government. As the only girls' school

there we felt it was important that one of our own ask a question, showing we were well informed and interested Loreto girls! Ella van der Merwe asked an excellent question about foreign aid and what Mr Turnbull's proposed contribution would have been had he been the Treasurer delivering the 2008-2009 Budget. Afterwards, we had photo opportunities with both the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP and the Hon Peter Costello MR It was an informative and at times

entertaining event that enlightened US on the politics that surrounds our national economic decisions.

Caitlin Costello, Ye,ir 12

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The Qualities of a Great Leader

To be an outstanding leader, you must show certain qualities. If you read between the lines, you can see the qualities that great leaders show. The most important qualities a good leader must show are demonstration, responsibility and being supportive. There are more qualities, many more, but a responsible leader must demonstrate these particular qualities.

Demonstration is a main leadership quality. Despitethe fact followers must be independent; they need some one to look up to. Take for example, Princess Diana, a great leader. Princess Diana showed excellent demonstration to needy people around the world. Princess Diana helped raise awareness of AIDS by holding the hand of a person with AIDS. This showed great demonstration and excellent leadership qualities to the world because ittal<es a lot of courage to demonstrate such compassion to someone suffering from AIDS.

One of the other key leadership qualities iS tO be responsible. Every single leader, whether it's a school leader or a President of a country, must be responsible. Good leaders must keep their promises, and think in the minds of their followers. They show exceptional responsibility towards being punctual and organised. If any leader fails to be responsible, they will also fail their job. However, if a leader does succeed to be responsible, followers Wi|| |00|< up to them, and they will be remembered as a good leader. Kevin Rudd is a very responsible leader. He had the responsibility to make a parliamentary apology to the

Indigenous community. Mr Rudd is the first Australian Prime Minister ever to apologize to these historical people and rightful owners of our land. Kevin Rudd took on a huge task and succeeded to do his job without anything stopping him.

Another quality a good leader must show is being supportive. To be a supportive leader, you must promote spirit and see everyone as equals. Supportive leaders understand their follower'sneedsand helpeveryone. Theymustalsodemonstrategood leadership. Promising leaders helptheircommunities run betterand mustbesupportive of everythingin it. Shanaka Fernando showed great supportive leadership skills as an immigrant by openingup a winning restaurant, being told by friends he wouldn't be successful. Fernando's restaurant is called "Lentil as Anything". The food at Lentil as Anything costs what diners think it should cost

or what they can afford. As well as his restaurant running successfully, Shanal<a Fernando made many appearances on the news, and won Local Australian of the Year. When being a leader, being supportive is a must. Like Shanal<a Fernando, a good leader demonstrates being supportive to their community and is recognised as a great person.

If all leaders show these three qualities, theircommunity will run successfully. Also, they will be remembered as a great leader. All leaders should also contribute to developing a better (school) community. An outstanding and powerful leader must show these three qualities and talents from the heart and they will be remembered as a great leader.

Oli·cia SJQtkidis, Year 6

Pensioners' Welfare I believe pensioners need and deserve more welfare money, as what they receive now is not enough. Pensioners are entitled to more welfare funds as they have worked almost all their lives. They now certainly deserve a much needed break, which should not be spent fretting about finances. If Kevin Rudd, or anyone in his party for that matter, lived one month like pensioners then they would

undoubtedly change the system. Due to the increasing prices of everything pensioners now need the welfare money more than ever, they deserve better.

Dee De: O'Sbanmassy, Year 6

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The most enthusiastic of history students

History week was a success enabling

Year 11 History students visited the Jewish

students to participate in interactive

Challenge. Students prepared essays, audio

Holocaust Museum. This permanent

visual presentations and museum displays

activities. Historical knowledge was tested

exhibition is guided by survivors of the

in the Trivia Quiz. Students were challenged

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Holocaust. The students were affected by

on the history of Loreto Mandeville Hall in

staff members were impressed with the

their moving testimonies.

way these students acquitted themselves at

participated in the 2008 National History

the form a Treasur·e Hunt.

VCE Revolutions students participated in an

Regional and State Judging.

The Year 8 students were energetic

evening of revision lectures and trivia. This

Congratulations to Year 11 student

participants in the Medieval Day. Activities

was attended by both St Kevins and Loreto

included dancing, music, weaponry, story-

Claire Wong who was awarded a 'Highly

Mandeville Hall students. The girls found

telling and brass rubbings. Year 7 students

Commended' certificate in the categories

the evening fun and helpful.

of 'Immigrant Experience'. Claire also

made their own business cards out of

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The Year 3s were involved in a maths activity called 'Reach for the Stars' during

Numeracy Week. You needed to toss a coin and try to reach the Target A. There were only 4 Targets named A, B, C. D. If you threw the coin too hard you were off the page. Stephanie A reached the Target As twice and I reached

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MATHS AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

program aimed at improving speed and accuracy in maths. Math's Masteryincludesthe interactive white smart board. On the smart board we do

fun games and learn of new websites for us to

Congratulations go to Mengtong Xia in Year 8 who was awarded a prize in the

use at home. Miss Sim helps us with our maths

Australian Mathematics Competition for being in the top 1%. Mary Nguyen (Year

and we do exciting games and activities. Math's

9) and jinghan Xia (Year 11) were awarded a High Distinction for being in the top

Mastery is fun and everyone is welcome.

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Richa Deshpande (Year ll) is also to be congratulated for being selected as one of seventy-five Year 11 students nationwide to participate in the National Mathematics Summer School. This prestigious event will be held in January at the Australi National University in Canberra. A fantastic achievement.

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Scienceworks and the Rialto

Week turn into a Science Term for Year 5. USing the state of the artI science laboratories in the Senior

Tower.

School, each week the Year 5 students are exploring

During Term 2 the Prep students investigated different

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buildings in our city of Melbourne. We were fortunate

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enoughtovisitthe'NittyGrittySuperCity'atScienceworks

and then onto the Rialto Tower. At Scienceworks we built bridges, sorted recycled materials and had a play on a big ,r

enthusiastic Year Ss have "made" water through heating magnesium and exposing the resulting

ship. The Rialto Tower was very exciting forallofus! With j

hydrogen gas to oxygen. They have explored water as

a perfect sunny day, we were able to see Melbourne from a

a carrier and have separated substances such as sand

bird's eye view. Some of us were a little scared of standing

(through filtering), and salt (through evaporation). To

on the balcony outside!

hear a Year 5 student explain to her classmate that "you heat the filtered water from the conical flask", shows the extent of the learning. Science is not just

activities; it's a language and a way of looking at an otherwise, invisible world.

As the term progresses, the overlapping and interweaving of science activities through excursions, experiments, discussion and doing, leave no doubt science is well and truly alive at every level of Lot-eto Mandeville Hall.

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As we watched each group step up to the challenge we started to wonder how well ours would do, seeing some had not done as well as others. We all felt very excited and nervous, but most of all we just enjoyed seeing the rockets go up.

Finally it was our chance to step up to the challenge. We wanted our rocket to do as well as others had done. As we attached the wire to the battery we started to wonder about our rocket. Suddenly the wire started to burn and in two seconds flat a puff of smoke appeared under the rocket. As soon as the smoke had risen we could see that -

our rocket had not moved a bit.

After we collected the rocket the air smelt of rotten egg. Even though our rocket didn't leave the ground we were quick to leave our rocket.

The experience was fun and enjoyable. To see other peoples rocket go up and share the joy they had. This experience will stay with us for our life.

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The learning journey continues...

In the 2007 Loreto Mandeville Hall School Magazine, St Peter's ELC

introduced the Vege Garden Project, indicating that this project potentially would continue in 2008.

Throughout 2008 the ELC children have observed. investigated, discussed, planned and implemented a range of mini projects in this space. The 'broccoli caterpillars' in Term 1, 'what vegetable is that?'

in Term 2, feeding the soil, planting and caring for the seedlings in

Term 3 and 'the wormery' in Term 4 to name but a few. The joy in reaping the fruits of their labours - tastes from the garden in various

fresh and cood ways has been ongoing as well.

Kristin Miller was the Gisiting "Artist in Residence" at St Peter's Early Learning Centre during late August this year. Through working with clay and ceramics, Kristin extended one of the many 100 'languages'

EN& children use tb explore,jnvestigate, hypothesis, discover and learn.

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stimulating their imaginations and learning techniques not previously explored. The ELC children created small bowls using the potter's wheel in pairs. After drawing their interpretation of a leaf, they cut, moulded, etched and used different printing techniques to produce leaf plates. Finally they contributed to larger collaborative bowls and to a permanent sculpture. Permanently installed in the grounds of the ELC, the collaborative sculpture is a vine stretching behind the children's vegetable garden. We anticipate the vine to continue

to grow and flourish, potentially being visited by future ceramic creatures at some point! The sculpture is a unique creation from the children of 2008 and will be appreciated and admired for many years to come.

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and music together with their incredible acting abilities in what was a very exciting production.

The Year 12 Theatre Studies girls continued to work hard

and remain focussed, working on their individual monologues for examination. At the Year 12 monologue evening, the girls were able

Oscar Wilde has provided us with a myriad of wonderful

to showcase their hard work and passion for theatre to an audience

quotes able to elicit reflection and humour from us all; however, on

which helped them greatly before presenting them for external

reflection of my experiences as Drama Captain 2008, I find his words

examination. 1 wishall the girls good luck with their resultsand future

above particularly pertinent. This year has been incredibly diverse

aspirations.

with regards to Drama performances: the Loreto girls continuously brought forth resonant emotions from audiences which I'm sure they never expected from school productions. From hilarity to heartbreal< and intense drama, what Loreto girls have achieved this year surely

encapsulates the great Oscar Wilde's interpretation of what theatre

is capable of accomplishing; uniting people together for a few hours through their humanity.

The extraordinarily high standard of Drama for 2008 was set only a few weeks into Term I with the inaugural Performing Arts

Festival. In a few short weeks, the magnificent performances created were a tribute to every single girl involved. For the leaders, this time of year can be extremely stressful; however, with the support of teachers and the rest of the girls in each House the night proved to

be a wonderful success and enjoyable for performers and audience members alike.

Throughout Term 3 and into Term 4, the Year 7 and 85 worked

hard in their Houses to battle it out to be this year's prestigious Junior House Drama winning House. This popular event maintained its reputation for fun and talent providing a platform for the younger girls to spread their wings in the life of Drama at Loreto.

As the year has come to a close, 1 still can't believe I won't be part of the wonderful community that is Drama at Loreto any more, Drama and Theatre Studies provide girls with an opportunity to be themselves and step into a supportive environment which encourages and nurtures theirtalentsand provides many platforms fortheseto be displayed. I am extremely thankful for the opportunities I have been

given here at Loreto, without which I may not be the confident person

I am today; ready to confront the challenges which life beyond school holds. | encourage a|| gir|s to take part in the Drama program here at Loreto which leaves girls with a unique sense of accomplishment and

As the rest of the School settled into normality, the Year 12

satisfaction. On behalf of myself and all the students at Loreto, would

Theatre Studies girls were hard at work rehearsing for their Year

IiI<e to thank the whole Drama Department for their support and

12 play, Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa. It was an intimate cast of

guidance this year with a special mention to the Head of Drama, Mrs

seven girls and one generous ex-Xavier boy, Matt Witty, who worked

Robyn Kay and Acting Head of Drama, Mrs Kym Maclean. I wish the

tirelessly and brought to the stage a touching and unforgettable

girls luck with their dramatic endeavours with the knowledge that

production.

with such talented girls and hard working teachers, the department

The Winter Play this year was Our Town by Thornton Wilder,

will continue to grow and produce magical performances.

a classic piece of American theatre which encourages people to appreciate life as they live it. The young men and ladies from Loreto and Xavier worked with integrity and maturity to once more produce

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a sophisticated collaboration which brought a tear to more than one eye. Performed at the new Eldon Holden Performing Arts centre at

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Xavier College, these three performance evenings were nOt tO be missed.

Only a couple of weeks later, this year's Loreto/St Kevin's musical, Gilbertand Sullivan's Pirates of Perzonce opened providing an

enjoyable night out for all. Always entertaining, this year's St Kevin's boys and Loreto girls did not disappoint, producing an hilarious piece

of theatre complete with absolutely stunning singing.

Late in Term 3 the talented Year 11 Theatre Studies girls

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prompted reflection on the meaning of our very existence.

The Drama Department is never quiet here at Loreto and it was

not long into Term 4 before another exciting Loreto performance.

The Spring Play 8/ood Wedding under the talented direction of Kym Maclean, brought creative skills from Xavier and Loreto together again to provide three wonderful nights of drama. Blood Wedding

by Federico Garcia Lot-ca is a Spanish love story based on the story of a Bride who sees her old love on the morning of her wedding, stii-ring up feelings of confusion and doubt about her future. Filled with symbolism, the skilful cast incorporated Spanish flamenco dance

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Year 12 Writing Competition Co-*rinner - Lisette Stevens Up until the age of seven. 1 never had reason to doubt the existence of the fat, white bearded man who delivered me presents once a year. I had been told repeatedly by my parents that Santa was real. So, of course, I was extremely shocked and outraged to learn, one day, in the playground, that Santa was "just my parents'. With the strong desire to

resolve the situation, I soon confronted my mother who was quick to assure me that the girl in the playground was wrong; Santa Claus existed. Up until that moment I had never contemplated another version of this reality. I had had no cause to consciously wonder whether or not my parents lied to me. Suddenly I had a choice: which version of reality would I choose to believe? At the young age of 7, the answer was simple. My parents were older, far more influential and of course far more deserving of my trust than the girl in the playground. Therefore despite the truth of the accusations issued by my peer, 1 consciously 5

decided to adopt the perception of reality of the authoritative figures: my parents. lan McEwan's Enduring Love is a text that explicates various incidents in which an individual is forced to choose a particular version of reality. The character of Clarissa is guilty of doing this. Despite her husband's adamant belief that he is being stall<ed by a dangerous

psychopath, Clarissa makes consciously and un-consciously the decision not to believe him. There are a variety of reasons why Clarissa arrives at a false reconstruction of i·eality.

Like me, when I was 7 years old, she does give credence to the version of reality from the Ll-4-4Alr

authorities. In this case the police.

It is simply natural for members of one society to trust, as I trusted my parents, those who enforce the law. If the police see Parry as no threat, it is highly likely he is not one. At

a subconscious level. Clarissa has tainted perception which unfortunately do not permit her to see events clearly. Her memory of her father's descent into Alzheimer's has a strong impact on her emotions. Consequently, she fears the worst when joe becomes obsessive and paranoid. So we see that although Clarissa is well informed of the multiple constructions of reality regarding Parry, she chooses her own version. The choice is merely influenced by the power of the authority and the strong emotions her memory evokes.

Yet if we think of ourselves, of our daily experiences, we can see how some people, too often arrived at mis-constructed constructions of reality without making any conscious decisions to do so. I was positive the car I saw this morning was blue. A later examination showed it was green. Evidently, one does not need to be insane to make such mistakes.

This being said, it is a necessary and vital as part of daily life to choose one's take on reality, The simple reason for this lies in human nature, people lie. Often. as well, people can

believe that which is not true. Therefore it is necessary, that in the pursuit of reality, we do choose our own versions. In Enduring Love it is the police who are given the task to choose a true and reliable reality. This is essentially their role within society. They must examine the evidence and witness testimonies and from them form some kind of reasonable and

cohesive perspective on what tool< place. Of course, this all sounds perfectly reasonable.

In practice, however, we see that these chosen realities are often planned. The Police ConstableWallace in Enduring Love does not: listen seriously to Joe's testimony, Joe is in the minority. It is more likely Joe is wrong, or deluded. Therefore,Wallace asks questions that are evidently to trip joe up, such as the flavor of his ice cream. We see here that in the

process of choosing reality, vital information is often overlooked.

Unlike the police, whose main objective is to choose the perspective closest to reality, often one can choose one's reality for convenience. This is exemplified in Tennessee William's play A Streetcor Named Desire. Here we witness a truly horrific violation by Stanly against his sister-in-law Blanche. Blanche's sister, Stella, later is faced with a choice, should she

believe her sister or her husband? We, as audience members, can never fully understand why Stella later chose her husband's version of events, yet we can speculate. She says "she couldn't believe Blanche's story" and continue to live with Stanley. This suggests strongly that Stella told herself, forced herself, to believe a certain perspective simply so that she could exist in a more peaceful state of mind. And audiences can empathise with this. How frequently does one justify one's over usage of greenhouse gas emissions by claiming that

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version of reality. What we can learn from this is that we should put careful thought and consideration into these decisions, lest we arrive at a truly false construction. We should

not discount the minority or permit ourselves to be overcome by authority or personal convenience. To understand reality we must, as Dietrich Bonhoemme so prophetically said "perceive the essential nature of things".

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Be True Being in a Rainforest, is a place where so much around you is changing, even in the slightest moment. So many sounds happening at the same time. Coming from different places high above me that are unknown and unseen. I can see colours of different shades, making out

my surroundings. Trees drooping down. rivers flowing away. I felt that I had to keep moving as rain drops were lightly touching my face. There seemed like there was so much more to discover in this Rainforest.

Madeleine Doyle, Year 6

I always hide behind others. I'm scared of the world.

I always go with the crowd; I don't know how to be myself. Everyday I never speak, I just listen to you.

Your words are so meaningful I don't know what to do. I try to show my true colours but others just laugh.

I will be sincere and won't hide any more. Let go of the mask, live the truth within - 1 follow these words deep beneath my skin. 1 stand out, I'm not scared and I do what's right. I'm sincere - those words were right!

Mimma Roach, Year 6

Year 12 Writing Competition Co-Winner - Isabella Thomson She just felt safe in this world. She didn't live for the 'outside world' anymore, just for the magic within. Being able to retreat back to the

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Sometimes it just helped to numb the pain. All the pain; of loss, of The paper lantern cast a deep, lavender silhouette across the room.

love.....

Ruby sighed as she looked at her reflection, barely a shadow in the sage mirror. People often asked her why she preferred her make-up room

No, she wouldn't think of that now. Hastily, she wiped away any sign of

so dark, but what did she care? She had a mal<e-up artist to do the job

wetness before it could smudge her eye make-up, smiling at the mirror.

so why should she worry? Besides, it gave the room an atmosphere of mystery and intrigue.

1 used to be Tennessee's favorite you know," she said to the fading shadow.

She looked to the wall and saw the framed newspaper cutting of herself smiling her bt-illiant smile back underneath the title :"Lights, Camera,

Action!" Young. beautiful and talented Ruby Rouge takes the spotlight.

She turned around and caught a glimpse of red in the darkness. It was her first stage dress, ruby red, with a lace bodice at the back. Why! She even had the same pearl necklace to wear. This dress had made her,

She had loved, she still loved, the thrill of adrenalin pulsing through her as she entered the stage; the audience waiting in hungry anticipation,

had given her the name'Ruby Rouge'. She smiled devilishly and slipped into the red dress. It was a bold, dark flame, screaming sexuality and

ready to devour every morsel of her body, her voice. And to think that

seduction.

after all these years no one suspected her of being above 30! Well, she

Slowly she stood up and watched her silhouette turn to the side. She

Clipping on her pearl necl<lace and picking up a white feather boa, she began gliding unevenly across the room. "No. no, please don't stand up for mel' she said to her adoring fans,"What, roses? For me? Now that

examined her legs, her back, and then her arms, careful not to frown so

is extravagant. Ha-ha-ha, precious lamb".

hadn't put on an ounce in 15 years!

as to preserve that beauty which she had maintained for so long. Still perfect she thought.

She stumbled toward her desk, picking up the whole bottle this time, and tossing its contents down in one full swig. With faintly, hysterical

Sighing with satisfaction, she draws out a key from her pui-se, and

humor, she began dancing the two step. a quick, rustle dance tossing

swiftly opens the bottom drawer of her desk, searching for what she thought she needed. It was her refuge, a retreat into a pool of

the feather boa around her. Surrounding her, was her chorus, her orchestra, her audience, cheering her, applauding:'Encore! Encore!" they

memories, of youth, young love..... She began to pour the whisky into

shouted.

an unremarkable blue mug. She reminisced gleefully the sensation, the colored and bright lights pouring in at you from all sides until you

She began to dance more wildly. Around and around she turned, until

were suddenly illuminated in light, and it was just you and the spotlight,

all the colors of the room became one: a fusion of lilac and darl<ness.

you and your world. Sometimes, she delved far into the depths of

Laughing hysterically she raised the feather boa above her head and

her characters' minds, without a thought of ever surfacing. There just

began twirling it in rhythmic movements.

wasn't enough time to be 'out of character'. She laughed lightly; now that was show business, she smiled.

In a mattei- of moments Ruby fell, the feather boa wrapping itself

around the lantern and teasing it off, harsh light violently ripped It was curious though, the aCt of performing. There was a definite

through the lavender mist.

sense of pretending, of fabricating life into make-believe, of drawing in

audience members with the tale of the hero, indulging their inner-most

Crippled by the sudden lightness, she crawled blindly towards her desk.

ambitions and desires.

Grabbing hold of the mirror, she hauled herself up to see an old woman

staring back at her; her mascara smudged and running along her worn Had life been a lie? Were we lying, or were we just telling harmless

face.

white lies in order to survive? And if we were lying, who was it that we were necessarily lying to? The audience? Each other? Ourselves?

Suddenly the face was contorted with rage, and screaming, she threw herself against the horrifying image. For a moment, glass floated,

She dismissed the thought abruptly and poured another mug of whisky.

She sipped it slowly, Lille sweet syrup, soothing, golden and light. They

suspended in the air like glittering fairy dust. And then, nothing.

would never know she had drunk before the performance, they never

Cat-essing her bleeding hand she looked up at her broken reflection.

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There I was; 1 remember as if it was yesterday - I can still picture it my mind! We were at the Dromana Carnival on such a scary ride. It looked like a huge, rocking ship ten to fifteen metres from the ground, I can see Mum down below and me sitting next to my dad, hugging him SO tightly. 1 can hear my sister praying on the other side of Dad, and the kids on the

After many rehearsals for the Year 6 production, it finally came

other side of the ship screaming. 1 remember feeling like I was going to fall

down to two days of performing.

On the day of the first performance I woke up with butterflies in my tummy. I was stressed out, impatient and grumpy, I got to the theatre in full nerves. Getting dressed was IiI<e entering a sea full of scared kids!

off the ship. But I had heaps of fun!

Then, the stage was there and I had to go on!

F.mmanuella Mi,cran Year 4

I felt great, it was so much fun, and in one scene I laughed but I didn't even care!

Leaving the theatre was disappointing, but 11<new I had lots of great memories left!

The night was great, the costumes were great and so were the rehearsals. Remembering the auditions is so scary but.

1 DID IT!!!

Rosalie Colantuono, Year 6

In a lazy coastal town north of Broome called Starfish Cove there lived a lonely, brave young man named Josh.

He lived near a beautiful sun swept beach. The water

was always crystal clear and the soft white sand always made]osh feel welcome.]osh was a pearl diven but he

was not very successful with pearl diving and he needed some friends. So he looked for friends who were brave

like himself, not afraid to dive deep to the ocean floor to search for pearls.

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josh loved his job of pearl diving. He thought there was nothing like the thrill of diving into the cool turquoise watei-. Josh loved to descend to the ocean floor and find

a beauty! The sight of a big shining pearl nestled in a clam was breath taking. It was like a full moon shining in a dai-I< night.

Unfortunately, josh had not been finding many beauties lately. Josh had only been finding miniscule peat-Is that had no worth. It had been over three whole years since josh had found a really valuable pearl and he was beginning to think it was time to stop pearl diving.

One day Josh thought to himself "Today will be the last day I dive for pearls unless I find a beauty!" josh set off with a heavy heart. As he was scouting around on the ocean floor he felt someone was watching him.

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He turned to see a beautiful mermaid. She had magical sparl<ling eyes just like the ocean, her dark wavy hair floated around her and her scales shone like a rainbow.

Josh felt like he was in a dream until the mermaid said, "Follow me, Josh." Her voice was IiI<e lovely music. The

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mermaid led josh to a clearing and in the clearing was a palace. They entered the palace, and there, as far as the eye could see was an enchanting garden of pearls.

When I was walking down to the dam I had excitement rushing through me. When Josh was gob-smacked, He had never seen so many pearls in his life! He reached to touch the largest pearl there. and, as he did, the place where the mermaid was

standing suddenly turned to sparkles! The mermaid's tail transformed into long legs, In that split second Josh realised that his whole life had changed. He had found the two things his life was missing, a true friend and a lifetime collection of beauties!

Isabelle Pidcock, Year 4

the other group caught yabbies I was so excited because it looked like it would be fun. All I heard were all the people screaming and laughing. 1 really got a headache, but it went in five minutes. 1 smelt all these yabbies and a lot of seaweed. The bait we used was cow heart and it felt squishy, I felt IiI<e I was going to be sick, but I thought it would spoil all the fun. 1 caught a seventeen centimetre yabby and boy, it was fat.

It was a lot of fun.

Isabella O'Rourke McMillan, Year 4

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India Houriban and Sarah Cullen, Year 4

I said 'Stop!". I was so high I could see everything around me. Those on the ground counted "3,2.1." 1 pulled the rope and I was released. It was the most fun I have ever had!

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flashing .ight from the mov ng fish. There were so many fish that I thought it looked hke a bustling city. The sma I ripples

on the water made me feel like I was fly ng. I went to take a deep breath through my nose butt all I got was a mouthful of salt water. My snorkelling tour was fantastic and I saw so many unique marine creatures.

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Once I had this little toy which I named Chocolate Moose (but almost always referred to as Moosey). I took him everywhere with me. By day he lived in my pocket, at night he stayed beside my bed. I even took him with me when we went on holiday.

Now, on this occasion we went to Queensland and I had

Moosey with me on the plane. But when we arrived at the hotel it occurred to me that he wasn't in my bag anymore. We searched for him everywhere, even at the airport terminal when we returned, but he was nowhere to be found.

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seems almost silly now, but I learnt something from that almost trivial episode of my life: we often take things for granted and only notice the true value of something after it is gone.

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Tara Impala,Year 6

The second that I bombed into the cold pool, 1 knew that this was going to be one of the most fantastic holidays I'd had, and we had a week

to enjoy it. 1 could see the happiness from the toddlers in the shallow end of the pool splashing and jumping together. 1 could hear lots of laughter $

coming from everyone around me. 1 could smell the delicious sausages sizzling on the barbeque.

But most importantly, I knew everyone was having a wonderful time.

Natalie Cain,Year 6

Year 11 Writing Competition Winner - Genevieve Venosta

An object that has deep meaning to my family is not one that has been passed down from generation to generation nor is it glamorous. The old blue trailer has been in our drive way or backyard ever since I can remember. It is just your average blue trailer that attaches to the back of your car. Now it has completely rusted along the corrugated surface of the base and the steel frame around it became so rusty that Dad had to pull it off. It has definitely been through the weather, our trailer.

