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thefoundationpenIssue 6 May 2010

100Celebrating

COMMUNITY HOUSE

1910 – 2010

YEARS AT

From the Chair of the Foundation 3

From the Chair of Council 4

Viewpoint... 5

Introducing... 6

Welcome to Manager, PhilanthropyDate Claimers 7

2009 Sponsors’ Evening & Book Launch 8

Food With a View Update 9

Remembering... 10

From the President, OGA Foundation Golf Day 11

Reunions 2009 12

Reunions 2010 13

The Archives Corner 14

From the Principal 15

Foundation Awards 16

As the new Chair, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the exciting ‘new look’ Edition 6 of the The

Foundation Pen, and to update you on some of the Foundation’s great developments and achievements of late,

such as:

• The appointment of six new Foundation directors (see page 6) with a wide range of abilities and

talents. They will complement our already hard working team.

• We welcome Colleen Harper, our new Manager Philanthropy (see page 7), who has many exciting

plans, including developing mentoring and networking opportunities for our current students with our

diverse and highly experienced alumni.

• The Foundation Cookbook, Food With a View, has raised approximately $160,000 in funds for the

school. (see pg 9)

• The Foundation is currently planning an exciting capital campaign to support the state-of-the-art

SISTERS' Building, which opens next year and will include an innovative Library and contemporary

Science Centre ( see pg 4).

It has also been wonderful to see the philanthropic activities arising from the School’s Social Responsibility

Program. Our students have raised:

• $1700 to buy fruit and forest trees for a remote village in the Philippines

• $1172 for Haiti earthquake victims

• $900 for Unifem, Australia’s International Women’s Day Project.

What an inspiration for us all!

I would welcome your feedback on our newsletter, as well as any questions or comments you may have on the

work of the Foundation.

– for your enjoyment Edition 6 of The Foundation Pen – the voice of the St Margaret’s Foundation and the Development Office. We have moved with the times, embracing the new format of School publications and our thanks to the Marketing Department and their design team for their valuable input. This new presentation will not alter the purpose of The Pen – to keep you abreast of the School’s plans and the Foundation’s role in these plans, along with the contributions of the Foundation to the community life of the School, through the work of the Development Office.

Beverley Fox Manager-Development Director-St Margaret’s Foundation

St Margaret’s girls in South Africa supporting the aims of the Oaktree Foundation (September 2009).

ContentsPresenting From Margot de Groot, Chair of the Foundation

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The Society of the Sacred Advent Schools Pty Ltd

Contact details: St Margaret’s Foundation Ltd 11 Petrie Street, Ascot Qld 4007 Australia ABN: 72 113 529 230

Manager – Development: Beverley Fox 07 3862 0884 Manager – Philanthropy: Colleen Harper 07 3862 0788 Development Officer: Francesca Hawkes 07 3862 0765

Facsimile: 07 3862 3656 Website: www.stmargarets.qld.edu.au Email: [email protected] [email protected]

St Margaret’s is in the throes of a wonderful building

program. The end result will be magnificent, but

the execution will inevitably contain some painful

moments.

I am happy to say the redevelopment of the Primary

School and playground will be completed shortly.

While the Federal Government’s BER grant of $2.2

million was very welcome, it is also important to

stress that, a further $1.3 million was also spent to

make it a leading educational facility.

We are now about to embark on an even bigger

project, on an even less accessible site. One of the

penalties we pay for being in what is possibly the

best spot of any school in Brisbane, on top of the hill

with such a magnificent outlook, is that we do not

have a lot of room. The SISTERS’ Building is going

to tender soon, and work will commence in the near

future. It will be built on the old basketball courts

and construction is expected to take around 7 - 8

months. This new building will include a state of the

art library, a library plaza to relax in, an electronic

recreation centre and several high tech science labs.

It has long been recognised that the School Fees of

current parents are not designed to finance major

capital projects such as the SISTERS’ Building.

Most institutions similar to St Margaret’s now have

energetic foundations, which provide a philanthropic

opportunity for those who want to be, and are able

to be involved in the long-term future of the School.

