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Ascham Old Girls’ Magazine Winter 2017

Editorial Team The AOGU Committee greatly appreciates the support of Ascham School in the production of the AOG Magazine

Publisher Ascham School

Layout Ascham School

Founded 1899 Generations of heart and soul

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AOG Calendar of Events 2017 2

From our Patron 3

President’s Report 4

The Two of Us—Holly and Paige Campbell (2014) 5

Sporting Old Girls 8

Sport at Ascham 12

A history of sport at Ascham 14

Alanna Rennie—Ascham Leadership Scholarship Winner 2016 16

A memoir of Caroline Simpson OAM (Fairfax 1948) 18

Golf and Tennis Day 20

Class of 2006—10 Year Reunion 22

The new Ascham Old Girls’ Online Community continues to grow 23

Announcements 24

Farewell to Cornelia Sieck and John Woodrow 27

Careers updates 28

Descendants of Old Girls on the 2017 School Roll 30

Do you have any news? 36

Cover image—Jill Hawker (Cropper 1978) at the Tildesley Tennis Tournament, 1977

Editorial noteSport! Perhaps we bit off more than we could chew .... there is so much to tell. So please see this edition as an appetiser for more on sport in future editions and excuse us if we have inadvertently left out any valuable content. Even saying this prompted me to remember the synchronised swimming I proudly performed in Year 6 (where did we mention that?! Perhaps best not to!) On a more serious note, I hope you will be inspired and enthralled at the aspirations and achievements of so many Old Girls in such a vast array of sports. There has been a general recognition at Ascham and in the wider community of the merits of that old chestnut, ‘Healthy body, Healthy Mind’; as well as how personal attributes are honed on the sports fields with wonderful results, not only on the score board but off the field in lasting friendships due, in part, to the camaraderie of sport. Ascham now offers a much wider selection of sports, but what may surprise you in this edition is that Ascham has, in the past, offered sports such as Golf, way back when long skirts were part of the uniform. We would love more photos, commentary and in essence memories to flow so please send in any contributions you may have to Skye at [email protected]. Thanks again Jackie, Skye, Lauren and the rest of the team at School for pulling this together so well.

Giselle Collins (Jollie 1986) Honorary Editor, Ascham Old Girls’ Union Committee

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Playing sport at Ascham is not compulsory, but very few girls do not participate in some form of sport. The emphasis is placed on participation, development of skills and, of course, having fun. The development of skills commences early in the girls’ schooling: in Hillingdon, the girls have PDHPE lessons where the focus is on ball skills, fitness, athletics, dance and gymnastics. The Fiona girls

have an opportunity to choose a different sport each term, and then when they enter the Senior School there are 18 sports to choose from.

We promote sport heavily at Ascham, as the benefits to being involved help develop lifelong skills and physical and mental wellbeing. Being involved in sport instils discipline, focuses on integrity, and promotes teamwork and resilience. There is a very strong correlation between involvement in sport and academic success—sport presents continual challenges, and the ability to work through these with your team or by yourself (and not give up) helps the girls develop resilience. Overcoming hurdles can also help develop an enjoyment of challenges in the classroom.

Importantly, sport assists in the development of strong community bonds. The Saturday morning conversations between parents on the sidelines can develop into firm friendships that last long after their daughters have finished Year 12.

I am impressed with the number of Year 12 girls who continue to commit to their sporting teams throughout their HSC year. Playing sport gives these girls a wonderful release from the pressures of their studies. Recently we have seen some Ascham students who are also elite sportswomen achieve extremely high HSC results—they have spoken about the flexibility the Dalton Plan gave them to balance their sporting commitments with their studies.

Sport at Ascham has a great tradition since 1886. We have had a number of Olympian Old Girls and there have been many sporting successes achieved by Ascham girls.

This year the Tildesley Shield is in its 99th year. We have had some outstanding players over these years, with Ascham holding the title first in 1922 and lastly in 1992.

One student, Grace Paterson, was in the A team in her second year at Ascham in 1919 when she was only in Year 8.

Her father Banjo Paterson was a keen observer and passed on pointers that were noted in some memoirs we have recently been given. Grace went on to captain the team in 1920 (in Year 9), a position she held for the next three years. She won the Tildesley singles in 1922.

Another sport in which Ascham has a long history is basketball. It seems that some basketball was played under Miss Wallis, but when the Carters rented the home Mount Adelaide, shortly after buying Ascham in 1902, there was finally a lawn big enough on which to play. Basketball in that era was a nine-a-side game played on a field. The girls played against each other as there were not really any other schools to play against. When Miss Amy Roseby became Deputy Principal in 1908, after Miss Amy Molineaux retired due to illness, she was very keen on sport. Being particularly fond of basketball, she became the main basketball coach. Then when Miss Roseby bought Redlands in Cremorne, she introduced basketball there—and for the next 10 years Redlands and Ascham played against each other consistently, both teams being of a similar standard, until 1921. They even gave an exhibition match to try to get the Girls’ Schools Sports Association to introduce a Basketball Association. However, with the foundation of the Girls’ Secondary School Sports Union (GSSU, forerunner of IGSSA) in 1922, all member schools had to play netball, a much more sedate (lady-like?) game, played on a court. Basketball was quickly phased out after that, and hockey was introduced at most schools as an alternative winter sport to netball.

The Basketball Firsts at Ascham and Redlands played a centenary game at Redlands in 2012 to commemorate a century since their first match. The girls really enjoyed it since the two schools hadn’t played each other since Redlands left IGSSA after becoming co-educational in 1978. The boys of the Redlands Firsts cheered the girls on from the sidelines, which was probably a bit of a first for the Ascham girls, and all added to the fun!

It is very enjoyable watching the girls compete in all of their sports: ranging from the equestrian team at Coonabarabran, the football teams, sailing on the harbour, touch football, rowing, hockey, netball, water polo and the many others that are on offer.

A boarder recently wrote to me about her sporting achievements of last year. She wrote: ‘One of my proudest moments and achievements playing sport here at Ascham is being selected in the Country vs City Hockey game for the last two years. This game raises money for The Katrina Dawson Foundation. I feel privileged to be part of this sporting fixture and I am proud to contribute to Katrina’s legacy.’

Andrew Powell Head of School

From our Patron—Andrew Powell

Sport at Ascham plays an integral role in the girls’ education.

AOG Calendar of Events 2017

Friday 4 AugustClass of 1972—45 Year ReunionA tour of the School from 11am, followed by lunch from 12–3pm in the Glenrock Drawing Room.For more information please contact Debra Moore (Cassidy) on 0438 040 087 or at [email protected]

Saturday 12 AugustClass of 1987—30 Year ReunionA tour of the School from 4pm, followed by drinks at the Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club from 6pm.For more information please contact Kirsty Bloore (Leabeater) on 0403 029 029 or at [email protected]

Thursday 17 AugustClass of 1962—55 Year ReunionA tour of the School commencing at 1.45pm at the fig tree, followed by afternoon tea at Sue Diver’s home at 3 Greenoaks Ave, Darling Point and dinner at the Royal Sydney Golf Club.For more information please contact Rosie Stevens (Monckton) on 9363 0103 or at [email protected]

Thursday 24 AugustHSC Art Show DrinksThe Packer Foyer, Drinks from 5.30–8.00pm

Saturday 2 SeptemberClass of 2012—5 Year Reunion The Sheaf from 4pmFor more information please contact Nikita Waldron on 0448 471 396 or at [email protected]

Saturday 9 September Morning Tea for Mothers with Young Children The Hillingdon Playground, 10am–12 noon

Saturday 16 September Class of 1997—20 Year ReunionTour at Ascham from 11am on Saturday 16 September followed by lunch from 12–4pm at Regatta, 594 New South Head Road, Rose BayFor more information, please contact Georgie Shepherd (Fairlie-Cunninghame) at [email protected]

Friday 20 October Year 13 DrinksThe Glenrock Drawing Room, from 6pm

Friday 17 NovemberClass of 1977—40 Year ReunionDrinks from 6–9pm in the Glenrock Drawing Room.For more information please contact Michele Bailey on 0408 866 866 or at [email protected]

Saturday 18 NovemberClass of 1967—50 Year ReunionA tour of the School from 11am, followed by lunch in the Dining Room from 12–3pm.For more information please contact Julia Tregoning (Gollan) on 0410 547 357 or at [email protected]

Friday 24 NovemberClass of 1957—60 Year ReunionA tour of the School from 11am followed by lunch in the Glenrock Drawing Room from 12–3pm.For more information please contact Anne Leabeater (Nicol) on 0429 337 541 or at [email protected] or Robby Harricks (Moline) on 0435 932 922 or at [email protected]

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Saturday 5 MayClass of 1968—50 Year ReunionA tour of the School from 11am followed by lunch in the Dining Room.For more information please contact Alicia Watson on 0412 328 746 or at [email protected]

For more information about any of the events held at Ascham, please contact [email protected] or 02 8356 7065

Wednesday 26 July 7amBusiness Breakfast with Mia Freedman (1989)IvyFor last minute tickets call Skye Barry (see below)

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I am very grateful to be surrounded by an amazing Committee of Old Girls who have worked so hard and are incredibly enthusiastic. During my time as President this year, we have had some major and wonderful developments, while maintaining the values and structure of the Ascham Old Girls’ Union (AOGU). Part of this is the introduction and launch of the Ascham Old Girls’ Online Community.