Now it sits just behind the side gate at the end of our driveway not really used anymore, however I know Dad wouldn't dare get rid of it. The rusty trailer holds so many memories of my childhood and has always been accommodating to the various needs of our family.

I remember summer holidays where we would drive down to the beach for the whole summer. Dad always organized the

packing process."Alright kids, bags on the front porch and Gen, make sure you get some board games too!" These family holidays were one time I remember my brothers and I actually got along, excited about the weeks ahead, we were always agreeable, eager to get going. Dad with his obsessive compulsive nature always systematically packed the trailer leaving a

spot for the esky until mum finished filling it and then covering the luggage with a tai-p; 1 would eagerly help him tie down the rope over the edges. I was able to do it myself after a few trips. The trailer always had enough room to accommodate the

many times a family of six required when spending a month at the beach, Our boogie boards for down at Ocean Grove; the three roomed family tent, six sleeping mats and six sleeping bags for our beloved camping trip to the Prom; and even three surfboards, five bikes and the beach cricket set for Airey's Inlet. The organization and excitement of the summer holiday getaway was always an exciting time and one of my most fond childhood memories. The trailer became a symbol of my family coming together for a holiday, working together so that we would finally be able to leave and spend quality time together on

long car trips where I would always find myself, to my dismay, in the dickie seat listening to cassette's of my brother's choice of audio book!

The trailer has also been a symbol of occasions working together with my family. 1 remember on bright February afternoons carrying bundles of sticks with my brothers and dumping them in the trailer or being allowed to use a pair of secateurs while pruning the vine on the bacl< fence. Then after an afternoon of hard work and filthy clothes my brothers and I would clamber into the Tarago and take the ride to the tip; an event we all found enlightening; the opportunity to look at piles and piles of

junk bigger than our house will never cease to entertain us. Another occasion my family and I co-operated was at Christmas when we would choose a tree for the living room. The boys would help Dad hook up the trailer and then we would all drive to the florist to choose a tree. We searched for the largest tree that Dad would let us get away with, always coming home to Mum saying "this one's even bigger that last year! How much did it cost this time?" However none of us kids allowed mum's cynical attitude to dampen our spirits and would excitedly decorate the tree. Even as my older brothers became "too cool"

for Christmas tree shopping, Dad would still load up the trailer to buy a tree, consistently defying Mum's pleas to invest in a synthetic version.

The trailer has symbolized growth and change in my family throughout my childhood. 1 remember the day Dad came home with the ti-ailer full of sand and made us a sandpit under the gum tree. The day he loaded up the huge climbing frame was one I will never forget. Mum had sold it on eBay. The four of us watched from the front yard with glum looks upon our

faces as our pirate ship, fortress, look out, cubby house and Olympic gymnastics venue was taken away. 1 remember one night painting pictures all over the kitchen wall before the renovation. The thrill of actually drawing on the white walls was spectacular only to realize that they would actually be knocked down the following day. Sheets of plaster were gone, that

encompassed rainy nights jumping from chair to chair surrounded by water from the leal<y roof and the celebration when my brother was brought home from hospital; the day I spent in shock knowing everything was about to change forever; as were many other memories before the rubble was loaded into the trailer and carried off to the tip, For my family, growth was constant with new additions to the family and change, a wonderfully chaotic childhood would inevitably be gone. The trailer, the lasting memory of those special family moments still remains at the very back of the drive way, full of brown dead leaves with a flat basketball wedged between the old tyre and the asphalt. You would be very lucky to spot a speck of blue paint remaining.

Year 10 Writing Competition Co-Winner - Cinzia Fitzgerald

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As the balloon went from my hand to my brother's we laughed and dived and jumped. We could hear Mum coming down the corridor. "What have I told you about playing with things in the house? Porco dio, go outside! Watch my vase!" Mum had told us a million times. No balls near the vase, no balloons

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There was an old Italian saying"Tuti Luci ti da me, mi da ti drio".

This meant all the light you give me, 1'11 give back. My Nonno

was very sick and when he was about to die he told her that she had given him so much light and that he would never stop

giving it back. He gave her the vase and said that he would send his light from heaven and she could catch it in the vase.

Since that day the vase has sat on the dining room table and my

Nonno's light has come through the window to it.

It was a normal Sunday and my brother and I were playing. We were running into the dining room when we bumped into Dad and he knocked the vase over. As the vase fell from the table

it reflected light all over our faces. Then it hit the ground and the glass smashed into a thousand pieces, sprawling all over the floor. Each piece of glass now caught the light and I looked up to see my mother's face. The tears began to roll down her

cheeks. My heartfelt just like the vase. 1 began to pick up my tiny pieces "leave it" I kept picking them up against my mother's instruction."Lassia La"This time I listened. My mother went

into the kitchen and got a jan She sat and began to pick up each piece of glass. When the jar was full she went and put it in her room and no one said a word.

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and found the glistening jar. I tool< it and went to an antique store near my house. I had the glass melted and put back together, but I asked them to add some silver swirls. I used all

my pocket money to get the vase made and I carried it home like a baby wrapped in my arms. When I got home I put the vase on the dining room table and it sparkled like never before.

Mum came home to find the vase on the table. I told her I had

added a silver swirl so that could one day give her light back through this vase too. She began to cry, even more than when I broke the vase. And she told me I already had.

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Year 10 Writing Competition Co-Winner - Gabriella Sgro

The Journey

used to the dark and every little object seemed to be moving

or stat-ing at her or frightening in some way, She wanted to run back to her bed, but Sam's crying continued to ring in her ears,

giving her a little more courage to continue with her journey of Not many people understood the gravity of the situation. They

epic proportions. She would be brave for her baby brother.

didn't understand just how dangerous and frightening this

journey was. It wasn't that simple and easy to just march to the destination with your head held up high and an air of confidence

Eventually she made it to the stairs which seemed much higher and more dangerous than they did during the daytime, She had

in your stride. The little form curled into a ball, buried under a pink, fairy doona could attest to the statement. Enclosed in her warm and comfortable doona with the swit-Is of color and pretty patterns, this little girl was safe from the world and everything

been told, time and time again that when walking down and up

in it. She was in a shell a protective and reassuring shell that

slowly lowering it down one step, She did this again but with the

blocl<ed out anything she didn't want at the moment. And that was when a small cry broke her soft and fluffy barrier. She had heard this cry many times in the past few weeks, but that didn't

other sock clad foot, gripping so tightly onto the rail that the tips

mean she was accustomed to the soft wails and whimpers being

courageous as she could muster for him.

emitted from her baby brother, Sam. This had happened before during the night, and normally soon after her brothers cries

It may have taken her some time. but she started to near the

the stairs. she was to hold onto the handrail because if she didn't

she might fall and hurt herself. Remembering this she clamped her hand tightly on the rail and inched her foot forward before

of her fingers began to turn white due to the exertion. She was terrified, yes, but Sam was upset so she made it her goal to be as

pierced the air, the soft murmurs of her parents would follow,

lower floor of the house. So far she had descended fourteen

comforling the disgruntled child. Except, tonight this didn't

steps (she had counted) and had two more left before she

happen. Her small head popped out from underneath the doona,

could see Sam. just as she was slowly lowering her foot to

her hair wild and tangled, and she strained to heal- any noise

the next step she saw a slight movement in the corner of the

come from her parents. After what felt like hours, she heard

hallway. Frozen with fear she waited, palms sweating and heart

something other than the wails of the baby, She heard a loud

racing for an attack or loud noise. When nothing came she

snore which was then followed by some shifting as her brother continued to cry into the night. Overcome by a sense of duty, this little girl pondered what she should do. After all, she was going to school in a year and a bit, She could also nearly tie her own shoelaces and big sister had to look after little brother. She

quickly scrambled down the remaining steps and sprinted to her parent's room, running in and firmly shutting the door behind her. Sam was still wailing from his crib at the foot of her parents' bed, and as she moved closer to him her heart squeezed with sympathy for him, She went up onto her tiptoes, peering over

had been told this several times and thought that now was the

to look at him. He looked up at her with wide, tear-filled eyes

time to protect her baby brother. It upset her, how he cried.

She disliked seeing and hearing his sadness or frustration and always wanted to make it better for him and chase all the bad

a soothing manner. He still cried and she moved her hand from

things away. She wanted to look after him as big sisters do.

His crying didn't stop or even begin to calm down, and it was then she decided that she herself would calm down Sam, seeing

as she gently put her hand on his cheek in what she hoped was his cheek to his hands holding one softly until he latched onto

one of her fingers, He started to calm down then and was looking up at her whilst whimpering quietly. Happy with herself that she looked after her baby brother and conquered her fears in one night, she smiled a little smile.

her parents were too tired and her worry for him seemed to increase as the time passed. Fully sitting up in her bed, she

Her parents started to wai<e up then, looking at the little girl

looked around her room at the door. In her room she had a

with surprised expressions. Her mother went to tend to her

small lamp in the shape of a heart on the bedside table, which illuminated the room with a light red glow. It wasn't dark in her room, but it was dark outside. The distance between her

baby brother whilst her father went to her and lifted her up,

she placed her head on his shoulder as they walked back to her room. She gazed over at Sam, who was now gurgling in their

parents' room downstairs and her room upstairs suddenly

mother's lap and waved slightly before nestling her head in the

became long and threatening. The darl<ness creeping through the cracks under the door loomed before her, She had yet to get over her fear of the dark although she was a big girl. Sam's sobbing continued, and reluctantly she pushed her pillows and

crook of her father's neck.

doona off her body and lowered herself off the big princess bed until her toes made contact with the fuzzy material of the rug beneath hec

She tiptoed as quietly and quickly as she could, a nervous and scared feeling in her stomach. Her eyes had yet to become

The End

Year 9 Writing Competition Winner - Alexandra Hodsman Freedom ./JIET--I....'I.'llf..I/4/59/*4*<Art/Al 40'll'll"A The whale let out a loud and sort-owful cry. It was lost from home: an orphan stranded in the dark and murky waters of Sydney Bay with

nothing but a yacht for company. It was tired. It floated by the yacht's belly searching for food and comfort. Night was falling and it would soon be the third day without its mothet-. Time was running out. It cried out again. almost as if it had heard my thoughts. The sound hit me with a pang of misery. I stood at the shore, my bare feet sinking into the sand and the small waves of the bay lapping at my toes. The crowd had diminished to a inere five or six people. Among the small

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crowd were reporters and camera men. 1 looked around at the people's faces, all bearing similar expressions. It was a mixture of hope and despair, the tWO emotions clashing as each thought of the situation.

Some eyebrows were lifted and stared with blank dead eyes. They

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were all stat-ing at me, their final hope. 1 could feel the camera on my back: burning a hole into my old flannel shirt.

My name is Wally I come from a very ancient family. The media called me "Whale Whisperer" which I suppose was a close description.

My family were descendants of the whale, way back in Dreamtime.

That was a time when spirits and animals roamed the land creating rivers and mountains. Sacred stories have travelled in my family for thousands of years. It was my father who passed onto me the secret of whale tongue. Environmentalists had called me to talk to the baby whale. 1 would try to set the baby whale free by coaxing it back to sea. I could sense the crowd getting anxious as the sun became even lower in the sky. I took this as a cue and stepped into the small paddle boat. 1 rowed my way to the yacht that the small whale had become attached to. I wore traditional body paint and a headband that had belonged to my great grandfather.

As I drew ever closer to the boat I could see and hear the whale more

and more clearly. 1 stepped out of my boat and onto the yacht. 1 crept carefully to the side, cautious not to disturb it. 1 peered over the edge and saw a beautiful sight. The rubbery, dark blue skin shone in the fading sun light and the red, raw scars that decorated itS back glistened

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too. I could hear it now. 1 heard the language that no human could translate. It yearned for its mother. It wondered why the adopted parent, the yacht, would not answer its plea for food. It was crying and weak. A tear escaped down my check as I stooped over to stroke the trOUbled creature. It whined while I whispered words through the water. To human ears none of what I said would make sense. But

I knew the calf could hear me. I saw its large fins make ripples in the water as it received the familiar tongue with gratitude. 1 spoke. "Go and be free, little one. Your mother awaits you out in the open sea.

Grow some strength. Don't be afraid. Your ancestors will guide you home. Be free." It whined and I felt its body go limp under my hand.

Another tear fell down my check as reality hit me. It was giving up.

It was too weak and hungry. 1 stayed for a few moments trying to convince it to be brave and venture home. It would no longei- listen I was silent as I stroked it, mumbling, incoherent human goodbyes. 1 irose and made my way back to shore.

I ignored the hopeful stat-es of the people as I walked across the sand.

I knew it would be all over by tomorrow. 1 turned to look over my shoulder where the yacht bobbed. 1 could just make out the top of the baby whale. The sun was setting over the horizon sending golden and pink rays into the sky. 1 closed my eyes and smiled. 1 pictured the small whale young and healthy. It was swimming alongside its mother, weaving through the cold, blue water. It was free. 1 opened my eyes and turned around. The whale cried one last goodbye as I made my way home.

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Year 8 Writing Competition Co-Winner - Bridie Greene

I sat on the floor of my bedroom, staring at my math book. The numbers and symbols just didii't make any sense at the moment. But then again, nothing really made sense at the moment, and it felt like it never would again. I had lost faith in every reason to laugh and be happy. Because she was gone. I said the word over and over in my head; 1 could feel the tears welling up in my eyes. but made no effort to stop them; who had taken her away from me? decided that her time was up? 1 thought of her; huge dark eyes and long floppy ears; no particular color of fur - a mixture. She was the most beautiful creature on the planet.Was! Such a small word made me cry even more. 1 sniffed and blew my nose with one of the many tissues I kept beside me. If she was here. would she be comforting me? No, that doesn't make any sense. If she was here, then I wouldn't be in this state. Suddenly, the alarm on my watch went off, 5:00pm, it read, flashing. 1 could feel another bout of tears coming on. This was the time I would tai<e her to the park, 1 stood up, and stretched my back. just because she was gone, it didn't mean I couldn't go to the

park. It just meant that it wouldn't be as much fun. Or exciting. Or worthwhile. I made myself stop thinking these thoughtS. 1 wanted to remember the happy times I'd shared with her, rather than just thinking non-stop how bad my life was at the moment. I need to be alone, to be able to think these thoughts. Somewhere open and airy, so I headed to the park. 1 could see it from my window at the very end of my long street, at the bottom of the hill. 1 remember running down that hill with her, straight onto the green grass of the park. And then we would have to

walk back up it, a struggle every time. 1 remember the one time when she refused to walk back up the hill. I had pulled and pulled at the lead, but she had sat down and wasn't budging. I had to

call my mum to pick us up in the car, even though it was about a three minute wall<. And getting her into the car - that was a struggle! Actually, struggle was not the right word, battle better describes it.

But that was two years ago, a day after my eleventh birthday. She had been a gift from my

parents. And it had taken almost the whole week for her to willingly wall< up that steep hill, 1 suddenly was brought back to reality and blinked, I had forgotten, caught up in my thoughts. In my memories I was happier. Grateful for the time I did get to spend with her. I felt like a huge

weight had been lifted off me, and felt like going down to the park, she wasn't with me. but it didn't matter, as I knew I could remember her being with me. I was then out of my bedroom and in the street, almost as fast as she would be when my watch beeped at 5:00pm every day, The sky was grey and dark. In the distance, to one side, the sky was clear. In the other direction, it was much darker. A gush of wind made me realize how cold I was but I liked it. If she was here, she wouldn't have felt the cold. She would have been protected by her fur coat. 1 started

to wall<. and began getting faster. Soon I was running, trying to control myself from going too fast as the hill was so steep, As I reached the road just before the park, I had to grab onto the sign post to slow me down, I was puffed, My checks were burning with that odd sensation

of being cold at the same time. 1 waited at the road, a car drove past, 1 could hear very loud music coming from it, getting softer as it drove away. If she was here, she would have bat-ked.

She didn't - hadn't liked loud noises: when I reached the grass, 1 paused. 1 could tell it was soft, but I had never really gotten to feel it properly. 1 kicked off my thongs, which were wearing

out from running, and felt the cold, soft grass between my toes. 1 began walking towards the adjacent oval. which used to be her favorite place to run. I was careful not to step on any sticks or stones. 1 wondered, with the soft padding of her paws, if it had hurt her to walk on the rough surface. Probably not, 1 assumed, she had been tough. When I walked onto the oval - which was a different type of grass, 1 began to run. And leap. And laugh. A strange emotion was going through me. I felt like she was running along side of me, with me. 1 didn't think about anything except her and I wasn't sad. Because it didn't seem like she was gone anymore!

It was absolutely bizarre. what I was doing, running madly around the oval. I was behaving like a well her! 1 slowed down, out of breath. 1 hadn't noticed, but the clouds had begun spitting with rain. There was thunder, then heavier rain. It gave me a strange sort of energy, and I ran more, in random directions. 1 could almost hear her barking, over excited in the rain. 1 slowed down again and sat on the now muddy grass. Just about twenty minutes ago, I had been moping in my bedroom. too unhappy to do anything. I felt like a new person now She was still gone, yet she was with me. I lay my head down and felt it smothered with mud. Normally I would mind, but I didn't.

The emotion I felt was well. freedom. Freedom from sadness, from grief. 1 turned my head and imagined seeing her huge brown eyes staring back at me. 1 would always miss, remember, and love my dog Tanya: whether she was alive or not didn't matter. She was still with me in every way. We were free together in the rain at this moment. 1 sighed and closed my eyes, happy.

Year 8 Writing Competition Co-Winner - Angela McMahon Freedom

foot,"okay, do you need help getting

your father has already lost me.What would

somewhere?" His voice was almost caring,

he do without you, too?"

and it made me suspicious. But something terrified me even more than that, 1 could

"Yeah," 1 sneered at her,"just so he has got

I didn't look ahead, 1 didn't look around. 1

actually see the color in his eyes! His irises

something to remind him of you."

barely had my eyes open, because I already

were electric blue with shades of purple and

knew what there was to see. It would be all

sea green, and they flashed in the sunlight.

"Excuse me?" The boy james looked

greens and blues, cold colors, accented by

Blinking, 1 forced myself into the 'noticing no

confused. He tilted his head to one side.

the soft sunlight. I'd been to this place many

color' stage, turned from him, and walked

sci-utinizing me. "Who were you talking to?"

times before, sometimes in my dreams and

away. He followed me. Something about the "My mother."

sometimes in reality. I wasn't sure which

boy made me realise that this was reality, not

this was yet, but I would find out soon

another crazy dream, and it was a relief to

enough. k wasn't something that mattered

know that I wasn't just making things up in

Surprisingly he grinned."Told you she wasn't

much to me - the difference between reality

my mind.

gone.

and imagination. Both were harsh, really.

No matter where you were, things would

"You're not crazy, you know. He can help

"]ust because I'm crazy doesn't mean my

happen to you. Interesting things, boring

you." Mum's voice was back. This time I

mother's not dead."

things, terrifying things, beautiful things... and

treasured the sound of it. It had been only

then the cruel hand of fate would wrap its

six months, but I feared I would forget things

"No," he sighed,"you don't understand.Your

black fingers around these things and harshly

about her and have nothing more to grasp.

memory of her is reminding you that she cares about you, no matter where she is."

rip them out of your life. That was why the colors didn't matter to me. 1 didn't want to

"Why are you walking away?" He fell into

I watched him, stunned. Every day, 1 would

enjoy them, because I didn't want to feel the

step beside me, watching me.

come to the beach, and ]ames would be there, and I'd watch him, stunned, as he

disappointment when they went away. And they would: everything goes away. Everything

"I don't talk to strangers."

explained his theories to me. And then I

would tell him the things my mother was

except the colors that at-en't really colors black and white. So, that was how I chose

"Oh well, Hi, I'm James. You're Laurie. We're

to look at the world, mindlessly, heartlessly

cousins, not strangers. So how's it going?"

saying to me in my head.

Slowly, unsurely, 1 began to ... feel. 1 would

without color, without movement.

I stopped walking. 1 stopped breathing. For

wake up actually wanting to get out of bed.

Sighing, 1 pulled my black toes back from the

the first time in a long time I opened my

I would sometimes get an impulse to draw

blues and greens of the ocean and rose to

eyes looking into his face. 1 could see her

or write something, and I was beginning to

my feet. My father might be looking for me,

there.

tear myself out of terrible auto pilot phases that my mother's death had put me through.

or, that's what I told myself. In truth, he was always looking for her, and couldn't care less

This was my mum's nephew, her relative.This

And yesterday, yesterday morning, I woke up

about me. I even saw him searching while he

boy had known her.

and felt awake. I felt like me. I felt as if this

new reality might actually stay with me, as

looked at my face, desperately seeking the

faint trace of her in my eyes. or the way my

"He can help you." I felt like crying. All I'd

if fate had finally granted me freedom from

cheekbones were shaped in a similar way to

needed was someone to actually be looking

the cage that I'd been trapped in. I felt as if

hers. He didn't look at me as if I were his

at me, for someone to walk with me, and

fighting against the blackness that had been

daughter, part of his family. In all honesty,

actually want to be there. In a brief meeting,

growing inside me meant that I had some

we were no longer a family. We were two

this boy had unlocked my two views of

sort of foundation for a new life on my own,

people, trying to live through life without the

the world - without color, and without

although it would be a life where 1 was never

person who'd held us together, trapped in

movement. He could only have been sent by

really lonely. A life of freedom.

a past that we couldn't look away from, yet

someone who wanted those unlocked.

couldn't hold on to.

"You knew my mother," I said slowly.

'It's not true,' she whispered in my head, but I ignored her. The only trace of my mother

He smiled her smile."Yes, I knew her. Not

that I had left was her voice in my mind as

someone who is easy to forget." The purple

she tried to save me from my depressing

appeared again in his magical looking eyes.

view of life, but I was beyond saving.

"Everyone can be forgotten if you're without "Did you drop something in the water?"

them long enough." I said.

The voice startied me. There had never

"No," he shook his head, frowning. "I don't

been other people in my dreams before, and

think that is true. When someone dies,

definitely not on my quiet beach. 1 turned to

you're not without them at all. You're just

see a boy my height staring at me with soft

not with them physically."

eyes. His eyes scared me a little, because it had been so long since someone had actually

"Lost your mother did you?" 1 snapped,

looked at me. He seemed to be expecting

annoyed at his theory.

an answer.

"No," she said sadly in my head. "He didn't.

"No," I said softly, and I was surprised the

and neither did you. I'm still here. Don't

wind hadn't made my throat dry.

forget that." I felt like crying. I felt like diving

off a cliff top into a pit of crashing waves to "Ah," he said, shifting from foot to

be rid of all the sadness. "Don't you dare,

Year 7 Writing Competition Winner - Emily McKenzie

Swan's Flight The image of a beautiful swan with feathers as soft as silk, a slender and elegant neck as fragile as a willows branch bending and a superior look of arrogance (trans) fixed across the masked face of this swan, is the key to opening new doors: a door with a man standing with a

rifle behind it. Maybe one day the light would shine through and leave not a mari< of utter discomfort behind those newly opened doors and even better, perhaps close those doors for good.

Vivaldi, a young handsome male swan swam gracefully, flexing his wings and drying them in the morning sun. As he was doing this act of sheet· pleasure of being alive and free, behind the moist shrubs growing along the river's edge watched his mother, Mir'uet gazing at her son's beauty with pride. As quickly as it had come the wonderful thought went away and she flew back to her mate with a backward glance. Startled by the noise,Vivaldi lifted his head and flew away quietly towards the open meadow in which he could safely rest.

Vivaldi and the flock of swans that he flew with were constantly hunted by men. The thought of man tingled down his neck;Vivaldi quickly shool< it off.

"Hello?" A familiar voice hooted from amongst the bushes.A queer and surprised head emerged from the undergrowth followed by six baby swans.

"Melody!"Vivaldi greeted the other swan happily,"What are you doing here, so far from your home grounds?" As Vivaldi looked into Melody's eyes, he knew instantly what was wrong.

"Men are around," she whispered,"I have ventured far from my home to seek safely and shelter"With a quick nod of his head he knew that if men were around, Daisy's Swing (which is where Melody was from) very soon Vivaldi's resting place, would be intruded on by men as well.

Suddenly, Melody cocked her head to one side, her white feathers tensing as her muscles stiffened. The sound of a hoarse voice yelling

filled the air and then the shot of a rifle and the pain-filled sci-earns of ducks filled the swan's ear drums."Quick! Hide yourself and your children underneath the granite boulder north of here, You will be safe there," Vivaldi screeched. He bid farewell and soared up, keeping his wings silent as the air beat round him, pulling him along. Vivaldi stuck close to the trees keeping himself hidden.

"There he is!" A man yelled up at him,Vivaldi screeched and plummeted down to the ground. The smell of his own blood filled his nostrils as he struggled to get up. Suddenly, the world turned black.

As Vivaldi awoke, the first thing he saw was the face of a man peering down at him, through the bars of a cage. Vivaldi hooted loudly, stood up and frantically flapped his wings, The man reached down, tool< hold ofVivaldi's legs and propped the swan up onto his peculiar leathergloved hand.

"A prize you are!" the man said cruelly as he putVivaldi back into the cage, Vivaldi peered out at the wild, open air as some ducks flew by."How I wish I was free".Vivaldi said sorrowfully, his head hung low. As night blanket:ed itself over the earth the swan had already made up his mind. Vivaldi jumped up, spread his wings and, with his feet, gripped hold of the cage door. With all his might he shook that door aggressively, constantly watching the latch swing back and forth. Suddenly the latch gave way and the door swung open, the wild world before him.

Flying high and proudly he watched as the man stumbled sleepily out of his house door towards the swans' enclosure.As Vivaldi flew off towards his grounds, the last thing he heard of the man was a chorus of swearing and cursing. Even though his wing was still weak and oily from the antibiotics and creams that he had been given,Vivaldi felt alive and free once again. Oh, how wonderful it was to feel the sensation of freedom!

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Upgraded to first class!

I strongly disagree that only gold medallists

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get to travel home in First Class because

all the Australian athletes have put in a lot of hai-d work. 1 think that they shouldn't be discriminated against just because they didn't win a medal. Everyone should be upgraded to trave| home in Business or First Class.

I definitely disagree with this decision because the other athletes would feel like

they had not put in 100% hard work which of course they have as they trained and

prepared for four or more years.

In addition, I also think this is extremely unfair because our athletes that did not get

gold silver or bronze medals will probably feel like it wasn't worth it for them to go

to the Olympics at all, and feel like they let Australia down.

In conclusion, although lam very, very proud of Australia's gold medallists, 1 strongly think it is unfair to our other athletes that they

don't get upgraded for the trip back home.

All in all, it is just amazing to get to the Olympics so I thinl< it is ridiculous that only the medal winners are upgraded.

Angelica Gril#n, Year 4

To the Museum Phar Lap was born in New Zealand in 1926. His owner was David Davies. David Davies had the belief that this horse would be come a winner.

Harry Telford (the trainer) wanted the horse's name to have seven letters in it because most of the cup winners had seven letters in their names.

