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Celebrating the past: Shaping the future Loreto Mandeville Hall

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From the Principal Birthdays are such special times, and significant birthdays all the more so. 75 years is a very important birthday. It was right and fitting, as well as a great pleasure, to celebrate this momentous event in a variety of ways throughout the year, beginning with the Pageant in March, the Memorabilia Exhibition in

May, and finally Feast Day in September. *b

Our Preps will be celebrating their 30th birthdays and our Year 12s will be well into their 408 when the

school celebrates its centenary in 2024. May they look back with pride and joy and recall with excitement and affection the celebrations that have commemorated the

75th birthday.

Our theme for the celebratory year - Celebrating the past, shaping the future - challenges us to go forward into the new millennium committed to shaping the future, by doing our part to build a better, more just, and more genuinely life-giving world for everyone. Like

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Mary Ward, our Foundress, may we be seekers of truth and doers of'justice.

11111111. Dr Anne Hunt (Principal)

75th Anniversary Celebration Mass St Patrick's Cathedral was the venue for a special Mass, celebrated on Friday 10 September, to mark the

75th Anniversary of the fbunding of Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak. The entire student body and staff of the

** Congratulations **

School was joined for the Mass by a number of niembers of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary

2000 School Captain - Annabel Smith

(Loreto Sisters), parents, past pupils and past staff, and

School Council members. Representatives from each of

2000 School Vice Captain - Alisha Hnatjuk

these sections of the School community were involved as readers or took part in processions, while students from the Senior and Junior Schools acted as altar servers, and Senior School students took on the role of' Special Ministers of the Eucharist. The chief celebrant of the Mass was the Most

Reverend Archbishop George Pell, DD, STL, MEd, D

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Phil (Oxon), FACE. Concelebrating priests were Fr

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Tom Doyle, Fr Chris Toms, Fr Brian Leonard (former

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parish priest ofToorak), Fr Francis Merlino, OFM Cap, and Fr Peter Taffe. It is of interest to note that three of

the celebrants received their early education from the Loreto Sisters - Fr Toms at Loreto Mandeville Hall, anc[ Archbishop Pell and Fr Taffe in Ballarat.

Adorning the pillars of the cathedral were the various sections of the School's'roll of honour', made by the Art Department and bearing the names of' some 5000 students who have attended the school during its

75 years. These were a reminder to all present that this proud history was good cause to "Sing to the Lord", as the Entrance Psalm invited. Together, music staff

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and students worked extremely hard to bring this about. The congregation, led by student cantors, choir and staff, raised their voices in song.

Brass

accompaniment complemented the magnificent music

of the organ (played by Mr Kevin Meese), the Vocal Ensemble sang the Kyrie and Agnus Dei iii the traditional Latin, and the younger students from Prep,

Year 1 and Year 2 contributed a beautiful rendition of Make Me a Servant.

Music from the Recorder

Ensemble and Senior Orchestra also added to the spirit and joy of the occasion. On returning to the School, a 75th commemorative

Congratulations Year 2000

photograph was taken, birthday cake cut, and games

School Councillors

played, all in celebration of a wonderful history and the

L-R: Annabel Smith, Alice Papaluca, Megan Downing, Michelle Funder,

exciting future that awaits Loreto Mandeville Hall. (Mrs) Pat C)'Halloran (Liturgy Coordinator)

Daniella Zampierollo, Alisha Hnatjuk. Alana Spadaro, Jane Stewart, Simone Ball, Tina Vanspalt Katherine McMahon, Stephanie Maule.

The Rainbow Fish I put a lot of work into :111 my beautiful scales for my Rainbow Fish and at first I felt a bit like the Rainbow

Fish. I didn't want to give them away. But as tinie went on, I realised that it was really beautiful a.s people gave me :ill sorts ofscales and as I

,gave mine auity in return, I just becanie happier and hal)pie]·.

This exercise really made me think about how

linpor·tant it is to share your qualities with othei·s. While the Rainbow Fish is meant to be a picture story

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book for quite a young age group. I. as a Year 7 student can relate to it in many different kinds of ways. Cristin Burns (Year 7)

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Art and Philosophy The connection between art and philosophy is by nature ambigllc,us and not cleaily defined. It is for this reason that Air Henry Gaughan from the National

Gallery (,f Victor·ia. spoke to Year 9 Philosophy students al)out the importance ofart and the various perceptions

Year 7 prepare Rainbow Fish: Elizabeth O'Dowd, Samantha Barrett and Madeleine Dunn.

of it.

Mi· Gaughan presented us with thought provoking icleas and insights iii a freplance artistic environment.

As a t·€·sult of' techniques that positi(med him amongst the group. tim class conversed on an equal level in which 1111 students were involved,

We were shown works by soinc famous artists like Van Gogh in acidition to innovative workH by new

Australian al·tists. From t]1is session. the girls learnt how to view art from a philosophical perspective. Yvette Haikal and Kate Stowell, Year 9

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Congratulations to: Rebecca Jageurs (Y 12): nwinber of the Australian learn which won the Junior Women's Water Polo

World Championships in Italy.

Year 9 Philosophy class with their teacher Ms Daryl Jenner and Mr Henry Gaughan from the National Gallery of Victoria.

Inside front cover photos Anniversary Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral. (clockwise from top lift) 1. Julia Canavan and Elizabeth Bart·elt (Y2). 2. Mr Paul I Iov (Chairman School

Natalie Grant (Y 10): invited to pei·12)i·m on saxophone

,at the Opening Ceremony 2000 Olympics. Erin Buntine (Y12): first prize in Youthpix 99 for her wood :ind 1,11(,tographic entry dealing with drug use and youth.

Aisling Fay (Yl 1): First place State Student Video and Photography Awm·(Is.

Council), Sr Joan Nowotny (representing the [BVM Provincial), Iiis Grace Archbishop Dr George Pcll and Dr Anne Hunt (Principal). 3. Itt·idget Cleary

Cassandra Fry (Yll): Swannie Award winner as best

(Sch€)01 Captain)„ 4. St· Deirdre Rofe IBVM, Elizabeth Butti (School Council Member), Sr Jane Kelly IBVM, Sr Margaret O'Sullivan INVM .mil St· liclen

Award for best .111 round candidate in the State in

Murphy IBVM. 5. His Grace greets Junior students at the sign of' pence.

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B Gracie clebater in Victoria and Alliance Francaise Year 11.

Sarah O'Halloran (YO): Fii·st Prize Year 9 Poetry

recital Alliance FrancHise Competition

Dr Anne Hunt (Principal), Jessica C,irley (School Vice Captain) and

Lili Liu (Y7): awarded an Australian Mathematics

Bridget Cleary (School Captain) display the 75th Anniversary cake al the

Competition Prize thi· being iii the top 1/24 in the

celebrations on Feast Day.

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Land of the Rising Sun

During the Term 3 holidays, 15 students who are currently studying Japanese at Loreto Mandeville

Hall, accompanied by Mme Watt and Mlle Ross, participated in a home-stay prog-ram with students from our sister school in Japan, Fukuoka Kaisei Girls'

Senior High School. The first two days were spent touring the cities of

Kyoto and Nara. Both cities were once ancient capitals of Japan, and are full of interesting historical places.

In particular, the girls enjoyed visiting Kyoto's and

Nara's shrines and temples. However, the girls also enjoyed the shopping opportunities these cities offered.

We visited Nagasaki which was very confronting, as we were able to clearly see the human tragedy caused by the devastating effects of the atomic bomb. In

particular, the visit to the Atomic Bomb Museum was worthwhile as it documented many personal accounts of the experiences of the people of Nagasaki. This

museum reminded us of the importance of peace and the human cost of' war.

Japan home-stay group with teachers Mme Barbara Watt (part hidden)

On the third day, we took the Bullet Train

and Ms Emma Ross.

(Shinkansen) from Kyoto to Fukuoka, which is the

capital of the Southern Island called Kyushuu where we were met at the station by the host-families and

school representatives. Our students were anxious prior to meeting their families; however, their fears quickly dissipated when they saw how enthusiastic

and excited their host families were at the prospect of hosting them.

Year 3 Sleepover The Year 3 Sleepover was held at school on 15th

For the next seven days, our students lived with their host families and attended school with their host

sisters each day. The school organised an exciting and

October. Straight after school we changed into our casual clothes and had afternoon tea. Then we played lots of gaines using the lloops and there were Yowies as

informative programme for the girls, which included

prizes. Afterwards, three dads volunteered to cook the

lessons in calligraphy, origami, the tea ceremony,

barbecue and we had sausages and salad. Dessert was

Japanese cooking, how to use the abacus (soroban), a

some fruit and then our Yowies. Yum! After dinner we

traditional Japanese dance called Bon-Odori, and they

presented to the group the plays that we had been

spent a half day at Kaisei's primary school and

working on. Then came the coolest part - a disco, with

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over 50 CDs to choose from. Miss Webster, Mrs Hodder

The benefits of experiencing a home-stay such as this are enormous.

Our students gained cultural

insights into Japan, as well as experiencing a great

and the other teachers all danced. We were exhausted

by the end, and then it was time for bed. We watched the Swan Princess before dropping off' to sleep.

improvement in their language skills. They were able

The next morning it was Paris and 1sabelle's

to develop close friendships with their home-stay

birthdays. We had breakfast and watched some more of

families, which, hopefully, will Iast for life. I would

the video, and then our parents came to pick us up. We

strongly recommend future students to take advantage

had the best sleepover!

of this wonderful opportunity to broaden their cultural

Bethany England (Year 3)

awareness and to build on their Japanese language skills. Emma Ross

(Japanese Language Teacher)

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Congratulations to School Leaders 2000 School Sports Captain: Michelle Funder

School Music Captain: Emily Smith School Debating Captain: Georgina Coleman School Drama Captain: Megan Downing Leader of Orchestra: Rosannah Healy Senior Chorister: Annabel Smith Leader of Concert Band: Caroline Chen

Leader of Stage Band: Laura Riley

Enjoying sausages and salad at the Year 3 Sleepover: Brighid Ginnane-

School Pianist: Lucy Fang

Smith, Rafaela Scully, Samantha Podbury, (and back) Kirsty Kearney.

Common Ground From the moment we walked into the reception area of Loreto Normanhurst, I knew that we were in a Loreto school. There was no escaping the watchful eyes of Mary Ward as we entered, or in

fact, anywhere else in the school.

As we were escorted around the buildings and grounds, I felt a real sense of accord with Normanhurst. I could not exactly identify why this was the case. The buildings and most certainly the grounds were quite different to LMH; the uniform was similar but not the same. Every now and then though, I thought I saw a

familiar face from Maiideville in the students who passed me by in the Corridors. I assumed then that any similarity I felt was more to do with being in a Catholic girls' school and perhaps little to do with a common ethos.

I did know that I was in a Loreto school when, being somewhat unnerved by Mary Ward's hooded gaze in several of the corridors, I remarked to the very new Head of Science, "Women in time to come..." She returned quickly, "...Will do much." With a laugh we acknowledged our common ground but I soon learned that Mary Ward's vision was being most seriously transposed into opportunities for leadership and excellence both within the faculty of Science and within the general administration of the school. In the one and a half days that we spent at Normanhurst, the Student Council made its presence felt by making several announcements over the PA system in relation to the up-coming Fair and a heart-felt thank you to the staff on International Teachers' Day ( for which they also provided morning-tea! ) In a brief meeting with the Principal, Leonie Degenhardt, the

allegiance to Mary Ward's vision was most apparent in Leonie's commitment to the education of girls.

My favourite moment was when a Year 7 Science class escorted I,MH Biology teacher Roger Gill and me through the magnificent

bushland at the edge ofthe school's property. After explaining the ecology of their quadrat, the girls then took me into the nuns' cemetery, and I was struck by their respect, almost reverence, in being in that space.

On the way back to the classroom, I asked my little group what they would like to know about their 'sisters' at LMH. "What's their uniform like?" was the most pressing question {br

all three girls.

Ms Adeline Yen Mah is

It was then (but not as a result of the question!) that I was

happy to sign a copy of her book for

Kamy Lee (Y 12)

struck with a grand thought of bringing all Loreto schools iii Australia together for a Jamboree. Once the logistics (and abiding memory of the Pilgrimage planning) nipped that idea in the bud, I scaled down to the thought of state Loreto schools coming together. The girls in my little g-roup knew very little about Kirribilli and, I thought, LMH students would know very little about their'sisters' in Mary's Mount or beyond. I envisaged a twoday camping festival where the girls and staff got to know one another by competing in gaines or performing a concert for each other or, at the very least, using the communication potential of the Internet for exchange of ideas and information. As we were farewelled from Normanhurst by our hosts, I sensed that they too enjoyed the experience of sharing ideas in Science

and information about our respective schools. We all thought that it was a shame that they would not be visiting LMH in return to

experience first-hand those things we discussed. On to Kirribilli for just a fuw hours before we flew out of Sydney. Needless to say the school's position on the Harbour took our breath away. Time constraints did not allow for a meaningful comparison of' Kirribilli with LMH or Normanhurst in relation to Loreto ethos. Once again though, Mary Ward and the Loreto crest was prominent in the corridors of' Kirribilli. The abiding legacy of her vision that Women in Time to Come Will Do Much,

is tangible in all three schools. Opportunities for leadership and excellence are provided for girls in a range of ways that are common and recognisable but also in ways that are different, making each of these three schools distinctly their own and distinctly Loreto.