The exhilarating SISTERS’ Building is our biggest

single project ever and our first major one in nearly

a decade.

The support of the Foundation for the School

has been important in its conception and will be

important in its execution. In turn, the Foundation

needs the support of the whole community to

achieve its goals.

The Cookbook is a wonderful example of what a

community can do when it works together with

good leadership and a clear goal in mind. The

enthusiasm, goodwill, dedication and effort that

went into it is a wonderful example of what the

St Margaret’s community is capable of and an

inspirational example of what the Foundation is

aiming for in support of the SISTERS’ Building.

I commend this important project to you.

Image of the proposed SISTERS’ Building

The SISTERS’ Building

Space for Innovation, Science, Technology, Environment, Research and Sustainability


From Joe Gibson, Chair of School Council

After St Margaret’s, I trained in Geophysics and

subsequently, as a postgraduate student, became

fascinated with Environmental Science and how

scientific knowledge can be used in policy to

protect the environment. Over the last two decades

I have contributed to research on climate change

policy and have lectured at RMIT University, the

University of Adelaide and Macquarie University.

I am now Foundation Professor of Environmental

Management and Head of the Sustainability

Science Department at Bond University.

If I had not had my formative experiences as a

Science student at St Margaret’s in those ‘new’

laboratories of the 1960's, the same laboratories

that the proposed SISTERS’ Building will replace,

I would not have had the confidence to take on

university training and a career in Science.

The support St Margaret’s and inspirational

teachers gave me in scientific education was the

starting point from which my ambitions in Science

could be realised.

Viewpoint from...

I was a student at St Margaret’s in the 1960's

and was one of the first to use the new Science

laboratories that the school provided for studies at

that time in Physics, Chemistry and Zoology. The

anticipation of a lesson in ‘the lab’ made the school

day much more enjoyable for me. I think that others

in my class felt the same way as I remember we

were always quite rowdy as we entered the labs -

and had to be told to behave ourselves.

The laboratories provided for us the practical

‘hands-on’ experience of experimental work that

is so central to the learning and understanding

of scientific principles. There was excitement in

actually being able to ‘do’ scientific things, rather

than just ‘read about’ experiments in textbooks! We

were learning the first steps in laboratory techniques

and scientific method. Also, as part of our learning,

we were encouraged to enter the annual St

Margaret’s School Science Competitions as well as

inter-school Science Competitions sponsored by

the University of Queensland. These opportunities

and experiences took my learning beyond the set

curriculum, initiating my abiding curiosity in research

into aspects of the physical and natural world.

The women teachers who took us for Science,

and especially their passionate interest in the field,

motivated me and my eventual choice of doing a

Science Degree at Queensland University. They

were important role models as they demonstrated

for me that women could contribute to the field of

Science.

Dr Roslyn Taplin (Senior 1969) BSc(UQ), BAHons(Macquarie), MEnvSt(Tasmania), MArtAdmin(NSW), MArt(NSW), PhD(Griffith)

Professor of Environmental Management & Program Director, Faculty of Business, Technology and Sustainable Development Head – Sustainable Science Department, Bond University

Dr Roslyn Taplin (1969)

Karenlee Spillane (mother of Laura, 1999) is currently CEO of the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation. Her wide experience in fundraising for Foundations extends to current Directorship of both the Prince Charles Hospital Foundation and the Queensland Children’s Medical Research Institute.

Paul Haslam (father of Grace Year 11, Meg Year 9 and Phoebe Year 6), adds his impressive background in the world of finance and investment to the skill-set of Board Directors. Paul is current President of the St Margaret’s Rowing Club. He is founding Director of Invest Blue Financial Planning, Paul is also CEO/Chairman of Invest Blue Pty. Ltd.

Robert Bloxsom (father of Georgia Year 10 and Emily Year 7) has for many years supported the school in many ways. He is a Director of The Bloxsom Family Group, a Queensland company with its major interests in property, construction and property valuation.

Rob Davidson (father of Lily Year 11) comes with a different set of experiences and skills, and although he has a Bachelor of Laws from UQ, he has moved into the world of commerce. Since 1991, Rob has been CEO of Davidson Recruitment. His wife, Libby, is a past student of the school.