He wanted Lighting but it had eight letters in it. One day a joui-nalist was near where the strapper (Tommy Woodcock) was getting the horse ready to train. He asl<ed the journalist what 'Lighting' was in his language, He said "Far Lap", The F was changed to Ph, therebygiving seven letters to the name. Harry Telford (trainer) trained Phar Lap to the best of his ability. Soon Phar Lap was racing with Jimmy Pike (the jockey). Phar Lap won so many races that he was the new race track idol!

Nicole Pereira,Year 4

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led by the Year 11 House Music Leaders. These are particularly

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our musical skills. Whether it was solo performances, ensemble performances, masterclasses or workshops, over six hundred girls

have been involved in music-making this year. The results of this hard work and dedication were seen and heard at all the music events this

yean each of which displayed the talent and passion of all involved.

The musical year commenced with the Performing Arts Festival at Hamer Hall, an exciting opportunity for senior singers and

instrumentalists alike to bring their creative talents to the stage.

Audiences were deeply moved as Barry, Mornane, Mulhall and Ward

revealed their "True Colours" in song. The orchestras too, showed impressive creativity and innovation in the instrumental pieces, many of which were original compositions.

In June, those fortunate enough to attend were astounded by the

Chapel Concert held in the newly-renovated Chapel of Christ the King. The new floor allowed for a change of acoustics, and the smaller choral and instrumental ensembles that played resonated beautifully throughout the night.

Faure's Requiem, combined concerts with both Xavier College and St. Kevin's College, Music Week and many more!

I feel extremely fortunate to have been able to be involved with music

during my time at Loreto. It is an amazing aspect of our education and a truly rewarding experience. 1 would like to thank the Music Leaders I have worked with this year - Theresa Nguyen, Samantha

Podbury. Miranda Matheson, Stephanie John, Lauren Fowler - for not only their outstanding contribution to music over the years, but their leadership displayed this year. On behalf of all music students I would like to thank the music staff who have patiently encouraged, nurtured and supported us in all performances and rehearsals. 1 would like to acknowledge particularly the hard work of Ms. Lowder, our Music Administrator, whose valuable organisation and skill is much appreciated by all.

And finally, 1 would IiI<e to thank our Director of Music, Miss O'Driscoll. Miss O'Driscoll's constant effort and enthusiasm for

music is truly infectious among the students. It is because of her tireless work and leadership that we are blessed with so many performance opportunities. 1 would like to thank her for the support she has always shown towards me both this year as Music Captain and throughout my years of involvement in music at Loreto.

I feel extremely privileged to have been School Music Captain for 2008, and I wish all the best to the musicians in the years to conie.

I am sure that each musical endeavour will be approached and conquered with commitment, talent and a true love of music.

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Term 3 was a particularly musical one, beginning with the return ro Hamer Hall for the Annual Music Concert. This concertdisplayed the musical talent of students from all year levels, from Preparatory to

Music Leaders

Year 12. The audience appreciated the wide range of musical styles, from the playful medley of songs from "Mary Poppins", performed

by the Junior School girls, to the grand and passionate Overture to Weber's "Oberon" performed by the Lot-eto Symphony Orchestra.

The night was a great success, concluding with the finale, John Rutter's "The Gift of Music". All concert performers from Years 5 12 were invited to join in this final piece, accompanied by a chamber ensemble consisting of staff and students.

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The next exciting music event was the combined musical with St. Kevin's College, "Pirates of Penzance". The show was visua'ly stimulating, with much humour, romance and complexity. This was

undoubtedly a memorable experience for all involved, as well as those members of the audience who were highly entertained!

At the beginning of Term 4. we were fortunate enough to see some of the finest musical talent at the school perform at the Senior Showcase Concert. Held at Melba Hall (Conservatorium of Music,

University of Melbourne), this is a concert of the highest standard, in which soloists and orchestras alike can display excellent performance skills. This year the soloists came from a range of year levels, each performing wonderfully.

Throughout the year, regular recitals have been held in the Oak Parlour for students from both the Junior and Senior Schools.

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Oriana Kinse» Katherine Kouzilet.ova, Louise Georgeson. Annabel Jones, Danielle Grant, Olivi+a Coburn, Eliza Kelly, Lucy Moore

Row 4

Frances Lic, Rachel Cheng, 1,v Nguyen, Isabella Cominins, Madeleine Fitzgerald, Joanna Pideock,lheresa Nguven, Eve Lillas

Row 3:

Reiane Filippini, Kelly Al:Carthy, Erin Byrt, Amelial larrison, Amanda Chong-i [alliday, Samantha Podbury, Mandy-Jane Maroun, Giulia

.\1cGauran. Ren·ata K„pinski Row 2:

Stephanie· Cassin. G enevieve 1-)<,nnellon-1 1.n, Camilla Caldwell, Ann Nguyen, Claire \Vong, Alexandra Kiernikouski, Rachel Ye, Artemis

Sfendourakis, Traccv Dinh, I.isa lu Row 1:

Stephanie Chow. Alice \Vhitford, Mary Nguren, Lisette Stevens, Miranda Matheson, Rebecca Tsotsos, Hillarv Xlansour

Conductor: 11. Jane-Marie Xhison Absent:

F,lizabeth K,nrznets,>vit, Teresa \'u, Nataslia C iriant, Ye 1 hia lic

Ron· 4:

luanna Pideock, Stephanie Connell, Annabel Jones, Camilla Doyle, Isabella Commins, Amy Pereira

Row 3:

Hannah Burn, Jessica (;ribbin, Alexandra Kiernikowski, Alexa Madden, Rachel Cheng, Mengtong Xia, Rachel Ye, Ann Nguyen

Row 2:

t rances Lee, Nicole I lurley, Monique Taylor, Suzuka Weaver, Artemis Sfendourakis, Bridget Sheahan,Jamie - Lee Davison, Stephanie Pideock,

1.ouise Connell, Lisa Fu Row 1:

Vivian Cheng, Emilia Bertolini, 1 lillarv Mansour, Eliza Kellv, Rebecca Tsotsos, Kate MeNamara, Natalie Rvan

Conductor: Mrs Elena Solovei (absent) Absent:

Ye Hui I le, Teresa Vu

LORETO Mandeville Hall 2008

Music

41 Orchestra Report 2008 has brought many rewarding musical opportunities for the Loreto Symphony Orchestra,

Mandeville String Orchestra and St. Cecilia's Strings.

All three groups have reached very high standards of

performance with regular rehearsals on Wednesdays and Fridays and the opportunity of receiving guidance from highly esteemed guest musicians.

One of the events that began the year was for St

Cecilia's Strings who particjpated in an AUSTA String Orchestra day at Wesley College. They also, along with other middle school ensembles, attended the

annual Music Camp at Arrabri Lodge in Warburton.

Many parents of the girls travelled Up tO the camp at the end of the Saturday to enjoy a concert displaying all of the hard work that had been put into two full days of music making.

Around the same time, the Mandeville String Orchestra tool< part in a very fruitful workshop with Melbourne

Symphony Orchesti-a violinist, Monica Curro. Monica was able to pass on some of her wisdom from many years of

Ron· 2:

M.ideleine Fitzgerald, Mary Nguyen, Eu· Li]!as, 1-lieres.i Nguyen

R „v 1:

Camilla C al,lwell, Anti Nguyen, Miran,1,1 Al,itheson, Lisette Stevens,

Katherine Kouznetsm·a, Stephanie Chow, 1-raccy Dinli Conductor X1 Jane- Marie Mason Absent:

orchestral experience.

Elizabeth Kc>uznetsova

The Senior String Quarter, comprising of mll Lisette Stevens, Katherine Kouznetsova, Ms Mason

and myself, performed at the Very Special Kids Art Exhibition to a quite appreciative audience and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Later in the year we

received a masterclass from i-espected violinist and teacher, Elizabeth Sellars, who was able to give us some valuable advice about bowing and playing as a chamber ensemble.

In May, the Loreto Symphony Orchestra participated in a workshop with conductor john Mallinson, organised by Ms Mason, followed by a concert featuring the Lot-eto Symphony Orchestra,

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Mandeville String Orchestra, St Cecilia's Strings and manyothersmall ensembles, which wasgreatly appreciated by parents and friends.

At the Chapel Concert in june, the Mandeville String Orchestra and our two senior String Quartets performed. It was beautiful to play in the 'new' acoustics of the chapel, without the carpet.

It was at this concert that we had the dedication of one

Rnv 3:

Elizabeth Delacorn, Emilia Berrolini, Natalie 14-an, Isabell,i Manton, Alexandra

Scherrer, Isabella O'Rouke-MeMillian

of our string quartets to be known aS the Madeleine

Row 2:

Quartet, named in memory of Mother Madeleine Lalon

P.2010, Lucienne Greene

Kate Pereira, Emily I.ew, Barbara Brady, Louise Connell, Is,ibella Roberts, Alessia Di

music mistress at Loreto Mandeville Hall for manyyears.

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Though the membership of this group will undoubtedly

Delanev. Anna Stewart

change over the years, one senior school quartet will

Conductor: 11: Jane-Marie 1 1.son (absent)

Isabelle Pidcock, I:olde Beach,.hilict Kelly. Chire Wheclahan, Vivian Cheng, I·mbella

always take this name in her honour.

One of the highlights of the musical year for the

Loreto Symphony Orchestra and the Mandeville String Orchestra iS the Showcase Concert. The orchestras proficiently accompanied a variety of soloists. before a full house atthe University of Melbourne's Melba Hall; they played brilliantly and the audience was mostenthusiastic and appreciative.

Special congratulations must go to the members of the orchestras who were also SoloiStS on the night, many of whoni displayed their skills on more than one instrunient.

I thank the conductors of our Senior School String Orchestras - Ms Jane-Marie Mason, conductor of the Loreto Symphony Orchestra and the Mandeville String Orchestra, and Mrs Elena Solovei, conductor of the St Cecilia's Strings. Our players are very fortunate to have such skilled teachers and musicians conducting our orchestras, who always ensure that we perform challenging and exciting orchestral music.

And of course I must thank the tireless and endless work of Miss Mary O'Driscoll, our School Music Director. Her everlasting enthusiasm and

encouragement of the musicians at Loreto inspii-es and enlivens many of us. As a departing Lot-eto musician I thank her greatly for all that she has done for our orchestras and I am positive that Loreto music will continue to flour-ish under her direction.

Win/nda Alatbi'·011, M'it,· 12

1.eader oftbe I.oreto Symphony 01·,best,-,1 109

Bands Report Through a variety of performances such as the Annual Music Concert at Hamer Hall and School

Assemblies, the girls in Concert Band, Stage Bands and Symphonic Band have been given the opportunity to show their friends and family the result of countless hours of intensive rehearsals.

In May, the Stage Band performed at the Xavier Maytime Fair with members from the ti-ombone section of the St Kevin's College Stage Band. Their fun and catchy performance, including the 'Blood Sweat and Tears'

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medley, and a medley of songs from 'Westside Story',

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was enjoyed by the audience. Similarly, the Stage Band's pet-formance at the Annual Music Concert was bright and colourful and this was reflected in the audience's Row 2:

Natalie Rambaldi, XIdeve Martyn, Isabella Thomson,Julia U'allace, Siana

In August, Concert Band tool< partin the Melbourne

11.idden, Cliloe Dwyer, Brianna Travers. Mandy-Jane Maroun Row 1:

positive feedback about the performance.

Bethanv England. Lucv Moore, Phoebe Arvanitis. 1.auren rowler. Ashleigh

Schools Bands Festival. This was a great experience

Kiibiak, Ameli·,1 Harrison, Eloise Smart

that allowed the girls to participate in a tutorial from

Conductor: M. \Vendy .Anderson (ab:ent)

a renowned international conductor followed by a tutorial examining the video footage taken of their performance. to enhance their performance in the future. The feedback from these tutorials was highly valuable and enhanced their musicianship further.

In june, the Symphonic Band was fortunate enough to partake in a workshop conducted by Band Sergeant Major Vaughan Grant of the Australian Army Band Melbourne. Through this workshop Mi- Grant worked closely with us to developatightdynamic performanceas seen through the Symphonic Band's strong performance at the Annual Music Concert, where we performed Currents by

American composer, Robert W Smith.

Towards the end of Term 3, the Symphonic Band joined with Xavier's Symphonic Band to perform togethet- at Xavier's Annual Music Concert, in their newly opened Performing Arts Centre.

Throughout Music Week, held the last week of Term 3, a number of the different instrumental Row 3:

Isabell.i Roberts, Camille Mance, Millicent E-igland. Katherine ?apageorgiou,

Claire Alurphy, Ann Nguwn. Caitlin Bourke, Moth- Cooke Row 2:

Rosalie Colantiu,no, Olivia Dalbosco, Madeleine Quirk, Daisy 11.inmer, I Iarriet

1 Lig, Caitlin Pattison, Stephanie Connell Row 1:

music departments had the chance to exhibit their talents outside under 'Winnie's Wing', where other members of the School were able to heal- and enjoy their performances. To open the week, Symphonic

Rejanc Filippini. Chiara Colatituono, Olivia Russo, Alice Marks, Angela

Band played "Final Countdown." Stage Band also

M:Mahon, Phoebe Arranitis, Charlotte Cenedese, Xleaghan Howard, Stephanie Fels

performed a number of charts with special guests from

Conductor: 11> \Vend,- Anderson

St Kevin's College, and a jazz band, featuring members

Absent:

hrederica I laig

of the music department, also captivated the girls

lunior Wind Band

their brilliant performance. Indeed, all of the groups

in the courtyard with everyone gaining much from

captivated the audience with the incredible amount of energy and enthusiasm. The School was more than ever 'alive' with the sounds of music in this week. (continued on opposite page)

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Row 3: Francesca Toreasio Barberis, Chiara Colantuono,

Charlotte O'Neill-Donnellan, Laura Ditria, Ste phallie Fels, Isabella Scalia, Katherine Kennedv

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Row 2: Isabel Vaughan. Barbara Bradv. 1.ucienne Greene, Manning Harrick, Georgia \Vilson, C)livia Dalhosco Row 1: Isabella Cullinan, Me ighan Howard, Emily Hand, .{t-

Lauren Bastone. Francesca Broome. Rosalie· Colantuono Conductor: Ms Grania Burke Absent: Olivia Sfetkidis

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Elizabeth Olney, Ellen Ditria, Danielle Grant, Gabrielle Coles, 1·:rin 14·,in, O livia Coburn, Naomi Scully, Louise Georgeson, Jinghan Nia Giulia M:Gauran, Amanda Chong-Hallidav, Susan I lodgman, Rebecca Maior, Anneliese I leniak. Oriana Kinsev, Genevieve Glvnn,

Jacqueline Leahy, D.In Qing Shi

Lucy Mocre, Erin Bvrt. Amelia Harrison, Xlaeve Martyn, 1-'.ther 11, M a hon, Rebecca i lowie, Eloise Smart, Bethany England, Kendall Rider Row 1:

Reiane Filippini, Natalie Rambaldi, Stephanie Connell, Sairanth·a Podhury, Chloe Dwyer, Ashleigh Kubick, Mand,·--lane Maroun, Lisa Fu

Conductor: Ms Grania Burke Absent:

Natasha Grant

The success of Concert Band, the Stage Bands and Symphonic Band is a direct credit to the dedication and hard work of not only the members of each ensemble, but especially to the conductors of eacb group. All thi-ee bands are extremely fortunate to be conducted by Ms Wendy Anderson. conductor of Concert Band and Stage Bands, and Ms Grania Burke, conductot- of Symphonic Band. Through their enthusiasm and energy, both conductors have conveyed their love of music to each girl as they continue to develop and grow as musicians under their guidance. Members of the Senior Stage Band and Symphonic Band are lucky to have had the opportunity to perform with musicians from Xavier College and St Kevin's College, and our thanks goes to their music departments and musicians also.

Concert

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Row n: Madeleine Fitzgerald, Xladeleine Gorman, brace vander Mewe, 1-Nizaheth Al,trino, 1 Carrier 112.ig, Claire ,\Itirphz-, Charlotte Coburn, Genevieve Dornellon-Mav. Catherine Roberts, Alice Date Row· 3:

Daisy Hannier. Rachel Stewart, Charlotte Cened:se, ,\ladel·ine· Qiirk. Caitlin Pattison, Artemis St-endourakis, Caitlin Bourke, Angela

MeMahon. Katherine Papageorgiou, Millicent England, Eliza Kell, Row 2:

Genevieve Gli-tin, Courtney Sinha, Nina Byrt, Bernadette \Valsh, Mic·aela De· 1,uca, Molly Codke, Camille Vance, Caitlin Howard, Georgia

Cullen, Caitlin Moran, Madeleine Tehan, Anneliese I lenjak Row 1:

Tess Whitford, Amelia Beaton, Phoebe Arvanitis, Bridie Greene, Caitlin Black,111,]ill i.1 -ic,zzi, htephanie Connell, Reiane Filippini, Alice Marks

Conductor: 1 6 \Vendy.Anderson (absent) Absent: Frederica Haig, Victoria Poppins, Katherine.]reissati

IC}arinet Ensemble n

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Row 3:

Eloise Sm:irt. Madeleine Ouirk. Caitlin Partisan. Camille Mance

Row 2.

Ellen Ditria, Caitlin Blackall, Danielle Grant, Oriana Kinsey

Row 2:

Maeve Martyn, Lucy Moore, Elizabeth Olney, Naomi Scully,

Row 1:

Madeleine Fitzgerald, Catherine Roberts, Erin Rvan, Samantha

Jacqueline Leahy, Georgia Cullen

Podbury, Erin Byrt Director: Ms Grania Burke

Row 1 :

Molly Cooke, Caitlin Bourke, Amelia Harrison, Bethany England.

Amanda Chong-Halliday, Angela Mcilahon, Bernadette Walsh Conductor: Ms Wendy Anderson (abseiit)

Clarinet Sextet

Absent:

Frederica Haiti

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Row 2:

C·aitlin Blackall, Oriana Kinsev

Row 2:

Row 1:

Madeleine Fitzgerald, Samantha Podbury, Erin Byrt, Danielle Grant

Coburn, Susan Hodgman, Bridie Greene, Caitlin Mot·an

Director: Ms Grania Burke

Row 1:

Julia Tozzi, Genevieve Donnellon-Mav. Louise Georeeson, Olivia

Madeleine Tehan, Rebecca Howie, Genevieve Glynn, Esther

Mellahon, Grace van der Merwe, Renata Kopinski, Courtney Sinha Director: Mrs Helen Hardv

Saxophone Ensemble IMMULN[@11112*140111;a-111:II•Gal

Row: Charlotte Cenedese, Stephanie Connell, Alice Marks, Phoebe Arvanitis

Director: Mr Matthew Habben (absent) Absent: 112

Natash-a Grant

Theres·a Nguven, Man· Nguven, Madeleine Fitzgerald, Stephanie Chow Director: Ms Jane-llarie Mason

Music KI=1 11[•1-.DIC•] 1[•[:liiliM·4111

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Row 2: Row 1 :

Stephanie Fels, Jacqueline Prestedge, Charlotte.lone*, Nicole Pereira Michaela Jansse™ Indi Roliertson, Chloe (;,nitallier, Elizabeth

Delacorn, Catlicrine Ives, |Albellit Del,iney F.nsemble Director: Miss Deana Dodds Absent:

14111111.1 Me Niam.ira, Julia Silverii, Ainclia \Varwick

rcussion Grirhbre

Row 3:

Rachel Cheng, Claire \Vang, Ch.Irlotte Coburn, Stephanie Cassin

Row 2:

Aisling Smith, Rachitel V.Highan, Annabel Jones, Olivia Giburn,

Stephanie Gibbs Row l:

Catirtney Sinha, Olivia Sfutkillih, Nathalie Uong, Danica Patawaran,

.lacqueline Prestedge, Barbara Bradv Ensemble Director: Alis. Deana [)odd.

Absent:

Teresa Vu

lunior Percussion Ensemble

Row 2:

Jitlia \Vallace, Sin·i,1 Aladdin, Mandy-Jane Maroun

R<nv 1:

Micaela De Luca. Antoinette.lackson, Millice:it England, Catherine

lohn, Camilla Caldwell. Caitlin I loward

Ensenible Director: Jarrod MeC]uskev

\Ment: Frederica Haig

Row 2:

Georgia Wilsor, Aimee Burn. Amistasia NIcKinnon, Madeldne

Brown, Harriet Gaffey, Barbara Brady Rc,w 1:

Samantha Sheldon, Isabell.1 licali,1, Jacqueline Prestedge, Zoe

Rathborne, Sophie Giannaros 1: isenible 1)iici·tar: Al: Sonjallorbelt

g Spinners

Alisent:

C:sandra Votzourakis, Markeila Votsourakis

Row 3: 1·:loise Whitcheall

Row 2:

1.liz.11 Inward, Nic·oic Prinint, Isabella (hiirciga.

Alexandra Berry, Rachel Clillen, Ch.ulotte Jones Row 1:

1·liz.1 Price, Sarah Ctillen. Zoe Nolan, Imogen

Moore. Litira \Voodbridge, Cliarlt,tte \Vilson Ensen ble I)hret(,r

AIr } 1,imish Paterson - Absent

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Vocal Ensemble "/ looocoove to sing" Although only a vocal warm up, it seems as though this phrase holds true to so manyof the students of Loreto Mandeville Hall. Thisyearhas

seen many exciting opportunities for our choral groups across the Senior School, So too have students progressed musically and friendship-wise with git-Is from all

year levels throughout these nunierous occasions, as the sweet sounds of singing has

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resonated throughout 2008.

The continuation of the Mandeville Melodics has been a wonderful extension £ of the Yeai- 7 and 8 Choir, with performances from both ensembles at Assembly

and the Singer's Soiree, Conducted by Mrs Draper and accompanied by Mrs Elliott,

both groups have grown and have had many wonderful opportunities in which to 1 . ........

perform, such as attending Cabrini Ashwood as a beautiful means of entertaining F

its residents. So too did they embark upon the annual Music Camp - always fun 2 1I -

and friend-filled, where they learned and performed two pieces of music for the f

concert at the conclusion of the camp, The Year 7 and 8 Choir also participated in a !

workshop taken by Andrew Wailes, where they furthered their choral abilities very much in evidence at the Annual Music Concert. This (always) magical evening saw

the girls performing the lively jubilance and the Mandeville Melodics their enchanting Close Every Door.

Row 3:

Chen i I Tan, Julia \Valker, Elizabeth Park, Stephanie .Inlin

The Senior Choir, conducted by Miss O'Driscoll, with Mrs Draperasaccompanist, Rmv 2:

Matilila Sholly. Sonia Kupinski, Lisette Stevens, Rebecia Moorhead, have had a very exciting year. Although the Annual Music Concert was situated in .Ic,anna Pidcock, 1-racev Dinh Term 3, rehearsals began long before, and the Tuesday afternoons were filled with Row 1:

.Alexa Mad,len, Sarah Davis, I,·y Nguyen, Alice \\'hitford, Annabe:Ic

the trillings of Mozart's Alle/uia, and the very exotically Spanish Solidaridad- both pieces 11:Nam.ira. Oriana Toreasio Barberib

eventually performed to perfection. So too did the Year 12 Choir's imagine, by John

reacher:

Mar\· O'1)riscoIl

Lennon hold a special place in everyone's memories at the Annual Music Concert, as Absent: Nata.lia Barison, Caith-n 11:irgi, Natalie Freund their departing gift. musically. to the school. But with the conclusion of one concert, began the preparation for another - the St Kevin's College Music Concert, where the combined

Year 7&8 Choir

choit-s sang a medley from The Phantom Of the Opera.

With only one rehearsal with the boys

before the night, the actual performance as the concert's finale was so extraordinarily moving, it was followed by three rounds of applause.

The Vocal Ensemble welcomed the arrival

of new members from Years 911, as --. they f.1 -- . . ...r./.r.90 -6 pi-epared themselves for a busy year, Conducted & by Miss O'Driscoll, accompanied by Mi· McNicol and vocally coached by Dr Elliot, the group has achieved success in all of it's genres of song choice.

The year began with a concert performance '

of Faure's Requiem where they were joined by 4 soloists - past pupils Madeleine Gardam, Jessica r

Young, member of staff Susannah Foulds-Elliot, : and Nicholas Dinopolous. The performance of this full-scale choral work was amazing and accompanied by the Mandeville String Orchestra, in the beautiful restored Chapel of Christ the

Row 4:

Caitlin Pattison, Marie kinsey, Amy

King, the sound produced was so incredible, audience membei-s were brought to tears. The girls then worked Percir t, ·\Ming Smith, Kate· 11,11:rke, Rebecca

on an a cappella arrangement of Somewhere Over the Rainbow, which was performed atthe Annual Music Concert Lot:o:, Charlotte Coburn, Cati'et-ine.John to great success. The year not over, the Vocal Ensemble, with other 'honorary' choir members, joined with the

Rou· 3: Alana Sheldon, Alexandia Kiernikow:ki,

Xavier- Choir and the Maron Singers, to sing Danny Boy and the powerful Grand Chorus from Aiida at the Xavier France. Shuttleworth, Alice Tovey, Phoebe Music Concert.

This year also saw the first of what hopefully will become a tradition - the Loreto "So you think you can sing." Here girls from all year levels were given the opportunity to perform at lunch time to all students, their choice of song, from current bands, and past musicals alike. The possible highlight was one very polished and memorable performance of the musical Chicago's Ce// B/ock Tango!

Arvanitib,Je»ica Gribbin. 1 [illar,· 11.in:our, 11.innah Blini Rim' 2:

.1.imic - Lee I)avison, Nathalie Uong, 1:11,1

Lerden, M.,ileleine Toc>hey, A ticii·e.1 Pandazopoitlos, 1.111' (219111, 1 ..lilell.1 CleOrge, StepltailiC 12)7.Zi, I:,ibella [12.retolli, Courtnci hinh:i

To the girls lookingto joining any of these wonderfulgroups - please join, as there is nothinglikeexpressing Row l:

K,itc 11:Namar,1, Reians I'llippini,

oneself musically. or more wonderful than liftingones heart in song. To those girls already a part of these groups Caitli11 1 Inward. Renee Kazanis. Stiph.init Cas:in, - thank you for the wonderful times and music thatyou have brought with you. Thank you to Miss O'Driscoll and Rosemary ()'Neil-I)onnellon, Stephanie· Pidcock, Mrs Draper- for their work and tireless efforts to train us to sing the way we do. With next year being the 85" Caroline.Johnston, Brooke Coutitiho Anniversary of our School, and 400 years of Mary Ward, it seems an exciting year vocally is coming up!