This visit was an excellent way to appreciate more fully the Loreto ethos - to see it alive and well, not just at IuMH but in a broader context and I am grateful for the opportunity to

Chinese Cinderella What an opportunity! Internationally acclaimed authors flood into Melbourne for the writer's festival. but it is not often that'sell

out' authors have the desire or the time to include visits t[) schools in their hectic schedules. When the Information Services Centre

was approached by Penguin Books and asked if we were interested in hosting a session promoting Adeline Yen Mah's new

book, Chinese Cinderella, we leaped at the chance. By selecting an evening for the event, we hoped this would enable parents as well as students to participate. Unfortunately, foul weather mari·ed the night. The worry that our expected audience might be significantly reduced proved groundless as over eighty enthusiastic members of the school community splashed their way into Mandeville Hall.

Although petite in dimensions, Adeline chose to deliver a powerful speech that was emotional, strong, and forcefully

presented her views. The rights of all children, but especially females, to receive education, love and respect is a personal crusade, developed through her own experiences. The elements of childhood experiences woven through her tale are very sad, and later professional success has obviously not removed the pain of her youth. The audience listened with respect and awe, unbelieving of some of her childhood horrors.

Adeline made time after her speech to speak with members of the audience, and to sign copies ofher books for most ofthem. The hours she spent at Loreto Mandeville Hall made a profound impact on each one of us who heard her speak, and made us realise how fortunate we are.

experience it.

Kay Powlesland

Amanda Apthorpe (Biology Teacher)

(Information Services Centre)

Scientists of the Future Science Week in the Junior School is a five-day

celebration aimed at increasing student awareness of' the importance of Science. Thi·oughout the week each class walked to the Senior

School Laboratory for their Science Lesson. The Prep class enjoyed an introductory Science lesson, Year 1 investigated the objects which are attracted 1,0 magnets, Year 2 created slime, and Year 3 demonstrated the laws of buoyancy by creating a Cariesian diver. The Year 4 classes investigated objects under· the magnification of microscopes, Year 5 experimented with Chemical reactions, and Year 6 create.d Electrical Circuits.

Each class participated in a Trivial Pursuit Quiz aimed lit testing and extending the students' general knowledge at each level in a fun and relaxed setting.

Another highlight of the week was the Antarctica

Presentation. Destination Education visited for a day to conduct three sessions with the junior. middle and senior students.

Outside an Antarctica Emergency Short-term Sheiter at the Destination The students learned about the geographic location of' the Antal·ctic Region, the history of exploration :ind community life.

They experienced a shnulated

Education Display: Gabriella Sgro, Emilie Hickey, Camilla Flook, Atlanta Mutimer and Bridget O'Brien (Yl)

Antarctic wind using a Blizzard blaster, le,11·nt :11)(,lit. the Weddell und Leopard seals, Emperor and Adelie penguins. They also examined early and niodern

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Antarctic explorers' clothing. and were able to enter a

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lifk? sized Emergency Short Term Shelter Model. The week cuhninated in an informative asseinbly

with each level reI)(1·ting on what they discovered in the laboratory lessons.

Year 6 had used their

knowledge of' circuits to create skill testers. Year 1

raced cars around a race track poivered by niagnets, and we watched and learned as Year 3 explained acids and bases pictorially and then denionstrated with

colourful experiments. Year 4 used overheads to share the things they witnessed under the microscope, and the Year 2 class entertained us as they performed

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'Slime Rap'. It was a successful and inspiring week which has been a spring-board for enthusiastic discussions, genre writing with recounts, reports, and procedures, and a greater interest iii Science. Miss Michelle Lindeman (Junior School Science Coordinator)

Venessa Robinson and Meg Appleby (Yl) in the Senior School Laboratory

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Enrolment News Parents who have applied for places for their daughters in the 2001 Preparatory class will be contacted early in February 2000 to arrange an enrolment interview with the Head of the Junior

School, Mrs Kathy O'Connell.

A reminder to any parents who plan to send younger datighters in 2001 that applications should be lodged without delay. Interviews have commenced for the 2001 intake year levels and will continue in Term 1. 2001. If you believe you have made an application for Commencenient in one of the 2001 intake classes (with

the exception of the Preparatory Class) and have not received a letter inviting you to arrange an enrolment interview, please contact the Registrar, Ms Zena Roslan, as soon as possible. Dtites for ()pen I)ays and School Tours iii 2000 will be published parly next year.

Year 1 girls dressed to celebrate Madeline Activity Day which included a Madeline Tea Party with French food, songs and other activities.

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Sonata - Concerto Concert On 15 September the Sonata -Concerto Concert was held at Armadale tiliting ('|1111··11. ThiA was the fir:t time the concert was held

outside sch,)01. and the v:entie offered performers a more exciting Challenge with much enhanced acoustics and a more formal setting. Loreto': more senior and advanced musicians performed. presenting some considerable. and often extremely challenging. sonatas or

concertes. The Loreta Symphony Orchestra and Mandeville Sti·ing Orchi·stra accompanied two of the evening'> soloists. Tile night was a great success with every performance exhibiting elements of musical excellence. a sincere tribute to the exceptional teaching and opportimities available for music students at Loreto Mandez·ille Hall. Many stliclents. teac]ici·: and parents :ittended to show their

support at the concert. which was appreciated. Our thanks :ire extended to Mi·K I.> 11 Dernelley. who accompanied many of the performers. to Ms Mary ODriscoll for her work iii organisin,g the event, and to our Milsic Captain. K.imy Lee. for hosting the concert. Emily Smith (Yearll)

East Timorese Programme Early this year. I was inspired by a guest speaker. a priest from East Timor, to take part in a tuition programme with migrant East Tiniorese families. The experience has been both worthwhile and fUlfilling. It has given all involved an opportunity to move :outside our confidence limits. und has given us an in.sight into the

The opportunity to work with these inigrant families has bern

a very insightful experience ihr everyone, and I know that everyone froni Mancirrille has benefited greatly from the experience. I encourage as manv people as poKsible to become involved with this worthwhile programme next year, and hope that the Eu.st Timorese people with whom we have worked have. en,joyed the experience as much as we have,

other side of Melbourne.

Jane Stewart, Year 11

Two groups of War 11 students :ind two tenchers Inet, soniewhal apprehensively, at the entrance to the Richmond Cominunity Hou.King block in May. I remember waiting. with the

other niembers of my group. while the other group was taken to their family I was struck by the cold ofthe complex, and the bleak hopeless fae.es of thcuse who lived there. Our unifhrms invoked

niany stares, and the absence of our guide, the pro,grainme's

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organiser, Mrs Mai·garet Gurry, began to make us uncomfortable. Finally, she returned and we were hurried to 0,11· thmily'H flat on the eleventh floor. We were greeted on the floor by a concrete

hallway, with the number 11 painted in yellow on the llc)(ir, We inoved thi·ough the dark hallway to the flat. of our family, and knocked on the wire door. The door was opened to reveal four excited. but somewhal apprehensive people. As we were shown iii,

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we became aware that, in this one bedroom flat lived seven people. ranging iii age from,5 - 70. Only one adult spoke. a lack of'English restricted others from greeting us verbally.

Although the surroundings gave us a sense of' uneasiness, the happiness of the chihiren and their mc}ther, and their obvious excitement at visitors put us at ease. Our teacher. Mrs Staplry, soon began working with the mother, teaching English conversation and literary skills. As well as working on homework

with the children, Belinda, Clare and I played games and worked on conversation skills. We have even leaint sonic East Timot·use!

We look forward to our visit.s, and recently went on a picnic oil the

Mrs Robyn Stapley and Clare Noonan (Yl 1) on an outing with

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their East Timorese friends.

Teaching the Teachers My trip to Japan in Term 3 was a wonderful experience. The five Australians chosen by the Japan

Foundation for their Short-Term Intensive study programme found tliemselves amidst a sea of

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nationalities including Indonesians, Vietnamese, South Americans, Koreans and others from exotic locations.

We all lived together, for eight weeks, at the Japanese

Language Institute in Saitama, Japan. Although we were from a variety of countries, we all had one

common language, Japanese, and a common profession, Japanese language teaching.

The following eight weeks were exciting and challenging.

Although total immersion into the

Japanese language was at times tiring, the various classes offered by the Institute were supportive,

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informative and covered a wide range of topics. All the classes were conducted in Japanese, and we studied in

depth grammar, the writing system, honorifics and general conversation. There were also cultural classes

on Japanese geography, history, theatre and entertainment, pop culture, fashions, lifestyle,

Ms Lisa Ritchie (second from left in front> with Mrs Shio (front left) and her

employment and so on. We were also fortunate to be

Japanese friends.

able to go to the National Theatre and watch Kabuki, visit and teach at a Primary school, experience a home-

stay, and have lessons and hands-on experience with Ikebana ( Japanese Flower Arranging), Calligraphy and the Japanese Tea Ceremony. As Japanese teachers we also had teaching methodology classes, which gave us

the opportunity to share teaching methods and ideas with other teachers from around the world.

While the programme was jam-packed with classes

and study, I still found tillie to travel around Tokyo and

visit various sites of historical or cultural significance. I also challenged myself with an overnight climb of Mt.

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Fuji in the hope of experiencing a wonderful sunrise. Unfortunately, after over six hours of climbing through rain and gale force winds, I reached the summit only to see a very cloudy, rainy and miserable sunrise. The thought of the four-hour descent was frightening but I eventually made it, even though I could not walk up or

down stairs for three days after the climb. It was a memorable experience.

During my time in Japan I was also fortunate to meet with the sister of tile Principal from our sister

Ms Lisa Ritchie (left) and the Principal and Year 1 teacher from the Primary School where Lisa taught visit a rice harvest.

school in Fukuoka. I was unable to visit our sister

school so the Principal, Sister Kioko, contacted her

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sister who lived near the Institute. Mrs Shio and her

friends took me to a Tea Ceremony school and taught me all its intricate details. They also provided me with a traditional Japanese lunch, and I was grateful for

Ijoi·eto Mandeville Hall awards Scholarships and Bursaries to girls

entering the Senior School. Scholarships are awarded under three categories - General Academic, Music and Mathematics.

A limited number of Bursaries are also available for entry at Years 10 and

their kindness and friendship. The course concluded with a group tour around Japan by Shinkansen (Bullet Train). We went to Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Miajinia and Hiroshima. We were also fortunate to be able to travel by the Nozomi

11, especially for daughters of past pupils who might not otherwise be able to attend Loreto. These Bursaries provide up to a 50% remission of academic tuition fees and are awarded to Catholic families on the basis of a means test.

Please contact the Registrar, Ms Zena Roslan, br an application form.

Shinkansen, the fastest train in the world, reaching up to 300km per hour.

I was able to take advantage of a two-week extension

Gift Ideas

offbred by the Institute to travel to the western side of

A limited number of 75th Anniversary commemorative items are

Japan and stay with our 1998 Japanese Language

available for purchase. To order please contact Tania Salzano at Loreto

assistant. Keiko Nagahara and her family were very

Mandeville Hall on (03) 9826 0211 or email salzat@lmh.vic. edu.au

hospitable and provided me with a great opportunity to experience home life iii Japan.

Items can be posted to you or picked up from the School by arrangeinent 75th Anniversary Items

Now I have returned to the classroom, I hope to share some of these experiences with my students and also make use of all the wonderful ideas and resources from

this fantastic stay iii Japan. I would like to thank Dr.

Hunt and others at Loreto for their support of my

Cost

Commemorative book A Mosaic of Memories

Lore.to Mand;evil;te Hall; 1924-1999

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Linen teatowel showing the beautiful historic house

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Commemorative pen $5

participation in this programme. Lisa Ritchie

plus postage

(Japanese Language Teacher)

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Tournament of Minds Imust admit that it was with some reluctance that I

took up the challenge of Tournament of Minds. I was well aware of the time and effort that must go into such

an activity, and doubted that I could 'fit it in'. Of course, I could and did.

Tournament of Minds is a competition in which participants are given a choice of three categories (Language/Literature,

Social

Sciences

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,Science/Engineering) from which to select a problem, The team of seven students is then given six weeks to :solve the problem before presenting their solution to a panel of Judges. The team may present their solution using poetry, music, drama or prose, or a combination of these elements. Many students throughout Australia compete in the Tournament.

We received our problem in the second week ofTerm 3, and proceeded to spend the next four weeks brainstorming. Cons;idering that we had only six weeks to get our entire presentation to performance stage this

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weeks we managed to write a script (eight pages of rhyming verse! ), create backdrops, sew costumes and learn lines. All too soon, we arrived at the day set for the dress rehearsal.

Our first team (Rosannah Healy,

Catherine Ryan, Yvette Haikel, Kate Stowell, Caitlin Davies and Sophie Serong) had an excellent rehearsal. Not a line was forgotten, and all ran smoothly Team 2 (Tracy Pahor, Hannah Coleman, Jane Tehan, Jane Matheson, Samantha Lau. Natalie Butler and Emily Varrenti) had a considerably more difficult time. Anything that could have gone wrong did. Our backdrop wouldn't stand up, lines wore forgotten, costumes didii't

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Swinburne University with plenty of' time to organise Our ourselves for our performance at 8.20 am. excitement (and nervousness!) was tangible. As we

Jane Matheson (Y 8) in her "Magic Pudding" costume for the Tournament of Minds.

tuned instruments, erected backdrops and re-read

scripts the most common thing said was, "I'm so nervous!" Finally, it was our turn to perform. We performed wonderfully, finishing an amazing three seconds under the tiine limit.

Our last minute

reliearsals obviously paid off, and we were all amazed at how much fun we had had.

Both our Senior School teams did very well. Team 1 gained honours and Team 2 won the Regional Final and

went on to compete in the State Final. While we did not win a prize in the State Final, it was great to be able to compare problem solving strategies with other teams, and learn from their experience. Overall, it was another great day.