This website has been possible thanks to the support of our patron Mr Andrew Powell, who arranged the purchase of this software for the AOGU and Ascham’s Communications and Community Department, led by Jackie Dalton, who have worked along side the AOG Committee, particularly Olivia Crowley (2008).

We have all worked well together to produce an impressive website that can be used to find old school friends and keep in touch, as well as offer mentoring support, sign up for events and pay online, view past copies of the AOG magazines, the history of the AOGU and so much more.

We have continued to produce the beautiful AOG Magazine thanks to the great efforts of Vice President, Giselle Collins (Jollie 1986). This has been a collaborative effort with the Communication and Community team, including Jackie Dalton, Skye Barry (Edwards 1994) and Lauren Sykes. As I have said before, the Magazine is an important support to the School as it highlights that a connection at Ascham continues well after the girls have completed their education at the School.

The AOG Committee hosted many events throughout 2016. These include the Golf and Tennis Day, Business Breakfast, HSC Art Show Lunch, the North/North West AOG Annual Lunch (organised locally), and our Morning Tea for Old Girls with Children Under 7.

We are getting a better understanding of the financial sides of the AOGU. Sarah Merrick (1986) has worked very hard in her role as Treasurer along with Skye Barry (Edwards 1994) and an AOG volunteer bookkeeper, Rebecca Ridhalgh (2008). I would like to thank them all. They have improved the practical, everyday use of the accounting for the AOGU. Rebecca has volunteered a great deal of time which has saved the AOGU a considerable amount of money.

President’s Report

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One of my main aims when I became President was to make it a great pleasure to be on the AOG Committee and continue to make the AOGU a relevant and easy to tap into resource. Stability, availability and interesting are key words that describe the AOGU. The new website has definitely brought these aims to fruition along with our annual events.

After much thought, I have elected to step down as President of the AOGU. Giselle Collins (Jollie 1986) graciously accepted the role as President at our last AGM. I believe she will be brilliant in this role and will take the AOGU and her Committee to the next level. I do hope you will give her your support. Thank you for supporting me while I was President.

Jennifer Ridhalgh (Harvey 1981) Vi et Animo

Holly

My favourite days on the School calendar would have been the sports carnival days. I liked the interhouse rivalry and all of the house spirit that accompanied those days. The cheers at swimming were always lots of fun (although I tried to get out of the practices beforehand as often as possible). I will always remember the great Form breakfasts from all the different Form Classes I was in; they were a great way to start the day on an unhealthy note! Otherwise, I have many fond memories from my time being involved in so many of the sports on offer and the fun we always had in the boarding house.

It was great to have a twin when Paige and I first started in sixth grade. Having a friend helped us to settle more easily into the new environment. We always helped each other with our Assignments, which was particularly helpful when we reached the HSC and ended up taking exactly the same subjects. A downside was that teachers and staff often called us the wrong name, and many took a while to realise that we were in fact different people!

The Two of Us—Holly and Paige Campbell (2014)

Holly and Paige Campbell are the identical twin daughters of Old Girl Alison Campbell (Stoker 1983). After growing up on a property near Warren, they came to Ascham in Year 6 as boarders and graduated in 2014. Holly and Paige were familiar faces on the School grounds in�recent�years,�usually�seen�walking�past�the�fig�tree�in�their�sports�clothes�heading�to�and�from athletics training at the start and end of each school day.

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We encourage you to visit the new Ascham Old Girls’ Online Community

at aogu.ascham.nsw.edu.au HollyandPaigewhileatSchool

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SarahMerrick(1986),ReneeLodens(Kiosoglous1993)andGiselleCollins(Jollie1986)

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The things I liked most about Ascham were all the different opportunities and experiences it opened up, and the friends I was able to make while I was there. I was able to play so many different sports throughout the year, which gave me a solid base of skills and fitness during my developmental years.

Boarding was great and I enjoyed it very much, particularly when I was younger, despite the occasional bout of homesickness. My favourite thing was the constant supply of food, particularly the chocolate biscuits and Milo we had on the weekends.

I am currently undertaking my second year of a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree at the University of Sydney. I also work a few casual jobs and spend the rest of my time focusing on my athletics, which is fairly time consuming. I compete year-round for Sydney University’s Athletics Club in both middle distance track events and little bit of cross country. I am currently trying to attain the qualifying time necessary to compete at this year’s World University Games in Taipei.

I definitely think that if I had not gone to Ascham I would not have been accepted into my first choice of course and university. The time management and organisational skills I learnt at Ascham have definitely helped me balance life to this point.

Paige

Most of my strongest memories come from the sporting field and the boarding house, including attending many sports events such as the athletics and swimming carnivals,

triathlons and the Coona Horse Expo. Boarding provided many memories including laundry duty and Sunday detentions. In saying that, I haven’t forgotten much yet having only finished in 2014! Being a twin definitely had its perks at School. Many teachers didn’t know that we were twins and often thought one of us was just overly committed to many different things! We were often able to help each other academically, particularly during the HSC when we studied the same subjects. However, when it came to sport it was extremely advantageous as we could always train together and most of the time compete alongside one another as well.

What I liked most about Ascham was the Dalton Plan. Having the weekly Assignments allowed so much flexibility. I also liked having so many opportunities both inside and outside the classroom—there were so many different programs to be a part of.

The worst part about Ascham was probably attending Dalton Extra—previously Tuesday detention—when you really had somewhere else to be. Sometimes, once it got to Thursday and Friday, it became a bit of drag, but I probably should have just learnt to finish my work on time! I enjoyed boarding. It was so convenient to always be able to access the School’s facilities and get to and from training and class. Living so far away from home is always a little bit difficult; I often missed the animals and countryside. However, this did make trips away with the Equestrian team much more exciting and special.

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I think the best part about Ascham was being able to participate in so many sports. Also being a boarder made these sports very easy to access.

The friendships and enthusiasm of most of the girls who played the sports was also extremely important, particularly in the Athletics and Cross Country group. Attending training is much easier when you have a group of people who are also committed and wanting to participate. I do not think I would still be pursuing athletics now if I had not attended Ascham.

I am currently studying a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at Charles Sturt University Orange, while training full-time for athletics. I am hoping to represent Australia at the World University Games in Taipei this year. My main events are the 5000m and the 3000m steeplechase. Competing at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and Tokyo Olympics are my long-term goals. I still regularly compete against Holly, but luckily, we have chosen to focus on different events. I do feel that Ascham sets you up to be very independent—not just in terms of learning but in all aspects of life—and this is something I feel is extremely advantageous for post-school life. I really liked most of my teachers at School, particularly during the HSC. I always particularly liked Mrs Lumsdaine and Mr Sheehy in the History Department, as they were so engaging and I always enjoyed their Lessons and Studies. Ascham has so many excellent teachers, I think this is one of the reasons the girls achieve such strong academic results and how the School produces independent young women.

Skye Barry (Edwards 1994)

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The competition day dawned 36 hours after Sally’s arrival in Cozumel, Mexico. Sally says she was very jet lagged after her longest ever overseas flight and to make matters worse it was 34-degree heat with 94% humidity—a dramatic change to the Central West NSW winter training temperatures! The 750m swim leg became 1,200m due to a tide surge against the swimmers and a bee sting on the 20km bike ride caused a nasty allergic reaction. Not surprisingly, Sally has little memory of the 5km run home!

Sally competed in 65–69 years age group, placing 10th in the world—an amazing achievement. She says, ‘I never imagined, when I belatedly began the sport, I would become a somewhat successful triathlete, wearing the green and gold representing Australia. What a journey—in just two years I have gone from being a novice, to being an Australian team representative, travelling to Cozumel, where I met, competed, and made friends with people from all over the world. You are never too old to try anything, and nothing is impossible.’

Sally Wallace (Shannon 1968)—Triathlon at 65!

Sally Wallace always enjoyed cycling for recreation and fitness. However, in 2007 she was involved in a cycling accident with a truck, which left her fearful of getting back on a bike. In 2013, Sally’s eldest son Scott asked her to help a friend learn how to cycle so she could complete a fundraising bike ride in Vietnam for Arthritis NSW. Sally herself participated in the bike ride in Vietnam and in the process found her passion for fitness again.