Conductor: Mrs Diane Draper

St.'pb,inte John,

Absent: S.irah Birchall, Celia |''abllri, Georgina

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Ellen Ditria Row 4:

S.trah Gh·Im. Victoria Sheldon. Katherine Kou·inetsora, I.isa 141. Louitic Georgeson, Katya Smirm„·11, Elizabeth Park, Carlotta "Ilionison, 01-iana

Kin,ev, In· Nguyen, Elizabeth Poppins Row 3:

Renata Kopinski, Isabella '[lit,mson, Nicola Anglin, Georgie 'F,>ohey. Reheco-.1 \1„orhead, I..ihell,1 Commins, Frent Timmer-Arends, Aniicliese

Hen.ink, Man· Shuttleworth, Jinghan Nia, Tess Chappell

Row 2: Tracey Di nh, Dan (ling Shi, Monic,1 Dunne, Svlvia lahn, Grace Alderton, Eloise Smart, Alice \V hitford, A lexa Madden, Claire Wong, Stephanie Chow, Alatild.1 Shollv, Natalie Marinopoulos Row l:

Ulan: Jakobson, Briannit Travers, Charlotte Bowden, Eugenie Prior. Joanna Pideock, Stephanie John, Lisette Stevens, Sonia Kopinski, Annabelle

Al:Namara, Sarah Davis, Oriana Torcasio Barberis, Giulia MeGauran Conductor: Miss Alai-,· O'Driscoll

Ab:ent: N,rnisha Barison, N.italic Freund, Caitlyn Burgi, Rebecca Fleming, Alexandra Gribbin, Maeve M.ira-n, Bernadette Walsh, Rebecca Mair,r

fior School

Row 2:

Jaimie - Lee Davison, Alexandra

Kiernikowski, Charlotte Coburn,Jessica Gribbin, Alice Tovey Row 1:

Ella Lei-den, Renee Kazimb, Marie

Kinsey, Stephanie Cassin, Hannah Burn, Kate

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:Mia Baroud, Claudia Petruccelli, Alexandra Carson, Francesca Torcasio Barberis. Mikaela Scott,

India Dem·er, Georgina 07.e.try, Eliza Tehan, Isabell-a Manton, Alexandra Eltiot, Miranda Park Row 4 Meaghan Howard, Emilia Bertolini, Samantha Sheldon, Nicole Pereira, Imogen Moore, Erica Sinni. Barbara Brady, Kate Pereira. Charlotte Jones, Aimee L)ummett, Natalie Rvan, Genevieve Cassin Row 3

Adele I)'Souza, Sarah Al:Master, Bronte Evans, Aimee Burn, Emih· Hand, Emih- Tuddenhani.

Madeleine Brown, Natalie C·ain, Camille Repellin, Georgia WAson, Jacquelinc Prestedge Row 2:

1·.liza Price, Isabelle Pideock, Isaliella Hourihan, S.trah 1 1 :Namara, Rachel Cullen, Michaela

I.itissen, Lauren Giradi, Isolde Beach, Hannah Burke, Eloise \Vhitehead Row 1:

1.aura Woodbridge, Vivian Cheng, Juliet Kelly. Dalia Edward, Isabella Cullinan, Elizabeth

[)claeorn, Sinead MacDonell, Antoinette Commins, Catherine h·es, Indi Robertson Conductor: Andrea Savage

\bsent: Laura Ditria, Emily Lew. Stephanie Morgan Schlicht, Cassandra Votzourakis, liarkeila Votzouraki:, isabell.10'llotirke-AI:Millati, Alexandra Scherrer

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Lucinda Waters, Emily Noonan, Gabrielle Cole:, Elisabeth Curtis, Laura Voss, Brighid Ginanne-Smith, 11arnie Dutin, Rebecca Gibbs, Emily

Ma:farlane, Annabelle Hcaley, Sophia Robinson Raw 4

lieole· Iross, Eleanor Kibbri, Tegan Mand, Annaliese Foley, Emily Nash, Naomi Scully, Maria Mon'brav, Alix I lauser, Megan Lane, Emily

Higgins, Miranda Alatheson, Katherine Kouzne™wa Row 3:

Samantha Podbury, Clara Baini, Isabella Thomson, Eleanor van der Menve, Catherine Lovelock. Grace Fleming. Kathleen I laves, Eleanor

Tiernan, Georgie \Vhite, Jessici Cheeseman. L auren Fowler Row 2:

Sarah Trapan:,.Jessica Calvert, Ellie Bowden. Katherine Pattison, Catherine Ho, Rebee.,1 Howie, Estlier Al:X[ahon. Brianna Tr ivers, Ashleigh

Ktibiak. Sarah Simpson, Bethany England Rowl:

Sally Purse, Annie O'Bnan, Natalie Rambaldi, Renata Kopinski, Clare Harrison, Ligette Stevens, K.ite· Con],in, Jessied Stockdale, Nicole

Pendrey, Kelh- AlcCarthy Conductor: Miss Man· O'Driscoll Absent:

Rochelle Bevi:, Al:eve Martvn, Veronica Waite

Senior String Quartet

School Pianist's Report

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Miranda Matheson, Lisette Stevens, Katherine K b , i z 11 e ts m·,1

Director: Als Jane- Marie Mason

unior Chamber Ensemble

2008 has been yet another

contributed

successful and fulfilling year

many of the school ensemblesas

for piano music at Loreto. The

accompanists, and also featured

talents of our pianists have

prominently in the Showcase

continued to develop, girls

Concert at Melba Hall playing

significantly

to

have excelled in performance

solo works by Ravel, Wai-lock

and we have been provided

and Chopin, and Beethoven's

with numerous performance

Piano Concerto No I with

opportunities.

orchestra.

We began the year with the

Congratulations to the girls for

Performing Arts Festival, in

alltheirhard work, commitment

which the choir songs were

and wonderful achievements.

ably accompanied by our

Our gratitude extends to

pianists. Also in Term I. we

their teachers, who play an

were privileged enough to have

integral role in the girls' musical

a masterclass with Associate

development. 1 especially wish

Professor Ronald Farren-Price,

to thank Mrs Anne Elliot,

the School's Patron of Piano

Head of Keyboard, for her

Studies, who provided us with

encouragement and generous

much valuable advice.

assistance throughout the year, and also our Director of Music,

As always, our annual concert L-R:

for pianists, the Celebration of

.Ann,i Stewart, Natalie

the Piano, was an extraordinary

Ryan, Louise Connell,

success

Emilia Benolini

and

showcased

the

of our pianists.

talents of pianists from Year 5

iberesa Nguyen. Yr 11

Director:

to Year 12 this year. A vast range

S:bool Pianist

Mr 1 I.imish Patterson

of repertoire was performec, ranging from solo performances to tWo piano works for four

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Miss Mary O'Driscoll, for her tireless dedication and support

or eight hands. Pianists also

LORETO Mandeville Hall 2008

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Sports Captain's Report

and may they achieve as much as the 2008 sports program at Loreto did.

Sport at Loreto offers many opportunities for every girl to become involved and experience success, while at the same time having fun, 2008 has been another triumphant year for sport at Loreto, with many highlights on the track, in the pool, on the river and on the

Sport in this school would not be possible without the brilliant

court.

Mandeville Hall, and so on behalf of all the parents and students at

The 2008 Active Girls' breakfast was an exciting event on the Term

sport staff, particularly Director of Sport Ms Tam Brothwell who has shown extreme dedication and commitment to Sport at Loreto Loreto I would like to thank them.

I calendar, where four Loreto sports captains joined other captains of sport from GSV schools at Ivanhoe Girls Grammar. We heard from Emma Rickards, international road cyclist champion and Kate Thomas, who was awarded the Pierre de Coubertin prize. They

Although, my time at Loreto Mandeville Hall has nearly come to an

inspired and encouraged us to continue our involvement in sport.

of study. Through sport, the friendships formed help you maintain

The 2008 sporting program got off to a great start, with hundreds of girls participating in swimming, diving, softball, tennis and rowing camps held in the few weeks prior to the commencement of Term I. This eager start to the year proved to be most beneficial

as every sport in Term I achieved a high degree of success. The Loreto Swimming and Diving team had high participation rates, both making it through to the Division I GSV Championship Carnival. The

end, the significance of sport in my life will never end. Sport has taught

me many things including time management, fairness, friendship and enjoyment, which will indeed be carried on into my further years and create stronger relationships with girls in your year level, but

they also help create bonds with girls from different levels. I hope that everyone realises the importance and significance that sport can

play in someone's life. 1 encourage every girl to get involved in Sport at Loreto Mandeville Hall and I wish everyone the best of luck for 2009.

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Intermediate and Senior tennis team made it through to the finals,

and the senior team had a very impressive win over St Margaret's in the Division A Grand Final. Rowing also had great achievements with two crews taking out the Head of Schoolgirls IiI|e and the top three senior crews competing at the National Rowing Championships in Penrith, Sydney.

Throughout Term 2, the cross country team trained extremely hard and made it through to the Division 2 carnival, with the intel-mediates winning their division. Due to the passing of our cross country coach earlier in the year, the cross country captains decided

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to fundraise for the Anti-Cancer Council in recognition of the work and dedication that Mr Garry Roden put into cross country. There was an extremely positive reaction and contribution from all girls involved in the team.

After a decade of dominance by Lauriston in the water polo, Loreto was able to defeat the Lauriston girls in the Open A division Water Polo Grand Final, 9 goals to 6 goals. This is an outstanding

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achievement considering that Lauriston have won the Open A and B grade Water Polo pennants for the past three years and hold nine of the twelve Water Polo titles ever contested.

Congratulations to the Athletics team who won the Division 2 GSV carnival. Thegirls musthave been inspired by the efforts of theathletes in the Beijing Olympics with the senior team finishing in second place,

the intermediates in first place and the juniors in fourth place. To get involved in the Olympic spirit and to encourage physical activity at Loreto, 100 girls participated in the Nike Challenge. This was a search for the fittest school across Australia and New Zealand.

junior School Olympic Morning

Our snow sport's team skied to earn a place in the Nationals, after two of the team came Ist at the Inter-Schools Skiing Championships

The Junior School was a sea of colour on as all the students dressed Up in the colours of 10 different Olympic countries. The morning started with an Opening Ceremony where the countries

at Mt Buller, in Division 2 of the Team Border Cross.

Furthermore, the Senior A and B Volleyball teams made it through to the finals. This is an outstanding achievement seeing as Loreto has

were introduced in English, French and Chinese and everyone warmed up their bodies with some Tai Chi.

never made it into the volleyball finals before. The Senior A team were successful in making it through to the grand final against Star of

following activities: cooking rice paper rolls, mini triathlon, speed

the Sea, although they were runners up. The Senior B team proved their dominance and went straight through to the grand final against

creating paper athletes, basketball, music, and drama.

Melbourne Girls Grammar, in what was a very triumphant win.

Following this ceremony, each country participated in some of the

running, Olympic math, athletic obstacle course, Olympic history,

The morning concluded with a Closing Ceremony in which some

Term 4 will see the new Sports Captains take up their positions and

Year 5 students showed a presentation on Asian culture, and

introduce their new ideas for the 2009 season. 1 would like to take

the winning country was announced. Congratulations to Puerto

this opportunity to wish the captains the best of luck for next year,

Rico! We then kept a close eye on the games in China to see how Puerto Rico fared there.

Sports Aerobics Cotition Squad

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Aime·e Dummett, Fr:incew:, Broome, kibill.i Delane,

Row· 3 : Emili· P,ikk K.itherine· P .11):igcurgiou, Ruby Mi· 1.inden.

-I:n·la [).iniel, Alice |),itc, 11.ideleinc chirmall, X.inthe K,in:110.

1·lizaGrant, Amelia Freezer, Bridic·(ircene, Bront: 11:,thicboil, P·dige Burton

Aerobics

Row 2 : Erica Siniti, 1,K k Conne 11, Ameli.i lle:lt )11, .1 le X·ll],11'.1 11„1,1! Ill, Bronte· 1:, . h,.\1,1(le kine I lillier,.\,le Ic 1 )'.St)ii·/.a, ,\1,1 ·i:.1 11.11·,·i„)11

2008 has been a successful year for the Aerobics Club. We had a total

of 35 girls 1-anging fromYears 5-10 competing this year. The first major R

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l·liza (tinert, Chi .ira .\rdi, Aimee 1)11 innktt, 1 r: ticivit 141· onie,

competition of the year, The Down under Spirit Championships, was

Fr·unces:a Tore.Dio Barberi.

held on the Gold Coast and it was the first year Loreto girls had

the opportunity to compete here. The girls were successful with

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everyone bringing home at least one medal. .

After a few small competitions and the Victorian Championships and Aeroskools in August, we had 21 girls qualify for the National

Specialist Dance Report This year the girls have been ti-aining hard since the beginning of Term

Championships in Sydney. The Lot-eto Team brought home 3 gold

1, We have had a large number of girls participating and as a result,

medals, 1 silver medal, 1 bronze medal and should be very proud of

formed both a junior and Senior Team. The teams trained together

their achievements

on Tuesday nights and Wednesday mornings but were working towards different competitions. At the end of Term 2, the Senior

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Team travelled to the Gold Coast to compete ill the Downunder

District SDorts Representatives

Spirit Competition, placing 3rd runner up in our division.

A week later we returned to Melbourne and both teams participated in the Australian All Stars Cheerleading Federation Competition. We had somegreat results: the junior Teamcame Istin theirdivision and the Senior Team came 2nd.

The Seniors Team came 3rd at the State Championships for AASCF and the junior Team came 2nd.

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11:irrict I),ivenport, Ai,milielle Kni.glit, 1·:mily Tuddenham,

1)·inielle Frawle·v R.w 1:

\1:idele·int· 1 )in·le, Hophic ()'Sullivitti. Eden Abit. Olivia

Co:tch:

Mel:inir Dri-011

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Madeleine l) de

Row 2:

Eugenie I 'rior, S ni,i K„pin.ki, Kaitly„ 14,otc, Emily Mact-ariane, Celia M.ill.ird, 1-c.. 11,· Pherwm, Eliza Grant. Olivia Giordano

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Sirah Trapani, Eliza Tiern.in, Catherine G„wers, Emily Mact-ariane, Siana Madden, Marnie· Dunn, C.trina lle·,ily, Rachael Vaughan, Elisabeth Curtis, Cai 1,11,1 139·1·, St:plianic· Curti s. St,ph i.3 11„hinson

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Me< <te„·art. Eliza (blinert, Ale\.indra S,,undry, Alexandra Fitiger·ald, -lin·la Daniel, Alix I lauser. I,il)·bet Holt, Lily Beaver, Sit:annah Curtain, Salli ] '11 i 11 ill,· 1 ).1 nica Ilit:„varan, Annalic 1 I l eah·, N,itit,ha Si mind:, Ellen Ctillity, 11·>s lic Mierson, Kaitlyn 14, te

Row 4:

M,tileleine t[!brick. Catherine 1·lmnery-Sweet, Bridic Greene, M.idele·inc (btin, X leg Olney, C)livia Said, Alice Whitford, Carnli e S:llter, Mirand,1 St wart, Bridget ()'Brien, Mari,s,1 liazz,1, Annai.1,(,inbard, Georginil i .1.pion, Lic \Vil:i.lmson, A.hleigh 11,1)onal:i, Alexa Madden

Row .1

C,irly ( ; ilbert, Amy Percira. Atm·c- Rose 14„1™m, Michelle Phillips, Cir;tee Fleming, Bethany 1 1„dge, Frances Tighe, .\I C,gan Swin.trall, Si(,1111,lii Stiwg, Cl.lic Daly, Brianagh Curran, Eliza Kerr,.\,icle Sylvester, 1.ucv Kenned.i. 1-,,hath,t '1'urner,,\11imbelle M.N·am,ira. r['ar,i l l:irrington

Row 2:

C.1,1.1 Ardi, Fr,inces R .wid·,1, Tenilli· Gilhert, 1.,Ibell,I C.Iscy. Kate M. Into.11, M,idele·inc Toohey, 11,11,ette ()'Bri en, 1.ily Qjiinn, Ruby Hecroft, J:in,ie-Lee l),wiwn, 1%,thella Putitcri, 1.,tura Comandc ,.|,1:queline ()'Contle|I, JeNe,i Ward, Median I ii·,ter, Kate· MeN,unara

Rou· 1:

Cairli,1 141:ter, Bridget Inimidib, Annalie,c 1 1„dge. Adelle Elk:til, Carinel,1 Cosentino, Rachel Ye, Bronte Matitic,on. Megan I.anc, Clairl' S,,undry, H.ir.ih Contin, Ruby 11,·i.inden, N:- Giver, le» \\'hitford, '1.ile.,h 1.,incian.1, M:irlei 1 lili.i,

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Elin Sholh·, Ilona Stuart, Alison Prowse

Athletics *17,: The season began with AthletiCS Camp at Duncan. McKi

Reserve, which concentrated on skill development and fitness. After this, we were extremely lucky to _hear from Laui-en Hewitt, who

shared her many Olympic memories and motivated us to succeed.

In the Preliminary Carnival Loreto athletes ran, threw and jumped to the best of their abi|ity, p|aCing the Team 4th and qualifying them for Division 2. The Championship Carnival proved to be a great test and the team's hard work was on display. The competition was

very tough, however the Loreto girls managed to dig deep and to everyone's excitement the team became Division 2 Champions. Due to the success of the day, many girls then went on to compete at the Athletics Finals Night. Our final competition was Athletic T-rack Relays, with many girls competing very well against girls from a range of schools. The fantastic season concluded with a pizza and bowling night. The team's deepest gratitude is extended to a|| the coaches,

including Miss Dalheimer, Ms Jaensch, who supported the girls throughout the season.

Megan Lane· and Claire Saundry, Captains

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Row 1:

1!an,1 Stuart, Megan Swinstead, Gabrielle Cole, Caniline Salter,

1·: l ibaheth Curtis, Si·an,1 M adden, El iza Tiern,in, Hol l v Tu rner

Senior Badminton

\Ane--Ihere:c Rvan, Ele,Inor van der Mer·.ve, Charlorte Kee!

Badminton This year the Senior, Intermediate and Junior teams were all full.

All girls participated with enthusiasm and atterded all training sessions and matches with true Loreto spirit. Although no teams were successful in reaching the finals, it has been a wonderful year with all girls enjoying playing the sport which has enabled many new relationships between the year levels. °,1 luanna k·,4. CaN,·

Basketball Row 3

C·aroline S. lter. Rehece·,1 31,0, rhe,id, 11» Ch,ippd!

This year's Basketball season has beengreat funand well-supported. In

Rim·2:

Kendall Rider, N,itasha Simonds, Ele,tin,r 1·'abbri.

Term 3 two Senior Teams entered a tough round robin competition

1<lizatic·th Poppins, Te.Kali Xl,ind

played at MSAC. The girls didn't have a huge success on the day,

,1 acqueline O 'Connell, Erin li, rt, 1 lannah St>ttile, 1<elicee:i I lowic

however developed their team skills which aided their success this

loanne Kim. Renat.1 Knpin:ki, Kate Mcintosh

season in Term 4. The Senior Team won all but one game and finished

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the season off in fitting style as they fat*ewelled the Year Ils in a

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£ very exciting game against Lauriston. In the Junior and Intermediate Divisions, the focus has been on skill developnent as for some

Cricket

students it has been their first year playing basketball. These girls

With a new year, a new coach and

faced some tough teams but each week they played a much improved

some shiny new bats, the Loreto

style of basketball and had a lot of fun in the process. Thanks to the

Senior Cricket Team was eager to get

coaches who have assisted in both training and matches.

the season underway. As the season

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went on the team continued to show

much improvement each week because of our hard work in training. We have had some excellent displays of cricl<et so far with Susan Hodgman's excellent batting skills and Sarah McNena and S

Caitlin Moran bringing their fantastic bowling skills to the game. The team is well prepared especially due to the excellent coaching of Mr Dunn who even took the time to prepare a theory lesson for us during our Tuesday training. On behalf of all the Cricket team we would like to express how much we are enjoying the season and encourage all girls to get involved.

Row 2:

2008

Jobanna Gregorami Catberine 2009

Su..in I Ic,dgman. Johanna Gregor, I.mitv M.t·farlame.

Catherine Leigh

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Itann·ah Sottile, Eleanor van der Alerwe, Ali·, 1 lau:.er,

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Leikb, Ctiptain,

Eleanor Tiernan, Kate Conlan

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Isabella Tuddenham, C·.tra Morabito. Jacinta Smith, Julia \Valker, Rachael Vaughan, Sian,i Madden, Caitlin Blackall, Shannon Contin, Camilla Doyle

Ron 4:

Alexandra Mattei, Tess M:Pherson, Sally Phillips, Ellen Cullity, [),inica Pataw,iran, 1.lizabeth Do.,Ce, Sophie Clarke, \Indeleine· -r,jtevin. Elizabeth Kelly, Alix Hauser, 1.ih· Beaver, Siobhan Stagg, rara Barinby, kibella Commin.

Row 3:

Carly Gilbert, Alexandra Iritzger·ald, Annabc] 1· 11:Nani·ara, Rebee:·t A 1,>arlieud, Clare Daly, Frances Tighe, Eli·za Kerr, Nicol·i Stevenson, Alexandra Hodsman, Brianagh Curran, In· Nguyen, Charlotte Higgins, Lexie Grillin, C.irolinc Salier, Stephanie Gorman, Amy Pereira

Row 2:

La ura Comande, Rchece.1 Howie (Captain), M arissa Pi.izza, Hannah Abbott, Alexa Madden, Brianna Travers, Marlci Hillas, Alice Dunn, Miranda Stuart, jamie-I.ee Ilivison, Anna Flanagan, Lauren Vaughan, Olivia Said, Simone Hubbard, Maeve Martyn, Alice Whitford

Row· 1:

Kate M:Namara, Meghan Hester. 1-ess Whittord. 1.abella Ca.ey, Emily Al.Kenzie, J:lequeline C)'Connell, Eleanor Tiernan, Megan 1 .atic, Claire Saundry,

Coac h:

Anna Franci>, Michelle Brenti,in

Absent:

Ilona Stuart, Andrea Le.lie, Anne-lherese Ryan

K.ite Mcintosh, Bronte Mathic.on, Ashleigh 11:Donald, 1.ily Qpinn, Tenille Gilbert.jess,ca Ward

Year 6 Sport 111= ted, 0 .UUCIILS have had the chance to participate in a

program where we play sport against other local girls' schools on

a Wednesday afternoon. These sports may be played at home at Loreto, or at another school. This year we have played: soccer, volleyball, netbal European handball, football and 4 wicket cricket. The schools we have played against are: Korowa, Sacre Coeur, Lauriston, St Catherine's and Melbourne Girls' Grammar. .

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at Bundoora proved to be a challenging course for all involved. This season, following t:le passing of our former coach, Mr Garry Roden, the team decided to raise money for the Anti Cancer Council. All girls generously donated and more than $500 was raised.

Al,gan Lan, -u:.1 Clai.··c Sa lmdri·, Captilin,

Row.5:

Sophie Wells, Olivia 1)111110:co, Nicole Pcreira, S·amanth·, Bentincontri, Kate Perein, Stephanie Fels, Catherine Manson, Sophie O'Sullivan, Lucinda Edward

Row 4:

Catherine Irc., 1 1.ideleine 11,yle. Julia ] lili, 01 ivia Kelly. Je-ica Kilroe- Smith, Math ilde C lai Mel ;% (Jezer, Eliza I loward, Dalia Edward

Row 2:

Alexandra Bentincontri, Chartotte \Vilson, Sarah M:Nainara, Lauren Girardi, Sadie Mason, Michaela Jannsen, Hannah Burke, Ihi Reynolds

Row 1:

Isabella Hummerhton, A jarilou O'llrien, Ruby Kerr, 1:abel la ULI;roga, Amelia Catania. Maggie Steedman, Isabella Bucttner, Annabelle Sleeman

Sarah 11:Xlaster, Celia }Iill, Aimee Burn, Dinielle Frawley, 1 1.innah Clarke, 1 )ee 1)ec O'Shaniassy, Olivia Rugo, Sophie Russell, Al,tria I Iarrison

Coach:

Melanie Driscoll

Absent:

Annabelle 11,quile, Sophie Fighera, Talia Cartolano

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The 2008 Diving Season began successfully with a large number of girls attending the clinic at the end of january. The girls' enthusiasm continued astheybegantraining fortheseason each Mondaymorning.

AllgirIs participated with eagerness in ourfirstcompetition, producing 1%

wonderful results. From this competition a number of girls were selectedtobe partof the GSV DivingTeam which competed in the GSV PreliminaryBDivingCarnival. Thegirlsdivedexceptionallywellplacing Ist and putting us into the Division I GSV Champ,onship Carnival.

We congratulate all girls on their hard work throughout the season.

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Stephanie lid:ock Row· 1:

1>al,ella hirretolli, Kate .\Icint„sh. Nikita Kiliman, Natin Sculh·, .Annaliese· 1·olcv. L attlin 1-tister, Ella I.c,-den, Bridget Folev

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6:ibella .Atki il.(4 Eliza \Vil.011, I. bel Moore, M Ily I low·„.1, 1 1. n nah Burke. 1 :abe 1 le Pid cock, Lara Pierobon

Abbey Wilb{)11. Ju li.1 Ki lveri i, Ni na 1.1 frate, 1 :abe] 1.i l i ii mmerston,

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Mich.icla.!ansvit. Ch.irlotte \Vil.on,.le-ic,i Kilroc-Smith,

Catherine ManNon, 1.ill·ind,11·Cliw:ird, Spencer.\dinnh, Sadie Mahon Caterin u Palm·i. C.irly (h·egg, Briliget 1,1.1 n nidi:, A tex,1 Madde! 3, Ve ron ied Waite. 1 1.1.\·le)· Crigan, Kari>h m.i Vase, R i 11.; Becroft, Caitlin I o.ter

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S.trah \Vhite, licthany I lodge, Sophie Gritlin, Chirc Dah·,

Row 1:

C.litlin 1-'i),ter, 1 „,be 11:1 0' Brien, 1 Iegan Lane, Ver,>nica \11,1 itc,

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Sarah 11:Nainard, Kate 11,·Nainara. Chiara Donovan,

Caitlin Barrett, Al:ribel I.ennon, India Denyer

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Marilou O'Eric·n, Samantha C.trey. Manning Harrick, Georgie Toohey. Alexandrit ()'Connor, Babette O'Brien, C.imille Repelliti. 1<liza I ,emion

Row 1 :

M.im mth·a Sheldon. Madeli·inc iI illier, Katerina I loare,

Joanna Pid:ock, Brooke Vo». .Monique Ilillier Coach:

I.oui'.· 1>evton

Imogen 11„ore, Reliece.i 11„ore. Al:ma Sheldon. N.,ta:ha Grant, Paige Burton

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Alexand r.1 Scherrer. (;enevieve C,»in, Spencer Adams, l .tterina Pal !11.1, 1 :.1 bella i i roga, [.,1 ur.i 11 :arbalite„, 1·hneli,i Ilertolini, Me.ighan l ic,„vard,

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X 1.trkella I ntzouraki:. Ch,irlotte O Ncill - 1 )(m n ellan. India Denyer, Olivia Kelly, 1.11,1· Be.in. Jedica Kilrne -Smith, 1'.liza I |l,ward, 1.,ib: 11.1 1 lum nier:ton,

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Xiiale Pere 4 hnogen .Moore. 11.iri.1 11.irrison. 1 1,111,·Cant,izzo, Enlily 7 u,idenham, C )livia R u>:o, l iannah Clarke, C,itherine M,tiiwn, K,itc Pereira 1-hel Moore. Molly [ 1„ward. 1,al,c 11:i I iourihan, S·.Irah Me N.im·ars, (,1 ivi.i & 11!leh, .\Joree ]·ilippini, Melanic Hannon, Charlotte \Vilson, 1·:1*,10· Whitehead, C:imilla Broome

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Kinnia Mare. Ariatic I )jirk,111 i, Indi:i I hnirihan, Alexandra Berry, Dalia 1·11„:ird, M ichaela Jan»en, Sophie ( ;iatinarox, 1.1,11:11· Pid:ock

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M. Anna Franci.