Hume Campbell (father of Grace Year 6 and Olivia Year 3) is currently CEO of Riverside Marine. His business experience is extensive and he has shared this through membership and directorship of Associations and Boards. Hume is a past Director of the Queensland Confederation of Industry and the Marine Board of the Department of Transport.

Margot Hawker (mother of Isabella Year 11 and Victoria Year 8), is a Health Professional and has joined the Foundation as the Council’s representative on the Board. Margot is an involved Boarder parent, and her past experience as a member of the Boarders’ Support Group Executive gives her the ideal background for this position.

In the natural life of a Board, for various reasons, new appointments are necessary and we are very pleased to announce the appointment of Karenlee Spillane, Paul Haslam, Robert Bloxsom, Rob Davidson, Hume Campbell and Margot Hawker to our ranks. We look forward to working with these dynamic personalities.

Introducing…

Margot’s connection with St Margaret’s commenced when her daughter Alice (Senior of 2007) entered the school in Year 8. As a proactive parent, she joined the Foundation Board in 2004, taking over the position of Chair from Angus Harvey Ross in mid-2009. Margot is the Managing Director of de Groots Wills & Estate Lawyers. The firm has offices in Brisbane and Sydney.

Margot’s life is packed full of family commitments (Alice at University and Geoffrey at Grammar), as well as involvement in the Brisbane legal and business communities. She founded the Queensland branch of the international Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and was a founding member of the Queensland Law Society Succession Law Committee. Additionally, Margot has served as Chairman of Law Australasia, a National Association of law firms and held directorships with the Queensland Institute of Medical Research Trust, the Queensland Law Foundation and Energex Retail Pty Ltd.

In recent years Margot has found time to expand her qualifications by completing a Business Management Program at the Harvard Business School during 2004 – 2006. She qualified as a finalist in the Telstra Business Women’s Awards in 2004 and is also a Notary Public.

Margot de Groot LLB, Grad Dip Leg Prac (QUT), OPM (Harvard) Chair of the St Margaret’s Foundation

It is with great pleasure that we introduce our newest member of the Development Office team, Colleen Harper. Colleen has been appointed to the new position of Manager – Philanthropy and, broadly, her role is to promote the goals of the Council and the Foundation by raising the funds that will support the current and future development of the School.

Colleen has moved to St Margaret's from the Queensland Library Foundation at State Library of Queensland, where one of their key achievements was the Imagine Capital Campaign. The target of this campaign was $2.5 million and they achieved a staggering $3.2 million.

Colleen went on record to compliment the St Margaret’s Foundation on the fabulous job it has done since its inception in 2004 and is looking forward to working together to take the St Margaret’s Foundation to the next exciting

level. Her priority is to develop the philanthropic activities, as outlined in the

school’s M-ergence a Strategic Vision: 2009-2013 and she plans to include

a vibrant capital campaign for the new SISTERS’ Building, a bequest

program and sponsorship opportunities.

Colleen said, I am also looking forward to working closely with our students

to develop their lifelong commitment to philanthropy from a young age, and

she plans to inspire the girls by using examples of today’s philanthropists –

Paul Newman, Bono and the Gates Foundation.

Colleen relates that her personal love of philanthropy began shortly after

graduating from Napier University in Edinburgh, when one of her fellow

students sadly died of cancer. She and a group of friends arranged an

award (named after their friend) to be given annually at the University.

Colleen said, For me, it was the impact it had on my friend’s parents, who

felt their daughter would now always be remembered, which will always

stay with me.

On a personal note, Colleen writes - My husband and I and our two boys

are native Scots and we moved over from the bonnie, but often wet

Scotland 5 years ago and fell in love with the enchanting Brisbane climate.

Welcome... Colleen Harper, Manager – Philanthropy

‘Philanthropy - a desire to improve the material, social, and spiritual welfare of humanity, especially through charitable activities.’ Encarta English Dictionary

Date Claimers

The second Foundation CBD Breakfast will be held

during Term 3 at the Brisbane Club and we will

advise you full details as soon as our Guest Speaker

is confirmed. Dynamic guest speakers and good

company make this function the perfect way to start

the day.

