Blackwatch Ed 1 2021

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COVID-fighting Old Collegians Three Old Collegians on the frontline of the fight against COVID-19 shared their experiences and thoughts about the pandemic with guests at PLC Perth’s 2021 International Women’s Day Breakfast. Kate Langdon (1982), Maryellen Yencken (1982) and Erika Correia (1990) told fellow Old Collegians, current students, parents and staff that while the medical fraternity had been preparing for such an event, many lessons had been learnt from the outbreak. This included the need for all people to be more aware of their role in preventing the spread of disease.

Kate Langdon (1982); Erika Correia (1990) and Maryellen Yencken (1982).

Dr Langdon is a paediatrician and specialist in paediatric rehabilitation medicine at Perth Children’s Hospital. She and Dr Yencken, a general practitioner and principal partner of her practice, were among seven Class of 1982 PLC students to graduate from medicine at The University of Western Australia in 1988. The group were featured on a page one photograph in the West Australian at the time (see photo bottom right). Ms Correira is a nurse and currently part of Perth Children’s Hospital COVID Nursing Network. The trio told the breakfast audience that they believed the pandemic’s impact on people’s mental health would be a long-term issue that society would need to address as it recovered from the crisis. This year, the breakfast coincided with PLC’s annual Make a Difference (MAD) Week and Head Prefect Monet Edwards used the opportunity to ask Ms Correira about her work with the charity, Share the Dignity. In addition to being a Community Service Year Co-ordinator while at PLC, Ms Correira also pointed to her Cambodia service tour while at school as a key factor in her life which has led her to work with people living in extreme poverty. “It is easy for us all to become consumed with our own troubles and concerns, but it is when we are exposed to those living in abject poverty, and without means to help themselves or their families, that we can truly appreciate the opportunities life has to offer us in our wonderful country,” Ms Correira said. Share the Dignity works to make a real difference to the lives of people experiencing homelessness, fleeing domestic violence or doing it tough by distributing period products to those in need. The organisation believes that when someone is doing it tough, the last thing they should be concerned about is their period. To support the cause, PLC hosted a dignity drive encouraging students and staff to contribute period products to the charity.

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15min
pages 40-44

Tartan News

11min
pages 32-35

From The Archives

10min
pages 36-39

Old Collegians’ Association

4min
pages 30-31

Reunions

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page 29

Year 12 Ball

1min
pages 22-23

Dancing the night away

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page 24

Speech Night 2020

2min
pages 20-21

Ringing in a new school year

1min
pages 25-26

Great success for PLC students in all three pathways

5min
pages 18-19

Farewell Jenny

2min
page 16

COVID-fighting Old Collegians

2min
page 15

New tradition honours Year 6 cohort

2min
page 10

Emilia a woman ahead of her time

3min
page 12

Ripples & Waves

3min
page 5

Celebrating 40 years of the PLC Pipe Band

3min
page 7

Waddi coffee now on menu

2min
page 8

A life of service wins plaudits for Old Collegian

2min
page 6

Science is in our DNA at PLC

3min
page 13

In the News

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page 14
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