Following Vietnam, Sally looked for another challenge to keep up her fitness. Scott had been competing in triathlons for a few years and Sally says she began to think that it might be something she could try.

‘I knew I could swim a bit, as well as cycle, all I had to do was learn how to run, which I had never done, not even at School. At first my children joked and questioned my resolve, but now they are my biggest supporters. I joined the Cowra Triathlon Club in 2014.

Sporting Old Girls

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No one laughed at me or told me I was too old, as I had expected. In fact, they gave me enormous encouragement to compete at weekly club events, along with the Central West Interclub competition.’

From Cowra, Sally progressed to joining a training squad in Orange, called The Barnyard, which accommodates all ages, sizes and fitness. Here she was encouraged to enter Triathlon NSW events all over the State. After winning a number of these events, Sally qualified for the Australian Age Group Triathlon Team in the Sprint distance, for the World Championships in Cozumel, Mexico, in September 2016.

Training for World Championships was very challenging as it involved training through the extremely cold winter months; travelling long distances to use a swimming pool that was open air; all the while working full-time. While Sally funded her trip and team costs herself she says, ‘I could not have done [it] without the wonderful support of family friends and training companions’.

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She also started her own private practice, Dynamic Dietitians, where she assists athletes from a variety of sports including water skiers, jockeys, swimmers, cyclists and triathletes.

In 2000 Sarah was fortunate to work with the Sydney Olympics and Paralympics. Since that time she has added actors and dancers to her list, including those from the Australian Ballet, Bangarra Dance Theatre and Sydney Dance Company’s pre-professional year, which she says is an amazing program. Since 2002, she has also worked with the Australian Defence Force. In the last 20 years Sarah has also been asked to lecture to a number of schools about their sporting programs.

These days Sarah predominately works from her three private practice locations where athletes come to her for dietary assistance. When working with teams she arranges food for travel overseas and locally, hydration testing (many athletes are dehydrated before a competition even starts), body fat testing, individualised meal plans, pre-competition food, recovery food for training and competitions, and education staff on the latest Sports Nutrition research.

Sarah Dacres-Mannings (1983)—Sports Dietician to the elite

Sarah Dacres-Mannings has worked as a Sports Dietitian for over 25 years. After Ascham, where she was heavily involved in sport and also enjoyed studying Mathematics and Sciences, Sarah went to the University of Sydney and studied a Science degree, majoring in Physiology and Biochemistry. She then completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics, which enabled her to work as a qualified Dietitian.

While at university Sarah played a lot of netball and competed in athletics, rowing, softball and swimming.

In recognition of her contribution to sport, Sarah was awarded the first Sportswoman of the Year award at The Women’s College in 1986.

However, her interest moved from netball to rowing after her ‘netball knees’ prevented more serious play. She says, ‘At the ‘ripe old age’ of 27 years I won a silver medal at the World Masters Games in an eight. I have also won national Masters medals in pairs and fours. These days I don’t get up

at 4.30am to row, but have taken up ocean swimming, which is another wonderful Australian sport, although I am still working on my shark phobia’.

After graduating as a Dietitian in 1988, Sarah received the Graduate Dietitian position at The Children’s Hospital. However, after 18 months she was involved in a car accident that put an end to her rowing season, but prompted her to apply for the position of Postgraduate Scholar in Nutrition and Physiology at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra in 1990. This was the year the AIS employed their first full-time dietitian—sports nutrition was in still in its infancy.

Throughout the 1990s Sarah worked with a number of leading sporting clubs and academies in NSW and Victoria.

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When asked whether her time at Ascham has influenced her career, Jojo shared that the logistics of preparing for a day at school with sport, music and academic commitments prepared her well. ‘In my role in London, where I was the National Olympic Committee’s Oceania Relations Manager for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee, one of my responsibilities was to figure out how 10,500 athletes would get from the Olympic Village to the stadium for the Opening and Closing ceremonies. Three walkie talkies, 204 countries, managing a team of 40 people on the ground; a logistical challenge to say the least but one that brought a lot of satisfaction watching the first Greek athlete enter the stadium on time!’

Jojo has also spent four years living and working in Fiji where she founded and managed the Sports Training and Outreach Program on HIV (STOP HIV). Here Jojo was responsible for implementing a program that would use sport in the response to HIV.

Jojo Ferris (1998)—solving HIV through sport

Throughout her time at Ascham, Jojo Ferris (1998) was always involved in sport. In her final year, where she was Sports Captain, she recalls learning of a previous Sports Captain who had suffered a spinal cord injury, so Jojo organised a fun, sport-based charity event at lunchtime. ‘The response was overwhelming and not everyone could fit through the doors of the gym. I don’t remember what was raised in financial terms, but that it demonstrated sport can bring a community together and galvanise support. As the late Nelson Mandela said, “Sport has the power to change the world … it has the power to unite people in a way that little else does.”’

Jojo currently manages the Pacific Sports Partnerships, a $29 million Australian Aid program supporting fifteen Australian-based sports delivering programs focused on health and social inclusion across nine Pacific countries. The Sport for Development sector is a burgeoning field that focuses on the role sport can play in achieving positive social impact.

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To do this, she engaged and trained national athletes as role models, developed a curriculum teaching through games-based activities and ran educational outreach campaigns at sport events such as the Pacific Games.

Jojo says she learnt an enormous amount about herself and the region during the four years she lived in Fiji. The Program was shortlisted for the International Beyond Sport Awards in London in 2009 and continues to be delivered by National Olympic Committees in the region.

Reflecting on her career, Jojo says, ‘I created each role I have had and I’ve never been employed through an interview process. The point of sharing this is that I think each career path can be created to suit individuals’ strengths and personalities. Don’t be afraid to try something a bit different and follow your passion!’

Victoria (Tor) Momsen (2001)— From Macquarie Bank to sports clubs

Growing up in sports mad Australia and immersed in all forms of sport—from competitive swimming to football—it was only a matter of time before Tor would take her love of sports and turn it into a full-time career.

Before this became reality, Tor worked for five years at Macquarie Group after graduation from the University of Sydney (Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws) in 2006. There she helped the group navigate through the tumultuous 2008 Global Financial Crisis in her role as Liquidity Manager – Group Treasury.

In 2012, Tor decided to seriously pursue a career in sports administration. Her first role was Chief Financial Officer at the Wests Tigers Rugby League Football Club. Here she put her banking skills to work, helping to lead the Club through an historic strategic and financial restructure and saving the company from insolvency. Tor worked to improve both the financial and operational aspects of the Club via a variety of restructure and review programs: membership, merchandise, sponsorship contracts and cash flow management.

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As the Club’s administration team was very small, Tor also found herself wearing many more hats than just the CFO! On game day you could find her out and about in various hands-on roles, even becoming the full time ‘showcaller’ for all home games! Following Wests Tigers and a brief stint in London, Tor returned to Australia to pursue a full-time Master’s of Business Administration at the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM). During her MBA she has been working alongside the CEO of the South Sydney Rabbitohs Football Club to develop a data-driven strategy to grow membership revenues over the next three years.The CEO and his team are now working on implementation and integration of the strategy during the coming years.

Tor is currently in her final semester on exchange at NYU Stern Business School and enjoying the sports headquarters of the USA: New York City!

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Sport at Ascham has undergone significant change over the last four years. After an extensive external review in 2013, a decision was made to separate PDHPE and Sport. I was given the privilege of leading the new Sports Department in 2014. This was an exciting challenge to undertake but one that I have thoroughly enjoyed.

Across the School, there has been a significant increase in sports participation.

Keeping young girls engaged in sport throughout those tumultuous teenage years is at the forefront of our goals. It is important for girls to fall in love with sport from a young age, making it an integral part of their life and something that they can’t live without.

We pride ourselves on having a near 100% participation rate across the School. Our fitness program has expanded in the Senior School to try and cater for the needs of our Year 11 and 12 girls who may not wish to commit to a team but who are still keen to stay fit and involved in sport in some way. Zumba is now a very popular pastime with the girls!

Success is a part of the growth of sport in any school. We have certainly seen evidence of this over the last four years. From our Fiona girls winning Gold

at State championships and making State teams in Swimming, to our Senior School girls winning the IGSSA titles in Division 2 Water Polo. We are now able to set our sights on Division 1 teams and top five places at major carnivals. Our team of head coaches are keen to challenge the girls with these goals and they seem to be rising to the task.

Like every professional sportsperson, we strive to improve. Over the last four years we have seen an increase in the quality of our coaching staff and they now have clear expectations about what their role is with both girls and parents.