The Foundation CBD Breakfast

Michael Smith and Howard Hall - 2009 Guests

Please add this DATE CLAIMER to your diaries too!

We are looking forward to our 4th Alumni Breakfast.

You will remember our previous guest speakers

and how much we enjoyed what they had to tell

us – Rhyll Gardner (1981), Dr Deb Mills (1977) and

Sally Bain (Jenyns 1984). Dr Roslyn Taplin (currently

Head of the Sustainable Science Department at

Bond) is our 2010 Guest Speaker. Early bookings

are available – please contact the Development

Office (3862 0765) for bookings – or to book a table

(8-10).

The Foundation Alumni Breakfast Friday, October 15th

Rhyll Gardner (1981) Dr Deb Mills (1977)

Sally Bain (Jenyns 1984)

Dr Michael Good, OAM - 2009 Guest Speaker


We wish to acknowledge and sincerely thank our

‘supporters extraordinaire’ who have taken every

opportunity to sell our books! Our two top sellers are

country parents – the Gold Medal to Margot Hawker

of Goondiwindi (mother of Isabella and Victoria)

and Boarder Parents representative on the School

Council). Margot has amassed sales of 100 books

for a total of $4000!

The Silver Medal winners are – Sue-Anne Bardsley

of St George (mother of Lucy) and Mitch Love of

James Street Fine Foods. We are convinced that

Sue-Anne simply would not allow anyone to be

discharged from the St George Hospital without a

copy of the book! Coming hot on their heels are –

• Stephen and Jennifer (Lukin 1981) Boyd

through Ascot Physio. (Jemima, Charlotte and

Grace)

• The McKinney Family of McKinney Jewellers

represented by Sally and Paul Jones

(Alexandra and Isabella).

• Ascutz Hairdressing Salon, Racecourse Road,

Ascot (Suzette has no direct link to St

Margaret’s but is simply a wonderful

community supporter).

• Liz and Andrew Adcock of Ray White Rural

(Harriet and Charlotte).

• Gail Cowen of Pinkeys@Hendra (Claudia).

• Amanda Stein (1986) of Panda Pearls,

Nundah.

• Both Judith Henderson and Cath Hudson

(Little 1988) who were part of our Cookbook

Production Team.

• Our top selling Staff Member is our ‘one and

only’ Lynne Moody!

Other wonderful supporters whose sales have been

to the value of hundreds of dollars are – Anne-Marie

Lambert (Toyah and Carley), Lindy Lewis (Phoebe

and Georgina), Rhonda (Maher 1985) Martin (Felicity

and Sophia), Jane (Veall 1981) Litzow (Emily, Rachel

and Alice), Anna (Sindel 1978) Burnett (Amelia

and Prudence), Jan (White 1978) Callanan (Tess),

Barbara Clay (Decker 1952), Megan (Macdonald

1974) Roe (Isabel), Margot de Groot (Alice 2007)

and Judi Hall, (mother of Alessandra and dynamic

President of the St Margaret’s P&F).

2009 Thank you to sponsors evening & launch of Food With a View – 2009

On Friday, October 9th we combined our annual

‘Thank You to Supporters and Sponsors’ with the

launch of Food With a View. The Arts Centre Foyer

was overflowing with guests from all sections of the

School Community and the photos will tell you the

story.

Particular thanks to Mother Eunice and the Sisters

for their company at these celebrations.

We were grandly entertained by the Jazz Ensemble,

accompanied by Michael Gillespie and Encorah,

conducted by Catherine Baillie with Brad King on

piano. The ‘formalities’ (and there was nothing

formal about these!) started with Dr Sue Simon

presenting Wayne Lambert with a very special cap

and trophy for his winning entry in the ‘Name the

Cookbook’ Competition. Sincere thanks go to our

speakers, but particularly to Sally Bain (Jenyns) and

Judith Henderson.

In excess of 4,400 copies of Food With a View have now been sold, many of which have found their way overseas. This is a fitting bonus for the hours and hours of hard work and time given to the project, along with the absolute dedication of so many to ensure its success.