Although the answer might not have been so

forthcoming when we were struggling to design a freestanding backdrop, at oiir last-minute rehearsals or during the weeks when half our team walked around the school thinking in rhyming verse as we tried to write the script, we would all agre.e that Tournament of Minds was a great experience. Although we occasionally got frustrated with both ourselves and others, the amount of

fun we had far outweighed the few times when we just couldn't see it happening.

1999 saw the establishment of' the LMII Aquatic Club, a school-based

swimming club aimed at providing the opportunity fbr year roiind fitness training and winter inter-club competition. The Club fills in the gap between the school-based fourth and first term swimming competitions with training sessions one or two mornings each week. This year the Club entered three teams in the winter competitions. From a fledgling membership base of 30 girls, excellent results were

achieved. The junior team of Charlotte Chalmers, Kesiah Madden, Bridget Noonan. Stephanie Pirrie, Stephanie Sheldon, Michelle Smitheram and Lucy Wilkinson placed second, and the two senior teams came Srd and 5th in their divisions. Most importantly, the relay format of the competition proved to be great fun f'or everyone participating.

The LMH Aquatic Club has been tremendously supported by the School staff and administration. and by a dedicated group of parents. They have given tirelessly of their time to organise teams and fundraising events to provide a base for the growth of aquatic sports with the advent of the new The Club looks forward to Sports and Physical Education Centre. welcoming many new members in 2000. Peter Suffren (President LMH Aquatic Club)

H()wever, none of the

experience would have been possib[e without our facilitators, Ms Jenner and Mr Frigo. We would like to thank t.heni and all our parents, particularly the Matheson family without whom those hugely important last-minute rehearsals would not have been possible, for all their patience and encouragement. Hannah Coleman, Year 8

LMH Aquatic Club

Congratulations to Miss Monica Wright awarded Miss fitness Victoria and second in the Miss Fitness Australia

Statues of Significance

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All those who are part of the Loreto thmily are aware of the significance of the statue of St Michael found at all Loreto properties. For two students in the Junior School however, our St Michael statue and indeed many of the other statues at LMH have added significance. David Mattei takes up the st()ry.

My father was born in the small village of Gromignana, near Lucca, in Tuscany, Italy.

He was one of eight children. His father was the village shopheeper who soon realised the village could not prouide employment for all his children. He believed great opportunity

existed outside Italy. He sent two daughters and one son to America, three sons, including my father, Iuo, to Australia and he kept his eldest and youngest daughters at hom.e in Italy. The villagers in this part of Tuscany were renowned for their cooking and/or statue making skills. Iii fact the Matteis who went to America became highly successful restaurateurs and the Mattei

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brothers who came to Australia established a statue

ina king factory in Fitzroy. Ferdinan(to. the eldest brother managed the business and was

responsible for sales, my father Iuo, did all the preparation and casting of the inoulds and Amedeo, the most highty skilled, did the final sanding and painting. They supplied churches,

conuents, schoots and shops throughout Australia, New Zealand and tile Pacific Islands.

As a young student I would work at the factory during

holidays. Naturally I was given the most menial of tasks to perform and I showed little potential for anything more challenging!

My sister, Mrs Christine Adami, and I are very proud of what our father and his brothers achieved in their new country and I believe my father would haue

been

pleased to know that

Chii.stine's daughter, Louise Adami (Class of 1991) attended Loreto Mandeuitle Hall and my daughters Stephanie and Alexandra are currently in Year l and Prep respectiuely. It gives them pleasure to look out their classroom windows and see

David Mattei proudly shows his daughters Alexandra (Prep) and Stephanie (Year 1) the statue of St Michael made by their grandfather.

tangible evidence of their grandfather's work. David Mattei

Trudi Says Thank You When 'He Who Must Be Obeyed' (my beloved owner) was suddenly and unexpectedly confined to hospital, my small world was shattered. But the charitable instincts

of the Loreto Community soon resulted in a small army of back-patters, ear-scratchers, and well-wishers, all concerned for ME! I couldn't recognise all of you but a

Loreta MandeuUte Hall uniform will always bring a happy wag now. Thank you. for your hi.nd:ness. Your euer faithful canine niember of the fanzily. Trudi.

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Late Stay Visitor A Poem by Year 2 When we were here for Late Stay A visitor came by.

She had a little doggie And it was very shy. The doggie's name was Trudi

She truly was +000000 cute And Dr Hunt ate pizza While Trudi smelled the fruit! bj

Oh what a lovely doggie, Oh what a lovely pet!

And Dr Hunt looked very proud Like she'd just been to the vet'

Year 2 girls present their Late-stay poem to Dr Anne Hunt and Trudi: (Back

L-R) Annelise Brown, Siana Madden and (standing right) Caitlin Spence. 2nd Row (seated on couch) Samantha Bell-Goodman, Dr Anne Hunt with

How long will Trudi stay with us? Let's make our feelings clear...

Trudi, Eve Lillas and Natasha Simonds. Front (on floor) Annabelle Wong Tai

We wish she'd stay forever,

and Alexandra Higgins.

For a day or a month or a year!

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artistes: Katia Santelli, Emily Bishop Gabrielle Lamont, Michelle Barrow, Michelle Moussi and Tyla Bound. 5. From Mulhall: Prue

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Opposite page: Mulhall clowns: Frances Acance, Katherine Stowell and Miranda Hindle. 2. Momane dancers: (back) Maya Antczak. Emily Heinen, Amy O'Connor and (front) Georgia Fillmore, Lilian Richards, Bridget Scanlon, Emma Gandolfo, Emily Doherty. 3. Barry fans: Deniece Fon, Rita Samuel, Tram Nguyen, Demetra Pollalis. 4. Ward dancers: Madeleine Campbell, Sophie Cuttler, Natalie Geros, Sophie Groont Jane Tehan and (front) Jane Matheson. 5. Made up for Mulhall: Natalie Bossong, Anne-Louise Benstead, Jessica Ries. 6. Barry dancers led by Jessica Young. 7. Mulhall cleaner clown: Marisa Hadfield with Christina Collard and Laura Haslehurst. 8. Barry's Claire McKeown playing the part of D'Arcy Walker in Barry's winning performance of "Fame: Look at me".

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MORNANE

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Michelle Funder

Megan Downing

Eliza Suffren

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Madeleine Scanlon

Claire MeLennan

Alana Spadaro

Alisha Hiiatjuk

Amy Killen

Annabel Smith

Emily McLeay

Patricia Nigro

Beth La Brooy

C: Georgina Molloy

Rosannah Healy

Caitlin Noble

Nicole Lee

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Chandini Kao

Joanna Patocs

Johanna Shembrey

Natalie Grant

Cassandra Fry

Vanessa Condello

Katherine MeMahon

Emily Smith

Jane Stewart

Andrea Vaz

Vanessa Von der Muhll Georgina Coleman

Laura Riley

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Jenni

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Andrea Kaliviotis

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Congratulations to School Sports Captains 2000 AEROBICS:

Elizabeth O'Day

Vice C: Jacqueline Diamond

ATHLETICS:

Megan Downing

Vice C: Michelle Funder

BADMINTON:

Jenni Fu

Vice C: Sarah Ho

BASKETBALL:

Greta Ijacava

Vice C: Claire McLennan

CRICKET:

Rachel Bachowski

Vice C: Jacqueline Reid

CROSS COUNTRY:

Christina Collard

Vice C: Anna Bryant

DIVING:

Nicole Dwyer

EQUESTRIAN:

Alexandra Stafford

Vice C: Genevieve O'Connor

GYMNASTICS:

Anna Bryant

Vice C: Patricia Nigro

HOCKEY:

Emily Smith

Vice C: Kye Williams

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Samantha Dermatis

Vice C: Madeleine Scanlon

ROWING:

Michelle Funder

Vice C: Alana Spadaro

SKIING:

Natalie Carter

SOFTBALL:

Simone Ball

SWIMMING:

Eliza Suffren

Vice C: Megan Downing

TENNIS:

Anna Fox

Vice C: Miranda Hindle

VOLLEYBALL:

Jenni Fit

Vice C: Andrea Kaliviotis

WATER POLO:

Eliza Suffren

Vice C: Simone Ball

Vice C: Laura Riley

Grand friends (Year 1 and 2 visit Saint Joseph's Retirement Home) It's the Year of the Older Person.

So we thought we'd take a ride

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Then it was time for afternoon tea

and yumi-ny snacks to eat.

We talked and listened to our friends.

There were so many people to meet!

We gave each of them a bookmark, #ist 4

a keepsake from the day.

We sadly waved goodbye as we headed on our way.

Miss Michelle Lindeman, Teresa Cabal Pasini and Eliza Tiernan 12) chat with one of the residents at St Josephs Retirement Home.

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"Amazing. These girls

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nostalgia. The music, the

Aronson. Directed by Robyn Kay tua,umn, mo nannUD auu and performed by the extremely of course, me air-rai[1

talented Year 11 Theatre Studies

students of Loreto, this proved to

be a night of sheer entertainment.

[trills! Pure 1940s."

really icere the women of Warrabadangal

Fighting their 01„.

personal battles,

supporting each other and waiting for their men to come borne from World War 11"

Budget 2000 - The Context The Budget Process The School's Budget is an annual component of the

Five Year Business Plan. It is developed through an exhaustive process of i liternal consultations with staff. Council's three Standing Committees and the School Council itself. Careful consideration is also given to

The Education Fees component of'the CPI (includes Primary, Secondary and Tertiary fees) is a better.

though not perfect. Index to use for compai·isons. For the period 1991 to 1999. the Average Annual CPI increase was 1.89.

Between 1997 and 1999 (June

Quarter) the average CPI increase was 0.6%. For the same pei·inds, tile Average Annual Increase in the

Education Index was 5.39, and 5.6% respectively.

the possible impact of'external factors during the next

Commonwealth anc[ State Grants between 1991 and

yeai·. and beyond. Enrolments, Government Grants,

1999 increased on average by 3.4% for Schools at ()lIt

interest rates, Government policies such as the G.S.T.

funding level. Grants have increased at. less than the

and Superannuation, Teacher Awarel Salary and

rate Of education costs and this negative variance has

Conditions, market trends und movements in other

put extra pressure on School Fees.

schools, and macroecoiwinic trends are some of these factors.

Following the release of the 1999 14 cleral Budget. there was extensive press coverage concerning the

Tile primary short-term purpose of the Annual

increased funding allocated to the Catholic 1(clue·ation

Budget is to ensure that the School is adequately

Systems. Whilst Loi·otto Mandeville Hall received some

resourced and funded for the next 12 months. thereby

enabling the teaching :-mci extra-curricular goals to be achieved. The longer term focus of the Budget is to

ensure that the School's Strategic Plan continues to be impleniented and supporti·(l.

benefit from this systemic increase, it was quite limited and had minimal impact on our ability to restrict Fee increases. TIii: School is assessed for Grants purposes

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independently of the

System.

Our

Commonwealth Funding level is 3 (as measured hy tile Education Resources Index - E.it.I.) and despite the

The Settling of School Fees In the context of this Bliclget process, the School Fees and Charges are set fur the next year. Each year we

survey relevant comptii·;Alive schools to understand the

market trends in Fees, Sahny co,sts and other major

fact the Victorian Catholic System'>4 EUT was reclassified, we remain firmly at

Level 3.

Consequentl.y, our entitlement to Commonwealth Recurrent Grants remains unchanged.

Budget influencers. In our 'basket' of Catholic and

We are not eligible to receive Government, Grants for

Non-Catholic Independent Schools similar to

capital (new building works) purposes, nor do we

ourselves, we know that Fee increases iii 2000 cover

receive miy otlier funding from the Catholic Eclucation

the spectrum from 5% to 99. with sections of some

Office or the Loreto Order.

Schools experiencing double digit increases. Loreto

Mandeville Hall is at the lower end of'this spectrum. as we were in 1999.

These increases refer to the change in the Fee

charged at each Year level when 1999 is compared with

2000. Most schools. ourselves included, operate with a Fee scale where Fees rise progressively from Prep. thi·ough to Year 12. The annual Fee 'increase' is therefore distorted if' it is based on the change between two successive Year Levels (for example Year 8 and Year 9), rather than on the change at the same Year

As is the case for most schools. 70% of our outlays

relate to Salaries, and Salary related expenses such as Superannuation. Work(Jover and Long Service Leave provisions. These remuneration costs are governed by

the relevant Award. Certified Agreement ind Government regulations, such as Superannuation.

Consequently, erich year a significant component of any Fee increase will be in response to changes in one or more 01 tliese Labour cost areas. 1999 and 2000 are no exceptic,ii.

level froni 1999 to 2000.

The qualit.y. experience and conimitment olout· staff

Key Budget Issues for 2000

underpins all that we do. We regularly bunchmark our

1. Propertv Master Plan - Stage 1

stalling levels, and our working conditions fur stall'. We

Elsewhere in this Mandevillian. we report oil developments with our Master Plan.

3. Labour Costs

The School

will continue. to operate responsibly anc[ reasonably in these iii·eas - fin· the benefit of' our students, staff and

Council is pleased to assure parents that the probable

parents.

commencement of building works in mid-2000 or later

4. Strategic Goals

has not had an>- impact on School Fees for 2000.

Council's long-term financial planning has not been premised on funding the new capital works from School Fee increases.