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Hockey was very popular this season with 2 Junior Teams setting out to play in the GSV competition. Both teams were filled with very eager players wanting to learn how to play hockey and to play with their friends. Pre-training sessions were held for the juniorgirls, which was a lot of fun. Our Intermediate and Senior Teams were just as eager as the Junior Teams and put up a great fight in every match they played. Many girls were happy to participate in extra training sessions to improve their fitness and skills.

The Intermediate Team crushed the opposition with a 7-1 win at their last match. The Senior Team also had a tough victory in their last match which resulted in a 3-2 win. Although none of the teams made the finals, all teams did very well and every single girl put up a great fight in every match she played.

Kate Conian and Sopili.i j<,oil.. 9. Capt.i

Row 3:

Brianna Traver:, Natasha Simonds. Brianagh Curran, -

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Jessieatalverr, ICmili· Nash- Sophia Robinson, K:ite Contan, Gr·.ice Fleming, Isabella -Ihonison, Sarah Simpson

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across Years 7 - 12. The 8 ]unior Teams started their season with a Netball Clinic at Duncan McKinnon Reserve where new skills were

Senior Netball

learnt and strategies developed. The girls continued to train hard and play competitively each week. The Junior C Team should be . congratulated on their great season, narrowly finishing 3,-d in their division. Intermediate Teams faced a difficult section this season, yet played each match with determination and enthus;asm, and were

unfortunate in not making the finals. Senior Teams played several tough games and the Senior C team finished a highly placed 3rd in I

their division, demonstrating high skill levels. Special thanks to all the dedicated coaches who gave their time and expertise to Loreto netball this season.

Elisabetb L:10'f:h and Gah,-iNk Coles.

Captuins

Row 4:

Erin RA·an, Tessa Kuiper, Florence X I:Donald, Gemma Kenna, Siu na Madden, Johanna Gregor. Emily Noonan, Jacinta Smith

Row 3:

Georgina Cichv. Alix Hauser, Danica Patawaran, Stephannie Roll, Eleanor van der Merwe. Lauren Fowler, Stephanie Gorman

Row 2:

Lexie Gridin, Ilona Stuar., Anne--Iherese Ryan, I Iolly Turner, Alexandra Fitzgerald, Megan Swinste,id, Annabelle Orr, Caroline Salter, Eliza Monti, Catherine I.,n·clock

Row 1:

Bethany England, Laura Coinande, Grace Aldirton, Gabrielle Coles, Elis·abeth Curtis, Carly Gilbert Ric·ha Deshpande, Jacqueline O'Connell

Coach:

Karen Howarth

Absent:

.lndrea Leslie. Eve Lillas. Nikita Demetriou, Alexandra Higgin.

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R() .bilia Guy, Genevieve Glynti, Alexandr,1 I Ind:,11·in, Rebecca Olle, Joanna Pideock,.lillia Toz·zi, Grace van der Aterive, I··liina quirk, Lauren Vaughan

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.Anna Flanagan, Annabelle Rainford, C:itherine Roberts, Remy Adams, Alexa Mudden, Charlotte i liggins, Sophie Pound. Luci· Pound, Dora Co,entino,

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C,ach:

Mark Du·ver

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Taia Barmhy, Sally Phillips, Bridgette c hirinan, Celia Mallard, Rachael Vaughan, Meghan Stewart, 1,ih·bet I h,it, Tes, Nlei'herb(Ill Clare Daly, Olivia (li„rdano, Simone 1 lubbard, Meghan Argentino, Alice Whitford..\my It.wling, Claire Whitche.id. Ali·on Pr,iwe, Car.i Morabit„ M.irk Dwver, Matt \Vilson - Absent

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Rowing From the beginning of Term 4, rowers have trained

extremely hard, especially at the camps held over summer at Geelong, Nagambie and on the Yarra, in preparation for the Head of School Girls Regatta.

With 101 girls competing at the largest school girls event in the Southern Hemisphere, Lot*eto had 15 out of 21 crews make it into an A Final, with the

Year 9 Thirds (Sophie Clark, jasmine Cannizzo, Alexandra Mattei. Isabella Puteri. and Alexandra

Hodsman) and the Year 9 Fourths ( Hannah Abbott, Anna Flanagan, Frances DiNatalie, Julia

Guy, and Gatlin Moran) winning their divisions.

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Florence ,\le·I)onald, S.trah Trapani, Siana Mail,!en, Gemina Kenna, .Itili·a \Valker, Shannon Contin, Mikail.l Maher, France. l ighe

Row 2:

1:le:in,>r liernarn, Carl.\0 (;ilbert, Brianagh Curran, Megall Swilihte.ld. harah Vanderkliv. Elizabeth Olnev, Atinahelle Orr,

.\!exar.dra Fitzgerald, Stephanie Gorni.in, Kate Conlan Row 1:

Jacqueline O'Connell. Madelaine Cl.incy. Madeleine Kirkham, \nn-abelle Hraley, Claire Saundr\·. Eliza Motiti, 1.aunt Co:nalide.

Sarah Simpson

Coach: Absent:

Mark Ihn·er. Al,itt \\'ilson - Ab.ent

Megan All·aitaciale, Niehola Ii,tinbridge, Alexandra Cowen, Emma Dunn, Brighid Ginnane-Smith, Siana Madden

2 Penrith, NSW was a great experience and the girls

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Soccer

A famous English Soccer coach was once asked if the impending contest was " a life and death" situation. His reply was "No, it was much more serious than that." The Loreto Mandeville Hall Senior

Soccer Team of 2008 learnt that winning isn't always everything and that the sun still comes up after a loss, The season's scoreboard

would say that 2008 was not a great year for Loreto Soccer but I say the efforts of the senior soccer cohort must be loudly applauded.

We managed to field 8 soccer teams, the players improved their skills, and achieved a reasonable level of fitness, whilst enjoying the company of their friends. Early morning trainings in an icy cold Melbourne Winter, tested the determination of the team and was a

salutary lesson in commitment. Yet, through the trials of the season we maintained an optimistic attitude, good sportsmanship and the

ability to encourage and support our fellow team mates, no matter Row 3

what the circumstances.

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Brianna Traver.,

Einili· Nash. Eleanor Tiernan, Marianne Blazevic, Alix Hauser,

and Geor.ina Richardson, Coptains

Danica Patawaran. Jenna Naiman, Anne-Tlierest Rvan, Grace FIeming

Mandv-Tane M·aroun, [larrict Fell. Sar,th Olle

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Georgina Richardson, Brianna travers, Madeleine Kirkham, ucorgic White, Beth.in\· England

Cnitch:

Peter Gatsios

Ah:ent:

1.min·,1 Dunn, Irini Kefali,inn,

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With another season almost finished it's no surprise that softball is such a popular sport for girls from Years 7-12. With the guidance

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playing for the first time. Not everyone enjoys the morning training

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sessions, but it was evident that they paid dividends with the Junior and Intermediate Teams improving rapidly as each week, and each match, passed.

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The Senior Team has enjoyed success in the majority of their matches, with many home runs and brilliant plays adding to a memorable season. For most of the Year 12s, this has been a journey from Year 7 when some of us could barely hit a ball let alone pull off a triple Row 3 : Alexandrit Vitz.ger,Ild, EleanorTiernan, Eleanor van der Merwe play! In our last season we've seen many Brianna homers, outstanding pitching from Siana and, most importantly, a spirited team who gives their all every week.

1 e %,1 K uiper, Alix I lauser, 1 Inth· 7-urner, Megan Swinstead, Chloe 1),vver 11„,v 2

: 1 I.irriet Fell, Jenna Na.inian, Gabrielle Coles, Johanna Gregor, Marnie Dunn, Carina I leah·, Sian·A Madden, Chervil Tan,

A special thank you goes to the late Mr. Roden for all of his dedication Carli·Gilbert towards the great sport of softball. We hope that all incumbent Row· 1 : Retham' England. Tess Chappell. Sophia Robinson, Sar·ah Olle players continue on next year. Remember: keep those 'ready Freddie' Briatina Travers, Judith de la Harpe positions and, if the ball is in the air and you're on a base, don't run! Coach : Rachel Rodrigues

Sarah Olle and and Sophia Robin,wi. Captab.

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t: Isabella'lhomson, Elizabetli Jones, Alexandra 11iggins

PE/HEALTH & NUTRITION WEEK This year a large number of students participated in a variety of activities during PE/Health & Nutrition Week in October. Students were given the opportunity to develop healthy eating habits with spot prizes awarded each day to girls who incorporated these ideas into her 'lunchbox'. The House Aerobics competition was also held. There was a large contingent of students from each House participating. This year the competition was extremely

close with Mulhall eventually winning the overall aggregate. Again we incorporated a 'Boost Juice' promotion with a large contingent

of students ordering a fruit smoothie as part of their lunch.

Both the junior School and Senior School students entered an

Snow Sports

Aquathon competition. Students were divided into age categories.

Loreto Mandeville Hall experienced one of the most successful Snow Sports seasons ever. It is hoped that the rise in participation and the multitudeof excellentindividual and team performances will continue in 2009. The girls trained hard throughout the season with dry land sessions on Tuesday afternoons and 2 training weekends held at Mt Buller in preparation for the Interschool Championships.

The course included laps of the Barry Centre swimming pool, a transition then laps around the front oval. This event was very

successful and will ultimately prepare the girls for the upcoming triathlon season. The week ended with the annual Miss Fitness

Competition. Each homeroom nominated a representative to compete. The girls participated in a number of different fitness tests incorporating most fitness components. The final test

Loreto Mandeville Hall recorded 2 gold medals at the Intel-schools

was the 'Beep Test' which tests cardiovascular endurance. Each

with Atlanta Mutimer and Natasha Cohen achieving medals in the

competitor finished well above their respective 'norms' for their

Boardercross and Snowboard Grand Slalom. Special mention must

age group. The Physical Education and Health staff have been

also go to Natasha Cohen, Matilda Parolini, Breana Cilia of Year 9

very fortunate to have fantastic supporters throughout the

and Atlanta Mutimer of Year 10 who all qualified for the National

year and would like to thank everyone who contributed to not

Championships this leal-.

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These were held at Perisher Valley in NSW and Atlanta Mutimer and Natasha Cohen competed in the Snowboard Grand Slalom

curriculum.

Ms Kelly Turra, Head of Physical Education anc i-it un

and Boardercross events with great success. The girls won both events as a team and Atlanta was placed Ist as an individual for the Boai-dercross and 3rd for the Snowboard Grand Slalom.

Natasha also achieved outstanding placings; 3rd in Boardercross and 4th in Snowboard Grand Slalom. Matilda, Breana and Atlanta

competed in the Skiercross event and did very well; 1 Ith as a team.

Overall it was a fantastic season. Sincere thanks to Mr Schmidt and all the staff involved.

1·,!can,jr -can ;ici· Mer·-ic·c' an,l Nat,isba Simonds, (:aptains f

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Indi Robertson, Eve Alexiadis, Charlotte Jones, Olivi, Cody, Bronte Mather, Isabel Vauuhan, Tess Noss·,11, Alcxandra Berry Dee Dec O'Shar.nessy, Bronte Evans, Amy Vaughan, lamic-Lee Davison, Cait! in Bourke, Matilcia Parolini. Alatilda Rainsay, Megan Allanadale, Emily 1 1.mmer

Row 2:

Carolirc Johnston, Lauren Vatighan, Natalie Wilkinson, Annabelle Orr, Rebecca Tsotsos, Kaith-n Foote. Eliza Quinert.

Madeleine Kirkham, Emily Mckenzie

Row 1:

1 sabel 1 1 ennessy, Harriet Haig, Daisy Hanmer, Elea nor v·an der Merwe, Natasha Simonds, Annabel .lones , Carina Healy, Annabel I le·dly Grace villi der Merwe

Coach:

Andrew Schmidt

Absent:

Bridget O'Brien, Isabellal\lanton, Natasha Cohen. Frederica I laig, Atlant.1 .Mut'imer, J'acqueline Cilia, Breana Cilia, Ahssia Cilia

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Surf Life Saving This year the Surf Life Saving season has been both successful and extremely enjoyable for all members of the team, Our training

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sessions at Brighton Life Saving Club helped us develop and improve

our skills and learn new aspects of the sport. The training sessions were particularly important for the Year 7s, many of whom were

participating in Surf Life Saving for the first time. Fortunately we had 2 members of staff from Brighton Life Saving Club as well as our PE staff assisting us. Their expertise was very helpful and much appreciated. The first major carnival was a huge success. With 3 teams and around 30 girls entered in the competition, we braved the 34*7

freezing temperatures at Port Melbourne Beach. We came away with a win forthe A Team and fantastic results for the B and C Teams. The

A Team then qualified for the State Surf League Championships down at Breamlea. All girls competed to the best of their ability against some very tough competition. We had a great finish to the season with a Loreto Surf Life Saving Carnival held at Brighton Beach. This gave all members ofthe team a chance at being involvedn icne ' evenrs and to compete against each other. We've had a fantastic season with some great results, Surf Life Saving this year has been !go much fun

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and we hope that all the girls participate again next year- Thanks once again to a|| the coaches for all their time and hard work.

Siana Madden and A/exandra Fitzgerald, Captains

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Aisling Smith, Orian.1 Kinsey, Cara Alor.ibito, 728.1 Kuiper, Genevieve Venosta, Jacinta Sinith, Shannon Contin, (]livia Coliurn. Cl·,ire 1),Ih, LUy Beaver

Madele inc Toohey, Tabath·.i 'litrner, Annie-Rose Rubson, Reberea Moorhead, E en Cullity, Sal y Phillips, Steph,unie Skerrett, Anna I [ughes, Amy Pereira, Natasha Simonds, Tess Whitford

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Charlotte Bowden, Geert·ina I.upson, Aladeleine (41Iirk, Eliza Monti, Ilolly·Turner, Step ianic (inrinan, A:inabelle Orr, Alice Whitford,.S·arah Contin,

Row 2:

Alice ] Ic,tley, Charlotte Cenedese, Lily Qtinn, Kittie 11„ore, Adelle Elk:ni:, Marlci I [ill.is, Sylvia.[ahn, Amelia llusrev. isabella Ca:cy, Bridget Sheahm,

Alice v.m Veenendaal, Ruby Becroft, Megh·iii 1 leste·r

Amy Vaughan, Taleah Lanci·ana Row 1:

Sophie Tostevin, Emily II,inmer, india ()'Farrell, A lic,te],i De Luca, Siana li·adden, Alexandra Fiti.gerAid, Kate 11:Ilito,h, El la Leyden, Giuli,1 11''imbasco,

Coaches:

Tam Brothwell, Mel Dalheimer

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Ti·.ina Demetriou, C corgi.i I Ii 11, Gabriella Hinwn, Eli 7,1 Kerr. B,1 1,ette (3'Brien, 700 St:tkidis, Courtney Sinha, Ale X andra I [iwgin>

Bridget Folev 6Z

Junior Swimming Carnival The annual junior School swimming carnival was held during

Term 2. The atmosphere at the pool was full of excitement. A 8 n R r There was loads of loud screaming as everybody cheered their -- --

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teams on. All the swimmers dived in with a big splash and

raced their hardest. It was a great day and everybody enjoyed it immensely. All teams competed very well and did an outstanding job.

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Charlotte Wilson, Maria Pisker, I.abella Qlliniga, Igbella Manton. ():ivia Dalho:co, Ruby Kerr, \ nielia Christic, I>.ilic lia l iummer,ton, S,1 r.1 h MEN,unar·,1 IRow 2:

Georgia \Vilson, 1 1.innah Clarke, Dee Dee O'Shannassy, Lauren Bastone, .\1 ideleine Brown, Olivia Cadv,

I):Inielle Frawley, Emih· I.eu Nicole Collier, Lauren Girardi, Olivia Ru.:c), Annabelle Knight, -7-'ll,li--

Felicity Sleeman, Georgia \Voodley, Alexandra Klien, Inell Robertson

Coach:

Melanie Driscoll

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Sarah Al:Master, Kin·la Lallann·.3. Carli· Ronvell, Rebecca Moore, Clarlotte Casev

IA *- All&11 Swimming 2008 brought big things for the Loreto Swimming Team. From the first training session, there were a large number of swimmers willing

., to put on a cap and goggles and get in the pool. The coaches helped all team members with stroke and starting techniques. Our first competition, the GSV Preliminary B Carnival was a great success.

The Lot-eto girls put in a huge effort, winning the junior and Senior

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Divisions as well as coming 2nd in the Intermediate Division. Loreto won the Carnival overall and the girls are to

t be commended for their effort. Gaining a position in Division I meant that we would

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iln 1 to thank Ms Julie Dyring„ Mr james McQueen 11 and Mr Jeremy Howell for their hard work

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1 as strong asespecially possible. Special thanksforto her the sports staff Ms Brothwell ' help and support during Term I.

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Clura Baini, Eliza Christie, Maria Mowbray, Te-a Kuiper, Siand Madden, Rachael Vaughan, Lucy Higgins, Genevieve Venosta, Eliza Tiernan, Sarah Trapani, Al ix I [.1 ll:er, Anna I hughes

Row 3:

Anna G ws talegname. A ice van Veenenda·.1 1, A !11.\' Pereir.1, 1.,ibell,i Itu»o, I.,tura Foley, 1 ·in) a Daniel, Sophie Grillin, Stephanie Barhalae„, 1 layley Rider, Charlotte Russo, Annie-Rose Robson, Annabelic MeN.iniara

IRow 2:

hilia Guy. C.arly Gregg. l'ranees Gua.talegname, Jurni·-1.ec I)·avimn, Charlotte Bowden, Ali:11,i M. X,iniara, Eli·za Xionti, I latinah 11urn, XI,irlei I lill.is,

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1< ate M :Namara, Caroline Johnston, Rachel Ste·wart, Nicole 1 1 11 rley, A·inaliese Foley, Emily Higgins, Claire Whitehead, Kendal Rider, 1.abe 1 1,1 Case>,

Coach:

Julie D.\·ring, Jeremy Ilowell, James Me(been

Absent:

Lauren MeNamara.Jacqueline Leahy, Olivia Wel 1 K, Rebeccu I lurley-Wise, Paige Duminett, Madeleine Tostevin, Tegan M·and

litleah I .inciana, Lilv (litinn, Veronica Witite, Marcella Palma

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GSV AFL Program On the Saturday 3 May the AFL GSV program started, with girls from various GSV schools attending the 5 week program at Fail-burn Park in Ascot Vale along the beautiful Maribyrnong River.

The weather for football was perfect except for one Saturday morning where we played and trained in the rain. Approximately

50 girls participated in the program each morning, including 3 dedicated and skillful Lot-eto students.

Experienced trainers, coaches, and umpires taught us team

work, kicking, handballing, running, tackling, bouncing, and the rules of the AFL. The program is fully accredited with AFL Victoria. The best segment each morning was the match where

we enjoyed a skillful and healthy game together. The last weel< of the program we participated in a round robin tournament

which was won by Lowther Hall .The mornings were well

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I.Rette Stevens, 1 .me (;riffin, Annabelle Orr

supported by parents who provided terrific encouragement and support even on the rainy day. 1 would encourage all girls

Row 2 : Elizabcth Kelli·, 1·:inih· Nonnan, Elisabeth Curti.,

Ammbell· I le.dey, I ucind., Waters, Xlegan I.anc

of any fitness level to participate in this exciting and wonderful sporting program, which clearly is not the sole domain of boys.

: 1·.inia.1.ikeman. Callierine Lovelock, Grace Fleming. Emili·Nash,

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K,itherine Pitttiwii. Ilona Stuart, Emili· M,lefarlime,

Car„litte Salter, Anthea G:sparini, Amelia llarrison,

Alexamira Saundry

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Again. this year there wasa huge number of junior Tennis players led

by Miss O'Shea and Mr. Berraud. The girls should be congratulated on their efforts throughout the season, as for some, it was their first experience of GSV competition. The Intermediate Team led by Mr.Walker had a successful season. The girls acquired new skills in what pi-oved to be a tough competition.

The Seniors, a very strong and skilled group of girls, dominated all areas of the court, ably encouraged by coach, Mr. Gill. They finished

their season undefeated It was pleasing to see so many girls at all levels at early morning training sessions, keen to represent our School and maintain their high fitness levels. Congratulations to all of the Tennis Teams on a successful season and many thanks to the parents for transport and the coaches who led each team for their endless support and encouragement.

Carolin,' Sa/ter,md /mili· .11,/t:·.. ··n Caphlins

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Lana Lavelle, Alexandra S·,tundry, Alexandra Fitzgerald, Phoebe Jones, Anna 1 [ughes, Olenk.1 Kiernikow:ki, Adelle El!<i.nis

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Claire Saundry, Siana Madden, Catherine Nadalir, Caitlin 14™ter

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Helen Jaen:ch, Mel I),ilheimer

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Madeline Saporito

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Isabella Thomson, Brian.igh Curran, Florenee .\1·.·Don·aid, Emily Noonan, Emily Mact-arhine, Johanna Gregor, A[ex·undra Fitzgerald

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Cara Morabito, Te»·.1 Kuiper, Gemma Kenna, Olivia Purdue

Laura Comande, Alexandra Cowen, Catherine I.t,velock,

11:xandra Fitiger iIi, Alexandr·,1 S:,undry, Genevieve Venosta,

Annal,elle Healey, Elis,ibeth Curtis, Megan Swinstead,

Claire Saundrv, Siana M·,idden, A lex·,1 Madden, Anna Hughes

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Annette Allan

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semi final. These girls trained hard over the season aid always tried their best to improve their skills, though most importantly they were

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develop as the season progressed.

This year the Loreto Volleyball players made history in both the Senior A and B Divisions with both teams qualifying for the Grand

Final for the first time ever. The Senior A team lost narrowly to Star of the Sea, while the Senior B Team beat Merton Hall in the final.

These are amazing achievements and a credit to all of the hard worl< that the girls and their coaches have put in for several years.

It's been great to have been a part of the Volleyball Team all volleyballers to continue to participate next year!

Annabelle Henley a-nd Catberine Loi,Work, Captains

Open Water Polo was a great success with the A Team defeating the reigning champions Lauriston in the GSV Grand Final. This was an outstanding achievement considering that Lauriston have won the Open A and B Grade Water Polo pennants for the past 3 years and hold 9 of the 12 Water Polo titles ever contested. Throughout the

season both the A and B Teams worked extremely hard to develop new skills, improve fitness and have fun, with great guidance from our coaches Sheila Langley, Ms Dalheimer and Mrs Jaensch.

Ch,ire Samdry and Kiana Madden, Captains, 2008

Geneviere Idnosta and Tessa Kuipers Captains 2009

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Its PRINCIPACS ANNUAL REPORT

The 2008 Annual Report records the outstanding achievements of the year in all facets. With pride and joy we celebrate both

participation and excellence, individual achievernent of the highest calibre and standard, and commendable team work. The range and breadth of activities and pursuits undertaken by the students of Loreto Mandeville Hall 2008, is testarnent to their willingness to be fully engaged in School life, and to give of their best, consistently and well. 1 congratulate all students and their- teachers and coaches, and I thank all staff for their part in supporting the achievements documented.

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Pastoral Care 2008 ELC

Pastoral care begins at our school when the youngest members of our community (from the age of 3) commence at St Peter's Early Learning Centre. For some of these children it is the very first time away from the security of family, home and the safety of the 'known'. For these children and their families, the warmth and care

of all the ELC staff at St Peter's Early Learning Centre smoothly supports this transition. Regular contact and information is shared with families, whether it is a phone call to let them know their child

Preparatory - Year 6 The theme of the Fathers' Breakfast this year was "a touch of footy".

has settled happily for the day or a specific program that meets their

We were thrilled to welcome over 150 dads, grandfachers and special

needs. Throughout the year the individual progress and needs of all

guests to breakfast, followed by quality time in the classrooms with

the children are carefully observed and supported by the programs

their daughters and grand-daughters. As you would expect, there

provided at the ELC.

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delivered to students during lunchtimes. The Year 7 program used the Queensland-developed FRIENDS resource, which is a resilience enhancementprogram. Inaddition, the Year 7 students wereinvolved in a peer relationship program aimed at identifying inappropriate

social behaviour and giving the students strategies to deal with these behaviours. The camp in Term I assisted them in making new friends as well as in getting to know some of their teachers. The "Big Sister/

Little Sister" Program enabled each student to develop a friendship with a Year 10 student. We hope that this relationship will continue as both cohorts progress through the school. Other activities, such as Record Night and the Year 7 Retreat, encourage the girls to broaden their friendships within the year level.

Year 8

The focus of Year 8 pastoral care is on equipping students with a wide repertoire of effective social skills. In 2008 Year 8 students have demonstrated enthusiasm and commitment in all that they have undertaken in every area of school life. The students commenced

the year with an Outdoor Education camp, the emphasis here being on the dual themes of their own independence and their responsibility to a group. In addition the girls have been provided with opportunities to develop leadership skills through their involvement in SRC and GSV activities, as well as through both producing and directing the Junior House Drama Festival. Year 11

students facilitated a student-led program on body image during the pastoral timeto address some of the misconceptions which the media 0% 13%

encourages in our society. In addition to this issue, students were

involved in interactive workshops about cyberbullying, safety issues related to public transport, internet use and a study skills program.

Year 9

Students in Year 9 participated enthusiastically in all aspects of life at Loreto Mandeville Hall this year, and it has been a pleasure to observe their positive approach when faced with new opportunities.

Some of the highlights have been the large number of students involved in Debating, both InterSchool and InterHouse, Drama productions, Musical concerts, ensembles and groups, Sporting teams, and the Year 9 Retreat. The "Journey to our Heart" Central Australia experience again proved to be an immense success. The experience is based upon an interdisciplinaryapproach tocurriculum delivery, with teachers and students approaching their studies prior

to the tour through the 'lens' of Central Australia. Through their engagement with stories about and investigations into the history,

geography and spirituality of the land and of the people who have |·,11. '1_.\11-li|C.

inhabited it through the ages, we hope that the girls have gained a deeper understanding of themselves and Australia as an evolving culture. In Term 3, in conjunction with St Kevin's College Toorak,

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the Year 9 students participated in the Waterford Program, a collaborative learning experience. The wide variety of curriculum

The Senior School pastoral care program has continued to

offerings this year gave the program flexibility and our girls enjoyed

strengthen during 2008. The Year Coordinators, Student Counsellor

the creative approach to curriculum in this coeducational setting.

and Deputy Principal-Director of Pastoral Care have developed a

The pastoral program has focused on self image, self esteem, stress

progressive program which addresses issues pertinent to each year

and mental health issues, with guest speakers from organisations

level, in a consistent way. This program is aligned to the Values of

such as the City of Stonnington. In Term 4, students were involved

Loreto Education, as outlined in the Mission Statement, so that a

in training sessions to become student leaders as Big Sisters for

framework for the "why" of the program is evident to ali.

the incoming Year 7 2009 cohort. They have completed a year of

significant learning across a broad academic spectrum, and are to be commended on their achievements.