Food With a View update

L-R: Sandra Russo, Trevor and Cindy Pieterse (Giddens)

L-R: Samantha Bloxsom, Margot de Groot and Thomas Martin

Dr Sue Simon and Mother Eunice

Wayne Lambert

Matisse Waters and Beverley Fox Sally Bain (Jenyns) and Sally Quayle (Earnshaw)Cathy Hudson (Little) and Judith Henderson

Jenny Epworth (1988) with Food With a View in Stratford


The Cookbook Committee!

L-R: Alice Litzow, Isabelle and Alexandra Jones

Both Sally and Judith share many interests and

connections, not the least being their lifelong love

and involvement in the culinary world.

The pure enjoyment of the evening was made

memorable by the style and panache that Judith

brought to her version of a book launch. She

regaled us all with entertaining anecdotes and, over

the laughter, she ensured that the book was well-

and-truly launched! Thanks also go to our beautiful

students who worked throughout the evening to

ensure that all our guests were well looked after.

Judi Hall

We are also pleased to be part of the Sisters’

Celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the day

they moved into Community House.

At our AGM in March the following executive

was elected:

President: Jacky Garnsworthy

Vice President: Julie Tapsall

Treasurer: Stef Russo

Secretary: Kim Small

Committee member, Georgie Scott (1998 – Prefect

and Drama Captain) was featured in an article by

Samantha Healy in the Sunday Mail on May 2nd.

Thank you for the job, Mr Hooker

The young girl who famously said ‘Thank you

Mr Hooker’ while clutching her teddy bear is now

all grown up and selling real estate for the same

company that made her a familiar face.

…."I guess you could say my life has come full

circle,’ Ms Scott said. ‘It was kind of destined,

I guess, that I would end up working for L.J.

Hooker. I have always been passionate about real

estate."

Our Annual Old Girls’ Brunch will again be held in

October when we have a past student as guest

speaker. This is a really lovely function – and as

soon as all details are in place we will advise you.

We hope to see you all at Old Girls’ day, 9.30am

Sunday, 11th July!

commenced school mid-term at St Margaret’s.

Following St Margaret’s, Lorna attended a

commercial college to study accountancy. However,

she spent the money saved by her father for this

course, on Ball Room Dancing Lessons.From here

it was off to work for a few months with Eagers.

Lorna then worked for the family business doing

office work and ordering. She also gave driving

instruction to new car buyers. (Driving Licences

were not a requirement at that time!) This line of

work continued to the age of 27 years (1936) when

William sold the Glover business…..

Lorna was a foundation member of the Virginia Golf

Club and paid the first debenture to finance the

development of the club. Lorna continued to play

golf into her eighties.

Following retirement in 1975 Lorna returned to

England for a six-month holiday staying with her

cousin Vera Brewin at 55 Byway Road Leicester

Lorna returned to Australia on 9 October 1991

staying initially with her niece Margaret and family.

From here she moved to Compton Gardens, Aspley.

In recent times Lorna’s only concern was that her

101 year old body was not keeping pace with her

mental capacity. Her ability to complete cryptic and

other crosswords as well as SUDOKU puzzles was

legendary.

Remembering...

Lorna Glover was in her 102nd year and would have

celebrated this birthday along with the Sisters’

100th Anniversary of the day they moved onto the

new site of St Margaret’s. The following are excerpts

from her eulogy and give us a wonderful insight into

Lorna and into her life.

Lorna Mary Glover was the first daughter of William

James Glover and Agnes Beatrice Amelia Glover

(Tailby) and was born at home above the family’s

motorcycle business in Leicester, England on 8 July

1908... William James Glover was a motor engineer

and he owned a motorcycle business in Leicester.

On the 24th June 1915 the Glover family, William,

Agnes, Lorna and Molly, travelled by train from

Midland Station in Leicester to Tilbury Docks where

they boarded the P & O liner “SS Benalla”.