All our coaches are CPR trained and have completed online child protection, anaphylaxis and positive psychology courses prior to taking up their coaching positions with us. Our head coaches continue to mentor the coaching staff and upskill them in their knowledge and understanding of coaching techniques, as well as the importance of the wellbeing of the girls. We have been lucky enough to have a number of our Old Girls join our coaching ranks. Many of them have completed coaching and umpiring

Sport at Ascham

‘To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often’—Winston Churchill

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courses that have been offered at School when they were in Years 11 and 12. These coaches bring a wealth of knowledge about the sports in which they are coaching, as well as an incredible insight into the day-to-day expectations placed on an Ascham girl. The power of this insight cannot be underestimated.

Quality feedback has been a focus of the Sports Department for the past two years. We have developed online feedback forms for coaching staff so we are able to track the progress and development of the girls within each sport. Swimming, Tennis and Gymnastics have led the charge in this area by developing a clearly structured skills assessment and reporting pathway for girls and parents. Hockey has worked extensively with new software called ‘Game Breaker’. This software allows coaches to break down skills within a game and develop highlight packages that they can then show to individual girls or teams. As always there is still a lot to do in the area of feedback, but I believe we are well on our way.

In 2015 we undertook a major upgrade of our swimming pool. The pool and surrounds were completely retiled, the change rooms and pool entrance were upgraded, and a new air filtration system was installed. We reopened our refurbished pool in October, after

15 weeks of closure, with a giant pool party—inflatable slide and all. The slide has now become a regular feature at our annual Swim School Christmas party.

One of the largest Departmental initiatives we have introduced is moving to a completely online system. We now have online registrations, online information for every sport at Ascham, coaching staff can mark rolls on their phones while down at Steyne Park or out at the UNSW hockey fields. We can also track girls’ skill development and progression and all their sport commitments are able to be viewed on their timetables. These initiatives have led us to change some of our whole School practices, in particular moving to a term-by-term online consent form. I still remember one of my first days at Ascham, collecting a few hundred different coloured forms for each Sport and then manually entering them into a spreadsheet. Thankfully those days are gone for the Sports Department!

In Fiona, we have introduced Basketball, Touch Football and competitive Sailing for our girls, which have proven to be very popular. In 2016 we sent our first three girls off to IPSHA representative trials for Basketball. This is an amazing achievement. In Hillingdon, the growth of sport has continued with most students participating in one of the sports on offer. Swimming, Tennis, Gymnastics,

Football (Soccer), Diving and Dance are flourishing with our younger girls. Our Dance program has grown over the last three years right from our little Prep girls through to our Senior School girls. The Hillingdon girls begin by learning both ballet and jazz, and as they progress through their years at Ascham we introduce contemporary dance and performance groups.

Watching our girls develop and grow over the last few years has been wonderful. It fills me with pride when I watch them take to the field, court or walk onto pool deck, take in their opponents and then come together to lead the charge with our war cry ‘Ascham can!’ Nothing can stop our girls now, they believe in themselves and have confidence in their coaches and their teammates. These factors help to produce happy girls, happy teams and very happy coaches.

I now hand the over the reins to Mr Stuart Hanrahan and welcome him as the new Head of Sport. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience that will continue to enhance and build sport at Ascham. We are very proud of what we have achieved and look forward to the next few years.

Carolyn Heinz Head of Sport 2014–2016

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LexiCampbell,daughterofOldGirlAlisonCampbell(Stoker1983)andsisterofPaigeandHollyCampbell(seepage5)—Equestrian

MimiKind,daughterofOldGirlKimKind(Hutchins1990)—Hockey

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The earliest school uniform, introduced around 1895 for the boarders, was deemed to be the perfect attire for cycling, basketball and cricket. However, a white skirt and blouse continued to be worn for tennis, which seems to have been introduced when the School moved to Delamere in 1893. The Victorian Gothic house came with attractive grounds and a tennis court where matches against other schools were also played. The first reference to interschool sport appears 120 years ago in a letter written in 1897 by Ascham housemistress Madeleine Whitfeld, who relates that Ascham played a tennis match ‘against Miss Clarke’s School (Abbotsleigh) and won’.

Mostly, school competition was between the day girls and boarders, until 1905 when Mr Carter introduced two teams or houses, the Blues and the Reds, in order to foster healthy competition on the sports field. These

teams were mainly for basketball and hockey, introduced at the School in 1906. (Apparently, this was very early for a girls’ school, according to a historian who recently contacted the archives during the course of her research into hockey in Australia.) Under Mr Carter, the girls also continued to play cricket, although the sport had a somewhat sketchy run. Following the move to Glenrock and after one too many balls flew over the fence into neighbouring property Bishopscourt, the girls returned to the decidedly less exciting activity of walking for their summer sport.

Mr Carter was also responsible for introducing the annual Athletics and Swimming carnivals in 1904 and 1907 respectively, the latter featuring such events as the ‘egg and spoon race’ and ‘wading’, presumably for the non-swimmers.

A history of sport at Ascham

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Early in Miss Bailey’s era, immediately after World War I, two events were responsible for taking schoolgirl sport to a new level. The first was the establishment of the Tildesley Shield. Miss Evelyn Tildesley, headmistress of ‘Normanhurst’ in Ashfield, was a great advocate for girls’ sport and the first winner of Tildesley was a Normanhurst student, Daphne Akhurst, an all-round athlete who became something of a pin-up girl amongst her contemporaries. Four years later, Ascham was to acquire its own pin-up girl when Ascham won the Tildesley Shield for the first time in 1922 and Grace Paterson became the first Ascham girl to win the Tildesley singles. The same year, the Girls’ Secondary School Sports Union, forerunner of the IGSSA (Independent Girls School Sports Association) was established, formalising sporting competitions in girls’ schools. A provision of membership required that all schools play netball, so Ascham gave up its beloved nine-a-side basketball and took up netball instead, which has been played continuously at the School for nearly a century.

Miss Bailey eventually disbanded Mr Carter’s Blues and Reds teams and it wasn’t until the late 1940s, during Dr Hilda Rayward’s brief tenure as Headmistress, that the idea of re-introducing sports Houses was raised. Eventually, on Sports Day in 1953 under Miss Whitehead, four of the School’s six current Houses made their inaugural appearance. However, despite the establishment of the Houses, team sports changed comparatively little over the next several years. However, in 1971, as the final two Houses, Whitehead and Street, were established, 70 eager girls tried out for two softball teams. Within a few years, the opening of the gymnasium and swimming pool in 1975 enabled the School to provide swimming and gymnastics on-site.

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New sports introduced in the 1980s included Basketball (as distinct from netball), Squash and Skiing. Netball gained momentum as Saturday competitions led to semifinals and finals. By 1992, the same year the Ascham Tildesley Team won for the first time in 27 years, the netballers travelled to New Zealand, opening a world of sport that was not only interschool but beyond national borders. The 1990s also welcomed Touch Football, Water Polo and in 1995, Ascham’s first Dressage team. The following year the School launched its first Rowing crew. In the new century, Dance was introduced as a sport in 2007 and Football (soccer) in 2009.

If each Head of School has been responsible for innovation in sport (Miss Roberts’ particular legacy being her dream of a gymnasium and a swimming pool being realised), each era at Ascham since the 1930s has produced Olympic and National-level sportswomen across a range of sports. To name just a few they include:

• Kitty Mackay Hodgson (1933) Swimming, Olympics 1936—Ascham’s first Olympian

• Patricia Searl Bridges (1939) Golf• Judy Doyle Mackay (1943)

Equestrian• Christine Davy (1950) Skiing, Winter

Olympics 1956 and 1960• Vicki Rose Roycroft (1970)

Equestrian, Olympics 1984, 1988, 1996 (reserve 2000)

• Anne Wallman Martin (1973) Swimming

• Gillian Cull Campbell (1978) Rowing, Olympics 1992

• Christy Bishop Kemp (1984) Paragliding, World Championships Representative

• Annabel Kater (1989) Rowing• Nikki Bishop (1991) Equestrian,

Olympics 1996• Georgia Koutts (1997) Rowing• Lavinia Chrystal (2006) Skiing,

Winter Olympics 2014

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Plant breeding is necessary to meet the unprecedented demand for food worldwide, and do so in a sustainable manner. According to the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, by 2050 the world’s population will have risen by 50%, growing to over nine billion inhabitants. In order to provide for that number of people, the agricultural sector will have to increase productivity by 70%. It is necessary to do this using existing cultivated land while reducing soil and ecosystem degradation, maximising the effective use of available water, combating new disease epidemics, and in the context of uncertain global temperatures.

This necessity is even greater in China, which needs to feed one-fifth of the world’s population and where farmers are using double the global recommended safe limit of chemicals and fertilisers on crops in order to increase current yields.

Plant breeding to date has been able to alleviate many of the challenges facing agriculture, increasing global crops yields 1–5% per year, saving land that otherwise would have been needed to achieve the same amount of production, and reducing overall input use.

