College News
STAFF FAREWELL AND BEST WISHES It is with very heavy hearts that we farewelled the following staff members who finished working at our school at the end of 2021. We thank each of them for their hard work and commitment to the learning and wellbeing of our students, and their contribution to the tapestry that makes St Mary’s College so wonderful. Helen Spencer, Principal Jacqueline Conboy, Deputy Principal Gai Bath, Counsellor Debbie Claridge, Senior teacher John Russell, Property Services Manager Phil Boulter, Utility Officer, Groundskeeper Gillian Goldsworthy, Learning Area Coordinator, HaSS and Senior teacher Estelle Levey, Music teacher Brendon Gourlay, Joint Learning Area Coordinator, Science and Senior teacher Sarah Adams, Learning Area Coordinator, Art and Languages and Senior teacher Jo Burgess, Enrolment Officer Shelley Medhurst, Acting Community Relations Manager Shona Charleston, Administration Officer Rose Andrewartha, Teacher Assistant, Learning Support
WELCOME TO NEW STAFF We welcome the following new staff to our St Mary's College community and look forward to working with them: Damian Messer, Principal Fiona Chambers, Learning Leader, Religion Diana Nahodil, Learning Leader, Science Sonia O'Leary, Learning Leader, HaSS Julia McCullough, Lantern Coordinator, Junior School Oliva Stephen, Transition Coordinator Bradley Parkin, Secondary teacher (Maths and Science) Maggie Bowman, Secondary teacher (Music) Madeleine Botte, Year 3 Bottlebrush class teacher Alana Bickmore, Year 1 Echidnas class teacher Vanessa Kertesz, Administration Assistant (Student Services) Lily Czeszek, Secondary teacher (HPE, Outdoor Education) Kate Conway, Teacher Assistant, Learning Support Neve Macdonald, Teacher Assistant, Learning Support Erin Ramjan, Teacher Assistant, Learning Support Danika Haeusler, Prep Possums class teacher
LAPTOP CHARGING STATIONS Senior School students can now charge their devices ‘on the go’ thanks to a new laptop charging station, which has been installed outside the Student Resource Centre. The idea for project came out of student feedback and was made possible with funding from the previous SMC Parents and Friends’ Association. It’s currently running as a trial with plans for it to be reviewed this year. 8
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