The First World War and a Dengue Fever epidemic

delayed the possibility of any return to England

for five years. By this time William had decided to

establish his own business next to Wylie and Betts

grocery store at Albion… The Glover garage and

service station moved to the Five Ways at Albion.

Lorna and Molly had attended the State School

at Nundah before leaving for England. Upon

their return Lorna, who was now 15 years old,

Valle - Lorna Glover July 8, 1908 – March 27, 2010 Past Student 1922-1925

Lorna as VIP at the 2009 Luncheon for the Ladies of the 1920's-1940's

Lorna at Virginia Golf Club The Glover’s Garage, The Fiveways, Albion

Georgie Scott (1998)

We are all looking forward to Old Girls’ Day. The newly created ‘St Margaret’s Weekend’ (a great initiative from Bev Fox) is being held at the same time. With six reunion groups meeting throughout this inaugural event, we hope that many of the girls will also join us at our Chapel Service. This year, Reverend Di Murphy, the School Chaplain, is planning to include a number of ordained Old Girls in the service. This will be followed by a sumptuous morning tea held in the Arts Centre (with the best view in Brisbane).

From Jacky Garnsworthy, President of the OGA

The St Margaret’s Foundation Golf Day

The 2009 Field – ready to go!

Hole Sponsors

Where? Indooroopilly Golf Club

When? Friday, August 20th

Again we are looking forward to a fabulous day

of great company and good golf in the beautiful

surroundings of Indooroopilly Golf Club. As usual,

our aim is to have each of the 18 holes sponsored

and 14 sponsors have signed up to date.

Beautiful prizes have also been donated and our

thanks to these wonderful supporters:

On the St Margaret’s website you will find a link to the Registration Form. Places are limited so do make your bookings quickly. Please contact the Development Office to be any part of the sponsoring team.

L-R: Jonathan Voller, Guy Horsley, Michael Roe, Paul Haslam


Reunions – 2009

At the time of printing of our last Foundation Pen,

the Classes of 1969, 1974 and 1994 had not yet

held their reunions.

The Class of 1969 enjoyed renewing many

friendships and sharing long-forgotten (or selectively

forgotten) tales of school days at their 40 Year

Reunion Luncheon on Saturday, 17th October

in the Arts Centre, whilst the girls who joined the

Class of 1994 for their 15 Year celebrations in the

Arts Centre on Saturday, 24th October partied the

evening away in their own inimitable style!

Together with the practical help of the Development

Office, the Class of 1974 organised their 35 Year

Reunion evening on Friday, October 23rd at the

Luncheon for the Ladies of the 1920's to 1950

This will be held on Wednesday, June 23rd and we

are all looking forward to this opportunity to see so

many of our wonderful past students again. Please

call Beverley Fox on 3862 0884 if you have not yet

sent in your RSVP.

The St Margaret’s Weekend July 9th, 10th and 11th As you are aware, over the four years since the

inception of the Development Office, we have

worked hard to establish The St Margaret’s

Foundation as a vibrant and active sector of our

School Community and to re-establish connections

with our enormous community of past students

It is with great excitement that we announce that

in 2010 we will hold the inaugural St Margaret’s

Weekend. Our vision is that all Reunions will be

held over one weekend – and what better weekend

to choose than the one on which the Old Girls’

Association holds its beautiful Chapel Service and

Morning Tea.

This will become a yearly event, and the St

Margaret’s Weekend Reunions for 2010 are:

Saturday 10th:

1960 – 50 Year Reunion – 6.00pm

1965 – 45 Year Reunion – 12.00 noon

Manx Restaurant, Portside

1970 – 40 Year Reunion – 12.00 noon



Friday 9th:


Later, on July 31st, the Class of 2005 will hold their

5 Year Reunion in the St Margaret’s Arts Centre.

Old Girls’ Day Celebrations 9.30am, Sunday, July 11thPlease see Jacky Garnsworthy’s article for full

details of this very important annual event and your

invitation to be part of their Chapel Service and

Morning Tea.