Year 7

At Year 7, the pastoral program is designed to help the girls mal<e the transition to secondary school successfully so that they are able

Year 10

to settle comfortably into their new school environment. One of the

Year 10 is the beginning of the journey on the VCE pathway and as a

key issues facing students new to secondary school is organisation.

School we expect our students to take more responsibility for their

and to address these issues, an organisational skills program was

learning and where it may lead them. This can be a challenge for

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many Year 10 students, and the pastoral program at this level aims

students with opportunities to demonstrate leadership within the

to increase each student's sense of ownership of her own learning,

school community. Rituals of farewell through which students are

as well as informing her of choices she will mal<e as she progresses

able to celebrate their connections with and contributions to the

through the School. This is achieved in collaboration with the Careers

school community occur at the end of the year.

Department, which has guided students through an intensive aptitude and careers program . The purpose of this program is to give the girls an insight into the world of work and the opportunities it provides. This program, "Coaching for Success" takes a holistic approach to careers, examining work preferences, interests, skills, hobbies and life preferences. Later in the year the students were encouraged, with guidance, to find placements for a week of work experience. A large number of the students participated in what proved to be an invaluable component of their education. The pastoral program also addressed issues associated with depression

and attitudes towards alcohol and drug use, with selected students involved in a variety of university research projects.

Throughout their term of office the Year 12 Councillors, led by Captains of School Gabrielle Coles and Annabelle Healey, have contributed generously to the school community. They are to

be commended for their leadership, and for focusing the School community on the theme for the year, "Let go of the mask, live the

truth within". Happy week, with the focus of the unveiling of the magnificent sculpture of Mary Ward, and the fundraising effort to support women in Kenya, relied to a great extent on their personal

leadership. Assisted by the SRC Team Leaders and the student captains in the areas of debating, sport, music and drama, all our student leaders have effectively demonstrated how Loreto values can inform their model of leadership.

As they concluded their final year of secondary schooling and Year 11

Year 11 marks the last majortransition in secondary school, with the whole cohort embracing the VCE. In February, numerous students were involved in roles of responsibility atthe Performing Arts Festival.

Students were also involved in the Red Cross Blood Donation Day

moved towards the significant moment of graduation and their VCE examinations, we wished the class of 2008 every happiness and success in the future. We remain grateful for all they have given to Loreto Mandeville Hall and assure them that their place in the life of this school will not be forgotten.

and the Refugee Tutoring Program for young students in Richmond.

Almost half of the year level volunteered to be facilitators of a body image program, "Bodythink". These students received training which made it possible for them to conduct small group discussion sessions with Year 8 students about issues surrounding body image.

In Term 4, many girls contributed to organising the annual Social Justice Raffle, with the proceeds being dedicated to support groups of disadvantaged children in Vietnam visited by Year 11 students and

staff of Loreto during the Pilgrimage of December 2008. Students also supported Koorie education through fundraising and awareness raising forthe local charity "Openingthe Doors" Foundation. Under

the auspices of St. Ignatius' Parish, Richmond, a dedicated group of students trained as Prayer Ministers to support patients at the Epworth Hospital. Involvement in such activities demonstrate the

Social Justice ELC

Everyday moments at the Early Learning Centre constantly immerse and involve thechildren in an environmentpromoting, acknowledging

and reinforcing social justice. The ELC staff in the Kindergarten room (3 - 4 year olds) - Miss Lindy and Miss Robyn and in the PrePrep room (4 - 5 year olds) - Miss Jo and Miss Zoe facilitate the children's thinking and encourage their articulation of care and support of self, each other and also of the adults with whom they share their time. The children gather for daily prayer in both rooms, which is lead by the "special helper" of the day.

ever more strongly emerging themes of personal responsibility and group leadership during Year I I at Loreto Mandeville Hall. In August the question of what constitutes effective leaders received

close attention during a Leadership Seminar. In preparation for

student leadership elections an inspiring program, which included helpful multi-media, engaging motivational speal<ers and lively group activities combined to address the concept of positive leadership.

This program culminated at the end Term 3 with the announcement of our new Loreto leaders for 2008-9.

Year 12

Our pastoral care focus in Year 12 is primarily to support the

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senior students of the school throughout their final year of VCE. The particular needs of Year 12 students in the areas of personal organisationand timemanagement, tertiaryand careerplanning, study skills and preparation for examinations are all part of the pastoral program. As well, attention is given to enabling students to further

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develop skills in resilience, decision mal<ing and stress management so that they may be able and ready to cope with the challenges that they will encounter in the world outside the school gates, In 2008, from the Year 12 Retreat at Phillip Island in February, through the

Performing Arts Festival, Athletics Carnival, drama productions, ensemble and individual musical performances, careers briefings, DAV debating, sporting teams, music concerts, Happy Week, Feast

Day and the VCE Art show, to name some significant mornents, the Year 12s have shown commitment in all their fields of extra curricular

endeavour. Throughout Year 12, time is also dedicated to sustaining and further developing effective leadership skills and to providing

Events in the wider world also encourage the children to thinl<

outside their own immediate self, family and community. The PrePrep children were concerned about the hunting of elephants and raised moneyto "Save the Elephants", sellingtea towels with drawings of elephants. The children proudly sent a cheque for $100 to the elephant enclosure at Melbourne Zoo. Money from the Mothers'

Day and Fathers' Day stalls was directed to specific projects run by Edmund Rice and Mary Ward International.

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remembered her name very well. Sr Ephigenia spoke of her decision to become a Loreto Sister and a little about the work she does in

Kenya. She also gave very tangible examples of how the funds raised by the girls are being put to very good use for the benefit of the women with whom Sr Ephigenia works.

The staff at the ELC also recognise Howard Gardner's theory of

multiple intelligences and the fact that we have many methods and strengths to facilitate our interactions and learning. These include

Students in Years 3 and aboveshared in the Sacramentof Reconciliation

verbal/linguistic - discussion, stories and storytelling, poems, rhymes,

for the first time in March of this year. The celebration was held in

vocabulary; logical/mathematics- colours, patterns, problem solving,

the Chapel of Christ the King and many family members of the girls

measurement, shape, size; body/kinaesthetic- dance, mime, climbing,

were able to join them on this special afternoon. The Sacrament of

tactile/sensory activities with sand, dirt, materials; interpersonall

Eucharist was also held in the Chapel in May. Students from Years

peop/e-group and collaborative work, discussions and planning;

4 and above prepared for this Sacrament beautifully in the weeks

space and vision - painting, drawing, pretending, sculpture, pictures;

leading up to the reception of the Sacrament for the first time,

musicallrhythmic- singing, rhythmic patterns, vocal sounds and tones,

percussion. sounds, performance; intrapersona//se/f - independence skills, reflection and meditation, positive affirmations, thinking Years 7- 12

strategies, focusing and concentration skills; naturalistic - collecting

Social justice and raising awareness of social justice issues sits at the very heartof ouractivities in a Loreto School. This year our students have been exemplary in their leadership of and participation in social

natural materials

(shells, seeds), analysing natural materials

(microscopes), experimenting activities (growing table), caring for and interacting with animals (hatching chickens).

justice and outreach projects. The significance of these activities within the School has warranted a separate report on this area of school life. Please refer to pages 4-7 for details of the fundraising and awareness raising activities for 2008.

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The curriculum at the ELC is influenced by the Reggio Emilia educational project. Reggio Emilia is a town in Northern Italy that has been recognised as providing world's best practice in Early Childhood Education. The teaching and learning recognises the 100 languages of children. "The child is made of one hundred. The child has a hundred languages, a hundred hands, a hundred thoughts,

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a hundred ways of thinking of playing, of speaking. A hundred, always

a hundred ways of listening, of marvelling, of loving, a hundred joys for singing and understanding. A hundred worlds to discover, a hundred worlds to invent, a hundred worlds to dream"

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(Loris Malaguzzi 1920 - 1994).

This philosophy supports the notion that the child is powerful and proactive in their learning. It means staff listen to the children,

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-Irts Students in Year 3 and 5 participated in the National Assessment

Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) Testing, along with other standardised tests to assess the progress of students. The PATMaths testing of students in Years 3-6 and a junior version called, "I can do Maths" for those in Years 1-2 were conducted,

along with the OPI - Online Placement Instrument for all students in Years 3 - 6. Both PATMaths and OPI are conducted twice a year to measure student growth using the scoring and scale systems provided by these testing instruments. The results suggest that significant progress in understanding has taken place. Results would suggest smaller Maths classes, extra assistance by support staff and

detailed planning based on testing has provided a rich, meaningful and supportive environment for learning to flourish.

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Thegreater focus on the developmentof Science in junior School has seen all students from Years 3 to 6 making regular use of the Ruth Winship Science Centre during their allocated term. The staff were

involved in the joint planning of the units with Senior School Science staff, and the Head of Science conducted the lab-based sessions,

The specialist program this year continues to add to the innovative and exciting learning occurring in each classroom. Monday to Thursday each class has an hour to participate in the library, music, creative arts and sport/gross motor skills/PE program provided by the ever dynamic Miss Anna and Miss Kylie,

while Junior School staff consolidated on those sessions back in the homerooms. Units of Inquiry incorporating Science have included Forces, Water and Sound, and Magnetism. Students in Preparatory -Year 2 went on an excursion to Scienceworks and had a particular focus on 'push and pull'. They then visited the Rialto Tower to observe city structures from above. The visual representations of this birds-eye view experience we excellent.

Preparatory - Year 6

The major areas of curriculum development in Junior School this year have been Mathematics and Science. The staff have undertaken Professional Development in these areas of the curriculum, and

The Book Week theme during English Week was 'Fuel Your Mind'.

On junior School dress-up day, there were many examples of fuel

have also been observing each other in the practice of teaching

pumps, highly nutritious foods, books full of information to fuel

these subjects. Additional support has been provided in tile

Preparatory -Year 4 programs through more effective planning

everyone's minds, and many students dressed as characters from the CBC shortlisted books. The Junior School hosted author Kim Dale

structures, professional reading and discussion, and personnel. The

during this celebratory week.

three homeroom classes at each of Years 5 and 6 divide into four Mathematics classes across each level. This allowed more focused

attention for all students, and the improved Mathematics results have

been testament to the success of this approach. In addition to the smaller classes at Years 5 and 6, an intervention program has been offered each morning before school. Students are to be commended for their enthusiastic participation in this program; and parents are

to be commended on ensuring that their daughters managed to get to school in time for this program. Once again, the number of Year 5 and 6 students participating in the Mathematics Olympiad exceeded previous years, and the results were excellent.

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The staff and students in Junior School have been making very good use of the interactive whiteboards in each of the classrooms this

year. Development in ICT has been significantly enhanced due to the

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been purchased to supportteachingand learning usingthis hardware.

This has included Kahootz and Comic Life, and a programming program called Scratch. The students in Year 5 have been making their own movies in Drama using a blue screen and various software packages, while the students in Year 6 have been learning the basics of NXT Robotics, and some of these girls were involved in a competition run

by Melbourne University. Each Junior School class has its own digital

camera and the girls have been taking snippets of film to include in class projects and their 'e-folios' for the end of the year.

The increase in the use of the portal, MyLoreto, has also been

significant with blogs, podcasts and slideshows becoming more

scientists, Sir Gustav Nossal, Professor lan Frazer and Professor

Miles Prince gave their viewsonthe futurechallenges for Australia, its scientists and the accomplishments of our rich scientific community.

This series will continue to inspire its growing audience in 2009.

common as learning tools. Having all these resources online ensures that students (and parents) can access student material '24/7'.

The process of moving to a long overdue move to a National Curriculum has dominated discussion on curriculum this year.

There were a number of staff changes throughout 2008. After many

years of wonderful service to Loreto Mandeville Hall, Mrs Barbara Heyhoe retired. Barbara was the face of Junior School for many years and touched each and every staff member and student in a

special way. She provided TLC in times of need, and encouragement to 'return to class and try to forget about your cold' when that was the better option. She provided excellent administrative Support to

all the staff in Junior School and we thank her very

much for her

Framing papers have been written for English, Mathematics, History

and Science. Many members of staff have been involved in forums on the formation of these documents and shall continue to do so as

the curriculum is written during next year. One important step in the bench marking of the current common curriculum has been the move from the State based AIM tests at Years 3,5,7 and 9 to the National NAPLAN tests. Loreto Mandeville Hall continues to rate

very well in this testing.

dedication and expertise.At the end of the 2008 academic year we

There were some outstanding achievements in many curriculum

saidgoodbyeandthanksto Mrs Alison Durham, Miss Ellen Bretherton

areas as listed below:

and Ms Fiona O'Rourl<e. Alison taught Art in Junior School for many

years and inspired a great number of artists in her time. The students loved their time in the artroom and the opportunity to experiment

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with different techniques. We thank Alison for her contribution to

the school. Ellen and Fiona have only been at Loreto for a short time,

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but have both made a big impact on staff, students and the broader

Alicia Simonds - Art

Loreto community. We wish them well as they both head overseas, and we look forward to hearing of their adventures.

i Nicole Pendrey - Dance Zoe Wood - Literature

Years 7 - I 2

It has been another busy and exciting year of teaching and learning

1 Commonwealth Students' Awards

in the Senior School. It is often noted how few Australians are fluent

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in another language but here we strive to move against this trend. In

the four hundred year Loreto tradition, the school actively promotes the study of a LOTE and it is pleasing to note the number of students

' Monica McGauran (Clarinet) £ Stephanie Rizzardi (Recorder)

who are studying up to two |anguages. Mandarin successfully commenced for Year 8 students and Year 9 students of Indonesian

participated in a research project involving the use of mobile phones.

The study of French was enhanced by the presence of 12 exchange students attending the school for a number of weeks in Terms 2 and

Dux of School '· Eleanor Angley (99.8)

3. As in past years, many students study another language ie Italian and the school facilitates this through involvement with the Victorian School of Languages.

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Sabrina Hoare, Monica McGauran and Kate Wilson Initiatives commenced last year in the Commerce Faculty were cemented. Business Management Units 3&4 was enjoyed byanumber of students from Years I I and 12 and many Year 10 students were

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introduced to Legal Studies, Economics and PolitiCS in the Year 10 Commerce Unit.

Australian Vocational Education Prize Sally Plummer

The Year 9 Journey to Our Heart program continues to play an important part in focusing the curriculum for Year 9. In preparing

for and reflecting on the journey, the girls use the lens of many of

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the disciplines including English, History, Geography, Mathematics,

Rebecca Nealon

Science and Religious Education.

1 Top Achievers (ENTER of 98.00 or above) The Mandeville Young Scientists have had a busy year which included visits to the laboratories of prominent Melbourne scientists at Monash University and the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. The Young Scientists meet every weel< and investigate, observe, question and enjoy a wide range of stimulating science activities. The Science Breakfast Series has been a great success with four outstanding speakers. Environmental campaigner, Rob Gell, eminent Australian

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2008 Achievements

Dorothy Sullivan Music Prize Lisette Stevens Y

w,/I'lf, National History Challenge Claire Wong received a Highly Commended Award at the

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State Judging of the National History Challenge in both the

Careers

Immigrant Experiences and the Year 11&12 categories.

Out-Careers Program isa combination of Career Education including

Individual Differences Department

encouraging and providing exposire to career paths and available cout-sesandindividualcounselling. Year 10 istheyearin whichchoices

The Year 9 team of Sarah Davis, Dora Cosentino, Mary

Nguyen and Siobhan Cooke came first in the Victorian

must be made about VCE subjects, hence the girls need to focus

Epilepsy Trivia Challenge Final for their year level.

on planning for the future. This year a new Careers Week format was introduced. This was an intensive program called "Looking

Science

113girlsenteredthe Rio Tinto BigScience Competition, gaining 63 Credits and 13 Distinctions.

Forward". In this program the girls completed a range of activities including an interview skills program with interview practice, and creation of CVs and cover letters. The "Coaching Young People for Success" program, which is interactive and student centred, kept students actively engaged in thinking about various aspects of work.

The Morrisby Report was also introduced to Year 10 and the week

Mathematics

finished with a fascinating group 04 Past Pupils sharing their career paths and experiences with the girls.

Australian Mathematics Challenge Rachel Ye (Year 7) and Sarah Glynn (Year 10), High Distinction placing them in the top1% nationwide.

All Year IOs have the opportunity of doing Work Experience

Annabel Healy (Year 7); Mengtong Xia, Olivia Wells, Stephanie

during their holidays or in the allocated week. Work Experience is encouraged for Years I I and 12 girls also. Years Il and 12 had

Connell and Teresa Vu; (Year 8): Amanda Chong-Halliday and Erica Yeung (Year 10), Distinction.

€1.University of Melbourne BHP Billiton School 1 Mathematics Competition.

a Careers Speakers afternoon in whrch they were able to choose workshops which interested them. The speaker-s were drawn from universities as well as from industry i.o provide broad insights into the world of work. Year 12 also visited Melbourne University for a Tertiary Information Session as an introductory event to the VTAC application process and course sefection.

Mengtong Xia (Year 8) Outstanding Award in the junior Division, Stephanie Cassin (Year 8) Certificate of Merit.

Congratulations go to Mengtong Xia in Year 8 who was awarded 1 a prize in the Australian Mathematics Competition i for being in the top 1%. Mary Nguyen (Year 9) and Jinghan Xia * (Year 11) were awarded a High Distinction for being in the top 2 % in their respective divisions. There were also a very creditable 44 Distinctions awarded to Loreto students.

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Richa Deshpande (Year 11) is also to be congratulated for being selected as one of 75 Year 11 students nationwide to participate in the National Mathematics Summer School.

This prestigious event will be held in January at the Australian National University in Canberra.

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As various decision making times arise. many hours of Careers

time is spent on individual counselling, In the latest Career survey,

Debating (Years 7-12)

students report that these individual meetings are one of the most

Debating continues to thrive in the Senior School, with a record

satisfying and useful aspects of the Careers Program.

number of teams in 2008. This year, the senior girls participated in the Debaters Association of Victoria (DAV) competition at Scotch College on Thursday nights. It was a measure of their commitment

This year the Inner Melbourne VET Cluster which operates as our

to debating that they would arrive at Scotch after a full day of school

Local Community Partnership organisation in the Careers and

followed by, in many cases, choir or a GSV sport.

Transition area have provided us with many opportunities to attend events outside the school in a large range of interest areas. We have been very fortunate to have been able to send interested students

The standard of debating is high in the Hawthorn Competition,

to the "Meet the Leaders" program presented by the Institute of

and the Lot-eto girls acquitted themselves admirably, winning many

Chartered Accountants, "Industry Induction - Nanotechnology"

debates but also being awarded Best Speaker regularly. This year, the

presented by Latrobe University, "Building Melbourne"- a full day

set topics ranged from Government Funding for the Arts to Lifting

in the Architecture school at Deakin University, Law, Maths and

The Ban on Commercial Whaling.

Medical Science at Monash University, 2 holiday programs at Deal<in University on IT and Games Development and Year 9 attended a

The D grade teams were able to prepare every debate in advance,

Discovery Day at Swinburne University.

The Careers Newsletter is published twice per term and distributed to all students in Years 10,1 I and 12 and provides information on upcomingeventsand course and career opportunities. Career events

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are also advertised in the daily and weekly bulletins and via email to student interest groups. Involvement in as many events as possible

is encouraged as better career decisions are made when students actively involve themselves in the investigative process.

and the girls learned to use the resources the DAV provides on their website, as well as referring to media and discussions at the dinner table at home. This wide-ranging fact-finding is a valuable skill for the future, Furthermore, the girls realised the benefits of oppositional thinking; the ability to appreciate that both sides of an argument can have merit. Our youngest D Grade team consisted of enthusiastic Year 8s who were prepared to pit themselves against students a year

older academically. They relished the challenge and delivered some very impressive arguments in an eloquent and disciplined manner.

In the higher grades of debating, the girls are gradually introduced to Advised topics, where a general category is indicated (such as

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orts The Olympics) in advance, and the specific topic (such as That the

Year 12s participated in an exhibition debate against St Kevin's. The

Olympics have lost their meaning) is announced one hour before the

PSC was packed at lunchtime to hear Gabrielle Coles, Harriet Fell

debate. This hones debate preparation skills and leads the way to the

and Sarah Olle match wits with the visitors on the topic "That Rules

Secret Topics of A and B Grade. By being introduced to spontaneous

are made to be broken." Mrs Bos, adjudicator, decided the debate

debating in this gradual way, the girls find they are ready for secret

was a draw.

topics when they arise.

And finally, in The Great Debate, against Scotch College, Year I Is, In March, a debating training workshop featured presenters from

debated the proposition "That the best things in life are free." Tess

Melbourne University Debating Society (MUDS) who delivered

Chappell, Claire Wong and Stephanie john defended our reputation

high level discussions to the various year levels. This revision and

in fine style against the Scotch contingent of Hamish McKenzie, Blake

teaching session is always valuable and the girls' responses indicated

Connell and Nick Yates. The result of this debate was determined

a high level of understanding. Loreto's results were impressive and

by applause from an appreciative and large crowd, and declared a

confirmed our place as a strong debating school.

diplomatic draw.

As soon as the Senior competition ended, the junior Secondary Program (jSP) began for Years 7 and 8. They competed in the DAV junior competition at St Catherine's School. This course, run over four nights, introduces them to the basics of debating and then offers three debates. This was extremely popular and Loreto fielded six teams. Congratulations must go to the Year 7 team of Stephanie

Pidcock, Kate McNamara, Bridget Sheahan, Madeleine Tehan, Madeleine Toohey, Micaela de Luca and An-Thu Tran Nguyen who

In Term 4, the much-anticipated Debating Dinner is held at school.

This is a popular event, and girls enjoy the chance to reflect upon

the season, and to reso|ve to do even better in the following year.

Several Year 11 teams competed in the DAV's British Parliamentary

Debating Competition held at Melbourne High School. This is a more demanding, more complex style of debating and attracted many of our keenest, most articulate students.

were undefeated. This is an outstanding result and reflects the girls' extraordinary enthusiasm, determination and ability.

Another aspect of Debating this year has been the emergence of Public Speaking in our school calendar. Nicola Stevenson (Year 10)

Back at school, the Interhouse Debating competition was in full swing under the expert guidance of Mrs Leesa Bos. This in-house competition allows new debaters to try their skills, and always identifies some hitherto hidden talent. The house debating coaches

participated in the Rostrum Public speaking competition. Claire Wong (Year 11), Siobhan Cooke (Year 9) and Joanna Pidcock (Year 9) also competed in the Ainger Public Speaking Competition, gaining valuable experience.

were:-

Ward - Sarah Olle and Gabrielle Coles

Barry - Lisette Stevens and Kate Forster Mornane - Eleanor Tiernan and Isabella Thomson Mulhall - Rebecca Howie and Eleanor van der Merwe

These girls did a wonderful job of coordinating their house members and explaining the intricacies of debating to novices.

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Junior Barry Mornane

Mulhall

Ward

Senior

Barry Mornane

Ward

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This year Loreto has hosted several visiting schools for debates.

At Year 8, St Kevin's College sent two teams, under the tutelage of Brother Francis McCarthy, to debate "That we should dredge Port Phillip Bay". Loreto teams were coached ably by Sarah Gregor ('07) and adjudicated by Year Ils from Loreto and St Kevin's.

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A large number of girls won Debating awards this yean reflecting

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Year 9

Claire Wong Half Blue Eve Lillas

Camilla Doyle

Theresa Nguy€3n

Siobhan Cooke Natasha Simon ds

Rosalind Stanley

i' Genevieve Glynn Mary Nguyen

Elizabeth Park

Tess Chappell Year 12

Oriana Torcasio-Barberis Half Blue Alexa Madden Harriet Fell Year 10

Sarah Trapani Half Blue Kate Forster

Evelyn Bal<as

Full Blue

Cassandra Siarabalos Ellie Fabbri

Sonia Kopinski

Maeve Martyn

Nicola Stevenson Eleanor Tierna n Katia Mance Esther McMah,Dn Full Blue

Insignia Oriana Kinsey

Georgie White

Sophie Merrick

F Sarah Papageorgiou Olivia Coburn

Jacqueline Leahy

Thanks to Rebecca Howie, 2008 Debating Captain, who managed

her role with efficiency and enthusiasm, as well as a great sense of fun. Thanks, also, to Mrs Sally McKenzie (Debating Coordinator) and

Caitlin Burgi

the coaches: Mrs Leesa Bos, Ms Antoinette Poulton, Ms Michelle

Siobhan Stagg

McCat-ty, Ms Tess Oddy, Mrs Anne Bennett, Dr Briony Schroor,

Cinzia Fitzgerald

alumni Zoe Wood ('07),Clare Jones (School Debating captain '07)

Mrs Kathy Paterson, Ms Jenny McMillan, Mrs Margot Thompson, and

s Catherine Leigh

and Olivia McCombe ('07).

Susan Hodgman Sarah Glynn

Carly Gregg Giulia McGauran Year 11

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Thereare manyopportunities atthe ELC, both indoorsand outdoors, for the children to use and demonstrate their natural dramatic flair!

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It is both a natural language and an intelligence of their learning.

There may be props provided that are specific to an area of interest - a restaurant, doctors surgery, hairdressing salon, camping ground,

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shop, post office, house or there may just be random items - a scarf, i-ibbon, and 3 pinecones for the children to create their own story. The opportunity for the childrento explore theirthinkingand

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imagination is very significant in emotional/selfresteem development

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and intellectual/cognitive development. Within Specialist time as

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well as classroom time the children undertool< dramatising a range of stot-ies - such as Little Red Riding Hood, Three Bj//y Goats Gruff The Hungry Caterpillor and The Ginger Bread Man.

Ra*lorts The Year 6 Musical proved to be a great deal of fun as the girls played soulful starlets, accidental heroes and bad-to-the-bone gangsters in the slapstick musical comedy, Bugsy Malone. The play was performed at St Martin's Youth Theatre in South Yarra, and the girls worked

very hard. Congratulations to all involved and especially Miss Natalie Gray who directed and produced this entertaining performance. A special thank you also to all those in the school community who contributed through set construction, costumes and music and the many other ways required to make productions such a success.

/ Other performances involving Junior School classes have included

j0 the Year 4 Cultural Afternoon where the girls focused on Circus 1/ Skills using both aero-balance and apparatus; and the Year 3 mini -

1 production of Romeo and ju/iet.