However, plant breeding is a long and expensive process and at the end of that process, many new plant varieties can be easily and quickly reproduced. Therefore, having an effective and enforceable legal right to protect these inventions is important to give the inventor the opportunity to recover investments, and incentivise further breeding for the future.

Huge interest in developing the legal framework for plant breeding in China has been expressed both at an international and domestic level. The Chinese government understands the necessity to develop the plant breeding market in China and for several years has been conducting feasibility studies on enhancing the system of protection. On the other hand, plant breeders see China as a huge market for the future and are eager to get a foot in the door.

In March, with the assistance of the Ascham Leadership Scholarship, I travelled to Europe to engage with plant breeders interested in the Chinese plant breeding market. I met with several agricultural and ornamental breeders, all of whom operate on an international scale and have particularly strong interest in the Chinese market. I also met with two breeder associations that work to enforce the intellectual property rights of breeders.

In June, I returned to the Netherlands to undertake a two-week course on plant breeder rights hosted by Naktuinbouw, the Dutch Inspection Service for Horticulture, and Wageningen University. Due to interest in my thesis, I was fortunate to receive full funding for the course. Participants came from all over the world including from Zimbabwe, Myanmar, Tunisia, India and France, so it was also a great opportunity to learn about different PBR and breeding systems in other countries.

While in Europe, I visited the Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) headquarters, which sits within the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss my thesis and recent developments

Alanna Rennie—Ascham Leadership Scholarship Winner 2016

I am honoured to be the recipient of the 2016 Ascham Leadership Scholarship and have used this to complete my Master’s of Chinese Law at Tsinghua University, Beijing, and my thesis on�a�more�effective�system�for�Plant�Breeder�Rights�(PBR)�in�China.��

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Ascham Leadership Scholarship 2017 recipient: Harriet Body (2005)

Harriet Body came to board at Ascham in 2003 after completing the first four years of high school in Darwin in the Northern Territory. After graduating from Ascham in 2005, she completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts with First Class Honours from the UNSW College

of Fine Arts in 2010. She then went on to undertake a research-based Master of Fine Arts for which she received the Australian Postgraduate Award scholarship.

Harriet is now a professional artist, arts educator and arts worker with extensive experience in educational program development for people with disability and/or accessibility requirements. Her creative practice involves painting, sculpture, video, performance and installation. She is also one half of ‘Thom and Angelmouse’, a collaborative art project with Thom Roberts who is an artist living with autism.

Harriet is employed in online marketing and development at Studio A, a not-for-profit social enterprise that supports professional artists with intellectual disability to achieve their artistic and economic aspirations. She also works casually at the Museum of Contemporary Art as an Artist Educator and Program Assistant for the MCA’s art and disability program, Bella.

Harriet will use the Ascham Old Girls’ Leadership Scholarship to fund her ongoing research into collaborative creative projects between artists with and without intellectual disability. She will travel to the US, UK and parts of Asia to visit specialised studios that support professional artists with disability to expand her networks and research into the field of disability art. This research trip will inform her curatorial concept for an exhibition in Sydney of both national and international artists and artist collaborations with and without intellectual disability, which will further explore the importance of collaboration for the advancement of the disability art field.

We wish Harriet the best of luck.

on PBR in China with legal counsel, Yolanda Huerta. At the WIPO headquarters in Geneva I also had the opportunity to talk with legal counsel from the Geographical Indication Department, another intellectual property area in agriculture that I find fascinating. Towards the end of my trip in Europe, I participated in an industry roundtable in Brussels, Belgium, on the feasibility of China’s accession to the 1991 UPOV Convention.

Following my trip to Europe, I was invited to attend a conference in Hanoi, Vietnam on the Enforcement of PBR under the UPOV Convention. With participants from over 25 countries, this was a great opportunity to discuss my findings with and gain input from experts in the field.

The opportunity to travel abroad and engage with prominent stakeholders in the plant breeding industry has greatly developed my understanding of PBR, an area which has little academic commentary and legal cases, and has therefore played a big role in the development of my thesis. It also provided me with great contacts in China and abroad and thus a solid foundation to pursue further work in this field.

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The following is an excerpt from the book: Caroline Simpson (Fairfax 1948) was an extraordinary woman. Born into Australia’s famous Fairfax family, she grew up enjoying considerable privilege yet also endured deep heartache. Over time, Caroline forged her own unique place in Sydney’s history. Behind the

scenes—often unknown to the general public—Caroline also became one of Australia’s leading philanthropists, supporting a wide range of causes and individuals.

An enigmatic figure, to some Caroline appeared fearsome, an individual with an acerbic tongue who barged through

A memoir of Caroline Simpson OAM (Fairfax 1948)

A book has been published in memory of Old Girl Caroline Simpson (Fairfax 1948) and a reading room has been named after her in Duntrim House.

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projects and made sure she got her own way. However, to many others she was profoundly inspirational, a hard worker who knew how to achieve great and worthwhile objectives.

Ascham is fortunate that Caroline was the editorial force behind Ascham Remembered, which was produced as

part of Ascham’s Centenary celebrations in 1986. This beautiful hard cover book celebrated a history of Ascham, its families and growth from nine students under Miss Marie Wallis. After the impact of Caroline’s sudden death in 2003, her eldest daughter Louise Dobson (Simpson 1977) joined with researcher Michael Collins to create a book that remembers and records the life of her remarkable mother. The book is a collection of the memories gained from some 30 interviews with Caroline’s family, friends and associates, several of whom are Ascham Old Girls. It is complemented by many photographs and reproductions of artworks from Caroline’s personal collection.

Ascham is also now grateful to have the Caroline Simpson Reading Room in Duntrim House, our new boarding house. Ascham’s boarders use this peaceful room with its bay windows just off the general Common Room to read and work on Assignments.


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To find out more about this special book:Media contact: Phillip Anderson Phillip Anderson Publicity Ph: 0410 254 889 [email protected]

Caroline Simpson A Woman of Very Firm Purpose Release: February 2017 RRP $39.95 ISBN: 9780646961316 Distributor: Woodslane Category Autobiography

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Yet again we had a good turnout, despite the change of date due to our extremely wet March. Congratulations to Berry Alexiou (Spry 1992) and Sarah Fritsch (Ashley 1994) who won their respective events for the second year in a row.This year we were fortunate enough to have Mrs Pascale Drever, Ascham’s Deputy Head, attend the lunch and present the prizes to the winners. Pascale spoke about current activities at Ascham, including the Wellbeing Program. Next year we will be celebrating 100 years of Tildesley Tennis at Ascham. We strongly encourage any ex-Tildesley players and those that are now playing tennis in their spare time to brush up their skills and join us for the 2018 Golf and Tennis Day.


Golf and Tennis Day

Thank you to the Old Girl golf and tennis players who returned to this special and fun day at�the�Royal�Sydney�Golf�Club.�

Golf—Championship Course Golf—Centenary Course TennisWinner Berry Alexiou (Spry 1992) (35 points)

Winner Ronnie Harding (Mackellar 1958) (36 points)

Winners’ Competition Group A Sarah Fristch (Ashley 1994) (18 points)

Runner-Up Virginia Rundle (Robson 1974) (32 points)

Nearest the Pin Annette McKay (Bingle 1958)

Runner-Up Tempe MacGowan (1977) and Elisabeth Maynier (Cannon 1996)

Nearest the Pin Berry Alexiou (Spry 1992)

Longest Drive Ronnie Harding (Mackellar 1958)

Social Tennis Winner Sandra Dick-Smith (Macpherson 1963)

Longest Drive Lavinia Chrystal (Robson 1972)

Social Tennis Runner-Up Liz Lekeu (1982)

Ascham Frensham Golf Day

Unfortunately for Ascham, Frensham won this year and we had to relinquish the Cup after two previous successful years. For the third year in a row the winning Ascham pair was Jackie Boyer (1979) and Berry Alexiou (Spry 1992) with 4-up! The Runners-up were Virginia Rundle (Robson 1974) and Robin Bennett (Bucknell 1959) with 3-up. Nearest the Pin was Deb Mitchell (Moses 1976) and longest drive was Berry Alexiou (Spry 1992). Thanks again to Jan Solomon (Buzacott 1959) who kindly polishes the Cup and gets the engraving done each year. Virginia Rundle (Robson 1974) has been organising this special event for several years now. She is always happy to hear about new and keen golfers. Please contact her at [email protected] if you are interested in representing Ascham Old Girls next year.