The Sisters’ 100 Year Celebrations 2.00pm, Sunday, July 11thOn 8th July, 1910, Mother Emma and the Sisters

of the Society of the Sacred Advent moved into

Community House. To mark this milestone in the

Sisters’ vocation, you are invited to join Mother

Eunice and the Sisters to enjoy a Devonshire Tea

and to re-acquaint yourselves with both Community

House and the Sisters’ Chapel. The Archives Centre

will also be available for you to complete your ‘walk

down memory lane’.

The Class of 1974

Julie-Ann Gregory (George), Vicki Brun (Wright)

Josephine Whitehead (Allen), Deborah Love (Massey)

NOTE: It is important that, for catering purposes, both the Old Girls’ Association and the Sisters know if you are coming to their celebrations. Please contact us in the Development Office and we will pass on your acceptance. Also please contact us if you have not received your Reunion invitation.

Reunions – 2010

Clovely Estate at Red Hill. Megan Roe (Macdonald)

reports -

Our year was very remiss by not organising a 30

year reunion, so Jaye Chumbley (Tucker) and I

decided we had better do something for our 35th

year.

The night was full of the classic ‘Reunion’ moments

– heaps of blank stares (even after studying name

tags); huge hugs (especially between the boarders);

shouts of 'You haven’t changed a bit' and the

resultant look of despair (because you wished you

had) or the puffed up smugness of looking about

you and thinking you’ve actually done OK!

Lots of talk about doing it again soon…

The Class of 1969

L-R: Andrea Mill (Noble), Lucy Kazakoff (Oliver), Joanna Myatt, Bettina McGuire, Shannon King (Billing)

L-R: Megan Stark (Brown), Anne Walker, Joelene Punchard

L-R: Sisters Sandra, Beverley and June Ruth, Mother Euniceand Lily, Sisters Moira Grace, Rosalind Miriam and Gillian


the Students Christian Union. An illustrious school

record.

She was obviously also very academically gifted as

she went on to study Medicine at the University of

Sydney – an unusual career path for a girl in 1915.

The 1916 Link published a letter she wrote back

to the school describing her life as a university

student.

She graduated in 1920 and, in 1922, she sailed

to England to do hospital work for some months,

before settling in Western Australia where we think

she was appointed as the first pathologist at Perth

Public Hospital. Unfortunately, there the trail goes

cold and we have no other information about Sal’s life.

Other interesting items which have recently been

given to the Archives include a gold brooch,

featuring a C.E.H.S. crest, presented to Mrs Anning

in recognition of her work as President of the Old

Girls’ Association in the late 1920's. This was

donated by her daughter, Amy (Anning) Whitney

who had previously given her 1938 Prefect’s and

Pro-Prefect’s badges to the Archives. These unique

items, and the many other donations which make

their way to the Archives Centre, are greatly valued

and treasured. Each one has a story and we are

very grateful to Old Girls and their families for

helping us preserve and augment the history of

St Margaret’s.

The Archives Corner

St Margaret’s memorabilia often arrives from the

most unexpected places. Two of our current

students, Kyla and Erin Matsuura-Miller, holidaying

in Tasmania came across a St Margaret’s collar

badge at Salamanca Markets in Hobart - they

bought it from the stall and have returned it ‘home’.

Even more astonishing is an envelope which

arrived at the school late last year, postmarked

Wolverhampton, England. The envelope was

originally addressed to ‘The Postmaster, Clayfied,

Brisbane, Australia’. Inside was a letter from Sal

McConnel of St Margaret’s to her friend, Frances, at

Cheltenham Ladies College, dated May 19th 1912!

The accompanying letter from a Mr Crawshaw,

explained that the letter had been found among his

aunt’s belongings and with very little information to

go on, he sent the letter back to Brisbane hoping

that it might find a home. It seems that Sally had

been a student at Cheltenham but her family had

moved to Australia and she was writing to her

school friend in England, describing her school life

in Australia.After some research, we’ve discovered

that Sal (Sarah) McConnel enrolled as a boarder in

1911. Her sister, Bertie, had started a year earlier.

Sal was very active in school life – she played in the

First IV Tennis team, was a member of the Rowing

club and also played Basketball. In 1914 she was

a Prefect and Head Girl, as well as President of

1913 Basketball Team - Sal McConnel is seated far right

What always impresses me from their recounting

of their formative days as a student at our school

is the respect that was generated between

teacher and student, the love of learning and of

achievement that was generated, and an allegiance

to their school, the values it represented and the

friends made through their association with it. I

know that our students of today will go on to reflect

much of this appreciation when they step into the

role of Old Girl in years to come, for these values

and expectations certainly do continue.

