A fond farewell from the Principal Meg Melville Principal
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really struggled at school, to see them taking their place in the world as confident young women is incredibly rewarding. To hear from, see or read about where our Alumni are now, gives me enormous pleasure.
I still remember Dr Vin Horner offering me the position and I also remember Colleen Costello telling me that I was employed because, being a graduate, I was cheap! Anyway, I proved to be a stayer and have many, many wonderful memories as a result.
In moving from Head of Senior School to Principal, one of the greatest rewards was the opportunity to be involved with the Junior School community. My daily walks through Junior School, chats with the girls and visits to classrooms have afforded many enlightening and “laugh out loud” moments. Trying to explain to an 8-year-old that I have been at Penrhos for 40 years, translated to her telling her mum that she couldn’t remember whether I had been at Penrhos for 40 or 400 years!
oming to the end of one’s career is definitely a time to pause for reflection. Since commencing at Penrhos College in August of 1979 as a teacher of Economics, I have been incredibly fortunate to have been afforded many opportunities for professional growth with roles as Head of Year, Head of Department, Head of Senior School and ultimately Principal, all at Penrhos. I didn’t need to leave Penrhos to seek out opportunities elsewhere.
The best memories all revolve around the people I have worked with over those years. Being at the College for such a long time, I have had the privilege of teaching girls whose daughters have since come through Penrhos! To be part of this generational change is really very special. Equally rewarding has been witnessing the journey of students beyond Penrhos in their career pathways and to see where they are now. Whether the girls were high achievers or
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Little girls do grow into big girls and it has been equally rewarding to witness this metamorphosis taking place. That journey can often be fraught with emotional highs and lows but again, seeing our 12s graduate as beautiful young women is an emotional experience each and every year. I have worked with fabulous staff, too. Penrhos staff are professional and caring people; if they are not, they