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MarissaBest(Carpenter1976),DebbieLloyd-Phillips(MacDonald 1965),BerryAlexiou(Spry1992)andJanSolomon(Buzacott1959)

BrookeTaylor(Charles1989),TempeMacGowan(1977),Elisabeth Maynier(Cannon1996)andNicoleMcDermott(Cobb1987)

VirginiaRundle(Robson1974),LaviniaCrystal(Robson1976)and SusanSmith(Busby1970)

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It’s easy to login to the AOGU Online Community

• Go to www.aogu.ascham.nsw.edu.au • Go to Your Account on the top right of the menu

bar and select Login.• A Login box will appear. Select Login using your

name or email.• If you don’t have your automatic password handy,

select ‘click here’ at the top of the Login box where it says ‘Login using your name’.

• Now enter your first name, surname, date of birth and peer year and click ‘Register’.

• Now you will need to create your own password. Once you’ve done this you can access the website.

If you would like assistance, please contact the Old Girl Liaison Officer, Skye Barry (Edwards 1994) on 8356 7065 or at [email protected]

Hosted by the Haege’s on a gorgeous summer evening, the girls enjoyed catching up over champagne and canapés.

More than half of the class was able to attend. A truly fabulous night, enjoyed by all.

Olivia Etzine

Class of 2006—10 Year Reunion

Ascham’s�Class�of�2006�recently�celebrated�its�10�Year�Reunion.

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‘ It’s fantastic that there’s now one location for everything related to Ascham Old Girls. It was easy to log in and I’ve registered as a careers mentor’

Bettina Samengo (Bartos 1983)

The site has a variety of different speciality offerings for you, including:• Careers Mentoring—Connect with over 32 Old Girls who

are willing to help you in their chosen career fields. • Business Directory—If you have your own business, or

if you’d prefer to use an Old Girl as your service provider, visit the Business Directory. There are 70 businesses registered already.

• Babysitting—Register yourself to babysit, or find an Old Girl living nearby who is available.

In addition, we can host details about reunions and events on the site, and will be posting photos from Old Girl events too. We encourage you to register today—the process is quick and easy. Visit the site at aogu.ascham.nsw.edu.au and go to Your Account to login. If you are having difficulty entering your personal login and registration details, please contact the Old Girl Liaison Officer, Skye Barry (Edwards 1994) on 8356 7065 or at [email protected]

The new Ascham Old Girls’ Online Community continues to grow

Our new Old Girls website has launched and visits and logins are growing every day.

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Read�the�Magazine�online

Recent editions of the Old Girls’ Magazine are available on the website.

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Engagements Marriages Births Deaths

Engagements

Tess Calopedos (2009) to David Ezzy on 24 August 2016 in Santorini

Amelia Gruzman (2005) to James Read

Marriages

Jane Walker (1984) to James Marshall on Saturday 2 April 2016

Births

Leah Bischoff (Bekiaris 2006)—son, Friedrich Emmanuel on 22 September 2016, a brother for Maya

Elizabeth Biggs (Hourigan 1998)—son, Harry Francis on 21 December 2016, a brother for Beatrice Olive.

Sarah Dudin (Buchanan 1995)—daughter, Becky Rose on 1 January 2017, a sister for Evie

Candy Fung (2002)—son, Hugo Deng Jo Roberts on 10 August 2016

Amber Glajz (2002)—daughter, Aria Elma Glajz Louey-Gung on 7 April 2017

Alice Gruzman (1998)—daughter, Estella Connor on 2 November 2016, a sister for Archie and Felix

Jemima Kalos (Neale 1997)—son, Henry (Harry) Nicholas on 21 September 2016, a brother for Isabella

Dr Priya Loomba (1999)—daughter, Arya Saroj Patel on 28 September 2016

Phoebe Loxton (2002)—son, Henry Graham Hinton on 7 December 2016

Emma Melando (Louden 1995)—son, Max David on 11 March 2017, a brother for Harry

Monique Pratten (1995)—daughter, Rosa Madelaine Troxler on 14 September 2016, a sister for Toni

Fiona Sawyer (1993)—daughter, Olivia Jane McBean on 31 August 2016, a sister for William

Brianna Stokes (Edwards 1996)—son, Scott John on 26 December 2016

Jasmine Stone (Clubb 1997)—daughter, Cressida Elizabeth on 10 May 2017

Caroline Sweeney (1994)—son, Lawrence Patrick Motum on 13 September 2016, a brother for Paisley, Eloise and Josephine

Harriet Tahtouh (Burton Taylor 2001)—daughter, Olive Belinda on 14 December 2016

Petra Zlatevska (1998)—son, Jonas Serafin Hannig on 12 January 2016, a brother for Noah

Deaths

Evelyn Duncan (Maitland 1954) on 6 October 2016, sister of Mabs Carruthers (Maitland 1961)John Raymond Fenner on 1 March 2017, father of Felicity Fenner (1979) and Kate Fenner (1981)Bruce Hudson on 5 September 2016, father of Amanda Burke (1978), grandfather of Amelia Burke (2012)Margaret Jones (Goodwin 1954) on 31 October 2016George Masterman QC on 2 October 2016, husband of Joan Masterman (Ashton 1954) Bruce Mackey on 24 March 2017, husband of Elizabeth Mackey (Allen 1949) and father of Anne Richardson (1973), Fiona Brett (1977) and Belinda Patterson (1980) and grandfather of Sarah Murdoch (2001) Richard Rutledge on 22 December 2016, father of Felicity Street (1974) and grandfather of Millie Street (2008)

William Ryan on 28 August 2016, father of Bridie Ryan (2002)Donald Walker-Smith on 27 November 2016, father of Margaret Walker-Smith (1976) and grandfather of Isabella Walker-Smith (2009)Kenneth Youdale AM DFC on 4 November 2016, husband of Janet and father of Manon (1987), Nicole (1980) and Romaine (1982)Dr Malcolm Coppleson on 10 April 2017, father of Victoria Morish (1975)Rosemary Fairbairn (Parker 1940) on 15 April 2017, mother of Edwina Petrie (1977), grandmother of Jocie Petrie (2012)John Heath on 23 April 2017, father of Sally Psaltis (Heath 1981), Philippa Dickson (1983) and Diana Heath (1985), grandmother of Georgie Psaltis (2015) and Harriet Psatlis in Year 10 at Ascham.Judeth Killen (Sear 1944) on 28 February, mother of Alice Killen (1974) HarryFrancisandBeatriceOliveBiggs

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Obituary

Vale Patrick Sheehy Modern History Teacher at Ascham (1990–2015)When I interviewed Patrick Sheehy for the position of History Teacher 25 years ago, his charm, passion for history and enthusiasm for integrating computers into teaching impressed me. These characteristics continued through his years of teaching at the School. We were all—

staff and students—to become aware of his generosity, sense of humour and dry wit. How many students in their first years in the Senior School can remember his question ‘Do I know you?’ as they tentatively made their way to Room W5 for Studies? This question often struck Year 7 students with fear, although it became the basis for establishing a point of conversation and creating resilience with Mr Sheehy. For many years the upper Whitehead corridor became a focus for discussions about History and how to teach as Anne McCallum, Patrick and I discussed the content, the students, the skills, the essays and the corrections we were teaching.

Upstairs in the Whitehead building also became a haven for many Year 12 [Form 6] students, who had W5 as their Form room, using it also in days gone by as a locker room and change room. His Form quickly learned where he kept his stash of chocolates and tissues. Patrick, or ‘Paddy’ as he was known to Senior students, was known for his IT enthusiasm, encouraging students to research online, Word-process their Assignments and think about visual images as evidence and a means of presenting the results of their research.

Staff members remember Patrick for his generosity, providing cakes for birthdays and organising dinners. He was also prepared to take on issues and do battle to present his case and understanding. His reasoned but determined approach to negotiation resulted in his spending several years on the Senior School Executive and later acting as the IEU representative for the staff.

His real interest in teaching topics on the Cold War, and especially the Vietnam War, led to his fascination with Cambodia and the plight of the children affected by the fall out of these Cold War battles. He began an association with schools there, which continue to be supported by Ascham. Patrick made several visits to meet students and staff members there, to assess and support their needs. Patrick even adopted the fashion of the Cambodian shirt as part of his school attire.

It is sad that Patrick had but one year to enjoy his retirement. The number of condolence messages that have reached the School from staff members, Old Girls and current students who remember being in his classes reflect the esteem in which he was held, the inspiration that he gave to so many, his generosity and wit.

Jill Lumsdaine History Teacher

Farewell to Cornelia Sieck and John Woodrow

At the end of Term 1, Ascham said thank you and farewell two very long-serving members of�staff�who�many�Old�Girls�from�the�1990s�and�2000s�will�remember.�

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Farewell Cornelia Sieck

After 32 years teaching at Ascham, the tribute assembly for Cornelia Sieck was a very clear testament of the deep respect and true affection that past and present students have for Cornelia, and of the ways in which she has inspired them and has helped to shape their life paths.