The Annual Budget is always prepared on a breakeveii or small surplus basis. We do not Budget on Overdrafts or short-term debt to finance School

operations. We do, however·, Budget on the historically well founded expectation thut all Fees will be paid. and

paid on time, thus providing the necessary cash flow to fund our outgoings 2. Government Grants

Approximately 239* of the School's Annual Income for Recurrent Purposes is derized from Cominonwealth

and State Grants. Each year, tile real value of these Grants falls because they f.iiI to keep pace with the rising costs of education. The Consumer Price Index ((DPI) is not a helpful yardstick for comparing education costs because the CPI attempts to be a comprehensive measure of price services. and charges of consumer g-{)()(IS

Approximately 70% of a school's costs are salaries, which do not relate very closely at all to the total composition of the CPI.

The Annual budget supports the achier·ement of'our ,Strategic Plan. which includes our Education PIntl. Each year, financial resources are .111(,cated to funding

new and replacement teaching resources, teelmology

and property improvements. In 2000, over $1,500.000 will be spent directly on curriculum and trelmology related res{)iii·ces and facilities. A further $350,000 will

be spent on classroom, furniture and e.quipment ili)grades as part of on-going programmes of refilrl )ishme lit.

Iii 1996 our technology related outlays per student were approximately $150. in 2000 this anic)unt is $65().

Spending by subject departments has risen from $300 per student in 1993 to $480 per student in 2000. Each yean the steadfast aim of the Finance Committee and School Council in finalising thi· Budget is to miniinise Fee Increases, and to nmxhnise the

i'(turn to the School, and to its cominimity. There i.4 only one Plan, and that is to nmintain Loreto Mandeville Hall's pre-eminent position in the education of' girls in the Loreto tradition. lan It. James

(Director of Business Operations)

PROPERTY MASTER PLAN INTRODUCTION

will be located on the Ground Floor of the new building. These

As the School approached its 75th Anniversary the School Council saw the need to plan for a new era in the development of Loreto Mandeville Hall. We are delighted to report that after two

rooms will open out onto an outdoor area. The larger Music classrooms will also be located in this new building. These spaces will be highly flexible with the Orchestra

years of' negotiation and collaboration with Stonnington Council, and our neighbours, Stonnington Council has passed the School's Property Master Plan. The Plan has been adopted as an

Room and Large Music Room adjoining either the Percussion Rooni or the Synthesiser Room,

Amendment to the Stonninglon Planning Scheme and sets out the

Mandeville Hall

development of Loreto Mandeville Hall for the next 10-15 years. We now await the signature of the Planning Minister to complete

The importance of the Historic House means we must be sensitive to the types of uses we introduce, or continue, in this

the approval process.

area. The delicate nature of the building requires low wear usage

Education is undergoing major change and we are now preparing and educating our students for an increasingly

and so the classrooms in the upstairs rooms will make way for individual or small ensemble Music activities.

technologically based society. There have been dramatic changes to the skills that students must acquire in order to capitalise on their education. The spatial reconstruction devised for Loreto Mandeville Ilall through the Master Plan focuses on increasing and updating existing resources, as well as providing new facilities to fulfil and expand the educational goals of the School.

The School's Archives will also be relocated into the House and

the original Bathroom is expected to make an ideal room for the

display and viewing of the archives. The Drawing Room and Oak Parlour on tile Ground Floor will continue to be used for small functions and music recitals.

Existing Classrooms & Mandeville Hall

OVERVIEW OF THE MASTER PLAN

Mandeville Hall will continue to be used as a facility for Drama,

Multi-Purpose Sports Centre

lectures and music recitals. The conversion of existing rooms in

The new Sports Centre, Stage 1 of tlie Master Plan, will provide the School with an exciting facility housing a range of sports and

this area into specialist Drama spaces responds to the increasing numbers of students studying this subject.

activities under the one roof. The complex will provide a 25-metre swimming pool with diving boards, a multi-marked Sports Iiall, weights Gym and a Gymnastics Hall. Associated with these spaces will be a series of change rooms, spectator viewing areas, equipment stores, display areas, staff facilities and a basement

A Lecture Theatre seating one hundred people in raked seating will be constructed in the current Large Music Room. This Theatre will be accessible from within the building, and also

directly from Clendon Road. The widening of the main corridor through this building will create a broad avenue to give a strong

carpark.

axis to the Master Plan and to provide improved pedestrian

The current outdoor multi-purpose courts will be relocated to

circulation.

properties owned by the School on Orrong Road adjoining the Junior School.

Mary Ward Building Resource Centre

The classrooms in this building will form the basis of senior

students' area. A major development will be the introduction of an

This building, which incorporates the current Senior School Library, will become the centrepiece of the School where all

additional Science Laboratory and a Science/Research Laboratory,

students and staff will have access to a "world" of information and

A number of the other classrooms will benefit from minor

technology.

alterations. The Year 12 Common Room will be relocated to the current "Bll" Art Room on the lower Ground Floor.

The First Floor Library will be doubled in size to accommodate state of the art facilities, and the anialgamation of the Junior

School Library into the Senior School Library. Administration

Senior School Quadrangle

and Staff areas on the Ground Floor will be expanded to overcome the current chronic shortage of space. A Third Floor will be added

provide a large, all weather, outdoor space for students that will

The current paved area of' the Quadrangle will be covered to

to incorporate specialist technology and Student Services spaces.

also function as an extension ofthe Foyer/Gallery for the proposed

Combining the Library, Audio-Visual blackout classroom, Computer Laboratories, a Religious Education Resource area, Counselling, Careers and Special Education areas with associated Classrooms, the Resource Centre has been designed to become the information and technology hub of the School. We anticipate that

Auditorium, and be used for exhibitions, outdoor performances and other School events.

The Quadrangle will be encircled by cloisters that will be achieved when the First Floor walkway skirts around the edge connecting the expanded Resource Centre with the Mary Ward

this project will be Stage 2 of the Master Plan.

Building to the South and the Music/Drama precincts to the North. Additional seating and planting across the entire

Auditorium

courtyard area will result in a vibrant recreational and cultural

The current Gymnasium will be refurbished to provide a muchneeded Auditorium facility for whole School Assemblies and

focal point for the School.

musical and drama performances. The Auditorium, and a mezzanine Balcony, will provide seating for over one thousand

Junior School The extensive refurbishment of the Junior School in the early

people.

1990's means that only a small number of changes are necessary.

Stage facilities will be provided for drama performances. The stage will incorporate a proscenium arch, backstage areas and a stage tower to allow for the raising and lowering of backdrops and

The Ground Floor will remain unaltered. The current

Maths/Science Room on the First Floor will be enlarged. The amalgamation of the Junior School and Senior School Libraries

appropriate run-off areas.

will leave an ideal space in the Multi-Purpose building for the

construction of a new Science/Technology Laboratory and a

Art and Music Building

L.O.T.E. Classroom.

This new building at the northern end ofthe Historic House will

This Master Plan provides the Loreto Mandeville Hall

include a number of specialist Art Classrooms on the First Floor. The Dark Room and Photography Room will be retained in their present locations, but their usefulness will be enhanced by a new

community with a vision for the future development of their

Audio-Visual Studio/Art Theory Classroom directly adjacent to

honour this achievement by working together to turn the dream

them. 'Wet' Art areas such as Ceramics and Printing/Airbrush

into a reality.

School. Its completion is a wonderful achievement and we will

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variations of existing building components (such as parapets,

commence this pro.jeet by the middle of the Year 2000.

anci base course shadow lines) have been adopted in c)]·dir to

This building will incorporate the following facilities: - Sports Hall. marked fur multiple ball sports - Dedicated. purpose built Gynmasties Hall

- 25metre, 8 lane Swimming Pool with 1.Om and 3.Oin diving boards over a diving basin

- Weights training rooin and RE. classroom - Change facilities for staff' :ind students - Staff offices

sympathetic to that of the existing buildings. Contemporary recessed planes, plaster eleinents. horizontal bands, c<)inite fc)ims

visually tie the contemporary and historic components together. The external materials selections and colour palette will relate to tliat ofthe existing Stables and Manderille Hall buildings along (london Road.

Building iloot· levels have been established to meet overall height guidelines agreed with the Stonnington Council. These floor |evels mean that the pool concourse level is below external ground level. and enables access to the main ent.ry lobby on the Soutli side of' the building from an external pathway, The ent ry

- Spectator viewing galleries over the three main Halls - Basement car park tkn· 20 cars, The St. ,Jo,seph's wing, formerly used as Sisters' residential

accommodation, will be demolished. The removal of this wing will be ibllowed by reinstatement works to the exposed original North elevatic,11 ofthe Ilistorie House.

lobby is set below the main floor level, and the height transition is made along a i·amped gallery leading up to Level 1, This gallery passes between the Gymnasium and the Sports Hall and fixed glass on each side permits spectator viewing of the activities in these spaces.

The central gallery leads to the central Staff Office und the

adjacent Pool Staff Office. These Offices are bounded by window walls on two sides. permitting supervision of the Swimming Pool

Building Design and Form "The mass of 1.he Sports Centre building along Clendon Road has been broken down into smaller expressed forms. which are compatible in scale with the existing Loreto Mandeville Hall

Building.9 :llong this frontage. In each individual building form, a rhythm of openings (windows) has been created which is

Iiall, the Sports Hall, and the circulation gallery. The gallery

Si,ace ends with glazed air lock doors leading into the Swimming Pool Hall, continuing the sense of transparency of I.evel 1 and permitting the visitor to view any activities in the Pool Hall." (Crone Ross Pty Ltd - Architect)

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Acknowledgements We are grateful for the generosity ofthe

John ancl Lyn Foley

.Judy Reid (Quin)

Helen Fyfe (Webb)

Colin and Charmaine Rodrigues

many members of' the Loreto Mandeville

Aldo ancl Ann Gandolfo

Betty Ryan (Tutton)

Hill] school family who have assisted t,he

Margaret (lolder c Brewster)

.Jolin and Kal·en Sheldon

school through donations t,0 the Building,

Library, Scholarship and Historic Ilouse Funds.

* Donations to the Building Fund will help fund the new Sports Complex, due to commence construction in the

Michael and Rita Green

Itivira Shetioy

Nicholas and Maureen Green

Alison Silke (Fraser}

Carole Hart (Bowen)

Dympna Sleeman (Gooch)

Sally Hai·tley (Lodge)

Peter and Arleen Smitheram

Margan,t Hayes ( Hegarty)

Elizabeth Sturges (Wimpole)

Vicki II(,i·(>Id (Brennan)

Michael and Maria Telian

New Year.

* Donati(.ms to the

Library

(Information Services Centre) will

assist with the purchase of facilities that provide the latest in teclmology ancl assist with the expansion of the existing Library. * Donations to the Scholarship Fund

will provide opportunities for those who without t,his support would not be able to attencl Loreto Mandeville Hill. * Don,ilic,ns to the Historic House Fund will ensure that restoration

work continues to preserve this

unique part ofour heritage. We air partictilarly grateful to Mrs Pat

Schaeffer for her support in promoting the mili·Ii needed funding of' the Sports Complex and for the financial suppoi·t of

Ruth Trait

Prudence Holyman (Ahern )

Lian Tran ( Nguyen )

Tlie Hoy Family

Susan Mary Trescowthick

Amanda Humphreys

Henry and Rosalie Turnbul]

Dr Anne 1 I unt

Patricia Vardy (Dowling)

Jeffand.Jan Hunter

Paris Vong·hack

Andrea .James ((Jarnovale)

Peter and (Hiristine Walsh

Ian James

You Ting Wang & He Shen

Mary Jefi'rey IMcintosh )

Peter and Catherine White

Jacques and Lynette Joubert

Mai·y Ann Willis (Dwyer)

Carmel Kehoe (O'Connor)

Chantal Wrightt

Pamela Keith (Halkyardj

Anthony and Mary Yokouchi

Mary Kevin {I,odge)

hu,Hall ZE;izsnu-inn (Klein/Keve)

·Jill Lethican (Maggs) Elizabeth Linton (Calder)

LORETO Mandeville Hall

Anne Adamson (Cosgriff)

Carmel Lombard ( Harty)

Music Performance

Lorna Allen (Coxhell)

Aessica Lyons

Dates for 2000

Mary Allen (Shillito)

Brvan and Pamela Madden

Rita Anch·6 (O'Sullevan)

Helen Marron (Ilealy)

Angela Arthur (Lee)

Peter und Jennifer MeBride

Music Festival - Friday 16 June

Robert :ind Wendy Ashcroft

Perri MeC.in·thy (Bayles)

Robert Blackwood Hall at 7.30pm

all those listed below,

Marie Hipgrave (D'Arcy)

Edward and Geraldine Bachowski

Elizabeth AlcKenzie (Eskdale)

Sam and Marita Ball

,Julia MeLellan (O'Shaughnessy)

Geoff and Judy Barrow

Ms A O'Sullivan

CONCERTS

Sonata./Concerlo Com·crt -

Dr and Airs A Bartone

Margot Meldrum III(,It)

Pei·ri Bayles

Melissa Migliardi

Ingrid Binental (Kapper)

Marita and .John Molloy

Deidre Black (Mi Swiney)

Patricia Molyneux ( MeGiri·)

Liz Blackie

Denise Moore (Lahz)

·Joan Ilowden (Coleman)

Elsie Mtilvany (Wharton)

Angela 13owlei·

Phillip and Geraldine Mustey

Wednesday 6 September

Armadale Uniting Church at 7.3()pm A Concert. iii the Chapel Sunday 15 October Loreto Mandeville Iiall at 3.0()pin Junior School Music Concert-

Sunday 29 October Junior School at 2.OOwn

Jodie Brasher

Maria Myers (,Iens)

Maria Brownell (Lightfoot)

Brendan and Grace O'Brion

Rebecca Buettner (Wood)

Paul anct ('hristine O'Bryan

Tuesday 21 March

Joan Burne (Roberts)

Kathy C)'Connell

Monday 8 May

Elizabeth Butt

Julian and Maryanne O'Connell

Phillipa Buxtoii

Deidre O'Day

Ingrid Callil

Geraldine ODay (Vanheems)

Junior School Oak Parlour Recital

Marjorie Carr (Tuomy)

Susan Olney (Hanrahan)

Thursday 20 July 6.00pm & 7.30pm

John and 1\Iary Anne Carroll

Natalie O'Sullevan

Anthony and Gabrielle Cavanough

Janette Peck (O'Sullivan)

Tracey Conedese (Hannigan)

Robert and Ana Pellicano

Les ancl Sue Coleman

Helene Penney (Mc·Gloin)

Diana Crivelli

Sarah Pettenon (Croagh)

Susan Densmore (Britt)

John and Gaynor Phillips

Moira Dobson ( Westmore)

Joan Phillips (Weichard)

Margaret Evan, (Gleeson)

Patricia Pickering (Gornian)

Margaret Fanning (Diviny)

llc:len Porter (Bourke)

Loreto Ferguson

Margaret Quin (Poynton)

·John and Deidre Finemore

Heleii Reid (Pitinkett)

RECITALS

Oak Parlour Recitals - 7.30pm

Wednesday 30 August Thursday 2 November

Singers Soiree Thursday 17 August Mandeuille Hall at 6.0(}pm UCE Music

Performance Recital

Tuesday 3 October Oak Parlour at 7.30pm Please contact the 1\Izisic Secretary, Mr.s .Jennif'et· Dickson for further

infbrmation regarding any of these events.