Years 7- 12

Drama continues to flourish here at Lot-eto with many opportunities for the girls to experience a wide variety of theatre. Through the highly active curricular and cocurricular activities, thegirls have been

exposed to a program that: caters for a diverse range of aptitudes and age groups within the Senior School.

The Drama staff have provided endless inspiration and support for the girls. Under the leadership of Mrs Robyn Kay (Head of Drama), Mrs Kym Maclean who was Acting Head of Drama during Mrs Kay's well deserved Semester 2 Long Service Leave, Ms Tamara Kuldin and Ms Anna-Maria jones, the students have achieved an exceptionally

high standard in the development of their creative work both in the classroom and beyond. Mrs Catherine Macleish has also been

welcomed this year as the coordinator of the Voice and Speech Program. Our resident Theatre Designer and Technician, Mrs Cara

Kushlin, has firmly established herself as an invaluable support to developing the girls teChnical and design skills required to create imaginative and intelligent theatre.

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Under the skilful coordination of Miss Natalie Gray, the Junior School Drama program continues to thrive. The classroom provides

many opportunities for the girls to explore a variety of characters and roles. and extended this year to developing circus skills and creating short films, thus incorporating IT with Drama.

This year the Year 3 students have discovered the joys of Shakespeare as they performed the iconic Romeo andju/jet, A delightful production gave the students the opportunity to demonstrate their skills to an enthusiastic and adoring audience. fk

A great highlight for the Year 5 girls this year was their participation

in the Catholic Education Office "Wellbeing" Drama Festival.

Workshopping different current issues affecting young girls of today, and presenting it in dramatic form won the girls 2 awards: Best

concept and Best Use of Stage. Congratulations to all involved.

professional and those relevant to their study. This year the girls

play reflecting the family life of the Munday sisters. Primarily a female

across all year levels have been actively attending performances.

cast, we were fortunate to haveas aguestmaleactor, an old boy from

The beginning of the year had Year I I and 12 Theatre Studies

Xavier College, Matthew Whitty. A special thank you to Matthew,

experience Top Class: which showcased some of the best Theatre

who has been a familiar face in the Loreto/Xavier theatrical alliance

Studies Monologues from 2007. As the year progressed they also

over the years. Under the intelligent direction of Ms Tamara Kuldin

saw Tartuffe at the Malthouse Theatre: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by

the girls collaborated to create an exquisite production that has set

the Melbourne Theatre Company; and Three Oaks at La Marna. The

them in very sound stead for their analysis of theatrical production

Year I I's were fortunate to have the Three Oaks playwright, Monica

for their studies.

Raszewski visit to discuss the process of script development. The classes throughout all the year levels have also engaged in many workshops that support the Drama curriculum.

We continue to enjoy our collaboration with Xavier Coll' ege through the annual V\/inter and bpring Plays. VVe began with the Winter Play, Y..ir 11 En.cinble Even:

Our Town by Thornton Wilder directed by the talented Mr Peter Robert (Head of Drama) at Xavier College. A Iyrical play, set in the 1930's challenged the actors with minimal staging and props. The cast

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skilfully developed the tenderness of the characters everyday lives

February at Hamer Hall. Again the four houses did not disappoint

and interactions to create a memorable and beautiful production.

as they worked diligently and enthusiastically to present four very

The cast was fortunate to be the premiere play for Xavier's excellent

exciting performances. A process that began six months beforehand,

new Eldon Hogan Performing Arts Centre, a magnificent fully

each leadership team worked together to devise a script that

equipped theatre.

integrated drama, dance, music and design, and incorporated every girl in the secondary school through performance. Cleverly written,

audiences witnessed antics at the Hotel Waldorf: personified

An outstanding Spring Play season followed. 8/ood Wedding by

computer programs that were trapped inside their laptop when a

Federico Garcia Lorca was innovatively directed by Mrs Kym Maclean

virus overtook; an eventful regional spelling bee that threatened to

who created an intensely powerful and stylised production. Set in

bring down an entire town; and finally the dilemmas of beautiful sea

Southern Spain, the cast demonstrated maturity and talent through

creatures under the sea at Reef High School. Congratulations to

their acting in a play that included flamenco dancing, classical Spanish

all of the houses on their outstanding efforts. The Section winners

guitar, music and song. The design of the set and costumes by Mrs

were - Drama -Mornane, Dance - Barry; Choral - Mornane;

Cara Kushlin were exemplary, embracing stylised elements of rural

Instrumental - Mulhall: Design - Ward; Production - Mornane. The

Andalusia. Congratulations to all staff and cast involved.

overall winners were Mornane. We thank the adjudicators who do an excellent job of analysing and making such difficult decisions as the standard is always so high. Thank you also to the many Loreto

The musical with St Kevin's College this year was the wonderful

Staff who supported the girls throughout the entire process.

classic, Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance. Directed by Mr jon Roberts from St Kevin's. This witty and engaging period production captivated the audiences with the delightful costuming and staging.

As part of the Year 12 Theatre Studies course, the girls are required

The girls shone in their frocks as they went 'Climbing Over Rocky

to rea|ise a script to performance from acting to other stagecraft

Mountains'. The singing was sublime, producing sounds that certainly

such as lighting, costume, set and makeup. This year the production

made us all very proud.

chosen was Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa, a delightful Irish memory

Reorts The Evening of Non-naturalistic Theatre provided an opportunity for Year 11 Theatre Studies students to realise scripts from modern theatre. A wonderful diversity of performances provided audiences with thought provoking plays that reflected the state of humanity.

Utilising five different spaces from the Drama Hall, Basement to the Year 12 Quad, audiences rotated from space to space to witness each 15 minute play. The /nsea Play, Exit the King, The Bold Prima Donna, The Sandbox and Beckett's Act Without Words / & // were

excellent vehicles for showcasing the outstanding talents of the girls, Congratulations to Mrs Kym Maclean for her expertise in directing the students in what was an excellent evening of theatre.

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plays in groups. Parents and friends were invited giving the girls valuable public performance experience.

The Drama Department newsletter, Drama Queens of Loreto has continued to thrive. As an excellent publication for all students regarding the current dramatic events associated with the school, it also provides a source of information for theatrical events in the community. The Committee responsible for Drama Queens is drawn from all year levels who work enthusiastically to produce such a vibrantand informative publication. Committee members this year were; Harriet Fell, Isabella Thomson, Georgie White, Emily Macfarlane, Mary Shuttleworth, Tess Chappell, Chervil Tan, Rebecca Major, Frances Lee, Elizabeth Park, Jinghan Xia, Anneliese Henjak,

Carlotta Thomson, Alice Tovey, Giulia McGauran. Diana Jakobson, Nicola Anglin and Louise Georgeson. A big thank you to these girls and also to Mrs Cara Kushlin for her expert advice and coordination in producing Drama Queens.

2008 Drama Insignias were awarded to two outstanding Drama

students. Harriet Fell and Georgie White have both demonstrated dedication to manyaspects of the program throughouttheirsecondary 1

schooling. Harriet has been particularly involved in performance

work over the years, but also has been highly involved in leadership roles. Harriet capably led and represented the department this year as the 2008 Drama Captain. Georgie's contribution too, has been extensive with particularemphasis on design, backstage, performance

1I Our final Drama performance event for the year was the Junior Interhouse Drama Festival. Selected Year 8 students from each house

and her regular work for Drama Queens of Loreto. Congratulations to both girls for their achievement, and also to the many girls in Years 7-12 who received Blues, Half Blues and Certificates.

directed and auditioned Year 7 and 8 cast to produce entertaining and highlypolished performances of four exciting plays; Barry - Plots!:

Mulhall -Knights of the Rad Table; Mornane - Pinch Me; and Ward Bonding. Thank you to Ms Tamara Kuldin for her coordination of this event and congratulations to all the girls involved. i

We are fortunate to have joined us this year as our Voice and Speech teacher, Mrs Catherine Macleish. The girls have continued to produce work of a high standard and many have worked towards

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the AMEB Voice and Communication examinations which focus on

public speaking skills or the Drama and Performance examinations which place more emphasis on acting skills. Both streams aim to develop the girls' confidence and expressive skills. Throughout the year the girls have participated in several presentation evenings which provided students the opportunity to perform poetry and

There are many contributions behind-the-scenes which often go unnoticed but are an integral aspect of producing the outstanding work that we achieve here at Loreto, A special thank you to all

the girls who have participated in the Stage Crew from lighting, sound, set construction, front of house, backstage work, costume and makeup, These girls, drawn from Years 9-12, provide technical skills and support to the actors and are highly valued members of the production team. A special thank you to Mrs Cara Kushlin who coordinates and advises the girls in collaboration with the Drama staff.

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2008 has proven to be an excellent year for the Drama Department.

There continues to be an exceptionally high level of commitment from students who enthusiastically participate in such a diverse and

engaging program. Thank you to the Drama Department staff for

their outstanding dedication and expertise which nurtures our girls

beyond the classroom continues to grow. This is wonderful to

and provides them with the opportunity to express their creative

see as the benefits of singing and/or playing in music ensembles is immeasurable. Literally every week, staff and students, families

talent.

and friends and other members of the Loreto Mandeville Hall

community have enjoyed and marveled at the superb performances

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from our girls at concerts, recitals, masterclasses and other

Loreto Mandeville Hall has been alive with wonderful music

performance occasions.

performances, bigand small, throughout the 2008 School Year. From

The importance of music in the life of the School has been seen at

the Mass which opened the School Year early in February, through

junior and Senior School Assemblies. in the choral and instrumental

to the Final Assembly in December, every significant School event

contributions to Liturgies and Masses, and at other school functions.

has been marked by the beautiful musical contributions from our

Two significant School occasions for 2008, to which our musicians contributed were the Bright Lights Ball and the Unveiling of the Mai·y

music students and staff.

Ward Sculptural Portrait.

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Music is a part of daily life at the ELC. Staff incorpoi-ate music within their learning programs both as a support to the current area of learning as well as developing an understanding of basic music concepts and music skills. These include music rhythm, tone, melody, volume and structure. The children are supported to explore and investigate properties of different instruments - the range of sounds both in an informal (instrument available to use as an individual activity) as well as structured (child pat·t of a group and specific roles assigned to instruments). Children and staff sing, whether informally

whilst engaging in an activity or together in a planned experience.

The specialist program each week provides additional opportunity

At Open Mornings throughout the year. Junior and Senior School girls have entertained prospective families giving lovely performances, individually and some in small ensembles. Musicians have entertained family members at Grandparents' Mornings, and they have contributed regu|ar|y to the Father/Daughter Masses,

]unior School First Communion Masses, and Years Preparatory 12 School Masses, the Yi- 12 Graduation Mass and Feast Day Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral. Welcoming back our Past Pupils for their 60+ Reunion in March, a music recital was enjoyed by all in the Oak Parlour. Prior to luncheon: three VCE singers, a clarinet duo and two pianists entertained a most appreciative audience.

Duringthe year we have celebrated both the individual and ensemble

for the children to develop these skills.

performance success of many of our musicians. 1 continue to be

Preparatory - Year 12 The musical life of Lot-eto Mandeville Hall is rich and varied, it is

inclusive and the numbers of girls participating in music activities

particularly proud of the way our musicians have represented the School in the wider community - performing at Concerts, Masses,

Eisteddfodsand Festivals, and visiting Nursing Homes and Retirement Residences to give musical pleasure to the sick and elderly.

The music year began with our Performing Arts Captains being given a Conducting Workshop, before school had even started. by well-

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known Melbourne composer and choral director, Mark Puddy. For this year's festival the Music Captains led their houses with great

dedication and skill in song and instrumental performance and I -.-

would like to acknowledge the work of these girls - Barry: Lisette Stevens (Choial), Katherine Kouznetsova (Instrumental): Mornane:

Renata Kopinski (Choral), Cathy Ta (Instrumental): Mulhall: Maeve Martyn (Choral), Rebecca Howie (Instrumental); and Ward: Bethany England (Choi-al), Chloe Dwyer (Instrumental).

One of the musical highlights of this year occurred toWards the end of Term I. On 16 March, in the Chapel of Christ the King, Faurd's to .i|.11),leville 1 1,111 illl.ic Coth

Requiem was performed by the Vocal Ensemble (with 2007 Yr 12

members of this group returning to sing), accompanied by members of the Mandeville String Orchestra and organ. This was a very special performance occasion and our students performed this full-scale work with great maturity and musical skill. We welcomed guest

soloists - Nicholas Dinopolous (St Kevin's College, 2005), Susannah Foulds-Elliott (music staff), and past pupils Madeleine Gai-dam

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(Senior Chorister 2005) and jessica Young (Senior Chorister 2003).

These past students are currently completing music degrees at the University of Melbourne, Conservatorium of Music. This was an absolutely stunning performance occasion that left a capacity audience in the chapel quite stilled and in awe at the end of the forty minute performance. How wonderful for our senior musicians to

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have the opportunity to perform such a work in its entirety.

The Year 11 House Music Captains - Erin Ryan, Tracey Dinh (Bat-i-y), Theresa Nguyen, Rebecca Major (Mornane), Amelia Harrison, Chervil Tan (Mulhall), Erin Byrt, Tess Chappell (Ward) provided much assistance in rehearsals for the Performing Arts Festival and with the Lunchtime Music Concerts held during the year. The girls led their houses in performance and also supported the many

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In August over 30 Loreto girls again took to the stage, the orchestra

and worked backstage for the 2008 Loreto and St Kevin's College Musical 'The Pirates of Penzance'. The musical was organised this year by St Kevin's College and the students and staff involved are to be commended for their commitment to the production.

The junior School Ensembles' Concert was again held in September

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in the Patricia Schaefer Centre. This was a lovely concert featuring performances from the String Spinners, String Orchestra, Chamber Ensemble, Recorder Ensemble, Wind Band, Stage Band, Percussion

Ensemble and Choir. Our junior School music ensembles are doing so well and gaining such pleasure from their music-making.

The Showcase Concert at Melba Hall in Octobet- was a stunning performance night, with sixteen soloists selected from audition to perform. Girls from every year level in the Senior School were

soloists this year. Supporting the soloists, the Loreto Symphony Orchestra played beautifully the concerto works.

ensemble performances under Winnie's Wing during Music Week in September.

On Tuesday 29 April the fourth anrual Celebration of the Piano was held M the Patricia Schaefer Centre. A large audience once again enjoyed a wonderful night of piano performance from pianists in Years 7 to 12, and from cut- School piano staff and School Principal.

It was a beautiful evening of piano music, again on two grand pianos, with solo works, dLets and pieces for four performers (eight hands) performed. In 2009 we will be celebrating 300 years of the piano: this will be an event 'not to be missed' next year.

The Chapel Concert, at the end of Term 2, was especially significant because our small instrumental and choi-al ensembles performed in the renovated chapel space, The acoustics are now superb and the standard of performance spectacular.

Our Years Preparatory- 6 girls have again enjoyed many opportunities to perform at the end-of-term Instrumental Concerts and at their The Annual Music Concert was a great success, with the standai-d

November Recitals in the Patricia Schaefer Centre. It is so exciting to

and performance excellence of all our ensembles continuing to

see how much they enjoy playing their instruments and performing

increase. How delightfully all our Junior School girls sang their 'Mary

to their friends. families and teachers. This early and regular

Poppins' medley and the String Spinners ana Junior String Orchestra

performance is of prime importance for any musician, regardless of

performance of 'Marna Mia' absolutely delighted the audience. From

age. Our Oak Parlour Recitals this year have been superb. Every girl

these performances through to all our senior groups, we were

who has performed has done so with great musicality, performance

treated to music of the highest standard and a great variety of styles.

poise and expressiveness. It has been such a pleasure to attend

It was indeed a night to remember,

these recitals. They continue to provide such excellent performance opportunities for our musicians and, because of this, the quality of their performances continues to grow.

The VCE Recitals were held again this year. These recitals allowed performance students from St Catherine's School and St Kevin's College, the opportunity to hear their peers and to perform in

unfamiliar performance spaces. Our Loreto VCE Recital Evening in September was a memorable night for our musicians and an excellent opportunity for them to play through their recital programs.

The singers in the School have gained valuable performance practice during the year with Concert Practice workshops organised each term, one of these focusing on the use of the Alexander Technique in performance. These sessions have been most worthwhile in giving ourdeveloping voices much needed performance experience, leading l.1.11 u.·tdil,· · ' It tlic Fric

up to Singers Soir€e which tool<place on Monday 15 September in the Patricia Schaefer Centre.

Our Instrumental Programs - the Year 3 Strings Program, the Year 5

A number of our Senior School Ensembles gave their final performances for the year at Music Week in September. It was so lovely to have music playing under Winnie's Wing every recess and at lunchtimes during this week. In this same period, our musicians took part in concerts with St Kevin's College and Xavier College. It was a busy time for many of our performers.

Brass and Woodwind Program, and the Year 4 Classroom Percussion program, were very successful this year, with a significant number of the girls continuing with their instrument at the conclusion of the programs. The support of our parents in encouraging their daughters' love of music and of their instrumental music studies is much appreciated.

The Junior School Christmas Celebration at the end of November

concluded our junior musicians' year and music played a significant

I commendour juniormusicians fortheirwonderful workthroughout

i-ole in our Final Assembly celebrations at Melbourne Town Hall in

the year, in regular rehearsals and at performances at school and

December, with performances from the Lot-eto Symphony Orchestra,

outside school. The junior School Recorder Trio achieved first place

the Saxophone Ensenible and out- 2009 Music Tour Choir.

in the Junior School Consortsection atthe Waverley Eisteddfod. The girls involved were Emilia Bet-tolini, jacqueline Prestege (Yr 6) and Isabella Delaney (Yr 5). The same trio also achieved an Honourable Mention at the Boroondara Eisteddfod, in the Small Instrumental Ensembles section.

Our Junior School musicians participated inthe Junior School Heads' Association of Australia Biennial Combined Music Festival at Dallas

Brooks Hall in August. The JSHAA Music Festival was held for the IP time this year. The Choir, String Orchestra and Wind Band performed beautifully on Thursday 7 August.

Other music activities during the

year

have included the Junior

Wind Band performing at the Melbourne School Bands Festival and the OzOpera's touring performance of 'Cinderella, which all Years

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Preparatory - 6 attended. The Junior Recorder Trio performed at the Chapel Concert in june, the Junior Chamber Ensemble at an

Open Morning in October and ]unior School musicians attended a clarinet masterclass taken by Paul Champion. , L, ou thi 11.1 Pin·1 [)ovie ihi·„.·

Lunchtime Music Concerts have been scheduled this year in the 19 January 2009,43 Loreto musicians and 6 staff travel to Germany,

Junior School and the girls have enjoyed this new initiative to play

Austria, England and Ireland for our third European Music Tour.

to their friends in the Music Classroom. Year 6 girls in Choir, String

What an exciting time our students will have, and their tour includes

Orchestra and Wind Band again went on the Middle School Music

many visits to Loreto Schools and places of significance, including

camp and enjoyed their time away playing in ensembles with Years

sharing a Loreto Celebration Mass with 1,500 Loreto students from

7 - 9 girls.

throughout Ireland. at Mullingar Cathedral on 24 January. As we celebrate 400 years of Mary Ward Institute world-wide in 2009, it is

wonderful that our year begins with our students overseas being a part of these celebrations.

'Bugsy Malone' in September was a fine musical theatre experience for the Years 6 girls and the November Recitals in the Patricia Schaefer Centre saw over 80 girls performing at the Preparatory Year 4 Recital and the Years 5-6 Recital.

Years 7 - 12 Music Performances and activities

As you read about the numerous other activities that have taken place throughout this year, you will see how rewarding the year has been forour musicians. Our performance program extends our musicians,

challenges them to perform and work with other musicians, and to achieve of their best at all times. 1 sincerely congratulate all our

In February, members of the Loreto Stage Band, performed as part: of the Stonnington Youth jazz Ensemble at Stonnington's jazz in the Gardens. The ensemble was led by tWO of Australia's finest jazz performers, Bob Sedergreen and Alan Browne.

musicians who have achieved excellent personal results in their music studies. This is no doubt the result of committed practice, a love of their instrument/s and a great dedication to the music life of Loreto.

We welcomed our Patron of Piano Studies, Associate Professor

Ronald Farren-Price to Loreto on Friday 29 February to take a masterclass for our senior pianists, in the Oak Parlour. An appreciative audience of students, music staff and parents enjoyed

Years Preparatory - 6 Music Programs and Performances The 'Loi-eto Sings' program continues to be such an important aspect

the 2 hour masterclass featuring performances from Anne Nguyen (Yi- 7), Ye Hua He and Mary Nguyen (Yr 9), Stephanie Chow (Yr 10), Tracey Dinh and Theresa Nguyen (Yi- 11).

of the musical literacy development of our youngest students, with the Preparatory - Year 3 girls beginning their school day in song, three mornings a week.

The Clarinet Quartet and Clarinet Ensemble performed at the 31'

Annual Rotary Carnival in Central Park, Malvern on 15 March.

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The Senior String Quartet played at the opening of the Art Show at

Music Week, held in September in the last week of Term 3, saw

Very Special Kids, Malvern on Friday 11 April.

outdoor performances - under Winnie's Wing - at Recesses and Lunchtimes. Groups performingincluded the Junior School Percussion Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Senior Percussion Ensemble, Flute

The Clarinet Quintet performed at the Friends of Music Cocktail

Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble, the Clarinet Quintet and Clarinet

Party in May, and the Senior Stage Band played at the 57th Jesuit

Ensemble, Recorder Ensemble, Stage Band. So You Think You Can Sing

Mission Maytime Fair at Xavier College.

In May, a Violin Masterclass for senior violinists was given by Sarah Curt-0, violinist with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and the Mandeville String Orchestra had a workshop with Monica Curro, Associate Principal, 2nd Violin, with the Melbourne Symphony

brought the whole school outside, on a gloriously warm spring day

to hear performances from students and staff, accompanied by string orchestra. The Music Leaders organised Loreto's own Spicks and

Specks and we were able to enjoy a superb Jazz Concert, featuring some of Melbourne's best jazz musicians, 3 of whom are members of our staff.

Orchestra.

The singing students were given a workshop on using the Alexander Technique. from Anne Shoebridge in June.

The Symphonic Band had a workshop taken by Band Sergeant Major Vaughan Grant of the Australian Army Band Melbourne.

The Senior Recorder Ensemble achieved 2nd place, in the Recorder Group, Year 12 and under section at the Boroondara Eisteddfod.

The Loreto Symphony Orchestra held an Orchestral Workshop in

The Vocal Ensemble performed at 5.00pm Mass at St Carthage's Church, Parkville in October.

The Year 7&8 Choir and Recorder Ensemble performed at Cabrini Ashwood in October, and the Saxophone Ensemble performed at Chomley House.

Years 7-9 membersof the 2009 Music Tour Choirprovided beautiful music at the Thanksgiving Mass, and the Mandeville Melodics sang at the Past Pupils Mass in November.

the Patricia Schaefer Centre in May, with Guest Conductor, John Mallinson, former Director of Music, Camberwell Boys Grammar School.

INDIVIDUALSTUDENTACHIEVEMENT

Musicians from St Cecilia's Strings, Concert Band and Year 7&8

Years Preparatory - 12

Choir thoroughly enjoyed their two-day Music Camp in May, at Arrabri Lodge, Warburton, which concluded with a concertgiven to parents and family members.

We were delighted at the start of the year when two of our 2007 VCE Music Performance students were selected to perform at the 2008 VCE Season of Excellence - Top Class Music Performances.

The Year 7&8 Choir welcomed Andrew Wailes to take a choral

Monica McGauran (Clarinet) and Stephanie Rizzardi (Recorder)

workshop at a rehearsal in June.

performed at the Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank on Saturday 15 March.

The Senior String Quartet was given a tutorial from Elisabeth Sellars, violin lecturer at Monash University, and a former member of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra.

At the Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Victoria competition in June, our ensembles achieved the following results:

Saxophone Ensemble, Intermediate Small Ensemble Section - Ist Prize

Clarinet Quintet, Senior Small Ensemble - 2nd Prize

Clarinet Ensemble, Senior Large Ensemble Section - Ist Prize

In August, the Madeleine String Quartet (newly named this year in memoryof Mother Madeleine Lalor, a verysignificant music mistress at Loreto Mandeville Hall for many years) played at a Luncheon for the Invergowrie Foundation, at the Alexandra Club in the city,

The clarinettists (soloists and ensembles) were given a masterclass

by Paul Champion.

The Vocal Ensemble and the Symphonic Band performed with Xavier musicians in September, attheir Annual Music Concert. The following

week the Senior Choir and senior trumpet players joined with the Stt Kevin's College Choir and Senior Concert Band to perform at their music concert at Hamer Hall. l

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EmiliaBertolini (Yt-6)and Stephanie Pidcock (Yr7) werechosen to play the singing roles of 'young Alice' in the Victorian Opera's production of Through The Looking Glass. The opera was presented 17 - 31 May at the Merlyn Theatre, CUB Malthouse, Melbourne.

Anne Nguyen, yr 7 Musicianship: Grade 6 - Honours

Mary Nguyen, yr 9 Musicianship: Grade 6 - Honours Julia Tozzi, yr 9 Flute: Grade 5-A Julia Walker, Yr 1/, Singing: Grade 5-A

Alexa Madden (Yr 9) played thesingingrole of Poppyin Melbourne's

Teresa Vu, Yr 8 Theory: Grade 5 - Honours

ChamberMade Opera Company's performance of The Chi/dren's Bcch. The performances were held at the Merlyn Theatre, CUB Malthouse, 20 June - 5 July.

These results are as received up to the beginning of November 2008, later resu/ts wi// be /isted in the 2009 School AnnuaL

Emilia Bertolini Cfr 6) completed a performance season with the Gondwana Voices Choir as part of 2008 Australian Chamber

Eisteddfods / Competitions

Orchestra Tour, The choir performed with the ACO in its concert season from Saturday 5 July - Tuesday 22 july. They performed a new work by Richard Tognetti and Michael Yezeski, The Red Tree, based

Congratulations to the following girls who achieved performance

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success at various Ejsteddfods during the year:

Sarah Davis (Yr 9) and Stephanie Pidcock (Yr 7) performed in

Madeleine Fitzgerald, Yr 8 (Violin) was awarded ls: Place in the 14

the Victorian Opera's production of The Happy Prince in October. The

years and under string section at the Boroondara Eisteddfod.

opera was directed by Richard Gill, with performances at Space 28 at the Victorian College of the Arts between Friday 3-5 October.

Mary Nguyen, Yr 9 (Violin) was awardedan Honourable Mention in the 14 years and under string section of the Boroondara Eisteddfod I acknowledge the superb achievement of our musicians who

and an Honourable Mention in the Strings Solo, 16 years and under

achieved theii- LMusA or AMusA Performance Diplomas during this

sectjon at the Waverley Eisteddfod.

yeai-. Congratulations go to:

Also at the Waverley Eisteddfod, in the Wind and Brass Solo, 16 Miranda Matheson, yr /2 - LMusA Violin Ye Hua He, yr 9 - AMusA Piano

years and under section - Oriana Kinsey, Yr /0 (clarinet) achieved 2nd place, Olivia Coburn, Yr /0 (recorder) 3'·d place and Charlotte Coburn. yr 7 (recorder) an Honourable Mention.