I could make much of Cornelia’s consistently outstanding HSC results or of the many girls who she has inspired to continue their relationship with German and Germany beyond school. Instead, I would prefer to focus on a few personal attributes that make Cornelia the exceptional person she is: her legendary kindness and generosity. If anyone truly embodies the adage it is better to give than to receive, it is Cornelia. She is also truly one of the most generous people I know: generous with everything she has at her disposal, but most importantly generous with her time. In a society where so many claim to be time poor Cornelia could always find time for her fellow colleagues and her students.

Cornelia has always been and remains a passionate proponent of the Dalton Plan. She is a firm believer in its educational benefits but, more importantly, she has been exacting in its implementation.

Cornelia, I will miss you. It has been a privilege and a pleasure to have worked side-by-side with you over so many years. I wish you every possible happiness in this next chapter of your life.

Jane Sydenham-Kwiet (1972)

Farewell John Woodrow

John Woodrow, Ascham’s chef, has been at Ascham for 28 years. John has dedicated his working life at Ascham to keeping our boarders healthy and well fed, as well as catering for staff meals and countless functions for our Ascham community over the years. He has been an extremely valuable member of staff for nearly three decades, and staff, students and families will miss him enormously, particularly the boarders who have many fond memories of fun times in the Dining Room.


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Margot Warre (1992)

Internationally recognised textile designer Margot Warre has released her much anticipated collections of bespoke textiles, scarves, beach throws and wraps under the label MARGOT DESIGN.

Margot is an artist and designer from the Class of 1992. She studied Art History

Curatorship at the Australian National University, followed by Fine Arts, majoring in Textiles at Parsons School of Design in Paris. She returned to Sydney and designed textiles for some of the industry leaders including Mokum Textiles, Warwick Fabrics and Sheridan. Margot has collaborated with some of Australia’s leading creatives on niche projects. Her designs have been released in over 50 countries and she was nominated by The Age newspaper as one of Australia’s [design] ‘Trail blazers who are conquering the world’.

She recently released her own textile collections, working with local Sydney suppliers and luxury natural fibres, to create a bespoke quality product. MARGOT DESIGN is made in Sydney and is quintessentially about Sydney.

More information about the collections can be found at www.margotwarredesign.com

Edwina Ekins (Hodgkinson 1988)

Edwina Ekins is a Sports Nutritionist with a clinic in Frenchs Forest. Her business, Nutrition 4 Performance, has recently opened a second clinic on a Wednesday within the Sydney East Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics clinic (SESMO) in the new Double Bay complex next to the Library.

Edwina is the Nutritionist for the Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon in 2017 and currently hosts Nutrition seminars at number of schools and sporting clubs. She also works with clients one on one in her clinics. Edwina uses an InBody Bioimpedence Machine to take a number of key health measurements to create a Nutrition Plan for individuals to suit their health goals.

Edwina welcomes all to her clinic, however her special focus is teenage athletes. She currently works with both amateur and elite athletes in all sports from figure skating to skiing and of course hockey, netball, rugby and rowing. Edwina has two teenagers herself and has tried all of her nutrition strategies on both of them!

For more information please go to: www.sesmo.com.au

Careers updates

The Ascham Influence in Spain

In September 2016, four Ascham Old Girls—Jayne Regueiro (McKelvie 1960), Carol Taylor (Tilbury 1960), Primrose Moss (1957) and Patricia Wilkinson (Westgarth 1960)—travelled to Spain for an amazing week of fun and education. They spent a morning together at the University of Salamanca, in the province of Castille y Leon. Primrose is actually an alumna of the University, graduating in 1964. One of the scholarly works of Roger Ascham is housed in the 16th century library of the university. The four Old Girls were privileged to spend time in this ancient university where the books are so old they are too expensive to be insured!

Several days later they travelled into northern Leon, in the Cantabrian mountains, where the traditional sheep industry is carried on during the summer months. Carol’s husband and Australian sheep breeder Bruce Taylor brought examples of his fleeces, and he found that the sheep industry in Spain is a traditional one—600 years old and no longer focused on wool production. However, it provided the group with an unforgettable experience of a timeless way of life no longer to be found anywhere in Australia.

Trish says, ‘Our week in the sheep country of Leon took very little strength and courage from us four women, but all thanks and admiration must go to Jayne’s husband, Antonio Regueiro, who made such a wonderful effort to provide us with a new understanding of traditional sheep raising and bring closer the industries of Australia and Spain.’

For more information on this trip, please go to the Ascham Old Girls Online Community: aogu.ascham.nsw.edu.au

The Rapture of the Seas, a play written by Coco Frohlich (2016)

On Tuesday 14 March the Year 11 student-directed production The Rapture of the Seas set sail.

Written by Ascham Old Girl, Coco Frohlich (2016) for her 2016 Drama HSC Individual Project, The Rapture of the Seas tells the story of John, a hapless reporter sent by his editor to write about life aboard the luxury liner, ‘The Rapture of the Seas’. Upon arrival, an over-zealous cruise director and her unflinching assistant greet him and he is immediately forced to participate in a fire drill. Passengers of all ages enjoy life upon the cruise ship and engage in all forms of fun activities. A man was at times overwhelmed with all the activities on board and tried to find out what time the midnight buffet started. His wife enjoyed a bevy of cocktail treats at the Copacabana Lounge, while her child enjoyed all the water activities involving cannon balls and water pistols. John’s only solace on this cruise was from the wise Jamaican bartender.

The opening night audience, filled with parents, staff and students, laughed all the way through this 30-minute comedy and celebrated the cast, crew and Ms Frohlich’s success at a wonderful opening night celebration in the Packer Foyer.

A very special thank you is extended to Ms Julie Hudspeth who was the faculty mentor to the students and to Mr Ludo Onstein who suggested that the play be given an Ascham-premiere performance.

The Rapture of the Seas is a successful comedy and the production was a uniquely Ascham event.

PatriciaWilkinson(Westgarth1960)—backrowfarright)—andJayneRegueiro(McKelvie1960)andCarolTaylor(Tilbury1960))—in the frontrow)—atamuseumdedicatedtoSpanishshepherds

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OAM

Congratulations to Ms Alicia Jean Watson (1968) for her Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for service to the community through church and fundraising bodies.

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Descendants of Old Girls on the 2017 School Roll

If we have missed any Old Girl connections we apologise and ask you to let us know of any errors or omissions

Student name Mother Grandmother Great grandmother Great Great Grandmother

Prep

Lucinda Brown Virginia Loxton Dahlis Robertson

Kindergarten

Emma Bickford-Smith Georgina Hyles

Sybella Carroll Barbara Carroll

Zara Considine Kate Mortimer

Madeline Crawford Ali Higgs Patricia Glasgow

Allegra Deutsch Natasha Joel

Olivia Main Patricia Gould

Phoebe Wellham Anna Giles Anne Grace

Anna Wiles Gai Willis Joan Fell

Year 1

Jacqueline Bugg Victoria Farrar

Sophia Bugg Victoria Farrar

Cleo Carroll Barbara Carroll

Ingse Dive Lisa Lehrer

Harriet Fuller Dinah Scott Isabelle Norton

Beatrice Henderson Yianoula Morris

Isla Oxley Amber Bushell

Sasha Smith Katrina Dawson

Honor Wenderoth ` Alexandra Beer

Year 2

Olivia Aitken Ellie Field Celia Moses Jacqueline Whitford & Barbara Vivers

Jemima Crawford Ali Higgs Patricia Glasgow

Elyssa Gan Shir-Jing Ho

Grace Miocevic Louisa Larkin

Anna Myers Emilie Goodison

Sienna Sharma Shanel Sharma

Skye Wells Kenney Wan

Year 3

Marina Barnes Fredericka van der Lubbe


Isabelle Bugg Victoria Farrar

Allegra Martin Heidi Cosgrove

Saskia Miles Antonia O’Neill Glynn Dale

Ivy Smith Daliah Fox

Angelina Walker Christina Adgemis

Year 4

Mathilde Collins Giselle Jollie

Marni Finkelstein Melinda Marish

Phoebe Hill Victoria Higgs Patricia Glasgow

Annabelle Isles Caroline Allsopp

Teya Logan Georgi Shmith

Lyla Mehta Freny Kalapesi

Skye Murray Primula Gollan Judith Playfair & Madeline Simson

Mia Rogers Sue Collins

Skye Stodart Virginia Hyne

Year 5

Rose Alexiou Berry Spry

Violette Brahimi Sanchia Curran

Chloe Brogan Justine Kirkjian

Lola Cayzer Anna Lysaght

Lucinda Isles Caroline Allsopp

Hazel Jackman Nicola Allen Beverley Coles Hazel Litchfield

Alice Jordan Emily Stone Margaret Stone****

Thomasina Kay Hoyle Brigitte Markovic

Mia Lamb Siobhan Waugh

Lucia Lefebvre Sarah Dickson Sancha Bovill

Amelia Mackay Skye Little

Hannah Marchant-Williams Sophia Stephen

Isabel Murdoch Jenni Murdoch

Sarah Poolman Vickie Maher Joanna Windeyer & Mim McConnell

Sophie Simpson Caroline Fairfax

Chloe Smith Katrina Dawson

Year 6

Isabella Armitstead Alexandra Birrell Jean Leslie

Anoushka Cayzer Anna Lysaght

Arabella Cossalter Susan Connell

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Jessica Gilmartin Shemara Wikramanayake