Principal's School Report

version lias meant the availability of the Inf'(n·niatic,11 Services Catalogue across the School P-12 in a network browser style.

Abridged report - full report printed in School Magazine What it wonderful year it has been, with our 75th Anniversary as a Loreto school here at Mandeville Hall. As fin· any birthday occasion, we wanted to celebrate and have tim, to rejoice in all that has been achieved and enjoyed over the years, and to give thanks for all the blessings that we have been given, With our chosen theme for the year, Celebrating the past; shaping the fliture, the

75th celebrations began in earnest with a stunning Pageant in March and culminated with Feast Day in September and a celebratory Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral, with Archbishop George PeH as our chief celebrant, joined by a number of

concelebrating priests. It was a wonderful year in every way, inspiring us to go thrward, in the spirit of' Mary Ward. committed to "Do good and cio it well."

In these times of rapid technological change, the School is continually presented with a number of challenges ancl the School staff accepts these challenges with tremendous enthusiasm.

Outdoor Education: A review of our camps programme led to the decision to work towards a more challenging outdoor

education programme fur our students (Prep-12). In 1999, the Year 8 camp programme was transferred to the Year 7 programme, while Year 8 undertook a much more exciting outdoor education camp experience. In 2000 we plan to develop the Outdoor Education programme further and to offer an even more challenging outdoor education experience to Year 9. New VCE assessment processes in 2000: Except fbi· 11)TIC and Texts and Traditions, all VCE subjects have now been re-accredited

Congratillations to our Year 12 class of 1998 and to Dux of School 1998 Rochelle Howie on the excellent results achieved. (See

for the Year 2000 with corresponding changes to assessment procedures in 2000. Gone are Work Requirements and their focus on the completion of' a number of prescribed set tasks to achieve an S (Satisfactory) iii a particular unit. Gone also are CATs. For each

Mandevillian May 1999 for details.)

study. the external component will be at least 509 ofthe assessment

Year 12(1998) results

Congratulations to the winners of 1998 Premier's Awards:

Lizette Bell, Aimee Lipscombe, Josie Parkinson, and Jessica Day. Congratulations also to Rochelle Howie, Lauren Reed and MarieDanielle Turner who won Melbourne Faculty Scholarships and to Nancy Spo.sal,0 and Lana Mai who were awarded places in the

and the internal component will be moderated against the external, Property Master Plan: Our Plan has been with Stonnington

Council for two years now and we are. at last, at a point of'

prestigious Top CATS (Art exhibition).

agreement. We are very hopeful of commencing the multi-purpose sports centre on the site of the current top courts, in 2000. The building, including a 25in swimming pool, a specialist gynmasium,

Special events and awards and outstanding results

will take twelve months (and several million dollars) 1,0 construct.

Congratulations to our History teacher, Ms Andrea inglis,

We look forward to tile opening in 2001 and to the enhancement

whose book,

Vic·torian Resorts in the Nineteenth

Century was

published by MUP (1999) and to Ms Lisa Ritchie, Japanese teacher, who was awarded a Japan Foundation scholarship for a lei·in of' extension language study in Japan, Past Pupil Kim Lien (12/97) was awarded the prestigious RMIT University Invergowrie Engineering Scholarship. Megan Walters (Y12) was runner up in the district finals of The Lions' Young Australian of the Year competition. Elanot· McInerney (Y12) and Tessa Hall (Y12) ivere interlocutors at the first Jestlit Lenten Seminar series,

Tiffany Chiang (YB) achieved the highest award (Honours) for her R.A.D. Elementary Classical Ballet exam. Aisling Fay (Yll) won a first place in the 'Diegesis' State Student Video & Photography Awards. Patricia Nigro (Yll) was selected to attend tile inaugural Victorian Youth Space Forum. Nicola Roberts (Yl l) won selection f'or the quarter final of the Monash Legal Clmilinge. In Tournament of Minds, our Team 2 proceeded to the State Finals and Team 1 achieved an Honours Award, Many students achieved fine results iii the Alliance Francaise competition, in particular Katherine Joubert (Y7). Sarah O'Halloran (YO). Cassandra Fry

(Yll). Jessica Day (Y12). and Meg:in Walters (Y12). Congratulations to the students who achieved outstanding results in the Australian Mathematics Competition, especially to Lili Liu (Y7), who was placed amongst the top 1/29 of students iii her division und to Rachel Semmens (Y7) and Julia Godinho {Y9) who

were awm·cird High Distinctions.

Curriculum developments in 1999 A Restructure of the Senior School Timetable in 1999 - 4

periods per day: After a careful process of investigation and

decision-making, we. decided to move from a 7 period day in the Senior School (Years 7-12), with seven 45 minute classes each day, to a 4 period day. with four 75 minute classes each day Teachers embraced the challenge with reniarkable engel'ness and commitment, despite the inevitable teething problems. It is our plan to review the arrangement in 2000. before deciding on timetabling arrangements for 2001,

On line services: Additional network connection points have been installed. enabling all teaching staff iii the Senior School to

access the school-wide network using- their laptops at their desks. This has meant a great enhancement to communication within the School and has changed the way teachers are able to prepare for classes. Email continues to be used constantly. part ieularly at senior levels, allowing students easy access to their teachers and to communicate with a global audience, Needless to sit.y, Huch a tool has hazards as well as benefits, and we continue to refine out· policies in regard to the use of information and communications technologies. The change in our Library Management software to a Windows NT

a weights room, a multi-purpose sports hall, and a PE classrum,

of our sports programme.

The co-curricular programme in 1999 Music

Congratulations to the following students who achieved outstanding results during the year: Annabel Smith (Yll. Voice) was one of the top 5 (out of 600) in the Victorian Vocal Discovery Quest. Lucy Fang (Y 10. Piano) received the Elizabeth Stainkamph Memoi·ial Prize fur achieving the highest combined score in Grade 8 Piano and Grade 5 Theory in her examinations last year. Nicole Lee (Y10. Violin) achieved her A Mus A. Hannah Coleman won 1st

place in the 16 years ancl under Solo Section at the Waverley Eisteddfod, and l,st place in the 16 years and under Solo Section of the Royal South Street Competition. The So.nior Ikecorder Ensemble won 1st place in the Wavertey Eisteddfod. Congratulations a]Ko to the many students who successfully undertook AMER examinations during the 1999 school year, Congratulations to the Vocal Ensemble which won 2nd place in the Choi·al A Cappella Section and was invited to perfurm at the Paul MeD€i inott Violin Scliolarship Showcase Concert. We look forward to our first overseas Music Tour in January 2001. Sport The Junior School won the Armadale and Dixtricl Athletics

Championships fin· a record 7th time, Jessica Fetterplace (Y12) passed he.r Level 9 Gymnastics National Standard and was awarded the Pierre de Coubertin Award by the Acistralian

Olympic Committee. Lana Cridland (Yll) and Alison Spence (Y9) were selected for the Victorian Schools Athletics team to compete. at the National Championships. Alison was also selected to attend

the Age National Championships. Elizabeth O'Day and Jacqueline Diamond (Yll) received the Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award.

Claire Baxter (Y12) was; placed 1st in the Under 19 State

Championships and National Championship event for Cross Country Mountain Biking and 2nd in the World C.up Mountain Bike Series Race. Jessica Curley (Y12) won the 'Best and Fairest' Award iii the Open Women's Netball Club Competition, Reth Nathan ( YS ) was selected for the State Trampolining Te:un, Sarah White (Y12) for the Catholic State Netball Team (Open Age), Jannah Taborsky (Y12) fur the Victorian State Water Polo Team and Daniela Norman {Y12) f'or the President's Team in the Senior

Women's National Championships for Laci·osse. Rebeka Jageurs (Y12) won Gold in the U20 Australian Water Polo Train at the

Junior Worid Chinnpionships in Italy In the I,MIl Nell).11] Club. Under 14 Bltsters (Y7) were Premiers. Congratulations to Best and Fairest Trophy winners U17, Lucy Kenny and Kelly Moore (Y8), and 1113 Lili Liu and Lucie Chalmers (Y7).

We competed for the first time in the SurfI.ife Saving Victoria School Surf League Competition at Mordialloc Beach with a team of 30 girls. In the ZSA Volleyball Round Rol,in, out· Senior tenin

placed lst. As part of out· 75th Birthclay cele')1·,itions fifty girls travelled to Loreto Ballarat to compete in Netball and Volleyball. with all year levels represented. We were al>40 pleased to host students and staff from Coloina Convent School. Lonclon during their three week visit to Australia in July. Congratulations on an

outstanding result from our Open Water Polo team who came Runners-Up iii the Division 1 Grand Final. Drama

Tei·in 1 began with the 75th Atiniversary Pageant. involving about 500 girls as perfbrmers. banner carriers. i n processions. as il-1 uvicians. singers, crew. and teains of artists who created the memorable giant

Aerobics Y10 Dream Team awaits flight to Brisbane for

portraits and the Roll of 1-1(mour, which 1101·e tlie names of all the

National Championships. Ms Monica Wright (Coach), Kate

students who have attended LM 1 1 over its first 75 years.

Fetterplace, Jessica Ries, Natalie Bossong and Cheryl Holt. Congratulations to the Acrobics Y 10 Droam Teain who won 2nd

place in the Victorian SportAerobie Ch,impionships, and 9th place iii the Australiall Aer(,bic Ch,lillpionships. The Athletics Team won ist place in SCSA Division 2 and 4111 place in GPSVSA Athletics. our best placing in many years. The Athletics Victoria Relay Championships brought outstanding results, with the Year 8 team winning silver medals in the 4 x 100m and the 4 x 200m relays.

Badminton, Cricket, E(lllc:trian, Fencing. Ilockey, Tennis, and Skiing 711 enjoyed grent participation and inwrovement over the year. Our Senior Basketball Wam linished as ZSA Premiers. Thi,i

was undoubtedly our best. season yet in terms of' participation in

Cross Country: we won the Premiership flag as the 1.41. ZSA .school, Congrattilations to the Junior (Year 6) (iymnasties Team who achieved 1.4 'Peam Overall in the Independent Girls Schools

Ward House was the winner itt the annual Junior House Drnina

Festival with a memorable production of' Nothing Berits u Ro.val Flush.

Our inaugural Year 12 '1'11(v itre St Liclies class prehented T/te

Importance of Being Earnest. Congratulations to Year 11 students

Annabel Smith aiid Simone Ball who were higlily commended ibr their Duologue performance fi·om Mac])eth in thi, Regional D'inals of the Globe Shakespeare Festival. At this year's Performing Arts Festival, Barry won the IMF Cup Gr liest overall production. Mornane the Instrumental,Vocal n n cl Draina Shields. and Mui hall

the Design and Choreograph.y Shickls. 1999 PAD' adjudicator. Ms Wendy Strehlow, commented on the high level ofprofessionalism of all perfbrmances. Term 3 encled with the Year 6 Production of'All Baba and His Fortv 7'hieues. Congratillations to Year 11 Theatre Studies students who produced the play, 1)1!ihii!1 Assm·ted. Within the curriculum the girls have also worked on a variety of projects.

Debating

Gymnastic Championships anc| to the Interm(,cliate Team who

It has also been a good year fbi· debating lit I joreto Mandeville

achieved 1,1 'Peam Ovet·all. ]11 Netball, our Year 10 team won its

Hall, with students achieving superb results. Congratulations to

Catholic All Schools Division und lst, place in the SCSA

Cassandra Fry (Yll) as Best B-Grade debater in tlic State, Megan

Intermediate Division. In the Victorian School Girls' competition.

Walters (Y12) as best A-Grade debater in the 1.,turiston Region.

our Year 9/10 team progressed through to the State Finals. In

Natalie Grant (Y10) as best C-Grade debater ill the Lauri.Stoll

ZSA. Senint· C" team won their Grand Final, while the A' team

Region. B-Grade Loretto 1 (Georgina Coleman, Animbel Smith,

won the ZSA Round Robin. Our Intermediate team reached the

Emily Smith, Vanessa Condello, Katherine McM:ihon) who won

Grand Finals in all three ZSA divisions. with the 'A' and B teams

their way to the State Octo-Finals. and C-Grade Loreto 1 (Rosannah

winning the premiership. It was the first time our 'A' team has

Healy. Daniela Panto, Helen Beatty, Catherine Ityan. (;porgina

won the shield since 1983.