Mary Nguyen, yr 9 - AMusA Violin

Emilia Bertolini. Yr 6 achieved 2nd place in the Recorder 12 years and under section, and in the Solo Recorder 16 years and under

Well done to these girls for their excellence in performance and thank you to their teachers - Leonie Conolan, Lyn Dernelley and

section Charlotte Coburn, Yr 7 achieved 2nd place and Olivia Coburn, yr /03'd place.

Jane-Marie Mason.

Theresa Nguyen, yr 1/ received 1" Prize ill tile Rea Dickson Students who have entered for AMEB performance examinations this

year have achieved very pleasing results at all levels. Congratulations

Pianoforte Award (Open Age) at the Geelong Eisteddfod, and an

Honourable Mention in the Piano Solo section, 19 years and under.

to the students who achieved an 'A' grading or higher in AMEB Examinations for Grade 5 and above:

Oriana Kinsey, Yr /0 achieved an Honourable IMention in the 16 years and under solo section at the Boroondara Eisteddfod and an Teresa Vu, Yr 8 Piano: Grade 6-A (November 2007)

Honourable Mention in the 16 years and under solo section at the Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Victoria competition.

Nathalie Uong, Yr 8 Piano: Grade 8-A (November 2007) Caitlin Blackall, Yr 9 Clarinet: Gracie 6-A

Thank you to Loreto's Friends Of Music group for their support Charlotte Coburn, yr 7 Recorder: Grade 8-A Olivia Coburn, Yr /0 Musicianship: Grade 6 - Honours

Madeleine Fitzgerald, Yr 8 Clarinet: Grade 6: A+ Natasha Grant, yr 8 Saxophone: Grade 6: A Genevieve Glynn, Yr 9 Flute: Grade 6 - A

Ye Hua He, yr 9 Theory: Grade 5 - Honours

of our music activities throughout the year. In particular I thank them for hosting their annual Friends of Music Cocktail Party and for the transportation of equipment to Music Camp and the Hamer Hall concert. Their Annual Music Concert Raffle was yet again a great success as was the lovely Champagne Supper at the Showcase Concert and the Farewell Breakfast for the Year 12 musicians,

Friends of Music also generously purchased a display cabinet for the Music Department area. Their ongoing support of the School's Music Department is greatly appreciated.

Marie Kinsey, Yr 8 Piano: Grade 6-A Oriana Kinsey, Yr /0 Clarinet: Grade 8-A Oriana Kinsey, Yr /0 Theory: Grade 5 - High Distinction

Thank you our wonderful 2008 student Music Leaders led so capably

by School Music Captain, Lisette Stevens. With Lisette. Stephanie John (Senior Chorister), Theresa Nguyen (School Pianist), Samantha

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orts Podbury (Leader of Symphonic Band), Miranda Matheson (Leader of

Loreto Symphony Orchestra) and Lauren Fowler (Leader of Stage Band), made significant contributions to so many music ensembles and to all music activities throughout the year.

Thank you to our music staff, classroom and instrumental teachers, who have taught our musicians with great dedication throughout

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Anderson (Brass & Percussion), Grania Burke (Woodwind), Anne Elliott (Keyboard) and Jane-Marie Mason (Strings). Thank you also to Ms Natalie Lowder for managing the administrative demands of our

Music School so capably. And, finally thank you to Loreto Mandeville Hall's Director of Music, Miss Mary O'Driscoll, who leads the Music Department with commitment and dedication, and great energy and vision.

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and 5Om breaststroke. Lauren continued on to Regional and State Championships in 50m breaststroke placing 4th at State level.

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At the Early Learning Centre tIle children engage in a range of

activities that develop their large muscle/gross motor skills - both informally/ unstructured as well as structured. The beautiful outdoor environment has planned activities that involve the children utilising their skills of balance, coordination, climbing, walking,

In Cross Country Sadie Mason, Celia Hill, Isabella Quiroga, Charlotte Wilson. Stephanie Fels, Kate Pereira and Jessica KilroeSmith advanced from Districts to Zone finals. Sadie. Celia, Isabella

and Stephanie then went on and competed in State level.

running, crawling, jumping, hopping, skipping and learning to control their body in space. Ball skills such as throwing, catching. bouncing,

1<icking and dribbling are also included in the program. By revisiting these opportunities on a daily basis, the children's confidence and persistence is also encouraged and developed. As the year progresses, staff alter the experiences to challenge and extend the children's skills in all these areas. Specialist time encourages specific focus on these skills and the use of appropriate language which further encourages the children to progress.

In Athletics, 15 students advance from Districts to Zone. They were:

Holly Cannizzo, Olivia Russo, Olivia Cody, Caterina Palma, Annabelle Knight, Dee Dee O'Shannessy, Danielle Frawley, Sadie Mason, Celia Hill, Isabella Quiroga, Sophia Figera, Stephanie Fels, Bronte Evans, Sarah McMaster and Kate Pereira. Holly and Olivia R then went on

to Regional finals and at the time of publication have qualified for State Championships in high jump and triple jump respectively.

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Loreto junior School was, once again, very competitive at District

Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics. From the swimming competition, four students went on to Zone level: Hannah Clarke, Lauren Bastone, Sarah McNamara and Kate Pereira, competing in

4x50m freestyle relay. Lauren also competed in 50m backstroke

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Sports Camps At the commencement of each school term Loreto Mandeville

Hall gives students the opportunity to become involved in sporting camps for Softball, Tennis, Netball, Athletics, Basketball and Cricket.

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External coaches work on developing their skills and organise match

play in order to motivate and prepare them for the upcoming season.

2rd place overall, intermediates in 1" place and juniors in 4'h place,

Refreshment and lunches are often provided at these clinics along

Following this carnival, 29 Loreto Mandeville Hall students were

with guest speakers.

invited to compete in the GSV Finals Evening. This is an invitational

Interhouse Sport

Interhouse Sport continues to flourish at Loreto Mandeville Hall, as the 2008 program allowed our students to interact with each other in friendly rivalry and good spirits. As well as improving the students' physical skills, the program develops the character traits

event for any girl who recorded one of the top ten times/distances for their track/field event amongst all 24 GSV schools throughout the Championship Carnivals.

Badminton

Even with participation numbers at a minimum, the girls involved

of good sportswomanship, team commitment and leadership. The

in Badminton in 2008 were exceptional. The matches were very

Captains and Vice Captains have done an excellent job of fostering

competitive and saw some close encounters. It is hoped that in 2009

these qualities in the younger students and their role-modelling

Badminton will continue to grow in popularity. Thank you to our

and organisation have been impressive, It has been a pleasure to

team of Badminton coaching staff Mr Ron Ferdinands, Ms Bianca

work with them. The Interhouse Swimming carnival, at the beautiful

Marasco and Ms Sheryl Sullivan for their tireless efforts with the

outdoor pool at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, was held in

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Aerobics

Congratulations to the Aerobic Teams who achieved some outstanding results throughout the year. The were 35 girls from Years 5 -10 competing in 2008. The girls competed in the Down Under Spirit Championships at the Gold Coast and were successful in bring home several medals, Following this the team competed in the Aeroskools and from that 21 girls qualified for the National championships in Sydney. Overall it was an extremely successful season for the aerobics team and thank you to coach Ms Kerryn Cormick for all her hard work and organisation.

Athletics

The 80 strong Athletics team commenced theseason by participating n two PB meets where they recorded some outstanding times and distances. The team then competed in the GSV Preliminary B

Athletics Carnival against some fierce competition and finished in 4th place. This meant the team qualified at the top of their pool in the Division B Championship Carnival.

Basketball

Term 4 brought the commencement of the basketball season with 6 junior teams, 4 intermediate teams and 2 senior teams entered into

the GSV competition. The intermediate and Senior A Teams had a solid beginning to the season both defeating the competition in their first round matches.

In Term 2 the Senior Basketball tournament was held in june, The round robin tournament was held at MSAC and Loreto Mandeville

Hall entered 2 senior teams. The girls produced some highly skilled performances, however at times the competition was too strong.

Cricket

The new format of the Athletics Clinic was inspirational for the athletes with former Olympian Lauren Hewitt talking to the girls about her Olympic experiences and the life of an athlete, The highlight of the season was the athletics team placing I" in the

GSV Division B Championship Carnival. The seniors finished in

The Open Cricket Team fought hard against the tough and skilled opposing schools. With the team's new inspirational and dedicated coach, we saw the development of the girls skills and strategies.

There was no junior cricket team in 2008 and we are hoping that

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the performances of the open team will encourage more juniors to become involved in 2009.

and Junior School were outstanding with Loreto winning 6 Divisions of competition. There have also been some fantastic results in the National Level 1-3 Competitions with both our Level I and

Cross Country

3 Teams winning P place in the Niddrie Invitational. In the CYC

Congratulations to the Cross Country captains Megan Lane and

on bars. Individually, there have been some very promising results

Claire Saundry for their initiative to raise money for the Anti Cancer

forboth Seniorand junior School gymnasts, including an outstanding

Council. The Cross Country team members were asked to record

performance from Carly Gregg, who qualified for the Victorian

Invitational, our Level 4 Team finished 3rd overall, P: on vault and 3rd

the distances that they ran throughout the season and gain sponsors

Championships in Level 5. Congratulations to all gymnasts in both

per kilometre with the proceeds going to this worthy cause, which

the Gymnastics Club and Interschool Team,

the girls decided to support in memory of their past coach and our dear colleague, Garry Roden. There were some commendable individual and team performances with the team finishing in 4,11 place

Hockey

in the GSV Preliminary Cross Country Carnival.

The Hockey team proved to have a successful season with the senior team finishing in 3'd place in their zone, the intermediate team in Followingthis was the GSV Championship Cross Country Meetheld at Bundoora Park. The junior team should be extremely proud of their efforts. Miranda Stuart was the first Loreto Mandeville Hall

2nd place and the junior team in 6th place. There were several great individual and team performances this season with the girls' skills

and game knowledge continuing to improve throughout the season,

team member to Cross the line in 4[h place, closely followed by Mai-lei Hillas and Kate McNamara. Overall the junior team finished 3,din the Division 2 Championship Carnival. The intermediate team then took our achievements to the next level and finished 1" in the

Division 2 Championship carnival. Well Done to all the members of

Netball

18 teams were involved in Netball this year. With participation and enthusiasm at such a high, the girls had an extremely successful

the intermediate team with special mention going to Siobhan Stagg

season. New skills were refined and strategies developed with the

who crossed the line in 58 position, closely followed by Ellen Cullity

guidance and assistance of the coaches and senior captains of sport.

and Lily Beaver.

Rowing Diving

101 girls competed in the Loreto Mandeville Hall Rowing Program With Term I we saw the commencement of Loreto Mandeville Hall

in 2008 and achieved some commendable results at the Head of the

Diving. A record number of girls were involved in the Diving clinic

Schoolgirls Regatta on the Barwon River in Geelong. Almost 50

this year and were led and inspired by their coach Ms Anna Francis.

schools from across Victoria competed and congratu|ations to the

The girls competed in the GSV Preliminary B Diving Carnival and

Head Of the Schoolgirls Champions Year 9 3rd Quad (Isabella Punteri,

finished in an exceptional first place. Following this event the girls

Alexandra Mattei, Sophie Clarke, Jasmine Cannizzo, Alexandra

competed in the SCSA Diving Carnival and the GSV finals evening.

Hodsman) and the Year 9 +11 Quad (Caitlin Moran, Hannah Abbott, Frances DiNatale. Anna Flanagan, Julia Guy).

Equestrian

The final Equestrian round was conducted in Term 3 and all riders

15 of our 21 crews made it through to the Final claiming a top 4

participated in the Annual Gymkhana. Congratulations to a|I thegirls

position in what is the largest regatta of its kind in the Southern

on their enthusiastic participation throughout the season. Special thanks to Mrs Francazio who supported the girls during their final round while Ms Peyton was at an interstate conference.

Hemisphere with almost 2000 competitors. Loreto also sent 3 senior crews to Penrith NSW to compete in the 2008 Australian Rowing Championships at the venue that hosted the rowing at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

Encouragement Awards:

Katerina Hoare and Joanna Pidcock Snow Sports

Snow Sports at Loreto Mandeville Hall is going from strength to Achievement Awards:

Georgie Toohey and Babette O'Brien

strength with record numbers of competitors in the snow sports squad. Thanks to Mr Andrew Schmidt for his hard work and organisation of the squad. Special mention muSt go to Natasha Cohen, Matilda Pat-olini, and Breana Cilia of Year 9 as well as Atlanta

Most Improved Awards:

Mutimer of Year 10 who qualified for the Nationals this year.

Kate McNamara and Alana Sheldon Soccer

Gymnastics

Term 3 saw Loreto Mandeville Hall girls participating in GSV soccer.

With the renovation of the school oval, the 7 Loreto Mandeville Hall

Loreto Mandeville Hall experienced another extremely successful season in the Gymnastics arena. Lead by Head coach Ms Anna Francis and supported by Mr Matthew Brown, the girls achieved some outstanding individual and team performances throughout the season. The Interschool Gymnastics Competitions for both Senior

soccer teams relocated their training sessions to Romanis Reserve.

Softball

In Term I girls have the opportunity to become involved in junior

seasons and gained some inspiration by watching the Australian Volleyball team at the Beijing Olympics.

Softball. with each of the divisions being extremely enthusiastic and well represented. Loreto Mandeville Hall was able to enter 3 junioi- softball teams, 2 intermediate teams and 2 senior softball teams into the GSV Competition. Unfortunately some of the intermediate softball teams from competing schools pulled outof the competition, leaving the intermediate B team with limited matches.

Congratulations to all team members for their outstanding individual and team pei-foi-mances and I would encourage any girls who missed

Both the senior A and B Teams were successful in making it into the finals series along with the junior B Volleyball Team. The senior A Volleyball Team advanced into the Grand final and was narrowly

defeated by Star of the Sea. The senior B Team played an exceptional match and defeated Melbourne Girls' Grammar to be crowned

premiers of the competition.

out to try again next year.

Following in the senior's footsteps, the junior B Volleyball Team Specialist Dance

advanced into the semi finals whei-e they were defeated and finished in a commendable 3 2 place.

At the completion of Term 2 the senior specialist dance team travelled to the Gold Coast to compete in the Down Under Spirit Competition. This has a similar format to the national competition and the girls achieved an amazing 3'd place.

Water Polo After such a successful season in 2007 the Lot-eto Mandeville Hall

team was keen to cement its place in the Watet- Polo grand final in

Following this, the senior and junior teams competed in the Australian All Stars Cheerleading Federation Competition. The junior team finished in 1" place in their division and the senior team finished in 2"1 place.

Surf Lifesaving Once again the number of keen participants in Surf Life Saving was

soai-ing with a 60 strong team. The girls were extremely dedicated attending Tuesday afternoon training sessions at Brighton Life Saving club in rain, hail or shine in preparation for the upcoming carnivals.

Loreto Mandeville Hall Surf entered 3 teams in the Metro League

Twilight Round Competition at Port Melbourne and all performed

2008. The open A Water Polo Team defeated Lauriston in the grand final 9 goals to 6 in a well fought out match. This was history in the making as Lauriston had held both the A and B Water polo pennants for the past 3 years, winning 9 finals out of the 12 in the history of GSV Water Polo.

Friends of Sport Thankyou tothe Friends of Sport fortheirongoingsupport, fundraising -

effortsandassistance with a rangeofsportingevents.In 2008the Friends

of Sport pi-oudly supported the Mother's Day Classic Fun Run to aid women's health. This meant that we had a record number of junior, intermediate and senior girls participating in this worthwhile event.

exceptionally well . The Open A Team were placed Ist and progressed to the State finals in Bancoora, Breamlea. Thank you to the Brighton

Following this, the Friends of Sport arranged for former Olympian

Surf Lifesaving Club for their ongoing coaching and support for the

Lauren Hewitt to come and talk to the athletics team at the

Lot-eto Mandeville Hall Surf Life Saving team.

commencement of their season.

Swimming

Nike Challenge

The intense training regime paid off for the swimming team this

During the course of the 2008 Olympic Games, Loreto Mandeville

season who achieved P place in both the SCSA Swimming Carnival

Hall gave the girls the opportunity to participate in the "Nike Plus

and GSV Preliminary B Swimming Carnival. The team then went on

Schools Challenge", held for 24 days commencing on 8 August.

to compete in the GSV Division I Swimming Championships and

This exciting new program aims to increase physical activity levels

achieved a commendable 3rd place. The team spirit was fantastic and

amongst secondary school students in Austi·alia and New Zealand.

this enabled the gil-IS to achieve some outstanding individual and team i-esults.

Tennis

The girls were provided with the oppot-tunity to interact with a range of different year levels and students, combine the use of ICT

It may have been the positive influence of the Australian Tennis

with our Physical Education program, improve general fitness levels

Open that resulted in the number of junior tennis competitors being

and most importantly: have fun in a team atmosphere. There was no

greater than ever. In 2008 we were able to enter two junior tennis

prerequisite regarding required fitness levels or runningabilityas the

teams so that all girls who registered interest for tennis were able

program caters for all standards of fitness.

to compete in matches. Congratulations to both the Senior and Intermediate A Tennis Teams which won their zone and progressed

into the finals series. Lead by Mr Gill, the Senior A Tennis Team

The Loreto Mandeville Hall team finished in commendable 98th place

defeated St Margaret's in the GSV Tennis grand final.

with some outstanding performances by Kate Mcintosh (Year 11) and Mai-lei Hillas (Year 8).

Volleyball

The volleyball program is continuing to develop at Lot-eto Mandeville Hall with record numbers of juniorteams entered in the competition

in 2008. The junior, intermediate and senior teams had outstanding

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Significantthanks are due to Captains of School 2008 Gabrielle Coles and Annabelle Healey who have led the student body so consistently well. They have worked in a dedicated and tireless manner for their year level and for the whole student population throughout the yean I thank them for their fine leadership and congratulate them on all that they have achieved.

With great appreciation, 1 thank the parents of our School for the support so generously given on many committees. 1 thank most

sincerely the members of the Parents' Association, the Rowing Club, the Aquatic Club, the Aerobics and Gymnastics Club, Friends of

Music, Friendsof Sport, parents of Snowsports, parents of Equestrian , and St Peter's ELC Parents and Friends Committee.

I pay great tribute to the staff of the School. The staff is our greatest

resource, they are the people that work with and for our students each day. 1 thank all staff for the work they do with such generosity and commitment. My recognition and gratitude is also extended to the school Leadership Team - Mr lan James (Director of Business Operations), Mr Andrew Schmidt (Director of School Operations),

Ms Louise Peyton (Deputy Principal-Director of junior School). Ms Catherine Sim (Deputy Director of Junior School), Ms Elizabeth Burns (Deputy Principal-Director of Studies) and Mrs Mary Petrie (Deputy Principal - Director of Pastoral Care), who continue to support the strategic direction of the School in all that they do. The ongoing presence and support of the Sisters of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary is evident in all that we do at Loreto Mandeville

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Finally. many thanks to the members of the School Council: Mr John Sheldon (Chairman), Sr jane Kelly ibvm (Deputy Chair), School Council, Mrs Lucy Christie, Mr Stuart Fowler, Mr Peter Higgins, Dr

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I thank most sincerely the members of the Standing Committees of School Council: the Development Committee, the Property Committee and the Finance Committee. We are indebted to the

parents and friends of the School who give their time. and who donate their considerable expertise and talents to assisting the School in significant ways through serving on these Committees, and undertaking the associated work.

We thank God for all the blessings that the 2008 School year has brought, and look forward to a|| that 2009 will bring.

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School Council Report It is with pleasure that I present this Annual report on behalf of the

leadingthe School throughout the School year. She is an inspirational leader who is taking our school to new heights as we strive to achieve our vision by becoming one ofthetop 10 schools in Australia.

Loreto Mandeville Hall School Council for the 2008 School year Dr. Stevens is well supported by her Leadership Team - Ms Elizabeth The 2008 Schoolyearhas been a year of greatactivityand involvement

of the whole Schoolcommunityinthelifeof the School. The Calendar included all regular events and annual occasions, such as our Father Daughter liturgies. Year Level Cocktail Parties. concerts, sporting events, debates, plays, art shows and a wonderful and impressive list

of guest speakers at the new Breakfast Series talks. On behalf of the members of Council I congratulate our Principal, Dr Susan Stevens, the Leadership Team, teachingand non-teaching staff and all students

Burns, Mrs. Mary Petrie, Mr. lan James, Mr. Andrew Schmidt, Ms Louise Peyton and Ms Catherine Sim. Thanks are due to the Leadership Team, who, together with the Principal, ensure that Loreto Mandeville Hall continues to build on its fine reputation as a leading School. St Peter's Early Learning Centre, directed by Ms

Kylie McLennan, is the part of our School where our 3 and 4 year old students enjoy the best in teaching and learning provision in an aesthetically beautiful setting.

on what has been achieved to build community within the School family this year. 1 thank the School for the wonderful opportunities that have been available to us all for participation and involvement.

The work of School Council relies upon the generosity of all the members of School Council, and I would like to express my thanks to each of the Council members for their time and effort, care and

2008 has been a significant year for building on the already strong traditions of our fine School. In September, on the School's Feast Day this year. we blessed and unveiled the wonderful sculptural portrait of Mary Ward, installed now in the glade for the whole

diligence. For 2008 the School Council comprised Sister jane Kelly ibvm, Peter Higgins, Sarah Rey, Dr. jacqueline McGilp ibvm, Chris

Pidcock, John Phillips, Stuart Fowler, Lucy Christie and myself, together with Dr. Susan Stevens.

School community to enjoy. Throughout the year we renovated the Chapel of Christ the King, restoring this beautiful sacred space for the use of staff, students. parents, and past pupils.

The Property Committee works hard to manage both major and minor works within the School. The Property Committee comprised

Stuart Fowler (Chair), jane Nathan, Peter Walsh, Robert McGauran, Another significant and important project undertaken this year was

Dr. Susan Stevens, lan james and Louise Peyton. 1 thank all the members for their efforts.

the completion of Stage I of our water harvesting project, including the re-turfing of the front lawn. With a 300,000 litre water tank now installed beneath the oval, a steady supply of recycled water is ensured for the lawn. The School's responsibilities in minor upgrades, refurbishments and maintenance have also been carried

out well, ensuring the best working environment possible for our staff and students.

Significant work has been done by the Development Committee in

fundraising, friend-raising and community building. Thanks are due to the Development Committee, which comprised Lucy Christie (Chair), Sister Toni Matha jbvm, AM, Peter Higgins, Elizabeth Hunt, ]oy Hanrahan, Carlo Vaccari, Loretta Cinque, Michael Tsotsos, Rose Doolan, Dr Susan Stevens,lan james, and Louise Peyton.

I extend thanks to all members of our School Community, both past

and present. who Support the School financially with donations and gifts. This year I also especially thank all who supported our major fundraiser, the Bright Lights Ball, and all contributors to our Annual Giving Appeal. The School reliesonthegenerosity of parents in many things, in donations of time, expertise, as well as money. Participation

by our parents and friends in School events and projects is a great

We rely upon the Finance Committee for their expertise and advice.

Thanks are due to the Finance Committee, comprising Chris Pidcock

(Chair), John Phillips, Geoff Sharpe, Michael Burn, john Nolan, Richard van der Merwe, Frank Glynn, lan james, Louise Peyton, Kerry O'Dowd and Dr. Susan Stevens.

strength of Loreto Mandeville Hall, and this active engagement in the life of the School is important to us.

The Council Review Committee advises the Council on governance

issues, professional development of Council members, succession The School continues to achieve outstanding academic results. We

are fortunate to have a strong and dedicated teaching staff; staff who work with each student in a most committed way, from Early

planningand arrangingin service activities. Membership of the Review Committee comprised Sister Jane Kelly ibvm, Dr Susan Stevens and myself (Chair). 1 thank my Co Committee members fortheirguidance and advice.

Learning through to Year 12. This academic year has been marked by excellent results, recorded and reported in the Principal's Annual

Report,publishedinthismagazine. Thestudents of Loreto Mandeville Hall are exceptional in their levels of effort and personal and group achievement and they deserve our recognition and commendation.

I would like to express my gratitude to the Deputy Chair of Council, Sister Jane Kelly ibvm, for her work and assistance during the year.

On behalf of the School Council and the parents of the School I thank all staff, both teaching and non-teaching, for all they do for our students.

Finally, I wish the School Community a joy-filled Christmas and New Year. Loreto Mandeville Hall has achieved great things in 2008, and we look forward to another wonderful year next year.

Loreto Mandeville Hall is led with enormous dedication by our

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Cbairnian School Council, Loreta Manda,ille Hall Toorak

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The Adelaide Declaration of National Goals for Schooling (MCEETYA, 1999) begins by asserting that "Schooling should

develop fully the talents and capacities of all students" and goes on to talk of "active and informed citizens" and of students learning about "exercising their rights and responsibilities as citizens". In Loreto junior School we provide leadership opportunities for all Year 6 students in different areas so that leadership is an authentic aspect of the students' program.

Research in the area of 'student voice' and 'student leadership' suggests that choosing the 'best' students or those with already proven leadership skills does little to alter or improve the potential of all students. Further, that shielding students from responsibility, encourages irresponsible behaviour; that holding them in a dependent status, encourages students to act as dependents; that keeping them away from productive work, promotes a lack of productivity in other areas. Many of the approaches to student leadership stress the importance of students working in groups, and engaging in co-operative work, on team-based, action-oriented projects.

The Student Leadership Teams in Junior School include Environment, Learning Resources, Music, Sport, Junior School Council and Social justice. Membership of each Student Leadership Team is determined by a nomination process. Considerable worl< is done to ensure that students are placed appropriately according to their strengths and interests, while maintaining social cohesion. The range of leadership teams provides roles that cater for strengths of all students, especially those preferring -behind-the-scenes" roles. Students require significant support from staff, especially in the early stages of developing the teams. Allocated teachers are committed to meeting with their team regularly to support initiatives and develop role descriptions, and this is done with mutual respect and a sense of justice for all involved.

Short term goals: • Students will participate in a class based student leadership program; • Student will demonstrate increased knowledge and skills required for effective leadership; Students will demonstrate effective decision-making strategies: • Students will develop and enhance role descriptions for their respective leadership team; Students will havetheopportunityto investigate the needsofthe School Communitywithin theirspecific area, and plan, implement and evaluate projects catering to those needs: Students in other year levels and parents will become aware of the student leadership roles, and focus and activities of each team; • Teachers will support students to develop effective leadership skills

The Year 6 leaders of 2008 are to be congratulated on their achievements in working in their teams and contributing to the lives of others in our community.

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