Times have changed though, and the teacher/

student relationship has evolved into something

which, whilst still evoking all these admirable

qualities in a formal sense, nurtures an appropriately

informal way of interacting with students. Thus,

we see teachers joining in with a free dress day

in their pyjamas to support the very worthy cause

of the Pyjama Foundation, teachers sitting very

comfortably with students in a camp setting

discussing serious global issues, students feeling

at ease to ask probing questions in Personal

Development lessons and immediate past students

returning to school for an event and greeting their

teachers warmly and without inhibition. These

examples demonstrate the important role modelling

that good teachers provide to the students of today

and the subtle encouragement given through these

less formal modes of interaction which enables

students to really blossom.

One of our long serving staff members – Mrs Lynne

Moody, who has been working at St Margaret’s

since 1970 – can attest to these changing times.

Without doubt, we still have a need for the formal

and structured aspects of the learning experience,

but add to this the less formal, interactive

encouragement which goes on every day in our

classrooms and in all those other activities outside

of the classroom, and I believe we have the best

formula for student growth and eventual success.

From Dr Sue Simon, School Principal

I am always fascinated by the stories of Old Girls

when they return to school – those memories still

very vivid in their minds about their teachers, their

friends and the things they got up to! When Old

Girls visit my office in Mooloomburram – often for

enrolment interviews for their daughter or grand-

daughter - they proceed to tell me about how they

sat on my carpet for their Divinity lesson with Sister

Chaseley! They also tell me about the naughty

things they did and the trouble they got into! Such is

the confessional aspect of my role – I hope they feel

duly cleansed when they walk out!

Classroom – 1928

How times have changed Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights. Pauline R. Kezer

Classroom – 2010

Dr Sue Simon, Principal


One of the goals of the St Margaret’s Foundation

is to provide encouragement to students via a

range of awards and the major of these was

introduced last year. To qualify for nomination the

student must be a Year 11 student who displays

the following qualities and commitment:

• She exhibits the tenets of the Sisters of the

Society of the Sacred Advent

• She has made a real and identifiable

commitment to supporting and furthering

philanthropic endeavours within the School

• The student balances this commitment

with achievement in academic pursuits

commensurate with her personal ability, along

with participation in the School co-curricular

program.

The winner of the inaugural Foundation Speech

Night Award was Hannah Smith and Hannah’s

charity of choice was Cystic Fibrosis Queensland.

Hannah presented the Foundation cheque to the

association’s representative Mrs Alma Brown at

Assembly on April 19th.

Foundation Speech Night Prize

One of the aims of the Foundation is to

support the School in its goals for excellence

in education. The Foundation Annual Awards

for Excellence have been made available to

the Primary School and to the Key Learning

Areas of the Secondary School. The Primary

School chose to introduce Foundation Perpetual

Trophies to support writing competitions. In

Years 1-3 the girls can elect to enter a poetry or

picture book section and in both Years 4-5 and

6-7 categories the girls can choose from poetry,

picture book or narrative sections.

We are very pleased to advise that this year we

have positive responses from all areas of the

Secondary School - Maths, Health & Physical

Education, Arts, Science, Divinity, Humanities,

English and Modern Languages. As in 2009,

presentations of Certificates and cash prizes will

be made at the Seniors’ Final Assembly of the

year.

Foundation In-School Awards

L-R: Ruth Bridges, Cartier Lee, Amira Ryan, Kate Sterling, Nicole Andronis and Sally Lee receive the Foundation Perpetual Writing Awards

Hannah receives Foundation Award from Joe Gibson

Hannah Smith and Alma Brown

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Documents

foundation awards

oaktree foundation

foundation cookbook

new foundation directors

foundation pen issue

manager development

new chair

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