Molloy) who debated their way to the first round of'State Finals.

With 1:33 girls involved in the 1.1\111 Rowing Club this year. making 26 crews and liu·ee Metille]·s, I.Mil way; the biggest school Rowing Club in Victoi·ia. Mchre than lialfofour crews made their Final at the HOSG, putting them iii the top four crews in their division iii Victoria. Two crews won their division - the Year 10

Division 2 Quad ana the Year 10 Division 3 Quad. In Softball.

Intermediate B' Team won the Z.SA premier·ship. and our other teams were competitive throughout thi· sivison, For the first time

Bushwalking Students enjoyed foul· day camps in the Grampians in early April and at Wilson: Promontory in early Jily. and a faili' day hike on the Great South Western Walk near Portland iii late September

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Social justice Students from Years 7-12 have worked hard

throughout 1999 to mise funds for a variety of charities

and foundations. The Year 7 Record night raised $400.00 fin· Loreto Entally. Year 8 students once again chose to support the "Red Nose Week" campaign and raised $490.50 for the SIDS Foundation. An"Ice-cream

Day" in November raised funds for a Loretto Mission.

Year 9 undertook to raise nionov for Loreto South Africa ($424.75). and Youth in Juvenile Detention iii

Queensland ($425.00). The Anti-Cancer Foundation was supported enthusiastic·ally with Year 10 raising

$600.00 on Daffodil 1):i.y. Proceeds from a cake stall in Term 4 went to Lot·elo Elliot Road Day School, Calcutta. ($330.00). Year 11 und 12 took part in the Red

Cross Dom· Knock in March ($3,100.00) and The Red

Shield Door Knock in May ($1,650.00). The Year 12 Councillors conducted a plain clothes day in order to raise some money for International Women's Day.

($383.55) By far the most significant fundraiser this year was the Year 11 Justice Raffle. The organising team worked lirelessly to gather prizes, sell tickets and

Year 11 students Jane Stewart, Belinda Bowman and Clare Noonan share

a meal with the East Timorese family from their Tutor Programme.

advertise the raffle and their efforts resulted iii

$2,330.00 for the Kosovo and East Timor Relief

Charities. Year 11 student.s generously committed themselves to a Tutor Programme for children from two

East Time„rse f.imilies anc[ mi Ethiopian family Our Amnesty International group of coinmitted students has been active, with a stat'f'-student concert resulting in $650.00 for Amnesty International. The commitment of students and stafT' to these efforts is evidence of the

values espoused

in out· Religious Education

programme. a programme that lies at the very heart of all we cio.

With thanks

Thanks to the students, particularly to the leaders of' various activities :incl groups, and most particularly to our School Captain Bi·iclget Cleary and School Vice Captain Jessica Curley, for all that they have

contributed to school spirit and school life in 1999. Their chosen theme for the year, 'Freedom to Be', inspired sti,dents, in the tradition of Mary Ward, to realise their {'recdom and use it responsibly. Thank you to the Parents' Association, under the leadership of Mr Peter Telian. which played a very significant, role iii the School's 75th Anniversary celebrations. The introduction of a now Parent Mentor

Programme has proved a great innovation and we look forward to strengthening the programme in the future. Thank you in particular to Mrs Annabelle Scanlon for her commitment to this programme.

Thank you to the Pa.st Pupils' As.sociation. under the direction of' President Mi·>; Teena Cpoker. for its ongoing support of'the School. The provision of two scholarships for students who,se families would not otherwise be able

Retiring School Council member, Mrs Barbara Kitchen with Year 12

to send them to our School is U Inc,st worthy project.

students Olivia Burns and Megan Walters waiting to greet guests at the

Many thank>; once :ignin to Sr Josie Jeffery IBVM for

Open House Display as part of the 75th Anniversary ce!ebrations.

the outstanding work which she has done for us in these last 5 wars as School Archivist. Farewell too to Mrs (]ai·01 Black (Infbrination Services Centre) who

Director of Studies), who retired at mid-year, after almost t,hirteen Years of

retires after 21 years of dedicated service to our School.

outstanding service to Loreto Mandeville Hall.

adequately express the clebt of gratitude we owe them.

Finall.y, many thanks to the School Council members Patti Hoy (Chairman,, David Bealt.y, Elizabeth Butt. Kevin Halpin, Barbara Kitchen, Bryan Madden (1999 Deputy Chairman), Annabelle Sc:inlon, Ilenry Turnbull Ellison Tailb IBVM, and Margaret Honner IBVM for their

Thank you to the School Leadership Team - Kathy

wholehearted commitment to the welfare and good governance ofour School,

Thank you to all the staff. Their extraordinary dedication and commitment to the education of our

students is excerilingly generous. No words could

O'Connell (Head of' the Junior School), Catherine Sim

How blessed we are to have such dedicated and conscientious governors.

(Deputy Head of tile Junior School), Susan Stevens

Many thanks to Barbara Kitchen, who now concludes her term of office fur

(Deputy Principal - 1)irector of' Pastoral Care),

her 5 years of service as a ineniber of School Council, including her

Elizabeth Burns (Deputy Principal - Director of

chairmanship of the 75tli Anniversary Planning Committee. Very special

Studies), Andrew Schmidt (School Coordinator), and

thanks to Paul l Iny who concludes his term as School Council (111.zirman at

Ian Janies (Director of Business Operations), who

the end of 1999. ;after 8 years of superb commitment and extraorclinaril>

together lead this great School with such inspired

generous service lo our School. The School is tangibly stronger for his fine

vision and extraordinary commitment. Thank you once

leadership and stiategic vision.

again to Mr Robert Demelley (Deputy Principal -

(Dr) Anne Hunt (Principal)

School Council Report (Abridged report- full report printed in School Magazine) It is with great pleasure that 1 present the Annual Report of the Scliool Council for 1999. This past year has provided new challenges and opportunities for our Council, Dr Hunt. her staff and our students. However, in this report I want to focus on the activities of' the School Council.

and committed teachers, which provide to our students the education and the programmes that are excellent in every way and that make the Council's role of determining policy and planning for the future such an enjoyable task. This year I conclude my term as the Chair, and as a member, of

the Council. I have had immense satisfaction in being part ()f a truly great institution and will treasure many happy memories of my association as a parent and a serving member of the Loreto Mandeville Hall community. Paul Hoy Chairman

At the suggestion of the Loreto Sisters, two meetings each year

are to be dedicated to in-service pr()grammes for the Council. The Council embraced this suggestion and most of us attended a seminar early in the year on Ignatian Discernment, which we

learned, was an essential component of Mary Ward's vision for the

Library Appeal Once again our Year 12 Students have responded generously

Loreto Sisters. As decision-makers at a Loreto school, it is

with donations to the Information Services Centre. Through the

fundamental that we understand our Foundress' philosophy Our

generosity of the girls and their parents, future student-s will benefit from the new acquisitions which bear the naine of the donor and her years at Loreto Mandeville Hall.

presenter was Sister Margaret Honner IBVM, who is also a member of our Council. We all benefited from this presentation and look forward to future similar programmes. The second programme addressed the School's current and

Our appreciation is extended to the following students and

their parents for their support:

projected enrolment patterns and the Federal Government's proposed funding arrangements for Non-Government Schools for 2001-2004. These informative presentations were delivered, respectively, by the School Registrar, Ms Zena Roslan and

C hristina Broussard

Jannie Lui

Olivia Burns

Katherine Marks

Caroline Conlan

Ellie Mc Mahon

Katrina Connellan

Stephanie Ng

Community Relations Officer Ms Tania Salzano, and the Director of Business Operations, Mr Ian James.

Eliza Curtain

Angela O'Connell

Kristen Doyle

Josephine Parkinson

Jessica Fetterplace

Emma Poynton

important School policy issues which included a Drug Education

Natalie Flegg

Hannah Price

policy and implementation plan, a report on the processes that

During the year, the Council approved recommendations on

Elizabeth Fox

Prue Tehan

were to be adopted to ensure the School was Y2000 compliant, and

Olivia Garvey

Victoria Toovey

a comprehensive programme for Outdoor Educatioii for the Senior

Tessa Hall

Megan Walters

Melissa Hii

Meg Wielgosz

Zoe Kitchen

Catherine Yokouchi

School.

Two years ago, through its Review sub-committee, the Council

developed a succession programme that would ensure that there was a healthy turnover of personnel of all committees and that all

memberships possessed the necessary critical skills and experience. This has entailed the seeking of expressions of interest from parents to join appropriate committees. I am pleased to advise that the response from our parents has been excellent and that this programme augurs well for the future policy determination processes of the Council. The Council devoted much of its 1999 meeting time to the

implementation of the Building Master Plan and we are now awaiting a building permit to commence the construction of the multi-purpose sports centre on our tennis courts on Clendon Road. To complement our Master Plan objectives, an adjoining property

at 26 Millicent Avenue was acquired. The Council's deliberations on these matters were made so much easier by the hard work of the Property Standing Committee with Mr Henry Turnbull as

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Funding issues have also been the subject of much attention throughout 1999 and the Council has benefited greatly from the expert advice received from the Finance Committee - Mr Bryan Madden (Chair).

Fundraising from the School community will be necessary ifthe

Building Master Plan is to be achieved, All of our parents who have attended the Principal's luncheons at the School over the last three years are now aware of' our fundraising intentions. Next

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year the School community will see significant further activity in this area and most of the planning for this has been conducted by the Development Committee - Mr Kevin Halpin (Chair). The Review sub-committee - Miss Elizabeth Butt (Chair), has

been active in considering and advising the Council on governance issues, succession planning and arranging the above in-service activities.

The 75th Anniversary celebrations were an important part of this past year. We are most grateful to Council member, Mrs Barbara Kitchen, who chaired the committee responsible. We have learned much from the many achievements that were celebrated. This, I believe, will enable us to confidently look forward to a secure future.

It would be remiss of me not to thank Dr Anne Hunt and all of

the staff at our School who have supported the Council so well throughout this past year. It is their contributions, as dedicated

Captain of St Kevin's College, Stephen Pascoe presents a painting to School Captain, Bridget Cleary and School Vice Captain, Jessica Curley for our 75th Anniversary.

Past Pupil Profile Midge McGlade - Dux 1983 After leaving school, Midge Mc(llade studied Arts at Melbourne University, and subsequently completed a Masters of Commerce degree in Economies. "When I was at school, the ilatural career path

tuas

medicine if you were good at sciences, and law if You were good at humanities. I've never regretted that I pursued my interests instead, and studied politics and economics. Tile other great advantage of studying a broad discipline like arts and economics, compared to vocational courses, has

been the flexibility it has given me in my career. At 17 you have little idea of what you want to do, and yet you make these choices that can set the direction of the rest of your career.

After graduating from university in 1987, Midge moved to Canberra to work in tile Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet:

"Bob Hawke was Prime Minister, Paul Keating Treasurer

and the new Parliament House had just been opened. This locus the time whell economists made one of the greatest mistakes of the last two decades. Unemploymerit was down to 6 per cent, investment was booining. but economists

lacked up int:crest rates to 18 per cent to rein in the cui·rent account. The result was the terrible recession of the early 1990,

and tile social problems that it created -

unemployment at over 11 per cent, fam ilies forced into poverty. This experience drove home to me the importance of

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proper economic management for achieuing social objectives, like decent living standards.

Midge MeGIade with her husband Rod and a young friend.

On a personal note, I enjoyed liuing in Canberra, and spending weekends bushwalking and skiing in the Kosciusko National Park. My one regret was that in my two Canberra winters, it clidn't snote, and so I couldn't realise

ATTENTION ALL PAST PUPILS

mly ambition ofskiing down the grassy slopes of Parlianient

LORETO FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA

Hoti Se."

23RD CONFERENCE

On returning to Melbourne in 1990, Midge continued

working in the Commonwealth public service, firstly at the

LORETO COLLEGE BALLARAT

Prices Surveillance Authority and then at the Productivity

MARCH 24TH - 26TH, 2000

Commission.

"Although I enjoyed seeing the breadth of government

Speakers:

policy while working iii tile Prime Minister's Department, I

Julie Stafford, author of the Taste of Life series

realised that I really wanted to come up with the new ideas,

Margaret Noone IBVM AM,

rather than just comment on the proposals of others. At the

organisation

Productivity Commission I had the opportunity to look at AS.ques in

depth such as how gouernments should encourage

iniprot)ements in workplace safety, and whether Australian,

Director, Very Special Kids

Stephanie Dowrick, author and commentator on social, psychoiogical and spiritual issues.

car buyers sliould subsidise the local car industry. While our

Some younger past pupils from Mandeville may not be aware of

recommendations weren't always taken up by Governments

Federation, which is a biennial conference of Loreto Past Pupils from

(car tariffs being a case iii point), it giues me great

around Australia.

satisfaction to see Workeouer taking tough action against

It was Mother Gonzaga Barry, at the time of Austrafia's Federation,

employers who fail to maintain a safe workplace - one ofthe

who urged Loreto Past Pupils to pool their talents and "Federate...to

recommendations of our health and safety report."

lend a helping hand to whatever is good and beautiful and noble and

Midge now works at KPMG Consulting providing economic advice to governments and companies dealing

first Federation conference was held at Toorak in 1956. Since then,

with government. 'Increasingly governments are preferring to put out work

useful in the world around you." It took some time to achieve, but the past pupils have met for a weekend every two years, each school hosting in turn, to discuss issues affecting society.

to tender to the pricate sector rather tlian main:taining large

Federation offers the opportunity to mix with Loreto past pupils

workforces in-house. My field is competition policy, which

from ail states, age groups, career paths and ideologies. Themes vary

addiesses questions like whether the Victorian Government

for each conference and are usually linked to topical issues of the

should continue to cap taxi numbers or al.low free entry so

time. Some wonderful initiatives have arisen, including Loreto

that that the number oftaxis Call rise and fall depending on

Family International, the past pupil sponsorship programme, which

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sends over $40,000 a year to Loreto schools in India.

