NEWS FROM OLD GIRLS
Congratulations to JUSTINE RICHMOND (Pearce ’84) who was ordained a priest on Saturday 6 March 2021 at St Boniface Cathedral, Bunbury. It was certainly a very special day as Justine was supported by her St Mary's friends. Each of them had a touch of St Mary's by way of a maroon hankie. We are sure Mrs Symington would have loved the nod to the maroon. FROM LEFT: Sue Gray (Lockyer ’84), Felicity House (’84), Justine Richmond (Pearce ’84), Jannine Webb (’84) and Kate Robertson (Weeks ’84).
ELEANOR SCARFF (’01) married Lucas Signorile on Waiheke Island, New Zealand, in February 2020 and was able to enjoy a wonderful honeymoon in Fiji, just before COVID-19 restrictions. Eleanor's sister, Claire Scarff (’02), attended the wedding, along with Old Girls Suzanne Barton (’01) and Hannah Goodson (’01). Eleanor completed a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame in 2006 and has worked as a lawyer specialising in personal injury law for well over a decade. In July last year, she was made a Director of Dwyer Durack and in September 2020 was listed in Doyle's Guide as one of WA's leading work injury compensation lawyers (plaintiff). ABOVE: Eleanor Scarff (’01) and Lucas Signorile’s wedding.
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ALISON KISH ('06) and her partner of nine years, Steven Rafty, were married in March 2020, during the peak of the COVID-19 restrictions, in an intimate celebration for five people. Shortly after graduating from St Mary's, Ali took a gap year in America where she studied at the New York Film Academy. Upon her return home to Perth, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Communications) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from UWA. Ali has been a practising solicitor for almost six years and is currently a family lawyer working in a boutique law firm in Perth. Ali has stayed active in the Perth theatre community and was a member of the cast in a production of Agatha Christie's Spider's Web in 2020. She gave birth to their first child, Arthur Kish-Rafty, in February 2021. Congratulations to you both! LEFT: Steven Rafty and Alison Kish (’06). Photographer Natasja Kremers.
JESSE MCGINN (’08) recently returned to Perth from Sydney, where she has been living and working as an actor for the past five years. In between filming and auditioning, Jesse has been studying a Master of Education (Secondary) specialising in Drama and English. She is now in her final year and is about to commence her first practical posting at a school. Jesse says that our very own Drama teacher, Caroline Brand, was her inspiration for heading down this career path.