Zoe Hill Victoria Higgs Patricia Glasgow Alexandra Jones Jane Throsby Moana Fielding-Jones Margaret Osborne Coco Lavigne Mia Freedman Octavia Martin Heidi Cosgrove Genevieve Michel Nicola Dowe Barbara Kirkby Sophia Miller Skye Holden Sophie Randall Ilona White Feo Sparowe Zoe Richmond Justine Beaumont Juliette Stahl Claudia Curran Rebecca Tallis Kiera Grant Lauren Young Joanne Mar Year 7

Mia Adams Gabrielle Cullen Sally Crossing Phyllis Sampson & Jean Ruthven

Isabella Alexiou Berry Spry Elly Alker Mindy Alker Evelyn de Mestre Vanessa Weedon Priscilla Boundy Mimi Dunlop Nikki Christmas Erica Herron Emma Longworth Milla Laguna Nicky Bowie Wilson Josephine Lennox Charlotte Hayman Lulu Maison Camilla Ritchie Isabella Marchant-Williams Sophia Stephen

Rose Mather Emily Toll Tehya McEvoy Catherine Szeto India McLean Tain Moxham Amelia Parker Margaret Terry Mimi Perkin Nicola Cameron Elizabeth Mai Hough Heidi Raine Dorothy Scott Freya Regan Lucy Cannington Marnie Regan Lucy Cannington

Isabella Rutledge Paula (Polly) Bell Jacqueline Champneys & Alison Kater

Sophia Rutledge Paula (Polly) Bell Jacqueline Champneys & Alison Kater

Saskia Roberts Samantha Corlett Ella Sinnis Ursula Daly Chloe Sproats Melissa Hartley Ava Stahl Claudia Curran Sophie Stratton Emma Bray Suellen Wharton June Paget Annika Tasker Madeline Enfield

Lola White Catherine Agostini Sally Fairfax & Pamela Cobcroft Feo Sparowe


Year 8 Madeline Armitage Angela Armitage Alexandra Beveridge Sally King-Scott Arkie Dowse Lucinda Ipkendanz Pia Dunlop Nikki Christmas Sofia Everett Emilie Morgan Teya Granger Libba Ranken Anna Morrow

Charlotte Halley Adrienne Arnott Kirstin Alexander & Simone Pirenne

Eliza Howard Georgina Raine Dorothy Scott Ginger Hudson Alexandra Yeldham Ava Jaques Katherine Holmes Inga Melville Mimi Kind Kim Hutchins Janette Lennox Lucinda Martin Heidi Cosgrove Marlo McClintock Julia Booth Ann Foster Elizabeth Michel Nicola Dowe Barbara Kirkby Star Rose Miller Skye Holden Rebecca Molnar Dania Nathanson Harriet Morris Joyce Ruskin Rowe Vera ConnellAbby Newton Ann Chick Phoebe Oates Belinda King Judith Kater Victoria Ridhalgh Jennifer Harvey Alexandra Roberts Samantha Corlett Eglantine Samway Jemima Littlemore Emma Saunders Carolyn Rossler Claudia Steglick Victoria Lewis Chloe Tallis Kiera Grant India Taylor Brooke Charles Suzanne Stogdale Year 9 Sasha Allen Beverley Coles Hazel Litchfield Miriam Arnold Karen Arnold Olivia Beaumont Erica Shannon

Pippa Bell Philippa Scott & Jacqueline Champneys Miriam Wharton

Honor Brahmimi Sanchia Curran Alexandra Brand Sarah Merrick Zara Broinowski Michelle Stead*** Alexandra Cooke Nicole Wright Xanthe Fenwicke Angela Brazier Bronwyn Lee Neisha Heath Anita Patel Cara Hersov Fiona Philip Olivia Hersov Fiona Philip Francesca Jones Jane Throsby Moana Fielding-Jones Margaret Osborne Anna Jordan Emily Stone Margaret Stone**** Indianna MacKenzie-Wood Sarah Hartley

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Student name Mother Grandmother Great grandmother Great Great GrandmotherSophie Mason Sally Weickhardt Ava McClure Georgie King Manon McDermott Nicole Cobb Mary Terrey Bella McGrath Shan Stevens Alexandra McLaughlin Abigail Osborne Barbara Ward Gretel Power Eliane Beaumont Ellen Regan Lucy Cannington Jasmine Steele-Park Kate Murray Phoebe Turner Penny Collins Roseanne Mould Nancy Rose Georgia York Jean Bennett Year 10 Lulu Anderson Patricia MacPhillamy Sophie Blades Nicola Downey Teya Cobcroft Anna Buckley Romy Cohen Lissy Abrahams Saskia Collins Giselle Jollie Lara Elphinstone Julia Weickhardt Clara Freeman Katherine Molnar Victoria Gillespie Anna Clark Rachel Herron Emma Longworth Annabel Howard Georgina Raine Dorothy Scott Alex Kelley Nellie Menzies Teya Kind Kim Hutchins Janette Lennox Zara Lowe Jocelyn Adams Florence Macintyre Jilly Gavin Cate Maple-Brown Susan Arnold Janet Bowman Adelaide Maurency Elizabeth Stone Margaret Stone**** Skye Milson Colin Milson** Chloe Molnar Dania Nathanson

Sophie Nicholas Alexandra Crammond

Harriet Psaltis Sally Heath Virginia Lane Nancy Wake Lucy Randall Ilona White Feo Sparowe Belle Retallack Sandra Gordon Helen Terrey Gabriella Richmond Justine Beaumont Julia Ridhalgh Jennifer Harvey Arabella Riepler Vanessa Schwarz Isabella Roach Lara Berryman Francesca Roberts Samantha Corlett Amera Sarkis Dalal El-Asrawi Maddie Smith Tiffanie Jones Zara Vivers Belinda Bucknell Joan Black & Lucie TrickettIndigo Warner Pip Barnet Ross Barnet** Gladys Gordon


Year 11 Georgia Allen Beverley Coles Hazel Litchfield Harriet Allsopp Anna Nisbet Naomi Arnold Karen Arnold

Camilla Bell Philippa Scott & Jacqueline Champneys Miriam Wharton

Catriona Caldwell Fiona Gardiner-Hill Ashley Kind Kim Hutchins Janette Lennox Chelsea Koltai Vanessa Lendvay Rosie Martin Vanessa Cox Brenda Lugsdin Nancy Hosking Lucia McDermott Nicole Cobb Mary Terrey Eleanor Michel Nicola Dowe Barbara Kirkby Hermione Pegler Annabelle Ashton Rachel Ridhalgh Jennifer Harvey Mia Samengo Bettina Bartos Lily Steele-Park Kate Murray Amber Strelitz Sally Bucknell Lucie TrickettTiahna Thane Barbara Drew Year 12 Tessa Barry Nicola Francis Amy Blades Nicola Downey Alexis Campbell Alison Stoker Mia Cohen Lissy Abrahams Zoe Crow Lucinda Kloster Stella Duncan Cynthia Piggin Saide Saddler Ellen Everett Emilie Morgan Claudia Finlayson Nina Cannington Beverley Francis Elizabeth Gillespie Anna Clark Annabel Holden Hazel Rosemary Allen Hazel Litchfield Juliette Inglis Allan Inglis** Aliette Kiss Adrienne Revai* Juliet Leicester Skye Power Heather MacDonald Ruby Mann Catherine Stirling Emma Maple-Brown Susan Arnold Janet Bowman Maisie McFadyen Peta Jaquet Tully Robinson Sarah Brazier Bronwyn Lee

Amelia Turner Penny Collins Amelia Rosanne Mould Nancy Rose

Gabi Warner Pip Barnet Ross Barnet** Gladys Gordon Skye White Camilla Casey

* Indicates the relation is a stepmother** Indicates the relation is an Old Boy*** Indicates the relation is a step grandmother**** Indicates the relation is an Honorary Old Girl

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Vice Presidents: Miss Olivia Crowley and Mrs Amanda Pfeffer (Stern)

Honorary Treasurer: Mrs Sarah Merrick

Honorary Secretary: Mrs Amanda Pfeffer (Stern)

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Jill Hawker (Cropper 1978), who is pictured on our cover, with her nieces Sophie Cropper (left) and Celia Cropper (right)

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