With a career in government policy, Midge is pleased to

Because of Ballarat's proximity to Melbourne, you may prefer to

see Mandeville encouraging its students to take an interest

attend just some of t:he programmes offered, rather than commit to

in government, voting and the shape of our society.

the whole weekend. But don't forget what a wonderful opportunity

"One of my enduring memories of Mandeuitte was Dr Hunt abruptly interrupting classes in 1983 to inform

this would be to get your friends together for a 'girls' weekend'! This is your chance to find out what Federation is all about.

everyone that the High Court had ruled that the

For more information about the conference, including the

Commonwealth Gouernmen:t could stop the construction of

programme of events and details on how to register and where to

the Franklin Dam, using its external affairs power. I am sure Dr Hunt would be pleased that I niarried tile last enuironmentalist arrested on the Franklin blockade."

stay, contact Sue Olney in Melbourne on ph 9885 0624, or visit the web site www.loreto.vic.edu.au

News from the Archives As our 75th Anniversary year draws to a close I am

saying farewell to Loreto Mandeville Hall as I move on

Family News Engagements

to Adelaide to begin work on the Archives of Loreto

Amanda Doyle '86 to Marcus Brandt

Marryatville. Dr Anne Hunt and members of staff have been most enthusiastic and supportive, regularly adding important items to the archival collection. It has been a great pleasure to be involved with the Past Pupils and I am sure they will continue to find

Francine Bedford '89 to Mathew Salthouse

treasures to contribute, making wonderful links with the past.

One interesting item, which arrived too late to be included in the display, is a picture of Our Lady mounted in blue glass which was pre.sented iii 1928 by Mother Margaret Mary Hughes to Geraldine O'Day (M. (Vanheems) for being a good little boarder. ]Margaret Mary came to Australia with M. Gonzaga Barry in 1875). Thank you, Geraldine.

Brigid McGuigan '86 to Sam Wright Belinda Donald'95 to Jonathan Cade

Lisa Brownell '87 to Anthony Ives

Marriages Natasha Crooks and David St John Hayes 2/9/99 Anna McArdle and Scott Martin 6/11/99 Births

To Rebecca Woods and Andre Beuttner, a daughter, Charlotte Louise

To Jacqui Toohey and Damien Williamson, a son,

We are particularly indebted to Ruth Trait. who, as welI as giving most generously of her time, has

discovered many newspaper references about early days here and organised the copying of important photographs from the Melbourne Diocesan Historical

Benjamin Harrie

To Anna Burke and David Hoopen a son, Sainson

To Kate Mulcahy and Henry Cussell, a daughter, Ellen Kathleen

To Prudence Wales and Angus Reed, a son. Sebastian

collection.

I am sure you will give great support to the new archivist, Steve Stefhn, who comes with excellent

recommendations, experience and enthusiasm. He is the President of the Association of Catholic Archivists

(Victoria) at present and is particularly interested in our archival collection,

Brian Robert

To Stephanie Loncraine and Tony Summerfield, a son, Jack Antony

To Elizabeth Wraith and David Badley, a daughter, Matilda Anne

To Rowena Francis and Tim Keen, a daughter, Ellen

Over the next few years, I hope that strong links will be forged with Loreto archives around Australia. I wili

keep iii contact and always remember with pleasure my time at Loreto Mandeville Hall. (Sr) Josephine Jeffery, IBVM, (Archivist)

Babette

To Geraldine Anderson and Tony Lucie. a daughter, Madeleine Georgia

To Emma Robinson and Matthew Baxter, a son, Rupert William

To Jenny Hess and Peter Prowse, a son, William Andrew

To Sue Hess and Philip Prowse, a daughter, Rebecca Helen

To Sarah Cameron and Daniel Hess, a son, James (Jamie) Daniel

To Anna Steiner and Kevin Leung, a daughter,

Monique

To Anna Burke and David Hooper, a son, Samson

To Phillippa Grogan and Andrew O'Hara, a daugliter, Sophie Lauren

To Georgeina and Grant Fisher (Staff) a son, Cameron James

Deaths

We extend our prayers and sympathy to the family and friends of:

Dr Muire Cormack (Lally) past pUpi] '27 Dorothy O'Loughlin past pupil '35

Beverley Mary Hanson (Buxton) past pupil '44 Mary Brigid Galbally (CosgrifT) past pupil '75 ft

Retiring Archivist Sr Josephine Jeffery IBVM (centre) with Mrs Sandra Poynton and Emilia Poynton (Y12) tour the Historic House to examine some of the archival treasures Sr Josie has catalogued and preserved.

Congratulations to Ms Andrea Inglis on the publication of her book Beside the Seaside: Victorian Resorts in the

Nineteenth Century (Published

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20 Year School Reunion Nothing seems to stress a girl much these days tliat is of'Course, except the thought of'a 20 year school retinion! The phones ran hot. The night eventually arrived. Was it really 20 years since we had all last beeli together?

On a winter's night we all arrived at Cafd Blue Pok anci the years Keemed to fly. We came from all ends of the globe. and those th.it coulcin't make it sent

messages sharing their lives and achievements, Together we greeted old friends and made new ones, shared our loves. lives, victories and sadnesses. The noise in the moin i·use. as did our enthusiasm. Many

teachers also joined us iii our celebrations, and the speeclies highlighted the humour in our school lives those Mai·i·inge Encounter forums we attended long ago, on reflection, gave us all a chuckle. All tic)() socm a delightful evening was over, As we left

we began to think, that pet·Imps getting together for 25 years wo,11(111'1 be so bad after all. The bonds of

friendship formed long ago will continue to hold us together as we irturn to our individual lives and

Class of '79 Reunion at Blue Pok

worlds. Class of 1979

Editor's Mailbag A papal blessing was bestowed on Natasha Crooks and David St John Hayes when they married at St Nicholas Ch,Irch, Waterford, Ireland.

After a

honeymoon in Mexico. they returned to Dublin, where Natasha is working its an accountant with Chase Manhatten Bank.

Francesca O'Connor '93 is living in Hobart and

boarding at Jane Franklin College whilst completing an Arts degree. Her sister Michelle is teaching at Holy Family School Mt Waverley.

Jackie Sherrin who recently staged a production at the National Theati·e St Kilda as part of her Honours Degree in Dance credits her Lot·eto Year 1 teacher, Sr

Marie fur firing her imagination. and the late Mrs Sue Saxon for supporting and encouraging her involvement in the Performing Arts.

Anna Steiner '81. who live,; in Hongkong with her husband lind daughter, Alonique and Chloe. has recently visited Melbourne where she managed to catch up with several Mandevillians. Anna lived iii

Reunion organizers: Mary Bartley and Leonie MeLinden.

Hongkong as n child. then spent some time at Loreto Kirribilli. befbre attending LMH fin· Year 10-12, Congratulations to Gig Ryan '73, who won the

C.J.Dennis Prize for Poetry as part of' the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. Gig, who is the poetry editor of the Age newspaper, won the award for her

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fifth book of poems Pure a rid Applied. As Editor 1 wish to thank St· Josie Jeffery IBVM and

Mrs Bat·bar·a Kitchen for their outstanding and

generous assi.Stance over illaily issues of the Mandevillian,

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the

Conimunications Committee ofthe School Council. and

Josie as the School Archivist. Thank you both, and good

Loreto Past Pupils'

Golf Day Monday 15 May 2000

wishes for the future.

Thank you also, to those past pupils who assisted with naming photos in the August edition, in particular Andrea Allitile, Sue Olney and Judy Reid. May the blessings of' Christmas be with all our readers, and may the year 2000 be filled with joy for

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you and your families.

The Day of Reflection run by Barb Flynn was once again

Past Pupils' Association

a marvellous day for those who attended. This day starts

Well, what a year it's been. Seventy-five years of Loreto

off iii the cliapel, where we gather for a chat, and the mood

at Toorak to celebrate...and celebrate it we have. It started

is set for the few precious hours. There is always time for

in March with the Twilight Celebration at the School and

a walk or a sit iii the beautiful gardens of the School - a bit

the official launching of the book, A Mosaic of Memories.

of time out and space for those of us who seem to be too

This book, as you all know. is a compilation of memories of

busy (and aren't we all?), to make the time for ourselves

past pupils and tells of their days at Mandeville. It is a

for some peace, reflection and spiritual revival. Many

wonderful record of events and of' the people who make

thanks to Barb for her special efforts. Everyone enjoys

these events so special.

this day so much, and it would be fantastic to run these

The Twilightt Celebration was a great evening and St Joseph did it again. He was able to ward off a forecast

every few months.

thunderstorm, which threatened to force the whole

While on spiritual matters, the annual Remembrance Mass and morning tea wasi again well attended. This is a

occasion to be abandoned. The whole School look part, and

lovely morning and everyone thoroughly enjoys chatting

it was to be the first success of the 75th Anniversary year.

after Mass in the beautiful surrounds of the Oak Parloun

Then of course the "bumper" weekend in May for past

The annual golf day was well attended. Our past pupits

pupils. The dinner, the archival display and open house.

also teamed up for a creditable seventh in the interschoo]

This weekend is on record as being "a truly never-to-beforgotten" weekend. The dinner was an incredibly

golf Challenge Cup. Thanks to Jenny Carr who ha.s organised these days for many years now.

wonderful and happy night. Numbers were probably

On sporting notes I am very sad to say we did not field

disappointing, but iii hindsight if the room had been filled with more past pupils, I don't know if the hotel staff wolild have survived our enthusiasm and joyful spirit!

a Mandeville Old Girls' (Moggies) netball team iii the Sacre Coeur Alumni Netball Association. I do hope there will be someone to organise a team for 2000. as this is a

The next day at School the weather let loose with a vengeance, but even the coldest May day on record couldn't stop the enthusiasm of past pupils, their families,

great way to keep fit and keep in touch.

friends and the School family viewing the magnificent

working in a number of' countries now, it is indeed

display of memorabilia prepaved so beautifully by Sr Josie

fortunate that those who set up Loreto Family

Jeffery IBVM. This was the culmination of five years of

International had the vision and foresight to name it as it

work, and once again I thank Josie, the Institute and the

is, for it may now be appropriate to promote this cause

Loreto Family International continues to provide assistance for those in need iii India. As the Institute is

School for preserving the history of Loreto Mandeville

amongst younger past pupils so that assistance can be

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provided throughout the world, as well as India. Thanks to

Unfortunately, however, the weather did dampen the

Stephanie Woodruff', the retiring President, and her

profits of Cald Mandeville, which was set up by Andrea

committee for

Maule and a small band of helpers in the Junior School

subcommittee of the Association.

Multi Purpose Room. For those who did share a "cuppa" together, it was great.

their

enthusiastic

work

oil

this

We welcome Erin-Marie Peacock as tlie new President.

Erin has actually visited schools iii India and seen Loreto

Feast Day in September was a very special occasion. The Past Pupils' Association gave a commemorative badge

Family International at work, so brings wonderful experiences to the Committee.

to each student and staff' member at the Feast Day Mass,

Holding the office of President of the Past Pupils'

which was held at St Patrick's Cathedral. A badge was

Association brings with it many privileges for which I am

also given to all those who attended the I)inner in May.

very grateful. In this special 75th Anniversary year, I have

The Mass was one of those celebrations of which one feels

rece.ived a number of invitations from the School to attend

so privileged to be part. The music and singing was4

functions in a VII? capacity. Not only do I enjoy being part

magnificent and it was wonderful to see the whole School

of the School family on these occasions, but it is wonderful

family praising our God with so much fervour and dignity.

to do so in such 'style'. I wish to thank Anne Hunt for

The School and the Association have worked together to bring these events to fruition, and the partnership continues to grow. Hopefully in the fullness of time the

partnership will grow and be more mutually beneficial to both the School and the Association. There are many people to thank and I shall do so later.

always including me as part of these occasions to represent the Association. It is such an important thing for us to be very much part of the School family to encourage future past pupils, who will in turn hopefully give much back to the School in a myriad of ways. Also thanks to Jan Paull for her continued advice and

assistance on many matters.

As well as the 75th Anniversary celebrations, the past year has also seen the continuation of a number of

initiatives. We continue to provide two half bursaries for students of past pupils who would otherwise be unable to send their daughters to the Sc]1001.

Thanks to Barbara Kitchen, a member of the School Council. who is liaison between the Council and the

Association. The Development Office has been of great assistance to the Association, with lists, mail outs, etc. I

have thanked Judy Reid (currently on inaternity leave) a

Loreto Cottage, which has been purchased, renovated

number of times for her enthusiastic, efficient and cheerful

and maintained by the Association for the use of the nuns,

assistance. I do so again. I reiterate, we have made

continues to be occupied throughout the year

enormous progress in opening up the communication

A number of'Jobs for the Girls' evenings were organised

channels with the School (the August edition of the

by Roisin Meehan. (I do wish we could come up with a

Mandevillian has a great past pupils' presence), and the

more suitable, catchier title for these evenings! ) They are

development office has greatly assisted. We thank Lyn

held at the School, are open to all and are a wonderful

Foley, who has taken over from Judy, for her assistance.

vehicle for women to network, mingle and to share their

We are currently developing a strategic plan,

experiences. We wish to promote these evenings even

particularly a five-year plan, in keeping with our

more during the coming year and to eliiphasise their

Stateinent of Purposes and Constitution. To encourage

importance to members of the Association and the School

members, to move with changing times (this is the last

family in this changing environment where networking for

AGM for the niillenium), and to ensure that we are able to

women is becoming increasingly niore important

contribute effectively to the School, the Institute, the

The barbecue for school leavers within the last five

members of the Association and to society in general, we

years was held once again, with a rather disappointing

must formulate some specific aims and objectives and a

number of attendees. Discussions will take place as to

plan to market ourselves.

whether to continue with this event.

The vision is for us to become such a vital Association

that people will send their children to Loreto

Mandiville Hall so they can become part ofthe network that originates from being a Loreto student and continues by being a member of the Loreto Tooruk Past Pupils' A,o,ociation. We are currently seeking feedback from ilit'mi)ri·.4 fin· our future direction.

We have a very solid base on which to build our

future. We see this as an exciting and positive way

ahead which will be mutually beneficial to the School, the Association's members, and the generat community. The School is about to undertake a vital building program. It would be fantastic if we as an Association

could contribute something worthwhile to this project, Our strategic plan will be guided by the vision of Mary Ward that women in time to come will do much

and will foster the maintenance, reinfi,i·cement and enhancenwnt ofthe Spirit of Loreto.

Next yeat· also sees Federation 2000 at Ballarat. I was reminded at the meeting of the Combined Old Girls' Association, which we hosted in August, of how

Ill

fortunate we are to liave Loreto schools all over

Australia and in countries throughout the world, Many other schools do not have this wonderful national ancl international connection.

We nitist build on this

marvellous asset.

Class of '49 Reunion

The 50-year reunion of the Class of '49 was held at the home of Pat Burke

We've had n rather high profile year, and the guidance, support :ind a.ssistance from the Conunittee has enabled nw nt times to stand and take credit for

what is not mine to take. In particular I thank Sue Olney (Past President), Rosin Meehan (Vice President), Penny Gamble (Treasurer), and Mardi Tovey. our outgoing Secretary. To the members ofthe Dinner subcommittee - the afk,rementioned executive, Andira

(Campbell).

(L-R) Moya Hickey (Doyle), Marie Rogers (Whelen), Jacqueline Ives (Gleeson), Marie Hipgrave (D'Arcy), Beth O'Halloran (Ruffin), Carmel Whelan (Simon), Betty Gaynor (Koerner), Barbara Slatterie (Ryan), Marie

Hyde (Brady), Geraldine McCubbery (Barclay), Anne De Castella (Hall), Lillian White (Barry), Elizabeth McKenzie (Eskdale), Pat Burke (Campbell), Caitlyn Shortell (Nolan).

Maule, Sally ()'Byrne and Jane Nathan - once again

heart fi,lt thanks. And ofcourseto our darling Sr Ruth. who continues to inspire and encourage us with her genuine warinth and her generous spirit. The Committece fbt· 1999/2000 is President - Teen,1 Croker. Vice President - Roisin Meehan. Treasurer

- Penny Gamble, Secretary - This position is currently vacant. elane Nathan has kindly agreed to fill the posit,ion iii the interim. Any meinber of the

Association interested in this position please cont.act me on 9830 0583. Committee Members - Sue OInch Sally ()'Byrne, Sara Dennis, Sr Ruth Winship, Andrea Maule.

Loreto Federation International - Erin

Marie Peacock.

Farewell from the Committee to Merlin Corrigan,

who after many years, has decided to retire. Mervin has been a stalwart on the Committee for many yearK und

will be a great loss. My thanks and very best wishes Merrin.

We now have a small active Committee and will

welcome any members of the Association to join tls on a short-term basis fur specific tasks or events.

I Mok furward to communicating with all members through out· soon to be developed website ancl look

forward to an exciting year ahead. Many thanks to all. Teena Croker (President Loreto Toorak

Past Pupils' Association)

Three generation Loreto family tour the School Laura Haslehurst (712) with her grandmother Mrs Pat Hart and her mother

Welcome Back When did you last visit Loreto Mandeville Hall?

We encourage you to come back and see how we work. School U),irs and Open Days provide a wonderful opportunity to t,alk with students and teachers in the junior School und senior· School.

Mrs Kate Brown.

Bequests Our bequest brochure outlines some of the ways Loreto

Mandeville Hall can benefit from your generosity. If you would like further infbrmation regarding bequests, please fuel free to contact the Development Office on 9826 0211 or tick the box on

For Year 2000 Open Day and School Tour (Int,e.

the back of the address sheet and return it to us. All enquires will be

please contact Ms Zena Roslan on (03) 9826 0211, or

treated confidentially.

visit our website linh.vic.edu.au

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Sister Breda Byrne (previously known as Mother Sylvester) died at Loreto Ballarat on 26 July 1999. She had come to

Australia from Ireland just one year after her religious profession in 1936. She had

degrees in both Arts and Science and was renowned as an excellent science teacher

in Loreto Schools iii Perth, Adelaide and rihorak. 4 -0

When Breda came to Toorak in 1968, it

was as Superior and chemistry teacher. Her students had great regard for her organisation, commitment and knowledge.

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We appreciated the trust and freedom she gave us. With her mathematical mind, Breda pertbrmed the task of' 1„11'Har with

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great interest and efficiency. During the last 11 years of her life. Breda still attended to bursing duties and

worked diligently to raise monrv for the Loreta sisters working in Peru. Despite frequent poor health, Breda was always

enthusiastic about whatever she was

doing. She had a great gift for lasting

Sr Breda Byrne (photo taken 1966-67)

friendship and fun. A few clays before her death she was thrilled to know she had

won first place in the Great Loreto Football Tipping Competition! Breda was a woman of integrity and

30 Year Reunion of the Class of 1969

honesty We are allsaddened bv her death.

Friday 7 August (photo below)

and friends in Australia all miss her

iIci· family in Ireland and her community

deeply. We mourn her loss, while at the

The level of chat was deafening as the Class of'69 gathered for its thirty year reunion, generously hosted by Jaqui Harkness (Hughes) on 7 August. Forty-five girls met. nine having travelled from interstate. It was a very happy evening and a wonderl'u 1 opportunity to renew old friendships. The evening drew to a reluctant close iii the wee small hours, with many requests for another gathering in five years rather than ten!

same time we rejoice in a long and fruitful life reaching its completion. (Adapted from Sr Anne Mc·Phee's

Tribute at the Thanksgiving Mass)

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Parents' Association

Report 1999 has again been a most successful year for the

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My objectives as President for 1999 were twofold:

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- to raise funds for those projects which the parents believe are beneficial to the School and our Children but which the school cannot accommodate iii the

current budget; and

- to have functions that allow parents to get together socially. have fun and meet other Loreto Mandeville parents.

I believe we achieved both these objectives in 1999. At the start of the wai· we macie two significant donations to the School.

Firstly we contributed

$35.000 to the upgrade ofthe Year 12 Common Room and Courtyard Area, Secondly and, as a result of the successful Festive Fair in 1998, the entire proceeds of the Faii· were donated to the School for the new Sports

Centre. This resulted in a cheque fi,r $74,000 being presented to DJ'. Hunt and in establishing the Parents' Association as the Foundation Donor to this important new development. Following the excitement and involvement of a "Fair Year" in 1998. it was a return to the more traclitional

social events for parents in 1999. The year level cocktail parties continued to be well

supported as have the successful Father - Daughter

Parents' Association representatives, Mrs Marita Ball and Mrs Sue Coleman present the Foundation Donor cheque for the new Sports

Centre

to Dr

Anne Hunt (Principal).

Masses. The collections taken at these masses are tised

to help finance a scholarship fund at Lot·rto Mandeville Hall. Thank you to those who contributed to these

collections. My thanks also go to Phil Meehan and Leon Hickey for their extraordinary elibrts in organising the breakfasts for Father - Daughter Masses.

How can wr improve the Parents Association in the next century? I think there is one main area, Wo need new faces (both male and female) and new ideas at the

nwetings. Our new Executive led by Liz Hal])in is

Marita Ball and Sue Coleman organised a most

going part of the way to achieving this, The meetings

successful Race Day at Flemington iii July, attended by nearly 100 parents. Marita and Sue did a fantastic job with door prizes, raffle prizes and a punter's club. A great, fun day out fbi· all those who attended!

are in the School calendar. Please come along and be

For our major fundraiser for the year, we decided to try something new. A $50-a-ticket raffle limited to only 1600

as a Mandeville parent and it ha.s been a real privilege

tickets. Jan Curtain and Mary Balmer took on the task oforganising this and we raised over $28.()00, A fantastic

Yean

effort aiid some very excited prize winners among-st Loreto parents. The raffie was drawn at our major social function for the year - the Annual Dinner Dance.

part of this exciting and involved group at your daughter's school. On a personal note, 1 have lind a wonderful six years

for me to have been President in this 75th Anniversary I wozild like to thank all those people who made my

job as PreHident easy to do. To Phil Meehan, John Ireland and Catherine Peelei·. thank you especially for the work you pul in on the Executive. To Sharyn

This year's Dinner Dance was organised by Mary-

Ii·pland and Mary Funder, thank you for organising the

Ellen Blackburn and Shan Podlakin and has received

Class Reps so efficiently; and to Annabelle Scanlon.

unanimous praise from everyone there. The venue. the

thank you for organising the Mentor Program to

food, the entertainment and the unibience al]

welcome new parents to the School. And to all those

contributed to a night that one parent described to me

who helped with other events through the year. your assistance was very much appreciated.

as "like attending a best friend's weddiiig". It was especially pleasing to see tables of past parents continuing their involvement with the School.

After an absence of a couple of years, the Fathers' Dinner made a welcome return in Octobet·. Organised by Michael Corrigan and his sub-committee, 180 fathers gathered at Royal South Yarra Tennis Club to enjoy a meal and be entertained by ex-Mandeville

I wish Liz Halpin and the new executive the best in the coming year·, und I look forward to continuing my involvement with Loreto Mandeville Hal] as a past parent for a short period before returning again as a current parent Peter Tehan

(President Parents' Association)

father, Peter "Crackers" Keenan.

The Parents' Association also helped behind the scenes through the year with the Open Days,

Orientation Days and iii organising the Secondhand Book sale.

At a committee meeting during the year the Parents' Association agreed to make a commitment to the school

to donate $20,000 a year over the next 5 years to the new Building Development Fund, of' which the Sports Centre is the first stage. Iii doing so, we have become the first to achieve "Major Donor" status to this major

fundraising project that will benefit all students at Mandeville.

Are you interested in receiving information regarding the Past Parents' Association?

We envisage generally "low-key" events in the coming year with a Mass and supper, a musical

recital and perhaps an annual luncheon or dinner. Dates for these events will be available in the new

year. Contact the Development. Oftice on 9826 0211 to be included on the mailing list,

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(Above) Packed dance floor at the Loreto Parents dinner dance.

U€?43 (Right) (clockwise from front) Maureen and Nicholas Green, Peter Tehan, Anne Hunt, Amanda Tehan, lan and Veronica

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(Below) Julie and David Laurence 0/12 parents) and lain and Anne-Marie Jones (Prep parents) cutting the 75th Birthday cake.

Parents Celebrate The LMH 75th Birthday was celebrated with great style and

enjoyment by the Loreto Parents on 11 September at Clarence H()use.

Great food, good music, a magical atmosphere (including

magician) and not a seat to spare ensured that all attending had a memorable evening.

Many thanks to Worrells ofToorak for the donation of' the major

auction prize which was successfully bid for by Mr Roger Foenader.

Thank you to Shan Podolakin and Mary Ellen Blackburn for organising such a special night. Loreto Parents' Association

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Editorial Mandevillian Loreto Mandeville Hail

10 Mandeville Crescent, Toorak 3142 Phone 9826 0211 Fax 9824 2996

Editorial Committee: Editor, Margaret Quill; Junior School, Michelle Lindeman;

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The Community, Sr. Ellison Taffe: Typists, Jacqueline

Back cover photos clockwise from top left: 1. Mrs Carol Black

Teena Croker; Photography, Lynne Beck. Sandra Jane and

leads the line dancing enthusiasts. 2. Josie Parkinson (Yl 2) and Alix

Jayne Webster: Design assistance, Kate Whelan. Sandra

Hauser 0/3). 3. Preps join the line for a sausage sizzle: Annabel

Jane and Lynne Beck.

Jones, Alexandra Mattei and Caitlin Moran. 4. School Councillors

Natalie Flegg, Simone Bailey and Jessica Curley enjoy games with Laura Mermigas and Danielle Seoud 0/6). 5. Students and staff

formed a giant 75 on the oval for a birthday photograph taken from the roof of the Historic House by Ms Sandra Jane.

Sammut and Barbara Heyhoe; Past Pupils' Association,

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Ralph. 2. Relaxing between races. 3. Showing their colours: Eliza Tiernan, Lucy Adamson and Julia Sweeney. 4. Awards for Skill. Attitude and Leadership: Alexandra Bingham (Athletics), Stephanie Sheldon (Swimming), Julia Hall (Netball). 5. Barry Captains with the Winning House Trophy: Julia Hall, Jacqueline Moore, Alexandra Bingham and Rebecca Edwards. 6. Sprinters ready for their race.

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